Majority Reports Samples For Students

Objective of civic engagement: manifestation of democracy through the ballot

As a primary step towards my Project, I started with the topic of maximizing civic engagement related to the involvement of education and direct interaction with the electorate. The importance of the topic came from the fact that there has to be mass voting to ensure a clearer picture of the democratic choice. The electorate is a significant factor for not only deciding their governing representatives but also in shaping the public stand towards the formation of the right government. Hence, there has to be a vigilance or awareness drive for the voters of the region so that they ...

This report was conducted to examine whether people believe that the amount of CO2 emissions is the main cause of climate change. The study found out that a majority of the people believe that the amount of CO2 emissions and human activities such as burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are the main cause of climate change.
The responses from the participants were consistent with our hypothesis that a majority of the people believe that CO2 emissions and human activity are the main causes of climate change. This scenario is mainly attributed to education and the amount of information in ...

PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS SUFFERING BEING HOMELESS

Introduction
This study chronologically traces the history of people with serious mental illness and is homeless. The study examines the significant events that were followed in establishing policies for homeless people. It provides the background behind such occurrences, the government that was in power and the policies put in place. The paper further gives the ideological background that influences such policies. In conclusion, the study will highlight the present circumstances and recommendations.

Background

For around two decades, the issue of homeless has been a public policy. A third of the homeless people within the society comprise the mentally retarded. These ...

Stigma can be described as a set of negative placed against people who suffer from certain ailments, or go through certain things that make them less fortunate in the society. When you have empathy towards a person, you actually imagine what the situation would be like if you were to be in it yourself. People who have empathy normally feel sympathy toward those suffering in the society.
A study was carried out in Toronto Canada to find out empathy levels and social attitudes towards certain things in the society. The questions are based on the justness of the world and ...

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether individuals feel there are benefits from paper recycling. A questionnaire consisting of a combination of open, closed, and multiple choice questions were distributed to 26 random participants. The results were statistically analyzed and they showed that while majority of the people considered paper recycling as a positive initiative and as something that would benefit the environment, the study’s results clearly showed that there was a lack in knowledge about paper recycling and its benefits.

Discussion

This paper investigated how individuals perceived the benefits of recycling paper. In particular, questionnaires that contained both open, closed, and multiple ...

Immigration from Asia, Africa and Latin America to Europe

The purpose of this paper is a complex study of migration processes from Asia, Latin America and Africa to European countries. Special attention will be paid to analyses of economical and other activities of immigrants, influence of their remittances on condition of payments balance of donor and recipient countries, questions of labor regulation and limitation of illegal migration due to criminal elements and shady economy. There are several research problems that we will tackle within this paper. We are interested in main reasons of migration from Africa, Asia and Latin America to European Union, estimation of its volume and dynamism. ...

Introduction

The introduction of banks replaced the traditional method of storing money. During the Stone Age period, human beings stored their possessions in caves and caverns. An ancient Chinese legend talked of a dragon which was the kept by villagers to guard their treasure. The banking industry replaced the need for hiring animals and soldiers to guard their possessions. The advent of banking replaced the barter trade and signaled the demise of the traditional method of keeping money. The conventional banking system was first developed in England. Banks kept equal an equivalent amount of gold or platinum with the amount of ...

Civil War

A civil war is a conflict that occurs between groups of people from the same country. It is usually characterized by armed fighters or rebellions who oppose the government in a particular country. Throughout the history of the world, there have been innumerable civil wars. According to studies on civil wars in different countries, there have been factors that have attributed as the main causes for wars. These include; ethnic diversity, poverty and the presence of a dictatorial regime. This report will seek to give an overview of some of these causes and analyze the hypothesis surrounding the causes of civil wars. ...

Marketing Strategies

With the production of our goods on physical health, we need an appropriate target market for our products. In order to have an appropriate market for our goods we need to research on various issues that determine the appropriate target market. First, we need to consider the number of people likely to use the equipment in a selected group of people. Secondly, we need to consider the financial ability of the selected group of people to afford our products. We also need to choose appropriate marketing strategies that will help increase the number of sales in the region. We need ...

My research involved observing, listening and recording events in a night club. I observed people and events in a club from 8 pm in the evening to 5am in the morning. It involved observing the behavior of people in the club and the social interactions that took place in the club. During the research, I observed several social aspects that took place that night. I also observed the flow of people in and out of the club. I undertook the research as a complete observer. This way, I made no contact with the people I observed. One advantage of this method was ...

Introduction

Conde Nast Traveler has named Maui as the best island in the world for the last twenty years.
Maui is the second largest island in Hawaii with a small population, small towns with necessary amenities and luxurious resorts. Tourists can enjoy the shimmering beaches, migrating humpback whales, sacred Iao Valley and sunset on Haleakala. Tourists can enjoy numerous waterfalls on the Hana highway and enjoy the scenic beauty of Ke’anae peninsula. Over the past few decades, Maui has developed into a huge brand name in the tourism industry, as 2.3 million tourists came to Maui 2014 and spend $ ...

Introduction

The Mediterranean Island of Malta with more than half a million population is one of the most densely populated nations in European continent. Every year more than 1.3 million people visit Malta as tourists. Malta’s GDP percentage share of tourism is by far superior to any other sector. The industry is growing at a rate of 11% YOY making it the fastest growing tourism destination in Europe. Recent trend in Malta is to shift from mass tourism practices to sustainable and green tourism practices. The hotel industry is highly crowded but still there is lot of scope as the customer ...

Letter of Transmittal

[Professor’s Designation]
[Institute Address]
Dear Mr. /Mrs. /Ms. []:
Enclosed herewith please find the requisite formal report on the topic of “Identity theft happening to our children” duly completed in all aspects as per laid down requirements.
[Writer’s Name]

Executive Summary

This report describes a specific type of identity theft which is related to children. This report is organized in such a manner that a brief introduction is followed by various signs of identity theft happening and then a comprehensive discussion about the impacts of identity theft on children. There are three exemplary situations are given ...

Ethics has been a big problem to many people because it is not easy to define and to give a clear meaning. Everybody would like to live an ethical life but it is not simple as it sounds. Ethical dilemma comes in, where two contrasting ethical ideas, issues or situations are experienced; hence making a decision may be a big issue. Ethics therefore is concerned about distinguishing between what is bad and good, good or evil, fair and unfair or just and unjust human actions either virtuous or non virtuous person’s character and behavior (Kant 56).

The current event is about a corruption ...

Executive Summary

Over one million children in Australia are victims of domestic and household violence. Children become victims of family violence both directly and indirectly. Family violence is worse among the minority groups such as the Aboriginal community and the Torres Strait Islander societies. Culture plays a major role in breeding or tolerating domestic violence to continue taking place in the society. The government of Queensland does not have adequate policies and legislations to ensure the safety of children in the society. Accessibility to resource centers is limited for children victims of domestic violence. Functional institutions, employers, media and the government ...

Industry Case Study Report

Industry Case Study Report

Abstract

The world has become increasingly mobile or that is what the statistics shows us. The number of tourists across the world has been rising all through the years barring a few occasions like post 9/11 in 2001 and during the global recession period of 2008-2010. The latest data shows that the international tourist arrivals have increased by 4 % to reach a record 1.2 billion tourist arrivals in 2015 . Almost all the major markets exhibited positive results and is it is expected to upkeep the momentum in 2016 as well.
New Zealand also continued to show ...

An Assignment Submitted by

Executive Summary
The current research evaluates the option of online education in the community colleges. It is believed that the online programs may benefit the students and the educational facilities in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness. The main goal of the research is to reveal if online courses in community colleges have the potential to reduce costs for education and become an effective substitute for the conventional programs. In order to reach the goals, the study implemented a qualitative research design by using literature review as the tool for collecting the data, where the analytical and deductive methods served ...

Abstract

The Malaysian fast food market is easily one of the most competitive in Asia, but one that also holds immense promise. KFC Holdings Bhd understands this more than many other companies in this market, in part because of its long experience and dominant position that it holds. To further exploit this potential, KFC Holdings will seek to introduce a range of value menus, which will appeal to the low-income population in the country. Since the company also has limited operations in India and Brunei, which have a sizeable number of low-income consumers, the value menus are an effective strategy ...

Review Article:

1.0. Introduction
International Financial Reporting Standards is the set of principles for preparing financial reports defined by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). It defines the principles in order to provide companies with a universal scale of preparing their reports. In certain situations, it is considered a dual-edged sword with both its merits as well as demerits from different perspectives (Damant, 2006). Currently, the government of India aims to replace its old structure of financial reporting with the enforcement of IFRS. This paper aims to critically review the research report titled as “IFRS in India: Challenges and Opportunities”, written ...

Introduction

The current global business platform has presented a very competitive situation for investors and company to thrive without formulating proper market strategies. The marketing mix adopted by a company is thus, a very vital decision that requires appropriate market analysis so as to produce the right mix for that particular, market. The marketing mix of a company is based on how the 4 P’s of marketing have been developed by the management (Baker, 2012, pg 84). The 4 P’s describe; the product, promotion, place and pricing strategy chosen by the company. The study shall therefore be interested in examining how the ...

International Marketing

International Marketing

This paper presents an analysis of international marketing scenario taking the case of a multinational firm; Starbucks. It discusses various elements that relate to international business for a company such as Starbucks.

Starbuck’s Clientele and Positioning Strategy

The Starbucks Corporation is a Seattle, Washington-based coffee company. It specializes in purchasing and selling of whole bean specialty coffee drinks through an international chain of retail outlets. The firm is well known in North America for its coffeehouses where people come to purchase beverages and food items including ground and bean coffee varieties. The company has become synonymous with Americans conceptualization of coffee products a factor that has ...

Introduction

Starbucks initiated as a gourmet coffee roasting company that started in Seattle over forty years ago. The market at that time had been dominated by the brands that were marketed in the supermarkets that include Maxwell House and Folgers. At the time that Starbucks started its operations, the coffee consumption on a per capita basis was declining. In the decades of the 1980s and the 1990s, the higher quality coffee beans and the specialty coffee began to develop a niche of loyal followers. Starbucks was purchased by Howard Schultz in 1987. Schultz envisioned creating a coffee culture that was similar to the coffee ...

Introduction 2

Nature of Hurricanes/Cyclones 2
Variations of Hurricane Development 5
Considerations on Hurricane Response 10
Conclusion 11

References 12

Introduction
For the past couple of decades since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, scientists have slowly began a campaign to raise awareness to the changing state of the planet. Records of high temperature changes, onset of diseases and erratic weather patterns have been reported worldwide, each change becoming more severe as the years progress. When it comes to erratic weather patterns, scientists highlight the now common occurrences of natural disasters such as hurricanes or cyclones. Although skeptics stress that ...

Race, sex and appearance are some of the easiest ways to segregate people. Whatever goes up against the status quo, whatever goes against what the majority of the population expects, whatever it is that is simply “unnatural” from a person’s point of view will always be called into question. In this case, the topic of the report is race. Like many other species on the planet, the human race is divided into different appearances based on where they were born.
Today the world is getting smaller, a single country no longer holds one form of citizenship alone, and a person ...

Business Ethics

Introduction
Since the late 20th century, the number of illegal immigrants entering America and other countries has risen sharply. Currently, more than 1million immigrate to America, half of which do not follow the due legal process of movement (Miller 11). In average, 50% to 60% of the illegal immigrants in America enter the region through America-Mexico border. Most of the illegal aliens entering America come from Guatemala, Latin America, El Salvador, and Columbia among others (Miller section 1). Today we continue to face many ethical issues or concerns in relation to illegal immigrants, one being corporations hiring illegal ...

Introduction

The history of natural medicine goes years back to 2000 B.C. when it was first used in Egypt. In today’s society, natural medicine, also known as herbal medicine is marketed insistently throughout the world. It is estimated that about 80% of people in the world use the natural medicine. This indicates that the majority of people living on earth prefer the use of natural medicine to the conventional medicine. It is therefore worth finding out the reasons that are making the majority of people in the world to prefer the natural medicine to the conventional one. The aim ...

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Hamleys, a flagship store located in London, is the personification of success when looking at business. The company is named after its originator, William Hamley, who in 1760 founded a toy shop. Over its long history, Hamleys has changed ownership a number of times due to innumerable of reasons, the very latest being by a toy retailer located in France. This paper will analyze the change in business environment for Hamleys in the last decade using the three sigma theory of business models. Special attention will be given to human resource development and management as well as the financial function at Hamleys. Finally, ...

1)The majority of people, who have answered the survey, come from Israel and the US, where there is the strongest Jewish community in the world. The bulletins were sent to Anglo groups both in Israel and in America.

2)The age of the people surveyed falls into two categories: 20-25 and 50+. Since a lot of young people prefer online channel for shiurim, the number of respondents in the 20-25age group was relatively large. However, to my knowledge people in the 50+ age category also represent a big audience, since they are still not too old but already not too ...

The Business Structures and Competitiveness of Russia

Diamond Model of International Competitiveness

The concept of competitiveness is among the factors that have received widespread acceptance in the analysis of a nation’s prosperity despite limited understanding on the basic structures. An understanding of the factors determining the competitiveness of a country is the central factor in the diamond model of international competitiveness developed by Michael E. Porter. To begin with, it is ardently crucial to acknowledge the fact that improvement of sustainable standards of living should the central macroeconomic goal for any nation aspiring to be competitive in the global market. Other measures include the level of foreign ...

Vertical and Horizontal Integration

Technology Sector and Structural Changes

Technology, by any measure, is the most competitive and fast moving industry, and businesses have to develop new structural strategies to maintain their competitive sustainability. The survival of business in the industry is dependent, in part, to innovation and new product development, and as well, structural reinvention and strategies. Actions and strategic decisions of top management executives are essential in the determination of the future of many organizations and in enabling these organizations to avoid becoming obsolete. Traditionally, business organizations in the IT industry have used integration to enhance their developmental and operational activities. ...

Analysis of Survey on Attitudes Towards Abortion in Australia

In order to understand the attitude of Australian’s towards the legality and morality of abortions, a survey was conducted and the results compared to other recent surveys that have been published. The primary survey constituted of 38% males and 62% females, of which 83% were from the age group of 15 to 20 years. 50% of the respondents were single while another 35% said that they were in a relationship. Occupation wise, 23% had finished high school, 30% had completed university level education while 38% were employed.

Given the above statistics, it is fair to say that the survey conducted ...

Introduction

This report is about the parking problem raised by the Florida International University (FIU) students to the president. It affected many students within the institution. The problem has been persistent since 1980 when the number of student’s enrollment increased to 12000 from 5500 while parking increased 6000 from 5500 in 1972. The students have been facing a lot of challenges because almost half them misses parking spaces. Due to this complain from the students, we were assigned the responsibility to write a report about the problem and the possible solutions or recommendations.

Fig 1: Comparison of students to the available parking space

From the findings and data we collected, there ...

1. Identify a problem and explain the problem:
Background: The project proposal is related to the prevention of fall among elderly. The incidence of falls is high among the elderly population. Studies suggest that elderly who fall once, are more likely to fall in the future. A number of conditions like poor eye vision or transient ischemic attacks or pets or general body weakness or other miscellaneous reasons, can increase the risk of fall in the elderly population. Falls can be particularly serious and life changing for elderly. It can make them dependent on others and also increases the ...

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to investigate how the neuroscience information among public is relevant to their explanation for logic implementing neuroscience cognitive psychology. A total research participant of 368 people was selected as research participants that were divided into two groups. One group included the people that had the knowledge of neuroscience and the second group includes the participants that did not have knowledge about neuroscience between the ages 16 to 59 years (Weisberg, Keil, Goodstein, Rawson, & Gray, 2008). Our results show that there is a difference between individuals with neuroscience knowledge and without neuroscience knowledge ...

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Executive Summary
All companies today have to maintain active social media presence in order to target their consumers, retain the loyal clients, and attract new buyers. Home Depot and Lowe’s were selected for the analysis of their social media presence by dissecting their pages on Facebook and Twitter. It was decided to analyze their last several posts and focus on some of them more specifically. As the analysis showed, both companies make posts quite often preferring to use visual support by inserting pictures, videos, and coubs. Lowe’s tend to be more versatile and creative in their posts ...

Executive Summary

The report is designed to develop the strategic marketing plan for Vertical Horizon Company for its coming three years. The company was founded in 2003 in New Zealand,and it offers adventurous services. The major activities of the company include Team building, Training of leadership, camping, camps for children, adventurous activities, Family get-togethers and reunions, parties, events and celebrations and Catering, Venue and accommodation services.
Based on the situation analysis, strength and weaknesses of Vertical Horizon are found along with the future opportunities and threats to the company. Keeping the analysis in mind, the three marketing objectives are designed ...

Introduction

The report is intended for the Al Naboodah Real Estate Company. The company, which engages in the real estate business, intends to expand its business from its native country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company commissioned the report with the aim of exploring a suitable market for its products. Egypt in North Africa has been billed as the country that fits the company’s description of a suitable market both regarding moderate returns and sustainability of the company’s projects in the end.
The report contains a brief background of the Al Naboodah Real Estate. It details its ...

Following the recession in 2008 UK interest rates were cut to try and boost the economic growth for the country. According to Fender, (2012), lowering of interest rates in an economy has several effects to the economy of the country concerned and this is why the British Central Bank lowered the interest rates hoping for positive effects to the economy. As expected, the action by the central bank has resulted in some economic impacts to the economy of the country (Pettinger). In theory, lowering the interest rates, Ceteri Paribas, results in higher economic growth levels. However, there are other ...

Introduction

Businesses in various sectors face lots of challenges in the environment that derive influences from different aspects in the markets. Most of those problems emanate from the operations of the organization itself while others are from the external facets of the markets. The retail industry stands as one of the most sensitive sectors of the economy due to the diversity of the products and services that they offer. For example, a single retailer can sell the goods of different manufacturers that present varying conditions in the market. Consider the fact that the regulations of oil products differ from those ...

IKEA Company: Is the Company Success Sustainable?

Report

Abstract
IKEA today is more than a company, it is a community of highly motivated people who share the company’s values, mission, and goals. Being one of the global leaders in the sphere of household goods production, IKEA adheres to the proactive position in environmental and social issues justifying the branded idea of creating a more sustainable home life. In this paper, the sustainability factors affecting the success of the company on the international arena are analyzed. IKEA presented an unrivaled consistency in the realization of various ecological and social projects, in cooperation with suppliers and partners ...

Questions:

Significance of the Trans-Atlantic moment in the making of the Atlantic African Diaspora between the 15th and 19th centuries
Experiences and reactions of captured Africans in the Middle Passage during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The Middle Passage refers to the voyage made by slaves and their slaveholders between Africa and the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries. The Middle Passage became infamous not so much because of the journey itself but rather due to the inhumane treatment that the slaves underwent. To the seamen, the slaves were just another consignment of cargo to be delivered to their buyers. ...

1.0. Introduction
Russia is rated among some of the most developed and fastest growing economies of the world. The country is enriched with natural resources of which oil and gas are the most worth mentioning (Alexeevand Weber, 2013). This paper sets out to investigate into the growth of Russian economy. Initial section aims to briefly overview the current trends relating to GDP growth, which is followed by the identification of chief characteristic of economy (i.e. overheating or unemployment). In a later part, the impact of economic downturn encountered a few years ago on the Russian economy and the government’ ...

An essay exploring the effect of the macroeconomic environment in Italy and Russia as it relates to Proctor and Gamble’s international economic activity.
Procter and Gamble [P&G] is the world’s top producer of household products. P&G manufactures a wide range of products from toilet paper and sanitary products to food and cleaners. It can be said that the company produces everything a consumer could need to stock their homes comfortably. June 2014, P&G reported over eighty-three million dollars in revenues during that fiscal year (MarketLine, 2015). P&G’s headquarters are located in Cincinnati, Ohio but the massive ...

In many respects, Georg Simmel was a discoverer of new roads in sociology for those looking for a way to the fragmented territory of modern life. Simmel in his work “The Stranger” shows that a modern city creates new forms of interaction and new people.
The intensity of life is so great that people cannot cope with it with measures they can take from the nature. Then they create – electronic devices, cars, build roads and do many other things to keep up with the pace of modern life. The USA is not an exception. Even more – it is an ...

is melbourne the most livEable city?
[Melbourne Transportation]

PART A – RESEARCH REPORT 4
INTRODUCTION 4
Research Aim 4
Research Question 4
This research survey questionnaire aims to obtain answers to the following questions: 4
Significance of the Study 5
METHODOLOGY 6
The Primary Research 6
Secondary Research Data 6
Research Design 7
ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 8
Result 8
How long have you been in Melbourne? 8
Overall, how satisfied are you with Melbourne’s public transportation? 8
Melbourne 9
Please indicate your degree of agreement with the following statements 10
Outcomes 10
Recommendations 11
CONCLUSION 12
LIMITATIONS OF THE ...

The establishment of the GrainCorp as a grain Elevators Board during the time of change a bulk grain terminal that had been proposed to Sydney at the turn of the century when the workers were bagging grain manually. GrainCorp became into existence as the main Grain Elevator board during the period of time when the changes on the heavy grain end had been decided on for Sydney at the beginning of the century when the employees were believed to bag the grains. This was proved by the New South Wales Government department of Agriculture. The export of bulk grain became a tremendous ...

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Abstract

Two major retailers who have taken the UK market by storm in recent years are Tesco and Sainsbury’s. While they are highly competitive against each other, they have taken charge of the market shares and have largely eliminated other major competitors in their niche. As such, this paper investigates which of the two, now national, brands by comparing primary market research in the areas of customer service, pricing, and an overall brand image, and determining who had the better scores overall. The research involved direct interviews and surveys from the primary customer base. The research ...

V8 V-Fusion® + Energy Marketing Plan

V8 V-Fusion® + Energy is a refreshingly new, vegetable- and green tea-based drink that promises genuine health benefits for its customers. Unlike offerings by its competitors on the US market, V8 V-Fusion® + Energy does not use sugar as a sweetener, artificial food additives (including preservatives, flavors, and colors), offers low calories per serving. Instead of sugar, the product’s source of energy is green tea, which is known to have health benefits, including but not limited to weight loss, prevention of cell damage, low blood sugar (Chacko, et al., 2010). The high caffeine content is meant to ...

General Summary of the Application of Positive Psychology in the field of Psychology

Psychology is a vast field. One of the main reasons why psychology, the study of human behavior and of the human mind, has been developed both as an academic discipline and a branch of applied science was because of the lack of society’s understanding of how mental illnesses and disorders develop and can be treated, or so at least in the past. Psychology has often thrived thanks to the collective and scientific approach that it uses to understand individuals and or groups of individuals, establishing theories that could help better understand the underlying mental health and or behavioral problems in a ...

Introduction

Headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, Marks and Spencer Plc. is one of the leading British multi-channel retailers of garments and high quality food products. Founded in 1884 by Thomas Spencer and Michael Marks, the company has 766 stores in the UK alone with 361 more stores spread across globally in over 50 nations (M&S #3 2014). With about 82,000 employees worldwide, the company aims to provide an excellent shopping experience to its customers, whether in stores, by phone or online. The company seeks to follow a green way of doing its business and hence it has engaged ...

Egypt is located is the northeastern part of Africa, and the majority of the country’s economic activities is concentrated in the Nile valley, a highly fertile area that bisects the country. The economy of Egypt is mainly represented by agriculture, industry, and services sectors, which comprise approximately 14.5%, 37.5%, and 48% of the country’s GDP respectively (CIA World Factbook, 2014). Key economic sectors include tourism, construction and manufacturing. Governmental actions and political uncertainty negatively impact the country’s economic condition for the past several years. As a result, Egypt shows a declining economic growth and rising unemployment rates. This paper ...

Background

Bulgari is a leading Italian brand of jewelry. Headquartered in Rome, Bulgari was founded in 1884 as a single jewelry shop by the silversmith SotirioBulgari. Over the years, the company has diversified its product range by carefully entering into the product lines of luxury bags, skincare, fragrances, watches, accessories,and even hotels. In 2011, the company has been bought by the number 1 luxury group of the world LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMH). In 2011, Bulgari reported a turnover of more than 1 billion Euros (Rathore, 2013). Bulgari has 295 stores worldwide. 45% of its revenue comes from Asia, ...

Introduction

Contemporary business environment places a lot of pressure on the costs, which the companies encounter to deliver the product or service to their final customer. The reality shows that in the majority of cases the major cost is attributed to the Supply Chain Management (SCM) operations, such as procurement, manufacturing and distribution. The impact of these costs on the profitability of the product is paramount, and the issue is especially sensitive when it comes to low margin products. With that in mind, management of operations and continuous improvement mentality is critical for the success of the companies (Peng 2014). This ...

Vertigo case study

- Situational Analysis
- Strategic analysis

Mission

Vertigo Chain Stores is devoted to providing an exceptional fashion environment, which gives the customers distinctiveness. The outlet is committed to excellent customer service, which keeps every customer on the cutting edge of fashion. Besides, the business is dedicated to operating at a profitable rate through minimizing costs and sound economic decisions.

Strategies

The Chain Stores will constantly change its appearance to stay in the step with the modern fashion trends of the global market. In addition, the business will always strive to provide real value and great service to our clientele and business ...

Abstract

Improving labor inspection services and OHS concerns in UAE and for small business is a growing concern. The paper looks into the growth of small business in Qatar and the need for strong OHS laws for workers and owners. There is a need to educate business about the worker’s rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of the employers. The paper also looks into the demographics of the employee in UAE and the challenges faced by the state for occupational health and safety improvement in Qatar. The rate of industrialization has significantly increased over the past decades in Qatar and ...

Psychology lab report

In the past it has always been difficult to rate different cookies and from this it became necessary to do a research using two different researchers so as to develop different ways that can be used to rate these cookies. The research done was also supposed to determine the factors that can make different people to prefer a particular brand of cookies. The research was done using fifteen participants who were expected to give different rating for different kind of cookies.
Two brands were used in this experiment and these are the Oreo and black and roll. The aim of ...

Last month I had the privilege to dine at the Front Room coffee shop, baker center 4th floor located in Ohio State. It is a campus coffee shop offering a wide variety of American drinks and hot beverages such as coffee, tea and chocolates that I have not served before. I chose this coffee house because of its serene and cool environment. Secondly my best choice of this place was based on the fact that I rarely go to coffee shops and that I am also not a coffee-drinker and lastly, my friends have always described it as serene and cool place ...

Abstract:

Hypertension is a condition of the arteries dilating out of experiencing high pressure during the pumping of blood by the heart. It is also known as high blood pressure condition. Hypertension leads to the occurrence of other diseases in the body such heart failure, kidney diseases and stroke. These diseases are ranked among the top killers in the United States and the rest of the world. For this reason, a study was conducted with the intention of finding ways to prevent hypertension among the Glasgow Caledonian University students. The research showed the knowledge of the respondents for the causes of hypertension, ...

Innovation refers to the development of new ways to do things thus creating new requirements and standards. It defers from invention because invention refers to the creation of a new idea. Innovation does not involve coming up with a new idea, but it involves developing a new way to perform a task. The new way to do the task should be better than the old way. Innovation differs from improvement in that improvement is performing the task in the same way better, but innovation requires accomplishing the same task in a better more efficient new way.
This report is going to focus on ...

Abstract

This company deals with the provision of management, operation, and crewing services for a diversified marine fleet, which consists tanker, container and dry cargo vessels for approximately seventy ships with a capacity of close to 8.0 million deadweight tons (dwt). The company was formed in the year 2010 due to a merger between TST and SHL companies, with an aim of expanding services to third party and to continue technical management of existing TST managed fleet.

List of Abbreviations

CFS – Container Freight Station
EU – European Union
TST – Tsakos Shipping and Trading SA
SHL – Schoeller Holdings Ltd
ITM – Institute of Transport Management
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