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Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers, 2000.
An evaluation of suits, in contexts of gun control and the 2nd Amendment including the role of the NRA, tort law, negligence, examples, public's views, personal vs, business responsibility and purpose of suits.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 12 sources, $ 119.95
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"Executive Summary
Gun control has been a contentious issue in American politics for some time. Government regulation of guns has long affected the gun industry and has raised issues of how government action can add to costs without assuring greater safety. Recently, several cities have undertaken a new approach by suing gun manufacturers for the way their product is used, extending the idea of product liability in the same way earlier litigation did with the tobacco industry. The cities want the manufacturers to reimburse them for health care costs associated with shootings. This has generated considerable controversy. Those opposed to gun regulations are of course against this sort of litigation, but even many supporters of gun control find that this is the wrong method for achieving their ends and that such..."
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Class Action Lawsuits, 2004.
An analysis of class action lawsuits, with a focus on exemption and California law.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the basics of class action lawsuits, providing some common examples of these types of lawsuits. The paper presents the exemption employment rule and explores how this can lead to class action lawsuits. The paper explains that the exemption classification is part of the employment law that grants employers the right to refuse overtime pay to employees who fall under some ?exempt? categories. Several examples of class action lawsuits are presented in the paper.
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"Class action lawsuits refer to those civil suits brought by a group of people in similar situation. It is one of the most effective and cost-efficient method of bringing charges against an employer for unfair business practices that caused harm to one several employees or consumers. In most cases, class action lawsuits are brought against corporations and large organizations, but in some rare care, legal professionals can also register a class action against any organization if it notices unfair practices and can gather individuals who would testify to the same."
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Gun Control, 2004.
An opinion paper in favor of loosening the gun-selling and manufacturing laws in the United States.
1,057 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that the law allowing for the right to bear arms was created two hundred years ago and needs amending. However, the writer argues that the law should still allow citizens to protect themselves and not be totally reliant on law enforcement agents to do so.
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"The controversy over gun control has been prevalent since the United States was founded. Our forefathers agreed to the statement," a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" as our gun policy over two-hundred years ago. It became the second amendment. It was created as the second amendment to signify how important the right to bear arms was to our forefathers. Now in present day America the legal battle over guns has been aimed at the manufacturers of the weapons as opposed to the individuals. Media coverage and firearm-related deaths have caused the government to intervene on the manufacturing and banning of many assorted firearms."
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Protection From Lawsuits, 2002.
This paper offers a look at the way businesses may protect themselves against lawsuits.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the legal protection involved,while a person may own a business that gives out this service to its customers. By learning the various ways that a personal can protect him or herself against lawsuits, can a better business be made when conflicts arise between a possible customer and the difficulty occurring different steps that may be taken will be shown to help the business owner survive with the constant rash of law suits that are causing many businesses to go under because of lack of adequate protection from suing.
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Toy Manufacturers and Wal-Mart, 2007.
This paper examines whether toy manufacturers should support retailers other than Wal-Mart by offering exclusive products.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines the US toy market and its relationship to Wal-Mart. The author argues that toys should be distributed though various channels because of the stagnant growth of the industry. Also cited are other threats to toy manufacturers. The author concludes that toys should be distributed through as many channels as possible besides Wal-Mart.
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Introduction
The Toy Industry Overview and the Challenges it Faces
Possible Alternative Channels Should Toys 'R' Us Cease to Exist
Conclusion
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"The United States toy and game market grew by a very low 0.4 percent in 2004, to a value of approximately $31.1 billion. The United States is the largest segment in the global toy market, accounting for 39.3 percent of the global market's value ("Toys & games", 2005, p. 3). Toy sales and profitability fell dramatically in 2003, with net earnings falling from $229 million to $88 million, in the course of a year (Brown, 2004). Although the United States is a large player in the global market, there are three distinct areas that may represent a challenge for toy manufacturers, when it comes to distribution: stagnant market growth, reduced distribution channels, and the potential loss of Toys 'R' Us."
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Technology Lawsuits in the IT Industry, 2002.
A discussion on how information technology companies are becoming more vulnerable to lawsuits as the technology progresses and as the way that the information is handled comes under question
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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The following paper argues that as technology advances and information issues escalate, it is clear that future questions regarding business and personal rights and ownership of technology and applications will be settled and law about these new channels will be settled, not only in the marketplace, but also in the courts.
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?Information technology companies are becoming more vulnerable to lawsuits as the technology progresses and as the way that the information is handled comes under question and under fire. Companies, their officers and their boards are vulnerable to lawsuits because of the growing number of statutes and business contacts requiring adequate IT data protection, as well as case law established in related legal areas. They are presumed to have this liability as they are assumed to have sufficient knowledge about hacker attacks and other potential breaches of information security and the reliability of their products to make the customers? information and other related assets a matter of fiduciary duty. Most contracts that establish strategic alliances, partnerships and joint ventures between companies contain clauses for shared information and it is presumed that juries will soon be applying established product liability and premises liability standards to cases in which losses to customer information or other assets suffered on one party?s systems because of another company?s failure to maintain adequate operations, access and data security.?
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Competing with Japanese Manufacturers, 1990.
Describes the manufacturing processes in Japan and presents the options for American and European companies to compete with Japanese effectively.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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"There has been a great deal of Japanese industrial expansion since World War II which has been noted by other industrialized nations around the world. Japan began from a position far behind the West, with a devastated infrastructure. Yet over time the country became a major economic power, challenging the United States and other industrialized nations for world leadership in innovation and industrial production. This is especially true in high-tech industries. The U.S. has recently started giving Japan greater attention. Companies in the U.S. study management styles used in Japan and try use them to increase the success of their operations. There has also been a move to increase in Japanese investment in the U.S., with the opening of Japanese manufacturing companies in the U.S.
Kuniyasu Sakai does not understand why American companies are..."
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Firewalls and their Manufacturers, 2002.
The who and what behind firewall manufacturing.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 16 sources, $ 89.95
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This is a 10-page paper on the basis of firewalls and the different firms that make firewalls available.
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Tobacco Lawsuits, 2002.
A paper which argues against the right of smokers to sue big tobacco companies for health problems incurred from smoking.
2,359 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The paper explores the history of smoking tobacco, including campaigns against the habit as far back as the sixteenth century. The paper looks at the lawsuits which have been brought against large tobacco companies such as Philip Morris and the outcomes of these trials. The paper argues that nobody today has the right to sue these companies as the health warnings against smoking have been around all their lives.
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"The biggest lawsuit against the tobacco industry is Betty Bullock?s lawsuit against Philip Morris in October 2002. She won $28 billion because the jury found Philip Morris guilty of fraud and negligence. Betty Bullock started smoking Philip Morris?s brand of cigarette about fourty-five years ago. Now sixty-four, she has cigarette-induced lung cancer which has spread to her liver (Washington). Her argument is the same as anyone?s who is suing big tobacco. The tobacco company lied, so that made her start smoking and not quit. Now sick, she feels they owe her money for their negligence to inform her of the risks of smoking. She started smoking before the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was passed, but after it was known that cigarettes were harmful and addictive. When asked why she didn?t quit smoking even after being warned by her doctor of the risks of smoking and urged by her daughter to quit, she answered by saying, ?'I am an adult. This is my business?? (Washington). If she can handle her own business as an adult, why should Philip Morris pay her money? She is an adult and her business is her own."
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American Software Manufacturers Overseas, 2006.
Using the example of an American-based company that works with the international labor market, this paper examines the legal complications that may arise when running an international business.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 3 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper examines the struggles of an American-based company that is eager to exploit the international labor market for all it's worth. The paper looks at the company's geographic location, its product(s), its ethical duties (and to whom those duties are owed), the potential complications of hiring young people, its legal struggles over a breach of contract (brought about in part by negligent workers in India), what it can do to avoid a similar situation in the future and how it might finesse its way out of its (potential) legal quagmire.
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"There can be little doubt that free trade has opened the world up in extraordinary ways to American businesses. However, with any multinational organization, the complexity of juggling an international business that stretches across oceans and transcends borders means that mistakes are made and that, occasionally, products are received by clients late or not at all or they are defective. The following paper will examine a situation wherein an American-based company with production operations overseas is being threatened with lawsuits by disgruntled clients convinced the organization has been derelict in its responsibilities to them."
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Lean Manufacturing, 2004.
This paper discusses the concept called lean manufacturing, a manufacturing process that uses less of every resource, including material, time, and energy.
1,345 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that lean manufacturing is a paradigm shift requiring that the organization be structured around the customer pull-value. The author points out that, since the early 1980s, manufacturers have moved away from the conventional Fordist push system of mass assembly line production toward a system of lean production. The paper relates that lean manufacturing is a more capable system of production than Fordism because lean manufacturing stresses quality and a quick reaction to market circumstances, using technologically advanced tools and an adaptable organization of the production process.
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"Implementation of lean manufacturing consumes lots of time and it makes use of the concepts of effective plant layout, workplace organization, standardized work, customer demand-based manufacturing, quick changeover, one-piece flow, cellular manufacturing, batch reduction, teams, visual controls, quality at the source, point-of-use storage. Lean manufacturing also employs the contemporary essentials and technologies of scrap cutback, process enhancement in machining and tool selection over and above material selection, setting time reduction, Just-In-Time, Kaizan, top-notch manufacturing, synchronous manufacturing, and inventory management."
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Reduction of Gun Violence in Toronto, 2008.
This paper discusses social action versus stricter gun laws towards the reduction of gun violence in Toronto.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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In this article, the writer notes that gun violence in Toronto seems to have grown as a matter of public concern in recent years in response to a number of highly publicized incidents of gun violence. One of the most commonly proposed solutions to this problem is stricter gun laws. However, the writer points out that many have argued that stricter gun laws in isolation could not remedy this problem. This essay examines this issue with reference to the source of the weapons, systemic racism and class and social factors that contribute to Toronto's gun problem. The thesis is argued that stricter gun control laws/policies will not reduce gun violence in Toronto unless the above three factors are also addressed. Beginning with a description of the nature of the problem itself, this paper shows how there needs to be a multi-pronged effort at federal, provincial and municipal levels to address the underlying root causes that fuel gun violence in Toronto.
Outline:
Introduction
Gun Violence in Toronto - The Myth and the Reality
The Sources of Guns in Toronto
Gun Violence and Systemic Racism in Toronto
Social and Class Support
Conclusion
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"In dealing with the question of gun violence in Toronto it is first necessary to define the parameters of the problem. To do this we must attempt to distinguish between the myths and the reality of gun violence in Toronto.
"The current concern with gun violence in Toronto stems from 2005 when 58 people were slain by firearms in Toronto, out of a total of 84 murders in the city that year. The concern with the violent use of firearms stems not only from the perception - as these numbers would suggest - that guns are increasingly used in acts of violence in Toronto, but that the profile of gun violence has also changed. The media designated the summer of 2005 as Toronto's "Summer of the Gun" and the year concluded with a Boxing Day gun fight between rival gangs near the crowded Yonge and Dundas intersection that killed 19 year old female bystander, and injured six others."
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Gun Control Legislation, 2002.
Argues that gun control will prevent the unnecessary death of children by gun accidents without harming the rights of lawful gun owners.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 80.95
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In this paper, I discuss a childhood experience I had with firearms and then proceed to argue that while gun control laws don't prevent criminals from getting guns, they can help reduce the number of childhood deaths resulting from guns. Recent research suggests that legislation which implements safety locks on firearms, forces gun owners to store their weapons more safely and removes the legal loophole at gun shows can help reduce deaths from playing with guns and prevent easy access to firearms. These steps would not infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners and would have real benefits on society.
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The Gun Debate, 2007.
An analysis of the ethical issues involved in the manufacturing and selling of small guns.
2,002 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the ethical issues related to the manufacturing and selling of inexpensive handguns (known as Saturday-night-specials) when such guns are commonly used for criminal purposes. The paper describes and analyzes the key facts in this gun debate and then reviews the implications for the stakeholders affected by the decisions taken and their interests.
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"Difficulties arise in trying to establish the proper scope to utilize in evaluating this problem: Suppose a gun manufacturer decides to move his factory overseas to China or Mexico as a way to cut production costs. The benefits in corporate profits and dividends to a large number of shareholders may be substantial. Likewise, the salesforce and customers could benefit by resulting cost reductions. But the consequences of this outsourcing for the working class employees, their families, and the other residents of the company's age-old New England hometown could be catastrophic. Who is to determine the greatest good for the greatest number in this context? Even those who opt for the shareholders side have to live with the consequences and experience the problems of rust belt states with decaying infrastructure."
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Lean-Manufacturing in the Automobile Industry, 2002.
An in-depth study examining the transition in automobile manufacturing from a mass production approach to a lean manufacturing approach, due to the effects of globalization.
9,480 words (approx. 37.9 pages), 34 sources, APA, $ 194.95
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The context of the problem investigated in this study is the contemporary automobile manufacturing approach where the competitive environment is increasingly global in character. Each automobile manufacturing operation in a single country is, in effect, in direct competition with counterpart operations in every other country wherever automobile manufacturing occurs. The problem is examined in the context of an automobile assembly plant of the TBC Company. The on-rush of economic globalization persuaded all American automobile manufacturers that a completely new approach to manufacturing was required in place of the hodge-podge of mass production and Japanese khan bhan techniques that had developed. The result of this conclusion was the development of lean manufacturing. The problem investigated in this study involves the transition in manufacturing from a mass production approach to a lean manufacturing approach. The main characteristics of the problem addressed are (1) materials management, (2) engineering changes, (3) machine, equipment and facility readiness, (4) labor flexibility, (5) outsourcing, and (6) cycle-time management.
Table of Contents:
Problem Context and Characteristics
Literature Review, Best Practices and Focal Organization Characteristics
Research Design
Gap Analysis
Conclusions and Recommendations
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"The greater choice of suppliers in international markets makes it possible to reduce costs and improve the quality of procured materials. In relation to production, the generation of economies of scale can be realized either through (1) the concentration of all production activities or through (2) the construction of a number of plants according to the needs of specialization. Production in decentralized plants can facilitate the attainment of several objectives, including (1) lower costs, (2) learning curve economies, (3) the establishment of a company in foreign markets, (4) the introduction of new products, and (5) technical leadership (Gulati, 1995)."
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