Move Me Relocation Services
















Housing moving or relocation is a part of our life triggered by new needs and desire. We relocated may due to getting new jobs, moving to a better housing community or environment, new home after marriage, social mobility and desire for change such as escaping of busy lifestyle in city. Buying a new home or renovate your home may be an easy task because there are a lot of options available. However, how about the task of moving from your old home to the new place? It takes times and strenuous efforts to move your stuff and cumulative years of inventories. There it goes that you need the help of relocation expert or house moving specialist.

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Relocation specialist are no more hard labor job, small operator that using a single old truck as we imagine. It is where the use of better system to give the best alternative of moving homes with the lowest cost to consumer. A lot of relocation specialist may have their own websites as interface to customers where exposure of internet is wide, especially in developed nation such as United States and Europe. It is where we came across one of these interesting website from United Kingdom, moveme.com. Moveme.com provides planning for customers to move or relocate.


Highlights
  • Providing and rich and interactive media with information to would be customers. From one point it looks like a qualified property expert with advice on home buying, property market, related services such as solicitors and surveyor. It is a one stop information portal to match the customers and the services provider.
  • The site provides a relocation planner for registered users absolutely FREE. Moving house is not an easy chores, it needs weeks or month of planning. Planner assist to give a bigger picture of task need to be implemented in the given time frame.
  • Free mortgage quotes - Looking for the Best Price?
  • Wide range of selected relocation provider registered. Moveme.com will match the customer with provider based on the location and cost. Get your removal quotes now!!
  • Cost saving through some benefits offered from site services such as utilities rates, surveyor, locksmith, home alarm system, mortgages etc through Moveme.com affiliates. No more hassle on house moving problem as all information and services related to house services can be obtained on stop at Moveme.com.
  • Although operation is much linked to UK, international relocation services are also provided.


This Site has won Yahoo Innovation Award and Yahoo People's Choice Award
















(Snapshot of the Move Planner)

For those who need relocation services within UK, to UK or out from UK, Moveme.com may be your specialist solution provider.

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Rightsizing
























Rightsizing is still one of the most pertinent corporate issues in the 1990s as organizations continue to operate in conditions of economic depression, cost constraints, intense competition, market deregulation and structural changes such as mergers and acquisitions. Subsequent to this most industries have experienced slowed growth in a period of intense competition that is complicated by the high degree of uncertainty in the business environment. In these circumstances a fundamental dilemma is to maintain both high organization adaptability and high workforce commitment. This is a difficult task because the constant resizing and restructuring required for adaptability may undermine the employee security needed for commitment.

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Rachid Zeffane and Geoffrey Mayo



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Changes in the Japanese Market Environment





















Changes in the Japanese Market Environment and Expectations for Foreign Direct Investments in Japan by Foreign Enterprises

1) Progress of Globalization
A process of globalization is taking place in all industries under the mechanism of the market
economy with mergers and acquisition activities and corporate strategic alliances transcending
national borders taking place at an accelerated pace. Competition is being carried out on a global scale in the automobile, electrical equipment, communications and pharmaceutical sectors. In these areas, new global standards are being established. For example, in the construction industry, it is now a global requirement to acquire a standard ISO 9000 series, which has been established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In the automobile industry, the Big Three in the United States have added supplemental items to the ISO 9000 series to establish QS 9000 and require investigation by a third party. In addition, in many parts of the world market, participants are being required to fulfill ISO 14000; the environmental protection standards established by the ISO to meet the local environmental protection policies. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) has almost completed the preparations for the International Accounting Standards (IAS) that were designed to facilitate the global standard for accounting. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), of which Japan’s Ministry of Finance is a member, has indicated their intention of its adoption beginning in the year 2002. In these various sectors, globalization of standards have been progressing and are affecting the various industry sectors and markets.

2) Innovation in the Information/Communications Industry
Since the beginning of the 1990’s, “innovation in the information and communications
industry” evolving around the concept of digital information has been taking place. Computer
equipment, cellular phone equipment, digital videodiscs (DVD) and other new software have
been developed. Information networks consisting of such devices have brought about changes
in all industrial areas.

The reach of the “innovation in the information and communications” has not been limited to
industry. It has caused the popularization and increased usage of the Internet among administrative agencies and institutions , with a high level of public orientation, such as schools, hospitals , and households. In the finance and securities areas, the use of electronic money is being realized. Businesses are being developed using information networks in the distribution and the business support areas.

3) Need for Preservation of the Environment
Today, environmental preservation issues, global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer,
acid rain, water pollution, and desertification have been cited on a worldwide scale and
measures are being discussed. As a proposed solution, a global agreement on the emission
standards for carbon dioxide emissions in each country was achieved during the 1998 Kyoto
Environmental Conference.

In Japan, laws and standards have been implemented for environmental preservation and
measures are being taken to strictly enforce the installation of pollution control equipment and
reporting systems relating to the regulatory standards. Every industry will be required to adopt
environmental protection equipment and systems, which is expected to lead to a major
development of an entirely new environmental-related business market.


4) The Aging Population and Declining Birthrate
In the near future, Japan will become one of the most aged societies. Early signs of an aging
population appeared in the 1980’s and accelerated in the 90’s. It is expected to increase at the
same pace in the future, while the birthrate declined to 1.38 children per female in 1998. These
trends will expand the markets for medical care, welfare, and nursing markets, as well as affect
the housing and the service industries.


5) Shifts in Lifestyles and Health Consciousness
A trend toward diversification of people ’s values and individualism has been noted in the people of Japan today. They are beginning to enjoy life through new leisure and sports activities without binding by the existing set of values. People are taking an interest in their health by joining fitness and sports clubs, and lifelong education and culture centers are gaining popularity.


6) Reforms in the Company Organization “Kaisha”
Amendments to the Commercial Law and the Anti-Monopoly Law led to the following changes
in company systems:
· Introduction of a stock option system
· Purchase of own shares
· Simplification of merger process
· Lifting of the prohibitions against holding companies

The stock option system is a compensation system that has been introduced into Japan from the United States. It is a tool to provide incentives to motivate the corporation’s officers and staff toward improving corporate performance. Preferential tax treatment for the income from
exercising options has also been established under the Income Tax Law.
Purchase of own shares is the purchase by the company of its shares using earnings or other
profits. Through this operation, the corporation can enhance its ability to efficiently and
flexibly manage its cash flows.

Merger procedures have been simplified through the abbreviation of the requirement for individual notification of the merger in creditor protection procedures, as well as through abolition of the report and establishment meetings. On the other hand, steps have been taken to enhance information disclosure for the shareholders and creditors to protect creditors and investors.

A holding company enables the decision making process to proceed more quickly because the
management of the group of enterprises and individual businesses is separated.

Major issues for structural reforms that are outstanding are:
· Introduction of share exchange
· Enhancement of corporate information disclosures (consolidated financial reporting base)
· Preparations of laws relating to mergers and acquisitions
· Tax reforms (introduction of a consolidated taxation system)
· Defined contribution pension system, fee-based job placement services, reforms to the
qualification system
· System reform relating to land (relaxation of land use restrictions, system preparation for
securitization of real estate)





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