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Why is this Canadian university scared of you seeing its Privacy Impact Assessment?

I'm coming to DEFCON! On Aug 9, I'm emceeing the EFF POKER TOURNAMENT (noon at the Horseshoe Poker Room), and appearing on the BRICKED AND ABANDONED panel (5PM, LVCC - L1 - HW1–11–01). On Aug 10, I'm giving a keynote called "DISENSHITTIFY OR DIE! How hackers can seize the means of computation and build a new, good internet that is hardened against our asshole bosses' insatiable horniness for enshittification" (noon, LVCC - L1 - HW1–11–01).

Barbra Streisand is famous for many things: her exciting performances on the big screen, the small screen, and the stage; her Grammy-winning career as a musician (she's a certified EGOT!); and for all the times she's had to correct people who've added an extra vowel to the spelling of her first name (I can relate!).

But a thousand years from now, her legacy is likely to be linguistic, rather than artistic. The "Streisand Effect" – coined by Mike Masnick – describes what happens when someone tries to suppress a piece of information, only to have that act of attempted suppression backfire by inciting vastly more interest in the subject:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

The term dates to 2003, when Streisand sued the website Pictopia and its proprietors for $50m for reproducing an image from the publicly available California Coastal Records Project (which produces a timeseries of photos of the California coastline in order to track coastal erosion). The image ("Image 3850") incidentally captured the roofs of Streisand's rather amazing coastal compound, which upset Streisand.

But here's the thing: before Streisand's lawsuit, Image 3850 had only been viewed six times. After she filed the case, another 420,000 people downloaded that image. Not only did Streisand lose her suit (disastrously so – she was ordered to pay the defendants' lawyers $177,000 in fees), but she catastrophically failed in her goal of keeping this boring, obscure photo from being seen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Streisand has since called the suit "a mistake." On the one hand, that is very obviously true, but on the other hand, it's still admirable, given how many other failed litigants went to their graves insisting that their foolish and expensive legal gambit was, in fact, very smart and we are all very stupid for failing to understand that.

Which brings me to Ian Linkletter and the Canadian Privacy Library. Linkletter is the librarian and founder of the nonprofit Canadian Privacy Library, a newish online library that collects and organizes privacy-related documents from Canadian public institutions. Linkletter kicked off the project with the goal of collecting the Privacy Impact Assessments from every public university in Canada, starting in his home province of BC.

These PIAs are a legal requirement whenever a public university procures a piece of software, and they're no joke. Ed-tech vendors are pretty goddamned cavalier when it comes to student privacy, as Linkletter knows well. Back in 2020, Linkletter was an ed-tech specialist for the University of British Columbia, where he was called upon to assess Proctorio, a "remote invigilation" tool that monitored remote students while they sat exams.

This is a nightmare category of software, a mix of high-tech phrenology (vendors claim that they can tell when students are cheating by using "AI" to analyze their faces); arrogant techno-sadism (vendors requires students – including those sharing one-room apartments with "essential worker" parents on night shifts who sleep during the day – to pan their cameras around to prove that they are alone); digital racism (products are so bad at recognizing Black faces that some students have had to sit exams with multiple task-lights shining directly onto their faces); and bullshit (vendors routinely lie about their tools' capabilities and efficacy).

Worst: remote invigilation is grounded in the pedagogically bankrupt idea that learning is best (or even plausibly) assessed through high-stakes testing. The kind of person who wants to use these tools generally has no idea how learning works and thinks of students as presumptively guilty cheats. They monitor test-taking students in realtime, and have been known to jiggle test-takers' cursors impatiently when students think too long about their answers. Remote invigilation also captures the eye-movements of test-takers, flagging people who look away from the screen while thinking for potential cheating. No wonder that many students who sit exams under these conditions find themselves so anxious that they vomit or experience diarrhea, carefully staring directly into the camera as they shit themselves or vomit down their shirts, lest they be penalized for looking away or visiting the toilet.

Linkletter quickly realized that Proctorio is a worst-in-class example of a dreadful category. The public-facing materials the company provided about its products were flatly contradicted by the materials they provided to educators, where all the really nasty stuff was buried. The company – whose business exploded during the covid lockdowns – is helmed by CEO Mike Olsen, a nasty piece of work who once doxed a child who criticized him in an online forum:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/01/bossware/#moral-exemplar

Proctorio's products are shrouded in secrecy. In 2020, for reasons never explained, all the (terrible, outraged) reviews of its browser plugin disappeared from the Chrome store:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/09/04/hypervigilance/#radical-transparency

Linkletter tweeted his alarming findings, publishing links to the unlisted, but publicly available Youtube videos where Proctorio explained how its products really worked. Proctorio then sued Linkletter, for copyright infringement.

Proctorio's argument is that by linking to materials that they published on Youtube with permissions that let anyone with the link see them, Linkletter infringed upon their copyright. When Linkletter discovered that these videos already had publicly available links, indexed by Google, in the documentation produced by other Proctorio customers for students and teachers, Proctorio doubled down and argued that by collecting these publicly available links to publicly available videos, Linkletter had still somehow infringed on their copyright.

Luckily for Linkletter, BC has an anti-SLAPP law that is supposed to protect whistleblowers facing legal retaliation for publishing protected speech related to matters of public interest (like whether BC's flagship university has bought a defective and harmful product that its students will be forced to use). Unluckily for Linkletter, the law is brand new, lacks jurisprudence, and the courts have decided that he can't use a SLAPP defense and his case must go to trial:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/links-arent-performances/#free-ian-linkletter

Linkletter could have let that experience frighten him away from the kind of principled advocacy that riles up deep-pocketed, thin-skinned bullies. Instead, he doubled down, founding the Canadian Privacy Library, with the goal of using Freedom of Information requests to catalog all of Canada's post-secondary institutions' privacy assessments. Given how many bodies he found buried in Proctorio's back yard, this feels like the kind of thing that should be made more visible to Canadians.

There are 25 public universities in BC, and Linkletter FOI'ed them all. Eleven provided their PIAs. Eight sent him an estimate of what it would cost them (and thus what they would charge) to assemble these docs for him. Six requested extensions.

One of them threatened to sue.

Langara College is a 19,000-student spinout of Vancouver Community College whose motto is Eruditio Libertas Est ("Knowledge is Freedom"). Linkletter got their 2019 PIA for Microsoft's Office 365 when he FOI'ed the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (universities often recycle one another's privacy impact assessments, which is fine).

That's where the trouble started. In June, Langara sent Linkletter a letter demanding that he remove their Office 365 PIA; the letter CC'ed two partners in a law firm, and accused Linkletter of copyright infringement. But that's not how copyright – or public records – work. As Linkletter writes, the PIA is "a public record lawfully obtained through an FOI request" – it is neither exempted from disclosure, nor is it confidential:

https://www.privacylibrary.ca/legal-threat/

Langara claims that in making their mandatory Privacy Impact Assessment for Office 365 available, Linkletter has exposed them to "heightened risks of data breaches and privacy incidents," they provided no evidence to support this assertion.

I think they're full of shit, but you don't have to take my word for it. After initially removing the PIA, Linkletter restored it, and you can read it for yourself:

https://www.privacylibrary.ca/langara-college-privacy-impact-assessments/

I read it. It is pretty goddamned anodyne – about as exciting as looking at the roof of Barbra Streisand's mansion.

Sometimes, where there's smoke, there's only Streisand – a person who has foolishly decided to use the law to bully a weaker stranger out of disclosing some innocuous and publicly available fact about themselves. But sometimes, where there's smoke, there's fire. A lot of people who read my work are much more familiar with ed-tech, privacy, and pedagogy than I am. If that's you, maybe you want to peruse the Langara PIA to see if they are hiding something because they're exposing their students to privacy risks and don't want that fact to get out.

There are plenty of potential privacy risks in Office 365! The cloud version of Microsoft Office contains a "bossware" mode that allows bosses to monitor their workers' keystrokes for spelling, content, and accuracy, and produce neat charts of which employees are least "productive." The joke's on the boss, though: Office 365 also has a tool that lets you compare your department's usage of Office 365 to your competitors, which is another way of saying that Microsoft is gathering your trade secrets and handing it out to your direct competitors:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/24/gwb-rumsfeld-monsters/#bossware

So, yeah, there are lots of "features" in Office 365 that could give rise to privacy threats when it is used at a university. One hopes that Langara correctly assessed these risks and accounted for them in its PIA, which would mean that they are bullying Linkletter out of reflex, rather than to cover up wrongdoing. But there's only one way to find out: go through the doc that Linkletter has restored to public view.

Linkletter has excellent pro bono representation from Norton Rose Fulbright, a large and powerful law-firm that is handling his Proctorio case. Linkletter writes, "they have put this public college on notice that any proceeding is liable to be dismissed pursuant to the Protection of Public Participation Act, BC’s anti-SLAPP legislation."

Langara has now found themselves at the bottom of a hole, and if they're smart, they'll stop digging.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/01/eruditio-libertas-est/#streisand-v-linkletter

Image: Copyright (C) 2002 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streisand_Estate.jpgbr>

CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

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Langara College (modified) https://langara.ca/

Fair use (parody) https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1104

Fair dealing (parody) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1468015

[texasdreamer01]

Atlantis Expedition - Science Division: Chief Science Officer

So I've gone through all of my proposed headcanons on how the Science Division would break down into different departments, the roles of each departments, and the personnel composition (original post here, which contains links to posts on individual departments). But what is a division without its division leader? Thus, a post on the Chief Science Officer (AKA Rodney McKay).

Below is a brief list, in the same style as the department posts, which I will articulate further under the read-more:

> Head: Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka (extra-canonical) > Contains: 1 person > Function: Implements department policies, decides upon division and department priorities, disseminates tasks according to expedition needs, reviews employee performances, manages employment of each department, secures and approves all procurement requirements for operations, reviews ethical and legal boundaries on research and resource requests, prepares documentation for review on research progress and results, estimates research project requirements and demands, gives/receives recommendations and feedback to expedition leader and military commander according to mission parameters > Examples of function: Hiring and firing of employees, dispute arbitration between employees, disciplinary measures, creating purchase orders for equipment and department supplies, reviewing research proposals and giving feedback on proposals > Personnel quantity: 1 person > A/N: Technically speaking, the department heads fall under this "department" as sub-administrators (and produce the paperwork that will give Rodney headaches)

Radek being the CSO is part of the Legacy book series, which is a pseduo season six (I don't listen to it, for various reasons), but he's mentioned here as a nod to the books.

As for that big block of text about a CSO's function, it helps to separate things into a few categories. Below is that, with commentary:

> IOA/SGC requirements  » Prepares documentation for review on research progress and results  » Reviews ethical and legal boundaries on research and resource requests  » Maintains documentation of projects for auditing purposes   ⇛ Such as project results, allocation and defense thereof of resources, pertinent stopping and starting points  » Maintains documentation of division personnel usage and other important events   ⇛ Such as field assignments, project assignments, etc  » Maintains documentation of field science research   ⇛ Such as first contact missions, cultural research, etc > Expedition administration  » Gives/receives recommendations and feedback to expedition leader according to mission parameters   ⇛ Such as resource allocation in terms of division personnel, technology, and physical resources (i.e. consumable lab resources, such as testing equipment, reagents, medical resources, etc) > Military relations  » Gives military commander feedback and advice on mixed-context situations   ⇛ Such as situations when expedition leader is unable to perform duties, or when needing to defend critical components, spaces, or personnel    ⟹ i.e. When personally in the field (AR-1, other field assignments), attacks on Atlantis, non-military critical situations on Atlantis  » Gives assessments on non-expedition personnel in regards to permissions on division resources   ⇛ i.e. lab access, database access, critical systems access, etc   ⇛ Functionally makes the CSO a super-user and systems administrator of the digital architecture that comprise the expedition    ⟹ The head administrator and military commander will have their own logins with similar, but not identical, privileges > Division administration  » Implements department policies   ⇛ Such as safety protocols, proposal formats, project documentation formats, etc  » Decides upon division and department priorities   ⇛ Based upon IOA/SGC, expedition leader, and military commander priorities (in that order, unless under a military context)  » Disseminates tasks according to expedition needs   ⇛ May contain separate categories of priorities, according to the needs of varying timelines (i.e. long term, short term, etc)  » Reviews employee performances   ⇛ Ideally according to a rubric of IOA/SGC requirements, department policies, and expedition needs   ⇛ Can mark an employee for a review period, limit access based on negative incidents, recommend merit-based pay increases and pay bonuses, etc  » Manages employment of each department   ⇛ Hiring, firing, inter-department reassignments  » Estimates research project requirements   ⇛ Based upon proposals submitted, expedition mission parameters, resources available for allocation, and IOA/SGC requirements  » Secures and approves all procurement requirements for operations   ⇛ Creates, reviews, and submits documentation to expedition head   ⇛ Items such as equipment (i.e. computers), consumable materials (i.e. pens, cotton swabs), and miscellaneous (i.e. lab coats, uniforms, chocolate for morale)

These main categories, as you can see, are IOA/SGC requirements of the CSO, expedition administration, military relations, and division administration. They are, to the best of my assumptions, listed in order of importance - division administration is necessarily at the bottom because the CSO, ideally, ought to be able to trust the department heads to make sure the division runs well. The main job of the CSO is to liase between the division and the overlords people who make the expedition run.

A lot of this ends up rather convoluted due to competing priorities. The IOA pays the expeditions bills and supports its somewhat dubious legality on the international stage, but the SGC does as well, and to boot is also the group that creates and maintains the supplies and supply lines (see: the Daedalus, primarily, and also the Apollo). As this is a civilian expedition, more weight will be put on the CSO than the Military Officer for a return on investment.

What this results in is a lot of paperwork. Every employee, petri dish, and scribble on a whiteboard must be recorded, accounted for, and justified. This would then be forwarded to the expedition leader, who collates it nicely and gives it to the SGC and IOA for a general accounting, but it's up to the CSO to prepare this documentation.

Accordingly, this means that if there's a request from either side (top-down or bottom-up), the CSO must process the paperwork for that. Requests to perform experiments, usage of employees on things like field assignments, requests for materials to perform the experiments within adequate parameters are the work du jour. And, crucially, it must be legal (as much as one can with something like a Stargate program, at any rate). There's a lot more wiggle room for the expedition, given its project background, but not very much with the introduction of international oversight.

In a practical, daily sense, department requests for experiment/research and expedition leader and military commander requests for the same or for personnel must be balanced by the CSO. If, say, Carson Beckett wants to work with the Life Sciences department to develop a hydrogel infused with Pegasus plant extracts for IFAK use that requires many iterations of testing but would then require less supplies procured from the SGC, and Elizabeth Weir wants Carson Beckett to join an away team to help some recently-culled village with their injuries or a persistent illness that had left them originally vulnerable to a culling, Rodney McKay will be the one to weigh in on priorities for the division and devise a compromise on his employee's time based upon what can be done and what ought to be done. (Elizabeth will likely already think of this conundrum, but as she was not the only expedition leader, the ability to say no is a critical tool in Rodney's arsenal for properly fulfilling his duties.)

Likewise, the CSO has obligations to the military contingent of the expedition. While the Wraith were not an expected enemy, the SGC probably assumed something of the Goa'uld caliber was statistically likely, and thus the CSO is there to also offer technical advice to the military commander.  This is important because nobody had any confirmation on what they would find regarding Atlantis, only that the Ancients had abandoned their city and didn't seem to pack much up with them. Mixed-context situations like a technical emergency on Atlantis, or field missions, will require CSO input on technological expertise and personnel assignments from the Science Division.

A working relationship with the military commander will also mean some back and forth, particularly for instances of assessing who ought to have access to critical systems, and whether such previously-given permissions ought to be revoked. Teyla, the Athosians, and Ronon are popular examples, but also situations like Doppelganger where members of the expedition might be compromised and require a change, however temporary or permanent, in security.

In order for the CSO to assist in maintaining expedition security, being a super-user and systems administrator is a pre-requisite of the position. This means such things as inherent back-door access to all expedition systems, ability to manage user login profiles for all systems, screening of technologies that are inputted as peripherals or adoptions of infrastructure, and the design of the infrastructure systems that make up the overall architecture. As the military commander would be in charge of the physical security of the expedition, the CSO would be in charge of its digital security.

Management of the division itself rests upon the above listed duties, and will influence how the division and its various departments are handled. This is very much a daily, intensive part of the job, but if things with the departments are set up well, typically they would be the least worrisome of the duties.

Based upon the various institutional and situational demands upon the expedition, personnel movement and research projects will be delegated accordingly, with the CSO creating the division policies on things like research parameters, experiment ethics, and the minutiae of funding and resource allocations.

Long-term projects, such as the inherent reasons why the expedition exists at all (figuring out Atlantis and developing technologies and knowledge bases from the information they prise from Atlantis), will generally receive priority outside of some form of emergency, and will get the most resources.  Short-term projects, which might run for a few months or a year at a time of active experimentation, are dependent upon spare resources, time, and personnel that aren't already assigned to work of a higher priority.

For example, documenting the plants of a particular planet in the Pegasus galaxy would rank lower than decoding and documenting extant examples of Wraith language, based upon the multiple variables of military commander demands on the safety of the expedition, diplomatic demands from the expedition leader for the safety of the expedition, and if there are similar plants already being studied that were cultivated from other planets.

An inherent part of the management of a division is the personnel, which includes performance reviews, hiring of employees, firing of employees, disciplining of employees (if the department head requires CSO assistance or it is the department head which requires disciplining), and re-assignment of employees based upon expedition or other needs. Part of the personnel is the work the personnel do, which wraps back around to paperwork - if someone wants to do research on attempting to duplicate a particular alloy, then those materials need to be purchased or otherwise required, which means the CSO must fill out all the purchase request forms and other pertinent documentation (even if it only amounts to "found on the ground because AR-1 crashed the Wraith Dart, put alloy samples into backpack").

I imagine a CSO in this sort of position would probably be running a rough calculation in the background of how many cups of coffee to substitute for hours of sleep, because there will not be a lot of sleep to be had, even without all the various emergencies happening because Atlantis is Atlantis. A little bit of stress-induced yelling from time to time is to be expected, I think.

Total Overall Science Division Personnel

> Chief Science Officer: 1 > Medical Department: 23 > Life Sciences: 13 > Field Sciences: 12 > Applied Sciences: 16 > Total total: 65

Due to the revisions made in some of the department headcanon posts, the personnel estimations rose from the original post's 58 to the current 65, a difference of 7 people and also a nice, easy to calculate number. If we keep to the assumption of 200 expedition members, this would make for 135 leftover for the rest of the expedition, and the Science Division at 32.5% of the expedition.

A CMO post will be written and posted at some point, as I forgot about it, and additionally canonical character headcanon posts will also be posted at some point in the future in an undetermined order. After this will be headcanons on the Military Division, Gate Teams, and the Expedition Leader/Civilian Division (currently undecided what that will be).

[chloroformcurry]

Chanel’s ECT helmet, or her “metal bonnet”

The first drawing is from 2023. The second drawing was made recently.

(Updated information and added secondary image on 5/28/24)

Despite her considerable physical strength, Chanel becomes entirely incapacitated during catatonic episodes. Her biggest vulnerability lies in bouts of catatonic stupor, likely originating from an inherited condition passed down from her mother. Catatonia is usually a comorbid disorder, so it exists along a main cognitive or neurological disorder. However, it is unknown which mental disorder Chanel may have given her upbringing. This psychomotor disorder is believed to result from disruptions or imbalances in neurotransmitter pathways, manifesting as symptoms like stupor, mutism, rigidity, waxy flexibility, posturing, and negativism. In extreme instances, it can lead to death, either due to internal complications, known as malignant catatonia, or the inability to meet essential needs because of immobility.

To ensure Chanel's effectiveness in her duties, Sibyl built Chanel a specialized “metal bonnet”, or ECT helmet, which was designed to automatically execute ECT when neurological chemical imbalances were detected ahead of time. She considered the fact that ECT has an 80% to 100% success rate in addressing catatonia and related conditions. This treatment works by inducing minor seizures to recalibrate the brain's chemistry. The helmet emits low-frequency electrical currents to regulate her brain chemistry, preventing such episodes. (ECT is typically given under anesthesia and professional oversight, but, in this fictional instance, Chanel's insensitivity to pain meant one concern was taken off the list) Given its electrical nature, it requires consistent power sources. Sibyl developed this helmet, which is powered by blood as part of their arrangement. In exchange for sustenance, Chanel aids Sibyl by procuring intelligence and bodies from her encounters with traffickers. The helmet is securely bolted into her neck and, although removable, should not be taken off for long periods because the bolts and metal sockets in her neck enable the auto-moderated procedure. These bolts serve as both anchors and receivers, processing signals from electrodes attached to the sockets that contact her neck. These synaptic transmissions occur at the junction where the bolts connect to the sockets, similar to neurons.

The electrodes detect abnormal brain activity, similar to an EEG, and send a small electrical impulse to the bolts. These bolts then relay the information to the control panel at the back of the helmet, which assesses whether conditions are optimal for the procedure. It checks parameters such as the presence of sufficient amounts of non-converted blood, insufficient amounts of non-converted blood, sufficient amounts of fuel-converted blood, or insufficient amounts of fuel-converted blood.

If conditions are safe and the helmet has enough fuel, the control unit sends a signal back to the bolts, which then reaches the metal neck guard near the voice box. This triggers the voice box to alert Chanel of its needs in Morse code. If blood or blood fuel is lacking, the helmet will notify Chanel that it needs her to collect more blood for conversion into fuel to perform the electrocution. If the blood supply is ample but fuel is insufficient, it will inform Chanel that it will begin the conversion process and to station herself somewhere secure so that any neural impulses don’t interfere with the helmet's processes. The remainder of the fuel will be used to catalyze the conversion of blood into fuel.

If conditions are optimal, the voice box gives Chanel a heads-up in Morse code about the number of minutes before a cycle starts, allowing her to find a secure location before a seizure occurs. The helmet can be powered by various fuels, including coagula blood, which can generate electricity through a bioelectrochemical process, or direct contact with an electric outlet. The coagula blood method is preferred due to the mobility it offers compared to stationary electric outlets.

Additionally, her piercings are not merely decorative but are referred to as "modulating electrodes" or "resistive electrodes." Their function is to regulate the electrical signals, preventing excessive current from reaching sensitive areas and ensuring a safe and effective ECT process. These modulating electrodes use materials with specific resistive properties to control the flow of electricity, much like variable resistors in electronic circuits, ensuring precise modulation and safety.

[rockerb0y]

     NOT EVEN  the potent cocktail of chemicals in johnny's bloodstream was immune to terminal dilution, beginning to abate about halfway through the setlist of stentorian songs and eventually deadened to a  numbness  which yearned to be renewed to its former glory. the venue and its effervescent crowd had warmly received the tendentious performance, ardently lauded and extolled the visual backdrop of articles from various smear campaigns against him over the past few years — an  eye-catching  and  provocative  accompaniment to his  idiosyncratic  brand of sound. nevertheless, the fervid feedback didn't automatically merit an encore and his expeditious exit outside wasn't susceptible to further vacillation. the show was over because he said it was over and nobody could overturn the  dictatorial  decision.

     ' the night owl '  had procured his patronage over its surrounding competition with its proximity and diminutive clientele. the business hours were arbitrary and open-ended which catered to his particular ambitions for the evening, opting to occupy a seat at the far end of the bar counter away in self-imposed isolation. the view beyond the sheets of glass surrounding the bar would've enticed any wandering eye, as was expected from its location on the top floor of the bay bridge residential hotel; to him, however, the neon graveyard was a tired sight that failed to inveigle  him into any state of admiration. the inherent exigency of the empty whiskey glass in front of him was far more worthwhile of his notice, second only to the sudden movement on his right side as the adjacent seat was no longer subject to vacancy.

@helldwells: ❝ you look lonely. i can fix that. ❞ ( soooo thinking about silverhand during his prime time while ryker is still a corpo and keeping an eye on him heh )

     twitch of a smile denoted acknowledgement of the stranger ahead of a verbal reply, lidded gaze quick to steal a glance and investigate existing suppositions. the other patron's attire and comportment was of a  certain  caliber, an  eminence  that came married with corporate rancidity; its stench was as familiar as it was distinctively deplorable. despite lacking any tangible evidence or confirmation to his working theory, the once-over alone was decidedly enough to profile his counterpart and make an educated assessment.

     ❝  spoken like a true jig-jig street regular. not all that different from them, actually: corpses and joytoys. both are willin' to bend over and be  fucked raw  by their employer if the price is right.  ❞

     wraithlike whisper from  the hand  goaded him to  glass  the unexpected visitor, to accede and temporarily  tranquilize  the urge to maim. violent fantasy fogged over immediate thought for a moment before it was banished from mind, curbed for the time being as the bartender's attention was beckoned with a  knock  of chrome knuckles against the counter. a refill was sorely needed in addition to a suitable beverage for his  esteemed  company.

     ❝  another double whiskey neat here, and a  jersey turnpike  for this compassionate boy scout. my treat.  ❞

     the bartender's bout of hesitation upon hearing the order was expected but a pointed look subsequently resolved any  doubt  of its sincerity. the recipe was straightforward: all the bar mats' residual liquor collectively wrung into a single shot glass — a mixed shooter perfectly  curated  for any  bottom-feeder.

               ❝  take it, and fuck off.  ❞

BLADE RUNNER 2049 PROMPTS

[scbhagat]

Comprehensive USAID Audit in Delhi India by SC Bhagat & Co.

When it comes to USAID-funded projects, compliance and accountability are critical. Organizations receiving grants or contracts from USAID (United States Agency for International Development) are subject to stringent audit requirements, ensuring funds are used as intended and meeting international standards. In Delhi, India, SC Bhagat & Co. stands out as a top provider for USAID audits, helping organizations navigate these complexities with precision and expertise.

Why USAID Audits Are Essential USAID audits are designed to ensure the proper use of funds allocated for developmental and humanitarian initiatives across the globe. These audits check compliance with USAID regulations, financial management practices, and project effectiveness. Organizations that meet these standards continue to foster positive relations with donors and often qualify for further funding. Non-compliance, however, may lead to significant financial and reputational consequences. For recipients in Delhi, India, an experienced audit firm like SC Bhagat & Co. ensures the audit process is seamless and thorough, maintaining the highest levels of accountability. SC Bhagat & Co.: Leaders USAID Audit in Delhi India SC Bhagat & Co. brings extensive expertise to USAID audits, with years of experience working with organizations that receive funding from international entities. Their audit team is well-versed in USAID’s specific audit requirements, offering: Comprehensive Financial Analysis SC Bhagat & Co. conducts detailed financial reviews, examining all grant allocations, expenditures, and supporting documents to ensure accurate reporting and full compliance. Compliance Verification USAID audits require adherence to specific regulations regarding expenditure, procurement, and reporting. SC Bhagat & Co. performs in-depth compliance checks to help organizations avoid costly errors. Internal Control Assessment The firm assesses the effectiveness of an organization’s internal controls, ensuring that proper safeguards are in place to manage USAID funds responsibly and transparently. Risk Management and Fraud Detection Detecting and mitigating risks, especially in high-stakes projects, is a priority. SC Bhagat & Co. identifies potential risks, focusing on fraud prevention and promoting a strong culture of ethical financial management. Audit Reporting and Recommendations Once the audit is complete, SC Bhagat & Co. provides a comprehensive report, highlighting any areas needing improvement and offering actionable recommendations to maintain compliance with USAID guidelines. Key Benefits of Choosing SC Bhagat & Co. for USAID Audit in Delhi India Localized Expertise with Global Standards: With an in-depth understanding of local business environments and USAID’s international requirements, SC Bhagat & Co. bridges local operations with global standards. Proven Track Record: SC Bhagat & Co. has a history of successful audits for USAID-funded projects, ensuring each client achieves full compliance without unnecessary delays. Personalized Service: Each organization is unique, and SC Bhagat & Co. tailors its audit approach to address specific funding structures, operational challenges, and compliance needs. How to Prepare for a USAID Audit in Delhi India While SC Bhagat & Co. takes the lead in ensuring compliance, organizations can take proactive steps to streamline the process: Organize Financial Documentation Having clear and organized records of all transactions related to USAID funding makes it easier to verify expenditures and compliance. Review Compliance Standards Regularly USAID guidelines can change, so staying updated on the latest compliance standards is crucial. Implement Strong Internal Controls Effective internal controls reduce the risk of errors and non-compliance, promoting financial responsibility within the organization. Engage Early with Auditors Early communication with SC Bhagat & Co. allows organizations to clarify audit requirements and address any potential issues upfront. Trust SC Bhagat & Co. for USAID Audit in Delhi India For USAID audits in Delhi, SC Bhagat & Co. offers unmatched expertise and a commitment to helping organizations achieve financial transparency and regulatory compliance. With SC Bhagat & Co. as your audit partner, your organization can focus on making an impact while they handle the complexities of USAID audit requirements.

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What is ESG Controversy, and How Does It Impact Business?

Social media has augmented the power multimedia coverage has over public perception. The positive aspects of this situation include a rising demand for accountability and transparent corporate communication. However, the potential misuse of modern media, third-party firms’ intelligence, and news platforms can threaten the brand you develop through fake news. For instance, an ESG controversy, whether real or not, can impact a business. And this post explains how.

What is an ESG Controversy?

An ESG controversy encompasses all events concerning actual or alleged adverse impact assessments, sustainability non-compliance, data theft, etc. The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors help analysts create comprehensive reports and financial disclosures, highlighting potentially controversial business aspects.

Controversial events can decrease your company’s reputation, increase legal liabilities, and alienate the stakeholders. Besides, brand-related risks have long-term consequences. Therefore, corporations leverage ESG controversy analysis to identify the activities that can undermine their strategic vision, financial performance, and stakeholder interests.

What Causes an ESG Controversy?

Advanced technology empowers today’s world, empowering researchers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), industry bodies, regional authorities, and consumers. They can quickly investigate if a brand has engaged in ESG non-compliant activities.

Employing child labor, discriminating against employees, polluting the environment, or engaging in corruption can affect your company’s relationships. Sometimes, old norms become obsolete, and new legal frameworks replace them. However, specific organizations might miss such dynamics or willfully postpone compliance.

Through ESG consulting, businesses can acquire thematic insights into sustainability compliance and controversy exposure. Themes include energy transition, labor rights, social good, carbon emissions, and waste disposal. So, investors, authorities, businesses, NGOs, and consumers can decide which brands to support or ignore.

How Does an ESG Controversy Impact a Business?

1| It Can Discourage Investors

Ethical and impact investors want to focus on enterprises working on socio-economically beneficial projects. They also employ exclusion strategies when building portfolios based on sustainable development goals (SDGs). Investors are less likely to include a brand with a controversial background in their portfolios.

2| ESG Controversy Can Lead to Consumer Boycott

Launching a new product or service will become more challenging if a company is part of a controversy. Consumers believe in buying from brands that share their values. Suppose they learn about a brand’s ESG controversy. They will deliberately avoid its products, events, and services. Simultaneously, social media and news platforms can accelerate the brand boycott trends.

3| Legal Processes Will Impact the Business

Addressing non-compliance issues can involve fulfilling legal requirements like account audits, independent inquiries, or financial penalties. These activities can make specific business operations inefficient for a while. Otherwise, the managers might get trade restrictions for an indefinite period.

4| ESG Controversy Makes Supply Chain Management Riskier

Consider a business that procures critical components from a supplier that employs child labor and releases untreated industrial effluent into water bodies. Therefore, the brand is at risk. After all, ESG controversy analysis does not stop at the company level. It inspects whether a few supplier relations can damage your stakeholder goodwill due to questionable practices.

Steps of Controversy Monitoring and Reporting

Recognizing the vulnerable aspects across the environmental, social, and governance pillars helps companies and investors streamline risk assessment. Think of the deforestation risks that will be higher in the case of construction projects. However, water resources will be more vulnerable to pollution from the heavy chemicals industry.

Later, you want to create a consolidated statistical method to rate the adverse impact according to ESG controversy risks. It will allow companies to benchmark their compliance.

Finally, investors must determine whether they want to buy or sell an asset using the final reports. Likewise, business leaders must explore opportunities to make their organizations more resilient to controversies.

Conclusion

Several possibilities affect how everyone essential to your business development perceives you. Their faith in your brand shakes once your organization becomes the focus of global and regional media coverage for the wrong reasons.

Still, every ESG controversy analyst will follow a unique system to evaluate the risks that business leaders must mitigate to have a positive impact. As a result, corporations must select analysts with an established track record of sustainability compliance and risk assessment.

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Misty’s role in Yellowjackets season 2’s four biggest deaths reveals the dark plan that the wilderness has for her character. Yellowjackets has long established Misty’s strangeness and interest in death, beginning with her teenage character watching a squirrel slowly drown in a pool. Since the crash, teenage Misty’s moral deviations and shocking survival skills have given her a bigger purpose and usefulness with the team, which came in handy again as the survivors faced trouble in the current timeline. Despite the fact that teenage Natalie is crowned the Antler Queen in Yellowjackets’ season 2 finale, Sammi Hanratty’s Misty Quigley has proven she will still stop at nothing to be both accepted and needed by her peers, thus benefiting the wilderness’s bloodthirst.

Yellowjackets season 2 included five tragic deaths across both timelines. In the 1990s, Crystal died when falling off a cliff, though her fate is only known by Misty. Crystal’s demise was followed by the tragic death of Shauna and Jeff’s baby, who died at birth in the wilderness. Shortly after Javi returned from the caves, he died falling through the ice into freezing water, which allowed Natalie to survive the teens’ first official hunt. In the present timeline, Yellowjackets’ season 2 finale saw the deaths of Natalie and Kevyn, the former sacrificing herself to save Lisa and the latter being poisoned by Elijah Wood’s Walter. Four of these deaths share one common factor, which hints at the real reason for a major character’s survival.

Misty Played A Role In Yellowjackets Season 2’s Biggest Deaths

Misty has already been pinned as the most dangerous killer in Yellowjackets, and the big deaths in season 2 confirm this assessment. While not all kills were at her hands, Misty played a role in the four biggest deaths of season 2, which will all have huge consequences in Yellowjackets season 3. Misty all but pushed Crystal off the cliff in Yellowjackets season 2, episode 5, as Crystal was prepared to tell the others about Misty destroying the plane’s black box. While it may not have been her plan, Misty then backed Crystal off the cliff until she fell to her death, later telling the other survivors that she lost Crystal in the snowstorm.

Misty was also partially responsible for Javi’s death in Yellowjackets season 2, episode 8. When Javi was drowning, Misty purposefully stopped Natalie from trying to rescue him, knowing that Natalie would live in his stead. Misty didn’t push Javi into the water, but she was the one who sealed his death. In the present, Christina Ricci’s Misty killed adult Natalie, though her intended target was Lisa. Misty’s best friend Natalie stepped in front of Lisa at the last second, leading Juliette Lewis’s character to die from a phenobarbital injection. Meanwhile, Detective Kevyn Tan was killed by Misty’s boyfriend Walter, who killed him to cover up Misty’s other crimes. Misty may not have ordered Walter to kill Kevyn, but his death was planned to protect her.

Yellowjackets' Season 2 Deaths Reveal The Wilderness Is Using Misty To Procure Sacrifices

Intentionally or not, Misty procured the wilderness with four sacrifices in Yellowjackets season 2. The wilderness feeds on the blood and darkness of the survivors, which Misty has long embraced. While other Yellowjackets characters were more hesitant to take another life or perform sickening actions after the crash, Misty never wavered, and did so without resistance in the name of survival. The wilderness had seen something in Misty ever since the plane went down in 1996, and has been using that darkness which has always been kept close to the surface to satiate its hunger.

With Misty being so influential in Yellowjackets season 2’s deaths, the wilderness can’t afford to let her die in either timeline. She’s far too valuable in procuring sacrifices, even if it isn’t her hand doing the killing. It’s no coincidence that teenage Misty begins to panic when trying to deliver Shauna’s baby and seeing her hands covered in blood; after Crystal’s death, Misty’s hands would never be clean of blood. Upon accepting her role and casting away her guilt, Misty becomes far more integral to the fatal sacrifices in both timelines. Misty doesn’t have to wear the Antler Queen’s crown to be chosen by Yellowjackets' wilderness, as it needs her darkness and devotion to survive.

One Yellowjackets Season 2 Death Parallel Reveals A Tragic Misty Detail

Death has always followed Misty since Yellowjackets’ plane crash, even impacting those she loves the most. Not only does Misty already struggle to make and keep friends in both timelines, but once she finds a best friend, she also has a habit of accidentally killing them. Misty’s first kill is her best friend Crystal, who kept her company throughout Yellowjackets season 2 until falling off the cliff. Misty wouldn’t have another best friend until reuniting with Natalie in 2021, with their friendship also ending because Misty accidentally killed her. All that Misty wants is to feel loved, accepted, and needed, but Natalie and Crystal’s Yellowjackets season 2 deaths confirm the tragic truth that she keeps herself from attaining this dream.

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Manganese Sulphate:  The Hidden Player in Metal Processing and Industrial Applications

Manganese sulphate, a compound frequently overlooked in metal processing and industrial applications, assumes a pivotal function across diverse industrial sectors.  Palvi Chemicals, a reputable Manganese Sulphate supplier in the USA, recognises the importance of Manganese Sulphate as a versatile component with wide-ranging effects across several industries.

Unveiling Manganese Sulphate:

Manganese Sulphate, denoted as MnSO4, is an inherent compound that serves as a predominant manganese source in metal processing and other industrial contexts.  The substance in question is a water-soluble salt with a pale pink colouration, and it plays a crucial role in various key physiological processes.

Metal Processing and Production:

Manganese sulphate plays a pivotal role in the manufacturing and refinement processes of many metallic substances.  Micronutrients are employed in the iron and steel manufacturing industry to facilitate deoxidisation and desulfurization procedures.  Furthermore, it improves the mechanical characteristics of these metallic materials, thereby guaranteeing superior quality and long-lasting performance.

Agricultural Sector:

Manganese sulphate is an essential constituent in fertilisers.  Zinc is a crucial micronutrient that is necessary for optimal growth and development in plants.  This molecule plays a crucial role in various physiological processes in plants, including photosynthesis, enzyme activation, and nitrogen metabolism.  As a result, it has emerged as a vital component in the agricultural sector.

Animal Feed Additive:

The utilisation of Manganese Sulphate as a dietary supplement in animal feed is prevalent within the domain of animal husbandry.  Calcium plays a crucial role in the promotion and sustenance of optimal bone and cartilage health in animals, hence significantly contributing to their overall physical well-being and productivity.

Palvi Chemicals:  Your Trusted Manganese Sulphate Partner in the USA

Palvi Chemicals, a well-established Manganese Sulphate trader in the USA, is committed to providing superior products to our esteemed clientele.  We possess a comprehensive understanding of the crucial significance of Manganese Sulphate in several industrial sectors and are committed to delivering dependable and high-quality solutions.

Premium Quality Assurance:

The highest level of importance at Palvi Chemicals – an excellent Manganese Sulphate distributor in the USA is placed on ensuring premium quality assurance.  The Manganese Sulphate products undergo rigorous quality assessments to ensure compliance with the most strict industry benchmarks.  Our company procures its items from manufacturers known for their credibility, thereby guaranteeing our customers the highest level of quality without any compromises, in each transaction.

Wide Range of Offerings:

As a prominent provider of Manganese Sulphate in the United States, our company provides an extensive selection of Manganese Sulphate products to meet the varied demands of the industrial sector.  We possess the appropriate grade and formulation to fulfil your specific needs, whether they pertain to metal processing, agricultural, or animal feed applications.

Customer-Centric Approach:

The adoption of a client-centric approach is a fundamental aspect of our business philosophy.  Our unwavering dedication to ensuring customer happiness serves as the impetus behind our relentless pursuit of delivering great service.  We engage in close collaboration with our clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of their unique requirements and subsequently propose appropriate solutions pertaining to Manganese Sulphate.  Our team of professionals is consistently prepared to provide assistance and address any issues or problems that our esteemed customers may have.

Final Thoughts:

It is worth noting that Manganese Sulphate, despite being frequently disregarded, holds undeniable importance as it exerts a substantial impact on several sectors such as metal production, agriculture, and animal husbandry.  Palvi Chemicals, a reputable supplier, trader, and distributor based in the United States, is committed to providing a dependable supply of Manganese Sulphate to various sectors that heavily depend on its versatile range of applications.  To fulfill your industrial requirements and enhance the efficacy of your operations, Palvi Chemicals is a reliable source of superior Manganese Sulphate goods and outstanding service.

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Is Supply Chain Management the Same as Logistics?

Supply chain management and logistics are sometimes used synonymously. Some claim that there is no distinction between the two concepts and that supply chain management is the “new” logistics.

Logistics

Logistics management is the management process that incorporates the flow of capital, information, services, and goods from the procurement of raw materials till they reach their final customer. The goal of this procedure is to give the final consumer the correct product of the right quality at the proper time, location, and cost. Two major categories can be used to classify the logistical activities.

Inbound Logistics:

The tasks involved in material procurement, handling, storage, and transportation

Outbound Logistics:

The processes involved in the collection, maintenance, distribution, or delivery to the final consumer.

Supply chain management

Besides these, other activities include stock control, balancing supply and demand, fulfilling orders, protective packing, and warehousing. High-quality items will be produced, as well as cost and time savings.

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a group of related tasks. W are moved from raw materials to finished items and back again until they are delivered to the customer. Multiple groups worked together to make this chain of activities successful, and that success is the result of their combined efforts.

These organizations could be the businesses that the company now collaborates with as suppliers or partners, as well as producers, distributors, retailers, and customers. Integration, sourcing, procurement, production, testing, logistics, customer services, performance assessment, etc. may be among the activities.

With a focus only on the needs of the customer, supply chain management uses a multi-faceted approach to control the flow of raw materials, works in progress (semi-finished goods), and finished goods both inside and outside the organisation until they are received by the final consumer.

Exactly how similar are supply chain management and logistics?

Even though the two are related ideas, they differ greatly from one another.

Transporting, storing, and delivering commodities are all elements of supply chain management. In other words, logistics is in charge of delivering the appropriate goods to the appropriate customer at the appropriate time.

All activities involved in moving goods and services from production to consumption fall under the umbrella of supply chain management, which is a more general word. It covers every step of the production and distribution of commodities, from sourcing and acquisition to their manufacturing.

Firstly, to make sure that your organisation is operating smoothly and effectively, it is crucial to understand the main distinction between supply chain management and logistics. With this knowledge, you can create customized strategies for each sector and make sure your entire business functions flawlessly.

How does blockchain provide supply chain solutions?

Through the use of blockchain technology, businesses can track all kinds of transactions more securely and openly. On the supply chain function, there might be a huge influence.

Businesses are now able to follow a product’s history from its point of origin to its present location using blockchain technology. A permanent history is create from the point of manufacture. To the point of sale for every time a product is sale by securely documenting the transaction.

The time delays, additional costs, and human error that are usually connect to transactions might be significantly reduce with the use of this potent technology if parties work together on a single shared platform. The absence of middlemen in the supply chain also lowers the possibility of fraud. Furthermore, complete records make it easier for firms to pinpoint the origin of fraud, wherever it may occur.

A shared blockchain ledger provides a trustworthy and uncrackable audit trail of the transfer of information, stock, and money along a supply chain. Businesses may synchronize logistical data, track shipments, and automate payments using a common blockchain. They can share only the most pertinent data while doing so without substantially changing their legacy systems.

Development of supply chain management

The term “logistics” has a long history and was first used in the military. For describe the upkeep, storage, and transit of military personnel and equipment. After the development of the idea of supply chain management, this phrase is now use widely and not just in the military. Additionally, it has been claime that SCM includes logistics in addition to being an addition to logistics management. They couldnt separate. As a result, they are complementary rather than in conflict. SCM enables Logistics to communicate with the team in charge of transportation, storage, and distribution.

Tracefood offers the ideal way to collect data from supply chains. It is simple to subscribe to and donate to tracefood thanks to ready-made blockchain applications. Companies can also restrict users’ access to information using these tools. This allows for the privacy of sensitive information while only sharing essential information with other supply chain participants. The blockchain receives bundled data from IoT sensors, shop floor systems, and other devices via secure cloud gateways.

Improve inventory holdings, reduce trading fees, fraud prevention, and other benefits can all be attain through greater transparency and a higher level of traceability.

With innovative blockchain solutions created by top blockchain developers, Trace Food enables seamless and efficient control of the food supply chain. With the use of our cutting-edge Blockchain deliverables, we aim to create new paradigms for the fresh produce business.

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Now this is big news.

A decade ago, Hydro-Québec’s one nuclear unit was approaching 30 years old, and the utility was gearing up to perform major maintenance so that it could continue for another 30. (This type of maintenance has just been finished at Bruce 6.) The government of the day chose instead to shut down the station, even though well over a billion dollars had already been spent toward the refurbishment, including procurement of major components.

Today, it appears that the Provincial Government is beginning to acknowledge that plans for electrification of heat and transport will overtax its available generation ― especially as Québec is supposed to be furnishing power to distant New York City, to make up for the politically-motivated loss of 2 GW of nuclear at Indian Point.

(Gentilly-1 was a prototype CANDU variant cooled by boiling light water, generating power on a direct steam cycle. It never worked satisfactorily.)

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The Benefit of Using a Procurement Company With Logistics and Products Transportation Capabilities

Purchase is the procedure of determining as well as obtaining goods and services. It includes sourcing, acquiring as well as covers all tasks from determining prospective suppliers through to shipment from distributor to the individuals or beneficiary. Procurement is a key activity in the supply chain administration.

Logistics staff involvement in assessments offers logistics info as well as data that supports program/response application. All significant business source preparation (ERP) software application vendors like Oracle and also SAP give products around logistics and also transport monitoring. Arrangement and implementation of these products needs in-depth understanding of the market, neighborhood and also global freight plans, and also fundamental understanding of the business technique. The general price of logistics plays a vital part in product pricing. The organization is after that able to prepare ahead for the provision of the goods as well as solutions. Hence, logistics is the cornerstone of firms which create physical items. Logistics also plays a vital duty in military operations. Logistics shortages can create severe problems to the firm's bottom line.

Several business have been proclaimed to shed their market placement owing to rivals having far better logistics monitoring. Ecommerce vendors like Amazon and also ebay.com depend on state of art logistics to keep ahead of the market. Success of firms is not just a variable of how well they do their core-business (like generate a certain product) but additionally exactly how well they contract out non-core parts of their organization to 3rd parties. shipping logistics near me

Provided the intricacy of logistics as well as transport, this is a vital location for outsourcing. Experienced business understand to collaborate with one-stop stores to define vital solution degree contracts around supply chain and after that leave it to the professionals to overcome the complexity as a black box. This permits the firm to focus on where it matters, their core service. Logistics firms give myriad advantages (over attempting an in-house version):.

Logistics automation. Procurement solutions. International network. Shipping as well as freight services. Market experience as well as Quantity price cuts.

Logistics Automation deals with minimizing labor expenses by integrating wise machinery, progressed software program and dynamic tools and modern technologies. As included advantages, automation additionally reduces power as well as material wastefulness, enhances high quality and precision. By using warehousing innovations like RFID, automated placement and also storage, software program based supply tracking, companies give satisfaction with considerable expense advantage (that features co-location of your items).

Purchase services can vary from consultatory on resources purchase to rate monitoring. Companies with both straight (basic material) purchase and indirect procurement (fixing and also upkeep materials). They help come to a sweet area between amount and frequency while offering sector particular value. It is prevalent expertise that apparently inconsonant sectors make use of comparable product and also equipment. For instance, a manufacturing plant calls for safety and security and also clinical supplies, whereas, a health center needs general upkeep products. Utilizing one stop stores enable one to benefit from the large range of materials in their purview.

Shakespeare's 'all the globe is a stage' quite possibly obtains the current business versions with open market acts in between countries being widespread. The capability to supply to remote countries, while not needing to manage disambiguation of policy, money as well as language subtleties is vital to worldwide success. One stop stores have all the global network and also connections to encourage and perform your international shipping undertakings.

The aim of transport is to physically move products in a reputable and also safe way, promptly, price properly and also effectively to its location. Even if a company owns its cars, there may well be events when a demand develops for additional ability, to satisfy peak task or various other short term requirements. This can be fulfilled by the use lorries supplied by an industrial transport company (third party). Additionally using the 3rd party delivery as well as freight solution is advantageous to the company because:.

of the variable lots and also trips can be provided for. the hauler may have the ability to supply a much more affordable as well as an extra reliable solution. the obligation for administration of cars and drivers is no longer the duty of the company (hence enabling staff to focus on much more productive areas). transport logistics near me there is no need for resources to be purchased transportation. Several on-line logistics firms give consulting solutions whereby the customers can conquer their challenges that they face while trading goods. Market professionals well versed with plans and also laws, audit (like SAS70) as well as compliance requirements (for example hazardous and also ignitable materials), dynamic factors (like weather condition, socio-political events) and vendor staminas (like volume discounts and geographical insurance coverage) are gotten in touch with as well as business companies can create their own time and also cost effective logistical time table while optimizing their spending plan at the same time.

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Illuminating India's Future: Your Complete Guide to Solar Panel Installation

The growing demand for sustainable energy solutions has made solar installation in India a rapidly expanding sector. As the country moves towards greener energy alternatives, understanding the process and costs of solar panel installation has become crucial for both homeowners and businesses looking to make the switch to solar power.

When it comes to solar installation in India, choosing the right company is paramount to ensuring optimal system performance and longevity. The best solar installation company in India should offer comprehensive services, including site assessment, custom system design, quality equipment, professional installation, and reliable after-sales support.

The installation of solar panels begins with a thorough evaluation of your property and energy needs. Professional installers assess factors such as roof condition, space availability, sun exposure, and current electricity consumption to design a system that maximizes energy production. This careful planning ensures that your solar investment delivers the best possible returns.

One of the most common questions potential solar adopters ask is about the cost of installation of solar panels in India. The expenses can vary significantly based on several factors. System size naturally affects cost, with larger systems costing more but offering greater energy independence. Equipment quality plays a role too, as premium panels and inverters come at higher prices but provide better efficiency and durability. Installation location and roof complexity can impact costs, while various state subsidies can significantly reduce the overall investment.

A solar installation company in India typically offers different types of solar solutions to meet diverse needs. These range from residential rooftop systems perfect for homeowners looking to reduce electricity bills, to commercial installations designed for businesses with higher energy demands. Industrial solutions cater to manufacturing facilities, while hybrid systems combine solar with battery storage for 24/7 power availability.

The installation of solar panel systems follows a comprehensive process that includes site assessment and design, obtaining necessary permissions and documentation, equipment procurement, professional installation, grid connection, and system testing and commissioning. Leading solar installation companies in India maintain high standards of quality and safety during installation, employing certified professionals who understand local building codes and electrical regulations.

The cost of installation of solar panels in India has become increasingly competitive in recent years. While the initial investment might seem substantial, the long-term savings on electricity bills make it a financially sound decision. Most systems pay for themselves within 4-6 years, after which the electricity generated is essentially free.

When selecting a solar installation company in India, consider their experience and track record, quality of equipment used, warranty terms, after-sales service, customer reviews, installation timeframes, and payment terms. The best solar installation company in India should also help you understand and access various government incentives and subsidies, including central government subsidies, state-specific incentives, net metering benefits, and tax advantages.

Modern solar installation involves advanced technology and monitoring systems. Quality installers provide monitoring solutions that allow you to track your system's performance through smartphone apps or web portals, ensuring optimal performance and quick identification of any issues.

The future of solar installation in India looks promising, with continuing technological advancements and reducing costs. The industry is seeing more efficient solar panels, better battery storage solutions, smart grid integration, innovative financing options, and improved installation techniques.

For those considering solar installation, the benefits extend beyond just financial savings. Solar power contributes to reduced carbon footprint, energy independence, protection against rising electricity costs, increased property value, and support for India's renewable energy goals.

As India continues its journey toward sustainable energy, the role of professional solar installation becomes increasingly important. Whether for homes or businesses, investing in quality solar installation is an investment in a cleaner, more sustainable future while ensuring long-term energy cost savings. The combination of improving technology, decreasing costs, and increasing environmental awareness makes now an ideal time to consider solar installation for your energy needs.

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Key nodes in automotive supply chain: Logistics, Procurement, Cost

In the automotive industry, supply chain management is a critical task. From the production of components to the delivery of finished vehicles, the supply chain encompasses multiple stages. Among these, logistics, procurement, and cost management stand out as core nodes. This article explores these essential aspects and discusses how tools like supplier management systems can optimize supply chain operations.

I. The Importance of Logistics Management in the Automotive Supply Chain

Logistics serves as a cornerstone of the automotive supply chain, facilitating the transportation of raw materials, the delivery of components, and the distribution of finished vehicles.

1.Efficiency and Cost Control in Logistics

Logistics efficiency directly affects production schedules, while logistics costs influence profit margins. By adopting modern logistics technologies, such as automated warehousing, real-time tracking, and intelligent delivery solutions, companies can significantly reduce logistics costs.

2.The Role of Supplier Management Systems in Logistics

Supplier management systems (Supplier Relationship Management, SRM) enable businesses to optimize logistics processes. These systems can monitor transportation in real-time, coordinate logistics among suppliers, and prevent delays.

3.Case Study: Logistics Optimization at a Leading Automotive Company

A renowned automaker implemented an advanced supply chain management system to efficiently transport components from multiple suppliers to manufacturing plants, achieving a 15% reduction in logistics costs.

II. The Critical Role of Procurement Management

Procurement management is another pivotal aspect of the supply chain, aiming to acquire raw materials and components that meet quality standards at the lowest cost.

1.Challenges in Procurement Management

● Supplier Selection: Identifying suitable suppliers to ensure stable long-term partnerships.

● Price Negotiation: Balancing cost reduction with maintaining quality.

● Risk Mitigation: Preventing supply chain disruptions caused by reliance on a single supplier.

2.8Manage SRM Enhances Procurement Management

Tools like 8Manage SRM significantly improve procurement efficiency:

● Transparency: The system streamlines the procurement process, from demand planning to supplier selection and order management.

● Performance Evaluation: Data analysis allows for comprehensive supplier assessments, aiding in better decision-making.

● Risk Alerts: The system provides alerts for potential delivery delays or quality issues, enabling proactive measures.

3.Case Study: Optimized Procurement Practices

A multinational automotive company reduced its supplier base by 30% while improving collaboration and material quality by leveraging 8Manage SRM. The system’s data-driven support helped optimize procurement decisions.

III. Cost Management Across the Supply Chain

Cost management is an overarching aspect of the supply chain, influencing logistics, procurement, and production.

1.Refined Logistics Cost Management

By analyzing transportation data, businesses can optimize routes and reduce unnecessary logistics expenses. For instance, integrating transportation needs using supply chain management software enables bulk shipping, lowering costs.

2.Controlling Procurement Costs

Engaging in competitive negotiations with multiple suppliers helps businesses reduce material costs without compromising quality. Additionally, systems like 8Manage SRM analyze historical procurement data to identify potential savings opportunities.

3.Systematic Approach to Overall Cost Optimization

Supply chain management systems provide end-to-end cost analysis, quantifying expenses from raw material procurement to product delivery. Tools like 8Manage SRM offer cost analysis capabilities, enabling companies to identify and capitalize on areas for improvement.

IV. Future Trends: Digitalized Supply Chain Management

Advancements in technology are driving the digitalization and intelligent transformation of supply chain management.

1.Applications of AI and Big Data

● AI predicts market demand, optimizing inventory management.

● Big data analytics uncovers efficiency bottlenecks within the supply chain.

2.Introduction of Blockchain Technology

Blockchain ensures transparent and tamper-proof transaction records, enhancing supply chain credibility.

3.Cloud-Based Collaboration Platforms

Cloud technology facilitates cross-regional supply chain collaboration, improving responsiveness and efficiency.

FAQs

1. What is a Supplier Management System?

A supplier management system is a tool designed to optimize relationships between businesses and suppliers. It covers supplier selection, performance evaluation, risk management, and order tracking.

2. How to Choose the Right Supply Chain Management System?

When selecting a supply chain management system, businesses should consider:

● Whether the system’s features align with their needs.

● The software’s scalability and user-friendliness.

● Cost-effectiveness, including initial investment and long-term maintenance.

3. How Does a Supply Chain Management System Help Reduce Costs?

Supply chain management systems use data analysis and process optimization to:

● Minimize logistics and transportation expenses.

● Increase procurement efficiency, reducing material costs.

● Provide end-to-end cost monitoring and optimization recommendations.

This analysis highlights the indispensable roles of logistics, procurement, and cost management in the automotive supply chain. By integrating digital tools like 8Manage SRM, businesses can boost efficiency, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge in the market.