.... your job to serve the customer?” In grocery stores, where the supplier-relationship is immediate, the operations manager system is hard pressed to maintain a customer focus. The customer is the next process, or where the work goes next. A buyer’s customer is the associate in the department to whom the purchased item goes; a cost accountant’s customer is the manager who uses the accounting operations-where the design will be produced or the service provided. It is also clear that throughout the organization, people not only have customers, they are customers. L .....

.... international spillover, this region remains the most dangerous source of terrorist challenges to the wider international community, accounting for over 21% of all international terrorist incidents worldwide in 1992, and over 23% in 1993. There are four basic motivations for in the Middle East. 1. Bitter opposition by Rejections of Palestinian groups to the agreement between Mr. Arafat and the Israeli government. These groups see Arafat as a traitor who has betrayed the cause of Palestinian self-determination. 2. In almost every Moslem country there are group .....

.... our complexions become drier and wrinkles start to appear. Our skin doesn’t seem to be as resilient as it was in our 20’s and 30’s. In women there is a drop in bone mass, due to the slow depletion of estrogen. Menopause is fast approaching, followed up with all the negative health complications that follow this phase. This is the beginning of a slowness of our psychomotor performance. Our reaction time to specific situations is not as quick, and our physical stamina is not as strong as it used to be. All these developments affect how men and women feel .....

.... own unique personalities. According to one study, about 65,000 sexual acts or comments on prime-time television occur every year (Meier, 1994, p. 9). In the movies or on television, the actors and actresses make sex look easy, fun and glamorous. It appears to be something everyone is doing. On television shows like "Dawson's Creek", sex is usually the major topic of the entire show. Whether it is guys and girls, guys and guys, girls and girls, or multiple persons of each sex, the sex act itself is a major conflict. Movies, such as "Cruel Intentions", portr .....

.... algorithms. Students can get a far better illustration of important concepts and applications of mathematics with these new hand-held tools than with the traditional paper-and-pencil task. The paper-and-pencil task and other traditional skills must still be acquired, but students should spend less time acquiring it. More emphasize must be put on computing tools. Students should take advantage of the computer technology to become powerful and thoughtful "problem solvers." The process of changing from traditional methods to a more computer-oriented environm .....

.... to some traditions, the spirits live far away in the summer, but come to visit in the winter . Sometimes it was said, that these spirits sometimes captured a man or a women, and brought them great power . These people were often members of secret societies . Throughout rituals, there were two additional types of dancers . they were called the Fools, and the Grizzly Bears . The Fools and the Grizzly Bears acted as sort of the police at these events, and were there to make sure everyone in the audience behaved. One of the most dramatic Northwestern p .....

.... spender, is a task which takes time and patience. I find myself lucky when I know exactly the gift or article of clothing I want to buy. When one can walk into a store, and within a matter of five minutes leave with their selected article in hand, is a "Directed Shop". This Directed or Determined Shop is very perceive, and when experienced, there is no chance of second guessing or wondering, for example, if the other pair of pants made your but look smaller. Directed is the result of determination, and possibly, sheer hatred which is shed upon setting foo .....

.... is a purchaser of raw materials and services; Statistics Canada data show that, for every 3 new jobs created in manufacturing, about 3 more jobs are created. - Manufacturing in Canada began with flour mills. The first gristmills were built in New France in the 17th century and, by 1840, there were 400 in Upper Canada and Lower Canada making flour for domestic and foreign sale. - Iron smelting began in the 1730s, by the mid-1740s, this foundry supplied some of New France's requirements such as stoves and household utensils. - The first steamboat was made i .....