Essays on Pinkerton

Contrast risk, threat and vulnerability.

The threat, risk, and vulnerability are terms that commonly used in the risk management. Even though they seem to be very similar, they cannot be used instead of each other, because in a theory of the risk management there a distinct difference between them. The threat is one of the factors that cannot be controlled or influenced directly from the perspective of the risk manager. It exists independently from the current situation and the main task of the risk manager is to identify the threat on time and come up with a plan how to avoid it, prevent it, ...

Value Chain Product-Based Companies

Introduction Supply chain management refers to all engagements required in over-sighting of the movement of product/services from a producer to the final consumer. As a process, it involves the management of materials, finances as well as information through proper coordination and integration between companies. Supply chain forms the heart of a company’s operations to fulfilling its objectives. Effective supply chain has to create, deliver and maintain an effective value chain in its operations. Here, value chain refers to all internal function’s engagement with external suppliers in order to fulfill the needs of the consumer. In reflection to ...

Nationwide Telephones

The basic objective of the paper is the identification of reason for the price increase of the plastic components. The intention of Steve is also to help Bill in understanding the possibilities of reduction for the present inflated prices.

Discussion

The main offering of Nationwide Telephone is low-cost and high quality telephone from 2001. Their reliance is mainly on the local suppliers such that maximum lead times can be observed even when the suppliers are limited. The travel costs are minimized by the combination of prompt delivery times and lesser lead times. The supply manager at Nationwide is Steve Young. ...