title: Book review: Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India

authors: Beattie, James John

abstract: This article reviews the book “Flora’s Empire: British gardens in India”, by Eugenia W. Herbert.

text: Book review: Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India This article reviews the book “Flora’s Empire: British gardens in India”, by Eugenia W. Herbert.

year: 2012

title: Retail value stream management

authors: Powell, Mark

subjects: retail industry

abstract: In this paper the authors translate, integrate and synthesise supply chain management concepts for application in the retail sector. Although a number of best practice retail supply chains have been well popularised, the majority of retailers are struggling with applying the traditionally manufacturing-focussed concepts of supply chain management. This paper provides a comprehensive toolkit, comprising seven retail value stream principles specifically aimed at translating supply chain management for retailers. These seven principles are focus on the customers' perception of value; engineer value streams to match customer requirements; remove non-value adding waste; maximise customer pull; optimise the total supply chain; develop win-win supply chain relationships; and continuously review and improve, striving for perfection. Case applications of these principles clearly highlight the significant improvements possible in retail supply chain competence and the resultant competitiveness.

text: Retail value stream management In this paper the authors translate, integrate and synthesise supply chain management concepts for application in the retail sector. Although a number of best practice retail supply chains have been well popularised, the majority of retailers are struggling with applying the traditionally manufacturing-focussed concepts of supply chain management. This paper provides a comprehensive toolkit, comprising seven retail value stream principles specifically aimed at translating supply chain management for retailers. These seven principles are focus on the customers' perception of value; engineer value streams to match customer requirements; remove non-value adding waste; maximise customer pull; optimise the total supply chain; develop win-win supply chain relationships; and continuously review and improve, striving for perfection. Case applications of these principles clearly highlight the significant improvements possible in retail supply chain competence and the resultant competitiveness.

year: 2010

title: Transitioning from kōhanga reo to kura

authors: Hohepa, Margie Kahukura

abstract: This is a collaborative cross-sector research project involving a kōhanga reo (Māori immersion early childhood language nest) kura (Māori language immersion school) and university-based researchers. It focuses on tamariki (children) moving from kōhanga reo to kura classrooms and will examine the development of an 'akoranga whakawhiti', a transition programme that will be based at Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kuaka in Hamilton. The over arching research question for this project is: Pēhea rā te āhuatanga me te kounga o ngā whakawhitinga mai i te kōhanga ki te kura mō ngā tamariki, whānau, kaiako me te hāpori? - What do effective transitions from kōhanga reo to kura look like, feel like, and sound like, for tamariki, whānau, kaiako and the community? The project aims to provide important new insights into learning and teaching in Māori-medium settings and into ways of enhancing transitions from Maori-medium early childhood education to Māori medium classrooms.

text: Transitioning from kōhanga reo to kura This is a collaborative cross-sector research project involving a kōhanga reo (Māori immersion early childhood language nest) kura (Māori language immersion school) and university-based researchers. It focuses on tamariki (children) moving from kōhanga reo to kura classrooms and will examine the development of an 'akoranga whakawhiti', a transition programme that will be based at Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kuaka in Hamilton. The over arching research question for this project is: Pēhea rā te āhuatanga me te kounga o ngā whakawhitinga mai i te kōhanga ki te kura mō ngā tamariki, whānau, kaiako me te hāpori? - What do effective transitions from kōhanga reo to kura look like, feel like, and sound like, for tamariki, whānau, kaiako and the community? The project aims to provide important new insights into learning and teaching in Māori-medium settings and into ways of enhancing transitions from Maori-medium early childhood education to Māori medium classrooms.

year: 2014