Forecasting

1. Compare and contrast at least three of the methods used to determine demand. 2. How do you design a forecasting process?

Forecasting II

3. What are some methods of matching demand with capacity and capability? 4. Compare and contrast the differences in forecasting demand for a product versus a service.

Inventions

Research the Internet for one or two stories of inventions that were initially dismissed as useless (e.g. the photocopy machine) or where the creator did not benefit from his creations (e.g. the Velcro sticker). In this context, is it beneficial to society to protect an invention or process? Does this protection actually benefit the inventor or creator? What are the disadvantages to society when inventions and processes are protected by patents (e.g. AIDS drugs being sold at high prices to African countries)?

Ethics

Describe in your own words an incident where citigroup faced an ethical situation, describe the consequences of their actions.

Human Resource Management

What is the "no-policy" policy?