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The electricity and ethics of operations management
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Assoc Prof Lim’s research interests covers all crucial aspects that fuel online e-commerce — estimated to be worth US$4.9 billion in just Singapore alone, and the offline factors that make it tick: including e-commerce and marketplace analytics, inventory management, warehousing and fulfilment, sustainable urban logistics and flexible workforce and resource management.
3 ways to optimise advertising spend during COVID-19 and beyond
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Doesn’t matter where you are at, talks about an impending recession may be unavoidable, and during a downturn, advertising budgets are usually the first to go for most businesses.
Defining And Understanding Nationalism & Its Effects On Firms And Countries
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Caring deeply about one’s national identity could stem from a healthy sense of belonging and pride, from friendly jibes about the true origins of chicken rice, to the display of the national flag during celebratory events. This builds a sense of solidarity and celebrates the efforts by a community in nation-building.
How the MiM programme helped Pratyush Nair clarify his goals for his family business
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Like many who grew up in families that run their own businesses, Pratyush Nair’s exposure to his family business, Vijayalaxmi Cashew Company (VLC), started from a young age. Based in Kerala, India, VLC was established in 1957 and is India’s largest (and one of the world's biggest) manufacturers and exporters of cashew kernels and cashew nutshell liquid.
A guide to overcoming insecurities for those attending grad school with far more experienced peers
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Fahima Farha was just a few months into her first job at one of the Big Four audit firms when the SMU accountancy graduate realised she was interested in organisational development — the process of helping organisations build their capacity to change and achieve greater effectiveness.
WFH Series: MiM student Katherine Lundevall's learnings during circuit breaker
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Many students have been missing the spontaneous day-to-day interactions with their classmates and teachers as they try to adjust to remote learning, but that’s not to say that spontaneity is absent when their interactions take place on online platforms. Just ask Katherine Lundevall, a Norwegian who is currently part of the Master of Science in Management (MiM) programme at Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business (SMU LKCSB).