discuss the effectiveness of consent degrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Briefly, discuss the effectiveness of consent degrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In doing so, describe the legal provision which allowed the Department of Justice DOJ to intervene in instances where allegations are made that constitutional policing is not followed as a matter of patterns and practices.
Reference
Alpert, G. P., McLean, K., & Wolfe, S. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach to police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.
How would you respond if the child is a toddler or a preschooler?
You are a preschool director, social worker, or friend. A parent tells you that their child loves using a smartphone, iPad, or computer games. The parent is not sure if it is appropriate. How would you respond if the child is a toddler or a preschooler? Using this scenario provide an informed response for each age group that is based on the role you selected (identify which one) and include reasoning for your response including why or why not this is recommended or developmentally appropriate for each age citing your resources.
You need to address BOTH age groups in this assignment to demonstrate understanding the developmental differences. You may use the same advising “role” for both.
Identify the elements to be included in the physical data model.
PART 1
Assignment Instructions
You will need to install and use Microsoft SQL Server Express and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for this course. You can download the latest versions of these free software products here:
Microsoft SQL Server Express
Microsoft SSMS
Identify the elements to be included in the physical data model.
Using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools, create the database.
Using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools, create the tables (convert entity names to table names).
Using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools, associate column names (convert attribute names to column or field names), datatype, and number of characters for each attribute (field).
Using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools, establish the primary keys for each of the tables.
Using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools, establish any foreign keys for each of the tables (here you are converting your relationships to foreign keys).
Create a screenshot of your SQL Management Studio showing the database and tables you have created; embed this screenshot into your Word document.
Please use the following guidance document to help you complete this assignment: Instructions for Using the Microsoft SSMS Designer Tools to Generate the Movies Database
You will need to use the established database design diagram and Movies Dataset for this assignment. Download and use the diagram and data for your analysis.
Assignment Requirements
Microsoft SQL Server Express and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) MUST be installed to complete this Assignment.
Compose your Assignment in a Word document and be sure to identify yourself, your class, and unit Assignment at the top of your paper. Embed the screenshots from SQL Server Management Studio showing the work performed for the creation of the database and tables.
PART 2
In Assignment part 1, you created a physical model for a database using SQL Server Management Studio Designer tools. You can also create a database using SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) statements. In this unit, you will create the same database using the SQL CREATE statement to create the database and the tables. In business, you will have choices of different methods for creating a database, so you want to be familiar with the various options.
Assignment Instructions
You will need to install and use Microsoft SQL Server Express and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for this course. You can download the latest versions of these free software products here:
Microsoft SQL Server Express
Microsoft SSMS
Use the SQL Management Studio Query Window to implement a new version of the Movies database. You will name this database Movies_2.
Create the database using the SQL CREATE statement.
Create the tables using the SQL CREATE statement.
Associate column names and datatype using the SQL create statement.
Establish the primary and foreign keys for each table.
Create a screenshot of your SQL Queries that you used to create the database and tables.
You will need to use the established database design diagram and Movies Dataset you used in Assignment 1 of this unit for the Movies 2 implementation. Download and use the diagram and data for your analysis.
Assignment Requirements
Microsoft SQL Server Express and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) MUST be installed to complete this Assignment.
Compose your Assignment in a Word document and be sure to identify yourself, your class, and unit Assignment at the top of your paper. Embed the screenshots of your SQL statements and confirmatory output (e.g., table structure definitions) into the Word document.
Write an Argumentative essay (no fewer than 1,000 words in length) that states and supports an original thesis statement.
Multi-Source Argumentative Essay
Length: no less than 1,000 words, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-pt. font size, one-inch margins
This essay is to consist of your own thoughts, words, and ideas with properly cited and documented secondary sources as support.
For this assignment, you will write an organized and well supported Argumentative Essay using three or more points of analysis. You will be most successful writing on a topic that is of interest to you. The best ideas are topical; they are what people are talking about today. And remember that your thesis should be debatable; in other words, there has to be at least two sides to an issue for it to be considered argumentative.
A well-organized essay has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The beginning, or introduction, should include an opening sentence to grab your reader’s attention. Follow the opening sentence with a brief background on the topic or situation. The last sentence of the introduction is the thesis statement. The thesis states the main point of the essay, which in this case, would be a statement affirming the main point of view on the selected topic.
A well-supported essay includes supporting points, details, and examples. Each body paragraph must support (explain) your reasoning (rationale) using specific details. Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence that states the main point of the paragraph.
The conclusion typically summarizes the main points of the essay and/or closes with a lasting impression that connects the reader to their world.
This essay must include a combination of no less than SIX in-text citations from two or more credible and reliable sources. Citations are to be a combination of direct quotations and paraphrased quotations with or without the author’s name, and a Reference List in APA Style must be included.
Be sure to proofread your essay and edit for proper grammar, punctuation, diction (word choice), and spelling, as errors in sentence skills will lower a final grade.
Assignment Expectations
Write an Argumentative essay (no fewer than 1,000 words in length) that states and supports an original thesis statement.
Make and support an Argumentative claim in a well-supported, organized, and cohesive essay.
Select credible and reliable sources for use in a well-supported and cohesive essay.
Use a direct quotes, paraphrased quotes, and summaries in APA Style.
What factors are essential to maintain an efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable production operation?
in a three page (minimum) essay, identify a consumer product that interests you, research online the manufacturing process, and describe in some detail the following:
The product(s) and the company identified with this product.
What factors do you perceive were critical in identifying where to locate the manufacturing operation for this product?
What type of operation layout best suits the kind of manufacturing required for this product?
What factors are essential to maintain an efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable production operation?
USE TESLA AND USA BASED REFRENCES**
define and explain the strategic “shaping the operational environment”
Review Writing instructions it is for initial 250 word post on army health systems. I. The first paragraph of your discussion, define and explain the strategic “shaping the operational environment” (part four of the Abs smart book). For the second paragraph elaborate on the shape strategic role by selecting one of the then medical functions and explaining functions with shape (section 4-2 through 4-32).
The citation needs to be from an academic source that is not from the army health system lesson. APA Format.
Discuss how this manifesto is driving Web 2.0/Web 3.0 applications and what you see next for these applications.
Review the cluetrain manifesto. http://www.cluetrain.com/
Discuss how this manifesto is driving Web 2.0/Web 3.0 applications and what you see next for these applications.
Discuss carefully the dimensions of the manifesto. Then provide extensions and applications you see emerging from these extensions. What new apps do you envision?
Assignment Expectations
It is expected that you will discuss the cluetrain manifesto and how it is determining what you see in Web 2.0 applications. Provide a discussion of the dimensions of the manifesto. Based on your observations, discuss new apps that you may see emerge from this manifesto.
Why have you chosen to pursue nursing as a career?
1.)Why have you chosen to pursue nursing as a career?
2.)How will an MS in nursing assist you in attaining your career and educational goals? Why did you select UIC?
3.)Please comment on past experiences that have influenced your decision to pursue graduate nursing studies.
4.)The mission of the UIC College of Nursing is to transform health, healthcare and policy through knowledge generation and translation, and education of future leaders from diverse backgrounds. Our vision is to be a preeminent leader in advancing global health and nursing. Please comment on how you can contribute to the UIC mission and vision as a student and future alumnus.
5.)What do you see as the major challenges that you will need to overcome (i.e., financial constraints, family responsibilities, analytical or statistical skills) in pursuing an MS? What are your plans for addressing these challenges?
6.)What does it mean to have a commitment to diversity and how would you develop and apply your commitment to diversity at UIC?
I have attached my responses: Need help with 2.)
In your opinion, what can be done, in general, to manage budget variances?
In 1948, Harry Truman became President of the United States of America, winning an election against Thomas Dewey. The result of the election was a major surprise. It was considered such a forgone conclusion that Dewey would win that a Chicago newspaper printed the headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” before the election was over.
The newspaper that printed this headline pursued a plan based on projected data. Once that plan was set into motion, there was no turning back. By the time it became obvious that the election would go differently than anticipated, it was too late to take corrective action.
Organizations put a great deal of effort into their budget plans. Since budgets are based on projected data, sometimes the results go differently than anticipated. The result can be budget variances.
For this Discussion, you consider what causes budget results that are different than planned results, and you explore approaches healthcare organizations use to take corrective action to ensure resources are available to maintain performance.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE
Review the information in this week’s Resources dealing with variance analysis, how it is calculated, and how it can be used in decision making, including the video Variance Analysis.
Use the Variance Discussion Case document, provided in the Resources, to calculate budget variances for the case presented.
BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 5
Post a descriiption of your insight into the budget variances in the scenario. In your opinion, what can be done, in general, to manage budget variances? Propose some best practices and/or strategies for budget control, both in general and as to how it relates to your proposed healthcare product or service solution.
Do you think the closure of the outlets would affect the growth of Domino’s?
UBT
College of Business Administration
MBA PROGRAM
Course Code: MGT 581
Business Strategy
Rethinking Domino’s Expansion Plan—The Case of India
“It is a lesson for every retailer. Unviable units should be shut down. A pizza joint or a burger joint should realize that in a fast-expanding market, they are not just competing with outlets which have similar interests but also with other kinds of food outlets as well.” Arvind Singhal, MD, KSA Technopak
November 1999 to March 2001– “Sky is the Limit”
In November 1999, Pavan Bhatia took over as the CEO of Domino’s. He seemed to be very ambitious and wanted to make Domino’s the largest fast-food chain in India. Pavan went about opening Domino’s outlets across the country. According to a company handout released in early 2001, the increase in number of outlets was fourfold during March 2000-January 2001. It was the fastest growth Domino’s had in any of the 63 countries it operated in. From an average of four stores every year in its first four years of operation, Domino’s expanded to more than 100 outlets in 10 months across 30 cities in India.
Dominos entered into an agreement with a real estate consultant CB Richard Ellis to help with locations, conduct feasibility studies, and manage the construction. Pavan said, “We are in the business of selling pizzas, and one of the biggest barriers in retailing is real estate, so we decided to hand over the entire real estate operations to estate consultants CB Richard Ellis.” Pavan realized that fast track growth could be achieved only by focusing on the core business of selling pizza. Incidentally, CB Richards was already working with oil companies, advising them on how to go about making their petrol pumps ready for competition once private players came in. therefore, CB Richards made a recommendation to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to let Domino’s operate in its petrol pump premises. In December 2000, Domino’s entered into an agreement with IOC to provide food products at the latter’s 7,500 outlets across the whole country.
Meanwhile, in early 2001, Pavan signed an agreement with the CEO of Jet Airways to launch their ‘ultimate deep dish,’ and ‘sweetie pie’ products on Jet Airways flights. He wanted quantum growth and felt that Domino’s needed to tie up with airports, railway stations and petrol pump stations. In early 2000, Domino’s had opened an outlet at the corporate office of Infosys, Bangalore, which was very successful. It also had outlets at cinema halls – in Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata. Pavan said, “For Domino’s, sky is the limit. We like to deliver hot, fresh pizzas everywhere, anytime.”
During March 2000-January 2001, Pavan opened Domino’s outlets in small towns and cities. Pizza consumption in these places was very low. Analysts felt that even those willing to choose the product, found the price unacceptable. The cost per meal was too high. In September 2001, due to low footfalls and lower volumes, the top management representative, Hari Bhartiya, planned to shut down Domino’s outlets not only in some small cities but also a delivery outlet in the wealthy Gujranwala Town in North Delhi.
Hari said, “We realized we’d be wasting too much time, money and resources trying to do it all ourselves. For instance, just acquiring a bunch of permits for each store in each city is itself a big job. Then there are the brokers, city laws, markets, licensing, title, infrastructure, water, power, lease agreements, and most important, dealing with competing restaurants.” However, Domino’s officials felt that there was nothing wrong with increasing the number of outlets and Hari commented, “We needed to grow to effectively utilize the expensive back-end infrastructure (like distribution centers) that we had set up by March last year (1999) but, we feel that the growth had taken place on a business model that was not able to support it.”
Finally, in March 2001, at a board meeting, Domino’s top management, represented by Hari Bhartiya concluded that “Pavan’s performance during his 18-month tenure was not up to the mark.” The board felt that Pavan had initiated an expansion strategy that was ‘rush, thoughtless, and not properly thought out.’ Therefore, in May 2001, Pavan Bhatia, CEO, Domino’s Pizza India Ltd.1 (Domino’s) stepped down from his post.
However, many analysts did not agree with the board’s conclusion as they felt that the board was not considering the possible long-term benefits of Pavan’s strategy. The analysts felt that there was nothing wrong with Pavan’s expansion plan, and a consultant associated with the expansion plan said, “One has to take risks to reach economies of scale. Domino’s also shook-up competition when it reached a target of 100 outlets.”
Domino’s officials who supported Pavan Bhatia’s expansion plan were of the view that only 5% of all stores were in places where business was poor and this was a globally accepted trend. They further argued that the profitable stores cross-subsidizing the unprofitable ones was also a common practice globally. However, Hari Bhartiya, without whose approval the expansion could not go ahead, insisted that the increase was only 100% in 2000-2001.
Analysts were divided in their opinion about Hari Bhartiya’s role in all these developments. While some felt that Hari Bhartiya was kept in the dark, others felt that he was a silent observer. Still others felt that Hari Bhartiya agreed with Pavan Bhatia’s strategy, only to make him a scapegoat when things went wrong. Officials who supported Pavan Bhatia’s expansion plan felt that Hari Bhartiya was completely aware of all the developments. They said that he had actively supported some of Pavan Bhatia’s plans including expansion of outlets.
However, others claimed that Pavan did take some initiatives without prior consent of Hari Bhartiya. For instance, marketing expenses of about Rs.50 million were allegedly spent without prior budgetary approvals. It was also believed that there were no records to account for an expenditure of about Rs.20 million on the Sri Lankan operations which was not completed. However, Pavan Bhatia’s supporters claimed that such claims were meant to harm Pavan and nothing of the sort could take place in a professionally run organization.
To Grow or Not To Grow?
By mid-2001, Domino’s future growth plans were also slowed down. (Refer Exhibit II) In early 2001, Domino’s had announced plans of adding 100 outlets every year, and an investment of Rs.500 million in 2001. Hari Bhartiya said, “The board had never approved either the investment or the plan to start 100 new outlets in a year’s time.” The plan to open new outlets in Bangladesh was also postponed. These corrective measures were expected to be over by late 2001. Explained Hari Bhartiya, “When you grow the way we did last year, (2000), there are bound to be problems. Now, we are dealing with them.” He was also looking for a new CEO.
Questions for Discussion:
- Most strategic analysts would agree with Pavan believe that “fast track growth could be achieved only by focusing on the core business of selling pizza”. So, what went wrong? Explain.
- Some analysts felt that Domino’s expansion had taken place on a business model that was not able to support it. Do you agree with them? If yes, what were the drawbacks of Domino’s business model?
- A comment on the performance of Domino’s– “Pavan Bhatia’s expansion plan would not have come under criticism if the actual sales matched the projections.” Why do you think the new outlets were not contributing to Domino’s growth?
- In September 2001, they announced that it will shut down outlets in some small cities and a delivery outlet in Delhi. Do you think the closure of the outlets would affect the growth of Domino’s?
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