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Southwest Airlines, 2008.
This paper looks at the weaknesses of the airline company 'Southwest Airlines'.
1,117 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 46.95
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In this article the writer notes that Southwest Airlines is the premiere low cost airline. The writer points out that Southwest operates only in the US market and this restraint that kept it from making unregulated expansion a primary forward strategy is also the strategy that kept it from facing the severe financial difficulties all of the major airlines suffered following 9/11. The writer maintains that in spite of its low cost operating strategy and business model, Southwest has been also negatively impacted by cyclical forces in the airline industry. The writer notes that although Southwest's more recent problems include satisfying employee contract demands and in integrating new executive leadership while trying to manage growth from 500 employees to 35,000, it becomes clear the corporate culture was one more of a cult of personality than any documented and canonized set of operational policies. The writer concludes that operationally, a corporate culture based on the personality of a single charismatic leader, while laudable in many respects, is also difficult if not impossible to reproduce and often leads to human resource concerns as far as impropriety, discrimination and harassment issues.
Outline:
Industry Environment
Financing Sources
Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Competitive Advantages as Weaknesses
Partnering Exposure
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Most major corporations, Southwest included, have at their disposal various financing strategies to fund ongoing operations and extraordinary expenses. In Southwest's case, its various financing strategies are mentioned periodically throughout its Form 10-K most notably in the Management Discussion & Analysis section. These financing options include: cash on hand, short term investments that total more than $2b, a $600m bank revolving line of credit, public debt securities, and various derivative strategies. This degree of leverage, in spite of the cash on hand is still significant and, if Southwest suffers any significant strategic missteps, this leverage can quickly become a negative."
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Southwest Airlines, 2008.
This paper evaluates the strengths of Southwest Airlines.
943 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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The paper discusses Southwest Airline's corporate culture that was more of a cult of personality than any documented set of operational policies. The paper looks at the company's tangible and intangible resources, their business level strategy, their strategy of controlling growth and how they recruit with retention in mind. The paper concludes that if Southwest's corporate culture is responsibly shifted to a culture based on a strong understanding of the mission statement, the company can further its growth projections and meet all of the demands of its workforce.
Outline:
Cultural Overview
Strengths
Conclusion
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"Southwest Airline's corporate culture has traditionally been somewhat freewheeling and capricious and this has long been a strong component of its ability to adjust to the airline industry's rapid market shifts. Much of this culture can be traced to one of the airline's founders and its longtime CEO, until 2001, Mr. Kelleher. When a company CEO is described as, "Mr. Kelleher...drank Wild Turkey at company parties, smoked everywhere -- even behind the podium at shareholder meetings -- and loved to joke with employees and dole out hugs and kisses as greetings..."(Trottman par.8), one becomes aware that a unique and original corporate culture is at play. Yet, in view of Southwest's more recent problems satisfying employee contract demands and in integrating new executive leadership while trying to manage growth from 500 employees to 35,000, it becomes clear this corporate culture was one more of a cult of personality than any documented and canonized set of operational policies."
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The Institutionalization of Inequality, 2008.
This paper looks at migratory labor and citizenship in industrialized democracies.
2,352 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This essay argues the thesis that citizenship in western industrialized democracies such as Canada is based upon the institutionalization of inequality whereby migrant labour is sought to meet the labor reproduction needs of industry and business and citizenship rights are restricted to limit any demands these groups may make on state revenues and businesses. From this perspective, the writer maintains that inequality in terms of migration - whether on the grounds of race, gender or ethnicity - must be understood in how it serves the larger corporate interests of Canadian business and society.
Outline:
Introduction
Immigration as an Engine of the Economy
Structural Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity and Gender
Conclusion
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"Thus, the labour force of Canada was not biologically reproducing itself on a generational basis by the later decades of the twentieth century. In order to meet this shortfall, the Government of Canada resorted to immigration to supply a labour force to meet the demands of the Canadian economy. These demands are complex, for the Labour Force Reproduction model indicates that the economy needs a labour supply not only in terms of production but also to consume the goods produced. As a result, in the years in which the Canadian fertility rates were declining, after 1956 the Canadian immigration levels were increasing. From 1954 to 1992 Canada accepted 5.7 million immigrants. These immigrants fulfilled a wide number of economic roles in Canadian society, from contributing as business class immigrants and supplying entrepreneurial investment funds, to those who work in the commercial and corporate sectors. In addition, we must not forget the significant numbers of immigrants who worked as unpaid labour - often women - and so subsidized the paid labour force in Canada."
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Japanese versus European Cars, 2008.
This paper discusses which car alternative is better between the Japanese and European option.
3,031 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 16 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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In this article the writer discusses that when considering whether to purchase a Japanese or European car, a number of factors must be taken into account. The writer notes that such factors includes the reliability of the car, its safety, performance and the price. The writer examines these issues with regard to the European and Japanese car markets, selecting an ultimate winner and loser for each category. Ultimately, the writer concludes that though both industries vary internally and possess strengths and weaknesses, the Japanese auto market wins out, owning to the strong reliability of Japanese cars.
Outline:
Introduction
Reliability and Safety
Performance
Cost
Conclusion
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"The inability of European cars to meet reliability standards has hurt the European automakers, as this shortcoming is frequently brought to the attention of the public. The public deserve to know the car they are buying is unreliable, if this is the case, as it is one of the major deciding factors in car purchasing. A further problem is the European car manufacturers are not matching Japanese carmakers in terms of producing cars with a limited susceptibility towards obsolescence. The Consumer Reports survey found that Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, BMW and Jaguar models all appear amongst the least reliable car models. Interestingly, however, consumers often ignore this fact and buy a car they believe is reliable when all evidence speaks to the contrary. Many motorists believe that cars such as Mercedes and BMWs are likely to be very mechanically competent. The reasons behind this trend are difficult to discern - it may be that the prestige and traditional nature of these vehicles convey the image of reliability to modern consumers. However the case is that such vehicles frequently fall well below mechanical par."
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Advertising and Women, 2008.
This paper looks at body image, female sexuality and debt within the field of advertising.
1,692 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper examines advertising and how it impacts women in three ways: body image; sexuality; and consumer spending habits. Specifically, the writer argues that advertising has been - and continues to be - shaped by stereotypical depictions of the two genders, and that women remain faced with a popular media that glorifies unhealthy body images at the same time as it sexualizes women and impresses upon them the sense that they need to dress and act a certain way in order to be "true" women. Finally, the paper looks at how consumer advertising has placed women in a position where they are now expected to consume both like women - and like men.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Advertising and women: Body image
Advertising and Women: Sexuality
Advertising and women: Debt
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Advertising in America and throughout the western world impacts women in many ways - most of them negative. In the pages that follow, the impact of advertising upon women in the realms of body image, sexuality, and consumer impulses will all be discussed, with the general argument being raised that advertisers seize upon female insecurities and self-perceived inadequacies in order to make money - even if the process ends up sparking eating disorders and psychological disorders among young and old females. In the end, women need to appreciate that advertisers are not interested in social welfare but in making money - often by appealing to shop-worn notions about gender roles."
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Supply Chain Management, 2008.
An analysis of supply chain management within business-to-business online auction transactions.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper discusses management of the supply chain, which is the manufacturing process by which raw materials are acquired and delivered, shaped into the product and then delivered to stores. The paper specifically focuses on how supply chain management can be applied to business-to-business (B2B) transactions. It also looks at the online auction as a method of (B2B) transactions.
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"Automated procurement systems will be implemented more and more but will also require careful monitoring to assure that the promised benefits are delivered. Such systems save time and money and can be the best way to fulfill the needs of the supply chain over time. Companies that have used these systems properly to date have reduced costs and maintained the supply chain, while those that have failed could correct the error not be abandoning the project but by shaping it more carefully."
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Police Officers Stressors and Supervision, 2008.
A research analysis and comparison of police officers' internal stressors and their supervisors' perceptions of those stressors.
2,812 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 34 sources, APA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper studies and compares, through survey inquiries, police officers' perceived stressors and supervisors' perceptions of those stressors. The analysis of the data prioritizes officers' perceived internal stressors and then compares the rank order of these stressors from both an officer group and a supervisor group. The paper presents the research design and the conclusions of the study.
Table of Contents:
Outline
Background of the Problem
Purpose Statement
Research Questions
Hypothesis
Theoretical Framework
Scope of the Study
Limitations
Delimitations
Conclusion
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"An additional factor which must be considered is the stage of the career of any participant in the survey. A good deal of testing has been done concerning police applicants. Speilberger, Westberry, Grier and Greenfield (1981) studied only individuals who had left police departments, which in many instances marked the end of their police careers. The focus group survey will need to give due consideration to whether or not an individual officer's responses reflect the stage of the development of his or her own career, and the individual's perceived prospects for the future of his or her career."
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Bellevue Medical Center, New York, 2008.
An overview of Bellevue Medical Center, its services, its organizational structure, its nursing and its quality of care.
3,184 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 110.95
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This paper provides an organizational critique of Bellevue Medical Center, New York. It describes the history and background of the establishment and how it has grown over the years. It describes Bellevue's teaching program for New York University's medical students and lists its emergency services. The paper also focuses on nursing, organizational structure, policies and programs, as well as quality of care issues at Bellevue.
Table of Contents:
Overview of the Organization
The Fourteen Forces of Magnetism
Leadership: Nursing, Organizational Structure, Policies and Programs
Quality of Care
Professional Development: Nurses as Teachers, Interdisciplinary Relationships and Professional Development
Synthesis of Assessment
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Finally, because Bellevue has repeatedly demonstrated the willingness to listen to the concerns of nurses and institute policies that support their beliefs, the institution functions in a manner that values its staff. When workers in an organization understand that they are valued, workers desire to support the goals of the organization, creating a working system that is successful over the long term. At Bellevue Medical Center the system not only supports the individual, it supports all community groups and focuses on populations that would otherwise be incapable of receiving health care. For nurses that desire to make a significant difference in the lives of people, this incentive alone demonstrates a positive draw to the nursing professional that supports the reasons that many nurses entered the field in the first place."
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Bristol Myers Squibb Company, 2008.
An in-depth marketing audit of the Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMSC).
2,486 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 90.95
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The paper reveals that Bristol Myers Squibb Company's (BMSC) recent history can be summed up by its battle with Pfizer to gain control of the cardiovascular drug market. The paper provides an overview of Pfizer and offers a competitor profile matrix. The paper then discusses the industry rivalry and includes a SWOT analysis. The paper concludes that BMSC has developed a very integrated manufacturing and distribution network that has allowed it to capitalize on its brand image as a leading pharmaceutical company. The paper provides recommendations and includes an appendix detailing the company's background.
Outline:
The Competitive Environment
BMSC in the Marketplace
Conclusions & Recommendations
From the Paper
"The degree of industry rivalry in the pharmaceutical industry is high and potentially debilitating even for the larger competitors. Proctor identifies five levels of competition that most enterprises face in today's hyper-competitive marketplace: direct, close, similar products, substitute products and indirect competition (2000, p.103). These levels of competition vector with Porter's five forces model of competition whereby he models the relationship in the marketplace between competitive forces that together form a core of rivalry that is measured in degrees of intensity (Proctor, 2000). For the pharmaceutical industry, the degree of intensity in competitive forces is extremely high because the risks at stake are considerable; often in the 100s of millions to the billions."
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Unilever's Project Shakti, 2008.
An evaluation of Unilever's new distribution network in India, Project Shakti.
1,227 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 49.95
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The paper looks at Unilever's Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) brand's new distribution network throughout several Indian states, known as Project Shakti. The paper explains that Shakti relies on an informal distribution network modeled after a micro-finance enterprise structure. The paper analyzes the project's competitive issues, including its consumer marketing, product/service innovation, marketing strategy and target markets. The paper concludes with a recommendation of how to expand the Shakti project.
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Abstract
Competitive Issues
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"Unilever is one of the world's most recognized consumer product goods (CPG) companies with operations in every major region of the globe. In India, Unilever operates primarily under the Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) brand and is India's largest CPG manufacturer and specifically within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) segment of the industry with revenues of $2.43b in India. While successful in the India market, HLL and its parent corporation are not content because competitive pressures from both local and international brands are forcing HLL to squeeze margins while lowering prices. Unless HLL is able to further penetrate its existing markets in India as well as enter and expand new ones throughout the country, these ever shrinking margins will lead to a lack of profitability and negative revenues. In order to enter new markets within greater India and to reach the rural consumer which is a largely untapped market in India, HLL is developing a sort of grass roots sales and marketing (S&M) distribution network throughout several Indian states known as Project Shakti."
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Exide Corporation, 2008.
A business analysis of the Exide Corporation.
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 49.95
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The paper discusses Exide Corporation, a lead-acid battery producer competing in the industrial and automotive market segments. The paper provides a SWOT analysis of the company, an analysis of the company on a functional and business level, an analysis on the corporate level and a five forces analysis. The paper discusses Exide's structural inefficiencies and recommends that the company shift all manufacturing and production to the Asia-Pacific Rim and sell off its North American and European manufacturing facilities.
Outline:
Abstract
Overview
SWOT Analysis
Functional and Business Level Analysis
Corporate Level Analysis
Five Force Analysis
Conclusion and Recommendation
From the Paper
"Exide Corporation is in the lead-acid battery industry. Currently it reports $9m in losses based on more than $2.37b in total revenues (Hill, , C630). The company does not have a strong balance sheet and it is over-leveraged on the market. Exide maintains more than $1.3b in debt with a cost of $100m in annual interest payments and does not appear to be in a position to expand or engage in any sort of acquisition strategy. The company's industry is the lead-acid battery industry in which it produces lead-acid batteries in two divisions: industrial and automotive. The industrial lead-acid battery division consists of approximately 37% of the company's revenues with the automotive division accounting for the rest."
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Riba and Marx's Exploitation, 2008.
The paper examines the Islamic concept of riba and Marx's famous premise about the working class' exploitation by capitalist elites.
2,349 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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The paper explores the similarity between the idea of riba in Islamic law and Marx's belief that the working class is exploited by capitalist elites. The paper examines how Islamic banks inspired by Islamic law and theology differ substantively and procedurally from western banks. The paper looks at the merits of Islamic law and Marxism vis-a-vis their shared concern for less-fortunate individuals. The paper concludes that both schools of thought are exceptional at articulating the needs of poor and struggling persons, but that the Islamic school of thought appears to be the more prudent and practical.
From the Paper
"To begin with, experts who study the Koran are generally agreed that the abolition of riba (interest) is an essential injunction of Islam. Specifically, Islamic orthodoxy holds that riba is the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy; it is, in short, an undue charge and an instance of income re-distribution, with those who need the money least siphoning it away from those who need it most. Proceeding onward, the Islamic revulsion towards interest or riba appears to lead to another innovation of Islamic economic practice: the adoption of profit-sharing in lieu of interest-bearing transactions."
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Management and its Four Functions, 2008.
An analysis of the four traditional roles of management within the context of operations management theory.
1,046 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 43.95
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This paper discusses the four traditional roles of management - those of planning, controlling, leading and organizing. It examines these four managerial roles within the context of operations management theory. The paper then combines together these management topics and presents an overview of the managerial function within the context of corporate operations theory.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Managerial Functions
Operations Management Theory
Managerial Functions and Management
From the Paper
"Coordinating (controlling). Coordinating ensures that results vector with the planned outcomes of activities undertaken within the other functional areas. Sims notes that this particular functional area of management involves a high degree of technical complexity and that managers are now required to either attain this skill level or hire for it (2002, p.11). Of course, the preference is to attain the technical skill-sets necessary to accomplish the functional responsibilities. Coordinating, or controlling as it is also referred to, involves some revisionist capacity since a manager must also recognize during the process of managing when plans and objectives need adjustment, change, or complete removal."
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Transformational Leadership in Nursing, 2008.
An analysis of the impact that the transformational leader can have on the nursing environment and on organizational commitment.
2,059 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 77.95
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This paper discusses the role of transformational leadership in response to change within the nursing profession. It describes the important impact that leadership can have both on the nursing environment and on organizational commitment. The paper suggests that the transformational leader should have the ability to transform the image of nursing and to resolve the nursing shortage by inspiring and motivating followers.
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"Transformational leadership is especially important at the present time since it inspires and supports nurse who work under heavy workloads and with numerous sources of stress. Because of transformational leadership, nurses realize that a new image and model of nursing is possible. Even under such strenuous conditions, the leader with inspirational motivation is able to energize the members of the organization (Beugre, 2006). This is possible because the transformational leader is able to impact on others' perceptions of themselves and also on their degree of trust and job satisfaction. The result is seen in a correlation between transformational leadership and organizational performance (Boerner, 2007)."
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The Mayborn Group, 2008.
This paper presents a financial performance analysis of The Mayborn Group, based in the U.K.
2,467 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 90.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the Mayborn Group, based in the United Kingdom, that is known in several countries by its products if not by name. The writer points out that since the Mayborn Group's inception it has designed and manufactured several products for household and baby care use. The writer then analyzes the group's financial performance. The writer notes that although the recent business climate has proven difficult the company has survived both reorganization and merger scenarios that has made it stronger, more competitive, and less reactive. The writer concludes that while the Mayborn Group has not always been viewed favorably by the financial markets, it has recently gained positive reviews from both investors and analysts alike due to its restructuring and acquisition strategies.
Outline:
Introduction
Ratio Analysis
Cash Flow
Operating Cost Structure
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Currently its strategy as listed in its 2005 annual report, the most recent annual report available, is to strengthen its consumer brand awareness and continue to be innovative in its product development. Both of its divisions: the Babycare Products Division and the Household Products Division have strong brand identity but also need to penetrate the global markets in order to meet growth objectives and satisfy shareholder demands for return on investment. An examination of Mayborn's financials, its five year history and three year ratio analysis that follows, indicates that Mayborn is growing in terms of both volume sales and revenue; however, 2003 to 2004 was a transition year for the company and the slight drop in its return on assets and equity indicate some difficulties with its restructuring during those years. Yet, while there were some decreases in revenue, margins, and returns for the last two available years, overall, the Mayborn Group is still on a growth trajectory, as its preliminary numbers for 2005 indicate."
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Raising Payroll for In-House Training, 2008.
This paper looks at a company in Canada and argues the importance of in-house training for the company's future.
1,737 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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In this article the writer discusses a unionized company that involves a range of blue, pink and white collar workers. The writer argues that instead of the usual .25 to 1% of payroll given for training, it is necessary to make a .75% increase. Members of the board of directors will understand this hope of the human mesources department when made aware of a few facts shaping the request. The writer notes that all the facts pertain to trends in Canadian industry and in the overall economy that have been in place for about one decade. The writer maintains that spending more on training means a win-win situation that can benefit the company for years to come. If it is possible to retain the workers needed for the future one can avoid the expense of looking for new help, later. The writer concludes that there will be new enthusiasm and curiosity as to what workers can improve or what they learn that they can do. All of these factors make it most desirable to devote some payroll funding now to in-house training.
Outline:
Introduction
Training in Canada
Labour Quality
In the Light of Other Investment
Last Remarks
References
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"Only a fraction of employers give support for training. As we all know, many employers then complain when they cannot find the skilled labour they need when forced to search for new staff. Often, they must compete with various companies for the same skill sets. Also, they must do this during a crisis of business or need for high productivity. They end up spending far too much on the changed labour bill because they have not planned ahead. It is wiser to look at this kind of situation as a failure of forward planning, rather than as a blow received by a business. As board members will agree, private sector organizations often succeed by avoiding what might go wrong. Spending on training in the present makes sense, if one looks ahead and imagines a business failure, not due to a lack of orders, but due to inability to fill orders quickly. As business tends to 'move' very quickly in the economy of the day, a client is more apt to just go on to the next supplier that can produce what is needed by a given time."
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