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Delivery Performance in FMCG’s: In today’s competitive business environment, customers require dependable on-time delivery from their suppliers. From a customer responsiveness perspective delivery performance is probably one of the most important supply chain service metric for any FMCG company. [1] Delivery Performance can be defined as the level of ability of a supplier to meet the customer expectations by delivering the products and services on-time and in full. Importance of Delivery…

over 1 billion of its customers download the app (Hamstra, 2014). Another marketing effort prominent across the industry as a whole is customer loyalty programs, particularly related to gasoline perks. Retailers like Kroger, Giant Eagle, Winn Dixie, Costco, Publix – you name it, are all offering customer loyalty programs in which shoppers earn points for each dollar spent, redeemable for discounts on gasoline. Kroger customers, for example, get 10 cents off per gallon per every 100 fuel points…

will force the company to increase the cost of their products so much so that customers will no longer be interesting in purchasing the intended products. Once again, this notion can be proved as false in many cases. Many businesses, such as Gap and Costco, already pay their employees a few dollars above minimum wage and claim that that attract and retain great talent. These two businesses are not the only ones to benefit from paying their workers well. About 60% of small to medium sized…

Our loved ones are the most important people in our lives, and making treatment a priority for those who are dying should be our top concern. Patients with terminal illnesses should not have the ability to willingly end their own lives. It should be illegal for a doctor to administer euthanasia because it goes against the Hippocratic Oath, eradicates any chances of consensual research and testing, and defies the principle that a human life is priceless. It would be unethical to allow people to…

Conflict Paper Conflict plays a significant role in the way we communicate with other and can have detrimental and even positive effects on our relationships. Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction describes conflict as “involving a perceived or real incompatibility of goals, values, expectation processes, or outcomes between two or more independent individuals and groups.” In addition, there are numerous forms of conflict and can be processed differently. Conflict is caused…

You've seen the pictures in travel brochures and heard of the sub-tropical allure of the Sunshine State, now we bring you several good reasons to seriously consider moving to this coastal paradise known as Hobe Sound. Stretching along what is commonly known as the Treasure Coast of Martin County, along the great Atlantic seaboard, our brief tour begins its scenic expanse from Port Salerno all the way through Jonathan Dickinson State Park including the community of Jupiter Island. While this…

Is going green and living a safe and cautious the new thing to do or should we sit back and no care about anything like before. This is the main problem that authors Pamela Paul who wrote, “Green, If Not Clean” and Michael Pollan who wrote “Why Bother” have argued and have given their opinions on. Paul argues on how come there are no ingredients on the cleaning products that people purchase from stores and goes on a mission to find out how come. Pollan on the other hand wants to encourage…

I consider my employer. (Talking Rain Beverage Company) Values Integrity – Act with honesty and respect; treat everyone as if they are our number one customer. Commitment – Pursuer excellence in everything we do. Innovation – Promote creative ideas every situation Collaboration- Work as a team to inspire our talents for the best results. Initiative- Execute with little direction, take risk where appropriate and have confidence in decision making. Flexibility- Accept and adapt to a changing…

Have you ever related to something in a short story or novel in some way? Connecting to the text can give a deeper understanding of what the author is trying to convey. When reading “Listening to My Father,” I could relate to the views the author had of his father. Even though both parents lived in a different time era, Dirda’s dad had similarities and differences in lifestyles and traits like my own father’s. They were different in their ideals of self improvement, but were hard working men who…

The Consumers Taste Do we actually have control over what we consume? Our diet is a very important part of our lives in fact we depend on it for survival. An individual 's responsibility for their food choices is usually perceived in a black or white scenario, but I believe that it is a gray subject. People should take responsibility for what they are putting into their bodies, but the government should also enforce more laws against misleading or deceiving products on the market. Just a decade…