Essays on Quality Control.

Integrated Management Systems

Integrated Management Systems

Introduction

Management systems involve the utilization of designed procedure in stirring a corporation to achieve the set goals. This paper discusses the attributes of a safety manager, identifies their PDCA components and the means to achieve excellence in those skills.

Innovation skills

Innovativeness is the backbone of every successful enterprise, and all safety managers should be innovative. They should have the ability to innovate ideas, set objectives and targets on how to achieve them (Pardy, 2009). The innovations should be in line with the legal structures of the particular country/state. The manager should identify the risks and impacts of ...

Introduction

Definition of Managerial Accounting Businesses must implement effective decisions at varying phases of growth through management accounting for a chance of a future. According to an article on the Harvard business Review, businesses mainly go through two main phases of growth: the start-up phase or the mature phase. According to Churchill and Lewis, each of these phases demand and rely on differing strategies that fulfill a need and/or takes the business to the next phase. The techniques used or applied to haul business through these phases are referred to as managerial accounting techniques. The parties responsible for reinforcing managerial ...

Application of Set in Order

The 5S has been useful for the industrial process in a bid to minimize time wastage as well as enhance efficiency in the workplace. In the industrial process, Set in Order is often used to help employees establish where every necessary staff is located to limit time wastage (Ward & Sobek II, 2014). It is important for the employee to get the things they need right away. However, when the tools are returned, they should often be on the place so that others can also find them when needed. The step asserts that everything should be set in a place ...

Introduction

Skechers is a high performance and lifestyle footwear company located in Manhattan Beach, California, which was founded in 1992 by current CEO Robert Greenberg and his son Michael. It was first incorporated in 1992 in California and then reincorporated in Delaware in 1999 while keeping its headquarters in California (Skechers, 2016b). As of fiscal year 2015, it owned and operated in the United States 119 concept stores, 155 factory outlet stores, and 117 warehouse outlet stores. Internationally, it also owned and operated 82 concept stores, 41 factory outlet stores, and five warehouse outlet stores. It has more than 1340 ...

Material Extraction of Dry Battery AA:

A typical alkaline dry AA cell comprises a cylindrical external case, cathode, anode, and electrolyte and separators. The external casing is made from nickel-plated steel and is lined with a separator to divide the anode and cathode. The separator is made of either a porous synthetic material or layered paper. On one end, the battery canister is sealed with an epoxy or asphalt sealant underlying a steel plate and at the other end with a brass rod driven through the cylinder. The rod is welded to a metallic end cap and passed via an outer plastic seal. Inside the ...

Business Perspectives

Business Perspectives

Management Summary

La Brea Pharmacy is managed by one owner. This owner will provide funding from his own savings: cover the start-up expenses and provide the financial ground for the first six months of facility’s operation. The company plans to start as a single outlet and later expand the business by opening new outlets in other areas. Highly qualified employees willsupport the prosperity of the company.

La Brea Pharmacy is a sole proprietorship.At first, the owner will have full control of the business management. Financing business through personal savings will make a powerful incentive for its quick promotion. ...

Business case scenario analysis

Abstract The successful enterprise Three Guys Garage is facing challenges for expansion, succession planning, and the use of innovation in their services. Growing the brand can result to the loss of operational and service quality control while not doing so will limit TGG’s sustainability in the future. Growing the brand also provides enormous opportunities for their apparent successors to gain experience in running a large enterprise. Franchising the TGG brand provides at least three advantages in the expansion and planning fronts: easy access to better managerial talents; easy access to expansion capital; and significantly minimized risk exposure. However, ...

Introduction:

Outsourcing is a cost saving practice in which one company provides different goods and services to another company. It is used by different companies to transfer some portions of work to outside suppliers instead of completing it internally. It describes the strategic use of outside resources to perform organization's internal activities. It help the companies to get more skills and expertise from outside suppliers. Outsourcing is an act of acquiring products or services from an outside company that is known as vendor or supplier. The history of outsourcing is embedded with a history of the growth of modern technology ...

Abstract

Color and texture are important attributes related to vegetable quality. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in quality characteristics, caused by cooking time, and pH (alkali and acid addition) in some vegetables. Four different vegetables — carrots, spinach, red cabbage and cauliflower — were analyzed for changes in color and texture associated to time of boiling, the effect of alkali (baking soda), and the effect of acid (vinegar and cream of tartar). Samples of each vegetable were prepared and treated for five minutes. Color change was measured visually and using the L*a*b* technique. Color and ...

Abstract

The automotive industry is one of the industries that has been characterized by intense rivalry. Companies invest a lot of resources to come up with innovative solutions that give them an edge over their rivals. Customer satisfaction is the main target for every company since evidence suggest that increased customer satisfaction contributes to enhanced customer loyalty. One of the areas of focus has been quality control. Quality control in the automotive industry has been improving over time. Besides increasing customer satisfaction, quality controls have been employed in the automotive industry to achieve other goals such as cutting costs, meeting ...

Introduction

The business planning and formulating is not as easy and simple as it seems just like to run operations and deal with staff. To start a new business, it is very important to understand the nature and role of entrepreneurship. Many entrepreneurs have succeeded, and many have failed in the past, it means that there is something exist that can differentiate the successful and failure entrepreneurs. Before conducting a plan for the new business of wedding planner services, it is needed to understand the needs, challenges and risks in the development of new business and how these challenges and ...

Introduction

Quality management (TQM) refers to an integrated approach developed to improve the quality at every level of the organization. It is a systematic quality improvement tool to achieve the purpose of performance improvement in terms of quality, productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability. It focuses on the continuous process improvement in the organizations to offer high customer value and meet needs of the customer. Four main factors are linked to the TQM strategy, such as customer satisfaction, employee involvement, managerial leadership and process improvement and control. The organizations that give preference to quality are needed to identify customers, their needs ...

Overview of Geographic, Cultural, Political, Economic, and Legal Risks/Benefits:

Lululemon is one of the premier workout wear companies in the world. What makes Lululemon so sensational is that they are a luxury brand that is truly bright colored and high quality. So far, Lululemon has made many successful attempts as they opened luxurious storefronts all over the globe. Given that Lululemon is a Canadian company, it is quite surprising that they have been so successful within other markets than their home market. In fact, Lululemon has been quite successful in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, (Lululemon History, 2016). This year, Lululemon is planning on expanding their ...

Which concepts covered in the textbook and Power Points were important to understand for the simulation, and why?

I played the role of a reseller in the Simulation. The first step of the simulation was to set up 12 international sales offices and/or regional web-centres for e-Commerce. This required me to understand the process for conducting Facility Location Analysis as detailed in the textbook, which is a part of Logistics Network Design. A site location would affect the time and place relationships between facilities, markets, or between supply points. It could also impact the transportation costs, service, and inventory requirements . The Power Points talked about the specialized functions that are needed for both the resellers and the ...

Abstract

Total quality management is an approach steeped in scientific management. It involves an attempt to cut down on defects and meet what consumers require of a firm. TQM is based on the formulation of a system to monitor and control affairs and set and meet quality targets through a generalist framework. This is done through several approaches and systems including Six Sigma, Toyota Production System and ISO-9001. This paper focuses on ISO-9001. It is an accreditation system that is utilized by registering with a global monitoring system that is applied over an extended period of usually 6 months. ISO-9001 ...

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Introduction Job planning is an essential factor for the success of an organization in the competitive business environment. It is important to design a compensation plan that will help to motivate an employee toward his job to improve the productivity of the organization. The compensation package is the necessary element for the success of human resource management. It helps in appraising the performance of the employees and keeps them happy with their job. The paper has been developed to understand the job of a Human Resources Representative for the PenFed Credit Union and prepare a job description for the ...

Abstract:

Many multinational enterprises (MNEs) are under pressure to offer more value to their consumers, as well as, make profits while facing steep competition. The cost of operations and productions of any organization directly determines the organization’s success. Offshoring or moving headquarters overseas allows organizations to move its business operations and functions to a different country (DiMattia, 2004). Many major MNE are often underutilized even though they have incredible knowledge resources. The main reason is that often the knowledge required within one part of the organization exists within that organization but the access to that information by those who ...

In the contemporary business practices, quality management methods and tools are widely used to enhance the productivity and quality of the organizational processes, operations, products, and services. Quality management is a comprehensive framework that works parallel to the organization involving all units, stakeholders, departments, and operations, enabling it to grow consistently. Quality assurance and quality controls are the two major complement of a quality management system that comes with quality planning and quality improvement. This paper elucidates the significance of quality assurance and quality control in the modern business arena. Considering the example of Air Mauritius, the paper elucidates ...

Question One: List and elaborate some strategic issues facing Coach Inc.? (One small paragraph listing top 5 strategic issues for Coach)

Coach faces challenges common to companies experiencing a growth "stand-off" as she expands globally. This stand-off is informed by specific and generic factors in luxury goods industry. Notably, Coach faces strategic challenges in 2012 in five areas: (1) market maturity, (2) value differentiation, (3) growth pattern, (4) counter-competition strategy and (5) market research in emerging markets. For market maturity, Coach has reached a point of market maturity beyond which more aggressive product innovation and marketing activities are required in order to offer a boost for growth. For, value differentiation, Coach has historically relied on pricing as a major driver ...

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. The Contexts of Quality Systems 4 2.1. The Customers Gratification Perspective 5 2.2. The Ethical Perspective 5 2.3. The Legal Perspective 6 3. The Methods and Tools of Quality Control Process 7 3.1. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) 8 3.2. Cause and Effect Analysis (Fishbone Analysis) 9 3.3. DMAIC 10 4. Conclusion – The Impact of Quality Control and Assurance Management 11

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Introduction Quality control and assurance have evolved from essential competitive solutions to the foundational elements of effective business performance (Automotive Action Industry Group, 2008). Because of the unstoppable technological advent, the manufacturing ...

Abstract

Color and texture are important attributes related to vegetable quality. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in quality characteristics, caused by cooking time, and pH (alkali and acid addition) in some vegetables. Four different vegetables — carrots, spinach, red cabbage and cauliflower — were analyzed for changes in color and texture associated to time of boiling, the effect of alkali (baking soda), and the effect of acid (vinegar and cream of tartar). Samples of each vegetable were prepared and treated for five minutes. Color change was measured visually and using the L*a*b* technique. Color and ...

Executive Summary

The paper is commissioned to evaluate the existing outsourcing industry in India and how well the existing environment in the nation favors the outsourcing needs of US Federal Government relating to Student Loan and Insurance Claim services. The Indian Government, which has been recently elected on full majority and has ended the long trend of coalition affair, has been launching multiple initiatives to promote the outsourcing industry through programs such as ‘Make in India’. Moreover, according to the reports released by FICCI and World Bank the political governance in the nation is now favoring business establishments. Indian outsourcing industry ...

The success of an operation is greatly influenced by several key design factors such as, but not limited to, the design of the goods or services, quality systems, and process strategy. To remain competitive in a marketplace a company must first ensure their product or service is designed under an excellent product strategy or it can be devastating to a firm (pg 156 a. lib.). After a product or service is defined and selected, a firm can then determine the process strategies that will be utilized to produce the goods or services for consumption. In our case study Rochester ...

Video Case 13: Washburn Guitars: Demand, Pricing, and Costing

Question 1

For a first-time buyer of the guitars, similar to many other products, the price will play a crucial role in determining the demand. Economic theory project that when the price is high, the demands tends to be low (Barnes, 2008). However, it is worth noting that price is relative to the level of income. If for example, the guitar cost $ 500; to a person earning $ 100,000, this would not be an expensive item. On the other hand, to a person earning $ 10,000, the guitar’s price is relatively high. Second, in the music age of ...

Human Resource management Training Proposal

Every Organization has a typical work culture and processes that may be unique. Any new comer to the industry needs to be trained to adjust with the organizational culture and processes. Training the new employees is a key function of the Human Resource Management apart from Human Resource Planning, Recruiting, selecting and hiring of employees. The HR manager decides on the basis of Organizational strategies the number of personnel that is to be recruited in each functional area and the positions that need staffing. This function of assessing the requirement of personnel at various positions in different stages and ...

Executive Summary

Mission Statement Situation Analysis General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1878 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. It serves diverse industries such as aviation, consumer electronics, electrical distribution, energy, finance, and healthcare, among others. The company has operations in major markets in more than 100 countries across the world (www.ge.com). In 2015, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 8th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue, and the 21st most profitable company (www.fortune.com & forbes.com, 2015). As of 2016 the company was listed the ninth-largest in the world among ...

Introduction

Contemporary market is, no doubt, based on competition between different entities, which have to rely, in order to win the consumer, on innovation and self-improvement. ‘Global competition requires that our attitudes and values toward work be dynamic, engaging, and collaborative’ (Stamatis 1996). The mentioned improvement goal can be also described as the raise of quality, and the following three issues, which derive from ISO 9000, are thought to be necessary to consider, if such target has been set: ‘to establish important goals and objectives, formulate actions via policies, programs and procedures to achieve the goals, understand the source of ...

GRAV-D is NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS ambitious program to re-define the vertical datum of the United States by the year 2021. GRAV-D is composed of two major campaigns, which includes; a high-resolution snapshot of gravity in the United States and a low-resolution movie of gravity changes (“GRAV-D: Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum”). The gravity-based vertical datum will be accurate at the 2 cm level where possible. The proposal is included in the NGS 10 year plan. GRAV_D is an ongoing project and is collecting gravity data across the United States and its holdings ( ...

Issues in Management: Critical Thinking Workplace Dispute Analysis

Issues in Management: Critical Thinking Workplace Dispute Analysis

Introduction

Cogent, critical thinking in role-playing skills assist managers in maintaining salubrious workplace conditions. This exercise assesses an application to the problem of Lauren’s case study in figuring out what happened, and remedy a dispute arising in the office. The framework for arriving at a decision rests upon four key steps, which include the following: (a) identify, (b) gather/analyze, (c) consider options, and (d) develop well-reasoned ideas. Besides the buzzword of ‘sustainability,’ perhaps the most often discussed business topics revolve around issues of ethics and communications – which often arise in the ...

Introduction to the Product

Takata is an airbag manufacturing company. It manufactures and supplies airbags for all kinds of vehicles. The company is a B2B concern and deals with the small and big corporations in the automobile sector. The products of the company protect the people riding all types of vehicles from injuries and loss during road accidents. The business is top ranked among the companies spending on innovative systems and research and development in Japan. The operations are not confined to Japan only. It is a multinational concern now supplying the air bags systems to the other countries of the world. The ...

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<Course Number and Name> <Names> 1. Executive Summary 4 2. Introduction 4 2.1 Description of Project 4 2.2 High-level Product Characteristics 4 2.3 Project Purpose or Justification 4 2.4 Objectives 4 2.4.1 Primary Business Objectives 5 2.4.2 Project Objectives 5 2.4.3 Benefits 5 2.5 Project Success Criteria 6 2.6 High Level Requirements 6 3. Change Management 6 4. SCOPEDescription 6 5. Schedule and Budget Summary 6 5.1 Work Breakdown Structure 7 5.2 Summary Milestone Schedule 7 5.3 Project Boundaries 8 5.3.1 Inclusions 8 5.3.2 Exclusions 8 5.4 Assumptions 8 5.5 Constraints 9 5.5.1 Solution ...

Engineers are paramount and respected professionals in the society; hence, they are expected to uphold high standards of ethics at all times. Tim realized that they could not meet the deadline because of the failure of one machine. Out of the three options, the third option would be the best to apply to this scenario. One of the Engineering codes of ethics requires the engineer to be faithful and honest to the client (National Society of Professional Engineers 1). The next preferable option for Tim would be discussing the issue with Parker Products to see whether they can either ...

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Introduction

Quality control program for computed tomography (CT) scan is defined as a process or system that is designed to ensure that the performance of the scanner is still within the set standard (Seeram, 2015, p.432). This is accomplished using quality control tests. The result of a specific QC test for a given CT scanner is compared with other brands of CT scanners in the market. The purpose of quality control testing for CT scans is to ensure that every image produced by the machine is of good quality—clear, and readable, while still ensuring the lowest dose ...

Briefing Note on Information Sharing

Issue: Counterterrorism Information Sharing Role of Information Sharing Since 9/11 The importance of sharing intelligence information related to terrorism among the various law enforcement agencies and the federal security machinery cannot be overemphasized. There various roles that information sharing plays in detecting and preventing terrorism activities. Firstly, terrorist attacks take place in a community setting. It is the duty of local, state and community based responders as well law enforcement officials to initiate the first response team. Information sharing is necessary ensure timely response. Timely response is essential in mitigating the impact and reducing the number of causalities from ...

Introduction

Conducting an internal and external analysis of a company is very important to properly plan and execute medium and long-term strategies. Internal and external factors analysis help determine a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, strength which are useful in identifying strategies. This paper will analyze the internal and external factors of Domino’s Pizza, one of the leading providers of pizzas in the world. It discusses the pizza industry, the competitive environment, and the sound strategies for Domino’s Pizza. The report used extensive desk researches, qualitative, and qualitative analysis. The premise is that Domino’s Pizza may be ...

Question one

Applichem was a chemical production firm specializing in the production of specialized consumer products based on their demands and needs. It had production spread over four different plants in Europe and the America. The plants had similar leadership in in order to enhance smooth and uniformity in the production. Its major source of funding was the revenue they would register from the sale of their products especially Release-ease that was specially designed and customized for the consumers.

Question two

Before the survey was conducted, the company was registering several challenges with production for instance fluctuations in demand leading to lower and ...

IT Quality Assurance Research Paper

Introduction An organization is composed of different departments, having varied levels of quality dynamics. Our company, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) appreciates the need to raise the quality levels in the various departments so that it’s at par and in line with the individual companies’ strategic objectives. NPCC is committed to offering in-house applications that aim at raising the mentioned quality levels. This could be achieved through the automation of the processes within the various departments. Besides, automation, NPCC offers web pages applications software using.NET aimed at improving quality at the department level. Improvement in service in the ...

I. Introduction Quality control refers to the policies and procedures a company institutes in order to ensure that its products or services are the best possible available, comply with external and internal standards, government regulations, and to decrease or eliminate any problem, errors or issues that might occur in the production or enjoyment of the goods or service. Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa was one of the first persons to advocate for company-wide/total quality control, or the integration of quality control practices in every facet of the company’s business model. In addition, Dr. Ishikawa was the father of the Japanese ...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide a reasonable explanation on the right of the injured party in a commercial contract to file for damages on the breach of contract. The applicable Incoterm contract was also discussed based on the non-delivery of goods as stated in the contract. The article discussed the rights available to the buyer or the seller for the failure on the part of one of the parties to the commercial contract to fulfill their obligations that were previously agreed upon. The valid grounds that will allow the parties to recover for damages were also ...

Approaches to Quality Management Appropriate to Commercial Operations

Product Quality and Service Quality Product quality and service quality are two distinct theoretical issues in terms of commercial operations and commercial operations management. Service quality is measured by internal structures as well as by consumer perception of quality of service; a service cannot be considered to be a quality service if the consumer or customer feels that the service is inappropriate or of low quality (Jahanshani et al., 2014). Consumers or customers often expect high-level service in today’s economy because of the number of choices available to them: for companies like Toyota, the competition is even more ...

Introduction and Analysis – A-Cat Corporation

Introduction Description of the scenario A-Cat is a manufacturing company dealing in the production of voltage regulators. The company requires transformers in the manufacture of voltage regulators/refrigerators. In order to meet the demand for refrigerators, the company must have adequate stock of transformers. The company has been facing challenges of overstocking and understocking of transformers. Overstocking increases storage costs thus reducing the operational efficiency of the company while understocking limits the company from meeting its normal production levels. The number of transformers needed is determined by analyzing the sales figures for the last two to three months as well ...

Texas A & M University

Civil Engineering Case 2: Weston Water Treatment Case Level Abstract This paper explores a case study on Weston Wastewater Treatment Plant. It follows a series of management problems that affected the plant performance and raised ethical issues. It emerged that the plant’s officials were violating environmental laws by tampering with samples and discharging sludge directly into Weston River. This discharge could affect the lives of communities downstream whose lives depend on Weston River. This paper analyzes the stakeholders’ responses to the ethical issues raised in light of utilitarianism and consequentalist ethical theories. It finds out that Sam Stanton ( ...

Corporate Responsibility in Creating Environmental Value: Research Data Collection and Results

APPENDIX Company Question Baladiya Eqs. Fed Min of Env 1 yes * yes yes 2 yes * yes * yes* 3 yes * yes * yes * 4 yes yes yes 5 yes * yes * yes * 6 yes * yes * yes * 7 yes * yes yes * 8 no yes no 9 no * yes * no * 10 yes * yes * yes * 11 yes * yes * yes * 12 no yes no 13 yes * yes * yes * 14 yes yes yes 15 yes * yes yes * 16 no yes * no * 17 yes yes yes 18 yes yes * yes 19 yes yes yes * 20 n/a yes n/a *Denotes additional answer (see COMPLETE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY COMPANY) ...

Relevance of Statistics course irrespective of the Program a student is pursuing needs to be highlighted so that students get the right perspective about why and what they are learning in the course. Statistics handles ‘evidence-based view of reality’ (Friedman, H.H., Friedman, L.W and Amoo Taiwo, 2012 ) from different types of data collected through observation and studies. Article of Freidman et al., is the main source for the reflective essay. According to the authors there were numerous attempts at making statistics likeable by the students, prominent among which are:: (i) using humor in the introductory statistics course (Friedman, Friedman & ...

Abstract

The research presentation on the corporate social responsibility of the imaginary organization Riordan Manufacturing Inc. covers the description of the social initiative to be implemented and discusses the main components of an effective CSR policy. The suggested social initiative is about going green and focuses on conducting energy audit, getting paperless by communication by e-mails and double sided print, saving water, providing leadership and involving employees. The company will benefit from becoming environmentally-friendly due to improved reputation, increased customer and employee loyalty and saved money in operational costs. An effective CSR policy should include such components as business value, ...

Organization Development of Healthcare

Introduction Hawthorne effect refers to some studies performed to show how training impacts on employee productivity at work. Comprehensive studies showed that sending employees for training tends to motivate them to work harder. This is because the employees consider themselves as long term investments of the organization. According to Hawthorne effect workers perform better if they are constantly being evaluated. Supervising the employees ensures that they are constantly focused on their work hence increasing their productivity. Evaluation increases employee motivation as it also involves the harmonization of salaries. Employee motivation will in turn increase productivity as employees. This ...

Abstract

Skylux Construction Company intends to provide high quality services to its customers. Marketing is a very important exercise that every business should practice, and consequently, well done marketing is reflected in the increase in sales. Skylux Construction Company has a marketing campaign that is meant to promote their services to its target clients in the most effective way. This paper explores the intended target market, competitors to the business, and the promotional plan for the company.

The paper will put out a detailed plan on how it intends to attract and retain customers. It will also give a budget of the marketing ...

Introduction

The field of medicine and pharmacy has over the recent past experienced tremendous growth with technological improvements making pharmacy and the analysis of drugs and characteristics of drugs much simpler. Drug analysis is a fundamental aspect of drug development. It is not confined to making improvements to drug but also assessing quality to ascertain their fitness for human consumption. Drugs are chemical compounds that are affected by a number of factors including temperature, moisture and contaminants among others. For this reason, technology has provided an analytical tool for analyzing the drugs.

Following the introduction of spectroscopy about half a century ago, ...

Part 1: Total Quality Management and Project Management

Based on what I read and studied, I think that Total Quality Management and Project Management complement each other as they both address everything in projects and works (“Topic 5,” n.d.). With these two combined, a company can look after the quality control of various projects and products to make sure that they are delivered well. Everything undergoes total quality control so that a project of high-quality will be delivered.

The Program Management Information System is also combined with Total Quality Management. It is a software application that supports the planning, monitoring, and controlling ...

As an outstanding professional and a student, I am applying for a scholarship for the Doctor of Pharmacy, in order to realize my full potential and to join an academic school as a teaching staff after graduation. Being a hard working student with excellent academic credentials and a respectable performance throughout the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree program, and the Master in Diabetes Care and Education, with GPA 3.240 and MGPA 3.12, I expect to be the right candidate for the honorable Pharmacy Scholarship. Currently being enrolled in my Postgraduate studies at the University of Dundee, College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, I meticulously continue ...

Abstract

Visual programming is used to develop exceptional quality software and products. These are used at institutions, departments, private organizations for developing database, handling and managing various tasks. The software developed using .NET programming, advanced windows forms and classes, is implemented and tested by engineers to protect and validate the project so as to make software able to be deployed and contribute functions. The software project functional and non functional requirements are depicted by use case and class diagrams. While the software code of the project is tested for correct functioning. Later the deployment is possible with ensuring ...

Disability discrimination is where a company makes decisions that affect an employee basing the decision partly or wholly on the disability of an employee and yet an employee has the qualifications according to the American's with Disabilities Act. Despite the increased sensitivity to people with disabilities both mental and physical, many of the America's workforces find themselves to be victims of employment discrimination due to their disability.

The recent case to hit the news was a lawsuit on Taprite Fassco Manufacturing Company based in San Antonio. EEOC claimed that they violated a number of federal anti-discrimination laws on how they treated a quality ...

For my student practical skills development training, I had the opportunity to be placed as a trainee in the Immunology department of a Women’s and Children’s Hospital. It is naturally agreed that one acquires important practical skills and learns the ropes of one’s profession while on the practicum placement. A career in laboratory medicine requires a lot practical skills and one has to be conversant with many laboratory procedures involved. The Women’s and Children’s Hospital is one of its kind. It is a care facility that centers on family needs, and it is specifically dedicated to offering ...

Section One

Design for manufacturing a concept that seeks to minimize the cost involved in manufacturing an item. As a concept in engineering, design for manufacturing also seeks to reduce the difficulty when manufacturing a product. The design for manufacturing concept is concerned with the reduction of the overall cost of production that results from parts that are used in the manufacturing process. In order to achieve this, the design for manufacturing concept seeks to minimize the complexities in the processes that might impede manufacturing operations by using common primary axes and datum features (Porter 2).

On the other hand, the design for assembly ...

Activity Summary

Projects initiation was the first activity that we engaged in. It was undertaken after a SWOT analysis of the hotel identified that the POS project was the most valuable and most favorable at that time. The next activities that followed were project scope documentation, project approval and signing off. These activities involved definition of goals and assigning of tasks. They also involved the dividing the project into baselines (technical, functional and management and cost baselines). Project plan execution involved a number of activities that included the following: getting bids from suppliers, auction, procurement closure, enterprise information infrastructure design, training of implementers, ...

Introduction

Operation management importance has played a key role in the establishment of competitive advantage of many organizations. The importance of this field has, therefore, gained attention from managers in a bid to steer their organization in the path of continued growth in market share and consequent profitability (Slack, 2012). As a result, academician and managers have developed various strategies in order to improve the profitability of the organization. As such, there are three main improvement methodologies have been developed in relation to operation management and process control. Therefore, as the global competition continuously grows, the pressure to adopt the most workable approach ...

AMBIGUITY AND INTERPRETATION

This project is about reservoir characterization study, which based on a reservoir modeling technique and predicts the liquid demeanor in the reservoir. The model is produced applying data from all geographic expedition and growth origins through particularly the output data and liquified chemical science. This information is acquired through observation of 3D seismic study. While all information is diagrammed in 3D model of reservoir substances is produced which is then utilized to assist pick the most suitable and efficient organic compound convalescence technique.

Reservoir Characterization is very necessary to advance understanding to optimize and gauge reservoir’s performance and its ...

Each project possesses unique objectives and a design. However, there are characteristics that cut across all projects. These characteristics ought to be taken into account when coming with the objective of the project. To begin with, whenever a company or an organization wants to implement a project, there are several ideas that are floated by the concerned parties. These ideas are discussed and ultimately the ideas are developed into project proposals. The proposals provide insight into aspects of the project such as planning, budgeting and management of the project. In addition to this, the project proposal also includes a schedule within which the ...

Chapter 1

1. Some of the factors that affect investors’ interests in foreign investment are the region of the world, the maturity of the hotel industry in that region, and the varied real estate and capital markets throughout the world. Among these, the first two are the ones most related to the host country.

2. Hotels are considered high-risk international investments because unlike the products of manufacturing companies, unsold hotel rooms cannot be stored for later use. In addition, real estate and construction costs constantly increase. Still, other risks include natural disasters, political instability, terrorist activities, fluctuations in exchange rate, and ...

This paper has analyzed the problem of what impact does leadership have on quality. The scope of this work involves the specific work in the book called Leadership for quality by an author Juran J.M. It has reviewed various concepts by the author.

The approach to this problem has involved analyzing three functions of businesses, planning control and improvement in quality. Also, an analysis has been made in the work force part in order to get an idea of the factors that will lead to their improvement in quality.

The results in this analysis are that quality can be ...