CHAPTER SEVEN Discussion Questions 1. What role does forecasting play in the supply chain of a build-to-order manufacturer such as Dell? Although Dell builds to order‚ they obtain PC components in anticipation of customer orders and therefore they rely on forecasting. This forecast is used to predict future demand‚ which determines the quantity of each component needed to assemble a PC and the plant capacity required to perform the assembly. 2. How could Dell use collaborative forecasting
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Shipler used the employer’s point of view to show the audience the obstacles that get in the way of becoming employed. Shipler mentioned that many employers seek “people skills” which means people who are good with people weather it be having patience or conversing with customers. Employers also will look for someone with good work ethic. The only problem is that good work ethic is not usually there for many people who are welfare recipients or former inmates even those with lower education or work
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The article presents various ethical issues but the issue that stood out was the restricting of opioid use. This is a controversial topic in our country as it is estimated that 1.9 million Americans have a substance use disorder involving opioids (National Institute on Drug Abuse). Dr. Wergin faces an uncomfortable situation being the only physician in Milford and having to directly deal with the limitations on prescription opioids. He understands that while not every patient is an addict or drug
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Nagel believes that we cannot know what it is like to be a bat due to our lack of understanding of consciousness and consequently our inability to understand another being’s subjective character experience. Nagel chooses a bat to articulate his thesis because it is close enough on the tree of genetic evolution that we do not automatically dismiss its similarities but functionally different enough to ensure that his point is clearly displayed. Nagel is not sure how to determine whether or not an
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Another challenge is an outdated ASF framework to operationalize a force. It is now fourteen years since the ASF Framework was formulated and the operating environment has changed since then. The framework outlines the scenarios to guide the deployment of the ASF. However‚ these scenarios do not conform to the current environment. Currently‚ all the UN/AU peacekeeping missions in the African continent fall into scenario five and under chapter VII of the UN Charter. Therefore‚ scenario one to four
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Headquartered in London‚ England‚ Pearson is an international company with businesses in education‚ business information and consumer publishing. Pearson education operations provide learning materials‚ technologies‚ assessments and services to educational institutions‚ corporations and professional organizations‚ as well as to teachers and students of all ages. In its business information division‚ Pearson operates FT Publishing‚ which includes the Financial Times‚ FT. com and a range of other financial
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safeguarding our children and young people and itâ€TMs important we all work and communicate together. The common assessment framework provides a way for early intervention for children before it reaches crisis point. It is a shared assessment and planning framework for all communication and that information is shared between different professionals and organisations. The assessment framework centres on child safeguarding and promoting welfare practitioners to use who work with children. Question: Question
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regulatory framework that financial advisers must consider‚ and by which they must abide There are a number of regulators in which financial advisers must consider and abide to ensure that clients and their assets are protected‚ and can confidently depend on a financial adviser in planning their retirement. The core of the regulatory environment within which financial advisers must consider is the Corporations Act along with the Financial Services Reform Act‚ and the Financial Planning Association’s
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them financially with an active lawsuit that will make the news. The laws should have regulations on lawsuits. Lawsuits can be dragged out for years and can affect both parties financially and mentally. For instance‚ the Chungs are being sued by Roy Pearson and the Chungs suffered and almost lost everything due to lawsuit in legal fees and the loss of business (Takruri‚ 2007). The reasons many drag the lawsuits out over years is due to the hopefulness that the lawsuit is dropped or settled out of court
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interest: Humanistic approach‚ Psychodynamic approach‚ Behavioral approach‚ and Cognitive approach (Short & Thomas‚ 2014)‚ of these four approaches more than a few others emerge. In the current paper an overview will be provided on the main theoretical framework of Albert Ellis Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). This essay will not be examining in detail all the potential therapeutic applications of REBT instead‚ it is going to focus on the therapeutic applications of REBT on anxiety disorders
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