A discussion concerning electronic fetal monitoring
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
So much has been written on electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) that it is legitimate to ask if there is anything new to say. This ubiquitous piece of technology has been rigorously evaluated over 20 years by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews, and more recently has been the...
Young Vietnamese Attitude towards Online Shopping
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
A rise Internet usage can directly be correlated to the systematic advancement of information and technology, which has vastly changed ways in which goods and services are purchased and sold globally. Sellers do not have to display goods on shelves with price tags and hire sales assistants;...
A comparative study of the market potential of different cardiovascular drugs in the pharmaceutical industry
Case study - 56 pages - Medical studies
A sample size of 20 hospitals and 33 chemists was chosen from the region. The survey method chosen was pharmacy to pharmacy by conducting personal interview, the data collection was extended for over 45 days and 20 pharmacy in-charge and 33 chemists were interviewed and asked questions regarding...
The tax on added-value (VAT)
Course material - 4 pages - Accounting
Value Added Tax (VAT) is an indirect tax on consumption that is paid by the consumer. The company is an intermediary between the consumer and the final state. The company acts as a collector of taxes, and VAT has no influence on the outcome. It is neither a burden nor a product for the company....
The strategic process related to supplier selection in the aircraft industry
Case study - 18 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, more firms choose to outsource activities and products which are considered outside of the company's core business. This enables them to concentrate exclusively on their main activity and become more efficient at it. Therefore, the selection and evaluation process of vendors likely to...
Analysis of care with regards to patient admission into a high tech area within a medical high dependency unit
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
The aim of this essay is to discuss the nature of illness and dependence in relation to the issues that the nurse should take into account when providing evidence-based care. The issues that will be analyzed are the nursing process and nursing models, the implications of nursing technology on the...
Stress and postpartum depression
Essay - 6 pages - Medical studies
Many women experience some mood changes after childbirth. The mild form of mood alteration experienced by two-thirds of mothers following the birth of a child is commonly known as postpartum blues. This is a mild, transient change in mood which usually begins within one to five days following...
Marketing and branding strategies of consumer durable companies in India
Dissertation - 37 pages - Services marketing
The Consumer Durable industry is huge! Think of a typical day then you wake up to make coffee that has been brewed by your-controlled coffee maker. You pop a couple of slices of bread into your electric toaster, grab some juice from the refrigerator and throw a load of laundry into your washing...
Cool Phone's Case Analysis
Essay - 6 pages - Business law
This study involves a scenario where you are the vice-president of a 75-person company ("Company") in the fictional French-speaking country of Euphoria, whose capital is Anytown, whose legal system closely resembles that of France's, and which is party to the CISG. The company designs and...
HP's supply chain: An interview with a Procurement and Supply Planner
Case study - 4 pages - Logistics
The following report was made in the wake of an interview with Thomas Gobillot, Procurement and Supply Planner at HP in Grenoble in September 2007. The initial focus will be on the HP enterprise and the organization of its supply chain. Then the strategic choices made by HP and the craft of...
Business plan for serenity center company
Business plan - 42 pages - Services marketing
Our modern society privileges from many technological dimensions. Consequently, for institutions such as nursing homes, it becomes paramount to control this last and to have great adaptabilities concerning the environmental changes. The project of medico-social establishments falls under...
Offshore outsourcing and its impact on America
Essay - 10 pages - Services marketing
Although no one knows the exact size of offshore outsourcing businesses there is no doubt it has become a leading way to manage costs and reduces time to delivery for a large number of companies in the Western continents. Due to the proliferation of globalization companies around the world...
Study of the Yves Rocher in China
Case study - 51 pages - Services marketing
The cosmetics industry is currently booming and the opening of foreign markets has spawned new needs. Health, nature, ecology and the environment are now increasingly becoming the keywords of our society, which now demands cosmetics products that respect these concepts. With increasing focus on...
Nespresso's strategy
Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy
How Nespresso made it to turn a basic product into a luxury one through its CRM strategy? Drinking coffee is such a common habit that brands always offered all the elements to enjoy this beverage at home; the coffee, the machine, the filters… As a result, the quality and taste can...
Strategy marketing of the Zara group
Case study - 28 pages - Services marketing
The clothing industry represents a steady 6%- 7% of household incomes. The sector is inevitable, and everyone from the most affluent to less affluent, spend the same share. However, the textile market is primarily a volatile sector, subject to seasonality and fluctuations of fashion. Furthermore,...
A brief overview of the hotel industry
Tutorials/exercises - 36 pages - Management
Generally tourism involves ideas of movement from one place to another and has the same characteristics as traveling. The development of transportation technology and the improvement in political, economic and social situations has put tourism (travel for pleasure) within the reach of many...
Fly in Fly out Operation
Case study - 4 pages - Accounting
The findings of a 2011 census were that over 200,000 Australians are in occupations that require Long Distance Commutes (LDC). Of these, miners represent 25% or over 64,000 workers who commute long distance daily to their places of work. The mining industry is, therefore, one of the key...
A study on the kinds of departments that form a hotel
Tutorials/exercises - 33 pages - Business strategy
The past, present and perhaps the future of the hospitality industry are closely linked. Today's lodgings are a result of many centuries of social and cultural evolution. Comfortable, sanitary and lodging once was considered the exclusive privilege of the wealthy, but with the rise of industry...
Work experience report : Philips
Essay - 45 pages - Services marketing
The foundations for what was to become one of the world's biggest electronics companies were laid in 1891 when Gerard Philips established a company in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to manufacture incandescent lamps and other electrical products. The company initially concentrated on making...
Role of internet in international and global sourcing
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
“For most companies, the ‘nirvana' of seamless online sourcing has yet to become a reality.” (Ross Tieman 2004). In fact since the last decade internet has became a major tool of our life, as well as in business. It appeared at the same time when global sourcing had begun to be...
The export of cosmetics to China
Thesis - 20 pages - Economy general
China is a growing country that deserves a closer look to help explore all the opportunities it offers. Indeed, trade in China has a huge scope of development due to the decentralization and liberalization of 1978 and especially since its entry into the WTO in 2001. In spite of many inequalities...
The modeling of the behavior of the international commercial negotiator
Dissertation - 82 pages - Services marketing
"Most of us negotiate Every Day" are the first words of the book "Creative Negotiating" by Stephen Kozicki. Whether it is supplies or international agreements, all cases are well prepared to negotiate a better price, a convenient delivery date or more favorable terms. Regarding the idea...
The brewery industry in Ireland
Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing
The beer is considered to be a very old and one of the best selling alcoholic beverages in the world. The first concrete evidence of beer dates back to 4000 BC. It was in Mesopotamia that the first traces of brewing could be found. Nowadays, beer has become a staple drink but it is found that...
A survey about key factors influencing the women's buying behaviors in London
Case study - 30 pages - Business strategy
London's e-retail industry is as big as most of the developed cities in the world. Technology has been developed to an extent where in people purchase any thing from their home computer. Moreover, in cities like London, internet has been prevalent and most of the women are working women....
Market for retailers
Thesis - 29 pages - Economy general
MARKETING: A social and managerial process where by individuals and groups obtains what they need and want through creating and exchanging products and value with others. MARKETING CONCEPT: The marketing management philosophy holds that achieving organizational goals depends on determining the...
Online Music Distribution - Case of iTunes Music Store
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Technology is changing almost every facet of what we do in our lives. Personal computers (PC) have invaded our homes and offices in a big way. Gone are the days when the PC was relegated to word processing, technical software code writing, mathematical calculations and such. These days,...
Business plan for concrete manufacturing plant in Ghana, West Africa
Business plan - 52 pages - Business strategy
Population of Ghana has been increasing at an average rate of 1.8% per year. Increase has imposed a burden on the country for infrastructure in the form of schools, hospitals, housing, and roads. At independence in 1957, the required infrastructure was provided mainly by the then...
Motion picture compression technique used in digital television sets
Thesis - 5 pages - Electronics
Digital television is a completely new way of broadcasting and is the future of television. With the advent of digital technology, digital audio and video compression and other advanced signal processing, it is possible to transmit and receive broadband data over co-axial cable and through...
Cloud Computing
Essay - 10 pages - Services marketing
Undeniably, the technology over the Internet is evolving constantly since its creation. Actually, a new trend of using the Internet with business is showing up named Cloud Computing. This web technology offers new opportunities for companies or individuals to cut costs through the delivery...
Creation of SMEs in Morocco
Thesis - 51 pages - Economy general
Unemployment has reached alarming levels and proportions in Morocco. Every year, more and more working people are being affected by this problem. The Moroccan labor force totals to about 10,347,000. Women constitute about 27.6% of the total work force. Of the 10,347,000, only about 8,977,000 are...
