Essays on Pub

I am going downtown to my favourite restaurant. It’s called Pub and Pickles and well that says it all for me. I don’t know if you have been there before but it down at the corner of 1st Street and Main on the northwest corner. You can’t miss the place as it has a big mug outside with a dill pickle sticking out of it. In case I didn’t say it yet, “my kind of place.” I am going on a Tuesday night as that night they seem to have the best specials. I am ...

A Review of the Literature

If asked to name the “national dish of Britain,” the average person is likely to say, “there is nothing more British than fish and chips,” but he or she might be wrong as it all depends on the criteria used to determine the national dish (Castelow, 2013). If popularity is the yardstick, then fish and chips would miss the mark, since each year in the UK it is outsold by hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza, and Indian and Chinese food (Alexander, 2009). And while this is true, fish and chips still play a vital role in the economic success of ...

The First Amendment to the US Constitution provides that Congress shall make no law that restricts freedom of expression or of the press. Such wording restricts state power as a greater and a lesser degree compared to what it could do in this regard if the wording used in the literal sense. The said formulation limits the power of the state to a greater extent in the sense that it applies not only to Congress but to all branches of the federal government, all branches of state governments and local authorities. The wording in question, limit state power to ...

Physical health is one of the most important possessions a person can have. As such, it is the responsibility of a person to keep his or her physique in top shape. This can be done by regularly engaging in activities that promote healthy living and fitness; examples of which include eating healthily, exercising regularly, and avoiding unhealthy products and activities. When a person’s health is taken care of, the person will become noticeably stronger, fitter, and resistant to diseases. In doing so, he or she will be ensured of a fruitful and productive life ahead. As mentioned earlier, ...

Resurrection

Resurrection is a concept that details the return of the dead to life. The most intriguing episode in the New Testament is the death, burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Resurrection is a dominant theme found in the New Testament. For one, it raised extensive opinions emanating from diverse opinions from the different events and areas of the Bible. The argument calls for a natural form of immortality to the soul and the lack of immortality of the body. The spirit lives forever in magnification of the lord's power and magnificence in His actions, favor, and love for ...

UniPolar Depression

There are different levels of negative thoughts that lead to the depression. It is the reason that the depressed mood from a Major Depressive Episode MDE can lead to a major depressive disorder MDD. In this paper difference between both MDE and MDD will be discussed as well as relevance between negative thinking and biological components will also be analyzed. The reason to analyze the link or relevance between negative thinking and biological factors is that negative thinking leads to various mental disorders such as MDD. Hales, Rapaport, & Moeller (2012) also highlighted this point that depression has strong biological ...

Executive Summary

In general, the diplomas mentioned in the paper below have brought revolutionary changes to my personality and mind-set. They have broadened my vision and changed my attitude towards certain concepts in certain ways (that I have explained in the later parts of the assignment). I feel to have some inborn qualities relevant to the subjects that I took up and these courses have helped me polish my skills and expertise, and update my knowledge. As the course progressed, I could feel my development as a learner stage by stage. My teachers, supervisors, and group fellows have come in as ...

An ethical dilemma is often referred to as a complicated situation which involves two conflicting mental ideas. In most of the cases, the issues addressed in the conflict are often based on moral imperatives. This, therefore, creates a situation where honoring one ideology means that the other one will have to be disgraced and in the process causing a great misunderstanding between the two parties involved. In some occasion, a situation like this is called an ethical paradox (White, 1992). In some of the cases, ethical dilemmas are often invoked in a bid to refute the moral code in ...

Executive Summary

The modern business environment is characterized by the increased use of information technology and data comprise an essential component of the modern information systems. Database management systems are softwares that were developed with the objective of creating, storing and retrieval of data with ease. The database management systems commonly abbreviated as (DBMS) are software systems that can easily be updated with new information with ease. They have been essential in the use of information systems because they link the end applications with the end users of a database. Additionally, unlike the traditional methods of filing where data was easily ...

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Application of Drone Technology to Facilitate Effective HIV Diagnostic and Treatment Services to Children in Rural Malawi

INGO UNICEF 1Broadway, New NY 10022 USA Dear Sir, Drones without Borders (DWB) is an organization which has been created to serve HIV vulnerable children in rural Malawi through a partnership with ZipLine Drones. Our organization seeks to develop and implement an four-months program aimed at ensuring fast and continuous delivery of HIV test kits, results, and antiretroviral drugs to provide immediate medical attention to HIV positive children in rural, cut off, hard to access, often combat zone areas in Malawi. The mortality rate of the infected children has been on the rise due to lack of access ...

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Introduction Traditional policing is reactive and action is initiated when crimes or problems are reported. In contrast, community policing is characterized by shifting of focus from crime and law enforcement to finding solutions to community problems like “perceptions of disorder, fear of crime, quality of life and neighborhood conditions” (Kappeler and Gaines 1). The ideal form of community policing empowers the community and, decisions on courses of action are taken in consultation with the community members. The police have to take up additional roles as advisors, facilitators and lead-initiators. They become service providers by escalating ...

Application of Drone Technology to Facilitate an Effective HIV Diagnostic and Treatment Services to Children in Rural Malawi

Director, Grant Organization Technology to Save Children from HIV is an organization that has been created to serve HIV vulnerable children in rural Malawi through a partnership with ZipLine Drones and UNICEF. Our organization seeks to develop a program aimed at ensuring fast and continuous delivery of HIV test kits, results, and antiretroviral drugs to provide immediate medical attention to HIV positive children. We propose the application of drone technology to facilitate easy and convenient transport of HIV testing supplies, test samples, and medication that has been hampered by the poor state of transport infrastructure in rural Malawi. We ...

Community members risk a great risk of getting themselves hurt at the hands of people prone to violence. The relevance of the study is that it highlights what is instrumental in determining the extent to which mentally ill and violent individuals are likely to pose risk to members of communities, be they prison, hospital or standard civilian groups of people. The literature review will include a board concept of community. Samuel (2015) defined the concept of community as applicable to a human group sharing a geographical area. Following this logic, the notion is possible to apply to patients and ...

Abstract

This project serves to focus on the country of Saudi Arabia and how the nation, handles school preparedness when it comes to disasters. Saudi Arabia is a developing country. The researcher argues that more need to be done in making sure children are protected in a developing society when a disaster happens. Some of the disasters explored in the discussion include fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks. The researcher believes that while there is potential to rectify this issue, more future research needs to be done. In the exploration of the topic, the author found that there were vulnerabilities ...

Abstract

There are various ethical issues that a counselor can encounter when conducting a group counseling session. Some of the issues are similar to those in the individual counseling, but there are others which are unique. There is an ethical issue of confidentiality where the therapist should not disclose any information about the group members. However, there are definite limits to confidentiality where the counselor can disclose the information. The counselor should uphold his/her professionalism in the session. They must have sufficient knowledge and information on the issues that the members are presenting. All the group members should have enough ...

Company’s Branding, Pricing, Segmentation and Distribution Strategy

Company’s Description The Travelers’ Application is a New-York based online platform designed to give guidance to people who are planning to holiday internationally. This application provides information like weather, potential tourist sites, accommodation information, and directions to and from places of interest. The application is designed to give the traveler insight into what conditions are like in an international location. This application will be extremely useful for people traveling alone and with family. The purpose of this discussion, then, will be to outline a marketing plan for the application, including positioning statement, marketing framework, branding strategy, and marketing ...

Literature review2

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The purpose of using interactive digital menus in restaurants and pubs.4 The examples of a digital menu integration in trading venues5 The benefits of using interactive digital menus6 The working principle of e-menu in restaurants and bars 8 Conclusion....10

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Introduction The current technological conditions are fascinating. The struggle between the outdated technologies and innovations can be seen every single day. The printed information has been already replaced by digital technologies, cell-phones have been replaced by smartphones, tablets and laptops replaced books and journals, and even in restaurant industry, the old-fashioned paper menu is being replaced by new ...

MEMORANDUM

Dear Sir, This memo is written to address the problems faced by the Big Corp. as a result of the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Sub Corp. the memo discuss the different statutory and regulatory matters applicable in this matter. It also recommends the solution on whether the dividends paid by the company should be treated as a return on capital or ordinary dividends. At first, it is important to understand the basic difference between preferred and ordinary stocks. Preferred shareholders have a preferred claim to the earnings and profits of the company. When the company has excessive cash and ...

It is an interesting aspect of history and that prior to the 16th century Europe and its various nations were merely a barbaric and insignificant periphery on the world stage. Great Asian powers dominated most of the known world, both militarily and economically. Following Columbus’s voyage in 1492, Europe slowly shifted to become the geographic, economic and military center of the entire world. In no small part due to its superior ships and superior seamanship, Europe was able to use its newfound capabilities to tap into the riches to be gained from both the New World and Asia. ...

Article Review; Diversity in the Work Place

Introduction Technological advancement especially in communication education and transportation has made it possible for people from different parts of the globe to work under one office. This makes the work place to have very distinct groups of people in terms of culture, talents, skills and specialization. For progress to be witnessed in the work place all of this distinct group need to know the goal of the organization set their personal and group objectives and work cooperatively to achieve the goal. Working together in a diverse group is not always easy mostly because what is best for one person ...

Question OneDoes the IRS view the cost of laser eye surgery (“LASIK”) as a valid § 213 medical expense deduction – or, alternatively, is it nondeductible cosmetic surgery? Yes, it is viewed as a valid medical expense deduction as it promotes the proper functioning of the body under § 213(d) (9). (IRS Publication 502, 8) Question Two Brother and sister operate a farm as a family corporation inherited from their parents. Differences over how the farm should be operated have led to a serious breakdown in their relationship. Is this a sufficient “business purpose” to support a tax-free split-up per § 355?  ...

Advocacy can be defined as the targeted support or push for a cause to get legal approval. The advocacy can be to push for a policy to be adopted or amended in some way for the public cause (Chapman, 2007). In the case study paper, the advocacy is based on the improvement of uninsured people in the state of New York. The advocacy, in this case, is lobbying by advocacy groups and legal advocates for the public health legislation. The advocates together with Long Island Coalition for National Health Plan pushed for the availing of grants and health care ...

Change in organizations is inevitable. It is because of the evolving state and emerging issues in the industry. Both leaders and workers should be prepared for the change to enable them win a competitive edge (By, Burnes& Oswick, 2011, p. 5). However, change management has experienced many obstacles. In this paper, concepts of leading change will be analyzed with the help of the provided article. Moreover, critical analysis of the article, which is the strengths and weakness of the article, will be discussed. Finally, a personal critical analysis of the change models will be carried out. There are several ...

Strategic Management Case Study

Introduction This paper aims to analyze a case study of the CEMEX organization to determine the implications of the impact of strategic planning on the long-term business growth. For a business to plan strategically there should be future aspirations that contain the mission, vision, objectives, and capabilities. Then, there should be strategic management implications that criticize the business decisions to get the best out of them, and then the competitive capabilities should be recognized. The case study should be used to model a new strategy for another market. The case study gives an insight into CEMEX organization which under ...

Investigative Study: Hotel Industry in Singapore

Abstract The hospitality industry, which has become today one of the largest industries in the world economy continues to grow rapidly. There is strong competition among the enterprises of the hotel industry, the hotel and each enterprise seeks to gain its market segment. In order to not only keep their business, but also to develop the company in this sphere needs money, which can be obtained only from the client. Therefore, the hotel should be able not only to attract, but also to encourage the client to purchase their services, and to return again and again. The success of ...

Depression is a psychiatric illness that is prominent with regard to incidence throughout the world (Marchand, 2012). This is a painful condition of despair, which is accompanied by dullness of thought and slow movements. A person feels deeply unhappy and completely unable to experience pleasure, has lost the purpose and meaning of life. There are also other symptoms such as disturbed appetite (overeating or malnutrition), problems with sleep - early waking up at 4-5 in the morning or oversleeping. However, the main criterion of depression is suicidal thoughts. Depression usually worsens overall health and wellbeing. Depression is often accompanied ...

Residential Property Market in Australia

Australian has seen of the one highest boom in the residential houses market over the last couple of years. Additionally, the house prices have been on the rise. Particularly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicated that the house prices in the country increased by an average of 11.4% before inflation adjustment throughout the major cities in the year 2015 (Chamberlain, Johnson & Robinson 2014). Notably, despite the modest economic growth experienced in Australia, the housing market continued to rise, and there has been a consistent increase in the house prices (Ley 2011). For instance, the eight major cities experienced ...

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the bruising of the brain due to an impact received on the head. The brain injury can be termed as primary if its caused directly by the impact blow or secondary if its caused by reaction processes such as swelling due to inflammation. Common types TBI include hematomas, contusions, diffuse axonal injury (DAI), concussion, and coup/contrecoup lesions. The type of injuries are characterized by symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, amnesia, loss of consciousness, going into a vegetative state or a coma or death in extreme cases. There is no clearly defined body of knowledge ...

Significant changes have taken place in the workplace as technology advances on a day-to-day basis. Recent advancements in the information and communication technology (ICT) have impacted the human life from their personal to the workplace performance. The internet and computers highlight the primary uses of technology in the offices. The technology has crossed over to all areas of the economy including the education, health, business and other sectors. The ICT and the workplace remain dynamic topics those changes as technology continues to get complex (McGill, Tanya, 32). The innovations and inventions in technology have become so dynamic that there ...

American foods are as diverse as the people themselves (Hunter and Writer). The country consists of different cultures that bring with it differences in their food tastes (Smith and Kraig 698). It is not uncommon to find ethnic foods being served in American restaurants and many people have ventured into this business. The people identify themselves with different delicacies that are congenial to their taste. According to Decker, 74% of American households enjoy preparing and have ethnic foods whereas 59% of them like the ethnic foods because of their unique flavors (Decker). Philadelphia houses a variety of people with ...

Introduction/ Thesis

Ethanol is the main ingredient in alcohol. It is also the ingredient that makes a person drunk and can be found in grapes and grains after they have been fermented and their sugars digested by yeasts. The ethanol in alcohol can have a number of powerful effects on a person’s mind and body. The use of alcohol can lower inhibitions by reducing shyness allowing them to act more freely, this can result in them doing things that they later regret. This paper will argue that despite the negative cogitations that surround alcohol consumption that there are positive benefits ...

Introduction

In 2008, the entire world was rocked by the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The crisis first affected the entire financial system of the United States before then quickly spread globally. The casualties of the crisis included the whole investment banking industry of the US. Other casualties were the US largest insurance company, largest mortgage lender, among other firms in the financial services sector. The US auto industry was severely hit leading to loss of jobs. The US unemployment rate increased by 4.9% points from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2009. The ...

26th of April 2016

There is nothing wrong in the fact that we admire the Louvre and the Parthenon, Mediterranean villas and Swiss chalets, or inspired by the new architectural forms and objects of the interior of other countries, and show our desire to bring them into our reality. The bad thing is that this does not go beyond stylization of the surface. As a result, when we want to create the interior in the conditional "Japanese style", we simply get wallpaper with Japanese cherries, hand fans on the walls and furniture made of particleboard in the dark colors, instead of creating an ...

Fell et al. argues that “implementing a federal requirement for states to mandatory examine older drivers is the key to end road carnage(424” .Fatal crashes for older drivers are significantly different to those of other age groups. Drivers aged 70 in most instances intersection crashes are common while driving given that, the older driver is turning right across traffic and accidents where the older driver drives off the road (Fell et al. 423-431). It is essential for old drivers to have a medical examination each year so that to retain their license. As elderly drivers reach 70 years ...

Katie Johnson was a twenty-year-old lady who was married to Jacob Johnson, a twenty-four-year-old man. The two lived a simple life that involved eating healthy meals and living peasant life in their garden. Katie was a stay-home wife, and her birth could be traced back to the year 1308 in Virginia. She was the only child of Joseph Mount and his wife. By the time she was three years old, Katie had lost her father. Her mother managed to get remarried to another man, who became her step-father for a while until he died. For the next seven years, ...

Risk Management at Old Mutual Group

Old Mutual risk management strategies are shaped by the potential impacts on the company's reputation, earnings, liquidity and future sustainability. They are strategic, and the companies closely monitor them. Owing to various strategic changes that the company underwent in the period under review, strategic execution risk is the principal risk facing Old Mutual. The company is faced with other principal risks including, economic situations in the country of operation, shifting credit risk across the group and currency devaluations. There are also other inherent potential risks owing to the changing customer needs, market exposures, liability insurance risks, and interest volatility. ...

Trends for the past two years have shown that there is an increasing interest in specialty lagers. Based on this principle alone, it would be a solid choice to open a gastro-pub that features specialty lagers almost exclusively. Food should be offered with lagers (and really any beer) to show how the chosen beer and food can compliment each other. It is probably best to stay away from becoming a micro-brew, especially without very large investors, because many types of lagers, Eisbock and California Commons for example, need expensive equipment outside of the already expensive equipment for a micro-brew ...

Reasons for the severe decline in Chinese Stock market in 2015

Between June 2014 and June 2015, the CSI 300 Index rose by 150%, reaching the peak at 5,166.3 on 12th June 2015. What follows was a severe decline in the stock index. Within just one month, the CSI 300 index had lost 30% to 3,507 on July 8. Several factors caused the fall.

Short selling

In the run-up to the stock market decline, investors were aggressively involved in short selling and margin trading. Short-selling and margin trading allowed investors to purchase shares using borrowed money thereby increasing the demand for stocks. Investors engaged in short-selling sell stocks borrowed from ...

Statement of historical question

Consumption of coffee in the America. What role does Starbucks play in the American coffee culture? Thesis Statement The evolution of the American coffee culture traces its origins from the seventeenth century. Over the years, the country would grow to become the largest consumer of coffee in the world. It is corporations such as Starbucks have served to spread this culture across the globe.

Annotated Bibliography

William H. Urke. All about coffee. Newyork, Newyork the tea and coffee trade Journal Company 1922, Retrieved Apr 13, 2016 from http://ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/2/8/5/0/28500/28500-h/28500-h.htm Urke was an author in 18th and 19th centuries that focused primarily on ...

Introduction

Homeschooling can be considered as a progressive movement around the country and the world in general, where parents choose to have their children educated at home rather sending them to the traditional private or public schools. Families that prefer home schooling do so due to various reasons. Such reasons include having different religious beliefs or educational philosophy, dissatisfaction with traditional schooling options available and issues like the belief that children are not progressing well enough within the confines of traditional school setting (Ray, p 50).

History of home schooling

For many centuries, homeschooling was actually the only available option for most people to ...

Introduction

Natural disasters are known to have an undesirable effect on humanity. The aftermath of such occurrences is often characterized by mass suffering and dependency on human aid for the victims to survive. All over the world, there are many organizations that play a significant role in ensuring victims receive the necessary support. Different types of disasters present various kinds of challenges. It is upon these lines that humanitarian support is structured. To mount a successful humanitarian aid, there is need to understand the unique challenges involved and structure tailor-made solutions. For earthquakes, a number of challenges have been reported. ...

Abstract

A Company website has to have a strong conveyance of message so as to elicit interest from possible clients. This paper seeks to explain the impact of visuals in building a better face image of an organization on an online platform. In doing so, it would be beneficial to talk about the different types of visual design such as graphics, and images. The importance of each visual design is significant enough in delivering concise information and a mental picture and therefore serves the end purpose effectively. However, caution is taken to ensure that the visual information is appropriate to ...

Producer, rapper, musician, designer – all these are different shades of one person, whose name is Kanye West. We believe that the contribution of Mr. West to the African American Renaissance culture cannot be overestimated as he completely changed the approach to making the hip-hop music and made the audience of people, who listen to hip-hop, far wider thanks to the diversity of the sounding in his songs. Also, he looked at the new role of African Americans in society and their image, showing that African American rappers are not gangsters from the hood with the Uzi in their bosom ...

Abstract

The labor market in the United States has changed significantly over the years because of the changes in the global market and the impact on the work force in the country. The changes have led to diversity in the way people live and work. For many people, the loss of jobs causes structural changes in the ways that people live as these people are no longer able to finance their way of life. Mortgages also have been affected by the changes in the labor market and people have now become more aggressive in securing their homes. In addition, the ...

Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) Privacy issues remain one of the key issues in criminal law and entire legal justice system. Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) is one of the famous cases that highlights the nature of the right to privacy and provides legal definition of a legal search. The court’s ruling refined the former definition of the legal search and legal seizure clauses of the Fourth Amendment to consider infringement with any kind of communication technology as a search (Brandon Garrett, The right to privacy (Rosen Pub. Group) (2001) (Garrett, 2001). ...

Introduction

Siting and Designing decisions for hotels and resorts are major decisions because they influence a considerable number of people and animals both in the current and future generations. Siting and design decisions have a major hand viability and conservation of ecosystems as well as the financial success of the specific hotel or resort. Biodiversity plays an important role in facilitating a hotel’s operational activities. Inside the hotel, the food, furniture and amenities in the spa are all elements of diversity. Outside the hotel, plants and animals (that are also elements of diversity) make a major contribution in making ...

Executive summary

It is evident that Malaria remains to be one of the main issues affecting children in Sierra Leone. Essentially, the high child mortality rate resulting from Malaria infections in Sierra Leone has become a critical concern. This position has been reiterated by the National Health Sector Strategic Plan. The organization revealed that Malaria has become both a health, social and economic challenge to the country. In essence, it has been identified that the disease is the primary causative agent of children deaths in the nation. Although there are other diseases that account for children deaths, Malaria still remains a ...

Trade played a significant role as a factor of economic growth in the establishment and development of the economy. In terms of emerging economy the meaning of foreign nation’s welfare increases. Such economy evolves under the influence of globalization, which implies a special role of foreign trade. This is due to the fact that the traditional comparative advantages, such as the difference in the allocation of countries of production factors, monopoly on natural resources and geographical conditions, and those associated with innovation processes, new technologies, with the choice of the consumer, its level income. At the same time ...

The sun had already set when Dan reached the pub that spring evening. It was probably a bad idea to go anywhere near the place after that last AA-meeting, bu the didn’t care. It was Friday night and he desperately needed a drink. The phonecall he recieved earlier that day was still clinging to his mind, slowly turning into a blur by each bottle of beer that went through his throat, but one sentence refused to go away:

”I’m sorry, Dan, your mother passed away.”

Those words were still ringing in Dan’s ears when he woke up in my bed the next day, the ...

Introduction

The performance of the business is critical for the investors as well as stakeholders. The discipline of corporate finance offers a variety of the techniques for reviewing the financial performance of the business. In the modern competitive world, a financial performance of the business is not enough for the success. Instead, it is critical to have success in multiple dimensions that ensures sustainability. The underlying report is a comparative assessment of the two brewing companies from UK FTSE 250 listing from the Travel & Leisure sectors and Restaurants & Bars subsectors.

Introduction of Greene King Plc and the Marston’s PLC

The selected companies include Greene King Plc and the Marston’ ...

Introduction

The food system and the all the supply chain activities between production and the delivery of the food to the final consumer are dominated by very few corporations. The effect of this concentration of corporate entities in the food system is that the small farmer has been pushed out of business because of the mass production systems of the corporate farm owners. In the previous millennium, the sociology of agriculture was concerned about whether the family-owned farms would survive (World Congress of Rural Sociology & Bonanno, 2010). In an ideal situation, the food system should benefit from the activities of ...

COMPANY PROFILES

Greene King Greene King Plc. is a UK pub retailer and brewer that brews, markets and sells beer. It has three operating segments; Retail, Pub Partners, and Brewing & Brands. It also operates restaurants and hotels. The company had about 1909 franchised pubs, hotels, and restaurants as of May 2015. It was founded in 1799 and has its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds.

Swot analysis of Greene King

Strengths: Its strength lies in the high quality of products. It has sustained the high quality of its products.

The company also has strong local roots that have contributed to customer loyalty.

It also has a strong distribution and sales network. Weaknesses: Over-reliance on the UK market. High costs of ...

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. The Contexts of Quality Systems 4 2.1. The Customers Gratification Perspective 5 2.2. The Ethical Perspective 5 2.3. The Legal Perspective 6 3. The Methods and Tools of Quality Control Process 7 3.1. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) 8 3.2. Cause and Effect Analysis (Fishbone Analysis) 9 3.3. DMAIC 10 4. Conclusion – The Impact of Quality Control and Assurance Management 11

Bibliography 13

Introduction Quality control and assurance have evolved from essential competitive solutions to the foundational elements of effective business performance (Automotive Action Industry Group, 2008). Because of the unstoppable technological advent, the manufacturing ...

Introduction

This essay focuses on the archetype of a character in the novel ‘white teeth’ by Zadie Smith. Archetype is a certain example of anything in a book. For example the archetype of faith is Abraham (Lane 94). In the novel ‘white teeth’ I find Alfred Archibald Jones to be boredom itself. The character forms the major part of the novel. He appears in the very first part of the novel and the last part not to mention his constant appearance in between the novel. For a character that forms that major part of the novel, he should be more ...

Exploring the Transport Layer

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) over IP protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite has four layers: link, network, transport and application layers. TCP and User Datagram Protocols (UDP) operate at the transport layer and TCP is connection oriented and ensures data delivery while UDP is connectionless and has no mechanism to check data delivery. In the “three way handshake” in TCP, the sender/client sends a connection request to the server using a SYN (synchronization) message (a bit flag in the TCP header sent with an initial sequence number and the maximum transmission size (MTU)). On receipt of the SYN message, the ...

What Would Jesus Do with Refugees?

One of the greatest aspects found in this verse is the idea of inviting a stranger. In this particular case it is not any stranger but specifically refugees. One of the greatest opportunities to help refugees is charities specifically the Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services. The Catholic Church, at an international and at a local level, strongly supports the rights of migrants and refugees. This is in accordance with the Gospel teaching “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34) and “Whatever you do to the least of my brothers and sisters you do to me”( ...

Introduction

While it is true that the fundamental task herein is to engage perusal of a summary of the book, Mind Siege: The Battle for Truth, the focus involves a summarization of the clash between Secular Humanism and biblical principles of morality played out on the American stage of life. Some would argue that the term ‘worldview’ only has to do with the fields of sociology, the political realm, theology, psychology, ethics, economics, and so on, other hold the position that Secular Humanism is indeed a religion just as much as the classic Christian philosophy is a worldview. Nevertheless, the ...

Introduction

Since the development of the concept of sustainable tourism development, a common ground from which organizations can build plans to address sustainable tourism management agenda has never been identified. The risk of inappropriate use unaccredited and unverified theories may worsen the situation rather than make it. For this reason, it is important for the various tourism destinations to independently investigate their situations, develop plans relating to sustainable tourism management and determine how such plans could be implemented thereby addressing the organization’s sustainable tourism management agenda (Daft 2008). Any business tourism destination without an adequate, sustainable tourism development plan ...

Blanchard, K. H., & Hodges, P. (2005). Lead like Jesus: Lessons from the greatest leadership role model of all times. Nashville, TN: W Pub. Group. Lead like Jesus as written by Blanchard and Hodges (2005) identifies four main areas and goes on to elaborate how these areas can help one to build on his or her leadership skills. The authors see leadership as a process through which leaders assert their influence on the thinking process, the behavior and development of their followers in terms of both their personal and professional lives. The book identifies Jesus as an exemplary leader but ...

Introduction

Organizational culture denotes the procedure an organization follows in conducting its daily activities (Alvesson 2011). Corporate culture impacts the efficiency of the staffs, which subsequently affects the output of the business. A well-ordered culture motivates workers to improve their performance; hence, attain higher output. The external environment refers to the relationship developed by the company and stakeholders such as suppliers, retailers, and customers. The external environment has an important impact on the business since it affects the organizational culture. This paper will provide a literature review on organizational culture.

Literature review

Culture has a long-term effect on the business. It determines ...