United States Postal Service (USPS) should not change nor should they go completely online‚ due to the amount of people without internet access‚ and for that‚ people would no longer be able to receive or send mail. Also many jobs would be lost if the United States Postal Service were to shut down and all go to other services as in United Parcel Service (UPS)‚ FedEx‚ or online. The United States Postal Service should not change due to the loss of jobs‚ the expenses of other postal services‚ and for others
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Question #1: Wholesalers provide value in the supply chain to producers‚ manufacturers‚ and customers by building warehouses in specific regions‚ taking ownership of the goods and distributing those goods. They have the ability to store nonperishable goods removing the burden of storage from the producers and manufacturers. The wholesaler can also purchase a large amount of products from the producers/manufacturers so that retailers can have access to them when needed. Producers and manufacturers
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The Value of a S.W.O.T. Analysis A S.W.O.T. analysis is a tool is one that allows users to determine their prospects for success. The tool examines both positive and negative influences from internal and external factors and then zeros in on a feasible strategy (Cannon‚ McCarty‚ Perreault‚ 2011). It accomplishes this by assessing the strengths (what a business can do well) and weaknesses (what a business cannot do well) in addition to opportunities (potential favorable conditions for the business)
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Article Summary: Strategic Cost Management: The Value Chain Perspective Authors of this article do not believe the concept of “value chain” has been written about enough or clearly enough and therefore attempt to state the importance of the value chain on strategy from a managerial accounting perspective. Michael Porter first wrote about this in 1985. [ (Porter‚ 1985) ] They believe that any organization must understand the entire value chain for the entire industry in order to sustain competitive
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As an Acting Administrative Officer for Surgery‚ I have developed and executed the value stream analysis for the utilization‚ productivity and efficiency of the existing operating room within the medical center. This VSA was completed in conjunction with the construction of a new wing for three operating rooms. Assisted in the evaluation and completed over 60 surgeons pay compensation to ensure recruitment and retention. • Conducted a background review of the activity and of the characteristics
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designed such that it delivers a level of value to the customer that creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the supply chain. Today‚ our main focus is on “Retailing” aspect. Retailing involves all the activities of selling products and services to consumers for their personal or family use. Department stores‚ like Macy’s‚ discount stores like Wal-Mart and K-Mart‚ and specialty stores like The Gap and Toys ’R’ Us‚ are all examples of retail stores. Service providers‚ like dentists‚ hotels and
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A) The five stages of organizational growth are as follows: 1) Creativity/ Leadership The first stage of organizational growth is called creativity. In the beginning stage there are very few numbers of people in the company. Due to least number of people each and every members knows each other and shares their knowledge‚ experience and information’s on what they know. Appropriate topics are discussed thoroughly within the organization to develop each other. This is the usual creative start
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Perez 1 Stewart‚ Geoffrey T. MKTG 415 Supply Chain Analysis – March 27th. 2013 Borden Dairy Borden is a local company located on 1308 Bertrand Drive Lafayette‚ LA. I find this company interesting; therefore I decided to analyze the nature of their business and its supply chain. Borden Dairy is a privately held American corporation that produces dairy products. It offers milk‚ yogurt smoothies‚ yogurt‚ probiotics
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Earned Value Analysis (EVA) takes consideration of the following in a project (Context for the plant & actual expenditure‚ integrates the project scope‚ schedule and resource characteristics into a comprehensive set of measurements. The use of earned value analysis can be categorized in the following ways: Financial Databases for EVA Earned Value Definitions Establishing Earned Value Budgets Determining Earned Value Variance Analysis‚ and Forecasting There are three important sources that
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comparative analysis of Mattel’s supply chain design and related costs with that of its major competitor Hasbro and the toy industry. What follows‚ is a brief background of Mattel’s traditional (non-electronic game) sector‚ its key competitors and Mattel’s use of supply chain management concepts in addressing the competitive landscape to gain a competitive advantage. The global toy and game market grew by 7.2% in 2007 with a value of $106.1 billion and by 2012‚ is forecasted to have a value of $126.2
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