...Corporation In early 1992, Richard Sullivan, recently appointed vice president in the Heavy Equipment Division (HED) of the Automotive Supplier Group of the Wriston Manufacturing Corporation, scrutinized one more time the P&L forecast for the Detroit plant—part of a lengthy report on the future of the plant which had been prepared by a task force Sullivan had appointed six months earlier. Sullivan had joined the division in 1988 as division controller, and for several years had watched the plant perform at a level well below division expectations. In addition, he sensed that the plant had lost its spirit. Over the years, products with growth potential had been transferred to new plants and with them had gone investment dollars and management talent. "For the past 20 years," a plant engineer said, "people have been expecting the plant to close." The Detroit plant’s sales were expected to remain in the $35-40 million range, and the task force had concluded that "at best a break-even operation is expected for at least five years if the operation is left as is." Sullivan noted, "On the first cut, it looks like we cannot achieve an acceptable level of profitability at Detroit even if we raised prices and cut hourly wages." With the Detroit facility now his direct responsibility, Sullivan felt it important to address the problem. He did not believe that the existing plant was viable in the long run; in the shorter run, however, he saw three major alternatives: 1. Close...
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...1938 (FLSA), as “the most far-reaching, far-sighted program for the benefit of workers ever adopted in this or any other country.” A law drafted by Senator Hugo Black of Alabama and signed into law in June 1938, the FLSA was designed to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages” by establishing an eventual maximum 40 weekly work hours. Henderson, David R. "Raising the Minimum Wage Will Not Reduce Poverty." Poverty. Ed. Viqi Wagner. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "The Negative Effects of the Minimum...
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...Annotated Bibliography "Introduction to Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory? : At Issue." Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory? Ed. Roman (Espejo.) Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2014. N. pag. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 Feb. 2016. This site provide basic information about how the religion has his own reasons to don't take the mandatory vaccinations,they try to make it non mandatory.It may be relevant because it has to do with the subject and from this point of view are against.The article speaks clearly that vaccines should not be mandatory especially for religious people and they have their way of seeing the world and see vaccines as unnecessary,this supports the research in the sense that it is against the mandatory vaccines.In fact if there are other sources that support this conclusion nonreligious but other items exactly where they think that vaccines should not be mandatory.Of course, a person can rely on this article and be of great help also be easy to understand because the reading level is not as high, if you ask me would say that is normal average. (Klein, Kristin, and Sherry Luedtke.) "HPV Vaccinations Should Be Given to All Adolescent Girls." Should Vaccinations Be Mandatory? Ed. Roman Espejo. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2014. At Issue. Rpt. of "Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: A Case for Mandatory Immunization?" Www.ppag.org. N.p.: n.p., 2008. N. pag. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2016. This source provides specific information...
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...A Case Study Scenario of Communication Systems Integration Group (CSIG) Background Communication Systems Integration Group (CSIG) is a full-service integrator of audio-video production, and post-production systems of both hardware and software solutions. CSIG has six key players whose dedication is to provide customer satisfaction despite the environment the company finds itself. The headquarters are in Detroit, with satellite offices in Kalamazoo, MI, Cincinnati, and Cleveland, OH. The company has other members who are the back-born of the Group. These include (10) sales personnel, (1) engineer, (2) bench technicians, (8) field technicians, (3) administrative managers, (1) project manager and a shipping personnel. The company coordinates its major services from Detroit, the main headquarters. Together, there are 32 employees whose efforts in business bring in an Annual Gross Sales of $17 million per year. In the effort of restructuring the company, and finding the problems that are posing threat to the progress of the company, CSIG has contracted Grams Tracking Firm to provide a viable solution for the scenario in which the company currently finds itself. This case study includes the problems, and their explanation, functional criteria such as different alternatives, evaluations and some recommendations. Problems SCIG has experienced three major events in the last 90 days. • High operating costs • Competition, and, • Salesperson left the company. • Business...
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...Working Women: On top, and the bottom Traditional gender roles have long dictated that men were to be counted on as the main provider (instrumental role) in their families, while women’s roles were to support their families, raise the children, and fulfill domestic duties within the home (expressive role). However, this is no longer the case; in fact the percentage of American women that hold a paid job outside the home have doubled since the 1950’s. There is approximately 72 million women who hold jobs or are looking for jobs, accounting for 58.6 percent of the American workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010). In the evolution of gender roles, women account for more than half of the labor force, earn a majority of their families' income, and still contribute more around the home than their husbands. For families with children, a new economic reality is further influencing an already-growing trend, which is women asserting the role as primary breadwinners while husbands adopt the role of primary caregivers. "Some 140,000 married men acted as their family's primary caregivers last year [2008], up from 98,000 in 2003." (Gomstyn, 2012). As previously stated, women account for more than half of the American workforce, and “the last time that the economic climate moved such large numbers of women into primary breadwinner roles was the Great Depression” (Coontz, 2010). Nevertheless, even with such dramatic changes in the labor force, women on average make about...
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...In today’s society, eating disorders have been found to affect a large number of people. The disorder does not discriminate against gender, age group, or socioeconomic status although it’s more common in the female gender. The three most common types of this psychological disorder include Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge eating. Anorexia is found in a person who refuses to eat or eats a minimal amount to cause severe weight loss. Bulimia involves a person who consumes a large amount of food and then seeks to purge himself of the caloric intake. Most commonly this is accomplished by vomiting. The third type, binge eating, is similar to bulimia accept in this particular case there is no attempt by the individual to compensate for the caloric intake. In the following research paper the causes, clinical findings, and treatment of each of these disorders will be discussed to determine how each varies from one another. Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder that is caused by self-induced starvation resulting in severe weight loss. It is considered a psychological disorder because it primarily affects healthy young individuals, mostly commonly young women, who have developed an obsession with becoming thin. It is estimated that 0.5 to 3.7 percent of females suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime (Stunkard, J. A., & Wilson, T., 2008.) The exact cause is not known, but attitudes towards physical appearance and family issues effect its development. Feasting on large...
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...Adolescence is a passage in one's life to maturity that is categorized by vigorous bodily fitness and little occurrence of disease. However, what is most astounding is that the overall sickness and death rates surge by almost 200 percent in the middle of one's early adolescent and early adulthood years. This intense increase is mostly attributed to the rise in risk-taking, adventure-seeking, and inconsistent conduct that shadows the beginning of adolescence (Thompson, p27). These factors are responsible for contributing to viciousness, unintended harms, unsafe sexual performance, murder, suicide and driving under the Influence. Background Information In recent times, the American Society has come up with various approaches to reduce the cases...
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...University of Dubai Introduction to information system CAN DETROIT MAKE THE CARS CUSTOMERS WANT? Done by : BiLaL aLi Introduction 7788655 Why is AutoNation having a problem with its inventory? AutoNation is having a problem with its inventory. That is that they have to maintain an excessive inventory that it can't easily sell. Because of Detroit’s century-old business model, which is still continue from the dates of Henry Ford's mass production of millions of largely identical Model T's. Rather than build cars to suit customer’s preferences, Most of the U.S. car makers are production oriented but not customer oriented therefore they have to put an extra effort to sell the cars to the customers. Vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks become outcast. That case booms the question that is can the automakers will be able to sell all the cars they have. Current situation of American economy make this worse. With the slumping economy and very high gas prices, now Americans can't think of affording new vehicles like in past. They want smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicle models. AutoNation, they are being loaded with the unwanted inventory which results in stocking up there yards and also getting them costs such as interests on the money that had been borrowed from the bank. And also dealers often have a surplus of new cars sitting in their lots for months at a time that no one wants to buy it. Why is this also a problem for auto manufacturers such as GM, Ford,...
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...Use of Intravenous Heparin by North American Neurologists Do the Data Matter? Ahmad Al-Sadat, MD; Mohammad Sunbulli, MD; Seemant Chaturvedi, MD Background and Purpose—Our aim was to determine current usage patterns of intravenous heparin for patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods—A survey was undertaken of 280 neurologists from the United States and 270 neurologists from Canada. Brief vignettes were presented for the following 5 scenarios: stroke in evolution, atrial fibrillation-related stroke (A FIB), vertebrobasilar stroke, carotid territory stroke, and multiple transient ischemic attacks. The effect of medicolegal factors was also ascertained. Statistical comparisons were done with chi-squared testing. Results—US neurologists were significantly more likely than Canadian neurologists to use intravenous heparin for patients with stroke in evolution (51% versus 33%, P0.001), vertebrobasilar stroke (30% versus 8%, P0.001), carotid territory stroke (31% versus 4%, P0.001), and multiple transient ischemic attacks (47% versus 9%, P0.001). The vast majority of US and Canadian neurologists would use intravenous heparin for acute stroke patients with A FIB (88% and 84%, respectively). US neurologists more often cited medicolegal factors as a potential influence on the decision-making process than Canadian neurologists (33% versus 10%, P0.001). Conclusions—In several clinical scenarios, US neurologists were significantly more likely than Canadian neurologists...
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...the company’s job to do. There are many facets that a company has to look at, such as the trends and consumption patterns of the consumers that consumers are not too aware of. Taking all of this into consideration, the purpose of this paper will be to define economics, define microeconomics, define law of supply, as well as define the law of demand, ad to also identify the factors that lead to a change in supply and a change in demand. What is economics? Economics is more than just the “economy.” Economics is the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social customs, and political realities of the society (Colander, 2008). Merriam-Webster defines economics in a simpler way as a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services (2009). The key word in the definition given by Colander is coordinate. In the study of economics there are three central coordination problems any economy must solve, which are: what, and how much, to produce; how to produce it; and for whom to produce it (Colander, 2008). These questions are quite complicated and there are no easy answers to them. When trying to solve these questions, economies find that consumers want more than what is available to them which lead to scarcity. Scarcity comes about when the good available are too few to satisfy individuals’ desires (Colander, 2008). Therefore, economies...
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...Goodpasture’s Syndrome Goodpasture’s syndrome is a rare disease caused by an autoimmune disorder. The history and disease process will be reviewed during the education process. Following the review, this education plan will direct methods of learning, challenges, impact of quality of life for a 44-year-old male patient, named Jim. Shah, M, and Hugghins, S (2002) describe case results of a study completed about Goodpasture’s syndrome. Based on their study, the median age of a patient presenting with Goodpasture’s syndrome was 44 and the patients were predominantly male. This gentleman is the manager of a shoe store and has a history of good health. This Caucasian gentleman also has a wife of Spanish descent, and a teenage daughter. Shah, M., & Hugghins, S (2002) found the first reported case of Goodpasture's syndrome was found in an 18-year-old male patient coughing blood and presenting with renal failure. During this presentation of symptoms the pandemic of 1919 was also taking place, 2002. Stanton and Tange, 1958) used the term "Goodpasture's syndrome" to identify patients with pulmonary hemorrhage and damage to the filtrating system of the kidneys called, glomerulonephritis. In 1967 the autoimmune quality of Goodpasture's syndrome was discovered after finding antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies. Presentation of Symptoms Like most patients, Jim, presented with hemoptysis, a cough, shortness of breath on exertion, and fatigue. Other symptoms include signs and symptoms...
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...eventually to adulthood later in life. A healthy diet includes proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, vitamins, water and minerals. Dietary needs always change in terms of energy value and nutritional content of foods required for a good health. A salient general principle is that more energy is significant and is required to support periods of growth and even to fuel the active lives. Eating well and being active is significant for everyone. This study shall focus on the dietary and meal plan for adulthood stage (Ebersole, 2008). During senior or elderly years from age fifty until the end of life, a collection of both physiological and emotional changes occur in this stage. Many adults both men and women face serious health challenges such as diabetes, cancer and heart diseases during this particular stage of life. Both men and women experience a lot of loss of strength and muscle mass (Larsen, 2011). Fat deposits accumulate in the abdominal area increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes. The skin becomes thinner and in case of an injury it takes a longer period to heal. At around the age of seventy, men begin to experience bone loss since estrogen and testosterone levels begin to decline. Nervous system disorders with profound effects become common and physiological conditions such as depression make adults pay less attention to foods. Due to the reductions in the metabolic rate and lean body mass, adults require little energy than young adults. The requirement...
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...Background of Study Jade Birkley PSY480/Senior Project February 14, 2013 Professor Eric Durbrow Background of the Study In a given year 2 million Americans and 25 million people worldwide suffer from one of the top ten most debilitating diseases. Schizophrenia is a long-term major mental disorder that affects several aspects of behavior, thinking, and emotion, which makes it difficult to tell between what is real and unreal; it is also characterized by positive and negative symptoms. Either being acute with a rapid beginning and good hopes of resurgence or a chronic longer term course that builds over time. Such variation in symptoms leads to observations of discord in patients. “According to the DSM-IV, schizophrenia is a disorder characterized by deteriorating ability to function in everyday life and by some combination of hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, movement disorder, and inappropriate emotional expressions” (Kalat, 2009, p. 449). The positive symptoms fall into two cluster (psychotic and disorganized) and represent behaviors that are distorted version of normal functions. Psychotic symptoms consist of delusions (unsubstantiated beliefs) and hallucinations (hearing voices, seeing things others do not or feeling things that are not there). Disorganized symptoms “consist of inappropriate emotional displays, bizarre behaviors, incoherent speech, and thought disorder” (Kalat, 2009, p. 449). The negative symptoms represent behaviors deficiency or absence...
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...The Death Penalty Is It a Deterrent to Cop Killing And Crime in General Eastern Michigan University School of Police Staff and Command Executive Lieutenant Ronald Livingston Huntington Woods DPS Huntington Woods, MI An applied research project submitted to the Department of Interdisciplinary Technology as part of the School of Police Staff and Command Program. 2 Abstract This paper examines whether or not the Death Penalty is a deterrent to crime in general and more specific, it examines if the Death Penalty is a deterrent to the murder of Police Officers in the line of duty. It explores the history of the death penalty as our country moves through different periods in its history. Comparisons were made of regions throughout the country as to how the death penalty impacts crime in general and whether the fact that having the death penalty makes Police Officers safer with potential Cop killers knowing that the death penalty awaits them should they kill an Officer. This paper was compiled mainly by researching online periodicals, newspapers and books. This is a topic that evokes strong feelings, pro and con. These feelings and responses to certain crimes provide a virtual emotional roller coaster ride depending on circumstances. The killings of two Detroit Police Officers earlier this year proved to be no different. 3 Table of Contents Abstract ………..……………………………………………………………………..2 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………….....3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...
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...1 Poglish in England, the United States, and Poland By Frederic W. Widlak, Ph.D. Profesor Nadzwyczajny Department of Organizational and Managerial Psychology Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu--National-Louis University Nowy Sącz, Poland Paper presented at the March 4, 2015 Conference "Culture-Tradition-Language" at Zespół Szkół Ekonomicznych in Nowy Sącz, Poland Abstract Poglish is a dialect that results from combining language elements from Polish and English. It is most commonly heard among people whose first language is Polish, but encounter the need to use English for practical situations in an English-speaking country, or to describe things using English words in Poland because there is no easily translatable equivalent term in Polish. The Poglish examples in this presentation will include those personally experienced by the author when listening to Polish immigrants in Chicago, some accounts of this dialect currently used by Polish immigrants in England, and the incorporation of English words or modifications of English words into the Polish lexicon in Poland. The implications of the use of Poglish on Polish immigrant traditions and the culture of presentday Poland are discussed. Introduction “Poglish”, also called “Polglish” or “Ponglish”, combines the words “Polish” and “English” to indicate a mixing of Polish- and English-language elements within a single speech production. It often occurs where native Polish speakers living in an English-speaking country...
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