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    JAMSETJI TATA SCHOOL OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT Supply Chain and Logistics challenges Haiti Earthquake, 2010 Shailendra Rai 02-Aug-15 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IN DISASTERS: TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Submitted to- Prof. Janki Andharia   In the last few decades we have seen the emergence of the supply chain as a critical competitive force in today’s market. By understanding supply chain and fostering appropriate ties between both customers and

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    rules and procedures (Open University, n.d.). The role culture is metaphorically represented as a Greek building (a building with support beams and columns) (Open University, n.d.).The beams and columns have an important role in keeping the building functional. This culture is typical of a bureaucratic organisation and is full of specialists (iWise2, 2011). Within the role culture there are sets of rules and regulations which are defined by a person 's job title and drive the organisation forward. Within

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    present the results of our exploratory investigation. This provides an exciting opportunity to develop and extend the potential originally suggested by Oloruntoba and Gray (2006), and contribute to the theoretical underpinning of this under-researched area (Pettit and Beresford, 2009). By demonstrating how agility practices are translated from commercial to HA organisations, we gain insights into how NGOs specifically, and HA agencies

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    Glaxosmithkline

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    GlaxoSmithKline company profile Francis Weyzig Amsterdam, October 2004 Summary Business description GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical corporations that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets branded human health products. Headquarters: UK, with additional operational headquarters in the USA Global presence: about 160 countries Primary markets: USA, France, Germany, UK, Italy and Japan Employees: approximately 103,000 GSK key figures

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    387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors, including governments, consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe, relying

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    Adidas Marketing Plan

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    Final
Assignment
 
 Nathan
Coury
 Christien
Crynes
 Erin
Dodds
 Priya
Nathan
 Jackie
Smith 
 April
30,
2010
 Executive
Summary
 
 Adidas
has
been
around
since
1924
and
has
grown
to
be
one
of
the
top
companies
in
 providing
a
variety
of
high
quality
products
to
consumers
interested
in
sports.
It
is
 currently
the
number
two
brand
in
the
sporting
goods
industry,
trailing
its
main
 competitor
Nike.
Adidas
has
a
strong
focus
on
both
performance
and
style,
as
opposed
to
 Nike’s
more
pure
performance
emphasis

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    in a fast-changing world, but typically scoped over at least three years. * Corporate strategy is about the overall organization 's purpose, the mission of the com pany, and the vision of what such will look like. This drives what business areas we should be in. It sets the context. Brand values and culture should align to this, providing a clear articulation of the purpose in a way that captures the difference from others, and how it is relevant to the audience. * Business

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    Case Studies in IMF "Investment" on the African Continent Section I. Theoretical Background to Apply to Case Studies During the height of World War II, leaders from 45 nations met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, U.S. to "promote international monetary cooperation through a permanent institution which provides the machinery for consultation and collaboration on international monetary problems," promote and "facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade, and to contribute

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    Introduction This report was written by three Arnhem Business School students for the purpose of providing a full analysis of the Starbucks Coffee Corporation. Although Starbucks is operating internationally, this report is mostly based on the United States, as this is Starbucks domestic market and until today its main operating market. First, the internal analysis gives an overview about Starbucks as a company. Second, the external analysis is used for analyzing the market Starbucks is

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