Operations Management Problems at Nike

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-3759222622212790", enable_page_level_ads: true }); Operations management is a vital business function that remains a very important field of study in both academia and the corporate world. Operations is concerned with the transformation of...

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Data Privacy: A Deontological Perspective

The information age has brought forth conveniences that were unimaginable less than a century ago. It is unprecedented for society to have access to seemingly unlimited information that is accessible from almost anywhere in the world. The internet has networked millions of databases and personal computers around the world into a fully integrated...

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Working as a Database Administrator

As the applications of databases have grown within the organizational environment, so too has the need for specialists to manage the growing complexity; and thus the database administrator (DBA) came into existence. The roles fulfilled by the database administrator vary from one organization to the next, as does the position of the DBA within the...

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Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) vs Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)

Information technology systems can be broadly classified as either transactional (OLTP) or analytical (OLAP). Let’s take a look at each of them individually. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) OLAP is characterized by a lower volume of transactions than OLTP, generally dealing with historical and archival data. This data is collected over a...

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Ziba: Experience Through Design

“It is estimated that nearly 80 percent of all products introduced to the marketplace just don’t make it.” This may come as no surprise considering the diversity of products that exist today. As the market becomes more convoluted, it becomes more difficult to introduce a new product that catches the consumer’s eye, sometimes regardless of innovation....

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General Electric: An Emotional Buying Experience

In the past, General Electric’s appliance business was struggling with declining prices throughout the industry. This is because people generally only purchased new appliances in the event that their old appliances stopped working. Rather than accepting the trend and watching their company decline, General Electric decided to invest in new product...

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Wal-Mart's Mid Life Crisis: Restoring Public Perception

After decades of successfully maintaining a golden reputation as a “good corporate citizen,” Wal-Mart’s image began to take a turn for the worse. From sexual discrimination accusations to the hiring of illegal immigrants, Wal-Mart faces a plethora of accusations that have tarnished their public image. Attacks from local communities opposing...

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