“[Dry cleaning] cleans all sorts of....fabrics...in such a manner that nobody would ever think they had been wetted...it neither changes nor alters color‚ but it takes the dirt‚ oil‚ and grease out of silks‚ cotton‚ and wool assisted by labor.” History And an Overview In “Dry Cleaning‚ Part 1. The Process and History: From Starch to Finish‚” author Eugene Garfield noted the early history of dry cleaning. It has been studied that the Mycenaean civilization‚ which was in existence from 1600 - 1100
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Apex Dry Cleaners is a full service dry cleaners that offers a variety of services for its customers such as same day service dry cleaning (in by 9 am‚ out by 5pm)‚ next day laundry service‚ and pressing. Apex has been in business since 1993‚ and is owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Allen. Apex is conveniently located in a small strip shopping center at the intersection of Randall Mill and Davis Street. Since both streets are four-lane streets‚ there is a high volume of traffic flowing daily on each‚ thus
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deemed important because it offers specialty services to clean items that require more attention because of the delicate nature of the fabric. Services The services provided by an entity engaged in the laundry services are generally related to the cleaning of various types of fabric. It can be a range of activities such as the washing and drying of clothes and linens. In addition to this‚ some companies offer other options such as ironing and packaging the garments to completely take the chore off
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drycleaners presented itself‚ inexperienced Eze took on training and worked his way up in the company until he eventually became the supervisor in-charge of Washaman’s Illupeju collection office. He became very well known for his talent in the dry cleaning business among Washaman’s wealthy clienteles. Eze felt it was time to follow
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January 24th‚ 2013 | Dry Clean Depot Limited Overview: Dry Clean Depot is a private company‚ Max the CFO has asked me (Professional Accountant) to analyse any accounting implications with regarding a new loan and other issues within the company. Dry Clean Depot Limited (DCDL) has elected to report under the constraints of IFRS‚ although they could have elected ASPE as their reporting standards‚ since they are a private company. DCDL is a company with 40 dry cleaning stores in southern Ontario
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Executive Summery. Presto has been Mr Shelton’s main laundrette because of its opening and closing hours it has suited him most because of the hours he works he doesn’t mind that its bit more expensive than other dry cleaners. One day Presto decided to get a new system and things all went downhill for Mr Shelton when his laundry went missing. He never had a problem like this before so he was very frustrated. Mr Shelton has tried everything to get through to the complaint officer but there was no
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[pic] Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport Graduate School of Business Human Resource Management Take Home Final Exam (40 Marks) Dr. Mohamed Taher A) Essay Questions: (Please answer the questions following this introduction making use of appropriate academic theory along with applications): (24 Marks): “Training focuses on improving employee performance on one’s current job. Development helps to prepare an employee for other or future positions
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Honesting testing at carter cleaning company. Questions and Answers. 1.What would be the advantages and disadvantages to Jennifer’s company of routinely administering honest tests to all its employees? Polygraph testing raises a large number of legal and moral issues; issues Carter Cleaning must avoid. Using some of the available “paper and pencil” honesty tests may be a possibility. In general‚ these have been shown to be reasonably reliable and valid. They are still controversial. The
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Assignment: Read Carter Cleaning Company and then respond. An outstanding answer will take an integrative approach and will address the issues that are raised with appropriate selection and training as they relate to employee performance. That is don’t stop at developing an appraisal method for the workers. Instead carry your answer forward. 1) to explain how selection and training impact employee performance and 2) to explain how your appraisal methods address identified problems. Jennifer
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Continuing Case #1: Carter Cleaning Company 1. Jennifer asks that you make a list of five specific HR problems you think Carter Cleaning will have to grapple with. 1. High Turnover. Carter Cleaning Company will more than likely face the HR issue of high turnover because of the nature of the business. Most service industry/retail jobs result in high turnover rates due to the demanding workload and hours in return for little compensation. Since the laundromat/ dry cleaning business does not require
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