Case: Scotts Miracle-Gro (the Spreader Sourcing Decision) 1. What are the strategic risks and benefits of outsourcing production of the Temecula plant to contract manufacturers in China? Benefits • Significantly low cost supply from contract manufacturers: Labor‚ electricity (government subsidy)‚ overhead Risks • Some costs are expensive: freight cost from China‚ inventory (lead-time increase because of shipping)‚ and quality control (testing shipped products from China in the US require some
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fighting up against‚ and know their strategies to find way to defeat them‚ so he could be more prepared. Also‚ about not fighting alone. Ender also learned that he train the people in his toon‚ to strategize ways to defeat the buggers. Yes‚ in Orson Scott Card’s Book “Ender’s Game”‚ Ender did learn from the “enemies” in many ways‚ that it took practice to defeat your enemy‚ and to have backup‚ and to know the enemy and closely watch for their strategies to help you defeat them.
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“The star spangled banner” The composer is: Francis Scott Key. He is known for writing the lyrics to the national anthem. Born on August 1‚ 1779‚ in Frederick County‚ Maryland‚ Francis Scott Key became a lawyer who witnessed the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The fort withstood the day-long assault‚ inspiring Key to write a poem that would become the future U.S. national anthem‚ "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key later served as a district attorney for Washington‚ D.C. He died
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s modernist writings were influential in that they expressed social concerns and criticized the upper class of the 1920s. What made Fitzgerald so unique was his ability to connect to his audience using real life‚ domestic stories‚ while at the same time‚ arguing widespread ideas. Some of Fitzgerald’s most popular works include The Great Gatsby‚ The Beautiful and the Damned‚ This Side of Paradise‚ and Tender is the Night. They all convey messages regarding social flaws. In the
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The Roaring Twenties was a period of frivolous days and exciting nights. Times were prosperous and life was good for most. In The Great Gatsby‚ published in 1925‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald writes about the fictitious life of Jay Gatsby‚ a self-made millionaire (Gross 1). The setting of the novel is New York in the twenties‚ a time‚ and place‚ where people were jovial and carefree. In New York‚ more than anywhere‚ people did not worry about life’s downs‚ but focused on the highlife and partying. Prohibition
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“The Jazz Age” and F. Scott Fitzgerald "It was an age of miracles. It was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess‚ and it was an age of satire.” (“Fitzgerald: The Jazz Age” p. 3). As the 1920s began‚ the old‚ conservative ways of life began to disintegrate. A new era was just beginning. This era is called “The Jazz Age.” The Great Gatsby‚ a literary masterpiece written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the social historian of the 1920s‚ directly reflects the virtues‚ materialism‚ and revolutionary nature
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Extended response Q9 ‘Institutions can change one for better or worse’ this quote is proven in the novel ‘raw’ by Scott Monk and ‘Hero of War’ by Rise Against. Through the contrasting ideas of rebellion and conformity‚ the responders are able to see how institutions can manipulate one and have a negative or positive impact. In ‘Raw’ by Scott Monk‚ Brett uses rebellion to escape from his fears and then be liberated from it; he does this as he believes it is the only way to freedom. When Brett first
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In this article‚ the author‚ Scott O. Lilienfeld‚ examines six commonly used criticisms that attempt to disprove the scientific basis of psychology. He then offers his rebuttals and attempts to explain eight possible reasons as to why the public feels this way. Scott believes that the reason many professionals often criticize psychology is to make their own professions inadequacies look better. In reality though‚ psychology may be one of the most important sciences there is. The main theoretical
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novel originality was accepted differently by different identities. Such examples are Sir Walter Scott‚ who considered the work superb while a “Quarterly Review” editor considered it to be on the verge of insanity. These two authors use different and similar rhetorical styles to convey their opinions. The most glaring difference between the two writer’s passages is their plot summaries. Sir Walter Scott glorified the plot as he quoted parts from the novel. This glorification of the plot gives the
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In the novel‚ “The Great Gatsby”‚ by F Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author wants us to view Nick Caraway as courageous and sticking to his morals. Nick is the narrator of the novel and he has faced many difficult decisions that have tested his moral standing. He seemed to make a morally right decision in all of these instances despite the consequences they could have for him. The hardest decision Nick had to make was to arrange for Daisy‚ his married cousin‚ to meet a long lost love of hers‚ Jay Gatsby
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