...Evaluation & Recommendations The company Flux has grown rapidly since the launch of the Flux chair. The last two years they managed to elaborate their product portfolio for both the consumer market as the business market. Evidently the company’s success is partly due to successful diffusion of their first product -the Flux chair. Flux chair is positioned as a new foldable chair with unique characteristics and visual appearance; a mass producible foldable design chair. This position enabled them to quickly diffuse in the niche market of design furniture. Therefore, their focus was more on the high-end market with an interest in design. Accordingly the chair is highly priced. Both reasons might have made the Flux chair more appealing to businesses than to consumers. The benefits for both targets slightly differ and this could have been communicated better from the start. A better emphasis on the practical benefits for the consumer such as the space saving and weather-proof aspect could have increased the rate of adoption. It is likely Flux has picked up on this issue as they started to better define the consumer market. Likewise they now distinguish a home and garden segment. In addition overall a slight shift in strategy can be detected which enables them to reach the early majority. Such as additional accessories and products to offer a more complete solution set. This will decrease uncertainty among late adopters (Rogers, 1995) (Hoyer & MacInnis, 2001). Also the collaboration...
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...Abstract Meditations from a Movable Chair consists of a series of non-fiction essays by Dubus that are detailed memoirs of his life. Just by reading the title, one can tell how the book describes the way that Dubus continued to write from his wheelchair after being “crippled” by his accident. Readers had the opportunity to experience this honest man’s life through his eyes. Being a handicapped man, everyday tasks became challenges, taking much longer to accomplish. Throughout all the hardships, Dubus had the perseverance to continue living his life and do what he loves; write. Book Review Andre Dubus' essay collection Meditations from a Movable Chair, is not a book that I would have chosen off of a prodigious bookshelf to read on my own time. Dubus incorporated twenty-five immensely personal short stories into this book to prove how hard life can be. From the very title of the book, most of the essays explain his reflection on how the accident changed him emotionally, fundamentally, and physically. Position Having read Meditations from a Movable Chair, I was very fond of these essays and actually enjoyed the disorganization of the chapters because I have a penchant for putting pieces together. The great thing about short stories is that they are thorough and get right to the point. Dubus writes about themes that are relatable to ordinary people; some of the themes include: family, tolerance/acceptance, religion/faith, perseverance, tragedy, art, literature, commitment...
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...Exploring the history of materials and manufacture in Jake Phipps Isis Folding Chair Figure 1: Jake Phipps. (2007). Isis Information. Isis Information. 1 (1), 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0lF_iPLpcE Have you ever looked at a product and actually known what led to the materials and manufacture of what you are looking at? This essay will examine and look into the history and manufacture of the materials used in Jake Phipps ISIS folding chair. This essay will also look into how the industrial revolutions contributed to the development of these material’s. The ISIS chair designed by Jake Phipps is a combination of plywood, softwood timber and finished in lacquer paint. The chair folds completely flat to a depth of 3cm. The chair is made from a series of flat geometric panels that are linked together and contained within its own encasing frame. Each panel is constructed from several high-strength laminations designed to flex and support the user. (Phipps, 2007) Phipps originally manufactured the chair on a small scale but once the demand grew, he worked with Gebruder Thonet-Vienna to produce the chair for the consumer market. This chair gave Phipps his foot in the door (Phipps, 2011). It was not a huge financial success but the opportunity’s that arose with Newspaper articles and journals gave Phipps the recognition from his peers in the design industry. During an interview with the author Phipps was asked to describe his design philosophy. I try...
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...Pasternack, Chapter 2 Problem 5) Anderson & Blount (A&B) Woodworks makes tables and chairs from 30-inch wide mahogany sheets that it purchases the linear foot. It can purchase whatever mahogany it desires for $10 per linear foot up to 2250 linear feet per week. Each table requires 9 linear feet and each chair 3 linear feet (including waste). Each chair also utilizes a soft cushion. Up to 500 cushions can be purchased each week for $25 each. Other required hardware (supports, braces, nuts, bolts, etc.) averages $45 for each table and $25 for each chair. A&B sells the tables to retailers for $300 each and each chair for $150 each. The 10 craftsmen employed by A&B are salaried workers. Their wages of $800 each per week as well as the $5000 per week in rent, insurance and utility costs are all considered fixed costs. To produce a table requires 1 hour of a craftsmen's time, whereas each chair requires only 36 minutes. Each craftsman averages 37.5 productive work-hours per week. Company policy mandates that the ratio of chairs to tables must be between 4 to 1 and 6 to 1. a. Develop a linear programming model for A&B. The objective function should maximize its gross weekly profit (gross revenue less the variable costs of wood, cushions and other materials). Express the feasible region by the non-negativity constraints and a set of five functional constraints (wood and cushion availability, the minimum and maximum chair to table ratios, and the maximum weekly production time). b. Apply graphical...
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...4 summaries 1) https://www.osha.gov/ US Labor Department announces final rule to improve U.S. workers' protection from the dangers of 'respirable' silica dust Updated rule amends silica exposure regulations for first time since 1971 For the first time since 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration amended silica exposure regulations. This amendment will improve workers’ protection against respirable silica dust while limiting the exposure to respirable crystalline silica. More than 600 lives annually will be saved, 900 or more cases of silicosis will be prevented, and net benefits of $7.7 billion per year will result. The final rule will also decrease lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in workers. This rule hopes to modernize worker protection in feasible and economical ways. About 4.6 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica. The rule consists of two standards: one written for construction and the other for general industry and maritime. Construction standards for most requirements have until June 23, 2017 and general industry and maritime have until June 23, 2018. 2) https://www.ftc.gov/ FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Canadian Agency To Strengthen Cooperation on Do Not Call, Spam Enforcement In order to strengthen cross-border Do Not Call and anti-spam enforcement cooperation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications...
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...improve using the make and buy practice. The first thing that is some of the materials and things that have there at the scooter store, like other power chairs and scooters parts to fix another scooter or power chair and then only buy new stuff when it is absolutely necessary. Most of the power wheel chairs and scooters have a lot of similar parts therefore we should not buy new parts every time we should make some of the old parts fit other chairs. Outsourcing according to the textbook “when they decide to buy something they had been making in-house previously. The outsourcing that comes to mind for the company that I am currently employed is the same thing that I spoke of in the weekly discussion. That outsourcing is the payroll being done by an outside source that is a certified public accountant (CPA) does and not anybody that works right in the company with all of us. Then nobody has to worry about friends taking care of their friend and messing over somebody else with their time and their payroll. The subcontracting that I found in the article is sort of like power wheel chairs and scooters that we sale but if they have moved and live to far away from us now there or other scooter stores that the owner is in network with but does not own that he can call and ask them if they could go out and service this chair for him and send him the bill so that he can take care of their service fee, and not have to bill all that to the patient. What I have mentioned here...
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...Ozark Furniture Lori Pope MAT221: Introduction to Algebra Instructor: Kemba Chambers December 2, 2013 Ozark Furniture Ozark furniture has 3000 board feet of maple lumber in stock. In order to make classic maple rockers they need 15 board feet of maple lumber. In order to make a modern rocker they need 12 board feet of maple lumber. So we need to process an inequality and graph it in order to be sure that we have enough of the maple lumber in stock to prepare orders. The first step is to define what variables that I will be using in my inequality. So let’s say c = the number of classic maple rockers and let m= the number of modern rockers. Because each of the classic maple rockers require 15 board feet, I will use 15c, and because each modern rocker requires 12 board feet, I will use 12m. Remember I am limited to the amount of maple lumber which is 3000 board feet. My inequality that I will use will look like this: 15c+12m< 3000. Next, we will call c the independent variable on my horizontal axis and m the dependent variable on the vertical axis. By doing this we can graph the equation using the intercepts. The C-intercept is found when m=0 15c< 3000 c< 200 So what we are saying is that the C-intercept is (200, 0) The M-intercept is found when c=0 12< 3000 m< 250 So what we are saying here is that the M-intercept is (0, 250) I will be using a solid line because of the “less than or equal to” inequality...
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...a culture or homogeneity of vision, and a great deal of planning to implement. The complicated part is that the change cannot occur in just one facet of the organization, the change must carry across the organization and the entire supply chain. Drew Schramm finds himself in a difficult position at the Herman Miller organization. His supply chain background is in conflict with the organization’s environmental sustainability position. While he may see easy money to be picked from the savings tree, it has now become forbidden fruit. The Herman Miller organization is committed to their stance of environmental sustainability and Schramm must now take that into serious consideration when making supply chain decisions. Their new chair design, the Mirra Chair, has yet to have a decision made on the construction and materials of its arm pads. They can either use the common polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that violates their cradle to cradle (C2C) protocol standards, thermoplastic urethane (TPU) which meets the C2C standards but is more expensive and unproven with production tooling at higher volumes, or come up with an alternate solution. When one considers the organization’s mission and culture, the choices narrow down to either the safer TPU material or coming up with another solution completely. A company cannot go against their mission and still maintain their credibility with the consumer, industry, and employee base. The use...
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...Theories of “Healthy” Standing The “normal posture as recommended by Staffel and his 19th century contemporaries and has been promoted ever since by physicians, orthopedists, physical therapists, mothers, teachers, and military superior. Even today, that “upright” or “straight” standing posture with slight lordosis (forward bends) in the lumbar and cervical spines and a light kyphosis (backward bend) in the thoracic spine is stereotypically considered “good and proper” and is often called healthy, balanced, or neutral. Theories of “Healthy” Sitting Sitting Upright? Staffel recommended an erect posture of the trunk, neck and head, with normal slight lordoses in the lumbar and cervical areas and a light kyphosis in the thoracic spine, similar to the desired back posture when standing erect. The simple concept that sitting upright, with the thighs horizontal and the lowerlegs vertical, means “sitting healthily” endured for a surprisingly longtime. Maintaining Lumbar Lordosis When one sits down on a hard, flat, surfaces, without a backrest, the ischial tuberosities ( inferior protuberances of the pelvic bones) act as fulca around which the pelvic girdle rotates under the weight of the upper body. Since the bones of the pelvic girdle are linked by connective tissue to the thighs and lower trunk, rotation of the pelvis affects the posture of the lower spinal column, particularly the lumbar region. If the rotation of the pelvis is rearward, the normal lordosis of the...
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...SECTION A Activity 1 Curriculum Vitae: Roocshana Mohamed Home Phone Number: 011-4773698 Work Phone Number: 011-3099256 Cell Number - Personal: 0812782540 E-Mail Address - Work: mohamem@telkom.co.za E-Mail Address - Personal: Roocshanam@gmail.com Personal Information Surname: Mohamed First Name(s): Roocshana Known as: Shana ID Number: 7604250250083 *Race: Coloured *Gender: Female Driver's License: C1 Disability: Not Indicated HEALTH: Excellent Address: 1090 Camelia Court Westbury Johannesburg 2093 Languages Afrikaans-Speak Afrikaans-Read Afrikaans-Write English-Speak English-Read English-Write Secondary Education School: Westbury senior Secondary Highest Standard / Grade: GRADE 12 (STANDARD 10/MATRIC) Year of Completion: 1994 Subjects Passed: Afrikaans (HG) English (HG) Geography (HG) Biology (HG) Mathematics (SG) Science (SG) Tertiary Education Studies Completed 1. Institution: Varsity College Qualification: Management Accounting and Finance (Diploma) Year of Graduation: 1998 2. Institution: Atcor UK Qualification: Accounting Technician (Diploma) Year of Graduation: 2008 Major Subjects: Financial Accounting Cost accounting Taxation Studies in Progress 1. Institution: ...
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...“WHO’S THERE?” Differences in the Features of Telephone and Face-to-Face Conferences Dorothea Halbe University of Trier A significant part of the work in business settings, especially in multinational projects, is done through talking over the phone in conference calls. The differences in the setting in comparison with face-to-face meetings create a new dynamic of talk and turn taking because of the lack of body language. This article analyzes a number of the differences between these two types of meetings, using a corpus of (International) Business English, in which the multinational participants discuss an information technology research project. English is used as a lingua franca among participants from different companies and different nationalities (e.g., Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish). Features studied include self-identification, the number of turns, interruptions, overlaps, back-channeling behavior, pauses, side comments, small talk, breaks, distribution of talk, meeting structure, and length of conferences. The findings show that because of the lack of body language signals, there are differences in most of these features, for example, fewer interruptions, overlaps, and pauses in concalls than in face-to-face meetings. Small talk is restricted to the end or beginning of calls if it happens at all, side comments do not happen among the participants but may occur with people outside the conference. Back channels occur more frequently in conference calls, as they...
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...As I walk outside with my cup of coffee in one hand and my new book in the other I flap the book up and down in the air attempting to wave at the new neighbor that just moved in across the street. Her name is Sarah. Her job recently transferred her here a few months ago from Texas. She waves back as she rushes to put her three kids into the minivan to take them to school and then make her way to work. I settled down into the comfy black wicker chair accented with forest green pillows and place my cup of coffee on the matching table. The table and chair was located in the corner of my wood porch. This has become my little oasis and from here I can see every house on the block. I sit back in my chair and exhale as every part of my body begins to relax and take in the morning air. Before I open my book I notice her husband Jim pulling up. I learned from her yesterday that he works nights while she works days. She explained that their schedules are hectic and they hardly get time to see each other. Jim gets out of his black A6 Audi grabs his briefcase from the back seat and closes the car door. While he’s walking to his front door I speak to him the same as I do every morning and as usual he does not speak back. He walks into the house and closes the door behind him. A little upset that he can be such a jerk I decided to sip on my coffee and try to enjoy my book. Occasionally I glimpse up at the house. The first time I could see Jim through the window in the kitchen fixing him something...
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...capitalized may imagine a beautiful one that is very pure, warm and helpful. People might also say that if she is unreal and abstract that they don’t exist. I agreed with their opinion until I entered middle school and met an angel. I entered middle school when I was twelve. I didn’t know everything except playing games like in primary school. For example, every morning I got up and then washed my face and brushed my teeth, but never cared about my ugly hair style, which was short and smooth almost like as a monk. I didn’t care about my appearance and my uniform which always wrinkled. In a word, I was a mess, and I looked terrible. The first day I came to class, I was almost late. There was no chair for me to sit on, so I had to take one from other classroom. After I moved the chair to my classroom and put it down, someone giggled. I looked at her and then I was shocked. She was so beautiful with a warm smile, and she would be my deskmate for the next three years. I didn’t know the feeling when I looked at her, but I know it already now. It is love, I have a blind love to her at first sight. She started becoming the first important person in my life. After that, I behaved like a gentleman. I improved my hairstyle and combed it every morning. My clothes would be spread out before I got it up. Everything was improving exterior. However, I became shy when I sat beside her. I especially avoided eye contact when I talked with her, and she noticed it. One day, my teacher made a...
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...and it pleased the Lord C D G Em but you don't really care for music do you? G well it goes like this C D Em C the fourth the fifth the minor fall and the major lift D Bm Em the baffled king composing Hallelujah C Em C G D/F# G Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah G Em well your faith was strong but you needed proof G Em you saw her bathing on the roof C D G Em her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you G C D she tied you to her kitchen chair Em C she broke your throne and she cut your hair D Bm Em and from your lips you drew an Hallelujah C Em C G D/F# G Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah G Em baby I've been here before G Em i've seen this room and I've walked this floor C D G Em i used to live alone before I knew you G C D and I've seen your flag on the marble arch Em C and love is not a victory march D Bm Em it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah C Em C G D/F#...
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...always made my heart glow to see my entire immediate family gather together for special occasions. I can still close my eyes, smell the food, and turn to see my mom and Uncle slaving away in the kitchen together over a hot oven and stove; all the burners blazing at once and at different temperatures depending on the dish. These two fabulous chefs worked well together and produced many amazing meals for us. My Aunt would sit in front of the fire in the overstuffed recliner with Mona – the family Boston Terrier – stroking her back and telling us stories about the “old days” as we all half listened to her alcohol induced drone. Mona loved my aunt due to her large, soft frame and willingness to sit for long periods of time in the same comfortable chair, just loving on her. The birthday boy was at the DVD player, always the DJ of every event, playing the most appropriate music for the occasion. My brother and his soon-to-be-wife and I were sitting at the kitchen table at my mom and Uncle's disposal as the sous chefs and table setters. Though small in number, and despite the typical issues that every family endures, our tight knit community seemed to bring us that much closer together. We all had our place and we were all happy. Just as the sun started to set over the frigid Pacific Ocean, we finished eating birthday cake and opening presents. We were all stuffed...
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