This left the stores invariably overstocked or under stocked in key categories, which coupled by an unstable trading environment through a recession, forced us to re-visit the planning process. ... I started off by assimilating information from management, the sales team, my buying team, suppliers and external sources regarding the set of problems we faced. ... Armed with defined questions and all the information necessary, I put together a framework with the help of my team and got the IT department to develop our indigenous system. ... It was amazing the alacrity with which my team respond...

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Success in the workforce is increasingly defined by the ability to think critically, manipulate a computer, and to work collaboratively in a teaming environment. ... Academic learning teams (a major component of the educational curriculum at University of Phoenix) are comprised of students from different cultural, social, and economic backgrounds. ... Students learn from each other, developing teaming skills by learning to work collaboratively and cross functionally in their learning teams. These teaming skills will help a person to adapt easily to different and changing environments, enabling...

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To pursue a concentration rich in science and technology while barely skimming over the other practical areas that make us an accomplished and competent society, a student will be cheating themselves of the skills they will need to thrive in the environment around them. ... Now more than ever to pursue a liberal-arts education which prepares you to be able to understand as well as respond to the environment you live in is a most worthy investment. ... Experience is an enormous asset to your resume but if you're just starting out and are without tangible years in the workplace, then what ...

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