// QUOTES.JS
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//
// Generate quote, link to another, and link to "more".
//
// Outline of this file:
//
// 1. Variables
// 2. Quotes
// 3. Function(s)
// 4. Output
//
// Generally speaking, you will only change #2, by adding quotes. It is necessary to increment
// the quote number, but it is no longer necessary (as of 12/01/06) to calculate and enter the
// proper "n" value. We now use the quote.length array length determination so everything is
// completely automatic.
//
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// VARIABLES

var allquotes = null;
quotes = new Array();

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// QUOTES

quotes[0] = ""I really enjoyed the interaction built into the subject areas, they help to break up the reading into bite-sized chunks. This module did a great job of discussing complicated topics with relevant examples, terms, and concepts."";

quotes[1] = ""This was a great refresher for me. One of the most valuable sets of information that I've come across as a Supply Chain professional. Every functional area from sales to engineering needs to have this information to gain a better perspective of the entire value delivery system."";

quotes[2] = ""Great job! I really like the manner in which the material is presented, including the interactive questions with immediate feedback, and the graphics are well done."";

quotes[3] = ""This is a great tool...one which should be easily understood by material planners, material managers, sales force, etc. I would have loved to have a copy to share with past executive team members to enable them to appreciate the difficulty of maintaining inventory levels."";

quotes[4] = ""Through these modules, I am learning a great deal and am applying them to a business case."";

quotes[5] = ""The use of examples, both from real life and contrived, are very helpful. Excellent use of flash for simulation and demos. The Beer Game really brought home the concept of the Bull Whip effect."";

quotes[6] = ""Even for a seasoned supply chain executive, this course was challenging."";

quotes[7] = ""I have encountered each of these concepts at one time or another. However, presenting them all together in one read is priceless. Great presentation. Now I have a toolkit of techniques to draw from."";

quotes[8] = ""I enjoyed the use of graphics and examples. This makes it easier to understand the different topics and improves progress."";

quotes[9] = ""Great graphics and animations throughout. Nice to see citations for further research...convenient and engaging...attractive for a general interest audience."";

quotes[10] = ""Very interesting and informative. A good refresher and good ideas presented! Interactive modules are great--more of those would be even better."";

quotes[11] = ""Excellent real life examples and practical ideas for reducing the effects of the 4 key [causes of] the Bullwhip Effect. Easy to follow and understand."";

quotes[12] = ""Great animations and straight to the point...I am recommending this to our manager for our buyers to go through for development."";

quotes[13] = ""Great examples, nice smooth flow and easy to understand."";

quotes[14] = ""I fully appreciated the combination of text, visual, and animated illustrations. The information is succinct and direct. It's an excellent module."";

quotes[15] = ""Excellent introduction to SCM. The flow of information was logical with useful examples. I am looking forward to taking other modules."";

quotes[16] = ""Very well presented, concise and informative. Easy to use. I feel I have gained a solid introduction to a very complex topic."";

quotes[17] = ""This was great: well written, to the point, excellent framework. Please do more."";

quotes[18] = ""Logically laid out. Good general overview of key topics. I like the emphasis on 'challenges' and the tone that one solution doesn't fit all."";

quotes[19] = ""This was an extremely informative module. The dynamics between metrics and business objectives are truly amazing."";

quotes[20] = ""This module does a nice job of 'pulling it all together' and making the data apply to reality."";

quotes[21] = ""I was concerned that studying this type of data on line would be dry and exhausting. Well, you definitely proved me wrong. I simply love your approach.  It flows extremely well."";

quotes[22] = ""The short quizzes promote thought and understanding. Your examples make it easy to understand your point.  Actually, I have lived many of the issues you covered, but did not always know exactly why they existed. I now better understand, which will make me more productive and comfortable in the process."";

quotes[23] = ""A very down to earth, easy to follow and understand, process for understanding Supply Chain Management."";

quotes[24] = ""Last evening I completed the final course. An excellent overall informative, comprehensive, and synergistic set of modules. This really helped me learn more about why the businesses I work with do some of the things they do."";

quotes[25] = ""This really helped me learn more about why the businesses I work with do some of the things they do."";

quotes[26] = ""This gives me a broader view of areas that I can focus on within my side of the business and enables me to look more clearly at the global picture for the company."";

quotes[27] = ""Even though I have been in purchasing for over ten years, it has only been recently that supply chains have been talked about [in my company]. Training and understanding the full concept has been lacking and that is why I am taking this course on my own.  I can already visualize the problems where I work and see there are ways to solve them.  I am very impressed so far with the course.""

quotes[28] = ""This program is GREAT!"";

quotes[29] = ""The material has been very relevant and addressed specific situations found within my company...very informative without an overwhelming amount of information."";

quotes[30] = ""Well written and informative."";

quotes[31] = ""Well presented and very accurate information. Timely and applicable to most modern, evolving supply chain environments. Well done."";

quotes[32] = ""Good examples and explanation. It's very easy to relate this to problems we encounter helping our clients improve their logistics performance."";

quotes[33] = ""Very relevant information for today's business world."";

quotes[34] = ""Keep up the good work and offer more certification courses!"";

quotes[35] = ""This online course is very interesting. It is easy to understand, and it will surely help me in my work. Looking forward to taking more of these online courses."";

quotes[36] = ""Excellent way to teach supply chain basics, with the perfect balance between detailed and general information. Simple and easy to understand and relate to personal work situations. Interactive sections are very helpful."";

quotes[37] = ""The content is fluid and is enhanced by an appropriate amount, and variety of demonstrations and graphics. The course is an organized and concise outline of such a broad topic as supply chain. I am grateful for this resource."";

quotes[38] = ""Excellent real life examples. Easy to understand concepts with such good examples and simulations."";

quotes[39] = "&quot;The introduction material was well organized and gave a concise overview of supply chain structures, management, variables and their effects, and management tools. Very helpful!&quot; <br>- June 11, 2009";

quotes[40] = "&quot;So far all modules are helpful but I like [SCM105: Performance Measures for Supply Chain Management] the most.&quot; <br>- June 17, 2009";

quotes[41] = "&quot;Clearly structured materials with definitions, annimations and examples. Easy to refer to my own employer's SCM circumstances.&quot; <br>- June 2, 2009";

quotes[42] = "&quot;[Module] SCM106 is very applicable to the Procurement field as the options to evaluate cost-saving measurements are in direct co-relation to the design of the product, the cost of production / manufacturing and the component cost of raw materials.&quot; <br>- March 27, 2009";

quotes[43] = "&quot;Module [SCM106] tied together conecpts and used very good examples from automotive and retail industry that the student can easily relate to. This is by far the best on line course I have done in my PLOG.&quot; <br>- March 27, 2009";

quotes[44] = "&quot;SCM105 assisted in the understanding the high-level math that is used in calculation at the strategic level. The presentation of the information through use of examples helped me in better understanding how these equations are used in determining profitability at the decision making level.&quot; <br>- March 27, 2009";

quotes[45] = "&quot;SCM102 was very detailed...I was very surprised at my ability to retain the information as there was a lot of information that is very applicable to my career with managing both vendor and customer relationships. The information was presented in a format that was easy to follow - thoroughly presented and easy to see how it relates to day-to-day operations.&quot; <br>- March 26, 2009";

quotes[46] = "&quot;Best explanation of the Bullwhip Effect that I have read. I liked the quick [simulation] as a refresher as well. Very logical presentation of the material and summary was useful.&quot; <br>- March 26, 2009";

quotes[47] = "&quot;The presentation of the course material was well done. Diagrams, mini-situational questions assisted in assciating the theoretical information to practical situations. The core concepts were well explained and highlighted for emphasis. Overall - very comprehensive introduction for a diverse subject matter.&quot; <br>- March 26, 2009";

quotes[48] = "&quot;This puts into clear context the various concepts and strategies that I have been exposed to in the last 12 months - very effective.&quot; <br>- March 22, 2009";

quotes[49] = "&quot;A very good overview of the Supply Chain picture as shown in the S.C. business today. A good explanation of terms \/ types of Supply Chain styles \/ processes.&quot; <br>- March 21, 2009";

quotes[50] = "&quot;Valuable concepts [in module SCM105] which I believe I can utilize immediately.&quot; <br>- March 18, 2009";

quotes[51] = "&quot;Thank you for a very useful, compact and comprehensive course!&quot; <br>- April 14, 2009";

quotes[52] = "&quot;The site is easy to navigate. The material is clear and concise.&quot; <br>- February 25, 2009";

quotes[53] = "&quot;This material has been quite helpful for me to expand my knowledge on this field. The application of this material has been of great benefit to the company I work for. As a member of the business focus team, I have had the opportunity to introduce the concepts on this material to the focus team consequently, the company has been able to acquire more business on Supply Chain Services and improve current processes in product manufacturing. The areas of improvement include management change, inventory reduction, accurate job costing, reduce shipping cost, reduce waste and rework. Best regards to all the staff.&quot; <br>- February 16, 2010";

quotes[54] = "&quot;Thank you for providing these courses online.&quot; <br>- February 9, 2009";

quotes[55] = "&quot;It is good to know all these metrics.&quot; <br>- January 20, 2009";

quotes[56] = "&quot;I like the practical examples, they help visualize the concepts.&quot; <br>- January 13, 2009";

quotes[57] = "&quot;This was a good intro to generally understand how my business may be set up and also to look for general areas in which we can improve.&quot; <br>- January 12, 2009";

quotes[58] = "&quot;We often deal with the Bullwhip Effect. We are a Build-to-Stock organization. I can use this information in our organization.&quot; <br>- September 29, 2009";

quotes[59] = "&quot;I work as an ERP Applications consultant and find the material very helpful and applicable.&quot; <br>- August 26, 2009";

quotes[60] = "&quot;Good summary of issues that supply chains face. Good suggestions to counter supply chain challenges.&quot; <br>- August 23, 2009";

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// FUNCTION(S)

function newwindow() {

	if (allquotes == null || allquotes.closed) {
		// Empty set for now...(used to be "open the window" but now we do this in every case,
		// and this loop only exists to tell us if we need to close the window first. See note
		// below about Mozilla raise/lower window issue.
	} else {
		allquotes.close();
	};

	allquotes = window.open("","gallquotes", "width=600,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes");

// Only write the quote list if the window is new, otherwise people may think we're trying to "cheat"
// by having multiple iterations of the same quotes. There is a certain university sponsored program
// from a prestigious school that does that to make their quote list look bigger; we do not stoop to 
// such tactics.

// This is legacy code because Mozilla's unwillingness to follow their own window.open best practices document
// and change the default raise/lower window choice in advanced Javascript properties forces us to 
// actually close and reopen the popup quote window in order to maintain focus.

// Numerous people have written in explaining why this policy (new for FF2.0) is such a nuisance for site builders,
// but the Mozilla people won't budge so we're stuck doing it this way.

	windowIsNew = true;    

	if (windowIsNew) {
		allquotes.document.write('<img src="/images/logo.gif"><BR><BR><center><font face=arial size=2><b>Customer Comments</b><hr size=1>The following are customer comments from the feedback forms at the end of the modules. To preserve privacy, individual names and company names have been removed.</font><hr size=1><BR></center><div style="width: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto">');
		for (p=0; p<quotes.length; p++) {
			allquotes.document.write(quotes[p],'<BR><hr size=1 color=#ddddcc><BR>');
		      if (p>100) {
				break;
			}
		}
		allquotes.document.write('</div>');
		allquotes.document.close();
	}
}
// --------------------

// OUTPUT

//var now=new Date(); 
//quotes[now.getSeconds()%quotes.length] ***WAS OLD FUNCTION***

var myRandom = Math.floor(Math.random()*(quotes.length+1));

document.write('<b class=pagetitle>Our&nbsp;readers&nbsp;say:</b><BR><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=6><BR><span class="small">',quotes[myRandom],'<BR><BR>');

document.write('<a href="index.html" class="ON">see another quote</a> :: <a href="javascript:newwindow();">see more</a>');

//document.write('<BR><BR><a href="javascript:newwindow();">see more quotes</a>');

// EOF