The USPS Problem The USPS Problem It has come as no surprise that the United States Postal Service lost money in the first two quarters of 2010. $8.5 billion to be exact. Next year they‚ plan to lose even more. Somewhere in between $9 billion to $10 billion dollars. The problem will not be as simple to fix‚ but it is a problem that can be resolved with a few simple implementations and cost cutting options. Overspending and undercharging has led to needing to cut cost and raise prices. The USPS
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Review the section in your text on problem-solving. As you review‚ consider the following question: Do you use a problem-solving process? Being a supervisor‚ I use problem-solving on a daily basis. There is always a process that I have to use. The other week I had to figure out the theory that one of my employees was dealing with a certain situation. But from now on I will use the steps that have been given in chapter seven. I’m always falling into obstacles with this one employee making sure
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carefully and non-hurtfully. Parents shouldn’t just close their eyes on this situation: they should talk with their children‚ be interested in them and their life‚ and accept their characters with all their failings. An alternative way to combat this problem is to encourage young people to socialize with others at least per Internet. Another feature denoting hikikomori is refusing to go outside – not only on streets‚ but even out of the room. They build their own world in their rooms‚ reading books
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction "... Every single one of you has something that you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide."- US President Barack Obama Education is a fundamental need of an individual to cope with life. And it is a basic but a very important matter that each and everyone should have. Education makes a man complete. In
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anti-war protesters in Lebanon and criticized by New Zealand advocates seeking higher coffee compensations to farmers. And‚ faced with the possibility of terrorist attacks‚ the company has pulled out of Israel. Such dissent overseas recalls some of the problems faced by the McDonald’s Corp.‚ which has been targeted by everyone from anti-war demonstrators to vegetarians. What some see as growth‚ others see as corporate colonialism. What some see as international expansion of Starbucks‚ others see as the
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really dirty and‚ therefore‚ do not guarantee the safety of food. In such a situation‚ a citizen task force should make such restaurants as well as all other to solve this problem. In this respect‚ a mandatory food safety training requirement for all restaurants employees seems to be the most effective way of the solution of the problem. First of all‚ it should be said that the alternative solutions‚ such as a stronger enforcement program by the local health department seems to be ineffective in a long
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CHAPTER 9 ALTERNATE PROBLEMS Problem 9.1A Determining the Cost of Plant Assets Podunk College recently purchased new exercise equipment for its gym. The following information refers to the purchase and installation of this equipment: 1. The list price of the equipment was $180‚000; however‚ Podunk College qualified for an “educational discount” of $30‚000. It paid $20‚000 cash for the equipment‚ and issued a 3-month‚ 12% note payable for the remaining balance. The note‚ plus accrued
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Margie Reaves Bus 6400 July 28‚ 2012 A Business Problem: A real-world business that I had to make: A business decision that I had to make was when I was 17‚ and I was working at a restaurant as the head cashier. One day the manager of the restaurant called me into his office and told me that when I ring up the customer’s meal ticket he wanted me to charge them 10% more or their meal ticket. For example‚ if their meal came to $21‚ he wanted me to charge them $21 plus an addition 10%. I told
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Problem at achieva 1. Apparently Achieva is operating according to the scientific management which focuses on the work and tends to ignore the employees. The problem in Achieva is that the employees are not feeling appreciated when delivering the work perfectly. This could cause the workers to minimize the amount of effort they’re exerting‚ due to the lack of motivation by the managers. In addition to that‚ the managers at Achieva are tending to ignore the workers and their ideas which is causing
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Outsourcing Problems Outsourcing has been a topic of public debate for quite some time. There is a lot hype that says outsourcing is beneficial to the economy. However‚ the biased agenda of many consulting firms‚ politicians‚ and economists causes misleading information to spring to the public as “credible” sources. Outsourcing has also caused significant wage pressure of high-wage jobs along with the disappearance of high-wage jobs. Overall‚ outsourcing is very harmful to our economy and is causing
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