1. How and where are platelets produced in the body? Platelets are known as thrombocytes and are produced in red bone marrow. They are stimulated when a blood vessel becomes injured and breaks. Platelets are responsible for clotting a vessel to stop the body from losing all of its blood. 2. Describe the role played by platelets in hemostasis. Hemostatis involves constriction of blood vessels‚ activity of platelets‚ and activity of blood clotting factors. Platelets work together with other blood
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1. Why do customers patronize Wal-Mart China stores? A. Wal-Mart realized through third party studies and internal research that the Chinese customer were significantly more cost-sensitive than those in other countries and that there existed a strong‚ established culture of frequently shopping around to find the absolute lowest prices. Through these studies‚ Wal-Mart also realized that customer satisfaction level greatly influenced customer loyalty in China. The greatest determinant of this satisfaction
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Barilla SPA Operations & supply chain management Case study 2012 1 Is there any evidence that Barilla faces the bullwhip effect? If so‚ what causes of the bullwhip effect are present? Barilla has two products lines‚ “dry products representing 75% of sales” and “fresh products representing 25% of sales”. Products are shipped from plants to one of the two central distribution centers (CDCs). Each CDC held about a month’s worth of dry product inventory. There are three types
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Ducati: Taking on the Challenge On the first business day of January 2006‚ Federico Minoli pulled up and parked his Ducati Multistrada motorcycle in front of the Ducati headquarters in Bologna‚ Italy. As he looked up at the complex‚ which housed offices‚ the assembly factory and the Ducati museum‚ he reflected back on the company’s history. 2006 would mark several anniversaries: 80 years since Ducati was established to produce electronic radio equipment; 60 years since Ducati had been producing
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September 11 (Thursday) Chinese Multinationals Case: Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global HBS Case 9-706-401 September 18 (Thursday) Russian Multinationals Guest Lecturer - Stav Fainshmidt Case: Gaz Group Russia: The Gazelle Light Commercial Truck; Ivey Case 9B13M104 September 25 (Thursday) TBD October 2 (Thursday) Indian Multinationals Case: House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint HBS Case 9-708-446 October 9 (Thursday) Individual Company Analyses Due Case: The Indian Tiger Prowls in Africa: Bharti
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Fresh Direct Case Study ASSIGNMENT: Please read the Fresh Direct (C 19) case analysis carefully and produce a case analysis report following the instructions that are given in the Case Analysis report document in Doc Sharing. COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/ INDUSTRY Fresh Direct/Freshdirect.com/Food and Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY Cofounder and former chief executive officer Joseph Fedele was able to bring a wealth of experience in New York City’s food industry to FreshDirect
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Multi-Product Chile Case Analysis Global Management Team 1: Kimani Adam‚ Guilhem Busset‚ Francesco Calculli‚ Melody Chan‚ Devprasad Mishra‚ Carmen Ramos Masters of International Business Program Hult International Business School: San Francisco Campus Introduction The Multi-Product Chile case showed all the characteristics of a decision case. At the end of the case‚ Mr. Thompson‚ the new manager‚ had to face with a decision whether or not continuing with the changes started
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disjunction of goals and means. People commit deviant acts when they are denied the means of success. Merton (the father of strain theory) categorized people into five general categories (conformist‚ ritualists‚ innovators‚ retreatists‚ and rebels) with regards to their relationship to culturally accepted goals and the means to achieving those goals (Crossman‚ n.d.). When it comes to Colton and his case‚ he would be considered and innovator. Since Colton grew up in a run down trailer with an alcoholic
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stalled cargo truck in Tiaong‚ Quezon‚ it was bumped from the rear by another bus‚ owned and operated by Philtranco and driven by Apolinar Miralles. Both Petitioners sustained and suffered injuries‚ hence‚ they filed an action for damages against Inland and Philtranco. Philtranco answered that it exercised the diligence of a good father of a family in the selection and supervision of its drivers‚ and that the proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of either the cargo truck or the Inland
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Sean M. Staffing the Organization Fall 2010 Dr. Pell 3/20/11 Case Study: “Making Job Offer” A top candidate Jane Roberts and Betts Cook are 2 finalists for Manager vacancy at one of Clean Car Care’s North Side Facility. Arlan Autospritz is strongly considering to extending an offer to Jane Roberts and Jane is strongly considering Arlan’s offer upon pending terms & conditions. Jane has the right experience for the position but the other candidate Betts Cook has stronger KSAO’s. Jane is up for promotion
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