This goal of this paper is to provide a framework by which China should accelerate the development and production of new energy vehicles, which should effectively address current energy and environmental pressures, while promoting the sustainable development of the automotive industry, which is an urgent task. In addition, this paper provides guidelines that seek to transform China’s auto indus...

The present investigation is a case study of Lucknow, the main metropolis in Northern India, which succumbs to a major problem of municipal solid waste and its management. A qualitative investigation using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis (SWOT) has been successfully implemented through this community participation study. This qualitative investigation emphasizes the li...

Quality strategies more often than not focus on satisfying the customers’ needs and vow to make and implement policies aiming at fulfilling expectations of customers and other interested parties. While generally a Quality Strategy addresses all the variables of Internal Environment; the extent to which the current generic models (of making Quality Strategy) address External Environment is limit...

Continuously transforming technologies, deregulation, everincreasing consumer demands and expectations cause pressure and place companies under continuous risk and uncertainty when formulating strategies. Complex organisational internal issues, effective application, complementarity and co-ordination of resource requirements, paired with internal politics and the need to accomplish levels of ex...

The aim of this study is to explore the application of Boston matrix combined with SWOT analysis on operational development and evaluations of hospital departments. We selected 73 clinical and medical technology departments of our hospital from 2011 to 2013, and evaluated our hospital by Boston matrix combined with SWOT analysis according to the volume of services, medical quality, work efficie...

Petrol scarcity is a malady and a serious economic problem in Nigeria. Successive governments have, often times, used it as a case for political advances, yet petrol scarcity remained an undefeatable macroeconomic monster in Nigeria. The need for petrol, its availability and affordability is obviously important especially as the risks and its attendant effects are undesirable. Thus, this invest...