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Balor Medical Center is working to improve the quality of services especially the customer service, and wait times in the emergency department. Many patients complain about wasting time for many hours before taken to their room. Therefore, these areas influence the score of the hospital and patient satisfaction. So the leaders and managers are setting up plans for the improvements to the customer service in the emergency room. Baylor customer services need to improve performance by using the patient

Department Store Industry NACIS 452111 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….………… 3 The Industry’s Dominant Economic Features……………………………………………………………..……………………….…… 3 Porters 5 Forces…………...……………………………………………………..…………………………. 7 Power of Buyers…………………………………….……….…………………………….7 Power of Suppliers……………………………………….………………………………. 7 Barriers to Entry…………………………………..……………………………………… 7 Threat of Substitutes……………………………...…………...…………………………. 7 Competitive Rivalry…………………………………………

Federated Department Stores made a decision in 2005 to reposition and consolidate 15 of its regional department store chains under just one national brand-Macys. This decision was in response to the decline in sales and profits that had hit the traditional department store industry, which was in a maturing stage and moving towards a downward trend for some time. Just three years later, in 2008, U.S. economy was hit by a recession that threatened the livelihood of many successful retail giants. While

1. I have chosen to discuss and compare the department store industry. I have chosen this industry because I live in Southern California where the retail sector is a major part of business. Shopping malls are prevalent everywhere. I have seen and experienced all the differences among class and status. With a wide variety of demographics in Southern California, there are a number of shops and stores to choose from. Department stores range from discount warehouses such as Wal-Mart, mid-range stores

In the United States, department stores have existed as a very large segment of the retailing world. The industry is rolling towards change and challenge as external influences drive demand setting. Department Store sales have been steadily dropping and are projected to continue to decline at about 17% from the year 2011 to 2021. Mintel Academic predicts that sales in this industry are going to drop in 2017 to $54.3 billion, 8% less than the year 2016 (Mintel Academic). This industry is in the declining

Violence Against Nurses in the Emergency Department Kimberly L. Kirk Professional Nursing Practice of the Baccalaureate Nurse August 8, 2014 Violence against Nurses in the Emergency Department According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, workplace violence is defined as “an act of aggression directed toward persons at work or on duty, ranging from offensive or threatening language to homicide” (Wolf, Delao & Perhats, 2014, p.305). Workplace violence

Department stores Targets, Kohls, and Kmart provides the consumer with a large selection of merchandise for all ages and genders these stores use a multichannel strategy which describes how these corporations incorporate their business’s offline and online channels, this technique is also known as brick and mortar (Brown, DeHayes, Hoffer, Martin, & Perkins, 2012). The marketing scheme is to let the customer decide how they want to make a purchase a product through the store, the website which provides

woman’s heaven on Earth became the department store in 1838 in Paris. The department store became a haven where women of the wealthy middle class and the Bourgeois could spend their free time there and feel safe, much like they did at church. It also became an expansion of a woman’s sphere in both her work life and in public. But since the department store was first erected, it begs the burning question: why would the women of Paris feel safe in the department stores? Why would the lower middle-class

I. Industry Overview A department store (NAICS 45211) is a retail establishment that offers the customers a wide range of consumers goods in different product categories known as departments. This industry is engaged in selling apparel, appliances, home furniture, and diverse items such as paint, cosmetics, furniture, toys, and sporting goods. In this industry, merchandises are separated by departments. Major companies in this industry are Dillard’s, JCPenney, Macy’s and Sears. According to Hoovers

Emergency Department Bottleneck Proposal Middletown Hospital is a 200-bed, not-for-profit-general hospital that has an emergency department with 20 emergency beds. The emergency department handles on an average 100 patients per day. The hospital’s CEO has authorized the Six Sigma Team (SST) to address complaints received from patients seeking treatment between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The complaints are centered on waiting times and poor service. During this time the data indicates that approximately