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... technical and maintenance support Thailand Thailand is heavily dependent on imported energy sources (notably oil, gas, and electricity) To reduce this dependency and to reduce Thailand’s emissions ... industry and service providers The law has two key objectives: (i) to establish an independent regulatory body; and (ii) to liberalize generation and distribution in order to facilitate private sector ... assistance project David Husband served as economics editor and Maria Cristina Pascual as publishing coordinator James Nugent, director general, SERD, and Chong Chi Nai, director, Energy Division, SERD,...

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... hands-on labs offer practical skills and tips that you can immediately put to use Our expert instructors draw upon their experiences to help you understand key concepts and how to apply them to ... antivirus and patch-management servers, to determine whether the PC meets the predetermined health policy NAP can be used simply as a tracking tool to monitor all computers and grant them access to ... specific and custom programs, and miss configured configurations, connect to resources These health policies are required to maintain the integrity and security of the private network and can...

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... bases where trends toward outsourcing, the demand for branded products and services, and the desire to enhance the captive customer’s experience have all opened up new doors and opportunities ... franchisees and continue to conduct business ‘‘the old-fashioned way’’ are headed on the road to disaster and litigation A Commitment to Being (and Staying) Creative and Competitive Today’s franchisor ... convenience stores, grocery store chains, and gas stations all wanting to provide their patrons with an enhanced customer experience and offer a more comprehensive and integrated solution to their...

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... directors and key executives The franchisor’s business experience Litigation history of the franchisor and its directors and key executives Bankruptcy history of the franchisor and its directors and ... are taken to force dealers or retailers to observe ‘‘suggested’’ prices On the other hand, a manufacturer/ supplier is free to refuse to sell to a distributor/retailer who refuses to sell at ... a clear and concise fashion the minimum levels of quality to be maintained in all aspects of the business, from cleanliness to customer service to recipes to employee relations These standards...

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... obligation to maintain and enforce quality control standards with its employees and vendors; the obligation to comply with all applicable employment laws, health and safety standards, and related ... and which, if not maintained, would result in irreparable harm to the Franchisor and the Purchaser; and WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase from Franchisor and Franchisor desires to sell to ... continues to develop, expand, use, control, and add to its Proprietary Marks for the benefit and exclusive use of itself and its franchisees in order to identify for the public the source of products and...

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... into the field to see what competitors are really doing, to react to what candidates are really saying, or to understand what market trends will really affect their growth plans, are destined to ... his or her staff to analyze and deal with the common concerns and objections raised by the typical prospect Tools and data should then be developed to overcome these concerns, and to learn from ... competitors; (3) remaining active in industry groups and trade associations; (4) regularly reading trade journals and industry publications; (5) meeting with key suppliers and customers to understand...

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... committed to overcoming complacency • Are we committed to research and development? • What steps are in place to constantly improve and expand our systems and capabilities? • How quickly we abandon ... developing computer and communications technologies to enhance franchise sales and support, to gather demographics, to provide training, and to facilitate communication by and among franchisees ... financing to an emerging franchisor This is because of the many advantages that preferred stock can be structured to offer to an investor, such as convertability into common stock, dividend and liquidation...

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... of serving others, to help, to guide, to mentor to be a fiduciary and to look out for the best interests of the company’s shareholders, not to perpetuate greed or fraud We seem to have lost sight ... Employment agreements and personnel manuals are useful tools to define the rights and obligations of the employer and employee to each other and to ensure that your workforce is informed and motivated ... continue into 2003 and beyond Internal controls and systems need to be designed to ensure compliance with these new rules of the game and managers must be held accountable for enforcement and results...

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... Figure 16-4 is designed to be a diagnostic tool to ensure that the franchisor and its team and all other parties to the transaction understand the acquisition agreement and to ensure that the three ... assign, transfer, and convey all of its right, title, and interest in and to the Franchise to Transferee and Franchisor is willing to consent to said transfer, upon the terms and conditions in ... Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Washington, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands In addition, many states have adopted statutes that regulate renewals of petroleum and automobile dealerships,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... brand promise, positioning, and brand values The core of the brand must have values that transcend and add value to products and services in new categories and segments—it must mean something to ... consumer and have enough loyalty to carry over into other industries and applications Build in checks and balances both operationally and contractually All brand licensing, co-branding, and brand-extension ... images, and symbols for products that range from clothing to housewares to toys and posters Certain brand names and characters have withstood the test of time, while others fall prey to fads,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... Engineers Finding Software Design Engineering capacity was the key to this company’s ability to increase its new product speed -to- market, and also to the company’s ability to make improvements to existing ... support and unconditional love through this project and life Finally, my most heartfelt thanks to my friend and mentor, Eli Goldratt Our journey has led me to better discover and understand myself, ... companies were “defense contractors.” This belief enforced their policies to market and sell only to the United States government and its defense contractors and subcontractors Clearly, they had the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... Thinking for a Change And- Connector The and- connector is an ellipse that groups entities to represent “logical and. ” Each entity at the base of an arrow that is captured by an andconnector must exist ... husband Danny and I were making the decision to move to another part of the country The move was going to affect our lives in many ways Moving our belongings was going to cost several thousand ... would not have to travel as frequently Our children would be attending new schools We would have to make new friends and find a new house of worship The potential impact on us and our family was...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... have enough capacity to handle all of our new sales.” To “dialogue” is to communicate in a way that expands the pool of meaning or information, with a focus on creating and enhancing shared purpose, ... were lost to higher priced competitors If customers are migrating from the distributor to a higher priced source, then declining sales must be due to a reason other than price • Customers who ... existence, entities D and A each provide for 20%, and entities B and E each provide for 5% If entity Z were something that you wanted to change or impr ove, working to eliminate B and E will not have...

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... which we attempted to achieve our objective have been broadened, and we are free to explore new solutions The next step, therefore, is to brainstorm alternative solutions We refer to these alternatives ... to make course correction (like take a couple extra steps) in order to reach the wall and be able to straighten the picture If the dog decided to get up and move on his own, I wouldn’t need to ... transition tree is the tool to use when you need to create an action or implementation plan, and you already have some ideas in mind relative to what you’re actually going to The objective is something...

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... want to see if, in fact, your idea can actually achieve what it’s meant to achieve • When you want to see what else to implement, in addition to an initial idea, in order for all objectives to ... to be made in one department, it might be a good idea to try to understand what the effects of that decision will be on that department, other departments, customers, employees, suppliers, stockholders, ... Doesn’t it make sense to you to first clarify what you want to implement and determine to the best of your ability that it will get you what you want? Doesn’t it also make sense to so before you worry...

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... causing consumers to Displays are causing more and more buy what they (displays) are meant consumers to buy what they’re meant to sell to sell • • • • • Call or fax to notify the store of pending ... the tool are to identify core competencies and strengths, and to simply understand why change is necessary in a given environment Constructing a current reality tree is a process that leads to ... the display Displays cost too much Installed costs are too high from the customers’ perspective It’s difficult for customers to differentiate It’s difficult for the stores to themselves differentiate...

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... was To keep their costs low, stor hire personnel with minimal skills.” es But this was also something they didn’t want to address directly Who were they to try to change their customers’ customers’ ... want to solve, and you have not yet found a satisfactory solution for it If you don’t want to solve the pr oblem, don’t bother picking up the tool Make the decision to take a few moments to step ... ocess is difficult for the customer then installed costs are too high fr , om the customers’ perspective (See Figures 8.6 and 8.7.) ” Step Review and Revise for Clarity and Completeness A Now that...

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... organization, TOC For Education, Inc The mission of Kathy’s company is to help educational systems improve through using TOC, and her intent is to spread the TOC principles and tools far and wide ... der you to avoid getting the fl oor all wet, you believe that you need to have your towel on the bar next to the tub, and in or for Jenn to be on time der for school, she wants to have her towel ... the bar next to the tub point (I to the B and C entities, and hide the D and D′ entities.) Well, isn’t this inter esting You don’t want to get the fl oor wet, and Jennifer wants to be on time...

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... reality tree to identify a core problem Create an evaporating cloud to identify a systemic conflict that is perpetuating the core problem, to brainstorm solutions to the core problem, and to select ... must change! You will begin to answer the To What to Change” once you have surfaced assumptions, brainstormed injections, and selected an injection with which to begin to create the solution After ... that must be taken in order to get from where your system is today, to where you want it to be in the future You have determined what needs to happen, why it needs to happen, Copyright © 1999...

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... need to get someone else’s participation to implement a solution, and in order to get that participation, he must first understand the nature of the problem What if the party to whom you need to ... going to the bookstore and picking up the book, deciding whether or not to purchase it As I envisioned scanning the pages and seeing all of those boxes and arrows, the thoughts that came to mind ... entry point to the new tree • Because you will eventually be connecting this diagram to the current reality tree, the first step is to arrange the cloud’s entities so once you turn it into a sufficient...

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