Budget constraint

dollars in aid to other countries (most of which hate us and even conspire for our destruction) or on weapons to invade and destroy real or perceived enemy states, yet our (dysfunctional) government enacts cuts to social programs because of "budget constraints"! At the same time that more millionaires and billionaires are made each year, more people are falling below the poverty line. Abramsky writes, "the desirability of oligarchy supports the financial discrepancy as tool for social control"…

From the Kano diagrams video, it can be summarized as a graphical representation of customer satisfaction as a function of their expectations in a product or service. The outcome results from the use of Kano Diagram is helping the team to prioritize customer requirements, to make sure that no expected features have been overlooked, to identify features or functions that competitors do not have, and to invent and innovate. This Kano Diagram has been used by the team before in sophomore design…

Initial Strategy When BOLD footwear was founded, we pursued an overall low-cost-provider strategy, striving to achieve lower costs than competitors in offering high quality shoes to a broad spectrum of buyers. Focusing on a broad target market, BOLD footwear will avoid losing potential market share in any segment as we watched to see how other companies define themselves. Nevertheless, we were aware that being the lowest cost competitor would eventually hurt the quality of our shoes and so we…

Introduction The engineering case studies presented in the fictional video provides profoundly different sets of ethical issues that are presented at various manufacturing companies that want to put up hurriedly manufacturing chemical plants. Engineering profession, just like in many other professions is confronted with many ethical responsibilities. The study is exceptionally important to the practicing engineers since it presents viewers with ethical guidelines that should be followed when…

of stakeholders that are directly or indirectly involved in the completion of that project that ultimately, aims to serve a specific purpose. Again a project manager is responsible for the decision making and a clear understanding of the project constraints. IT Project Managers oversee the planning, development and installation of computer systems to meet their clients’ business needs,(National Careers Services n.d.). Three Skills of an IT Project Manager: (i) Effective Communicator - An IT…

When the United States first established the federal government with the Constitution, the fledgling country had many issues. The founding fathers faced opposition and were trying to figure out a way to alleviate some of the problems they had faced with the Articles of Confederation. The citizens of the young country did not want to give up their hard earned rights and live under a similar form of government that they just escaped from and Articles had left the country too weak. This is why the…

Do leaders make the times, or do the times make the leaders? (Bolman, 2008, p. 348). This is a question that has been debated over the years and will be in the future. Through good times or bad, administrators have an ever growing list of demands to balance; the new school policy that is headed to the school board, the phone call from a parent of a student you just suspended, or a dispute amongst colleagues over the most effective way to reach reluctant learners. There is always plenty on their…

Lifestyle and Health Promotion Work, school, family activities, constraints on time, and stresses of daily life all contribute and prevent many people from practicing lifestyle practices that promote health. This discussion will focus on three healthy lifestyle practices that I feel I should be doing to promote my health. Information presented in Nola Pender’s Health Promotion model will help guide me to overcome barriers and promote behaviors to incorporate these lifestyle changes in my daily…

com LO1 Be able to investigate the performance of a selected small business enterprise Business profile: components of the business, objectives of the business, internal and external factors affecting business performance, performance measures, constraints and restrictions on business, responsibilities and liabilities of owner-manager Comparative measures of performance: comparisons with other similar-sized businesses in same geographical area, comparisons with businesses in same or similar…

Question 1: 1.1. PHC outreach teams with at least one team for each electoral ward; The positive aspects of PHC outreach teams: • It is focused on providing improved health care in communities for those individuals who do not have access to health care services. This program focuses on attending to the individuals at their homes which intends on helping those who are immobile and cannot walk to nearby clinics. This is a much more efficient way of helping individuals in the community. • The…