Guidelines for benchmarking and manufacturing level agreement for outsourcing

The outsourcing of manufacturing functions is increasingly adopted by most of the manufacturers. However, due to differences between outsourcer (company) and outsourcee (supplier) regarding their locations, management methods, legal and taxation system, there are difficulties in practicing outsourcing effectively. The motive of the outsourcing is to exploit the potential benefits. The outsourcing will not guarantee success without benchmarking and explicitly well defined Manufacturing Level Agreement (MLA) among outsourcing participants. This paper addresses the concern in assisting outsourcing companies and practitioners setting up benchmarking and Manufacturing Level Agreement (MLA)

Nuclear Charge Radii of Be-7,9,10 and the one-neutron halo nucleus Be-11

Nuclear charge radii of $^{7,9,10,11}$Be have been determined by high-precision laser spectroscopy. On-line measurements were performed with collinear laser spectroscopy in the $2s_{1/2} \to 2p_{1/2}$ transition on a beam of Be$^{+}$ ions. Collinear and anticollinear laser beams were used simultaneously and the absolute frequency determination using a frequency comb yielded an accuracy in the isotope-shift measurements of about 1 MHz. Combination with accurate calculations of the mass-dependent isotope shifts yield nuclear charge radii. The charge radius decreases from $^7$Be to $^{10}$Be and then increases for the halo nucleus $^{11}$Be. When comparing our results with predictions of {\it ab initio} nuclear structure calculations we find good agreement. Additionally, the nuclear magnetic moment of $^7$Be was determined to be $-1.3995(5)\mu_{\rm N}$ and that of $^{11}$Be from a previous $\beta$-NMR measurement was confirmed.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures calculated mass shift values have been re-evaluated with the latest mass values for the beryllium isotopes and the nuclear polarization contribution for Be-11, published by K. Pachucki et al. ater submission of our manuscript, is also included no

The development of moral judgement during childhood and pre-adolescent in the Romanian setting

The moral development is a classical topic, but still insufficiently investigated in the recent studies in Romania. Our study aimed to compare the results obtained by Piaget regarding the child’s moral development with the child’s moral development corresponding to the recent cultural Romanian setting. The research method is mixed, qualitative and quantitative. The clinical interview and the short stories were designed after Piaget’s model. Our findings suggest the existence of the same clasical stages of moral development, but identify numerous mixed profiles that highlight the oscillations of the moral judgments for amoral children and submissive pre-adolescences

Academic dishonesty, personality traits and academic adjustment

Many recent studies has been indicating that academic dishonesty is more frequent in higher education, under the form plagiarism, cheating on exams, and copying assignments from other students. The present research aims to explore the relationship of personality traits, academic dishonesty and academic adjustment. The results showed that conscientiousness, honesty and openness were significantly negatively related to reports of academic dishonesty. Academic neuroticism was the most powerful predictor of cheating behaviours, while an overall high level of maladjustment predicted the positive attitudes towards academic cheating. The significant associations between academic adjustment and academic dishonesty confirmed previous research in the field