OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Nigel Slack Stuart Chambers Robert Johnston Financial Times Prentice Hall is an imprint of PEARSON • London • New York • Bosl Contents Guide to ’operations in practice’‚ examples‚ short cases and case studies Making the most of this book and MyOMLab Preface To the Instructor To the Student Ten steps to getting a better grade in operations management About the authors Acknowledgements Problems and applications Selected further reading Useful web sites 58 59 59
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Introduction Evaluation is the process of interpreting a measurement or aggregate of measurements‚ by means of a specific subjective value or set of values to determine the degree to which the measurement represents a desirable condition. The Positive (Good) Evaluation the judgment that the measurement conforms to our values and thus represents a desirable condition. The Negative (Poor) Evaluation the judgment that the measurement is at variance to our value and thus represents
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A full report on evaluation of: Measles surveillance in context of Disease Early Warning System (DEWS)‚ Afghan Public Health Institute (APHI)‚ Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Afghanistan By Dr. Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed‚ Acting Director Public Health and Management Training Department‚ APHI‚ MoPH Third cohort Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP)‚ National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ Pakistan November-December 2009 Introduction As a requirement of field epidemiology
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Internal Control Evaluation Every business should take the steps necessary to ensure that its internal controls are functioning effectively and efficiently. It is important to have accountability at every level of a business. Creating a checklist to evaluate internal controls will support the business in this effort. According to Louwers‚ Ramsay‚ Sinason and Stawser (2007)‚ an internal control questionnaire aide an auditor in gathering evidence about the control environment and accounting and
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Critical Evaluation of an Academic Source Odetta Rodriguez Capella University Critical Evaluation of an Academic Source This paper is a summary of critical evaluation of the suitability of an article as an academic source. The title of the article is Critical Thinking: An Extended Definition. The author‚ Professor Ken Petress‚ analyzes various definitions of critical thinking and provides his definition of the concept as well. It is vitally
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Victims and Crime Evaluation Mellissa Morris CJA 354 Victims and Crime Evaluation The significance of victims’ assistance programs evidently show the history of victimization inflicted on society. This victims and crime evaluation paper will give the principles associated with the word “victim” and provide the history of victims’ assistance programs. Moreover‚ the paper will evaluate how the first program initiated other victims’ assistance programs to further assist victims of crime. In
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Criminal Law Evaluation Paper Adrienne Anderson CJA/354 March 7‚ 2011 William Mosley Criminal Law Evaluation Paper Criminal law defines what conduct is considered criminal. The law defines the acts that may lead to an arrest‚ prosecution‚ and imprisonment. (Schmalleger‚ 2010). Criminal law protects society from harm‚ punishes individuals who have broken the law‚ maintains social order‚ rehabilitates offenders‚ and deters criminal activity (Schmalleger‚ 2010). The sources of criminal law
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360 Evaluation Strengths The strengths that were identified by others in conducting the 360 evaluation seemed to align with all the previous strengths. My field instructor sees me as kind‚ sweet‚ sensitive‚ caring‚ compassionate‚ ambitious‚ intelligent‚ and hard working. My field liaison seemed to be aligned with my field instructor. Unidentified Strengths The strengths that were not revealed through any of the assessments or the 360 feedback are idealistic‚ seek/value harmony‚ open-minded
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Critical Evaluation in Psychology: A Guide for Students Author: Julie Hulme Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 What will this handout help me with? 3 1.2 What is critical evaluation? 3 1.3 Asking questions 3 1.4 Who is writing? 3 1.5 What evidence is used to support the arguments made? 4 1.6 What does this work contribute to knowledge of the subject? 5 2. Summary 6 3. An exercise in critical evaluation 7 3.1 The extract 7 3.2 Questions 8 3.3 Possible answers to the questions
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Introduction Generally in business‚ there is a trade-off between selling many units at a low price and selling only a few units at a high price. There are different managerial models in a firm embodying different assumptions like the Profit Maximization Model which is a traditional model‚ the Marris Model‚ the Williamson Model and the Baumol Model. This write-up will focus on understanding management preferences in terms of price
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