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Improved Customer Return Process, Cassandra Harrell

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

The purpose of the project was to analyze the return process of product throughout DLA Land and Maritime over the past two years, determining why the current process does not reverse the funds paid to the customer for transportation and misc. handling fees for unserviceable material.

Order Rewards: A Focused Internal "Customer" Incentive Plan To Drive Efficiency And Reduce Costs, Eric W. Roush

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

An industry leading wholesaler in the Dayton area, with a focus in the residential and commercial construction, and industrial supplies and equipment market segment, has a unique problem that needs to be addressed. The company’s specialized setup - with multiple local companies sourcing heavily through the sourcing wing of the company, but not obligated to use the sourcing division for any of their purchases - creates a direct opportunity to enhance purchasing efficiency at the local level, and operational efficiency at the sourcing level, by incentivizing -- not penalizing -- the local companies to submit accurate orders to the sourcing …

Reshaping The Inventory Process: Par Level Management, Rufus Lyle

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

Key operational indicators and financial indicators for the business unit that you are working with (Corporate or Division). Operational indicators will determine and maintain an optimal level of inventory data collection and predictive analysis. The specific medical facilities supply chain network should deliver their information that is timely and effective in meeting business goals. Supply chain visibility will streamline operations root causes for inventory levels to be monitored that will render management actions for improvement.

Lrdp Feed To R2d2 Process Capstone, Tiffany Faris, Theresa Maske

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

The Product Support Division, A4F, of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command owns a two-phased forecasting process known as the Requirements Review and Depot Determination (R2D2) process. The R2D2 forecasts organic workload which ultimately support the warfighter by providing mission essential logistical sustainment for weapon systems. During a black belt facilitated Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) held in October 2016, there was concern on the reliability of the funding files.

Depot Maintenance Inter-Service Agreement Application (Dma) Utilizing Microsoft Sharepoint, James Marsh, Eric Donofrio

Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Capstone Executive Summaries and Projects

efficiencies, supply support improvements, funding strategies).” The focus of this paper is to identify specific requirements for the development of the Depot Maintenance Inter-Service Agreement Application (DMA) utilizing Microsoft SharePointTM. Enterprise Content Management (ECM refers to technologies used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes (Duhon, 2005a).

A Knowledge-Based Framework For Service Management, Jamie O'Brien, John Walsh

Faculty Creative and Scholarly Works

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how information and communication technologies are used for service standardisation, customisation, and modularisation by knowledge-intensive service firms through the development and empirical validation of a knowledge-based framework. This paper uses 59 in-depth interviews, observational data, and document analysis from case studies of three service-related departments in high-technology, multinational knowledge-intensive business services (KIBSs). Prior research does not conceptualise the relationships between service customisation, standardisation and modularisation. This paper seeks to overcome this gap by integrating insights from research on the role played by both knowledge and information and communication technologies (ICTs) to construct …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 3, August 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

3 - PAINT BY NUMBERS By Harold Gutmann and Matt Morgan

4 - SUPERMAN By Sam Farmer

7 - A WILD GENEROSITY By Brian Doyle

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 11, Number 3, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
--Design Review Update by Kristina Benson
-- The State of the Economy by Sydney Bowman
-- Residential Market Analysis by Jon Legarza
-- Multifamily Market Analysis by Carlo Castoro
-- Office Market Analysis by Riley Henderson
-- Industrial Market Analysis by Sydney Bowman
-- Retail Market Analysis by Riley Henderson

Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Summer 2017, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

New Dentist News (August 2017), Ada Committee On The New Dentist

New Dentist News

New Dentist News offers timely information on scientific, social, educational, political and economic developments affecting new dentists. This collection is historical and items may not reflect current standards. For up-to-date information contact the ADA. The New Dentist News was alternately titled ADA Lifeline, 1997-June 2001.

1932 – Digitization Of Rutillus Harrison Allen’S 1932 “Map Of Types Of Farming In Monterey County” [Draft]

Groundwater Basin Maps

A 2017 digitization of Rutillus Harrison Allen’s 1932 “Map of Types of Farming in Monterey County” from his dissertation entitled, “Economic History of Agriculture in Monterey County During the American Period.”

2017 Joint Meeting Of Mcwra And Monterey County To Consider 2015 Salinas Valley Groundwater Level Contours & Seawater Intrusion Maps

Monterey County Water Resources Agency Water Reports

A July 13, 2017, presentation of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) at the Joint Meeting of the MCWRA Board and Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Provides a review of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Groundwater Monitoring program the purpose of which is to monitor the health of the basin, evaluate MCWRA projects and develop basin management strategies pertaining to groundwater use and seawater intrusion.

2017, January - Sharing Groundwater - A Robust Framework And Implementation Roadmap For Sustainable Groundwater Management In California, Working Paper Ni Wp 17-02, Mike Young And Bryce Mcateer

Related Research and Documents

The working paper offers a framework and roadmap for development of a robust groundwater-sharing system consistent with California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The proposed system would draw on global experience. Opportunities would be maximized by a suite of robust local governance, allocation, and administrative arrangements. The proposed system would incentivize innovation, stimulate investment, and facilitate low-cost adjustment to changes in groundwater demand.

2015 – Project Justification – Addressing An Urgent Water Supply Need For A Disadvantaged Community In The Greater Monterey County Irwm Region

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

One hundred percent of Castroville’s water supply comes from the 400-foot aquifer of the Pressure sub-basin of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin. Groundwater levels in the aquifer dropped more than 100 feet below the seal level as of July 2015 at static conditions. Water levels dropped to more than 190 feet below the mean sea level during operation of the water well. The dramatic drop combined with the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean (less than 4 miles) and to existing seawater intrusion (less than ¼ mile) raised significant alarm that the existing water supply system to Castroville was imminently …

Huntsman School Welcomes Incoming Freshman, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business will host four Huntsman Welcome socials this Summer for incoming direct admit students and Huntsman Scholars. Several gracious alumni are hosting the socials at their homes along the Wasatch Front. These events will provide incoming Huntsman students the opportunity to interact with alumni, get questions answered by Huntsman School representatives, grab Huntsman School gear, and enjoy famous Aggie Ice Cream.

2013, November 19 - Protective Elevations To Control Sea Water Intrusion In The Salinas Valley, Geoscience For Mcwra

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

A report prepared in support of preventing revocation of Permit 1043 (State of California Division of Water Rights Permit for Diversion of Use of Water – Amended Permit 11043 dated 110-Jul-49) that allows for appropriation of water from the Salinas River in Monterey County California not to exceed 400 cfs with annual maximum diversion not to exceed 168,538 acre feet per year. The report addresses the potential beneficial uses of diverting water to help increase groundwater levels in the Pressure and East Side Subareas that would in turn help to control seawater intrusion.

2015, November - Salinas River Salt Modeling Report , Tetra Tech For California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board And Us Environmental Protection Agency, Region Ix

State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties

Report prepared by Tetra Tech on behalf of California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and US Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX with a view of development of salt-related TMDLs and a salt and nutrient management plan for the Salinas Valley aquifers. The report provides data analysis and a literature review, development of a water and salt mass balance tool, and salt sources assessment. Recommendations regarding improved representation of cropland locations, rotations, and irrigation practices are provided.

Leadership, Takeysha L. Cheney

Leadership Hour at Otterbein University

As Director of Community Engagement for Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Cheney leads the development of strategic partnerships, major events and sponsorships to retain and grow its membership.

Cheney has received the Business First of Columbus 40 Under Forty Award; the Smart Business Magazine Breakthrough Business Leader Award; the Women Presidents’ Organization Women Empowering Women Award; the National Council of Negro Women Columbus Chapter Community Leadership Award; and was recognized by Women for Economic & Leadership Development (WELD) as a Woman You Should Know honoree.

2012, May - San Luis Obispo County Master Water Report, Volume Iii Of Iii

San Luis Obispo Public Works Water Reports

A compilation of current and future water resource management activities with in San Luis Obispo County that are organized by Water Planning Areas. The report explores how the activities interrelate, analyzes current and future supplies and demands, and identifies future water management strategies and ways to optimize existing strategies

2015 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report

San Luis Obispo Crop Reports

Annual report pertaining to drought impact and agriculture in San Luis Obispo County, California.

2016 - San Luis Obispo County Annual Crop Report

San Luis Obispo Crop Reports

Annual report pertaining to agriculture in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Auditing Standards Board (Asb) Meeting Highlights July 17-20, 2017, Denver, Co, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Auditing Standards Board (Asb), July 17-20, 2017, Meeting Agenda, Denver, Colorado, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Proposed Interpretation: Long Association Of Senior Personnel With An Attest Client, July 14, 2017, Comments Are Requested By September 15, 2017; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2017, July 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Comment Letters On Proposed Interpretation: Long Association Of Senior Personnel With An Attest Client, July 14, 2017, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Exploring Careers In Nyc, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Sixteen students, along with two faculty members, traveledto New York City earlier this summer for three days of career exploration visits with finance firms. The ten visits included large firms such as Goldman Sachs, KPMG, and Bloomberg as well as S&P, Time Inc, and JetBlue. The students also took part in an event that brought together alumni in the area. Grant Brinkerhoff, a sophomore Finance student, stated that “this was such an amazing experience to learn more about the different jobs in the financial field. It was an eye-opening experience seeing the different aspects of finance and corporations that I …

Business Communication For Success - Gvsu Edition, Unnamed Author, Mark Schaub, Jenniffer Eckert, Anessa Fehsenfeld, Rhonda R. Hoffman, Adam Krusniak, Tami Mccoy, Rachel Jean Norman, Julian Toscano

Open Textbooks

About the GVSU Edition

This text is an adaption of Business Communication for Success, an open textbook produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing in 2015.

Chapters 9, 18, and 20 of Business Communication for Success: GVSU Edition were revised and rewritten by student authors in 2017, as part of a course in the Writing Department at Grand Valley State University. All other chapters retain the content and formatting of previous editions.

Note about the 2015 edition:

The edition produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing was itself adapted from a work …

Comment Letters On Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Proposed Interpretation And Other Guidance State And Local Government Entities (Formerly Entities Included In State And Local Government Financial Statements), July 7, 2017, Comments Are Requested By October 16, 2017; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants),2017, July 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 2, Summer 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - LISTENING IS HER SUPERPOWER The groundbreaking stage work of Anna Deavere Smith. By Jesse Hamlin.

22 - CASTS A SHADOW Travel bans: Four international graduate students respond. By Matt Morgan.

24 - A BIGGER STAGE Priest, social worker, CEO, and teller of stories: Jim Purcell on what drew him to Santa Clara—and what Jesuit education can be. By Steven Boyd Saum.

28 - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE KID Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 talks truth and fiction and Billy the Kid—and when you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.

38 - DISCOVER. INNOVATE. A …