Essays on Reductions

Workforce Reductions

Workforce Reductions Workforce reduction is considered a downsizing strategy that directly affects the workers and employees of the company. The strategy is used as a result of slump in demand or to improve the operational efficiency of the company. The key reasons of workforce reduction include heightened competition, changing markets and gaps in the employment laws. In addition, improvement in the cash-flow, stakeholder expectations and overcapacity/poor management lead to massive layoffs to gain short-term profits and value (Rogovsky, 2005). The workforce reduction as a strategy of the company has both positive and negative impacts.

Positive Consequences of Reduction in Workforce

There are some positive consequences ...

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

QUESTION 1 (1 point)

a) Statistical combination of the results of two or more studies

QUESTION 2 (1 point)

Figure 2 of the Jordan et al., meta-analysis depicts a forest plot illustrating the estimates of the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer. How many of the individual studies (in figure 2) reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy? Ans) There were 20 individual studies that reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy.

QUESTION 3 (1 point)

How would you interpret the overall summary estimate (relative ...

Business Case: IIS Solution Analysis and Best Implementation Scenario

Business Case IIS Solution Analysis & Best Implementation Scenario

Executive Summary 2 Project Overview 3 1.1 Project Overview 3 1.2 Project Description 3 1.3 Alternatives Considered 3 1.4 Recommended Solution 3 1.5 Risks 3

Project Description 4

2.1 Project Background and Opportunity 4 2.2 Business Needs 4 2.3 Project Objectives 4 2.4 Organizational Benefits 4 2.5 Project Scope 5 2.6 Out of Scope 5

Alternatives and Cost/Benefit Analysis 6

3.1 [Possible Solution 1] 7 3.2 [Possible Solution 2] 7 3.3 [Possible Solution 3] 7 3.4 Comparison 7 3.5 Recommended Alternative 7 Project Risk Assessment 8

REFERENCES 9

IIS Solution Analysis & Best Implementation Scenario Description IIS (Intelligent Solutions Imaging) has a $ ...

1. Define the ways in which each component (police, courts, and corrections) of the criminal justice system administers justice. Which component is most effective at meeting their goals? Police play the role of working with the public in order to enforce legal requirements and protect the privacy and liberty of individuals. In order to do this, however, police rely on the underlying cultural values and norms of the communities in which they function. Police interact with the public in order to ascertain those that are committing offenses and present these individuals to the criminal justice system for sentencing of ...

The key strategic issues and problems facing the company

Company’s inability for gauging the trends It is essential to refer to the fact that in the case of company’s inability for gauging the trends as well as addressing the changeable preferences of the customers in a prompt and costly effective way, there is a high risk of decreasing in the market share as well as the rates of sales. Such decreases have the potential of adverse affecting of the gross margin. It was claimed by the management of the CBA that the attention of the management as well as the costs, involved into the maintenance of ...

Introduction

Starbucks is now one of the leaders in Supply Chain Management and Procurement practices. However, at beginning of the decade the operational costs of the company were rising while the net sales were decreasing. This was owing to the fast expansion due to which the supply chain management was not rationalized and had to keep pace with business expansion. However, as an efficiency and rationalization drive, the costs of running the supply chain management as a percentage of total costs have been marginalized to a considerable extent. This is owing to the new approach of Total costs of Ownership ...

It is the duty of each and every person to take care of the environment and further to have in place an environment that will enable the world regenerate and in turn be favourable for the day to day living of man today and the future. Various measures have been put in place in order for this to happen. These include the coming up with the bio-degradable products and further, to look for the alternative sources of energy that reduce the amount of harmful emissions. One of these methods is the coming up with the green cars which are ...

Recent years have seen significant changes in the economies of both Mexico and Chile. Given this, it can be useful to examine the current economic situation in Mexico and Chile, comparing the two. While many people in the United States might tend to think of these two nations as being identical in nature because of the fact that they have Hispanic cultures and the Spanish language, there are in fact many differences. For example, Mexico since the late 1990s has been able to benefit from the existence of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement). This has allowed it ...

Describe the underlying pathology of COPD and the common pathological characteristics of the condition. Discuss the impact these pathological changes have on normal function, including how alveolar ventilation might be different in Mr Wenham compared to a normal individual. The hallmark pathological attributes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are one, poorly reversible airflow obstruction and two, a progressive atypical inflammatory response within the lungs. The abnormal inflammatory response denotes the responses of the innate and adaptive immune systems to long-standing exposure to noxious gases and particles especially cigarette smoke. Notably, all cigarette smokers have some degree of inflammation ...

Apple Inc. is one of the leading companies in the electronics industry. The company has always been interested in high quality of manufacturing and only cooperates with suppliers that will be committed to comply with Apple’s standards. Apple developed a Code of Conduct that all overseas partners have to agree with before starting cooperation. Supplier responsibility is a vital for Apple. Apple works closely with its partners and suppliers in order to make sure that there are no violations and harm for people. If a company would like to cooperate with Apple, at first it should assess if ...

Literature Review

Abstract Innovations and modifications that produce cost reductions and enhance performance have driven the evolution of the classic solid rocket and the liquid bipropellant rocket into hybrid models that integrate the predominant solid and liquid model features into more sensical, more economical fabrications of design. The commercial spacecraft demands for aerospace propulsion have also evolved to include a market for environmentally sustainable hybrid rocket engines that has yet to fully mature to the Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Numerical modeling has been used as a tool to test the feasibility of new solid fuel types. ABS has been considered as ...

Sustainable Technology – Smart Houses

Global Warming and Energy Efficiency Mankind has always strived for progress. This progress can be attained in the largest, existential scales, and the most mundane, everyday ones. Certainly, global warming is an existential challenge for humanity. The United States Energy Information Administration (2014) discloses that fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation has increased from 1990 to 2014. This trend indicates a general increase of global demand for electricity, which places pressure on more environmentally-friendly forms of power generation (that use renewable resources), which can curtail their development. It is also true that technological breakthroughs are commonly brought about to ...

Climate change at global capacity is a fact and scientific studies conducted to determine the causes have all implicated greenhouse gasses, including carbon dioxide, for causing the same. The emergence of industrial-based economies in most parts of the world is central to the problems highlighted thus far. In Collapse Informatics and Practice, Tomlinson et al. provide a summation of the situation by stating that “the world is very likely to reach a tipping point by 2040 [because of] global warming/climate change” unless carbon emissions drop (3). Thus, as commercial enterprises continue to expand, the world is fast approaching its “ ...

Narrative:

The topic of the research is to eradicate childhood obesity. A database search was carried out on to identify material that fit the description of the research. The keywords used included obesity, which is a state where the body mass index of an individual exceeds 30. Obesity in children focused on material that focused the effects of obesity in children. Material that contained a reference to obesity in children as well as ways to eradicate obesity in children was considered for the research. Material that focused on obesity in general without being specific to children was excluded from the ...

Introduction

The United States is a critical country in shaping global issues in matters concerning the environment, politics, democracy, technology, culture and many other issues. Currently, Global warming debates have gained momentum world over, and the US has been on the spot to provide guidance or an example in addressing this critical issue. Besides pressure from the international community, the US has had to respond to numerous challenges powered by carbon emissions. The country's electricity sector contributes the largest portion of carbon emissions followed by transportation, industries and residential places. The state also loses more than $100 billion every decade ...

There is a considerable and sizeable population of small business in the US economy. Statistically speaking there are over 28 million small business that occurs with small business specifically indicating businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Over 22, million individuals are self-employed without any additional payrolls or having employed other persons. Of the working population, a considerable percentage of over 50% that translates to 120 million individuals work in the small business (US statistics and data, 2016). Small business on average have modest turnovers that attract income taxes on the cash generated. Business entities are relevant in the generation ...

Community Sustainability Proposal

According to the American Lung Association’s ‘Sate of the Air’ report 2012, Philadelphia is the 10th most polluted city in US in terms of air quality (Ricci, 2012). There are several green initiatives taken by the local government to make the city more sustainable. However, there is much scope for the government as well as local residents to improvise, and make the city greener.

Summary of Proposed Green initiatives

Philadelphia’s sustainability plan includes reducing GHG emissions by 20% from 1990 levels, reducing 30% of energy consumption by Government, and 10% of energy consumed by buildings in the city, insulating 15% of existing ...

Threat not addressed

Weakness Opportunity not taken V. Strategy Formulation (Chapters 4-9)

Strategic alternatives

Alternative evaluation Alternative choice VI. Strategic Alternative Implementation (Chapters 10 - 13)

Action items

Action plan Exhibits Presentation Slides Introduction Strategic Profile & Case Analysis Brandi Barnes Upon analyzing of Lockheed Martin’s historical strategic direction it is important to take notice of a few key facts. These facts or assumptions can easily lead to the series of analyses and scenarios depicted. The assumption for Lockheed Martin’s differentiation strategy and primary product choice comes from events during WWI when the U.S. government began focusing on acquiring military aircraft, which boosted industrial growth. ...

Introduction

Climate change is an issue that has been the talk of people and specialists around the globe for many years now. Debates are being held so as to critic and know the real cause of it and ways on how to stop it if not totally eradicated in nature. Climate change us defined to be the rise of the Earth’s temperature. Researches have shown that there is a trend of the warming of the earth as time progresses; hence it is also known as global warming. The warming or the world is greatly associated with the human activities ...

The issue of climate change is politically contentious. In the United States, political opinion is sharply divided between Democrats and Republicans. This sharp divide has implications for policy outcomes concerning climate change and the future of the earth. Despite political disagreements on the nature and causes of climate change, scientists do agree that human activities are contributing to the release or emission of greenhouse gases that potentially trap heat and affect the future of the earth. Some of the activities responsible for the warming of the planet are the fueling of economic growth with fossil fuels, heavy industrial and ...

Executive Summary

Implementations of care paths will/may help cut healthcare costs. This report argues that the adoption of the care path approach is necessary to ensure MGH's costs are sustainable, but to ensure success, a phased approach to implementation approach, stakeholder engagement, constant, communication, and use of formal change management models will help.

Summary of the Case

As one of the largest hospitals in the country and a pioneer of open-heart surgery, MGH its ability to rein the costs of one of the most expensive procedures would serve as an important guide for the rest of the industry. Its costs are higher than its competitors ...

Environment

Johnson & Johnson, the famous health care corporate started as a humble, family owned business in New Jersey, U.S. in the year 1886 (Johnson & Johnson Services Inc., 2016). Between 1886 and 1910, the company manufactured mostly first aid kits, surgical aids, antiseptic products, sanitary aids and maternity kids that were very useful in improving the standard of public health care. Soon, Johnson & Johnson expanded overseas to UK, Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil. From 1954 to 1989, the company revolutionized the pharmaceutical market with its huge range of baby-care and wound-care products, and further expanded to India, China, Russia ...

Introduction

Although technological revolutions continue to transform the industrialized world, the development of industry has not been without its negative consequences, such as Global Warming. The scientific community has come to view carbon dioxide as one of the main contributors to the phenomenon of global warming. Showing great concern and initiative to tackle this problem head on, the Canadian government has proposed several solutions, including the imposition of the Carbon tax. By taxing companies based on the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the fossil fuels they burn, the government and environmental groups believe this policy can help to control the ...

There are different approaches to define small economies. Besides usual quantitative ways to measure country’s smallness by its population, territory, GDP and other criteria, there some qualitative factors that are used to define the economy’s scale. Some economists state that small economies are those that adopt “price taking” policies as they cannot dictate their rules in the market, neither significantly influence trade rules. This peculiarity of small economies mainly lies in the fact that such countries have limited resources. Hereby, small countries are more dependent on imports and are forced to accept trade agreements offered by large ...