Article: Information technology: a growth navigator for small scale industries in India Small scale industries (SSI) have a significant role in the Indian economy in view of its contribution to production‚ employment‚ and export. However‚ since 1991 small scale industries in India find themselves in an intensely competitive environment due to globalization‚ domestic economic liberalization‚ and dilution of sector specific protective measures. The formation of World Trade Organization in 1995 also
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SMALL SCALE TEXTILE INDUSTRY ABSTRACT India is the world’s second largest producer of textiles and garments after China. It is the world’s third largest producer of cotton—after China and the USA—and the second largest cotton consumer after China. The Indian textile industry is as diverse and complex as country itself and it combines with equal equanimity this immense diversity into a cohesive whole. The fundamental strength of this industry flows from its strong production base of wide range
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dynamic role of small scale business in developing countries has long been recognized (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). These small scale businesses can serve as engines through which the economic growth and employment objectives of developing countries can be achieved. However‚ for many years these rural enterprises have failed to grow beyond their micro enterprise nature and sometimes at best their small or medium size (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). It is believed that private small scale businesses have
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itself is the controversy of this generation. The media sends out snapshots of waterfowl drowning in oil spills‚ charts outlining the deforestation of Brazil’s rainforests‚ and articles concerning the fate of polar bears in a world already locked into global warming. As governments and independent groups alike attempt to tackle these issues‚ one of the world’s most at-risk habitats is being overlooked. Human activity has destroyed over twenty percent of the world’s coral reefs and if conservation efforts
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and economic activity is complex. Over the last several decades‚ both air transportation usage and economic activity have been growing around the world. Between 1970 and 2005 the total number of air passengers carried by the world’s airlines increased 6.5 times from 310 million to 2 billion passengers. During the same time period‚ the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) tripled from 12 to 36 trillion US$. As the air transportation usage grew‚ it came to play an important role in the global economy:
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P3 - Explain how to plan a small scale health education campaign relevant to local or national strategies. We first started doing our health campaign on smoking and aimed it on people that were 16 years old and pregnant women. Smoking causes health problems such as several types of cancer which have been broadcasted through advertising and several other campaigns warning people about the repercussions of smoking. There have been many national health strategies to help promote the negative impact
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SMALL SCALE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT This programme comprises modules for learners who intend to start small businesses‚ or are already running some. They may choose those modules that are of interest to them‚ or do the entire programme. The courses enable learners to run businesses successfully and be able to source funds from financial institutions. Programme components There are a total of 10 modules‚ each divided into two topics. Learners who are interested in doing the entire programme leading
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SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION OF YOGURT Yogurt is a sour milk product. Its sour taste is attributed to the presence of lactic acid yielded by bacteria through fermentation. Bacteria that are commonly used in yoghurt production are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. These bacteria have the ability to break down sugars in the milk producing lactate or lactic acid as by-product. Below is a step-by-step procedure in the production of yogurt. Find out from the procedure why
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World’s population currently lives on less than a dollar a day (Annan‚ 2001). It is also estimated that around one-third of the people living in developing countries continue to live in ‘income poverty’ by earning less than one US dollar per day. This affects children and so nearly 12 million children die each year before their fifth birthday. This brings in the issue of human capabilities such as being illiterate‚ unhealthy and inadequately nourished. For instance a UNDP (1998) report shows that 30 per
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How do the economies of scale affect break-even analysis? In the video on leverage‚ leverage is compared to a fulcrum in that you need just the right balance of leverage. That would seem to indicate that there is a point where the leverage is just right and that too little leverage may be just as harmful as too much leverage. Do you think this is true? The book discusses the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Which one do you think is the most important in business and why? Answers:
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