...POLICINA, JULPHA CLARISSE P. SABLAN, JUSTINE ABIGAIL C. STRAMAN K33 Case 2 – Competition among the North American Warehouse Clubs 1. What is competition like in the North American wholesale club industry? Which of the five competitive forces is strongest and why? Competition in North American wholesale club industry is mainly about offering lower prices than other competitors. But with this low price that warehouse clubs are offering, they still have to offer something different in order for them to generate more income and get more clients than their competitors. The strongest among the five competitive forces is the rivalry among competing sellers. From all the membership warehouse and clubs, they are competing too much considering that they all offer at lower prices. They need to offer something different wherein the other competitors shouldn’t have to be able to achieve a competitive advantage. They are competing in same market and that is by selling those manufactured goods at almost same price levels. 2. Do all three warehouse club rivals – Costco, Sam’s, and BJ’s Wholesale – have highly similar strategies? What differences in their strategies are apparent? Does one rival have a better strategy than the others? Does one rival have a somewhat weaker strategy than the other two? Yes, these three have highly similar strategy being used. Costco, Sam’s and BJ’s offer low cost, and that’s mainly their similar strategy. Costco follows the strategy wherein they would offer...
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...I happen to be good at math. I get math concept easily and really excel in the subject. I know that not everyone is a “math person”. My brother for instance is not. He struggles at concepts that come naturally to me. I also believe not everyone can teach math. I have had some really awful math teachers in my day. I felt sorry for the students in those classes that weren’t “math people”. If I found the class boring and confusing I can only imagine how lost and turned off they were. I agree with Mr. Barry when he sarcastically quotes our first president, Benjamin Franklin in saying “There is nothing more valuable in life than an education”. My parents have instilled that sentiment in me from the time I started kindergarten. I know a good education will give me opportunities I otherwise may not have. I also agree with him when he says “knowledge is our nation’s most precious resource”. Without knowledge we won’t know how to make the most of our other resources, industries, policies, and life in general. Education however has to keep up with technology. If there are better ways to teach math, to stimulate students and keep them interested, we should use them. Mr. Barry makes reference to education in the 1950’s and the Cold War. He seems to imply that competition with Russia made students more motivated or successful than they are today. SAT scores were higher back then. However I do not think that’s an accurate comparison to the math abilities of high school students today...
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...Music censorship began its journey in the early 1950’s with the “controversial” music of Blacks during the time period. It has then evolved from a form of racism to a method of suppression. It touches all major genres, but is most commonly issues with both rap and rock music. Major groups such as the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) have been formed to try and monitor the lyrical messages that are expressed in songs. The RIAA is not out to completely censor music, but to advise buyers of the messages they may be listening to on a certain album. Then there is the party that feels censorship at any level shall not be present. It is suppressing one’s First Amendment rights in freedom of expression and also suppresses an artist abilities to fully paint a vivid picture with their lyrics to the audience. The last group believes that censorship is a must, and that any songs that carry the censored material shall be taken off of the shelves. That specific group believes that contaminating society with explicit lyrics should not reward artists. The side that believes censorship of music should not exist at all states that music is a form of art. Many tend to separate music from forms of art, such as paintings and poetry. However, the lyrics in the music are an art form as well, and they cannot restrict that due in part to the First Amendment. It is part of our Bill of Rights as American citizens, and no governing powers can take that away from us. Also, society favors contemporary...
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...Professional Academic Identity Development in Doctoral Students: A Comparative Analysis of Three Empirical Articles Tracy M. Balduzzi Grand Canyon University Academic and Identity Development of Doctoral Students: A Comparative Analysis of Three Empirical Articles Education has evolved in recent decades, renewing interest for research examining identity development, critical thinking, and socialization in doctoral study. Delivery methods, diverse student populations, and varied academic programs present academia with more challenges and opportunities for creating and developing scholars. This paper will describe three articles on identity development while discussing critical thinking skills in doctoral students. The articles analyzed in this paper are (Article 1)“Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms” by Weidman and Stein (2003), (Article 2)“Developmental Networks and Learning: Toward an interdisciplinary Perspective on Identity Development during Doctoral Study” by Baker and Lattuca (2010), and (Article 3) “Critical Thinking Distance Education and Traditional Education” by Visser, Visser, and Schlosser (2003). This paper compares research questions, literature review, sample populations, limitations, and conclusions. The author will conclude with discussions on the relationship between articles and opportunities for future research. Comparison of Purpose and Research Questions Article 1 and Article 2 are similar in research questions and overall...
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...THE FOLLOWING VIDEO WILL SOW YOU HOW TO EMBED A SCRIBD DOCUMENTE In your wiki page. First go to the wiki page where you want to embed the documente. Click on the edit button. Then with the cursor mark exactly where you want the documente to display on the wiki page. Go up to the gray edit tool bar at the top of the page and select “WIDGET”. On the left side colum select the “document” and then choose scribd for the option. You will see a brief set of instruction numbered 1 throug 4. now you have to complete those steps 1. Go to any scribd.com document Then go the the right hand side of the page and clik the option for embe document. If you click on “embed option it wil dispay a set of different characteristics for the display of the document in the page. Lets select the autosize and for the view style select slideshow. Leave the bos for including a link unchecked. You can play around with the different fuctions and once you have decided wich oone you want to use. Copy the Standard HTMLby Click on the button that says “copy. Then go back the the wiki edit page and paste Standard HTMl. Next hit the preview button , and save your work. Check that he widget is in the right place and then you can hit preview and save 2. Click on the "Embed" button. 3. Copy the Standard HTML and paste it in the box below. 4. Click Preview to preview the document or click...
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...An E-commerce Solution for Lexicon Furniture Learning Team Fundamentals of Business Systems Development BSA 375 September 2003 Table of Contents I. Project Overview and Objectives a. Current Business Process b. Statement of Purpose c. Project Scope d. Project Objectives e. Project Responsibilities f. Project Timeline and Deliverables g. Deliverable: Project Proposal II. Systems Investigation and Feasibility a. Technical Feasibility b. Operational Feasibility c. Economic Feasibility i. Economic Costs ii. Economic Benefits iii. Cost/Benefit Analysis d. Deliverable: Feasibility Assessment III. Systems Analysis a. Analysis of Business Requirements i. Build ii. Serve iii. Transact iv. Operate v. Protect b. List of Confirmed Requirements c. System Process View i. Benefits ii. Constraints iii. Assumptions iv. Risks d. Analysis of Business Resources and Functional Allocation i. People Resources ii. Hardware Resources iii. Software Resources iv. Network Resources e. Logical System Model f. Deliverable: Business Requirements Statement IV. System Design a. Evaluation of...
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...How is hardware& software used to create& edit graphics? How is hardware& software used to create& edit graphics? In this assignment I will be explaining how hardware and software is used to create and edit graphics. Not only will I be explain how hardware and software is used to create and edit graphics but I will be explain what hardware is how it has an impact on creating and editing graphics and what software is and how that has an impact on creating and editing graphics. I will also be explaining what the best soft wares are for not only making graphics but why we need software’s to create make and edit graphics. Also equipment needed are we going to need more than one monitor to create and edit graphics is the fact that we want to spend less on computer technology or is it we want to spend high as possible to get the best tools to create and edit graphics. Are hard drives essential? If it is how many hard drives do we need to save our precious work? What is hardware? Well hardware is somewhere you can save your work. Sometimes it’s better to have two hard drives. However a hard drive which has stopped rotates at standard hard drives rotate at 5400 RPM. However at standard 7200 is something that allows you save your work and also retrieve your work. Now the faster the hard drives rotates the faster the files will get to the hard drive and also you will be able to make more changes. a hardware is something which is described as a device that is just...
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...Safe Handling Program and Mobility Proposal for Change Implementation of a Safe Handling Program and Mobility Proposal The purpose of this paper is to propose a Safe Patient Handling Program and Mobility (SHPM) at Doctor’s Hospital. The need for this program will be proven through evidenced based research. According to the American Nurses Association and their position statement, “Elimination of Manuel Patient Handling to Prevent Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders” the risk of musculoskeletal injury because of manual lifting techniques affects nurses working in any specialty area (ANA 2003). The ANA conducted it's own Health and Safety Survey of nurses in 2011, in which 62% of the more than 4.600 respondents indicated that suffering a disabling musculoskeletal injury was one of their top three safety concerns. The survey also showed that 8 of 10 nurses worked despite experiencing frequent musculoskeletal pain and that 13% were injured three or more times on the job within a year (ANA 2011). This proposal of implementing a Safe Patient and Handling Mobility program will explore the organizational and individual barriers to implementation and identify factors that might influence implementation. Factors influencing organizational readiness will be addressed for this proposed change as well as internal and external resources available to support this initiative. A theoretical model will be discussed, and how it relates to the proposal of a SPHM at Doctor’s Hospital...
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...PRESS RELEASE Edelman the Winner of Six Awards at Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Agency of the Year Awards 2012 Shanghai, December 19, 2012 – Edelman was honored with six wins at the 2012 Campaign AsiaPacific Agency of the Year Awards, which was held over two nights on December 10 in Singapore and December 13 in Shanghai. Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Agency of the Year competition is now in its 19th year, and is Asia-Pacific’s most prestigious awards, recognizing inspired leadership, management excellence, outstanding business performance and overall achievements in the region’s advertising and communications industry. Edelman won awards in all five of Campaign Asia-Pacific’s sub regions for the PR Agency of the Year category, including: Australia/New Zealand PR Agency of the Year o Edelman Australia (Silver) Greater China PR Agency of the Year o Daniel J. Edelman China Group (Gold) Japan/Korea PR Agency of the Year o Edelman Japan (Silver) South Asia PR Agency of the Year o Edelman India (Gold) Southeast Asia PR Agency of the Year o Edelman Singapore (Silver) o Edelman Malaysia (Bronze) David Brain, president and CEO, Edelman Asia Pacific, said: “We are delighted to be recognized again this year by Campaign Asia-Pacific for the strength of our client offering. Receiving these awards is truly an honor because it demonstrates that we are able to offer clients a consistently high level of quality service across the entire Asia-Pacific region.” Edelman was the only PR firm to win...
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...True * Edit Question 2 54 Response: False * Edit Question 3 38 Response: True * Edit Question 4 19 Response: True * Edit Question 5 4 Response: False * Edit Question 6 2 Response: False * Edit Question 7 57 Response: False * Edit Question 8 11 Response: False * Edit Question 9 67 Response: True * Edit Question 10 59 Response: True * Edit Question 11 17 Response: False * Edit Question 12 31 Response: True * Edit Question 13 64 Response: False * Edit Question 14 63 Response: False * Edit Question 15 1 Response: True * Edit Question 16 50 Response: False * Edit Question 17 58 Response: False * Edit Question 18 53 Response: True * Edit Question 19 32 Response: False * Edit Question 20 44 Response: True * Edit Question 21 35 Response: False * Edit Question 22 39 Response: False * Edit Question 23 13 Response: True * Edit Question 24 18 Response: True * Edit Question 25 24 Response: True * Edit Question 26 41 Response: True * Edit Question 27 36 Response: True * Edit Question 28 9 Response: True * Edit Question 29 5 Response: True * Edit Question 30 66 Response: True * Edit Question 31 14 Response: True * Edit Question 32 37 Response: True * Edit Question 33 21 Response: True * Edit Question 34 ...
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...Random access Binary Consecutive Instructor Explanation: Lecture / Chapter 13 Edit 3. MC 1. Delete (TCO 13) To create an input file object, what kind of type would you use? 4 Points : ifstream ofstream fstream instream Instructor Explanation: Lecture / Chapter 13.1 Introduction Edit 4. MC 1. Delete (TCO 13) To create an output file object, what kind of type would you use? 4 Points : ifstream ofstream fstream instream Instructor Explanation: Lecture / Chapter 13.1 Introduction Edit 5. MC 1. Delete (TCO 13) The header file that defines the classes for processing and manipulating files is called the _____. 4 Points : Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13.1 Introduction Edit 6. 7. 8. MC 2. Delete (TCO 13) What do the following statements accomplish? ifstream theFile; theFile.open( myFile.txt , ios::in); 4 Points : Opens myFile in read mode Opens myFile in append mode Creates an empty file named myFile Opens a file in input mode to write to Instructor Explanation: Lecture / Chapter 13 Edit 9. MC 2. Delete (TCO 13) What do the following statements accomplish? ofstream theFile; theFile.open( myFile.txt , ios::out); 4 Points : Opens myFile in read mode Opens myFile in append mode Creates an empty file named myFile Opens a file in input mode to write to Instructor Explanation: Lecture / Chapter 13 Edit 10. MC 2. Delete (TCO 13) What do the following statements accomplish? ofstream...
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...8 Conflict * 2.8.1 Types of conflict * 2.8.1.1 Person vs. self * 2.8.1.2 Person vs. person * 2.8.1.3 Person vs. society * 2.8.1.4 Person vs. nature * 2.8.1.5 Person vs. supernatural * 2.8.1.6 Person vs. machine/technology * 2.9 Character * 2.10 Methods of developing characters * 2.11 Symbolism * 2.12 Metaphor * 3 Types of plots * 3.1 Chronological order * 3.2 Flashback * 3.3 Setting * 3.4 Theme * 3.5 Style * 4 Categories * 5 Forms of fiction * 6 Uses of fiction * 7 See also * 8 Notes * 8.1 Footnotes * 8.2 Citations * 9 External links | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Types of fiction [edit]Realistic fiction Realistic fiction, although untrue, could actually happen. Some events, the people, and the places...
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...nvestigations[edit] The ASA begins an investigation by contacting the advertiser for its views on the advertisement and, where appropriate, substantiation of claims made in it. The ASA may on occasion seek advice from industry experts on more complex issues. Once the investigation is complete, a draft recommendation is sent to both the advertiser and the original complainant for any comments, with a request to keep this confidential until publication of the final report. The draft recommendation is then submitted to the independent Advertising Standards Authority Council, which adjudicates on ASA investigations. The ASA Council then discusses the complaint and the draft recommendation, and votes on whether to uphold the complaint or not. The adjudication in full is subsequently posted on the ASA's website, and made available to the press and the general public. Appeals procedure[edit] If there are grounds for an appeal against an adjudication, the case is reviewed by the Independent Reviewer. A request for an independent review must be made within 21 days of the adjudication, and in writing direct to the independent reviewer, stating the grounds for appeal. Only the advertiser or the original complainant may request an appeal. There are two grounds upon which an appeal can be lodged: Additional evidence (if it is the advertiser that has brought additional evidence to bear, it must explain why the evidence was not available during the investigation) Substantial...
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...Basic materials[edit] Basic resources[edit] Ittefaq Group, steel Pakistan Steel Mills, steel Chemicals[edit] Dawood Hercules, fertilizer Engro Corporation, fertilizer Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, fertilizer ICI Pakistan, chemicals Ittehad Chemicals, chemicals Conglomerates[edit] AKD Group Al-Karam Group of Companies Atlas Group Attock Group of Companies Bahria Town Chenab Group Cowasjee Group Dawood Group Dewan Mushtaq Group Fauji Foundation Fecto Group of Industries Ghani Group of Companies Gul Ahmed Group Habib Group Hashoo Group Izhar Group Jahangir Siddiqui Group Lakson Group Muller & Phipps Pakistan Nagina Group Saigol Group Servis Industries Limited or Servis Group Sharif Group Consumer goods[edit] Automobiles & parts[edit] Adam Motor Company, defunct automotive Al-Ghazi Tractors, tractors Atlas Honda, automotive Dewan Farooque Motors, automotive Ghandhara Industries, automotive Ghandhara Nissan, automotive Ghani Automobile Industries, motorcycles Hinopak Motors, automotive Indus Motors Company, automotive Master Motors, automotive Pak Suzuki, automotive Servis Tyres, tyres Sigma Motors, automotive TCM Automobiles, defunct automotive Food & beverage[edit] Dalda, vegetable oil Fecto Sugar Mills, sugar Madina Sugar Mills, sugar Mair Foods, rice, fruits Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited, fruit Murree Brewery, brewery National Foods, spice OMORÉ, ice cream Ramzan Sugar Mills, sugar Shakarganj Mills, sugar Shan Food...
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...Shops, Medical Books, Engineering Books Edit this SMS / Email Rate this Milan Books & Gift 1 rating | Rate this Call: 9167060637 Also See : MBA Books, Book Shops, Medical Books, Engineering Books Edit this SMS / Email Rate this Milan Gift & Books 29 ratings | Rate this Shop No 4, Saiya Apartment Plot No E-1, Sector No 12, Opposite Kendriya Vihar, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410210 | View Map Call: (022) 65169496 Distance : Less than 5 KM Also See : MBA Books, Book Shops, Jewellery Showrooms, Stationery Shops Edit this SMS / Email Rate this Bookman India 2 ratings | Rate this Shiva Complex Shop no-61, Sector 19, Road No 17, Head Post Office Road, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai - 410206 | View Map Call: (022) 27450668 Distance : Less than 5 KM Also See : MBA Books, Book Shops, Advertising Agencies, Medical Books Edit this SMS / Email Rate this Deepak Bookstore 32 ratings | Rate this Plot No 9,Sector No 19, Opposite Head Post Office, Road No 17, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai - 410206 | View Map Call: (022) 49179328 Distance : Less than 10 KM Also See : MBA Books, Book Shops, Medical Books, Engineering Books Edit this SMS / Email Rate this Bombay Book Bureau 19 ratings | Rate this A/45, Ground Floor, Vashi Plaza, Sector 17,Next To Bombay Pune Highway Flyover, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703 | View Map Call: (022) 27894488 Distance : Greater than 10 KM Also See : MBA Books, Book Shops, Medical Books, Engineering Books Edit this SMS / Email Rate this The Showcase...
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