Precast Telford held a toy drive in December in support of the United States Marine Corps Reserve’s “Toys for Tots” program. The Telford team placed collection boxes at their facilities and encouraged employees and vendors to donate unwrapped gifts. Through their efforts‚ a lot of children will receive toys for Christmas this year. Oldcastle Precast Telford is committed to helping the community in a meaningful way‚ and looks to expand the number of participating vendors in future Toys for Tots drives.
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Background The Niyamgiri hills located in Odisha state contains rich biodiversity in the form of forests which are home to a large variety of flora and fauna including the endangered Bengal tigers and Indian elephants. This area was in fact designated as the elephant reserve by Orissa state in 2004. Two perennial rivers‚ the Bansadhara and Nagabali flow from this hill range‚ which is the critical source of drinking and irrigation water for many districts in Orissa as well as Andhra Pradesh. The
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The Toys “R” Us LBO Background Toys "R" Us‚ Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer. As of January 29‚ 2005‚ it operated 1‚499 retail stores worldwide and generated 11.1 billion in revenue. However‚ that’s a decrease of 1.9 percent from a year ago. Toys "R" Us has suffered from both downstream demand and increased competition from mass/discount channel such as Wal-Mart and Target. A group of private equity investors intends to do a leverage buyout of Toys "R"
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Introduction The Forest Hill Paper Company (FHPC) is a small‚ closely held paperboard manufacturer that produces “parent rolls” which are then distributed to converters for further processing. Due to their small size in comparison to many of their competitors in the industry‚ FHPC would be classified as a niche company as stated in the case. Part of FHPCs strategy‚ which will be looked at further below‚ is to create a niche based on service and rapid customer response that the larger manufacturing
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investigation identifies the types of solid waste generated by Bunker’s Hill (high income area) and Duncan Village (low income area) and the quantity each of the types of solid waste produced. Once the quantities of waste generated have been established‚ the waste that is likely to yield the most profit will then be analyzed to generate job opportunities. The job created will form a joint venture between residents of bunker’s Hill and Duncan Village. The job established will comply with the National
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Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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Strategy: Techniques for analyzing industries and competitors" New York: The Free Press Heizer J. & Render B.‚ (2011) Operations Management‚ 10th Edition‚ Prentice Hall. William J. Stevenson‚ (2012) Operations Management‚ 11th Edition‚ McGraw-Hill.
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The town of Fountain Hills in Arizona‚ located to the north east of Scottsdale‚ is known for its sunny weather‚ cultural events‚ and eponymous fountain. As one of the fastest growing towns in the state of Arizona‚ the area is a rising star for real estate investment and popular amongst both buyers and renters. There are numerous opportunities open to investors with the right Fountain Hills property management company. Why Fountain Hills? Incorporated in 1989 as a suburb of Phoenix and Scottsdale
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In his essay‚ “Toys”‚ Roland Barthes is trying to inform the reader about the influence of French toys on children and how those toys have lost their creative side as more toys were produced to mimic the adult life. All the traits that French people acquire are created by the society and those particular traits are socialized into the toy that is being produced. Barthes states in his essay that " The fact that French toys literally prefigure the world of adult functions obviously cannot but prepare
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Another aspect of career choice being impacted by gender stereotypes in toys is imagination. Imagination affects what one’s career will be‚ and toys have a direct impact on imagination. Imagination is heavily promoted by toys‚ especially wooden blocks and water tables (“Importance”). Toys can also help babies and young children develop imaginative skills through pretend play (“Impact”). Gender stereotyping causes limited imagination in kids‚ and for girls to miss out on problem solving opportunities
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