seasonality

Examples of seasonality in the following topics:

• Seasonal Production

  • Seasonal trends and internal projections of consumption in certain goods can have a significant impact on opportunity cost and potential profit for an organization.
  • Many industries are subject to dips and rises and demand as a result of seasonality.
  • Among the many reasons to keep inventory is planning for seasonality.
  • Businesses should first measure whether or not consumer demand and subsequent inventory requirement are subjected to predictable seasonal trends.
  • An important aspect of seasonal inventory management is the concept of perishable goods.

• Theoretical Origins: Initial Theory of Conceptual Change

  • In the animation: 1) The question is posed: why are there seasons?
  • 2) The child answers: Earth orbits in a curlicue pattern, so the difference in distance of the earth to the sun causes the seasons. 3) The MKO replies (Conceptual Conflict) that Earth in fact travels in a circular orbit; it is the tilt of the earth's axis that causes the seasons. 4) The child questions the intelligibility of the alternative conception (that the tilt of the earth's axis causes the seasons). 5) The MKO explains that because of the tilt, some parts of the earth will experience indirect sunlight (winter), while the areas experiencing direct sunlight will have summer. 6) After reflection, the child realizes that the alternative conception is plausible and accepts it. 7) The summary if the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, then the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite season-winter.

• The Discount Rate

  • The Fed offers three discount window programs to depository institutions: primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit, each with its own interest rate.
  • Seasonal credit is extended to relatively small depository institutions that have recurring intra-year fluctuations in funding needs, such as banks in agricultural or seasonal resort communities.
  • The discount rate for seasonal credit is an average of selected market rates.
  • Describe the Fed's primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit lending programs

• Cash Flow

  • One way to get cash flow quickly is through seasonal discounts .
  • Seasonal discounts are price reductions given for out-of-season merchandise.
  • A quick way to generate cash flow is to offer seasonal discounts.

• Seasonal Affective Disorder and Jet Lag

  • Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder in which people experience depressive symptoms with a seasonal change.
  • Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, winter blues, summer depression, summer blues, or seasonal depression, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter summer, spring or autumn year after year.
  • Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related to light.
  • Explain the possible causative commonality between seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and jet lag as it relates to the endocrine system

• Seasoned Equity Offering

  • Companies can issue more shares after their initial public offering in what is called a Seasoned Equity Offering.
  • However, once a company is public, it is still able to raise capital through what is called a seasoned equity offering.
  • A seasoned equity offering (SEO) is a broad term that refers to any sale of shares by the company after the initial IPO.
  • Contrast a seasoned equity offering with an initial public offering and a secondary market offering

• Introduction to Conceptual Change

  • Imagine the following scenario: Heather, a very bright ninth grader, is asked to explain the mechanisms causing the seasons and the phases of the moon.
  • Heather's explanation of the seasons includes a mixture of correct and incorrect ideas.
  • In her earth science class, Heather receives formal instruction explaining the causes of both the seasons and the phases of the moon.
  • Heather seems to be relying on her earth-based observation of light bouncing off a mirror to explain the astronomically-based phenomenon of seasons.
  • Graphic representation of Heather's misconception regarding the 4 seasons.

• The General Election Campaign

  • The presidential general election occurs after the primary season and is the process through which a national vote chooses the president.
  • In the United States, a presidential election is held every four years and includes both a primary season and a general election.
  • During the primary season, the two major political parties narrow the field of candidates through state votes to nominate the party's candidate for the general election.
  • In the primary season, candidates compete against other members of their party to win a majority of votes from voters within their own party.
  • The presidential general election lasts from the end of the primary season, usually in June, until the vote on the first Tuesday of November.

• Predisposing Factors

  • A long-standing puzzle has been why flu outbreaks occur seasonally.
  • Indeed, the lower air humidity in winter seems to be the main cause of seasonal influenza transmission in temperate regions.
  • Some scientists speculate that the seasonal fluctuations of vitamin D levels can be a factor in the spread of influenza too.

• Tropical Wet Forest and Savannas

  • Tropical wet forests are characterized by high precipitation and humidity, while savannas have scattered trees and an extensive dry season.
  • Unlike the trees of deciduous forests, the trees in this biome do not have a seasonal loss of leaves associated with variations in temperature and sunlight; these forests are "evergreen" year-round.
  • Compared to other forest biomes, tropical wet forests have little variation in seasonal temperatures.
  • This lack of seasonality leads to year-round plant growth, rather than the seasonal (spring, summer, and fall) growth seen in other biomes.
  • They have an extensive dry season.