...on data and statistical methods. BA is used to gain insights that inform business decisions and can be used to automate and optimize business processes. Business analytics makes extensive use of statistical analysis, including explanatory and predictive modeling, and fact-based management to drive decision making. It is therefore closely related to management science. Analytics may be used as input for human decisions or may drive fully automated decisions. Data-driven companies treat their data as a corporate asset and leverage it for competitive advantage. Successful business analytics depends on data quality, skilled analysts who understand the technologies and the business and an organizational commitment to data-driven decision making. Once the business goal of the analysis is determined, an analysis methodology is selected and data is acquired to support the analysis. Data acquisition often involves extraction from one or more business systems, cleansing, and integration into a single repository such as a data warehouse or data mart. The analysis is typically performed against a smaller sample set of data. Analytic tools range from spreadsheets with statistical functions to complex data mining and predictive modeling applications. As patterns and relationships in the data are uncovered, new questions are asked and the analytic process iterates until the...
Words: 4604 - Pages: 19
...ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms. BY GYET, DAVID U11AT1038 PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSc.) DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AUGUST 2015 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the work in this project titled “ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms.” has been performed by me in the department of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria under the supervision of Arc A.S Salisu. The information derived from the literature has been duly acknowledged in the text and a list of references provided. No part of this project report was previously presented for another degree or diploma at this or any other institution. ____________________________ _______________________ Gyet David Date (U11AT1038) . CERTIFICATION This project report entitled “ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms.” By GYET DAVID (U11AT1038) meets the regulations governing the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BSc. Architecture) of Ahmadu Bello University, and is approved for...
Words: 12168 - Pages: 49
...Thought Leadership White Paper 2 Reengineering IT discovery with analytics and visualization Contents 2 Introduction 3 The inevitable push towards greater efficiency 3 The need for better IT discovery 4 Building a more comprehensive snapshot of the data center 6 Changing the parameters for IT discovery 6 How ALDM works 8 Identifying issues that hinder operational efficiency and resilience 9 Compiling affinity groups automatically 11 Identifying the best candidates for virtualization 12 Extending insights with data visualization 12 The confluence of discovery analytics and human analysis 15 Conclusion 16 For more information Introduction An intimate knowledge of IT assets and dependencies has always been imperative to mitigating the risk of data center migrations and improving the resiliency of the IT environment. But the IT discovery process can be slow, costly and prone to error. And for all their value in helping organizations determine where and how to plan a migration or improve IT resiliency, traditional asset inventories and dependency maps provide only part of the picture. With modern IT infrastructures an intricate web of interdependencies, uncovering the total IT environment, including the logical relationships between physical, virtual and cloud elements, has never been more important—or more complex. IBM’s analytics for logical dependency mapping, ALDM, reengineers the IT discovery process...
Words: 5168 - Pages: 21
...Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Sustainable packaging A comprehensive approach towards sustainable packaging with a focus on primary packaging of food and drinks Lucerne, May 2010 CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN MANAGEMENT ENABLES COMPANIES TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS DIMENSIONS THAT DRIVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Lucerne, May 2010 Tutor EMETM Daniel Aeschbacher, Tutor and Faculty Member, Design Management, International Claudio Becker Baselstrasse 47, CH - 6003 Luzern Cell-phone: 0041 78 659 59 36 E-mail: info@claudio-becker.ch CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Reference to design management 3. State of the Art 3.1 The context 3.2 Introduction to packaging 3.2.1 The fundamentals of packaging 3.2.2 The packaging design process 3.3 Sustainable packaging 3.3.1 What is sustainability? 3.3.2 What is sustainable packaging? 3.3.3 Materials 3.3.4 Barriers & drivers 3.4 Practise examples 3.4.1 Company overview 3.4.2 Comparison 4. Analysis / Synthesis 4.1 Insights 4.2 Sustainable packaging criteria 4.3 Recommendations 4.4 Conclusion Bibliography Books Reports...
Words: 12905 - Pages: 52
...injected to make the flow lines around the object visible. Full-scale aircraft or vehicles are sometimes tested in large wind tunnels, but these facilities are expensive to operate and some of their functions have been taken over by computer modelling. In addition to vehicles, wind tunnels are used to study the airflow around large structures such as bridges or office buildings. The earliest enclosed wind tunnels were invented in 1871; large wind tunnels were built during the Second World War. Contents • 1 Theory of operation • 2 Measurement of aerodynamic forces • 3 History o 3.1 Origins o 3.2 World War Two o 3.3 Post World War Two • 4 How it works o 4.1 Pressure measurements o 4.2 Force and moment measurements • 5 Flow visualization o 5.1 Qualitative methods • 6 Classification o 6.1 Aeronautical wind tunnels 6.1.1 High Reynolds number tunnels 6.1.2 V/STOL tunnels 6.1.3 Spin tunnels o 6.2 Automobile tunnels o 6.3 Aeroacoustic tunnels • 7 List of wind tunnels o 7.1 Aquadynamic flume o 7.2 Low-speed oversize liquid testing o 7.3 Fan testing o 7.4 Wind engineering testing • 8 See also • 9 References • 10 External links Theory of operation Wind tunnels were first proposed as a means of studying vehicles (primarily airplanes) in free flight. The wind tunnel was envisioned as a means of reversing the usual paradigm: instead of the air's standing still and...
Words: 3936 - Pages: 16
...Note: This information is based off my Practicum & Student Teaching English 7 placement in HPS. Modifications are necessary for some but good for all. Differentiation provides every student with the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed. Student 1: N.C is a student who reads five grades below grade level. He often lacks motivation because he is embarrassed and does not believe he can complete the assignments. Unfortunately, he does not have the necessary support at home to help him succeed. The design of this lesson is structured with a read aloud of Chapter 11, a PowerPoint presentation with visuals, and a review and modeling of the assignment, all of which will provide support for N.C, especially with the oral and visual representations. The guided notes would be provided with the visuals from the PowerPoint presentation. However, if N.C tired to take the notes but was unable to, a completed note sheet can be supplied, based on...
Words: 752 - Pages: 4
...structure-deficit, that is, most lipase structures are yet to be resolved. A search for ‘lipase structure’ in the RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/) returns only 93 hits (as of September 2007) and, the NCBI database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) reports 89 lipase structures as compared to 14719 core nucleotide records. It is therefore worthwhile to consider investigations on the structural analysis of microbial lipases. This review is intended to provide a collection of resources on the instrumental, chemical and bioinformatics approaches for structure analyses. X-ray crystallography is a versatile tool for the structural biochemists and is been exploited till today. The chemical methods of recent interests include molecular modeling and combinatorial designs. Bioinformatics has surged striking interests in protein structural analysis with the advent of innumerable tools. Furthermore, a literature platform of the structural elucidations so far investigated has been presented with detailed descriptions as applicable to microbial lipases. A case study of Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) has also been discussed which...
Words: 7807 - Pages: 32
...chain analysis Value chain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Popular Visualization The value chain, also known as value chain analysis, is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.[1] Contents[hide] * 1 Concept * 1.1 Activities * 2 Significance * 3 SCOR * 4 Value Reference Model * 5 References * 6 See also | [edit] Concept A value chain is a chain of activities for a firm operating in a specific industry. The business unit is the appropriate level for construction of a value chain, not the divisional level or corporate level. Products pass through all activities of the chain in order, and at each activity the product gains some value. The chain of activities gives the products more added value than the sum of added values of all activities. It is important not to mix the concept of the value chain with the costs occurring throughout the activities. A diamond cutter can be used as an example of the difference. The cutting activity may have a low cost, but the activity adds much of the value to the end product, since a rough diamond is significantly less valuable than a cut diamond. Typically, the described value chain and the documentation of processes, assessment and auditing of adherence to the process routines are at the core of the quality certification of the business...
Words: 1126 - Pages: 5
...Environmental Health Impact Assessment., Evaluation of a Ten-Step Model Rainer Fehr "Environmental impact assessment" denotes the attempt to predict and assess the impact of development projects on the environment. A component dealing specifically with human health is often called an "environmental health impact assessment." It is widely held that such impact assessment offers unique opportunities for the protection and promotion of human health. The following components were identified as key elements of an integrated environmental health impact assessment model: project analysis, analysis of status quo (including regional analysis, population analysis, and background situation), prediction of impact (including prognosis of future pollution and prognosis of health impact), assessment of impact, recommendations, communication of results, and evaluation of the overall procedure. The concept was applied to a project of extending a waste disposal facility and to a city bypass highway project. Currently, the coverage of human health aspects in environmental impact assessment still tends to be incomplete, and public health departments often do not participate. Environmental health impact assessment as a tool for health protection and promotion is underutilized. It would be useful to achieve consensus on a comprehensive generic concept. An international initiative to improve the situation seems worth some consideration. (Epidemiology 1999;10:618625) Keywords:...
Words: 2887 - Pages: 12
...Guest Author: Win - Win With Assessments: The Due Diligence of the MPS Consulting Process By Petra Diener, James Duckenfield, and Neel Tikkoo NewField IT Established in 2003, NewField IT is headquartered in London and provides state of the art software and services. The company also has offices in France, the Netherlands, and the U.S., operating across more than 40 countries worldwide. The company takes a holistic and analytical approach – from discovery through design to implementation and support – in order to accomplish streamlined print and document workflow processes. NewField IT is not a supplier of Managed Print Services (MPS) or Managed Document Services (MDS); rather it has two core lines of business: Consulting and Systems Integration and Support. Through its consulting practices, NewField IT assesses the requirements for print and document workflow and management and provides procurement assistance. It also provides automated assessments and modeling of office workplaces and reprographics, deploying its in-house-developed Optimization Toolsets: Asset DB® and Analytics Platform CompleteView®. Through its Systems Integration and Support implementing practice, NewField IT integrates and supports 3rd party accounting and print management software such as eCopy Equitrac, EveryonePrint, NSi AutoStore, RightFax, SafeCom, and YSoft SafeQ. Assessments are the underlying bedrock and the genesis of any MPS strategy in a consulting process. They also represent an area...
Words: 1717 - Pages: 7
...article explores data mining applications in healthcare. In particular, it discusses data mining and its applications within healthcare in major areas such as the evaluation of treatment effectiveness, management of healthcare, customer relationship management, and the detection of fraud and abuse. It also gives an illustrative example of a healthcare data mining application involving the identification of risk factors associated with the onset of diabetes. Finally, the article highlights the limitations of data mining and discusses some future directions. K E Y W O R D S ■ ■ Healthcare management ■ Customer relationship management ■ Healthcare applications Data mining methodology and techniques ■ Data mining applications ■ Predictive modeling Introduction Data mining can be defined as the process of finding previously unknown patterns and trends in databases and using that information to build predictive models.1 Alternatively, it can be...
Words: 5507 - Pages: 23
...MODEL BASED TESTING Manoj Philip Mathen manoj.mathen@outlook.com Abstract: This paper is a quick glance into what is Model Based Testing, its evolution, its current state, who should use it, the techniques and tools involved and what will it mean to the enterprise in terms of the cost incurred. The paper starts with a brief exploration into some of the building blocks of MBT, followed by an attempt to define Model based Testing. This is followed by an argument on the need of Model Based Testing, and a quick overview on Model Based Testing and the approach. Next, we walkthrough 2 example scenarios, where certain models have been exhibited to showcase testing benefits. This also shows the different techniques and methods in MBT. Finally the author describes some common challenges in Model based Testing and some best practices. Introduction Model Based Testing (MBT) is very common in validating embedded systems, phones, switches etc. The model based testing was very successful and has yielded good results in these areas. This could have been the reason why practioners tried exploring the feasibility of the same in other areas of Software validation...
Words: 2784 - Pages: 12
...of public health services. They explored how great LHDs possibly will better bring up to date planning and investments by using GIS based methodologies to bring into line community needs and health outcomes with public health programs. They presented a framework to drive LHDs in identifying and addressing gaps or mismatches in services or health outcomes. Methods These researchers studied four large health departments, two in California and two in Florida, interviewing key informants from all levels of the organization. They identified five critical factors that enable health departments to use GIS methods to inform service planning: Priority setting-some type of formalized strategic planning activity including traditional health assessments, community-driven planning processes and, in some cases, political mandates. Planning with a geographic focus—identify a purpose for mapping and put program planning and service provision questions into a geographic context. Access to geo-enabled data-availability of population health data and health department service and program data. Resources and technical capacity-resources needed include specialized but widely available GIS software, data management or statistical software, and staff proficient in using the software. Responsive organizational structure-capacity to use information generated through GIS to make changes to services and programs then reevaluate using strategic planning. GIS methodologies provide local health departments...
Words: 1326 - Pages: 6
...Food systems in the U.S. have changed significantly over the past fifty years, food businesses are more sparsely distributed across the landscape and “mom and pop” grocers are few and far between due to competitive product pricing in superstores and insufficient demand (Morton and Blanchard, 2007; Story et al., 2008). The loss of smaller grocers has contributed to the creation and persistence of food deserts in rural places where people travel farther to access food stores. The term food desert, coined in Scotland, is a metaphor used by researchers to prompt visualization of contemporary foodscapes of naught, drenched in dearth (McEntee and Agyeman 2010). The USDA defines food deserts as areas where low-income populations must travel distances greater than ten miles in rural areas and about half a mile in urban areas (Ver Ploeg et al., 2009; Alviola et al., 2013). Food insecurity research is firmly rooted in its suspected principal cause, poverty. As evidenced by those who have done extensive research on the topic, the poor and subsequently racial and ethnic minorities as well as vulnerable groups bear an unequal burden of disparities in food access and health outcomes associated with poor diet (Moore and Roux 2005; Liese et al. 2007; Morton and Blanchard 2007; Sharkey 2009; Morton et al. 2005; Block...
Words: 1300 - Pages: 6
...store what we keep reliably with the right metadata. Much data today is not natively in structured format; for example, tweets and blogs are weakly structured pieces of text, while images and video are structured for storage and display, but not for semantic content and search: transforming such content into a structured format for later analysis is a major challenge. The value of data explodes when it can be linked with other data, thus data integration is a major creator of value. Since most data is directly generated in digital format today, we have the opportunity and the challenge both to influence the creation to facilitate later linkage and to automatically link previously created data. Data analysis, organization, retrieval, and modeling are other foundational challenges. Data analysis is a clear bottleneck in many applications, both due to lack of scalability of the underlying algorithms and due to the complexity of the data that needs to be analyzed. Finally, presentation of the results and its interpretation...
Words: 7653 - Pages: 31
