Porter’s evaluation of five forces on current model (Appendix1A) suggests a high – medium range of 5 forces. Thus we eliminate the 3rd option (stay same) as the profitability in the future can be low and the model is not sustainable. Although environmentally this option is the most viable it does not satisfy the sustainability and stakeholder’s analysis. I needed to find a solution that would lower the five forces for an efficient functioning. A stake holder analysis of the given options gave me a better insight (Appendix 1B) As per the stakeholder analysis, Niche skills (move smaller) sounds favorable for customers, managers and local community while shareholders find it less risky and fuel prices does not impact it.
With a gun you probably have more of a chance of hurting and killing someone then what you do if you were to use a taser. I found this fact. “16,880 law enforcement agencies in 107 countries deploy tasers resulting in 89,000 people lives saved from potential death or serious injury.” That really is a big number of lives saved. Just think of the lives that would not have been saved from using a gun. I would think at least half or more would have resulted in death.
Gun accidents have been declining as Wilson writes, “the rate of fatal gun accidents has been declining while the level of gun ownership has been rising” (Barnet and Bedau 126). Fewer than 2 percent of gun fatalities are caused by someone mistaking the victim for an intruder. The facts do not support the self-injury argument. Gun control advocates need to understand that they should use correct facts in their arguments if the hope to maintain credibility. People against gun control that want tougher laws on gun related violence will most likely see those added laws overlooked because the tougher laws will most likely be an add-on to current laws.
Question: iii) The system prevents dosage errors being made Justification: Relates to safety - too much or too little of a drug would prevent the medication from being effective or be potentially dangerous. Question: When a drug is chosen can you only prescribe a safe dose? iv) The system provides relevant information about the medication Justification: Relates to helpfulness - There are many different drugs available for a doctor to prescribe, many of which have similar names or use brand names rather than the active ingredients. Furthermore generic compounds are typically less expensive than branded ones – allowing doctors to access drug information provides them with the ability to compare different drugs available and choose the best possible medication for the patient. Question: Can you see information about the drug such as dosage, active ingredients and alternatives?
If the right people carry guns it would make for a safer community. Gun control, in some places can help a lot by limiting the amount of people that can purchase firearms. “In the fall of 2000, for example, HCI sent a letter to its membership contending that the 1993 Brady Handgun violence prevention act resulted in a drop in gun deaths from 37,776
Verbal & Numeric Hypothesis Review of the statistical literature shows that violence & crime decrease with stricter gun laws in the U.S. States that have stricter gun control laws have fewer deaths from gun-related violence. The hypothesis is that with stricter gun control crime and violence will decrease. They also add to this hypothesis that stricter gun control laws will have fewer deaths. The statistics will show the difference from gun committed crimes compared to other objects used in the same crimes. The data will show that most murders are committed with guns.
The number of people behind bars has grown substantially in many countries over the past 20 years.” (para. 9). Better policing can also be attributed to the decline in crime rates as evidence of the growing prison population. According to Mitchell (2010), "In Denver, 30 of the 2009 murders — almost 80 percent — have been solved, according to Mary Dulacki, records coordinator for Denver police.” Per a Denver Police spokesperson, another factor in the reduction of murders is the improvements with emergency medical treatment and services. First responders are able to save more lives than in the past (Mitchell, 2010).
Much of the argument over stop and frisk lies in numbers.” For instance, the NYPD says its policy has led to a falling murder rate and more gun seizures, with homicides down 21 percent this year and the number of illicit guns seized up 31 percent from last year”(Huffington post). If this tactic results in this much of a drop in homicides and an increase of thirty one percent in illicit guns seized, why not use it. This tactic obviously helps keep the streets a little safer. Most if not all cities that imply stop and frisk experience a dramatic drop in crime rate. “The reality is that crime has gone way down in New York City and that stop and frisk has certainly contributed to it.
The process of recycling paper instead of making it from new materials generates seventy-four percent less air pollution and uses fifty percent less water. Recycling steel and tin cans saves seventy-four percent of the energy used to make them. These are some of the direct benefits of recycling. Therefore, as part of human society we must consider taking these measures as soon as we can. But, to what extend are we doing that?
For example the cost of electric vehicle maintenance costs is lower than conventional gasoline vehicle by twenty eight percent on an annualized basis. According to Pistoia (2010) electric vehicles characteristically offer lower maintenance costs compared with gasoline vehicles. As there are significantly less moving parts in electric vehicles, the electric engines are competently maintenance free, and it does not need periodic oil changes. Though there are needs for periodic battery set checkups, but in general maintenance expenses for electric vehicles are evidently low. Furthermore, electric vehicles since it’s powered by electricity which is generally less costly than other fuels including gasoline, many Utilities in Untied States of America recommend special “time of use” rates for electric vehicles proprietors that can be used in concurrence with separate utility meters to charge for the electricity used for electric vehicle charging.