...Managing Operations is Sound Prioritization: The Mexicana Wire Works Case A case report presented to the faculty of the Master of Business Administration Far Eastern University In partial fulfilment of the requirements In Quantitative Analysis Submitted To: Professor Willy Cuason Submitted By: Jeancy Dela Rosa Joan Eclipse Gerra Lanuza Mark Nimeno Timmyleh Pocong Jerome Tumambing June 03, 2014 I. Case Background Mexicana Wire Winding, Inc. is a subsidiary of Westover Wire Works based in Texas which is a medium-sized producer of wire windings of electrical transformers. Ron Garcia is the new management trainee, who studied operations management in his MBA program but lacks any technical knowledge about the manufacturing process. He is tasked to help the company in solving the increase in booking orders for April.There will be new equipments coming in the next several months but these won‘t help them fill the April orders. (Render & Stair, 2012) To better understand the case the group researched on the sequence on how to produce wire windings as discussed in the case: 1. “Wire Winding- the metalworking process used to reduce the cross-section of a wire by pulling the wire through a single, or series of, drawing die(s). There are many applications for wire drawing, including electrical wiring, cables, tension-loaded structural components, springs, paper clips...
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...Running Head: LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION A Field Experiment: Labor Market Discrimination Meghrie Jaridian Notre-Dame University ABSTRACT In a pretest done about the choice of applicants that are most likely to get hired, 83 % of sixty participants voted for applicants of the Lebanese origin, and 17 % voted for applicants of the Syrian origin. In the experiment, sixty participants randomly selected from The American University of Beirut students were randomly assigned to two different conditions and a control group, making twenty participants in each condition. In condition 1, 85 % of participants rated for the applicants of the Lebanese origin, 15 % rated for applicants of the Syrian origin. In condition 2, 65 % of participants rated for the applicants of the Lebanese origin, 35 % rated for applicants of the Syrian origin; and finally in the control group results for the Lebanese and Syrian applicants’ ratings were equal. Differential treatment by ethnicity still appears to be still dominant in the Lebanese labor market. A Field Experiment: Labor Market Discrimination Discrimination toward or against a person or group is the prejudicial treatment of them based on certain characteristics. It can be positive behavior directed towards a certain group (e.g. affirmative action), or negative behavior directed against a certain group (e.g. redlining). The latter is the more common meaning, i.e. negative discrimination. Moreover, racial discrimination differentiates...
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...Name Institution Date Maroush is one of the most famous hotel and restaurant known for its Lebanese cosines in London. It is located along Edgware Road. The first Maroush restaurant was opened by Marouf and Abouzaki in 1981. The restaurant was started to serve Londoners authentic Lebanese foods when people were beginning to explore world cuisines and other people’s culture through trying out their food. The food is prepared in the traditional Lebanese ways where hospitality, generosity, and sharing are the leading pillars and hallmarks of Lebanese culture. There are excellent varieties of magical tastes that are can be enjoyed anytime Maroush restaurant prides itself in the perfect preparation of food; everything is dazzlingly fresh and exotic, a perfect epitome of the Mediterranean diet which has abundance of fresh food, seafood, vegetables, fruits and starches. Poultry is more often consumed than meat, and when red meat is consumed it is more likely to be lamb. To keep up the quality that they have become accustomed to, Maroush restaurants takes great care in cooking using only natural ingredients. Meat comes from its butchery and cannot take the risk of cooking low quality food. Maroush is part of a chain of up market Lebanese restaurants which own several other restaurants in London. From the first restaurant started in 1981, sixteen more have been established. This includes a more formal dining at Maroush Gardens ,Maroush Vere street...
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...concentrating in South of Lebanon. Other calculations include rates of numbers of women being abused including statistics of women educated in Lebanon. We also found two reality shows where men clarify why women are allowed to be abused and that it is the right thing to do in certain situations. Furthermore, we inserted KAFAA’s point of view on this matter including what type of situations they dealt with. Also, we have a valid report on the behaviors of the victim and the abuser by a Dr. from psychology department. The interview reveals reasons to why women are abused and how should they react to it. The report finds that even though the government tried to pass a bill that will give women some rights, the religious groups withdrew the law by claiming that it is against their beliefs and that the Shariaa is more than enough. It is a true fact however; if the Shariaawas fully implemented then it would have worked perfectly as said by Dima El Dassouki, a social work in AUH who works with abused women....
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...NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY – LOUAIZE PALMA JOURNAL A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PUBLICATION Volume 11 Issue 1 2009 Contents Editorial New century, old story! Race, religion, bureaucrats, and the Australian Lebanese story Anne Monsour The Transnational Imagination: XXth century networks and institutions of the Mashreqi migration to Mexico Camila Pastor de Maria y Campos Balad Niswen – Hukum Niswen: The Perception of Gender Inversions Between Lebanon and Australia Nelia Hyndman-Rizik Diaspora and e-Commerce: The Globalization of Lebanese Baklava Guita Hourani Lebanese-Americans’ Identity, Citizenship and Political Behavior Rita Stephan Pathways to Social Mobility Lebanese Immigrants in Detroit and Small Business Enterprise Sawsan Abdulrahim 3 7 31 73 105 139 163 Pal. Jour., 2009, 11,3:5 Copyright © 2009 by Palma Journal, All Rights Reserved Editorial Palma Journal’s special issue on migration aims at contributing to this area of study in a unique manner. By providing a forum for non-veteran scholars in the field to share their current research findings with a broader public, Palma has joined hands with the Lebanese Emigration Research Center in celebrating LERC’s sixth anniversary serving international and interdisciplinary scholarly discourse between Lebanon and the rest of the world. The migration special issue owes its inception to a conversation between Beirut und Buenos Aires, in which Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous, an AustrianAmerican...
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...areas referred to as Little Italy or Chinatown, where people from those countries keep their cultural traditions. * JoAnne’s parents are from Lebanon, and though JoAnne has grown up in the United States, she embraces her Lebanese roots. She has lived in Lebanon and often cooks traditional Lebanese meals. * Amish people live alongside those who are not Amish, but travel by horse and buggy, do not have electricity, and have established stores, schools, and other organizations that are used by members of the Amish community. * Native American tribes have separate governments, religions, schools, and communities in which they practice and live out their traditions and histories. * Born and raised in Mexico, Flor came to the United States as a teenager. She was eager to learn English and to adapt to the culture around her, but she also continued to celebrate the traditions she grew up with and passed them on to her children. * The United States has been referred to as a melting pot, where people of different cultural backgrounds have come to live but are able to keep alive their own cultural traditions. * Labor unions and employers share in meeting the needs of employees. * When environmental groups decide that there is a need for a new law regulating some form of pollution,...
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... | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Lebanon is a country located in the Middle East along the Mediterranean Sea. Its coastal location as well as close proximity to many other nations makes Lebanon an ideal country for trade. Through an analysis of their culture, economy, and market we have been able to develop an introductory marketing plan for exporting OSB board from Michigan to Lebanon. Lebanon is a democratic republic with a free-market orientation. Although there has been much civil unrest in the past, presently there is decent political stability. The economy has struggled due to wars and setbacks but through the use of foreign aid and internal growth Lebanon is trying to rebuild. The Lebanese culture is very family oriented which stems into their business culture where personal relationships are very important for business success. There are many well educated and ambitious entrepreneurs in Lebanon seeking opportunities with foreign investors. This opens up many opportunities for...
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...Racism Final Assignment RACISM Europe, Middle East, Britain and United States. by Lois C. Etete Prof Mehdi Nazer HUM: 112 June 13, 2012 Introduction This document will analyze the contemporary society but also discern present events patterns that will continue to be of consequences five to ten years hence. The paper will explain Racism as a serious problem confronting societies at the present time. The document will draw attention to the fact that these problems or issues are rooted in human civilization. Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns. Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people, as issues concerning free speech and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into play. Some people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction. Others point out that these words can lead to some very dire and serious consequences (the Nazi government policies being one example).Race: Are We So Different, Understanding Race, American Anthropological Association (AAA), July 8, 2009 In a short video the Understanding Race project from...
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...an international company, also it studies the Lebanese consumers perception towards apparel markets. The goal and the main objective of this paper is to create an accurate and realistic picture of Lebanon’s market as a whole including economic, political and cultural and social analysis as well as the customer opportunities and challenges needed for this expansion in Lebanon’s new market. Mlabbas’s unique products are studied in details in terms of describing, pricing decisions, channels of distribution decisions and promotion decisions. Further more, the areas where Mlabbas stores will be open, especially Downtown Beirut, is going to be mentioned and estimated for future support for new retail space in its market area. Table of contents CONTENTS | PAGE NO. | Abstract | 2 | Introduction | 4 | Part|- Market Analysis | 5 - 13 | Part ||- Market Entry Strategy | 14 - 20 | Conclusion | 21 | References | 22 | Introduction Market entry strategy is the arranged system for conveying goods and services to another target market and dispersing them there. In this project the Jordanian business, which is Mlabbas will expand its stores and business into Lebanon’s market in order to achieve its goal in becoming a bigger and an international company. Lebanon is known that is the home of fashion and unique trends and the aim of Mlabbas is to ensure this fact by offering more unique products that will specialize Lebanese people. Lebanon is a developing country that...
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...and Syracuse Law | | Department of State | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Sen. From NY; served for 8 years in Senate; Served on Comm. On Budget, Armed Services, health/Edu./Labor;Former First Lady – 1993-2001 | Orig. from Illinois; Wellesley College; Yale Law; Female | Pushed Bill Clinton’s health-care reform during his presidency | Department of the Treasury | Secretary Timothy F. Geithner | Pres. of Federal Reserve Bank of NY; prev. worked in Treasury Dept. in Clinton admin., US Embassy in Tokyo | - Family well connected and financially well-off; Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins – Int’l econ. and East Asian Studies | | Department of Defense | Secretary Leon Panetta | Former director of the CIA; Served as Clinton’s Chief of Staff from 1994-1997; Served as Director of OMB from 1993-1994; House of Representatives from 1977-1993. | From Monterey, CA; went to Catholic Schools; BA and JD from Santa Clara University; Served in US Army as military intelligence. | | Department of Justice | Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. | Judge in DC; US Atty. From DC; prosecuted scandal throughout much of career.; Deputy Atty. Gen. under Janet Reno (Clinton admin.) | Born in Barbados; Son of immigrants; raised in NYC.Columbia – BA (History), JD | First African-American Atty. General | Department of the Interior | Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar | Former CO Atty Gen; served in Senate from CO | From CO; a rancher; Hispanic; 12th generation American.Colorado College – BA; Michigan Law – JD. | First...
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...She works about eight hours a day, six days per week. She has to process 150 pairs of underwear an hour. At work she feels “very tired and exhausted,” and sometimes falls asleep standing up. She makes 53 cents a day for her efforts. Make no mistake, it is a rough life. Any decent person’s heart would go out to Halima and other child employees like her. Unfortunately, all too often, people’s emotional reaction lead them to advocate policies that will harm the very children they intend to help. Provisions against child labor are part of the International Labor Organization’s core labor standards. Anti-sweatshop groups almost universally condemn child labor and call for laws prohibiting child employment or boycotting products made with child labor.” Warrant: APA: Benjamin Powell. “A Case Against Child Labor Prohibitions” Cato Institute. July 29, 2014. Retrieved: http://www.cato.org/publications/economic-development-bulletin/case-against-child-labor-prohibitions Credibility: Psy. & Social H. 3 Disadvantage: Harm Psychological and Social Claim: Data: “ physical and psychological hazards” First aid training appeared to reduce participant willingness to accept prevailing levels of occupational safety and health risk and increase the perceived probability that they would suffer a work-related injury or illness. Participants expressed...
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...The United States Constitution A list of laws that a country and its people must follow. Organizes the government Tells the states how they will work together and what rights they have. Tells the people what rights they have. Most important document in America! The Preamble to the United States Constitution We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The United States is a Democratic Republic The United States is the oldest continuously functioning democracy in the world Democracy – A style of government in which people vote in elections to choose their leaders. Republic – A style of government where the people retain control over the government and the head of the government is not a monarch. Balance of Power Writers of the Constitution wanted to make sure no group would become too powerful. They, therefore, created 3 branches of government, each with their own power. So the U.S. has a strong central government but a balance of power. Three Main Branches Checks and Balances Legislative Branch United States Capitol Membership Senate Two from each state. 6 year terms. Must be at least 30 years old Must be a U.S. citizen for 9 years House of Representatives Based on...
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...Lebanese International University Project Sadek Chahine 10830132 Masoud Al-Shaar 10731860 Ihab Sharaf Aldeen 10530251 Bassam Jaafar 10731383 Business Ethics Beirut Campus Dr Malek Nayfeh 2009 – 2010 Intellectual Property I. Description 1. Patents 2. Copyrights II. Identify Ethical issues involved 1. Global social justice 2. Utilitarian point of view 3. Materialization of intangibles III. Points of view 1. Public 2. Owners of rights 3. Government IV. Considering available alternatives 1. Tightening intellectual property 2. Letting loose intellectual property V. Consequences of the application of protection 1. Extensive protection consequences 2. Less protection consequences VI. Examples 1. World 2. Lebanon VII. Conclusion 1. Determining the facts Most discussions about intellectual property rights are focused on patents and copyright because, as long as they are rationalized, trademark rights are simple rights of identification that only benefit owners or copiers but not affect progress and are not regarded heavily as a beneficial creation for the community. Arguments for intellectual property protection include increased creation due to financial incentives which leads to economic growth, and possibly a wider and more efficient distribution. Arguments against it include criticism of its range and length, its infringement of freedom, restraining...
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...the “foreigner” issue refers to informing the general public about the increased number of immigrants that have traveled into a country. This is significant to when the muslin population drastically rose in France. This became significant in the political process when President Sarkozy became angry with Muslims in France that didn’t adopt to French culture. d. The Velvet Revolution was when the Czechoslovkian Communist Party relinquished authority to Czech and leaders who had been struggling for liberation. This is a major political event as it marked the end of over 4 decades of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia and marked the beginning of parliamentary republic. 4. Constitutional Engineering is defined as members of a government creating laws or provisions that are in written form, known as the “constitution”. Britian, France and The United States have constitutions based on this principle. After World War 2 they created “West Germany’s Constitution”. Examples are The Chancellor Principle, The Constructive No Confidence Vote, The 5% clause and Public Financing of Parties. 5. Seven (7) Multinational States: 5.1: United Kingdom – Indian 5.2: Pakistan – Gujarati 5.3: Nigeria -...
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