...Executive Summary Nike manufactures and markets sports apparel and equipment on a global scale. They operate in 160 different countries, and have revenues of $18.6 billion. Yet, they are a growth company. Without any significant acquisition, they have consistently grown revenues and profits over the past several years by shifting emphasis on brands they own in growth sectors. Nike’s marketing strategy revolved around two concepts – premium positioning and everyone with a body is an athlete. These concepts drive their strategies, including endorsements from the world’s most popular athletes, and the development of products for both the serious athlete and the mass market. Financially, Nike is strong. They are liquid and are on a steady growth trajectory. They are, however, underleveraged. The company derives significant strength from its global production and logistics network. Despite this, the company faces many threats, both competitive and economic. Nike is well-positioned to defend against these threats. Their move into growth sectors of the market shows savvy. It is recommended that their convoluted organizational structure to reduce operational duplication. They should also adjust their capital structure to make it more efficient. It may also be time for Nike to make a major acquisition, capitalizing on slumping equity markets to strengthen their defenses against economic downturn and competitive threats. If Nike is able to make these adjustments and strategic...
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...Containerization and Global Supply Chains Containerization was a major technological innovation that revolutionized the nature of maritime based freight transport of manufactured goods. It caused a substantial degree of standardization of port services. With containerization, ports in the same region become closer substitutes, and hence are more exposed to competition from other ports and other routes. This tendency is reinforced by two other factors. First, the use of ever larger container vessels implies that fewer port calls are required. This move to larger ships reduces shipping lines’ dependence on particular ports and intensifies competition. Second, the emergence of intermodal rail and road transport has extended gateway ports’ geographical reach. These technological factors imply that the exposure of ports to competition has increased. At the same time, widespread adoption by governments of new public management principles has resulted in a more commercial approach to the management of port operations. Port competition is intense, but ports are not “perfect substitutes”, i.e. they are not interchangeable perfectly or without cost. First, gateway ports still have a strong position in at least some of their service area, as hinterlands do not overlap completely. Second, the intensifying effect of containerization on port competition may be reduced by congestion in ports or in their hinterland transport networks. Third, switching ports is costly. The Emergence of...
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...FROM: David Spencer SUBJECT: Acquisition I am delighted to announce that InterClean, Inc. has officially acquired EnviroTech, one of our major domestic competitors in the corporate market. With this acquisition, InterClean has taken a giant step in achieving domestic market dominance in the sanitation industry. More than that, the service expertise that comes with EnviroTech dovetails perfectly with our new strategic direction. With that expertise and InterClean’s resources, we fully expect to reach our sales goals for the next year, which should increase profitability by 40 percent. This is exciting news, indeed. Over the next four months, we will be working to merge about 60 EnviroTech sales staff and operations specialists into the InterClean structure. This will roughly coincide with the launching of our major media blitz to announce our new service focus. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming the EnviroTech staff into the InterClean family. I expect all management personnel to begin integration efforts immediately. MARCH 8, 2005 MEMORANDUM*** TO: Tom Jennings, Janet Durham FROM: Sam Waters SUBJECT: Compliance Issues My staff and I have been working on identifying a broad set of compliance issues, knowledge of which will be essential in a solutions-based selling market. For 10 of the major markets InterClean serves or would like to serve, we looked at the environmental regulations and local sanitation standards and found numerous technical specifics that...
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...l Anisa Bekri Albinism Script: Slide 2: What is Albinism? Albinism also known as “Albino” is a genetic condition when people are born without the normal pigment in their bodies. People with Albinism have very pale features. This condition can affect all races including Africans, Caucasians and also Asians. People who suffer from this condition have very pale eyes, hair and skin. Most forms of Albinism are recessive. People with this condition can suffer from vision problems and have very low vision capabilities. The colour of the eye for Albino people can vary depending on their race. Although some may have reddish or reddish violet eyes, many have blue, green, hazel or even brown eyes. Since there are different forms of Albinism which we will look into throughout this presentation, all are associated with vision and skin problems. * Did you know that Animals can also be affected with Albinism such as white rabbits and mice with red eyes?? Slide 3: What causes this condition? Albinism is caused when the body is not able to make enough of melanin, which is responsible for the colour of our skin, hair and eyes. The genes that result in Albinism are located in the autosomes. The cause of albinism is the mutation of one of the genes coded to make proteins in order to make the melanin. The cells that produce melanin are called “melanocytes” found in the skin and eyes. Usually the child with this condition inherits the gene from each of the parents which is the recessive trait...
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...Genetic Analysis in Plants Abbey Emmanuel and Danielle Peterson Life 120—Lab Section 136 October 29, 2014 Introduction Every living organism is made up of a series of genes. Each characteristic, such as color and texture, rely on the genetic coding of the organism. These genes can be passed along, mixed with other genes, or removed throughout the generations. The process of traits being passed from parent to offspring is called gene transmission. (Bailey, 2014) In the 1860’s a monk, Gregor Mendel set basic principles for heredity. His first law was Mendel’s law of segregation. He discovered this law while studying pea plants. He studied a series of seven different traits. (Bailey, 2014) He first observed and confirmed through experimentation that one pea plant of a certain color could self fertilize and produce another pea plant of the same color. He referred to the process of these self-fertilizing pea plants as true-breeding. (Urry et. Al, 2014) Mendel continued his studies of pea plants by testing that outcome of cross-pollination between two true-breeding plants. He took the two parent plants, one green and one yellow, and found the offspring to be all green. He continued experimenting by crossing two of the offspring from the first generation plants. Mendel found that in the second generation, an offspring color appeared from the parents that were lost in the first generation. His law of segregation explains that allele pairs segregate during...
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...What did caffeine and ethanol do to the heart rate of Daphnia? Increasing the concentration of ethanol in Daphnia decreases heart rate. Increasing the concentration of caffeine in Daphnia increases heart rate. Independent vs. Dependent Variable Independent Variable: One or more factors that the scientist varies during the experiment. Dependent Variable: A feature that the scientist measures in order to determine if it changed in response to the independent variable. What solutions were used to test for the 4 types of organic molecules? Iodine- Polysaccharide Benedict’s Reagent- Sugar Biuret Test- Protein Brown Paper Test- Lipids Vegetable Oil- Solubility of Lipids What does a positive test look like? -Iodine test for polysaccharide: dark purple/black/blue -Vegetable Oil test for solubility of lipids: 1 layer -Biuret test for protein: violet color -Benedict’s Reagent for sugar: very high concentration/orange-red How do you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and vise versa? ...
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...Chapter 29 Development 1. What percentage of sperm cells introduced into the vagina normally reach the oocyte? Less than 1 percent (200 out of 200,000,000) 2.The term syngamy refers to the Fusion of sperm with a secondary oocyte; chemical changes prevent a second sperm from entering the oocyte 3.How many days after fertilization does implantation of the blastocyst occur? 6 days on average 4. At day 4 after fertilization, the solid ball of cells that has formed is called the Morula 5. Implantation usually occurs in the Fundus and posterior wall of uterus 6. The enzymes that allow implantation to occur are produced by the Synchtiotrophob last 7. The human gestation period is about 36-38 weeks 8. The chorion develops from the Trophoblast 9. The embryonic disc develops from the Inner cell mass 10. The embryonic period of development covers what time period? Fertilization to the 8th week 11. For fertilization to occur, a sperm must penetrate Into the corona radiate---> zona pellucida (zp3)---> cell membrane 12. The amnion forms from the Cytotrophoblast 13. The yolk sac forms from the Endoderm of inner cell mass 14. The extraembryonic coelom becomes the Ventral body cavity (thoracic and ab cavity) 15. The “water” referred to when a woman's “water breaks” prior to delivery is Amniotic fluid 16. The endometrium is digested by enzymes released from the Synctiotrophob 17. Exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between...
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...strategy which has definitely proven itself over nine decades with annual revenue reaching $6 billion. The corporate strategy is embedded on well defined pillars, which has a strong emphasis on the growth through acquisitions of top performing brands in relating industries, creating efficiencies though centralised administration with an assessment of the divisional performance in terms of profitability and distributing their products through mass retailers. Newell’s CEO believed acquisitions contributed towards growth strategy which provided “course corrections”, increasing their market power and striving towards $10 billion plus market mass which would help to reach the critical mass to help to increase their profitability and market dominance. I strongly believe that Newell corporate division adds value for its businesses within its portfolio. The head office is responsible for identifying, screening and acquiring strategically contributive entities and “Newellisation” process of integration of newly acquired entities, while converting it to Newell’s profit structure and mission critical aspects of the business. This function is crucial to insure sustainability and synergy with a newly acquired component and allows divisional managers to concentrate on the successful...
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...Eye Color of Drosophila: Sex Linked or Autosomal? Research Question: Is the eye color of drosophila a sex linked or autosomal trait? Introduction: Heredity is the study of acquiring traits by birth. A genotype is the alleles of an organism. A phenotype is the characteristics of an organism. Homozygous means having two identical alleles of a gene. A dominant allele is an allele that has the same effect on the phenotype whether it is present in the homozygous or heterozygous state. A recessive allele is an allele that only has an effect on the phenotype when present in the homozygous state. Heterozygous means having two different alleles of a gene. A carrier is an individual that has one copy of a recessive allele that causes genetic disease in individuals that are homozygous for this allele. We are going to do an experiment similar to what Gregor Mendel did with pea plants where we observe 3 generations and record the ratios of the phenotypes. The P generations were selected at the company that bred the flies for us (Carolina Biological). The P generation is purebred for their particular phenotype (Homozygous). The day that they were placed in the vials is marked on the vials, as well as the phenotypes of the p generation. After 2 weeks of breeding and laying eggs, the P generation was removed and the vials were shipped. The flies that you are working with today are the F1 generation. Then we selected 5 male and females flies and placed them in a vial with culture medium...
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...Developmental Psychology Chapter 3 Assignment Genetics After reading chapter 3 in the text, read each of the following scenarios and answer the questions about the expected phenotype in each case. Bethany and Hank are going to have a baby, and they wonder whether or not it will have dimples. Having dimples is a dominant characteristic (not having dimples is recessive). Bethany has dimples and Hank does not. What are the probabilities that their baby will have dimples? If Bethany is homozygous: If Bethany is heterozygous: Jackie and Ron would like to have a baby. However, they are worried because Jackie has a sister who has cystic fibrosis. Although, Jackie does not have it, she knows that she could carry the recessive allele for it (not having cystic is dominant). Her husband does not have any family members who have cystic fibrosis, but he could carry it too. If they both have recessive alleles for cystic fibrosis, what are the chances that their baby will have it? Rachel just found out that she is pregnant. She is excited, but she is worried. Her brother has hemophilia. Hemophilia is a sex-linked, recessive trait. If she carries the gene for hemophilia and she has a girl, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? If she has a boy, what are the chances that the baby will have hemophilia? How would this change if her husband has hemophilia, too? Girl baby: Boy baby: Girl baby (if Dad has hemophilia): Boy baby (if Dad has...
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...Centre Number Surname Other Names Candidate Signature Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use Examiner’s Initials Question Mark General Certificate of Secondary Education Higher Tier June 2014 1 2 3 Additional Science Unit Biology B2 BL2HP 4 5 Biology Unit Biology B2 Tuesday 13 May 2014 9.00 am to 10.00 am H 6 7 TOTAL For this paper you must have: a ruler. You may use a calculator. A Time allowed 1 hour Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 60. You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. Question 2 should be answered in continuous prose. In this question you will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. (Jun14BL2HP01) G/KL/103779/Jun14/E4 BL2HP 2 Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box 1 Some students investigated the effect of pH on the digestion of boiled egg white by an enzyme...
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...I. Executive Summary Upendo Disabled Group is registered NGO with years of operational experience. The Group has a vision of increase confidence of people with disabilities for their complete emancipation from inferiority complex and become responsible for their life in order to participate full in building the nation. The main goal is to build a society where disable will have equal opportunities to social economical and physical development to all level. Upendo Disabled Group working with different stakeholders will address some of the factors causing killings of Albinos. The organization will provide Human right education to society to understand the nature of the problem and how to solve it. The Project will help Albinos to be aware of their disability problem, how to overcome and build their skills to take control of their life. Upendo disabled group will prepare a film and distribute in different districts in lake regions. In that film the effect of stigma to Albino will be addressed. Also the community will be educated that Albino they can do many thing like those of normal person. The program will be broadcasted in different TV stations to attract more people. Upendo disabled Group will conduct interventions using different approaches such as community outreach activities, group discussions between parents and Albino and establishment of active groups to reach the target. Upendo disable group has more than 3 years experience working together with disabled groups and...
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...selected an opportunity in the need for a heart pump. They generated a concept and evaluated it. They are currently in their development phase. The problems they may face at time of launch are whether or not the pump would be gentle enough not to rupture blood cells. The uncertainties that exist are whether or not the magnetic levitation heart pump would meet the long term industry standard. World Heart can use today’s micro tech ology to exist in managing any uncertainties. Ch. 03 - New Product Strategy at Kellogg. Smores grain bars. PIC (Product Innovation charter) Background develops a good tasting yet healthy snack bar. The guidelines are to be the first ones to hit the market with a great tasting snack bar. The goal is to market dominance and a 25% market share the first year. Kellogg’s PIC has brought them from #2 back to #1 in the cereal market and the focus is to stay there. Various new products such as collaboration with Reese’s and Girl Scout cookies offer a new taste everyone will love. Ch. 03 - New Product Strategy at Kellogg. Smores grain bars. PIC (Product Innovation charter) Background develops a good tasting yet healthy snack bar. The guidelines are to be the first...
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...threats, while at the same time developing a strategy that creates aspects of differentiation, driven by economic logic. The airline industry has been a competitive industry, especially over the last half century. The two main competitors: - the Airbus and Boeing have exhibited a long-term rivalry for the market share. While the two have had a different staging of their businesses, the businesses have faced great challenges, both from within and external threats. Boeing had been the market leader until the later years of the century, when airbus, driven by the zeal and zest of becoming the market leader, experienced an accelerated growth and expansion to dominate the industry. Airbus manufacturing was a response to the increasing U.S dominance in the aircraft production industry. The initiative was launched in 1960s by three European nations, mainly Britain, France and West Germany in order to counter the increasing influence of the United States manufactures in the air transport industry. The investment was a joint product of the three nations in terms of financial input and human resources. Soon after the launch, British pulled off due to self-interests, but joined later by injecting a 20% stake in the manufacturing process. The plant was first based in Paris, France and governed under French law, which did not allow making public the financial documents. Though three governments supported the initiative, it faced serious challenges (Carpenter & Sanders, 2009). In the initial...
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...Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Name at least three scientists who, around the year 1900, were influential in setting the stage for our present understanding of transmission genetics. A) de Vries, Correns, Tschermak, Sutton, Boveri B) Hippocrates, Aristotle, Kolreuter C) Darwin, Mendel, Lamarck D) Watson, Crick, Wilkins, Franklin E) Beadle, Tatum, Lederberg 1) 2) Name the individual whose work in the mid-1800s contributed to our understanding of the particulate nature of inheritance as well as the basic genetic transmission patterns. With what organism did this person work? A) George Beadle, Neurospora B) Thomas Hunt Morgan, Drosophila (fruit fly) C) Boris Ephrussi, Ephestia D) Calvin Bridges, Drosophila (fruit fly) E) Gregor Mendel, Pisum sativum 2) 3) A recessive allele in tigers causes the white tiger. If two normally pigmented tigers are mated and produce a white offspring, what percentage of their remaining offspring would be expected to have normal pigmentation? A) 25% B) 50% C) about 66% D) about 90% E) 75% 3) 4) Polydactyly is expressed when an individual has extra fingers and/or toes. Having extra digits is caused by a dominant allele. Assume that a man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot marries a woman with a normal number of digits. The couple has a son with normal hands and feet, but...
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