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The Optimized Configuration of Volvo Car Parts
(2007-07-19)
Reducing logistics cost could help an organization to gain competitive advantages
over its competitors among homogenous products, since production costs are with
little difference. The severe competition in the automobile ...
Derivatives Exchange in Morocco: Dream or Reality? - Market demand and lessons from other exchanges
(2007-07-19)
Morocco is currently experiencing a liberalisation process involving major industries within its growing economy. This growth involves unique and country-specific risks. Thus, investors require complex financial instruments ...
Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade of Pharmaceuticals - Free movement of goods versus consumer protection
(2007-07-19)
The occurrence of counterfeit medicines is a constantly growing problem, which poses a
serious threat to human lives. It could also potentially lead to extensive economic implications
for affected companies and countries ...
Efficient Port Operations and the Benefits of Actors - a case study of Tin Can Island Port, Nigeria
(2007-07-19)
The role and importance of a sea port can not be over-emphasized in view of the amount of
cargo that is transported through seaports worldwide. Shippers and other port users are at the
mercy of ports and port operators ...
Medical Tourism and its Entrepreneurial Opportunities - a conceptual framework for entry into the industry
(2007-07-19)
9am: Kneecap replacement, 2pm onwards: Recovery on Phuket Island, Thailand.
Surgery and leisure, a dream? Not any more. Medical tourism is where “tourists”
primarily seek medical treatment abroad and afterwards the more ...
Do Mergers and Acquisitions Improve Efficiency of the Banks? - DEA approach in the case of European banks
(2007-07-19)
After the introduction of the Euro, a steady banking system in the European Union was abstractedly ensured through consolidation and over the 1990s, the volume and the number of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) increased ...
A Multinational Company Operating in a Protected Trade Environment - A case study of DeLaval within the stainless steel industry in Brazil
(2007-07-19)
It’s essential for a multinational company to understand its trade environment. The trade environment is based on networks of actors, which have their specific interests. Therefore it is important to identify the main ...
Understanding the Complexity of Reusing Knowledge across Contexts - A situated learning perspective
(2007-07-19)
There is a prevailing belief today that knowledge is one of the most important sources of an
organization’s competitive advantage. Through attempting to transfer and reuse knowledge
organizations try to prevent the ...
The Power of Real Options - Evaluating nuclear energy investments in Ontario
(2007-07-19)
The Ontario electricity sector is at a critical junction in its history. With decreasing generation
capacity and escalating demand, a province-wide shortfall is projected to emerge before the end
of the decade. The ...
A Time of Reckoning -Counterfeiting and anti-counterfeiting strategies in the light of brand theory and consumerbehaviour: Case study Nokia Mobile enhancements and Vertu Handset
(2007-07-19)
The harmfulness of counterfeiting to sales of genuine goods aside, this paper will focus on the
effect counterfeiting has on the brand value of the counterfeited brand. The empirical results
indicate that counterfeits ...