CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Discussion Questions 1. What is the bullwhip effect and how does it relate to lack of coordination in a supply chain? The bullwhip effect refers to the fluctuation in orders along the length of the supply chain as orders move from retailers to wholesalers to manufacturers to suppliers. The bullwhip effect relates directly to the lack of coordination (demand information flows) within the supply chain. Each supply chain member has a different idea of what
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Group Roles Tiye Jackson and Alexandra Monserez will serve as the harmonizers of Group 10. They will mediate group conflicts and reduce any tension between members. Ann Lorrayne Bzoch will serve as the gatekeeper by encouraging other members to participate and serve their role. Kelsey Harris will serve as the summarizer by keeping track of what occurs at group meetings. Sarah Hawkins will serve as the encourager by praising and supporting the thoughts and actions of other group members. Lastly‚ Caroline
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influence others) Energetic (high activity level) Persistent Self-confident Tolerant of stress Willing to assume responsibility Clever (intelligent) Conceptually skilled Creative Diplomatic and tactful Fluent in speaking Knowledgeable about group task Organised (administrative ability) Persuasive Socially skilled McCall and Lombardo (1983) researched both success and failure identified four primary traits by which leaders could succeed or ’derail’: Emotional stability and composure:
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Discussion Questions 1. I completely agree with the author’s assessment in that Christopher McCandless definitely invented a new life for himself searching for a raw‚ transcendent experience.” McCandless reinvented himself by changing his name to “Alexander Supertramp” and living off of nature in the wild. “At one point Westerberg discovered from a tax form that McCandless real name was Chris‚ not Alex” (18) After he graduated from college‚ his life was transcendent because he went against his
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communicate effectively with others. Why is it important to communicate effectively with others? How will effective communication help students in their academic career? Give examples. Why do you think GCU emphasizes quality discussion posts and proper etiquette in the Discussion Forums? It is always important to communicate effectively. We need to know how to communicate effectively so we can get our point across and understand what others are trying to say to us. Being that we are part of an
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behavior of the characters became better. In turn‚ this understanding shed light on the significance of the sexual and violent scenes in Kafka on the Shore‚ and now I see these scenes through a more intricate and meaningful lens. During the discussion of differences in Japanese traditional culture and western culture‚ it was mentioned that our society is very technological based‚ logic and reason based. People are always in a rush‚ and never take time to stop and smell the roses. It became obvious
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Discussion Questions Week 1 Alejandra Duran MGT/230 What is management? Why is management necessary? How do you think management has evolved? Management is the coordination of work activities carried out so efficiently and effectively with others and through them. Management is necessary because in the work place employees need a leader to follow. I believe management has evolved because now‚ a manager performs more and more activities in order to accomplish a specific
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Discussion Board #1 Answer the following questions in the Discussion Board after reading chapter 1 & 2. 1. Is it possible for an economy to be based entirely on services? I think so. It is possible for an economy to base itself solely on services and importing manufactured materials or raw materials from other countries. However‚ in real life‚ it is more "service dominant" than "service monopoly". 2. What is the value of self-service in an economy? It can reduce labor costs. For example
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Measuring the efficiency of various carbohydrate substrates in yeast fermentation. Cherrishe Brown October 3‚ 2007 Dieldrich Bermudez BSC 2010L Sect# 0560 Discussion As expected in the experiment Glucose‚ Fructose‚ and Sucrose were all utilized for fermentation. Based on the rate of evolution of CO2 the yeast was most efficiently able to utilize the substrate Glucose‚ followed by Sucrose and Fructose respectively. Given more time I believe that Sucrose would have surpassed glucose in total
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