Quantitative Methods • Dance with Chance • Black Swan 4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS CASE MAPPING Chapter Basic Concepts of Scales & Measurements Detailed Syllabus Nominal‚ ordinal‚ interval and ratio scales. Review of central tendencies and dispersion Session Key Concepts 1 Scales Case Study College Canteen’s Decreasing Beverages’ Sales: Analysis Dilemmas Abstract Meant for ‘Scales of Measurement’‚ this case study presents Raghu’s • analysis dilemma‚ the owner-manager of Matrix canteen‚ which sells
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What should the controller of Lexsteel do in order to address the potential problems within the corporation? • The controller became aware of the potential problems with the accounts payable system because of the discussion made with the external auditors. • Each branch manager is given the authority to order materials and issue emergency purchase orders directly to the vendors. • Physical counts of raw materials are not performed since there is a cost-effective computerized perpetual inventory
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Case Study No. 3 A New Kind of Structure Admit it. Sometimes the projects you’re working on (school‚ work‚ or both) can get pretty boring and monotonous. Wouldn’t it be great to have a magic button you could push to get someone else to do that boring‚ time-consuming stuff? At Pfizer‚ that “magic button” is a reality for a large number of employees. As a global pharmaceutical company‚ Pfizer is continually looking for ways to help employees be more efficient and effective. The company’s senior
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1. Livingston calls meeting to discuss major problems with management cost and control system (MCCS) a. Antiquated MCCS reporting procedures made Crosby Manufacturing Corporation a nonstarter of sorts for three large government contracts because they were not capable of adhering to the customer’s financial reporting requirements 2. Crosby Manufacturing was $250-million-a-year electronics component manufacturing firm in 2005‚ when Wilfred Livingston became president a. First goals towards obtaining
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STRATEGIC HR MANAGEMENT STUDENT WORKBOOK International HRM Case Study By Fiona L. Robson Project team Project leader: Project contributor: External contributor: Editor: Design: Fiona L. Robson Bill Schaefer‚ SPHR Nancy A. Woolever‚ SPHR Sharon H. Leonard Courtney J. Cornelius‚ copy editor Terry Biddle‚ graphic designer © 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson Note to Hr faculty and instructors: SHRM cases and modules are intended for use in HR classrooms at universities
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How Our Skins Got Their Color Summary This article states on how we got our skin color. In this article Marvin Harris described how the pigment of our skin originates where we live around the equator. If someone lives around the equator they have high risk of getting rickets‚ or osteomalacia. For example‚ if someone was light skinned living in Australia your chances of getting melanoma is high. The reason the risk is high for light pigmented skin living in Australia‚ is because many of them wear
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CASE STUDY 2 INTERACTIVE SESSION : TECHNOLOGY IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY ? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive forces model. Traditional Competitor The traditional competitor for iPad are televisions‚ newspapers‚ books‚ music store and magazine. Supplier The iTunes music store changed the customer perception of album and music bundle. Now‚ customers have drastically reduced their consumption of album. Prefer to download one song at time. Customer
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La Consolacion University Philippines (Formerly University of Regina Carmeli) City of Malolos‚ Bulacan 3000 CASE STUDY PARTIAL REQUIREMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE 4 (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE) Submitted to: Mrs. Rosita P. Roberto Submitted by: Leslie luk perez(BSTM1) Nerissa pasamba(BSTM1) (2ND SEMESTER 2012-2013) 1 “ANG MGA DALAGITA NG SAPANG KAWAYAN” INTRODUCTION: Our topic is all about the controversial issue in SAPANG KAWAYAN. Because some women there are already given a birth at young
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the Cola Wars? Steve M. McKelvey Overview of the Soft Drink Industry Coca-Cola: The Defending Champion Since its inception in the late 1800s‚ Coca-Cola has experienced meteoric growth‚ progressing from nine glasses per day to nearly 4.5 billion cases on an annual basis ("Top 10‚" 2004). Today‚ Coca-Cola offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries and controls the highest market share (44%) in the soft drink market ("Top 10‚" 2004). In addition to its leading global market-share‚ Coca-Cola also
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LARGE CORPORATIONS MEAN BUSINESS! ANTHONY J. FRANKO ENG 122: ENLISH COMPOSITION II INSTRUCTOR SHANNON BILUNAS JANUARY 7‚ 2013 Large corporations such as Wal-Mart or Home Depot often come under criticism for putting mom-and-pop shops out of business. While this may be a valid criticism‚ the consumers neglect to realize that they play the biggest part in shutting these businesses down. Consumers across the country are always looking for the best deals or the lowest prices‚ and in most cases the
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