...Perceptual Map Form in the Industry Conditions Report then use Table 2 to find the location of each segment center for Rounds 1 through 8. Mark the approximate locations on the form (see the example in Figure 1). Remember, the locations in Table 2 are the centers of the segment circles, not product positions. Product positions are reported on page 4 of The Capstone Courier. The exercises require two reports: The Industry Conditions Report and The Capstone Courier, which are available from the website’s Reports link. The Courier is also available from the Capstone Spreadsheet’s Reports menu bar. The Courier available at the start of Round 1 displays the results for Round 0, when all companies are equal. If you access the report from the website, use the Round 0 Courier for the Situation Analysis. The locations in Industry Conditions Report Table 2 reflect the segment centers at the end of the round. Therefore, the Round 0 positions can be seen as the Round 1 starting positions, Round 2 positions can be seen as the Round 3 starting position, etc. Each month during the simulation year, the segment drifts 1/12th of the distance from the starting...
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...Dr. Stephanie White, is concerned about the dilemma of coping with reduced budgetsd and demand for services. In order to plan for reduced budgets, she must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the agency functioning. Below data from past year. Program Area Costs Administration Salaries: Administrator 60,000 Assist 35,000 2 Secretaries 42,000 Supplies 35,000 Advert & promotion 9,000 Professional meetings/dues 14,000 Purchased Services:Acct & bill 15,000 Custodial 13,000 Security 12,000 Consulting 10,000 Community Mental Health Services Salaries (two s w) 46,000 ;Trans 10,000 Outpt mental health tx Salaries:Psychiatrist 86,000 2 SW 70,000 Give a Give a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets (worst and best case analysis). You need to cut $94,000 in cost. Prioritize those cuts that can be made withwithout impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.How would you advise Dr. White to prepare for reduced budgets? excel spread sheet Solution To be able to answer the questions and decide on costs that could be cut, we must divide costs into discretionary and committed costs. Discretionary Fixed Costs (also known as Managed Fixed Costs) usually arise from annual decisions by management to spend in certain fixed costs. There are basically 2 differences between Discretionary and Committed Fixed Costs; 1) The planning horizon for Discretionary Fixed Costs is fairly short-term, usually a single year; and 2) Discretionary Fixed Costs can...
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...business, there will be no problem for her to expand her business widely after two years. The reason we want Sindy to expand her business after 2 years, not after 1 year is because we want Sindy to gain more business knowledge and on the same time, save some money so that she will able to hire more sales people, HR professional and pay for leasehold improvement. In two years before expanding her business, it is important for Sindy to learn more on the recruiting agency business since she have to face a very competitive environment once she enters the middle and senior level segment. She will have to compete with various competitors which some of them may be a big company and have more experience in doing the business. Therefore, 2 years is the best time for Sindy to get all of these which is gain her knowledge and save some money. Another reason we suggest Sindy to expand her business into middle and senior level segment is demand for skilled workers at China increase in the year of 1998 and it may continually increasing. Demand for skilled workers is increase due to globalization and...
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...elements less than the pivot now appear to the left of the pivot, and all elements larger than the pivot appear on the right side of the pivot. In all subsequent iterations of the sorting algorithm, the position of this pivot will remain unchanged, because it has been put in its correct place. The total time taken to re-arrange the array as just described, is always O(n)1 , or αn where α is some constant [see footnote]. Let us suppose that the pivot we just chose has divided the array into two parts - one of size k and the other of size n − k. Notice that both these parts still need to be sorted. This gives us the following relation: T (n) = T (k) + T (n − k) + αn where T (n) refers to the time taken by the algorithm to sort n elements. WORST CASE ANALYSIS: Now consider the case, when the pivot happened to be the least element of the array, so that we had k = 1 and n − k = n − 1. In such a case, we have: T (n) = T (1) + T (n − 1) + αn Now let us analyse the time complexity of quick sort in such a case in detail by solving the recurrence as follows: T (n) = T (n − 1) + T (1) + αn = [T (n − 2) + T (1) + α(n − 1)] + T (1) + αn (Note: I have written T (n − 1) = T (1) + T (n − 2) + α(n − 1) by just substituting n − 1 instead of n. Note the implicit assumption that the pivot that was chosen divided the original subarray of size n − 1 into two parts: one of size n − 2 and the other of size 1.) = T (n − 2) + 2T (1) + α(n − 1 + n) (by simplifying and grouping terms together) = [T (n −...
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...BOOKS ABOUT TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Rdiana.com TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Updated: 02/26/2015 DISCLAIMER: RDIANA.COM uses the following Tashtego Case Analysis book available for free PDF download which is also related with TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Tashtego Case Analysis can be easily downloaded from our library. Don’t you believe? It is completely free. You just have to register on our site – click on the link below and answer simple questions. It will provide you for free access to Tashtego Case Analysis and other eBooks. We ask you to pass a registration because of hard hackers’ attacks that knock out of service our library and prevent our users from downloading Tashtego Case Analysis as well as other books when it is necessary. When pass the registration, you can be sure of free and unlimited access to Tashtego Case Analysis and lots of other PDF data. Files can be downloaded on your device when you want. Therefore, if you still need Tashtego Case Analysis and cannot download it from other sites, register on our site and get a free access to a rich collection of eBooks right now. Save your time and efforts. PDF FILE: TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Rdiana.com BOOKS ABOUT TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS PAGE: 2 TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS RR.DVI INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE An Average-case Analysis of the Gaussian Algorithm for Lattice Reduction Herve Daude , Philippe Flajolet , Brigitte Vallee N 2798 Fevrier 1996 PROGRAMME 2...
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...DATA STRUCTURES ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS Definition:- The method of solving a problem is known as an algorithm.It is a sequence of instructions that act on some input data to produce some output in a finite number of steps. Properties:- a) Input:An algorithm must receive some input data supplied externally. b)Output:An algorithm must produce atleast one output as the result. c)Finiteness:The algorithm must terminate after a finite number of steps. d)Definiteness:The steps to be performed in the algorithm must be clear and unambiguous. e)Effectiveness:One must be able to perform the steps in the algorithm without applying any intelligence. All algorithms basically fall under two broad categories-Iterative and Recursive algorithms. Iterative Algorithms typically use loops and conditional statements. Recursive Algorithms use a divide and Conquer strategy. As per this,the recursive algorithm breaks down a large problem into small pieces and then applies the algorithm to each of these smal pieces. Determining which algorithm is efficient than the other involves analysis of algorithms. While analyzing,time required to execute it determined .’time’ represents the number of operations that are carried out while executing the algorithm. While analyzing iterative algorithms we need to determine how many times the loop is executed. To analyze a recursive algorithm one needs to determine amount of work done for three things: ...
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...892 40,425,716 Property price 40,000,000 34,811,033 30,000,000 property future price 20,000,000 10,000,000 0 6.5% 7.75% YTM[%] 9.0% Sensitivity analysis of the financial implication IRR vs. YTM 25% 20% 20% 17% 14% IRR[%] 15% 10% 5% 0% 6.50% 7.75% YTM [%] 9.00% Sensitivity analysis of the financial implication Property future revenue at 2021 vs. YTM 16,000,000 15,097,433 14,000,000 Property price 12,000,000 10,000,000 7,323,256 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 1,708,574 2,000,000 0 6.5% 7.75% 9.0% YTM[%] The value of capital+ loan at the point of selling will be 33,102,460$ at 2021. In the worst case scenario of yield 9.0% the revenue will be 15,097,433$ In the best case scenario of yield 6.5% the revenue will be 1,708,574$ Suggested strategy The Cirrus building...
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...Q 1 How would you characterize HD’s core challenge(s) as of the end of 2005? (No grade will be awarded for this question, but, answering it will help to focus your thinking.) Q 2 Deconstruct HD’s world with PEST, with PORTER and with CRACK. Quantitatively, how healthy is HD? (5%) Q 3 Shortlist the three best go-forward options with pros and cons. (5%) Q 4 What is your top go-forward choice and why. Apply forecast modeling to it, looking 3 to 5 years forward. This is to say, what convergence of key impact points would plausibly create a worst case scenario and how would that impact key forecasts like gross revenues, profit, et al? Would HD still be ok following your recommendations? What conditions would make a best case scenario to support your recommendation and what would key outcomes look like? What are the most probable impacting points and how do you envision this will play out as HD moves forward with your recommendation? (5%) Q 5 If HD executed your recommendation would you buy HD stock if money was available? Why? Why not? (No grade will be assigned, but, answering will reflect confidence in your recommendation.) In answering these questions, go for quality over quantity – time is money. Avoid repeating facts from the case as this in itself does not add further insight. Rather, synthesize and read between the lines. Ask important questions. Given that, prepare this as though it is for the CEO of HD, with stock portfolios...
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...recover from its strategic mistakes that resulted in a significant plummet in stock value and revenues, disgruntle consumers and reduced customer loyalty in addition to a whopping amount of canceled subscriptions and deterred potential customers. Not to mention the deterioration of brand image and reduced operating profits. If Netflix does nothing to address the strategic issue at hand, it can be detrimental to the future of the company. In the worst case, in light of the intensely competitive nature of the industry and the oversaturation of movie rental and instant streaming rivals, Netflix may in fact become a thing of the past. Unsatisfied consumers can be very unfavorable to a company when there are numerous substitute services. It is likely that Netflix will continue to experience negative customer reaction and a continued slide in stock prices and revenue. It is obvious that if the company takes no action to increased customer satisfaction in the midst of immense dissatisfaction the company’s brand loses recognition. In the best case, those consumers that may consider the service provided by Netflix to be superior to that of the...
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...Case Analysis – Specialty Toys 1. Senior sales forecaster predicted and expected demand of 20,000 units with .95 probability that demand would be between 10,000 and 30,000 units. P (10,000 < x< 30,000) = .95 (30,000-20,000)/1.96 = 5,102 X = the demand of Weather Teddy Mean µ = 20,000 Standard Deviation α = 5,102 The normal distribution of the demand for the Weather Teddy is represented in the graph below. This is based off of the forecast of previous selling history of other similar toys. The forecast shows that the demand for the Weather Teddy will be at 20,000 units, but with a probability of .95 of selling anywhere between 10k to 20k units. Therefore, with the information given the standard deviation of this forecast is at 5,102. 2. With various order quantities suggested by members of the management team, it would be wise to compute the probability of a stock-out for each of the order quantities suggested. The probability of a stock-out is the inverse of the probability that the quantity sold is less than or equal to the amount purchased by the company. 1st Formula used: z = (x - µ) / σ The probability of a stock out is calculated by subtracting the probability found in the chart from 1. Suggested Quantity to Order | Probability of a Stock-Out | 15,000 | 83.65% | 18,000 | 65.17% | 24,000 | 21.77% | 28,000 | 5.82% | 3. Based on the various order quantities suggested by members of the management team, a simple profit analysis...
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...CHAPTER 7 INFORMATION SYSTEM CONTROLS for SYSTEMS RELIABILITY SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 7.1 1. Encryption is the final layer of preventative controls in that encrypting data provides a barrier against an intruder who has obtained access to company data. Encryption employing a digital signature and a public key infrastructure (PKI) can also strengthen authentication procedures and helps to ensure and verify the validity of e-business transactions. The digital signature is some sort of identifying information about the signer that is encrypted with the signer’s private key. This identifying information can only be decrypted using the corresponding public key. Since a private key is only known to it’s owner, only the owner can hold both the public and the private key and be the creator of the digital signature. Thus, digital signatures can be used to authenticate a particular party involved in a transaction as being the creator of a document. This provides for non-repudiation: the creator of the digital signature cannot deny having signed a document.. A digital certificate is an electronic document that is digitally signed by a trusted third party that certifies the identity of the owner of a pair of public and private keys. The PKI is a system that is used to process and manage the public and private keys used in digital signatures and digital certificates. An organization that handles digital certificates is called a certificate...
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...PDF Report issued on the 08/12/2014 TESLA MOTORS INC Nasdaq / TSLA / US88160R1014 Company Profile Sector >> Electrical (Alternative) Vehicles Business Summary Tesla Motors, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells fully electric vehicles and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components. It provides services for the development of electric powertrain components and engages in the sale of electric powertrain components to other automotive manufacturers. Tesla Motors has manufactured its first electric vehicle, Tesla Roadster in 2008. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon R. Musk and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. Number of employees : 5 859 persons. Income Statement Evolution Sales per Businesses 2012 USD (in Million) % 2013 USD (in Million) % Delta +79.48% Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Powertrain Components 413.26 100% 2,014 100% Sales per Regions 2012 USD (in Million) % 2013 USD (in Million) % Delta +77.01% +89.23% -658.27% - EPS - Rate of surprise North America Europe Asia United States International 355.33 50.32 7.61 - 86% 12.2% 1.8% - 1,545 467.08 1.00 - 76.8% 23.2% 0% - Upcoming events on TESLA MOTORS INC 02/18/15 05/06/15 08/05/15 11/03/15 FY 2014 Earnings Release (Projected) Q1 2015 Earnings Release (Projected) Interim 2015 Earnings Release (Projected) Q3 2015 Earnings Release (Projected) Past events on TESLA MOTORS INC ...
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...Bruce Fein, JD, General Counsel for the Center for Law and Accountability, in an American Bar Association website article titled "Individual Rights and Responsability - The Death Penalty, But Sparingly" (accessed June 17, 2008), offered the following: "Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life, no matter what the provocation. But that is an article of faith, not of fact, just like the opposite position held by abolitionist detractors, including myself... The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill; it does not treat him as an animal with no moral sense, and thus subject even to butchery to satiate human gluttony. Moreover, capital punishment celebrates the dignity of the humans whose lives were ended by the defendant's predation." June 17, 2008 - Bruce Fein, JD Alex Kozinski, JD, Circuit Judge in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a Nov. 7, 2002 Hoover Institution "Interview," stated the following: "Immanuel Kant said it best. He said a society that is not willing to demand a life of somebody who has taken somebody else's life is simply immoral. So the question really... when the system works and when you manage to identify somebody who has done such heinous evil, do we as a society have a right to take his life? I think the answer's plainly yes. And I would go with Kant and I would say...
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...Nick Barnes Robert Wilhite WRC 1023.032 November 10, 2009 The Future of Social Networks Who says that prophets are the only ones who can predict the future? With many technological advances, the Internet has become one of the most powerful tools in modern society. Perhaps one aspect of the Internet is social networks which are constantly growing. Social networks involve websites that allow an online community to share information, discover new contacts, and catch up with old friends and family under certain restrictions. With social networks being a prominent feature on the Internet, what will social networks be like in five years from now? The importance lies in whether humans are becoming more advance in communications or are social networks removing us from the living world—reality. Here we will take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of social networks to describe its condition in the future. Charlene Li is an influential leader and analyst on emerging technologies. She is the co-author of a business best-seller book Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies published by the Harvard Press in May 2008. She often blogs about her experiences online. In one of her blogs, “The Future of Social Networks: Social Networks Will Be Like Air,” she describes her position on the outlook of social networks: In the future, social networks will be like air. They will be anywhere and everywhere we need and want them to be. And also, without that...
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...reviews on the web Fans from Jurassic Park have reviewed the film rather negatively due to the change in cast however the feeling of nostalgia was brought to a lot of the fans. "Jurassic World can't match the original for sheer inventiveness and impact, but it works in its own right as an entertaining – and visually dazzling – popcorn thriller" – Rotten Tomatoes Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five and felt that it was "terrifically enjoyable and exciting summer spectacular" "savvy, funny, ridiculous in just the right way" Media platforms/merchandise: The film has several platforms that attracted the audience: websites, games, social media accounts, toys, shirts, mugs and many more. Fans: -There have been fan made trailers and remakes -There have been parodies made -Fans have made websites Jurassic World (2015) Release: 12th June 2015 in USA Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi IMDB 7.1/10 (380,350 votes) Rotten Tomatoes 72% (critics) 79% (audience) Metacritic 59/100 CinemaScore (poll) ‘A’ grade from A+ to F scale Director: Colin Trevorrow Main stars: Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Irffan Khan Vincent D’Onofrio Ty Simpkins Nick Robinson Jake Johnson Budget: $150 million Box office: $1.670 billion Opening Weekend: $204,600,000...
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