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    Precision Worldwide

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    Precision Worldwide‚ Inc. RECOMMENDATION: Sell the steel rings to the current customers in the French market and inform them that the company has discovered another innovative technique that will decrease their cost and increase the wear time on the rings. Also explain that you are testing the product in other markets to determine if it is a superior product worth their time. Once the steel rings have been exhausted introduce the plastic rings. Utilize the excess labor to produce the steels rings

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    GMO corn

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    Genetically modified cornGasoline and High fructose corn syrup Did you know that about 85% of our corn is genetically modified (True Food Network)? It’s really surprising how genetically modified food has been incorporated into our society. We eat genetically modified food every single day whether it would be yogurt‚ fruits‚ milk‚ peanut butter‚ etc. So what is genetically modified food‚ according to “Non-GMO shopping guide”‚ genetically modified food (also known as GMO) is define as “the result

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    Did you know that more than one billion bottles of water end up in California’s landfills each year‚ taking 1‚000 years to biodegrade and leaking toxic additives such as phthalates into the groundwater? Bottled water should be banned from schools all across the U.S. because studies have shown that only about 14% of bottled water makes it to the recycle bin. The other 86% are left to be littered‚ wasted‚ landfilled‚ or incinerated. Bottled water can be found in classrooms by students or teachers.

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    1.Everyone’s Gasoline Problem. We are all familiar with fluctuating prices of gasoline at the pump. Why does this happen? Research the recent history of gasoline pricing in your area‚ and attempt to relate any fluctuations you observe to documented supply and demand factors‚ as outlined in our book. Be sure to cite any references used. The price of gasoline at the consumer level is the result of a combination of factors: the price of one of the largest bulk commodities (transferable goods)‚ the

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    strong foreign competition. Many developing countries are in a good position to provide products at highly competitive prices. As a result‚ many U.S. firms have chosen to produce goods overseas. Despite the decline in the number of domestic jewelry manufacturing establishments‚ sales of costume jewelry have seen sharp increases. The [organization] can capitalize on the growing social trend of buying American products‚ as well as sales from customers who wish to support a worthy cause. Lisa K. Moore

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    “Every living thing is created of water”(The Quran) the bottle water industry is by far the most growing industry and it seems to be looking better and better for the future. Water is a noccessity for every living thing to survive on this planet‚ it gives us energy‚ endurance‚ it cleans out our system and it makes us strong for any competition. The reason the industry is succeeding in such a high rate because of the keys to success factors . in the bottle of water industry there is variety of keys to

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    Corn Paper

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    Fear of a Corn Planet Final draft Robert Ridley Comp 2 Fear of a Corn Planet For some time now corn has been an energy source and an enemy to all of America. Unbeknownst to us it has been secretly added to everything a normal American ingests on a daily bases. Products such as Soda pop‚ Energy bars‚ Red bull energy drinks‚ and most processed foods. Though corn does have its practical applications in fuel production as well as industrial

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    Precision Worldwide

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    Precision Worldwide‚ Inc. Case Study Case Study Background: Precision Worldwide‚ Inc. (PWI) manufactures industrial machines and equipment for sale in numerous countries. Repair and replacement parts account for a substantial part of the company’s business. The replacement part in question‚ steel rings‚ occur in the machines manufactured only in PWI’s Frankfurt Germany plant‚ but can also be used on some competitor’s machines. The steel ring manufactured by PWI has an average normal life of about

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    Accuracy of Polarimeter

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    P H A R M AC E U T I C A L application note Checking the accuracy of PERKIN-ELMER POLARIMETERS H. Stenz‚ Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer GmbH Abstract Quartz standards‚ sucrose solutions and optically active pure liquids are discussed as potential polarimetry standards. It is suggested to preferably use quartz standards for checking the accuracy of Perkin-Elmer polarimeters. Quartz standards are absolutely stable‚ have a high accuracy and are easy to use. For laboratories working in an environment

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    START TO CURB THEIR THIRST FOR GASOLINE. SLIDE 2 In recent years‚ the world ’s appetite for gasoline and diesel fuel grew so quickly that suppliers of these fuels had a difficult time keeping up with demand. We all know the situation with gasoline prices for the resent several years. The prices for gasoline had been changed rapidly. Mostly increasing‚ while the demand for it did not. For example‚ gasoline prices by Feb. 2008 rose to an average of $3.13 a gallon‚ that is up to 40% from $2

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