Religion and Society in Southeast Asia

  • Pick a religious tradition practiced in Southeast Asia either in historical times or in the present. It can also be a specific aspect of these religious traditions (e.g., gender, amulets, architecture…).
  • Can be any type of religion (world, indigenous, etc.), including one that was not discussed in lectures or readings.
  • Provide historical and other background about the religion, who practices it, what characterizes its doctrine and practice, how it originated and spread, any role it plays/played in local/ national/ regional politics in Southeast Asia, controversies/ conflicts/ problems/other interesting developments, role in diaspora if any, how does it relate to the topics we’ve covered in the course, what makes it a “Southeast Asian religion”.

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Supply Chain Post Test

How are containers used in multimodal shipping solutions and in what three types of transportation are containers used?

How can warehousing by a supplier reduce lead time in a customer’s supply chain?

Why might an American firm decide to be an exporter rather than globalizing? What tradeoff does exporting have that might lead the firm toward globalizing instead?

How does a lack of coordination among business partners and the bullwhip effect influence transportation costs?

What disruptions to a global supply chain does infrastructure have in developing countries?

What financial benefit could an American firm receive in the supply chain by sourcing materials and components from foreign suppliers?

FarmPro manufacturers agricultural machinery it sells throughout the world. Its machines begin at $200,000 and can go as high as $750,000. FarmPro has begun engaging overseas partners for collaboration across all its supply chain activities. In particular, FarmPro would like to find a European partner that could manufacture the machinery, but only if it could do so at a better value than FarmPro’s current costs. If FarmPro were revising its sourcing strategy, what benefit to its supply chain would FarmPro receive from design collaboration and coordination?

How does the physical environment factor into decisions by American companies regarding whether to locate facilities in foreign countries?

PartsPro sells tools and related items to auto parts retailers throughout the United States from a central distribution center in Iowa. PartsPro’s three largest customers, one located in Oregon, one located in Florida and one located in Texas, have each demanded shorter response time for orders. PartsPro cannot manufacture any more quickly than it already does; the only way it can shorten response time is by opening new distribution centers near its three largest customers. Under what circumstance should PartsPro add these new facilities?

What can be the impact on a manufacturer’s supply chain if another entity owns the distribution network?

Where does cycle stock exist in a firm’s supply chain?

Identify one effect building partnerships with suppliers has on value to customers beyond lower pricing resulting from savings along the supply chain.

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Ethics and professional responsibility

The ABCs of Early Childhood Education Infographic
To complete this assignment, create a 1-page infographic explaining to families why parental involvement is important for their child’s education and for the overall well-being of the program.
Your infographic should use an approachable but professional tone appropriate for families and should include at least two (2) visual elements such as a chart or graphic to support your explanation.
The document can be created using a variety of Microsoft tools including: Word, PowerPoint, or Publisher. (If you would like to use a different tool, please discuss it with your instructor before proceeding.)
Part 3: Letter to Congress
This letter will demonstrate your ability to make sophisticated use of information including primary source material. In addition, your synthesis and/or evaluation skills will be combined with your knowledge, application, and/or analysis skills. This will be demonstrated by using information about an early childhood topic to communicate a message to a member of Congress.

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Eight phases of the communication process

Use the eight phases of the communication process to analyze a miscommunication you’ve recently had with a co-worker, supervisor, classmate, teacher, friend, or family member. What idea were you trying to share? How did you encode and transmit it? Did the receiver get the message? Did the receiver correctly decode the message? How do you know? Based on your analysis, identify and explain the barriers that prevented your successful communication in this instance.

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