4.3.5 Strategies to match product uncertainty As described in the previous sections uncertainty can have a huge impact on supply chain processes and its performance. Lee brought Fishers and his findings together and developed a framework that provides four strategies which considers uncertainties on demand and supply side (Lee‚ 2002): Figure 1: Product uncertainty (Source: Lee‚ 2002) For products with low demand and low supply uncertainties companies should focus on improving the efficiency
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CHAPTER 10 Motivation and Coaching Skills The purpose of this chapter is to provide the reader with specific ideas for motivating and coaching group members. A leader is supposed to be able to inspire people. Nevertheless‚ influencing others through specific motivation techniques and coaching is also necessary. Instead of this being a chapter about motivation theories in general‚ we focus on several approaches to motivation that can readily be converted into leadership skills. 0CHAPTER OUTLINE
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Sources of Knowledge: Intuition; quick and ready insight that is not based on rational thought Revelation; insight that comes from a higher power Common sense; refers to opinions that are widely held because they seem so obliviously correct‚ though in most cases they are often wrong Authority; someone supposed to have a special knowledge that other people don’t have Tradition; ritual or belief passed down with a society or from a generation to another Anecdotes; short tale about a personal
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Site establishment Planning One of the key successes to most projects is in the planning preparation. It is important to establish the key members of the site team as soon as possible and then establish them on to the site. As much time as possible should be allowed for planning and preparation with the team on site. Planning includes various parts such as the completion of the network diagram‚ cash flow and labour preparation. Preparation Before starting anything‚ the site has to be fully
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unique visual effects. Mark Williams says employees from different backgrounds carry another kind of filter: A cultural lens shades the way they view race‚ nationality and ethnicity‚ as well as programs aimed at encouraging workplace diversity. In The 10 Lenses‚ Williams‚ founder and CEO of The Diversity Channel‚ a consulting firm in Bethesda‚ Md.‚ says it’s critical to recognize the existence of these filters. "As employees and managers learn to better understand their own lenses and the lenses of
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Job description of an assistant Based on his view of what is happening in fortune financial services limited (FFSL)‚ robin singh‚ the branch manager of Delhi office‚ concluded that one of the first things he had to attend involved developing job descriptions for his on-line trading assistants. The daily turnover of the FFSL’s branch in the Connaught circus area has been going up steadily in recent times‚ thanks to the stock market boom‚ in jan 2003‚ it had reached an all- time high of Rs.10 crore
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Week 10 Promotion The Promotion Mix • Advertising – – – – Can reach geographically disperse buyer masses Seller can repeat the message several times It is impersonal and one-way Could be costly in some media • Personal selling – – – – Implies personal interaction between two or more individuals Most efficient tool to create preferences‚ convictions and actions Allow creation of relationships Most costly promotional tool‚ requres long term commitment Fundamentals of Global Marketing © Juan
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You have graduated from your BSc degree at LSE and have taken up a position as a management consultant. One of your first assignments is to plan and implement a downsizing programme for a small retail chain that employs 90 workers; 10% of these employees are to be made redundant. How can you use the research on organisational justice to 1) decide whom to lay off‚ and 2) minimize negative outcomes of the downsizing process? With the increasing competition in today’s globalized market‚ lowering
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Type Matchup Chart Types are assigned both to moves and to the Pokémon themselves. These types can greatly affect the amount of damage dealt or received in battle‚ so if you learn how they line up against one another‚ you’ll give yourself an edge in battle. Defending Pokémon’s Type Attacking Pokémon’s Move Type ◉ ▲ ▲ Grass ▲ ◉ ▲ ◉ ▲ ▲ ◉ Electric Ice ▲ Fighting ▲ ◉ ◉ Flying ▲ Rock ◉ ▲ ◉ ▲ ◉ ▲ ▲ ▲ ◉ ╳
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Bibliography: http://es.scribd.com/doc/18010318/Principios-10-de-Economy http://www.ehowenespanol.com/cuatro-early-take-individual-decision-economics-info_119036/
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