...Key Events/Case Synopsis National Fabricators Inc. is a company that specializes in the manufacturing of lockers, school furniture, toilet partitions, steel shelving, and is now currently owned by Tom Kruger after buying out $75,000 of shares from shareholders in 1992. The industry is very competitive as costs are rising and prices being cut while the economy declines at the same time. As the president of National Fabricators, Tom Kruger needs to bring the company back on its feet in order to generate profits and reduce its losses of $480,315 and outstanding bank loans of $784,000. Tom Kruger also predicts that sales would fall as much as 10% during the 1994 fiscal year due to government cutbacks on medical and educational spending as well as a sluggish level of consumer confidence. Tom Kruger is now faced with trying to get a 60 day extension for his temporary line of credit in order to get the company to start making profits again. Problem Statement and Objectives To save the company, Tom Kruger needs to get an extension of 60 days on his temporary line of credit so that he can keep losses to a minimum and start generating more profits. At the same time, the economy is declining, competitors are setting low prices, and the government is cutting back on educational spending. Tom Kruger realizes that his plant is not being utilized at full capacity and most of the operations were being primarily financed on bank credit due to insufficient cash at hand. To address these...
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...Consumer 3D Printing | | | | | Index SR.NO. | TITLE | PAGE NO. | 1 | What is 3D Printing? | 3 | 2 | History of 3D Printing | 3 | 3 | 3D Printing and Gartner Hype Cycle | 4 | 4 | 3D Printing Today | 4 | 5 | Impact of 3D Printing | 6 | 6 | Achilles’ heel of 3D Printing | 7 | 7 | Future of 3D Printing | 7 | Consumer 3D Printing “3D printing has the potential to change everything” * Former Ship Engineer What is 3D Printing? The process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model is 3D printing. It is also known as Additive manufacturing. Using an additive process successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is different from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes). A materials printer usually performs 3D printing processes using digital technology. 3D Printers have evolved to make a variety of objects using a laser or extruder (the material output part of the printer, best described as a futuristic hot glue gun) that move along an X, Y and Z axis to build an object in three dimensions, layer by layer, sometimes only microns thick at a time, depending on the desired resolution of the object. History of 3D Printing This technology was called Rapid Manufacturing; a term coined by inventor S. Scott Crump who founded Stratasys in the late 1980′s. During the...
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...ROLL- No 57 [COUNTRIES JAPAN & Hong Kong] GDP The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. GDP can be defined in three ways, all of which are conceptually identical. First, it is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time (usually a 365-day year). Second, it is equal to the sum of the value added at every stage of production (the intermediate stages) by all the industries within a country, plus taxes less subsidies on products, in the period. Third, it is equal to the sum of the income generated by production in the country in the period—that is, compensation of employees, taxes on production and imports less subsidies, and gross operating surplus (or profits) .Japan GDP Analysis The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Japan was worth 5867.15 billion US dollars in 2011, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP value of Japan is roughly equivalent to 9.46 percent of the world economy. Historically, from 1960 until 2011, Japan GDP averaged 2335.35 Billion USD reaching an all time high of 5867.15 Billion USD in December of 2011 and a record low of 44.31 Billion USD in December of 1960. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and...
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...Welcome to WritePoint, the automated review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. For additional assistance, please visit our WritePoint Lab to speak with a tutor. During the lab, the tutor addresses common WritePoint grammar and style errors, offers editing advice for students who use WritePoint, and takes student questions. A link to the lab is located on the Live Labs homepage, which is accessible by logging into eCampus and pasting the following URL (https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/CWE/LiveLabs/) into the address bar. Physical Security Paper [This title could be more inspiring. Labeling it a "paper" or an "essay" is redundant (what else could it be?), and...
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...Case Study 2: Social Engineering Attacks and Counterintelligence Marilyn Washington Dr. Gideon U. Nwatu CIS 502 November 3, 2013 Abstract The topic of this paper is “Social Engineering Attacks and Counterintelligence.” Social engineering attacks and counterintelligence have major impacts to our national security. In July 2010, the Afghan War Diary was released in WikiLeaks. In October 2010, WikiLeaks also released the largest military leak in history – the Iraq War Logs revealing the war occupation in Iraq. This type of information is considered as classified data by the Department of Defense. Social Engineering Attacks and Counterintelligence Describe what social engineering and counterintelligence are and their potential implications to our national security in regard to the leaked Afghan War Diary and Iraq War Logs. WikiLeaks is an open website that reveals classified documents to the general public. Voice of America stated that “WikiLeaks releases 400,000 classified US Military files (Pessin, 2010). WikiLeaks is a serious threat to national security. WikiLeaks is a threat for three reasons: reveals the identities of operatives, defaces the name of the USA to foreign countries, and threatens the safety of the USA. A danger of WikiLeaks is it reveals the identities of operatives both foreign and domestic. WikiLeaks allows the names of many allies and operative missions to be posted on a public website. This type of exposure endangers many oversea...
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...Acceptable Use Policy Author: Click and type Date: Click and type date |Review History | |Name |Department |Role/Position |Date approved |Signature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Approval History | |Name |Department |Role/Position |Date approved |Signature | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Overview The purpose of this policy is to establish acceptable and unacceptable use of electronic devices and network resources at [Company Name] in conjunction with its established culture of ethical and lawful behavior, openness, trust, and integrity. [Company Name] provides computer devices...
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...Service sector in China * Structures, restrictions and recommendations University: Shanghai University – School of Economics Course: Service economics and Trade Tutor: Professor Dong Yinguo Author: Hake Feka Student ID: 13D62241 Abstract The result of the market-oriented reforms in China along with its opening up to the outside world were rapid industrialization and integration in international trade. The service sector has perceived a fast, continued development and has made huge contributions to the overall economy in terms of its share of gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. However, the development of the service sector has been inadequate and has lagged behind its overall stage of development according to international norms. Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. THE IMPACT OF SERVICE SECTOR IN CHINA 2 3. DIFFERENCES AND GAPS 4 4. OBSTACLES AND RESTRICTIONS 6 5. RECOMMANDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 10 REFERENCES 12 1. INTRODUCTION The result of the market-oriented reforms in China along with its opening up to the outside world were rapid industrialization and integration in international trade. The service sector has perceived a fast, continued development and has made huge contributions to the overall economy in terms of its share of gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. The increasing of the service sector has caught up with the manufacturing sector, which indicates that China is moving into a new stage of development...
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...ASEAN IN TODAY’S WORLD 2013 The Economic Structure and Employment of the Philippines This paper is written to accomplish the requirement of ASEAN Economics Studies of ASEAN Today’s World 2013 in Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines Lecturer: Prof. Victor S. Venida, Ph.D. Written by: Nur Isnaini Masyithoh Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013 I. Background Sectorial Structures of World Economies According to World Bank, one way to determine the structure of economy is by analyzing its three main sectors; agriculture, industry, and services in the country’s total output and employment. Initially, the agriculture is the main sector of developing countries. The shift comes to industrialization and post-industrialization. Industrialization assumed to increase and replace the agriculture because modernization refers to specialization of economic function, monetization of transaction, and homogenization of goods and services (Venida, 2000). The homogenization is formed by the improvement and innovation in technology enhancing the agricultural products. As the requirement of productivity and quality in agriculture increases, the innovation and function of technology has become the obstacle of the growing industry. Source: World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/beyond/beyondco/beg_09.pdf) As the income rises, goods become immaterial. People no longer rely on materials since needs are already satisfied. Instead, they will concern about services including...
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...Security Monitoring Security Monitoring Hector Landeros University of Phoenix Security Monitoring In today’s business environment an organization may consist of various applications all in which require a certain level of risk assessment and security measures must be taken. Applications being used within the organization must be reviewed to determine security risks that application might have and how to protect the company from those vulnerabilities. Another factor that must be considered is a risk may vary between internal and external applications. There are many activities which can be incorporated into an organizations security plan which will help minimize possibility of a security breach. Policies Security monitoring is a method typically used to test or confirm security practices being used are effective. Most of the time monitoring of activities such as the review of user account logs, application logs, data backup and recovery logs or in many applications being used automated intrusion detection system logs. When using security monitoring one is trying to ensure that information security controls are in place are effective and not being bypassed at any point. One of the benefits of security monitoring is the early identification of wrongdoing or security vulnerability. Rudolfsky (1983-2010), “It will be difficult for a company to achieve information security objectives without security event...
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...Security Controls are necessary in protecting data and stopping attacks both before they happen and after they happen. With Controls in place we can help prevent them and detect after a security breach as occurred. For ABC credit union the following security controls would be enforced: Preventative Control: Separation of duties. Having separation of duties will ensure that not one person will have full access to a database. It can be monitored and overlooked by multiple people so if there is a breach of error of any kind it can be caught be one of those people. This also helps in security of stealing or changing information with other employees having access to something it’s less likely an employee will change or transfer funds illegally without it being caught by another employee. ABC credit union will enforce this with money transfers of over 2500 dollars. The wire transfer will have to be checked and verified by 1 other management personnel before the transfer can occur. Detective control: ABC credit union will implement a detective control of Monthly Reviews of wire transfers and transactions. This will ensure there are no discrepancies within accounts or funds being transferred. Each wire transfer will be reviewed at months end to be sure all paperwork and protocols were followed. This can help detect any errors of either human or computer based. Corrective Control: Corrective controls can help aide in the understanding and information after an error or attack...
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...Self-Inspection Handbook for NISP Contractors TABLE OF CONTENTS The Contractor Security Review Requirement ...............................................................................1 The Contractor Self-Inspection Handbook .....................................................................................1 The Elements of Inspection ............................................................................................................1 Inspection Techniques ....................................................................................................................2 Interview Techniques ......................................................................................................................2 ELEMENTS OF INSPECTION A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. FACILITY CLEARANCE ..........................................................................................................3 ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONS ..................................................................................................3 SECURITY EDUCATION.........................................................................................................4 CONSULTANTS ......................................................................................................................5 STANDARD PRACTICE PROCEDURES (SPP) .....................................................................5 SUBCONTRACTING ............................................
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...Associate Level Material Appendix G Security Assessment Directions Choose two settings from Ch. 9 of the text and list each setting. Then, complete the following tables. List five threats appropriate to the environment from the setting you chose. Rate the risk for each threat from 0 (low) to 10 (high). Then, list five appropriate countermeasures, including at least two countermeasures specific to physical security and one countermeasure specific to personnel and security management. Once you have completed the tables, write a brief explanation of each countermeasure, stating how the countermeasure reduces the risk associated with that threat. Setting 1: School THREAT RISK COUNTERMEASURE Probability Criticality Total Example: Information theft 4 7 11 Employee screening, limited computer access, and computer monitoring Child Abduction 5 10 15 Doors locked from outside, security cameras throughout building inside and outside Earthquake/Fire 5 10 15 Extensive evacuation plan, install sprinkler system Firearm or Bomb 4 10 14 Metal detectors at all entrances, armed and unarmed guards, security cameras Drug sells/usage 3 7 10 Conduct random checks, have drug sniffing dogs do a check Internal theft 3 6 9 Security cameras Setting 2: Hospital THREAT RISK COUNTERMEASURE Probability Criticality Total Assault on a staff member 6 6 12 Security should be present on each floor Theft of narcotics 8 8 16 Keep a very strict log of...
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...14/02/2013 ZeeNews BSE | NSE | World DNA Biz Bollywood Current Account Deficit could exceed 4.2% in current fiscal: Rangarajan TV & Videos Travel Cars Cricket Health Colleges Career Advice Mobile Property Free Mail NSE Prices Search... Quotes Go February 14, 2013 HOME In-Focus NEWS Bullion SHARE BAZAAR Personal Finance COMPANY WATCH Property Plus MUTUAL FUND Gadgets & More DERIVATIVES Wheelocity IPO Pics MANDI FOREX BUDGET 2013 Press Releases Slideshows Videos SENSEX 19497 -110.90 NIFTY 5897 -36.00 PORTFOLIO TOP NEWS MOST READ MOST VIEWED Budget 2013: Congress leaders ask FM to raise IT exemption limit 2G: SC dismisses curative petitions of telcos and Raja GST panel to frame model GST law; 3 committees to address issues No loans to troubled Sahara companies; has Rs 800 crore in deposits: SBI Samsung takes on Nokia with 'smarter' Rex series; price starts at Rs 4,000 Current Account Deficit could exceed 4.2% in current fiscal: Rangarajan Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 14:46 0 Tw eet Like 0 Tags: India's current account deficit , India's economy , India's GDP grow th , C Rangarajan New Delhi: Amid widening trade gap, the Current Account Deficit (CAD) this year is likely to exceed 4.2 percent of GDP recorded in 2011-12, said Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan said. "The CAD will be higher than last year's level. We expect the third quarter figures will...
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...ring sensitive information, whether it is personal or business related, is vital to the integrity, if not survival of the entity that it belongs to. Personal information can be items like a social security number or a birth date, while sensitive business information can be either patented designs or even customer contact databases. Keeping information like this secure requires methodologies such as the usage of the three tenants of information or otherwise known as the C.I.A. triad (Kim & Solomon, 2011). The three most important parts that makes up this triad are: “Confidentiality”, “Integrity”, and “Availability”. The expanded version of the C.I.A. triad actually contains seven critical characteristics that further emphasize the important role of keeping sensitive information secure. The following paragraphs will explain the nature and detail of each of these seven characteristics. The first characteristic of ensuring information security is confidentiality. This characteristic defines who or what has authorized access to an entity’s sensitive information. The overall goal of this characteristic is to keep access to this information restricted to only those that need to know. A good example of confidentiality is where a car company’s authorized car design team has access to confidential design schematics on a secure computer server for a particular new car but the car company’s competitor does not. Integrity is the next characteristic whereas its goal is in...
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...Jeff Clarke 9/8/13 I’m writing to you today in a closely considering your request of leave to care for your Grand Mother’s illness. After carefully considered, due to the nature of business and the given need that surfaced, it is unfortunate that your request is denied because of the following reason: * Nina Hernandez requested that weekend off and going to be out of town for her Grandson’s first birthday. * There’s a professional conference this weekend for electrical engineers at a nearby convention center, and many of the attendees will be staying at our hotel. This is the first time the convention center has directed attendees to our hotel, and if all goes well, this could mean a lot more business throughout the year. Having to grant your request will hugely impact our company. The success of our company relies on your commitment and loyalty. If you have any questions/concerns, please don’t hesitate to come see me. Best Regards, Raymond Sasa Required Audience Profile This audience profile is required as part of the week one assignment. Answer the questions below to create a thorough profile for your primary audience, Jeff Clarke, and your secondary audience, Human Resources. 1. Is my primary audience external or internal? Answer: My primary was internal 2. What are some key demographics about my audience, such as age, gender, family situation, etc.? Answer: Jeff Clarke was my Assistant Manager. 3. How much does my audience know about...
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