In a three-to four-page paper, discuss just-in-time (JIT) as a process of lean production and inventory control. Be sure to address the following topics supported with examples to demonstrate your understanding of these ideas. Discuss the concept of push versus pull, addressing how it relates to just-in-time and explaining how lean manufacturing […]
Assignment 1: Analysis on the Effects of Population Growth Due Week 4 and worth 110 points Imagine you have been hired as a consultant for the United Nations. You have been asked to write an analysis on how global population growth has caused the following problem and how it affects a developing country of […]
Post #9 DUE DATE EXTENDED – until March 31st, by 11:59 PM Post #9 on ‘Whose Responsibility is it? Pick a leg of the Three-Legged-Stool of Democracy that we talked about in class (that I’ve mentioned all semester, and that is the topic of this week’s post). Government – The Market/Commerce – Civil Society (you and […]
Instead of writing a typical research or term paper, you will, instead, complete a demographic project for this class. The project will require you to identify a country in the world, preferably a underdeveloped or developing country for your project. Please, not cities but countries. All projects must be type written and double-spaced. When you […]
After reading Chapter # 5 of our textbook (South America), and the suggested websites mentioned below, answer the following questions: How is globalization impacting the Amazon region of South America today? What is the connection between the international gold market and the Amazon rainforest destruction? Your answer should reflect knowledge of the topic applying […]
Assignment 3b: Analysis on the Threats Defense Argument Due in Week 10 and worth 100 points The information you provided in your PowerPoint presentation on Threats to the Global Environment has led to productive debates at the United Nations General Assembly! Hence, they are now asking you to create an additional analysis report to […]
700-1200 words Obtain one copy of topographic and/or political map of your city or region. It will be great if you can find a digital topographic/political map for your region. If not, a screen capture from Google Maps or Google Earth with relevant boundary, terrain, and transportation information will be sufficient. Suppose a new wind […]
Part I The Weatherman Is Not a Moron Read the following New York Times article “The Weatherman Is Not a Moron”: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/magazine/the-weatherman-is-not-a-moron.html?pagewanted=all or TheWeathermanIsNotaMoron_NYTimes.pdf Answer the following questions with 3-4 sentences each, and submit on canvas: 1. Why do you think we are able to predict weather better than other things like economics, politics, or […]
Despite its geologic endowments, illustrate why Sub-Saharan Africa been poor since independence and why does it remain poor today? Identify the main features of Ghana’s policy to make small-scale mining sustainable. 1 page (about 350 words), 1.5 spacing and 12 point font.
In this lab we will be using hurricane data to track storms and investigate their intensity and impacts. These three short videos give an introduction to where hurricanes form, and how they progress in the Atlantic Basin. Birth of a Hurricane: 04: Birth of a Hurricane Forecasting Hurricane Intensification: 12: Forecasting Hurricane Intensification The Death […]
