5.3 Quantitative Analysis The first step in the quantitative analysis was to do a factor analysis on the initial factors given. This would help to reduce the number of factors and also to group the similar factors. The similar group of factors can be called by a common name. Factor Analysis was done on 20 variables which were considered to affect the supply chain effectiveness in the retail industry. Table 5.3.1 KMO and Bartlett's Test Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .372 Bartlett's Test of Sphericity Approx. Chi-Square 296.513 df 190 Sig. .000 The following table shows the Eigen values which are a proportion of total variance in all the variables which is described by that factor. In the initial Eigen value section the components having an eigen value of more than 1 are considered and those which are less than 1 are ignored as they do not contribute significantly to the total variance. Hence 7 factors contribute to 76% of the total variability of the original factors. Table 5.3.2 Total Variance Explained Component Initial Eigenvalues Rotation Sums of Squared Loadingsa Total % of Variance Cumulative % Total 1 4.279 21.397 21.397 3.365 2 2.901 14.505 35.902 2.999 3 2.456 12.280 48.181 3.212 4 1.860 9.302 57.483 2.265 5 1.521 7.603 65.086 2.512 6 1.136 5.679 70.764 1.608 7 1.085 5.427 76.191 1.628 8 .864 4.320 80.511 9 .747 3.734 84.245 10 .684 3.421 87.666 11 .606 3.028 90.694 12 .546 2.728 93.423 13 .329 1.646 95.069 14 .272 1.359 96.427 15 .238 1.188 97.615 16 .143 .717 98.332 17 .132 .660 98.993 18 .118 .589 99.582 19 .061 .303 99.885 20 .023 .115 100.000 Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. a. When components are correlated, sums of squared loadings cannot be added to obtai... ... middle of paper ... ...he group less than 1 crore the mean difference is highest and is positive. So, supplier delivery performance is most significant in the group less than 100 crore. In the case of supplier involvement and collaboration the mean difference between group less than 10 crore and the group less than 1 crore the mean difference is highest and is positive. So, order lead time is most significant in the group less than 10 crore. In the case of purchase order cycle time the mean difference between group less than 100 crore and the group less than 1 crore the mean difference is highest and is positive. This is also true for the group less than 100 crore and 10 crore. So, purchase order cycle time is most significant in the group less than 100 crore. Table 5.3.17 Multiple Comparisons Part 2
During my time producing lemonade at Colt’s Lemonade Stand I sold a lot of cups at my lemonade stand. My mean for cups sold at 27.48, the median was 22, the mode was 20, 28 and the range was 52. On day 4 I sold 52 cups because it was 94 degrees during that time we sold a lot because it was really hot.
Second, Best buy would renovate its exist stores in different branch based on the more catalogue of customer who living in(Best Buy, 2015). Therefor, some stores is especially designed for a group of customer like A, some became Customer B stores, C stores. For instance, a delicates service stores with exclusive salesman for IT geek like Customer A. If Customer B, a soccer fans buys a headphone, he or she only want to ease his or her demand to listen music instead of the brand. However, Best Buy not only focus on current profit, but also focus on customer group interaction- to analysis customer purchase behavior (Best Buy, 2015). Accordingly, Best Buy would effectively estimate the next purchase and product combination from customer based on this method. For example, normally, a customer will purchase DVD after she or he buys a DVD player but Best buy’s customer profitability analysis indicated that this kinds of customer also buys music accessories in second day after she or he buy DVD. Thus Best Buy would be able to send more relevant e-mail and special combination offer specific customer after customer purchaser behavior
Culture Centers in Higher Education: Perspectives on Identity, Theory, and Practice is a powerful and enlightening book by Lori D. Patton. Patton is a higher education scholar who focuses on issues of race theories, African American experiences on college campuses, student development theories, campus environments, inclusion, and multicultural resources centers at higher education institutions. She has a variety of publications and was one of the first doctoral students to complete a dissertation that focused exclusively on Black culture centers entitled, “From Protest to Progress: An Examination of the Relevance, Relationships and Roles of Black Culture Centers.” In Campus Culture Centers in Higher Education Patton collaborates with many higher education scholars and faculty members to discuss various types of racial and ethnic culture centers in higher education, their overall effectiveness, relevance, and implications for improvement in relation to student retention and success. Diversity, inclusion and social justice have become prevalent issues on all college campuses, and this piece of literature gives a basic introduction for individuals unfamiliar with cultural resource centers. This book successfully highlights contributions of culture centers and suggestions for how centers can be reevaluated and structured more efficiently. For many faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals unfamiliar with the missions and goals of culture centers, Patton’s text provides a concrete introduction and outline for the functionality of these resources and also offers recommendations and improvements for administrators managing multicultural centers.
The hair company Herbal Essences perceives beauty to be sexually striking to the eyes. Their advertisement that was found in InTouch Magazine is selling Moroccan My Shine shampoo and conditioner product that will enhance more shine and silkiness in a women’s hair. The enhancement of the shine will provide women to have this sensual seductiveness about them self. To convince these consumers that this product is true to its claim, they use the beautiful pop singer Nicole Scherzinger as the model to illustrate her hair and how the product achieves to create this sexual shine. The overall advertisement creates this theme that if women were to use their product they will empower on this desirable affect to other people. Herbal Essences definition of beauty as being sexually attractive use design, use of celebrity, word choice, and audience to show that women need to have silky shine hair.
Sophocles wrote the classic tragedy Antigone in 496-406 BC this play dramatizes the conflict between self-morality versus human law by representing each conflict by two characters; Antigone and Creon. In this play Antigone decides to bury her brother Polyneices regardless of the king Creon’s decree. After Antigone is caught Creon decides that the punishment of death will be enforced. This sets of a chain reaction of conflicts between Antigone and Creon, both filled with pride and will. The chorus states that the gods vigorously punish the proud, yet punishment brings wisdom. ( )
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Ferdows, K., Lewis, M., & Machuca, J. A.D., 2003. Zara. Supply Chain Forum: International Journal, 4(2), 62-66.
The first lab consisted of pulling a wooden block with a spring scale at a steady rate across four different surfaces. The surfaces were wax paper, paper towel, fine sandpaper, and coarse sandpaper. We had to pull the block across each of these surfaces to determine how much force we need to defeat friction. When I pulled the block over the wax paper, it moved with a small amount of force. Paper towel was also in the low range of force. However, with the fine and coarse sandpaper, much more force was required to move the block along. Therefore, the surface that had the lowest amount of friction was the wax paper, and the surface that had the largest amount of friction was the coarse sandpaper.
The furniture company Somerset needs to retain its customer service record and remedy any of its global supply chain issues before it has an adverse effect on the brand and start losing customers. With a frequent change in the product catalog, keeping an excessive inventory will cut its profit and some of the product may become obsolete even before the furniture hits the retail outlet stores. In order to achieve profit and success, business employee many strategies and the supply chain strategy are one of the operational management techniques that use analytical decision making process to achieve the company goals and provide tools to effectively compete in the market (Taylor and Russell, 2014).
This essay is going to critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using surveys and questionnaires as a method of Socio-Legal research. When conducting socio-legal research, a number of methods can be used to collect useful information.
Supply chain management has been defined as that process that involves the management of information, materials, and all the finances that are handled within and across the entire supply chain process (Christopher, 2016). The management is usually done through out the entire supply chain management from that moment when the suppliers are involved through all the manufacturing activities, different distribution activities, and the way that the products are served to the final product consumer (Turban, et al., 2002). The process also includes all the activities that different organizations offers to their customers as after sale services for purposes perfecting their services and products towards their highly valued customers (Christopher,
Benchmarking is a organized system used to establish an organization 's best practices from which future business ' can learn from and obtain success. These best practices are a collection of a business ' administration, production, sales, and service delivery according to Fitz-enz (1992). Benchmarks are a means for managers to determine if the productivity of their organization is performing at expected levels and if not, where and how it can be improved. When working within supply chain management, benchmarking can be used in several ways. Benchmarking has shown in the past few years that with cooperation between both buyer and supplier the identification and implementation of applicable data can be used to refine or streamline the flow within the supply chain. In turn, being about a reduction in costs. However, this data can only be collect by comprehensive field work done and input gathered from all parties involved. With active involvement and participation of suppliers in the benchmarking initiative, companies should identify value-adding strategies and practices for improving supply chain performance and competitiveness of integrated supply chains (Gunasekaran, 2001, p.
Qualitative and Quantitative study designs both can be beneficial in research design. They both provide valuable options for researchers in the field. These techniques can either be used separately in a research study or they can be combined to achieve maximum information. This paper will define the terms qualitative and quantitative; describe the similarities and differences between each; discuss how qualitative and/or quantitative research designs or techniques could be used in the evaluation of my proposed research; and discuss why linking analysis to study design is important.
(2014) deduced that procurement performance can be assessed by focusing ondelivery,flexibility, quality, cost and technology. Optimal performance attainment is dependent onhow current suppliers`relationships aremanaged so asto ensure constant availability of needed quality supplies at the organization. This will ensure that sourced materials are indeed procured at the right costand atthe right time. Procurement performancestrives toenable improvements in the procurement process at the organizationso as to improve on qualitydelivery of firm products and servicesatleast possible time and
Generally, a superior supply Chain is an important and unique source of competitive advantage. Its importance is especially illuminated in Multinational companies such as Toyota. Putting this into consideration, the question that now begs for an answer is whether Toyota’s supply chain is effectively serving the organization. Without a doubt, Toyota ha...