Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology for supply chain management suitable for the retail industry. Large distributing companies such as Wal-Mart, Tesco, and Target have adopted RFID for real-time tracking and efficient order assortment of fast moving products. An agriculture-based developing country with a huge population and strong internal consumption, Thailand has ...

as a committed writer, najib al-kayl?ni was of the belief that works of art and literature should be used as a means to promote the islamic culture; thus, he regarded writing narratives, in a realistic style, as the need of the arab world and particularly the egyptian society. features which distinguish his works from those written by other writers are the religious hue and spirit of his storie...

The study aims to explore the diversity of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Soppeng Regency, Indonesia. regency is known as a place for multicultural education based on local culture which expected strengthen religious moderation. This research qualitative with phenomenological approach. object selected purposively; four institutions Yasrib (Nahdhatul Ulama), Muhammadiyah Lajoa, Al-Irsya...

1. introduction shekarnameh ilkhani is a book about training and treatment of wild animals and birds, written by ali ibn mansour halvani based on several other books like baznameh and shekarnameh, especially that of malekshahi named after toghan teimurkhan. this book consists of three main sections. the first section is an introduction which is important for the development of baznameh and the ...

The retailing sector in the UK is an extremely competitive arena. We only need to consider some high profile companies to show that this is the case. A particular example is provided by a recent decline of Marks and Spencer, who were the leading high street retailer (in recent years they are stating to show an improvement in their profitability). A further example is given by C&A’s decision to ...

This study analyzes the effect of the presence of Wal-Mart Supercenters on the prices at conventional supermarkets in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Using price indexes constructed from primary price data on a basket of 54 goods and holding several demographics and market conditions constant, we determine that Supercenters result in a 7.79% average price reduction in national bra...

Using the cases of Wal-Mart and IKEA, this paper takes a productive systems approach to examine ‘varieties of capitalism’ from the perspective of the ways by which production and market relations are structured and prioritised. It considers the nature of these relations and their interaction within the domestic economy and the ways that firms and national systems interact with each other in the...