CHAPTER SEVEN Discussion Questions 1. What role does forecasting play in the supply chain of a build-to-order manufacturer such as Dell? Although Dell builds to order‚ they obtain PC components in anticipation of customer orders and therefore they rely on forecasting. This forecast is used to predict future demand‚ which determines the quantity of each component needed to assemble a PC and the plant capacity required to perform the assembly. 2. How could Dell use collaborative forecasting
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always expected things to go my way and to receive everything that I wanted‚ instead of working hard towards my goal myself. Looking back‚ I was only doing what every typical child in our generation was doing. Our generation is considered the Generation Y‚ The Millennial‚ Generation Next‚ or Generation me. We are the generation of people born during the 1980s and early 1990s. Our generation is growing and increasing in size every single day. Our generation’s population size has reached the point where
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distributors for contacts‚ but with B&L for other items – confusion for consumers • B&L has more cash and fewer assets in inventory – better for B&L • Gives them financing (steady cash flow on promissory notes and profits) for other goods • Allows them to engage in other goods Advantages: Marketing resources immediately freed up to focus on the disposable contact lens market Lower SG&A expenses with new distribution plan Less inventory held by B&L for conventional lens‚ more in receivables
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ask‚ it is an expression that the elder generation has a hard time understanding‚ yet it is vital for the Generation Y. The youth of today are not too fond of strict dress codes‚ they need an environment where they can express themselves through their clothes and an environment where it is okay to listen to that new hit song on your iPod. Is all this a problem? Has the generation Y gotten it all wrong? Maybe we just need to understand their way of thinking and cope with it. Young people are often
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other company must ensure there are no issues regarding regulations or law for company’s product. As a conclusion‚ it is not easy entering new market or new country where the culture practices are not the same with home country. Each culture must be study to suit the local taste and also at the same time did not loss the touch or originality of one’s
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Generation Y: They’ve arrived at work with a new attitude By Stephanie Armour‚ USA TODAY They’re young‚ smart‚ brash. They may wear flip-flops to the office or listen to iPods at their desk. They want to work‚ but they don’t want work to be their life. Jennifer Lewis‚ 22‚ finds it awkward that older employees report expenses to her. By Eileen Blass‚ USA TODAY This is Generation Y‚ a force of as many as 70 million‚ and the first wave is just now embarking on their careers — taking their
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The important as market target should Gen Y and young professional is to catch up the changing environment in furniture market. There are more and more youngers to move from home independently. The market segment is changing from a family base customer to independent youngsters. Because more and more youngsters want to have their own apartment after they have graduated. They are growing up and try to make the decision for their future. Therefore‚ the trendy and smaller furniture are more suitable
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Abdyrakhmanov2 optimistic and idealistic than they should be. According to Fishman‚ college students today are not only going abroad to study in record numbers‚
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Boulevard Cebu City 6000 254 – 4837 / cnucollegeofnursing@live.com.ph A Case Study of a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Striving to Live Life worth Living Taboada‚ Gwen Marie F. Chapter 1 Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) 2 or type 2 diabetes is more common than diabetes mellitus type 1 and is prevalent in people over 40 years old. The condition and its symptoms develop slowly over a period from weeks to months. In DM type 2‚ the patient’s body still makes insulin but the amount is not
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Technical Question (knowledge) Behavioral Management Style (Staff motivation‚ Staff communication) Evidence of Management-Related Competencies (Delegation of Tasks and Responsibility) 1) How long have you worked as a supervisor? 2) How many employees reported directly to you in your management job? (You are asking about the number of employees whom he or she directly supervised with performance assessment and compensation assignment responsibilities.) 3) Describe the exact responsibilities
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