...Quality Issues in the Gas and Oil Industry: BP PLC Project Outline I. Overview of BP PLC a. Full Name- British Petroleum b. Amount of Individuals Employed- 83,400 people c. Worldwide Industry- Gas and Oil Production d. Products and services- Aromatics and acetyls, Asphalt, Aviation and marine fuels, Petrochemical products, Bitumen, Fuel cards, Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Marine fuel, Oils and lubricants, Photovoltaic solar electric products and systems, Polymers, Purified terephthalic acid (PTA), Paraxylene (PX), Acetic acid, Ethylene, Propylene, Solvents and industrial chemicals, Downstream derivative products, Generation of power, Operation of fuel stations, Oil and gas exploration and production, and Oil and natural gas transportation, distribution, and marketing e. Quality Management Processes i. Finding Gas and Oil 1. Use refined technology and new scientific techniques through the use of typographical maps, sound waves, aerial photography, 3D projections, and more 2. Form educated guesses regarding size, shape, and oil/gas consistency ii. Extraction of Gas and Oil 1. Building of Production Facilities a. Analyze environmental data to ensure ways facility will make minimal impacts on environment b. Recycling of facility 2. Environmental Impact a. Environmental experts assess the impact b. Review possible problems in order to properly address them iii. Gas and Oil Transportation 1. Pipeline Usage 2. Shipping 3. Global Energy Trading iv. Making of the...
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...Research Proposal on Refugee issues in Australia Name Instructor Task Date 1. Introduction. Refugees who are defined as people that are residing outside their countries of origin have a different reason for their migration to other countries. Sometimes referred to as asylum seekers, the individuals commonly seek refuge in other countries as they flee from harsh economic social and political conditions present in their countries of origin. Since time immemorial, Australia has had international obligations to protect the refugee’s rights starting from how they arrive to where they arrive. The Australian government is internationally obliged under different treaties that ensure that the human rights of the refugees are respected as well as protected. According to (Phillips & Spinks, 2013, p.241), the number of refugees that arrive to Australia by boat is approximately 4586. Research question, significance and aims of the research (I) Research questions * What accounts for the high number of refugees that arrive to Australia per annum? * What are the necessary actions, to ensure that the management of refugees and asylum seekers that come to Australia is done in the appropriate manner? * Is there a link between the number of refugees that arrive to Australia per year and the quality of service that the refugees receive from the department of immigration and citizenship? (II) Significance The significance of this study is to: * Examine...
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...Date: 2/18/2014 To: Heathcot-Lynn Foundation Board of Directors Subject: Overall Review and Funding Decisions of Proposals The Heathcot-Lynn Foundation has been an innovator in the health and safety sector for many years. Due to the popularity of this foundation the amount of proposals received is astronomical. In a perfect scenario, funding could be given to every proposal, seeing as how perfect scenarios are almost impossible to come by some tough decisions need to be made. My team and I have given much thought to the $3000 we can allocate across the four different proposals. Procedures The most important part for every member on our team to understand is what a good proposal looks like, and what it takes for an idea to be funded. After our team understood that idea they were able to analyze each proposal individually, so individual opinions could be formed to enable constructive input in the larger group meeting. Keeping in mind the evaluation criteria Heathcot-Lynn provided us; need for project, goal, project approach, cost, and impact our team got down to work collaboratively. Findings The first proposal submitted by the Skyline Coalition comes to us with not just one issue, but two. Right away it is clear to understand the need for, and goals of this project. The first problem arises when looking at the project approach criteria. The proposal doesn’t say how they plan on sustaining the prescription distribution beyond the three month time frame funding would...
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...Proposal Argument Workshop: (R) 11/21 & (T) 11/26 Due: (T) 12/3 A proposal argument is one that pinpoints a particular problem and poses a solution to it. All proposals will call for action, focus on the future, and center on audience. The ultimate objective is to get something done. To achieve this, the solution should be attainable and well-conceived; furthermore, proposals should provide enough evidence to convince readers that the solution will actually produce the effects it sets out to achieve. A proposal should always seek to put forth the best possible solution to a problem. For this paper, you should pick some contemporary issue that interests you (for example, gay marriage), consider your own position on this issue (gay marriage is a good thing), pinpoint a major problem associated with the issue (should gay marriage be legalized?), and finally pose a viable solution to this problem (Yes, because…etc). In this paper, you should try extremely hard to emphasize your ethos. Why should we trust you and, by extension, the solution you propose? In addition, you should certainly strive to provide logical, well-researched EVIDENCE that will support your claim (logos). You must first acquaint us with the issue/problem and then explain why your solution is the best possible response to this problem. The majority of your paper should focus on the SOLUTION you are proposing and your proof that this solution will work. Requirements: Ø 5 to 6 pages in...
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...THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATE This document has been set up to assist students in preparing the text for their research proposal. It is NOT intended as a document to guide you through your research proposal development, but to assist you in setting out the proposal, in terms of text layout, section headings and sub-sections. The Research Proposal is a complete description of the intended research, developed under the supervision of the assigned supervisor. Through the full proposal, the student needs to demonstrate convincingly that the study will make a contribution to a public health issue or problem. The full research proposal must be between 5 and 10 pages and should present the following: ▪ Title ▪ Brief Introduction ▪ Background and statement of the problem (this in the light of a thorough literature review) ▪ Research question or hypothesis, aim and objectives ▪ Study design (type of study) ▪ Study population and sampling ▪ Data collection methods and instruments ▪ Data analysis methods – if applicable statistical planning must be fully addressed, or the candidate should provide evidence that statistics are not required. ▪ Mechanisms to assure the quality of the study – e.g. control of bias, safe storage of data ▪ Study period - Timetable for completion of the project ▪ Participants in the study – all people involved in the study, and the role they play, should be identified.* ▪ Ethical considerations ▪ Resources required for the study...
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...existing conditions, situations, or sets of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible gains or losses to an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur (ASC Glossary). The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an exposure draft in July 2010 relating to additional disclosures relating to certain loss contingencies. FASB argues the necessity of this proposal arises from concerns of investors and other financial statement users relating to disclosures about loss contingencies under the existing guidance. Proponents argue that existing guidance does not provide adequate information to assist users in assessing the likelihood, timing, and magnitude of future cash outflows associated with loss contingencies (Exposure Draft, 1). Although the exposure draft intends to improve financial statement transparency, the balance between “issuing an improved standard must be maintained against possible prejudicial impacts that could adversely affect a company and its investors” (pwc.com) The first issue of the exposure draft relates to amounts that must be disclosed based on expert testimony. The exposure draft proposes the requirement of disclosing estimated amounts of reasonably possible and remote losses based on the testimony of an expert witness (Chadbourne and Park LLP). This disclosure is flawed and may be misleading considering such testimonies are often imprecise, speculative and subject to cross-examination...
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...Grant Proposal Checkpoint Holly Regan HSM/270 June 5, 2014 Fedder Williams Grant Proposal Checkpoint A grant proposal is a written presentation of a program plan for a human services organization which explains the goals and objectives regarding a certain social problem or issue for a specific population in detail that the organization will be addressing. A grant proposal can be utilized as a tool for managing change, as a document which is persuasive in defining a problem or need and then proposes a solution to the problem for which they are requesting funding to implement the solution(s). Grant proposals are comprised of many components such as: an abstract, table of contents, specific aims and needs/problem statement, target populations, approach methodology, long/short-term goals, process, outcome, and impact objectives, timeline, evaluation plan, agency capacity and project management, and budget and budget justifications. The main purpose of this document is to apply for funding for a specific target population program and to provide information such as goals/objectives, budget, and an activities/evaluation plan. The importance of the aforementioned components is to show how the organization will provide services to achieve successful outcomes with the awarded funds. Grant proposals and the program plan relate to each other in the way that the plan provides the proposal development framework with concepts, objectives and goals which both are involved. A grant...
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...be detrimental to the interests of other affected parties. And, the argument goes, accounting standard setters must take into consideration these allegedly detrimental consequences when deciding on accounting questions. 2. What economic consequences arguments are used in this letter? A. The economic consequences arguments that are used in this letter is the considerations of the wide range of concerns that have been expressed about the derivatives and hedging proposal, including concerns related to the potential impact on the capital markets, the weakening of companies’ ability to manage risk and others. The letter is suggesting for fairness and transparency with regard to the proposal of FASB and be open for public debate and comments as this is important in businesses, the customer’s and the economy as a whole. 3. What do you believe is the main point of the letter? A. The main point of the letter is to postpone the issuance of the newest approach that is about to finalized or issue by the FASB without any further study or consultation from the public. The FASB has developed, over the last few weeks, a new approach that it proposes to adopt as a final standard. The FASB may not have adequately considered the wide range of concerns that have been expressed about the derivatives and...
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...Marketing Management ! ! Dr. João Borges Assunção Eng. Natércia Trindade ! ! ! ! Brannigan Foods Strategic Marketing Planning for the Soup Division ! ! Brannigan Foods Soup Division is a 100 year old company with mature products which account for 40% of the whole soup market and it is the most significant division of the Brannigan Foods group. The most important category is the RTE soups which account for 78% of total sales. (Exhibit 2) Other products include Low sodium RTE “Heart Healthy”, dry soups and mixes and private label and Annabelle’s fast and simply. Annabelle’s was a soup company acquired 5 years ago in order to add healthier sups, dry soups and fast to the company’s portfolio, a growing trend in the market. In terms of costumer perception of Brannigan comparing with competition, Brannigan’s falls behind in the following: - Health trends - Diet claims - Convenience offerings - Flavors-especially popular regional ones - Seasonal products outside cold weather ! Retailers perceive Brannigan to be: -Category leader -not innovative -less profitable than store brands and competition ! Over the past 3 years the results of the division have been decreasing and there are several reasons behind this: - The whole soup industry has been declining for several years. The Lisbon MBA Class 2014 Ana Amaral 1 Marketing Management - The largest and most loyal segment of soup consumers, the baby boomers, which account for 20% of American population and are the main target...
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...Devry ENGL 216 Complete Lourse-Latest 2015 December (All Discussions All Homework And Complete Course Project) IF You Want To Purchase A+ Work then Click The Link Below For Instant Down Load http://www.hwspeed.com/Devry-ENGL-216-Complete-Lourse-Latest-2015-December-111325874.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM Question week 1 Technical Communication at Work (graded) As you read Chapter 1, you will learn that communication skills are critical in the workplace and that technical writing is used in virtually every work environment. For this discussion, locate a technical document from your workplace or from home or the Internet, preferably one that might be found in your career field. Note that Figure 1-1 (page 4) provides a list of technical communication examples. Using the five goals and features of technical communication listed in the textbook (page 4), describe how the document addresses these characteristics. Then, discuss whether or not you feel the document is successful in its overall goal. Provide examples from the document to illustrate. If possible, share the document by posting a link or a PDF of the sample used. Audience Culture and Analysis (graded) As our text states, “one cardinal rule governs all on-the-job writing: Write for your reader, not for yourself” (page 41). This requires a solid audience analysis. As part of this analysis, you must also consider the audience's cultural...
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...Request for Proposal UK‐1357‐14 Proposal Due Date – 04/17/14 Environmental Health & Safety Software‐Based Research Facilities Inspection and Recordkeeping System An Equal Opportunity University REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ATTENTION: This is not an order. Read all instructions, terms and conditions carefully. PROPOSAL NO.: Issue Date: UK-1357-14 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF PROPOSAL TO: 3/20/2014 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Environmental Health & Safety SoftwarePURCHASING DIVISION Based Research Facilities Inspection and 411 S LIMESTONE Title: Recordkeeping System ROOM 322 PETERSON SERVICE BLDG. Purchasing Officer: Joyce Holmberg LEXINGTON, KY 40506-0005 Phone: 859-257-9104 IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: April 17, 2014 @ 3 P.M. LEXINGTON, KY TIME. 1. NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS The University’s General Terms and Conditions and Instructions to Bidders, viewable at www.uky.edu/Purchasing/terms.htm, apply to this RFP. When the RFP includes construction services, the University’s General Conditions for Construction and Instructions to Bidders, viewable at www.uky.edu/Purchasing/ccphome.htm, apply to the RFP. Contracts resulting from this RFP must be governed by and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Any agreement or collusion among offerors or prospective offerors, which restrains, tends to restrain, or is reasonably calculated to restrain competition by agreement to bid at a fixed price or to refrain from offering, or otherwise, is prohibited...
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...Grant Proposals It doesn’t matter if the business is just an agency, organization, for profit or non-profit they need money to operate. Profit companies focus on getting their funding through revenues and interest-bearing loans. Non-profit companies depend on grants, loans, and public generosity. It is a must to understand that non-profit agencies are businesses too and they also need a way to pay for their expenses. Writing grants is the way an agency finds funding. Either an employee professional grant writer or having administrative personnel to write the proposals, they then submit them for review to potential donors. Writing grants proposals is far from an easy to deal with. There are deadlines, awareness of what programs a funder is looking to invest their time and money into. Details for the application are an important part to writing a grant. Some are short and don’t require much information, while others require detailed description of the program. This is the grant writer’s priority to make sure that it meets requirement and all the information that is needed is there. The primary point to a proposal is that is to get their program out there and to make it clear and honest picture of the organization project for those funding and in general. The writer must convince the review committee that their program is the best to choose. Grant proposals are the entrance to a organization, and creative writing can either win the committee over or break the deal. The information...
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...acquisition plan has been approved, the CO will be developing the solicitation. Once all sections of the RFP have been written and approved, the CO will post the resultant RFP to FedBizOpps for any and all contractors of interest view the RFP in full details. If FedBizOpps is not available, the CO may email the RFP out to Offerors identified in its market research. Once the RFP has been posted, the CO should allow companies enough time to propose responsively to the RFP- which could be from 15 to 45 days depending upon the size and complexity of the requirement. During this time, the CO should answer any questions that all Offerors may have regarding the RFP. This should be done in writing but can also be done in an open forum such as a pre-proposal conference. Once all questions have been answered, the CO should post these questions and answers on FedBizOpps for all Offerors to see and if needed, amend the RFP. The process from the seller’s point of view begins once a notice is synopsized on FedBizOpps. After the requirement is actually posted on FedBizOpps, the seller should review the entire RFP and then choose if they want to propose or not. Depending upon what the seller believes his competitive chances are, a decision should be made to propose responsively to the requirement. At this time, the seller should review the RFP again and any amendments to fully understand the needs...
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...PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM INSTRUCTIONS 1. Remove this page before submitting your Proposal Template. These instructions will help your proposal to look organized, well-thought-out, and orderly. 2. Remember the key rules about Harvard citation style and presentation: (a) All fonts must be 12 (either Arial or Times New Roman are preferred); (b) All text must be left-justified (meaning you cannot have a straight right margin); (c) All references are to be in Harvard citation format (use the UWLV web site as your primary resource for determining proper form); (d) References are never indented or right-justified. 3. Do not add or change categories in this template. Your proposal must match this template precisely. 4. Present yourself as totally unbiased in all your writings and remember to write in the third person. RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM This template is to be used to outline your proposed research project study: no other formats will be accepted. This form is due to be completed, saved and uploaded to WOLF by the due date for your cohort. So that it is clear who the author of each proposal is, please ensure you submit your proposal saved and named as follows: Proposal_Last Name_Initial (e.g. Proposal –Smith R). This proposal should not exceed 4-5 pages in length, including references; extensive background information is not required. Wording in red is included either for purely illustrative purposes (i.e. to help...
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...Planning Proposal Introduction to Technical Writing Compose a minimum 3 page planning proposal that solves a problem, improves a situation, or satisfies a need in your school, job or community. Write towards a specific audience (aside from the instructor); use the audience and use profile from the textbook if you need help defining that audience. Be sure to explicitly include the six key elements of a proposal from our class discussion. 1. Define the problem or issue. 2. Discuss a realistic and cost-effective solution. 3. Discuss the benefits of implementing this solution. 4. Anticipate any objections to this solution. 5. Describe your ability to carry out the given solution 6. Include a direct call to action Remember that the primary focus of a proposal is to persuade an audience, rather than to simply inform. This will require more effort rhetorically. Provide detail when describing how the proposed solution will be implemented. Therefore, you may need to include a lengthy description of a process. Emphasize specific data when describing the benefits and costs of the proposal. You may include any necessary visuals (remember to not use visuals simply to decorate), and necessary research (cite 2 sources MLA). Finally, also employ efficient page design elements to help guide the user through the document. Sample Topics • Creating a new business or expanding a current business • Saving labor, materials or money on the job • Making...
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