...QNP 5000 | Submitted to: | | Submitted by: | | | | | | | Date of Submission Title of Assignment: Case 5.3 “Boise Cascade Corporation CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student's Signature: ______________________________ ***************************************************************** Instructor's Grade on Assignment: Instructor's Comments: Introduction: A mill manager from the Boise Cascade Corporation would like to calculate the number of scaling stations that should be in operation at any given time. The manager wants to minimize the time a truck has to wait, at the same the manager doesn’t want to have scales open unnecessarily, wasting workers time and the company money. Having to many scales open without enough trucks will result in needlessly high cost and wasteful spending, while not having enough scales open will result in trucks having to wait. The manager has to decide the optimal number of scales to open so that the Boise Cascade Corporation runs effectively and efficiently. Boise Cascade Corporation receives lumber mill logs, scales them, and puts them in a log pond. Each scale can operate at a capacity of 6...
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...Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C Tiffany Phifer BUS/475 June 1, 2015 Bruce Voris Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C Innovation is vital in most if not all businesses. Innovation brings a sense of new and critical ideas to the table that will businesses thrive towards the future. Without innovative ideas business would not succeed in the world we live in today. Although every business has a different structure with different goals in mind, innovative ideas are the key to each business productivity and success. In explaining the importance of a innovative business vision, mission, values, and determining a business model for Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C. this will help the company to succeed in their future endeavors. Innovation Most good company’s know the importance of innovation; therefore, let’s look at an overview of innovation in business to really breakdown the structure and its components. According to “Queensland Government” (2015), “There are several reasons why the generation of new ideas can be critical to your business’s success. Although every organization will have its own priorities and sector-specific issues to balance, businesses that fail to innovate run the risk of losing ground to competitors, losing key staff, or simply operation inefficiently. Innovation can be a key differentiator between market leaders and their rivals” (Why business innovation is important). Innovation is a key part of an organizations business and its plan to succeed. According to “Queensland...
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...In the past, there have been many minors who have done numerous of acts in which they are punished in a reasonable manner. Just imagine if the parents of these children were put on trail instead of the minors. Why should a parent have to suffer the consequences for their child’s mistake, in which they probably had no idea what the child was doing. According to The Beaufort Gazette in Beaufort, SC, “A couple in Boise, Idaho now faces criminal charges because their 10- and 12-year old sons sexually molested three of their younger siblings, starting when one of the children was just one month old.” The report goes on to say, “Prosecutors said one girl was just 2 years old when the abuse started in October 2002. The other girl was less than 8 months old. The sexual abuse of the boy allegedly began in December 2002, when he was just one month old.” According to The Idaho Statesman Newspaper in Boise, Idaho, “The parents are being charged with four counts of felonies. The first three include the connection with the allegations of sexual abuse by the boys, and the fourth charge addresses allowing a child to walk on dirty floors, in which resulted in infected cuts on the child’s feet.” This sounds more like a child neglect case rather than a connection of a child molestation case. I am not defending the couple in any way, but I feel there is no proof of them knowing about such acts going on between their children. Therefore, it will be hard to prosecute the couple...
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...Idaho In the early nineteenth century was a diverse landscape, not just one of native people but a rich array of precious minerals, plants, and animals. To early settlers shuffling along the Oregon Trail its daunting mountains and endless valleys must have seemed impenetrable yet awe inspiring. In less than one hundred years this virgin territory would go from its first permanent nonnative settlement in 1809 to becoming the 43th state in the union. The journey Idaho took to statehood is full of boom towns, gold, and Indian Battles and yet despite these hardships men, women, and children flocked to this new land by the thousands. The precious metals found in Idaho’s rocky soil drew Idaho’s first permanent American residents, funded the development of its budding economy but at the same time pushed out the native population who had been living here for centuries, without gold and silver Idaho might have never become the state it is today. Mining has a long history in Idaho, small towns that are now but crumbling buildings on a barren stretch of deserted road were once communities that housed thousands of workers. Silver City is one such example. Built into the rugged expanse of the Rocky Mountains known as the Owyhees, Silver City was founded in 1862. In its prime, this mining town had about 75 businesses, twelve Ore processing plants and 2,500 people that called the dry region home. It was the first place in Idaho to receive electricity and phone service, but despite these...
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...Research Essay Federal Lands in Idaho Should be Managed by Idaho This year the federal government spent a billion dollars fighting wild fires. The Prepare Act, currently under consideration in Congress, would give funds to local governments for wild fire mitigation. FEMA would provide oversight for any funds directed to the states as the recent fire season was considered a disaster. Prepare, Ready, Equip, and Prevent Areas at Risk of Emergency Wildfires Act of 2013 or the PREPARE Act of 2013, was authored in part by Idaho’s own Senator Crapo and Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado (The Library of Congress, S.1428, .IS, 2013-2014). The federal government is aware that our forests have been mismanaged and this act, in a small way, helps to make up for previous management practices. It does not do enough to mitigate the effects of pests and wildfires that endanger our forests in Idaho. Some of you may know a little about the ownership of federal lands in Idaho. This paper will help you to learn more about this. Some of you may know a lot about ownership of federal lands in Idaho. Perhaps you know someone personally who has dealt with land issues in Idaho. Hopefully, you will learn something new about this topic that persuade you that the State of Idaho needs to assume ownership and oversight of these public lands. I was employed by the timber industry for several years and spent time lobbying on their behalf to keep public lands open for logging. I have researched...
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...William Smith ENG110 Nancy Alman The Comparison of Living in Oregon as to living in Michigan I have lived in many states in my life time but when it comes to comparing states, I would have to go with Oregon and Michigan. I found that the differences with these two states would have to be these three things. First would have to be the seasons, then the landscape, and finally it would be the people. Oregon tends to have only two seasons. They are summer and winter, or as the locals say wet and dry. In the summer time it gets into the 90’s, yet at night it gets down into the 50’s, which makes for some nice sleeping weather. The summers are a very dry time of year in Oregon. There are no big thunderstorms, no lightening, and very little, if no rain at all. This type of climate makes it hard to grow certain types of crops. Do to the lack of rain and the cool temperatures at night. The one crop that grows best is grass. The Willamette Valley, namely Linn and Benton counties, is the world’s largest producers of cool- weather grasses. Now we come to the winter season. Ah yes, better known as the rainy season, during which it rains for eight months. Because of the amount of rain that falls, grass and fescue, grows very well in this region. The only problem with winter, other than the rain, is that the sun does not come out very often. With the lack of sun shine and over cast skies comes a feeling of depression. Oregon...
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...Mount St Helens Mount St. Helens is an active volcano in America. The part of America it is in is the Skamania County, Washington, in Northwest United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington, and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St Helens is a stratovolcano. It last eruption in July 10, 2008. It is 2,550 m high. It was first ascended in 1853. It is in the Cascade Range. Its first ascender was Thomas J. Dryer. Mount St Helens was caused by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate under the North American plate. The collision of these two plates is called a collision instead of a destructive because they are both continental plates. In 1980, a major eruption happened at Mount St. Helens. The eruption was the only significant one to occur in the 51 U.S. states since the 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California. The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes caused by magma close to the volcanos surface that created a fracture system and a huge bulge to occur on the North side of the volcano. Prior to the eruption, USGS scientists convinced local authorities to close Mount St. Helens to the general public their work saved thousands of lives. An earthquake on May 18, 1980, caused the entire north face to slide away creating the largest landslide ever recorded. Because of this it exposed the molten rock in the volcano to lower pressure. This caused the rock to explode. An eruption rose 80,000 feet into the atmosphere. Also the snow on the...
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...Shasta County, California Nestled in the middle of Northern California is Shasta County. Population approximately 176,980 as of 2013 and is only one and half hours from the Oregon border. The county is beautiful with forests and mountains, home to Mt. Shasta covered with snow year round and Lake Shasta a very popular water skiing and houseboat resort. Temperatures in the county fluctuate depending on the season from the 100's to freezing with snow. Outdoor activities are the principal recreation, something for everyone. Look to the east and you can see Lassen Peak, an active volcano. There are many small communities within Shasta County that are considered rural. Sounds pristine and inviting. What lies beneath this beautiful blanket of beauty is a county economically crippled. There are many contributing factors to the economic decline in Shasta County that has come full circle evolving from the 1960's. Let's look at a simplified synopsis of the multiplier effects that have affected the economy. Physical isolation: Shasta County’s physical location is more isolated than most other areas or counties of California. Unemployment: the area is economically depressed and has not recovered since the recession of 2008-2009. The unemployment rate remains higher in Shasta County for 2012 than the California's average. Health facilities: There are two large hospitals located in Redding of Shasta County with only two small facilities in the outlying areas with no mental...
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...Written Assignment #3 The Hood is Real Damian McElroy Word Count: 1525 Due: Nov 18, 2014 Introduction The High Cascade volcanoes are comprised with many volcanoes formed by basaltic eruptions many years ago. More specifically this research report will be designated to the Mt. Hood region seen in figure (1). Research from articles will be provided with references of their origins and give a clear description of the “Hood”, as well as any dangers it may present to populations near by if it were to become unstable. The research comprised within this report is specific and done so with the use of Google Earth images and articles designated to the specific Mt. Hood area; with this research, a hazard assessment and a reliable research station location will be clearly justified and outlined respectively. Description Mt. Hood is a stratovolcano located 45° 21'58.83"N, 121° 41' 43.51"W, has a diameter of 8.83km-10km (This will vary depending on where the diameter is measured from) and a maximum height of 3426m. The elevation profile can be seen in Figure (2), which distinctively justifies the reason for Mt. Hood being classified as a stratovolcano, due to the very steep slope and maximum height of the mountain. Mount Hood, Oregon's highest peak forms a prominent backdrop to the state's largest city, Portland (Smithsonian Institution, 2013). The glacially eroded volcano has been subject to four major eruptive periods during the past 15,000 years (Smithsonian Institution, 2013)...
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...then, the volcano has erupted more than ten times, with the most recent one which started in September 2010 and continued through January 2011. The Black Tusk The Black Tusk is a stratovolcano and a pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,319 m (7,608 ft) above sea level,[3] the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler, British Columbia. Distinctive and immediately identifiable, The Black Tusk is among the best known mountains in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Canadian Cascade Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range. Blackfoot diatreme The Blackfoot diatreme is a diatreme in southeastern British Columbia, Canada,...
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...Boise, Idaho also known as the “City of Trees”! Growing up in Boise, I have always felt relatively safe, and well aware of my surroundings. The majority of the people living in the Treasure Valley tend to be very genuine, friendly, and for the most part extremely helpful. It is not unusual for a complete stranger to cross your path, with a bright smile clear across their face, or even complement you on your sundress. Our community as a whole seems to be like a close-nit family, who is always looking out for one another. In 2006, an article from CNN Money, rated Boise as the “Number 8. Best places to live in”. We have great real estate prices that tend to lead more and more people from different states such as California and Texas to call Boise their new home. The Boise School District has always had great overall reviews, and from my own personal experiences I would have to agree. All of these signs would make one believe there would be a low risk of gang and violence in our smaller community, but after a bit of research I found there to be many difference cases of violence throughout the Treasure Valley. There are thousands of battered women’s programs across the country that works to provide emergency shelter and other services for violent families. In Idaho, there are 24 such programs with a variety of different services to help the community. “Research shows that violence can be prevented or reduced when authorities intervene. Otherwise, the cycle of violence and...
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...Alvin Secord The format of my presentation is structured as presented on the assignment sheet starting from Background information on the community of Weed, California U.S.A followed by the emergency that accumulated within the community and the actions taken by the Emergency Mangers, personnel and problems they faced and overcame. I will then go into my explanation of how I would deal with the emergency as the towns Emergency Manager from there I will digress into what steps should occur to effectively deal with the emergency. Background information on the community (Weed, California) The town of Weed located at the base of Mount Shasta in the Cascade Mountains of California U.S.A just south of the Oregon border with a small population of 2,967 it lays as an attraction for tourist looking to explore the Cascade Mountains or the towns Italian Carnevale. Although the town is located at the base of a mountain it still has unincorporated subdivisions just outside of the town that hold the same P.O box numbers and Zip codes. With the combine populations of these small Subdivisions the total populations of the area is 6,318. The city is well known for its productions of lumbering and manufacturing facilities as well as its ethnic diversity. What is the emergency? On September 15th, 2014 a 375 acre wildfire was pushed by 64km wind that lead to the destruction of 100 homes in Weed with the result of an evacuation order to 1,500 residents (video in presentation) Actions...
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...Rainier is a National Park and has a whopping average of 1,875,651 people visit every year which isn’t even enough to be in the “Top Ten Most Visited National Parks”. People often wonder, “Is it safe to visit Mount Rainier?”, and it is. Mount Rainier is considered a episodically active volcano which means that it won’t erupt any time soon but will eventually. At Mount Rainier, you can do many activities while you are there such as walk on trails, climb to the summit, or just go on a simple bike ride. Where is Mount Rainier? Mount Rainier is located in Tacoma, Washington just over two hours away from downtown Seattle, Washington. Its exact coordinates are 46.8529° N, 121.7604° W. The mountain range that this volcano is apart of is the Cascade Range which travels throughout many states such as California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The National Park’s land is approximately 369.3 mi² which is not huge compared to other National Parks....
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... Mount Zion, Washington, located just north of Rock Island, where the rain was soft, the fog was thick, and, if you were lucky enough to live near one of its many orchards, the air was rich with the perfume of apple blossoms. Known as the ((Liminal Capitol)) of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Zion earned itself a reputation ((spooky made up legend maybe something that happened bc of cult activity that we dont know about yet)) and is, unfortunately, where our story takes place. “I want to give you some information and explain myself before this gets ugly, detective,” Edward spoke into the phone, echoed by the chattering of cicadas. Edward Forez, a nervous man of only twenty-three and suspect in the ongoing Whitfield investigation, was not remarkable in any way. Forez drifted through rural life under the radar; a small town journalist, living on a small town journalist's salary. “I wouldn't exactly call this pretty, Ed.” I responded, shutting the door to my truck. “Why don't we meet at the police department and get this on record?” “No, too many eyes. We'll rendezvous at Wenatchee River.” He said with determination and ended the call. It was believed that his boss, Michael Whitfield, was using the paper as a cover for ((some kind of operation. EXPLAIN)) but that wasn't the topic Edward wanted to discuss with me that night. Grinding the rocky soil below, the tires of my shitty blue pick up truck lurched to a stop at the forest's edge when I received my second phone call of the...
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...PENDAHULUAN 1.1. Latar Belakang Boise Cascade Corporation merupakan suatu perusahaan produk hutan yang terintegrasi dengan operasi yang lokasi utamanya berada di Amerika Serikat dan Kanada. Sejak tahun 1988-1990, rata-rata penjualan tahunan mencapai sekitar $4 miliar. Laba tahunan yang hampir mencapai $300 juta pada tahun 1988-1989 anjlok pada tahun 1990 menjadi $75 juta. Pada tahun 1991, area Jasa Pemrosesan Data Perusahaan (corporate data processing service – CDPS) mengubah cara pengenaan biaya kepada kelompok pengguna (user) atas personal computer (PC) yang digunakan pada gedung kantor pusat perusahaan. Tagihan baru sebesar $100 per bulan per PC dibuat untuk menutup sebagian biaya CDPS dalam mendukung para pengguna PC. Boise Cascade membebankan biaya bagi para pengguna sentral selama bertahun-tahun, dan selama tahun-tahun para manajer CDPS melakukan banyak perubahan terakhir dalam evolusi sistem yang terus berlangsung. CDPS mengklasifikasikan data penagihan kedalam enam kategori jasa utama yakni, batch proseccing, costumer batch processing, remote job entry processing, CICS processing, TP processing dan TSO processing. Para manajer CDPS mengira bahwa sistem penagihan yang sekarang berjalan denggan baik, meskipun mereja menyadari bahwa hal tersebut dapat berubah dalam hal tertentu. Meskipun demikian bebrapa pengguna mengeluh tentang sistem tersebut. Beberapa di antara bahkan mengira Boise Cascade akan mendapat pelayanan yang lebih baik jika para pengguna tidak dibebani...
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