Essays on Backlog

Q. 1 One of the advantages of this case-management system is that it helps in ensuring uniformity and consistency in the manner in which individual cases are disposed of by the courts. The hybrid case management system also makes it easier to effectively and efficiently manage the court staff. Moreover, the case management approach ensures better service to those seeking legal services or filing complaints in courts. It makes the court system or station to be more organized and hence reducing the backlog of cases if properly managed. Further, this case management approach is less costly as it saves ...

Pattern of Problems with the U.S. Department of Veterans Administration Health Care System

Abstract The United States Department of Veteran Affairs has established 151 hospitals, 820 community-based outpatient clinics, and 56 regional offices. In addition, it established about 300 well-established veteran care centers in the United States in 2013. It was started to cater to the medical needs of veterans and their families that is wives and children after the World War 1. The federal government established the first residential medical center in 1811 but started no national efforts that were aimed at helping the veterans. The committee is ...

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Abstract

The United States Department of Veteran Affairs is grouped among the largest executive departments in the country. The committee is charged with the responsibilities of providing medical care to veterans and their families and offering financial support. Veteran’s health issues include; substance use disorder, mental health disorders, stress, and brain injury among others. Veteran health problem is much higher compared to the private health concerns. However, as the steady affair department advances, different issues have evolved, which have caused adverse effects on the veterans. The primary problems affecting veteran affairs include; increased wait times for patients, ...

Adopted Derivative and Function in the Financial Markets

Derivatives are important tools in the financial markets because they help reduce investment losses resulting from the fluctuating interest rates. For example, Societe Generale lost about $7 billion following the 2008 property market crisis, which could have been much higher if the company did not hedge its funds. Credited default swaps (CDS) or credit derivative contracts on mortgage-backed securities played a major role in the development of the housing bubble in the American property markets. The swipes were widely used to insure debts using subprime housing securities in the property markets. Swap derivatives can be defined as a series ...

Speech Disorders

Formation of speech is one of the basic characteristics of the general development of the child. Speech for the child is the most important means of communication with the outside world, interacting with others, as well as information for the development of cognitive activity and thinking. Therefore, the development of speech is closely connected with the formation of all other mental abilities. Signs of the backlog in the development of speech is a reason for immediate treatment and a visit to the doctor (pediatrician, child neurologist, otolaryngologist, a child psychiatrist, a speech therapist, psychologist). This is especially important, because ...

Introduction

According to Baker, the American justice system is in need of an evolution, which will bring the courtroom into the 21st century. Baker was speaking about the use of technology within the courtroom, but the availability of DNA has made it quite clear the American justice system needs to look forward to the future and consider all possibilities to improve the system as a whole. This paper will discuss the use of DNA in American justice system helped investigators to detect crime in a way easier than in the past.

History

DNA is more formally referred to as deoxyribonucleic acid, ...

Scrum is a development tool that is used to develop and sustain complex products. It is a frame work in which teams are able to undertake complex and dynamic problems, while creatively and productively creating and delivering products that have the highest possible value

Scrums is a framework used to develop and sustain products that are complex in nature.

Scrum is based on empirical processes control theory, it asserts that knowledge is derived from experience and making decision from what has already been ascertained. Applying an iterative and incremental approach makes it possible to optimize, predict and control risk, three pillars which uphold ever implementation of empirical process control: transparency adaptation and inspection. As ...

Information System Workshop Analysis

Question 1 For this workshop, the following IT roles can be identified: System analyst intern; this is the opportunity to be filled, report to the IT director. IT director; this person is in charge of the overall system operations and the organization's functionality. Mike McGee is the one in charge here. System analyst; reports to the IT development manager, this role has two individuals involved. They include Lauren and Cathy.

IT development manager; in charge of management of the IT development sector, Felesia is the one in charge here.

IT operations manager; in charge of operational management reports, this sector is headed by Joe Tuner. Database Administrator; in charge of database administration and report development, Dawn Rauntee is ...

Boeing Company is a leading manufacturer of military, aerospace and commercial aircraft based in the United States. Despite decades at the helm of the global airframe manufacturing industry, in the early 2000s, the company encountered a major threat to its grip on the market due to competition from Airbus, a European-based aircraft manufacturer. The competition between the two corporations intensified with Airbus undertaking to build the world's largest commercial plane, A380 that could not only carry more passengers but could also fly further distances and significantly reduce the operation costs. The Boeing responded by approving the construction of a ...

Introduction

The primary aim of this report is to assess the strategic positioning of Northrop Grumman in the defense system and aerospace industry by applying strategic management models and concepts. The document presents an analysis of the key external factors of the industry in which the company operates to determine how it affects its performance. Moreover, the document concludes with the evaluation of the existing strategies of the company and its competitors and provides recommendations for improving its strategic positioning in the industry. Also, the comparison of internal and external factors is made to determine the company’s potential strengths ...

Executive Summary

Mission Statement Situation Analysis General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1878 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. It serves diverse industries such as aviation, consumer electronics, electrical distribution, energy, finance, and healthcare, among others. The company has operations in major markets in more than 100 countries across the world (www.ge.com). In 2015, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 8th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue, and the 21st most profitable company (www.fortune.com & forbes.com, 2015). As of 2016 the company was listed the ninth-largest in the world among ...

Veterans today are the heroes of yesterday. They stood up for us, risked their lives just to protect us, and sacrificed their personal needs and wants for our country. We should look up to them, we should be thankful to them. They are our heroes without special powers; heroes who are just the normal people like us. Despite the heroic deeds that they used to do, it is saddening that they do not get that much compensation for their actions. I am not saying that we should always give them praises but simple acts of gratitude like good benefits ...

A user story is a short description put in everyday language to represent a discrete piece of demonstrable functionality. It can also be described as a desirement, desirable outcome by a stakeholder or a request for software to change that stakeholders desire and perceive as a necessity. User story is used to quickly document a stakeholder’s desire without giving vast formalized details. User stories are used in agile development to provide a framework where the detail of the project can be understood and added as it is needed just enough and in time. In agile framework, the task of creating a user story is open to ...

Introduction

The essential aspects of software engineering project are the use of several agile software development techniques to improve the quality and the productivity of the software. Scrum is one such significant method that has greatly been used in the recent years to control the process of software development. According to Cohn (2010), we cannot change or improve what we cannot measure. With Scrum metrics, we can be able to measure and improve the software development process more effectively and efficiently. Scrum is defined as an iterative agile method of software development that can be used to manage and ...

Purchasing of Groceries

Purchasing of groceries is a kind of customer spending. The per capita consumption statistics are tracked consumer spending and their structure. The expenses include all the costs of maintaining the standard of living (except for the costs of taxes and others. Obligatory payments); their value depends on both the income and the state of the consumer market, which creates opportunities for the realization of incomes. What we have called the consumer spending of households in national income accounting system is defined as the personal consumption expenditures. The main component of aggregate demand is consumption expenditures of households ...

Introduction

The term “cluster computing” and “grid computing” are used interchangeably when describing networked computers designed to run distributed applications in order to share resources. However, they are used to in describing the varied set of distributed computing with ambiguous solutions. Both cluster and grid computing are used simultaneously to improve the performance of the application. The both help in sharing available resources such as printers, scanners and speakers (Dongarra et al., 2004). Nonetheless, grid and cluster computing have different approaches in problem solving since they differ in terms of their infrastructure and technologies. Grid and cluster computing can be ...

- What is Agile and what are user stories? Agile refers to a software development methodology that provides more efficient ways of handling and managing software development projects as compared to traditional methods such as the waterfall development methodology. Agile development allows for the evolution of requirements and problem solutions through the collaboration of cross-functional teams. The methodology promotes evolutionary development, adaptive planning, continuous improvement, early project delivery, and promotes rapid response to change. Agile has some unique characteristics and emphasizes more on interactions than development processes and tools. The methodology also places more focus on delivering working software ...

In the current modern society, there are numerous issues facing the court and administrative systems, and the trend makes an indication that the future is bound to make a change on numerous issues and aspects. For example, there has been changes with regard to the victims' rights where there has been some issues that have remained the same while others have changed tremendously. The changes in court and administrative systems have changed in tandem with the changing social values, which have changed crime trends. For example, there has been numerous staggering marriages leading to an increase in the number of ...

Question 1

Culture defines how people relate with their colleagues and the people outside their world. Culture has a central role when it comes to the way humans behave. In this case, the doctors must learn how the culture of the society inclines to a particular issue of interest to them. Having learnt that, they would be in a better position to handle the patient with professionalism and simultaneously involve them to drive out most of the medical information they may need. Another way is having a physician for a particular patient whom the patient can share the problem with after they have established a good rapport.In ...

1. Problem Statement Quinte MRI Services is not able to fulfill the needs of its client BCMC Hospital. This is because the facility cannot perform two scans per hour, as it had promised and there is currently a 14 day backlog of patients who require MR scans. This has led to physicians referring their clients to Quinte’s competitors which could destroy its reputation and reduce its competitive advantage. 2. Background Facts a. Company history Quinte MRI was founded in 1998 by Doctor Syed Haider. The company has 5 facilities in St. Louis, Missouri, Quebec, Palmer, ...

Introduction

The analysis of situations in a global marketing environment involves determining the internal and external aspects that help understand the potential abilities, the potential customers as well as the environment in which the business aspires to take part in. It involves using various methods put together by the company’s managers and consists of the SWOT analysis, the five forces described by Porters model and the 5c’s. The process also requires formulating good and clear marketing plans that will be used as a guideline for articulating the benefits related to the company’s products to the market. The essence of ...

The court structure in the United States is unique in the sense that it consists of two different court systems namely the federal and the state court systems. Each of the court systems is charged with the adjudication of different disputes though they work in cooperation. Cases usually commence at the lower courts and work their way up the higher courts. Most of the legal issues are arbitrated at the State trial courts which exercise both criminal and civil jurisdiction. Most states in the United States have two levels of trial courts: those with a limited jurisdiction and those ...

REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION

For the last two months, we have had a slow creep-up of order backlog in the MLD250 department, specifically the Plasti-Brack molding group. We now have a 5 to 6 week backlog. This is entirely unacceptable to our customers who have been accustomed to getting orders shipped almost immediately or within a week of placing their orders. This may have a negative bearing on the business and it is with great concern and swiftness that this be sorted out. This report will seek to identify the problem areas and the possible solutions to this problem in order to reduce and gradually eliminate the ...

Logging and monitoring can help in undertaking an investigation. This is due to the fact that network activities are assessed and all the attempts to access network resources are known. When investigating a network, there are elements that are usually sought so that it helps in the process of security analysis and investigation. Logging will give some details that can be useful in the investigation process. Logging will give detailed information about the access or attempts to access any network resources. The changes which have been made to the different network resources will be checked and realized in network logging. ...

The criminal justice system in the US operates as a network of three distinctive agencies, which include law enforcement, the court system and rehabilitation agency. The law enforcement is charged with the duty of capturing offenders and taking them to court, where the court process determines the course of action to be taken against the offenders. When the action involves sending these culprits to rehabilitation centers they are given different types of punishment depending on their offenses. However, the court has many duties beside judgment of offenders, such as the civil issues like traffic violations. Therefore, with all the duties ...

A Case Study on Shouldice Hospital Limited: Practical Marketing Solutions

Critical problems/issues Shouldice Hospital Limited, a Canadian hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand capacity and reach of its services while maintaining the quality of service delivered.

The hospital also faces the paradox of change given the current manager is 6o years old.

Assumptions Increasing capacity of the facility will increase the profitability of the firm because they will be able to serve many customers.

Increasing capacity will help in reducing waiting lines because currently, there are no operations scheduled during weekends.

Expanding the capacity of by beds by 50 percent would enable the organization schedule the operating rooms more heavily. If not well implemented, increasing capacity could compromise the quality of service offered by the hospital. It is assumed that the hospital is ...

1. Background to the Acquisition This proposed acquisition is between two firms, Congoleum Corporation (Abridged) and Prudential Insurance Company of America where by Congoleum is the targeted company and Prudential the acquiring one. The negotiations of the acquisition shall be handled by First Boston and Century Capital Corporation whereby the former is the lead negotiator while the latter shall one of the prospective equity participants. Congoleum is a highly diversified company with three products market segment; home furnishings, ship building and automotive and industrial distribution. The firm has an asset and revenue base of $323million and $576million respectively. In ...

Table of Contents

Introduction.2

Mission and Goals2 Situation Analysis3 Corporate Level Strategy..10 Business Level Strategy11

Executive Summary

This is a case analysis of Turner Construction Company, a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF operating in the construction industry and offering related services. The report starts with a short introduction followed by the company’s goals and objectives. This is followed by situational analysis of the company’s past and present situation using strategic tools such as SWOT analysis. The subsequent section that follows is the company’s corporate and business level strategy. This is followed by business structure, promotion and finally recommendation of ...

The dispensation of judicial services in the US and particularly in the state of Texas has been faced by a myriad of problems. Most of these problems are caused by internal redundancies that have been in existence for decades. These have hindered efficient judicial services to the citizens and consequently reduced trust in the judiciary. This court management proposal looks at ways through which the state can ensure an improved judicial process and get rid of the backlog and delay characteristic of the courts. The paper suggests that the Victim Offender Mediation program be instituted to deal with less severe ...

The Root Beer Game Simulation

In the Root Beer game simulation, I tried to forecast or predict the number of root beer cases to order in order to achieve as low a backlog and unused inventory as possible. Although I noticed that the order from customers was consistently for 100,000 cases each week and that the supplier delivered 50,000 cases each week, it was still hard to come up with a more accurate forecast, especially with the delay in deliveries.

Before the order I just placed got delivered, a new demand from customers came in, which added to the backlog. In order to keep the ...

Tree Top Forest Products

Section 1 Introduction Tree top is a Sawmill that has been performing well in both local and international market. There are many reasons that have made this possible. The business is based in Washington in the United States. For the success of any business, the management should play a vital role in ensuring that the activities of the business are running in the right direction. This co ordination of the business activities facilitates the achievement of the organizational objectives. Recently, tree top company has faced difficulties in its operations leading to its decline in its performance in both local ...