My decision is to implement the Just-in-Time Delivery system. JITD will resolve the increasing operational inefficiencies and cost penalties that have resulted from large week-to-week variations in Barilla’s distributors order patterns. In order to reduce the Bullwhip effect being experienced by Barilla‚ their supply chain would have to be Centralized. This solution allows Barilla to see end customer demand and eliminate costs involved with inventory‚ manufacturing‚ and transportation. JITD would
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The Internet is vulnerable to myriads kinds of attacks‚ due to vulnerabilities in the TCP-IP protocol‚ and no global flow control mechanisms. The two problems lead to many TCP exploits and the horrible DDoS attacks. We have devised a method of incrementally upgrading the network infrastructure at the transport level that solves the above problems and makes the network significantly more resilient to attacks‚ particularly the DDoS attack. The approach uses "hardened routers"‚ routers that can do simple
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1. Name and describe the types of consumer products and give an example of each. How does the marketing differ for each product type? (AACSB: Communication; Reflective Thinking) There have 5 types: Convenience products: A consumer product that customers usually buy frequently‚ immediately‚ and with minimal comparision and buying effort. Ex: Cazines and candy‚ magazines and fast good. Shopping products: A consumer product that the customer‚ in the process of selecting and purchasing‚ usually compares
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Cameron Roney Lifespan Development Eight Stages of Man Interview General question on childhood: I interviewed a seventy year old woman named Virginia that I met while doing my community service. I asked her to think about her first ten years of life and to describe times that she can remember being cared for. She said that it was her grandmother that did most of the caretaking for her‚ especially when she was sick. She recalled one time when she had a really bad sinus infection that her grandmother
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Engelsk A Studentereksamen. 1. Delprøve. A: Find fejl. 1. Two lightning bolts hitted an Airbus A380 in a terrible thunderstorm. Hitted er forkert. Hit kan kun bøjes I hit eller hits. - Two lightning bolts hit an Airbus 380 in a terrible thunderstorm. 2. Modern historians claim that the king reigned successful for 17 years. Successful er et adjektiv‚ men skulle være et adverbium‚ fordi det fortæller noget om den måde han reigned. - Modern historians claim that the king reigned successfully
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1. An article in Marketing News argued that the level of significance used when comparing two products is often too low – that is‚ sometimes you should be using an α value greater than 0.05. Specifically‚ the article recounted testing the proportion of potential customers with a preference for product 1 over product 2. The null hypothesis was that the population proportion of potential customers preferring product 1 was 0.50 and the alternative hypothesis was that it was not equal to 0.50. the p-value
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Who were the Poor Clares? Why is it somewhat surprising that they were accomplished musicians? The Poor Clares were an order of nuns. The Poor Clares isolated themselves from the outside world‚ but the church was accessible to members of the public. If you stayed during Mass‚ you would’ve heard the nuns‚ hidden in an enclosed choir‚ singing. It is surprising that they were accomplished musicians because not only did they isolate themselves from the outside world‚ but they took the vow of silence
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10. Understand procedures regarding handling medication 10.1 Describe the main points of agreed procedures bout handling medication 10.2 Identify who is responsible for medication in a social care setting. 10.3 Explain why medication must only be handles following specialist training 10.1 Describe the main points of agreed procedures about handling medication In the adult social care setting it is vital that when handling medications are involved‚ service providers must follow
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Teen Pregnancy and the Epidemic in the US Denise Hodges Professor Steuben Kaplan University Across the United States‚ federal and state policy-makers are trying to control what they see as an epidemic in adolescent pregnancy. But is there really an epidemic? And‚ more importantly‚ when did the American society start to perceive teenage pregnancy as such? Teenage pregnancy is a major concern in today’s society; there are many ways to prevent teen pregnancy‚ many people to get
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There are 9 different legislations and guidelines relating to the health and safety of children. Health and Safety at Work Act (HSAWA) 1974 but updated in 2002 has a purpose to provide a framework in which to keep everybody at work safe. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHWR) 2003 is to carry out risk assessments so managers can manage risks in the setting. Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 updated in 2002 has a purpose to lower the risks in activities which involve
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