In the memoir‚ The Horizontal World written by Debra Marquart‚ she describes growing up in the Midwest region. By using literary devices‚ she tells the readers about her profound love for the area‚ even though it may seem to the blind eye as a boring and lonely place to visit. Literary devices such as allusions and charged diction suggest that the Midwest has a unique beauty that not everyone notices‚ or bothers to notice. By using these literary devices‚ Marquart is able to convince her readers
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Horizontal direct effect Horizontal direct effect is a legal doctrine developed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) whereby individuals can rely on the direct effect of provisions in the Treaties‚ which confer individual rights‚ in order to make claims against other private individuals before national courts. By virtue of the doctrine of the ‘direct effect’ of Treaty provisions‚ individuals can rely directly on EC law before their national courts. There is no need for implementation of EC law
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The strategy Dell currently implements is the cost leadership and maximizes the operational efficiency. This strategy is accomplished through the low cost to reach the low price product and service to obtain the larger market share in order to generate more profit. On the other hand‚ Dell attempts their excellent supply chain model to control their inventories in low level and maintain the high quality production. Moreover‚ Dell motivated their employees to be nimble atmosphere to deal with unexpected
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Dell Case Dell is a major player in the computer industry. Michael Dell pioneered the direct selling system that catapulted the firm to the top position in the industry. As the case details‚ controls systems play an important role in Dell’s success. For example‚ the company makes a mere $12 profit on their low end machines that sell for $299. It is important to control assembly and delivery lest these wafer thin margins are reduced even further. However‚ as the case points out‚ Dell’s single-minded
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years‚ Dell Inc. has been on a long‚ hard journey‚ experiencing quite a lot of ups and downs. Dell has had several rivals throughout the years such as Hewlett-Packard(HP)‚ Acer‚ Gateway‚ Sony‚ Asus‚ Lenovo‚ IBM‚ MSI‚ Samsung‚ and Apple. Micheal Dell‚ at the age of 19‚ “started the company that would dominate the industry. The computer whiz had $1‚000 and a novel idea: to eliminate the retailer and sell directly to the consumer.”(1). IBM computers were selling at $3‚000 in stores and Dell had realized
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Q. 1) Describe how Dell (case 1‚ pp. 143-145) has influenced visibility‚ consumer behaviour‚ competition‚ and speed through the use of ICT in its supply chain. [Answer in 100 words] - > Dell is known for its hyper-efficient supply chain system‚ which has been made possible through effective use of ICT: * Just-in-time operation was made possible through constant vigil on available stock‚ communication with supplier and regular demand forecasting * Consumers were able to track their order
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Vertical Advantages Vertical organizations provide clear lines of authority and a tight span of control‚ which can lead to high operating efficiency. In general‚ the organization is comprised of relatively small departments‚ allowing managers to closely monitor and control the activities of their subordinates. Each layer of the organization reports to the one directly above it‚ all the way up the chain to top management‚ and each layer has its own clearly defined functions and responsibilities. Employees
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The Horizontally Opposed Revolution Common engine architectures include the V-type and incline engines‚ but the most unique of the three is the horizontally opposed engine. The horizontally opposed engine‚ also known as the boxer engine‚ is the only engine that has pistons that move from side-to-side and give the engine a flat look. The boxer engine has an uneventful past‚ a rich present and bright future. The original design for the boxer engine comes from Carl Benz in 1896 (Hendriks‚ 2006)
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deciphering meaningful insight can be a daunting task (thevalueatrisk.blogspot.com‚ 2009). A relatively effective process exists known as Vertical Analysis. The premise of Vertical Analysis is to create common-size financial statements‚ where all balance sheet and income statement items are converted into percentage terms for purposes of comparison. Using vertical analysis‚ comparisons can be made between firms regardless of size. This approach is especially useful when determining the relative financial
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types of mergers which these companies must consider horizontal‚ vertical‚ and conglomeration. A horizontal merger occurs when two companies from the same industry consolidate their assets and eliminate competition allow them to reach potential higher gain within market. Vertical mergers occur when two or more companies operating at different levels are producing goods or services for a particular industry. The goal
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