...11/15/2011 Reichard Maschinen, GmbH Executive Summary Reichard Maschinen, GmbH case is set in Western Europe in 1974, just after the Arab oil shocks of 1972 and 1973. National borders were still very important business barriers. But, the concept of open trade borders was beginning to grow. In June of 1974, Mr. Kurtz, managing director of the Grinding Machines Division of Reichard Maschinen was considering how he should handle a meeting that afternoon that would involve his sales manager, his controller and his product engineering manager. The meeting concerned the introduction by a Belgian competitor, Bruggeman Grinders of plastic rings to take the place of steel rings which were a standard component in many grinding machines, including many of the machines made and sold by GDM. The new plastic rings, which had only been introduced in April, not only appeared to have a much longer life than the steel rings, but also apparently were much less expensive to manufacture. Mr. Kurtz’s problem in responding to the new ring was complicated by the fact that he had 25,000 steel rings in inventory and 26 tons of special alloy steel purchased recently for the sole purpose of making more rings. He knew that his raw steel could not even be sold as scrap because of the special allows in it. He had been required to buy a full year’s supply in order to convince a steel mill to make the special product. Overall, he was holding about $93,000 worth of inventory related to steel rings...
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...4/16/2014 Serials Solutions 360LINK Record: 1 Title: Time Management Tricks and Techniques. Authors: Schewe, Michael J.P. Ward-Reichard, Courtney Source: Law Practice: The Business of Practicing Law. May/Jun2012, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p1-6. 6p. Document Type: Book Review Subject Terms: *NONFICTION Reviews & Products: EAT That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating & Get More Done in Less Time (Book) 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction & Get the Right Things Done (Book) GETTING Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Book) People: ALLEN, David TRACY, Brian BREGMAN, Peter Abstract: The article reviews several books including "Eat That Frog!," by Brian Tracy, "18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done," by Peter Bregman and "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," by David Allen. Full Text Word Count: 1876 ISSN: 1547-9102 Accession Number: 90484185 Database: Academic Search Complete Time Management Tricks and Techniques Courtney Ward-Reichard is a shareholder with Nilan Johnson Lewis in Minneapolis. Her practice focuses on the defense of corporate clients in complex employment, commercial, and products liability litigation. While technology has revolutionized the practice of law and our personal lives, it can also lead to a state of almost constant distraction. Whether we are avoiding a difficult brief to check email or a favorite news feed -- or maybe just to play one more turn in Words With...
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...Zachary D. Reichard 3506 Sunnyvale Dr. ∙ Pittsburgh, PA 15101 ∙ 412-860-5390 ∙ zxrst1@mail.rmu.edu OBJECTIVE: Seeking a marketing related internship for the summer/fall of 2013 to obtain knowledge and experience for further advancement in my career. EDUCATION: • Attending Robert Morris University, graduation in 2014 with a concentration in Marketing. Overall GPA – 3.2 WORK EXPERIENCE: Carnegie Mellon, Summer 2010 Internship • Filed, organized papers and worked as an intern assistant in the Finance Building. Umpiring and Officiating, Summer and Fall 2007- Present. Winter 2012 • Currently an umpire for baseball and a referee for basketball. Have been umpiring for 5 years now and this is my 2nd year refereeing. Giant Eagle, June 2008 – December 2008 • Worked as a bagger/cashier for a year in 09-10 Hollister Co. Summer 2012 • Worked as a model and sales associate. Landscaping, Summer 2011 • Landscape work including mulching, planting and pulling flowers, etc. in the summer of 2011. Assembled with a team of 2 to 4 on a landscaping site each day. PROJECT EXPERIENCE: Microeconomics, Advertising/Sales Promotion, Sales Strategies and Techniques, International Business, Management Science, Financial Accounting, Statistics, Marketing Research. ACTIVTIES and AWARDS: ▪ A member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters ▪ Member of the Italian...
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...reduce population-based life expectancy in the United States. I can include that information in my part of the project. McCARTHY, L. (2013). Take Back Family Time!. Working Mother, 72. This article will be a reference for my paper. It talks about family time and how that has been impacted by television use. The article states that family time has been impacted negatively since children watch a lot more versus spending time with their parents. In fact, it even says that American children spend 10 times more watching television, or using other media, than they do spending time with their parents. The article also lists ways to solve this issue of lack of family time and I can incorporate some of those into my paper. Mokhtari, K., Reichard, C. A., & Gardner, A. (2009). The Impact of Internet and Television Use on the Reading Habits and...
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...measured in order to recognize the sum total of quality management. Jacob, I. (2011). Persons charged with the management of an organization have to implement change in the organization. Before implementing change in an organization, the manager has to know how and when to introduce the change, he or she has to freeze and unfreeze the change process in order to avoid resistance from the workers. The management team has to have appropriate information and knowledge to measure the performance of the institution. Currently there is no known standard way of executing performance. Government agencies tend to define performance in term of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness, commonly known as the 3E’s, Reichard, C. (2013) is often referred as the value of money. Economy is ensuring minimal cost of resources by doing things using a lower price, mainly by using locally available resources in...
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...In our class time with Dr Reichard, he said to us that there are three cosmological causes to the Universe’s existence. (These are all from my notes, so there’s not much to them, but I will do a lot of the explanations to them as needed.) 1: Everything that begins to exist has a cause. (Which means that everything that we have today, cars, computers, chairs, etc. All have reasons for their creation (or existence) and all have a purpose for their existence.) 2: The universe begins to exist. (When God Created the universe he spoke it into existence. Which means that God’s word has a cause, and if his word has a cause, then so does the Universe.) 3: Therefore the universe has a cause. (No explanation needed :)) Now people will argue about all...
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...successfully handle situations both expected and unexpected. You have a strong sense of problem-solving focused on taking action with high hopes for success. You generally do not fear failure and are optimistic about outcomes. You tend to be more extraverted, or have good social skills. You tend to be calm especially when facing problems and generally are not susceptible to anxiety or depression” (Questionnaire, N.D.). Successful leaders need to be able to handle unforeseen situations and utilize problem-solving skills to solve business challenges. Lesson 4 this semester taught about personality and leadership, stating, “Of the personality characteristics, Extraversion is one of the most likely to predict leadership skills. (Reichard, 2011.) This is one of the items referenced in the general self-efficacy report that directly correlates to leadership...
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...Deonte Washigton 04-7-13 English-099 Professor Reichard Views on Gay Marriage Homosexuality has been increasing for a long time; it really started getting popular in the early 2000s. Homosexuality has started to spread out like a new trend. Some of half of everybody you know seemed to try it or is currently doing it right now. So, the question is should gay marriage be legalized? I believe not just because it is not how our parents were taught and how we were taught about how marriage is supposed to me. Including also most people these days tend to date the same sex just because there previous relationships didn’t turn out right like how they wanted it to, either they were cheated on a lot and left with broken hearts or just they believed they was not attractive enough due to self-esteem issues. So, people tend to turn gay because of this, they believe that they will find a more faithful relationship and believe its love when there just trying to heal a broken heart they have. Also in this day of age our kids are continuously being exposed to many bad influences while growing up. So, why do we need to have our kids witnessing this? That it is okay to date and marry the same sex when in the bible it’s a sin. It says in Leviticus 18:22 that ‘You shall not lie with a male as with a women, it is and abomination.” It also says in verse 24 and 25 Leviticus that “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things for by all these the nations I am driving out before...
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...TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES IN THE KPG READING TEST: INSTRUMENT CONSTRUCTION & INVESTIGATION RESULTS Maria Stathopoulou and Doriana Nikaki National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Abstract: This paper reports on results of one aspect of a larger research project carried out at the Research Centre in English Language Teaching, Testing and Assessment (RCEL), University of Athens. The overall aim of the project is to investigate the test-taking strategies used by Greek users of English when performing the activities of the Greek State Language Exams, known as Kratiko Pistopiitiko Glossomathias (KPG) and whether these can be successfully taught. The aim of this paper is twofold. It firstly aims at discussing findings regarding the testtaking strategies candidates claim to use when responding to the KPG reading tasks and, secondly, at presenting the research instrument used for such an investigation. The research instrument, which is a closedresponse questionnaire, has been designed at the RCEL and administered to candidates who sat for the KPG examination at the November 2008 administration. The findings, which actually demystify the way candidates deal with the reading activities, may prove useful not only for teachers who prepare students for the KPG exam and for the actual candidates but also for syllabus and materials designers. 1. Background to the study One of the projects presently being carried out at the Research Centre in English Language Teaching, Testing and...
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...Running Head: Healthcare.gov: Management Nightmare Healthcare.gov: Management Nightmare John Kincaid Webster University Abstract For many Americans the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, represents a chance to purchase health care that they were otherwise unable to attain. For many more it represents the US Government mandating that they must have health insurance or face increasing fines for not doing so. Whatever the basis is for one’s preference for national health care coverage, the fact remains that the face of Obamacare, Healthcare.gov, failed spectacularly when it was launched late last year. A paltry percentage of people were able to actually use the website as intended with most not being able to choose from the offerings, much less even log into the site. While there are many reasons why the launch failed and many more speculations, this paper is intended to look at the procurement and vendor management processes that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid utilized when procuring services from commercial entities. The inherent failure of these processes and the structure that allows a large project to proceed without directly assigning responsibility will also be looked at. Introduction On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), otherwise known as Obamacare. The law’s intent is to provide health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured Americans through new private insurance marketplaces...
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...Faculteit Taal en Letteren | Studiegebied Toegepaste Taalkunde | | | | | | | Lang leve de lezer | Een literatuurstudie naar de populariteit van lezen als vrijetijdsbesteding bij Nederlandse en Amerikaanse studenten. | | | Groepsproject Informatiebronnen en Academische Schrijfvaardigheid | | Lieze HARDY | Rebecca JONCKHEERE | Hendrik PONNET | Heidi SCHOUPS | | Docent: Mariet Raedts | Academiejaar 2011-2012 | * Inhoudsopgave * Inhoudsopgave 2 1 Inleiding 3 2 Onderzoeksontwerp 5 3 Bespreking van de resultaten 7 3.1 De populariteit van lezen bij studenten 7 3.1.1 De huidige populariteit van lezen bij studenten 7 3.1.2 Een evolutie in het leesgedrag bij studenten in de afgelopen 20 jaar 8 3.2 De populariteit van genres en auteurs 10 3.3 Factoren die leesattitude en leesgedrag beïnvloeden 13 3.4 Leesbevorderingsprojecten in Nederland en de Verenigde Staten 16 4 Conclusie en discussie 18 Referentielijst 19 Bijlagen 21 Bijlage 1: lijst van de geraadpleegde catalogi en databanken 22 Bijlage 2: lijst van de gebruikte zoektermen 23 Bijlage 3: inhoudsfiches 24 Inleiding “Because in my limited experience as a teacher, I’ve noticed in the last 10 years that students are no less intelligent, no less ambitious but there are two big differences: Reading habits have slipped, along with general knowledge. You can quote me on this: You guys don’t know anything.” (Bauerlein, 2004) ...
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...WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY E-BUSINESS JBT Task 1 CJ’S AUTO BODY Internet Business Expansion Strategy Angie M. Roman WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY E-BUSINESS JBT Task 1 This report outlines the business expansion strategy for CJ’s Auto Body in Lewisburg, Ohio. The company was founded in 2004 at its present location in Lewisburg. The company currently has a very limited online presence with no products available for purchase and only one page; there are no active links or details of the business showing. This marketing strategy is targeted at increasing1 the customer base through targeted advertising and new product sales. Viability of Product or Service. CJ’s Auto Body is primarily a service provider and not an online retailer or “brick and mortar” store. The Company would greatly benefit by having an online presence. The Company does not have a very strong on-line foothold and has dedicated very few resources towards marketing; primarily the business is sustained locally by word of mouth. Increasing the online presence will allow the Company to better compete with similar service providers in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas. “Super Cool Media” recently published an article that said a website can generate revenue increases of 5% to 40%. A 5% increase in revenue would easily cover the cost of creating a stronger web presence. One major factor included in this revenue increase and expanded web presence is the customers’ ability to find CJ’s on-line...
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...Promoting Leadership This assessment requires that you consider and provide evidence of your learning and personal development as well as the application of this in practice. The following document provides you with a clear structure by which to achieve this. 1. Outline the implementation of your personal action plan for improving your leadership capabilities I currently work as the Clinical Team Lead in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit for an NHS Foundation Trust. Working in restrictive, structured, secure environment can be daunting and frustrating for patients who are admitted, due to a combination of the intensity of their mental illness, behaviours derived from this level of intensity and the constraints caused by the environment. This frustration can at times be displayed in a violent manner and directed towards nursing staff and their peers. It was identified through various discussions with the patients, staff and the Manager that both patients and staff were frustrated and both parties had different views towards reasons of violent and aggressive behaviour (appendix 1 and 2). Staff believed it was the patient’s internal views and presentation that led to an aggressive outburst, while the patient reported environmental and poor communication to be the contributing factor. Whittington and Duxbury (2005, p 469) identified environmental conditions and poor communication to be at the forefront of patient aggression and violence incidents and that there is a need...
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...CASE: TROPHY PROJECT 1.1 Executive Summary Executive leaders are the guardians of an organisation’s preferred culture and behaviour, however this is not evident in this organisation, There is clearly no mutual respect for employees’ rights and support from top-level management as people are intimidated and threatened if they do not deliver results. The organizations behavioural strategy needs to transform from a bureaucratic to a learning organisation where employees operate in high performance teams and where good communication and free flow of information flourish (Pieter Steyn & Erik Schmikl, Pg 112 – Pg 113). The organisation does not address any sort of training, employee development, relationships with customers and other factors bearing on quality. Instead it focuses on mistakes and condemns them instead of viewing them as opportunities for growth and learning. Top leadership failed by not providing a culture of trust, support, cohesion and lacked motivational leadership. Arbitrary induction of methodologies believing it would solve the absence of management acumen. The project manager found himself in an activity trap; he spent more time preparing paperwork, reports and projection, which was needed for his weekly meeting with the corporate, instead of managing the project. (Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Project Management A System Approach to Planning Scheduling and Controlling, Pg 265) In order to resolve some of these inherent problems, we propose the organisation consider...
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...Daniel Hutton Ashford University ANT: 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Professor Chad Goings According to the history of the Navajo Tribe, the Holy People lived in the underworld and helped by guiding the First Man and First Woman to earth (McCoy 1988). The Holy People are said to be attracted to songs, dances, and chants during the ceremony along with the creation of Sand painting. The Sand painting is used in the healing process of the ceremony to draw a picture that tells a story of the Holy People. The Navajo culture have amazed so many people to how beautifully constructed the rituals are performed. Although, the ritual has been passed on from generation to generation, how the Navajo rituals are ways of communication has been questioned by so many. Many believe that it way for the patient to come into “…harmony… ” with the universe (Klukhohn and Leighton 1962). The hypothesis for the question was presented based on exploration of the culture done by researchers; concluding that, the Navajo rituals are a way of communication to their ancestors/the Holy People, who are worshiped in return of good lucks for the Navajo Community. It is believed that through this ceremony, people are cleansed from bad spirit and good luck is brought upon the family. For example, the rituals are performed on pregnant women, young men going to the army, and sick people. Naturally speaking, the most intriguing part of their belief is the ceremonial concepts of healing people...
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