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Asbestos and How It Cuts Drilling Costs

carrying capacity" (Gray, 1980, p. 546), filtration control is a concern when employing chrysotile asbestos in drilling fluid, how...

Poverty Articles by Paul Collier and David Dollar and David Slater and Morag Bell Reviewed

if we look at where the aid is going is currently giving the greatest poverty relief to the South East Asian area and the least to...

Wal-Mart's Changing Supply Chain

Johnson, ... Kraft Foods, Nestle Purina PetCare, ... and Unilever" (Hickey, 2004; p. 16). Where it is necessary, Wal-Mart a...

HR Employee Benefits and the Impact of Rising Employer Costs

15.4% in 2003/4 (Anonymous, 2004). The approach has been to look for new ways of satisfying the same needs, such as the use of gen...

Wit & Palliative Care

also a former student of Vivians is now in the rather awkward position of also being one of her doctors, as he is an intern and re...

Reflective Practice And Research In Social Work

trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception required within the sensual world is decidedly uniq...

Coca-Cola Supply Chain

bottle the product carry the majority of the costs. To assure success Coca-Cola may underwrite some of the loans but the financing...

Cutting Inventory Costs

This 10 page paper considers the way in which inventory levels and inventory costs may be cut. The paper looks at tools such as ju...

Does Global Outsourcing Lower A Firm's Costs and Improve It’s Profitability?

to realise these benefits in a significant manner. When looking at this we can consider the way that Michael Porter saw the supply...

Explosion Investigations: Aspects That Make Detection Difficult

at an unknown interval of time. The timer may be mechanical such as a kitchen timer, wind-up wristwatch, pocket watch, or electron...

Outsourcing at Wachovia and the Bank of America

often quoted in the mass media, such as the loss of jobs to foreign lands and reduction in service levels. To examine this the p...

Levi Strauss and Distribution Channels

In five pages supply logistics and distribution are among the topics of discussion in a consideration of how Levi Strauss is now u...

Organizational Fundraising

Fundraising is the lifeblood of many organizations, particularly not-for-profit ones. This paper presents an analysis of issues in...

Comparative Analysis of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush's Economic Policies

In five pages the economic policies of these presidents are contrasted regarding such issues as big business, healthcare, and cutt...

School Budgetary Cuts and the Impact Upon Physical Education

Few memories unite us like memories of gym class" (McCallum, 2000, p. 82). In the late fifties...

Overview of Supply Chain Management

In nine pages this paper discusses logistics management as it it now known as supply chain management in terms of the many aspects...

The Business Strategies of Andrew Carnegie

In five pages this research paper considers Andrew Carnegie by discussing his human flaws but emphasizing his genius as described...

February 27, 2001 Congressional Address by President George W. Bush

In five pages this paper discusses Bush's address to Congress outlining his budget plan and proposed tax cuts with positive and ne...

A Memo on 2001 Tax Cut and Reconciliation Budget

In a memo to Democratic leader Sen. Tom Daschle this report of five page discusses key points of this budget and factors to consid...

Swimsuit Evolution

with a basic contrasting solid red or white color. Primary colors and geometric shapes were all the rage, with accessorized bathi...

Nurse Managers and Budget Concerns

In five pages nurse managers are considered in terms of how they can continue to manage daily operations while also contending wit...

Global Logistics Network and Competitive Advantage

in the use of the Internet and on-line services by the average American worker. What the typical business network system has done...

Argument's Logic and Lack Thereof

a Sound and Logical Argument To assume that the students who did not make the trip to their state capitol "evidently werent conce...

Moving Cargo Efficiently Using Streamline Logistics

This 5 page paper discusses the way in which some companies use streamline logistics to move cargo effectively. There are 6 source...

Lumber Industry and Environmental Ethics

does not appear to be any obvious environmental hazard. But the environmental impacts begin from the moment a lumber company brin...

President George W. Bush's Income Tax Cut Proposal

In seven pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of the income tax cut proposal offered by President George W. Bush. Eight so...

Paying Employees Based on Performance

In an attempt to cut costs, many organizations are looking at performance-based compensation. This paper discusses the pros and co...

Staff Level Reductions and HR Problems

In five pages the HR problem of having to cut staff levels while remaining true to employee equity is discussed. Two sources are ...

Business and International Logistics

In fact, many corporations, McDonalds included, are experiencing "strong sales and creating new jobs"2 for most of their internati...

Health Education and Technology

problem with the approaches of the past, which were to hand out pamphlets at health care centers, was that the pamphlets did not a...