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    Changing family structures: influence on businesses

    Economic and social changes have had a dramatic impact on the nature of the family. It used to be that a "typical" family was one with a mother, father, and two kids. Only 11% of all families now fit that description! In 1970, 40% of the families consisted of a husband, a wife, and children. Today, about 28% match that descripti

    Memo on consulting company

    I need help to get started with writing a 350 to 700-word memo that includes: a. A description of the consulting firm you will create b. A description of the types of problems and issues your consulting firm will address c. A description of the services your consulting firm will be offering d. A

    Scheduling techniques

    Explain how scheduling techniques permit both constraint and flexibility in cost and scheduling. Why do they work this way?

    Introduction to Operations Management - Topic is: Process and Location Strategy

    Problem: United Airlines announced its competition to select a town for a new billion -dollar aircraft-repair base. The bidding for the prize of 7,500 jobs paying at least $25 per hour was fast and furious, with Orlando offering $154 million in incentives and Denver more than twice that amount. Kentucky's governor angrily rescin

    Antecedent and Consequence Differences

    What is the primary difference between an antecedent and a consequence and what is typically the most powerful driver of behavior, antecedents or consequences? Explain your reasoning.

    Before PERT diagrams are prepared

    Having trouble answering this question. Appreciate any help. Before PERT diagrams are prepared, should the person performing the work have a clear definition of the requirements and objectives, both prime and supporting?

    management information system

    How might an automobile company use a management information system to reduce its costs and better serve its customers? Explain the various types of input data the system might use, and describe what types of output reports managers would find useful.

    Look into your "crystal ball" and tell me what you see?tell me what the future looks like to you (e.g., what do you think the world that we live in will look like 5 to 10 years from now) and discuss

    Question: 1) Look into your "crystal ball" and tell me what you see?tell me what the future looks like to you (e.g., what do you think the world that we live in will look like 5 to 10 years from now) and discuss the ramifications/consequences of your predictions (e.g., the effects they will have on business organizations).

    Collective Bargaining Agreements

    By what methods are collective bargaining agreements enforced? What individual rights do employees have within the collective bargaining process? What kind of economic pressures are illegal?

    Martha has worked for over 20 years for a company that manufactures parts for industrial machinery. Martha is a small woman working in a job that requires a great deal of heavy, repetitive lifting.

    Consider this situation: Martha has worked for over 20 years for a company that manufactures parts for industrial machinery. Martha is a small woman working in a job that requires a great deal of heavy, repetitive lifting. Eventually, she develops a degenerative disc condition in her lower back. The pain and the damage to her ba

    The case of Saturn Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors from 1984 to 1994) outlines the successful and unique adaptation of a new approach to organizing in the U.S. automobile

    I need help with the following task. INSTRUCTIONS: ---------- Your paper must contain;1-- an abstract 2---a short introduction 3--- the body of the paper. 4---- conclusion You must include headings/sub-headings for this paper. Use each Deliverable as a heading in the body of paper..--------------------------------------------

    Goals and Objectives for Blood Drive

    I have the following task, and I need some help getting started: Write a 700 word APA format paper in which I have to evaluate the goals and objectives for the Red Cross agency, more a specific program like Blood Drive. I have to answer the following questions o Does the organization explain their goals and objectives cl

    Understanding Business

    1. Why do you think the government turned a 'blind eye' toward unqualified borrowers receiving loans? 2. How do you explain such widespread deceit in both private institutions and the government involving lending practices? 3. Is there an ethical crisis that remains in the accounting and finance industries, based on an alm

    The net requirements

    The MPS calls for 120 units of Product X. There are currently 30 of Product X on hand. Each X requires 4 of Component Y. There are 20 units of Y on hand. What are the net requirements for X? What are the gross requirements for Y? What are the net requirements for Y? The MPS call for 100 units of Product X. There are

    Bureaucratic Organizations

    Describe large, bureaucratic organizations with which you have had contact that have not responded flexibly to customer demands. Also describe examples of satisfactory responsiveness. What do you think accounts for the differences between the responsive and non-responsive organizations?

    New employee training

    New Employee Training Answer the following questions about a new employee training program for the position Of a Human Resource generalist Needs assessment: What types of issues might indicate a need for training? From what sources would these issues be identified? If you were a training manager, how would you prioritize

    Institutionalized and individualized role orientations

    Examine the ways in which institutionalized and individualized role orientations are developed in your organization or an organization of which you have been a part. Detail your experience and determine which methods were used. How effective were these methods? Have you been the socializing organizational member as well as be

    Problem Solution: InterClean, Inc.

    Develop a paper in which you propose a solution to help InterClean move from a solely sales-based organization to a solutions-based organization. Remember that your solution needs to focus on the human capital concepts covered in the course. Be sure to incorporate appropriate citations from your readings and research.

    Cumulative lead time

    Each R requires 2 components S and 1 part T. The lead time for assembly at R is 3 days. The lead time for the manufacture of S is 5 days. The lead time for the manufacture of T is 10 days. The cumulative lead time for R is how many days? A.6 B.9 C.13 D.17 E.Cannot be determined

    Contacting a Business About Their Products and Services

    Choose a big-ticket item that is rather complicated, such as a stereo system or a vacation in the Caribbean. Write a business letter to the company or organization that's offering the item, and ask four questions that are important to you. Be sure to include enough background information, so the reader can answer your questions