The concept of order-winners and order-qualifiers is originating from an attempt to explain how internal operational capabilities can lead to competitive advantage‚ market success and answer the following : - What drives customers in buying the products manufactured by a company at all. - What makes customers purchase a certain product instead of a similar one manufactured by a competitor. In order for customers to purchase a product a car for example it needs to meet a set of minimum requirements
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Indian Removal (Zinn Chapter 7) Once the white men decided that they wanted lands belonging to the Native Americans (Indians)‚ the United States Government did everything in its power to help the white men acquire Indian land. The US Government did everything from turning a blind eye to passing legislature requiring the Indians to give up their land (see Indian Removal Bill of 1828). Aided by his bias against the Indians‚ General Jackson set the Indian removal into effect
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Replenishment and lead time decisions in manufacturer–retailer chains Shu-Lu Hsu a‚*‚ Chun Chen Lee b a Department of Management Information Systems‚ National Chiayi University‚ Taiwan b Department of Accounting‚ Soochow University‚ Taiwan Department of Management Information Systems‚ National Chiayi University‚ 580 Sinmin Rd.‚ Chiayi 600‚ Taiwan a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 17 June 2008 Received in revised form 6 September 2008 Accepted 13 October 2008 Keywords: Inventory
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Purchasing professionals’ perceived differences between purchasing materials and purchasing services Services account for about 71 percent of the gross national product (GNP) and 75 percent of the employment in the United States (West 1997). A study sponsored by GAPS Research (formerly the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies) found that in a cross-section of 116 large organizations‚ over half of the purchase dollars (54 percent) were spent on services (Fearon and Bales 1995). Consequently‚ purchasing
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Notes on labor productivity Labor productivity is a key element in the explanation of how the economy works. It is especially important with regard to wages. What follows is some material about labor productivity and investment spending that is a reorganization of what is presented in your textbook. Its focus is on the connection between labor productivity and wages. Labor productivity is the value of the product or service you can produce in an hour‚ day‚ week or other unit of time. The value
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Human Borders: Drawn by fear‚ greed‚ and other human emotions Borders‚ both physical and cultural‚ have been a staple of human society and are a projection of a society’s values and fears‚ regardless of if they are just or not. In this paper I will be examining the presence of borders put up by humans and the reasons behind their creation. Some borders have extensive walls that were erected for a purpose‚ other borders walls are not physical‚ yet are just as effective at keeping people at bay.
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Service is the act of helping someone in one way or another to benefit their life. There are many types of service‚ but they all leave a lasting positive impact and change someone’s life. Of all the National Honor Society qualities - service‚ leadership‚ scholarship‚ and character- service is the one trait that means the most to me and impacts my life the most. In life‚ it is excellent to be a leader‚ have a great moral character‚ and lead a scholarly life‚ but serving the least favored is the one
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Introduction Since the colonization of America‚ there have been tensions and confrontations between white settlers and Native Americans over territory and civilization. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830‚ allowing him to communicate with Native American tribal leaders in order to negotiate their voluntary relocation to Federal reservations west of the Mississippi River. When several tribes refused to relocate‚ the conflict turned violent and was conducted through the
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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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INTRODUCTION:- Working Capital refers to that part of the firm’s capital‚ which is required for financing short-term or current assets such a cash marketable securities‚ debtors and inventories. Funds thus‚ invested in current assets keep revolving fast and are constantly converted into cash and this cash flow out again in exchange for other current assets. Every running business needs working capital. Even a business which is fully equipped with all types of fixed assets required is bound to
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