Market Forces (Journal of Management, Business and Economics, College of Management Science, PAF-KIET)
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PCA BASED CLASSIFICATION OF SINGLE-LAYERED CLOUD TYPES
Full text linkThe paper presents an automatic classification system, which discriminates the different types of single-layered clouds using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with enhanced accuracy as compared to other techniques. PCA is an image classification technique, which is typically used for face recognition. PCA can be used to identify the image features called principal components. A principal component is a peculiar feature of an image. The approach described in this paper uses this PCA capability for enhancing the accuracy of cloud image analysis. To demonstrate this enhancement, a software classifier system has been developed that incorporates PCA capability for better discrimination of cloud images. The system is first trained by cloud images. In training phase, system reads major principal features of the different cloud images to produce an image space. In testing phase, a new cloud image can be classified by comparing it with the specified image space using the PCA algorithm
PAKISTAN’S INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS
Full text linkThe United Nation Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) annual review of industrial performance contains important insights for Pakistani policy makers. It provides overwhelming evidence to show that Pakistan is rapidly losing ground in world manufacturing market
CORPORTATVIE PERFORMANCE OF ISLAMIC AND COMMERCIAL BANKS
Full text linkThis note compares the financial performance of Islamic and conventional banks. In this regard, two Islamic banks “Meezan Bank Limited†and “Al Baraka Islamic Bank†and two conventional banks “KASB Bank†and “Bolan Bank†have been chosen for evaluation. Meezan Bank Limited has been compared with KASB Bank and Al Baraka Islamic Bank has been compared with Bolan Bank. we have selected banks of broadly similar size in terms of deposits. Banks selected for comparative analysis have roughly equivalent deposit levels
EXPORT FILE
Full text linkThis series reports data, on Pakistan’s major exports commodities and their destinations. In this issue we present data on the top 20 major products exported to the USA and Dubai. We also report data on Cotton Fabrics and Bed wear exported by Pakistan
GORDON BETHUNE FROM WORST TO FIRST
Full text linkGordon Bethune, the CEO of Continental Airlines, has written From Worst to First, an account of how he turned that airline from lackluster to leader, in just a-year-and- a-half. He is not bragging, but rather sharing the secrets of leadership that can transform other companies. Gordon Bethune emerges as an inspirational leader, by bringing Continental Airlines back from the brink, in 1994, which is a truly phenomenal management turnarounds of our times. This book is a refreshing proof of focus on customer satisfaction being an effective spearhead for a turnaround strategy
CATERING STRATEGY: A STUDY OF HANIF RAJPUT
Full text linkSher Khan folded his jai namaz mat presented years ago by his mentor Hanif Rajput and got ready for his daily chores. He is a driver of one of the many catering vans possessed by Hanif Rajput Caterers. Putting on his jacket with HR block printed on its back he got behind the wheels and headed towards the kitchens to load the cuisine and head for the KMC Gardens where it had to be delivered for the wedding party of one of the clients.He rolled out with many other vans from the kitchen located in KMC sport complex at 7 PM. The traffic was heavy tonight however he managed to reach the DHA Gardens at 8.30 PM. He offloaded the “dhegsâ€; Mohammad Khan an old crony of his meticulously checked the contents with the Tally Card and signed the receipt. Meanwhile Sher Khan looked at the Gardens, which were cloaked with shamianas and blazing with fancy lights. It was too early for guests but there seemed a lot of hustle and bustle in the vicinity. The stage decorators were in their last phase plugging in the orchids and roses around the podium, waiters were putting the spirit lamps under the dishes and carpets were being swept. He thought of the day when his daughter got a similar wedding treat from the company five years ago, which was funded by Hanif sahib!Mohammad Khan refocused his attention by delivering the receipt, which he pocketed and looked up his next call station. He had to go to KMC Gardens and pick up the shamianas and chairs of last evening’s function and offload them at a business tycoon’s residence in Bath Island. By the time all his chores were over it was well past 2AM and Sher Khan parked his van and took the M17 coach and headed for his home in Balouch Colony
EQBAL AHMED BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE Karachi Oxford University Press
Full text linkEqbal Ahmed a populist sociologist came to prominence in the late 1960s due to his support for the Indian invasion of East Pakistan. He was then projected as a progressive intellectual by the American establishment and stationed in Pakistan since 1991. Along with Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian, Eqbal Ahmed led the imperialist campaign against Pakistan’s nuclear program during the last year of his life. The Clinton administration sponsored this campaign
BUILDING TRUST IN INVESTMENT BANKS: WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
Full text linkPaper Presented at a conference on Investment Banking organized by the College of Management Sciences PAF-KIET and Business Solutions in July 2005 at Karachi