This is tough to answer in 3-5 sentences, and tends to also be a heavy identifier of your possible political leanings. You'll have to apologize if some of mine leak out in the response, but this is a question we debate hotly more frequently than every 4 years.
In general, international trade can help increase the GDP and overall profits for US-based corporations. However, if all we do is export, and we don't import, other countries don't look favorably upon that and may heavily tax our goods to counter this.
I believe we do need to be thoughtful about the amounts and kinds of international trade that we engage in. For example, farming is always a hotly debated issue for international trade, in part because farmers in other countries with a dramatically lower cost of living OR farmers in countries with a favorable currency rate (exchange from their currency to our dollars gives them an advantage) can undercut our farmers here in the US, many of whom are already struggling.
There are also those who are worried that when we import produce from countries that have not outlawed pesticides we know are carcinogenic, for instance, this creates not only a disadvantage for US farmers, but also for consumers who may be concerned about health issues.
As another example of this, many countries outlawed import of US beef during the Mad Cow Epidemic. We in turn also placed bans on importing beef from the UK.
These are examples of why it's important to be thoughtful about trade, but there are certainly many others, including decline in production jobs within the US that have left cities like Detroit a ghost town (this was formerly the hub of our automotive industry production).
Cultural Intelligence can be described as the capability of a person to relate and communicate to different cultures including his own. This can be very important in terms of doing global business involving different cultures. This intelligence can be used to analyze other cultural techniques and easily relate to them.
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The use if the direct chain of command affords delegation of authority in an easily understandable way, such that needed decisions on actions are more quickly taken to save costs due to delay and lack of cohesion.
Direct chain of command affords employees to work in areas they are proficient with which builds improved competence and skill within the workforce
The chain of command organizational structure is a logical delegation of authority which facilitates collaborative efforts with internal and external bodies
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Answer:
B. This is program management since there are multiple projects involved.
Explanation:
A program manager manages multiple projects, and sometimes multiple programs while a project manager manages the teams responsible for fulfilling the project and achieving its deliverables
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Explanation:
Given that:
weekly demand = 72 units
no of weeks in 1 year = 48
Then; total demand = 72 × 48 = 3456 units
No of orders = 
= 
∴
The periodic review (P) = 
= 
= 0.041956 year
≅ 2 weeks
Z score based on 88 percent service level = NORMSINV(0.88) = 1.18
Here;
Lead time = 3 wks
P = 2 weeks
Thus protection interval = ( 3+2) weeks
= 5 weeks
Safety stock = z-score × std dev. of demand at (P+L) days
std dev = 
= 2.236 × 18
std dev = 40.248 units
Safety stock = 1.18 × 40.248
safety stock = 47.49 units
Safety stock ≅ 48 units
Average demand during(P + L) = 5 × 72 units
= 360 units
Target inventory level = average demand + safety stock
= 360 units + 48 units
= 408 units
