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Reinvent your supply chain from the outside in – cut costs, growth revenue and increase customer satisfaction. We are now seeing and experiencing increasing turbulence in practically all our major industries, which is leading to costly mis-alignments between suppliers and their customers/end users. The world is no longer as forgiving as it was a few decades ago. Customers going online have become increasingly demanding, and the operating environment has become exceedingly complex. This combination means that companies wishing to survive and thrive in the coming decades must transform themselves to become more agile and market responsive. The problem is: where to start this transformation journey? We all pay lip service to being customer-centric, but the reality is that most of the world’s large corporations have built up their logistics networks (and by extension their enterprise supply chains) over many years of sunk investment, pursuing the flawed philosophy of ‘one-size-fits-all’. The solution to this dilemma is the Dynamic AlignmentTM framework, which directly links the target market, to the operational strategies, internal cultural capability, and leadership styles inside our enterprise. It will help you to adopt an ‘outside-in’ perspective of our market by seeing the world through the lens of our customers; and use the insights gained in this way to reverse engineer the capabilities inside our enterprises to more precisely align with customers’ expectations. Transforming Supply Chains allows you to segment your customer’s expectations into not one, but several dominant buying behaviours. By identifying how your market is structured, you can develop matching value propositions and corresponding operational strategies for each behavioural segment identified and then use those findings to redefine the internal operating structure as well as the external supply chains. Companies already using this model have seen greater customer satisfaction, an uplift in revenue, and a reduction in costs. In some cases, companies have doubled their margins within a year. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you''ll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

This well-received novel from a cast of acclaimed authors is now available in paperback! A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything. The world''s best beloved authors each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer, and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life.

Finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children''s Book Award Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, fifteen - year - old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his war - torn home in Baghdad, only to end up in The Jungle - the squalid, makeshift migrant community in Calais. When an altercation at the soup kitchen ends up with him accidentally stabbing a policeman, Abdul has to flee, and in desperation he takes a spot in a small boat heading to England. A sudden skirmish leaves the boat stalled in the middle of the Channel, the pilot dead, and four young people remaining - Abdul, Rosalia, a Romani girl who has escaped from the white slave trade; Cheslav, gone AWOL from a Russian military school; and Jonah, the boat pilot''s ten - year - old nephew. The four of them end up hijacking a yacht and, despite their fear and mistrust, they form a kind of makeshift family. And as the authorities close in on them, they find refuge in an unusual place - a child''s secret cave on the English coast.

Shortlisted for the SYRCA 2013 Diamond Willow Award selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children''s Book Booklist Editor''s Choice There''s not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. The only sight that fills her with terror are the monsters who live on the other side of the train tracks - the lepers. Valli and the other children throw stones at them. No matter how hard her life is, she tells herself, at least she will never be one of them. Then she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her ''''aunt'''' was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family''s hands. She decides to leave Jharia ... and so begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the city of the gods. It''s not so bad. Valli finds that she really doesn''t need much to live. She can ''''borrow'''' the things she needs and then pass them on to people who need them more than she does. It helps that though her bare feet become raw wounds as she makes her way around the city, she somehow feels no pain. But when she happens to meet a doctor on the ghats by the river, Valli learns that she has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she cannot bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared, and she flees, to an uncertain life on the street.

Antes, Parvana llevaba una vida normal: iba a la escuela, salía a jugar con sus amigas y vestía como quería. Sin embargo, desde que los talibanes llegaron al poder, las niñas y las mujeres sólo pueden salir de sus casas acompañadas de un hombre. ¿Qué hará Parvana ahora que su padre —el único hombre en el hogar— ha sido capturado por los talibanes y no hay quien mantenga a su familia?

Payroll Answer Book Payroll Answer Book gives payroll professionals guidance on what steps they need to take to comply with the laws and regulations governing payroll. The Q&A format helps you quickly and easily find answers to all of your employees'' payroll questions. From both a legal and practical standpoint, broad and deep coverage is given to: Payroll implications of the wage and hour law How to handle the federal employment taxation of benefits offered to employees Computing and paying payroll taxes How to handle garnishments and other deductions How to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors What records must be kept What the benefits and disadvantages of direct deposit of employees'' wages are How to treat sick pay How to handle a merger or acquisition What to ask when employees work abroad In addition to answering the full range of payroll questions, the Payroll Answer Book contains abundant examples that illustrate necessary calculations. The 2019 Edition of Payroll Answer Book has been updated to include: How to complete the 2018 W-2 Form Requirements under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act provisions that are in effect for 2016 Forms W-2 A new safe harbor for de minimis errors Revised due dates for forms Budget proposals for 2018 affecting unemployment Additional analysis about the method of acquisition of a predecessor’s property being material And much more! Previous Edition: Payroll Answer Book, 2018 Edition, ISBN: 9781454899822

Payroll Answer Book gives payroll professionals guidance on what steps they need to take to comply with the laws and regulations governing payroll. The Q&A format helps you quickly and easily find answers to all of your employees'' payroll questions. From both a legal and practical standpoint, broad and deep coverage is given to: Payroll implications of the wage and hour law How to handle the federal employment taxation of benefits offered to employees Computing and paying payroll taxes How to handle garnishments and other deductions How to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors What records must be kept What the benefits and disadvantages of direct deposit of employees'' wages are How to treat sick pay How to handle a merger or acquisition What to ask when employees work abroad In addition to answering the full range of payroll questions, the Payroll Answer Book contains abundant examples that illustrate necessary calculations. The 2015 Edition of Payroll Answer Book has been updated to include: How to complete the 2015 W-2 An option for underbanked employees to receive their pay Explanation of a recent case that illustrates the way successor in interest liability attaches for federal employment taxes when a successor has acquired the assets of a predecessor Why states are no longer consolidating income and unemployment reports Explanation of recent changes to regulations that modified the definition of the acquiring corporation in transactions that include mergers and consolidations The impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 on Payroll The trend of employers to move to same-day ACH transactions And more!

Immagina di vivere in un Paese in cui donne e ragazze non possono uscire di casa senza essere scortate da un uomo. Immagina di dover indossare abiti che coprono ogni centimetro del tuo corpo, viso compreso. Questa era la vita in Afghanistan sotto il regime dei talebani. Questa è la vita a cui si ribella Parvana, undici anni, che non ha paura di travestirsi da ragazzo per poter uscire di casa e lavorare, per se stessa, per la sua famiglia, per cambiare le cose. La sua è una vita immaginata, ma basata su racconti di vite vere. E tutte le Parvana che vivono in Afghanistan hanno bisogno che si parli di loro.

Parvana a onze ans et n''a jamais connu son pays autrement qu''en guerre. Une guerre de cauchemar qui interdit aux femmes de sortir non voilées ou sans l''escorte d''un homme, père ou mari. Assez grande pour être soumise à ces interdits, Parvana doit pourtant trouver une façon de les contourner. Car depuis que les talibans ont emprisonné son père, c''est sur elle seule que repose la survie de la famille...

Parvana, la coraggiosa ragazzina protagonista di Sotto il burqa, è rimasta sola nel deserto dell''Afghanistan. Suo padre è morto. E ora Parvana non sa dove andare: vuole ritrovare a tutti i costi la madre e i fratelli, ma potrebbero essere ovunque. I pericoli sono molti, per una ragazzina sola vestita da maschio: i talebani potrebbero catturarla e scoprirla; il deserto è disseminato di mine; dal cielo cadono bombe. Durante il suo viaggio verso chissà dove, Parvana prende con sé un bambino piccolo, un arrogante ragazzino che ha perso una gamba, una bimbetta temeraria. Tutti soli come lei. Bisogna mangiare; coprirsi; sopravvivere; trovare la forza di andare avanti.

La protagonista del libro che chiude la trilogia di Deborah Ellis è Shauzia, l''amica di Parvana già incontrata in Sotto il burqa, che con lei vendeva tè al mercato travestita da ragazzo. Parvana non ha mai smesso di pensare a Shauzia e di inviarle lettere immaginarie, per non spezzare il filo dell''amicizia che le lega. Ora Shauzia vive in un campo profughi in Pakistan: miseria, desolazione, fame. Per fortuna ha un sogno: raggiungere il mare e imbarcarsi per la Francia, dove finalmente potrà vedere le immense distese di lavanda che brillano nella sua immaginazione. Un sogno prezioso per riuscire a dimenticare il mare di fango che la circonda e andare avanti, nonostante tutto.

Nell''Afghanistan finalmente libero dal regime talebano i soldati americani arrestano una ragazzina trovata a vagare tra le macerie di una scuola bombardata, perché sospettata di terrorismo. Interrogata per giorni, la ragazzina si rifiuta di parlare nonostante le minacce e le pressioni estenuanti a cui è sottoposta. Mentre attende di conoscere il suo destino, Parvana, che ormai ha quindici anni, ripercorre gli ultimi avvenimenti, dal momento in cui ha ritrovato sua madre e le sue sorelle, fino all''apertura di una scuola per ragazze: un sogno divenuto realtà. Ma questo è l''Afghanistan di oggi, un Paese in cui la guerra non è mai davvero finita e molti continuano a guardare all''istruzione femminile e alla libertà delle donne con sospetto e paura. Ed è a causa di quei pregiudizi che Parvana e la sua famiglia corrono un grave pericolo

Parvana enterre son père, mort de maladie et d''épuisement. Les taliban contrôlent toujours l''Afghanistan, mais Kaboul est en ruine. Toujours déguisée en garçon, Parvana doit bientôt s''enfuir sous peine d''être livrée aux taliban. Elle quitte donc Kaboul à la recherche de sa mère et de ses sœurs et croise toute une petite bande d''enfants déshérités, auxquels elle va se lier.

Nur als Junge verkleidet kann Parvana die Herrschaft der Taliban überleben! Als ihr Vater verhaftet wird, nimmt die elfjährige Parvana seinen Platz auf dem Markt in Kabul ein. Hier hatte er den vielen Analphabeten ihre Post vorgelesen. Wegen der restriktiven Gesetze der Taliban kann sie sich jedoch nur als Junge verkleidet in der Öffentlichkeit zeigen. Und begibt sich so in große Gefahr ... Top-Thematik: Frauen unter dem Taliban-Regime

CLOSE DOWN YOUR SCHOOL... OR YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE. CLOSE DOWN YOUR SCHOOL OR WE WILL KILL YOU. LOCKED AWAY BY AMERICAN MILITARY SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN, PARVANA REFUSES TO TALK TO HER CAPTORS. HER SILENCE ONLY BAFFLES AND ANGERS THOSE IN CHARGE, LEADING THEM TO QUESTION THE INNOCENCE OF THIS YOUNG SILENT REBEL, SNATCHED FROM THE RUINS OF A BOMBED-OUT SCHOOL. THEIR ONLY CLUE IS HER DIARY AND A SERIES OF NAMES IN IT THAT THEY HOPE WILL HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THROUGH PARVANA’S STORY, YOU WILL SEE HOW LIVES ARE SHATTERED AND SCATTERED LIKE SHRAPNEL IN A COUNTRY DEVASTATED BY WAR. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WAGING THEIR OWN CRUSHING BATTLES: A SINGLE MOTHER STRIVING AGAINST VICIOUS TRADITION TO RUN A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS; YOUNG GIRLS GROWING UP WITH GRIM REALITIES AND DREAMS OF FREE SKIES; AND STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO GET AN EDUCATION THAT WILL GIVE THEM WINGS. MOST OF ALL, YOU WILL MEET, AND NEVER FORGET, A FEISTY GIRL WHO BELIEVES THAT EVEN IN THE DARKEST HOURS OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, HOPE SHINES FORTH LIKE THE DESERT SUN. अफगाणिस्तानात वर्षानुवर्षं चाललेल्या युद्धामुळे तिथलं राजकीय, आर्थिक, सामाजिक जीवन ढवळून निघालं आहे. तिथल्या नागरिकांना दैनंदिन जीवनासाठी लढाई लढावी लागते आहे. तालिबानने अफगाणिस्तानवर केलेल्या हल्ल्यानंतर तेथील स्त्रियांवर खूप बंधनं लादण्यात आली. मुलींच्या शाळेत जाण्यावर बंदी आली. मुलींच्या शाळाच बंद पाडल्या गेल्या. स्त्रियांना नोकरी करण्यास मज्जाव करण्यात आला आणि कपड्यांवर, सार्वजनिक वावरावर जुनाट बंधनं लादली गेली. नंतर अमेरिकेने अफगाणिस्तानवर हल्ला करून तालिबानी सत्ता संपुष्टात आणली, तरी सर्वसामान्य लोकांच्या आणि स्त्रियांच्या जीवनात काहीच फरक पडला नाही. स्त्रियांचं स्थान दुय्यमच राहिलं. अशा विपरीत परिस्थितीतही परवानासारखी मुलगी शिक्षणाची, फ्रान्सला जाण्याची- स्वातंत्र्यपूर्ण भरारीची स्वप्ने पाहते. अर्थातच त्यासाठी तिला प्रचंड संघर्ष करावा लागतो. संकटात सापडलेल्या स्त्रियांना/ मुलींना आधार देणाऱ्या वीरा मौसीच्या आधारावर ती या स्फोटक परिस्थितीतून कशी बाहेर पडते याचं चित्रण केलं आहे ‘माय नेम इज परवाना’ या पुस्तकात.

Further true-to-life adventures for Diego, a gutsy young Bolivian boy caught between fighting for justice and returning home to his family. A brave, revealing novel from the author of the best-selling ''Parvana'' books. Ages 10-14 years. (SA: Year 6- Year 9)

An absorbing, emotionally engrossing story about a young Indian girl who has to survive by herself on the streets of Kolkata.

A collection of short stories that explore the lives of teenagers affected directly or indirectly by drugs.

Two boys become unlikely friends during a dangerous and deadly time in France, and look to each other for survival.

Describes life in Afghanistan for women after the Taliban gain control of the government.

Parvana, onze ans, habite avec sa famille à Kaboul, la capitale de l''Afghanistan. Ils vivent dans une seule pièce dans un immeuble d''appartements à moitié détruit par les bombardements. Son père, qui enseignait l''histoire avant que son école soit bombardée, a subi de graves blessures. Désormais, il travaille assis sur une couverture à même le sol du marché, où il lit des lettres aux gens qui ne savent ni lire ni écrire. Un jour, on l''arrête sous prétexte qu''il a fait des études à l''étranger. La famille de Parvana se retrouve sans personne pour gagner de l''argent ou même pour aller acheter de quoi manger. Alors que les conditions de vie de la famille se détériorent, une seule solution paraît possible. Puisque les filles n''ont pas le droit de travailler, Parvana devra se déguiser en garçon pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Lorsque Deborah Ellis a entendu parler de la mainmise des Talibans sur l''Afghanistan, en 1996, et des crimes qu''ils perpétraient à l''endroit des femmes et des filles, elle a décidé d''agir. Ce fut le début d''une aventure qui mena à la parution de la série Parvana. Aujourd''hui, la guerre se poursuit et personne ne peut prédire avec certitude qui en sortira vainqueur. Pour la population afghane, la vie continue. Des personnes comme Parvana, Shauzia et Mme Weera travaillent d''arrache-pied pour permettre aux gens de vivre une vie meilleure. Ce sont ces personnes, ainsi que de très nombreux autres Afghans - femmes, hommes et enfants -, que le monde doit soutenir.

Parvana a aidé sa famille à construire une école pour filles en Afghanistan. D''abord élève, elle devient professeur. A quinze ans, quand on vit en Afghanistan, c''est un véritable exploit. Le pays est en guerre et les femmes ont peu de droits. Retrouvée par les Américains dans les ruines de l''école, à la suite d''un attentat, Parvana est soudain soupçonnée de terrorisme et de complicité avec les talibans. Dès lors, elle devra répondre aux questions... Mais elle restera muette. Le plus longtemps possible. Dix ans après Une enfance en Afghanistan, emblématique qui s''est vendu à plus de 120 000 exemplaires, Je m''appelle Parvana vient clore la série de Deborah Ellis.