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A. What is the purpose of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)? List the four main components of a PCR. (2 points) The purpose of a PCR is to make large amounts of DNA segments from just a specific DNA sequence. This method is used to scientifically prove if a suspect of committing a crime is truly the person who committed the crime. The four main components of a PCR are: DNA from a sample, nucleotides A, T, G, C, DNA polymerase, and primers. B. What is gene expression? List the two steps of…

Why? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?! (Shoemaker and the Industrial Chain) Why? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!?! Hey, welcome to the Industrial Revolution where ½ or more of the working population has just been laid off. How horrible is that? Pretty horrible just think about their families at home not knowing, and the wives having to get out of the house to support the family and their kids having to keep going to school. Just absolutely horrible, the world as they knew it has come to an end. The working…

I found it somewhat difficult to decide on what type of business I wanted to start. My major is supply chain, so I tossed around a few ideas related to logistics and warehousing. I could not decide, so I finally thought about what I really loved. I have been passionate about sports for a long time. I have played baseball or softball for 19 years. I have played indoor and outdoor baseball in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. I have also played in South Korea. This led me to the idea…

Short Description Morrisons is one of the largest supermarket chains that delivers fresh and quality food directly to your home. The store stocks freshly sourced groceries, meals, and recipes that you will love and will help you prepare a perfect meal for the occasion. Besides eatables, Morrisons also offers a range of baby & toddler items, home & entertainment system, health & beauty and many more that helps you enhance your everyday lifestyle. Shop from the name that you can trust and with our…

established, their evolution and success is therefore highly context-specific.(Elo, M, 2009). In this arrangement it is clear that a horizontal integration would be better suited with each partner having responsibility for their scope of the value chain. The ‘bar’ set for excellence for this IJV given the partners esteemed status in their respective fields and their desire…

manufacturing and the other is in auto industry, it does not seem right for Ford to implement exactly the same "virtual integration model" as Dell. In fact, if Ford implements the full direct business model alone and abolished its existing supply chain then Ford will certainly run into a high risk of losing their business to competitors due to the fact that customers want to test and feel the car before they buy it for a large amount of money. On the other hand, when customers buy computers on…

around South Africa- Mr Price Clothing has stores in nearly every area around South Africa making it easily reachable to customers no matter where you live. • Sustainable and socially responsible- Mr Price promotes ethical practices in their supply chain and they started the Mr Price foundation where they donate 1% of their net profit to the community. This increases confidence and respect stakeholders have in them making more customers want to support them by purchasing clothes from them or by…

2.Benjamin Perrin examines the issue of exploitation and trafficking of humans in his book, Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking. There are two major types of human trafficking highlighted in his book; sex trafficking and labour trafficking. He worked with survivors, police officers, and government officials to bring this issue to light. Perrin documents the personal experiences of the victims and explains the strategies used by traffickers. He explains Canadian…

Spilling the Beans on the Coffee Supply Chain. Coffee has been a popular drink for centuries, yet supply chain challenges fragmented production, commodity market instability, climate change continue to brew. The native origin of coffee is thought to have been Ethiopia. The earliest substantiated evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree is from the 15th century, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen. The first ever Arabica coffee bean plant was discovered in Ethiopia, which…

When as a customer we think about discount retail industry; one of the most renowned names occurs i.e. Primark. Primark has developed the industry into a successful leader under intense competitive market, and they have continues to set up the bar for each and every organisation. However, over couple of years, Primark’s sales growth has faced a down turn that has led to create major issue for the organisation. From the past few years; Primark has developed into double digit sales growth rate;…