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Sitting in my dorm room, I receive a call from my uncle. I pick it up and all I hear is, “Mackenzie! Are you alright over there? You need to carry pepper spray with you at all times and surround yourself with people you know and trust, okay? I’m not having anyone hurt my petite niece when she least expects it!” I began to think to myself, wow, even 170 miles away from home my uncle who rarely watches the news knows what I have to be afraid of at school. I am a freshman here at Grand Valley State…

eftpos payment) system allows McDonald to receive daily transaction report from every outlet in worldwide. Recent addition of eOPS in McDonald’s restaurant, analyze million of record throughout its network as well as enabling user to access on web based system from easy access environment(Fujitsu Australia Software Technology, 2014). Figure 2: Transaction Processing System in McDonald 2.3 Management Information…

spent 30 minutes on a social networking site every day, that would work out to a loss of 6,500 hours of productivity in one year!...” (2014) Kelleher also slightly mentions that even though the updates from the sites might not take long the cost of internet browsing is a disadvantage social networks is. “This threat is often overlooked by organizations. Hackers are attracted to social networking sites because they see the potential to commit fraud and launch spam and malware attacks. There are…

and accessible as time passes-- from personal computers to laptops, landline telephones to handheld cellular phones, dial-up internet to wireless internet access, and bulky gaming consoles which hold only one game to smaller hand-held devices that contain a wide range of games. Aside from becoming more portable and accessible, technology has…

Apple and Samsung, two of the leading gadget developers in the market, did not become successful overnight. Apple started as a small company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Their objective was to build computers at a time where computers were only accessible to the wealthy (O’Grady 2). The first product lines Apple released were Apple I, Apple II and Macintosh. The company also experimented with different kinds of products but failed to attract consumers, leading the company to near…

There are also two- to three-year junior colleges and vocational colleges. Elementary schooling is compulsory, with an enrollment rate of 100 percent. Compulsory middle school education for three additional years was implemented in 2002. * Secondary education According to APEC website, there are two types of high schools in South Korea, general and vocational. Combining the two types of high schools together, the ratio of middle school graduates advancing to high school was 99.7 in…

It also includes clothing designed to protect against adverse weather conditions. Personal Protective Equipment should not be confused with a works uniform, e.g. nurses uniform or shop assistants overalls. That is provided as part of the company’s ‘image’ and is not covered under the PPE regulations. The use of PPE to protect people is the last line of defence and other measures to control the hazards and risks involved should be considered first. All too often there is not enough effort put…

In February the President issued a directive called the Presidential Study Directive aimed at identifying what the President calls the "critical issues of homeland security and counterterrorism". This is a follow up announcing the recommendations of the Presidential Study Directive that have become decisions for President Obama. The President has decided the following: 1) The President has created a new body of personnel which he is calling the "National Security…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…

Benefits of direct marketing: Buyers • Home shopping- fun, convenient and hassle free, time saving, larger variety. • Comparative shopping possible- browsing through online catalogues. • Somebody else other than buyer can order goods. • Business customers- learn about new products & services- time saved in meeting sales people. Sellers • Buy mailing lists- any group : left handed, overweight, millionaires • Personalize and customize the messages- build continuous relationship with…