A furthering apathetic, disconnected public compounded by military illiterate politicians and our progressive cultural autonomy has increasingly polarized our military-civilian relationship. We can address these issues and close the military-civilian gap by reducing forces, reinstating the selective service, creating an environment where military members can openly lobby opinions and instilling a culture shift with the integration and education of the public and its infrastructure. Since the beginning
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begin shooting. Their shooting techniques were called volley, which is when each row would fire together. As the weaponry and technology began advancing the strategies used could be changed. The Battle of Austerlitz is an example of how strategy changed warfare. Napoleon led the French army into this battle against Austria and Russia who also outnumbered his opponents. Napoleon’s army was strong in the middle and weak
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part of understanding a culture. In Homer’s Iliad, battles resemble modern warfare as soldiers fight in organized groups and in close proximity, yet they still rely heavily on arrows, along with primitive elements of ritualization and
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Previously used infantry tactics were barbaric, idiot and resulted in huge losses of life. This is where the problem stemmed from. The Germans were pioneered modern infantry tactics and they did so out of necessity as the allies stranglehold on the german empire increased as the war went on. This became even more apparent with the onset of trench warfare, machine guns and hydraulic recoil artillery. This modern advancements highlighted the need for a change in infantry tactics as time went on and
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in liquidity and profitability, activity and long term debt (Appendix 1), but facing the industry downturn, If no any action on C4L in 2011, it may suffer a net loss if dry dock division is not able to obtain the external revenue from maintenance ships (Appendix 2). The following four alternative strategies are being considered in order for C4L to keep profitable in the downturn Analysis First option is to cut cost by selling dry dock that C4L used to do maintenance for the two cruises. Pros:
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economically preferable for ship owners to enter into short term spot market contracts rather than signing long term time charters which would lock them at a low daily rate for an extended time period. Answer to Question #2: Average daily hire rates are determined by supply and demand for capsizes and market conditions. Supply is affected by the number of ships available, plus new ships, minus scrappings, as well as any increases in the size and efficiency offered by newer ships vis-à-vis older
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represents prices charged by the port for various port services, e.g. wharfage, berthing and cargo handling charges Ocean Carrier Port Time Price per unit of throughput represents the time-related costs incurred by ocean carriers while their ships are in port, e.g. ship depreciation, fuel and labor costs Inland Carrier Port Time Price per unit of throughput represents the time-related costs incurred by inland (rail and truck) carriers while their vehicles are in port, e.g., vehicle depreciation, fuel
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discount rate, commissioning a capsize carrier for 15 years and then scrapping it as is company policy would ultimately yield a NPV of (1,252,916). However, if Ocean Carriers decided to commission its ship for 25 years, then the NPV would be a positive 368,557. Since current company policy is to scrap ships after 15 years, management should look at these numbers in detail and consider revising its dated policy. As mentioned above, this recommendation hinges on a 9% discount rate. If our cost of debt
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include. The philosophy of the company’s logistics strategy. The routes that the company will serve. The type and size of vessels used. Fleet replacement policy (owning and chartering). Flag policy. Membership of alliances and conferences. In house ship management or contracted out. Marketing and pricing strategies, in house or independent agency. Financial performance. Having established the policy the board will delegate the management of these functions to various operating departments. An agent
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currently employed at a worldwide company known as, Chapman Tool and Manufacturing. We ship parts all the way to India. We make all kinds of parts like, crime scene markers, helicopter and airplane parts, medical products for hospitals, and many more. I have only been at Chapman’s for less than a year and have been promoted twice since then. I am currently a Quality Control Supervisor. I inspect parts before they ship to the customers. I have also continued on with my MBA, for my future career at
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