… Introduction It is often claimed that information communication technologies (ICT) will be for the economy what steam and machine power were to the industrial revolution (Van Hoek 2001 ). The new economy is increasingly focused on knowledge…

… are at very different stages in their supply chain management development. Collaborative Planning is seen as a key approach in integrating the supply chain to improve efficiency. It has been widely deployed within the retail sector although there…

… and managing their money well so they are ensured enough income when they do retire. Retirees estimate that people will need 71% of their pre-retirement income to maintain their current lifestyles. Stocks and 401(k) plans are recommended. Facts …

… Inc, iDine Network, Inc (IRN) is the leading provider of dining reward programs. It administers loyalty and reward programs that offer savings and rewards to members principally when they dine in the company's participating restaurants. To a lesser…

… global by the day. Taxes and economic barriers seem to be like symptoms - from a disease - that fade away, as time goes by. The ability of fast communication between people and places has boosted many companies to expand in other countries. Yet, cultural…

… able to maintain financial balance, charging a high value for its services, and delivering an even higher value to its clients. Initial focus will be development in the European and Latin American markets, or for European clients in the United States…

… market is likely to have objectives of moderate growth and the maintenance of its position within the market. McDonald's is an example of such an organisation. You could walk in to a McDonald's restaurant in London, Tokyo or Moscow and expect to…

… of today's executives receiving pay and compensation packages that are often too excessive and the disparity between CEO's and the average worker pay keeps widening. To many people, the continuing explosion in the pay of chief executives seems little…

… found a way of adding a cluster of two extra carbon and five extra hydrogen atoms to a substance extracted from willow bark. The result is known to chemists as acetylsalicylic acid. To everyone else it is known as aspirin. It turned Bayer, the dye-maker…

… internet to book their travel arrangements. Booking a vacation, hotels, cruises or a tour, often they are using their computer and the internet to find information and sources. They normally use the internet to receive rates; promotions; request…