...Supply Chain Management Final Paper Name: Student ID: Instructor: [Abstract] With the updates of music carriers, the market of headsets expanded quickly. Using the in-ear headsets as a sample product, this paper works on the requirements, souring, logistics, sustainability and costs of the product, and finally works out a supply chain for this product. [Keywords] Supply chain management, headsets Overview Product introduction I choose customized in-ear headsets (or earbuds) as my product. And my firm will be located in Shanghai, PRC. Several colors and different sound drivers are provided. The type of sound drivers used in the headsets, the appearance of the shells and the cable color are determined by customers. Background information As music players get smaller and smaller today, people found there’s no more space for the convenience promotion of music carriers. Thus, customers start to focus on the quality of music they hear. In the past years, the market of earbuds especially those in-ear headsets whose price is over $50 has expanded, and becomes a 10-billion trade. I’m quite interested in audio products and this idea came out when I was looking for a new earphone on some e-stores. That moment I was browsing the official site of Ultimate Ears, the very famous brand of professional ear monitors, and it’s also well known for its customized in-ear monitors for vocalists. I hope to figure out how this kind of customized-pattern works if it is applied...
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...Discussion Questions (Week 6) THE GOAL Chap 1 – 15 1. Do you perceive that the people at the Bearington plant were like most manufacturing people in most companies? 2. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? 3. What is the “Goal”? How is it related to the three performance measurements: NP, ROI & CF? Why does Alex need another set of measurement: Throughput, Inventory, OE? 4. How is "productivity" defined traditionally? How does Jonah define "productivity"? 5. How does Jonah define "Throughput", "Inventory", and "Operating Expense"? How are these definitions different from traditional definitions? 6. Using the robots as an example, explain: (1) How the standard cost system defines "efficiency" (2) How high efficiency could lead to local optimum 7. What are those three questions that Jonah asked Alex about the productivity of the robots? 8. Using the analogy between the hiking and a manufacturing operation, explain the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”. Explain what a “balanced plant” is and explain why it would not work. 9. Using the dice game to explain the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”. Explain why a “balanced plant” would not work. 10. Explain another real-life example to describe the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”? 11. The hiking did not go very well first, why? What did Alex do to improve the pace of the hiking? Why did he ask...
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...OM, Anderson, Fall 2014 1 Discussion Questions (Week 6) THE GOAL Chap 1 – 15 1. Do you perceive that the people at the Bearington plant were like most manufacturing people in most companies? 2. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? 3. What is the “Goal”? How is it related to the three performance measurements: NP, ROI & CF? Why does Alex need another set of measurement: Throughput, Inventory, OE? 4. How is "productivity" defined traditionally? How does Jonah define "productivity"? 5. How does Jonah define "Throughput", "Inventory", and "Operating Expense"? How are these definitions different from traditional definitions? 6. Using the robots as an example, explain: (1) How the standard cost system defines "efficiency" (2) How high efficiency could lead to local optimum 7. What are those three questions that Jonah asked Alex about the productivity of the robots? 8. Using the analogy between the hiking and a manufacturing operation, explain the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”. Explain what a “balanced plant” is and explain why it would not work. 9. Using the dice game to explain the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”. Explain why a “balanced plant” would not work. 10. Explain another real-life example to describe the phenomena of “dependent events” and “statistical fluctuations”? 11. The hiking did not go very well first...
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...UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES. In collaboration with CENTRE FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MASTER IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT COURSE: LDP 603: RESEARCH METHODS Authored by: Dr. Christopher Mwangi Gakuu Senior Lecturer, Department of ExtraMural studies, University of Nairobi & Dr. Harriet Jepchumba Kidombo Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies University of Nairobi Page 1 of 240 GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE MODULE The Research Methods course is one of the first semester core courses for those learners pursuing the Master in Project Planning and Management course. You are aware that any good decision is based on facts. Facts are based on data. The data must be systematically collected, processed, analysed and presented for use. The best-known way of collecting empirical data is through scientific research methods. This is what this course module is all about. The main aims of this course unit is to: 1. Providing you with the basic information needed to understand the research process. 2. Enable you to use the knowledge to design their own research agenda on an area of personal interest or that of an organization. MODULE STRUCTURE The module is covered in Lectures. Each Lecture focuses on area in research. You will note that in each unit, there is an introduction, unit objectives, contents presented...
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...employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity; or (iv) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one thousand six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial nature. Under Crown Construction Contracts Act. “workman" means a person who has a contract with a contractor, or with a subcontractor who has a contract with a contractor, to provide work on a contract. 1. Generally addressed as Blue-Collared (also Green, pink) 2 . Extensive Labour Legislation 3.Limited working hours per week 48h/wk 4. Overtime to be paid as per Factories Act 5. Employer can face punitive action for breaching any clause mentioned in the Labour Legislation 6. Lifetime Employment after 240 days of continuous work 7. Exit policy should be legally Compliant 8. Right to be organized. 9. Negotiation through...
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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 The t-Test: Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean µ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 Possible Errors in Hypothesis Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Limitations and Common Misinterpretations of Hypothesis Testing . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 10 15 17 Stat 3011 Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9: HYPOTHESIS TESTS Motivating Example A diet pill company advertises that at least 75% of its customers lose 10 pounds or more within 2 weeks. You suspect the company of falsely advertising the benefits of taking their pills. Suppose you take a sample of 100 product users and find that only 5% have lost at least 10 pounds. Is this enough to prove your claim? What about if 72% had lost at least 10 pounds? Goal: 9.1 Elements of a Hypothesis Test 1. Assumptions 2. Hypotheses Each hypothesis test has two hypotheses about the population: Null Hypothesis (H0 ): Alternative Hypothesis (Ha ): 1 Stat 3011 Chapter 9 Diet Pill Example: Let p = true proportion of diet pill customers that lose at least 10 pounds. State the null and alternative hypotheses for the diet pill example. 3. Test Statistic Definition: Test Statistic A test statistic is a measure of how compatible the data is with the null hypothesis. The larger the test statistic, the less compatible the data is with the null hypothesis. Most test statistics we will see have the following form: What does a large value of |T...
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...partners, and to better satisfy the needs and expectations of their customer. Since the explosion of the internet age, e-businesses have gradually come to compete with the long standing structure of traditional businesses. With every year that passes, e-business becomes simpler and more cost-effective than creating a traditional business due to a variety of factors. Let us find whether E-business is an effective way for customers in buying products as the researchers go on with their study about Perceptions of Poblacion Nasugbu on the Effectiveness of E-business in Buying Goods and Services. SETTINGS AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This statistical survey was conducted at Barangay 1, Barangay 2, Barangay 3, Barangay 4, Barangay 5, Barangay 6, Barangay 7, Barangay 8, Barangay 9, Barangay 10, Barangay 11 and Barangay 12 of Nasugbu, Batangas from September to October 2013. The study focused on the perceptions of poblacion Nasugbu residents on the effectiveness of E-business in buying goods and services....
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...Joseph F. Hair, Jr., and Carl McDaniel, published by South-Western, Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 9781-285-09186-0. ISBN-10: 1-285-09186-0 **Please note that an older edition such as MKTG6 will also suffice for the course AS LONG AS THE STUDENT TAKES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MATCHING THE RELEVANT CHAPTERS OR PAGE NUMBERS FROM THE OLD EDITION TO THE RELEVANT TOPICS. The older editions are usually available at a lower cost. The T.A. for the course will have a copy of the older edition in her office for those who have questions about chapter numbers, etc.** Suggested Readings: It is also strongly suggested that students subscribe to or share a subscription to The Wall Street Journal or another business publication (e.g., Fortune, Business Week, etc.). You will be given the opportunity to subscribe at special student rates. Prerequisites: The prerequisite for this class is being at a Junior or Senior standing (a minimum of 60 credit hours)...
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...Descriptive Statistics University of Phoenix July 18, 2011 RES/341 Descriptive Statistics In the previous weeks we researched the issues that have been affecting the real estate business; such as home prices in which are making it difficult for homes to sale. The current issues that are affecting the housing market in today’s society have to do with homes being over priced due to size, location, and square footage. In the past weeks Learning Team C had to research the problems in the housing market to determine the reasons why homes that are similar in size tend to be more expensive than others and the factors that go into these prices. The research problem that Learning Team C encountered has to do with looking at: 1. Price, 2. Bedrooms, 3. Size, 4. Pool, 5. Distance, 6. Township, 7. Garage, and 8. Baths, to determine why some of the listed homes are more expensive than others homes in the area. In week three we turned the research over to researching peer-reviewed articles to get an even clearer picture of the whole aspect of real estate, which included; faulty work from appraisers, estimating value of homes, and how size play a major role in the price of a home. Moving on into week four, Learning Team C will evaluate all the data from the previous weeks and draw a conclusion based on all current research finding of why similar homes tend to be more expensive than others. Frequency Distribution The following graphics and data analysis will identify the factors...
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...Infectious Disease Victoria Jay HCA/240 June 8, 2014 Natasha Brown Infectious Disease What is the inflammatory response? According to "Definition of Inflammatory Response" (1996-2014), it is “a fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical signs of ‘dolor, calor, rubor, and tumor’ -- pain, heat (localized warmth), redness, and swelling.” A very important part of the body’s defense system is inflammation; this is when there is a crucial protective response by the body’s system of self-defense (Definition of Inflammatory Response, 1996-2014). Acute inflammation lasts only a few days, it is short-lived whereas chronic inflammation lasts longer; like weeks, months, and maybe even years. When the inflammatory process is involved in healing and repair it may cause tissue damage. Inflammation can play a role in many disorders; for example Alzheimer’s, asthma, diabetes, osteoporosis, and even HIV/AIDS. According to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2012), “More than 1.1 million people living in the United States are infected with HIV and almost 1 in 6 are unaware of their infection.” Gay and bisexual men of all races are affected by HIV the most. Those are a couple of statistics to think about. HIV stand for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV hinders the body’s ability to fight the organisms that cause disease by harming the immune system. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection and it can also be spread...
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...0.1 0.1.1 Linear Programming Objectives By the end of this unit you will be able to: • formulate simple linear programming problems in terms of an objective function to be maximized or minimized subject to a set of constraints. • find feasible solutions for maximization and minimization linear programming problems using the graphical method of solution. • solve maximization linear programming problems using the simplex method. • construct the Dual of a linear programming problem. • solve minimization linear programming problems by maximizing their Dual. 0.1.2 Introduction One of the major applications of linear algebra involving systems of linear equations is in finding the maximum or minimum of some quantity, such as profit or cost. In mathematics the process of finding an extreme value (maximum or minimum) of a quantity (normally called a function) is known as optimization . Linear programming (LP) is a branch of Mathematics which deals with modeling a decision problem and subsequently solving it by mathematical techniques. The problem is presented in a form of a linear function which is to be optimized (i.e maximized or minimized) subject to a set of linear constraints. The function to be optimized is known as the objective function . Linear programming finds many uses in the business and industry, where a decision maker may want to utilize limited available resources in the best possible manner. The limited resources may include material, money, manpower, space...
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...Introduction to International Business MHR 2000 Spring Semester 2013: Session 1 MWF 5:20-6:15 pm 105 Schoenbaum Hall Professor: Shad Morris Office: 718 Fisher Hall Telephone: 614.247.1732 Email: morris@fisher.osu.edu Office Hours: Monday 4:30-5:30 pm, and by appointment ------------------------------------------------- Teaching Assistant: TBA Required Text: Oded Shenkar and Yadong Luo, International Business—2nd edition (Sage). ISBN: 1412949068. Course Packet (must be purchased online through the Carmen course site) Course Website: http://carmen.osu.edu Suggested Reading: The Economist (https://www.economistsubscriptions.com/searchstudent/us/) Course Overview and Objectives The world is changing in fundamental ways. First, the development of a truly global market in products, services, capital and even certain types of labor is changing the basic terms of competition for an array of different firms and industries. In Thomas Freidman’s words, “The world is flat.” Second, although firms have operated around the globe for many years, they are becoming increasingly integrated yet differentiated, with tightly coupled but different activities in various locations rather than replicating themselves from place to place. Understanding the interaction between culture, knowledge, and the way businesses coordinate around the world is critical to understanding both the possibilities for and constraints on managing a business in today’s...
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...I N D E X CHAPTER SUBJECT CONTROL REF. NO. 1 Objective of the act 1-1 2 Definition of wage 2-2 3 Registration of Establishment 3-3 4 Revocation or suspension of the registration Certificate 3-3 5 Opening and closing hours of Shop 3-3 6 Daily & Weekly hours of work in Shops 3-3 7 Fees structure for renewal& Registration 4-4 8 Validity of certificate 4-4 9 Changes in Establishment 4-4 10 Closing of the establishment 4-4 11 Renewal of Registration Certificate 4-4 12 Penalty 5-5 13 Leaves 5-5 14 Encashment of Leaves 5-5 15 Weekly holidays in shops, restaurants and theatres 5-5 16 Holidays 5-5 17 Other Holidays 5-5 18 Special provision for young person 5-5 19 Special provision for women 5-5 20 Maternity Leave 5-5 21 Maintenance of registers and records and display 6-6 Of notices: 22 Minimum Wages 6-6 23 Registration of Establishment Form “F” 7-9 24 APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL Form III 10-10 25 Labour Office Address 11-11 (1) Andhra Pradesh Shops& Establishment Act1988 Objective of the act: the Andhra Pradesh shops and establishment act, 1966 was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to the regulation of conditions of work and employment in shops, commercial establishments and other establishments...
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...MARKETING ENGINEERING FOR EXCEL • CASE • VERSION 1.0.5 Case Positioning the BlackBerry Pearl by Mahima Hada & Arvind Rangaswamy 1. Before beginning any case, students should familiarize themselves with the model being used. Marketing Engineering for Excel comes with tutorials that demonstrate the capability of each model. The tutorial can be found under each model within the ME►XL menu after starting Excel. These tutorials are designed to work with the OfficeStar examples, which are located in the My Marketing Engineering directory, usually installed in My Documents during software installation. The data required for this case are located in one file in the My Marketing Engineering directory (usually located within My Documents): BlackBerry Pearl (Positioning).xls RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Pearl In September 2006, Research In Motion (RIM) introduced an extension to its best-selling BlackBerry phone, the “BlackBerry Pearl,” with the hope that it could move the original BlackBerry beyond the boardroom and executive suites and into more consumers’ hands. It is the first BlackBerry that comes equipped with the usual features of high-end smartphones, as well as a camera and media playback, yet still provides all the e-mail functions that made Blackberry a hit among executives. Background Research In Motion (RIM) launched the BlackBerry wireless, handheld device in 1999. The BlackBerry heralded the launch of smartphones for business users by supporting...
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...Desserts Buffet Restaurant A. Ruste Drive, San Jose Road, Zamboanga City A Feasibility Study Presented to The College Faculty of the Business Finance Administration Program Pilar College of Zamboanga City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject TC105 – Entrepreneurship and Feasibility Study BY: ARCILLAS, EDEL JOY BAHANI, DONNA MARIE DULATRE, PRECIOUS MAE JUMAO-AS, MIKEE SHEEN PAMPORA, NIKKA A. Executive S ummary Proposed Subject Eat All You Can Desserts Buffet Restaurant Proposed Project Name Desserts Buffet Restaurant Location Ruste Drive, San Jose Road, Zamboanga City Project Proponents Arcillas, Edel Joy Bahani, Donna Marie Dulatre, Precious Mae Jumao-as, Mikee Sheen Pampora, Nikka Form of Business Organization Partnership Type of Industry Food Industry Project Objective Determine the Feasibility of Eat All You Can Desserts Buffet Restaurant in A. Ruste Drive, San Jose Road, Zamboanga City Project Beneficiaries The Proponents, the target market, the local residents of Zamboanga City and the Local Government Proposed Target Market Students of Pilar College Zamboanga City, Inc., Brent Hospital and Colleges, and Western Mindanao State University Proposed Potential Market High School and College Students of Zamboanga City, and others Proposed number of employees Ten (10) employees: Manager/Supervisor (1); Pâtissier (1); Commis (2); Steward (1); Cashier (1); Waiters (5);...
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