Essays on Basement

Viable basement and foundation scheme

Given that the proposed structure is a steel building, the foundations will be driven piles supplemented by ground beams also driven into the basement walls. On the other hand, the basement will be built from steel sheets since these are highly cost effective and most ideal to retain the structure. In such a case, a viable foundation scheme is proposed.

Foundation scheme and justification.

First of all, a pile foundation is essential since it is capable of supporting heavy concentrated loads compared to spread footings. End-bearing driven piles are preferred instead of friction piles since they will be pushed into the ground using ...

Reflection Paper

In all honesty, this play would be the very first time I would be attending a theater performance. I was extremely excited to be a part of the audience and experience how the creators of the play could create an organized and professional performance. In order to retain each and every detail, I was sure to bring my notebook and pencil with me to record all the important aspects of the play that would be pertinent to my analysis. A particular advantage of participating in the audience was to see how the stage, costumes, lighting, and sound were designed ...

Jihad is a very contradictory Arabic term. It includes every kind of effort, exertion, conflict and war (Aidin 7-15). The etymological origin of the word Jihad is derived from j-h-d which means striving one’s utmost or exerting one’s utmost power, efforts, endeavors, toil or hard work and ability in contending with an object of disapprobation (Aidin 7-15). As it is seen this expression means to make an effort for Allah in many fields of life (Aidin 7-15). The goals of jihad and its idea have changed a lot while Muhammad performed his activities. Initially, Muhammad and Quran ...

What is Disobedience? Analyzing Ursula K. Le Guin’s Short Story

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas There are various ways disobedience can be defined. In the article of Erich Fromm, entitled “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem”, he mentioned that there are varieties of obedience, wherein others are life affirming and others, destructive. Fromm proves that there are psychological and moral problems attached to obedience. From this comes the question: what exactly does disobedience mean? This article analyzes the short story written by Ursula K. Le Guin, entitled “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, using the essay of Erich Fromm. It appears that there are three ...

The exhibition that requires our attention is the one at the Sculpture Center named is In Practice: Fantasy Can Invent Nothing New. Considering the somewhat large name and the game of words in it one would expect to find something exceptional despite the negation at the end of the name. However, this is turns out to be a reference to a lecture made by Freud, where he states that the creative process only facilitates the regrouping of already existing elements into a new perception. Despite the high level of expectation this exhibition did not deliver. Most importantly as it ...

Innocence

Introduction The Innocence Project is a nonprofit organization which operates with the sole goal of freeing the wrongfully convicted in the United States. It was the result of a study in the late 1980s which revealed that a vast majority of eyewitness testimonies were inaccurate and identification by eyewitnesses resulted in seventy percent of the wrongfully convicted population. In the United States, one out of every seven convicts is innocent. Hence, with the advent of DNA technology in the early 1990s, the Innocence Project came into existence with Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld heading the initiative from the Benjamin ...

Chapter 1

Nature of the Organization’s Business Under Armour is a multinational sports clothing and accessory company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The company suppliers casual apparel and sportswear, and in 2006, it started offering footwear. The company sells its products worldwide targeting athletes at all levels as well as consumers having active lifestyles. To date, the company has opened various stores as well as factory outlets in various states and nations including Canada and China.

Organization’s History

1996-1998: Early Milestones 1996: Founding of the Company Kevin Plank founded the company in 1996 when he was 23 years old. He was the former ...

This type of liability of the Oakwood Fire Department and its chief according to Bennett (2008) accrued mainly due to lack of a duly prepared pre-plan on how the fire situation was to be approached and handled. This lack of a pre-plan led the department’s chief to order the use or splashing of water on the chemical properties of Ohio Briquetting thus exacerbating the damage. It amounted to recklessness and negligence attracting liability. He therefore the preparation of a pre-plan for structures that includes hazardous materials or metals like titanium upon which water should not be used. Firstly, ...

The judicial process in the United States of America has become flawed over the years. This has arisen from the fact that most of the American citizens have come out in large numbers condemning the prosecution and injustice to innocent men and women all over the country. As a result, legal scholars have had to engage with the public over issues such as racism, as well as the general degree of anti-Semitism in a bid to reduce the unlawful prosecution of innocent men and women in the United States. In this light, it is important to analyze the Leo ...

Management

Introduction The concept of fire prevention is attributed to the function of fire personnel in actively responding to incidents of fire outbreaks. In fire prevention, it is the goal of the key personnel to educate the public in taking precautions to prevent hazards that could potentially cause an outbreak. On the organizational level, the Fire Office/Manager assumes this responsibility by ensuring compliance to the fire prevention codes. This includes the responsibility to investigate, monitor, inspect, report, and conduct precautionary measures to address potential hazards if found. The discussion will present the mission statement stipulating the role and responsibilities of ...

Ernest Rutherford and his contribution in radioactivity

Ernest Rutherford is termed as the Father of Radioactivity and nuclear science. Rutherford, who born in 1871 and passed on in 1937, discovered alpha and beta rays. He set forth the law of radioactive decay, identified the alpha particles as helium nuclei. Rutherford postulated the nuclear structure of an atom. His contribution to Radioactivity came from an experiment he demonstrated by firing alpha particles into gas atoms where few particles were seen to deflect. This implied a dense, positively changed central region of an atom contained an atomic mass (Dardo, 2004). Figure 1. Top: expected results, alpha particles passing ...

In an effort to create more perfect societies, people have historically relied on conformity and rebellion as tools of human progress. Humans have for centuries been pre-occupied with questions on how to create the best society. The ultimate goal is utopia, a world that grants everybody freedom and happiness. Heroes are often called and expected to emerge when people slide towards a dark path. The reality of the trade offs involved in the creation of better societies are well presented in Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal”. ...

Introduction

Life is a pause and no one knows of the time or place of the next action. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, the past however is full of memories that shape the person that we are today. People look at their state I life and react as one of two ways, as in the book they are not pleased with their state in life or the other alternative is to be completely happy with your life as it is now. Pause is powerful beyond imagination as if a shuffle playlist keeps haunting you. Because of the uncertainties, ...

Introduction

Eminem’s Stan presents a case of obsessive fan named Stan, who continuously corresponds to Eminem. Stan expects a response and an embrace from Eminem and expresses how he wishes to be like him and calls himself his biggest fan. Within the song, there is a significant theme that can be identified through the use of rhymes and imagery that shapes the meaning of the song. The language used in the song represents two different characters showcasing the artist-fan relationship and the possible consequences of over obsessing for a fan.

Rhymes

Some of the rhymes used by Eminem in the ...

Impressions of the Museum

The Los Angeles Country Natural History Museum was very expansive in terms of the space occupied and the sheer number of exhibits that were on display. I did not expect to see so much in terms of exhibits! The museum’s interior décor stood out for its balanced blend of exhibition space, natural space and color. The clarity of the display texts also stood out. They were very legible and each sign aligned perfectly to its exhibit.

Ocean Science Fact or Concept Discovered at the Museum

Upon interacting with an attendant who was in charge of the polar bear exhibit, I learned that the animal spends part ...

(Student’s Full Name)

In Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” describe a city that appears that is almost like a utopia. The people there are continuously happy and appear to live a pleasure-filled and decadent lifestyle. The people of Omelas appear to live life to the fullest and have the opportunity to engage in risk behaviors, such as sexual promiscuity and substance abuse, without having to deal with any consequences. However, the writer shows a significant drawback about living in the city of Omelas: the people’s happiness is dependent on the misery ...

A lease is a contract between the lessor and lessee. In this case, Larry Landlord is the lessor and Roger Renter is the lessee. Under the lease agreement, both parties have respective rights, obligations, and duties. The lease agreement at issue is a residential lease. The old common law rule provided that lessees assumed the property “as is” and that the lessor made no promises or guarantees as to the condition of the property (Dukeminier, et al., 2010, p. 482). This common law approach proved problematic because it both discouraged landlords from making repairs while the tenant was in ...

Analysis of V/A elements in an episode of Breaking Bad

Introduction: “and the Bag's in the River” The third episode of season one in Breaking Bad is the best episodes in the series because of the deft application of various cinematic elements like those of the cinematic visual and audio notions used in it. The prime focus of this episode is over the interaction between Walter White and the drug lord who is held captive in the basement of Jesse’s house. The major part of the episode comprises of their interaction in the basement and concludes with Walter chocking the drug lord to death who also stabs him ...

In the process of wound healing, angiogenesis is also known as neovascularization. The process commences in lined with the proliferation of the fibroblast when the endothelial cells mover towards the wound site. Oxygen and other nutrients are required for the formation of epithelial cells and the activity of fibroblasts. In comparison to the fibroblast and epidermal mitigation, angiogenesis is crucial for other stages of wound healing. The process of angiogenesis is complex and occurs in the following stages: Latent period: In this stage, vasodilation and premeabilisation are known to permit leukocyte extravasation during the haemostatic and inflammatory phase. Decontamination ...

This is my story of how I survived and helped other survive when the apocalypse happened five years ago. The world for me did not end with a bang nor a whimper, but with silence followed by flickers of orange that darted outside my vision as I slept.. At first I just tried to go back to sleep, chocking the flickers of light up to daybreak seeping through the curtains. Suddenly there was a noise like nothing I can describe. I was definitely awake then staring in the darkness at the wall on other side of my bathroom. Well ...

The first, and only, time I met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in March 1965 in Selma, Alabama. Back in those days I was a young student and member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, which outlawed racial discrimination, we had come to Selma to help overcome barriers to voter registration implemented by local white officials aimed at obstructed and discouraging African American, who were legally allowed to vote, from voting. Additionally we worked on getting as many as possible registered ...

Shoring

A shoring system is necessary so as to ensure safety for the workers. The basement construction process will involve excavation near the neighboring building. The neighboring building is delicate because it was constructed long before the Australian standards of footing were set up. If shoring is not done, the workers will be at danger of a collapsing building. Shoring will help to offer support to the building so that it does not collapse in the process of constructing the basement. Shoring will also help in speeding up the excavation process. Secant pile walls and sheet piling systems are two good ...

Postnote Briefing Paper

The Issue: To achieve balance between agricultural intensification associated with production of food and environmental protection.

Objective: Assess the implications of land sparing and agricultural intensification. Develop comprehensive strategy for land and biodiversity protection in the framework of two approaches outlined.

Executive Summary:

The current postnote briefing paper addresses the topical issue of biodiversity protection when effectuating agricultural activity in the UK. For the purposes of the current paper, a conceptual model demonstrating detailed structure of the paper was outlined. Two agricultural approaches were considered: land sparing and agricultural intensification. The two approaches were evaluated; potential costs and benefits of these approaches ...

The U.S. Department of Corrections is reeling with a multitude of issues that are caused by the overflowing prison population. A little over ten percent of the nation’s population languishes in prisons across the nation. Despite harsher laws being passed often, career criminals keep pushing their luck and eventually end up right where they started. It is advocated that the core issue for recidivism is lack of education, drug abuse and poverty. However, there have been examples of people who gave up crime and were successful. The common characteristics in these extraordinary former inmates is that they chose to ...

This is the discussion of the results of the anatomy of the urinary system. The report analyses the structure and functions of various organs and cells that are involved in the excretion of toxic material from the body.

Simple cuboidal epithelium of the kidney the

The epithelial cells: are uni-layered, they are square in shape. The nucleus is placed at the centre of theses tissues. They have Squamous cells that are plate like. They appear very thin. Surface epithelium: have different surface proteins. Facilitate absorption and transportation of filtered materials in the kidney tubes.

Transitional Epithelium of the Bladder

ct = connective tissuelu = lumenrbc = red blood cell (stained bright pink in ...

Purpose

Procurement outsourcing is usually utilized to reduce costs for goods and services. Acquisition of goods and services can be outsourced with the help of a third party, for example, a procurement outsourcing company. Outsourcing of business operations will result in cost reduction, efficiency of business processes, enhanced compliance, increased competitiveness, increased revenues, and offer an opportunity for the Company to focus on its core competencies. According to Above the Standard Procurement Group Inc. (2012), many companies do not have enough internal staff or the level of expertise of internal staff engaged in procurement is low. Therefore, internal staff cannot conduct ...

Abstract

The Altar basin found in the north western Sonora of Mexico, is a known subsidiary basin forming the present inactive part of the Colorado River delta. The sedimentary records of this basin show how the delta upgraded over a late Miocene. A structurally distinct aquatic basin at the northern end of the Gulf of California is found. Our interpretation of outcrop data, and information from exploratory wells, as well as analog seismic lines of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), and magnetic and gravity explorations from various sources pointed to the existence of three sedimentary sequences, which can be related at regional scale ...

Research studies indicate that the level of criminal activities have accelerated at an alarming rate in today`s world. Everyday crime is reported in the newspapers and on the internet. According to a recent research, crime with fine arts market is the second largest category preceding international drug trafficking. Being in the 21st-century we must understand that early 20th-century literature and materials are over 100 years old, virtually irreplaceable without a massive investment, and also out-of-print. Books, atlases and maps are precious and at the same time vulnerable. It is important to preserve our popular culture through maintaining, caring and providing ...

Introduction

Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi statesman and politician, president of Iraq (1979-2003), Prime Minister of Iraq (1979-1991 and 1994-2003), secretary-general of the Iraqi branch of the Baath Party, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, Marshal (1979). In 1980, he began a ruinous war with Iran, which lasted until 1988. During the war, Hussein's government implemented "Operation Anfal" against the Kurds, during which Iraqi forces used chemical weapons. In 1990, at the initiative of Hussein was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, to provoke a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf, in which Iraqi troops were driven out of Kuwait, and the country ...

The following paper highlights the role of words or language in the life of the major character Liesel. The introduction shows that general background of the paper and the overall setting of the novel. Zusak integrates his voice in the novel as he use Liesel to show the difference that word make in the lives of individuals. The paper also compares the way that Hitler uses words to manipulate the German people against how Liesel uses language to ease the burden of the characters she interacts with. In addition, there are the influential factors that play an integral role ...

Introduction

It really is a small tale definitely, concerning, involving other things, a girl, a number of phrases, a good accordionist, a number of obsessed Germans, a new Jewish fist-fighter, in addition to lot thieve Set during Earth War II in the Germany, Markus Zusak's innovative new novel involving the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster young girl, who used to live outside Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence regard to she is by means of stealing any time she relationships one thing she cannot resist: book. By making use of her accordion-playing foster father and she learns to read and shares her stolen book with ...

Profiling has become one of the most successful and productive method to solve crimes. Within the recent decades police has been working side by side with psychiatrists and psychologists to create a specific algorithm to profile and catch the offenders that were believed to be “uncatchable". FBI turned out to be the most prominent in this field of research. Profiling nowadays is a combination of law enforcement and science, especially psychology. It is used on a daily basis; however, it is still a new filed of science without many definitions or boundaries. Therefore, it's a common thing for its practitioners to come up with ...

I Am Legend is a movie directed by Francis Lawrence in 2007. The producers of the movie include Moritz, Goldsman, Lassiter, and Heyman. The movie bases on the horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in 1954. The novel illustrates the development of the zombie genre to popularize a worldwide plague. The novel adapts the film The Omega Man in 1971, Last Man on Earth in 1964, and I Am Legend production in 2007. Some of the casts in the movie include Will Smith, who represents Dr. Robert Neville, Alice Braga who plays the role of Anna, and Willow who represent Marley ...

Team 2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our company is Prestige Worldwide Investing. Our task is to determine which property is the best investment for the three different risk investors which is the risk averse, risk neutral, and risk seeking. Richard Nixon is a risk-seeking investor. Like most VC (venture capitalist), Richard pursues the project, which is high risky and high payback. Bill Clinton is risk-neutral investor, and he is only concerned about high return regardless of the risk. Ronald Reagan is a risk-averse investor looking for safe investments. For example, risk-averse investors will prefer the one with low relative risk when faced with two ...

A Child Called It is a book written by Dave Pelzer. Dave writes this book as an abused child who went through a horrific experience. In the first part, he writes how he was horribly beaten, and even forced to swallow his own vomit, ammonia, and even soap. Dave writes about the horrors children go through when abused. A Child Called It is an unforgettable account of an abused child who was brutally beaten, burned, starved, and tortured with an unstable alcoholic mother. A child Called It is an incredible emotional story where the author describes how he endured unthinkable suffering ...

Introduction

Architecture is very significant in people’s life. Hence, every building should be created correctly. The point is that people face buildings every day: we lie in houses created by architectures; we work in offices created by them as well; we shop in malls projected by architectures. However, some architectures do not strive to build correctly. Although, there is no clear cause for it, but there are many cases when “badly built” buildings cause different diseases. Doctors call it sick building syndrome. This research is devoted to the issue of sick buildings and the syndrome they cause. The peculiarity ...

I must admit that I had my own preconceived ideas and notions about the mentally retarded persons all along and before I had an opportunity of volunteering in a facility that provides care for the mentally ill. Even at the moment when we were given an opportunity to volunteer in a mental health facility, I had my own ideas of what I would see, experience, and what the patients or the mentally retarded would be like. These notions had been built into me and developed throughout my life through listening to popular opinions from people and readings from the media. I ...

Every single person on this planet has its own values, interests and the certain path to follow. Choosing the road is the most difficult trial, but once the choice is made – no one should be able to stop you. Your personal environment, your inner world is being constantly formed by your beliefs and relations with others. Build up your soul and body, state yourself as a person and never forget of people who trust you. With the time passing, I have learned that there are three most important values that one has to educate himself with: optimism, belief in others, ...

Elvis Presley was one of the greatest musicians in rock 'n roll history - he revolutionized the way in which people enjoyed pop music, and became an all-American icon with untold wealth throughout the 60s and 70s. He was one of the catalysts that brought rock 'n' roll, primarily thought to be a black musical style, to wider acceptance by whites, and pushed boundaries of raciness and eroticism in American live musical performance. Elvis Presley was the ultimate Memphis Rockabilly artist as he combined white sensibilities and good looks with urban jazz and blues music styles. Because of this ability ...

Police militarization in the United States was ignited by the fight against narcotics and terror alongside laws and streams of funding appurtenant thereto. In particular, the response of the State security machinery towards the September 2011 terrorist attacks further catalyzed and implanted militarization among the police. Homeland security immediately emerged as a key directive by the government causing a change in the level and nature of relationship as between different government agencies. There was a fundamental shift in the way these agencies related to one another as well as towards the public. Some of the effects of the shift to this ...

Effectiveness

Effectiveness

Introduction

Knowing the principles of building an effective marketing strategy is core success factor in development of any kind of business. Broadly speaking, marketing strategy is a combination of marketing purposes and marketing plan that is sometimes determined as Marketing Mix (4 p’s Marketing). Understanding Marketing Mix of the Company helps understand marketing strategy used for gaining competitive advantage (Ferrell and Hartline, 2012). For the purposes of the current paper Sports Direct International was chosen. The paper will be devoted to the analysis of Marketing Mix used by the Company and analysis of success factors that help increase its ...

- Mission Statement Harman is the global leader producing audio and infotainment systems. Approximately 80% of the luxury cars of the world are equipped by its audio systems of premium quality. The Company operates in three segments of the industry including Consumer, Professional, and Automotive. There were several main principles indicated in the mission statement of the company, namely: dedication to global excellence in the market of audio and infotainment markets, fostering a culture of creativity and empowerment, and implementing innovations. The Company stated the commitment to customer satisfaction, superior value, and delivering solution of excellent quality to ...

Part I

1. Time value analysis is the concept implemented when there is a necessity to identify future value of one unit of a currency supposed to be received in several years or the amount of money supposed to be received in future from one unit of currency invested today. The basic concept of time value of money analysis is that the value of alternative investments depends on the time when they will be exchanged. Interest rate may not cover inflation rate contributing to the differences between the present and future values of investments (Khan Academy, 2013). Time value analysis is a tool ...

Article Reviews

Article 1: Gary Soto’s “Looking for Work” One initially presumed that the main point of the article was basically the adventure or challenges allegedly encountered by Gary Soto in looking for work. One envisioned the contents to be about the travails of searching for permanent employment which would provide the searcher with a means of livelihood. Therefore, one selected this essay since it would be interesting to find out some additional information or techniques and strategies being applied by the main character in his quest for employment. One deemed that the strategies would be useful in the personal ...

Conventional versus Islamic

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Dr. N E Abstract: The current paper relates financial analysis of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE and make appropriate conclusions regarding comparative advantages and disadvantages of the two groups of the banks. The evaluation between commercial and Islamic banks was carried out with the help of financial analysis. Analysis of financial ratios was used as the main technique of financial analysis in this paper. There were four groups of financial ratios analyzed, namely: liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, ...

(Course No.) (City & State) Growing cells are located within defined environmental niches and any area outside the niche is very hostile. Because normal cells lack survival techniques, it leads to anoikis. The tumor development process strives when malignant cells escape from the local issues and resist anoikis. The cells of the immune system play a dual role of stimulating adaptive immune responses against tumor-specific antigens and at the same time promoting tumor angiogenesis and progression. This is through the support of the innate and inflammatory responses (Ravi et al., 2000). Integrins are termed as a family of adhesion ...

The Book Thief by Marckus Zusak

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver The Book Thief by Marckus Zusak Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver In The Book Thief Lisel Meminger is living with a foster family - struggling to get by on what she steals - hiding from bombing raids - in a war that makes powerful adults feel helpless - still she shares with her neighbors - and helps the even more powerless Jewish man hiding from the Nazis. In The Wolf Brother Torak sets out to avenge his father by destroying the demon bear who killed him. Along the way, he receives assistance ...

Introduction.

Theories have been developed and assumptions made all in the name of explaining what really caused one of the most deadly fires in the history of America. Cocoanut Grove was a restaurant/supper club in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. No night clubs ever existed at that point in time. It was located at 17 Piedmont Street, near Park Square, in down town Boston. As the records have it, it was a popular place in late 1920’s, but its popularity dwindled in the 1930’s. Later in the 1940’s it popularity rose once again and made it a force to reckon ...

Personal Finance

Personal Financial Plan Introduction A person’s financial success is determined by his ability to allocate and utilize his own financial resources. Planning is an integral part of every person’s future aspirations for a better life even retirement. However, financial planning is not as simple as outlining the current personal assets versus liabilities because similar to business financial planning it also considers both external and external environmental attributions. Internal factors vary from risk tolerance, projected financial situation, discipline, goals, spending, saving and investment patterns and consumption. On the other hand, external factors include social, legal, political, taxation ...

1.In this story, the idea of ultimate Freedom is the freedom to opt out of the city, where one cannot question why a solitary child is consigned to misery in a basement cell, denying it basic human rights, seemingly for the greater good of the society. In other words, those who enjoy the many positive aspects of the society in the city of Omelas do not have the choice of questioning this single act of barbarity; neither does the child have any choice but to endure the confinement in pitiable conditions. Those who cannot put up with this, those who do ...

Introduction

Mining process is an industrially based process that occurs in a natural environment. Its primary potential problems include disturbance of geological structure of the area. It generates enormous volumes of waste solid material and alters the ecology of the area involved, . This paper looks at the mining of phosphates in St Pierre Islands and its impacts. It also gives the possible mitigation measures together with underlying advantages and disadvantages.

Statement of the problem

St Pierre Island is a small, uninhabitable island to the north of Seychelles. The geologically unstable island is under attack by the sea waves. Its foundation rock that is made up of ...

Introduction

This case study is devoted to the analysis of the current position of the Capital One Bank. The Bank has recently faced problems connected with mortgage process flow caused by inefficient internal communication. The Bank even stopped taking applications because of negative impact on customers. A detailed implementation plan will be developed to resolve the issues the Bank faced. The improvement of the processes will include several operations management techniques. The resources needed for implementation of the plan will be identified on the basement of analysis of actual data. Short-term and long-term implications of the operations techniques will ...

Take Home Exam of Operation Management

Question 1 Job Rotation as Operations Management Concept A concept of job rotation was chosen for analysis. Job rotation is a job design technique when employees are moved between jobs according to an approved plan. The main objective of job rotation is to enable employees to try different jobs and to expose them to a variety of skills aiming at raising job satisfaction and to encourage team work. Job rotation pursues several objectives, namely: reduction of job monotony, succession planning, exposing employees to vertical integration, opportunity to create the fit between an employee and a job, testing employees’ skills, ...

The current paper examines the issues of strategic management accounting including stages of strategic management process, the roles of management accounting, concept of opportunity costs, concept of relevant and irrelevant costs, cost classification and practical application of breakeven analysis. Besides, it contains examples illustrating some of the above listed concepts. The claims are supported with relevant arguments; the examples reflect the issues associated with running business in contemporary market environment. Each task is divided into sections related to different parts of each question. Each part of the question contains appropriate conclusions.

Main Stages of Strategic Management Process

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Proposal Package for Riordan Electric Fans Inc.

Introduction The current proposal concerns the issues Riordan Manufacturing Inc. faced in China where the company has a plant. Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is a manufacturer of plastics with headquarters in San Jose, California, which expanded globally. It also has facilities in Georgia (Albany), Michigan (Pontiac), and China (Hangzhou). It produces plastics including fans of all sizes, plastic bottles, custom plastic parts, medical stents, and heart valves using innovative technologies. The company is a Fortune 1000 enterprise with 550 employees working and $1 billion of revenue. It focuses on research and development that gives the company an irrefutable competitive advantage over its ...

Introduction

This paper’s aim is to describe and explore the representation of a school principle as portrayed in the film ‘Toy soldiers’. It will explain, in depth, what the film is all about and critically analyze the principle/ headmaster of the Regis high school in this film. We will explore his leadership styles in heading a school full of renegade teenagers who have been rejected by other learning institutions. We shall also analyze his crisis management skills when the school is taken hostage by hostile terrorist. This film is an action drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, Jr. It was released ...

Executive Summary

Safe Haven, the Center of Independent Living for Elderly will be located in Nevada, MO (Missouri) with population of about 8,600 people. The Center of Independent Living for Elderly offers various services for elderly people including medical care, dietary control, coordinated physical and mental activity. The mission of Safe Haven is to provide excellent services at a reasonable price to serve the community retirees and people with disabilities. Our ideal customers are elderly people aged 65 and elder. Potential clients are people at the age from 55 to 64. We will have excellent opportunities to develop our business in ...

Elvis Presley was one of the greatest musicians in rock 'n roll history - he revolutionized the way in which people enjoyed pop music, and became an all-American icon with untold wealth throughout the 60s and 70s. He was one of the catalysts that brought rock 'n' roll, primarily thought to be a black musical style, to wider acceptance by whites, and pushed boundaries of raciness and eroticism in American live musical performance. For such a living legend, one would expect his house to be incredible and lavish - Graceland fits all of these definitions and more. Starting out at the ...

Abstract

Fire safety and prevention is of great concern in the construction of new buildings and the assessment of existing structures in order to prevent hazardous fire situations and consequential loss of human life. Therefore, the causative agents of fires and the ways fires move and spread are key to understanding how to build or improve structures that minimize fire risk and damage. Because basements are often the starting point for fires, the research specifically explores how basement fires start, spread, what construction elements promote fires, basement fire control, equipment for combating fire outbreak, and prevention of future fire outbreaks. ...

Chapter 1: Introduction

Since time immemorial cases of fire outbreak from the basement f buildings has been a common phenomena. Such fire usually razes down the building as such fire outbreaks are usually realized when it is too late to salvage the situation. The focus of this research was a study on fire safety with a specific outlook on the safety measures that can be implemented within the basement areas of buildings. The study explores the causes of the fire outbreaks. It describes the various processes by which fire can spread from one point in the building to ravage whole building. The paper gives a detailed ...