...effectiveness of collaborative procurement process for Department of Education NL, there are three key elements involved: extending the use of agreements based on whole-life costing; progressively reducing transaction and process costs, and the provision of more qualitative added-value service. The concept advances Cooperative purchasing from a reaction to outside forces or top-down pressures, to a supply methodology congruent with an overall business strategy. Based on a detailed research and analysis, we have come to a conclusion that forming a strategic coalition with ISI (Interuniversity Service Inc), a not for profit organization that is currently responsible for all Education related procurement for Atlantic Canadian provinces except NL will solve the major issues discussed above and will provide more value to NL’s educational structure and at the same time will reduce overall operational and overhead costs. ISI provides strategic sourcing approach towards procurement by operating based on Total Cost of Ownership model and by bulk commodity and services purchasing provides Total Landed cost strategy to the business. Being a not for profit organization, their True north is to serve the community and creating a better Educational structure in Atlantic Canada. They have demonstrated their ability to add value, reduce cost and therefore providing excellent services within a specified budget to all the other provinces in Atlantic Canada, which has proven...
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...The Pros and the Cons of Middle East Policies Name of Student Institution. The Pros and the Cons of Middle East Policies Background The international politics and relations are currently being dominated by the issue of the Middle East and the US relationship. It is, therefore, important to look at the factors that have resulted in a fragile relationship between the world superpower and the Middle East. For decades, the Middle East has been dealing with power struggles, Israeli-Palestinian border conflict, and the Arab-Israeli war. Some states in the region are pushing for constitutional monarchies or liberal democracies. My essay will examine the underlying animosity between these nations. It will also look at the pros and con of the American policies towards the Middle East and the ways it has succeeded. Hypothesis The USA is doing enough in its dealings with the Middle East. Analysis There has been an ongoing debate regarding the question of what the US’s foreign policies are towards the Middle East. Two main defense strategy objectives were resulting from the Pentagon’s Defense Planning Guidance between the year 1994 and 1999 (Reveron et al., 2014). This period was prior to President Bush Jr. Administration and has since then become more relevant. The primary objective was to deter another world war or an extreme enmity like the one portrayed between the former Soviet Union towards America. A new region strategy has therefore been put in place to prevent a hostile power from...
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...Amaryllis This current society we live in is not perfect, not even close.This society has many problems, such as: the education system,obesity,and the crime and law justice system.This current society educational system is un improving; the current society is below average, or just barely above average in most academic subjects. Also, there is a major obesity issue in this current society, and lets not forget the crime and law justice system; but my utopia,Amaryllis,will solve all of these problems, and will be a more perfectly and improve society, then the current one we live in at this time.This is how Amaryllis started.In the year twenty-twenty,Isis has succeeded in taking over sixty percent of Africa, killing thousands.They also manage...
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...Dominic DeBona Professor Giordano POL 105 15 March 2016 National Security National security has been an extensive ongoing issue, but it has only increased since the brutal attacks of September 11th, 2001. The war on terrorism has been dealt with since then but not as efficient as people want. Immigration has a big role in the war on terrorism as the country is unaware of certain people entering this country with the intent of performing acts of terror. With that being seen in this country too often now, the idea of closing the borders may not be the worst idea this government has ever had. Of course an extreme idea like that can lead to further issues but can also provide the country with the time to sit down and reflect on what can be done better in the future to avoid these circumstances. The people of this country might not have the best course of action to solve this issue but the government needs to work hard to fix this issue we are having on a daily basis. Nearly 3,000 people were killed instantly for the attacks of 9/11. On the day of these attacks, 19 al Qaeda members hijacked planes and performed the most lethal act of terrorism in American history. This attack raised the awareness of Islam and its teachings tremendously. There have been reports of increased sales of the Qur’an and literature on Islam, for example, and some mosques prominent Muslim community leaders have reported a surge in converts to Islam since 9/11 (Coskun 2012). The general public...
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...1600s to the 1750s, thought that the only way to be rewarded was by God in heaven was to work hard in life now, and reap the rewards later. Humanists, who lived later from the 1750s to the 1850s, believed that their happiness should be taken in this life, not the next. The Puritan idea trumps in today’s world as people work for their salvation, not their pleasure. Religious groups in the world today work for the pleasure of their God, much as the Puritans did. One group is Islamic terrorists, ISIS. Puritans believed that hard work led to salvation through the pleasure of God, while Muslims believe that they “will be resurrected and brought before Allah for judgement” (Leatham), and that “those who have truly submitted to Allah's will are to be received into paradise. Oppositely, those who have disobeyed Allah will be consigned to hell” (Leatham). This Muslim ideal fits to Puritan ideals that all actions are taken into account before God chooses either heaven or hell. The Islamic terrorists, ISIS, fight the Christian people because their religion states the Christians are horrible people. Muslims think this because of “the Islamic belief that Koranic verses from later in Muhammad’s career... [name] Christians [as] “infidels” [and] override any tolerance for Christians in earlier verses. Ibrahim writes: “The Koran’s final word on the fate of Christians and Jews is found in Koran 9:29 [where] Allah commands believers [to fight them] ’until they pay the jizya with willing submission...
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...the 1600s to the 1750s, thought that the only way God would reward them was to work hard in life now, and reap the rewards later. Humanists, who lived later from the 1750s to the 1850s, believed that they should take their happiness in this life, not the next. The Puritan idea trumps in today’s world as people work for their salvation, not their pleasure. Religious groups in the world today work for the pleasure of their God, much as the Puritans did. One group is Islamic terrorists, ISIS. Puritans believed that hard work led to salvation through the pleasure of God, while Muslims believe that they “will be resurrected and brought before Allah for judgement” (Leatham), and that “those who have truly submitted to Allah's will are to be received into paradise. Oppositely, those who have disobeyed Allah will be consigned to hell” (Leatham). This Muslim religion connects to the Puritan ideals that God studies all their actions before he chooses heaven or hell. An example is the Islamic terrorists, ISIS, who fight the Christian people because their religion states the Christians are horrible people. Muslims think this because of “the Islamic belief that Koranic verses from later in Muhammad’s career... [name] Christians [as] “infidels” [and] override any tolerance for Christians in earlier verses. Ibrahim writes: “The Koran’s final word on the fate of Christians and Jews is found in Koran 9:29 [where] Allah commands believers [to fight them] ’until they pay the jizya with willing submission...
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...Drones' Eerie Light." National Review. National Review, 26 May 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2017. Pulitzer Prize winner and historian, Arthur Herman in his article, “By the Drones’ Eerie Light” (2016), presents the case for why Obama’s expansion of drone warfare is a success and the displays the multiple benefits it has over conventional tactics. He supports this argument by saying, “The advantages are obvious, particularly in conflicts like the current one against ISIS or even in Afghanistan, where American troops for political reasons can’t be thick on the ground, and where you don’t want to put American pilots and aviators in danger of death or capture, or both, in case their aircraft gets shot down (think of the Jordanian pilot ISIS captured and literally roasted alive).” The author’s purpose it to explain the technology in order to show how it can be used to give the US advantages in combat and military missions. He goes through this in an objective manner and presents facts to support President Obama’s drone program such as ISIS and the Taliban lack an air defense program and that it keeps soldiers safe, which is somewhat surprising because the National Review is known to lean right, but that shows that possible bias didn’t sway the article. The author Arthur Herman is a distinguished historian who works for the Hudson Institute and is also a Pulitzer Prize winner which bodes well for his credibility given that the Pulitzer Prize is one of the highest awards a journalist can receive...
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...The Clarion School for Boys, Inc – Milwaukee Division June 14. 2014 MGMT 408 Rene Trevino Introduction The best way to divide up a project is to find out exactly who does what and how. Basically who ate the key players in the project? It seems like the key players are as follows: * The Social Services Department is responsible for ensuring that those under care receive the appropriate clinical treatment. Access is required to treatment files, email, mail routing and dictation. The supervisor functions as a department head and a member of the administrative council as well as a member of the institutional treatment team. Counselors handle direct counseling and casework functions, enter progress data and serve as members of the institutional and the unit treatment teams. Data entry and counselors are required to generate reports. * The Program Department is responsible for the group living environment as well as activities such as crisis intervention, recreation, and special events of the treatment program. Departmental staff members supervise part time employees within their particular treatment area. One lead program supervisor serves as the primary department head and has access to computer treatment data and all other information resources. Seven associate program supervisors share direct supervisory responsibility for the child care and recreation data. * The Education Department is responsible for the comprehensive year-round education program. The...
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...procesul de cercetare si dezvoltare continua, respectiv de introducerea pe piata a produselor anti-imbatranire reprezentante in mod special de coenzima Q10. La momentul lansarii pe piata a acestui tip pe produs nu exista un alt competitor astfel incat Nivea a creat acea impresie de unic si revolutionar in materie de ingrijire a pielii. De asemenea, asocierea produselor cu anumite categorii de varsta( persoane varstnice, copii, bebelusi) sau asocierea brandului cu anumite idei, precum relaxarea cu familia in vacante, reprezinta o alta sursa de capital al brandului. Totodata, de-a lungul timpului, Nivea a reusit sa isi creeze o imagine favorabila pe piata produselor de ingrijire personala si astfel brandul este considerat unul puternic. Prin aceasta imagine creata Nivea a reusit sa scoata in evidenta si sa comercializeze dorintele consumatorilor, in special a femeilor care isi doresc sa arate mereu tinere. Ierarhia Nivea este concentrata in jurul imaginii Nivea in general, fiecare produs in parte fiind mereu asociat cu brandul in sine si nu cu gama din care face parte sau cu particularitatile produsului. Cand s-a inceput extinderea brandului, Nivea a hotarat sa creeze o familie de produse care sa functioneze ca niste sateliti...
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...The modification of food will make a corn taste sweeter and peppers becoming spicer. Also genetically modified foods will be more resistant to disease, think of it as a vaccine but for food. You will also get more nutritional benefits like proteins, vitamins, etc… Farmers also get an advantage of longer lasting plants in hot and cold climates. “Many people wish to avoid GMO foods because of animal studies that have shown changes in internal cell structure, abnormal tumor growth..”(Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Foods) Also there would be no economic value in genetic foods, no one will notice the difference and will choose the cheaper food over the expensive one, so as a result whoever grows genetically modified foods will be losing money. Studies have shown that eating genetically modified foods can lead to a 32% chance in food allergies. The environment will get affected because of chemicals that are introduced may wash into the water supply rain or harsh storms. This one is both the spring of hope and the winter of despair for genetic modified...
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...transportation security (TSA) regulations be changed ?, (4) should regulations regarding the use of cellular phones while driving be standardized ?, (5) should driving under the influence (DUI) laws be changed ?, (6) concealed guns be permitted in stores, (7) computer forensics, (8) financial crimes, such as embezzlement, (9) cyber terrorism, (10) cyber criminology, internet child pornography. The new approach for extra income appeal to me because as a consequence of the current enhancement in minimum earnings, there is an boost in the optional profits of existing marketing foundation. Concussions in football also appeal to me because I have two children that play football and I do not want them to experience the problems that college and pro players are having. I believe that the transportation security (TSA) regulations should be changed so that it allows the TSA to protect the United States and its populace. In my opinion the regulations regarding the use of cellular phones should be standardized because different states have different laws regarding the use of cell phones. The last topic in my top 5 is should the laws concerning DUIs be changed. I say yes they should, meaning right now some states have the blood alcohol level at .10 while some have it at .08, it should be the same across the country to include lower is my belief. Exercise 2 (a) Populace with additional money be inclined to expend more. Our existing advertising advance does not acquire this into deliberation...
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...Modelul lui Michael Porter de diagnosticare strategică a domeniului de activitate în care operează firma Abordarea strategică a lui Michael Porter aprofundează dinamica concurenţială a me- diului şi concepe manevre strategice specifice particularităţilor fiecărei firme. În concepţia sa, alegerea unei strategii depinde, în primul rând, de natura şi intensitatea concurenţei care se manifes- tă în sectorul de activitate considerat. În acelaşi timp, Porter defineşte strategiile generice care con- stituie puncte de pornire în construcţia particulară, cu caracter original, a strategiei fiecărei firme. Modelul se bazează pe analiza a 5 factori care îşi exercită influenţa în mediul concurenţial specific fiecărui sector de activitate. Puterea fiecărui factor şi combinarea lor caracterizează dome- niul de activitate sub raportul intensităţii concurenţei şi, în ultimă instanţă, determină rentabilitatea sectorului – măsurată prin randamentul pe termen lung al capitalului investit. ameninţarea noilor sosiţi în sector puterea de negociere puterea de a furnizorilor negociere a clienţilor ameninţarea produselor de substituţie 1. Analiza rivalităţii între firmele existente în cadrul sectorului de activitate. Concurenţa este mai intensă atunci când: - în domeniu operează concurenţi numeroşi, care au forţe concurenţiale sensibil...
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...I am working on four or five major themes, but have found amazing connections between them. Four areas of immediate concern, in reverse order, are Osama Bin Laden, the Israeli Mossad, the CIA, the Holocaust. A fifth is the racism in the US judicial system, going back to the Civil war and to the foundation of the US. As a backdrop to all of this is work I have done using Joseph Campbell's series on Mythology with Bill Moyers, specifically, the Isis/Horus/Osiris myth predating the Mary/Jesus/God myth. Intertwined with this is Nietzsche's Anti-Christ, a work which I wish you had taught when you had the chance at WVSC. Many books have led me to many conclusions that you may or may not be aware of. The one you wanted the title of the last time we talked seriously is: Was the CIA involved in the JFK assassination? by Mark Lane. It has the info about how the CIA tried to kill Fidel Castro that you referred to once in class, except it was his wife, not a 16 year old, that was going to poison him. The CIA had told her he was cheating on her. Mark Lane is an attorney who managed Kennedy's New York campaign in 1960 when he was running for President. He is still alive in Virginia, in Charlottesville. You can find his address with 411locate.com. Amazingly, it turns out that the US hired 1000s of SS/Gestapo after the World War to spy in the USSR. Allen Dulles was responsible and the Vatican helped smuggle these Nazis into the US, saying that they were...
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...Sport Obermeyer Case Report Table of Contents Executive summary 3 Introduction 5 Issues Identification and Root Cause Analysis 8 Alternatives and Options 9 Recommendations 10 Implementation 11 Monitor and Control 12 Conclusion and Management Issues 13 Exhibits 14 Executive Summary Sport Obermeyer is currently having great difficulty with matching supply with demand. We have to predict far in advance what styles are going to be popular and how they are going to be produced. Difficulty is more acute with seasonal demand and short life cycles and prediction which is speculative must be almost two...
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