II While I primarily address the inbound flow of inventory (materials management), II adds other interfaces such as finance, marketing, and integrated logistics. Like I, II is a push inventory model which pushes product through manufacturing and distribution processes in order to meet forecast demand. However, it adds further dimensions...
The sun was setting on the horizon, painting the water with the reflection of brilliant pink and orange that spread across the sky. I sat on the cooling sand watching the seagulls walking along the shoreline, laughing at their antics as the waves lap at their feet. The sandcastles slowly dissolving, the waves washing away all signs of the children'...
The period of is most clearly defined by Jean Piaget and his definition, the formal-Operations stage. One of Piaget's four stages of Cognitive Development, it involves characteristics of advanced reasoning, creativity, grasping of external concepts and thinking more extensively. Criticisms of this theory, are it's lack of flexibility in a child's...
COUNTRY ISSUES Culture, Social, and Demographics: When examining any company and their possible expansion into new markets you must first examine the culture, social, and demographic issues impacting foreign businesses. The Colombian culture has begun to show a bias towards American products as recently as 1998. As written in Carol Caspe...
PLANNING FOR SUCCSESS Planning is a key factor in the success of any business, and conversely, the failure to plan adequately is one of the fastest routes to business failure. There are many considerations that an entrepreneur must decide such as: type of business, legal structure, permits and licenses, market planning, business plan, lo...