replenishment and lead times are not known with certainty-in such cases an investment in safety stocks is necessary if customer service is to be maintained at acceptable levels * Meet unexpected demands or demands for customization of products as with agile production * Smooth seasonal or cyclical demand * Take advantage of lots or purchase quantities in excess of what is required for immediate consumption to take advantage of price and quantity discounts * Hedge against anticipated shortage
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Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 5210 BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)*#(1) 5220 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)*#(2) 5220 A. Introduction Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is defined as the amount of a specified oxidant that reacts with the sample under controlled conditions. The quantity of oxidant consumed is expressed in terms of its oxygen equivalence. Because of its unique chemical properties‚ the dichromate ion (Cr2O72–) is the specified oxidant in Methods
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Biochemical Oxygen Demand‚ BOD‚ as it is commonly abbreviated‚ is one of the most important and useful parameters (measured characteristics) indicating the organic strength of a wastewater. BOD measurement permits an estimate of the waste strength in terms of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the wastewater. The specifics of the analysis are discussed in detail in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. The BOD test is
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1. Supply and Demand Economists Are a Joke? ________________________________________ A smarty-pants old story says that if you want a "learned economist‚" all you have to do is get a parrot and train the bird to squawk "supply and demand" in response to every question. Not fair‚ but ... It ’s true that the "theory of supply and demand" is a central part of economics. It is widely applicable‚ and also is a model of the way economists try to think most problems through‚ even when the theory of
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Modeling Gasoline Demand in the United States Economics 375 DePaul University‚ Chicago‚ IL 60601 June 13‚ 2012 Abstract This paper is an econometric approach to the estimation of price and income elasticities of gasoline demand in the United States from a translog model‚ and is based off of the most recent data available for use. This approach allows for variables to interact in a flexible yet instrumental way‚ providing for significant evidence that gasoline demand elasticities are construed
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Guess Which One is one of many print advertisements in an advertising campaign made by an American organization called “Moms Demand Action”. The purpose of the ad is to persuade people with opposing viewpoints to join the fight for implementing safer gun laws in America. Despite being about a controversial topic‚ this campaign has been highly successful in persuading local legislators to change to safer gun policies. More effective than other texts in this genre‚ the advertisement is able to successfully
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.” Chocolate chip cookies rank third most popular dessert in the USA. In order to enjoy the classic dessert‚ the baker will need both chocolate chips and cookie dough. Without chocolate chips‚ I would refer to the dessert as a simple cookie instead of a chocolate chip cookie; in the same way‚ without the cookie dough‚ I cannot refer to the chocolate chips as a chocolate chip cookie. Oddly enough‚ true friendships relate to chocolate chip cookies. Similar to how the chocolate chips and the cookie
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Introduction Aggregate demand is normally understood in the context of the total value of goods and services demanded by a given group of consumers at a given time period and at a given price (Brux 2007‚ p. 375). In other words‚ aggregate demand essentially refers to the value of goods and services consumers are willing to purchase at various price levels. In certain economic literature‚ the aggregate demand is often referred to as the ‘effective demand’ but it bears close similarity to the gross
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will currently be focusing on; as an identification and a potential information device. The first use for the biochip was monitoring fisheries in the early 1980 ’s; it quickly moved to tagging pets‚ luggage‚ and monitoring mailed packages. Some chips are already in use in children ’s backpacks and are a feature on some cellular phones‚ which enables parents to know where their child is at any given point in time. But the real controversy on this topic comes in with people ’s concern about Big
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The Warwick MBA Assignment Cover Sheet Submitted by: 1267499 Date Sent: 15 April 2013 Module Title: Economics For Business Environment Module Code: EBE Date/Year of Module: 2013 Submission Deadline: 17 April 2013 Word Count: 1180 Number of Pages: 8 (including this) Question: Mid Module Assignment for EBE “This is to certify that the work I am submitting is my own. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. I am aware of the University
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