Operational risk management: Implementing a Bayesian Network for foreign exchange and money market settlement
Dissertation - 114 pages - Finance
Recent Financial scandals in the banking industry have caused considerable attention to be focused on operational risk. This is because an analysis of some of these scandals reveals that the underlying causes of these huge Financial losses are due to Operational Risk (OR) and not to credit...
Overview of the IPCL (Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited)
Dissertation - 49 pages - Business strategy
IPCL, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, is a pioneering petrochemicals company in India and was incorporated on 22 March 1969. It is a leading integrated manufacturer of polymers, synthetic fibers & fiber intermediates & chemical products from hydrocarbon feed stock. They also...
Scheduling assembly job shop associated with multiple routings using particle swarm optimization approach
Thesis - 8 pages - Computer science
This paper addresses the scheduling model of a capital goods industry in which the components of different products are processed and assembled in an assembly job shop type environment associated with multiple routings. Assembly job shop scheduling problem (AJSP) is an extension of...
Outsourcing: Why companies do it?
Thesis - 34 pages - Business strategy
According to Wikipedia, Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) is a form of outsourcing, including legal process outsourcing. These are both high-value-added forms of business processing outsourcing (BPO). KPO firms provide domain-based processes and business expertise, rather than just process...
All you wanted to know about Six Sigma
Tutorials/exercises - 39 pages - Business strategy
Six Sigma can be used to create a brand new business process from ground up. Six Sigma strives for perfection. It allows for only 3.4 defects per million opportunities for each product or service transaction. Six Sigma relies heavily on statistical techniques to reduce defects and measure...
Performance appraisal system of eMorphosys
Case study - 36 pages - Services marketing
Appraisal of one individual by another individual is a continuous process and it is a natural phenomenon in beings. This is constantly done, consciously in our day today interaction, ether in family life or in a social setting or in an organization for that matter. While the individual or a group...
Example of a financial analysis - Air Liquide
Financial analysis - 7 pages - Finance
Our analysis focuses on the French International company Air Liquide a world leader in the production and distribution of gas and services for industry and health. We will analyse Air Liquide, focusing on its business model, its market and its financial performance. Our analysis focuses on...
Inventory management in Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Dissertation - 40 pages - Management
Materials are equivalent to cash and they make up an important part of the total cost. It is essential that materials should be properly safeguarded and correctly accounted. Proper control of material can make a substantial contribution to the efficiency of a business. The success of a business...
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Internship report - 26 pages - Physics
My three month internship took place in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, south city of Taiwan. The National Cheng Kung University is ranked the second among all universities nationwide. I worked in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Department focuses on intense...
Applying "The New JIT (Just in time)" in Toyota
Thesis - 7 pages - Business strategy
During the second half of the 20th century, Japanese car companies, especially Toyota, set down standards in defining the best production principles. In particular, they have carried out a quality management approach of the production through the implementation of the Just In Time (JIT) strategy....
Daimler-Chrysler case study - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 14 pages - Management
In the 1990s, competition in the car business industry increased dramatically. Companies tried to merge or acquire their competitors in order to remain competitive and strong enough not to be absorbed by other companies. This process is still prevalent today, and takes place in most of the...
Daimler-Chrysler case study
Case study - 14 pages - Management
In the 1990s, competition in the car business industry increased dramatically. Companies tried to merge or acquire their competitors in order to remain competitive and strong enough not to be absorbed by other companies. This process is still prevalent today, and takes place in most of the...
Politics and technology : the power of GMOs
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
In 1953, DNA was discovered. This discovery was the revolution of the century, if the XXth century was the century of the atom, the XXIst will be that of the DNA. But once you have discovered a code, you certainly want to use it. This is the reason why further researches were made so that a short...
Literature review on virtual tour technology - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Literature
Numerous developments in virtual technologies show up in modern world creating for people more and more comforts and possibilities. Different kinds of visions that we may see with the help of virtual tour technology, have elevated the status of virtual environment to the level of pop...
Clustering of self organizing map
Dissertation - 31 pages - Physics
This project is based on the research work on the clustering of Self Organizing Map. SOM is an excellent tool, which is utilized to visualize the properties of data. The number of SOM units is larger than it is clustered in similar group. Use the SOM for clustering data without knowing the class...
The comparison of thermo-stable Alpha-amylase products cloned in Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis.
Case study - 4 pages - Biology
The enzyme Alpha-amylase accounts for about 30% of total enzyme production in the world and contributes to numerous industrial applications, extending from general products such as detergents, paper, beer and textiles to clinical biology, health science and even the pharmaceutical...
Strategic growth for Unilever - publié le 06/12/2011
Market study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Unilever's debut as a company began in 1930, however its history dates back much earlier, to the late 19th century. Its origins began with a partnership between British soap maker Lever Brothers and the Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie. Oils and fats were essential raw materials for both...
Literature review on virtual tour technology
Essay - 11 pages - Medias
Numerous developments in virtual technologies show up in modern world creating for people more and more comforts and possibilities. Different kinds of visions that we may see with the help of virtual tour technology, have elevated the status of virtual environment to the level of pop...
Analyzing the financial aspects of planning a hotel
Thesis - 12 pages - Finance
The hotel industry plays a very significant role in the development of tourism in a country. Almost 50% of the foreign exchange from tourism comes from the hotel industry. It has been rightly said, "No hotels, No Tourism". This statement basically exemplifies the fact that if there...
PESTEL Analysis - Garmin
Case study - 5 pages - Sport marketing
Garmin Ltd. was co-founded in October 1989 by Gary Burrell and Dr Min Kao, who came up with the groundbreaking design and engineering of the GPS software technology used in their products today. Before his involvement with Garmin, Dr Kao also developed the first FAA-certified GPS...
Strategic growth for Unilever
Market study - 14 pages - Business strategy
Unilever's debut as a company began in 1930, however its history dates back much earlier, to the late 19th century. Its origins began with a partnership between British soap maker Lever Brothers and the Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie. Oils and fats were essential raw materials for both...
Evolution of mobile commerce
Tutorials/exercises - 50 pages - Business strategy
How shall we define “mobile commerce”? Simple definitions of the term are emerging in the industry, but most tend to serve the commercial interests of those who coin them. Thus for some mobile commerce is purely concerned with shifting existing online shopping services onto cell...
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....
Transformational Leadership on Employee Turnover in Cargills Foodcity
Case study - 19 pages - Human resources
The Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry faces a pivotal challenge in employee turnover as it impacts elevated recruitment expenses, inferior operational capability, and diminished customer satisfaction. The influence of transformational leadership on employee turnover at Cargills...
Infosys on the IT services market
Case study - 55 pages - ICT marketing
1. Briefly describe IT services industry with a particular focus on offshore segment using the Five Forces Framework 2. What are the reasons for the success of Infosys? Describe the firms positioning, its unique value chain and the resulting competitive advantage. Assess the extent of its...
A closer look at the company 3M
Thesis - 28 pages - Management
3M is a well-established business presence in the 61 countries where it operates. In these, it has 109 plant locations and 223 sales offices. In Japan alone, 3M's largest single-country market outside the United States, the company's sales top $1.4 billion annually, and it is a leader in...
Intercultural management: BMW - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 11 pages - Management
In this document, I deal with companies' inter-cultural management processes for which cultural differences have been a barrier or source of competitive advantage, affecting their success in international business environment. In choosing the BMW Company, an international one, we will see that...
The full cooked breakfast : As simple as a wish? (Presentation of a finalized project by three motivated partners
Case study - 18 pages - Brand management
We are going to present our new company and the product we are expecting to develop is the 'Full Cooked Breakfast'. This product belongs to our company that we have just created, 'Top-Wave'. We are three young people specializing in marketing engineering, food...
Intercultural management: BMW
Case study - 11 pages - Management
In this document, I deal with companies' inter-cultural management processes for which cultural differences have been a barrier or source of competitive advantage, affecting their success in international business environment. In choosing the BMW Company, an international one, we will see that...
Promotion of world calling card, sales and brand image of Vodafone
Tutorials/exercises - 38 pages - Services marketing
Established in 1994 in Indian market, Hutchison Essar, an Essar group and Hutchison Whampoa undertaking, is one of the leading cellular service providers. Having its services in five continents, Hutch was among the companies that started cellular services in India. Hutch has now spread its wings...
