...records standardized and electronic.” A group of Senators and the President have as a matter of fact already convened to put together a bill to have every citizen have Bio-metric ID or VeriChip in their bodies. This idea has approached from Obama’s ambition for computerizing of all medical records in order to make health care more cost-effective. If this bill passes and becomes a law in the United States, the microchip will be forced to be inserted typically in every individual’s right arm in order to legally have a job. The microchip will consist of a barcode that will provide such information when scanned: fingerprints, retinal scans, and every other possible identification of an individual – allowing the government to track every move of a person. This chip will be produced using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) technology, and will have unlimited personal information about anyone at any accessible time. A new revolution in technology is approaching. It is understandable that the government and the President are aiming for a more cost-effective medical technology, but do the citizens really want to be “tagged like an animal”? Medical experiments on such chips show that it will not only allow access of every move of a being, but also...
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...I think that the subject of RFID is very interesting. I believe the application is what the “fuss” should be over. I think using RFID to track cows, so if they wander off, the farmer can find them again is an outstanding application of RFID. The same goes RFIDs in hospital bracelets on newborns to prevent the unauthorized removal of the baby from the hospital. (Both my kids had them in their bracelets). But what I feel is concerning is that we live in an age of “me, me, me” “now, now, now”, and we want to put this technology into everything. And as justification, we say “it will make my life easier”. Really? Was it really that hard to swipe a credit card? Apparently so, because all we have to do now is tap them. What about product tracking? Companies are interested in this technology to track their products from purchase to trash. A container of milk containing an RFID tag is picked up at a grocery store. The expiration date can be automatically sent to your cell phone. Instead of standing in line to check out, you can just walk past a tag reader. This can calculate the total of your purchase and send the bill directly to your bank. In addition, the manufacturer of the product can be notified to ship more products to the store, and the store can be notified of the empty space on its shelf. Once home, and you put your milk into your “smart refrigerator”. This can track your usage, and when you empty the container, you can have messages sent to remind you to buy more milk, or...
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...Case Study: 6 – Wal-Mart Case Study: Data Communications at Wal-Mart Erin Barraclough Case Study: Data Communications At Wal-Mart • Case Study - Data Communications At WalMart Page 116 1. How has Wal-Mart improved its data communication systems for suppliers? 2. What are some typical data communication applications in Walmart? 3. What are some of the applications of wireless technology in WalMart? 4. What are some of the features and capabilities of VMS? • Due Date Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:59:00 PM CDT (Bidgoli, 2013, p.. Question 1) Wal-Mart has improved its data communication system for its suppliers through various approaches. The main reason for doing so is to, remain the lowest cost retail merchandiser. The first improvement Wal-Mart has done to improve its communication system was adding a customized web site for its suppliers. This customized network has enable suppliers to retrieved, all sales, inventory, and forecasting data through faster connections. To make sure that the confidentiality of data is maintained, Wal-Mart has implemented a security system to ensure that no suppliers can access each other’s data. The second improvement to the data communication system was allowing the suppliers, Web-Based access to Wal-Mart’s Retail Link system to access information in the database. Question 2) Wal-Mart utilizes various data communication system to remain at the top of the retail business. Some typical data communication...
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...Students always spent a long time to find the car every day, We can solve this problem. Wireless network is transfer data media with non-entity network. It’s combines with telecommunications network to interconnect between the nodes without cables. The advantages of the wireless network is the high mobility , low construction costs , saving time, and difficult-to-wire. Wireless network are usually used in some areas of wide range , temporary or the region need dynamic Internet. Today we discussed the scope of it’s application in RFID I think everyone should know about what is RFID and how operation of RFID. I will give you some knowledge about RFID. A RFID system uses tags, or labels attached to the objects to be identified. Two-way radio transmitter-receivers called interrogators or readers send a signal to the tag and read its response. The readers generally transmit their observations to a computer system running RFID software or RFID middleware. There are three type of RFID communication ways is Active RFID, Passive RFID, semi-Active RFID/semi-Passive RFID. So we can use different way to apply in our life or various applications....
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...(1) (a) What are the benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers? - risks associated with technological gamble – 70% to foreign nations - in return for a share of the work, partners would contribute toward the 8b in development costs for the 787 - tap into the expertise of the most efficient producers, thereby driving down the costs - Boeing believed that outsourcing to other countries would help it gather sales in those countries - believed that by outsourcing the design of so many components, it will cut the time to develop the aircraft from six to four years (b) What are the potential risks? - 17 partners from 10 countries were selected to produce parts for the aircraft - the rear fuselage was to be made in SC, the middle fuselage sections and the horizontal tailpieces were to be made in Italy, three Japanese were to produce the plane’s wings, the nose was to be made in Canada - these were bulky pieces – shipped to Washington state for final assembly - cracks in a globally dispersed supply chain - mid 2007 – might be a few months late – 12 mths for first delivery - additional in 2b developmental costs - possibility of millions in penalty costs for the late delivery - several key partners were not able to meet boeing’s schedules - were the partners – technology ready to produce - component parts did not meet the required quality standards - language barrier – instructions...
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...RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. The job of RFID system is primarily the same one that barcodes perform today, to store and provide information about a product, a pallet of goods or entire inventories. RFID systems are, however, far superior to barcodes. For example, they can process several products at once without any direct contact. And RFID tag consists of a microchip which contains a small antenna. The antenna transmits information can be stored on the microchip than on a barcode label – up to several kilobytes. The key benefit of RFID is that data no longer has to be laboriously processed using scanners. Instead this can all be done through radio transmissions, fast and at a distance. While barcodes always need to be read separately, RFID chips can be read “in bulk”, which saves time. In warehousing logistics, for example, a stock inventory can be generated at the push of a button. The possibilities for RFID in logistics are endless opening up completely new opportunities for the sector. Smart Medication: Many products have to be kept chilled during transport such as foodstuffs, liquid medication and cosmetics. An RFID sensor tag developed in the DHL innovation center and fitted with temperature sensors monitors the goods and their temperature during the entire transport process. Reading can be taken at every point of processing. Shippers, recipients or controllers can check on the condition of the products without having to open the shipment. Moreover...
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...from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. First the customer provides information such as details about the package and the destination. Then the UPS personnel are able to insert that information in the main database and after that automatically the system generates a smart label, which will be attached to the package. The driver has their own DIAD IV, which is a wireless device that features a built-in GPRS and a CDMA radio. The DIAD will provide the driver with the necessary updates his/her route for the day and by connecting to different signals it downloads information about re-routings and new pick-ups they might need to do. When a package gets picked-up or delivered by the driver, it’s barcode gets scanned and the information that includes are sent up to the main UPS Data Center. 3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems? Each DIAD IV features a built-in GPRS and CDMA radio, that allows the system to update is routing thru cell phone signal. Wireless communication helps save time and money for UPS. UPS estimates its delivery trucks save 28 million miles and burns 3 million fewer gallons of fuel each year because of their use of technology. 4. How has information technology transformed...
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...during their routes to deliver packages. The 802.11 wireless connectivity enables transition within UPS center. Bluetooth lets drivers exchange information within themselves and the infrared port provides drives with updated information about the packages. 4. How has information technology transformed the package delivery business? Information technology has made the entire process more efficient. Besides providing customers with real time information at all times of the process, technology has also reduced errors. The DIAD provides information at all times about drivers and their location and also the GPS provides drivers with detailed directions to improve customer service. The DIAD also provides maximum flexibility in the field radio...
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...1. What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? UPS Smart Labels are bar coded labels that are used to initiate a UPS transaction. The bar code label contains all the key information about the customer, the package size, destination and weight. This information is sent immediately to a UPS processing center at the very time it is created with a UPS drivers hand held computer (the DIAD IV). The smart labels become the control document used throughout the transaction right through to final delivery. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. Smart label created Information sent to processing center Information processed—stored, address corrected Information matched to dispatch plan Package is sorted Another label is printed specifying delivery truck and position on truck Geo software used to continuously update dispatch plans for trucks based on current load Information is displayed on the DIAD IV identifying drop off order, position on truck At delivery, package scanned. Information sent wirelessly to processing center Customers sign on the dotted line on the DIAD IV. Main processing centers store complete track of package for customer tracking 3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems? DIAD IV is wirelessly connected to the main processing centers and the package centers. Generally UPS trucks contain a...
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...INTERNET OF THINGS Introduction: The next wave in the era of computing will be outside the realm of the traditional desktop. In the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, many of the objects that surround us will be on the network in one form or another. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and sensor network technologies will rise to meet this new challenge, in which information and communication systems are invisibly embedded in the environment around us. This results in the generation of enormous amounts of data which have to be stored, processed and presented in a seamless, efficient, and easily interpretable form. This model will consist of services that are commodities and delivered in a manner similar to traditional commodities. Cloud computing can provide the virtual infrastructure for such utility computing which integrates monitoring devices, storage devices, analytics tools, visualization platforms and client delivery. The cost based model that Cloud computing offers will enable end-to-end service provisioning for businesses and users to access applications on demand from anywhere. Smart connectivity with existing networks and context-aware computation using network resources is an indispensable part of IoT. With the growing presence of WiFi and 4G-LTE wireless Internet access, the evolution towards ubiquitous information and communication networks is already evident. However, for the Internet of Things vision to successfully...
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...| Overall View of Information Technology At A Glance | Should people get a chip implanted under their skin? | | This is a overall view of how information technology has a outlook on life. Also how a chip of some sort relates back to this over view. | | NT 1110 | 5/20/2014 | | The research project I chose is should people get an identity chip implanted under their skin. I chose this topic because I know it can be related two specific ways. It can be related through the facts of the chip containing all of our personal information, which relates back to information technology. Also, information technology is a wide spread career that focuses back on projects such as this. The three points I plan to shine light on is a view of future comings with information technology, how the chip has a relation to this, and how it can be pertained to everyday living. First off, the economy is rapidly changing day by day. Something new is steadily being updated, created, or changed rather the world knows about it or not. A future coming with information technology is being brought to the light and rather we are ready for the change or not it is bound to happen. This website online actually expanded how information technology has and will steadily will grow. A few valid points I agreed with from the article is “while it might seem that the technology of today has reached its limits, it is still actually spreading its proverbial wings.”(http://www.centertech.org/). This quote...
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...transporters, retailers and customers. NEED OF RFID One of the key challenges many organisations face is managing the interconnectivity and collaboration between different entities of the supply chain. Seamless flow of information, tighter integration and communication between channel partners plays an important role in increasing the efficiency of any supply chain and in turn the profitability and rate of return for any business. Due to the lack of communication and flow of information between the stages of supply chain results in poor product visibility and lack of transparency in the supply chain. This occurs mainly because of the fact that each link in the chain operates as individual entity. Information technologies like Radio Frequency Identification Information (RFID) along with ERP and centralized...
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...ANALISIS LABA DAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN PENGAKUISISI SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH MERGER DAN AKUISISI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA TAHUN 2008-2009 Nama: Willy Bundianto NIM: 201160047 A. JUDUL PENELITIAN ANALISIS LABA DAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN PENGAKUISISI SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH MERGER DAN AKUISISI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA TAHUN 2008-2009 B. ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan bukti empiris apakah perusahaan pengakuisisi melakukan manajemen laba sebelum pelaksanaan merger dan akuisisi. Juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui perubahan kinerja keuangan perusahaan pengakuisisi sebelum dan sesudah merger dan akuisisi. Earnings management oleh perusahaan adalah proksi akrual diskresioner (DA). Kemudian untuk pengukuran kinerja perusahaan yang diukur dengan rasio keuangan meliputi total asset turnover, net profit margin, dan return on asset. Analisis dilakukan dengan menggunakan independent sample t-test dan uji sampel berpasangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada indikasi manajemen laba yang dilakukan dengan mengambil alih perusahaan sebelum merger dan akuisisi dengan memanfaatkan peningkatan pendapatan akrual. Selain itu, kinerja keuangan perusahaan yang diukur dengan rasio total asset turnover memiliki peningkatan setelah merger dan akuisisi, sedangkan net profit margin dan return on assets memiliki penurunan setelah merger dan akuisisi. C. PENDAHULUAN Latar Belakang Masalah Perkembangan zaman yang begitu pesat semakin mendorong...
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...NAMA : ERLY JANATANPM: 1106037826MATA KULIAH : DINAMIKAMASYARAKAT INTERNASIONALPASCA SARJANA HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA | | ------------------------------------------------- PENGGUNAAN TEKNOLOGI INTERNET SEBAGAI PUBLIC SPHERE DALAM GERAKAN DEMOKRATISASI DI RUSIA LATAR BELAKANG Pada bulan Desember 2011, lebih dari 100.000 orang berkumpul di Sakharov Avenue, Moskow untuk menyuarakan reformasi demokratis di Rusia. Ini merupakan demonstrasi terbesar sejak runtuhnya Uni Soviet sekitar dua dasawarsa lalu. Mereka yang berkumpul dan datang dari berbagai strata sosial ini menyerukan “Russia tanpa Putin”, hal ini dipicu oleh kecurangan yang disinyalir terjadi pada pemilihan parlemen tanggal 4 Desember 2011. Demonstrasi ini menarik karena gerakan tersebut bukanlah gerakan yang diorganisir oleh partai politik ataupun organisasi masyarakat. Berkumpulnya ratusan ribu demonstran yang umumnya kaum muda berpendidikan dan berasal dari kelas menengah ini diorganisir oleh seorang blogger, yang mengkampanyekan anti korupsi secara online. Alexei Navalny, 35 tahun, adalah seorang aktivis di dunia maya. Ia menggunakan internet sebagai sebuah kekuatan baru dalam menyuarakan kritik terhadap pemerintah Russia. Sejak terpilihnya Putin untuk kedua kalinya pada tahun 2004 sebagai Presiden Rusia, berbagai praktik dan kebijakan yang ditujukan untuk memastikan posisi dominan diri dan partainya terlihat jelas. Undang-undang pemilihan umum dirubah sedemikian rupa agar mengarah pada bentuk...
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