SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD WORLD: EXAM TWO STUDY GUIDE What is the role of the nation state? * Ownership of private property‚ means of production‚ provides support for disciplining the work force‚ provides and maintains the economic infrastructure‚ regulates conflict‚ and promotes consumption. Why did the nation state develop? * Complex food production‚ population increases‚ technology and surplus of goods‚ and external conflict. According to R.J. Rummel’s book series‚ how many men‚ women
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decide on the quantities of each of the products to be produced after taking into account the loom capacity available in the project‚ the availability of 40s and 60s yarn (both of which were procured and supplied to the project by the Corporation’s centralized purchasing department) and information regarding sales from the Sales Department. Mr Ganesh expected around 3000 loom days of production capacity to be available to his project next month. Mr Kapasi‚ the purchase manager‚ had indicated that due
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industry was seeing a downward trend since 1987‚ with 1986 being the peak year. Consequently‚ ACC’s last major expansion occurred in 1986 bringing its capacity to 600 million units per year. The 1991 utilization was 70% and was expected to reach 85% by 1996. Because of the depressed market conditions‚ the Sunnyvale plant made no major investments in capacity or new technology since 1986. DJC Corporation of Japan was a dominant supplier of electrical connectors in Japan. It was rumoured to be one of the
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Weigelt Corporation has three branch plants with excess production capacity. Fortunately‚ the corporation has a new product ready to begin production‚ and all three plants have this capability‚ so some of the excess capacity can be used in this way. This product can be made in three sizes--large‚ medium‚ and small--that yield a net unit profit of $420‚ $360‚ and $300‚ respectively. Plants 1‚ 2‚ and 3 have the excess capacity to produce 750‚ 900‚ and 450 units per day of this product‚ respectively
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PRELIMINARY REPORT # 2 OVERPOPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES I. Identify the problem Overpopulation is a generally undesirable condition where an organism ’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration‚ or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. (Wikipedia) II. Why is it a problem? It’s a problem because the people are suffering and forced to live in
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the manufacturing facility is facing some problems. The standard line is competing for processing time on the same equipment as the custom line‚ which is resulting in unfinished inventory laying around the facility. The plant has run out of excess capacity and must rent expensive warehouse space. Chad must determine how to best meet the competitive priorities of both of his furniture lines in order to manage his operations most successfully. Gaps in Chad’s Operations Strategy The initiative
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Several existing problems precipitated the creation of the triage system implemented by Kathryn Angell in an effort to deliver improved medical care. The main problem was a lack of coordination in service delivery. This lack of coordination caused excessive wait times on the order of anywhere from 23 to 40 minutes to see a nurse‚ 40 to 50 minutes to see a doctor‚ and as long as 55 minutes to get a prescription filled. The practice of all nurses being involved initially in seeing all patients caused
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Sport Obermeyer 1 Sport Obermeyer’s Time Line and “Speculative” versus “Reactive” Production "NOW" Initial Forecast 9 months Feb … Oct 1992 … 1992 Design of 1993-94 Line. Las Vegas Revised Forecast 5 months Nov … Mar 1992 … 1993 5 months April … Aug 1993 … 1993 "Speculative" Production "Reactive" Production of 1993-94 Line of 1993-94 Line In Feb 1993‚ start design of 1994-95 line. “Speculative” Production 27 Months Sept 1993 Oct 1993 Nov 1993 8 months Dec Jan 1993 1994 Selling of
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Spain. Zara also purchased 20 factories that were highly automated with machines that were specialized for specific garments. 18 of these factories were located near headquarters‚ which minimized transportation costs. Concerning its production capacity‚ Zara‚ based most of its production on what the client is demanding at any time‚ virtually on demand manufacturing of a shop (pull strategy). The model of local production allows you to provide quicker. This is possible due to the average of only
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poor need access to basic education and health care‚ safe water and sanitation‚ and to resources‚ especially land. Chapter 4 Changing Consumption Patterns: New concepts of wealth and prosperity which are more in harmony with the Earth’s carrying capacity need to be developed‚ particularly in the industrialized countries. Individuals need to accept that they have choices when making decisions about their own consumption
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