Forecasting is nothing but predictions and hence closely related with the information flow of a supply chain. In this chapter, we will discuss the information flow in a supply chain from different perspectives like information sharing with channel partners, different obstacles in sharing information and bullwhip effect. Describing and analyzing the forecasting process is our purpose. A deeper understanding of the concept of forecasting will be achieved by discussing it together with the role of forecasting in various managerial functions....
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Introduction/Overview Finance is a field that dominates various aspects of society and plays a crucial role in the business process. The term finance is very broad and covers a vast amount of activities that support the business process every day. Generally speaking, Finance can be defined as activities that revolve around the management of money and acquiring funds, such as investing, lending, and borrowing. The college of business at the Pennsylvania State University defines finance as “how individuals and business...
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The internet is a source of innumerable connections and communications, giving us the ability to instantly contact someone miles away or across the country in seconds. But in Keith O’Brien’s The Empathy Deficit, he poses the suggestion that the internet is actually driving humans apart and making us less empathetic towards each other. Distant and isolated. “...New research suggests that behind all this communication and connectedness, something is missing. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Institute...
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The Role of The Manage Abstract This report will describe and justify the concept of the managerial escalator, the managerial hybrid concerning two managers from developed countries and determine the extent to which it is adopted in their career path. The theories are expounded in the report as established by “Rees and Porter”. In addition, this report interprets the findings of an interview conducted on two managers to learn on their career path and track their milestones in their managerial...
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References Case Article Honda Motor Company Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation that was established in 1948 by Soichiro Honda, who oversaw the expansion of manufacturing motorized bicycles, motorcycles and multinational automobiles. Honda was the first Japanese automaker to create and build engines and transmissions in the U.S. as well as the first to export U.S.-built cars to overseas markets in 1987. Even though Honda operates in 150 countries, the Honda headquarters is in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda currently employs...
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Balance Sheet A balance sheet shows the financial standing of a company, it can be used as a summary of assets and liabilities and shows the balance of income and expenditure over a given period of time. A simple way to present a balance sheet is by using the equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity. To present an effective balance sheet, under assets and liabilities, respectively divide into two sections, current, and non-current (long term). An example of some current/liquid...
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1.1 Introduction This section will mainly focus on the background of the problem which will be about what has caused the problem. Also the research will focus on the main aims of this research and research objectives giving the reader a clear picture of what the researcher wants to achieve. The research will also come across the significance of the study giving the importance of why this study is being carried out. Moreover the research will focus on the limitations...
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1.1 Introduction This section will mainly focus on the background of the problem which will be about what has caused the problem. Also the research will focus on the main aims of this research and research objectives giving the reader a clear picture of what the researcher wants to achieve. The research will also come across the significance of the study giving the importance of why this study is being carried out. Moreover the research will focus on the limitations...
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Introduction Ⅰ. Analyze the effect central bank easing during the Great Recession had on global equity markets. After 10 useless actions of federal funds rate cut from 5.25% to 0.25%, the Federal Reserve turned to quantitative easing for the first time in history. Under the high financial pressure caused by funding for several institutions that were on the verge of bankruptcy, the Federal Reserve announced the enforcement of QE1 “In late November 2008, the Federal Reserve started buying $600 billion...
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For the risk adjustment of expected cash flows, the certainty equivalent cash flows replace the risky cash flows with risk-free cashflow. The certainty equivalent is, of course, lower than the uncertain cash flow and the bigger the risk, the higher the downward adjustment. If this adjustment is made, it is also necessary to use the risk-free rate as the discount rate since the cash flows are now risk-free. De facto, it is extraordinarily difficult to assess the probability of distress...
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a) Why could the new accounting standard trigger debt covenants (that is, create a technical default)? Accounting standard can be alluded to as a typical arrangement of norms and standards or the strategies that plot the premise of the bookkeeping exercises and approaches. Organizations with enormous armadas need to take a gander at the genuine effect on their business, composes Alexandra Cain. 10 years after the thought was proposed, it's presumable another bookkeeping standard will expect organizations to perceive working...
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Since the beginning of the 20 century, printing has been revolutionized from improving the rate of printed production to the involvement of digital technology into printing. Even into the 21 century, printing has been innovated to the point where people are able to print not only materials but food as well. Thus, becoming a new trend in society today. 3D food printing has an interesting beginning, is helping people in the food industry, and has the potential to be used...
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Abstract: The Arab uprisings tried to change the political domains in the Middle east. But the democratic system is not suitable for those Monarchic states because the leaders have tried to calm the protestors’ anger and continue with their rule. Protestors are being suppressed by them. A secondary research methodology is being used. The trends emerged in post Arab Spring period vary from one state to another. It was not success through out the region. Consequences are observed in different...
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“ That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you are not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”- F. Scott Fitzgerald. Roaring 20’s is described as a vibrant era filled with amazing authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, and Gertrude Stein. As writers, their works were influenced by the world around them by what they saw and felt. During this time period, many movements surfaced bringing along a...
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Abstract: This essay gives you important guidelines on the detailed explanation of the Social Cognitive Theory i.e. historical background on the development of Social Cognitive Theory, evolution to the current status and contribution of Albert Bandura as the main theorist as well as other social scientists. This essay goes into the detail explanation of social learning and social change with the application of media interaction and learning, the introduction of International Communication Technology (ICT), a rapid increase in media contents...
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This literature review will overview current theory and knowledge regarding the crisis facing the British prison in the UK. It will utilise prison based literature to highlight a radical theory of penality (Paris, 2007) presented by Angela Davis, Joe Sim and others. The current situation surrounding the British prison is often cited in official reports and academia, alongside the strong presence of mainstream media control (Ibid). Using prison based literature, this review will use existing empirical evidence to draw data...
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Introduction The Arab Revolution also named Arab Spring is a huge protest movement that occurs in most Arab country at the end of year 2010 and early 2011. Arab Spring is seen as the main point to a new change to more democratic at Middle East. The word Spring refers to a flower season that related with a beautiful, and colorful and changes from winter to spring. There are many meanings of Arab spring has been defined from many scholars....
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The study of Media history, Media and Society is one that requires one to have an open mind and offer critic when necessary. This study also requires one to be very analytical in terms of how the media displays reality to its audiences. This study also involved the relationship between the producers of media information and the receivers of the information provided by the media. The early forms of oral communication and printed communication, globally Oral communication has its origin...
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Fire!! Magazine, subtitled ‘Devoted to Younger Negro artists’ was published, for the first and final time, in New York in 1926. Despite the number of African American periodicals released before this magazine, Fire!! “caused a sensation […] which had never been known in Negro journalism before”[footnoteRef:1]. Edited by Wallace Thurman with contributions from other black artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Matthew Hannah argues that Fire!! advocated for “aesthetic representations of life as it really is, regardless of the “moral” considerations...
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The importance of tropical crops With rising population and urban movement, associated with factory production system, there was increased need in agricultural production. 'Although British agricultural output was rising, still, there was need for imports. “While population more than tripled in the course of the Industrial Revolution, domestic agricultural output did not even double” (Clark, 2007, p. 247). These imports, however, needed to be paid by exporting manufactured goods. It turned Britain into “the workshop of the world”. Moreover, West...
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Introduction Wildlife poaching of iconic African wildlife such as elephants and rhinos has become a huge issue for the tourism industry in Africa. A booming black market trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars is fuelling corruption in Africa’s ports, customs offices, and security forces as well as providing new revenues for insurgent groups and criminal networks across the continent. Rather than narcotics, small arms, or other commonly trafficked goods, however, it is record-breaking numbers of poached elephants and rhinoceroses...
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While most endangered species are under threat from habitat loss due to encroaching human development, African rhinos face only one major threat: poaching, specifically for their horn. The IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature), TRAFFIC, and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups have recognized Vietnam as “the principal end-use market” for rhino horn. Surprisingly, a study conducted by the World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC in 2013 discovered that “educated, successful and powerful individuals are the main market for horns.” Alarmingly,...
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There are many monstrosities committed against animals globally on a daily basis. One of the notable crimes against animals is the illegal poaching of rhinoceros and elephants for ivory. Ivory is one of the most precious materials and it is used for an abundance of reasons. The main reason poaching has become a problem is because western culture believes ivory has medicinal purposes. This makes ivory extremely valuable to the African people. One pound of ivory can be worth upwards...
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Case Study The majestic African Elephant is faced with the fight of its life, threatened by poachers all over Africa. Through non-governmental organizations and the support from local communities, there is still hope for the African Elephant to thrive. “My fascination with and love for elephants began when I first encountered a herd. I was on foot in the forests on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater,” says Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a UN Messenger of...
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In reality however, when considering the hypocrisy and lack of evolution after his initial revival of the organisation, he was not as important as he suggested. His ‘knights’ exercised the lynching of accused murderer Leo Frank for killing young factory worker Mary Phagan after not receiving a life sentence. Despite gaining Northern industrialist support as a direct result, this was ultimately insignificant because these groups were popular among fraternally structured organisations already and the court case that followed resulted in...
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Writhing with painful figures, Francis Bacon’s horror-fretted canvases are often grotesque and distorted in form. His subjects vary from religious figures to lovers and embody the anxiety of a post-war Britain. This essay will explore the concept of pain within Bacon’s paintings, both physical and emotional. The discomfort in Bacon's paintings later goes on to inform the work of artists like David Lynch. The anguish and inner turmoil these artists represent can be seen looking back to the work of...
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Climatology Climatology refers to the study of climate which is considered to be a subdivision of the Physical Characteristics of layout of planet Earth, weather is a physical process that is most common indicator of climate variations, also amends the topography. In other words, it is the weather conditions of region recorded over long period of time, including peak intensities, occurrences and sequences of weathers. The topography of planet includes the amount rain, direction wind and floods that determine that...
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The Waste Land is a poem of breakdowns, psychological breakdowns of marriages and relationships, breakdowns of poetry and language and evidently the entire world. The carnage of the first World War had laid waste to Europe and made a mockery of civilisation thus starting the evolution of modernism and new forms of expression. After the war, it was T.S Eliot who had to represent and sustain a culture that was on the brink of collapse. First published in 1922, The...
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Biologists, geneticists, and physical anthropologists, among others, reached a common understanding that race is not a scientific concept rooted in aperient biological differences. However, race is still commonly and popularly defined in terms of biological traits, such as differences in skin color, hair texture, and other physical attributes, often are perceived as expressions of differences in intelligence, temperament, physical prowess, and sexuality[footnoteRef:1]. Although race may have no biological meaning, as used in reference to human differences, it has an extremely...
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Crime is a continuous obstacle in everyday life. We see it everywhere we go, whether it be on our way to work or from the window in our homes. We may even never see it, but it is always there. Academic Tim Newburn defines crime as an infraction of the criminal law (Newburn, 2017, p. 8). In march 2020, 122 crimes were recorded per 1000 population in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This raises the question of how and if we can...
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