...work in groups to research, analyse, and present a report to propose how a company can set up an operation in a new country. Students will deepen understanding of the various logistics processes to be considered when a company expands overseas. B. Objectives The objectives of the group assignment are to test students’ ability in: 1. Presenting a proposal on how an operation in a new country should be, focusing on areas of international transportation modes, inventory and distribution, production, outsourcing and reverse logistics. 2. Identifying the risks the company is exposed to in such international operations, and recommending ways to avoid or overcome them. C. Assessment Schedule Component ICA 2 – Group Project Wt 25% Base Marks 100 Date of Presentation & Debate Week 15 (beginning 20 Jan ‘14) Penalty (Marks/ day) 10 marks D. Description of ICA 1. Students to be grouped into teams of four to six per team. 2. Each team will have to register their desired company and country (one where the company has not established any operations yet) to research on, with their respective tutors by the end of week 3. No two teams from the same class can work on the same company and/ or country. 3. Each team will research on the selected company to understand its business model; and on the selected country to gather information on its infrastructure and other external factors. BM0472 ICA 2 Page 1 of 5 School of Business Management 4. Based on their research and analysis, each...
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...Indian Geotechnical Conference – 2010, GEOtrendz December 16–18, 2010 IGS Mumbai Chapter & IIT Bombay Study on Synthetic Geotextiles for Road Pavements Sivapragasam, C. Vanitha, S. Professor e-mail: sivapragasam25@gmail.com Senior Lecturer e-mail: vnthsekar@yahoo.co.in Arun, V.M. Sutharsanam, S. Scholar e-mail: arundas84@gmail.com Scholar e-mail: arundas84@gmail.com Department of Civil Engineering, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar ABSTRACT This project is being developed for use in of Virudhunagar District. It is around 20Kms in length. The sub grade must be stable, unyielding, properly drained and free from volume changes due to variation in moisture. If not, it leads to failure of pavement. Normally, pavement fails due to the reasons such as structural, functional, or materials failure, or a combination of these. But in the study area, it is observed that, the pavement failure is under the category of structural failure. To overcome this failure, it needs to improve the sub grade soil bearing capacity. In this project Synthetic Non-woven geotextiles (GT) were placed at different depth of soil and the improvement in soil bearing capacity are checked by CBR and UCC test. From this study, single layer of GT introduced at the centre (mid depth) shows better performance than those samples with the GT layer at other depth. 1. INTRODUCTION In Sivakasi-Sattur State Highway-187 (SH-187), the sub grade consists of High...
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...GNED 139 W2015 swalke27@my.centennialcollege.ca Assignment 1 “Studies suggest that the distribution of income in a given society may be a more important determinant of health than the total amount of income earned by society members. Large gaps in income distribution lead to increases in social problems and poorer health among the population as a whole. Only 47% of Canadians at the lowest income level rate their health as excellent or very good, compared with 73% of Canadians in the highest income group. Low-income Canadians are more likely to die earlier than Canadians with high incomes. It is estimated that if the death rates of the highest income earners applied to all Canadians, more than one-fifth of all years of life lost before age 65 could be prevented.” Toward a healthy future: Second report on the health of Canadians Some perspective Minimum wage work is not distributed equally in Ontario: women, racialized workers and recent immigrants are more likely to be working for minimum wage. In 2011, the share of racialized employees at minimum wage is 47% higher than for the total population – 13.2% as compared to 9%. Fully 19.1% of recent immigrants are working at minimum wage, more than twice that of all employees. Young workers are much more likely to be working for minimum wage than those who are over 25. But almost 40% of the 183,000 Ontarians working for minimum wage were 25 years of age and over in 2011. The share of adult employees at minimum wage more...
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...experiencing the loss of customers due to Huffman’s inability to compete on price. In the same day, next day, and second day market Huffman has also struggled with meeting the needs of customers; some of this being due to stringent job classifications for drivers. In most cases, the loss of business has been due to competing non-union carriers with much lower labor costs. Due to the current research for new areas of business Huffman has requested the assistance of a transportation consultant to develop a transportation analysis. The analysis will list, describe, and evaluate three transportation strategies. Included with the analysis will be the current strategies in use by Huffman and what, if any, improvements are being suggested. Along with that, an assessment of how technology may impact future transportation strategies and considerations based on the firms mission. Finally, international considerations that Huffman may need to explore before expanding into Mexico will conclude the report. Transportation Strategies With that said, the report begins with three transportation strategies and they are as follows: 1. Increase training to improve driver performance and satisfaction 2. Increase equipment productivity 3. Increase computerization capability The first strategy to increase driver training is two-fold. It indicates the need to enhance employee efficiency and, hence, boost productivity and safety. Consequently this may also show increased effort by Huffman...
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...Anh Pham English 106-H Dr. Hafer Narrative 1, Reflection I had an amazing summer in my home country after a year studying in America. After coming back to Vietnam, I immediately created a schedule with a lot of activities for my summer. One of them was getting a internship job at a company. I applied to some companies, and luckily I got a job in a company which works in managing some exploring oil and gas projects. I was really nervous in the first day at work. I went to the office early and met the CEO. We had a conversation about the job I would do in 3 months. He told me about what he wanted me to do, and I also told him about my targets when I decided to work here. After 15 minutes, I took me to every department in the firm. There are 3 main department, and I would work 1 month for each of them. The next day, I came there and my first department was trading department. When I came in, I immediately introduceed myself to everyone in the room. Then, they gave me some documents and contracts to read and research. Thanks to helps from employees in the office, although I had some problems in some parts of contracts, I still understood them. I worked here until the next month. After I finished my work here, I moved to financial department. This was the department I wanted to work for most because I'm currently finance major. I felt very interested in everything in this department and it didn't make me dissapointed. I knew more about financial system in this firm and how...
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...Different Learning styles commonly Used by the PNTC marine Transportation students A thesis presented to the Under graduate studies PNTC Colleges In partial fulfillment Of the requirement for The research & thesis writing By: J’Bryan G. Santiago Ronkiel R. Serrano Dennis L. Garan Rod Carlo D. Agpalo Reggie Eridio Chapter I A. Introduction According to Kolb’s (1984) many people recognize that each person prefers different learning styles and techniques. Learning styles group common ways that people learn. Everyone has a mix of learning styles. Some people may find that they have a dominant style of learning, with far less use of the other styles. Others may find that they use different styles in different circumstances. There is no right mix. Nor are your styles fixed. You can develop ability in less dominant styles, as well as further develop styles that you already use well. Many people recognize that each person prefers different learning styles and techniques. Learning styles group common ways that people learn. Everyone has a mix of learning styles. Some people may find that they have a dominant style of learning, with far less use of the other styles. Others may find that they use different styles in different circumstances. There is no right mix. Nor are your styles fixed. You can develop ability in less dominant styles, as well as further develop styles that you already use well. Using multiple learning styles and multiple intelligences for learning...
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...the people in a state survive better in a society. Caral is a society two hundred far away from the South Pacific Ocean but the people in Caral still can eat the fish from the South Pacific Ocean. Since the people of Caral made a big innovation about planting cotton by using the irrigation, the people in Caral used cotton nets for the fishermen who sent fish as payment. The exchange between fishes and cotton nets clearly shows that Caral engaged in trade. And this trade helps Caral develop better and better. This situation not only happens in Caral. In ancient China, there is not any transportation between towns, so it is not easy for the development of trade. Due to the restriction of trade, ancient Chinese people have a long time life of self-sufficiency. And this is also a reason why ancient China is an agriculture country. However, after Tang Dynasty, the emperor began to improve the transportation and technology such as shipbuilding greatly developed the trade. And China became more and more powerful until Qing Dynasty. Therefore, trading is a good way to develop both society and people's life. Trade means timing. It is not successful to create the opportunity for trade. There is no doubt, in Caral, the opportunity is its location. Caral locates in Peru Desert Coast but it also has Humboldt Current and Nino Current. These two current brought fishes for the fishermen in Caral. Also, there is a river beside Caral which strongly developed the technology of irrigation. Hence...
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...following using information from the module. Career: Veternarian Gross Yearly Income: 64,460 Tax Bracket: 28% Yearly Income Tax Amount: 2,800 NET Yearly Income: 60,811.02 Part II: Using the budget worksheet located within the module, write a few sentences or bullet points under “Category of Budget” describing the major expenses associated with each category and how much you think they’ll cost you. Make sure you read the information provided within the module and do necessary research…it’s easy for me to see if you’re budget is realistic or not! Just b/c you’re only writing about three items under each category, you should certainly factor in the cost of other items within that category when calculating your estimated yearly costs. Simply provide a nice, round figure under “Estimated Yearly Cost” for each category. Category of Budget|Estimated Yearly Cost| Housing-Luzury Apartment-Near College-Near either the 10,000 or the 13,000 range per year-Cleaning supplies |$12,500| Transportation- Mustang-Car costs 12,599(Monthly payments $541.43)-$40 to fill up on gas 3 or 4 times a month(I'm near the school)|$8,789.16| Food-Don't eat meat alot (Especially fast food)-I cook at home-Eat out occasional ($45 a month)|$3210| Pets-No pets-Apartment should have a sign for no pets allowed|$0| Entertainment-Rent movies 1x a week ($3 to rent a movie)-Vacation 2x a year ($50 rental car) -Don't go on events-Cruise($449 for 7 days)|$805| Other Credit/Debt-Credit card payments |$256| ...
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...Risks Context 3 External Risks Context 4 Evaluation Criteria 4 MacVille Risk 4 SWOT 5 Check list 5 Stakeholders 5 Research 5 Risks 5 Risk Analysis 5 Risk likelihood table 5 Risk consequences table 6 Risk Matrix table 6 Level of risks for MacVille 6 Risk evaluation 6 Control Measures 7 Resources 7 Consultation 7 Appendices 7 Appendix 1: MacVille Risk Register 8 Appendix 2: MacVille Risk Treatment Action Plan 9 Risk Context See for some examples: https://sielearning.tafensw.edu.au/toolboxes/toolbox904/toolbox904/u2_cond_risk_ass/u210_estab_conte/u210_estab_conte.htm Have your read the assessment????? Please, do not just list what is in the template. You must discuss and explain why it is important to know or discuss, or understand? Your role and task You have recently been assigned to work in a project team charged with the implementation of the new business endeavour for MacVille. Your duties within the project team include: * risk identification * analysis * evaluation * implementing and monitoring risk treatment, particularly in own areas of specific responsibility: communications, training, demonstrating procedures for affected managers and staff. As the project leader, you will need to identify possible risks, particularly risks with strategic impact for MacVille. Some research, for example, internet research of PNG conditions or legislative requirements, may be necessary to identify risk and establish context. In accordance with...
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...[pic] |Quantitative Methods – MAT 540 | |Student Course Guide | |Prerequisite: MAT 300 | |INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL – Required | |( including all mandatory software) | |Taylor, B. M. (2010). Introduction to management science (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. | |Treeplan add-on for Excel. This software is available in the Open Lab at Strayer campuses, and can also be downloaded from the textbook's | |companion Website. http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_taylor_introms_10/112/28870/7390752.cw/-/7390754/index.html | | | |COURSE DESCRIPTION | |Applies quantitative methods to systems management...
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...Elderly and Vulnerability Vulnerability is an idea which means susceptibility and its relationship to health care delivery system. This paper will indentify a vulnerable population; describe the population demographics based on research of professional literature and websites including locals, state or national levels. It will also describe a personal awareness of the population, attitudes, biases, and serotypes; it will state the effect of research on personal attitudes and how it might affect health care delivery. Finally, it will use self reflection to evaluate our perception before after learning about the population. Background of Focal Point Gil Martin in the ‘neighborhood’ is a fifty two year old Hispanic male married to Helen. They have been married for eighteen years. He had a son Mark from the previous marriage and a step daughter Tracy. Gil’s father recently passed away and he has been helping his elderly mother manage her home. While at the mother’s house, Gil suggested to his mother (Mary) to consider moving in with them. Mary accepted the suggestion with happiness but to Gil’s surprise. When Gil got home, he told his wife and was met with a negative reaction. Vulnerable Population The elderly in America are considered to be a vulnerable population in regards to health, wellness and provision of healthcare. While this consideration may sometimes be based on assumptions related to age and wellness, there are increased risk factors that do place a...
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...Brock et al. state that “individuals are often drawn into story worlds that are frightening or cheerless”, allowing the viewer to explore their tolerance for unpleasant emotions by affording the vicarious experience of fear, grief, and rage (Brock et al. 2004, p.315). Therefore, enjoyment of a transportation experience lies within the process of temporarily leaving one’s reality and does not rely upon pleasant, optimistic narratives (Brock et al. 2004, p.315). Chinatown enables recipients to contemplate the forbidden and unobtainable; the sexual pull of the femme fatale, or the exhilaration of high-speed pursuits, from a safe perspective. Thus, enjoyment of Chinatown involves transportation via narrative to the pessimistically ‘realist’ noir world and experiencing the thrill of risk-taking from the relative safety of the viewer’s own...
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...application is to benefits the drivers to shopping malls and also enhance the service quality of a shopping mall. Contents Title: Integrated Smart Phone Apps for Shopping Mall Parking 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Problem Statement 5 2.1 Insufficient of parking spaces respond to the growth of population 5 2.2 Distance of parking spaces to the entrance shopping mall 5 2.3 Time consuming in searching parking space 5 2.4 Common issues on the Kiosk machine 6 3.0 Aim 7 3.1 Objective 7 4.0 Research Questions 8 4.1 Domain Questions 8 4.2 Technical questions 8 5.0 Research design 9 5.1 Observation 9 5.1.1 Sample questions for questionnaire 9 5.2 Observation 13 5.2.1 Process of observation 13 5.2.2 Observation details 13 5.2.3 Observation Checklist 15 6.0 Personal Reflection & Conclusion 16 7.0 References 17 Title: Integrated Smart Phone Apps for Shopping Mall Parking 1.0 Introduction This is a descriptive research on the parking behavior and common parking issues facing by the drivers in a shopping mall. Shopping center is...
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...Culture & Cultivation English 4WS (Sec 2) – Critical Reading & Writing w/ Service Learning ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Alex Zobel Email: akzobel@gmail.com Office: Humanities A82 Time & Location: T/R 9:00-10:50 Rolfe 3134 Office Hours: W 12:00 - 2:00 pm Mailbox Location: Humanities 149 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COURSE DESCRIPTION English 4W aims to expose students to the three major forms of literature (poetry, prose fiction, and drama) through the art of close reading, which literary scholars broadly define as the practice of scrutinizing a text carefully in order to discern complex patterns of meaning. It is impossible to spend sufficient time on the works we will be exploring within the bounds of class-time, so you will be required to spend time reading and writing on your own; this is a practice that will enable you to bring your personal experiences with these works to our discussions in class and participate in an engaged way as part of our community of learning. But our community of learning is broader than the classroom—it also includes the community organizations you will be partnering with for your service-learning. We will be investigating and interrogating a versatile metaphor—cultivation—and how it impacts the cultures and communities in which we live...
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...Do failing schools benefit from school consolidation? “YES” SIDE (Terrell) With the continuing economic decline and the increasing pressures for schools to show improvement, many districts are seriously considering the controversial issue of school consolidation. One way many districts are trying to avoid huge consolidations is by creating charter schools. Charter schools are viewed as great solutions because they allow districts to continue to receive public funding while not having to uphold the same rules and regulations as regular public schools. Many proponents view charter schools as a solution to the economic crisis facing public education because they recognize that it allows districts to continue to receive federal and state funding while serving fewer students. With many charter schools promising to challenge students more academically, more advanced students tend to leave public schools in favor of this promise. Charters decrease the quality of education for students who stay behind by bleeding off caring parents and motivated students (Clabaugh, 2009). As public schools lose more funding and the better performing students, the struggle to compete academically by purchasing updated computers and equipment, hiring more experienced faculty and staff, and increasing state and national test scores not only continues, but also increases. With charter schools being controlled by fewer rules and regulations than public schools, much room is left for mistakes...
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