Development and performance of the purchasing function within the pharmaceutical industry
Dissertation - 34 pages - Purchasing & supply chain
Since its introduction, the Purchasing function faced major changes and is taking on a more strategic role in many organisations. It was also shown that strategic purchasing leads to positive savings performance. Showing that the purchasing function is at an equal level of importance with other...
Porter's Five forces - The Airlines industry
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
Airlines are companies and their aim is to operate routes and carry passengers. We will not analyse the cargo part of the airlines here but only the passenger carrying. An Airline can be: • A national company (airline owned by the government of a country). It normally conducts scheduled...
The COVID-19 Impacts on Tourism Industry - The Japan's Case
Thesis - 13 pages - Tourism marketing
It is within the frame of the Master of Applied Foreign Languages in English and Japanese at Jean Moulin Lyon III University that I did a two-month-internship in the DMC EXO Travel Japan. This Japanese office is part of a bigger group: EXO Travel. It was within the MICE team in Tokyo that I had...
The Role of Industrial Production in Labour Organizing
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Modern history
A look back at the development of the labour movement in Niagara can be traced back to the commercial capitalism facilitated by the construction of the well and canal. In this period, the majority of waged workers involved in the construction were unskilled laborers. Their lack of skills became...
Bias in Healthcare Industry
Essay - 2 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
The trouble of bias in healthcare and its effect on the high-quality of care are a tremendous concern that impacts the fundamental ideas of the healthcare system. The iron triangle of healthcare, which accommodates access, price, and best, is regularly challenged by using the presence of implicit...
Organizational and Industry Analysis Report
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
Over the years, the global enterprise has witnessed remarkable expansion owing to the global presence of support elements essential for increasing investment capacity. Distinctively, as most organizations restructure their operations to fit into the now interconnected global village, information...
ATB - Digital disruption in the parking meter industry
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
This case study aims to show the effects and impacts of a disruptive innovation in the market. In this practical case ATB is a leading and dominant company in the parking meter market. For more than 30 years, the company has specialized in the manufacture and distribution of parking meters for...
History of private security : the path to professionalism in the security industry
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In the United States, private security started as far back as in the mid-19th century. During that time, private security personnel could only be used to fill in the gaps created by the public police forces within major cities which were just forming. Private security historical development...
Electric Cars and the Economics of the Automobile Industry
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
One of the main themes of the contemporary society is environmental conservation. There has been a consensus that the rates of emission of pollutant need to reduce as well as the value of sustainable development and reduced reliance on fossil fuel to reduce the volume of carbon emissions to the...
Impact of Internet Channel on Auto Insurance Industry
Essay - 22 pages - Business strategy
The influence of the internet on insurance industry is increasing in accordance with the spread of internet retailing. Quotes submitted and policies purchased through internet channel grew 23% and 29% respectively from 2004 to 2005. The proper adoption of a strategy in line with the changing...
Why Can't the Music Industry Stop Illegal Downloads?
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Political science
Can't wait for the new Jay Z album to go on sale to get your own copy? Don't want to shell out $19.99 (plus tax!) for the latest Modest Mouse record? For those growing up in the Internet generation, these hurdles are trivial. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing has made acquiring media online...
Industrial Air Pollution: Effects and Efforts to Contain
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
As a capitalist nation, we are constantly seeking to foster the growth of our economy and overall development. Our industrious nature has led to an industrial presence that makes the burning of fossil fuels our pinnacle source of energy, and a requirement for fueling our economic stability....
A review of the gas station/convenience store industry
Essay - 4 pages - Business strategy
Consumers who purchase gasoline often choose suppliers based on both location and cost. While this combination ensures that many gas stations/convenience stores remain profitable over the long-term, some organizations operating in this industry have significant difficulty maintaining profit...
The impact of globalisation on the Aviation industry
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Corporate social responsibility or CSR has become an imperative for modern organizations. Although companies are expected to develop and implement formal policies that ensure that they are contributing to the communities in which they operate, the development and proliferation of globalization...
The development of the modern film industry in the Untied States and the international community
Essay - 9 pages - Film studies
Throughout the course of the twentieth century, the evolution of technology has notably changed society. While many scholars looking at the changes that technology has produced consider the improvements that have been in terms of medicine and technology, it is evident that technology has had a...
The California wine industry
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Wine is an industry built on status and reputation. As a relative latecomer, the California wine industry has had to fight an uphill battle in the world marketplace for wine. In the US, of course, California wine consumes the overwhelming majority of acreage and consumption, due partially to...
Do we live in a post-industrial society?
Essay - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Contemporary society has increased in its complexity over the past three and a half decades. The labour market as we know it differs rather immensely from what was experienced at the turn of the century. Labour has evolved so dramatically that some prefer to say that we have entered a new age,...
Delusions of Soviet power and the American military-industrial complex
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The Cold War period for the United States and indeed, the world was one of turbulence and uncertainty. The conclusion of World War II saw the clash of two major world powers, each replete with the awesome capability of nuclear weapons. For the first time in history the human race intentionally...
Evolution of success in the Japanese automotive industry
Essay - 8 pages - Management
“The work of helping Toyota grow and of helping Toyota's people realize their ambitions has for me been a kind of mission. Yet I also realize that a corporation is just one part of society, that Japan is just one society in the world, and that the pursuit of only Toyota's interests would be...
Industrial relations in the United States: A way from confrontation to cooperation
Essay - 6 pages - Labor law
The industrial relations characterize the employee-employers relation in a company. In the United States, the term “industrial relation” really appeared with the creation of the Commission on Industrial relations in 1912 after two leaders of the Structural Ironworkers Union killed...
Strategy Analysis on the gambling industry with the example of MGM Mirage
Thesis - 64 pages - Business strategy
We selected the gambling industry as a group because we thought it would be interesting, challenging and because the industry has recently felt a new impulse with the internet. The gambling industry is not one of the most recent industries though, and to understand it fully we decided to analyse...
How do Toy industries react about the problem of counterfeiting & product piracy?
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
The fight against counterfeiting is a battle which requires an approach on many levels. It is estimated that counterfeit toys account for 12 per cent of the European toy market. Counterfeiting is a danger for the health of the consumer whose undermines industries and makes criminal organisations...
An analysis of the structure of the canadian retail industry - published: 15/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Management
A common theme of the Canadian retail industry is that it is evolving at a rapid pace. External factors, such as the growth in the relative purchasing power of the Canadian dollar; increasing competition from discount rivals such as Wal-Mart; shifting consumer trends; and the emergence of the...
The tobacco industry
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
The origin of tobacco is quite old, and it became an industry when European discovered it. But the future of this particular industry is uncertain. Tobacco is not really an innocent product, since it has been proved to be addicting and to favour diseases such as cancer. Consequently, tobacco...
The hospitality industry
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
In today's highly competitive business environment, budget orientated planning is insufficient for a large corporation to survive and prosper. Indeed, rapid-paced changes in trade, technology and investment patterns are elements that are impacting each business in one way or another. That is...
The green future of the car industry
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Cars and, through them, all the automotive industries, from the conception to the end of the vehicles is one of the most polluting industries. Nowadays nobody can ignore that the effect of the pollution on the earth is the major problem that humanity has to deal with. We should react, and most of...
The Bhopal Disaster: A tragedy in the Indian Industrial history
Essay - 18 pages - Modern history
The Bhopal disaster happened in the early hours of the morning of December 3rd, 1984. It is one of the most terrible industrial disaster or maybe even the most terrible disaster that ever happened. It took place in Bhopal which is the capital city of an Indian state called Madhya Pradesh. The...
Competition in the banking industry
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
Nowadays, the banking industry has become significantly more competitive than in the past and competition is likely to increase further. New competitive pressures are emerging from abroad, owing to the liberalization of international banking and capital flows, and as a result of the adoption of...
Analysis of an oligopoly phone industry in South Africa
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
With more than 30 million South African mobile phone owners in 2007, the most powerful and the most developed country of Africa plays an important role on the international mobile phone market. According to data from the “SA Mobile Market” statistical handbook, the South African...
The car industry: A move to concentration
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
The motor industry is over 100 years old and has an interesting history and uncertain future. It provides an interesting example of an industry that had to quickly evaluate due to constant evolution of technologies employed. This evolution was so money-demanding that it caused a typical movement...
