. What are the key factors that contribute to lasting buyer-supplier partnership?

-Very important Notes: The answers MUST contain:
a. paragraph
b. list of some points
c. Tables

-The Questions below

1. What can explain the comparative success of ISO 14000 in China and Japan versus the USA? What could explain the USA’s lagging performance on this measure?

2. What are the key factors that contribute to lasting buyer-supplier partnership?

3. Why do organizations have supplier awards programs?

Explain the structure and importance of a properly designed cable plant.

I.Name and briefly explain the functions or purposes of the seven layers of the OSI Reference Model from the top ( Layer 7 ) to the bottom ( Layer 1 ).

II. Explain, specifically, what is accomplished at each of the following Layers of the OSI Reference Model:
A. Transport Layer
B. Network Layer
C. Data Link Layer

III.Explain the structure and importance of a properly designed cable plant.

IV. Briefly explain each of the following;
A. Analog Signaling
B. Digital Signaling
C. Simplex transmission
D. Half-Duplex transmission
E. Full- Duplex transmission
F. Multiplexing
G. Physical Topology
H. Logical Topology
I. Star Topology
J. Ring Topology
K. Circuit Switching
L. Packet Switching

NOTE: PLEASE, I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR WITH GOOD INFORMATION, AND I WANT TO SEE THE ANSWERS UNDER EACH QUESTION.

What are the problems associated with early landfills?

Background: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse, trash or junk that gets thrown away from our homes or small businesses. All of this MSW is collected and taken away. Have you wondered where it goes? In the 1950’s and 60’s it went to open dumps. In the 1970’s landfills were established but there were problems, and today there is new legislation and technology to better manage this waste.

For this assignment, you will review the history of MSW.

Describe an open dump. Explain the environmental problems.
Describe an early landfill. What are the problems associated with early landfills? Include a discussion of leachate, methane, incomplete decomposition and settling.
Describe a modern landfill. What are the differences as compared to early landfills? What improvements have been made?
Choose one of these landfills and explain the innovations being implemented to make the landfill more productive and to reduce its environmental impact:
Marionhill Landfill, South Africa

Modernism Essay Assignment

Choose an architect of the modernist period and discuss their work and practice to illustrate our understanding of Modernism in architecture.
Look in detail at a small number of their buildings and or projects in order to answer the question:
What are the forms used in Modernist architecture, and what are the philosophies and social ideals that underlie it?
How much does your chosen architect’s work seem consistent with the widely expressed ideas of modernism?
How much do their theories relate to their practice?

Discuss McDonald’s packaging crisis

Write a two-page assignment on: McDonald’s packaging crisis; steps taken by McDonalds and the ultimate results of its efforts. Discuss how you would have approached the problem and whether the results obtained, in your opinion, are acceptable. Address why or why not. Case analysis can be no longer than two-pages (single-sided, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman, 1” margins throughout).You are asked to:

A.identify the most important strategic issues facing the firm as a result of both internal and external analyses,

B.identify and analyze the best alternative courses of action most relevant to the key issue(s),

C.recommend a specific course of action from the alternatives, and

D.justify the recommendation as the best given your analysis.

Discuss global warming and greenhouse gases.

DDISCUSSION POINTS ABOUT THE VIDEO ON GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL WARMING
• What are greenhouse gases? • What are the possible effects of greenhouse gases on the temperature of the Earth? • How do greenhouse gases “trap” infrared heat radiation but let heat radiation from the sun pass right through them? • What would be the average temperature of the earth if we had no greenhouse gases? • How is the amount of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere regulated or recycled by nature? • How was the graph showing the amount of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere for the last 1000 years was obtained? • Is Earth going to experience a “runaway” greenhouse effect? • What might be the effects of global warming if it is a real occurrence?
HOMEWORK NO. 5
Write a paper (typed, please) of at least 300 words that describes what you have learned about global warming and greenhouse gases. The paper should also make some practical suggestions about ways that engineers might reduce the volume of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere.