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
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
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
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
District Coordination Officer DERA Drought Emergency Relief Assistance DANIDA Danish International Development Assistance ECF Energy Conservation Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERC Emergency Relief Cell FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FFC Federal Flood Commission GDO Goods Dispatch Organization GoP Government of Pakistan HKH Hindu Kush – Himalayan LGO Local Government Ordinance MDGs Millenium Development Goals MF Micro Finance MMTs Medical Mobile Teams MSDP Micro-Finance Sector
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
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
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
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
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