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Work Experience Report My work experience placement was at Select in Barkingside, from 23rd September to 4th October 2002. The retail shop Select is a small store, which consists of manufactured goods. The store that I worked at was rather small and only had eight girls working as sales assistants and two managers; head and supervisor. ==================================================================== My job was as a sales assistant throughout the whole store; the store was split into four sections. These shifts consisted of the front, the back, the fitting room and the till. The manager would give me and the other work experience students a job to do each morning for the store shifts. I was allowed on the till occasionally, but I had to be supervised by the manager. All though this was the case, the rest of the staff treated me with respect, the girls who worked there were all very kind and generous, helping me in every possible way. I would have to say that this work placement was a good choice. ====================================================================== At the back of the store there was a small staff room, supplied with cameras, the store was obviously well maintained with appropriate equipment and security. ==================================================================== I gained many skills of communication and problem solving by helping and greeting the many customers who came into the store. However, I hadn't learnt any IT skills, which I hoped to gain, therefore I asked if I could deal with deliveries and sort stock and prices. Items of clothing needed to be marked down and I was told how to use the system of product pricing. I dealt with putting security tagging on all deliveries and pricing them by opening up the IT system and storing their product number in the computer/till. After doing so I would count and store stock on bases. This helped me to further gain organisation and IT skills. I also had to regularly put was/now tags on the item of clothing for sale and check if the hangers were the right way round showing the Select logo.
The American Red Cross, a non-profit organization is implementing a new industry standard system called BioArch to track and process its blood products. The new infrastructure will improve the quality of its blood products since employees will be able utilize products based on inventory and age. The system also improves the product tracking process currently in place and it promises to improve customer relations since most competitors are already using the BioArch system. Currently, systems regionally are different and therefore inventory is kept separate. This creates challenges in meeting customer demands and it increases manufacturing manual processes.
The company’s pricing strategy is concentrated on anticipating and quickly responding to the changes on customers’ preferences to enhance a better product-line. By doing this so, American Eagle is always doing research about the changes in the economy and customers preferences, dictated by fashion and season. Its goal in this context is to get the correct merchandise due to it must be ordered well in advance of the selling season (p.9). The price of its clothes and accessories varies depending on the item and/or the clothing line that ranges from affordable to a bit expensive. This company also provides coupons. discount codes, and deals that lets the company to attract more customers. For instance, at the end of seasons, when American Eagle
We will also be tracking down direct verification of inventory that is held by public warehouses or outside keepers. Auditors will think through Costco’s actions for assessing warehouse’s performance, internal auditor’s report on warehouse’s internal control, and reconcile Costco’s record of inventory to warehouse’s statement. We will also account for any crack in receiving and shipping records. Auditors will test for appropriate authorization for inventory purchase, obtain purchase journals linked to vendor’s accounts, receiving reports and purchase orders. We will also review right of entry to accounting system linked to inventory to decide relevance of system access, review relevance of inventory write-offs and track the moving of inventory from one warehouse to receiving of the other warehouse.
The Walmart is able to keep track of its inventory with the help of a little gadget called, Telson. It scans the bar code which is not just a simple thing but it is almost like an encyclopedia as it tells all the information. The power of information is hidden in a bar code. It is very important as it keeps track of all the sales for example what is being sold, when is it being sold, history, sale prices and trend prices.
The information that is provided by the tags that identify the inventory may be so limited that it proves to be of no assistance. Sometimes the tag may be defective in that the machine that is programmed to derive information from it is unable to do so. This means that the inventory will not be delivered where it is supposed to be at the correct time messing up the entire supply chain system. Therefore, care must be taken when information is being fed into the tag.
They allow consumers to “pet” gloves and bats on a baseball mound to help increase the chances of purchasing the item. They also have fitness machines available for testing in order to influence ones decision making. Lastly, they have several tables set up with folded clothing to help appeal to the idea of a dinner table. Sports Authority successfully conveys Underhill’s marketing strategy, petting, throughout their entire retail Duhigg evokes that “Target began building a vast data warehouse that assigned every shopper an identification code-known internally as the ‘Guest ID number’-that kept tabs of how each person shopped” (187). Every time one goes shopping, they share intimate details about their consumption patterns with retailers.
The class attended for my Participant Observation Assignment was a yoga class at the Recreation Center at State University. Such a class is for one session and is forty-five minutes in length. During this class, we covered beginning yoga moves at a slow pace so everyone felt comfortable. The nature of the class consisted of simple yoga moves, serine atmosphere, and relaxing music. Learning theories that were address, applied, and by the instructor wanted us to use were Skinner’s Operant Conditioning, Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, and Observational Learning. The instructor also taught using the Direct Instruction Approach and wanted the students to use Lave’s Situated Learning Theory.
During my first week doing my internship at Department of labor of Veterans employment service (VETS), I was super excited to start because I know it was going to be an incredible experience working at a Federal government setting. In my first week being in the office I had to get all the paper work ready in order to be able start working for the government. For example, they will have to do a background check and copies of two of my personal documents. Furthermore, I had to do online questioners that is called E-Quip of which I had to create a password and username and also answer multiple questions about my background information and all the jobs activities that I had worked before. Furthermore, I also had to include three people that I know
Developing your ability to work with adults as part of a team is a key
It is undeniable that Inventory Management is an important key to success at Walmart this paper will discuss the two main methods of Inventory Management used by Wal-Mart: Material Requirements Planning and Just-in Time. Next we write about the technical means of keeping track of inventories like RFID tags. We conclude with discussing how
Have you ever worked with a job that requires driving a diesel around? Like sometimes it goes “ RaaaaaaaRaRaRaaaaaaaa”. The first time I saw him I wasn’t sure if work will be hard and difficult because he didn't seem the most happiest or the most energetic person. But he had Blonde hair, blue eyes. About 6 foot tall. Pretty much the same body type as me but little more on the heavy side. He wore a pair of black boots that looked good enough for work boots and that will hold out for at least 3 years. He had a pair of white oaks that he doesn't admit wearing them. Of course he had to wear jeans and our official shirts and hats to work. I been told later he has been working there for t least a month since i was gone for school. Outside was warm and I already had some work in, the
Retail tags are marked with a bar code. Usually an Item in a retail store of thousand of items needs to identify each item respectively. So by using a bar code that put a predetermined set of #'s into a code format. Any scanner in the store can simply scan the code for each identifying # instead of remembering or writing down 6 and 8 digit #'s to identify. This intern eliminates the dyslexia and mixing #'s up.
Barcodes are used everywhere around us. They are used to track products through shipment, track products at a store and speed up and enhance the checkout process, as well as allowing faster access to information. Barcodes began to be used heavily in the 1970’s. This began a great movement in the consumer industry, speeding up the checkout process and allowing easier inventory tracking. However, just like all technologies, barcodes have been enhanced many times over and are being replaced by better, more efficient systems (Bonsor).
The Value of Work Experience A summer or part-time job pays more than money. Even though the money earned is important, the work experience gained has a greater long-term value when one applies for a full-time job after graduation from school. Job application documents (the application blank and the personal data sheet) ask you to list jobs you have held and to list as references the names of individuals who supervised your work. Gieseking and Plawin, 1994, 22.
Indeed, I admit that my experience in my clinical internship is much different in my industrial setting. I experienced the world of unemployed and employed people. I experienced to look for a job, pass resume, being interviewed and waiting for a call from a company. I admit that it’s really hard and tiring to look for a job. After all the struggles, I received a call from the company where I want to get in and spend my internship. I got accepted to work and do my internship at Philippine Airlines, for me I take this as an opportunity since I really want to work in airlines. I worked at Philippine Airlines for almost a month. I was assigned in Human Capital specifically Compensation Division. At first, I find difficulty in adjusting to this