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KEY ELEMENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
A supply chain strategy involves many interlocking activities and decisions, large and small. According
to Michael Porter, strategy guru and author of Competitive Advantage, successful business strategy relies
on the concept of “fit”—that is, a group of activities that support a chosen competitive strategy.
Although any single activity can be copied, the activities taken together form a system that is virtually
impossible to duplicate.9
Porter’s concept of fitness holds equally true for supply chain strategy. Five elements of your
business—and the choices you make regarding these elements—are fundamental:
Customer service. What are your objectives in terms of delivery speed, accuracy, and
flexibility?
Sales channels. How will your customers order and receive your goods and services?
Value system. Which supply chain activities will be performed by your organization and which
by your partners?
Operating model. How will you organize the planning, ordering, production, and delivery
processes to provide customer service while still meeting your working capital and cost
objectives?
Asset footprint. Where will you locate your supply chain resources, and what is their scope of
action?
Companies often make decisions about each of these elements in isolation, without considering the
others. It’s possible, for example, to develop a manufacturing footprint that reduces costs, only to fall
short of required customer-service levels. To get the full strategic benefit a supply chain can offer,
however, it’s critical to treat each element as part of an integrated whole (Figure 1.2).
Figure 1.2 Elements of Supply Chain Strategy
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
The first step in developing a supply chain strategy is to define customer service objectives. Offering
various levels of delivery speed, accuracy, and flexibility for different types of customers can help
distinguish the overall customer experience. Should, for example, deliveries reach all customers in the
same amount of time, or should customers who are more valuable receive deliveries faster? Should the
ordering process be the same for all customers? Answers to questions like these will be dictated by your
company’s business strategy and target audience—that is, whether you are addressing B2C or B2B
segments.
Business to Consumer
In the B2C world, off-the-shelf product availability is often the key service criterion. Customers are
willing to wait for hot products from a leading brand—but only up to a point. Retailer Nordstrom
introd.
Companies are relocating manufacturing and sourcing to regions with lower labour costs to stay competitive. This affects the efficiency of warehousing and distribution. But which elements, in particular, will be strategically important in the next two years?
Markets are changing – as are customer and service requirements. You may have implemented a new manufacturing and supply chain setup, but customers are asking for more frequent and faster deliveries.
The key to staying competitive is how quickly you can get your products from the warehouse to your customers. This can challenge your operations and calls for a review of your warehouse and distribution setup.
We asked our international clients which themes, within warehousing and distribution, they believe will have the most strategic relevance within the next two years. Here are the top five.
Setting up distribution networks & channel partnershipsRahul Srivastava
With the world growing increasingly competitive, it’s very important that B2C Companies have a strong distribution strategy in place. Distribution channels are required for the placement of goods & services in the marketplace and therefore setting up effective distribution channels can help in reaching out to the right target audience and in increasing the revenue. You can distribute your products or services through a variety of channels; through the Wholesalers, Concessioners or directly to the end users. However, forming channel partnerships is a great way to grow your business with specialised partners bringing in more business through better access to customers. Building a strong partner ecosystem is a prerequisite for a business to accelerate growth, increase brand awareness and establish a presence in new geographies.
Companies are relocating manufacturing and sourcing to regions with lower labour costs to stay competitive. This affects the efficiency of warehousing and distribution. But which elements, in particular, will be strategically important in the next two years?
Markets are changing – as are customer and service requirements. You may have implemented a new manufacturing and supply chain setup, but customers are asking for more frequent and faster deliveries.
The key to staying competitive is how quickly you can get your products from the warehouse to your customers. This can challenge your operations and calls for a review of your warehouse and distribution setup.
We asked our international clients which themes, within warehousing and distribution, they believe will have the most strategic relevance within the next two years. Here are the top five.
Setting up distribution networks & channel partnershipsRahul Srivastava
With the world growing increasingly competitive, it’s very important that B2C Companies have a strong distribution strategy in place. Distribution channels are required for the placement of goods & services in the marketplace and therefore setting up effective distribution channels can help in reaching out to the right target audience and in increasing the revenue. You can distribute your products or services through a variety of channels; through the Wholesalers, Concessioners or directly to the end users. However, forming channel partnerships is a great way to grow your business with specialised partners bringing in more business through better access to customers. Building a strong partner ecosystem is a prerequisite for a business to accelerate growth, increase brand awareness and establish a presence in new geographies.
The 12 Fundamental Best Practices of Supply Chain ManagementIntalere
This article highlights the fundamental best practices of healthcare supply chain management. Intalere assists our customers in managing their entire non-labor spend, providing innovative technologies, products and services, and leveraging the best practices of a provider-led model.
Unit 3 Forecasting systems design - Understanding the systemAnanya A
. Understand Supply Chain Dynamics:
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire supply chain, including procurement, production, logistics, and distribution. Recognize how different stages of the supply chain may influence demand.
2. Collaborate with Stakeholders:
Involve key stakeholders from different departments such as sales, marketing, production, and logistics. Their insights and expertise will provide valuable information for accurate forecasting.
3. Data Integration:
Integrate data from various sources within the supply chain, including historical sales data, inventory levels, supplier performance, and external factors such as market trends or economic indicators.
4. Demand Segmentation:
Segment your products or services based on characteristics that affect demand, such as seasonality, product life cycle, or customer demographics. Differentiated forecasting methods may be applied to each segment.
5. Technology Selection:
Choose forecasting technologies that integrate seamlessly with other SCM systems. This might include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
6. Consider Lead Times and Variability:
Account for lead times in the supply chain when forecasting. Understand the variability in lead times and demand patterns to optimize inventory levels and reduce the risk of stockouts or overstocking.
7. Dynamic Models for Supply Chain Events:
Design dynamic forecasting models that can adapt to sudden events in the supply chain, such as disruptions in the supply network, changes in supplier capabilities, or unexpected demand fluctuations.
8. Demand Shaping Strategies:
Implement demand shaping strategies to influence customer demand positively. This may involve promotions, discounts, or other marketing initiatives to align with forecasted demand.
9. Risk Assessment:
Incorporate risk assessments into the forecasting process. Identify potential risks and uncertainties in the supply chain, such as geopolitical issues, natural disasters, or supplier reliability, and develop contingency plans.
10. Real-time Visibility:
Aim for real-time visibility into supply chain activities. Use technologies like IoT devices, RFID, and advanced analytics to monitor the movement of goods, track inventory levels, and gather real-time data for more accurate forecasting.
11. Performance Metrics:
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the accuracy and effectiveness of the forecasting system. Regularly assess forecast accuracy, bias, and other relevant metrics to identify areas for improvement.
12. Continuous Improvement:
Emphasize a culture of continuous improvement. Regularly review and update forecasting models based on changing market conditions, technology advancements, and feedback from actual performance.
13. Sustainability Considerations:
Consider sustainability factors in forecasting, such as the environmental impact of production and transportation.
Rachael Colley - Transformation of Procurement in the Changing NHS Landscape.Innovation Agency
Presentation by Rachael Colley, Head of Procurement Solutions and Innovation, NHS Shared Business Services on The Transformation of Procurement in the Changing NHS Landscape on Thursday 20 September at Northwich Memorial Court.
Solutions which focus on easy collaboration, visibility and efficiency, across your entire supply chain.
Maximize your profit, reduce costs and increase competitiveness, definitely, with these solutions.
This booklet explores a few use cases of analytics for the supply chain and how it can be leveraged.
For more info visit: https://www.teamcomputers.com/businessanalytics/Supply%20Chain/Booklet-Supply-chain-Digital.pdf
In an overcrowded channel where small and midsized business (SMB) suppliers compete to gain the mindshare of smaller partners busy chasing after deals, the tactics used to catch bluefish are similar to the low-touch, high-volume approaches required to attract attention. This brief uses the first two phases of SiriusDecisions campaign readiness model – planning and development – to pinpoint how suppliers should develop marketing campaigns using SMB channel partners
week 4 discussion 2 phi 103Explore a legendary hoax from the Mus.docxmelbruce90096
week 4 discussion 2 phi 103
Explore a legendary hoax from the Museum of Hoaxes. Describe the elements and details of the hoax. Applying what you know about how to evaluate arguments, pretend you were presented with this hoax and outline the steps you would take to evaluate it. How does this hoax encourage critically evaluating sources of information? Explain three methods by which you can prevent yourself from being fooled by hoaxes or other sources of misinformation.
You must post to this discussion on at least four separate days of the week and your posts must total at least 500 words as you address the questions noted above. Your first post must be completed by Day 3 (Thursday) and the remainder of your posts must be completed by Day 7 (Monday). You must answer all aspects of the prompt at some point during the week. Also, be sure to reply to your classmates and instructor. Try to attempt to take the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can.
The following terms are valuable and should be committed to memory.
· Deductive
· Hoax
· Inductive
· Logical fallacy
· Sound
· Strong
· Valid
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Lecture 06
Outline – Supply Chain Mgt.
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
What is SCM
Outsourcing concepts
Supply Chain Strategies
Issues and Opportunities in a Supply Chain
Measuring the performance of a Supply Chain
A Supply Chain
This supply chain includes all the interactions among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers.
S2
S3
S2
S1
Manufacturer
Distributor(s)
Customers
Retailer(s)
Tier 3
Suppliers
Tier 2
Suppliers
Tier 1
Suppliers
Supply Chain Management
Definitions of Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management is the integration of the activities that procure materials and services, transform them into intermediate good and final products, and deliver them to customers.
Supply Chain Management deals with the management of materials, information, and financial flows in a network consisting of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers. -- Prof. Hau Lee, Stanford Supply Chain Forum
4
Outsourcing Concepts
They can be confusing…
Outsourcing: Procuring from external sources services or products that are normally part of an organization.
Offshoring: Moving a business process to a foreign country but retaining control of it.
Backsourcing: The return of business activity to the client firm. A client firm is an organization that outsources from outsource provider.
Nearshoring: Choosing an outsource provider in the home country or in a nearby country.
5
Examples
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) provides information technology for Delphi Automotive and Nextel. This is Outsourcing.
If a firm owns two production facilities, one in the home country and the other in a foreign country, and later.
As the economy begins to show signs of recovery, many organizations are now returning their focus to growth which relies on support from the supply base. Innovation is essential to satisfy growth in a sustainable way, to remain competitive and, importantly, maintain cost control
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Your tasks will be to answer questions based on the indicators that you have selected. Next, based on your research, (1) describe the current state of the city; (2) evaluate the current state of the city; and (3) prescribe changes for local conditions that are determined to be detrimental to residents of the city.
This assignment will require you to be resourceful in order to gather data to complete the assignment. You may have to gather data (via the Internet) from a variety of sources, including local planning agencies, political and economic institutions, health/medical institutions, financial institutions.
Be sure to use the proper citations and format when documenting your sources.
.
Your taskYou must identify a specific, local problem (eithe.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task:
You must identify a specific,
local
problem (either in Arizona or in your hometown) that you have personally experienced or witnessed. Your argument will take the form of a narrative that highlights how you have in some way been affected by an important societal issue, with further elaboration on the issue to help the audience understand its importance. The problem must be specific enough that your argument is something new and original coming from you, and broad enough that you can eventually research it in more depth and address it in a problem-solution proposal paper.
Some examples of topics:
A local public health issue that has affected members of your family
A problem in city infrastructure (e.g., lack of public transportation, or unsustainable forms of energy production) that has personally affected your life
A personal experience of discrimination that has made you or others close to you feel threatened
.
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This article highlights the fundamental best practices of healthcare supply chain management. Intalere assists our customers in managing their entire non-labor spend, providing innovative technologies, products and services, and leveraging the best practices of a provider-led model.
Unit 3 Forecasting systems design - Understanding the systemAnanya A
. Understand Supply Chain Dynamics:
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire supply chain, including procurement, production, logistics, and distribution. Recognize how different stages of the supply chain may influence demand.
2. Collaborate with Stakeholders:
Involve key stakeholders from different departments such as sales, marketing, production, and logistics. Their insights and expertise will provide valuable information for accurate forecasting.
3. Data Integration:
Integrate data from various sources within the supply chain, including historical sales data, inventory levels, supplier performance, and external factors such as market trends or economic indicators.
4. Demand Segmentation:
Segment your products or services based on characteristics that affect demand, such as seasonality, product life cycle, or customer demographics. Differentiated forecasting methods may be applied to each segment.
5. Technology Selection:
Choose forecasting technologies that integrate seamlessly with other SCM systems. This might include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
6. Consider Lead Times and Variability:
Account for lead times in the supply chain when forecasting. Understand the variability in lead times and demand patterns to optimize inventory levels and reduce the risk of stockouts or overstocking.
7. Dynamic Models for Supply Chain Events:
Design dynamic forecasting models that can adapt to sudden events in the supply chain, such as disruptions in the supply network, changes in supplier capabilities, or unexpected demand fluctuations.
8. Demand Shaping Strategies:
Implement demand shaping strategies to influence customer demand positively. This may involve promotions, discounts, or other marketing initiatives to align with forecasted demand.
9. Risk Assessment:
Incorporate risk assessments into the forecasting process. Identify potential risks and uncertainties in the supply chain, such as geopolitical issues, natural disasters, or supplier reliability, and develop contingency plans.
10. Real-time Visibility:
Aim for real-time visibility into supply chain activities. Use technologies like IoT devices, RFID, and advanced analytics to monitor the movement of goods, track inventory levels, and gather real-time data for more accurate forecasting.
11. Performance Metrics:
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the accuracy and effectiveness of the forecasting system. Regularly assess forecast accuracy, bias, and other relevant metrics to identify areas for improvement.
12. Continuous Improvement:
Emphasize a culture of continuous improvement. Regularly review and update forecasting models based on changing market conditions, technology advancements, and feedback from actual performance.
13. Sustainability Considerations:
Consider sustainability factors in forecasting, such as the environmental impact of production and transportation.
Rachael Colley - Transformation of Procurement in the Changing NHS Landscape.Innovation Agency
Presentation by Rachael Colley, Head of Procurement Solutions and Innovation, NHS Shared Business Services on The Transformation of Procurement in the Changing NHS Landscape on Thursday 20 September at Northwich Memorial Court.
Solutions which focus on easy collaboration, visibility and efficiency, across your entire supply chain.
Maximize your profit, reduce costs and increase competitiveness, definitely, with these solutions.
This booklet explores a few use cases of analytics for the supply chain and how it can be leveraged.
For more info visit: https://www.teamcomputers.com/businessanalytics/Supply%20Chain/Booklet-Supply-chain-Digital.pdf
In an overcrowded channel where small and midsized business (SMB) suppliers compete to gain the mindshare of smaller partners busy chasing after deals, the tactics used to catch bluefish are similar to the low-touch, high-volume approaches required to attract attention. This brief uses the first two phases of SiriusDecisions campaign readiness model – planning and development – to pinpoint how suppliers should develop marketing campaigns using SMB channel partners
week 4 discussion 2 phi 103Explore a legendary hoax from the Mus.docxmelbruce90096
week 4 discussion 2 phi 103
Explore a legendary hoax from the Museum of Hoaxes. Describe the elements and details of the hoax. Applying what you know about how to evaluate arguments, pretend you were presented with this hoax and outline the steps you would take to evaluate it. How does this hoax encourage critically evaluating sources of information? Explain three methods by which you can prevent yourself from being fooled by hoaxes or other sources of misinformation.
You must post to this discussion on at least four separate days of the week and your posts must total at least 500 words as you address the questions noted above. Your first post must be completed by Day 3 (Thursday) and the remainder of your posts must be completed by Day 7 (Monday). You must answer all aspects of the prompt at some point during the week. Also, be sure to reply to your classmates and instructor. Try to attempt to take the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can.
The following terms are valuable and should be committed to memory.
· Deductive
· Hoax
· Inductive
· Logical fallacy
· Sound
· Strong
· Valid
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Lecture 06
Outline – Supply Chain Mgt.
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
What is SCM
Outsourcing concepts
Supply Chain Strategies
Issues and Opportunities in a Supply Chain
Measuring the performance of a Supply Chain
A Supply Chain
This supply chain includes all the interactions among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers.
S2
S3
S2
S1
Manufacturer
Distributor(s)
Customers
Retailer(s)
Tier 3
Suppliers
Tier 2
Suppliers
Tier 1
Suppliers
Supply Chain Management
Definitions of Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management is the integration of the activities that procure materials and services, transform them into intermediate good and final products, and deliver them to customers.
Supply Chain Management deals with the management of materials, information, and financial flows in a network consisting of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers. -- Prof. Hau Lee, Stanford Supply Chain Forum
4
Outsourcing Concepts
They can be confusing…
Outsourcing: Procuring from external sources services or products that are normally part of an organization.
Offshoring: Moving a business process to a foreign country but retaining control of it.
Backsourcing: The return of business activity to the client firm. A client firm is an organization that outsources from outsource provider.
Nearshoring: Choosing an outsource provider in the home country or in a nearby country.
5
Examples
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) provides information technology for Delphi Automotive and Nextel. This is Outsourcing.
If a firm owns two production facilities, one in the home country and the other in a foreign country, and later.
As the economy begins to show signs of recovery, many organizations are now returning their focus to growth which relies on support from the supply base. Innovation is essential to satisfy growth in a sustainable way, to remain competitive and, importantly, maintain cost control
Your tasks will be to answer questions based on the indicators that .docxbunyansaturnina
Your tasks will be to answer questions based on the indicators that you have selected. Next, based on your research, (1) describe the current state of the city; (2) evaluate the current state of the city; and (3) prescribe changes for local conditions that are determined to be detrimental to residents of the city.
This assignment will require you to be resourceful in order to gather data to complete the assignment. You may have to gather data (via the Internet) from a variety of sources, including local planning agencies, political and economic institutions, health/medical institutions, financial institutions.
Be sure to use the proper citations and format when documenting your sources.
.
Your taskYou must identify a specific, local problem (eithe.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task:
You must identify a specific,
local
problem (either in Arizona or in your hometown) that you have personally experienced or witnessed. Your argument will take the form of a narrative that highlights how you have in some way been affected by an important societal issue, with further elaboration on the issue to help the audience understand its importance. The problem must be specific enough that your argument is something new and original coming from you, and broad enough that you can eventually research it in more depth and address it in a problem-solution proposal paper.
Some examples of topics:
A local public health issue that has affected members of your family
A problem in city infrastructure (e.g., lack of public transportation, or unsustainable forms of energy production) that has personally affected your life
A personal experience of discrimination that has made you or others close to you feel threatened
.
Your taskis to analyze and evaluate how various types of medi.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task:
is to analyze and evaluate how various types of media affect change, influence perception, or otherwise drive the narrative related to a specific topic of your choice.
Create an example that shows how you could use social or other media to influence public opinion or play a significant role in the public conversation. This could be a paper, a video/Prezi, or possibly a newspaper or magazine format.
Requirements:
Identify a topic that you think has been influenced by characteristics or use of the media. Consider whether various media, or media use, have:
Played a role in framing the key arguments related to the topic, and/or
Influenced how key arguments are (or were) discussed/debated, and/or
Shaped audience perception and interpretation or information, and/or
Affected particular actions or policies.
Analyze information gathered from multiple sources, being aware of the author’s intent, perspectives, audiences, biases, and credibility.
Write a clear thesis statement regarding your analysis of how the media characteristics and choices influenced the discourse.
Present well-reasoned arguments that support your thesis.
Support your analysis with compelling evidence.
Describe how you could use 21st century media to exert influence on the issues you discuss.
Provide a minimum or ten sources including at least two scholarly sources and a variety of media such as newspaper, radio, television, twitter, blogs, Ted Talk, You Tube, etc.
Format for a Written Paper:
280 points. Rough draft is worth 40 pts reviewed by peer/family
Paragraph #1 (25 pts) identification of your topic, abstract and thesis
Paragraph #2 (25 pts) How has your topic played a role in shaping audience perception/interpretation of information. What connections, wonderment and questions do you have concerning the media’s over or under involvement?
Paragraph #3 (40 pts) first scholarly source (author(s), titles of articles, background, claims, evidence, discussion/debates, and reasoning.
Paragraph #4 (40 pts) second scholarly source (author(s), title of the article, background/expertise of the scholar, claim, evidence, discussion/debates and reasoning)
Paragraph #5 (40 pts) one media source (author’s/speakers, titles or topics discussed, claims, evidence and reasoning, written/produced for what groups and why?
Paragraph #6 (40 pts) second media source (author’s/speakers, titles or topics discussed, claims, evidence and reasoning, written/produced for what groups and why?
Paragraph #7 (25 pts) What particular actions or policies are these authors/media trying to initiate or delineate and how successful are they? Do you agree or disagree and why?
Paragraph #8 (25 pts) Conclusion – how is 21st media used to exert influence on your topic and the views of society today? Is the media beneficial, or demonstrative in its coverage and what type of public policy do you believe needs to be invoked to provide “honest media for the future?
APA .
Your task this week is to check the internet and the Common Vulner.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task this week is to check the internet and the
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) List
for networked IoT or IoMT devices with publicly known problems identified in the past six months.
Select two devices related that might be relevant to the organization setting and review what is known about the vulnerabilities of these devices.
For each device, include background information about the device, a description of the vulnerability, possible solutions that have been identified to fix the vulnerability, and your recommendation on whether the organization should avoid the product.
Use this
Memo Template
to record your work.
.
Your task is to take unit I Will Survive Ecosystems and Adaptations.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to take unit I Will Survive: Ecosystems and Adaptations,to create a 10-15 minute with PPT as a visual aid ( pictures and words) explaining the scientific concepts as they relate to one of the case studies presented. The case studies will be found inside the module.
–Summarize case study and point out observations. State how the major scientific concepts answer the question above (2 mins)
–Explanation of scientific concepts that build the framework for your answer (8-9 mins)
–Tie in specific elements of the scientific concepts to the answer to the question (1-2 mins)
.
Your task is to perform and document encryption of Thunderbird Email.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to perform and document encryption of Thunderbird Email. You will describe each step in the process and provide screenshots of the email involved.
The requirements for your work are:
Install Thunderbird Mail.
Use any Gmail account to encrypt an email message.
Capture each significant action in separate Word documents, including the following in each:
A screenshot of the unencrypted item.
A screenshot of the item encrypted.
A description of the steps performed.
Submit all of the files as a .zip file
.
Your task is to explain the process of the juvenile justice system a.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to explain the process of the juvenile justice system and possible dispositional outcomes and to address the adult court waiver process.
Earlier in the week, you reviewed the key procedures in the juvenile justice system.
Click here to learn about the structure and process of the juvenile justice system. The site gives a detailed view of the differentiation among the conferences, adjudication hearings, dispositional hearings, and dispositions.
Now, consider the following scenario:
Tom Jones is a sixteen-year-old repeat juvenile offender who has just been detained by the police for attempted murder.
Jennifer Smith is a fifteen-year-old first-time offender who has just been detained by the police for vandalism.
create a 4- to 6-page overview in a Microsoft Word document based on the aforementioned scenario.
In your overview, address the following aspects of the juvenile justice system:
Explain the juvenile court process for both Jones and Smith from the processing of the cases to the dispositions.
Provide a detailed dispositional recommendation for both Smith and Jones. Take into account the treatment options available for both offenders within the juvenile justice system.
Explain why there is a possibility that Jones could be waived to the adult court system.
Justify in detail whether Jones should or should not be waived to the adult court system for his current offense.
Submission Details:
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
.
Your task is to create a journalistic profile that focuses on a .docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to create a journalistic profile that focuses on a leader in your chosen profession.
Your profile should include all of the following elements:
An attractive cover page that indicates your name, the course and the date. Include a graphic as well.
Three, double-spaced pages.
Indent all paragraphs.
You may insert photos as long as they are aligned with the text.
.
Your task is to evaluate the available evidence on the social, emoti.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to evaluate the available evidence on the social, emotional, psychological, biological, and
behavioural changes that occur during adolescence and emerging adulthood that may explain their
increased vulnerability to specific problems and/or behaviour choices.
Of course, not all adolescents engage in problematic behaviour or make unwise life-style choices,
therefore, when discussing the possible causes of change occurring in this age group you should
consider any distinctive cultural practices or cultural beliefs that may act as protective mechanisms for
young people. Arnett (2018) argues that an interrogation of cultural beliefs and their influence is
necessary in order to gain a fuller understanding of developmental changes in adolescents and emerging
adults.
1 page
APA
2 Sources
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Your task is to conduct research on the ways that universities p.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to conduct research on the ways that universities presents themselves as it relates to diversity and equity. Examining websites, brochures, and other materials of at least 5 different universities and colleges (including WSU), answer the following questions
What percentage of the images are of students of color? How does that compare to the numbers of faculty and staff of color (look at data)?
What percentage of the images are of faculty and staff of color? How does that compare to the numbers of faculty and staff of color (when available, you should look at data on the university website)?
How is the university represented in terms of diversity, equity, and justice? What sorts of programs, resources, and information are highlighted; what is not included? What are the messages provided regarded diversity and equity?
How does the image and message provided by the university compare with news reports, social media, and other forms of commentary regarding diversity at the university?
How do your findings fit within larger body of research?
Your task is to present both qualitative and quantitative information regarding each university in a systematic way.
Grading breakdown is as follows:
15 points – Answering of each question for at minimum 5 universities/colleges (3 points for each)
2 point – Overall Effort
Awesome Screenshot
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Your task is to compare and contrast two artworks given Below.docxbunyansaturnina
Your task is to compare and contrast
two
artworks given Below:
#1 Night fishing at Antibes by Pablo Picasso.
#2 Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian
(the Artworks are attached below or you can just search it in google)
Consider using the visual elements and the principles of art to Analyse and contrast the Artwork.
This is a very standard compare and contrast paper and it should include
correct grammar and spelling.
The length of the paper needs to be 3 pages (minimum) of writing , maximum of 4 pages, 12pt Times Font, no greater than 1-inch margins-top,bottom, left, right .
Your paper needs to address the listed portions of the handout Below.
**The paper should be in a MS Word document format (.docx or .doc)
****OUTSIDE SOURCES need to be cited, either in the document or in a works cited page. --Information that is taken from the placard from the museum also needs to be cited.
HANDOUT
Follow the instructions below as an outline for your paper
.
Use this handout as a guide for recording information and composing your paper. Do not submit this form as your written assignment.
INCLUDE A COVER PAGE OF YOUR INFORMATION AND IMAGES OF THE TWO WORKS (IF AVAILABLE)
Thesis Statement should address compare/contrast of:
ARTIST #1_______________________________ TITLE_____________________________________ MEDIUM_________________________________ DATE_____________________________________ SIZE (INCHES)__________________________ LOCATION_______________________________
ARTIST #2_______________________________ TITLE_____________________________________ MEDIUM_________________________________ DATE_____________________________________ SIZE (INCHES)__________________________ LOCATION_______________________________
Body Paragraph(s) #1 of your paper should address:
VISUAL ELEMENTS:
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KEY ELEMENTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
A supply chain strategy involves many interlocking activities
and decisions, large and small. According
to Michael Porter, strategy guru and author of Competitive
Advantage, successful business strategy relies
on the concept of “fit”—that is, a group of activities that
support a chosen competitive strategy.
Although any single activity can be copied, the activities taken
together form a system that is virtually
impossible to duplicate.9
Porter’s concept of fitness holds equally true for supply
chain strategy. Five elements of your
business—and the choices you make regarding these elements—
are fundamental:
2. Customer service. What are your objectives in terms of delivery
speed, accuracy, and
flexibility?
Sales channels. How will your customers order and receive your
goods and services?
Value system. Which supply chain activities will be performed
by your organization and which
by your partners?
Operating model. How will you organize the planning, ordering,
production, and delivery
processes to provide customer service while still meeting your
working capital and cost
objectives?
Asset footprint. Where will you locate your supply chain
resources, and what is their scope of
action?
Companies often make decisions about each of these elements
in isolation, without considering the
others. It’s possible, for example, to develop a manufacturing
footprint that reduces costs, only to fall
short of required customer-service levels. To get the full
strategic benefit a supply chain can offer,
however, it’s critical to treat each element as part of an
3. integrated whole (Figure 1.2).
Figure 1.2 Elements of Supply Chain Strategy
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
The first step in developing a supply chain strategy is to define
customer service objectives. Offering
various levels of delivery speed, accuracy, and flexibility
for different types of customers can help
distinguish the overall customer experience. Should, for
example, deliveries reach all customers in the
same amount of time, or should customers who are more
valuable receive deliveries faster? Should the
ordering process be the same for all customers? Answers to
questions like these will be dictated by your
company’s business strategy and target audience—that is,
whether you are addressing B2C or B2B
segments.
Business to Consumer
4. In the B2C world, off-the-shelf product availability is often
the key service criterion. Customers are
willing to wait for hot products from a leading brand—but
only up to a point. Retailer Nordstrom
introduced an innovation in online retailing when it made
the inventory of its 115 brick-and-mortar
stores visible to consumers shopping on its online store.
Previously, customers saw only what was
available in the web warehouse and sometimes found that the
product they wanted was not available.
The retailer’s change in practice led to higher product
availability, increased sales, and lower
inventories.10 Approaches such as this one help Nordstrom
maintain its reputation for outstanding
customer service and overall customer experience.
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Business to Business
In the B2B world, customer service is often synonymous
with meeting committed delivery dates,
because the customer uses the product or service in
revenue-generating activities. But lead-time
performance can also be critical.
Consider, for example, a supplier of mining equipment that sells
machinery to two very different
customer types: companies that own their mines, and
contractors that conduct mine development and
other activities for those mining companies. Because mining
companies have capital investment plans
and a fleet to maintain, they typically order equipment far
in advance of when they need it, on a
predictable timeline. So mining-equipment suppliers
typically have six months or more to deliver
equipment to mining companies. Contractors, by contrast,
typically operate on a very compressed
calendar: they wait until they have a contract in hand from a
mining company before placing equipment
orders, and they need the machines delivered in three months or
6. less.
SALES CHANNELS
Companies have multiple options for getting products and
services to buyers. They can use indirect
channels—distributors or retailers—or they can sell directly
to customers via the Internet or a sales
force. The market segments and geographies being targeted
will drive these decisions. Since profit
margins vary depending on which channels are used, you have
to decide on the optimal channel mix,
and who gets the goods in times of product shortages or high
demand.
Consider the multibillion-dollar bottled-water industry. The
industry uses three different
distribution channels to serve its three major consumer
segments. Traditional retail distributors serve
retail customers, vending machines serve the individual
consumer market, and service agents provide
on-site water units for home and office users. Each segment
requires different supply chain processes,
assets, suppliers, and performance metrics.
If you are a new player in the bottled-water industry,
should you sell your product through
7. distributors that already have relationships with key retailers or
distribute directly to those retailers? If
you choose the distributor channel, should you integrate
your order-management and inventory-
management systems with the distributors’ systems? If so, to
what extent, and who should pay for it?
Should you maintain dedicated inventory for all distributors or
only those distributors that you consider
to be strategic partners? These decisions will drive your
company’s asset and cost performance and so
must be a part of your overall channel strategy—along
with decisions on pricing, vendor-financing
policies, promotions, and so on.
VALUE SYSTEM
An effective supply chain strategy requires a solid
understanding of the company’s value system, which
according to Porter, encompasses the value-adding activities
of the enterprise as well as those of
suppliers, customers, suppliers’ suppliers, and customers’
customers.11 This understanding will help
determine which supply chain activities will be performed by
the company in question and which by its
partners.
8. In this context, companies must consider two types of activities:
those related to decision making
and those related to execution. Often companies choose to
outsource execution-related activities while
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retaining control over decision making. For example, many
consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies
that produce a high volume of goods in their own plants
outsource the last stage of production to
contract manufacturers (CMs). The CPG companies
maintain responsibility for purchasing raw
materials, while the CMs have full responsibility for
quality and lead time. That way, the CPG
companies use their economies of scale to get lower
materials prices while also benefiting from the
CMs’ lower manufacturing costs.
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Benefits and Risks of Outsourcing
Generally speaking, companies outsource supply chain
activities to gain access to other companies’
scale, scope, technology expertise, or resources:
Scale. Third-party providers can often offer services such as
manufacturing or logistics with
less expense because they have a large customer base, which
keeps utilization rates high and
unit costs low. External partners can also help companies scale
up quickly without having to
invest in new capacity.
Scope. In cases where a company wants to expand into new
markets or geographical areas,
partners can provide access to operations in new locations that
would not be economical for the
10. company to replicate internally at current business volumes.
Technology expertise. Partners may have expertise in a product
or process technology that
would require a sizable capital investment to develop internally.
Resources. External partners in the value chain can offer rapid
access to materials, talent, or
financing.
Outsourcing also poses significant risks. A supply chain that’s
been lengthened by the addition of
numerous external partners can result in longer lead times and
higher working capital. Risk is also an
issue if production depends on a single supplier for a critical
component and that supplier suddenly halts
production for financial or other reasons. Therefore, value
systems need processes and information
systems that create transparency and enable proactive
decision making, so that companies can adapt
quickly to unanticipated changes in demand or supply.12
Making the Decision to Outsource
Executives often treat outsourcing as a decision of “core
versus noncore,” arguing that core
competencies, as things a company is good at, should be kept
11. in-house, whereas noncore competencies
should be outsourced. That reasoning, however, is overly
simplistic. An activity or process that a
company excels at isn’t necessarily a core competency
and, conversely, areas of less-than-optimal
performance may in fact be core to the company’s success. Most
important is maintaining control of
activities that are critical to competitive differentiation,
business growth, customer experience, or
superior offerings.
Vertical integration can be a core means to achieving that
control. Consider Manufacture des
Montres Rolex SA, known around the world for its Rolex brand.
The company produces not only the
components for its watches but also the machines, tools,
and supplies needed to manufacture those
components.13 Maintaining control of production is integral to
ensuring the quality that sets Rolex apart
as a premium watchmaker.
OPERATING MODELS
Taken together, the decisions about how a company produces
goods and services constitute its operating
model. These decisions affect more than manufacturing. They
shape how planning, order management,
12. procurement, and physical delivery are handled as well.
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There are four types of operating models (Table 1.2):
Make to stock. This is the most broadly used approach for
standardized products that sell in
high volume. A plant produces goods in advance of receiving
customer orders; finished
products are stored to await a customer order. The larger
production batches keep production
costs down, and the readily available inventory means customer
demand can be met quickly.
Make to order. This is the preferred model for customized
products or products that are in
infrequent demand. Companies produce the service or product
only when they have a customer
order in hand. This approach keeps inventory levels low while
allowing for a wide range of
product options.
13. Configure to order. This is a hybrid model in which a product is
partially completed, to a
generic level, and then finished when an order is received. This
is the preferred model when
there are many variations of the end product and it’s important
to have a shorter customer lead
time than is possible with the make-to-order model. A variant of
the configure-to-order model
is assemble to order; companies using an assemble-to-order
model produce component parts in
response to sales forecasts and then finalize assembly upon
receipt of a customer order.
Engineer to order. This model shares many of the characteristics
of the make-to-order model. It
is used in industries that create complex products and services
with specifications that are
unique to a particular customer. In the final step of the
customer’s ordering process, the
manufacturer’s engineering function defines the specifications
and develops a list of needed
materials unique to that customer’s order.
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Table 1.2 Types of Operating Models
Operating model When to choose this model Benefits
Make to stock • Standardized offerings selling in high volume •
Low production costs
• Meeting customer demands quickly
Make to order • Customized offerings
• Offerings with infrequent demand
• Low inventory levels
• Wide range of product options
• Simplified planning
Configure to order • Offerings requiring many variations •
Customization
15. • Reduced inventory
• Shorter delivery times
Engineer to order • Complex offerings that meet unique
customer
needs
• Responding to specific customer
requirements
The operating model can provide a key source of performance
advantage. Consider a consumer
software company that made to stock, shipping products directly
to inventory sites in various countries.
Because of the small size of the packaged product and the need
for many language variants, items were
customized for a particular market very early in the production
process. This approach, however, created
unnecessary inventory and obsolescence as product definitions
evolved.
To improve service levels while reducing inventory, the
company shifted from a make-to-stock
model to a configure-to-order model. Under the new model,
generic products were shipped from the
plant floor to a central distribution center. As orders came
in from each market, products were
16. customized and shipped accordingly. A configure-to-order
model posed some important advantages.
Under the old operating model, multiple stock locations
required separate forecasting and inventory-
management functions for each site, raising the likelihood that
supply and demand would be out of sync.
In a centralized distribution center, by contrast, it became much
easier to ensure that the right amount of
inventory was on hand to meet demand. At the same time, the
new approach simplified supply chain
planning, allowing focus on a relatively small number of
different generic products instead of hundreds
of language-based variants. Not surprisingly, product
availability shot up and inventory declined.
It may be advantageous to deploy different operating
models for different products or market
segments. The automotive industry offers a good example.
While most automakers have long preferred
the make-to-stock model, manufacturers of high-end
vehicles have pursued make-to-order and
configure-to-order strategies.
But make-to-order is challenging: given the millions of
potential end configurations, it’s difficult to
17. offer passenger cars on a make-to-order basis while
maintaining a competitive lead time. Unless
suppliers can be fully integrated into the make-to-order supply
chain, automakers run unnecessarily high
inventory risks, meaning they could be stuck with obsolete or
unsellable inventory. In addition, changing
the production process to allow each car to match a
unique set of characteristics is a very costly
undertaking.
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Not surprisingly, only 2 percent of Lexus passenger cars sold in
2011 in the United States were
made to order. The rest were made to stock and sold from dealer
lots. The percentage of made-to-order
18. vehicles in Europe was greater. In the German domestic market,
for instance, about 60 percent of the
high-end cars made by BMW, Audi, Porsche, and
Mercedes were made to order. In Japan,
approximately 50 percent of Nissan sales were configured to
order.14
These numbers tell only part of the story. A significant part of
customization now takes place at
retail car dealerships. This customization is basically a
make-to-order or configure-to-order activity
based on the vehicle provided by the manufacturer. In
North America, dealers offer two types of
customization activities. One type involves making major
changes to the vehicle, such as modifying the
engine, raising the suspension, or repainting. The other type of
customization doesn’t touch the vehicle
itself; it ranges from nonstandard tires and rims to frills like
mud flaps.
As is the case with the other elements that make up a
company’s supply chain strategy, the
operating model needs to be responsive to changes in demand
throughout the product life cycle, from
launch to exit. During this progression, a company may
start with a make-to-stock model to ensure
19. maximum product availability; it may then move to make-to-
order to reduce inventory risk while still
ensuring availability at a competitive price (Figure 1.3).
Figure 1.3 Change in Operating Models over Product Life Cycle
New technologies are altering production processes, and
operating models along with them. The
most familiar examples are digital print-to-order and
digital distribution, which have revolutionized
publishing. And in industries ranging from healthcare to
industrial products, new 3D printing
technology—also known as “additive manufacturing”—allows
single-unit production of very complex
designs, such as artificial limbs. This technology, in which
the printer creates an object by layering
different materials such as plastics or metals on top of each
other, is ideally suited for make-to-order
production strategies. Eventually, it may be used for many
product categories that are currently made to
stock.15
ASSET FOOTPRINT
The final element to be considered in defining a supply
chain strategy is the asset footprint. This
includes not only hard assets (like plants, warehouses,
20. equipment, order desks, and service centers) but
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also soft assets (like the people, processes, information systems,
and access to capital). The location,
size, and purpose of these assets have a major impact on supply
chain performance. The asset footprint
may differ for production, sourcing, planning, order
management, and warehousing and distribution.
Production Assets
For production assets, most companies choose one of three
network models, taking into account factors
like business size, customer service requirements, tax
advantages, existence of a supplier base, local
content rules, and labor costs. The network models are:
Global model. In this model, production of a given product line
takes place in one location for
the entire global market. This model is suited for companies
that wish to control unit production
21. costs for very capital intensive products or that need access to
highly specialized production
skills.
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Regional model. Production takes place primarily in the region
where the products are sold. In
some cases, however, the production center in the given region
is dedicated to one type of
product, and plants from other regions produce other types of
products. Companies often opt for
the regional model when products need to meet specific regional
requirements, when delivery
times can’t be achieved by the global model, or when total costs
(duties, transportation, and so
22. on) make it preferable to produce goods close to the customer.
Country model. Production takes place primarily in the country
where the market is located.
This is the model of choice for goods that are prohibitively
expensive to transport, such as
newsprint. Other factors include duties and tariffs, and market
access that is conditional on
in-country production.
Many production-asset-footprint decisions are driven by the
product life cycle. In rapidly evolving
industries such as consumer electronics, companies may start
with a global model while ramping up
production of a new product to test the manufacturing process,
and then transition to a regional model to
improve customer service. At the end of the product life cycle,
the global model may once again be a
better choice as a way to fulfill demand with the lowest product
cost and inventory investment.
Planning and Sourcing Assets
It’s important to organize planning and sourcing assets in a
way that is consistent with the decisions
made on production assets. Just because you’re using
regional and country production-asset models
23. doesn’t mean it’s necessary to use regional and country
planning and sourcing. The key is locating these
assets in places that will ensure effective operational
performance.
Tax optimization is an additional consideration for some
companies when it comes to locating
sourcing and planning assets. Locating resources that make
decisions on supply levels and purchasing
volumes in a lower-tax jurisdiction can have a significant
impact on the effective tax rate. The more that
decision making and decision control are centralized, the
greater the potential tax savings. For
companies that have used a decentralized decision-making
model for sourcing or planning, centralizing
such decision making in a tax-efficient location can be a major
undertaking. It’s important that nontax
benefits such as customer service and working-capital
performance are sufficient to justify the move.
MULTIPLE SUPPLY CHAIN CONFIGURATIONS
For some companies, one supply chain with a single set of
physical assets, processes, and information
systems may be insufficient if a company has customers with
widely varying needs. In such situations,
multiple supply chains are advantageous because they make it
24. easier to meet the specific needs of each
customer without compromising the needs of the rest.
One example is Michelin. The company’s passenger-car tire
business serves two market categories:
automakers and aftermarket customers such as distributors
and retailers that sell tires to individual
consumers. The same Michelin factories produce tires for
both automakers and the aftermarket, an
approach that allows the company to use a single production-
planning process and maximize capacity
utilization.
The paths that automaker and aftermarket tires take after
production, however, are quite different
(Figure 1.4). For automakers, which depend on precisely
timed deliveries to keep production on
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I recently completed my Walls assessment and was somewhat
surprised to find that according to this assessment I am dealing
with the Wall of Isolation. The assessment names eight such
Walls that can exist within a given person. A deeper
investigation of this finding in the website
25. (www.faithbreakthroughs.com) revealed that there are at least
five subcategories within the overall topic of the Wall of
Isolation. These subcategories are:
1. The Wall of Isolation – This wall described as one
pushing others away intentionally to protect oneself from being
hurt in some way (physically, emotionally, economically, etc.).
Examining my life I see bits of this in my own experience,
however, the difference is that I do not actively push people
away.
2. A Wall of Loneliness – This wall is described as one
desiring relationships but sense that it is somehow a futile
exercise since no real relationship is available to one. I have
experienced some aspects of this Wall, especially since my
move from Connecticut to Florida. I left behind some of my
closest friends and communication now is not what it used to
be.
3. The Wall of Prejudice speaks of the biases one has against
a given group of people. This Wall does not apply to me.
4. A Wall of Anger described as the fixation a person has on
the faults of others to the extent that you consider yourselves
above them. I try to direct my energies to my own faults (Luke
6:41). This way of thinking, (considering oneself above others)
is totally opposite to the behavior Christ expects from us
(Matthew 18:1-6; Luke 9:46-48).
5. A Wall of Distrust – Described as the condition in which
one is unwilling to open up to others for fear of them failing
you. I also see some of this in my own life experience.
The assessment offers attributes of God we can use to combat
our Walls. In my case, the Wall of Isolation can be contested
with the God attribute of love. I know this and rely on God’s
love to see me through all adverse circumstances I might be
going through. His love is demonstrated by the fact that He has
delivered me from “the pit of destruction” and has put all my
sins behind His back (Isaiah 38:17, NIV). Paul writes that
God’s love was demonstrated for us in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8, NIV). Like the hymn
26. says, “When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.” He has
also provided a “helper” for me. After the act of creation was
complete, the Bible says that God—who had proclaimed
everything good to that point—saw that it was not good that
man be alone. Therefore, God gave me my Gladys to help me
and show me that the family unit starts with the godly love of a
man and a woman
Blue102
There are a multitude of distorted thinking about ourselves and
about God. To truly understand self, to reach the potential and
purpose written in our design, the attributes of God must be
central focus. Returning to the Source of all truth and
understanding is infinitely more effective in understanding
personal "walls" than any other subject. Barriers are created and
destroyed upon the subject of Who God Is, creating the very
paradigm of life, and greatly emphasized by the question posed
by Jesus "Who do you say I am?"
When any subject is pursued through a handicap of vision,
analysis without information, the conclusion will be a poor
representation of the truth. To view the world through despair,
there is the distortion of thinking that the bad will reign over
circumstances, that the future will unfold into a lack of promise
and abundance. Despair is like a pernicious weed in a well
groomed garden, choking the other plants until there is no life
except its twisted branches. Yes, despair is familiar to the
author, growing from a past of negative circumstances, ill
health, and surrounded by the manipulation of others, and death.
Reasoning will show that depressive realism is accurate more
frequently, however, this is when the author did not consider
the importance of perspective, viewing all events as generating
God's glory. The author did not consider that it is not
necessarily the event that causes despair, but the choice of
allowing the circumstance to dictate the response of
despondency by default. Lack of consideration of the greatness
of God's plan, even through death (the death of death through
the death of the Messiah as an example), places blinders upon
27. the spirit, inhibits the soul from worship, and casts the eyes of
wisdom toward the earthly and not the heavenly places.
Despair, like any wall prohibiting the view of God's
magnificence and glory will inevitably lead to a disablement of
the family as the primary relationship in the family. Love grows
cold with concern that events will end badly, that there is no
purpose to suffering, that there is no glory to God through pain.
To deny the immanence of God, the decrees that He perfectly
orchestrated to overcome death, hell, and the grave, is to deny
the future of the family, to eliminate its purpose. Hope is
carried away when a mother is terminal, or the body of the
father is broken, when a child is driven mad, because there
appears no purpose, no end to the pain when there is a lack of
meta-narrative purpose and design for the ultimate good. It is
not for random and meaningless hope that Paul wrote about the
saints being called a "particular people unto His very own"
(1Thess.1:14), for to create and possess a people, redeeming
them through the Beloved's blood is purpose enough to
overcome any suffering the world has to offer.