homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/omega Review Cross-docking: State of the art Jan Van Belle n‚ Paul Valckenaers‚ Dirk Cattrysse KU Leuven‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Celestijnenlaan 300B‚ B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven)‚ Belgium a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 June 2011 Accepted 17 January 2012 Processed by Pesch Available online 25 January 2012 Keywords: Cross-docking Logistics Classification abstract Cross-docking is a logistics strategy in which freight is
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MBA 670 EXAM – Spring‚ 2011 South West Cross Bank Towards the end of the 1990s‚ much of the European retail banking industry was facing unprecedented levels of competition. This was partly the result of excess capacity (many towns had four or more bank branches within 100 metres of each other) and partly triggered by the presence of aggressive new entrants‚ including insurance companies and other retailers‚ such as supermarkets. Many of the new retail banks concentrated on a few simple financial
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“You should try cross country.” My mom said to me one day while I was in sixth grade. We had been talking about what I sports I should do during my seventh grade year of school. I was confused so I asked her‚ “What is cross county?” My mom explained to me that it was kind of like track. The only differences are that it’s only running for miles and instead of running on a track‚ you run on golf fields. Of course at that time I thought that I hated running and that I would never like it. I had a million
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A descriptive cross sectional survey targeting 139 doctors and 355 nurses from seven hospitals in the same location were selected to describe their knowledge and reported practice of procedural pain in the neonatal infant and their management techniques. Questionnaires were handed out during scheduled staff meetings. The questionnaires included seven procedures and four gestational age categories. There were 8 open-ended questions and 24 fixed choice questions that were used to assess the nurses
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Assignment two Personal reflection about Cross-cultural Communication and interaction Executive summary The report is aimed to reflect on the researcher’s personal experience during the module by combining relevant academic theories and concepts. It first explores the application of Cross-Cultural Theory and Concepts to the PALS groups. Second‚ it focuses on the reflection from perspective of self and other individuals. Third‚ it focuses on reflecting on the cross-cultural interaction. Fourth‚ it
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Introduction This report will discuss the Red Cross and its diversity policy. An overview of the policy will be identified and it’s key components examined. Australian Federal Government responses to diversity and Red Cross Australia will also be looked at. The impact of the diversity policy on Red Cross Australia will be analysed examining legal and ethical issues‚ the clients who use the service and some recommendations for improvement. What is social policy? Social policy is used as
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because it was under a communist government. The United States tried to prevent the spread of communism. What Jimmy Cross‚ Ted Lavender‚ and Kiowa carry is decided by their fears‚ homesickness‚ or desperate need of distraction from the war. The First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carries many things‚ but‚ most importantly‚ he carries the responsibilities of the other men. “Lieutenant Cross carries two photographs of Martha” (98). Carrying these things makes him fantasize about her all day‚ causing him to
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Psy 251E 17/12/2012 Childrearing Practices Throughout my time spent here in Spain‚ I have found the cross-cultural similarities and differences of child-rearing practices to be an extremely interesting area of study. Comparatively the families of the American and Spanish societies have quite different methods of raising a child and introducing him or her to this world. What is and what is not socially acceptable is the only differing area when looking at any two cultures side-by-side. Certain
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Cross and Egerton Commissions: 1880s In 1888 the Egerton Commission obtained authority from The Cross Commission to work with the ’feeble minded’. The Egerton commission originally set up in 1886 to oversee educational provision for deaf‚ dumb and blind children had extended it’s area of responsibility to what they referred to as ’other cases as from special circumstances would seem to require exceptional methods of education’. The way events developed at the time dictated the way special educational
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL) Operating Services is Florida’s largest insurer‚ serving more than 6 million residents in total. Three trends that redefine how Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida brings value to its members are through consumer empowerment‚ E-business‚ and financial services modernization. BCBSFL holds approximately 30% of the HMO market share in Florida‚ which is twice the share of its nearest competitor. BCBSFL offers a BlueComplements program filled with discounts
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