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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"customers and suppliers"”.
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Essays On Horizontal Divestitures And Product Market Relationships
… effect of horizontal divestitures on upstream and downstream firms. This first essay examines product market impact of a sample of horizontal asset sales from 1988 to 2005 on corporate customers, suppliers, and industry rivals. I create a sample of firms that classifies corporate customers, …
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Issue resolution at a large aerospace manufacturer
… One tool that is frequently used to resolve and capture customer escapes is the 8D methodology. It is an eight-step process designed to identify, correct, and eliminate recurring problems and is useful in providing a feedback mechanism between the customers and suppliers. Its goal is to …
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Understanding the impact of special events: a look at one company's annual event
… corporate entertainment to gain an understanding of the measurable impact companies who host these events receive in return. More specifically, the researcher studied one company's Appreciation Day event and collected data on how its 320 customers and suppliers felt about the company after …
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A system dynamics approach to supplier partnership management in supply chain
To be competitive and quick-to-market in today's global marketplace, Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers should focus on their core competencies, partnership relationships and continuous improvements. As Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) Customers shift their focus on marketing …
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THE EFFECTS OF COLLABORATION ON THE RESILIENCE OF THE ENTERPRISE: A NETWORK-ANALYTIC APPROACH
<p>The ability to anticipate and respond to supply chain disruption has emerged as a vital organizational capability in an operational environment characterized by increasing levels of turbulence, uncertainty, and complexity. Collaborative relationships between internal functional areas as well as …
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Accelerating the Integration of Low-Volume, High-Mix Production Organizations
In private equity, the buy-and-build strategy may be used to perform horizontal acquisitions of targets that operate in the same industry and interact with similar customers and suppliers. This strategy increases the buyer’s market share in the field, diversifies its customer base, provides …
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Enterprise Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions
… the impact of enterprise systems on mergers and acquisitions. The first chapter examines the relationship between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). It also investigates how …
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Testing Software Development Project Productivity Model
… factor in today’s business environment, and a major issue affecting software development is how an organization estimates projects. If the organization underestimates cost, schedule, and quality requirements, the end results will not meet customer needs. On the other hand, if the …
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TQM : fad or fixture? Implementing total quality management in health care setting through the development and use of customer-supplier models
… tracing its origins from the manufacturing and service industries through to the context of the health care industry. The Total Quality Management (TQM) model, originally adopted by the industrial sector is investigated as a possible paradigm for the health sector. Customer-supplier …
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From e-commerce to m-commerce : a new competitive environment for wireless vendors
… valuations brought on by the new economy, and at the same time are in a desperate battle with the same new economy companies to keep their customers, margins, and market share. However, the first shots of another revolution are being fired. Within five years, these same companies will be …
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An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Quality of the Relationship between Franchisee and Franchisor and its Impact on Franchisee's Performance, Satisfaction, and Commitment: A Study of the Restaurant Franchise System
… have experienced significant external and internal pressures. Such pressures have caused disputes and abuses of the system and have affected external suppliers, customers, and suppliers, as well as franchisees within the franchise system. Because the franchisor-franchisee relationship …
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Behavioral Aspects of Supply Chain Integration: Macro and Micro Level Perspectives
Supply chain integration (SCI) among customers and suppliers is widely touted as a panacea that can resolve a variety of supply chain challenges and create new opportunities. Yet, there is little understanding about SCI. My first research question pertains to identifying the idiosyncratic …
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Investigating "born globals" in South Korea : their antecedents and performance
… has been paid to Born Globals, which are small and medium sized firms (SMEs) that internationalise shortly after establishment. There has been a considerable volume of research on Born Global firms, but thus far there has been little research on early internationalising SMEs in the context of …
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Innovative Supply Chain Cyber Risk Analytics: Unsupervised Clustering and Reinforcement Learning Approaches
The increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks has made reliable cyber risk assessment a critical concern for organizations worldwide. Traditional cyber risk methodologies focus on the enterprise’s level of cyber maturity. Moreover, several commercial companies provide cyber ratings using …
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A Study of Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Hong Kong
… a means to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and enhance competitiveness, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, the adoption and implementation of OI practices among SMEs in Hong Kong remain understudied and underdeveloped. This thesis aims to investigate the OI …
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Corporate social responsibility and green finance for sustainable development: a study of the Chinese chemical logistics industry
… aims of the research are to seek CSR management and green finance for business development to support business sustainability under the global call for carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Through the analysis of the current situation of green finance and CSR in the selected case, the research …
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An analysis of service oriented architectures
Introduction: Corporations all across the globe and of various sizes rely on their IT systems for business processes, reduction of process lifecycle and management of resources. These systems house several applications for internal sales, purchasing, finance, HR and so on. In any such typical …
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Mobile Phone Adoption in Rural Ghana: Understanding How Technologies and Platforms Influence Farming Business Activities
Mobile phone technology and related platforms play an important role in developing economies, helping to bridge the gap between rural areas and cities. They are also used to support business activities, manage family relationships, and provide instructions and educational material for high school …