individual worker’s office at lunch time. After lunch the boxes are collected and returned so that they can be re-sent the next day. Dabbawalla hit 99.9999% dependability and is considered a very successful service and is based upon the five performance objectives: the cost, speed, flexibility, dependability and quality The…
not. After reviewing the accounting ratios, it is clear that Office Depot has a hand over Staples. The company has a much lower cost of goods sold, working capital, and invested capital, but still returns a higher return on sales, capital turnover, return on invested capital, and overall net profit. Office Depot can make higher profits than Staples by being more efficient - investing less but using their resource better. Although Office Depot may have better numbers, I think it's still…
“I wanna rewind everything to the day my dad found you, I want my dad to dumpster dive I wanna be normal” Back to the first day It worked wow! Bing bing hmm a text from Brianna. I thought she was dead. “Hey can I have your box?” “Yeah sure, but whatever you do don’t open it” I opened my door and ran to her house “Here, dont open it” “Okay sure.” Beep,beep the car signaled towards me. “Agh” “Aaliyah are you…
The coexistence of the blockbuster and independent films in America helped to provide a means for producers to create films without incurring the heavy financial burden of costs typically associated with studio film making and at the same time introduced a new arena to stimulate competitive creativity in the film market. While blockbuster films found their success through formulas based in deep market focus and metrics, independent film makers found success with the niche market of films…
Real change takes time. It is not for the impatient or hurried. Hollywood is no exception. Gender inequality is rampant in film careers in Hollywood. For screenwriters, we appear to be in the midst of change. As Sherry Lansing broke through the celluloid ceiling in 1980 when she became the first woman studio head, “female screenwriters appear to have made a breakthrough over the last three years, with an unusually high representation in the top 20 UK independent films (37%) and profitable UK…
center via back door. Ms. Shaffer stated that when she returned to the business at approximately 1015 hours on 09/02/2015, she immediately noticed that her Dell desktop computer that she kept in her main office was missing, also her office appeared to have been ransacked with papers and office supplies scattered on the floor. As Ms. Shaffer…
There has always been interest in drawn out stories involving multiple strong main characters. The successes of franchises, literary or cinematic, often depend on the efficient execution of a created world wherein such strong characters interact. With fulfilling the fantasies and desires of the fans being the primary goal, the idea of “ shared universe” was born. A “shared universe” is a collection of multiple stories in books, movies, and video games set in the same world, mainly used in pop…
and I'm a better person for my interactions with you. So, as we open up around the world, I would be lying if I said I don't get distracted by the numbers. The first thing I do in the morning is roll over in bed and check my phone for the morning box office reports. But, in the end, it's not what matters to me. I write this now to let you know, but also to remind myself. Because I'm human and I sometimes forget. When I was young I felt utterly alone, at times to the point of suicidal thoughts. I…
weekend. It wasn’t until after four weeks of being the number one movie at the box office that Warner Brothers other film, Ocean’s Eleven, bumped it down to the number two spot (IMDb, 2016). From the success of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone we can tell that the Harry Potter franchise was off to a great start and that it already had a huge following behind it. In the end and the Sorcerer’s Stone ended up being a box office hit, making it the top grossing movie in 2001 and making almost a…
The fall of the studio film system gave rise to independent films. This rise showed America that you did not need a big budget and famous actors to draw in a large audience at the box office. One genre that really took off was the horror genre. This genre plays on the fear of human kind whether it be demons, ghosts, or monsters which are supernatural beings which one does not have a defense for. One may also have the fear of death or pain which could be caused by another human being; this fear…