Dated: 12-04-2013 STEPS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION FLOW METER There are well over 20 different types of flow meters‚ even if we lump the various positive-displacement flow meters together as one type. Unless the process engineer knows the pros and cons of each type‚ it can be a daunting task to properly select one. Here are just some of the factors to consider before selecting a flow meter: • Its size and measuring range of the flow meter • Chemical compatibility • Process accuracy requirements•
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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RESEARCH PROJECT – ACCOUNTING II 1. Nike‚ Inc. 2. Nike world headquarters location One Bowerman Drive Beaverton‚ Oregon 97005-6453 3. In 1950‚ before there was the Swoosh‚ before there was Nike‚ there were two visionary men who pioneered a revolution in athletic footwear that redefined the industry. Bill Bowerman who was constantly seeking ways to give his athletes a competitive advantage. and Phil Knight was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland
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Time Is Circular and Free Will Is Debatable In the best kinds of movies and books‚ such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban or Westworlds‚ events and people are altered by time. As the film progresses‚ you find more evidence of how time is warped and that the reason why that wolf howled was because through time travel the main character made it happen‚ or that certain characters are stuck in time loops‚ doomed to do the same things forever. The continuous warping of time is popular in today’s
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retail accountsin the United States and through a mix of independent distributors‚ licensees and subsidiaries innearly 200 countries. NIKE is the largest seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel in the world.The Company creates designs for men‚ women and children. The top selling product categoryincludes running‚ basketball‚ childrens‚ cross-training and womens shoes. It also designs shoesfor outdoor activities like tennis‚ golf‚ soccer‚ baseball‚ football‚ bicycling‚ volleyball‚ wrestling‚cheerleading
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I. OVERVIEW about the investment fund (8 slides) 1. The concept and function of investment funds (2 slides) 2. Classification of investment funds (3 slides) a. Based on the mobilization b. Based on the capital operating structure (Căn cứ vào cấu trúc vận động vốn) c. Based on the structure and operation of the fund (Căn cứ vào cơ cấu tổ chức và hoạt động của quỹ 3. Organizational model (vi du thôi‚ làm English nhé) (1 slides) 4. Performance Evaluation Standard of Investment Funds (2 slides)
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whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed – Lehman Brothers report a recommended “Strong Buy” whereas UBS Warburg
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Professor Meiberger By Sebastian Gomez Team 5 Cohort: Front The portfolio manager for NorthPoint Group‚ Kimi Ford was deciding if she should pitch in and draw Nike within NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. Nike‚ which did not have the strongest fiscal year results in 2001‚ was implementing new strategies to heighten its revenue and income. Kimi Ford‚ after having carefully read reports by analyst‚ and their input within this publicly traded company decided to emphasize
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Nike: Sweatshops and Business Ethics History What started with a handshake between two running geeks in Oregon in January 1964 are now the world ’s most competitive sports and Fitness Company. Bill Bowerman the legendary University of Oregon track &field coach and Phil Knights a University of Oregon runner under Bowerman coach‚ found the Nike Company‚ named by the Greek winged goddess of victory. First the company was named Blue Ribbon Sports. The Nike athletic machine began as a small distributing
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A Cultural Study and Political Ecology of Nike Partially excerpted from Petrina‚ S. (2001). The political ecology of design and technology education: An inquiry into methods. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 10‚ 207-237. When we put our comfortable shoes on in the morning and take a step‚ our steps are always already scripted within powerful cultural processes. Shoes‚ no more so than the apparel covering our bodies‚ happen to provide particularly robust examples of how
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