Background: • Nevado Del Ruiz is an active stratovolcano located in Colombia. • The volcano lies on the Andean Volcanic Belt which is produced by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American continental plate. • The volcano has been active for 150‚000 years – the eruption in 1985 is the most recent after being dormant for 69 years. • Eruption: • A rise in seismic activity was first noticed in late 1984‚ and by September 1985 people were warned an eruption was likely‚ with
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Decision Making Managers are constantly called upon to make decisions in order to solve problems. Decision making and problem solving are ongoing processes of evaluating situations or problems‚ considering alternatives‚ making choices‚ and following them up with the necessary actions. Sometimes the decision-making process is extremely short‚ and mental reflection is essentially instantaneous. In other situations‚ the process can drag on for weeks or even months. The entire decision-making process
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Barriers faced by female entrepreneurs 1. Introduction An increase number of female owned their business and became entrepreneurs in recent years. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor‚ there are 126 million women operating new business. Although the number of female entrepreneurs is high‚ the rate of women take part in business is not equal to men’s. Even the active female entrepreneurs‚ they do not reach their potential. In America‚ women own three in ten firms. It is only 6% of the
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Use of software-generated information to make organizational decisions CONTENTS 1 Introduction…………………………...………………………3 2 Analysis 4.1Use appropriate information processing tools………………………..4 4.2 Prepare a project plan for an activity and determine the critical path.5 4.3 Use financial tools for decision making……………………………..7 3 Conclusions………………………………………………….11 References…………………………..…………………………11 Introduction The net present value method works out the present values
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conducted in a fair manner and give to meaningful results that will take the right decision for the future. Many schools give a lot of methods of market analysis. In addition to the well-known SWAT and PEST analysis‚ there are many other approaches such as Value Chain Analysis‚ Porters Five forces‚ Core Competencies and Stakeholder Mapping that may be useful. This work will present two approaches of strategic analysis process such as Value Chain Management and Potters Five Forces. Those two methods seem
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Issues The whole situation in today’s women orld leads to some basic questions. Do women feel insecure‚ unhappy and dissatisfied more than their predecessors? Why are they confused about women’s role and position in modern society? Is employment making women economically strong‚ but socially and emotionally broken? What can be done to empower women? Is there any mid-way‚ which could make women secure‚ aware‚ confident and happy without disturbing the familial peace and social harmony? 1. Why women
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You Decide: ACCT553 Federal Taxes & Management Decisions MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. John Smith & Mrs. Jane Smith FROM: Allan Steynor DATE: February 3rd‚ 2013 RE: Tax Advice for 2013 Dear Mr & Mrs Smith‚ I want to take the opportunity for choosing my CPA office to help with your annual tax needs. We hope that we can provide you with a high quality and professional service and that you are happy with the advice you receive. I have written a brief memo on the initial discussion
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Pricing Decisions are decisions faced by top management and marketing managers. How much to charge for a product or service depends on a multitude of factors such as competition‚ cost‚ advertising‚ and sales promotion. Economic theory suggests that the best price for a product or service is the one that maximizes the difference between total revenue and total costs. However‚ in reality‚ the price charged is usually some form of cost-plus‚ which is later adjusted for market conditions and competition
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The business that I have chosen to evaluate is KFC; I have chosen this business as it is extremely well recognised company. One of the main reasons for choosing KFC is that I believe it has instant recognisability to people and its processes are easy to see. The industry in which KFC operate is very efficient and has constant changes to it. I do believe that there can be changes in KFC operations and processes do hopefully benefit the customer further. The main area which I am going to look at is
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