OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CASE 1 Shouldice Hospital Introduction Shouldice Hospital‚ set up in 1945 by Dr. Earl Shouldice‚ is located near Toronto. It follows the business model of focus on a single standardised service for a narrow target of consumers‚ rather than to provide customised solution (as in a general clinic or hospital). It focuses on providing quick‚ convenient‚ and reliable cure for external types of abdominal hernias. The Hospital uses its own technique‚ called the Shouldice
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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The provision and availability of proper sanitation facilities is equally important to mitigate health threats and control carriers of communicable diseases e.g. rats (UNHCR‚ 2013). The quality of drinking water is an influential determinant of health and the guarantee of clean and safe drinking water is a foundation for the prevention and control of water borne diseases (WHO‚ 2013). Lack of water and facilities to take away waste water in the refugee camps lead to hygiene problems and water borne
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May 22‚ 2013 Mr. J.R. Williams‚ Manager Even Bigger Bookstore 7239 Townsend Boulevard Jacksonville‚ FL 32073 Dear Mr. Williams: It is my pleasure to recommend Kathia Guittierez as a candidate for employment with your company. She has worked under my supervision at Great Big Bookstore from 2007-2013. During that period‚ I had great pleasure watching her blossom from a shy‚ quiet employee to one of the top performing cashier in a short span of time. Kathia is a hard-working responsible young
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF OFFICE ADMINISTRATION STA MESA‚ MANILA ------------------------------------------------- E-mail: cb@pup.edu.ph (Trunkline) 716-7832 to 45 loc. 267/324 PUP VISION Towards a Total University PUP MISSION The PUP mission in the 21st Century is to comprehensive global education and community service to its students‚ Filipino and foreigners alike. It shall offer high-quality undergraduates and graduate programs
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responsibility and financial performance in the Australian context Matthew Brine‚ Rebecca Brown and Greg Hackett 1 The concept of social responsibility of corporations has engendered considerable interest in Australia in recent years. While previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been based on international data‚ this paper examines the relationship between the adoption of corporate social responsibility and the financial performance
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concentration is being smart. The child should be smart enough to concentrate while having fun. This can be done in many ways. While in class‚ if he/she is finding it hard to concentrate‚ here are a few tips they can adopt in order to improve their concentration skills. 1. Sit in the front row. Sitting in the front row helps you steer away from distractions like speaking to your friends‚ whispering or even passing notes. The closer you sit to the teacher‚ the better you understand
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DISSERTATION ON M EDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA: STRATEGY FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT CRISIL Y OUNG THOUGHT LEADER SERIES ‚ 2004 Submitted By Gowri Shankar Nagarajan‚ G-216‚ IIM-B Hostels‚ Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore‚ Bannerghatta Road‚ Bangalore – 560076 Email: gowris03@iimb.ernet.in Phone: 91-80-31 Word Count: 2508 (Excluding References‚ Appendix‚ Footnotes & Table 1) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE CRISIL Young Thought Leader Series‚ 2004 Gowri Shankar Nagarajan
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Environmental and Resource Economics 29: 137–157‚ 2004. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. 137 The Relationship between the Environmental and Financial Performance of Public Utilities GREG FILBECK1 and RAYMOND F. GORMAN2‚∗ 1 Adjunct Professor of Finance‚ University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; Senior Vice-President‚ Schweser Study Program‚ 1905 Palace Street‚ LaCrosse‚ WI 54603‚ USA; 2 Miami University‚ School of Business Administration‚ Oxford‚ OH 45056‚ USA;
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How can we improve the world? We all want to make the world a better place‚ but few of us go beyond this abstract idea to planning for change. Like any goal‚ it takes thought and determination. You may wonder if you can change the world like the great leaders in history. Remember that these people started out with dreams‚ just like you‚ and worked through insecurities‚ fear and doubt. Although we do live in a world of reformations as economies develop‚ trade flourishes and as astounding
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