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Introduction

In today’s fiercely competitive business environment, the flow of goods from the supply side down to the final consumers has to be done as efficiently and effectively as possible in order to add value to the product. For the same reason, supply chain management has become one of the most important aspects of a business organization. This paper would like to investigate the supply chain strategy of Wal-Mart and how it is aligned with its over-all business strategy. Being one of the most successful retail companies of the world, Wal-Mart’s business supply chain strategy is considered as Continue reading...

The economic growth of a country is extremely crucial for its overall development. Most countries often gear their policies to achieve this target with the hope that such growth would bring their citizens out of poverty. However, growth need not necessarily be the sole objective of economic policy since economic growth can be lopsided and uneven, thus depriving large sections of the population of the benefits of growth. Therefore, most economic policy makers also take into account factors such as income distribution and poverty. However, there are varied debates over the method of measuring poverty as well since every Continue reading...

Natural Resources: distribution of revenues for wellbeing of citizens and equity between present and future generations, as basic tenet of sustainable development

Introduction

The current challenges facing governments both in the developed and developing countries are based the on inability to distribute revenues for wellbeing of citizens effectively. Natural resources imbalances not only pose a challenge in relation to ensuring transparency and equality in the distribution of such resources but have been a source of corruption with the gap between the rich and the poor still widening. Governments should decide effectively on how to allocate resource from resource extraction. Some Continue reading...

Introduction

Foreign aid entails the transfer of services, capital or goods from one country to another country in need of aid. Foreign aid involves distribution of things like emergency assistance, provision of food aid, military provision and even medical assistance. Various aspects of foreign aid have been stated making it difficult to fully assess its effectiveness in the fight against social and economic disparities. War is the main cause of different issues present in the world today. Many countries go to war either against other countries of ethnic wars among its tribes. In order to fully analyze the effectiveness of Continue reading...

Hiring

Page 5..Business Deals & Hiring (continued)/Distribution Channels
Page 6..Distribution Channels (continued)/Shipment & Political Economy
Page 7..Competitors/Costs, Regulations & Documentation
Page 8..Political Economy & Employment Regulations
Page 9..Business Culture

Page 10Work Ethic

Page 11-14..Appendix

Page 15Works Cited

Introduction
The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer goods with manufacturing in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Greater China and Canada with markets in over 100 countries.  Headquartered at 1221 Broadway, Oakland, California, Clorox employs over 8,000 employees worldwide.  Clorox Company reflects a strong social commitment, which includes environmental sustainability and adherence to human rights standard business practices. Its Business Partner Code Continue reading...

Introduction

Consumer protection refers to laws or policies that protect the rights of people as consumers. Furthermore, consumer protection also address other issues that help or support consumers through policies that set guidelines for truthful advertising or promotion, and standards for fair trade (Federal Trade Commission, 2015). Overall, consumer protection laws are in place to prevent businesses from committing fraud to take advantage of consumers or gain advantage over the competition. The succeeding discussion is a brief description of the legal issue, the summary of consumer protection laws and statutes, and examples of cases related to the legal issue. The Continue reading...

Summary

In this paper we have illustrated the basic techniques of statistical analysis and hypothesis testing relating to a real-world business problem. This analysis helps the company management to better understand the production strategy. It was found that there is a strong association between height of the student and his (her) shoe size. The approximation model was constructed to make forecasts of shoe size with given height of a student. It also appeared that the sizes of shoes of men and women are significantly different. That’s why the company can’t produce one type of sport shoes for both Continue reading...

Freight transportation is an important component in any economy. Freight transportation spurs the production of goods in a country because it provides the inlet of raw materials (Crainic and Kim, 2006). Moreover, it supports trade and consumption of goods by enabling timely availability and efficient movement of finished goods. Transportation is an important element, and it is usually factored in the final cost of finished products. Freight transportation has been instrumental in opening new markets and thus expanding trade. Moreover, freight transportation has enabled companies to access raw materials that were only available in far-flung areas (Zlatoper and Austrian, Continue reading...

A Study on the effects of Squeeze Pressure on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Wear Characteristics of Near-Eutectic Al-Si Piston Alloys with variable Cu contents.

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This paper discusses the effects of squeeze pressure on the microstructure, wear characteristics and the mechanical properties of near eutectic Al-Si piston alloys with variable Copper (Cu) content. The paper starts with a description of Al-Si alloys and the features that make them desirable for use as piston alloys. The impact of alloying elements on the mechanical properties, microstructure and wear characteristics are also discussed where it is determined that adding alloying elements such as Continue reading...

The environmental concerns in this current day modern world are highly intertwined with issues relating to human economies, political, and socio-economic concerns. It is imperative that the environmental strategies must also consider the aspects of jobs, justice, and the distribution of wealth. However, there are many arguments and conflicts in this highly intertwined concerns. Many of the environmental activists shout justice for the environment while not minding the economic and political contexts. Likewise, most of the current conflicts arise from the political moves that favor the mighty corporations in the distribution of wealth, compromising the environment, and discriminating the Continue reading...

Research Paper

Introduction
The use of energy is the basis of human society and allows him to modify the environment. Social forms of energy are crucial for the reproduction of the results. In the industrial and post-industrial societies, the development of energy resources needed for agriculture, transport, waste management, development of information technology and telecommunications and other sectors of the economy, the development of which is to achieve a high level of social development. On the other hand, the spontaneous growth of energy consumption as a result of the industrial revolution and the post-industrial revolution led to a variety of serious Continue reading...

Industrial control system architecture

Introduction
Industrial control systems (ICS) provide real-time monitoring and control of critical infrastructure systems. The control system that can be implemented in electric power generation is the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), this is an industrial control computer based systems which can be used to monitor and control infrastructure based processes. Supervisory control and data acquisition systems are used to control assets dispersed in large geographical area (Boyer et al., 2010).

Electric power generation is a critical component for every economy and therefore electric utilities must meet the ever increasing demand for reliable power distribution and at the Continue reading...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of type D personality on the development of cardiovascular diseases. This paper discusses how the study was conducted and it compares the results obtained with statistics on the possession of type D personality by heart diseases patients and how it affects their morbidity and mortality rates. The chi square test of independence is used to test if there is a significant difference between the variables gender and type D personality. The tests for type D personality, Negative affectivity and social inhibition are all insignificant at 0.05 significance level. The Continue reading...

Whale Sharks
The whale shark scientifically known as Rhincodon typus, is the largest known non mammalian vertebrate existing in the universe. The whale shark is also the second largest fish species in the universe after the sperm whale. The largest individual in history that has been caught weighed 21.5 metric tonnes and was measuring 12.65 meters in length. However, they still exist unconfirmed reports of existence larger individual.
Today binomial nomenclature, places the whale shark to the genus Rhinidon and the family Rhinocodontidae and it’s the only sole member in that genus. The species is also classified in Continue reading...

Introduction

Nike, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) is easily one of the largest companies involved in designing, manufacturing, distributing and marketing athletic apparel, footwear, sports equipment and accessories for multiple fitness and sports activities. With operations across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Nike has is headquartered in Oregon. Nike, which employs 48,000 people, posted upwards of $25,313 million and $3,254 in revenues and operating profits in the year 2013. In the United States alone, Nike has 171 Nike Factory stores, 72 Converse stores, 33 Nike-in-line stores, and 28 Hurley stores, served by five distribution Continue reading...

Of course, territories now in possession of modern states have not been theirs since the very establishment of statehood changing hands multiple times over the centuries. Some countries of today are the collection of different cultures and nationalities formerly existing and developing separately. The history of human civilization would see different lands enter larger state formations on various terms, with territories brought into the fold in different ways, whether by inheritance, financial acquisition or seizure preceded by an armed conflict. While some of such ethnically diverse countries may seem monolithic, they turn out to be far from integrated now Continue reading...

Descriptive statistical procedure is a form of presenting numerical facts and data in either tabulated or graphical form, it does not involve making conclusions beyond the analysis. Inferential statistical method involves taking representative samples from a population, analyzing the sample and making generalized inferences for the whole population. Inferential methods of data analysis include hypothesis testing where statistician test a proposed theory based on collected data (Al-Benna, 2010). Other inferential analyzes are correlation testing and regression analysis. The following information has its basis in a case study of products marketing business, where the researchers used descriptive and inferential methods Continue reading...

Marketing Mix Analysis

Summary of the Organization
The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) is an international brand targeting an international audience. It is a global retailer for athletic footwear, accessories and apparel. The first store under the banner of The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) was established in 1970 in response to the growing demand for sports footwear. The company started in Pittsburgh and later expanded throughout the United States and into European countries.
The first international venture was done with Australia in 1981. Now this transnational corporation is working in 26 countries all across the world with more than 400 stores. In 2012  Continue reading...

BUSINESS AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

Business and Supply Chain Strategy
BUSINESS AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY

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This paper presents the business strategy and supply chain management of Sony Supply Solutions, Inc. commonly called as Sony or the Sony Group. This company was founded in 7 May 1946 by Masara Ibuka and Akio Morita. To this day, it has tremendously grown into a multi-national company with overseas offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and two branch offices in Shanghai, China and thirty (30) branches in Japan. In 2003, Sony changed its name to Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. With Seiichi Kawasaki, President Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper is intended to explain the math of probability in the most popular at present varieties of poker - Texas Hold'em. Mathematics in poker is fairly simple and does not require deep knowledge in this field for successful application in practice. However, the basic knowledge of statistics and probability theory is necessary.
In Texas Hold'em, it is very important to know a type and a number of possible combinations of starting hands with whom or against whom you have to play. Playing poker, you have to anticipate, which possible hands could go against you opponent and from your Continue reading...