...Case 04-7 Lighthouse Lighthouse is a provider of locating services to the shipping industry. Lighthouse’s Ship Finder service is a one-way messaging service that routes messages from the ships at sea to the shipping company’s offices. These messages provide the shipping company with detailed information related to ship location, speed, and current local weather. In order to utilize the Ship Finder service, Lighthouse must install a dedicated hardware unit or device on the ship. Customers generally sign two separate contracts, one governing the sale of the devices and the other governing the provision of the service. Once the devices are installed (one per ship), Lighthouse will connect the device to its service. Service contracts generally are for 12 months and are billed on a monthly basis. The services are priced at standard rates, although discounts are offered depending on the number of devices sold. The devices also have been sold at a discount. However, the discount is based on the number of units purchased (or to be purchased) and does not appear to be unreasonable. Standard pricing for the devices and service are as follows: Product or Service Ship Finder Device Ship Finder Service Price $10,000 per unit, MSRP $300 per month, per unit The Lighthouse devices are made to be used exclusively with the Lighthouse services and, currently, there are no other competitors making devices that work with the Lighthouse services. Customers may cancel the service at any time. However...
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...The Trueblood Case Studies: Case 04-7 – Lighthouse * Lighthouse is a provider of locating services to the shipping industry. Lighthouse’s Ship Finder service is a one-way messaging service that routes messages from the ships at sea to the shipping company’s offices. These messages provide the shipping company with detailed information related to ship location, speed, and current local weather. In order to utilize the Ship Finder service, Lighthouse must install a dedicated hardware unit or device on the ship. Customers generally sign two separate contracts, one governing the sale of the devices and the other governing the provision of the service. Once the devices are installed (one per ship), Lighthouse will connect the device to its service. Service contracts generally are for 12 months and are billed on a monthly basis. The services are priced at standard rates, although discounts are offered depending on the number of devices sold. The devices also have been sold at a discount. However, the discount is based on the number of units purchased (or to be purchased) and does not appear to be unreasonable. Standard pricing for the devices and service are as follows: Product or Service Price Ship Finder Device $10,000 per unit, MSRP Ship Finder Service $300 per month, per unit The Lighthouse devices are made to be used exclusively with the Lighthouse services and, currently, there are no other competitors making devices that work with the Lighthouse services. Customers...
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...Why the “American Dream” is not as Charming as it is Publicized Having a dream is, indeed, the starting point of any mission that you may want to partake in. The great names that have shaped the American history had big dreams for themselves and the nation at large. Marcia (1993) avers that “…without dreams and vision, companies and countries fail, and without our personal dreams, hopes and aspirations, life can become meaningless.” Indeed, a dream gives us the ability to steer our ships in the vast sea of life characterized by stormy rides. The dream inspires us to soldier on, regardless of the impediments that may strike us on the way to our destination. Moreover, as we all know confidence, courage and hard work are requisite ingredients that will give rise to our dreams. For that reason, when we set to evaluate people’s success, we need to learn about what keeps them motivated in their pursuit for their dreams. United States of America has over years seen influx of immigrants from different walks of life; all coming with just a suitcase and a sweet dream in tow. The promises of fortune, freedom, equality of opportunity continues to tempt many people to relocate to America despite the bulk of literature on stories of isolation and hardship faced by the immigrants on the American soil. Once they reach their much anticipated destination, the immigrants find themselves in horrible, hapless and unimaginable situations. Americans, who unlike the immigrants have a chance to...
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...IIE Module Guide INTD7321 INTERIOR DESIGN 3A MODULE MANUAL/GUIDE 2016 (First Edition: 2016) This manual enjoys copyright under the Berne Convention. In terms of the Copyright Act, no 98 of 1978, no part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any other information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the proprietor. The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. © The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2016 Page 1 IIE Module Guide INTD7321 DID YOU KNOW? Student Portal The full-service Student Portal provides you with access to your academic administrative information, including: an online calendar, timetable, academic results, module content, financial account, and so much more! Module Guides or Module Manuals When you log into the Student Portal, the ‘Module Information’ page displays the ‘Module Purpose’ and ‘Textbook Information’ including the online ‘Module Guides or ‘Module Manuals’ and assignments for each module for which you are registered. Supplementary Materials For certain modules, electronic supplementary material is available to you via the...
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...Abstract: The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands have brought China and Japan into a bitter dispute for many decades. With regard to the real question of who owns sovereignty over the islands, the two claimants can not come to terms on several critical issues, such as whether the islands were terra nullius when Japan claimed sovereignty in 1895, whether Japan returned the islands to China after the Japanese defeat in WWII, and how their maritime boundary in the East China Sea should be demarcated according to international law. There is no ready solution to the longstanding stalemate, but the pending dispute could be shelved and managed from escalating into a military conflict. INTRODUCTION The Diaoyu Islands in Chinese or Senkaku in Japanese are a tiny group of islands, 6.3 km² in total, in the East China Sea. The islands consist of eight tiny insular formations, of which only two are over 1 km² (the Diaoyu/Uotsuri Island is the biggest one with 4.3 km²), five are completely barren, and none are currently inhabited or have had any kind of reported human economic activity. Notwithstanding these unfriendly natural features, the islands have brought China and Japan into a bitter dispute since 1960’s because of their strategic importance in terms of security and economy, as well as their significant political implications. The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands are located approximately midway between the island of Taiwan and the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, around 120 nautical...
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...U.S. Customs and Border Protection From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search U.S. Customs and Border Protection Common name U.S. Customs and Border Protection Abbreviation CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch.png Patch of CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection logo.png Logo of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Badge.jpg CBP officer badge Agency overview Formed March 1, 2003 Preceding agencies Some functions of the United States Department of Agriculture Immigration inspectors and the United States Border Patrol Functions of the United States Customs Service Employees 62,450+ (2016) Annual budget $13.56 billion (2016) Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Jurisdictional structure Federal agency USA General nature Federal law enforcement Civilian agency Operational structure Headquarters Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C. Federal Law Enforcement Sworn Officers 45,741 Agency executives R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, Deputy Commissioner Parent agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security Website www.cbp.gov Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including...
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...Introduction to Centaur Partners SaaS Market Overview Centaur Partners Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Placement Advisory, and Transaction Consulting May 2015 CONFIDENTIAL – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION © 2015, Centaur Partners │Confidential | Technology Market Overview IT Storage IT Infrastructure NASDAQ Composite IT Security BigData 160 SaaS Internet Digital Media 150 140 130 120 12% 110 100 90 80 5/7 6/7 7/7 8/7 9/7 10/7 11/7 12/7 1/7 2/7 3/7 4/7 IT Security SaaS Internet/Digital Media NASDAQ Big Data IT Infrastructure 43% 31% 25% 23% 6% 5/7 4% Source: CapIQ 5/4/15 IT Security Index: AVG, SYMC, CHKP, FTNT, PANW, FIRE, IMPV, VDSI, PFPT, FEYE, QLYS SaaS Index: CRM, N, ATHN, ULTI, JCOM, TRAK, BCOV, DWRE, GWRE, LOGM, CTCT, CSOD, LPSN, MKTG, VOCS, IL, TNGO, SPSC, SQI, ZIXI, ELLI, NOW, WDAY, MDSO, LOCK, FLTX, QLYS, RALY, MKTO, MRIN, MODN Big Data Index: EMC, TDC, INFA, MSTR, SPLK, DWCH, ATTUF, NTAP, SPLK, DATA, FIO, FALC Internet & Digital Media: 66 companies IT Infrastructure Index: VMW, CTXS, NTAP, CA, RHT, SWI, INFA, OTEX, CVLT, CPWR, QLIK, PEGA, MVSN, PRGS, JIVE, NTCT, BLOX, GUID, MGIC, FALC, FIO, GIMO, SSNI, CYNI, RALY © 2015, Centaur Partners │Confidential │ 2 Technology M&A Trends Key M&A Statistics Technology M&A – Transactions Since 2006 Number of Transactions 2,400 2,000 $165 1,600 1,441 $166 $150 1,281 1,216 1...
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...PROSTITUTION IS NOT A CHOICE LEARN A BOUT TH E TRA FFI CKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WORLDWIDE, AND FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO END THIS WID ESPR EAD PROBLEM … Soroptimist International of the Americas-1709 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 - 215 893 9000 - www.soroptimist.org SOROPTIMIST WHITE PAPER Prostitution is Not a Choice I think so much about what has happened to me. Why these men did what they did to me. Old, disgusting men. It was horrible. They knew I did not want to be there, but they paid their money. They used me. I was their property for the night. They destroyed me. (14-year-old girl at Casa Hogar, a shelter in Costa Rica for children rescued from the country’s sex trade1) OVERVIEW Prostitution has been called the world’s oldest “profession.” In reality, it is the world’s oldest “oppression” and continues to be one of the most overlooked human rights abuses of women on the planet today. 2 Prostitution of women is a particularly lethal form of violence against women, and a violation of a woman’s most basic human rights. While society attempts to normalize prostitution on a variety of levels (discussed later in this paper), prostituted women are subjected to violence and abuse at the hands of paying “clients.” For the vast majority of prostituted women, “prostitution is the experience of being hunted, dominated, harassed, assaulted and battered.” 3 It is “sexual terrorism against women at the hands of men and little is being done to stop the carnage...
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...Title of Paper: Political Marketing and Social Media: A Case Story of Aam Aadmi Party Author 1: Dr. Sanjeev Prashar Professor – Marketing Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Old Dhamtari Road, Sejbahar Raipur-492015, Chhattisgarh (India) Ph: +91-9039039499 E-mail: dr.sanjeev.prashar@gmail.com Author 2: Raghu Vara Teja Thudi Student, Post-Graduate Program Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Old Dhamtari Road, Sejbahar Raipur-492015, Chhattisgarh (India) Ph: +91-8349501045 E-mail: teja.raghuvara@gmail.com Author 3: Abhishek Reddy K Student, Post-Graduate Program Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Old Dhamtari Road, Sejbahar Raipur-492015, Chhattisgarh (India) Ph: +91-8349501005 E-mail: abhishek.koleri@gmail.com Author 4: Abhishek Mukherjee Student, Post-Graduate Program Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Old Dhamtari Road, Sejbahar Raipur-492015, Chhattisgarh (India) Ph: +91-8349501004 E-mail: abhishek.mukherjee.one@gmail.com Political Marketing and Social Media: A Case Story of Aam Aadmi Party Dr. Sanjeev Prashar Professor Marketing, IIM Raipur Raghu Vara Teja Thudi Student, Post Graduate Program, IIM Raipur Abhishek Reddy Student, Post Graduate Program, IIM Raipur Abhishek Mukherjee Student, Post Graduate Program, IIM Raipur Abstract For the world’s...
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...Master Your Mac simple ways to tweak, customize, and secure os x MAT T CONE Master Your Mac Master Your Mac Simple Ways to Tweak, Customize, and Secure OS X MAT T CONE MASTER YOUR MAC. Copyright © 2013 by Matt Cone. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. First printing 16 15 14 13 12 123456789 ISBN-10: 1-59327-406-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-406-1 Publisher: William Pollock Production Editor: Serena Yang Cover Design: Serena Yang Cover Photo: Kazuya Minami Interior Design: Octopod Studios Developmental Editor: Tyler Ortman Technical Reviewer: Wayne Linder Copyeditor: Paula L. Fleming Compositor: Serena Yang Proofreader: Ward Webber Indexer: Nancy Guenther For information on book distributors or translations, please contact No Starch Press, Inc. directly: No Starch Press, Inc. 38 Ringold Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 phone: 415.863.9900; fax: 415.863.9950; info@nostarch.com; http://www.nostarch.com/ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record of this book is available from the Library of Congress. No Starch Press and the No Starch Press logo are registered trademarks of No Starch Press, Inc. My New is a trademark of No Starch Press, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein...
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...Topic 1. Question 1: Summarize the chief tenets of the scientific management and social person movements. Be sure to identify key players in both movements. (5 page maximum, single spaced.) The scientific management and the social person movement differ noticeably. In its very initial stages, engineers had become vital to the development and installing advances in both technology and power. They were to become a prime source of information about management practices. One strong example would be Henry Towne as it was he whom called for engineers to look beyond the technical side of manufacturing and become involved in the economizing of efforts within the factory itself. The greatest player in the scientific management era being Frederick W. Taylor whom was a central figure in the development of management thought. Taylor gave a push and provided credibility to the idea of management. Taylor and others promoted systematic management with its popularized label of scientific management. It was characterized by advancing technology, market growth, labor unrest, and a lack of knowledge about management, industry in the United States was ripe for methods, systems, and better ways to produce and market products. To meet this need, Taylor provided a voice. Taylor's book 'Shop Management' provided the text for the teaching of industrial management to a growing body of college students who sought positions in industry. Frederick Taylor’s theory focuses...
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...Index ChapterNo. | Topic | Page No. | 1 | Organizations Profile | 2-22 | 2 | Literature Review 2.1 Objective s of the study 2.2 Scope of the study 2.3 Human Resource Management2.4 HRM Environment in India2.5 Recruitment | 23242425-293031-40 | 3 | 3.1 Research Methodology3.2 Data Analysis and Data Interpretation | 41-4344-59 | 4 | 4.1 Findings4.2 Limitations4.3 Suggestions4.4 Conclusion | 60606161 | 5 | Reference | 62 | 6 | Bibliography | 62 | 7 | Appendix Copy of Questionnaire | 63 | ORGANIZATIONS PROFILE "TALENT SOURCE - Recruitment Consultant” We have an excellent track record of providing appreciable service to reputed companies in India and Overseas. Our administration office is located at a strategic location in the heart of the commercial capital of India, Mumbai. We have an efficient organizational setup and satisfying service. Management Our organization is replete with highly qualified and experienced personnel with expertise of high caliber in recruitment of manpower. WE are located at actual locations all over India and keep track of all categories of skilled personnel. Why Talent Source Each time we've tried to find, along with our clients, the most suitable solutions for their personnel' needs and we're proud to say that we've never...
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...500 extraordinary islands G R E E N L A N D Beaufort Sea Baffin Bay vi Da i tra sS t a nm De it Stra rk Hudson Bay Gulf of Alaska Vancouver Portland C A N A D A Calgary Winnipeg Newfoundland Quebec Minneapolis UNITED STATES San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Phoenix Dallas Ottawa Montreal ChicagoDetroitToronto Boston New York OF AMERICA Philadelphia Washington DC St. Louis Atlanta New Orleans Houston Monterrey NORTH AT L A N T I C OCEAN MEXICO Guadalajara Mexico City Gulf of Mexico Miami Havana CUBA GUATEMALA HONDURAS b e a n Sea EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA Managua BAHAMAS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JAMAICA San Juan HAITI BELIZE C a r PUERTO RICO ib TRINIDAD & Caracas N TOBAGO A COSTA RICA IA M PANAMA VENEZUELA UYANRINA H GU C U G Medellín A PAC I F I C OCEAN Galapagos Islands COLOMBIA ECUADOR Bogotá Cali S FR EN Belém Recife Lima BR A Z I L PERU La Paz Brasélia Salvador Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro ~ Sao Paulo BOLIVIA PARAGUAY CHILE Cordoba Santiago Pôrto Alegre URUGUAY Montevideo Buenos Aires ARGENTINA FALKLAND/MALVINAS ISLANDS South Georgia extraordinary islands 1st Edition 500 By Julie Duchaine, Holly Hughes, Alexis Lipsitz Flippin, and Sylvie Murphy Contents Chapter 1 Beachcomber Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aquatic Playgrounds 2 Island Hopping the Turks & Caicos: Barefoot Luxury 12 Life’s a Beach 14 Unvarnished & Unspoiled 21 Sailing...
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...Marketing Plan for Above the Rest Arnita McCoy-Dhaamin Dr. Benjamin Bao MKT 500-Marketing Management March 15, 2012 Executive Summary Above the Rest (ATR) is a professional staffing agency specializing in providing only veterans candidates for employment in the workforce. ATR Staffing will serve two distinct customers, companies requiring employees and veterans looking for employment. ATR Staffing will be based in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, but can supply qualified candidates to any location. With the projected increase of veterans exiting the military, there will be a great opportunity not only to assist veterans in acquiring employment but to also assist in supporting President Obama’s initiative of putting veterans to work. Above the Rest will provide candidate for employment positions ranging from skilled laborers to corporate management. Although based in Atlanta, ATR Staffing will look to expand its services into other states and globally after building a large enough market share to support the expansion. Any new expansion will be strategically located in cities with access to large retired and prior service military populations such as Washington, DC, Virginia, San Antonio, TX and Germany. The products that ATR Staffing Agency will offer for purchase will be educational classes that focus on issues that can preclude prior military members from being successful in the workforce, intermediate level computer classes, salary negotiation classes, and a professional...
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...I. INTRODUCTION. At the top of the corporate structure will be a Board of Directors headed by a chairman or President and a Managing Director. It is their task to determine the overall policy of the business and future direction that the company will take. Policy areas which will be decided the by top management might 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 is a person who acts for or behave of another in such manner that the principle is legally liable for all acts under agency. An agent function is to bring his principle into contractual relationship with third parties. Under the English law an agency relationship arise when one person, who is called the agent is authorized or considered by law as authorized to represent another person called the Principal in such a way to be able to affect the principal’s legal position. This is the general principle of any agency agreement. However, this situation can be extended by agreement and terms of the appointment can sometimes give the agent rights of lien also...
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