2014 SUBJ: City Recommendation for New X37 Plant Federal Chemical Inc. faces the task of determining the most adequate location‚ within Louisiana‚ for the creation of a new X37 chemical plant that best capitalizes on a sufficient and qualified labor force. In addition‚ the plant must have full access to a water supply that allows Federal Chemical to utilize barges for transportation. Due to the competitive nature of the industry and a two-week deadline to reach a decision‚ extensive research was
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AC Ransom Labor Union v. NLRC (1986) Doctrines: •Since a corporate employer is an artificial person‚ it must have an officer who can be presumed to be theemployer‚ being the “person acting in the interest of the employer.” Facts :On June 6‚ 1961‚ employees of AC Ransom‚ most being members of the AC Ransom Labor Union‚ went on strike. The said strike was lifted on June 21 with most of the strikers being allowed to resume their work. However‚twenty two strikers were refused reinstatement.During
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Contents 1. RYBCZYNSKI THEOREM ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Theorem: ............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1.1 Graphical Proof ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.1.2 Mathematical Proof .........
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environment. The external changes are as Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (2011) stated: Population aging‚ a strong economy‚ and historically low unemployment pose new challenges in terms of skill and labor shortages‚ productivity‚ and worker retention. Furthermore‚ high female labor force participation rates‚ the predominance of the dual-earner family‚ and emerging trends such as elder care make work–family balance a major personal challenge for many workers. This leads to the change in
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women not only comes from the economy development. “Rapid economic growth vastly increased the demand for labor. The civil rights movement‚ legislation promoting equal opportunity in employment‚ and the women’s rights movement created an atmosphere that was hospitable to more women working outside the home” (Toossi 18). All these factors contribute to the increasing participation of women to the labor force. It’s companied by many other changes in the status of women‚ including social‚ economic‚ and demographic
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capital intensive based on the ratio of the capital required to the amount of labor that is required. (investopedia) Labor Intensive: A process or industry that requires a large amount of labor to produce its goods or services. The degree of labor intensity is typically measured in proportion to the amount of capital required to produce the goods/services; the higher the proportion of labor costs required‚ the more labor intensive the business.(investopedia) DECISION MAKING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION
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is that unemployment rates will increase as labor force participation rates increase. Another is that as women entered the work force they replaced men. That is‚ as the Female Labor Force Participation Rate increased‚ the Male Labor Force Participation Rate decreased. Go to http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/ and retrieve: 1. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate (CIVPART)‚ Percent‚ Quarterly‚ Seasonally Adjusted‚ since 1949 2. Civilian Labor Force (CLF16OV)‚ Thousands of Persons‚ Quarterly
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CHILD LABOR AND SCHOOLING IN GHANA Sudharshan Canagarajah Harold Coulombe This paper is one of a series of background papers undertaken as part of a World Bank Economic and Sector Work (ESW) on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty. We acknowledge funding from Dutch and Canadian Trust funds. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors‚ and do not represent the views of the World Bank in any way. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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Shui Fabrics Case Study October 28‚ 2010 With the case presented on Shui Fabrics‚ the main problem is the labor cost; it is contributing to the low ROI of 5%. The main objective of Shui Fabrics is to improve the ROI from 5% to 20%. Ray Betzell can have a list of alternatives that he may consider to improve their ROI. One is to increase the sales in the Chinese market and internationally. But this option is incontrollable. It is depending on the marketing strategy that Ray will provide
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introduce a new product. The new product can be manufactured by either a capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. The manufacturing method will not affect the quality of the product. The estimated manufacturing costs by the two methods are as follows: Capital-Intensive Labor-Intensive Direct materials $5 per unit $5.50 per unit Direct labor $6 per unit $8.00 per unit Variable overhead $3 per unit
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