SkyCity Auckland - in my camera

SkyCity Auckland -
in my camera

West Harbour, Auckland

ICC 2015 Cricket world cup fixture

Fri, Feb 14, 15	Sri Lanka V New Zealand	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Fri, Feb 14, 15 (D/N)	England V Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sat, Feb 15, 15 (D/N)	South Africa V Zimbabwe	Seddon Park, Hamilton
Sat, Feb 15, 15 (D/N)	India V Pakistan	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Sun, Feb 16, 15	West Indies V Ireland	Saxton Oval, Nelson
Mon, Feb 17, 15	New Zealand v Scotland	University Oval, Dunedin
Tue, Feb 18, 15 (D/N)	Afghanistan v Bangladesh	Manuka Oval, Canberra
Wed, Feb 19, 15	United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe	Saxton Oval, Nelson
Thu, Feb 20, 15 (D/N)	England V New Zealand	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Fri, Feb 21, 15	Pakistan V West Indies	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Fri, Feb 21, 15 (D/N)	Australia V Bangladesh	The Gabba, Brisbane
Sat, Feb 22, 15	Afghanistan v Sri Lanka	University Oval, Dunedin
Sat, Feb 22, 15	South Africa V India	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sun, Feb 23, 15	England v Scotland	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Mon, Feb 24, 15 (D/N)	West Indies V Zimbabwe	Manuka Oval, Canberra
Tue, Feb 25, 15 (D/N)	Ireland v United Arab Emirates	The Gabba, Brisbane
Wed, Feb 26, 15	Afghanistan v Scotland	University Oval, Dunedin
Wed, Feb 26, 15 (D/N)	Sri Lanka V Bangladesh	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Thu, Feb 27, 15 (D/N)	South Africa V West Indies	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Fri, Feb 28, 15 (D/N)	Australia V New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland
Fri, Feb 28, 15 (D/N)	India v United Arab Emirates	WACA, Perth
Sat, Mar 1, 15	England V Sri Lanka	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Sat, Mar 1, 15 (D/N)	Pakistan V Zimbabwe	The Gabba, Brisbane
Mon, Mar 3, 15 (D/N)	South Africa V Ireland	Manuka Oval, Canberra
Tue, Mar 4, 15 (D/N)	Pakistan v United Arab Emirates	McLean Park, Napier
Tue, Mar 4, 15 (D/N)	Australia v Afghanistan	WACA, Perth
Wed, Mar 5, 15	Bangladesh v Scotland	Saxton Oval, Nelson
Thu, Mar 6, 15 (D/N)	India V West Indies	WACA, Perth
Fri, Mar 7, 15 (D/N)	South Africa V Pakistan	Eden Park, Auckland
Fri, Mar 7, 15 (D/N)	Zimbabwe V Ireland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Sat, Mar 8, 15	New Zealand v Afghanistan	McLean Park, Napier
Sat, Mar 8, 15 (D/N)	Australia V Sri Lanka	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Sun, Mar 9, 15 (D/N)	England V Bangladesh	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Mon, Mar 10, 15 (D/N)	India V Ireland	Seddon Park, Hamilton
Tue, Mar 11, 15 (D/N)	Scotland v Sri Lanka	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Wed, Mar 12, 15 (D/N)	South Africa v United Arab Emirates	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Thu, Mar 13, 15 (D/N)	Bangladesh V New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton
Thu, Mar 13, 15 (D/N)	England V Afghanistan	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Fri, Mar 14, 15 (D/N)	India V Zimbabwe	Eden Park, Auckland
Fri, Mar 14, 15 (D/N)	Australia v Scotland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Sat, Mar 15, 15	West Indies V UAE	McLean Park, Napier
Sat, Mar 15, 15 (D/N)	Pakistan V Ireland	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Tue, Mar 18, 15 (D/N)	TBC v TBC (A1 v B4)	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Wed, Mar 19, 15 (D/N)	TBC v TBC (A2 v B3)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Thu, Mar 20, 15 (D/N)	TBC v TBC (A3 v B2)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Fri, Mar 21, 15 (D/N)	TBC v TBC (A4 v B1)	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Mon, Mar 24, 15 (D/N)	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	Eden Park, Auckland
Wed, Mar 26, 15 (D/N)	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Sat, Mar 29, 15 (D/N)	TBC v TBC	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Case study - Contexts of Procurement and Supply

Question : Explain how regulation impacts on the purchasing activities at BRB

Regulation impacts on the purchasing activities at BRB are followed

Making specification of filter: For low emission , BRB have to purchase specified filter which is pass the certification process and ensure air quality of the city .

Select the supplier : for regulation impacts BRB has to select the supplier who is capable to supplier the preferred air filter.

Certification : for the regulation , BRB need certificate for the supplied filter. Withour certificate , BRB may have to pay £ 200 per day to enter in the low emission zone.

New product innovation: for regulation and update the service , BRB have to need frequently modification of digitally recorded commentary in several language and other high wear parts replaced.

Spot purchase: for maintaining the regulation and continue the service , BRB need spot purchasing of a lots of parts and others materials

Cost increasing : for spot purchasing the spare parts and other materials , cost in increasing day by day

Time wasting : due to spot buying and miss communication , BRB received some invoice with out purchase order , which waste time of both buyer and supplier.

Question : Discuss the benefit to BRB of Astra purchasing the filters and ensuring their certificate

Financial benefit: without filter and ensure the certificate , BRB can not continue its business as a tourist bus company. They have to pay £ 200 per day to enter in the low emission zone which may cost a lot. There fore , Astra purchasing of the filters and ensure certificate , BRB are financially benefited.

Enhance profitability : By ensuring certificate , BRB can provide as sightseeing tours throughout the capital city using a red open top double -decker bus which is enhance the profitability of the company.

Environmental benefit : using filters and ensuring certificate BRB is producing low emissions which is ensure the air quality of the city. Thus filters and certificate help to keep the city environment air pollution free.

Business benefit : for the certificate they can continue the business whithour any service penalties , So this is a business benefit for BRB

reputation benefit : Purchasing filters and ensuring certificate BRB can operate the Highly regulated Tourist bus service in the capital city .this service enhance the attractiveness of the city and ensure tourist satisfaction which is a reputation benefit for BRB.

Ensure tourist satisfaction : Using filters and ensuring the certificate , BRB's vehicle can operate the service thoughout the city and ensure the satisfaction of the tourist.

Safe and sustainable bus service : they are offering safe and sustainable bus service using the filters and certificate.

Enhance the attractiveness of the city: BRB's tourist bus service ensure tourist to visit the important place of the city in a safe and relaxed way which ensure tourist satisfaction and enhance the attractiveness of the city.

Question : discuss advantage and disadvantage of BRB of spot buying

Spot Buying : Spot buying is the practice of buying to meet immediate requirements, rather than for stock or to meet future demand. Frequent orders are raised at the prevailing price at the time the order is placed. When a commodity price is falling, spot buying may minimize total expenditure.

The advantages of a spot buying
A spot purchase may be particularly suited to circumstances where flexibility of provider is required. Additional potential benefits include:

• Promotes choice and flexibility in responding to changing needs
• Supports the development of more individualized services and price and enables commissioners to specify individual outcomes for service users
• May allow for closer matching of resources to individual needs
• Represents a low risk purchasing strategy in striking a balance between other contract options that are available to commissioners
• Provides an environment where it is easier for commissioners to shift to new supplier
• May present an easier route than other contract options for new providers to enter the local care sector.
  

The disadvantage of a spot buying
A significant use of spot contracts is not conducive to care sector stability. Other potential disadvantages include:

• The lack of guarantee offered to providers can be detrimental to service consistency and continuity;
• Insecurity of supply for commissioning organisations
• Lack of security for providers, which may result in a lack of capital investment
• Potentially higher prices arising from a lack of economies of scale
• An inhibition about closer working relationships between commissioners and providers
• Monitoring is difficult in an environment where there is a high volume of spot contracts
• Spot purchase are deficient as a planning tool
  
• It is difficult to predict the exact time period and strike price of the products. This can make it more difficult to achieve goal for the business. Fortunately, different types of SPOT options help mitigate this disadvantage.
  

Case Stady Anchoring , one kind of Business negotiation

Key Point :

Anchoring is a tactics of negotiation which are widely use in selling premium branded automobile products. Seller use anchoring tactics for the customer and using this tactics people are bias to purchase the products , Using anchoring seller also make a big margin and buyer also happy to fill that they are purchase the products with a big deal.

Automobile Manufacture sell their almost brand new cards to the customer, priced 15-20 percent less then the then brand new car which is the implementation of anchoring tactics.

This is a collaborative or interest – base negotiation which are figuring out both parties interest and this is a win- win situation for the both parties. Purchasing a nearly brand new car with 20 percent less, buyer are highly satisfied and felling that this is a great deal, on the other hand supplier are also happy that they make decent margin.

For anchoring the negotiation we have to price the table first , the price is more then the actual value , after some negotiation other party may accept the deal , they are fill better that they get a huge discount and we are pleased we also get our margin.

Analysis:

This is a tactics which make the negotiation easier and can easily make a deal with buyer and supplier

Buyer came to table with a maximum price which are their walk a way points.

Seller came to table with the minimum selling price , this is also the walk a way point for seller.

Both parties are try to negotiate the price and other condition , after they relived to get just enough , they may make the contract.

This is collaborative negotiation , both parties work together to try or find our an outcome which meet the clearly stated need of both parties as far as possible. This facilitates learning , generates more creative options and encourages trust.

Reflection :

This is very relevant to understand the negotiation process, buyer and seller level of satisfaction commitment and conclusion .

This is illustrate the negotiation process of high value premium brand brand new and used but almost brand new automobile.

This is a perfect example of collaborative or interest-based negotiation where customer satisfaction are also important issue.

This is highly integrated procurement procedure where buyer and seller are gain their objectives.

Auckland Vs Dhaka

Auckland vs Dhaka Climate & Distance Between

• The distance between Auckland, Albert Park, New Zealand and Dhaka, Bangladesh is approximately 11,076 km or 6,883 mi. 
  
  
• To reach Auckland, Albert Park in this distance one would set out from Dhaka bearing 126.1° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Auckland, Albert Park bearing 112.4° or ESE . 
  
  
• Auckland, Albert Park has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Dhaka has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw). 
  
  
• Auckland, Albert Park is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Dhaka is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome. 
  
  
• The average annual temperature is 10.3 °C (18.5°F) cooler. 
  
  
• Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.1 °C (0.2°F) less in Auckland, Albert Park. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic for both.
  
  
• Total annual precipitation averages 620.2 mm (24.4 in) less which is equivalent to 620.2 l/m² (15.22 US gal/ft²) or 6,202,000 l/ha (663,035 US gal/ac) less. About 2/3 as much. 
  
  
• The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 13.8° lower in Auckland, Albert Park than in Dhaka. 
  
  
• Relative humidity levels are 13% higher. 
  
  
• The mean dew point temperature is 6.9°C (12.5°F) lower.
  

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Eid in Auckland , New Zealand

last Sunday( 05/10/14) is Eid day in Auckland , New Zealand . This is my first Eid in New Zealand. Eid is a one of the most important festival for Muslims, In Bangladesh we celebrate it very much. This Eid ( Eid ul Adha) we sacrifice and obedience to All mighty Allah. Every Year I have arrange all kind of preparation and other work for Eid celebration in my home. But this year I am out of my country and every body was missed me in the festival. I am also missing my son and daughter , every time in Eid , they celebrate EID with me , But this year they miss me and can not enjoy the EID. 

My Eid in Auckland start with EID prayer , we have taken EID prayer at Avondale Community center organizes by the Bangladeshi association of New Zealand, The association arrange some sweet meet (Jelapy & kalojam) cake and balloon for the participator and children. There are also arrangement for woman here to perform the prayer. I enjoy the prayer and the environments. With a lot of Bangladeshi , another countries Muslim also atten the prayer of EID. After that We ( Shahin , Arif and Me ) came home and take some food.  Around 10 am we want to Mortuza Vai house to meet with them in the EID day , here we also take some food and go out for meet the other people . This is a nice journey and at 12 pm we reached home. The Eid may end at this time because after that we are in house and at evening go our to outside for nothing. At 9 pm I came back from outside and sleep at 12 am  with the  dissatisfaction of missing Bangladeshi EID. 

This EID day was very gorgeous in Bangladesh , we all of friends celebrate it very much, Here i have nostalgia for my friends , Bangladesh and my culture .

Sourcing in procurement and supply - CIPS, at NZCC

Now I taking preparation for my class exam. Today I have read some important definition in  chapter 5- Financial appraisal of suppliers ,  They are following

Assets : An assets is something which is owned by the  business and  use for achieving the business objective .

 
Liability : Liability is a sum owned by the business to outsiders ( eg amount owning the trade and outstanding load , overdraft , tax and wages.)

 
Income or revenue : this is the amount earned by the organization .
 eg  from sales,  interest of deposit , dividend of investment


Expenditure : The amount spend by the organization . 


Assets = Fixed assets + current assets


Net Current assets =  Total current assets - total current liability


Turnover : Turnover means what amount of good sold during  the year, whether or not the cash was actually received during the year. 

Waiting and waiting

I have applied somewhere one month before , they mail me that, they will inform me with in 20 working days .  The time line has been finished but till now I have been not informed about the matter. This is a very very important matter for my life , This one decision can change my life and my family life. Time is passing slowly and I am became frustrating. There are a lots of works have to do . I have to take some steps for my Business unit Lalpur Fashion Knit. There are some others have to do for the time being . But all the matter are hold up for some one . If the authority approved my application then I have to work in one way , others hand I have to done the reverse. Resently I have got a scholarship from Deffodill Institution of IT(DIIT) for Outsourcing. Today is the last day for admission here , there fore I am taking time for admission because If I admit and can not continue it may hampered the DIIT and also one other student who can take place of me.

Waiting time is very lazy.....and in my case I am suffering a lots .

FIFA World Cup 2014 , Brazil , Our football dilemma

Our football dilemma  .............


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AFROUZA AKTER MIAH Poly My very sweet sweet sister

I am deeply shocked and want to memorize the dead anniversary of my elder sister Afrouza Akter Miah Poly ( September 1, 1972 - May 22 , 2007) . This was a very sad incident of our family . She  live in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and two son Ibrahim Miah and Rayhan Miah. At the  last week of April, 2007 she came Bangladesh for Registration of her Bashundhara Land . Previously all time  Poly came with his husband or children , but this time she came alone. It was a planning of her Husband Abdur Rahim Miah ( Gufur )  who is the main killer of POLY. Billal was younger brother of  Gufur and he kill Ploy as per instruction of his brother. Before send Poly in Bangladesh , Gufur make 10 million Dollar life insurance for Poly and may be made another some insurance for Poly. 

 

Poly was staying  in out home Lalpur , Fatullah and just passing days to meet up out relatives . At  May 21 she was sleeping in bed . When I came back home from office she woke up and take dinner with me . At May 22 morning I have start for office and seen that Poly is talking with Gufur using  Computer.  This was the last meet with my sweet sister. Poly was just two year elder then me .I was her follower at school , She was the 1st girl of Fatullah Pilot Hish School. She score 1st division in S.S.C.& H.S.C. She love my Father very much and my father also very pleased to  Poly. My parents live on NZ with poly and My younger brother Shahin. 

At 3 pm , May 22, 2007 Billal call  me over mobile phone and told me that Poly was coming his office at Romna Bhavan , But she would not reached . I have very friendly relation with Billal, Last week I given him some money to buy a mobile phone for his wife. two to three time in a week I came Billal office to solve his computer related problems. I  told his to call her( POLY) mobile phone , Billal told me that her phone is switch off . After that I call every one for any information about Poly. After my office hour Billal and I goes to Dhaka medical college to see if any accident was happen .
Then we go Mothijheel Police Station for any news. At night we also go Narayangonj Sadar Hospital and 200 bed Hospital  for findout if any accident was happen in road . But every step was unsuccessful and we would not found any  trace of my sweet sister Afrouza Akter Poly. We are worried and would not open the TV so that we can not inform form any news from TV , After 10 Pm there was update news to Bangla Vision TV to found a dead body within a dram at Dhjlaipar , Jatrabari . At night Tuhin ( My cousin ) told me that he talk with Poly over mobile phone at noon  and Poly told Tuhin  that she was in Billal office and will go Bashundhara to see her plot. Poly also offer Tuhin to go with her. Then we were very much worried  and thinking what can happen ,what will be happen? 

At morning May 23, we inform from news paper that one dead body was found in Jatrabari Police Station and send to SSMC ( Mitford Hospital Morgue ) , some body told me to go there , but I told why I go there, Poly can not be found here , We not ever think that Poly can be found dead . After some time with the request of relatives we want to SSMC morgue. One of my Beximco colleague  Humayan was SSMC. The morgue was closed , Humayan told some one to bring the key and open door. After some time I found Poly is sleeping in the floor of the morgue, there was no life in her body. I was out of seance and can not control myself. I am looking my sweet sister body, She taken last dinner of her life with me .How it possible? why Ploy is here .One big chemical green drum was here. The dead body of Poly was found in this drum. The drum was known to me for its smile , This drum was used in Billal office for making white Vinal .
After some time police told me to go with them at Jatrabari Tkana , At Jatrabari Thana some officer ( ADC & OC ) interrogation me and take detail about the incident .Then they order some officer to arrest Billal and they suspect that Gofur was involved with the matter . And lastly they were right . My mom was abnormal after the incident and told me to not grave Ploy until she came Bangladesh. We preserved Ploy dead body at mortuary of BIRDEM hospital. After My mother reached we graved Poly at Lalpur graveyard.

After some days it has been  clear that Billel Murder Poly in his office with order of his brother Gufur .

One main reason of murder was life insurance money of Poly  but other reason was unknown. Gufur did not came Bangladesh after POLY murder and do not allow her son to see the grave yard of their mother . Gufur spend 1 core Taka for saving  himself and his brother from the murder case , Gafur sell his Boshundhara plot, Poly's  Mercedes-Benz  car and other valuable furniture for save him self, his brother and hair killer. But Billal can not save himself , after ball ( Jamin) form high court he  leave the country , now a out law accused . Billal has been  sentenced  life time jall for Killing My dear sister POLY.

Due to the gap of the Law , criminals has taken advantage, Police and other help them for money and therefore its became very hard to prove the crime in Court. I have been fight a lot for the justice, I have done as I can. I taken  the case in SPEEDY TRIBUNAL and find out all the witness, convince them to came Court and give statement and finished the trial . I have to works against Killers, Money , Corruption , Corrupted Court officer & Police. Advocate Alamgir Vai, one of my lawyer and brother has saved me from them .  last of all I have to say that we were unable to punished the culprit Billal as because He became a out law , Have leave the country , But he have been sentence for life time jall for killing of Afrouza Akter Poly

May All mighty ALLAH bless my sister , may she have a good life in grave and may Allah place her at heaven.

Mohammad Yeasin Akan

Certificate of Mohammad Yeasin Akan