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Introduction The paper summarizes an article about Health Board, a non-profit organization in New Zealand. The paper further discusses the merits and demerits of selecting an oracle 11i Enterprise solution (ERP) and Windows NT operating systems for the organization. And finally, the paper concludes. Article Summary The article gives a brief background about Health Board, a nonprofit organization in New Zealand. The organization provides health care to the public. The Health Board is owned by a public organization. The Board provides health care for more than two million people. It has spread its services across the region accounting for 30%. The Board has structured itself and posses’ seven business units i.e. a specialized teaching hospital, community services, mental health services, and clinical support services among other units. The article elaborates the involvement of the ConsultCo firm to assess the ability of supply chain management in the management aspect of the Organization. Terms of reference involve, assessment of supply chain optimization and review of reports. A review of SCO shows some weakness concerning core business operations functions and ConsultCo recommends solutions which comprise of organization restructuring, business re-engineering, and ERP implementation (Idea Group Publishing, 23). However, it is learned that Oracle 10.7 was once implemented in the organizations some years. It was highly tailored and this made it fail to provide the strategic vision envisaged by the Board. The ConsultCo recommended further that oracle 10.7 financial inabilities be supported with Oracle. The Health Board in 2000 began a complete overhaul and upgrades. The ES business solution was believed to offer a much-needed remedy for the Board. The Board had 8 objectives for ES consideration; i.e. achieving identifiable savings in line with the Board Strategic business plan, saving accounts via efficient and well-defined standards incorporated in costing mechanism in the inventory, implementing procurement, providing clear process regarding delegation of authority and risk management through procurement and acting as an agent of change regarding business process and work ethics were a sure strength for ES to be considered (Idea Group Publishing, 24). The article consequently assesses how restructuring the organization started. Because of restructuring, new roles and job description to meet the organization’s vision was created. The Organization valued 2 major broad options for upgrade i.e. upgrading from oracle 10.7 to oracle 11 or 11i ERP applications. The choice of upgrade to adopt was a challenging decision for the Board to make. This was because; differences in mode of operation were challenging for the management, whereas oracle 11 was operational
Attitude is the feeling that the persona has towards the subject matter, especially as revealed through the tone he or she uses to talk about the subject matter. It may be negative or positive depending on the message or the nature of the topic the persona wishes to address. However, the words negative and positive are too general. Some more specific terms than these are usually used in describing an attitude in poetry and all the other works of literature. In the poem My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke, several attitudes are evident. Identifying these attitudes depends on the perspective from which one views the poem. If one views this poem from the vantage point that the father is a problem to his son, then all sorts of negative adjectives will appropriately describe his attitude towards his father. On the other hand, if one thinks the son is happy about everything he does with the father, then the attitude has to be a positive one. This work adopts a vantage point that views the son as being so much embarrassed by what his father, who is drunk, takes him through. He, however, has to endure everything for the love he has for his father. He endures the bad whiskey smell from his father and the violent style the father makes him dance. He is not happy about this but has to do it because he loves his father. The persona adopts a nostalgic tone to show how much he misses his father. This tone implies that the persona is only reminiscing what he used to do with his father. Even though the images he uses; death, romped, slid, held, palm caked, and clinging depict violence, they, in the long run, make up sweet memories for the speaker. They show how much he misses the days he used to dance with his father. The speaker has a very affectionate attitude towards his father despite the violent treatment he receives from him. He does not even care about the smell of whiskey his father emits; neither does he care about the pain his father inflicts on him. He continues following him everywhere and dances with him in a violent manner. Despite enjoying what he does with his father, he sympathizes with him. He pities him for having hurt his knuckles and for having his hand hardened by dirt. Perhaps he hurt himself while drunk and hardened his hands while working hard to earn a living for his family. From the poet’s choice of words, it is clear that the son is very tolerant of the father. The father arrives at home drunk and smelling whiskey, but his son does not run away from him. Instead, they hold hands and dance from the kitchen to the boy’s bedroom. He also tolerates the father’s violence when he beats him and makes him dance very violently. His tolerance is compared to death; it is of a very high degree. He wishes his father could treat him better than he does. In a nutshell, the son nostalgically remembers how his father used to treat him. He feels good having gone through all those activities with his father but wishes his father could have been less violent than he wa
Introduction Human beings will react differently whenever exposed to various disasters or fire outbreaks. Engineers and firefighters have conducted numerous studies in order to understand the issues associated with human behavior during evacuation. Different evacuation models “are critical because they determine the time take to safeguard the lives of many civilians after a disaster” (Kuligowski, 2009, p. 3). Many scholars and theorists have analyzed the major issues associated with different human behaviors. This situation explains why many engineers have not incorporated different human behaviors into their evacuation models. According to Simonovic (2011, p. 16), “every action performed by individuals in a dangerous situation results from a unique decision-making process”. This decision-making process has encouraged many scholars to predict different human behaviors during evacuations. This essay analyzes the current literature on human behaviors during evacuations. Theory of Human Behavior during Disasters Occupants in different buildings or structures will react in a specific manner after encountering a disaster. Human beings perceive specific cues before performing certain actions. The next stage is interpreting the nature of the targeted risk or situation. This interpretation usually depends on the cues perceived by every individual in the first
Introduction The Great War that took place between 1914 and 1918 was not a chronological event, which can easily be identified with religion. The followers from each side claimed that all were engaged in a justifiable war to defend themselves against aggression. In fact, all argued that the Supreme Being was on their side and each religion prayed for success. As a result, it did not matter whether or not other believers were destroyed given that they were simply considered as enemies. Religious wars are common since the creation of human being although they do not have many fatalities similar to other types of wars. The wars are always regarded as a struggle between different religions namely Jews, Christians and Muslims. This demonstrates that despite the civilization humankind has undergone over years, religion continues to cause war. Main Body Religious beliefs are powerful motivations since aggressive individuals fight about them. They continue to cause conflicts even in small families. In fact, it is common for husbands and wives to fight on the religion that the family should adopt. The fight escalates especially when the wife refuses to follow the religion of his husband. As a result, it is common for divorce to arise from the religious differences between married couples. Such a relationship arises owing to the initial attraction between these companions. Each of these individuals has the hope that everyone will eventually see the righteousness in the other partner’s religion and accept to be converted. Conversely, some individuals coerce others to convert given that they strongly believe that they should belong to the same religion in order to have a lasting relationship. When the effort becomes futile, chances of domestic violence become high. Consequently, when they consider that the differences between them cannot be resolved even after involving other parties they end up in divorce (Erbele, 2012). Religion causes tension even between close friends. For instance, it is common for Islamic families to have relationships with Christians. However, Muslims do not consume pork since it is not allowed by their religion. Although the relationship may be cordial, there is always suspicion from Muslim believers about the king of food they consume in Christian families particularly when the meal involves any kind of meat. Muslims are suspic
The Arizona Department of Corrections is a correctional agency located in my state, Arizona. The facility’s ancillary support structures are all housed in the centralized control where there is zero-tolerance legislation for sexual harassment and abuse. As a result, this outlines a preventative and response approach for all employees and inmates. The limit on cross-gender viewing and searches is another feature of the correctional facility. Except for female officers, the Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) is a male-only facility with policies prohibiting cross-gender body searches except in emergencies (Clear et al., 2018). This agency aids the legal system in administering justice by ensuring that criminals receive the punishment they deserve. Their key duty is to ensure that the offender’s sentence is carried out, which may include prison, jail, or community service. This agency’s four main objectives are deterrence, retribution, incapacitating, and rehabilitation. This agency provides retribution by assigning punishment to those who commit crimes. The Arizona Department of Corrections employs deterrence by instilling fear in criminals. The goal is to create a threat to prevent people from committing crimes in the future. They make sure that anyone entering their facility understands that there will always be a consequence for their actions. Since the convicted offender is taken off the streets and put in jail or constrained somewhere, the agency is very good at incapacitating them. Through incapacitation of the individual, the agency precludes the person from committing crimes in the future. When offenders are in prison, they cannot commit crimes because they are constantly monitored. Rehabilitation is very important in the agency because it helps people reintegrate into society after being incarcerated by providing programs and job opportunities. The main goal of rehabilitation is for offenders to accept responsibility for the crimes they have committed. In addition, technology plays a crucial role in the agency. The use of technology has the potential to improve staff safety by improving the ability to observe, detect contraband and weapons, monitor inmate movement and location, and provide staff protection. The Arizona Department of Corrections can provide service and help achieve its mission with the help of technology. The arguments used by proponents of restorative justice to persuade society of the benefits of restorative justice over incarnation and other forms of punishment include the fact that it significantly reduces reoffending for some criminals. It lessens the urge of victims to violent response against their guilty parties. It also aids in reducing the costs of criminal justice when used as a diversion. One of the most compelling arguments is that it lowers the cost of criminal justice. In today’s society, restorative justice attempts to reintegrate offenders into their communities. Additionally, some restorative justice ini
Introduction Organisations have a responsibility to function as good citizens by ensuring sustainability of their supply chains and protecting the interest of their shareholders. They have to establish mechanisms of enhancing corporate governance. An organisation can also protect shareholders from losing their investments by ensuring that risks that lead to a reduction of competitive advantage are proactively mitigated. In the fast-food industry, such risks include changing the attitude and sensitisation on the sustainability of fast-food organisations and sourcing strategies from consumers and communities in which the organisations operate. An effective supply chain arm of an organisation ensures that products and services are availed just whenever they are required in a manner that will ensure that the increasing number of products that need to be availed in the market is sustainable (Bakshi & Fiksel 2010). Supply chain management entails overseeing the movement of goods and services, finances, and information from the point of production to wholesalers and then to consumers. It also encompasses coordination and integration of flow of materials among organisations. Supply chain management plays an important function in an organisation since ‘organisations increasingly find that they must rely on effective supply chains or networks to compete in the global market and networked economy’ (Ketchen & Hult 2006, p. 574). From this perspective, this paper deploys the concepts of supply chain to discuss various supply chain sustainability issues in the US fast-food industry with reference to KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) and McDonald’s. It first offers some background information on the organisations. It then discusses the subject of sustainability in their chain supplies within the fast-food industry. The subject is later compared with approaches that are deployed by KFC and McDonald’s to enhance good corporate citizenship with reference to their supply chains. Overview Background to McDonald’s McDonald’s stands out as one of the biggest global fast-food retailers that offer fast foods in more than 119 customers all over the globe. McDonald’s restaurants and franchises, which stand at about 33, 500, continue to grow as the organisation penetrates new markets in Asia (Wilhelm 2010). This immense success of McDonald’s is attributed to a number of factors such as its incredible emphasis on engagement of consumers, appropriate leaderships that fits the business of the organisation, and exceptional investments of the organisational resources in brand management. The franchise business model of the company has managed to ensure that products and services that are offered at the franchises are consistent with services that are o
The program chosen for the present discussion is NYPD Shield, which is a counter-terrorism program that aims at preventing terrorist attacks using public support. According to the New York Police Department, NYPD Shield is a public-private partnership based on information sharing. The forecasting model that seems to be appropriate for the program is the simple moving average (SMA). It is usually used in the financial sector to smooth out price action by filtering out the “noise” from random short-term price fluctuations (Hayes). The formula for the SMA is the following: Since the program is not new, it has accumulated a significant amount of historical data, which can be used for forecasting expenditures and outcomes. NYPD can use information about the number of prevented terrorist attacks in a year to predict future tendencies. Additionally, the data about yearly expenditures can be considered to predict the financial burden. The primary benefit of the model is its straightforwardness and high validity and reliability (Hayes). It is crucial for public agencies to have a comprehensible method for analyzing the data since they do not have the ability to hire analytics to forecast the outcomes. In summary, SMA may assist in the financial management of the program since it is a simple high-validity method that can predict the cost and impact of the program. Work Cited New York Police Department. “About NYPD Shield.” NYPD Shield, Web. Hayes, Adam. “Moving Average (MA).” Investopedia . 2019, Web.
Relation between International Law and Emirati Law concerning International Dispute Settlement Both International law and Emirati law advocate for diplomacy during resolution of disputes. According to the Emirati law, disputes are generally solved through direct negotiation and settlement among the parties involved after they have concluded a substantive contract that regulates their substantive rights and an arbitration contract that acts as a means for resolving the dispute that arises from the substantive agreement. The two contracts are supposed to be attached to each other before submission to the civil or arbitration courts. Nevertheless, for the case of Emirati law, several Sharia core principles are applied during the resolution of business disputes. For instance, the risks and benefits between the investors should be shared in an amount that is proportional to their initial investment. Both contracts by the parties must be signed with complete certainty or knowledge of terms between the two parties. Besides, the parties must also assume or possess the required legal responsibility to comprehend the obligations contained in the contracts. The Emirati law requires all the parties involved to enter into the contract after consenting to the terms without any coercion or compulsion (Khedr, 2010). In international law, similar principles apply during the signing of agreements between two parties. For instance, both parties share the accrued risks involved in the business, depending on their initial investment. The parties should have full knowledge of the arbitration agreements signed with no evidence of coercion. They should also bear legal responsibilities during the signing of the arbitration agreement. The international law also provides that the dispute shall be provided by the domestic court or through an arbitral tribunal (Berger, 2006). Therefore, the International and the Emirati laws can be regarded as complimentary when it comes to promoting dialogue and negotiation in cases of arbitration. They provide room for fair terms of agreement among the parties involved. Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations Arrest of Diplomats The Diplomat has immunity to his or her arrest or detention with limited exception as it is witnessed in the case of drunk driving or after invocation of this right by the sending state. Hence, the Diplomat cannot be prosecuted in a civil or criminal court since this move is prohibited. The family members who are considered part of the Diplomat’s household are also protected under similar terms and conditions. Tax Provisions for Diplomats Diplomatic agents benefit from exemption of direct taxes except few indirect taxes such as prices of products, taxes from inheritance, and taxes that accrue from private real estate. These benefits extend to the Diplomat’s f
Dances with Wolves is now regarded by many cinema critics as one of the best works by Kevin Costner. The film not only provides deep insights into the life of the United States during the Civil War, but it also explores the relations between different cultures in this country. The director tries to dispel some myths about Native Americans and their life. The basic theme explored in this movie is the differences, which exist between various ethnic groups, especially in their attitude towards life and nature. Dances with Wolves is an epic Western film conveyed with a standard framing device in chronological fashion. Throughout its slow narrative pace, the script follows the adventures of the key protagonist Lt. John J.Dunbar (Kevin Kostner ), a soldier in the Union Army who befriends a Sioux tribe and is adopted by them. It’s a lengthy film with various lines of action, involving unpredictable and sometimes symbolic sequences. Although this film may be labeled as Western action, it deviates from classic Hollywood movies in the portrayal of Native American tribes: instead of typecasting them into noble savages or bloodlust warriors, the narrative turns them into real people with feelings and imagination (Rollins & O’Connor 159). If we try to compare Dances with Wolves with other Western films, it is of crucial importance for us to discuss the personality of the protagonist. Traditionally, a typical character in this genre is a person who is firmly convinced of one’s rectitude; as a rule, he is static in his moral values and beliefs, whereas Lt. John J.Dunbar harbors doubt, he is constantly evolving, the peculiarities of his inner world unfold as he becomes more and more engaged with Sioux people. It seems that this feature differs from Dances with Wolves from other works of this genre. Set in the backdrop of the Western frontier during the Civil War, the plot explores multiple sub-plots of historical relevance, for example, the dominant theme being nineteenth-century White American racism against the tribes. As Roger Elbert argues, the dominant American culture was “nearsighted, incurious and racist, and saw the Indians as a race of savages, fit to be shot on sight” (Elbert, 43). So, even after Lt.Dunbar eventually settles down in his new nomadic existence with his wife, who had been adopted by the tribe at a young age, it constantly occurs to him that Federal troops are bound to come and slaughter the Indians one day, and so he must eventually leave their hospitality. Additionally, some Sioux members resent the presence of a White man among them. When Kicking Bird asks him, “how many White men are approaching” he replies, “Like the Stars. It makes me afraid for the Sioux.” (Blake 45). The main message, which this film aims to convey, is that it is time to bridge this chasm that still exists between the two ethnic groups. The most eloquent example, which can substantiate this standpoint, is the relations between John J.Dunbar and Sioux tribe. At the very beginning, they are hardly able to speak with each other,