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This document outlines the requirements for a paper on group decision support systems (GDSS). It lists three topics to discuss: defining GDSS, identifying the three components of GDSS and how they relate, and discussing at least two advantages and two disadvantages of GDSS. The paper must be a minimum of 1200 words excluding front and back matter, cite a minimum of four references, and follow APA style guidelines. It should be submitted as an attached MS Word document.

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Define and discuss what is GDSS.
GDSS is comprised of three components. What are those
components and how are they dependent or independent of one
another?
Discuss at least two (2) advantages and disadvantages in using
GDSS (minimum of 4 total).
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1200
words (excluding title page, table of contents, abstract, and
references pages)
Minimum of four (4) references
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines - review the
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When submitting the assignment, please ensure you are
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The Following is another student post to wish i have to reply APA style. references and less than 10 % similarity. The due date is September 6. Dianelis Pons Community Nursing Professor. Lisys Camacho Florida National University September 2020 The development of Public Hygiene stopped during feudalism and began to resurface with the Industrial Revolution (xviii) with Raus, Ramazini and, above all, Johan Peter Frank. The latter is considered the "Father of Public Health" and established the medical police. At that time is when the State, in order to conserve the productive forces, takes greater part in controlling water and cleaning, also adding some aspects of the way of life, such as control of food and occupational diseases (Bush, 2018). The 19th century was one of great advances in medicine due to the appearance of medical equipment and the discoveries of bacteriology made by Pasteur in 1870 and Koch in 1882 (Bush, 2018). Together with the above and the appearance of social medicine, in the second half of this century, the development of public health is encouraged, expanding health measures by the States and beginning the development of health services, as happened in Russia in 1865 and in Germany in 1883 (Coovadia et al., 2009). In the first half of the 20th century, due to an awakening of interest in health, advances were made in this field and the ministries of public health emerged. In relation to the latter there is a historical fact of great importance when the first in the world was created in Cuba, as the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and later they emerged in Germany, England, France and others (Bush, 2018). At this time authors such as Sigerist, Rosen, Lee and Jones stand out and one of the first definitions of public health emerges, at least one of the best known, made by the North American Winslow in 1920, which due to its importance is reproduced below: "Public Health is the art of preventing diseases, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency through the organized effort of the community for: environmental sanitation; Control of Communicable Diseases; education in personal Hygiene; organization of medical services and nursing for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of diseases and the development of the social mechanism that ensures each one an adequate standard of living for the preservation of health; organizing these benefits so that each citizen is in conditions of their right natural to health and longevity” (Coovadia et al., 2009). Prevention marks the beginning of a new stage after the first epidemiological revolution, which increases with the second epidemiological revolution. Thus, public health continues to expand its field and its functions and integrates preventive care for people and that of the natural environment, the social environment, and also aspects of curative care (Coovadia et al., 2009). There is currently a broad consensus that public health has become an integrative .

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The following is another student post to wish i have to reply. please be less than 20 % similarity. Chapter 45 a. Because the symptomatology is consistent with the presentation of the virus and the odd are also in favor of this assumption being that “is responsible for the majority of nonbacterial food-borne epidemic gastroenteritis in all age groups” (Grossman & Porth, 2014, p.1190). This virus is characterized for nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea and it solves within one to three days. Given that the scenario occurs in a cruise, it can come from contaminated food or water and from contaminated surfaces or direct contact with the emissions of contaminated patients; the fact that the patients are in such closed quarters makes for easier transmission. b. Main concern with Norovirus is dehydration that results from the loss of fluids, given the age of the population, this concern is increased. The elderly population is particularly at risk for dehydration, hypovolemia and electrolyte imbalances that can result in arrhythmias. Rehydration must be addressed in order to avoid these complications. (Ignatavicius, Workman, Blair, Rebar, & Winkelman, 2016) References Grossman, S. C., & Porth, C. M. (2014). Porths pathophysiology concepts of altered health states. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Ignatavicius, D. D., Workman, M. L., Blair, M., Rebar, C. R., & Winkelman, C. (2016). Medical-surgical nursing: patient-centered collaborative care. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. .

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The following is another student post to wish i have to react adding some other information. relate to the question. Remember APA style. references and less than 20 % similarity. Q# 7- Review ways to maintain privacy during the examination process. ? 7. Talk to the patient about privacy and comfort issues related to positioning during the examination. The older adults have difficulty assuming the lithotomy position requiring an alternate position. Ask regarding preferred position, limit the number of times a change in position is required and adapt to the setting and the patient situation (Ball, Dains, Flynn, Solomon & Stewart, 2014). .

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The following is a true story - and it made national headlines several years ago. A Houston Texans football player and his wife got the call from a hospital in Dallas that his wife's mother (the football player's mother in law) was dying and only had a few minutes left to live. They hopped in the car and sped toward the hospital around midnight. Not many cars were on the road. As they were approaching the hospital, they ran a couple of red lights to get them there faster. A police officer saw this, and pulled them over as they were pulling into the hospital. The couple seeing the lights called ahead to the hospital to have a nurse meet them to substantiate their story that their mother was dying and only had a few minutes left. .

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The following is a list of the major general ideas, ideals, and values of the Enlightenment found in Voltaire’s Candide , published in 1759. They are concepts as the Enlightenment philosophes understood them. 1. Freedom : especially freedom of thought, necessary for autonomy (“freedom from external control or influence; independence”), as Kant indicated in his definition of Enlightenment; 2. Humanism: a concern for humanity, what is uniquely human, and for solving human problems; 3. Cosmopolitanism: familiarity with different cultures obtained through travel; 4. Toleration; the practice of tolerating people who differ from you in their opinions, practices, religions, etc. 5. Secularism: worldliness; removing religion from explanations about how the world or aspects of it work; 6. Pagan self-reliance: relying on yourself to solve problems, instead of praying to your god or the gods to help you; 7. Empiricism: strictly speaking, “the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience”; but it can also mean, as Voltaire used it, learning from experience; 8. For cultural relativism: ‘the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another”; in other words, it means being non-judgmental when one encounters people who display different practices or beliefs than those accepted as the norm in your culture; that is, you try to understand people who are different in terms of their culture, not yours. As such, it is the opposite of ethnocentrism , which constitutes being judgmental, as one evaluates “other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture,” This can be a toughie, so here’s a clue from Candide : monkeys, and the difference between how Candide and Cacambo react when they see them. 9. Realism: “the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly.” Let’s see. Candide is subtitled Optimism , a stance that is represented by Pangloss; Martin, another character, is a pessimist in his outlook, the complete opposite of Pangloss. Which three characters represent realism? Bonus: What is the meaning of the famous last line of Candide ? “’All that is very well,’ answered Candide, ‘but let us cultivate our garden.’” What does Voltaire mean? Provide a brief explanation. Your assignment is to find a scene or a theme in Candide that illustrates concepts one through nine and explain briefly how it does. .

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The following is a breakdown of the paper I need: Focus of the Final Paper The final assignment for the course is a Final Paper on two cases. The Final Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight- to ten-page paper should integrate readings and course discussions into work and life experiences. It may include an explanation and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications. Read the case study at the end of Chapter 15 and the case study at the end of Chapter 16, and thoroughly answer all the following questions. Supplement your answers with scholarly research using the Ashford Online Library. Each case study should be addressed in four to five pages, resulting in a combined Final Paper of eight to ten pages. Chapter 15 Case Study: The Realco Breadmaster Develop a master production schedule for the breadmaker. What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like? Has Realco “overpromised”? In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers? Comment on Jack’s approach to order promising. What are the advantages? The disadvantages? How would formal master scheduling improve this process? What organizational changes would be required? Following up on Question 2, which do you think is worse, refusing a customer’s order upfront because you don’t have the units available or accepting the order and then failing to deliver? What are the implications for master scheduling? Suppose Realco produces 20,000 breadmakers every week, rather than 40,000 every other week. According to the master schedule record, what impact would this have on average inventory levels? Chapter 16 Case Study: A Bumpy Road for Toyota Is Toyota’s focus on quality consistent with the Lean philosophy? Can a firm actually follow the Lean philosophy without having a strong quality focus? Explain. Who are the “coordinators” referred to in the article? What role have they played in educating Toyota’s workforce in promoting the TPS (Toyota Production System) philosophy? Why are they so hard to replicate? According to Hajime Oba, what is wrong with Detroit’s approach to Lean? Based on your understanding of American auto manufacturers, do you agree or disagree? There is an old saying “Haste makes Waste.” How does this apply to what is happening in the Georgetown plant? What is Toyota doing about it? Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper: Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, in addition to the title page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Leave the title page blank and I will fill it in. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with crit.

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The following are the financial statements for Nederland Consumer Products Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. Nederland Consumer Products Company Income Statement for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011 Net sales $ 62,141 Cost of goods sold 26,906 Gross margin $ 35,235 Marketing, research, administrative exp. 15,715 Depreciation 776 Operating income(loss) $ 18,744 Interest expense 499 Earnings(loss) before income taxes $ 18,245 Income taxes 5,623 Net earnings(loss) $ 12,622 Nederland Consumer Products Company Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 Assets: Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity: Cash and marketable securities $ 6,807 Accounts payable $ 2,776 Investment securities 353 Accrued and other liabilities 7,780 Accounts receivable 3,288 Taxes payable 2,047 Total inventories 5,376 Debt due within one year 7,490 Deferred income taxes 882 Prepaid expenses & other receivables 1,991 Total current assets $ 18,697 Total current liabilities $ 20,093 Property, plant, and equip., at cost 30,215 Long-term debt 12,217 Less: Accumulated depreciation 9,653 Deferred income taxes 2,543 Net plant and equipment $ 20,562 Other non-current liabilities 3,504 Net goodwill & other intangible assets 23,970 Total liabilities $ 38,357 Other non-current assets 1,622 Convertible Class A preferred stock 1,696 Common stock 1,608 Retained earnings 23,190 Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) $ 26,494 Total assets $ 64,851 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 64,851 Calculate all the ratios, for which industry figures are available below, for Nederland and compare the firm’s ratios with the industry ratios. (Round current ratio, quick ratio, debt ratio, long term debt ratio answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25 and other answers to 1 decimal place, e.g.12.5 or 12.5%.) Industry Average Current Ratio 2.05 [removed] times Quick Ratio 0.78 [removed] times Gross margin 23.9 % [removed] % Net profit margin 12.3 % [removed] % Debt ratio 0.23 [removed] times Long-term debt to equity 0.98 [removed] times Interest coverage 5.62 [removed] ROA 5.3 % [removed] % ROE 18.8 % [removed] % .

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