...Executive Summary The use of green data centers is getting popular. Such centers refer to a repository to store, manage and disseminate data. It has two purposes to meet: increase energy efficiency and reducing the impact on the environment as much as possible (Rick Bauer,2008). The mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems must work towards these two goals. Building and operating green data centers requires advanced technologies and strategies. There are various ways to implement the green data centers - reducing buildings’ footprints, utilizing low-emission building materials, ensuring sustainable landscaping, recycling waste, enhancing indoor environment quality and using hybrid vehicles. Going forward, as demand for data centre space increases in an energy-constrained world, the need for the sustainable development of data centers becomes more pressing. 1.0 Introduction of green data Center A green data center is operated with maximum energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact. The computing facility is constructed or built under green computing principle that will reduce significantly the operating expenses for IT infrastructure. Traditional the power required to run the data center non IT equipment such as fans, pumps, UPS system consumed about 60% total annual energy of the data center (Gartner, Inc, American information technology research). However with the implementation of the green data center, the total energy consumption can be reduced...
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...1 Introduction Sound as an information channel has distinct advantages over other methods of communication, making it widely-used for warnings and alerts in various contexts and environments. Auditory warning signals in user environments are, more often than not, very simple, monotone sounds. In application, they are often annoying and difficult for users to recognize and understand (Block et al., 1999; Ulfvengren, 2006) During recent time there has been an increasing interest to investigate new and more complex nonspeech sounds to convey information in critical situations (Stevens et al., 2006; Ulfvengren, 2006; McKeown, 2005). The Sonic studio, part of the Interactive Institute in Sweden, is a research unit focusing on applied research within sound, interactivity and new technology. Sound for information-delivery is a recently started research project at the studio. One particular focus is to explore alternative methods to design warning signals for user environments. So far, a literature study has been carried to with the aim to investigate the progress which has taken place within this branch of sound design research, identify issues related to this type of research, and to point out some new potential ways to design warning signals. The objective of this paper has been to present and discuss the important findings of this study. 2 Speech and non-speech sounds A common approach in auditory display research today is to distinguish between speech and non-speech...
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...prototype which you can test the feasibility of your ideas with credible experts or authorities. Please indicate your word count at the end of your Preliminary Idea (PI). The word limit for PI is 500, excluding footnotes. Please use Arial Font type and size 12 in typing out your PI. Task: | Expansion | STEP 1: PROJECT CHOICE | Topic Title: | Lack of expansion of seats in food centres | Reasons for choice of topic: | As Singapore’s population is constantly increasing, there is an increase in the lack of seats in food centres such as hawker centres and food courts. Footnote evidences of population increasing and lack of seats at food centres? During lunch and dinner timings, many are unable to find a seat as soon as they reach the food centres and thus they are forced to wait until there is a vacant seat. The impatient ones may then choose not to eat and leave the food centre. As such, during those peak hours, many of those who manage to get a seat would use their belongings such as their tissue paper and umbrellas to reserve their seats. This would thus cause foreigners who visit the food centres to think that Singapore is a society that lacks graciousness. Footnote evidences? | STEP 2: CASE STUDY (ON ANOTHER COUNTRY OR AREA OF YOUR CHOICE) | WHAT is the problem?(Evidences that there is a problem) | Many people are unable to get a seat...
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...CosmoCall Universe™ 14 14. Recommendation for Legato 15 15. Conclusion 15 16. References 16 Introduction: Businesses are outsourcing their services to different corners of the globe these days in order to cut down on costs. Most foreign countries are outsourcing their services to countries where the minimum wage is low. India is recognized as one of the leading countries when it comes to the telemarketing industry, and has been able to generate profitable revenue. In the past few years a few companies have engaged themselves in building telemarketing industries and take advantage of the minimum wage as well. Legato Services Limited is the pioneer Call Centre as well as a Hosted Call Centre Service Provider and is in the forefront in the development of Call Centre industry in...
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...www.MA-Dissertations.com Dissertation Writing Service TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgement .......................................................................................................................... 4 Plagiarism Statement ...................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter I: Introduction to the Study .............................................................................................. 6 1.1 Introduction to the Problem ............................................................................................... 6 1.2 Background of the Problem ............................................................................................... 7 1.3 Statement of the Problem................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Statement of Purpose ......................................................................................................... 8 1.5 Rationale ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.6 Aims and Objectives of Study:........................................................................................ 10 1.7 Research Question ..............................................
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...Title A study of marketing strategy of shopping centre for customer retention in Hong Kong Author(s) Chu, Ka-wai; Citation Issue Date 2009 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/128605 Rights The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. A STUDY OF MARKETING STRATEGY OF SHOPPING CENTRE FOR CUSTOMER RETENTION IN HONG KONG by CHU KA WAI DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Housing Management The University of Hong Kong December 2009 DECLARATION I declare that this dissertation, entitled A study of marketing strategy of shopping centre for customer retention in Hong Kong, represents my own work, except where due acknowledgement is made, and that is has not been previously included in a thesis, dissertation or report submitted to this University or other institution for a degree, diploma or other qualification. CHU KA WAI ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Eddie Hui, for his professional guidance and support. He has provided many valuable advices and opinions during my preparation of this research paper. Moreover, I would like to thank my interviewees for their valuable time to fill in the questionnaire. They made a lot of contributions in my data collection. I also want to take this opportunity to thank my friends, family and colleagues for their unfaltering...
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...organizational visits 6 3. Professional development from PALS 7 3.1 Commercial awareness 8 3.2 Communication skills 8 3.3 Leadership 9 3.4 Foreign language 10 4. Help in the future 10 Conclusion 11 Reference 12 LEARNING LOG 13 Introduction In this text, I will retrospect to the period doing the assignment and reflect how I developed professionally and personally. The first chapter gives a review of the group assignment and presentation. We took DHL call centre as the development subject, and analyzed the importance of establishing a new call centre based on the theories about the reasons of building call centre. Based on existing literature about call centres, we summered up the advantages of call centres and examine the current status of DHL, thus our analysis gives a theoretical and practical ground of building DHL new call centre (Bruce et al, 2010). Latter analyzed the factors influencing the success of call centres so that we can adapt right strategy and avoid big failure (Chiara et al, 2006). The main concern is to promote service quality in all dimensions and by scientific means. In the second chapter, I draw a line between what I noticed and perceived from visiting and interviewing activities and what I’ve learned in the module before. Besides, I will explain my understanding of PALS in the aspects of learning skills, practice, introspection, interaction, sharing and equal. A new participant like me who has never taken...
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...Gimbal CONTEXT AWARE PLATFORM MOHHAMAD JUNAID ASHARAF | GAURAV VASANI | MOHAMMED SAALIK NAWAB | UDIT DIXIT CONTENTS Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 4 Market Summary ............................................................................................................. 7 Target Market .............................................................................................................. 7 SWOT Analysis ............................................................................................................... 9 Strength ..................................................................................................................... 10 Interaction .............................................................................................................. 10 Content Feed ......................................................................................................... 10 Bluetooth Proximity Beacons ................................................................................. 10 Analytics ................................................................................................................. 11 Checkout option ..................................................................................................... 11 Opportunity ................................................................................................................ 11 Application...
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...truly service customers.” As many customer service representatives are faced with the daily task of providing conflict resolution to often angry customers, it is very important that they feel empowered and trusted to make decisions that not only impact a company’s bottom line, but that also satisfies the customer’s original request or complaint (Ivancevich, 2010, p 393). Discussion of the Literature While many individuals utilize some type of customer service on nearly a daily basis, the majority of people do not understand the job competencies and necessary qualifications that are needed to be able to effectively handle inquiries and diffuse tense situations on a daily basis. In "An Empirical Study of Job Design in the Australian Call Centre Industry’ Bowden argues that the majority of customer service employees in call centers lack the necessary autonomy and authority needed in order to solve an issue directly without involving upper management. By providing employees with more direct individual authority, he argues that customers will receive...
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...WARNING: PHOTOSENSITIVITY/EPILEPSY/SEIZURES A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or when playing video games may trigger epileptic seizures or blackouts in these individuals. These conditions may trigger previously undetected epileptic symptoms or seizures in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition or has had seizures of any kind, consult your physician before playing. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE use and consult your physician before resuming gameplay if you or your child experience any of the following health problems or symptoms: `` dizziness eye or muscle twitches disorientation any involuntary movement or convulsion. `` altered vision loss of awareness seizures RESUME GAMEPLAY ONLY ON APPROVAL OF YOUR PHYSICIAN. USE AND HANDLING OF VIDEO GAMES TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SEIZURE `` `` `` `` Use in a well-lit area and keep as far away as possible from the television screen. Avoid large screen televisions. Use the smallest television screen available. Avoid prolonged use of the PlayStation®3 system. Take a 15-minute break during each hour of play. Avoid playing when you are tired or need sleep. Stop using the system immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms: ...
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...Communication Challenges & Strategies of Call Center Executives in Bangladesh BUS 251: Business Communication Prepared for: Mr. Khandoker Asef Safa Kabir Lecturer School of Business and Economics Prepared by: Name | ID# | Mahtab Hossain Khan | 1321135630 | Abhi Barua | 1410305630 | Rezwanul Islam | 1320502030 | Md Adeel Anjum | 1321311630 | Mohammed Ahsan ul Haque | 1320379030 | Section: 10 Summer 2016 North South University Acknowledgement First of all, we want to thank Almighty God to give us strength to work hard for preparing this report. The report is not only of our own hard works. There are many people who helped us a lot making this thing possible. Special thanks goes to Mr. Khandoker Asef Safa Kabir; without his co-operation and proper guideline, this report couldn’t become complete. We sincerely thank him for his tremendous support. A thanks goes to our course mates, family members, friends and relatives. Their unconditional support inspired us to go beyond our limit and to give our best preparing this report. Last but not the least, we thank those kind people who spent some of their precious time for participating our interview. Their co-operation helped us a lot to conduct the research and made our job very much comfortable. We sincerely thank these people and wish them all the very best. Letter of Transmittal July 30, 2016 Khandoker Asef Safa Kabir Lecturer, School of Business and Economics North South University...
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...How succesfull was domestic policy of Napoleon III? All was going well for Louis Bonaparte when he sat on the throne of France. It seemed that the lack of military genious that his uncle enjoed was replaced with the economic prosperity of the country which came with the affection of providence at the same time when he took his position as the Emperor of France. But overall, Napoleon III had an aim to maintatin his status quo, so according to that he change the features of his domestic policies from authotorian to liberal. These changes resoult mainly in succes. Aspects that changed in accordance to the transition of his ideology was, for example, the relationship with the Church. Napoleon knew that he would need the suport of the Church to approve his coup d'etat. The Legitimists among the clerigy view the Empire as a more Catholic friendly enviroment, and wealthy Catholics thought that the Emperor will, if suported, ensure prosperity for cleregy and religion from which Catholics of all social ranks will have benefits. Therefore, it is clear that the relationship during the reign of Napoleon III was largly pragmatic. Latter on, Napoleon tried to decrease the influence of Church in politics and familly lifes, but in the same time use clerigy as a tool to diminish the imapact of the press. I think this was succesfull because more room was left to people who specialised in economic and social matters and were, therefore more appropriatte for the course of development...
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...It is important to make critical evaluations of news stories because there are many misleading articles that are based on opinion rather than actual facts. A writer need as many facts on a story as possible to convey the proper and accurate message to the reader, this allow them to know what is going on in the world around them. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-03/actually-obama-is-running-a-positive-campaign gave very good detail about Obama running a positive campaign for the 2012. I believe the story was credible, being that it came from an interview with Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod. They gave good facts in the article that was provided. They took on the idea and put the negative and positive of both democrats and republicans. They showed a percentage of how each candidate faired when it came to advertising the truth. Not much examples of positive that Obama has accomplished was put on the article, but it was enough to make a compelling argument. The question of ‘How do we know that he has been running positive ad’s’ was asked, if it wasn’t advertised as much. The editor of the article stated that the positive ads were released only in the battle ground states, such as Florida, North Carolina, etc…. According to the ad, in these states national big wigs cannot see them, such as Bob Schieffer. The statement made by Axelrod seemed a bit opinionated It also seemed that they paid more attention to the number of ads given since the campaign began rather...
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...Personal Honour I’ve learned in my life that if you live life doing the right thing, being kind to others, living life with honour is best. Honour is one’s belief and action. I try to do the right thing as much I can. One day I went to HMV to buy movies, I picked up 3 dvd’s and paid for it. When I got home I notice when I looked on the receipt that the cashier just charged me for two instead of three. So the next day, I went back to the store and told them that I was not charged for one of the movies. The cashier thanked me and said that most people wouldn’t have brought the dvd’s back. I could have saved $30 dollar, but conscience was telling me to bring it back and pay for it. I try to be kind to everyone even if some people are rude to me. I work as a manager for McDonalds, and one day at work a customer came up to me and started to yell. The first thing that came to my mind was to punch him. But instead I listened to his story and help him solve his problem and because I was nice, he left the store happier. Where I grew up no one did the right thing, being kind was a weakness and honour was no were to be found. Every day, I try hard to live a good life so my son can see the difference between right and...
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...Kimberly English 1101 20 Sept. 2008 Unfortunately, many people in today’s society are extremely ignorant to the basic knowledge of politics. They have no idea whether they are a conservative or a liberal. There is also a good chance that they have put little thought into formulating views on the controversies between the parties. Before people are able to even do those things they must first know what a conservative is and how they are differ from liberals. A conservative party is a political group that is committed to preserving what they consider “good” in their country. In the United States, conservatives generally favor limited government, public morality and free enterprise. They are usually right wing politicians who hold traditional values like respect for family. Conservatives tend to be very patriotic and prefer a large role for military to provide security for society. Some of the principles they adhere to are strong national defense, return of prayer in school, prohibition of abortion, and choice in education. They also believe that marriage should take place between a man and a woman. Many conservatives express strong feelings about the sanctity of life. Conservatives generally value individual accomplishment and are opposed to government involvement. They do not believe that it is the job of the government to solve problems of society with costly policies such as mandatory health care. Simply put liberals think that the government should take care...
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