Using material from Item B and elsewhere, assess the view that the process of globalisation has led to changes in both the amount of crime and the types of crime committed Globalisation refers to the increasing interconnectedness of societies so that what happens in one locality is shaped by distant events in another and vice versa. For example, the availability of illegal drugs in any UK city and the amount of crime which occurs in order to sustain people’s drug habits depends on how effectively
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pulling the economy down. Indian Railways is one of the largest railways in the world. It carried some 17 million passengers and 2 million tons of freight a day in 2007 and is one of the world’s largest employers for what it does. But the railways also face restraints, and freight transportation costs by rail are much higher than in most countries as freight tariffs in India have been kept high to subsidize passenger traffic. As far as Aviation goes, India has 125 airports, 11 of which are international
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operating environment. 1.1 Describe the purpose and goals of an organisation Network Rail (NR) own and run the railway infrastructure; the tracks and equipment needed so that the people who do run the trains – Train Operating Companies (TOCs) / Freight Operating Companies (FOCs) – can keep their trains going. NR are responsible for maintaining the infrastructure, signaling, timetabling and providing everything the TOCs and FOCs need to keep an increasing number of trains moving safely. NR was
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220,000 | | 11 | Sales | | 4,830,000 | 12 | Sales Return & allowances | 150,000 | | 13 | Sales Discount | 72,000 | | 14 | Purchase Return & allowances | | 100,000 | 15 | Purchase Discount | | 64,000 | 16 | Freight in | 122,000 | | 17 | Freight out | 75,000 | | 18 | Advertising expenses | 155,000 | | 19 | Rent expenses | 200,000 | | 20 | Salaries expenses | 395,000 | | 21 | General expenses | 165,000 | | 22 | Vat current account | | 4,000 | | Total | 6
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Carlos Méndez David Differentiating between Market Structures In this simulation, the learner studies the cost and revenue curves in different market structures perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, or oligopoly faced by a freight transportation company, and makes decisions to maximize profits or to minimize losses. The simulation also deals with the concept of Prisoner’s Dilemma and the price war scenario in a duopoly. Road, railroad, air transport, and water transport are
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Unearned Revenue DR Revenue from Services CR Purchases of Merchandise (periodic) Purchases on Credit Purchases DR Accounts Payable CR Purchases Returns and Allowances Accounts Payable DR Purchases returns and allowances CR Freight-In Freight-In DR Accounts Payable CR Payments on Account Accounts Payable DR Cash CR Collecting Cash from Customer (In Discount Period) Cash DR Sales Discounts CR Sales of Merchandise (periodic) Sale on Credit Accounts Receivable DR
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$1.42 billion. FedEx has a market share of almost 49% in express shipping. These two companies have a history of exchanging strategic blows though UPS is much bigger than FDX. Its logistics and supply-chain-management operations help it rule the freight sector. And in the wake of the acquisition of TNT, UPS’ competitive position for time-sensitive shipments in Europe suddenly becomes quite formidable to FDX. As a company, FDX has been able to respond quickly to market shifts going away from premium
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UNCTAD Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 For further information on UNCTAD’s work on trade logistics, please visit: http://unctad.org/ttl and for the Review of Maritime Transport 2014: http://unctad.org/rmt E-mail: rmt@unctad.org Layout and printed at United Nations, Geneva 1418912 (E)–November 2014–2,062 UNCTADRMT2014 United Nations publication Sales No. E.14.II.D.5 UNITED NATIONS ISBN 978-92-1-112878-9 Photo credit : © Jan Hoffmann To read more and to subscribe to
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Packard, Weatherford Labs )Houston, TX Inventory Clerk/ Shipping and Receiving, 2009-2011 • Responsible for managing millions of dollars worth of inventory. • Received $100k worth of incoming and outgoing freight each week. • Input product data into computer using Warehouse EMR and LOLA Software systems. • Operate sit down and stand up forklift but not certified. Moved approximately 10,000 lbs of material per day using
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Assessment Support Pack SCQF level 8 02 fro .7 5. 66 .1 34 International Purchasing and Supply — H2X3 35 80 www.sqa.org.uk © Scottish Qualifications Authority 2013 SQ A Published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority The Optima Building, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow, G2 8DQ Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1FD C hi na Fi le The information in this publication may be reproduced to support SQA qualifications. This publication must not be reproduced
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