Perspectives of outsourcing business in Australia and Singapore

57 p.In today's global business era, outsourcing is one of the major strategies adopted by companies / organizations in achieving their goals. Especially during the last two decades, outsourcing of services has been the general practice adopted by companies for profitability and growth needs. The major drivers of outsourcing are to reduce and control operating cost, improve company focus, share part of the company risk and access to new capabilities. American and Western European companies have matured markets for outsourcing service providers and rising economies in Asian countries are benefiting from outsourcing business. Singapore and Australia are the developed nations in Asia pacific and companies in the two countries are journeying towards a matured market of outsourcing.Master of Business Administration (Nanyang Fellows

Effect of coconut testa flour on cookie characteristics

A study was conducted to assess the effect of coconut testa flour (CTF) on quality characteristics of cookies by varying the proportion of CTF in wheat flour from 10 to 60% (w/w). Cookies samples prepared according to a standard recipe were evaluated by proximate composition, hardness, amylose content, and shelf-life stability. A 30 members sensory panel was employed to determine the critical limit of CTF fortification for acceptable quality cookies. Results showed that CTF substitution up to 30% was possible without affecting the overall acceptability of cookies. Keeping quality of the cookies remains within the acceptable range throughout three-month storage period