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Recommended Sales Forecasting Method Every organization including Zara aims at maximizing sales revenue while minimizing the costs incurred in production. Maximizing the revenue realized in sales requires that the organization utilize best sales forecasting strategies so that the inventory held by the company is sold. Zara manufactures much of the clothes sold in the company stalls. The manufacturing process takes only 15 days from the time the manufacturing decision is made to the time manufactured products are delivered to the market. This is a far less period when compared to other large-scale fashion designers and retailers such as Henez & Mauritz (Certo & Certo, 2008). Given the large clientele of the firm and the level of competition of the industry, it is important that the firm utilize the open-model time series technique that involves store-by sales forecasts. This is because Zara manufactures and sales many fashion styles to different groups of customers. Store by store sale forecast would enable the firm to segment the market and produce fashion styles that fit into specific markets within a short period. In addition, stores that indicate increased demand of fashion styles should be supplied with more of the given fashion of clothes. This forecasting method for sales is not only relevant, but it is also important since the company would be able to know specific type of product to be manufactured for a specified group of customers. Procedures, Policies and Rules Opening of a new store is an important function to the organization since it is equivalent to unveiling of the company brand in the location of the new store. The main goal of the event is to create a celebration that would promote the brand of the company. As the company intends to open a new store in a given place, it should begin by establishing a committee that will oversee the necessary preparations for the opening of a new store. Members of the committee should include all managers of other stores since they can help in idea generation and planning. The planning process should begin by setting the dates in advance (Certo & Certo, 2008). The dates and time set should maximize the opportunities for broad based participation from the firm and the community in which the store is to be established. The programming of the main event should enable display of the variety of fashion products offered by the company since this forms the company brand to be sold in the store. Emphasis should be put on the benefits and best qualities of the products to be provided. The established planning committee should come up with budget estimates for the event. Invitations to be made should be received in advance (i.e. three weeks before the main store opening ceremony). PERT Network: Critical Path Activities in Store Opening PERT was established to help organizations manage
Project financing can be discussed as a relevant approach in order to create the value with the focus on minimizing risks and maximizing returns ( Key concept overview , 2015). When financing of large projects in the energy industry is developed and implemented appropriately, it is possible to state that project finance mechanisms work to create the value (Simkins and Simkins, 2013). The reason is that project financing is an effective tool to address problems associated with taxation, management of risks, and arrangement or regulation of costs among other issues (Simkins and Simkins, 2013, p. 24). In spite of the fact that these factors are often discussed as affecting energy projects negatively, the analysis of principles of project financing demonstrates that it can be used as a value-creation tool even in the context of the mentioned factors (Simkins and Simkins, 2013). Thus, the project financing system allows for creating additional resources in order to address the risks and problematic areas without focusing on debt (Baker, 2015). From this point, project financing is regarded as not only the value-creation approach but also as the “solution to a very complex contractual design problem” (Simkins and Simkins, 2013, p. 24). When risks are addressed, transactions costs are regulated, the use of imperfect information is avoided, and the capital structure is improved in the context of project financing, it is possible to speak about creating the real value (Simkins and Simkins, 2013, p. 25). Project financing allows for responding to company leaders’ and investors’ interests in terms of addressing typical threats to the financial success in the energy industry. The impact of financing related to large-scale energy projects on such an aspect as the share price should also be discussed in detail. It is also important to examine the effect o
To properly manage business outputs, it is crucial to examine the external environment of the industry in question. The 7-Eleven organization could greatly benefit from implementing the I/O Model of Above-Average Returns, which relies on the examination of the firm’s external conditions. As such, the first stage involves the analysis of the industry and competitor environment, creating a clear picture of the general atmosphere (Hitt et al., 2007). For the 7-Eleven corporation, the competitors are such large-scale convenience stores as Walmart and Target. However, as the overall industry grows and generates a significant amount of revenue, it creates a positive atmosphere for further development. Another factor to consider is the industry’s attractiveness, as it must possess a high potential for the firm to generate above-average returns. In the current age, the convenience store segment is considered exceptionally beneficial for securing above-average returns due to the increasing demand for large-scale product distribution shops (Graves, 2017). The demand for the variety of choices and the improving financial position of American citizens suggest that the industry’s structural characteristics are quite favorable. After that, 7-Eleven would be required to select a strategy that would ensure the provision of above-average returns. A promising approach could be the implementation of the chain store method, where several branches are established across different countries. However, to apply this technique, particular assets and skills are needed (Hitt et al., 2007). The first criterion is the possession of the products and resources necessary to launch an international branch, as the costs of sustaining a new location in a different country can be demanding (Graves, 2017). In addition, the executives must account for the economic environment of the chosen state, meaning that it is vital to be skilled in international trade and branch management. Finally, to implement the selected approach, it is necessary to establish which actions will be performed to achieve the above-average returns. For 7-Eleven, it would be beneficial to use the company’s strengths in this endeavor, namely the existence of other international branches and the successful history of operations in the US (Lee, 2021). By relying on the previously obtained knowledge and integrating global expansion into the organization’s goals, 7-Eleven might perfectly utilize the formulated strategy and earn above-average returns.
Johnson, B (2003) Patterns of Drug Distribution: Implications and Issues. Substance Use & Misuse 38: 1789–1806. The article is devoted to investigation of the problem and various patterns of illicit sales of drugs (Johnson, 2003). The author underlines the threatening tendency of increasing the level of drug addiction among youth and states the facts that ways of organizing of heir distribution become more and more complicated and effective. The author investigates the data collected over past 30 years. The focus is made on the sales of cocaine, heroin and crack. Providing general information about the ways of distribution of hard drugs, the author, however, cogitates about the efficiency of the methods which should prevent sale of drugs. The article also introduces discussion of the practicability of tough ways of preventing drug sales and their influence on illegal drug use. Underlining great importance of this question, the author also touches the question of its treatment and whether it helps to reduce the level of drug sales. Having analysed the data, the author suggests his own conclusions. He states that current policy is not effective and not able to struggle drug sales in streets. The work underlines that punishments should be more severe for distributors to be warned and less motivated in selling drugs. Kelly, B, LeClair, A and Pearsons, J (2014). Methamphetamine Use in Club Subcultures. Substance Use & Misuse 48: 1541-1552. The authors of this work investigate the problem of methamphetamine and its great popularity among youth nowadays. The article states that in recent decades methamphetamine developed a peculiar geographic distribution (Kelly, LeClair and Pearsons, 2014). That is why, the problem has become very actual nowadays. Analyzing some peculiarities of the growth of popularity of this drug, the authors underline that it is connected with entertainments of youth and club subcultures. Originated as a pharmaceutical drug, amphetamine very fast obtained its popularity. One of the main reasons of such blistering development is well organized market which supplies customers with this drug. The authors suggest his own analysis of the issue, which is based on the data collected in surveys. He comes to conclusion that high percentage of people attending night clubs consume methamphetamine. Moreover, there is a great number of distributors among the visitors of night club who promote further development of this market. With this in mind, the authors suggest some dynamic actions to overcome this problem and protect the youth from this drug. Jacques S, Wright, R (2015) Code of the Suburb: Inside the World of Young Middle-Class Drug Dealers (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries) . Chicago:
Insight into the era Third of may, 1808 by Francisco Goya is an artistic work which was developed in 1814 as a commemoration of the resistance of the Spanish citizens towards Napoleon’s rule whose result was the Peninsula war. This happened in 1808 and mainly involved the Spanish and French people, lasted till 1814 and it came to an end when the Napoleon government was overthrown. The people of Spain consider this to be the year in which they gained their independence, having been in war for six years. After this war, many other uprisings came up and most of which were more severe than the Peninsula war as a result of many nations seeking freedom from their colonial powers. This anti napoleon revolution is what led to the development of the Spanish constitution in the year 1812, but it left the country in a skeleton state economically, socially and politically. Besides these negative consequences, this war is considered to be one of the most adherent wars over the years. It involved a number of partisan individuals all of which had their personal interest such as getting power, wealth and even getting the chance to indulge in unlawful activities. In the year 1812 however, Napoleon felt like he was being overpowered by the Russians and French and hence decided to withdraw his troops (Cole 1999, p. 72). Prior to this however, the war had caused the death of so many people from all sides of defense and many others were left maimed. This is what Francisco Goya highlighted in his art work hence creating a piece that has remained a national heritage over the years. Peninsular war The peninsular war took place between 1808 and 1814 and by the time it was coming to an end, over half a million people had lost their lives. The main cause of this war is considered to have been ignorance and miscalculation on the part of the government, since they initially invited the French army to assist them in preventing Portugal traders from penetrating their market. At this point, there was little or no resistance and everything was going as per Napoleon’s expectation. At the beginning of 1808 however, Napoleon made a major mistake of making an intervention in a political court case in the Spanish court out of opportunism, and the thought that this would cement his relationship to the Spanish government. This however failed since there was a coup that overturned the government of that time. The French government decided to intervene since they had already been involved in state issues and this is what struck the first wave of unrest. Revolts came up in different part of the country though at the time most of the people did not understand what the unrest was all about.
The topic of a woman’s voice being silenced by society and becoming heard in writing appears to be among the similar themes of the critical essay “The Laugh of the Medusa” by Cixous and the novel “The Yellow Paper” by Gilman. The present paper includes a short description of the two works and their analysis. In particular, I argue that the narrator of “The Yellow Paper” tries and partially succeeds to gain a voice by keeping a secret diary, which becomes visible when the terminology and ideas of Cixous are applied to the novel. First, it can be proved that the diary performs the functions of helping the narrator to understand her self and reclaim it from her silencing jailers. Admittedly, she damages and, possibly, shatters the self in the process, but this aspect of the novel can be explained by the notion of “antinarcissism” that is introduced by Cixous (1455). Apart from that, even after the self is shattered, it is preserved in the form of a literary work, which implies that the woman’s writing proceeds to serve as an enabler of the woman’s voice. In “The Yellow Paper,” a woman who has a mental illness is driven to insanity by the therapy that her husband uses despite her complaints that it is ineffective. The therapy appears to be harmful since the woman has the urge to write and create while the “cure” prohibits intellectual or social activities. As the illness progresses, the narrator begins to discern a strange pattern in the yellow wallpaper of her room: a woman who is “creeping” behind bars. Eventually, she believes that she is that woman, tears the paper away, and starts hallucinating more creeping women. Given her secondary position in her family, it appears to me that her insanity gives her an insight into the truth that she is afraid to admit. As for the bars that hold her, one of them is the habit of silencing her, which can be described in detail with the help of Cixous’ essay. In my understanding, the key point of Cixous’ work is to urge women to discover their voice through writing, which they can use to reclaim their selves and their bodies and make them known to the phallocentric world (1455). Writing is regarded as the means to become visible by “seizing the occasion to speak” (Cixous 1457). Gilman’s narrator is silenced by her husband and physician who does not believe that she is sick and does not listen to her opinion of her experiences (359). Moreover, he attempts to manipulate her into silence by blackmailing her with his happiness and the happiness of their child (Gilman 366). His opinion is more important for friends, relatives, and society, and the narrator is helpless to change this fact. Thus, the only way to express her thoughts is to keep a diary, which she seizes and keeps secret. Apart from that, Cixous regards writing as a means to grow to understand oneself. Cixous describes it as the process of a woman returning “to the body which has be
Introduction Customs and traditions are the main distinctive features of the nations which inhabit the Earth. Every nation has traditions, which are either similar in some way to the traditions of other countries, or unique. Ramadan is the unique Islamic tradition, which takes place on the ninth month of Islamic calendar and lasts for a month. Ramadan is the most sacred period in all Islamic countries and the most significant event in the life of every Muslim. Time limits of Ramadan As it has been already mentioned, Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of lunar calendar, and the beginning of Ramadan is always different. The starting day of Ramadan depends on the lunar phases (new moon), so every year Ramadan starts 11 days earlier, and different countries count the beginning of Ramadan separately. The event lasts for a month and is the most significant in the life of Muslims. Eid ul-Fitr is the holiday, which follows Ramadan. The main aim of Ramadan The main idea of Ramadan is the strengthening of faith, moral growing, consideration of the personal way of life, understanding of life priorities, and shifting of these priorities. The person has the opportunity to leave the city life and to retreat in some cozy and lonely place with the aim to think about true vital values, to evaluate the person’s life and to relax. People are sinful and Ramadan allows pople to look on their life, on their sins and to make some conclusions, to provide some changes in life. Spiritual purification is provided by means of fasting. Muslims try to refrain from loaves and fish, they try to refuse from eating, drinking, smoking and other life facilities. To avoid bad language and save soul from shady thought is the main consideration of people during the whole their live, but especially during Ramadan. This fasting is obligatory for all Muslims and should be followed since the sunrise till the sunset. When the sun has disappeared, Muslims have the opportunity to interrupt their fasting, but still the food they eat should be of small portions. Fasting is allowed to be avoided by pregnant, children, old and sick people. People should give the food to sick or poor people (in the sum which they spend of their eating everyday) in the case of inability to follow fasting. People are given the opportunity to confess in all their sins and there is a belief that Allah can forgive all people’s sins during Ramadan in the case of person’s sincere desire to be forgiven. Reading of prayers and God-pleasing action gives the person additional chance in forgiving. The last ten days of Ramadan are the most important, as during these days, Laylat al-Qadr night takes place. This night is considered to be the night of power or the night of predestination, the time when Allah determines people’s destinies. Connclusion So, Ramadan is one of the most sacred events in the Muslim world. Wherever people live, wherever they stay during Ramadan, they follow all the traditions and peculiarities of the event, fasting, purification of soul and mind and other facilities,
Health awareness improvement is one of the ways to predict and control diseases and their outcomes on populations. In this SLP project, the task is to create a basis for a health education program for the chosen cultural group. African Americans are highly predisposed to diabetes compared to non-Hispanic whites (13% compared to 7%) (Bullard et al., 2018; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). The PEN-3 cultural model was used as a framework to analyze sociocultural factors of African Americans in health education (Ilunga Tshiswaka, Ibe-Lamberts, Mulunda, & Iwelunmor, 2017). The evaluation of such categories as cultural identity, relationships and expectation, and cultural empowerment helps to make final choices and understand the worth of knowledge in treating diabetes among African Americans. A Health Education Program for Diabetic African Americans The introduction of a theory-based and culturally relevant intervention to promote diabetes prevention in African Americans is a significant step in the elimination of diabetes disparities. The PEN-3 is a strong sociological approach that helps to recognize the most relevant perceptions, enablers, and nurturers (Scarinci, Bandura, Hidalgo, & Cherrington, 2012). In a health education program, the identification of its elements is a good chance to underline the strengths and weaknesses of African Americans in treating diabetes. Cultural Identity The success of the program is a possibility to combine as many elements of the PEN-3 model as possible. Many factors contribute to the emergence of diabetes and remain the responsibility of an individual. For example, eating habits and the growth of obesity-related problems increase the rates of diabetes in blacks (Northwestern University, 2018). Therefore, the intervention must be person-centered (African American adult men and women). The familial environment also plays a role in the development of diabetes (Routh, Hurt, Winham, & Lanningham-Foster, 2017). It is important to cover the aspects and make the program interesting and helpful for the extended family. Finally, King, Moreno, Coleman, and Williams (2018) underlined the worth of community-based partnerships to ensure the diabetic people’s needs and expectations. The neighborhood factor cannot be ignored in a learning process. Relationships and Expectations Regarding
Introduction The ultimate goal of criminal justice is to deal with various offenses that affect human welfare. Leaders in criminal justice should conduct numerous researches, think critically, and develop viable solutions that can improve the living conditions of more people (Ramirez, 2008). Many national and global agencies have been using the most desirable strategies to deal with the major crimes affecting humanity (Drudge, 2015). Despite such efforts, some issues make it hard for leaders in the criminal justice system to have peaceful nights. The major issues that call for immediate attention are presented below. Key Issues in CJA Today The connection between drug use and crime is a critical concern for many leaders in this field. Over 70 percent of criminals test positive for illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine (Drudge, 2015). Drug use has remained a major problem for the criminal justice system. New studies have shown a link between substance abuse and crime. Consequently, the number of crimes has increased significantly over the past three decades. Juvenile offending has become another major issue affecting the United States. More youths and adolescents are committing new crimes every single day. The incarceration rate has increased significantly in the United States. Some analysts and humanitarian groups have argued that minorities are affected the most by this malpractice. The other major issue in criminal justice is violence against innocent women (Ramirez, 2008). In 2015, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) indicated that around 1.3 million females were assaulted by their partners annually (Drudge, 2015). Prioritizing the Issues It has been hard for many professionals in criminal justice to prioritize most of the above issues. This is the case because the above key problems affect communities differently. For instance, drug abuse and crime have been observed to affect the lives of many people in some states and not others. However, the problem of crime remains the leading issue in different parts of the globe. In the United States, crime is a major challenge that forces the government to incur numerous expenses in an attempt to deal with it (Drudge, 2015). The level of crime has been associated with the increasing use of illegal drugs. The second priority should be on the number of youths committing crimes in the country. Experts have been focusing on the best approaches to dealing with this problem. For example, some professionals have supported the use of restorative justice (Doyle, n.d.). Scholars believe that proper measures should be put in place to punish these juveniles. The outstanding fact is that more youths are committing a wide range of crimes than ever before (Drudge, 2015). That being the case, the criminal justice system must consider the most desirable approaches in an attempt to