Building outsourcing relationships across the global community: the UPS–Motorola experience

The United Parcel Service (UPS)–Motorola case study revolves around two major areas of information technology (IT) management: IT as a competitive tool and global outsourcing of IT projects. It provides an opportunity to become familiar with the decisions and actions taken by UPS to assure their competitive advantage in the turbulent courier services industry. In the IT outsourcing area, the case addresses managerial and technical issues associated with outsourcing IT projects across the global community. The case presents the specific factors that made this outsourcing project successful and discusses the development of the outsourcing relationships between UPS and Motorola (Israel), from initial negotiations to the creation of a strategic alliance between the two companies. A major point in this case is the gradual development of trust between the two sides, trust that led the two firms from being committed to a contract to becoming strategic partners.     

Competitive exploration of rectilinear polygons

Exploring a polygon with robots when the robots do not have knowledge of the surroundings can be viewed as an online problem. Typical for online problems is that decisions must be made based on past events without complete information about the future. In our case the robots do not have complete information about the environment. Competitive analysis can be used to measure the performance of methods solving online problems. The competitive ratio of such a method is the ratio between the method's performance and the performance of the best method having full knowledge of the future. We prove constant competitive strategies and lower bounds for exploring a simple rectilinear polygon in the _L1$L_1$ metric.     

高校学生普及夜间定向训练研究

通过文献资料调研、问卷调查、专家访谈、案例分析、逻辑归纳等方法,简要综述国内外夜间定向、国内普通高校夜间定向训练现状,研究分析我国普通高校开展的夜间定向训练优势及制约因素,最后结合教学实践提出若干建议。     

ADCP在缅甸山溪性河流中的应用与分析

通过对缅甸萨尔温江干流及其支流的ADCP实测为例,介绍了目前世界上最先进的流量实时测量仪器ADCP的测流基本原理和在水文测验系统使用的优点,对其测验方式以及应用情况进行介绍,对其使用条件、测量模式、适用范围、测验精度及一些应注意的问题进行了分析。     

高校体育资源促进社区体育发展的优势分析

通过对高校体育场地设施资源、体育人才资源、体育经费资源等优势的深入分析，旨在解决制约社区体育发展的根本问题——体育资源匮乏，为全面促进社区体育发展提供决策依据。     

Competitiveness and an Emerging Sector: The Russian Software Industry and its Global Linkages

This paper analyzes the Russian software industry in the context of trade in information technology services. We assess Russia's underlying sources of competitive edge in software, such as its scientific establishments, education system, diaspora and low costs, and identify the institutional impediments to growth. A survey reveals that foreign outsourcing contracts, a high value-added niche and high education levels characterize Russia's small, privately held software firms. A comparison with the Indian software industry underscores the structural differences in outsourcing relationships developed by the two countries and emphasizes that national advantages are complex amalgamations of many factors and need to be overtly marketed. Beyond the resources that give comparative and competitive advantage to a transitioning economy, a critical role is played by powerful industry organizations and by non-market state institutions that can level the economic field and inject credibility into market structures.     

Quality Management in Pakistan's Bedwear Industry

Pakistan's bedwear industry contributes significantly to Pakistan's industry in general and to its textile industrial output and exports in particular. The exports of bedwear have increased steadily. However, its key basis of competitive advantage has been low cost. After greater liberalization from 2005 onwards and due to tariffication of quotas, the bedwear industry will not only have to scale higher tariff walls but will be more exposed to the threat of anti-dumping duties as it relies primarily on low prices to penetrate the export markets. To enhance its competitiveness, it will have to combine better quality with low costs and quick response. Research in quality management in Pakistan's bedwear industry was, therefore, undertaken. A postal self-completion questionnaire was mailed to 38 members of Pakistan Bedwear Manufacturers' and Exporters' Association (PBMEA). The response rate was almost 79%. It was found that this industrial segment was in various stages of development. This study demonstrates both the effectiveness and the limits of quality assurance in improving the levels of quality which remain a moving target in a dynamic liberalizing international trade environment that is more competitive since 2005. The bedwear industry, therefore, needs to graduate to advanced practices in quality management in order to remain competitive in rapidly changing times.     

浅谈中间再热式大功率汽轮机中压缸启动

介绍了N330—17．75／540／540型中间再热式大功率汽轮机机组中压缸启动的优点和方法及注意事项。对于调峰机组。旁路容量条件、控制条件具备时。建议采用中压缸启动。     

构筑企业核心竞争力的文化策略

兰德公司将企业的核心竞争力分为三个层次,即产品层、制度层、核心层.其中,核心层是最基础、最核心的部分,而企业文化是其中的重中之重.从企业文化的视角提出几点构筑企业核心能力的文化策略.     

企业竞争优势的识别性研究

企业竞争优势的来源一直是企业战略管理研究的重要问题,更是每个企业管理者所关注的.基于系统和谐理论的思想,指出企业知识状态、资源、外部环境、组织结构及战略五个因素的个体功能及其之间的协同效果,最终达到五者组成系统的动态和谐,形成系统的整合力,从而源发出企业的竞争优势.据此构建数学模型,运用微量变化的方法,从定量的角度进一步识别企业的竞争优势变化,得出了六种情况,针对不同的情况,提出了企业应采取的相应措施以提高其竞争优势.