Spring 2015 Student name: Ha Thu Tran Class: Operation Management 63.671. Case Study: National Cranberry Cooperative Date: Feb 19 2015 I. Background /Summary National Cranberry case is an interesting operational case study. The organization of National Cranberry was established and owned by growers of cranberries to process and market their own berries. It is a large corporation‚ which has operation in all primary growing areas of North America:
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An Overview of the Parole System and its Problems Overcrowding in both state and federal prisons has been a major problem facing the corrections system. There have been many ways to try and stop the overcrowding‚ but it is still a problem to this day. Parole is just one strategy that has helped with this problem. The first actual type of parole was introduced by Alexander Maconochie in 1840. It was a primitive system and the first actual system of parole was introduced in 1846 by Sir Walter Crofton
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prevalent issues facing blacks today and particularly poor blacks are education‚ incarcerated‚ violence‚ housing‚ employment‚ and ta lot more. In order to find a solution for all these problems‚ one must be able to find their resources‚ which a lot of people in my community don’t have the opportunity to explore. The roots of these problems can be structural or cultural. The supporters of the structural schools tend to blame broader social structures when they see the roots of the problems being outside
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overnight and will require long term efforts for improvement. Problems facing Human Service There are a range of problems that human services clients face. Many of the problems are linked to one another. Poverty‚ lack of education‚ lack of employment‚ lack of medications being taken and the lack of doctor’s visits are all problems that are being faced. Right now in the city where I live‚ poverty is one of the most common problems. Poverty is due to low income‚ lack of education and lack of
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The Problems Facing Blended Families In previous generations‚ families did not seem to have to face as many issues; divorce was unusual. Today‚ families face many challenges. Those challenges have caused divorce rates to climb in the United States. The good news is‚ most divorced people end up getting remarried‚ and it is usually to someone who has children of their own. These families are called stepfamilies or blended families. While the blended family may some have advantages‚ many times‚ they
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Trying to solve the current problems without a foresight for the future ones‚ can lead even the most effective governments to head into a plethora of headaches for the future. To constantly keep focusing on where you place your footing will give you no clue as to where you are heading. One can shift attention between the horizon to see where the path is leading and the terrain one is treading to have a robust grip on the road as well. That way we can minimize the potential puddles and potholes that
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INTRODUCTION The Challenge of Elder Abuse in the Health Sector Elder abuse refers to the mistreatment of older people by those in a position of trust‚ power or responsibility for their care. This is a global problem that is likely to intensify in view of the increasing number of older people and the changing socio-economic and environmental conditions worldwide (Randel et al. 1999). Throughout the experience of HAI‚ access to health care has always been of major Concern to elderly. Help Age International
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communication right in the palm of their hands. Going through a day of school is a breeze for these adolescents with all that technology has to offer. Unfortunately‚ bullying‚ irresponsible sexual behavior and coming out as gay‚ lesbian or transgendered‚ are problems confronting teens daily. Bullying involves a person or a group of persons constantly attacking a person who is weaker or more vulnerable. These attacks can occur in-school or through cyberspace. In-school bullying can be physical‚ mental or a combination
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Nowadays‚ students‚ who are going to college‚ have to face many difficult problems such as financial problems‚ registrations‚ high tuition‚ traffic problem‚ or parking spaces. Dealing with those massive problems‚ students are now getting frustrated since those factors partially affect badly to their study process. Many students‚ especially international students‚ they endure with many unfair problems as they are not able to get into good class that they plan to take because their registration day
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1. Identify the bottleneck or bottlenecks in the process. To identify the bottleneck‚ we need to find out the process capacity and flow rate. Process Num of machine Capacity per machine (bbls/hr) Total capacity (bbls/hr) 1 Truck arrive 8 75bbls/truck 600 2 Dumping 5 600 3000 3 Dry berry holding 16 250 4000 4 Dry/wet berry holding 8 250 2000 5 Wet berry holding 3 400 1200 6 Destoning 3 1500 4500 7 Dechaffing 3 1500 4500 8 Drying 3 200 600
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