...Question: Critically analyse HR planning and develop a recruitment and selection plan for the UK High Speed Railway Project. 1.0 Introduction Within this report, the main influential factors which effect the development and construction of the High Speed Rail Project (HSR), will be identified and explored. Because approximately 20 per cent of all budgeted spending for transport in the UK between now and 2021 is allocated for HSR, strong human recourses and a robust recruitment and selection plan are vital to its success, (gov.uk, 2013). This essay will analyse the strengths of existing HR strategies and choose suitable methods for recruitment, in the context of a large scale, long term national, government backed project. The key decisions will centre round union relations, agency recruitment versus long term employment contracts, potential of hiring from within existing similar industries and taking on employees new to the industry. This essentially pits useful experience of industry employees against employees with fresh perspectives to influence a change in culture, from other railway companies. The findings of this essay will be applicable to the actual HSR project as all theory and studies used within, are based on academic sources. This essay is structured to firstly explore the landscape surrounding this project and human recourse issues in general, before presenting conclusions. 2.0 Development In order to identify the main issues associated with...
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...Question: Critically analyse HR planning and develop a recruitment and selection plan for the UK High Speed Railway Project. 1.0 Introduction Within this report, the main influential factors which effect the development and construction of the High Speed Rail Project (HSR), will be identified and explored. Because approximately 20 per cent of all budgeted spending for transport in the UK between now and 2021 is allocated for HSR, strong human recourses and a robust recruitment and selection plan are vital to its success, (gov.uk, 2013). This essay will analyse the strengths of existing HR strategies and choose suitable methods for recruitment, in the context of a large scale, long term national, government backed project. The key decisions will centre round union relations, agency recruitment versus long term employment contracts, potential of hiring from within existing similar industries and taking on employees new to the industry. This essentially pits useful experience of industry employees against employees with fresh perspectives to influence a change in culture, from other railway companies. The findings of this essay will be applicable to the actual HSR project as all theory and studies used within, are based on academic sources. This essay is structured to firstly explore the landscape surrounding this project and human recourse issues in general, before presenting conclusions. 2.0 Development In order to identify the main issues associated with...
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...High Speed Rails Contents High Speed Rails 3 Chapter I - Introduction 3 I.1 Statement of the Problem 3 I.2 Question of the Study 3 I.3 Objective of the Paper 3 I. 4 Significance of the Study 4 Chapter II - Literature Review 4 II.1 Introduction and a Short Page of History 4 II.2 What is it exactly? A Definition 5 II. 3 What Are the Costs? 6 II. 4 Advantages of High-Speed Rails 8 II. 5 Disadvantages of High-Speed Rails 12 II. 6 Pollution 13 Chapter III – Methodology 18 Chapter IV – Findings 18 Chapter V – Conclusion 21 Abstract Technological developments are always meant to ease humans’ lives, in terms of commodity, and to offer performing solutions for their needs. However, often the technological developments are working in the benefit of humankind evolution, but in the detriment of the nature. High-speed rails are a model of such solutions, meant to improve humans’ lives. Their high speeds (between 200 and 431 km/hour), and their easy boarding (the time spent in boarding is less than 30 minutes, depending on the travelling class), transform the meaning of travelling, making it a real experience. Moreover, the high-speed rails lead to indirect benefits such as allowing the possibility to travel for business purposes, or to working relocation. On the other hand, indirectly, high-speed rails create negative outcomes: urban agglomerations because of this efficient transportation mode, automatically lead to people deserting the rural regions, for...
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...但是中国高铁的出口之路并不是一帆风顺的， 中国高铁自身以及国际外 部环境都有很多的风险， 面临的竞争压力也非常大。 为了把中国高铁打造成中国高端制造业 出口的一张名片， 本文采用广泛搜集材料和分析比较的方法， 试图为中国高铁克服出口过程 中遭遇的风险提出防范对策。企业应注重自助研发和知识产权的保护，除此之外，政府在中 国高铁的海外布局也能起到至关重要的作用， 其中包括参与国际标准的制定和广泛宣传等方 面。 关键词：中国高铁 出口风险 对策 I 四川大学本科毕业论文 中国高铁出口的风险以及防范 Chinese High-speed Railway Export’s Risks and Preventions International Economy and Trade Student: Liu Yichang Tutor: Jiang Guoqing Abstract:When the world has come to the era of globalization, every industry is following the mainstream and trying to become international, and Chinese high-speed railway which stands for the high-end industry of the nation is also braving its way to the whole world. It just took decade of years for Chinese high-speed railway to develop its own intellectual properties after digesting foreign patents, and the world has witnessed the miracles accomplished by Chinese engineers. But to introduce Chinese high-speed railway to other countries is never an easy job for there are risks of itself and external surroundings, and also the pressure of competition. To smooth the export of Chinese high-speed railway, the writer has studied the risks and come up with several solutions to the risks. Key words: Chinese high-speed railway export II risks situation solutions 四川大学本科毕业论文 中国高铁出口的风险以及防范 目录 第一章 1.1 1.2 1.3 第二章 2.1 2.2 2.3 第三章 3.1...
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...Economics Development Impacts High Speed Rail Tom Kayo TMLT601, I001, Fall 15 American Public University Emmet Fritch December 26, 2015 Abstract This paper premise is the economic development impacts of transportation in general, as examined by Kumares, Sinha & Labi (2007). Multiple studies have revealed that investments in public transportation ultimately drives productivity and economic growth (Kumares, Sinha & Labi, 2007). This paper however will move away from highways and most common types of transit systems to focus on high speed rail and its potential economic development impacts in the United States. By examining additional resources such as World Bank analysis, papers from the MIT library, and reports from non-profit advocacy groups, this paper seeks answers on why a project with tremendous economic benefits has not yet happened in a country known for always being first when it comes to leading in innovation and economic development. Introduction In Kumares et al.’s. (2007), two types of transportation impact on economic development are listed. One is the impact on the overall economic development, driving income and jobs, for instance, and the other is the positive effect on investment, property appreciation and tax revenue. All of this correlates with higher wages and better communities. At the same times, when looking at other developed and emerging countries, like countries of the European Union and China for example it’s...
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...Study on the California High Speed Rail System (CAHSR) - Is It Feasible? By Hardeep Ramesh, MS ISE Engineering Economics (ISE 460) University of Southern California December 3, 2010 Abstract: California High Speed Rail (CHSR) system is a mega project planned by the California High Speed Rail Authority (CA HSRA), connecting the major metropolitan areas of California. The project finalized in mid 2000, is estimated to be one of the most expensive of its kind. It is in the lines of the high speed rail systems existing in France, Japan and China. The cost of the total project, which will cover around 800 miles, is estimated to be around $45 billion as of 2008. At this time of economic instability and no proper funding expected the big question is that - is the project economically feasible? This case study evaluates the financial benefits of the project. It will show the various sources from which the project will be benefited. Since it is a public investment if the total benefits are more than the total costs it is said to be economically feasible. This case study uses the benefit-cost analysis as an evaluation to establish this. It uses only the benefits and costs which are quantifiable and those which are not duplicative. Introduction: California’s burgeoning population and increasingly congested highways and airports demanded new transportation solutions. Highway construction The California High Speed Railway Authority (CHSRA)...
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...The November 4th, 2008, a new era began in America. People elected a black President. But there were an other event this day, which was also really important for change in the State of California. Fifty-two percents of Californian voted in favor of the High Speed Train building in their State (Ortiz). “Story will remember this day, when Californians asked for a new transportation system for the California circulation’s needs of the twentieth century “ said Quentin Kopp, the responsible in charge of the project (Europe1). That is more than needs. As every huge project, the construction of a high-speed train in California will have a lot of positive effect and bad effect, even if in the actual situation, its built is primordial. Indeed, each day there is kilometers of traffic jam. That encouraged the California’s authority to find a solution to relieve the traffic. But on the other hand, the costs, in a period of economic crisis, and the route the train will take can be source of rejection. Highways are full of traffic jam, and airports are getting more and more frequented. Build a substitute of this transportation in California is urgent. At first, the first line built will be Los Angeles-San Francisco. This will generate construction cost of approximately 30 billion dollars. San Francisco is located 432 miles away from Los Angeles, and the trip will take two hours and thirty-eight minutes (State of California). And in the second time, the line will be extended in the North...
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...Although the United States has built an advanced and high efficient transport system, most of Americans prefer to driving or taking airplanes rather than taking railways. There are a set of reasons that contribute this phenomenon such as huge cost, environmental and traffic impacts to the local transportation system. However, this project will focus on discussing competiveness, costs and benefits of developing HSR in the US. Competiveness It’s true that automobile is very convenient and attractive for most families, so HSR is difficult to compete with automobile especially for short trips. For example, if a traveler needs to make multiple stops around the destination city, a car may be more convenient, especially if the destination city lacks an extensive mass transit system. In addition, if one person takes a lot of things, an automobile is also practical. Furthermore, driving is likely to be cheaper than HSR if two or more people are traveling together because the added cost of each additional traveler is virtually zero for passenger cars. However, each person must purchase a ticket on the train. If the travel distance is too long, taking a HSR may be more attractive due to lower cost. For example, driving in a long distance means that you have to spend more money on gasoline, tolls and parking fee. (Government Accountability Office, 2011). Costs The costs of high speed rail can be divided into two general categories. One is infrastructure costs which include the costs of...
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...technologies are a balancing act; the disruptive aspects must be outweighed by the benefits that they bring to society. Today, high speed rail is one of the most prominent disruptive technologies in our world. High speed rail systems are appearing across the globe, but its development does not come without controversy. Development of high speed transit has the potential to cost billions of dollars and disrupt long-standing influential industries that provide jobs to thousands of people; to address the ethical problems caused by this disruption, we need to develop the high speed transit industry to the extent where it can replace jobs provided by the old industries, and we must analyze the increased benefit from each dollar spent on high speed rail, insuring that it is the most worthwhile use of funds. High speed rail has been commonplace in many European and Asian countries for years, and it has just recently been introduced in the United States. First introduced in Korea in 1968, high speed rail is defined as train systems that travel at speeds faster than 120 miles per hour. The intention of high speed rail is to provide faster,...
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...HW1 1. From dial-up modem to ISDN, the occupied band in the frequency domain increases by 20 times (4kHz 80 kHz), however, the bandwidth (bit rate) increases only from 56 kb/s to 128 kb/s. Briefly explain why the latter is not proportional to the former. ANS: We can tell the relationship between bandwidth and Channel capacity is not linear(proportional) relationship by examining the Shannon–Hartley theorem- , where capital C means Channel capacity and capital W means bandwidth. 2. Explain if ring topology is a good choice for WANs. ANS: WAN is a computer networking technology used to transmit data over long distances, and between different LANs, MANs. Thus, at first glance, we can say ring topology may NOT be a good choice for WAN because of the following reasons: The communication delay of ring topology is directly proportional to number of nodes in the network. It will result in serious delay if ring topology is being chosen to implement large networks such as WAN. Moving, adding and changing the devices (or even one malfunctioning device) in ring topology can affect the whole network. Especially in the large network such as WAN, there are hundreds of thousands of routers may be under maintenance. If one or more alternate devices are not being used to replace the original one, the whole network may be shut down. Bandwidth is shared between devices, which will result in low channel capacity if the ring topology is being used in case like WAN. However...
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... 3. Calculate the N component of a resultant 32.5 m/s, 35.0 º E of N. 4. You move 26m at an angle of 40.0º W of S. (a) How far south of your starting point are you? (b) How far west are you? 5. Find the resultant of 55.4 units, W and 69.2 units S? 6. What is the resultant of 1,230 m/s, S and 1,450 m/s, N? 7. If you walk 6.00 m, N and 5.00 m E, what is your final location from your start? (magnitude, angle, and direction) 8. Combine 27 mi/h, E and 73 mi/h, N. 9. A river flows at a speed of 12 m/s from north to south. A powerboat can move at a constant maximum speed of 23 m/s in still water. a. What is the maximum velocity of the boat upstream (against the current)? b. What is the maximum velocity of the boat downstream? c. If the boat were headed east across the river at its maximum speed, what would the resultant velocity of the boat be? 10. A plane is traveling toward the east with a velocity of 120 km/h. It encounters a wind blowing toward the east at 0.20 km/min. What is the velocity of the plane in km/h? 11. A girl walks 26 m at an angle of 39º W of S. a. How far west of her starting point is she? b. How far south of her starting point is she? 12. A pitcher can throw a ball at a velocity of 125 km/h straight ahead. If he throws the ball straight when a cross-wind is blowing at 28...
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...Personal digital assistant, telecommunication, and multi-media products. Product and Applications: Multi-function, multi-media digital assistant products that have advanced features such as hands free capabilities, Wi-Fi, GPS at ultra-fast download speeds. These features will allow Sonic to carve a unique niche amongst competition as well as build brand loyalty from their target market. Competence: Sonic has built an innovative product with state-of-the-art features that is affordable and secure. Market Segment: • Professionals- who insist on high speed on the go communication abilities. • Students (high school-grad school) will be drawn to the high speed multi-media options. • Corporate users and entrepreneurs will appreciate the organization capabilities. • Medical personnel will be confident accessing medical records and patient information with Sonic’s high security features. Vertical Scope: Sonic will manufacture, market, and distribute products to major office supply stores, computer stores, and select online retailers in the U.S. Geographic Scope: Initially, Sonic Corporation’s focus will be on increasing sales and expanding market penetration. Sonic will offer competitive, high demand products within the U.S market and on the internet; eventually, expanding into the global market. Q. Which of Porter's generic competitive...
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...PREFACE: To The Evaluators Of My Training Program If we look at our surroundings, all the human beings would be wearing some cloth, most of which is woven. Today the average consumption of textile products per person per year is 6.7 Kg. The world population has crossed the six billion figure, so more than 40 million tons of fabric is utilized by the mankind of world each year. Indeed both consumption per person and population are increasing at a faster pace. Consumption per person is confidently expected to increase after December 2004, as WTO would eliminate the quota costs, import duties and other such tariffs. To be competitive in the textile market, the manufacturers of this industry will have to transfer this benefit of low cost to the customers, which in turn would encourage the customers to buy more. This process would yield economies of scale for the producers and thus the textile companies will achieve enormous growth. Pakistan has competitive edge over many other countries in the textile industry, so it will more focus and capitalize on this concern. This gives a view of future prospects of opportunities in textile and importance of textile products. More specifically the shade, look, handfeel of fabric and durability of shade are the crucial factors of concern for the textile customers (these factors are expected to gain more attention of customers in future). These factors are complied in dyeing processes. Kohinoor Dyeing Mills Ltd. (KDML) is involved in the...
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...When Hennessey made the Venom GT, they had a singular goal in mind. They were going to create the fastest car ever made. On Valentine’s day 2014, they brought their car out to secret runway in a classified facility, where the like minded individuals brought their car up to a staggering 270.49 miles per hour before testing out their Brembo carbon ceramic brakes. Unofficially, the Hennessey Venom GT broke the production car speed record that day, however Guinness requires more loops to leap beyond being the fastest. To hold the title of fastest production car Guinness demands that more guidelines be followed. The car in question must have; at minimum; 30 models manufactured. The record keeper also requires the automaker to run the same straight forwards and backwards before using the average as the official record. Unfortunately, Hennessey will only ever assemble 29 Venom GTs, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) did...
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...new world of incredibly fast internet connectivity and staggering data-transfer capability, anytime and anywhere, as an extended service to our continuing patronage. Hope until now, you have experienced, unmatched service performance through our CDMA based high speed data-cards, and must have developed enough confidence in our brand and the quality of product services, that we strive to deliver to all our customers. To take the same satisfaction up by leaps and bounds, for only a few esteemed patrons, it gives us immense pleasure to announce the launch of a new product HypVelocity, which is an EVDO based technology, being offered only by us in the country, to match your future needs of high speed internet connectivity. The data-transfer speeds that can now be achieve shall be minimum upto 50 times higher than the conventional products. More details shall soon be provided by our executive who shall visit you, after taking prior appointment. HypVelocity shall be available, at a very special offer, to a few select clients of ours, by surrendering the current data-card, the services of which were earlier offered at no cost, by paying a very nominal one-time fee of Rs 100, and a monthly tariff of Rs 150. For an extremely high-valued customers as yourself, the company, besides HypVelocity connection, shall also offer free access to all Value-add services for a year, and on-line SMS pack worth Rs 250. While the services on the current data-card are being withdrawn w.e.f 31st March’09...
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