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Question: In a supply chain, a warehouse buys (all-purpose) flour in 50-pound bags from a nearby factory, which supplies flours to the bakeries in the city periphery. The bakery uses an average of 5,000 bags a year. Preparing an order and receiving a shipment of flour involves a cost of $90 per order. Annual (inventory) carrying costs for each bag is $40 per year.In a supply chain, a warehouse buys (all-purpose) flour in 50-pound bags from a nearby factory, which supplies flours to the bakeries in the city periphery. The bakery uses an average of 5,000 bags a year. Preparing an order and receiving a shipment of flour involves a cost of $90 per order. Annual (inventory) carrying costs for each bag is $40 per year. Answer the following question:
Q = SQ.RT. of [(2 x D x S)/H] where H = $40, S = $90, D = 5,000
(a) Determine the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ or Q
(b) What is the average number of bags on hand? = Q/2
(c) How many orders per year will there be? = D/Q
(Approx. rounding number).

Question: As an IHRM professional, you have been hired by a Multinational Company in Ghana, with its headquarters in South Africa to design a policy on recruitment for the company. Discuss 5 reasons why the MNE should care about diversity in recruitment.See the answerSee the answerSee the answer done loadingAs an IHRM professional, you have been hired by a Multinational Company in Ghana, with its headquarters in South Africa to design a policy on recruitment for the company.
Discuss 5 reasons why the MNE should care about diversity in recruitment.
Reasons to pursue diversity in recruitments- 1. It enlarges your talent pool- Firms that incorporate diversity recruiting benefit from a bigger talent pool than those that don’t. Their vacancies will obtain interest from a broader range of aspirants…View the full answer

Question: There are 12 project management principles that guide the behavior of the 8 project performance domains (Project Management Institute 2017, 5). Identify 3 principles that you believe influence or guide the project team’s decisions in the Development Approach

Question: A computer manufacturing company wants to develop a monthly plan for shipping finished products from throe of its manufacturing facilities to three regional warehouses Data on transportation costs (n dollars per unit), capacities, and requirements are given below (CLO4) Plant A 6.55 B 4.25 C 8.14 Requirement 8000 1 Warehouse 2 582 662 b) How many constraintsSee the answerSee the answerSee the answer done loadingShow transcribed image textANSWER: (a) the number of real variables in the LP formation = 3 (b) there are 6 constraints in the…View the full answerTranscribed image text: A computer manufacturing company wants to develop a monthly plan for shipping finished products from throe of its manufacturing facilities to three regional warehouses Data on transportation costs (n dollars per unit), capacities, and requirements are given below (CLO4) Plant A 6.55 B 4.25 C 8.14 Requirement 8000 1 Warehouse 2 582 662 b) How many constraints are there in this problem? 526 2000 a) How many variables are involved in the LP formulation? 3 Capacities 172 3.74 4.19 3000 4000 6000 3000 variables d constraints 12:55 PM c) Suppose that we use the variable Xij as the quantity shipped from plant i to warehouse j, what is the constraint corresponding to Plant B? X21 X22. X13 d) Suppose that we use the variable Xij as the quantity shipped from plant i to warehouse j, what is the constraint corresponding to Warehouse 37 X23 X23 X33 e) Use ExcelQM to solve the problem. What is the optimal total cost of shipping products from manufacturing facilities to warehouses ? 1) Use ExcelQM to solve the problem What is the optimal quantity to be shipped from plant B to the first warehouse?

Question: Select an organization with which you are familiar, either from experience or have opened. Reflect and answer the following questions in a presentation format based on your knowledge in Employee Recruitment, Selection and Talent Management. a. Reflect on your career and think ahead to the next five (5) to ten (10) years. What is your strategic plan?See the answerSee the answerSee the answer done loadingSelect an organization with which you are familiar, either from experience or have opened. Reflect and answer the following questions in a presentation format based on your knowledge in Employee Recruitment, Selection and Talent Management. a. Reflect on your career and think ahead to the next five (5) to ten (10) years. What is your strategic plan? (6 marks) b. How likely is it that your career will be within one organization, or will it be across a number of organizations? (2 marks) c. What are the key competencies that you have, which currently make you employable? (6 marks) d. What key competencies will you need to develop in the next five years to remain employable (6 marks)
answer a) My long-term objective over the next five years is to become an expert in my role within the company and progress to a managing position in my department. I believe in the company’s tailored training method, and I am confident that it will…View the full answer

Question: This week do some web-based (using Google instead of publication-based) research on any company in any industry of your choice to try and find any information on parts, subassembly or finished goods inventories for any product of your choice. For example, you might locate information on how the company is attempting to manage its inventory moreSee the answerSee the answerSee the answer done loadingThis week do some web-based (using Google instead of publication-based) research on any company in any industry of your choice to try and find any information on parts, subassembly or finished goods inventories for any product of your choice.

For example, you might locate information on how the company is attempting to manage its inventory more efficiently, etc. Try to also provide whatever insight you can glean on how your specific company you pick is doing right now, given the current economic conditions, if you can.

As a last resort, I’ll take public transportation. Observing and learning from the inventory management practises of virtually all automobile companies can be beneficial. O…View the full answer

Question: Ergonomic factors (e.g., factors related to fatigue when using a product) would most likely be considered in post-ownership costs ownership costs acquisition costs Which of the following is false regarding the continuous replenishment program used by manufacturers to deliver (replenish) their products to retailers? It reduces the amount of inventoryShow transcribed image textErgonomic factors (e.g., factors related to fatigue when using a product) would most likely be…View the full answerTranscribed image text: Ergonomic factors (e.g., factors related to fatigue when using a product) would most likely be considered in post-ownership costs ownership costs acquisition costs Which of the following is false regarding the continuous replenishment program used by manufacturers to deliver (replenish) their products to retailers? It reduces the amount of inventory retailers need to keep. It provides incentive for retailers to keep a broader line of manufacturers’ products. It reduces retailers’ profits. It smooths the product flow through the supply chain.

Question: A request for proposal usually may contain all of the following items, EXCEPT? Group of answer choices Prior successful bidder names Evaluation Criteria Budget Proposed timeline of project.See the answerSee the answerSee the answer done loadingA request for proposal usually may contain all of the following items, EXCEPT?
Group of answer choices
Prior successful bidder names
Evaluation Criteria
Budget
Proposed timeline of project.
Solution: The correct answer is Option(A) : Prior successful bidder names. Explanation : Because the Request for proposal (RFP) is basically the type of the business document in the organizati…View the full answer

Question: 1. Write a definition of quality for a mid-sized car that costs about $25,000. Explain why each attribute (desirable characteristic) of quality is important to you. ATTRIBUTE REASON FOR IMPORTANCE EX: Sunroof I can enjoy the weather on a beautiful day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 2. Write a quality definition for the open-heart surgery you are having next week at aShow transcribed image textAnswer. 1. A mid-sized car should have a comfortable interior, efficient fuel usage and safety clearance. It should have a low maintenance cost. Aesthetic appeal, seating capacity and engine capacity should also be looked for. a. Mileage (Quality par…View the full answerTranscribed image text: 1. Write a definition of quality for a mid-sized car that costs about $25,000. Explain why each attribute (desirable characteristic) of quality is important to you. ATTRIBUTE REASON FOR IMPORTANCE EX: Sunroof I can enjoy the weather on a beautiful day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 2. Write a quality definition for the open-heart surgery you are having next week at a hospital in Clear Lake.

Question: 1 to 2 paragraphs for Part A 3 to 5 paragraphs for Part B Question 1 PART A – Write a short essay answer for each of the following six topics. A. Driver Dan is driving 45 mph on a street that has a posted 30 mph speed limit. Pedestrian Patty jaywalks in the middle of block, stepping out from between parked cars into the street, where she is hit by Dan
1 to 2 paragraphs for Part A
3 to 5 paragraphs for Part B
Question 1
PART A – Write a short essay answer for each of the following six topics.
A. Driver Dan is driving 45 mph on a street that has a posted 30 mph speed limit. Pedestrian Patty jaywalks in the middle of block, stepping out from between parked cars into the street, where she is hit by Dan and seriously injured. Patty sues Dan to recover for her injuries. Explain how “contributory negligence” and “comparative negligence” doctrines would affect her claim, if one or the other were applicable in her state.
B. In a product liability claim based on strict liability, the plaintiff must show that the product was “defective” in some way. Describe four types of “defects” that could be the basis for a claim, and give an example of each.
C, Numerous clients of a home remodeling contractor file complaints with the state contractor licensing board about being defrauded by a particular contractor, and the state board is considering whether to revoke the contractor’s license because of the repeated pattern of misconduct. Explain what basic “procedural due process” requires the state board to do before it takes action to revoke such license.
D. Company A and Company B are unable to pay their obligations as they come due and will file bankruptcy cases. Company A files a bankruptcy case under Chapter 7 and Company B files a bankruptcy case under Chapter 11. Explain the basic differences between a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, noting in particular (1) what the usual end result will be for Company A and Company B, and (2) what the basic differences are in how general unsecured creditors get treated in the respective bankruptcy cases.
E. Assume that a product causes an injury to the product’s purchaser due to a hidden manufacturing defect (the product’s internal wiring was incorrectly assembled, causing the product to explode when it is switched on). Explain whether (a) the retailer of the product, and (b) the manufacturer of the product can be held liable to the injured plaintiff if (1) the plaintiff’s claim is based on negligence, and (2) the plaintiff’s claim is based on strict liability.
F. A trucking company pays independent truckers to transport various loads along various routes with a 2-tiered payment formula: one amount for very flexible delivery times and a much higher amount for faster delivery times. For a particular route, for example, the trucker is paid $X for transporting the load within 48 hours from pick-up to delivery, and is paid three times that amount if it delivers within 18 hours from pick-up to delivery. To accomplish the faster delivery time, the driver must drive essentially non-stop for 18 hours. The company ascertains over time that the accident rate for serious injury accidents for its drivers over all is three times higher on the faster deliveries compared to the accident rate with the slower more flexible deliveries. Discuss what ethical issues and legal risks the company faces from this two-tiered payment system.

Question 1 PART B. Write an essay answer on each of the following three topics.

G. Smart Chips, Inc. is a large semiconductor manufacturer that entered into a contract with Dandy BuildAll Contractors, Inc. to have Dandy build a clean room and provide production equipment for the clean room. The agreement called for $9 million in total to be paid by Smart Chips to Dandy, in installments as progress milestones were achieved. Dandy misjudged how much would be required to perform the contract, and about half way through the project, when Smart Chips had already paid $5 million to Dandy under the contract, Dandy stopped work and refused to proceed further unless Smart Chip agreed to increase the total payments by $2 million. Smart Chips refused to increase the payments, notified Dandy that Smart Chips was terminating the contract because of Dandy’s alleged breach, and entered into a contract with Excellent Contractors to finish the project for total payments to Excellent of $6 million. Excellent finished the project and was paid in full, but the delays resulted in Smart Chips being unable to fulfill $500,000 in orders that it would have been able to fulfill with production from the new clean room. Smart Chips would have had a profit of $75,000 on the cancelled orders. Explain whether Smart Chips would likely win or lose on a claim against Dandy for breach, and what amount of damages would likely be awarded if it were to win on its claim. Use specific dollar amounts and explain how you arrived at them.

H. Michelle Garnaut is a celebrity chef who operates “M on Market,” a very high end and successful restaurant in San Francisco. Her sister Mandy was always jealous of Michelle when they grew up together, and became even more jealous when Mandy’s modest neighborhood restaurant failed and went out of business. In her anger, Mandy posted 3 reviews of M on Market on the Michelin Guide website, under fake names over a 10-day period, falsely claiming that each purported customer had become seriously sick after dining at that restaurant. M on Market’s reservations declined by 20% for six months. Assuming that good computer forensics could establish that Mandy posted the fake reviews, discuss what claims Michelle could bring against the Michelin Guide and/or Mandy, and what types of damages, if any, she likely could recover from each of them.

I. United Shipping Company (“USC”) operates a package delivery business similar to FedEx and UPS. 95% of USC’s driver/delivery employees are male. USC requires applicants for these positions to take a test to demonstrate they can lift a 200-lb box and carry it while walking briskly for 25 yards. Assume that USC can show that there are both male and female applicants who fail this test, that many more of its female job applicants fail this test compared to male applicants, and that all of its male and female hires passed this test. Two female job applicants who did not pass this test and were not hired by USC filed a class action on behalf of female applicants claiming that USC discriminates against women applicants for the driver/delivery jobs. What arguments can the female plaintiffs make and what type of evidence would they need to present to have a successful discrimination claim?

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Show transcribed image textSolution:- A. Everyone must follow the rules and regulations related to the road. It is against the law for a pedestrian to jaywalk (which Patty was doing) or walk on areas of a highway or road where pedestrian traffic is not permitted at all. Pedest…View the full answerTranscribed image text: Question 1 PART A – Write a short essay answer for each of the following six topics. A. Driver Dan is driving 45 mph on a street that has a posted 30 mph speed limit. Pedestrian Patty jaywalks in the middle of block, stepping out from between parked cars into the street, where she is hit by Dan and seriously injured. Patty sues Dan to recover for her injuries. Explain how “contributory negligence” and “comparative negligence” doctrines would affect her claim, f one or the other were applicable in her state. B. In a product liability claim based on strict liability, the plaintiff must show that the product was “defective” in some way. Describe four types of “defects” that could be the basis for a claim, and give an example of each. C, Numerous clients of a home remodeling contractor file complaints with the state contractor licensing board about being defrauded by a particular contractor, and the state board is considering whether to revoke the contractor’s license because of the repeated pattern of misconduct. Explain what basic “procedural due process” requires the state board to do before it takes action to revoke such license. D. Company A and Company B are unable to pay their obligations as they come due and will file bankruptcy cases. Company A files a bankruptcy case under Chapter 7 and Company B files a bankruptcy case under Chapter 11. Explain the basic differences between a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, noting in particular (1) what the usual end result will be for Company A and Company B, and (2) what the basic differences are in how general unsecured creditors get treated in the respective bankruptcy cases. E. Assume that a product causes an injury to the product’s purchaser due to a hidden manufacturing defect (the product’s internal wiring was incorrectly assembled, causing the product to explode when it is switched on). Explain whether (a) the retailer of the product, and (b) the manufacturer of the product can be held liable to the injured plaintiff if (1) the plaintiff’s claim is based on negligence, and (2) the plaintiff’s claim is based on strict liability. F. A trucking company pays independent truckers to transport various loads along various routes with a 2-tiered payment formula: one amount for very flexible delivery times and a much higher amount for faster delivery times. For a particular route, for example, the trucker is paid SX for transporting the load within 48 hours from pick-up to delivery, and is paid three times that amount if it delivers within 18 hours from pick-up to delivery. To accomplish the faster delivery time, the driver must drive essentially non-stop for 18 hours. The company ascertains over time that the accident rate for serious injury accidents for its drivers over all is three times higher on the faster deliveries compared to the accident rate with the slower more flexible deliveries. Discuss what ethical issues and legal risks the company faces from this two-tiered payment system. Question 1 PART B. Write an essay answer on each of the following three topics. G. Smart Chips, Inc. is a large semiconductor manufacturer that entered into a contract with Dandy BuildAll Contractors, Inc. to have Dandy build a clean room and provide production equipment for the clean room. The agreement called for $9 million in total to be paid by Smart Chips to Dandy, in installments as progress milestones were achieved. Dandy misjudged how much would be required to perform the contract, and about half way through the project, when Smart Chips had already paid $5 million to Dandy under the contract, Dandy stopped work and refused to proceed further unless Smart Chip agreed to increase the total payments by $2 million. Smart Chips refused to increase the payments, notified Dandy that Smart Chips was terminating the contract because of Dandy’s alleged breach, and entered into contract with Excellent Contractors to finish the project for total payments to Excellent of $6 million. Excellent finished the project and was paid in full, but the delays resulted in Smart Chips being unable to fulfill $500,000 in orders that it would have been able to fulfill with production from the new clean room. Smart Chips would have had a profit of $75,000 on the cancelled orders. Explain whether Smart Chips would likely win or lose on a claim against Dandy for breach, and what amount of damages would likely be awarded if it were to win on its claim. Use specific dollar amounts and explain how you arrived at them. H. Michelle Garnaut is a celebrity chef who operates “M on Market,” a very high end and successful restaurant in San Francisco. Her sister Mandy was always jealous of Michelle when they grew up together, and became even more jealous when Mandy’s modest neighborhood restaurant failed and went out of business. In her anger, Mandy posted 3 reviews of M on Market on the Michelin Guide website, under fake names over a 10-day period, falsely claiming that each purported customer had become seriously sick after dining at that restaurant. M on Market’s reservations declined by 20% for six months. Assuming that good computer forensics could establish that Mandy posted the fake reviews, discuss what claims Michelle could bring against the Michelin Guide and/or Mandy, and what types of damages, if any, she likely could recover from each of them. 1. United Shipping Company (“USC”) operates a package delivery business similar to FedEx and UPS. 95% of USC’s driver/delivery employees are male. USC requires applicants for these positions to take test to demonstrate they can lift a 200-lb box and carry it while walking briskly for 25 yards. Assume that USC can show that there are both male and female applicants who fail this test, that many more of its female job applicants fail this test compared to male applicants, and that all of its male and female hires passed this test. Two female job applicants who did not pass this test and were not hired by USC filed a class action on behalf of female applicants claiming that USC discriminates against women applicants for the driver/delivery jobs. What arguments can the female plaintiffs make and what type of evidence would they need to present to have a successful discrimination claim?