...Layout Paper Paper #2 Pearson Mkt/Mgt 322 – Fall 2012 Using the store location of your choice Description: (from syllabus) – A store layout is a strategy. Select, rank and defend the criteria you will use in analyzing the layout strategy for two similar stores. Select, compare and analyze two layouts for a store based upon these criteria. Operational Description – The paper should be professionally presented. It should be no more than five pages of text. (There can be additional pages for maps, diagrams charts and tables.) Use headings and subheadings to organize the paper. Footnote your sources. Single space (rather than double space) with respect for appearance and readability. Start with your summary of recommendations. (This is your Executive Summary – You write this last.) Objectives: 1. Learn criteria upon which layout decisions are made. 2. Adapt this list of criteria to your particular situation. 3. Prioritize and quantify your selection criteria for your particular situation. 4. Compare two layouts based upon these criteria. 5. Make use of direct and secondary information to show that your recommendations and analysis are based upon more than just your opinion. 6. Make use of principles from lecture and text to show that your recommendations and analysis are based upon more than just your opinion. 7. Lead with your recommendations. Follow with your backing and thought process. Hints 1. What are your criteria for selecting a layout? 2...
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...Ph: 0312 2206656 E-mail: asimqadeer@gmail.com Asim Ahmed Khan Objectives: To obtain a position in the New Media Industry where I can be creative and contribute to a team in a modern environment. To do work that I can be proud of and be excited about doing I have developed a handful of company websites and hope to improve myself vastly in that field of work. I have designed company logos and web sites. I work well under pressure and am dedicated to meeting deadlines on time and with precise accuracy. I have been in designing Web sites for 6 years identify customer needs; monitor customer usage patterns; determine order processes and service after sales I have been involved in all stages of the development of web sites - right from planning, design, quality control, launching to online promotion and monitoring. |Company Name |Country |Designation |Experience | |Netpace |Pakistan |Senior Web Designer/ Developer |5th May 2014 to till now | |VeriQual |Pakistan |Senior Web Designer/ Developer |3 Years | |Netpace |Pakistan |Senior Web Designer/ Developer |3 Years | |VeriQual |Pakistan...
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... Sony® Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatre System N590 In this critique I will analyze the organization, layout, written and visual instructions of the Sony® Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatre System. I. Organization The user manual for the Sony® Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatre System was well organized. The table of contents helps users search for specific topics which comes in handy especially for people like me who like to skip around for what they need instead having to read the entire manual. The one downfall about the organization is that is doesn’t have a picture of the product on the cover page. Although we know what a Blu-ray/DVD system looks like and it should automatically have the correct manual in its box, there may be an instance where that has not happened or if you misplaced your original manual and need another. The photo would come in handy especially if there is a certain layout that this particular has as opposed to other models. Having the photo is further reinforcement that you have the correct product. II. Layout The layout of this manual is standard. The warning sections and intial operating instructions are seen in most user manuals. Something that used to be uncommon which we are seeing more often in user manuals is the unpacking section. This section further details the parts of the entertainment system piece by piece. The remainder of the layout includes more standard sections such as how to operate each source, sound adjustments, settings, and...
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...I picked the panel at the top right of page 103. I picked this panel because of its use of a bleeding gutter and mildly abstract art which slowed down time. It is a silent panel that generates a sense of timelessness and leaves the reader ingrained in this simple rectangle of art. Because of its lack of speech balloons and context, it leaves an endless amount of room for the reader to use closure and create any story they want to. The use of the bleeding gutter is the main reason I picked this panel. I like that it makes it seem as though the time in the panel could stretch on forever without being interrupted. The bleeding gutter also sets a mood of silence and cogitation. It leaves the readers mind stuck in that moment contemplating...
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...information like printers, or speakers. 3. Discuss the factors that affect the quality of various input and output devices. * Factors that affect the quality of input devices and output devices include the speed of the device. If you put a slow device into a more faster system, it will decrease the overall system speed. Detailed Description: Keyboards I. Introduction to Keyboards * They are computer hardware input devices. * Used for controlling characters and sending special commands to the operating system. * Commonly used for text input. II. History of Keyboard * Invented during 1873. * Invented by Christopher Latham Scholes. * The first design layout was arranged in alphabetical order. III. Keyboards Layouts * QWERTY keyboards,...
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...which influences numerous aspects of an organization, including capacity planning, layout of facilities, equipment and design of work systems. Process selection is primarily used during the planning of new products or services that is subject to technological advances and competition. Process selection is dependent on the company's process strategy, which has two main components: capital intensity and process flexibility. Capital Intensity is simply the combination of equipment and labor that an organization uses to accomplish some objective. Process Flexibility is as its name implies: how well a system can be adjusted to meet changes in processing requirements that are interdependent on variables such as product or service design, volume of production, and technology. Facility Layout is simply the way a facility is arranged in order to maximize processes that are not only efficient but effective towards the overall organizational goal. It is also dependent on process selection. Within those two categories, you will also learn about technology, operations tour, process strategy, designing product layouts, and designing process layouts. The main concept between process selection and facility layout is technology. Technology is a method that is used to improve and develop various services, operation processes, and products. While process selection is used in many organizations, facility layouts signifies the work centers, implementations, and the configuration of departments by...
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...What a great question to ask which browser do you use? Well I looked at the falling browsers Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. I would have to say Opera is the one that seemed to work best for me. I am on OS X, and have switched from Safari due to Apple not fixing an issue with Safari on Snow Leopard (the option to block cookies doesn’t actually block all cookies on Snow Leopard Safari since an update about a year ago, and Apple still has not fixed it). When that occurred, I tested out several browsers to see which "felt right" to me in overall user interface, speed, resource usage, and security. Opera was the winner. Firefox is very bloated on OS X, as is Chrome. Firefox has many extensions and is always undergoing updates. Chrome is speedy, but Google's "Big Brother" act has turned me off to them as a company (and, yes, I know I can opt out, but that doesn't make it feel any less ire). Both Firefox and Chrome have useful and fun extensions, though, and for a while that is what made me nearly choose Firefox (again, Chrome was out). I kept Safari around just for the Reader and Read Later functions built into the browser, and once I found similar extensions for Firefox I almost went with it as the browser of choice. Then came the resource hog issues and the slow browsing experience, and, sometimes, the crashes. Firefox would always crash. I would be browsing for thirty minutes or so and it would keep crashing. There was Opera, a browser nearly as speedy as Chrome...
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...Analyitical Report of website: www.flinders.edu.au Student name: Garth Trickett Student number: 3068276 Tutor Name: Carol Drew Table of contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3.1 How easy is it to choose a course and apply for the university it using the website? 3.2 Website Template Layout 3.3 Homepage Layout 3.4 Colour Scheme 4.1 Conclusion 4.2 Recommendations 5. References Executive summary Introduction The aim of this report is to critically analyse the architecture of the website www.flinders.ed.au. The information gathered from the analysis will be used to devise solutions to problems with the website. The technique of examination for the website was to thoroughly explore the different pages of the website and grade each area of the website using appropriate criteria. Dave Gehrke (1999) states that” without efficient and user=friendly navigation, the user is likely to get confused, lost or frustrated and leave the site for good”. A resultant survey run by Gehrke (1999) showed that page loading speed and navigational efficiency are the most important things to users. The most important user type that needs to be happy with the website for it to be successful is prospective students as they make a majority of the people visiting the site. Prospective students are more likely to turn into current students if they like the feel of the website. This analyst took on the role of prospective student to test the...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview Project Proposal Final Project Timeline You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project. • Suggested in Week One: Decide on the website topic and theme for your project. You design the project plan for a 5- to 7-page website throughout the course. Once your topic and theme have been decided on, they may not be changed; thus, place considerable thought into this decision. Possibilities include developing a website plan for your favorite charitable organization, your professional portfolio, a small business in need of a web presence, or your choice. • Suggested in Week Two: CheckPoint: Website Plan, Part One Begin a professionally written website plan consistent with APA guidelines. This plan must include the following: • A title page • The site purpose: a short paragraph to describe the purpose of the website • The target audience: bulleted list of your target audience • A message: Create a slogan for the site. It must be 10 words or fewer, but must drive the site’s purpose to the audience. Write two to three sentences explaining how the slogan...
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...Developing Layout Strategies Operations Management Abstract This paper examines the effects that a winning layout strategy can have on a firm in gaining a competitive advantage. I will first identify the seven types of layout strategies, and point out the purpose and importance of each layout strategy and touch upon the advantages and disadvantages of each. I will discuss considerations for each layout design along with the reasons to use each particular layout. I will cite four existing real-life examples of each using a different layout strategy to attain an advantage. I cite the example of how BMW is using an assembly line customization to improve profitability, the office layout trends of today to reduce costs and improve employee productivity, the recent trend in the hotel industry to redesign their lobby layout to increase revenue, and the Skecher’s warehousing layout strategy to reduce handling costs. Finally, I will conclude that an outstanding and effective layout strategy will give a firm a competitive advantage. Layout strategy is a critical part of an operations manager’s strategy decision. In this paper, I will identify and define the different types of layout, explain how to attain a good layout to have a productive process and how to balance production or service flow in many various service or product oriented industries. The proper strategic importances of layout decisions, the types of layout, layout design considerations and superior layouts to consider...
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...Hybrid Delivery System Layout Reason of existence: * For businesses in order to better respond to different market demands. * Companies align their delivery system to the characteristics of the market by rearranging the layout of their facilities. Examples of differentiated layout designs * Cellular Layout : a mix of functional and product layout * Nagare cellular layout ( sub-category of the previous) : Used for customized products and of low volume production * Transfer line layout : For high volume products and of standard nature Other Layout Formats * Flexing process layouts to reflect varying levels of demand Examples: car assembly plants, bank and post office layouts, fast food restaurants process layouts) * Flexible office layouts Impact of IT on Delivery systems and layouts * Automated Banking * Call centres Detailed Layout Design Decision making about: * The position of staff, processes, equipment * The position, size and number of other facilities not belonging to the delivery system * The number of other requirements (entrances, exits, …, elevators) * The space that will be allocated to the above areas Must also be defined: * The steps involved in delivering products or services * The followed sequence * The process routes (Space restrictions must be considered) The features of good layouts * System flow charting * Use of space * Use of equipment * Cost...
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...titles, dates, and/or page numbers. They are used to add information to a spreadsheet that is being printed. Add a Custom Header in Excel In Excel, a header is a line of text that prints at the top of each page in the spreadsheet. A header is used to add information to a spreadsheet before it is printed. Custom headers can be used to add specific information, such as a title, or description of the worksheet. A header can appear in three locations on the spreadsheet - the top left corner of each page, the top center, and the top right corner of each page. Adding a Custom Header in Excel To add a header: 1. Click on the Insert tab. 2. Click on the Header & Footer option in the ribbon. 3. The spreadsheet switches to page layout view. 4. Three boxes can be seen above the worksheet page. 5. By default, the center box is highlighted. 6. Click with the mouse on either of the side boxes to change the location of the header if desired. 7. Type in the header information. Add a Custom Footer in Excel In Excel , a footer is a line of text that prints at the bottom of each page in the spreadsheet. A footer is used to add information to a spreadsheet before it is printed. Custom footers can be used to add specific information, such as the spreadsheet author, or a description of the worksheet. A footer can appear in three locations on the spreadsheet - the bottom left corner of each page, the bottom center, and the bottom right corner of each page. Adding...
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...The three browsers that I would be speaking of are Mozilla Firefox , Google Chrome and Opera. These three browsers are the main browsers on the market at the present point in time they are all used world wide and are used by millions each between themselves as individual browsers. They are all supportive of cross platform use Windows Os , Mac Os and Linux Os and can also be used on portable devices such as tablets and cell phones. Opera being the older of the three has been around for quite some time in fact since 1994 when it was started as a research project at Telenor a Norwegian telecommunications company. In 1995, the project branched out into a separate company named Opera Software ASA, and launched a version in 1996.Opera has made many upgrades since then, and introduced notable features such as Speed Dial. The Opera browser was named MultiTorg up until version 2.0 and was not available to the public. Opera was known for its multiple document interface (MDI) and 'hotlist' (sidebar), which made browsing several pages at once much easier as with the other 2 browsers Mozilla and Chrome In February 2013, Opera Software announced that their proclaimed rendering engine, Presto, would be phased out in favour of WebKit which is carried also by Mozilla and Chrome.[4] Opera 15 saw the browser being fully rewritten, with this and subsequent releases being based on Blink and Chromium Os. Even with as many features carried Opera browser is recommended for slower and earlier...
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...All of my comparisons are limited due to the fact that during this SLP I was forced to switch to a government laptop that I was unable to download browsers to. My primary personal browser is Google Chrome. I choice to use this browser after it was introduced to me by a friend several years ago. I appreciate the simplicity of it and it’s functionality. However, upgrades over the years have changed the interface considerably and made certain things like internet options hard to locate at times. I have had minor issues with the browser seeming to crash however, it is hard to tell if it is the browser itself or the computer that is causing the problems. I have an appreciation for the fact that I am able to identify multiple home pages and every I open up the browser all of the pertinent pages are immediately available for me to access. Overall, Chrome has been a great browser with only minor issues. At work I use Internet Explorer. I have found no issues with this browser and believe the only reason I don’t use it personally is for a change of scenery. Explorer seems to offer all of the same functions that Chrome has as well as the occasional crash. Because the Air Force remains loyal to Microsoft, the one plus to Explorer is that it is the only browser that will operate all of the online applications that the Air Force requires we use. Other than this minor detail, I have found no difference in the functionality. Another browser that I’ve been able to experiment...
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...Which Browser is Best: Determining the Benefits to Each Browser Which Browser is Best: Determining the Benefits to Each Browser The purpose of this research paper is to take the reviews from users to help highlight both the positives as well as the negatives of the top four widely used Internet browsers, which will ultimately help determine which browser is the best available for consumers to use. The purpose of this study is to determine which browser is the best out of the four, and to highlight the best features from each browser, and determine their significance on how each feature is. The significance of the study is to analyze the information given on each browser and translate it into information that Internet users can take away to help them determine which browser is the best one for them between Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome. The Internet has become more readily available across the globe which has caused many software developers to create their own Internet browser. In the past couple of years there has been a flood of Internet browsers available for use (Bidgoli, 2009). When the Internet was only available in select countries there was only a select number of browsers that a user could use to access the Internet. The Internet is only going to become available to more people which will most likely bring more Internet browsers to the market. There are currently millions of users that are accessing the Internet daily and each browser...
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