...operations has on accidents and incidents remains a difficult task. According to a UK Civil Aviation Authority study (2003), maintenance and inspection deficiencies ranked fourth (12%) as a factor in aviation accidents overall. Other studies have described that as technology has improved, aviation accidents attributed to mechanical failures alone have decreased, yet those attributed to human error have not shown the same reduction (Wiegmann & Shappell, 2003). Aircraft maintenance requires high reliability and is an important concern in the human factors realm for several reasons. On the one hand, automation, which has reduced flight crew workload, does not apply in maintenance operations (Reason & Hobbs, 2003). On the other hand, maintenance tasks generally access critical areas where human errors lead to serious consequences (Reason, 1997). From a human factors perspective, in the current competitive environment of commercial aviation, occupational opportunities relating to aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) are declining. While oil prices soar, fares remain low due to competition (Bond, 2008). Employing fewer technicians and making turnaround at the airport gate shorter are two of the various ways airlines have sought to improve financial efficiency. These strategies often result in an increase of time pressure on technicians. Increased airport congestion has also intensified time pressure on AMTs as on-time performance is measured by regulatory agencies and...
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...increasing under pressure to adopt advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) to survive or be competitive. Previous studies suggest that AMTs can diffuse in SMIs that adopt new ways of thinking, have a workforce with higher level of skills, a flexible organizational structure and inculcate a new culture in managing, training and planning of the manufacturing technologies. However, in Kenya where SMIs appear slow to adopt AMTs, little work appears to have been done on the ability of SMIs to implement AMTs successfully. An exploratory survey of 60 SMIs suggest the need to rethink implementation of AMTs if they are to obtain strategic benefits of AMTs. In particular, they need to rethink their organic structure and understanding of the technologies, plan their level of skilled workers and engineers, and change their culture. Increasing their competitiveness and organizational flexibility requires a flexible structure, training of the workers to running multiple machines, stopping production when problem occurs, communicating organizational goals, and participating in idea generation and decision making. Further, SMIs need a higher understanding of these technologies to realize their potential. The results of this survey have implications for innovation research and stakeholders in governmental and non-governmental organizations seeking the successful implementation of AMTs within the SMI sector. Key words: AMT Implementation, SMIs, Kenya, Organizational Structure INTRODUCTION...
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...Charles River Investment Management System U.S. Equity User’s Guide Charles River Development Version 7.2 Series Document Version 1.2 April 25, 2004 Document Version 1.2 Charles River Development 7 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 +1 781 238 0099 telephone +1 781 238 0088 fax www.crd.com U.S. Equity User’s Guide, Version 7.2 Charles River Development, All Rights Reserved. Document Version 1.2 Copyright © 1993-2003 Charles River Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Charles River Development) All Rights Reserved This document is the copyrighted product of Charles River Systems, Inc. and constitutes confidential and proprietary information of Charles River Systems, Inc. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Charles River Systems, Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The software referred to in this document is furnished under a license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of such a license. The products and companies mentioned herein are for the purpose of identification or example. They may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Adobe® Acrobat® Distiller® and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or...
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...who has the better use for the money -- SH or the firm -SH who dont like the dividend policy may sell share and vice versa - if sellers exceed buyers, value of share will fall and mgmt will become aware of the stockholders' preference for the cash dividends instrad of the retention of earnings. CASH DIVIDENDS - Comp that do pay cash dividends usually have a policy that is eithet stated or implicitly known by the investment community. - Payout ratio : ratio if cash dividends to earnings ; cash dividends divided by earnings per share. -if dollar amt of dividend us stable, payout ratio will fluctuate w fluctuation in earnings. -stability un dividends: amt of earnings retained varues each year and that mgmt has decided to maintain a stable dividend at the expense of stable increases in retained earnings. - foreign firms pay cash dividends semi annually/ annually - fluctuations un echange rates imply that the amt of the divident recrived varies w each payment - sometimes pay with extras - appropriate sa cyclical industry bc earnings fluctuate and the firm may be hard pressed to maintain higher level of reg quarterly dividends. -with extras, firm maintains a...
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...skills training associated with their profession, however research in a number of industrial sectors indicate that up to 80% of accident causes can be attributed to a breakdown in human interaction. Human error cannot be eliminated it is essential fact of the human condition (Maddox, 1998). Maintenance professionals will always try to avoid making errors. Unfortunately, even the most highly trained and motivated professionals will make mistakes, however, with suitable understanding of the human factor and appropriate training, professionals can mitigate the consequences of errors. The human factor component of aviation maintenance can be grouped in four general categories: 1. Effective training for technicians and inspectors; 2. On the job safety of maintenance workers; 3. Human error that compromises public safety; and 4. Overall cost of maintenance errors. The Human Factor in Aviation Maintenance Aviation is an industry where mistakes mean lives are at risk. Airplanes have become more complicated and sophisticated in their evolution within the past 50 years. Maintenance technicians must continuously update their proficiency and knowledge in airplane repair because of the enormous differences in new and old aircraft that are presently in use (Maddox, 1998). Aviation maintenance professionals have earned high levels of technical skills training associated with their profession, however research in a number of industrial sectors indicate that up to 80%...
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...Chapter One – Thinking As An Economist Objectives – * Define Economics – Economics is the study of how people make choices in conditions of scarcity, and of the results upon society. Economics develop models, to represent reality, to help draw correct conclusions about decisions. * Recognise economic decisions(Defn in 1.1) and define an economic naturalist – one who recognises economic decisions around them, who can apply these skills to explain our decisions, and understand the costs and benefits for groups, individuals and society. From lecture, “one who uses basic economic concepts to make sense of observations on all aspects of everyday life”. * Define the scarcity principle(definition in 1.1) and explain its implications for decision making – as resources are scarce, by choosing one thing, you forgo the choice of another. Eg – type of lunch, recreational activities. (From slide) “Although we have boundless needs and wants, the resources are limited → having more of one thing usually means having less of another” Resources – land, labour, capital, enterprise. * Define the cost benefit principle and apply it to simple economic decisions “An individual/firm/society should take an action, if the extra benefits> or = to extra costs.” Going out for pizza/study for test choice → explicit cost of pizza ($10) and Implicit cost of worse test mark (5/10 marks) *Opportunity cost=cost forgone=real cost – value of the next-best alternative to taking an action. Eg-...
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...business and high-end home office users, in our local market. It also provides the step-by-step plan for improving our sales, gross margin, and profitability. This plan includes this summary, and chapters on the company, products and services, market focus, action plans and forecasts, management team, and financial plan. 1.1 Objectives 1. Sales increasing to more than $10 million by the third year. 2. Bring gross margin back up to above 25%, and maintain that level. 3. Sell $2 million of service, support, and training by 1998. 4. Improve inventory turnover to 6 turns next year, 7 in 1996, and 8 in 1997. 1.2 Mission AMT is built on the assumption that the management of information technology for business is like legal advice, accounting, graphic arts, and other bodies of knowledge, in that it is not inherently a do-it-yourself prospect. Smart business people who aren't computer hobbyists need to find quality vendors of reliable hardware, software, service, and support. They need to use these quality vendors as they use their other professional service suppliers, as trusted allies. AMT is such a vendor. It serves its clients as a trusted ally, providing them with the loyalty of a business partner and the economics of an outside vendor. We make sure that our clients have what they need to run their businesses as well as possible, with maximum efficiency and reliability. Many of our information applications are mission critical, so we give our...
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...business and high-end home office users, in our local market. It also provides the step-by-step plan for improving our sales, gross margin, and profitability. This plan includes this summary, and chapters on the company, products and services, market focus, action plans and forecasts, management team, and financial plan. 1.1 Objectives 1. Sales increasing to more than $10 million by the third year. 2. Bring gross margin back up to above 25%, and maintain that level. 3. Sell $2 million of service, support, and training by 1998. 4. Improve inventory turnover to 6 turns next year, 7 in 1996, and 8 in 1997. 1.2 Mission AMT is built on the assumption that the management of information technology for business is like legal advice, accounting, graphic arts, and other bodies of knowledge, in that it is not inherently a do-it-yourself prospect. Smart business people who aren't computer hobbyists need to find quality vendors of reliable hardware, software, service, and support. They need to use these quality vendors as they use their other professional service suppliers, as trusted allies. AMT is such a vendor. It serves its clients as a trusted ally, providing them with the loyalty of a business partner and the economics of an outside vendor. We make sure that our clients have what they need to run their businesses as well as possible, with maximum efficiency and reliability. Many of our information applications are mission critical, so we give our...
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...the teachers to bear the tasks of delivering basic education services to the clienteles but rather a two-way process between them and the instructional leaders. As Ekyaw (2004) states it, it’s an interactive process that depends on the source supervisor and the teacher. Instructional Supervision (IS) is the phase of school administration which focusesprimarily upon the achievement of the appropriate expectations of educational system (Peretomode, 2004). Zepeda (2012) added that supervision fosters the internal and external motivation that leads to teachers’ professional growth. One recent definition is given by Glickman, Gordon & Ross-Gordon (2013) where they reiterate that instructional supervision is an assistance for the improvement of instruction and should be viewed as a function of process. Further, Marzano, Frontier &Livingston (2011) noted that the purpose of IS should be the enhancement of teachers’ pedagogical skills, with the ultimate goal of enhancing student achievement. In the Philippines, various reforms and educational movements have decentralized the context of educational management. It gives much emphasis on school empowerment and instructional supervision. Likewise, RA 9155 stressed that it is the primary tasks of the district and school levels to conduct instructional supervision for the improvement of classroom learning experiences. It placed most of the IS roles to the Public Schools District Supervisors (PSDSs) as their main task being the chief of the...
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...CASE STUDY 3rd Generation Intel®Core™vPro™Processors Services and Software Remote Manageability Mapping future goals Dynamic client infrastructure framework, supported by 3rd Generation Intel®Core™vPro™processors, boosts Computacenter’s consulting services CHALLENGES • Keeping pace. Meet customers’ changing needs – for example, offering advice on managing trends for hotdesking, home and mobile working, and the integration of consumer computing devices into the corporate IT infrastructure • Credible advice. Computacenter needed to be able to understand virtualized desktop in depth and be able to speak credibly to customers about the latest hardware and software to support these environments SOLUTIONS • Compelling framework. Launched a dynamic client infrastructure (DCI) framework which offered customers a comprehensive consulting approach to an end-device virtualization infrastructure • Best practice. Computacenter now recommends to customers devices based on the 3rd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors as one of the best hardware platforms to run their virtualized client infrastructure, with Ultrabooks™ the most versatile device IMPACT • Closer to customers. Computacenter can now have better conversations with customers and provide more comprehensive advice on virtualized desktop • Increased revenue. 80 percent of all customers looking for a client solution implement a complete DCI solution or at least parts of it Framing consultancy Computacenter is Europe’s leading...
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...Business Plan of AMT Computers 1.0 Executive Summary By focusing on its strengths, its key customers, and the underlying values they need, American Management Technology will increase sales to more than $10 million in three years, while also improving the gross margin on sales and cash management and working capital. This business plan leads the way. It renews our vision and strategic focus: adding value to our target market segments, the small business and high-end home office users, in our local market. It also provides the step-by-step plan for improving our sales, gross margin, and profitability. This plan includes this summary, and chapters on the company, products and services, market focus, action plans and forecasts, management team, and financial plan. Highlights [pic] 1.1 Objectives 1. Sales increasing to more than $8 million by the third year. 2. Bring gross margin back up to above 30%, and maintain that level. 3. Sell $2 million of service, support, and training by 1998. 4. Improve inventory turnover to 6 turns next year, 7 in 1997, and 8 in 1998. 1.2 Mission AMT is built on the assumption that the management of information technology for business is like legal advice, accounting, graphic arts, and other bodies of knowledge, in that it is not inherently a do-it-yourself prospect. Smart business people who aren't computer hobbyists need to find quality vendors of reliable hardware, software, service, and support. They need to use these...
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...to successfully conduct my term paper and for sustaining my efforts which many a times did oscillate. I am deeply indebted to mam, our CSE faculty without whose constructive guidance this term paper would not have been a success. Her valuable advice and suggestions for the corrections, modifications and improvement did enhance the perfection in performing my job well. I am obliged LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY for providing the best of facilities and environment to bring out our innovation and spirit of inquiry through this venture. I am grateful to My Parents whose blessings and wishes have gone a long way in the completion of this arduous task. Last but not the least I thank all My Friends and Batch Mates, without their prompt support my efforts would have been in vain. CONTENTS 1. Introduction of C 2. Mobile services present scenario 3. Model of mobile computing 4. Benefits of the Mobile Web For Mobile Service Provider: 5. Routing and Query Processing 6.Description of mobile service provider 7. Disconnectivity and consistency 8. Coding 9. Snapshot 10. Future Scope 11. Refernces INTRODUCTION OF C:- We begin our journey with a little history. C , has become one of the most popular programming languages. Originally designed for systems programming, C enables programmers to write efficient code and provided close access to the machine. C compilers, found on practically every Unix system, are...
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...AMT 2 Task 3 Western Governors University AMT 2 Task 3 New and/or Pending U.S. Legislation The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) The purpose of the PPACA is to ensure more Americans have access to quality healthcare. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the PPACA is paid for and will provide quality healthcare to more than 94% of Americans. The PPACA will, or is supposed to, eliminate lifetime and unreasonable annual limits on healthcare benefits; prohibit health insurance policy recessions; extend dependent healthcare coverage up until the age of 26; provide assistance to uninsured due to pre-existing conditions; cap insurance administrative expenditures; require coverage for immunizations and preventative services; develop uniform coverage documents allowing consumers to juxtapose different insurance plans from different insurance providers; create temporary re-insurance programs to support coverage for early retirees; simplify healthcare administration as a means to lower health system costs; create an internet portal for consumers to identify insurance coverage options; and implement an appeals process to guarantee consumers and provide consumers assistance processing and accessing their insurance coverage ("PPACA Summary," n.d.) The PPACA does expand public programs, e.g. expanding the eligibility for Medicaid to lower income people; simplify Medicaid and enhance the Children’s Health Insurance Program; simplify enrollment; and expand...
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...Design User Awareness on Garbage Sorting at Home (3) ICT703 HUMAN CENTERED INFORMATICS Project Name: Design User Awareness on Garbage Sorting at Home PREPARED FOR: DR AFDALLYNA F. HARUN PREPARED BY: ANIS SAHIRA BINTI RODZMAN (2015476402) C770P1T Anis Sahira (2015476402) 1 10/10/2015 Design User Awareness on Garbage Sorting at Home (3) DESIGN USER AWARENESS ON GARBAGE SORTING AT HOME ABSTRACT Sorting garbage is a hot topic in our country as it become compulsory to people to sort their garbage at home started from 1 September 2015. Garbage sorting is the way to reduce the amount of solid waste to be compose at land fill and take so many year to decompose; because it contributes to environmental protection. Therefore, it is important for us to support our government and give new ideas in order to help Malaysia clean country. This work is about to study about what is garbage sorting and study about previous and current method use by Malaysia to sort garbage Based on this, we introduce the new idea to design user awareness on garbage sorting such as games, introduce garbage sorting through media social, garbage sorting notice or instruction at product packaging and compose song about garbage sorting. This new idea can be a platform to enhance the current system in Malaysia INTRODUCTION Heading towards a developed nation by 2020, Malaysia needs to implement strategies and effective initiatives to...
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...minimum tax (AMT) because they do not have substantial tax preferences and AMT adjustments and because there is a liberal exemption amount to reduce the tax base on which the AMT is calculated. However, more and more taxpayers in recent years are being subjected to the AMT. p. I:14-2. I:14-2 No, the alternative minimum tax does not apply if an individual's tentative minimum tax under the AMT rules is less than his regular tax liability. It applies only if the tentative minimum tax exceeds the regular tax liability. p. I:14-3. I:14-3 b. only. Only excess depreciation for real property placed in service before 1987 is a tax preference item. For tax years prior to 1987, net long-term capital gains were a tax preference item (i.e., the 60% long-term capital gain deduction) and for taxable years prior to 1993 the appreciated element related to charitable contributions of capital gain real property was a tax preference item. p. I:14-4. I:14-4 a, b, c only. Itemized deductions that are not allowed in computing AMTI, excess depreciation on real property placed in service after 1986, and excess MACRS depreciation for personal property placed in service after 1986, are all AMT adjustments. Tax-exempt interest is not an AMT adjustment but may be a tax preference item if the bonds are private activity bonds. pp. I:14-4 through I:14-6. I:14-5 a and b only. Charitable contributions and mortgage interest on a personal residence are deductible when computing AMT. Mortgage interest...
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