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ENVIRONMENTAL/DETERIORATION VARIATION Environmental Variation Opportunities for achieving robustness abound. We have a product, a process and materials. Each can be designed to be robust to the others. In addition, all can be designed to be robust to the usage conditions and environment as well as to wear and deterioration of the components and materials. Given that we wish to deal with quite unrestricted environments, little is known about this sample correlation. Companies sometimes execute
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Social Networking and Security Tips Unfortunately, we live in a world where some individuals think that causing virtual aggravation and loss of time and money is entertaining and productive. Ever since we have been connected to the digital highway through internet access, computers have been vulnerable to malicious intrusion by programs that were designed with intent to do harm. The amount of money that organizations and consumers have spent in securing their computer data and company networks
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Network Hardening Assignment 8 The Internet is vulnerable to myriads kinds of attacks, due to: 1. Vulnerabilities in the TCP-IP protocol 2. No global flow control mechanisms The above two problems lead to many TCP exploits and the dreaded DDoS attacks. We have devised a method of incrementally upgrading the network infrastructure at the transport level that solves the above problems and makes the network significantly more resilient to attacks, particularly the DDoS attack. The approach uses
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Globalization has its virtues and challenges. Communication is always a big challenge, but people on both sides need to be very patient. Managers can use process orientation and survey feedbacks to make improvements. Cultural differences factor into this significantly. For example, most people in India have a frame of reference for health and life insurance products, but knowledge of pension plans doesn’t come naturally in a country where pension plans are rare and there is no social security. To
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Ford’s actions using the steps of the basic control process as a model. Did he follow this process? What did he do in each step? Did he leave out any important steps? What is left to do? 2. Can Ford’s turnaround plan be characterized as tactical or strategic controls, and why? How are the actions and decisions of lower-level managers likely to be influenced by the plan? 3. How does the amount of control used by Ford’s credit managers affect control and performance in other areas of the parent
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requirements that the auditor's require to be able to prepare a statement of understanding of internal control structure is of particular interest. Because we are a not-for-profit company, the auditors have to report what certain members have the clearance to report cash donations and make deposits directly to the companies bank account. The auditors also need to evaluate the internal controls we have in place to prevent theft, and report the strengths and weaknesses of our system. As a result
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Automated Swimming Pool Cleaning System Introduction: Automated pool cleaning systems have been developed to reduce the amount of human effort required to keep a pool clean. Without a cleaning system the pool water would quickly become stagnant and a habitation for all sorts of micro-organisms. Algae would soon fill the pool turning the water and pool surfaces green. Not only is this an aesthetic problem it could potentially be a serious risk to a swimmer’s health. The overall purpose of
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Journal of Economic Literature 2010, 48:4, 935–963 http:www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jel.48.4.935 Quality Disclosure and Certification: Theory and Practice David Dranove and Ginger Zhe Jin* This essay reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on quality disclosure and certification. After comparing quality disclosure with other quality assurance mechanisms and describing a brief history of quality disclosure, we address two sets of theoretical issues. First, why don’t
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Kudler’s Audit Processes Kudler Fine Food has expanded business and updated their computer systems to meet demands. As IT information is adopted within the organization, automation control processes has become more virtualized. To ensure that Kudler’s computerize systems function properly an audit must be performed on an annual basis. Management at Kudler Fine Foods wants to see the proposed audit schedules for all systems. Management wants to know the types of audit and how they will be conducted
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