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Introduction The complaint of the customer is legitimate as he was upset due to the action of an employee in the store. Any other individual cannot decide the legitimacy of the complaint as only the sufferer can feel it. All customers are equal before business, and there should be no exceptional treatment for anyone (Jones 66). The company needs to ensure that the customer is satisfied with the changes and actions after his complaint. The customer did not appreciate the attitude of customer service, and he did not purchase the product from the store. The customer’s complaint was not related to the lack of prompt service, but the problem was related to the behavior of the sales representative. Main body Mr. Marcellus should apologize to the customer and ensure that such an incident will not happen in the store again. The owner should write a letter to the customer in a manner that suggests that he has understood the customer’s complaint and has already taken immediate action to resolve the problem. He should not pinpoint any staff in the response but ensure that he clearly states that the company treats every customer in a respectful manner, and all employees are expected to behave ethically while dealing with customers (Gillett et al. 45). In fact, the store manager is responsible for any unusual action or behavior of the staff, and it should take measures to enforce due diligence. The president should invite the customer to the store to offer him the best service when the problem is resolved. The store management should take immediate actions to resolve the issue and satisfy the customer who registered a complaint. Moreover, the president should accept the mistake and ensure that such behavior of employees should not take place in the company’s stores. The company sells products that are also available in other stores. However, the company’s sales depend on the behavior of its sales representatives. The declaration statement should be attached to the response to communicate that changes have been made and from now on such actions will not be tolerated. Conclusion Staff training is required as the case highlights that the company’s staff did not act in a rightful manner. There should be one or two-hour training classes in a week or a month to educate the staff for dealing with different types of customers. It must be understood that staff behavior is crucial for satisfying customers and assisting them to purchase products from the store. Good communication skills are required to guide customers during their time in the store (Corrigan and McCracken 122). The store staff should understand that customers are always right and their views and opinions should be respected. If someone is not satisfied with the staff behavior, he/she will not prefer to buy products from the store as
Introduction Public health has become a popular topic of discussion since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China. To study the implications of the virus and how it affects the population, scientists and doctors rely on the discipline called epidemiology. The professionals in the field are the most critical actors in investigating the origins of the virus and monitoring the dynamics of its distribution. Epidemiology relies significantly on data and uses an objective approach to collecting and analyzing the information. John Snow, who is considered the founder of epidemiology, used scientific methods to identify the source of cholera in London. His case demonstrates the efficacy of this scientific discipline in assessing public health, identifying causes of communicable illnesses and predicting the distribution of epidemics. This reflective summary analyzes Snow’s approach and explains how he used the activities of descriptive epidemiology to conclude that water contamination was the reason behind the cholera outbreak. Epidemiology Overview Epidemiology is the foundational building block of public health because it studies the distribution of diseases, their causes, and determinants of health. In contemporary society, epidemiology significantly influences public policies by identifying risk groups for taking preventative actions (Bhopal, 2016). This discipline is known to be free of bias because it relies primarily on quantitative data and statistical methods. Advancements in microbiology have shaped epidemiology because it gave necessary knowledge and tools to understand the nature of diseases and predict how it spreads under different environments (Giesecke, 2017). For instance, the development of microscopes allowed epidemiologists to discover the sources of many communicable diseases, such as cholera. Modern epidemiologists work on designing research, collection of data, statistical analysis, drawing conclusions based on the available information and knowledge from other fields, such as biology, sociology, and computer science (Bhopal, 2016). Despite the vast array of activities, epidemiology’s primary areas of interest are the distribution of diseases and health determinants. Understanding the distribution and determinants of diseases is the primary goal of epidemiology. The distribution consists of the frequency, which is the number of cases and its relationship to the population’s size, and pattern, which describes the issue in terms of time, place, and person (Giesecke, 2017). Determinants are factors affecting the health conditions; for instance, an unfavorable physical environment may be the cause of some chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular diseases (Bhopal, 2016). By analyzing the data on the distribution of cholera in London, and identifying possible determinants, John Snow, despite the initial ne
The paper provides details of the simulation and the step by step working to provide the financial accounting information choices and selection for Pizza Store. Following figure gives the landing screen for the simulation. Figure 1. Landing page for the application. Waiting lines for pizzas are good and also bad and managing waiting lines is not about shorter or longer queues but about maintaining a balance between the demand for service and the capacity of the system to provide the service. Long waiting lines that may cause customers to walk away and vert short or no waiting lines that may indicate too much capacity. A waiting line woll be in statistical control only if it lies within the upper and lower control limits. However, even is a waiting line is in statistical control, some of the customers may still walk away. This situation occurs because the control limits are based on the mean and variability of the sampling distribution and not the design specifications. The restaurant will be capable only if the wait time falls with the tolerance limit that you decide for the restaurant. Initial Status before Simulation in Run Following figure gives initial state, before the changes are done, Figure 2. Initial Process Time. Figure 3. Initial Cost. Figure 4. Initial Capacity. Following changes were made: Figure 5. Changes done for tables of 4 and 2. On time performance as the changes made have reduced waiting time and increased the performance. Figure 6. On time performance. A view of the results so far Figure 7. View of results so far. Plax and Manual Ovens Figure 8. Landing page for Ovens. After closing the manual ovens and buying the plax ovens, the results are: Figure 9. Selection of Ovens. Results for the Oven selection. Figure 10. Results of the Oven Selection. Schedule for Oven Selection Figure 11. Schedule for Oven selection. Opening Mario’s Take Outs or Cream Puffs The decision is to take on rent the Cream Puff bakery. Figure 12. Select Rent Cream Puffs. On time Results Figure 13. Results. Figure 14. Schedule of Performance. Concept Summary Figure 15. Concept Summary.
Introduction to the Emergency When an emergency situation occurs, patients with renal failure need extra care due to prevailing circumstances. For instance, there may be power interruption for several hours or days, or lack of clean drinking water. In such a case, there should be an emergency kit for basic necessities needed by the people. The kit should have the first aid supplies, clean water, and food among other items to allow a person to maintain his/her life for at least a few days. In the case of renal failure patients, they require other items for their emergency preparedness to help cater for their needs. The kit should have an emergency contact number of a doctor or a nearby dialysis center. There should also be related medicine and dosages for three days. In case the patient is also diabetic, he or she should have medicine to control his/her blood sugar for at least one week. These should include glucose monitoring strips, insulin, and surgical wipes. The kit should also include food for 3-day emergency (Ashley and Currie, 2009). These items should be in a bag or a container that is easily portable in case of evacuation or movement. The stock should not also consist of any expired drugs. Patients who use APD (automated peritoneal dialysis) machine may have to rely on manual intervention until they have access to power. Pathophysiol
“Fouled Out” By Eyal Press lengthily discusses the beliefs of longtime university educator Murray Sperber concerning the current state of American education. According to Mr. Sperber’s beliefs, the quest of various colleges and universities for athletic supremacy has caused a decline in the quality of education across the country. It is this controversial belief of his, as he discussed on a special CNN/Sports Illustrated television interview that has almost cost him his life in the state of Indiana where he first made his beliefs public. As I read his story, I found myself agreeing with him on many counts. We all know that the educational facilities of the country are in bad need of repair and that a number of after-school activities are often cut from the budget in an effort to curb spending costs. However, schools always seem to decline to cut the athletic department budget. Case in point, most high school students do not aim for academic scholarships to various colleges and universities, they aim for athletic scholarships instead because it is almost like having a job while you are in school. Take for example the case of Shaquille O’Neal. Everybody knows that he did not make his wealth while playing professional basketball. No, he made the majority of the money during his college basketball playing days. Indeed the face of education has changed. These days, even college-level athletes get all sorts of multi-million dollar product endorsement contracts while the schools practically pay them a regular salary to play for their school teams. Education is put on the back burner as the student instead becomes a play for pay member of the school. Even if the school needs a new set of computers for the laboratory, that can wait because the basketball or football team needs the cash for an out-of-town game. The quality of education declines in such instances because there is simply no money for the college or university to keep up with the needs of the student body. Education is sacrificed in the name of instant school glory. I remember that there was a time when school glory came from the public success of their graduates. These students who go on to own their companies, become powerful politicians, or discoverers, were the ones who brought real glory to their schools because their success and fame came from the foundation of their education, the school where they matriculated from. Not from the brawn they used in throwing a ball or what have you. I find it sad that education will continue to be sacrificed in the future because colleges and universities have lost track of what a real educational system is. A system of education that considers sports to be only part of the educational process and is not the be-all and end-all for the survival of a school. Maybe there still are schools out there that do not value sports over education. But they are few and far between. As mentioned in the same article, Mr. Sperber is not convinced that there are more schools that value education over sports. These are the schools that often have to fight to keep the real educatio
One of the main qualitative aspects of the theological approach to tacking the divinity-related subject matter is that it is thoroughly rational. That is, in their strive to prove the existence of God, theologians mainly operate with the categories of logic, which in turn is expected to legitimize the validity of the would-be obtained insights into the issue at stake, on their part. As Velasquez noted: “Literally speaking, theology means simply the rational study of God” (241). To exemplify the soundness of the above-stated, we can well refer to the so-called teleological (or ‘design’) line of argumentation, which is being usually deployed by theologians, on the way of promoting the idea that God indeed exists. According to Velasquez, the main conceptual premise of the ‘design’ argument can be outlined as follows: “Simply put, the design argument, or the argument from design, states that the order and purpose manifest in the works of nature indicate that they were designed by an intelligent Being” (251). While trying to substantiate the validity of this argument, theologians most commonly point out the fact that there is an observable orderliness in the universe. For example, within the Solar system, the planets revolve around the Sun in exactly the manner that their orbiting-positions prescribe them to. In their turn, these positions are being defined by the objectively existing laws of gravity, which naturally implies that there must have been some sort of an intelligent force that laid them down. Furthermore, the very fact that the so-called ‘fundamental physical constants’ happened to be associated with the specific numerical values is also being brought forward, as the proof the universe is rather ‘fine-tuned.’ The reason for this is that, had these numerical values been even slightly different, the existence of the universe, in the way we know it, would have been deemed impossible: “Atomic particles have exactly the numerical properties needed to allow them to form into the elements needed for life, such as carbon and oxygen” (Velasquez 258). This, of course, does prompt one to consider the possibility that there is a ‘creator,’ after all. Another observable indication that there must have been an intelligent designer, who brought the universe into being, the advocates of the teleological argument consider the fact that there is an amazing complexity to even the most primitive life-forms – not to mention the representatives of Homo Sapiens species. Even while pondering upon such a part of just about any mammal’s body, like an eye, one cannot help experiencing the sensation of awe, in regards to the ‘purposeful complexity’ that it happened to feature. According to Paley, quoted by Velasquez: “The eye… was exactly shaped so that its lens focused light on its sensitive interior exactly in accordance with the laws of optics; the skull was hollowed out into a socket exactly sized to enclose and protect the eye…” (253)
Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves different obligations that vary from company to company depending on the industry. These include the mandatory responsibility of providing quality products and services at reasonable prices while following set laws and providing adequate compensation to employees in addition to providing them with decent working conditions. Other social responsibilities that are ‘not mandatory’ considered as those leaning towards ‘good corporate citizenship, include going beyond set minimum environmental responsibilities, not partaking in bribery, anti-corruption and respect to human rights. Companies also are expected to be philanthropic to society, develop the community and also volunteer for communal activities. The Body Shop is a cosmetics company whose core value is to sell beauty products ‘inspired by nature’ [1] . In this report, I will show how the Body Shop has faired in meeting its corporate social responsibilities. The Negative The Body Shop has had numerous campaigns on its perfect record. They claimed from their numerous citations that they were the most honest cosmetic company in the world. However, after an expose done by Jon Entine [2] , their claims were disputed and were subjected to major criticism. One claim that fundamentally stands out is the fact that Anita Roddick, who claims to be the founder of the Body Shop “decided to open a small shop in England selling the kind of simple, natural skin and hair care preparations she had seen being used by women of other cultures on her travels around the world.” (The Body Shop brochure: “The Business of The Body Shop”). The claim was disputed because the Body Shop actually originated in America in San Francisco, started by Sisters-in-law Jane Saunders and Peggy Short who sold cosmetics with ‘natural-sounding names’. It was later when Anita Roddick traveled to San Francisco that her friend took her to the Body Shop to buy shampoo and body cream. The claim is that she copied her entire concept from the Body Shop at union square san Francisco which was the third shop in that line. In addition, she copied even the illustrations of plants and advice on how to use the products on her catalogs from those of the original Body Shop. The plagiarism was so severe that she even copied grammatical errors [3] . Anita Roddick further suggests that her shop in England was the first to start the cosmetic recycling movement when she offered her customers discounts if they came with their empty bottles for refill [4] . This is disputed because the original The Body Shop used the terms “you might bring an empty bottle for a price reduction” in their 1971 brochure. It was much later in 1976 when Anita Roddick opened her first shop in England. Roddick’s early executives admitted as to how they fabricated numerous myths, with some innocence at first as to how she built the Body Shop for the sake of selling products and press attention. The original the Body Shop was renamed to ‘Body Time’. The Body Shop claims that they use natural ingredients in every product. However it has been discovered th
Introduction The question of personal identity has been discussed for centuries and will likely never receive a completely comprehensive answer. However, the discussion itself can prove to be beneficial by creating new perspectives of what describes the continuity of personality between the present person and their future self. This paper will outline the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Reid on the matter and provide an argument that they are still relevant, despite some questionable aspects of their philosophies. John Locke’s Account of Personal Identity Before John Locke, the continuity of personality was seen through only two opposing viewpoints. The first stated that the continuity of personality is reliant on the sameness of the body, while the opposing view proclaimed that only the sameness of the soul could signify the sameness of a person. John Locke’s approach was revolutionary at the time, and I believe that it is still valid for the most part, especially with the technological advances that may be developed in the following years. Locke’s account of personal identity stated that only the sameness of consciousness could truly ensure the sameness of personality. Consciousness consists of the person’s memories, thought process, and other cognitive functions. The person can be considered the same if they have the same memories as they did before (Strawson 25). Similarly, if the consciousness of a person could be swapped with the consciousness of another person, they would still be themselves, despite having a different body. Before the nature of constantly changing organic matter was understood by scientists, John Locke was able to find a solution to the fact that human bodies technically consist of constantly changing organic material while not changing as people. This is the primary argument that I have for his theory being valid even in the modern era. Moreover, theoretically, consciousness can be transferred to a new vessel if people achieve a complete understanding of brain function. Currently, neuroscience is not capable of this, but it is only a matter of time when this becomes a possibility. Another important aspect of John Locke’s account of personality is how he saw crime as being committed by a person whose memory is unreliable. John Locke believed that since memory is an essential part of consciousness, when the memory of the event is absent from the person who committed the crime, they stop being responsible for the crime itself. While this is an extreme position that would not be seriously considered in the court of law, lawmakers eventually came to a similar conclusion. People with a mental illness that affects their decision-making are not treated the same way in court as those that are mentally healthy. Often the action caused by the disease is punished by different means, inc
Abstract This analytical essay presents a critique of the article “Fire Hazards Do Not Take Holidays” and has been published by USA Today. The bibliography page appends five sources in APA format. Introduction Nobody knows when a fire would go ablaze. It is something that is least expected by all of us, yet it takes place at hundreds of places every single day, because of which hundreds and thousands of lives are affected. It is necessary for all of us for the sake of our own lives along with our families, neighborhoods to carry out all the prevention methods we can think of in order to ignore ablaze fires. The article that has been taken under consideration goes by the name of “Fire hazards do not take holidays”. This article starts off by putting forward the basic summary and an introduction to what the article is all about. As can be gathered it is related to fire hazards that go off during summer camping trips taken by people. As the article says, “This summer, nearly 50,000,000 people eagerly will leave the cares of the office and home behind as they pack cars, trailers, and backpacks to go camping. If you are one of those pursuing fun in the great outdoors, remember that you cannot take a vacation from safety” (Fire hazards do not take holidays, 2005). The above quote shows that all of us leaving the cares of our homes and offices, thinking we would only have fun; are not safe. Nothing is much better than being able to go back to nature by simply going camping. When planning your next camping trip you need to be careful about certain things so that you can be more stress-free, and at ease, having the mindset that whatever you are doing is being done the way it should be. Camping is just not complete without having a campfire. But no matter for what reason you are building it, be it cooking, warmness, or just to create the perfect camping environment you need to make sure of certain things first all of which have been listed in this article. The risk of having an ablaze fire increases at camping sites, but there are precautionary methods that we can all take up so as to ignore them. Analysis The article that has been taken under consideration basically tells us of all precautions that can be taken up by all campers before leaving for their trip as well as after reaching there. It tells us that precautions such as examining and testing cooking, heating, as well as all other fire-related gear should be checked at home before leaving for the camping grounds and one should ensure that they are in good shape and fix up all the repairs that are needed, following the instructions provided by the manufacturer. Secondly, the author further states that after reaching the camping site, the most dangerous activity is cooking! The author states that a vast majority of fires take place because cooking areas remain unattended by people at times. There are definitely a vast number of interruptions along with numerous other things that can be done during the trip, but after the time that you have started off your fire, you need to make sure that you stay around it no matter what happens (