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Fashion Designs International Case Study: Analysis of Moving Tex tile Production from North America to Vietnam Presenter
No full textThe task involves conducting a financial analysis for Fashion Designs International Inc. to evaluate whether moving production overseas to Vietnam or keeping it domestic in North America would be beneficial.
The analysis is based on Charles Riley’s data on the potential changes in rates that could occur in each scenario. Apart from financial consid erations, other critical factors, such as quality, employees, raw material availability, supply chain, and trade agreements, were also taken into account while deciding about moving production overseas. Overall, the analysis involved a comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors to determine the most suitable course of action for Fashion Designs Inter national Inc. As a result, I came up with the conclusion, that in order to remain competitive, and achieve the desired financial goals of the CEO, it is highly recommended to move production overseas as it would help us grow exponentially in terms of profitability and other aspects such as competitiveness as well.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Aisling Lockhar
Single-Use Plastics in the Ocean
Get PDFHow do plastics impact the ocean environment through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and how can individual households reduce their single-use plastic usage? I studied this question to understand the journey of single-use plastics to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) and their effects on the environment and marine animals while also finding actions households can take to reduce the amount of plastics being dis posed of in order to reduce the size of the Patch in the ocean.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Laura Burt-Nicholas
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Shamili Ajgaonka
Cause of Stress and Its Solutions for College
No full textThis study aims to awaken awareness of students’ stress and help students not be overwhelmed by stress, even helping friends and class mates with similar situations. This topic is closely related to everyone; apart from the researchers’ initial curiosity about stress, sharing knowledge and helping others are the main reasons for choosing this topic. This study was inspired by the video of Dr. Kelly McGonigal’s 2012 talk: The Willpower Instinct. Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a lecturer at Stanford University, a research psychologist, and an author. (McGonigal, 2019) She is committed to using scientific methods to let people know more about our inner world. By extending the point of view of this video, this study utilizes the online data of the library and book as resources, arranges and collects information systematically, and makes it into PowerPoint slides to display to audiences. The content includes sources of students’ stress, category, consequences, and solutions
