...the past and present, whom despite their variety of interests and achievements, had a lot in common. They each had a unique perspective that continues to influence us today. McCullough who is a skilled portraitist, is able to give his readers a vision of the real person, not their story that has been passed down as a result of publicity. The greatness of this book lies in the characters that McCullough brings to life, who all had their part in shaping the United States. Courage is obviously a common theme through many of the stories collected throughout Brave Companions. Courage is an unavoidable part of accomplishing what one desires. Theodore Roosevelt and Frederic Remington are both Brave Companions to each other, who both display courage in their love for the Old West. Theodore Roosevelt and Frederic Remington quickly developed a deep love for the West and its disappearing world of cowboys, Indians, and open spaces. They both went to the West to capture it before it receded. Roosevelt spent his time in the Dakota Bad Lands, living the life of the cowboy and helping to create the myth of the "real West." He settled there in 1883 and built Elkhorn, a ranch, so he can write. After being troubled by both the death of his wife, and mother, his political career going nowhere, McCullough states that Roosevelt “craved change, craving release from everything in the East, everything in his...
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...After Rayovac company’s successful long term course of rejuvenating its battery business for the purpose of spurring sales growth locally, a newly branded Rayovac brand supported by broad battery lineup via technological innovations, improved packaging, expanded distribution network, refined supply and purchase chain, slash in production cost and an increased plant capacity created Rayovac into a result oriented enterprise.(attachment C) Rayovac Company CEO, Jones with new entrepreneurial culture insights into the company performance, embanked into globalization of the battery business in 1999. The acquisitions of ROV limited the largest battery distributor in Latin America with approximated sales of $100 millions compared to the Rayovac sales in the region of $20 million was a strategic move that spurred sales in Latin America region greatly. Further, acquisition of Varta AG a leading manufacture of general batteries and a competitor of Rayovac within the Latin American market was also another strategic move as Rayovac was able to reduce operational cost by $30-$40 millions, solidifying Rayovac market lead in the region and made Rayovac the second leading battery producer in Europe as well as the leading producer and distributor of batteries in Austria and Germany. In Asian markets acquisition of 85% of Ningbo Baowang battery company with a modern manufacturing facility of alkaline and heavy duty batteries at very low costs was a good strategic move as this made...
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...COMMENCEMENT & MODIFICATION OF AWARDS Group 11 Rituparna Mallick H13097 Sanika Gokhale H13101 Saurav Kumar Das H13105 Sourabh Sanyal H13110 Sreedipto Bhattacharya H13111 WHAT IS AN ‘AWARD’? ‘Award’ means an interim or final determination of any industrial dispute or of any question relating thereto by any Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal or National Tribunal. It also includes arbitration award made under section 10A. AWARD VS. SETTLEMENT Award 1. 2. It is a decision of the Arbitrator, Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal. The Arbitrator, Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal resolves the problem hearing the arguments from both sides. Settlement 1. 2. It is arrived conciliation. as a result of Both the parties come to a conclusion by mutual agreement, and sign on the Settlement Agreement The Conciliation Officer settles the disputes between the parties in an amicable manner 3. 3. No mutual consent between the parties. However, the Award consists binding force upon the parties SECTION 16. FORM OF REPORT OR AWARD Report of a Board or Court shall be in writing and shall be signed by all the members of the Board or Court Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent any member of the Board or Court from recording i. i. any minute of dissent from a report OR from any recommendation made therein. The award of a Labour Court or Tribunal or National Tribunal shall be in writing and shall be signed by its Presiding officer...
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...STRATEGY 2 SPECTRUM AND UNITED INDUSTRIES 2 GROWTH STRATEGY 2 SPECTRUM BRANDS 3 MANAGEMENT 3 STRATEGY 3 RELATED DIVERSIFICATION 3 UNRELATED DIVERSIFICATION 4 MARKETING 5 MANUFACTURING, RAW MATERIALS, DISTRIBUTION, AND SUPPLIERS 10 CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS 10 RAW MATERIALS 11 DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLIERS 12 SPECTRUM BRANDS FINANCES 12 SALES 12 INCOME 13 PROFITABILITY RATIOS 13 LIQUIDITY RATIOS 14 LEVERAGE RATIOS 15 ACTIVITY RATIO 16 SHARE PRICE 17 RECOMMENDATIONS 18 REFERENCES 19 INTRODUCTION Spectrum Brands (SPC) is a global branded consumer products company with seven major product lines including Rayovac consumer batteries, Tetra pet supplies, Remington electric shaving, grooming and personal care products, VARTA portable lighting, Vigoro lawn care, Sta-Green lawn and garden, Repel, Hot Shot, and Spectracide household insect control. After acquiring United Industries from Thomas H. Lee (THL) the Boston based private equity firm in 2005, Rayovac (ROV) changed its name to Spectrum Brands and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as “SPC”. World Market The worldwide market sector in which Spectrum competes is estimated to be US$300 billion1. The worldwide market for batteries alone is estimated at US$50 Billion2. Worldwide dog and cat food sales stood at US$45.12 billion, a 4.9% increase over the previous year3. The market for grooming consumer product is about 16 billion4...
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...Problem Solution: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. Remington Peckinpaw Davis saw success through the early 1990s by targeting America's higher income level. The global surge of the mid-1990s brought new rules, new dynamics, and new success drivers for Remington Peckinpaw Davis. Computers, knowledge, and networks contributed to the world changing from an industrial age to that of a new economy. The global economy changed the face of investments as more and more people were able to invest in new ways. Remington Peckinpaw Davis currently has a project management plan that includes a number of new projects but they do not have a plan for implementation of these projects, there are also senior staff members who cannot to agree on a course of action, which is currently delaying the project process. Issue and Opportunity Identification Sam Remington who has been credited with influencing the stock market we have today is not very technologically inclined, but recognized that to stay at the top he needed to update his products and services. Remington Peckinpaw Davis created an online division for investors who use computers to trade stock and mutual funds. The online division, eRPD, has had numerous technology problems costing the firm in excess of $1.7 million dollars and numerous unhappy customers, “A review of customer bulletin boards reveals consistent complaints about eRPD’s lengthy lag times in opening accounts, sporadic and inaccurate confirmations of trades, and errors...
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...1.0 Project Plan Overview 1.1 Description of the Project Remington Peckinpaw Davis leadership team, eRPD oversight committee and IT department have different ideas about what should be most important to the company while fixing problems with the software. The vested groups will work towards resolving the issues with eRPD and embarking on a marketing campaign to save the company’s reputation. 1.2 Problem/Result Statement Members of the Remington Peckinpaw Davis oversight committee do not recognize the importance of contributions from each team member within the eRPD process. The power struggle led to faulty planning for the installation of the eRPD program. RPD can fix problems with the eRPD system by developing and following a baseline for the project. 1.3. Mission Justification The project relates to the mission and goals of Remington Peckinpaw Davis by establishing detailed guidelines for the solving problems with eRPD and for use with future projects. 1.4 High-Level Scope Project Objective To fix the problems with eRPD, establish both a work breakdown structure and organizational breakdown to prevent incurring the same obstacles with future projects. Deliverables • Revamping eRPD to satisfy customers • Team building exercises to strengthen the relationship amongst the three teams • Marketing campaign designed to explain how the company has resolved the software issues. Milestones: • Team Building for Technical team and eRPD oversight committee- July...
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...Remington Peckinpaw Davis Generic Benchmarking Worksheet |Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement | |Instructions for Task A: In the Response row, write out the problem/opportunity statements for the scenario for each of the team | |members. | |Response to Task A: | |Betty - Remington Peckinpaw Davis will implement advanced technology and strategic performance management tools and techniques to | |manage cost, increase market share and maintain customer loyalty while remaining a leader in the online trading industry. | | | |Generic Benchmarking—The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem statements defined in Task | |A. You will do this by looking at how companies in other industries have dealt with similar issues. | |Topic A: Data Reliability | |Response to Topic A: ...
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...MMPBL/510 7-25-2011 Remington Peckinpaw Davis Project Management Plan Project Management Research Worksheet Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement | Instructions for Task A: In the Response row, write out the problem/opportunity statements for the scenario for each of the team members. | Response to Task A: Remington Peckinpaw Davis will become an industry leader and profitable online trader by aligning project management strategies with organizational goals to provide customers with a highly efficient online trading system. Remington Peckinpaw has several different projects going on simultaneously in addition the internet and real estate investments are proving to have increasing profits. The increasing business has also attracted newer tech-savvy competitors with a host of new tools that has driven RPM management into confusion on how to manage projects to help compete against the new competition. | | Generic Benchmarking—The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem statements defined in Task A. You will do this by looking at how companies in other industries have dealt with similar issues. | Topic A: Data Reliability | General Electric is a company that operates in many facets. “GE is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs...
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...Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. Problem Solution: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. MMPBL510 / Implementing Organizational Initiatives University of Phoenix March 14, 2011 Problem Solution: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. Remington Peckinpaw Davis is an asset group experiencing technical problems with its online trading services. The company needs to be more proactive in the research and development of its software and techniques and stop guessing the costs the project, given the failure of the first phase of the strategic implementation. “Successful implementation requires both technical and social skills. Project managers have to plan and budget projects as well as orchestrate the contributions of other” (Gray & Larson, 2006. p. 14). Table 1 Issues and Opportunities Identification | | | | |Issues |Opportunities |Reference to Specific | | | |Course Concept | |Data reliability: Harlan’s data, estimates |An effective project monitoring system can|“A project monitoring system involves determining what | |and development plans were not accurate, |assist (RPD) in ensuring that the...
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...Recommendations for the Remington’s Restaurant 11 References 14 Introduction The Remington restaurant, located in Tampa Florida, wanted to better understand their customer’s views and opinions of the restaurant by using a survey method. This method would reveal the perception of the customer to see what category the Remington restaurant is in, what performance the customer expects, and how satisfied the customers are when they leave the Remington restaurant. This is the best way for the Remington restaurant to improve their service because it paints a picture of what how the customer views their services. Even though competition is important to any business, the customers are the biggest asset to the company. By researching the customer’s perception of the restaurant one will see how the customer chooses the restaurant desired, how important performance is to the customer, and what was the overall satisfactory. One can acquire such information by reviewing and discussing the survey, finding out what is most or least important to the customer, seeing what is expected on how the restaurant performs, and discussing the satisfaction of the customer. In order to get this information, different methods will be used such as coefficient of variation, coefficients of determination and other statistical techniques. There are six main research questions that will be addressed that will help the Remington restaurant see how the customers view the restaurant as a whole, and show the restaurant...
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...What is Descemet’s membrane? Descemet’s membrane is the basement membrane of the Endothelium. It is made up of epithelial tissue. It is produced constantly over a persons lifetime so will thicken. It consists of two laminae: -Anterior laminae -Poster laminae Descemet’s is very resistant to trauma but also has the ability to regenerate. Remington LA. Clinical Anatomy & Physiology of the Visual System 3rd edition, page 18 Bvii. What important role does the endothelium play in the physiology of the cornea? The endothelium is leaky. This incomplete barrier allows the entrance of nutrients. Water will pass out of this incomplete barrier and water will be actively transported out. The fluid needs to be drained for the Stroma and the cornea as a whole to be transparent. This obviously means that the Endothelium plays a massively important role as without it, the layers and cells wouldn’t receive the nutrients they require to function properly and without the drainage of fluid, the eye would be almost useless as the surfaces that should be transparent, would be cloudy. Remington LA. Clinical Anatomy & Physiology of the Visual System 3rd edition, pages 18-20 External Limbus 4....
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...música para los oídos de cualquier cazador entusiasta. El Modelo 700 de la Remington Company es uno de los rifles para cacería de mayo venta en Estados Unidos y los ejecutivos de la compañía están muy conscientes de que el Modelo 700 produce alto porcentaje de los ingresos anuales de la empresa por ventas. Más de 100,000 rifles Modelo 700 venden cada año a un costo promedio de 500 dólares. Hoy en Apia, existen casi tres millones de Modelos 700 de diferentes calibres en poder de los clientes. Sin embargo, la compañía con sede en Delaware enfrenta algunas demandas que afirman que este modelo en particular está defectuoso. En suma, cerca de 1,400 quejas escritas relativas al Modelo 700 se han presentado a la empresa desde 1975; en muchas de ellas se afirma que el arma se dispara sin tirar del gatillo. También, se han relacionado cuatro muertes al supuesto funcionamiento defectuoso del Modelo 700. No obstante, un punto decisivo en la historia del Modelo 700 ocurrió el 7 de Mayo de 1994 cuando un jurado en Texas concedió 17 millones de dólares (15 millones por daños y perjuicios) a un hombre cuyo pie tuvo que ser amputado después de que su supuestamente defectuosa Modelo 700 se disparó accidentalmente. La Compañía Remington Arms es la principal vendedora de escopetas y rifles en Estados Unidos. Kenneth Soucy es el gerente a cargo de investigación y desarrollo de producto en Remington. Soucy y Remington sostienen que muchos de los accidentes por disparo de rifle son debidos a errores...
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...REMINGTON ARMS CO., LLC Defense Products 870 Remington Drive P.O. Box 700 Madison, NC 27025-0700 Phone: 336-548-8899 Fax: 336-548-7800 www.remingtondefense.com Ammunition represented in this catalog is produced by Remington Arms Co., Inc., at an ISO9001:2000 Registered Facility located in Lonoke, Arkansas. Remington longarms are manufactured to the highest quality and performance standards, providing reliability, safety, performance, durability, and long service life. ©2011 Remington Arms Company, LLC RM2125 SNIPER RIFLES XM2010 SNIPER WEAPON SySTEM Systematically eliminating all variables. The M24 is based on the legendary Model 700™ and 40-X™ rifles. Its unmatched accuracy and reliability have made it the standard in long-range tactical situations, with over 15,000 sold since 1988, and our Sniper Weapon Systems make outfitting your operation as efficient and as simple as possible. From the basic M24 Sniper System – the standard for the U.S. Army since 1988 – to the advanced XM2010 configuration, we include the world-famous rifle and all the premium, service-proven components you need. Remington® was awarded the U.S. XM2010 Army Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) contract in September 2010 to reconfigure up to 3,600 M24 Sniper Weapon Systems after a full and open competition. FOLDING STOCK » Folded Remington® Arms Chassis System captures the bolt handle securely for airborne operations. XM2010 Sniper Weapon System Order # 86442 M24 SNIPER WEAPON SySTEM » 24”...
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...Problem Solution: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. Remington Peckinpaw Davis began more than 35 years ago as a trading firm. RPD has since been a Wall Street force to be reckoned with. The company was founded by legendary Wall Street buccaneer Sam Remington, who was instrumental in shaping the stock market as it exists today. RPD was successful by targeting the 2% of American families who hold 80% of the country’s assets. This strategy that served the company well through the early 1990s was not faring so well by the mid-1990s. A new layer of wealth was created which in turn created new target audience for RPD and for their competitors. In 2005, RPD developed their first attempt at an online trading site called eRPD. The site has had major issues and a multitude of customer complaints. The following paragraphs, and accompanying tables, will review the problem RPD is facing and offer a potential solution for its executive leadership team. Describe the Situation Issue and Opportunity Identification RPD started over 35 years ago. It has since focused on America’s richest families however, the progress of the internet and the recent real estate booms, there has been a lot of change and RPD must also change if it wishes to remain successful. RPD has hired many ambitious employees who, with their knowledge and understanding, can help RPD move forward in its next challenge: eRPD. RPD wants to take this new idea for eRPD and create an internet site that will allow their customers...
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...Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. Problem Solution: Remington Peckinpaw Davis Inc. University of Phoenix Remington Peckinpaw Davis is an asset management firm that is experiencing technical issues with their online trading services. The company, a trading enterprise was created by Sam Remington, a well-known Wall Street pacesetter. The firm does not have a streamlined information technology (IT) department that has the capability to fix the numerous issues that they are having. The company must determine how to fix the problem before they lose customers or get into very serious trouble with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). “Successful implementation requires both technical and social skills. Project managers have to plan and budget projects as well as orchestrate the contributions of other” (Gray & Larson, 2006. p. 15). Issues with the innovative online trading site soon began to surface. The project manager, Harlan Davis is a novice with little management skills. The project cost deemed to be expensive and useless. “Project managers are expected to marshal resources to complete a fixed-life project on time, on budget and within specifications” (Gray & Larson, 2006, p. 7). References Gray, C. & Larson, E. (2006). Project Management: The managerial process. McGraw-Hill, NY University of Phoenix (2011) Remington Peckinpaw Davis Scenario. Apollo Publishing Group. Table 1 Issues and Opportunities Identification ...
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