Forecasting Trends in Time Series Author(s): Everette S. Gardner‚ Jr. and Ed. McKenzie Reviewed work(s): Source: Management Science‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 10 (Oct.‚ 1985)‚ pp. 1237-1246 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2631713 . Accessed: 20/12/2012 02:05 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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Should Putonghua Be Used to Teach Chinese? The Chinese level of Hong Kong students is declining. The supporters said that using Putonghua as a medium to teach Chinese can greatly improve student’s Chinese proficiency. However‚ the opponents claimed that using Putonghua to teach Chinese will hinder student’s learning effect instead of improving their Chinese level. Putonghua should not be used to teach Chinese because it creates difficulties to local students in learning. Obstacles exists in teachers
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Forecasting at Hard Rock Café Forecasting is important for all manufacturing and services companies. Hard Rock Cafe needs to forecast for the long term‚ intermediate term‚ and short term. These three different forecasting applications are essential to the cafes day by day operations‚ and for a successful planning of budget‚ profits forecast‚ and cash flow forecast. In the long term a forecast is used to determine the capacity needed for the growth of sales in each store. The sale forecast
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Financial Forecasting CheckPoint FIN/200 Axia College of University of Phoenix Write a 200- to 300-word explanation of the reasons the following types of companies would need a financial forecast: brand new company‚ family-owned company‚ and a long-standing corporation. The reason type of companies such as brand new companies‚ family-owned companies‚ and long-standing companies would need a financial forecast is to develop projected financial statements; a series of pro forma. The information
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Abstract This research paper discusses the opposition side of my chosen topic “Should the animals be used for scientific research”. It will evidently elucidate why it is malicious for the animals to be used as scientific research. Animals cannot be compared to humans when it comes to finding out what product or drug is competent for human to use‚ because animals and humans have different hormones. It is also been proven with the drug thalidomide‚ that even though it has been tested on thousands of
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writer of many magazines‚ journals‚ and newspaper. He writes a regular column for the village Voice‚ the New York City weekly and he contributes to the Washington Post‚ the New Yorker. In one of Hentoff’s article “Should this student have been expelled‚” he clearly argues that Douglas Hann should have not been expelled from Brown University‚ regardless Hann’s drunken incidents and hateful speech. Hentoff feels that “hate speech” codes‚ such as the one at Browm University‚ violate the first amendment that
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Week 1 Individual Work Assignment: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Wood‚ 2013‚ pp. 9-14) Student Name: Part 1: Define and describe each stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Your discussion of each need should be approximately one paragraph in length. 1. Physiological needs for survival Air‚ water‚ and food are metabolic requirements for survival in all animals‚ including humans. Clothing and shelter provide necessary protection from the elements. The intensity of the human sexual instinct
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ENVIRONMENTS How Environments Shape the Organization Columbia Southern University MBA 6001- 10F-3B12-S2 6150-3 Dr. Betty Ross February 22‚ 2012 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Section 1: Defining Organizational Environment 4-5 Section 2: The Organizational Culture 5-7 Section 3: Organizational Competition 8 Section 4: Organizational Change and Development/Problem Analysis 9-10 Section 5: Stakeholders in the Organization 11-12
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Smart Principles for Designing a Brand Hierarchy We all know the recession has drastically impacted consumer behaviors‚ but we may often overlook its direct impact on brands themselves. The recession has changed the way marketers manage their brand portfolios as they try to do more with less. As such‚ marketers are taking a closer look at how then can stretch existing brand equity across a greater number of products‚ often taking a parent brand/sub-brand approach. We generally see four different
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animals should‚ or shouldn’t be used as entertainment.Among these sources‚ “ Jump To It!‚” “ Should Animals Be Used as Entertainment‚” and “ The Use of Animals in Entertainment‚” there are many differences and similarities on how each author presents his or her claim. One similarity among these three sources‚ the author of “ Jump To It!‚ ” the author of “ The Use of Animals in Entertainment‚” and the video all are biased to a side. The article‚ “ Jump To It!‚” believes that animals should be used
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