Tips to guide you in setting up a manufacturing plant Setting up a manufacturing plant is a thoughtful decision that calls for a huge undertaking. Despite being one of the most lucrative ventures in the economy, you need achievable strategies for you to thrive.                           Indeed, your main objective is to enjoy the positive returns that come with running a successful plant. With this fact in mind, you need to considersome essential factors to ward off any possibilities of failure. Here are some helpful tips to guide you. Do a Thorough research One of the reasons why some manufacturers fail is because of having inadequate information about the manufacturing industry. Your product might be great, but determining whether your target consumers will like the product is crucial. Find out how you will market the product, your rights on the product, and the necessary legal requirements. Such information will help decide whether or not the venture will be feasible or not. Making the Right Choice of Plant Location After being adequately informed, the next essential step is determining the most suitable location…

Karen is shopping at Big Mart Karen is shopping at Big Mart. She has with her an umbrella which is the same brand Big Mart carries. When a Big Mart employee, Steve, sees her leave with the umbrella without going through the checkout lane, he asks her to come back into the store. Steve says that he thinks Karen is shoplifting the umbrella. Karen tells him that she has had the umbrella for years and shows him marks of wear and tear. Steve apologizes and tells Karen she is free to go. Can Karen successfully sue for false imprisonment or defamation? From what you have learned about the relationship between a principal and an agent, analyze whether Steve or Big Mart could be liable because of Steve’s actions. Karen is shopping at Big Mart. [unique_solution]She has with her an umbrella which is the same brand Big Mart carries. When a Big Mart employee, Steve, sees her leave with the umbrella without going through the checkout lane, he asks her to come back into the store. Steve says that he thinks…

Tour-Unit1-Journal It has been one month since I took a trip, and I did more and performed many activities than I could ever expect.  During my trip, I minimized a luxurious way of spending money by finding a bargain by enjoying cheap local apartments to stay, low-cost food, and economical but enjoyable travel options. In this case, I preferred spending my nights in caves, overnight trains, tree houses, hostels, local apartments, and sometimes in boats.  I also preferred enjoying cheap travels by ridding on camels, being transported by hot air balloons and rickshaws. I further felt entertained by being transported via driven moped, relished the gone paragliding, carried along with WWII period sidecars, and rode on rented boats. Nonetheless, every activity that I performed during my trip was worth memory and further created a story in my mind, which will ever be remembered. However, I would find it impossible to select a single activity during my trip and mark it as a highlight. Moreover, some remarkable highlights from my tour would be that of the Sahara Desert, where I camped…

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s Chief Executive Officer I’m sure you’ve interacted with Amazon.com or even purchased an item or two from the platform. Over time, Amazon.com is rising and is among the top online marketing platforms in the world. For any business or company to succeed, there have to be great leaders. So, who is the leader who has played the role of seeing the rise and success of Amazon? This article has detailed info relating to the CEO of Amazon. The American engineer Jeff Bezos, who is also an entrepreneur, an investor, and a philanthropist, is the originator, president, and CEO of Amazon.com. He is a great leader, and because of his leadership skills, Amazon has turned out to be the prime online shopping seller in the world. The 56-year-old investor was born on 12 January 1964. One of the greatest things that make an outstanding leader is his quality of prioritizing customers. A unique thing about Jeff Bezos is that he will always leave an empty chair during his board meetings to represent a customer. Through this, he and…

Social and Economic Impacts of the Internet and Social Media Globally, the internet and social media are being used by over 90% of the earth’s population. Internet and social media use cuts across all ages and all perspectives of human life. Before the invention of the internet, many things were done differently from how they are done today and with a different degree of simplicity or hardness. For example, in the first few centuries B.C., if one needed to send a message across a distance, the only available means then was the use of messengers. Internet can be described as a global or worldwide system of networks that are interconnected to communicate with each other.  The Internet has a history too. It was not a global thing as it is today. It was made when Arpanet which used to be controlled by the use government was privatized in the 1990s. In this same decade, the internet’s number of users grew rapidly with most of them being from the eastern nations like China. This rapid growth of the internet is what…

Effects of Social Media on the Youth With the onset of modern technology getting incorporated in almost every aspect of our day to day life, there are various new ways of living that the society has come to adopt to that were absent before the onset of modern technology.  Social media is one such lifestyle that the youth of today has been primarily identified to be associated with. Social media may be referred to as a series of online social tools through which the users can exchange thoughts, ideas, pictures, lifestyles as well as other aspects of their day to day living. The background of this topic could get traced back to the inception days of social media whereby in the early beginning of the millennium. During this period, more and more users were getting accustomed to sharing personal lifestyles on the online platform, which significantly changed the social interaction principles (Valenzuela, Arriagada & Scherman, 2012). One factor that makes this topic to be of keen interest in the fact that, social media has become more like a way of…

The Differences between Traditional Shopping and Online Shopping With the current advancement in technology, shoppers can buy goods either through the traditional method of going to shops and malls or through online shopping, which is done over the internet. However, there are three main differences between traditional and online shopping in terms of the time spent during the shopping process, the safety measures involved, and the ability to inspect items. The first difference between traditional and online shopping is the time involved in the shopping process. For traditional shopping, people can only buy goods by going to shops or supermarkets, which leads to time wastage, especially when the shops are far away. On the other hand, online shopping can be done anywhere and at any time through the internet, such that shoppers only need a phone, tablet, or computer to view and buy goods. Hence, traditional shopping consumes more time compared to online shopping. Safety is also a factor that differentiates traditional shopping and online shopping. Since traditional shopping involves direct interaction between the buyer and seller, payment for goods…

Differences Between Traditional and Online Shopping In the recent past, online shopping has become the trend, and many people have adopted it as a lifestyle for the many advantages it has. The popularity of online shopping is mostly because of the differences which it has from traditional shopping that make it more of an advantage. To begin with, traditional shopping has limited open hours, while online shopping is available throughout. Whereas some shoppers may prefer the actual shopping experience, others may desire to make orders at any time or earlier than it is available. Friends may choose to spend time at the mall together while an individual would like to buy a movie ticket early. Additionally traditional shopping is limited to distance, whereas online shopping has no travel limitations. While some products may be hard to find local shops, online shopping connects buyers to many sellers. This large online market helps buyers find whatever they are looking for. Finally, though traditional shopping is still more common, online shopping offers the customer more discounts. Traditional shopping offers discounts on occasion. On…

online shopping Recently, online shopping has become the trend, and many people have adopted it as a lifestyle for the many advantages it has. The popularity of online shopping is mostly because of the differences which it has from traditional shopping that make it more of an advantage. First and foremost, traditional shopping has limited open hours, while online shopping is available throughout. Whereas some shoppers may prefer the actual shopping experience, others may desire to make orders at any time or earlier than it is available. Friends may choose to spend time at the mall together while an individual would like to buy a movie ticket early. Additionally, traditional shopping is limited to distance, whereas online shopping has no travel limitations. While some products may be hard to find local shops, online shopping connects buyers to many sellers. This sizeable online market helps buyers find whatever they want. Finally, though traditional shopping is still more common, online shopping offers the customer more discounts. Traditional shopping offers discounts on occasion. On the other hand, online shops offer discounts more often.…

            Peer Replies to Discussion Posts Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation                             Peer Relies on Discussion Posts Nintendo’s sales have been shooting in recent years, and I agree that the “must-have” mentality the Nintendo Switch leaves printed on the minds of video game fans is what makes Nintendo Switch stand out. Nintendo Switch has been trailblazing on video games and gaming console since its debut in 2017. Being a handheld and a living room console, Nintendo Switch is designed to fit your life, can be docked to the television to enjoy an HD gaming. Incorporating multiple players makes Nintendo Switch unique. Nintendo strives to expand on its intellectual property beyond the bounds of its platform, making it admirable.  For instance, Nintendo can be used as the user’s brain when playing video games like Labo (Webster, 2018). The unwavering desire to improve by fitting together every single moving part of Nintendo switch while continually monitoring the demographics and infrastructure improvement has distinguished it in…