Case 07-2: Western Aluminum Introduction Western Aluminum‚ INC expanded its operations through the acquisition of Smelter. By the end of 2007‚ Smelter is projected to produce 30% of Western Aluminum’s inventory. Western Aluminum evaluated its current practices in comparison to Smelters current FIFO Inventory management system and issued a proposal to change their inventory valuation method from LIFO to FIFO. Factors to Consider Western Aluminum addressed multiple topics to validate their
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a guard broadcasting to a fellow officer for assistance a small number of cells down from me. I feel a cold shiver ran down my back. This occurs far too often for me to not realise what is happening. About 30 seconds has gone and every inmate in C block is gazing at the phenomenon. A rush of Correctional Officers burst into the open box. I catch a glimpse of one holding a black plastic zip
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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Case: Toys R Us Japan 1. Key features of the Japanese distribution system The distribution channel in Japan has a high number of intermediaries when compared to the United States. Nintendo‚ for example‚ uses a network of 70 affiliated distributors to distribute its products. It is based on long-term personal relationships. This system developed because in Japan “the merchants were restricted by law to their local patch‚ and retailers were encouraged to mop up labor from the land”. An additional
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develop any ideas or any new material. A writer’s block they call it which is a condition‚ primarily associated with writing‚ in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Some writers argue that “writer’s block” isn’t real. It’s just an excuse to use when we’d rather procrastinate than get to work on our writing projects. Many writers just
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Case Study 2 Springfield Express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: Number of seats per passenger train car 90 Average load factor (percentage of seats filled) 70% Average full passenger fare $ 160 Average variable cost per passenger $ 70
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Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis Wendy Heck Bio 175: General Microbiology Fall 2012-11-21 Staphylococcus aureus is the most pathogenic for humans and Staphylococcus epidermidis is part of the normal flora and is of low pathogenicity. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus are two medically important species of bacteria. A culture from the nose and throat was taken to perform whether or not Staphylococcus epidermidis or Staphylococcus aureus
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changed the global apparel industry‚ shortening the attention span of clothing consumers. Traditionally‚ retailers were used to deliver four fashion collections a year; but now‚ they are under growing pressure to deliver ten collections a year. Zara and H&M both are leading companies in retail clothing industry. Although both of them are fast fashion brands‚ they adopt different sourcing approaches. In fast fashion principle‚ new products will be offered to the market within two to four weeks. Therefore
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of Rs. 8.7 billion have poured into the Indian market and 21 private companies have been granted licenses. Innovative products‚ smart marketing‚ and aggressive distribution have enabled fledgling private insurance companies to sign up Indian customers faster than anyone expected. Indians‚ who had always seen life insurance as a tax saving device‚ are now suddenly turning to the private sector and snapping up the new innovative products on
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