Análisis e implementación del proceso de importación para la empresa Cajas y Cartones

La empresa Cajas y Cartones, ubicada en Barranquilla, Atlántico. Es una empresa productora y comercializadora de productos hechos a partir de papel y cartón. En el presente año se encuentra creando un plan de expansión basándose en la mejora de sus procesos. Uno de los puntos claves de mejora es la diversificación de proveedores; no solo contar con proveedores nacionales sino incluir también proveedores internacionales. Esto conlleva a la empresa a una búsqueda de proveedores de materia prima en el exterior, evaluando variables como la competencia, la disponibilidad de material y los altos precios en el mercado nacional de papel y cartón con el objetivo de disminuir sus costos y ampliar sus posibilidades de cobertura de mercado. Es por esta razón que surge el proyecto de investigación aplicada (Proyecto de aplicación práctica-PAP), el cual se basa en el análisis estructural de la compañía, el estudio e investigación internacional de proveedores de papel y cartón, la consecución de posibles proveedores y analizando los costos tanto logísticos como financieros de mover mercancía desde otras partes del mundo hacia Colombia. Finalmente se estudia la implementación y adecuación de un departamento de comercio exterior dentro de la compañía, con el objetivo que la empresa esté preparada para futuras importaciones con respecto al conocimiento del mercado internacional, trámites, normas y requisitos extranjeros y nacionales, transporte y movimiento de mercancía en ámbitos internacionales y agenciamiento aduanero.

Woman holding a sign with a Simone De Beauvoir quote at International Woman's Day Demonstration

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Neocolonialism and international law, with specific reference to customary counterterrorism obligations and the principle of self-defence

Has international law ever, and, if it has not, can it ever, truly freed itself from the strictures of neocolonialism and the drive by a privileged elite to dominate the world scene? This article begins by inquiring into the nature of neocolonialism and, in so doing, pays particular attention to the writings of former Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. It then proceeds to determine how neocolonialist designs surface in international law today by briefly looking at two aspects of international law in particular, namely customary international law, with specific reference to the counterterrorism context, and the principle of self-defence. In the final analysis, this article argues for a necessary and eternal scepticism of international law and the agendas of its privileged gatekeepers. Like classic State power, it opens itself to, and often operates as, neocolonial overreach, and to quote Nkrumah, “[t]he cajolement, the wheedlings, the seductions and the Trojan horses of neo-colonialism must be stoutly resisted, for neo-colonialism is a latter-day harpy, a monster which entices its victims with sweet music.”

International human resource management in the introductory HRM course

This paper explores the extent to which students in the introductory HRM course in US institutions are likely to be exposed to information on international and cross-cultural aspects of HRM. Two methods are used: (1) an analysis of international content in fifteen popular introductory HRM textbooks and (2) a survey of professors teaching introductory HRM. The vast majority of responding instructors said their classes got some exposure to international issues in HRM, and most introductory texts included some relevant content. Critiques of international boxed features and dedicated IHRM chapters are provided, and suggestions for improving the quality and depth of IHRM content in introductory textbooks are made.

High body mass index is not a barrier to physical activity: Analysis of international rugby players' anthropometric data

Recent data indicate that levels of overweight and obesity are increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. At a population level (and commonly to assess individual health risk), the prevalence of overweight and obesity is calculated using cut-offs of the Body Mass Index (BMI) derived from height and weight. Similarly, the BMI is also used to classify individuals and to provide a notional indication of potential health risk. It is likely that epidemiologic surveys that are reliant on BMI as a measure of adiposity will overestimate the number of individuals in the overweight (and slightly obese) categories. This tendency to misclassify individuals may be more pronounced in athletic populations or groups in which the proportion of more active individuals is higher. This differential is most pronounced in sports where it is advantageous to have a high BMI (but not necessarily high fatness). To illustrate this point we calculated the BMIs of international professional rugby players from the four teams involved in the semi-finals of the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) cut-offs for BMI, approximately 65% of the players were classified as overweight and approximately 25% as obese. These findings demonstrate that a high BMI is commonplace (and a potentially desirable attribute for sport performance) in professional rugby players. An unanswered question is what proportion of the wider population, classified as overweight (or obese) according to the BMI, is misclassified according to both fatness and health risk? It is evident that being overweight should not be an obstacle to a physically active lifestyle. Similarly, a reliance on BMI alone may misclassify a number of individuals who might otherwise have been automatically considered fat and/or unfit.