#1. In 2009‚ BioPharma Inc. experienced a significant decline in profits with high costs of production around the world. Due to a stable demand with little room for increased profitability‚ cutting costs was a top priority for the coming year. Changing and adapting BioPharma’s global production network was thus a priority in order to be successful and eliminate wasteful surplus. BioPharma should have used their production network differently in 2009 in order to be as efficient as possible
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Isaac Walker BioPharma‚ Inc. case study October 20‚ 2011 A. Set 1 Questions: 1. Discuss the financial status of BioPharma‚ Inc. in 2009 As of 2009‚ BioPharma is looking to reduce costs across the board. Profits have been steeply declining while production costs are high‚ especially at its German and Japanese facilities. With exception of India‚ demand is expected to remain relatively stable for the short-term future‚ so BioPharma can no longer afford its costly surplus capacity
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SIX BioPharma Case Questions 1. How should BioPharma have used its production network in 2009? Should any of the plants have been idled? What is the annual cost of your proposal‚ including import duties? This solution was obtained using the tables displayed below. Note that Germany and Japan produced none of the Relax product and that side of their plants has been idled. The annual cost of this solution is: $24.85 Total Transportation Cost (millions) $1‚268.31 Total Production Cost
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SHOULD ENDANGERED SPECIES CHIMPS USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSE? Along the years‚ chimps are the most used animal in world of science apart from other animals such as rabbits‚ mice and guinea pig for research purpose. In recent years‚ the general public‚ lawmakers and scientists have expressed increasing discomfort over the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research. Today it would be considered morally unacceptable to carry out many of the experiments that were done on them in the recent past. Some
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Teachers play an important role in the education of every student. There are many who think that a teacher have a certain skill in teaching their students. I think that a teacher should obtain multiple qualities to be able to have the skill in teaching. In my view‚ a teacher must enjoy their job. They should do this because if they do not then they will become unhappy. Once a teacher is unhappy‚ they will not be able to perform well for their job. If a teacher is not able to perform
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To what extent should referendums be used in the UK? Referendums are used frequently in the UK. They can be seen as advantages for the democracy but also as disadvantages. Referendums in a direct democracy give the general public direct and unmediated control over government decision-making. Therefore this means that politicians who claim to ‘represent’ the public are not distorting them as it ensures that the public’s views and interests are properly and accurately articulated. By comparison
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To what extent should Cuba specialize in cigar production? The tobacco plant ( main ingredient used in cigar production)‚ which originally originated from South America‚ arrived to Cuba some where between 3000 and 2000 BC. It was considered by the aborigines to be a “miraculous medicine” and a essential element in their religious‚ political and social ceremonies. ! This lead to cigars becoming an important part of lifestyle. In Cuba‚ agriculture has played an important part of the economy for
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(Phil) Landgraf faced several glaring problems in the financial performance of his company‚ BioPharma‚ Inc. The firm had experienced a steep decline in profits and very high costs at its plants in Germany and Japan. Landgraf‚ the company ’s president for worldwide operations‚ knew that demand for the company ’s products was stable across the globe. As a result‚ the surplus capacity in his global production network looked like a luxury he could no longer afford. Any improvement in financial performance
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Animals should not be used for research Imagine an animal suffering‚ with no way to help itself. Imagine a human being forcing an animal to suffer and not doing anything to help. This is what happens when animals are used for research to test products that most people do use. Every year almost 8‚000 animals suffer from being used for research. Animals are subjected to burns‚ electric shocks‚ and other painful experiences that researchers subject them too. Animals are given diseases from the researchers
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Do Animals Have Any Rights? Should They Be Used For Research? April 18‚ 2013 Do Animals Have Any Rights? Should They Be Used For Research? If you walked in a childrens hospital and seen kids sick and on the verge of dying‚ will you kill ten rats to save those children? is it animal research or animal cruelty? There are over a million animals who die each year such as rats‚ monkeys‚ rabbits and so far because of experimentation‚ and for fashion but there are millions of
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