Schmitter and Karl, Berman, and O’Neil et al are very clear that we need to understand democracy in terms of what it is, rather than what we want it to be, and in terms of how it works. What are the most important elements of a functional democracy according to each text? Explain why each author highlights these elements. Finally, using one of the countries in the O’Neil et al book, show how an authoritarian regime is missing these elements.
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“Optimizing Logistics Operations: A Case Study of Freight, Inventory, and Warehouse Management at ABC Company” Efficient Warehouse and Inventory Management: Minimizing Costs and Improving Operational Efficiency
Background: ABC Company is a medium-sized
manufacturing firm operating in the consumer electronics industry. The
company produces a range of electronic gadgets and distributes them
through various retail channels. As part of its operations, ABC Company
faces challenges in managing its logistics effectively, particularly in
terms of freight, inventory, and warehouse management.
Objective: The objective of this case study is to
analyze the combined effect of freight, inventory, and warehouse
management on the overall operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness
of ABC Company’s logistics operations. Students are tasked with making
integrated logistics decisions based on a synthetic dataset provided,
which includes data on freight costs, inventory levels, and warehousing
expenses.
Dataset:
Month Freight Costs ($) Inventory Costs ($) Warehousing Costs ($)
Jan 10,000 20,000 15,000
Feb 12,000 22,000 16,000
Mar 11,500 21,500 15,500
Apr 11,200 20,800 15,200
May 12,500 22,500 16,500
Jun 13,000 24,000 17,000
Questions for Analysis:
Why is Freight Management Important?
Research the open literature to identify and discuss the key reasons
why effective freight management is crucial for organizations operating
in various industries.
Provide examples of how optimizing freight management can lead to
cost savings, improved customer satisfaction, and competitive advantage.
Why are Warehouse and Inventory Management Critical?
Explore academic and industry literature to examine the significance of warehouse and inventory management for businesses.
Discuss how efficient warehouse and inventory management practices
contribute to minimizing costs, reducing stockouts, enhancing order
fulfillment, and increasing overall operational efficiency. Focus on the
relationship between warehousing and inventory costs. DO not put the
focus solely on inventory.
3. Based on the data from Table 1, and knowing that you have two ways to analyze this: (a) for each 5% reduction in Transportation costs, by increasing the size of trucks, inventory grows 7% and warehousing grows 1.5%, up to 20% total possible reduction. Also, (b) for each 5% reduction in inventory costs,
by reducing the quantity to store, there is a reduction on warehousing
costs of 2%, but this relates to at an increase of 5% in transportation
costs due to more frequent transportation, up to a total reduction of
10% in inventory costs, and then it grows 10% every 5 extra points in
inventory cost reduction, up to a total of 25% in inventory cost
reduction.
What
would you suggest the ABC company to focus more on? Use references from
the open literature to help you answer this question.
Use infographics to show the AS-IS scenario (table values)
Make
a small sensitivity analysis on the three components, moving the costs
down and up on each one of the three areas, i.e., Freight, Inventory and
Warehousing costs for the two cases given (a) and (b). Use infographics
too so as to show this analysis.
RUBRIC:
Through this case study, students will gain insights into the
interconnected nature of freight, inventory, and warehouse management
and understand the importance of making integrated logistics decisions.
By analyzing the provided dataset and researching relevant literature,
students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the factors
influencing logistics operations and strategies for optimizing them to
achieve organizational goals.
Rubric for Analysis of Integrated Logistics Decisions
Criteria:
Understanding of Freight Management (25 points)
Identification and discussion of key reasons why effective freight management is crucial.
Examples provided demonstrate understanding of how optimizing
freight management leads to cost savings, improved customer
satisfaction, and competitive advantage.
Understanding of Warehouse and Inventory Management (25 points)
Examination of the significance of warehouse and inventory
management for businesses. Use of at least 5 references, with a minimum
of 2 from academic sources.
Discussion includes how efficient warehouse and inventory management
practices contribute to minimizing costs, reducing stockouts, enhancing
order fulfillment, and increasing overall operational efficiency. Focus
on the relationship between warehousing and inventory costs.
Application of Data from Table 1 (30 points)
Suggested focus area for ABC Company supported by references from the open literature.
Clear presentation of the AS-IS scenario using infographics.
Sensitivity analysis conducted on freight, inventory, and
warehousing costs, with corresponding infographics to visualize the
analysis.
APA Style (10 points)
APA style: Proper formatting, citations, and references are used throughout the analysis. (10 points).
5. Turnitin Similarity Score (10 points)
Turnitin Similarity Score: Less than 10% similarity score results in full 10 points, higher scores receive 0 points. Note: You are given three (3) submission attempts to achieve this goal. Use the first two attempts to double check this score. Do not just look at the score but also at what is being red-flagged. Do not use
any other course to check this as the corporate cloud system will store
your submission elsewhere and then check your submission to our course
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Title: The Importance of Meeting Deadlines: A Reflection on the May 10th Paper Due Date Introduction: Deadlines play a crucial role in our daily lives, whether it be for work, school, or personal responsibilities. They serve as
Hello, paper is due may 10th
Must have a introduction, supporting paragraph and a conclusion while conforming to standard APA formatting
Important Info
The order was placed through a short procedure (customer skipped some order details).
Please clarify some paper details before starting to work on the order.
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Title: Struggles for Justice: Examining the Fight for Equality and Rights in Chicano History
From: Chapter 13-15, Occupied
America by R. Acuña and Chicano Documentary Series #1
https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/chicano-history-mexican-american-civil-rig
Describe in ESSAY form each
of the following struggles.
In
your essay express the issue (what were they fighting for).
Why
were they fighting for this issue?
What
were the conditions that led them to this end?
Who
were the leaders?
What
happened during the struggle?
What
was the outcome?
Were
they successful?
How
do you know?
A. Land Grants:
B. Crusade for Justice:
C. Chicano Moratorium:
D. Farm Workers
Union Delano Strike:
E. The Harlan County War:
F. After you answer each (d) and (e) Compare the two
strikes. What were the similarities, the
differences? The people in question (d) a
are Chicanos and the people in (e) are White, what is the major
factor that unites them in their struggle?
G. Student Walkouts of the 1960’s:
H.
La Raza Unida Party: -
“Exploring the Effects of Social Media Usage on Mental Health: An Empirical Research Study”
For the third essay, you will write an empirical research report of at least 1500 words (probably around 6-8 paragraphs). You will identify an empirical research question you could pursue in your essay and conduct your own study to answer it.
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Title: “Exploring Intersectionality: An Analysis of Race, Class, and Intergroup Processes”
Each week you will write an analysis of the readings we will focus on for the week. There may be 1 or more readings you will analyze and I will specify which readings you should read on Wednesday for the following Monday’s Weekly Summary.
The readings for this week are: “Race & Class”, start at CH 13 and “An intersectional approach to understanding how race and social class affect intergroup processes”, pgs. 1-6.
Weekly Summary/Analysis should include:
1. A brief summary/analysis of the main ideas and key concepts, using critical thinking to formulate your analysis. Do not write a book report summary of the article/s. Summarize/analyze the key points of the article as they relate to the week’s topic and the larger world. Write two large paragraphs per article or as specified. Ensure you label each article you are writing about.
2. In a separate 3rd paragraph, describe something that resonated or that you learned from the readings. Did something from the article surprise you, make you emotional or pique your interest? If you learned something new, what was it? This section can be just a few sentences.
3.In a separate 4th paragraph, list 2 questions for group/class discussion. These question should be open-ended, not yes or no question and not questions that have a one specific answer. These questions should be thoughtful and will be used during discussion.
In summary, this assignment will be 2 paragraphs analyzing the article/s, (specify which article you are writing about). The 3rd paragraph (a few sentences) describing what you learned or what resonated with you and the the 4th paragraph with be 2 questions to use for discussion. -
Title: “The Destructive Cycle of Youth: An Argument Against the Glamorization of Rebellion in Gwendolyn Brooks’ ‘We Real Cool’”
Argumentative paper. Adress specific idea, or issue encountered in the poem We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks. Clear inteoduction statement that specifies the issue to be adressed and your argumentative position on that idea. Explain the importance of the theme or topic in the context of the history and culture of the poets life. A detailed and clear analysis of poem and your arguimentative position. A breif concliuding statement which reiterates the significance of the issue and your interporative position.
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“The Rise of Hitler and the Nazis: Manipulation, Propaganda, and Psychological Control”
Describe the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis. How was Hitler successful in coming to power? What were the major beliefs of the Nazis’? Briefly describe the psychological control of the population by the Nazi state.
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“The Business Decision: Balancing Moral, Ethical, and Legal Considerations” “Handling a Difficult Vendor: The Case of Francis and the Hotel Smoke Alarms”
The Business Decision
Ethical, Moral, and Legal Decision Making
Read Leadership Principles Download Leadership Principlesfocusing on morals, ethics, and laws, The Second and Third Order Consequences Download The Second and Third Order Consequencesbefore working on this assignment. Reply to this post by telling what you believe is the most (1) moral, (2) ethical, and (3) legal thing to do and why you believe as you do for each of the three scenarios. Next, list the order consequences for your decisions for each scenario’s perspective (Moral, Ethical, and Legal) with the first being ordered consequence the expected outcome and the second, third, and fourth order consequences being the alternative, unexpected, and/or undesirable outcomes. Think about how your decision could negatively affect you, others, and things in the short and long term. You can use these Decision Tables Download Decision Tablesto log your answers by cutting and pasting the table in the reply textbox. To see the in-class example, click on this Decision Table Example Link Download Decision Table Example Link.
MORAL ETHICAL LEGAL
1: You are working for a toy store during the holiday season. The hottest selling item is the Tonani Playbox 3000 game console retailing at $750. Your store has received 100 consoles and you want one, but the store policy states that employees cannot purchase hot selling toys until one week after the item has been made available to customers. Employees who violate this policy will be terminated. About three days after the consoles were put on the floor for sale, the store manager calls you into her office. She tells you that one of the consoles is missing and she believes that Harry, the games department manager who hired you, has taken it. You tell her you have no knowledge of this and leave the office. Later that day you talk to Harry who admits to taking the console before the one week waiting period. He also admits to not paying for it and asks if you could loan him the money. Harry tells you that he did not take it for himself but for his eight-year-old brother who is dying of leukemia. Harry asks that you not tell anyone that he took it. The next day the manager walks by you and Harry and says that if you hear anything about the missing console to let her know. Harry responds by telling the manager that he will tell her if he hears anything. Five days after the consoles hit the floor, they are all sold so you never get one.
MORAL ETHICAL LEGAL
2: You are the principal of Happy Dale Middle School. Two of your best teachers, Mr. Abbasi, and Ms. Chow, are newly engaged to be married and you’re invited to their wedding, which will be in one month. Since their engagement, each morning when they arrive at school, they hug in the parking lot then go teach their classes. While dropping off their children in the student drop zone, some parents have noticed other parent’s children starting to hug each other before entering the building. These parents have called for you to meet with them because they believe what they are witnessing between the children is sexual harassment. During the meeting, the parents tell you that the children have told them they are just copying what they see Mr. Abbasi and Ms. Chow do every morning. The parents state that Mr. Abbasi and Ms. Chow are encouraging children to engage in sexual promiscuity. Your school district has a strict policy against teachers dating and students engaging in public displays of affection (PDA). Teachers who are caught dating will be subject to termination and students caught engaging in PDA will be suspended for a week for each PDA violation. What do you do?
MORAL ETHICAL LEGAL
3: You are the hotel manager. Frank Farmer owns a smoke alarm company. His son, Francis, works for him as a salesperson. What Francis does is approach hotels that have smoke alarms that are past their replacement dates and tell the hotel manager that he will report the hotel if they do not buy fire alarms from him. If a manager tries to counter Francis’ “offer” by telling Francis that they will use a less expensive vendor for their fire alarms, Francis tells the manager that he will report the hotel to the city and county fire marshal who will not only assess large fines but will close the hotel immediately and until all alarms have been replaced which could take a month. Although Francis’ alarms are not the best smoke alarms on the market, they are the most expensive. Francis uses two-thirds of the money earned to pay for his college expenses and the other one-third he donates to pediatric cancer research. Francis approaches you and notifies you that your hotel’s smoke alarms are past their replacement date. What should you, the manager, do? -
“Exploring Philosophical Topics Through Creative Expression” Reflection: Creating a Discussion Title: Reflection on Creating a Discussion Creating this discussion project was a challenging yet rewarding experience. It allowed me to explore a topic that I am passionate about and share my thoughts with others. In this reflection, I will
Instructions
You are required to complete a creative philosophical project. You will choose a philosophical topic and create a piece exploring that topic. The topics to choose from are:
Nozick – The Experience Machine.pdf 2.1 Nozick – The Experience Machine.pd
2.2 Salmon – The Scope of Logic (excerpts).pdf 2.2 Salmon – The Scope of Logic (excerpts).pdf – Alternative Formats (2.675 MB)
3.1 Rezkalla – Moral Relativism and Subjectivism.pdf 3.1 Rezkalla – Moral Relativism and Subjectivism.pdf – Alternative Formats (20.771 MB)
3.2 Morgan – Divine Command Theory and Natural Law Theory.pdf 3.2 Morgan – Divine Command Theory and Natural Law Theory.pdf – Alternative Formats (22.479 MB)
4.1 Abumere – Utilitarianism.pdf 4.1 Abumere – Utilitarianism.pdf – Alternative Formats (16.479 MB)
4.2 Singer – Famine, Affluence, and Morality.pdf 4.2 Singer – Famine, Affluence, and Morality.pdf – Alternative Formats (396.033 KB)
5.1 Giles – Virtue Ethics.pdf 5.1 Giles – Virtue Ethics.pdf – Alternative Formats (22.148 MB)
6.2 Mackay – Feminism and Feminist Ethics.pdf 6.2 Mackay – Feminism and Feminist Ethics.pdf – Alternative Formats (24.604 MB)
7.1 Kranak – Kantian Deontology.pdf 7.1 Kranak – Kantian Deontology.pdf – Alternative Formats (24.1 MB)
7.2 O’Neill – A Simplified Account of Kant’s Ethics.pdf 7.2 O’Neill – A Simplified Account of Kant’s Ethics.pdf – Alternative Formats (158.983 KB)
8.1 Gettier – Is Justified True Belief Knowledge.pdf 8.1 Gettier – Is Justified True Belief Knowledge.pdf – Alternative Formats (812.331 KB)
8.2 Descartes – First Meditation.pdf 8.2 Descartes – First Meditation.pdf – Alternative Formats (5.995 MB)
9.1 Markosian – Do You Know that You are not a Brain in a Vat (excerpts).pdf 9.1 Markosian – Do You Know that You are not a Brain in a Vat (excerpts).pdf – Alternative Formats (1.211 MB)
9-10. Basu – The Spectre of Normative Conflict.pdf 9-10. Basu – The Spectre of Normative Conflict.pdf – Alternative Formats (849.369 KB)
11. Sider – Free Will and Determinism.pdf 11. Sider – Free Will and Determinism.pdf – Alternative Formats (253.285 KB)
12.1 Aquinas – The Five Ways.pdf 12.1 Aquinas – The Five Ways.pdf – Alternative Formats (125.947 KB)
12.2 Mackie – Evil and Omnipotence.pdf 12.2 Mackie – Evil and Omnipotence.pdf – Alternative Formats (3.853 MB)
13.1 Jackson – What Mary Didn’t Know.pdf 13.1 Jackson – What Mary Didn’t Know.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.47 MB)
13.2 The Zhuangzi (excerpts).pdf 13.2 The Zhuangzi (excerpts).pdf – Alternative Formats (4.731 MB)
15.2 Nagel – Moral Luck.pdf
For example, you might film a movie, write a script, record a song, compose a poem, draw a comic, edit a podcast, paint a picture, take a collection of photographs, or make a sculpture (or something else). If you are unsure whether a particular project would be suitable, please check with me first.
Alongside the creative piece, you will write at least 500 words explaining the philosophical significance of your creation. In this discussion, you must relate your work to the philosophical topic you have chosen. I encourage you to reference the readings, or other texts.
Philosophy is a creative discipline. Coming up with new arguments, ideas, and objections requires patience, an open-mind, and inspiration. This assignment will allow you to practice your philosophical creative expression. It will also exercise your ability to recognise philosophical issues in the world around you. When grading your work, I will be assessing the underlying conceptual content of the work, effort, execution, philosophical understanding, and originality.
If you receive a C+ or lower, I will give you the option to revise and resubmit your work. Please submit your project on time, to ensure that I can reasonably make this provision. Late work (even once revised) will be docked by one partial-letter grade per day late (e.g. B+ to B).
Reflection
In addition to your project and discussion, I would like you to submit a brief reflection about the process of completing this assignment. Please include this reflection in the same file as your discussion. The reflection will not contribute to your discussion’s word-count, nor to your project’s final grade.
Some things you might consider: What worked well in creating this project? What worked poorly? Did I do enough initial research and reading? Did I plan my project thoroughly enough? Did I break the task down into smaller, more manageable tasks
first? Or did I just throw myself into in? Did I leave my project too late, or did I start early? Did I work after lunch when I was sleepy? Or after dinner when I was wide awake? What else was going on in my life at the time, and how might that have affected the result?