What is logistics? "Logistics means having the right thing‚ at the right place‚ at the right time." [pic] Logistics - (business definition) Logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material‚ service‚ information and capital flows. It includes the increasingly complex information‚ communication and control systems required in today ’s business environment. -- (Logistix Partners Oy‚ Helsinki‚ FI‚ 1996) Logistics - (military definition) The science of planning
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EUROPE LECTURE - week 1 What is politics? Struggle for power and leadership that gives an individual or a group the ability to make authoritative decisions for the public as a whole‚ for society. The interaction of people‚ ideas and institutions‚ i.e. it provides the focus for understanding how values are allocated and resources distributed.
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A marketing plan’s elements may vary based on the organization and its industry‚ but readers still expect to see certain common elements. You have a product people love and you understand who the people are that love it. Now would be a great time to build a marketing plan. The plan will change and evolve over time but having a structure helps to make sure that your marketing spend is aligning with your goals without being completely ad-hoc‚ spray and pray of the day. The plan shouldn’t be a massive
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What is a Policy? A policy is a guiding principle used to set direction in an organization. It can be a course of action to guide and influence decisions. It should be used as a guide to decision making under a given set of circumstances within the framework of objectives‚ goals and management philosophies as determined by senior management. But is it? There are really two types of policies. The first arerules frequently used as employee policies. The second are mini-mission statements frequently
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What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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do many things because of the impact of the 21st century environment. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that contemporary managers are learning to do? A. Contemporary managers are learning how to succeed in a world of intense competition. B. Contemporary managers are learning how to succeed in an environment of continued globalization of markets and business activities. C. Contemporary managers are learning how to succeed in a world of rapid technological change.
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PAGE qUESTION 1 :- WHAT IS LEARNING? 3 QUESTION 2:- EXPLAIN TWO TYPES OF LEARNING 4 QUESTION 3:- HOW DO YOU USE TIME MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING? 7 QUESTION 4:- describe studying environment. 10 QUESTION 5:- why should one listen? 12 QUESTION 6:- explain on why one need to take notes? 14 QUESTION 7:- explain an idea using mind mapping. 16 QUESTION 8:- what is assessment? 20 QUESTION 9:- how can you see learning skills
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What is culture? * Culture is learned through experiences‚ observations‚ listening‚ talking‚ interacting with others‚ etc. * Our own cultural learning depends on the uniquely developed human capacity to use symbols‚ signs that have no necessary or natural connection to the things they stand for or signify. * Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. * Sometimes culture is taught directly. (ex: parents tell their kids to say thank
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& Exhibitions and its effect on their audiences. What is scenography and how does is effect space in theatres and exhibition spaces. An introduction into scenography for the theatre and exhibitions spaces. A study into the term ‘Scenography’ and Performance Design in the theatre. QUOTES ‘Every set design frames the performer.’ ‘All stage designs are created worlds‚ so what makes a world opposed to a performance environment?’ ‘Set the performance in a particular time and place –
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course provides you with the opportunity to learn from other course participants‚ learn from readings (whether inside the course readings or available from external sources)‚ learn from corporate examples‚ and‚ above all‚ learn to think deeply about how you can act to lead people‚ groups and corporations so that they are more successful and add value to the world in which we live. To be an effective leader‚ one needs to develop some specific skills but one also needs to understand the
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