GLOBAL SOURCING A procurement strategy in which a business seeks to find the most cost efficient location for manufacturing a product‚ even if the location is in a foreign country. For example‚ if a toy manufacturer finds that manufacturing and delivery costs are lower in a foreign country due to lower wages of foreign employees‚ the company might close the domestic factory and use a foreign manufacturer. Gloabal sourcing is defined as process of identifying‚ developing and utilizing the best
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Unless specified otherwise‚ all questions are worth 4 points. For multiple-choice questions‚ circle the best answer. 1. On April 15 a distraught employee‚ Bob Heavyfoot‚ backed his truck into your main plant and destroyed the plant and all of its contents. Fortunately‚ certain accounting records were kept in another building. Therefore‚ you know the following for the period January 1 to April 15‚ 2004: Revenues $500‚000 GM (% of revenues) 25% Direct materials purchased $170‚800 Direct
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agreement because everyone would be charging the same price for their products‚ so they would be losing money in the long run. 2. There were two bilateral agreements between Hasbro and Argos and Hasbro and Littlewoods‚ and one trilateral agreement‚ which enabled the exchange of pricing information between all three companies. The companies’ prices were fixed on selected Hasbro products to Hasbro’s recommended retail prices and introduced certainty in reference to the actions of a rival. The symptoms
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Role of consumers: - consumers: all individ.s in ec. that consume goods and services to satisfy needs and wants - consumer sovereignty: refers to the fact that patterns of consumers spending determine patterns of production. Through spending dec. consumers express their preferences. Factors influencing individual consumer choice: Income: disposable income – after tax (main determinant on consumer spending) More income‚ more demand for good and services But APS
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Leading Group Challenges * Police‚ courts and corrections are part of criminal justice organizations. Each of these organizations face challenges every day and the leaders of these agencies must deal with these challenges (Duelin‚ 2010). The types of criminal justice leaders range from police chiefs and sheriffs to prison superintendents‚ and heads of government‚ state‚ or local task forces. Some of the challenges they confront are budget and staffing shortfalls‚ political perspectives on the
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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development The entrepreneurs with their ability to scan‚ analyze and identify opportunities in the environment transform them into business proposition through creation of economic entities. Entrepreneurship and economic development are intimately related. So‚ that entrepreneurial process is a major factor in economic development and the entrepreneur is the key to economic growth. Whatever be the form of economic and political set-up of the country‚ entrepreneurship
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circumstances would exercise. If a person ’s actions do not meet this standard of care‚ then his/her acts fail to meet the duty of care which all people (supposedly) have toward others. Failure to meet the standard is negligence‚ and any damages resulting therefrom may be claimed in a lawsuit by the injured party. The problem is that the "standard" is often a subjective issue upon which reasonable people can differ”. As the definition explained above whenever a person fails to behave as a reasonable and prudent
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COMMERCE SHORT ANSWER QUESTION: CHAPTER#1 1. Using examples‚ distinguish between the primary and secondary industry. Ans: Primary industry is extracting from nature. It is concerned wit h obtaining or extracting natural resources such as farming‚ mineral‚ fuel or food. These natural resources usually need some processing or manufacturing to convert them into a useable form. Secondary industry changes the raw material into finished goods. Natural resources are taken from primary producer
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function. Determine the optimal value of L‚ given that the objective is to maximize profits. Question: The Blair Company’s three assembly plants are located in California‚ Georgia‚ and New Jersey. Previously‚ the company purchased a major subassembly‚ which becomes part of the final product‚ from an outside firm. Blair has decided to manufacture the subassemblies within the company and must now consider whether to rent one centrally located facility (e.g.‚ in Missouri‚ where all the subassemblies would
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Economic Development - Changes in income‚ savings and investment along with progressive changes in socio-economic structure of country Economic Growth - Economic growth refers to an increase in the real output of goods and services in the country Globalisation refers to the integration between different countries and economies to operate as a single eco entity Can achieve eco growth by eco development How to achieve eco dev? Trade Patterns - What goods and services a country trades‚ with whom
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