Reverse auction Background Reverse auction‚ also known as downward price auction‚ is a kind of competitive bidding event where more than two suppliers compete for a single buyer’s business. During the bidding period‚ the price is driven down‚ as the suppliers compete for the chance to offer their specified product/service at a price which is set by the market environment of the reverse auction. Such auctions are commonly used by organizations and companies as a tactical way to achieve their
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Prudential Insurance Company for $1 billion in cash and debt. The merger created the biggest healthcare company in the United States with 22.4 million customers (Freudenheim). In July of the same year‚ Aetna had just purchased NYLCare from New York Life Insurance to become the fourth largest managed-care company‚ and it was still in the process of integrating (3-99 CV 398-H). The Prudential Health Care merger was the second big merger for Aetna that year. However‚ Prudential Life Insurance‚ wanting
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was formed after the European Commission had approved a merger between French Air France and Dutch KLM. A merger of this dimension certainly has major influences on the economy. This paper will give an insight on the incidents of this instance‚ the economic consequences and it will deal with the question whether the European Commission’s decision was reasonable. First of all the two firms will be introduced and an overview about the merger will be provided. After that some basic economic concepts
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todays society‚ some Americans believe that reverse discrimination is a direct result of the affirmative action programs put in place during the time of civil rights. During the late 1960s it was a decent thought process but‚ as time proceeded we‚ as Americans‚ believe that society is equal enough now that race should not be considered for a college admittance or a job opportunity. A color blind society is the ultimate goal of the United States. In the court case University of California Regents v. Bakke
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Reverse Innovation Reverse Innovation‚ the term coined by two Dartmouth University Professors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble refers to any innovation that is first introduced in the Developing countries with an intention to later launch it in the western or developed markets. Reverse Innovation is also popularly known as Trickle-up Innovation. It is so called because generally‚ all innovations have first been made in developed countries and then bought to developing economies. So far companies
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Reverse discrimination Affirmative action is not the source of discrimination‚ but the vehicle for removing the effects of discrimination. The Labor Department report found less than 100 reverse discrimination cases among more than 3‚000 discrimination opinions by the U.S. District Court and the Court of Appeal between 1990 and 1994. Discrimination was established in only six cases. The report found that‚ "Many of the cases were the result of a disappointed applicant . erroneously assuming that
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1. What is reverse logistics (RL)? How does it differ from forward logistics Reverse logistics is the process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal. More precisely‚ reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of
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Reverse logistics and the return portion of the supply chain is often an overlooked and mismanaged process. Companies tend to focus their efforts on the forward portion of supply chain management‚ while failing to take advantage of the many opportunities that reverse logistics presents (Benton‚ 2007). What these companies do not realize is that the effective management of reverse logistics has the potential to make them more profitable‚ and to add value to many other parts of their supply chain
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Tata Steel and Corus Deal Tata Steel Europe (formerly Corus)‚ a subsidiary of Tata Steel‚ last fortnight announced that it is restructuring its construction steel business‚ which will affect 500 jobs. This sent out another signal that Tata Steel is grappling with an acquisition which -at $13 billion- was too expensive and came at the wrong time. In 2007‚ the demand for steel was at its peak in Europe. A little over a year later‚ it plummeted‚ thanks to the economic meltdown triggered by the collapse
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Phizer-Pharmacia Merger Contents Introduction 1 Analysis 2 Did Mr. McKinnell handle the Medicare situation and WARN memo in an ethical manner? 2 Pfizer as an ‘organizational citizen’ 2 Factors that should have been considered in Pfizer’s decision 3 Applications of the theories‚ models‚ and concepts of organizational behaviour to a place of work 3 Insights and recommendations 5 References 6 Introduction 1 Analysis 2 Did Mr. McKinnell handle the Medicare situation and WARN memo in an
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