Interest Arbitration A Case Study Lancaster Police Benevolent Association And The Town of Lancaster

Arbitration is a process wherein a dispute is submitted to an impartial third party for a binding decision. Interest Arbitration involves a dispute over the terms of a proposed collective bargaining agreement. In an Interest Arbitration an impartial third party renders a binding decision on the terms of the collection bargaining agreement. The case study describes a situation where the Lancaster Police Benevolent Association (Union) is negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with the Town of Lancaster. As the parties were unable to resolve the contract through negotiations, an impasse was declared. A demand for arbitration was made by the Union, and the matter was ultimately resolved through the Interest Arbitration process in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Arbitration Procedure contained in the collective bargaining agreement. The case presents the positions of the Lancaster Police Benevolent Association (Union) and the Town of Lancaster on the open issues in the impasse. The case requires students to review the information in the case and develop an appropriate Award (Arbitration decision for the case) for each of the issues. The case represents an actual impasse that went to a formal Interest Arbitration hearing. The Interest Arbitration case is designed for use in a class in Labor Relations/Collective Bargaining or in a Human Relations class. The arbitration process is stressed as well as the difference between Rights Arbitration and Interest Arbitration

A brief introduction to equi-chordal and equi-isoclinic tight fusion frames

Equi-chordal and equi-isoclinic tight fusion frames (ECTFFs and EITFFs) are both types of optimal packings of subspaces in Euclidean spaces. In the special case where these subspaces are one-dimensional, ECTFFs and EITFFs both correspond to types of optimal packings of lines known as equiangular tight frames. In this brief note, we review some of the fundamental ideas and results concerning ECTFFs and EITFFs

A Longitudinal Study Involving The Utilization Of A Team-Oriented Structure And An Enterprise Resource Planning Framework In A Medium-Sized Organization

The paper provides an analysis of a custom manufacturer facing issues of growth, productivity concerns, changes in technology, competitive threats, financial management, marketing development, and internal human resource responsibilities, and the response to these issues.  The paper traces the changes that took place in this medium-sized organization over a fifteen-year period in order to improve the culture of the company.  The implementation of a team oriented structure utilizing an external change agent, and the reorganization of employee responsibilities in a major restructuring effort are discussed.  A new enterprise resource planning system (ERP) was implemented to operate and coordinate the company.  The authors analyze in detail the evolution that has taken place in the company over the last four years.  The major benefits and learnings of the change are presented

Implementing A Balanced Scorecard In A Not-For-Profit Organization

This paper examines the use of the Balanced Scorecard in a not-for-profit organization (Cattaraugus County ReHabilitation Center).  The ReHabilitation Center has begun using the Balanced Scorecard paradigm in its strategic planning process.  In this paper an overview is presented of the basic concepts of the Balanced Scorecard including the financial perspective, customer perspective, internal process perspective, and learning and growth perspective.  The history and services of the ReHabilitation Center are then summarized.  The application of the Balanced Scorecard approach to the ReHabilitation Center is discussed in detail.  Implications in using the Balanced Scorecard are discussed.  Finally, conclusions regarding the use of the Balanced Scorecard in a not-for-profit organization are presented

Implementing A Balanced Scorecard In A Not-For-Profit Organization

This paper examines the use of the Balanced Scorecard in a not-for-profit organization (Cattaraugus County ReHabilitation Center).  The ReHabilitation Center has begun using the Balanced Scorecard paradigm in its strategic planning process.  In this paper an overview is presented of the basic concepts of the Balanced Scorecard including the financial perspective, customer perspective, internal process perspective, and learning and growth perspective.  The history and services of the ReHabilitation Center are then summarized.  The application of the Balanced Scorecard approach to the ReHabilitation Center is discussed in detail.  Implications in using the Balanced Scorecard are discussed.  Finally, conclusions regarding the use of the Balanced Scorecard in a not-for-profit organization are presented

UV-C treatment of soymilk in coiled tube UV reactors for inactivation of Escherichia coli W1485 and Bacillus cereus endospores

Coiled tube UV reactors were used to investigate the influence of tube diameter (1.6 mmID, and 3.2 mmID) and Reynolds number (Re) to inactivate Escherichia coli W1485 and Bacillus cereus spores in raw soymilk (RSM). Four levels of Re (343, 686, 1029 and 1372) were tested in RSM inoculated separately with each bacterium and treated in the UV reactors at a constant residence time of 11.3 s with UV-C dose of 11.187 mJ/ cm2 at 253.7 nm. Inactivation efficiency of both microorganisms increased with Re. Maximumreductions of 5.6 log10 CFU/ml of E. coli and 3.29 log10 CFU/ml of B. cereus spores were achieved in the 1.6 mm ID UV reactor. Inactivation efficiency was higher in the 1.6 mm ID UV reactor than the 3.2 mm ID UV reactor for both the organisms. Effect of UV-C light on lipid oxidation of untreated RSM, measured as malondialdehyde and other reactive substances (MORS) content, was much higher (95 nmol/ml) than the UV-treated (58 nmol/ml) and thermally pasteurized (55 nmol/ml) RSM during the storage period of 7 days. The UV-C treatment can be effectively used for reducing E. coli cells and B. cereus spores in soymilk without compromising its quality