Tania Li, Land's End: Capitalist Relations on an Indiginous Frontier

Decision support at Lands ’ End

A decision support system with over one billion rows of data has been developed at Lands’ End using the IBM DATABASE 2” (DB2@) relational database management system. This corporate database is a subset of an Information Warehouse” framework and functions as both a decision support system server and an application enabler. The corporate database uses operational data gathered from order processi...

Global Health Cooperation: International Relations' New Frontier.

This issue of MEDICC Review appears in the wake of a media splash on the reopening of the Cuban and US embassies in Washington and Havana, signaling the renewal of full diplomatic relations between the two governments. Although the US embargo is still law and one of the thorniest bilateral issues remaining, the Obama administration's bold opening towards Cuba is being echoed in the chambers of ...

Science: the end of the frontier?

an investigation on new ai-li alloys

the application of ai-li alloy in aerospace and aircrafts industries have a promising future due to its lower density and a comparatible mechanical properties to the other aluminum alloys. the major problems encountered with parts made of al-li alloys, include segregation and brittleness. the presence of a precipitation free zone (pfz) and also the concentration of some elements such as k,na,o,...

CUSTOM - MADE APPAREL AT LANDS ’ END 1 Executive Summary

1 Jack Rockart was the senior editor accepting this paper. Portions of this paper are adapted from a previously published teaching case study: Ives, B., G. Piccoli, “Custom-made Apparel and Individualized Service at Lands’ End,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, (11:3), January 2003. 2 In mid-2002, Sears acquired Lands’ End. rugby shirts. Stressing quality and value rat...