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The American Coffee House is an open coffee house in Germany that dispenses coffee products to the customers in most of the cities. Our focuses are the supermarkets, malls and the office buildings because of the population/buyers. Our competitor in the same business field is the Starbucks because they also offer direct retail sales of the same products to the same market. To succeed in our business, we need suppliers of good quality coffee beans and vending machines. The following is a four-step supply chain we intend to use and the strategies to be applied. Preparation This step involves selecting the appropriate supplier of the products. The coffee bean must be of good quality, ready for use because the customer will go to vending machine and take it. To determine this, the strategy to be taken is to select a supplier based on the reputation where he/she must have been supplying the same products for at least one year. This will be determined using the tenders that were awarded to the supplier. This step also involves determining how many suppliers we need for the vending machines and the coffee beans. The significant thing is to know exactly how many machines we need and the coffee beans basing on the market we intend to reach. Another strategy is the capability of the supplier to supply all what we need. If one supplier can do it the better but if they cannot we select more than one. This step considers the location of our potential suppliers because we need a supplier within Germany so that we do not have extra expenses to be incurred in importation. The strategy here is to advertise the open tender in Germany and then assess the applicants’ suitability for the tender. The factors to be considered in selecting a supplier include the quality of the machines, user support and maintenance. The strategy behind this is the signing of agreement with the supplier before delivery, which states that maintenance of the machine is to be done by the supplier. Shipment/logistic This is the movement of the products from the supplier to the customer in this case to the American Coffee House. We need to move the vending machines and the coffee beans to the place where the items are being sold to the customer. This step depends on whether we have the supplier from Germany or any other country outside Germany. It involves determining a reliable consistent shipping company. The strategy behind this is to select a reputable company that has been shipping products from one place to another. The information will be obtained from our employees and any other reliable source. The destination of the supplied products is determined whether it is to our Headquarter or the selling point. Our technical personnel who must approve that the supplied product is in good condition will determine the place. They will be supplied to their offices before dispatching to the place of work. For coffee products, it will be determined by where the offices of quality assurance
This policy was established as support to the directive issued by the former president of America George W. Bush after the September 2001 terrorist attack. The main aim of this policy was to ensure that proper screening mechanisms were established to bring to book all perpetrators of terrorism activities (Darmer 2004). The policy was expected to help security officers to detect and interdict anybody that is suspected to be involved in criminal activities. In addition, it aimed at ensuring that there was the coordination of all terrorism management activities to ensure there is a united front in fighting this menace. This involved the use of various departments (immigration, registration of persons, security, residence, and employment) to ensure they work together to develop s strong anti-terrorism fight. In addition, the directive develops the ‘Integration and Use of Screening Information to Protect against Terrorism’ policy that is aimed at ensuring that all government employees are screened to check whether they have the knowledge or are involved in terrorism activities. The policy defines terrorism screening as the collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of information related to people, cargo, conveyances, and other entities and objects that pose a threat to homeland security and also includes risk assessment, inspection, and credentialing (The White House 2004). The report outlined a strategy to enhance the effectiveness of terrorist-related screening activities by the policy outlined in Section 1 of this directive, by developing comprehensive, coordinated, systematic terrorist-related screening procedures and capabilities (The White House 2004). This was aimed at maintaining a high level of the current security protocols to ensure they are not compromised by the introduction of a coordinated approach to fight terrorism. In addition, the strategy would encourage innovations that exceed established standards because the department of homeland Security noted that terrorism was evolving and adopting sophisticated approaches in executing attacks. Moreover, the policy was expected to ensure that there was sufficient flexibility to respond to changing threats and priorities posed by terrorists who were keen on punishing America, its citizens, and institutions located in different regions in the world (The White House 2004). Lastly, the policy is aimed at incorporating security features, including unpredictability, that resists circumvention to the greatest extent possible and ensures terrorism is reduced to manageable levels (The White House 2004). The facilitation of legitimate trade activities, movement of people across regional and international borders was also a mandate of this policy and this means that there was the need for security officers to cooperate with immigration officers to ensure this was achieved. The design of this policy was structured to accommodate and enable other departments to perform their duties independently yet work together to detect and st
Modern society strives for awareness at every step, including giving birth to the best version of children. Around the world raises the number of experiments on reducing the percentage of sick children, as well as modifying genes for appearance and character. The issue causes many controversies since it affects the ethical point of view. On the one hand, oppositionists consider genetic engineering to interfere with the natural balance of the universe, which can lead to global negative consequences. In other words, some people are afraid to bring the situation to absurdity, when everyone can choose the traits. An alternative option is the global improvement of human qualities, which can lead to serious negative consequences. On the other hand, researchers in this field want to help couples that experience health problems or want to change some signs of a child to achieve the desired result. An obvious point is the ability to avoid hereditary diseases increasing the overall level of health. Genetic engineering gains positive effects because it allows the preservation and modification of inappropriate embryos, does not affect parental love’s general attitude, and is not risky. Modifying genes allows one to get rid of hereditary diseases at the planning stage. At the moment, scientists have determined the genetic roots of many common diseases. The main ones are fatal, incurable diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and others (Kaczmarek et al. 1). As with any research, tests are carried out in a laboratory environment. It means that a woman voluntarily donates her material to conduct an experiment and select the best cells for the birth of healthy children without pathologies. Next, suitable cells are fertilized and placed back into the female body. This process is called in vitro fertilization and helps to avoid genetic diseases. Unsuitable cells were previously discarded, but with the development of genetic engineering, they can serve as material for experiments. If we consider this point of view, essentially unnecessary material allows specialists to make breakthroughs in science and serve as an object of observation to develop genetic diseases under various stimulants. From an ethical standpoint, skeptics might think that the consumerist perfection mentality will cause parents to
Introduction The influence of popular culture on the lives of billions of people cannot be overestimated or under-evaluated. Popular culture is a part of modern life. It is called ‘popular’ because the vast majority of people understand it and react according to personal preferences, would it be the positive or negative, or neutral perception of the particular piece of popular culture. Mass production of popular culture content affects the quality of the outcomes. The paper explores the motion picture The Notebook because it is one of the vivid examples of a romantic story that demonstrates how love helps people to overcome challenges in life. Favorite Piece The movie called The Notebook depicts the classic love triangle between the girl, Allie Hamilton, an innocent girl from the respectful family, Noah Calhoun, a young man from the countryside, and Lon Hammond, Jr., a perspective rich young lawyer. The summer months spent by Noah and Allie together sparkled a great teenage love that had been forbidden by Allie’s mother who took Allie away from Noah. He tried to contact Allie but failed as the mother did not want to allow it to happen. In despair, Noah went to World War II with his friend Fin who was killed in a battle later. Allie met Lon at the war and thought she fell in love again. However, once they accidentally met, Allie and Noah realized that their love was still burning in their hearts and reunited. The had a happy life with a house, children, and grandchildren until Allie got sick and started to forget her beloved ones. Noah kept reading her the notebook with the story of their life inside day after day to the moment when death reunited them again. Reflection It is one of my favorite stories about love and strong will that allowed people to be together. It teaches me that nothing is over, and there is always a chance to achieve the desired goal. Everything depends on the efforts applied. I have learned from this movie that passion, loyalty, strong will, and patience can lead to the results a person desires the most. Additionally, it is a very romantic story that emphasizes the power of love. Distances, time, and will of other people cannot be stronger than true love. Even the fact that your beloved partner forgets you every morning can be overthrown by the power love. Expectations and Social Norms In The Notebook, the love of a rich girl and a countryside boy breaks the social norms acceptable for both classes. It has always been inappropriate to have a relationship between the poor and the rich, so Allie and Noah break social norms in the story. However, their love is bigger than any barrier of such kind. A viewer expects from the movie some miracle and it happens. The insightful factor of the story is the idea that no one should give up on s
Employees are critical to the success of an organization, including healthcare facilities. Typically, nursing leaders can advocate for their employees, which usually has a positive effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In particular, nurses help employees create values ​​that align with those of the organization (Amos & Weathington, 2008). The nurses can advocate for their employees in different ways, depending on the type of the organizational culture of the medical facility they work at. For instance, in the power-oriented organizations, nurses can support their subordinates in the decision-making, and in the person-oriented organizational culture, nurses can create the prerequisites for more informal communication so that employees have more space for self-reflection. Nurses’ advocacy for employees can have far-reaching and immediate consequences. For example, if an employee is stressed by a lot of new information and lack of experience, the nurse leader can support him with helpful advice. At the same time, if an employee has problems communicating with other employees, or is being bullied, the nurse leader can speak in support of him to senior management and help solve the problem. As a result, junior staff will provide better care to patients, as they can better cope with their responsibilities while being in a more balanced mental state. Notably, nurses are officially mandated to advocate for their employees by The Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behavior for Nurses and Midwives. In this Code, the four themes of prescribed society include prioritizing employees, good practice, maintaining safety, and promoting professionalism and trust among employees (Nightingale, 2014). In doing so, the Code assumes that understanding the organizational structure will help the nurse in the best way to accomplish the tasks of advocating their employees.
Organizational change is one subject that has attracted diverse perspectives throughout historical epochs. These points of view are instrumental to the changes that are being witnessed in contemporary organizations. The following standpoints are the focus of this study to clarify the similarities and the differences that ensue from the assorted stances (Burke, 1935). Scientific management took center stage during the industrial revolution. Fredrick Taylor in his study compared an organization to a machine and therefore human beings were seen as instruments of production. The main propellers of this theory were the engineers and the economists. As a prerequisite to the successful attainment of the theory, he focused on scientific training and selection of the workers as well as procedures that portray a perfect match of technology to foster production. Researchers from Harvard Business School among them Elton Mayo carried out a famous study called Hawthorne which formed one of the historical perspectives of an organization. In their study, they focused on the psychological needs of the worker as one of the dynamics th
The article How Sushi Went Global by Theodore C. Bestor explores the phenomenon of the sushi boom that occurred in the United States and the world, in general, in 1970th. Such growth in popularity of Japanese food and culture was explained by the fact that more people started thinking about leading a healthier life and replacing red meat with fish, rice, and vegetables. The Japanese way of life and food preparation appealed to many people, and from the local dish, sushi became a symbol of Japanese culture that is famous all around the globe. Sushi expansion caused the growing demand for tuna for sushi and sashimi making. Though in 1970th, Japan remained the leading producer of the raw fish that is used during the process of sushi preparation, tuna-producing farms appeared in many countries, including Spain, New England, and Canada. Though the workers there were not Japanese people, the majority of the technologies used in these farms came from Japan. At the same time, the sushi boom was influenced by the globalization process that made Japanese culture and cuisine even more recognizable. Moreover, sushi gained such popularity that it even made the owners of Chinese or Vietnamese restaurants change their course towards Japanese cuisine in order to get more profit and new clientele. After sushi was recognized globally, Japanese people created a whole industry to teach sushi chefs and other workers relating to the global sushi business. However, sushi is currently associated not only with the Japanese but the Asian culture in general since people from Korea, China, Vietnam, and other countries run sushi restaurants all over the world. However, Japan still remains the core of the sushi industry and sets trends for other countries to follow. The article Why Hollywood Rules the World by Tyler Cowen concerns the most influential movie producing area of all times and its influence on the movie-making industry and the world in general. Since cinema is one of the hardest spheres for globalization due to the complication of the process of movie-making, it is hard to outperform Hollywood who remains the leader in the field. Unlike other movie production companies, Hollywood is more susceptible to globalization due to its orientation on the wide range of viewers. Hollywood movies are designed not only for the American audience but for audiences all over the world. The author states that unlike Hollywood producers and directors, who perceive the movies as handmaidens for the theatrical markets, European movie-makers regard television revenues as a substitute for the theatrical ones. That is why Hollywood films have such an enormous success, as they rely on the advanced publicity that is usually launched before a film is officially released. European films, in contrast, are designed to be placed on the TV, and that is why they do not often meet theatrical success. Apart from that, Hollywood movie-makers learned to meet consumers’ demands in a global sense what makes its movies interesting for people outside the American culture. In addition, Hollywood studios pay attention to such aspects as the commercial success
Methodology The study set the goal to assess the potential of the introduction of elective services, such as teeth whitening, botox injections, and veneers, to increase the revenue of DeClerck Family Dental. To achieve this goal, the study has determined the following objectives: (1) to test the influence of a limited time special for custom-fit bleaching trays on sales volume; (2) to test the effect of a point-based incentive program for botox injections on the sales of this service; (3) to test the impact of communication with customers about their smiles on customers’ openness to discussing veneers. To attain the stated goal and objectives, the proposed research is to be a descriptive, cross-sectional study using a quantitative data collection method. A sample survey will be used for collecting data, and the participants will be drawn from the dental practice’s current customers. Research Design This study will utilize a quantitative research design by applying a sample survey. Quantitative research aims at obtaining quantified data and is appropriate for studies, the purpose of which is to produce results that can be projected at the overall target population (Queirós et al., 2017). Since this study is designed to assess whether the chosen elective services will be in demand among the dentistry’s customers, thus increasing its revenue, it aims at collecting results that could be generalized. Therefore, a quantitative research design is appropriate for the given study. A sample survey, which is a particular method of quantitative research, offers specific advantages to this study. First, it allows for recruiting members of a particular population of interest; secondly, it enables researchers to use a probability sampling plan, which provides an opportunity for generalizing the obtained results (Brown et al., 2017). Surveys can be conducted via face-to-face interviews, phone conversations, mail, and the Internet (Gürbüz, 2017). Internet surveys are cost-effective, allow for showing pictures and fast data collection, and free from the pollster’s attitudes, but are unavailable for people without Internet literacy (Gürbüz, 2017). It is unlikely that customers of DeClerck Family Dental are illiterate regarding the Internet use; therefore, administering a sample survey via the Internet is a suggested data collection method for this research. A sample survey will be conducted in the form of a questionnaire with multiple-choice questions to be rated by a Likert scale. It is recommended that the questionnaire should not include reversed items (items containing negative particles) because they can be misinterpreted by respondents (Cabooter et al., 2016). The primary data that will be collected through a questionnaire will include customer attitudes to elective services, intentions, and motivation. The results derived from these data will show whether customers plan to use elective services and what motivates them to apply for cosmetic dentistry. Sampling The target population for this study will be customers of DeClerck Family Dental. Exclusion criteria will b
People living with disabilities have gone through a number of challenges in the United States since the first legislation protecting them was crafted in 1916. However, the legislation was only meant for soldiers who were injured in the war. The legislation was referred to as the National Defense Act, which permitted the soldiers to be integrated in the society. Those with injuries would be provided with necessary support to enable them live a normal life. Before the legislation, soldiers were subjected to psychological trauma since no one cared for them even after fighting for their country. The 1916 legislation was milestone in the lives of people living with disabilities. In 1917, The Smith Hughes Act was introduced, which came up with a Federal-State Program. The program would provide essential services to those interested in understanding vocational training. The program targeted the veterans, who were languishing in great poverty after serving their nation with diligence. In 1918, another legislation referred to as The Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act was crafted mainly to expand the services offered to the retirees. The major legislation was passed in 1920 when The Smith-Fess Act was passed. The bill was referred to as The Civilian Rehabilitation Act because it was meant for the common citizen. The law allowed each disabled citizen to undertake a vocational course, training, and placement in the public and private sector. However, the law catered only for the physically challenged individuals. Those with social problems were not included in the program. In 1936, a major legislation was passed, which aimed at catering for the needs of the blind and other disabled groups. The law provided that the state had the responsibility of providing vocational training to those with potentials, irrespective of their nature of disability (Pruitt, 2007). The 1936 influenced the lives of people with disabilities in a number of ways. First, it encouraged them to seek for more attention from the government. It gave them an advantage in fighting for their constitutional rights. Secondly, it empowered people with disabilities because quite a number of them were able to seek for employment after receiving vocational training. In other words, the legislations passed before 1973 helped people with disabilities in coming up with strategies that would improve their standards of living. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 In 1973, an important legislation was passed in the history of America because the disabled persons could no longer be left out in process of nation building. The act ensured that people with disabilities were not discriminated based on their nature of disability. The law eliminated barriers that prevented the disabled in society from achieving their career goals. For instance, it did way with architectural, employment and transportation barri