JUST IN TIME (JIT STRATEGY) STRATEGY A CASE STUDY OF CROWN BEVERAGES LIMITED UGANDA BY SATURDAY BONAVENTURE 09/U/8578/PLE/PE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF THE IN AWARD PARTIAL OF A FULFILMENT BACHELORS OF DEGREE THE IN REQUIREMENT PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Collaborative buyer - supplier relationships and JIT strategy 09/U/8578/PLE/PE CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter introduces the background of the study, problem statement
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Logistics Management Consumer preferences for sustainability and their impact on supply chain management: The case of mobile phones Anu Bask Merja Halme Markku Kallio Markku Kuula Downloaded by Universiti Malaysia Sabah At 08:03 27 February 2016 (PT) Article information: To cite this document: Anu Bask Merja Halme Markku Kallio Markku Kuula, (2013),"Consumer preferences for sustainability and their impact on supply chain management", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics
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33 ICT AS A NEW COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FACTOR – CASE OF SMALL TRANSITIONAL HOTEL SECTOR Tanja Mihalič1 Dimitrios Buhalis2 Received: 12 December 2012 Accepted: 6 March 2013 ABSTRACT: This paper studies the information and communication technology (ICT) in a small hotel sector at a point in time when the transition towards a full market economy is coming to the end and competitiveness and ICT implementation is gaining on importance. Its main purpose is to study a business potential
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Back ground This report is going to discuss the operation management of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) is a catalyst for the economic diversification of Abu Dhabi. Established and owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, Mubadala’s strategy is built on the management of long-term, capital-intensive investments that deliver strong financial returns and tangible social benefits for the Emirate. Mubadala brings together and manages a multi-billion dollar portfolio of local, regional
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Robert Johnston Stuart Chambers Christine Harland Alan Harrison Nigel Slack Cases in Operations Management third edition Cases in Operations Management We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in operations management, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high quality print and electronic publications which help readers
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University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive CF10 3EU, UK, wellspe@cardiff.ac.uk Received on June 30, 2009; accepted on March 4, 2010 Downloaded from cjres.oxfordjournals.org at East China Normal University on May 24, 2011 This paper provides a case study of the Tata Nano, a low-price car designed primarily in and for the Indian market, and its implications for the developed industrial markets. While the Nano is a classic ‘disruptive’ innovation in an Indian context, this paper argues that the car
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Executive Summary An Executive Report advising HMV’s Management on competitive strategies. In this analysis we will take a look at the biggest entertainment media seller with physical stores in the UK. The contents of the report are an analysis of the company’s current competitiveness and recommendations on the future strategic direction of the company. Introduction With the rise of digital media and broadband capabilities, many brick and mortar sellers are faced with challenges to
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because 1- sales have not been officially disclosed 2- they haven‟t reach their fifth year Did you know: Amazon Web Services drives these companies… Did you know: Amazon.com is a giant… Y/Y growth for Q1 2011 +38% Market cap $90 bn Customers 137 m 3 × growth of 2 × market cap 2 × # customers E-commerce market Employees 33,700 Annual revenue $34 bn Internet traffic rank 16th Retail brand 1st Paid out $1.2 bn 15 × more than 16% more than before before to buy Source: Amazon.com,
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Table of content Table of content 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 5 1.1. Background of study 5 1.2. E-business in Vietnam 5 1.3. Profile of HolcimVietnam Ltd 6 1.4. Research objectives 8 1.5. Scope of study 8 1.6. Research contribution 8 1.7. Research ethics 9 1.8. Structure of the research 9 Chapter 2: Literature Review 10 2.1. Introduction 10 2.2. E-business in Vietnam 10 2.2.1. Awareness of need for adopting e-business 10 2.2.2. Slow growth 12 2.2.3. Bright future 12 2
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ABSTRACT E-commerce made Supply Chain Management (SCM) technically viable and unleashed the practice of SCM. The Kenya Sugar Industry and particularly Sony Sugar Industry, due to its own characteristics, have not utilised E-commerce for Supply Chain Management as widely as it could have. The purpose of this exploratory study is to increase the understanding of the determinants for adoption of E-commerce in SCM within Kenya and its apparent industry of this study. The study will also aim at testing
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