...Callaway Electronics Company Founded in the late 1970s by Phil Knight, a brilliant engineer, the Callaway Electronics Company has experienced tremendous growth as a producer of specialized components for the computer industry. But like many companies that have experienced this type of growth, Callaway has reached near-capacity conditions in its plant. Undertaking an expansion of new capacity will be at least sixteen months in the future. Known for its high quality and innovative approaches, Callaway has been forced to subcontract some work. Recently, one of the major computer manufacturers approached Callaway to design and build a subsystem. While capacity could be made available for almost all of the subsystem at the Callaway facility, it became apparent that one key component, a rather intricate and yet very inexpensive circuit board, would have to be subcontracted. The boards were under a government contract that would make Callaway a subcontractor. All of Callaway’s suppliers are also subcontractors. This would mean “tons of forms” to be sent to suppliers but would also give Callaway some leverage. Based on the projected value of the order, it would be necessary for each supplier to provide a cost and price breakdown on the SF 1491. From this breakdown, Callaway could estimate the reasonableness of the price. Callaway engineers would provide the design to meet the customer’s specs, and, in turn, it would be supply management’s responsibility to handle the contracting...
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...Module G Unit 2 Spelling List 1. Sincerity- An emotion that patients can perceive from members of the dental healthcare team when barriers are removed and the message is interpreted as authentic. 2. Forensic Odontology- Method of tooth identification based on dental conditions. 3. Interorganizational Conflict- Conflict within the organization. 4. Concise- Organized manner. 5. Salutation- A greeting such as "Dear-" and "To Whom It May Concern." 6. Phenomenological- Term that decribes viewing a situation from the other person's point of view. 7. Regard- Pertaining to. 8. Dental Radiograph- X-ray of teeth. 9. Intrapersonal Conflict- Conflict within oneself when one is expected to perform a task that does not meet personal goals, values, beliefs, or expertise. 10. Humanistic Theories- Theory based on the works of Maslow and Rogers. 11. Complimentary Closing- Final message of a letter such as "sincerely" and "truley yours." 12. Organization- A process through which you identify what you want to say and the results you hope to attain with your communication. 13. Simplified- Format similar to full-blocked, except that open punctuation is used, no salutation or complimentary closing is included, a subject line in all capital letters must be used, the word "subject" is omitted, the signer's identification appears in all capital letters, and lists are indented 5 spaces. If numbered list is used, the period is omitted and the list is not...
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...[pic] August 27, 2013 C Reference#: M-17BFKIY/ M-17BFKI3 Dear Thank you for choosing Courtyard Atlanta Perimeter Center, located at 6250 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30328, (770) 393-1000, to host the Graduation Party. This letter outlines the requirements we discussed for your event. We are committed to meeting your needs, delighting your guests and providing high quality service and attention to detail during your group’s stay. Function Information: As we discussed, below outlines the function space needs for your event. Date |Day |Start Time |End Time |Function Type |Setup |# People |Rental | |09/29/2013 |Sun |06:00 PM |10:00 PM |Meeting |Reception |30 |$325.00 | | All meeting room, food and beverage, and related services are subject to applicable taxes (currently 7%) and service charge (currently 20%) in effect on the date(s) of the event. The Hotel reserves the right to adjust function space in direct proportion to any changes in the number of attendees. Graduation Party shall sign a Banquet Event Order (BEO) reflecting details and attendance for each function during the event. If a BEO is not signed for a particular function within 72 hours prior to such function, the Hotel will release that function space. Graduation Party will provide the final number of attendees for each function no later than 72 hours prior to such function. This number will represent the minimum guaranteed attendees for that function...
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...Business Letter Writing The Importance of Letters Commercial correspondence is the correspondence you share with another party during the course of or in continuation of a business transcation. It is a very important part of business, primarily because it is a form of written documentation. It gives statement of objectives. Commercial correspondence is not only important to business; it is a critical aspect of business. Commercial correspondence acts as a reference point for any queries. A business letter is a formal way of communication between two or more parties. Business letter should be terse, clear and to the point. Businessmen are busy people, and have no time to read long, rambling and confused letters. Despite the popularity of faxes and e-mails letters are still a very important method of communication. Letters develop relationship, between friends, colleagues, important business contacts, even strangers. The nature of the relationship is reflected in the tone and style of the letter. Letters represent your company’s public image and your competence. Letters are more personal than a report, yet more formal than memo and email. Letters constitute an official legal record of an agreement. Letters provide a wide range of corporate information. Letters are ambassadors for you and for your organization; you cannot put across your message in person, so your letter acts on your behalf. Ensure that your letters portray you as a appropriable, caring, efficient and professional...
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...I am sorry it has been so long since I have written to you. It has been a very long and difficult process settling here in Australia. The trip over was very frightening. The boat was so crowded and the storms nearly caused us to capsize. I am so thankful we are out of that detention centre, it is as bad as a jail. High electronic gates protect the building, the pale grey walls are topped with rolled razor wire and the ground is dust, barely any grass. I am glad I am healthy, the people with illnesses get no medical treatment at all. It was worth the wait, though. Life in Australia is amazing. Everyone is so free. It is so strange to see women walking with tight shorts and tiny shirts, and freely interacting with men that are not their family. Men and women eat together, large groups, out in public! And at tables, and with strange...
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...Instruction E-Mail or Memo: New Process for Purchase Requests 3. Claim Refusal Letter 4. Request Refusal Letter 5. Persuasive Favor/Action Request: Borrowing Suits for Interviews 6. Sales Message: Adapting From Low Context to High Context Culture Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan 44 Ansari Square, ICA Building, Shahre Now, Kabul, Afghanistan, Phone: (+93 – 700) 111 111 1. INQUIRY LETTER December 18, 2013 Mr. Sameer Ahmadi, Manager The Hotel Beauville Walayat Street, A1, Herat, Afghanistan Dear Mr. Ahmadi This is to find out about the availability of accommodation and Conference room facilities in your hotel for a night and for an approximate number of 25 ICA employees in January this year. Reviewing the Yellow pages and your advertisements via TV, we believe your hotel is one of the best hotels available in Herat with respect to its excellent services and facilities. Our company has decided to organize a meeting for its employees based in Herat region. Therefore, we have decided to enquire about your hotel’s packages, charges and facilities. We shall require the following facilities at your hotel: * 25 single rooms with good view * Conference room arranged for 25 people * Screen and power point slideshow equipment * Stationery (Pen, pencils, notebooks, flipcharts) required for 25 people * Hotel taxi facilities including pick and drop from and to Herat Airport (For ICA employees traveling from Kabul) as well as their costs ...
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...How IC 555 timer works? Fundamentals of IC 555 timer & its basic applications VSagar • December 16, 2011 This article was first written on 16 Dec. 2011 and now it is rewritten in simple language with more practical approach, due to huge demand from visitors. Pin-wise functioning of IC555 timer Pin-1, GROUND: It is the GROUND PIN of the IC. The negative terminal of DC power supply or battery is connected to this pin. Here note that IC555 works always on single rail power supply and NEVER on dual power supply, unlike operational amplifiers. Also note that this pin should be connected directly to ground and NOT through any resistor or capacitor. If done so, the IC will not function properly and may heat up and get damaged. This happens because all the semiconductor blocks inside the IC will be raised by certain amount of stray voltage and will damage the IC. Refer the block diagram of the IC for more details. For more details read elaborate collection of FAQ on this IC. Pin-2, TRIGGER It is known as TRIGGER PIN. As the name suggests in triggers i.e. starts the timing cycle of the IC. It is connected to the inverting input terminal of trigger comparator inside the IC. As this pin is connected to inverting input terminal, it accepts negative voltage pulse to trigger the timing cycle. So it triggers when the voltage at this pin LESS THAN 1/3 of the supply voltage (Vcc). In number of applications, the IC must be triggered by a pulse. The amplitude and minimum pulse width...
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...important we communicate clearly and effectively to carry out our mission. This handbook together with AFMAN 33-326, Preparing Official Communications, will provide the necessary information to ensure clear communications— written or spoken. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air Force To all you enthusiastic users worldwide, keep up the good fight! SUMMARY OF REVISIONS This revision improved organization; rearranged layout; updated quotes, art and word lists; and added material on preparing to write and speak, writing with focus, communicating to persuade, research, meetings, briefings and listening; updated information on electronic communication and e-mail, and added information on Air Force writing products such as awards, decorations and performance reports. Supersedes AFH 33-337, 30 June 1997. OPR: ACSC/DEOP (Mrs. Sharon McBride) Certified by: ACSC/DEO (Lt Col Bart Kessler) Pages: 378 /Distribution F Acknowledgements The Tongue and Quill has been a valued Air Force...
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...Week 2 Analysis Report This is an analysis which identifies six issues with their respective solution for the CanGocompany. The issues have been itemized according to their importance. 1) Mission Statement Problem: There is no mission statement for the company that would shape the company's purpose in the market. As such there is no guidance as to where the company is heading. "Self-analysis allows an organization to take the first giant step toward setting out common goals and developing a dear sense of direction" (Pierre Helfer, 2010). They lack focus on what they want to do as a company and as an example of the negative impact of this are the problems they experienced with their functional operations. Solution: Solution to this would be to write a mission statement. CanGo need to determine what they want to do in the market and define it. This will give them a purpose and the ability to set goals which in turn will help them steer their decisions towards the right direction. 2) Short and Long Term Goals Problem: Short Term or Long Term goals have not been set for the company to be successful. CanGo tends to make decisions on the go without a very strong analysis done. Solution: Create Short Term and Long Term goals for the company to provide a clear understanding for the future of the company and “Managers must maintain both a vision for the future of the organization as well as a focus on its present operating needs. However, financial markets can exert...
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...WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Introduction Business writing seeks to accomplish specific tasks Written Communication Business writing is functional writing and as such it should serve the needs of organizations and their customers. The expected result is to get people to do something or to think in some way they would not have if they had not received your message What do written messages in an organization comprise? THE MESSAGE FORMULATION STATEGY To ensure that communication is effective follow the four- stage process in formulating letters, memos and reports. The stages include: Plan the message Organize the message Compose the message Evaluate the message STAGE ONE: PLAN YOUR MESSAGE Planning involves the following five steps: 1.Establish your purpose or purposes - Is the message necessary? - Does it respond to a particular need or problem? - Have a clear idea of what you want to accomplish ( i.e. the goal end result) - Think of your company’s business environment and corporate culture and exceed the expectations 2. Choose a Medium and Channel Is the message best delivered in written or oral form? Consider that some people who are listening oriented prefer oral conversations and messages whereas those who are reading oriented prefer written material Choose the written form in the following cases: conveying complex information, to retain a permanent record, to control what is included 3.Consider Legal and Ethical Issues ...
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...UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS WRITING Correspondence is essential in establishing and confirming transactions in commerce, it reflects you or your business. Therefore what is written and how it is expressed is as much a part of business education as accountancy and economics. Definition of a Business Letter The business letter is the basic means of communication between two companies. It is estimated that close to 100 million Business Letters are written every workday. It is a document typically sent externally to those outside a company but is also sent internally to those within a company. Purpose of a Business Letter The first question for any writer should be, "Why am I writing?" "What is my goal or my purpose for writing?" For many writing contexts the long–range purpose of writing is to communicate to a particular audience. In order to communicate successfully to your audience, understanding your purpose for writing will make you a better writer. Purpose is the reason why you are writing. You may write a grocery list in order to remember what you need to buy. You may write a laboratory report in order to carefully describe a chemistry experiment. You may write an argumentative essay in order to persuade someone to change the parking rules on campus. You may write a letter to a friend to express your excitement about her new job. Notice that selecting the form for your writing (list, report, essay...
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...You are in a very lucky phase, for Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, is still in Gemini for the first time since mid-2000 to mid-2001. Back in those years, Saturn was not in a friendly angle to Jupiter, and so Saturn severely limited Jupiter's benefits. You have a far brighter picture now, so there's no end to how high you can fly. Right now, Jupiter has been retrograde since October 5, so it is sliding backward toward the beginning degrees of Gemini. Actually this is good, as Jupiter will be intent on coming back to give more benefits to Gemini with birthdays that fall in May up to June 6. (As you see, there are times a retrograde planet can be quite beneficial.) Jupiter will turn direct on January 30, so at that time, Jupiter will be even stronger than it is now. If you feel life has been fortunate for you recently, imagine how much more fortunate you will be later when Jupiter moves direct! This planet of goodness will remain in your sign until June 25, 2013, so you have many wonderful days ahead! Speaking of wonder days, there was a lunar full moon eclipse late last month November 28, in Gemini 7 degrees, and it appeared very close to Jupiter. If your birthday falls within five days of May 27, you were in line for double the luck at eclipse time, and this is also true if you have a natal planet at 7 degrees (plus or minus five degrees) of Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. That new moon eclipse likely illuminated a path ahead by giving you very...
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...Darrell Thompson COMM/470 March 8, 2012 Michael Zervos Business-To-Business Message In today' fast evolving business world, individuals and companies are using electronic communication to transact business with one another more than ever. What is more with the rise of digital technologies in electronic communication, businesses have opened the proverbial door to larger international customer base transactions. As companies, organizations, and individuals seek to increase annual business revenue, the way that they communicate has become the focus for targeting business to customer (B2C) and business- to- business (B2B) relationships. Because companies are beginning to compete aggressively for growing online e-commerce, business communication has become less formal as businesses vie to expedient electronic sales information more efficiently. Remaining relevant in today's business world requires that companies develop effective communication tactics to embrace not only the individual customer media but also industrial customer media as well. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the business communication process works, by analyzing three business communication messages to determine the sender, message, intention, technology, noise, receiver, and feedback contained within the message. Additionally, a sample business -to -business message will be written requesting a working relationship with another company, followed by an unfavorable response to...
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...word is under increasing pressure from online publishing as readers turn to e-books and online resources over the print materials. Other industries in the publishing industry include mailing lists, directories, information services and journals. Lower disposable income hampered consumer spending on books during the past five years. A transition toward digital technology also dented Global Book Publishing industry revenue due to the difficulty of pricing e-books, which are intrinsically different from printed products. The investments necessary to transition toward digital publishing also led to consolidation within the industry; they resulted in a 0.7% annualized decline in firms to 16,308 in the five years to 2013. There is a high degree of competition in the industry due to its moderate threat of substitutes and buyers’ power. The shift by advertisers' spending from traditional media to digital media has greatly affected print magazine advertising and circulation in all regions. The global magazine publishing industry is going through a period of turmoil, as the increasing penetration of broadband and new devices for delivering digital content arrive on the scene. This situation has affected print magazine spending as the price declines for digital format. Consumers are rapidly migrating to online media from traditional sources as information becomes freely available over the Internet. Advertisers are shifting their spending patterns accordingly to reach more readers...
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...Boss, I Think Someone Stole Our Customer Data- Assignment # 5 Name Withheld Strayer University Professor Name Withheld Project Risk Management (BUS 519) December 11th 2011 1. Of the four (4) commentaries that follow the case, select the one (1) that you believe to be the best solution to reporting the plan to address the problem and state why. Of the four commentaries, the one that I believe to be the best solution to address the issues faced by Flayton Electronics is that of James E. Lee. I particularly liked his recommendations because it addressed all the key areas that are necessary in a risk response plan. Lee’s recommendations are typical of contingency planning; according to Heldman (2005), contingency planning is a form of acceptance because if the risk occurs, you are willing to accept the consequences and devise a plan to deal with those consequences. He is in favor of acting with urgency by addressing the affected parties, as the longer it takes for the company to do this will make then appear less credible, Lee also recommended that once the risk is discovered, timing is an important element in implementing a risk response plan to minimize damages. This should be in the form of a prompt public disclosure once adequate information has been gathered; brand restoration should be initiated through public statements to help improve the company’s image; toll-free hotlines should be set up to address customers concerns; loyalty incentives in the...
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