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Staff Wish List
We all know teachers spend a lot of their own money on resources, crafts, school supplies, and cool things for their students and classrooms. This year we are offering YOU the chance to help out your favorite teachers by giving them something they have always wanted for their classroom.
Below you will find a list of staff members and links to items on Amazon that they would like to have for their students to use. You can purchase these items right off the website, but remember if you purchase through Amazon Smile and set GCA as your charity, Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase back to the school.
A few instructions as you purchase.
- You may need to set up a free AmazonSmile account if you don't have one yet. Don't worry. It is simple and uses the same information already contained on your Amazon account.
- On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you are prompted to select a charitable organization from their list of eligible organizations. Choose Greenwood Christian Academy.
- Please send an email with a copy of the receipt attached, to the teacher or Cheryl Knauss. This will allow us to keep track of purchases and get you a non-cash donation receipt for your taxes.
- If you would like your donation to be kept anonymous please note it in your email to Mrs. Knauss.
Thank you for all you do for us and for the love, prayers, and support you give to our teachers. We could not do this work without you.
Maegan Carlsgaard-1st grade
Ms. Carlgaard is a brand new 1st grade teacher at GCA this year. She is fantastic with her students and we feel blessed to have her. She would love the following items to outfit her new room.
Teachers Pay Teachers gift card
Scholastic Book Club gift card
Chris Cross- 4th Grade
Mrs. Cross is one of our fabulous 4th grade teachers. Her room is always busy as the students spend a year focusing on Indiana history, fractions, and long division. This year she would like Amazon gift cards so that she can purchase classroom resource materials for her students.
Gretchen Dillard-5th grade
Mrs. Dillard is an amazing 5th grade math and science teacher. She focuses on STEM education with her students. She would love to have gift cards to Teachers Pay Teachers so she can get some innovative curriculum and lessons for her students.
Bill hardwick-it/DRama/soft Ball coach
Mr. Hardwick is an essential member of our staff. He teaches drama, coaches softball, and runs IT for the entire school. He would love to have the following items for his students and players.
Extra Magnetic Tabs - Pkg of 15
Rawlings Youth All-Purpose Batting Tee
3 Softball Hair Accessories, Girls Softball Hair Ties, Perfect Softball Player and Softball Teams
Franklin Sports MLB Professional Spike-Down Pitcher's Rubber, 24"
Franklin Sports MLB High Visibility Pitchers Training Plate, 17-Inch
Cheryl huizinga- Spanish
Mrs. Huizinga is a dedicated and fun teacher at GCA. teaches In Spanish class, she often uses hands-on activities, videos, and games to help the students learn.
$159 subscription to Rockalingua
$35 to sign up under the Quizlet Teacher subscription
Jana Huber- English
Mrs. Huber is a new to GCA teacher and we are blessed to have her. She teaches english and is doing inspiring work with our MS and HS students. To finish out her classroom she would love to have the following items.
2 X-ACTO SchoolPro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Heavy Duty, Blue/Grey
2 Post-it Easel Pad, Short Backcard Format, White, 25 x 30-Inches, 30-Sheets/Pad, 2-Pads/Pack
1 AmazonBasics 12-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper, CD, and Credit Card Shredder
1 Office Chair With PU Leather Back Support Big&Tall High-Back Computer Desk Chair -Black
Charissa Maust- 6th grade
Ms. Maust is one of the awesome 6th grade teachers. She teaches literature, language and history. She would love maps and globes to use in her lessons to help the students understand geographical relationships more clearly.
Ron Kramer
Mr. Kramer is our new HS science teacher.. He has a passion for STEM and engineering. He would love the following equipment to use with his students this year.
Taryn Linton
Ms. Linton teaches English to our MS students and runs the journalism class for our HS students. Her room also houses the MS/HS library. She would love the following items for her class and the libarary.
1 copy of Life Beyond Your Parents' Mistakes: The Transforming Power of God's Love
One copy of Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
One copy of Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories
One copy of The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn 2nd Edition
One copy of Willing to Believe: The Controversy over Free Will
Carlye Overmyer-2nd grade
Mrs. Overmyer is a new teacher to GCA and she is a fantastic addition. Her love and passion for her students is evident in how she runs her classroom. She would love to have the following items to finish out her room.
Gift card- Teachers pay Teachers
Gift card- United Arts and Education
Activity table- Norwood half moon
Large carpet that would hold 20+ students (rectangular, colorful, elementary in print
White/color cardstock
Math manipulatives (student mini clocks- plastic- 10+), more unifix cubes,
bryan pennycuff- Facilities manager
Mr. Pennycuff works hard to keep our grounds and building in working order. He is responsible for repairs, snow removal, grounds maintenance, and much more. He needs a utility vehicle to help haul dirt, mulch, and equipment around our campus. He would also like a new security camera for our grounds.
2 Sets- RIDGID TOOL COMPANY GIDDS2-3554587 18V Drill And Impact Driver Kit
Craftsman 254 PC Mechanics Tool Set with 75 Tooth Ratchet
Christine Plowman-KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Plowman is one of our amazing kindergarten teachers. She works to create a classroom environment that engages students academically and socially. She would love to have the following items for her students.
Stamps - Upper and Lower case letters
Dr. Pingnan Shi- Math and Logics
Dr. Shi is a brilliant and innovative teacher who uses his past experience an engineer to teach algebra, calculus, robotics, and logics to our students. In his logics class he often uses chess to help students think strategically.
$500 to build two 3D printers for next semester's 3D printing class
Cindy Smith-English
Mrs. Smith is a beloved GCA teacher who teaches language and composition to our high school students. She would like a three hole punch which would be used by students to hole punch binder items.
Dawn Stout- School Guidance COUNSELOR
Ms. Stout is the GCA Guidance Counselor. She works with our students on scheduling, graduation requirements, and provides support for issues students have at school She would love the following items for her office.
4 Wall-Mounted Magazine Rack, 5 Slot Hanging Document Filing System, Black
Jen Teike- School Nurse
Mrs. Teike is our nurse and sees to the day to day care of our children. She would appreciate gift cards to use to stock up on hand-sanitizer, tissues, band-aids, and other items.
Julie Walters- Science
Mrs. Walters is a beloved teacher who teaches science, chemistry, and physics at GCA. She uses fun projects to help her students understand the basic principles of aerodynamics and Newtons laws. Students in her classes build kites and Rube Goldberg devices.
2 each Red Granite Igneous
2 each Slate Metamorphic
2 each Hornblende Igneous
2 each Basalt Igneous
2 each Gneiss Metamorphic
joellen weems-KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Weems is one of our amazing kindergarten teachers. She creates a classroom environment focused on reading readiness and foundational math skills that prepare our students for first grade. She would love to have the following items.
Set of six jumbo magnifying glasses
Learning Palettes math base kit
12 Scarves for movement and play activities- 2 sets


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It's officially summer. Time for vacations and hanging out outside with family and friends. It's the time for pool parties and long days of relaxing without worry. And it's hot. And if you're one of the lucky ones, you'll manage to get a nice tan. The rest of us will look like we got into a loosing fight with some red paint.
This week, the challenge is to draw the embodiment of summer. Create a drawing that defines what you believe summer to be!
If you are interested in joining in, even if it is your first time, we'd love to have you join us. Please follow these simple steps to submit in your drawings to be shared!

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Karma In Black (Nuclear Blast)
by Martin Popoff
Funny, only attuned metalheads with paranoid and sensitive nü metal radar would detect the nü metal that the label hype casually and sparingly mentions as being buried somewhere within The Defaced. But sure, dig and it's there (amidst the band's Swedish melodic death: This features Soilwork and Darkane folk), in the occasional mopey and electro-treated vocals, in the guitar tones, in the quiet, scrapey sections. But the lesson is more likely about how heavy nü metal can be at times, The Defaced combining extreme Swedish violence with the white hot and heavy bits from Amercian nü metal bands, most notably Machine Head, and maybe Skrape and Slipknot (see opener "October Ruins" for a weird approximation of the Knot). In fact, I hear more Nevermore and debut-era Machine Head guitar riffing and tones in here than later Machine Head. And same thing with Henry Ranta's drumming: This is 90% complex frost metal and maybe 10% cymbal-thrashing American groove. Somebody had to try this, and what a great idea. And what a great execution as well, The Defaced staying well the hell away from anything within nü metal that is annoying and damnifying, while just lightly sampling some of the cool new ways nü found to be heavy.
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Over the past 6 months, Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo has enjoyed great success in the western market following the release of A.O.T Wings of Freedom in North America and Europe, and more recently with Team Ninjas superb action-RPG NiOh. In a recent interview, Koei Tecmos General Manager Yasutomo Watanabe spoke openly about the publishers recent release, NiOh, its challenges and the companies plans to push more big name titles out to the western market in the future.
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Woodview Condominium can be found at Zoe St 175. The following is offered: Apartments. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Staten Island there are 25 other Apartments. An overview can be found here.
Woodview Condominium is located at 175 Zoe St, Staten Island, NY. This location is in the Dongan Hills neighborhood. This business specializes in Condominiums and Property Management.


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Marine Electrical Propulsion System Integrator
Relocation/travel requirements YES
L3 MAPPS is seeking two (2) Marine Electrical Propulsion Systems Integrators. The selected candidates will provide marine engineering expertise in marine electrical propulsion & power systems. These are senior level engineering positions that will be reporting directly to our L-3 MAPPS Engineering Director. The successful candidates will be based at Vancouver Shipyards, 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC.
The main responsibilities include:
Developing innovative technical solutions for electric propulsion and power systems for Navy and Coast Guard ship projects;
Taking responsibility for the customer technical interface and operate as part of a pursuit team;
Utilizing the best technical solutions from within L-3 and from partner companies for all aspects of the overall power & propulsion solution; and
Delivering complete systems and technology while ensuring high quality tailor made and custom design solutions.
Qualified, specialized Marine Engineer with senior-level expertise in marine electrical propulsion systems;
University graduate in engineering, with 7+ years of relevant experience in marine engineering;
In-depth knowledge and experience with marine electrical propulsion systems including: Diesel-generator sets (medium voltage (MV) or low voltage (LV)), MV or LV switchboards, Ships' service transformers and AC motors;
In-depth knowledge and experience of latest developments in DC rectifiers and Converters (IGBT, IGCT, Thyristor, etc.), Electric Motor Drives (MV and LV), Converters (DFE, AFE, etc.), Harmonic Filters and power systems design;
In-depth knowledge and experience in the use of power system analysis tools for short circuit calculations, harmonic calculations and load flow calculations;
Project management experience required;
In-depth knowledge and experience in designing and engineering of marine electrical propulsion systems;
Ability to understand customer requirements, including technical and contractual;
Commercially astute;
Knowledge of class rules applicable for marine electric power plants;
Excellent communications skills;
Oral and written English proficiency;
Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook); and
Willingness to travel.
If interested by this position, please send your resume to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
L-3 MAPPS subscribes to the principle of employment equity and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities, who are qualified, to apply.
Essential - use of power system analysis tools dor short circu
Essential - Engineering electrical or electronics
Essential - Oral & written English proficiency
Company description
L-3 MAPPS is a leading world global supplier of control and simulation solutions for the marine, power generation and space sectors. Headquartered in Montreal, Québec, Canada, L-3 MAPPS has operating units located in the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Malaysia.
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Spooky Halloween Wedding Receptions Themes For Your Grand Wedding Day
As wedding is an event that comes once in everyone's life so everyone wants to make it as memorable as possible. As people search out new ideas for their weddings, they wish to make a unique and classy wedding. As the Halloween season arrives, couples start their Halloween wedding planning is and soon come up with a ghostly wedding. The ideas for a wedding theme receptioncan be quite a wonderfully and horrifying experience.
Halloween wedding reception is a scary and haunted reception you have ever seen. It is like a horror movie. Everything is designed to amaze others. Ranging from the decoration of the cake to the entire reception,it should truly reflect the Halloween theme.
In a Halloween wedding reception, couples dress up like vampires and witches and they even ask the guests to make their costumes according to Halloween. These Halloween receptions have a huge number of ideas in it. The bridesmaids at the reception can hold grooms instead of bouquets. And the groomsmen appear like zombies.The brides instead of wearing diamonds, gold or silver jewellery wear vampire teeth, and witch's hats. The bride and groom look romantic and dark and mysterious by wearing silver masks.
Cake in Halloween wedding reception is the most creative thing. The caterers are asked to use a lot of dark chocolate in the cake to make it dark in appearance. The cake is even decorated with skulls and many other Halloween items. Many other side dishes are prepared that shows resemblances with the Halloween wedding. Pumpkin martinis and vampire wines are served to the guests at Halloween weddings.
Halloween wedding reception has millions of favor ideas as it is a good idea to go for Halloween wedding favors and make it more interesting. People serve treats to the guests in order to thank them. Halloween lip balms, Halloween gift boxes, Halloween goodie bags, candies, glass shots and many other favors are used at the receptions. Orange and black color schemes are used in Halloween weddings. The centerpieces are selected with intense care so that they appear like Halloween centerpieces.
The couples who plan Halloween weddings even make their entrances stylish and unique. Some enter the reception hall by emerging from coffins, some choose other ideas. In Halloween receptions, horror movies are even projected that are enjoyed and loved by the guests.
Halloween inspired wedding receptions are worth to visit. Some children might get scared but the adults will have a lot of fun. These weddings can be made budget friendly as well as expensive. Some Halloween receptions are perfectly designed in low budgets with the help of creative and innovative ideas.
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Nintendo Australia announced the SNES Classic Mini will release in Australia on September 30th. Much like last year's NES Classic Mini Edition, the SNES Mini will feature a library of games built into the system including Donkey Kong: Country, Star Fox, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, and more.
PLUS the SNES Classic Mini will ALSO feature the previously unreleased Star Fox 2! That's right; the sequel they cancelled back in the 90s will finally see the light of day.
The games included are:
- Contra III: The Alien Wars™
- Donkey Kong Country™
- EarthBound™
- Final Fantasy III
- Kirby™ Super Star
- Kirby's Dream Course™
- The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™
- Mega Man™ X
- Secret of Mana
- Star Fox™
- Star Fox™ 2
- Street Fighter® II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
- Super Castlevania IV™
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts™
- Super Mario Kart™
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™
- Super Mario World™
- Super Metroid™
- Super Punch-Out!!™
- Yoshi's Island™
The SNES Classic Mini will also come with two controllers instead of just one like the NES Mini Classic and the console will retail for $119.95.
If you're drooling over this as much as I am, then go and pre-order it now! Remember how hard it was to find last year's NES Mini Classic? I'm not going to make that mistake again.


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Relationship between FInancial performance and logistics performance
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Traditionally finance and logistics are thought off as the two organization functions which have always found themselves on opposite sides of each other. On one hand the logistics wants to expand the business by giving more credit to their customers and also by holding inventory to serve the customer better while finance is seen as the controlling function which does not believe in blocking the cash through credit and inventory and in speeding up the recovery process all the time. Customers are often caught in situations which eventually affect the company's performance.
Financial performance of a company is dependent on its cash management and profitability. Cash management is very critical for the survival of the company, there at times when company is performing well in term of sales and services but fail to generate cash effectively which often results in unfavorable situations for the company. In order to do well financially the company must have enough sales to cover up the running expenses and fixed cost and also a constant and growing return on the investment.
Logistics performance of a company is dependent on low inventories, delivery quality and delivery time etc. Logistics was not long before considered as a sub function to marketing where the marketing department forecasts the sales unit in a period and the sales force set about their ways to achieve it. Logistics was primarily doing the procurement, warehousing and transporting of the goods. The horizon of logistics has become a lot wider with the changing scope and emphasis on the supply chain management. Now the logistics management is seen as complete delivery of goods from one end to the other.
Shipping Industry
International shipping industry carries around 90% of the world trade. The concepts of import and export of goods and free trade are not a possibility without the contribution of the international shipping industry.
Shipping and mercantile industry continues to facilitate the people of the world by bringing benefits to the businesses around the world by giving them top class services and unmatched freight costs. The performance and efficiency of the shipping industry has increased the level of trade between the countries by bringing an economic turn around which has improved the economic conditions of many countries around the world.
The fleet of ships that are assisting in international trade is around 50,000 merchant ships which are used to transport cargo from one corner of the world to the other. 150 countries on the globe are using them; the fleet is ably manned by over a million dedicated seafarers representing almost every nation in the world.
The shipping and mercantile industry in Pakistan was blossoming till 1974 when the competition between public and private sector was ended by nationalization of all industries. The old and traditional players vanished from the scene after that and soon the government had to overturn its decision but the faith of investors was faded by then. The late 90's and early 2000's saw the revival of the sector by the new private investment policy which gave many incentives to the private investors in the country.
Shipping is one of the worlds most expensive and capital intrinsic sector which requires heavy investment in assets, a country like Pakistan which is its developing state cannot rely alone on the Government sector for this as the Government has different developmental priorities as well. In the light of this the government has offered incentives to the private sector to help its cause in this area. The government has come up with a policy from a joint collaboration of both public and private sector along with all the stakeholders to attract the investment in this important sector by giving incentives, making sound and consistent policies and assuring regulations and procedures to gain the confidence of the investors. This policy is called the merchant shipping policy which unlike the previous policies did cater for the issues of all the stake holders in this vital field. This policy is likely to improve the gaps and will encourage a sound flow of foreign trade by giving access to the international markets. The only specific regulation in this policy is for national carriers (government owned) which according to UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments); ensures that Government owned cargo will be transported by the national carriers.
Pakistan currently has 3 ports which are Karachi Port, Port Qasim and the newly developed Gwadar Port. All three ports are easily accessible and have all state of art facilities to handle international cargo. The Port Qasim in Karachi can berth vessels and tankers up to 11 feet and 12 feet respectively. The private sector is widely encouraged to invest in the shipping sector as the additional facilities like shipyards, dry-docking repairs and many other are available on these ports. In order to further attract the private investors 48 licenses which give private company the right to operate shipping company in Pakistan has been given.
Shipping Industry's Problem
According to a forecast by BM1 (Business Monitor International), the global container shipping industry faced a couple of very tough years including 2010 after the decline in global trade volumes in these years.
The volumes in 2010 are expected to get better; BMI used its global port container throughput indicators to check the magnitude of the recovery that lies ahead for the container sector. It used its forecasting matrix for the assumptions based on the figures of 2009 and the expected figures of 2010. The data was reviewed and evaluated on the quarter basis as shipping follows seasonal trends in its business.
BMI presented its report that using the Jebel Ali port of UAE, the region's busiest container port and a transshipment hub for other Middle East countries, as a bellwether. Jabel Ali in 2009 showed growth in container throughput of around 6% but this growth is comparatively low to the previous years where the region's busiest port reported growth of 25% and 21% for 2007 and 2008 respectively. It remains to be seen how 2010 will be unfolded but despite of comparatively low growth than the previous years Jabel Ali remained on the few ports around the world which is showing growth in container throughput.
Apart from port of Singapore which boasts the largest container throughput and is also a hub for Europe and US to Asian states; the majority of the ports elsewhere is Asia suffered at the hands of Global economic recession which has seen the factory orders being dried up from Europe and US. The consumer market recession has continued its effect from 2009 into 2010 causing volumes to drop which has resulted in denting the hopes of revival for Asian ports.
Emerging Europe has been severely affected by this economic downturn as the global consumer markets have gone into recession. Russia is one of major emerging economy in Europe but this region with its biggest port of St Petersburg has seen a major decline in volumes in 2009. According to BMI the single port itself has seen a drop of 39% of volumes in 2009 which has also badly impacted the forecast for 2010 and sending the message across that emerging Europe remains one of the most affected areas by the Global economic recession. Russia; as a country itself saw almost 34% percent decline in all its trade alone in 2009.
Africa; a continent which has seen a considerable rise in the demand of its raw material sector such as coal, mostly exported to China but Africa still faced negative growth for the manufactured goods sector. Durban; South Africa's largest port in terms of volumes has observed an overall decline in volumes of 13.58% which reflects the overall picture of Africa.
The US, the central and focal point of Global economic recession has been under severe problems of unemployment which has dented the consumer confidence. The demand for import of manufactured goods has suffered because of this and the country's overall container facilities are also showing the same results.
The ever so emerging Latin America is also feeling the heat of the global crisis. The region two biggest ports; West coast port of Valparaiso in Chile and the Atlantic port of Santos in Brazil are both facing declines in volumes in 2009. The Chilean port has a downturn of volume of around 14% where as the Brazilian port is heading downwards by around 24% which is mainly due to the economic conditions prevalent in both the countries. Brazilian economy which is based on consumer goods was more skeptical to the crisis than the Chilean one.
According to BMI 2010 will see recovery in volumes in the last two quarters but there will be scrapping but not at the same pace as 2009. It also says the global business owners will show interest in the reclaiming their lost business in the past one and a half hour and the vessels will once again start making money for their companies.
Significance of Logistics in Supply Chain
According to de Kluyver and Pearce (2006, p. 4), the ultimate goal of strategy is "long-term, sustainable superior performance." Such superior performance now depends on the ability of a manufacturing organization to become a fully integrated partner within a supply chain context (Cooper et al., 1997), thus all but requiring that manufacturing organizations adopt a supply chain strategy. Such supply chain strategies focus on how both internal and external business processes can be integrated and coordinated throughout the supply chain to better serve ultimate customers and consumers while enhancing the performance of the individual supply chain members (Cohen and Roussel, 2005).
Examples of business processes that must be integrated include manufacturing, purchasing, selling, logistics, and the delivery of real-time, seamless information to all supply chain partners. Managing at the supply chain level requires a new focus and new ways of managing (Lambert et al., 1998). Manufacturing managers must learn to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with supply chain partners (Gammelgaard and Larson, 2001).
For this study, I adopt the Larson and Halldorsson (2004) "unionist" perspective on the relationship between logistics and supply chain management. This perspective hold that supply chain management incorporates logistics as a key supply chain focused function (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, 2007).
Organizational managers are asked to focus attention and resources directly on supply chain functions such as logistics to bolster the competitiveness of the supply chains. The managers are, however, ultimately judged on the marketing and financial performance of their organizations. Does a supply chain focus lead to improved logistics performance, which, in turn, results in improved organizational performance? It is our purpose to answer that question. Building on the works of Schramm-Klein and Morschett (2006), Wisner (2003), and Bowersox et al. (2000), we theorize a logistics performance model with logistics performance as the focal construct and supply chain management strategy as antecedent and marketing performance (sales and market share growth) and financial performance (return on investment and profit growth) as consequences. Data collected from a national sample of US manufacturers are used to assess the model following a structural equation methodology.
A review of the related literature and discussion of the theorized model with incorporated hypotheses follow in the next section. The methodology employed in the study is then presented. The results of the scale assessment and the structural equation modeling results follow.
Scope of study
It has long been established that for good financial performance the company needs to perform well on the cost indicators. Logistics performance though also based on lowering cost performance indicators is always willing to penetrate the market with different techniques. This study will help develop a relation if any between these variables and the intensity of their relation as well.
Research Hypothesis
Ho: There exist no relation between finance performance and logistics performance.
Although logistics performance and financial performance have been widely studied, their distinct relationship has received limited empirical scrutiny, especially in the case of SMEs. In the logistics literature, it is generally assumed that outstanding logistics performance is associated with high-financial performance through low costs, high revenues and efficient and effective asset utilization (Anderson et al., 1997).
High-logistics performance is associated with efficient and reliable operations, which imply overall cost efficiency and high-asset productivity. Furthermore, short cycle times allow the firm to react rapidly to market needs resulting in flexibility and increased ability to provide timely and innovative solutions as the distance between the firm and its customers is short. These features would allow the firm to reap increased revenue due to the superior quality related to its products or services (Ellinger et al., 2000; Lambert and Burduroglu, 2000; Lambert and Pohlen, 2001; Venkatraman and Ramanujam, 1986). Literature on supply chain management (SCM) has adopted a similar approach towards the link between operational and financial performance. At a conceptual level, the relationship between logistics and SCM has been widely debated for over a decade and no consensus on this issue yet exists. In their recent article, Larson et al. (2007) identify four conceptual perspectives to the discussion on logistics versus SCM, which cover all possible ways the two fields might be interrelated in the context of business: logistics equals re-labeling SCM, traditionalist logistics subsumes SCM, unionist logistics is subsumed by SCM, or SCM and logistics overlap partially intersection.
For the purposes of this study the terms logistics and SCM are used as synonymous concepts as the approach and measures used in performance studies are highly similar in these two fields. Furthermore, the Finnish term meaning "logistics" was used in the survey. This term is widely used in Finland in business and covers both logistics and SCM issues.
Given the importance of the issue, surprisingly limited empirical affirmation of a relationship between financial and logistics performance has been presented. For example, Schramm-Klein and Morschett (2006) found logistics performance, measured in terms of logistics costs and quality, to have a high-positive influence on the financial performance of retail firms. Similarly, the survey results of a study examining large manufacturing firms in Taiwan (Shang and Marlow, 2005) support the notion of a positive relationship between logistics and financial performance.
Overall, a more typical approach in contemporary logistics studies focusing on performance is to examine the relationship between specific logistics or SCM practices or so-called logistics capabilities (Bowersox et al., 1999; Olavarrieta and Ellinger, 1997; Shang and Marlow, 2005) and financial performance based on a resource-based argumentation. For example, Sanders and Premus (2005), Wu et al. (2006) and Yusuf et al. (2004) have focused on the relationship between logistics management practices and financial performance arguing that factors such as firm IT capability, internal and external collaboration, and supply chain integration improve firms' financial performance. Also a number of studies have focused on the distinct relationship between logistics management-related factors and logistics performance. For example, the study by Closs et al. (2005) finds that flexible logistics programs and internal collaboration have a positive influence on logistics performance. In contrast, the study by Stank et al. (2001) reports the relationship between external collaboration and logistics performance to be insignificant.
In the outlined body of literature, certain limitations relate to the nature and scope of completed studies, which specifically address the distinct relationship between logistics and financial performance. In these studies both logistics and financial performance are typically measured using only self-reported perpetual indicators and single respondents, which capture the impression of one single person at one specific point in time. Furthermore, as noted by Chow et al. (1994), few logistics studies on performance adequately capture the multiplicity of goals in order to evaluate both logistics and financial performance in a holistic manner.
Also a number of consultancy-type studies have been completed in this field of investigation (European Logistics Association and A.T. Kearney, 2004; World Global Logistics Research Team, Michigan State University, 1995). These studies have commonly arrived at the conclusion that excellence in logistics is directly connected with outstanding financial performance (D'Avanzo et al., 2003). For example, in a recent of study of Southeast Asian firms, Kremers et al. (2005) examine the relationship between supply chain operations reference model metrics and financial metrics, both of which are measured using "hard" self-reported operational figures. The study findings give indications of a weak link between financial and supply chain performance. However, a common drawback of consultancy-type studies is that they do not describe the applied methodology in detail, which makes the assessment of results rather difficult.
Another typical feature for studies in this field, especially in terms of consultancy-type studies, is that respondent firms are mainly relative large firms. These firms can be assumed to have rather advanced know-how relating to how logistics should be managed due to their greater possibility of dedicating resources to such issues compared to SMEs (Kadiyali et al., 2000; Wilkinson, 1996). In addition, large firms tend to possess considerable bargaining power vis- a -vis their suppliers and/or customers. This enables large firms to negotiate better terms and leaves more room for maneuvering in many logistics, marketing and purchasing operations compared to SMEs (Crook and Combs, 2007; Emerson, 1962; Stigler, 1968).
It might also be assumed that outstanding logistics performance would also have a positive effect on stock prices in addition to direct effects relating to reduced costs and enhanced revenues (Christopher and Ryals, 1999; Walters, 1999). Recent studies have, for example, provided evidence suggesting that markets react to the adoption of SCM enhancement tools and technologies in a positive manner (Filbeck et al., 2005) and to sudden drops in supply chain performance in a negative manner (Singhal and Hendricks, 2002).
The linkage between logistics performance, related management practices and overall financial performance is difficult to detect in large corporations as logistics practices applied in separate organizational units may differ widely. Thus, a consolidated financial report is typically too rough a measure for a meaningful analysis. This is less of a problem when examining SMEs. SMEs tend to have common characteristics which distinguish them from larger firms (Gartner, 1985). These features pose both advantages (e.g. increased flexibility) and limitations (e.g. limited resources, opportunities for benefiting from economies of scale) to the operation of small firms vis- a -vis their larger competitors. Overall, there has been limited logistics research specifically focused on SMEs, and thus knowledge is limited in terms of the level of logistics as well as regarding the relationship between logistics performance and financial outcomes in these firms.
In the context of the present study, logistics performance is understood to cover the dimensions of cost efficiency (Beamon, 1999; Chow et al., 1994; Closs et al., 2005; Gunasekaran et al., 2004; Lambert and Pohlen, 2001; Rosenweig et al., 2003; Schramm-Klein and Morschett, 2006; Yusuf et al., 2004), service quality (Beamon, 1999; Chow et al., 1994; Closs et al., 2005; Fawcett and Cooper, 1998; Gunasekaran et al., 2004; Lambert and Pohlen, 2001; Rosenweig et al., 2003; Schramm-Klein and Morschett, 2006; Shang and Marlow, 2005; Stank et al., 2001) as well as time-related factors (Chow et al., 1994; Closs et al., 2005; Fawcett and Cooper, 1998; Gunasekaran et al.,2004; Lambert and Pohlen, 2001; Morgan, 2004; Rosenweig et al., 2003; Schramm-Klein and Morschett, 2006; Yusuf et al., 2004), which have been commonly featured in previous studies. In terms of the relationship between logistics performance and financial outcomes, a positive relationship is presumed to prevail between the two. Resultant low costs, high revenues and efficient and effective asset utilization from high-logistics performance are assumed to reflect on the financial performance of the firm through higher profitability and productivity as well as opportunities to grow faster relative to its competitors in a certain industry
Research model
Logistics and financial performance were measured by using multiple measures for both logistics and financial performance. When measuring financial performance, both growth and profitability were covered. According to Delmar (1997) and Weinzimmer et al. (1998) the growth of sales, employment, assets and market share dominate measures for growth. From these the growth was measured by: the average turnover growth rate from 2006 to 2008 (according to Pakistan accounting standard sales is not reported separately but turnover is very close to it); and the average asset growth rate from 2006 to 2008.
Market share data were not available. Since, the studied companies are not public, I could not construct a measure of added shareholder value like, e.g. Stewart (2004) did. However, it is well established that in case of small business "profitability is best judged by net earnings per dollar of assets in a business" (Edmunds, 1979). Thus, profitability was measured by:
The average return on total assets from 2007 to 2009;
The average return on capital employed from 2007 to 2009; and
The average EBIT-per cent from 2007 to 2009
EBIT-per cent was included in order to check whether profitability behaved differently compared to asset-based measures. I also crosschecked our results by testing with other related measures derived from financial reports-based data, but regardless of the measures used, the overall conclusions remained the same.
Logistics performance was measured through two different approaches. The first approach was to ask respondents directly how they perceive their logistics performance and their competitors' logistics performance and the second one was to construct theoretical measures of the construct. The first approach yields four groups. Since, the importance of logistics is likely to increase, we have referred to companies, who perceive their own and competitor's logistics performance to be at a relatively high level, as forerunners. The majority of the companies seem still to be complacent and view their own and competitors' logistics performance to be, at best, at a medium level. The group of leaders, i.e. where the company's own performance is seen high and better than that of competitors, is relative small.
The second approach was to identify theoretical dimensions of logistics performance. Based on literature, they are as follows: service level characterizing the service quality, operational metrics characterizing the time-based logistics performance (smaller values refer to better performance), and logistics costs characterizing cost efficiency (smaller values refer to better performance).
Variable Definitions
Measuring Logistics Performance
Improving logistics performance has become an important development policy objective. The performance of customs, trade-related infrastructure, inland transit, logistics services, information systems and port efficiency are all critical to whether countries can trade goods and services on time and at low cost. This trade competitiveness is central to whether countries can harness globalization's new opportunities for development. International logistics encompasses an array of actions ranging from consolidation of cargo, transportation, warehousing, and border and custom clearance to in and out-country distribution and payment systems. This sequence cannot be easily summarized in a single indicator. Nor is it easy to collect on a global basis, the information to build a performance measure. Information on time and costs associated with some important logistics processes such as port time, time to clear customs and transport, provides a good starting point and in many cases is readily available but this information, even when complete, cannot be easily aggregated in a single consistent cross-country dataset because of essential differences in the supply chain structure among countries. Perhaps more important, many critical elements for good logistics performance such as the transparency of processes and the reliability, quality and predictability of services cannot be captured from the information available on time and costs. To address this, the World Bank, with its professional and academic partners, has produced the (first) Logistics
Performance Index (LPI) to start closing the knowledge gap and help countries develops logistics reform programs to enable trade and enhance their competitiveness.
Complementing existing international sets of competitiveness indicators such as the World Bank's Doing Business measures and the World Economic Forum's index of Global Competitiveness, the Index of Logistics Performance and its indicators propose a comprehensive approach to supply chain performance. It provides the first in-depth cross-country assessment of the logistics gap and constraints facing countries. Given their uniqueness and significance, the LPI data have also been used extensively in many countries.
Financial Performance Variable Definitions
For analysis, two different types of firm performance measures are used: accounting returns and stock market returns. Accounting returns are measured using return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). Stock market performance is measured utilizing the total return to a common shareholder. Both types of measures are widely used in such type of studies. All financial performance data is taken from the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) database published by Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). A brief discussion of each measure follows:
Return on assets (ROA) is widely used by market analysts as a measure of firm performance, as it measures the efficiency of assets in producing income. For purposes of this analysis, we calculated ROA as after tax income with addition of interest expense, divided by average total assets. Interest expenses are added back to income because we want to know the total income generated by the firm per rupee of assets irrespective of whether equity or debt financing is used.
Return on equity (ROE) is a measure of the performance of the firm relative to shareholder investment. Since this is a measure of shareholder returns rather than overall firm profitability, interest expenses are subtracted out of income for this measure.
Total risk-adjusted return to shareholders is measured based on cash dividends paid out plus stock market share price appreciation. Returns are adjusted for stock-price variability by using the standard firm-specific "beta" calculated directly from stock prices. To the extent that risk is associated with logistics performance, controlling directly for it will tend to reduce the significance level of any results relating the effect of differences in logistics performance on firm performance.
For our purposes, stock market returns are a better measure of firm performance. First, they represent true gains to shareholders, through both dividends paid out and appreciated stock prices. In contrast, accounting returns cannot be directly realized by shareholders. Second, stock market returns are more directly comparable across firms, as they are not subject to the accounting manipulations of items such as taxes and depreciation. Finally, those who adhere to an efficient markets theory of stock prices would argue that they are a good measure of future profits. Of course, we are measuring changes in the stock prices - not their absolute levels.
Thus, market returns in this context refer to the sum of current shareholder returns (cash dividends and changes in stock prices) plus improvement in the long-run prospects of the firm.
The primary problem is to find whether there is any relation between financial performance and logistics performance or not.
Research Hypothesis:
Ho: There exist no relation between finance performance and logistics performance.
Data Collection
The dataset comprises of 8 Shipping companies that offered logistics too were surveyed with the help of a questionnaire. Logistics performance measures were derived from the survey data, and based on these values logistically top-performing firms were identified within industry. The financial performance of these firms was then examined using their financial reports.
In order to analyze the relation between logistics and financial performance, we first examine these performance constructs separately starting from financial performance measures.
The instrument was pre-tested where 4 to 5 sample questionnaire were filled to predict if there were any problems with the instrument for the respondent and whether it was easy to understand and comprehend the questions or not. Through pretesting it was found that all respondents felt comfortable in responding and respondent found questionnaire interested too
Sampling technique and Sample size:
Since the overall shipping industry in Pakistan that also offers the logistics services comprises of just 8 companies therefore the whole population is taken for analysis.
The questionnaire was given to logistics manager and in some companies to CEO and their response was noted down.
Financial performance was gauged using the company's financial where as the questionnaire was also used as a tool to find the relation between the variables.
Data through questionnaire is collected by two ways
i) Personal meeting by taking an appointment with the respondents
ii) By having a telephonic conference with the respondents. Respondents replied for the questions asked from them.
Questionnaire consists of twelve questions and the answers were recorded in the Likert four point scales.
Dimensions in this questionnaire are as follows:
-Efficiency of Logistics Firm
-Key ratios of Profitability
-Overall cost impact in different heads.
Statistical tool used
In this research Bivariate Correlations analysis is used to test the data. The reason for using The Bivariate Correlations procedure is that it computes Pearson's correlation coefficient along with their significance levels. Correlations measure how variables or rank orders are related. Pearson's correlation coefficient is a measure of linear association. (Multivariate data analysis, sixth edition Joseph F. Hair).
In terms of financial performance measures, the Pearson correlation coefficients between these measures are shown in Table 4.1. They seem to behave as expected based on the prior research.
Table 4.1
It seems that the growth metrics (average growth of turnover and average growth of assets) are significantly and strongly positively correlated. The profitability metrics (average EBIT-per cent, average return on total assets, and average return on capital employed) are also inter-correlated. However, the metrics for profitability and growth are not statistically significantly correlated and the coefficients are close to zero.
Table 4.2 shows descriptive statistics for the individual dimensions of logistics performance as well as for the variables they are constructed from.
Table 4.2
All variables show skewness and excess kurtosis but there seems to be variability on each of them that suggests that they should be able to differentiate between the firms.
Pearson correlation coefficients between the variables from which the dimensions of logistics performance are constructed are shown in.
The variables from which Table 4.3 each dimension is constructed are significantly correlated (at 0.01 risk level). Somewhat surprising is that all cost items are relatively strongly positively related since it could be expected that higher transportation costs lead to lower warehousing and lower inventory costs. However, this trade off seems not to exists which could imply that total costs might be more related to general level of logistics management rather than explicit optimization and trade-offs between transportation costs, warehousing, and lower inventory costs. It would also be a feasible assumption that higher logistics costs improve service quality.
Table 4.3
Although the correlations are statistically significant, they are relative small and in case of perfect order fulfillment the coefficient is negative. This might again be related to the possible generally low level of logistics performance among shipping companies and suggest that those companies who do it right for the first time enjoy some cost savings - thus, the companies might be still be far from the productive frontier that allow them to reduce costs and increase service level at the same time. On the other hand, the second component of service level is negatively correlated with all cost items as could be expected.
Table 4.4 shows Spearman's r correlation coefficients for the rankings on each dimension of logistics performance and financial performance. As we analyze rank orders, most of the values are unique. In such a case, the Spearman's is the most suitable correlation coefficient.
Table 4.4
When interpreting the data, for example, the positive correlation between logistics costs and service level implies that firms which scored high on service level ( ¼ relative good service level) tend to have scored well on logistics costs ( ¼ relative low-logistics cost). All correlation coefficients are statistically significant at the 0.05 risk level but are relative low implying that the used dimensions of logistics performance are distinct from each other.
The purpose of this paper was to explore the present logistics performance of shipping companies in Pakistan to analyze the relationship between logistics performance and financial performance in these firms.
The absence of a statistically significant relationship between financial and logistics performance may also be related to the overall low level of logistics performance among the shipping companies studied. The research was done based on the hypothesis that there exists no relation between the financial and logistics performance; though the relation has been found but it's very weak. The null hypothesis is rejected as there is some relation between the two variables.
My analyses gave indications as, for example, all logistics cost items were positively related although it could be expected that higher transportation costs would lead to lower warehousing and inventory costs. Better performance in terms of perfect order fulfillment was also related to lower logistics costs. These observations suggest that shipping companies might still be far from the productive frontier which would allow them to reduce costs and increase the service level at the same time. Nevertheless, the sample includes individual firms for whom logistics is already a source of competitive advantage but no statistical method is capable of reliably to identify such single firms from the mass.
In terms of future research, it seems that also other contextual or firm specific factors may have to be considered when studying the relation between logistics and financial performance of shipping companies because, as the results indicate, logistics issues are not yet in the forefront in determining the financial performance of shipping companies at an aggregate level.
Furthermore, such firms have often limited scope to negotiate and configure their logistics as well as marketing and sourcing operations through their suppliers and/or customers.
Thus, it would make sense to examine factors behind the aggregate performance metrics and to examine the distinct logistics management profiles of shipping companies and relevant contextual factors regarding their business environment. It is likely that in certain context some logistics profiles are more efficient than others. Furthermore, observable patterns may exist in terms of how these profiles evolve as firms grow and mature as well as when their industries mature. Thus, the strategic importance of general excellence in logistics or a certain combination of logistics profile elements may differ for more contexts to another.
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The journey
First year in college, passed away in a breeze. But as I read and got into engineering, I got the feeling that this wasn't really meant for me. Civil Engg, in particular, as I wasn't particularly strong health wise, after bouts of Measles, Chicken Pox and Typhoid. Nor was I strong in the subjects Civil Engineers ought to be strong in - Structures and Soil Mechanics.
The second year of college, saw the birth of this new dream in me. CAT. It happened when the CAT results came out, and I saw the names of many seniors who had got calls from various IIMs. That was the spark that grew inside me - that if some people studying in the same college could do it, why not me. Added to the fact that studying in NIT Bhopal gave you more free time than you could ever handle. I thought that if I prepared properly, I definitely had a chance at cracking the test.
But then, as usual, the Idle mind became the Devil's workshop and I killed time, like no one could. I hardly did anything worthwhile despite taking the old material of TIME from one of my seniors, and all that the material did was to rot in one corner of my room. I somehow got sense in the final moments of my 4th semester and enrolled at Career Launcher, Bhopal for the classroom course for CAT.
Rolling along
Classes started in about mid July, 2009 and I used to attend classes pretty sincerely. Contrary to my earlier love for maths, I found Number Systems; Permutation Combination a real pain. I used to really hate them. With this blog running and being a part of the Ed Board, my love for English grew and I found myself loving the English classes a lot and was very good at solving the class sheets.
But in terms of preparation, I hardly did anything. After a point, in February/March, I gradually found myself not doing too well in any section; and started losing interest in even attending classes; despite which I forced myself to attend them. (Guess that was the best thing I did at that point of time).
Time just kept flying past, with Editorial Board and a set of very good friends taking the rest of my time. It was May 2010 already and it was then that I realised I had really fallen behind the rest of the gang in terms of preparation. I hadn't quite done anything in the material that had been given. Nor had I even taken the pains to open the SIS of Career Launcher, and even go through the stuff that was there.
The college curriculum meant I had to undergo Industrial Training for about 3 weeks, in my summer vacation. I tried getting training in a couple of places, nearly got it at L&T Mumbai, but decided against going there and finally did it at Chennai Port. It was then that realisation hit me hard. And by hard, I mean, very HARD.
Training used to start at 7 in the morning and I had to leave my home at around 6 in the morning. Working conditions at the port were as bad as it could get. Nowhere close to the wonderfully clean and super modern ports that you see in movies. Standing in the sun, from the morning till 12-30 or 1, when we had our lunch break; that too in the peak summer Chennai sun, taught me a few lessons. I realised pretty much that I simply wasn't made for this kind of a job. My health took a hit. I decided that it was time I took up CAT more seriously and give it my best shot, even though it was pretty much late, by normal standards. I knew, deep down, that it was the only way that I'd be able to get a desk job. I finally got the sense to open my material and start working.
By the time, I'd opened my books, two of Career Launcher's ProcMocks had already gone past. I am pretty much very good at making schedules for myself, right from my school days, and in the last few days of my vacation, I sat down and made myself a proper schedule and plan as to how to go about preparation for CAT. But then, the end of the vacation packing and other stuff got the better of me. Finally, I started my serious CAT Preparation on July 10th 2010.
I had already given the first two mocks a skip. Hence Proc Mock 3 was something I was very serious about. I knew that it'd be the one that'd make or break my CAT Preparation. I seriously made a schedule targeting it and kept my goals pretty realistic this time, rather than building castles in the air, like the previous times i had got off to false starts. Meticulously I sat down and solved all the numericals from the Hard Copy material and worked my ass off.
My day used to start at 4-30 AM, when most of the hostel used to go to sleep. I gave in about 3 hours of preparation then and then went to college. Being in Civil Engg, which had by then become THE most sincere branch in college, attending every other class, I had to attend classes. Two hours of sleep in the afternoon followed by CAT class/further prep/break in the evening and then sleeping off by a maximum of 10 PM. I lost out on a lot of fun, in hostel life because of my schedule and on some of my friends too. But today, when I took back, I feel vindicated.
I had also "fallen in love" with the Editorial Board and worked like mad over there to release a successful magazine. I felt that the other editors in the Ed Board who were preparing for CAT were more serious than I had ever been, and thought I could sort of give a lot more of my time for EB(Ed Board) than them. The feeling being that, even if CAT screwed up, a successful magazine would help pull my mood up, unlike the IIT experience where I nearly went into depression.ProcMock 3 thankfully went well, and I got a 98 odd percentile topping the Bhopal Centre. (??).
But preparation was not without hassles. There were hassles aplenty right from the start. I was 'scared' of DI, and never used to practice any online tests due to the fear of not doing well in them and losing my confidence. I was over confident about verbal, but that turned out to be THE biggest problem of all. I used to think verbal was my strongest section, but turned out that it wasn't. I hardly cleared any cut-offs in verbal and had a worse than pathetic accuracy rate of less than 50%. Quant had quite a few issues esp with Number theory and Permutation and combination. The former I was scared of, and the latter I was extremely weak in. Verbal had yet another big problem with me having an aversion to RCs. I loved reading RCs on paper, but when it came to reading on screen, I used to prefer skipping them and moving to the next question.
In my initial mocks, I never used to analyse what went right or what went wrong and which were my strengths and weaknesses. I just used to go and give the mocks and that was the end of it. The mocks I gave initially gave me the confidence that, "yes, if i prepare the same way, I can do well in CAT." But it also gave me the warning that all wasn't well definitely.
I still remember my first mock analysis test with my sir @ Career Launcher when he went over my first few mocks and hit on my mistakes. He said two things and till today, I'm thankful to him for that:
# Stop doing "How many?" type questions (Permutation ones). You never get them right.
# Stop doing sentence correction ones. You invariably look for mistakes that aren't there. Instead work on RCs. They'll give you more marks.
It was then that I understood the meaning of analyzing a mock. I used to attempt a mock without any proper strategy - giving an hour for DI (which had by then become my strongest section); about 20 mins for Verbal and the rest for Quant. This lead to an imbalance in the time for each question and I ended up making mistakes which I shouldn't have been doing.
Forms had been out, and I filled up NMIMS; SP Jain; MDI; IIFT; FMS; XAT; CAT. I didn't feel like giving JMET or SNAP and made a mistake by not filling NITIE. My mocks were going fairly well, and I used to have cycles of ups. If a mock went well, invariably it would never be alone and it'd always be followed by atleast two more good mocks. And the same with bad ones. I hit a couple of highs with a 99.5 in one mock and a few lows too; with less than 50% accuracy in DI. Mock scores varied between 85 to 99 percentile through out the season.
I also started working on my RCs; and post this, there was a dramatic rise in verbal scores and my accuracy levels too. I found my actual strengths and weaknesses; which were completely different from the ones that I had assumed to be my strengths and weaknesses. Mentoring Sessions at Career Launcher, invariably saw a few more weak spots being addressed and scores moving up a little. As CAT came closer, I knew that I was more of a confidence player and needed a boost before the exam for it to go well.
My friends had told me that one particular mock in the Unproctored ones was very easy, and so I left it to be the last mock that I would take before the exam. I also scheduled my NMAT a month before CAT so that I could get a feel of how my efficiency dips in exam conditions. My preparation, remained steady and despite a few dips in confidence and preparation levels at times, I ensured that I was geared up to go.
It was during this time that I discovered PaGaLGuy.com as a wonderful resource for CAT Aspirants and it gave me a fair idea of what to expect in NMAT and CAT beforehand.
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