...Examine the changing importance of three energy alternative to oil [15 marks] In the last decades the demand for oil increased rapidly mainly due to growing population and better and richer standard of living and is the top energy source for the humans. But as the production of oil is not able to keep up with the fast rising demand, the prices started to rise from $10 in 1998 to $130 in 2008 for one barrel of oil and will become even worse as most oil resources will reach their peak in the next years. Through this it is inevitable that at some point the world will run out of energy unless new methods for energy are developed using renewable sources, such as wind, crops or water. These are also known as alternative energy. Just recently, wind power became the second most successful renewable source, especially after the price decreased by 10 percent the last 20 years. Nowadays, there is a worldwide capacity of 100,000MW. Germany, one of the top producers of wind power, generates 5.6% of its energy from 18,000 wind turbines. It not only gains the advantage of extra energy but also the employment of 64,000 people. Also the United Kingdom increased their amount of turbines from 50 to 6,000 turbines which now produced 6% of the total used energy. Wind power energy has many advantages as it is a free energy source and so does not need any further energy or produces any waste that would affect the environment. Another advantage would also be that it takes much less space than an...
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...AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOREIGN OIL An Issue Paper Presented to Professor Sheila Christensen Professor of Marketing Utah Valley University For Management 2200 By Greg Gossard July 30, 2012 Executive Summary Over the past few decades, in the United States, oil is the primary fuel consumed by most vehicles on our roads and in our air space today. It is estimated that two-thirds of the oil used is due to the transportation sector. This report will examine the pros and cons of the need for alternate solutions to the ever increasing reliance the United States has on foreign oil. There are practical alternatives and solutions that the United States could implement in the short run, and especially in the long run as well. The idea of domestic drilling, along with natural gas, and plug-in hybrids are definitely worthwhile options to look at for an alternate solution to the dilemma of oil consumption. While some may argue that these other sources are not consistent enough or wouldn’t be efficient resources for alternative energy, there is enough evidence supporting claims to the contrary In financing research projects exploring alternative energy, the U.S. would easily be able to use all of those resources of energy to remove our dependence on foreign oil consumption. On average, the U.S. spends about one billion dollars per day on foreign oil. That adds up to be thirty billion on average per month, and over three hundred and sixty billion annually. This is a gross and unnecessary...
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...Investigatory Project : the Feasibility of Used Cooking Oil and Charcoal as an Alternative Ink for T-Shirt Prints T-shirt, Undergarment, Suit (clothing) * By thanzskie * Sep 28, 2012 * 3600 Words * 1567 Views The Feasibility of Used Cooking Oil and Charcoal as an Alternative Ink for T-shirt Prints Chapter 1 Background of the Study When most people think of modern technological innovations, the first thing that comes to their minds are the advancements of technology in computers, communication devices and many more. However, there is a modern technological advancement in the field of fashion too, and one of it is the advancement in textile printing that has led to the rise in fashion clothing. Today, clothing has taken great technological progress in its production and it influences the fashion world alot. Fashion has always been an artistic expression and the style of many. Trends are always changing and evolving, extremely demanding the fashion technology faster than ever before. Printed t-shirts are a great example of how the industry had used these technical innovations to give it a new face everyday. Textile printing has opened new avenues using these developments in t-shirt printing (http://web2logs.com/art/design/types-of-inks-used-in-printed-t-shirts/). The most noticeable change have been in the use of inks for t-shirt is the plastisol, it is used as an ink for screen printing designs onto garments, and are particularly useful for printing opaque...
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...Table 2.1 Comparison between the Effectiveness of the Duranta Scar Remover and the Commercial one 1A AND 2A (Scar from burn) | | | | | |Scar Remover |Amount Applied |Frequency |Observation | | | | | | |Duranta Scar Remover |2-3 ml |3 times a day |The scar from burn removed after 2| | | | |to 3 weeks of application. | | | | |The scar from burn was removed | |Cebo de Macho |2-3 ml |3 times a day |after 3 weeks of application. | Table 2.1 shows the comparison between the effectiveness of the two scar remover.They are both effective to the scar from burnt but Duranta Scar Remover removed the scar after 2-3 weeks of application, but Cebo de Macho takes three weeks to remove the scar. It implies that the Duranta Scar Remover is applicable to this kind of scar because it takes only...
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...Engineering Economy Sullivan Wicks Koelling 15th Edition Solutions Manual Click here to download immediately!!! http://solutionsmanualtestbankspdfs.blogspot.com/2011/10/engineering-economy-sullivanwicks_10.html Name: Engineering Economy Author: Sullivan Wicks Koelling Edition: 15th ISBN-10: 0132554909 Type: Solutions Manual - The file contains solutions and questions to all chapters and all questions. All the files are carefully checked and accuracy is ensured. ENGINEERING ECONOMY FIFTEENTH EDITION This is a sample chapter Solutions Manual WILLIAM G. SULLIVAN Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ELIN M. WICKS Wicks and Associates, L.L.P. C. PATRICK KOELLING Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Engineering Economy Sullivan Wicks Koelling 15th Edition Solutions Manual Engineering Economy Sullivan Wicks Koelling 15th Edition Solutions Manual Solutions to Chapter 1 Problems A Note To Instructors: Because of volatile energy prices in today's world, the instructor is encouraged to vary energy prices in affected problems (e.g. the price of a gallon of gasoline) plus and minus 50 percent and ask students to determine whether this range of prices changes the recommendation in the problem. This should make for stimulating inclass discussion of the results. 1-1 Because each pound of CO2 has a penalty of $0.20, Savings = (15 gallons $0.10/gallon) (8 lb)($0.20/lb) = $1.34 If Stan can drive his car for less than $1.34/8...
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...McDonald’s for failing to reduce the amount of trans fat the company used in its cooking process. In 2002, McDonald’s had publicly announced that, by February 2003, they would voluntarily begin using an “improved cooking oil” to prepare their fried foods. Do so would significantly reduce the amount of trans fat in their products by 48% ("Mcdonald's exposed for," 2004). McDonald’s withdrew their promise and did not switch over to a cooking oil with less trans fat, nor did they reveal to consumers that the conversion did not take place. The company claims that they changed their minds when customers began complaining that they did not want the taste of McDonald’s food to change (Horovitz, 2007). BTF accused McDonald’s of false advertising, deceiving consumers, and not taking the health of their consumers into consideration. In their lawsuit, BTF claimed that “McDonald's failed to make clear to customers that the type of oil used to fry its foods (which contains TFAs) had not been changed” ("Responsible shopper," 2005). BTF did not seek monetary damages, they only asked that McDonald’s publicize their failure to switch over to the healthier cooking oil and make that conversion as soon as possible. McDonald’s claimed that it was taking longer than expected to change to a new oil, but they were working on implementing the exchange. They did not provide any information as to how long they expected this to take. The company’s Chief Operating Officer stated that, "While speedy implementation...
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...Salt Crystals Experiment We did this experiment to be able to find out and observe what happens when you mix acids and alkalis together. This experiments were design to see the crystals formed, (since mixing acids and bases create salt) and then to be able to calculate the percentage yield. Question: What are the results when acids and bases react together? Hypothesis: I believe that the percentage yield will be lower than 100% because I think that there will be some human mistakes, and as we are going to heat our solution, I also believe that the solution makes water, that will then be evaporating. As well as that, in class we have learned that when you mix a alkali and an acid they form cubic crystals (salt). List of Materials Experiment 1: -Hydrochloric Acid -Sodium Hydroxide Solution -Universal Indicator -Charcoal Powder -Two Flasks -Pipette -Beaker -Filter -Funnel Paper -Bunsen Burner Experiment 2: -Hydrochloric Acid -Copper Carbonate -Beaker -Spatula -Glass Rod -Filter -Funnel Paper -Bunsen Burner Method Experiment 1: 1. Put 10ml of hydrochloric acid into a beaker. 2. Add 5 drops of universal indicator. 3. Add 9ml of sodium hydroxide. 4. Use a dropper to add sodium hydroxide one drop at a time, swirling the flask after each drop. 5. Stop when the solution turns green. 6. Add a spatula of charcoal powder to the flask and swirl it. 7. Filter the solution. 8. Heat the new solution onto a Bunsen burner until...
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...rest – refer docs in Moosa’s loki (and also secondary sources if need be) 1. Customer Analysis - Alpa a. What are the major segments? b. What are their motivations and unmet needs? 2. Competitor Analysis - Alpa a. Who are the existing and potential competitors? What strategic groups can be identified? b. What are their sales, share, and profits? What are the growth trends? c. What are their strengths, weaknesses, and strategies? 3. Market/ Submarket Analysis - Ruchira a. How attractive is the market or industry and its submarkets? What are the forces reducing profitability in the market, entry and exit barriers, growth projections, cost structures, and profitability prospects? b. What are the alternative distribution channels and their relative strengths? c. What industry trends and emerging submarkets are Significant to strategy? d. What are the current and future key success factors? 4. Environmental Analysis - Ruchira a. What environmental threats, opportunities, and trends exist? b. What are the major strategic uncertainties and information-need areas? c. What scenarios can be conceived? 5. Internal Analysis - Ravi a. What are our strategy, performance, points of differentiation, strengths, weaknesses, strategy problems, and culture? b. What threats and opportunities exist? 6. Strategy Development – Ravi & Riyas a. What are the target segments? What is the production scope...
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...product, service, or program should resolve a problem that you identify in your workplace and should be directed to your employer (even if you do not actually plan to share it with your employer). Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings: Problem Statement (for Question 1) Overview of Alternatives (for Question 2) Criteria (for Question 3) Methods (for Question 4) Write a two (2) page, single-spaced report in which you: 1. Describe in detail a problem at work, persuading and convincing the reader that it needs fixing. 2. Provide a detailed description of two (2) possible solutions (“alternatives”) that could be implemented to resolve the problem identified in Question 1. 3. Describe five (5) criteria that you will use to measure the worth of each alternative in Criterion 2. Note: The alternative that satisfies the most criteria to the highest degree will be the one you recommend later to your employer. Criteria are standards that the audience values and are therefore used to measure the worth of each alternative (common examples include cost, desirability, durability, efficiency, time it will take to implement, and practicality). 4. Describe in detail how you will conduct the research needed...
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...operations and formulates a discussion as to the surrounding outcomes that the prohibition of CSG operations would have on the Australian industry if this proposition were to be approved. This is mentioned through several key areas, which are: the economic and environmental value of CSG to the Australian economy, the effects of a proposed policy ban on the industry as well as the effects of such a ban on surrounding companies. An alternative policy will be put forth to ensure the government’s main objective of the protection of the natural environment is able to coexist with CSG projects in the future. The report will conclude with recommendations that the government should consider with the alternative policy. Conclusion (100) In conclusion it is evident that the proposed policy by the government “to ban all Coal Seam Gas (CSG) projects to protect farms, nature reserves and ground water” is flawed and would have detrimental effects on the mining industry and companies associated with CSG extraction. To address these negative impacts an alternative policy has been created with the aim of ensuring the coexistence of CSG projects, farms, nature reserves, and ground water. Some recommendations are offered below to aid in minimizing the effects on the industry and relevant companies...
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...For the past couple of months I have been working at Fun House pizza in Lee's Summit, MO as a cook. My goal has been to save up around $4,000 and then sell my 2002 SS Monte Carlo so I can buy a new car. So the time comes to where I have enough money saved to sell the Monte Carlo. I come to the decision that I could get the most money if I post it on craigslist so I did and within an hour I got a cool from someone who wanted to buy the car so I sold the Monte Carlo later on that afternoon, but when I sold it I forgot to take my plates off the car which at that point in my life did not know mattered. Alright now I got all they money I had earned and I was looking for a new vehicle. I looked around a couple of days for a SUV and I found a 2004 sport ford explorer. I wanted to go look at the SUV so I asked a buddy of mine if he would take me out to Compass Motors in Kansas City and he agreed. He comes to pick me up and we head out to Compass Motors we arrived and I got to drive the SUV around and I thought it was good so I bought it. I soon found out that was a mistake when I later on arrived home and showed it to my father, grandfather, and my mother who all told me that I had made the wrong decision and needed to return the SUV and would be lucky to get my money back. That next morning me, my father, and grandfather all went back down to Compass Motor to talk to the man who sold me the car to go get my money back. Me and my father go into the store and talked to the man who sold...
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...towards my decision problem: To pursue the path of the ‘Corporate Ladder’; one of a simplistic, ‘bare bones’, and uncomplicated lifestyle that I have in Columbus, OH (aka “Cowtown”)? I have hit the mid-life checkpoint and desire to have a plan in place so that it does not evolve into the proverbial mid-life ‘crisis’. My decision for this problem is based on objectives that meet my physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual wishes and goals. Among the alternatives I considered, I selected “Relocating/Transferring to another state with my current company” . I believe this alternative will provide an ideal mix of consequences and benefits such as flexibility, opportunity, challenge, short-term change and long-term sustainability, ability to modify the decision and its subsequent outcomes; as well as acceptable tradeoffs. The primary factors that led me to this selection are that this alternative lends itself to buying more time and gathering information to determine if this alternative is, in fact, the best alternative for me. This method helps to mitigate risk, but more importantly achieves my fundamental objectives, which were the determining factors for my decision selection. Problem Statement The nature of my decision problem is that of a life choice—the path I desire to construct for myself heading into the future—what my career choice(s) will be, overhauling and simplifying my priorities, getting rid of the dross. At first glance, this may first appear to be too...
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...all of the alternative solutions you list (see below) are things from your role's perspective and things within the power of your character to do. If you don’t have a name, identify a job title. Do not list alternatives that other people have; only list the options facing your chosen role. You are making your character's decisions and no one else's. Identify your character: Owner Step 1 - Identify the Problem/Opportunity. The company needs to improve on marking. Step 2 - Identify the Causes of the Problem/Opportunity. The problem occurred because of earlier decisions to kick the business in a profitable position in 1962. It occurs where ever there is an Enterprise rental established. It doesn’t occur where people doesn’t have knowledge of the company’s motto or existence. The management should be effectively practicing pleasing the customer. The organization has failed in making the customers know how well the staff does please their customers. Step 3 - List Alternative Solutions to the Problem (or ways to take advantage of the opportunity). Proposed alternatives should be consistent with the problem(s)/opportunity(ies) and cause(s) identified. Develop at least three possible alternative solutions. You may list both short-term and long-term solutions. Though you might list information gathering (surveys, marketing research, a consultant, etc.) as an implementation step in Steps 5 and 6, please don't let information gathering be an alternative solution....
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...hiring an employee, consolidating departments, or investing funds. *Structures: Direct or indirect pattern Direct is used for non-sensitive topics and recommendations that would be agreeable to readers : 1. In the introduction identify the problem or need briefly. 2. Announce solution or recommendation with action verbs. 3. Explain more fully the benefits of recommendation or steps to be taken. 4. Discuss pros, cons, and cost. 5. Conclude with summary. Indirect is used when a reader may oppose a recommendation or when suggest caution: 1. General reference to problem 2. Describe the problem or need your recommendation addresses. -Use specific examples. 3. Discuss alternative solutions. 4. Present the most promising alternative (your recommendation) last. 5. Show advantages of your recommendation. 6. Summarize your recommendation. 7. Ask for authorization to proceed if necessary. Instructions (how to write the report) 1. Use a basic memo heading (To/From/Date/Subject) and fill it in. 2. Write an opening paragraph that describes the problem or purpose of your report. 3. Write an introduction to your report that details the purpose and significance...
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...Marking Guidelines Cases studies are due on paper at the beginning of each class (e.g. xx.00pm). Late cases get zero. |Marks | | |5 |Key Events / Case synopsis | | |Maximum of six (6) sentences here. Provide a brief history of the company up to the time of the decision / problem. | |5 |Problem Statement and Objectives | | |Be clear what the problem is. Sometimes it is a specific decision to be made, most of the time it is a larger issue.| | |This means that the problem statement will rarely, if ever, be, “Should decider do A or B” | | |Note the objectives of the key character. If secondary characters have objectives that might have an impact on the | | |recommendation, note these here. | |25 |Situation Analysis | | |Start with a paragraph that summarises the business situation (eg do strengths outweigh weaknesses? Is it an | | |attractive...
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