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Introduction The supply chain of every organization has an impact on the overall success of the organization. The efficiency of the supply chain is dependent on the structure of the supply chain and the nature of the products that are involved. The technology adopted also has an impact on the overall optimization of the business organization’s revenue. This report reviews the article Leagility: integrating … written in 1999 by Naylor, Naim and Berry. The article discusses the application of leanness and agility in the supply chain while making reference to the similarities and the differences. It also highlights the different types of structures of supply chain. This paper will also use DHL Company as a case study on how the RFID technology can improve a company’s supply chain performance and mitigate the bull-whip effect. This will be based on the article by Attaran (2007) RFID: an enabler of supply chain operations. DHL Company has adopted the RFID technology to provide information to its customers. This paper also discusses how the potential implementation of RFID technologies can complement other existing relevant technologies and concepts. Critique of the article by Naylor Naylor, Naim and Berry (1999, p 108) defines supply chain as the network that involves producing, supplying and distribution of the products to the consumers with a feedback of information. A successful supply chain is characterized by an excellent exchange of materials and revenue for the material. They also define the term agility as the use of available information concerning the marketplace to maximize on profits while paying attention to market trends. They also describe the word lean as an expansion to the value stream to save on time, resources and a means to arrive at targets. Understanding the attributes of the marketplace have an impact on the supply chain as pointed out by Naylor et al (1999, p. 109). The attributes may be seen in terms of equal importance, similar importance or different importance. Using the term lean and agile they describe the attributes. The attribute of equal importance applies to both lean together with agile. They are relevant in the manufacturing of the products because they influence the decision made by the supply chain. They can be implemented to maximize on the revenue. The coordination of the supply chain to availing the product to the consumer should be emphasized as revealed by Naylor et al (1999, p. 109). The consumers demand should be adopted through integrated efforts to realize the market demands. Integration encourages the members of a supply chain to share information and overcome barriers that may be a hindrance to distribution of material resources and enable making more revenue. Waddington (2008, p. 18) emphasizes that adopting leanness and agility will enable the supply chain to perform the functions assigned efficiently and effectively. This is because both require the constant review of information about customer demand and the market. They allow for adoption of decisions made from the changing environment. Again the te
Globalization is a general term for economic, political, cultural, and environmental interconnections realized through advanced technologies. Some of these technologies include transportation, internet, and telecommunication (Kofman, 2003). Although the word global has been in existence for the last four hundred years, the term globalization is believed to have been coined in the early 1960s. In the early 21st century, it was estimated that there were millions of virtual and printed spaces referring to globalization (Kofman, 2003). Classical international trade theories depict the key factors spearheading international specialization and the associated international trade. These theories largely depend on factors of production such as capital, labor, and land. Some of the classical international trade theories that support the concept of globalization include Mercantilism, Heckscher0Ohlin, New Trade, Porter’s, David Ricardo, and Life Cycle (Kofman, 2003). Media and economists have identified various drivers of globalization. These drivers of globalization can be categorized into five different categories; technological drivers, political drivers, market drivers, cost drivers, and competitive drivers (Kofman, 2003). Fundamentally, technology has shaped and set the base for modern globalization. In the late 19th century, advancements in freight and aircraft industries were considered as the main drivers of globalization. However, with the inventions in the telecommunication, IT industries, and increased internet connectivity, internet has come to be a major driver of modern globalization. Currently, increased usage of the internet has revolutionized modern information systems (Kofman, 2003). Likewise, liberalized trading rules and deregulated markets are considered as the major political players spearheading globalization. As a result, tariffs have been lowered allowing global direct investments. Correspondingly, international markets have provided more opportunities and customers as the domestic markets saturate. In addition, global marketing channels and advancement in marketing are also the major market drivers of globalization (Kofman, 2003). Due to firms being lured to establish in countries or regions considered source and cost efficient, globalization has thrived well in those countries. Consequently, global inter-firm competition has forced most of the organizations and business to adopt international cultures, and as a result enhanced globalization (Kofman, 200
Introduction The Adult Day Care Organization that is to be established will provide care and companionship for the adults/seniors who require assistance as well as supervision during the day when their family members are working or carrying out other duties. The organization is very important to many family members or the caregivers of the seniors, as it will allow them to have the necessary freedom to go to work or to attend to other personal businesses that are necessary for the well being of their families (Allen, J.2003). Furthermore, the family members and the care givers of the seniors/participants can be able to have a peace of mind knowing clearly well that the adult relative is being taken good care of and is safe as they go on with their daily endeavors. The organization will combine two departments of the Adult social day care and Adult day health care. While the Adult social day care will provide recreation facilities, meals and social activities to the participants, the Adult day health care will offer the necessary health requirements and attention. In this paper, the plan in action and the ethical framework of the organization will be discussed. Description of the organization As earlier mentioned, the Adult Day Care organization will ensure that the elder members of the families are well taken care of while the other family members go on with their daily activities as required. As earlier stated, the organization will combine two aspects of providing care to the adults; social and health requirements. There is no doubt that in any society people needs to have their needs catered for, be it social or health. For assistance, participants require to have healthy and proper meals because more often their nutritional requirements may differ from those of the younger members of the families. In the organization, a social care department will be established to ensure that the seniors eat well and take part in recreational activities as much as it is necessary. With age, people tend to develop health problems that are usually related to their old age. In order to prevent and cure health complications in the adults, it is necessary that the complications in the adults it is necessary that the complications are well known, and necessary actions taken to assist the affected individuals. The family members of the seniors are usually busy working or doing some other work, which may deny them time to provide the seniors with the necessary medical attention. The organization will solve this problem by having an Adult Health care department where intensive health care will be provided to the seniors, as well as the therapeutic services. The organization will offer several programs to the seniors through a well-developed schedule. Examples of services that the organization will offer to the seniors through a well developed schedule include, meals, recreation, exercise, education, physical therapy, socialization, health screenin
Introduction Education is an important part of human’s life. Education is a power. Nowadays people try to get a good education as it influences their future life. The high quality of education makes it possible to get a good well paid job. People’s education depends on teachers. The higher the teachers’ qualification the higher level of knowledge they can give people. Main body The effectiveness of further education depends on the teacher’s first day at school. Everything depends on the way how he or she will organize the work in class during their first days. There are a lot of factors that can help to succeed the teacher during his/her first week. Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong in their book write that, ‘knowing how to structure a successful first day of school will set the stage for an effective classroom and a successful school year’ (2009 – 3). It is very important to organize the work in class correctly. The authors of the book give very useful recommendations of how to organize the teachers’ work during their first week. Completing this assignment has allowed the students to demonstrate their competency in Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, especially in critical thinking, human development and learning, planning and the role of the teacher in the class (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices). Students get much experience in class work organizations during investigating this research. This topic is very important for s
The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin is a comedy movie which depicts the life of people with different interests, even though the initial purpose is absolutely different. The movie discusses the times when people were possessed with the Klondike Gold Rush. Somebody managed to gain their aim, others remained with nothing, still, the wish to become rich in one minute showed human real faces. This movie is presented in the class devoted to the Roaring Twenties which is not the surprise. Wishing to get everything by means of Gold Rush, people forgot about everything. The failure to find gold made many people return home with nothing. The immigration to the USA with the desire to get a better life may also be connected with the movie, even though people did not search for the gold there. The USA was considered as the place where human dreams could come true. Therefore, those people who were on the lower levels of the social stage had an opportunity to leave everything they had (as they owned absolutely nothing) and move to America to search for better life. The society gave many opportunities for this. Therefore, The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin may be considered as the argumentative presentation of the social division with the reference to the truth of human choice and preferences. People are those who they are and the desire to change something may lead to nothing if they do not want to change their social position. Human belief that there is the place where people live better, that he class differentiation may become better for them in another place is one of the main driving forces of human actions. Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush went to the Yukon to take part in the Klondike Gold Rush. He was guided by the social rush. Many people went and he believed that if all people make a decision to go there, he had also to go there. The problem of social ideology is revealed. The same situation happened during the immigration from Europe to America before the years of the Great Depression in 19630s. People searched for better life and they believed that there is another c
Whether driven by competitive pressures, expansion needs, technological advances, industry restructuring, workforce demographic shifts or geopolitical realignments, organizations have continued to invest heavily in planned change processes aimed at enhancing organizational performance and competitiveness. Although such change processes tend to be initiated and planned by top management, they unavoidably involve emergent features as people and groups at manifold levels of the organization make sense of the intended changes, renegotiate their content, and react to underlying issues and interests, resulting in a multiplicity of unintended ramifications (Stensaker & Langley, 2010). As such, it is imperative for any change process to be categorically planned to make certain that it achieves the intended outcomes. It is against this background that this paper evaluates how group dynamics can be used to assist in the change process. The term “group dynamics” is used in organizational settings to refer to interactions between individuals who have evolved a pattern of behavior, common culture, value propositions, attitudes, and expectations as a direct result of their continued interactions in a group setting (Burke, 2011). According to Boonstra & Gravenhorst (1998), “…organizational change processes are influenced by the institutionalization of power and behavior of interest groups in and around organizations” (p.98). As such, organizations can make use of the dynamics that are characteristic of these social structures to drive the change process forward. In a change intended to introduce a new organizational culture, for example, organizations can positively use the informal influence a gro
Introduction This poem is a carpe diem, which means, “seize the day” (Rees 3). The speaker is nameless just like the mistress he addresses in this three-stanza poem. The poem opens by the speaker putting his case straightforward. He laments that they would court forever; however, time does not allow and this fact calls the mistress to do away with her coyness and seize the moment. If only time was not a limiting factor, the mistress’ coyness would not be an offense. In first stanza the speaker given time, he would concentrate on each part of the mistress until he reaches the heart. However, time does not allow this. The second stanza opens up with warnings to the mistress. First, the speaker makes it clear that, time is flying and they are on the verge of death and soon they will be safely sealed in a coffin where they will dwell forever because death is infinite and inevitable. In a warning stunt, the speaker tells the mistress that once in the coffin, worms will feast on her, robbing her of her virginity and this makes no sense; therefore, it is better for them to have sex before this fate befalls them. On his side, failure to have sex, his lust will end up in ashes after burning in the coffin. After making sure that the mistress is convinced, the speaker now explores the goodness of sex and claims that through sex, they would release the frustrations that have taunted them for a long time. Finally, he concludes by saying that, “though we cannot make our sun stand still, yet we will make him run” (Marvell stanza III). The literary element that stands out clearly here is theme. There is the theme of time, sex, mortality, freedom, and confinement. Analysis This poem opens up with persuasion. The speaker is desperate to engage the mistress in a sexual relationship. “Had we but world enough and time; this coyness lady was no crime” (Marvel stanza I). The insinuation here is that, these lovers or any other lovers for that matter have no enough time in the world to keep on post phoning time to have sex. Moreover, if this time were available, then coyness would not be a crime; however, now that time is limited, this coyness becomes a crime. These first lines give the reader an insight on what to expect in the entire poem. These lines opens up to a fictional world where lovers can live forever thus they can afford to court for a long time. The second stanza however, restores sanity and makes the mistress come back from that fictional world were people live forever. “But at my back… (Marvel stanza II). This “But” sounds like awakening call to the mistress to stop fantasizing and face the reality. Unfortunately, the reader can only imagine
Introduction The American retail scene is characterized by cutthroat competition in virtually all niches. It calls for thoughtfully and creatively crafted merchandising strategies to gain a competitive edge. Retailers that have successfully differentiated themselves from their competitors have an upper hand in the market. A case in point is Macy’s, which is a leader in the American retail industry and is also one of the top performing retailers globally (Biesada par. 1). This departmental store chain has been tremendously successful in its marketing endeavors. It successfully developed a range of private label brands, which are quite popular across America (Brown par. 11). Through its private label brands, Macy’s has successfully set itself apart as a retailer that has the interests of its customers at heart. Consequently, the retailer has continued to display a dazzling performance over the years. Nevertheless, as is the norm with any business venture, the need to grow overrules everything else. Macy’s is not exemption to this norm. The retailer’s impressive past performance is no excuse for complacency. Consequently, this essay concerns itself with examining Macy’s current retail strategy and developing a new private label merchandise strategy on which the retailer can leverage its growth prospects for the future. An overview of Macy’s History and its current Retail Strategy What is currently known as Macy’s Inc. started as three different businesses in two different American towns at different times in the 1800s. In 1830, John Shillito started a retail business in New York and named it Shillito’s (“History of Federated, Macy’s” par. 1). He later changed the name to Federated. In 1858, Rowland Hussey Macy started a retail business in Cincinnati, Ohio and named it R.H. Macy & Co (“History of Federated, Macy’s” par. 1). Like Shillito, he later changed the name of the business to Macy’s. In 1872, the Bloomingdale brothers, Joseph and Lyman, started a business in New York and named it Bloomingdale’s (“History of Federated, Macy’s” par. 2). These three organizations grew separately for some time and in 1930, Bloomingdale’s was acquired by Federated. Many years later, in 1994, Federated once again acquired Macy’s. Each of the retailers kept their names after joining Federated. Instead, it was Federated that changed its name to Macy’s Inc. Therefore, at the moment, Macy’s is one of the subsidiaries of Macy’s Inc., which is a multinational corporation that
Introduction The Hopis are one of the major communities of the Pueblo Indian communities that are the inhabitants of the southwest of America. The Pueblo Indian communities lived peacefully while observing their Indian cultural practices until the early 17th century when they were attacked and conquered by the Spaniards who in the long run made them their colony for at least 80 years. The Pueblo people are composed of approximately 25 communities but the widely known and illustrated in various kinds of literature are the Hopi, Taos, Acoma, and the Zuni. The Pueblo people had a very excellent cultural as well as religious history and have over the years tried their level best to preserve and uphold their cultural practices to date. It is in that connection that is important to understand the cultural heritage and history of the Pueblo people with emphasis on the Hopi community (Hodge 138). In this essay paper, I will discuss the cultural practices of the Pueblo while concentrating on the Hopi community. In the discussion, I will discuss the Pueblo revolt of 1680 and the contributions of the Hopi people towards the success of the revolution. It is in the discussion that it would become clear on the contribution of the Hopi community to the success of the revolution and how they manage to uphold their cultural practices after the revolt. The History of the Pueblo The Pueblo is believed to have inhabited the southwest part of America as early as 100 BC. They occupied places such as Colorado, northern Arizona, and the current New Mexico. They are sometimes referred to as the Anasazi or the Mogollon due to their prehistoric settlement cultures. During their early years, the Pueblo stayed in caves that had been well built using mud bricks. In the prehistoric period, the Pueblo people were mainly hunters and gathers and practiced no agriculture. However, at the beginning of the first century, they began practicing some form of agriculture with the cultivation of crops such as maize and beans though hunting remained a major part of their culture for the provision of food (Yue C. and Yue D. 01). In 400 A.D, they adopted a pottery-making culture where they made pots for water storage and cooking purposes. The Pueblo people divided themselves into different villages living in a pit-like house known as ‘Kivas’. As a result of the changes in the climatic conditions, the villages further subdivided themselves and moved furthe
Religious understanding of life varies from different backgrounds. The engine that ignites an unending desire to fulfill religious satisfaction is basically love, unity in family, and self consciousness. Upon reviewing the beliefs of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, it is apparent that the members of this community are connected by a delicate balance between the supernatural and nature. Interestingly, all the fear factors limiting personal expression and reflection are destroyed on the newly found common ground of belief as the case in other religions. One thing has come out clearly in expression of this deity as a comforter of a person sharing same crisis despite differences in gender, race, and nationality especially on inheritance just like the case in other religions. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster remains instrumental in understanding the position of the society on issues and its own metamorphosis as the concept of capitalism, dominance, economic clandestine, and spheres of aesthetic and erotic conceptions. Members of this religion share same views on beer just like the Roman Catholics are attached to the sacrament. It is clear that unfulfilled desires stop proactive thought arrangement that is often responsible for aligning beliefs to the realities of life, especially when the point of disagreement is of a religious nature as seen in the falsified thoughts on the gods riding on the clouds. Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster appreciate the essence of power in religious clandestine of its society as they strive to belong together. This has to balance with their beliefs just as it happens in other religions. Every member of this unit has equal basic rules and posses same thoughts on the weighty supernatural element. Ideas of Sir Ken Robinson Educational strategies are the instructional methods and the learning activities used in imparting knowledge and skills to the learners. The purpose of any education system in a country is to serve both public and private interests. In addressing the interests of the public, education system prepares the young to be in a position to assume the roles of adults and promote the civil responsibility, uphold a common set of political and economic values, and be in a position to share one common language acquired. Learning process functions in a dynamic but systematic process that is greatly influenced by the main objective, sub objectives, and the environment in which learners are subjected to in the process of knowledge acquisition. The role of education is to promote personal development, acquisition of knowledge, and productivity of the well being of a target group. Human beings