...about many people crowding you. II. You can see what you are buying. A. Depending on what you buy, you can feel the item and actually see the item. 1. You can feel the texture or weight of an item. 2. You can see if the item is big or overweight. B. There is no wondering if you are getting the item that you ordered. 1. You can be positive that you are getting the correct item. 2. You can see the exact shade or style of what you are buying in person. III. Instant gratification A. There is no waiting to receive your item. 1. You are able to take your purchase home that same day. 2. Site to store is an option with many stores and it is possible to pick it up that day. B. Being able to choose when you need the item in question. 1. If you choose to buy in store, you can have it right away. 2. If you choose to buy online, you can wait up to a week for the item. Online, in store, it does not matter which form of shopping you prefer. There are many viable options from which to choose. You are bound to find the right one for...
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...topic no longer interests you, choose another one and repeat Step 2. Step 3. Use these steps to briefly scan the research literature on your topic to see if a lot has been written about it. If not, or if what has been written doesn’t appeal to you, choose another topic. Ø Start with a broad research database, such as Academic Search Complete found on the Find Articles/Databases page (see tab at top). Ø Search your broad topic. (Make sure you mark the box for scholarly peer-reviewed Journals.) Ø Scan the titles of at least 30 articles to see if there are five or six that catch your interest. If so, you probably have a broad topic that will work. If not, choose another topic. Step 4. There are many ways to narrow your topic. Ø Pick an age group or ethnic or social group that relates to your topic. o For example: For the topic “Friendship,” you might narrow it to...
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...that there is a strong documentation to support that they will be able to work once they get here. I don’t think that we should just let people in because their country is having problems. Our main focus should be helping out the people that are actually from here and allowing people into the country that are seeking a way out of their country because of the living conditions doesn’t help us much if they don’t make the most of it once they are here. Priority should be given to those that are coming over here for a specific reason such as work or family, it shouldn’t have anything to do with what country they are from. We say that we are an equal opportunity country, that should also go for those who we allow into the country. If we pick and choose by what country they are from, or how much money they have then it is basically a form of discrimination for those who it does not benefit, and that is something, as a country, we fight hard against. I would also like to point out that it is incredibly hard to migrate to the US with all the paperwork. Anyone who submits everything that they need to should have a fair chance of getting in regardless of where they are from or what their background is, as long as they have the ability to support themselves once they get...
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...Everyone takes action to a situation that they feel like is wrong. In Divergent and Anthem, Tris and Equality learn what real freedom is and are willing to fight for it and for others. The governments in both of these different societies have very strict rules. Citizens are supposed to pick working above all. Although, the rituals and ceremonies are different, as well as the family units. The main characters have the same end goal, but the way society socializes and having a family is very different. Socializing and having a job in Anthem is a different system than it is in Divergent. In Anthem, the greatest sin is to be alone, but no one is allowed to single out others for friendship (Rand 17). Each sanction is a different job and way of life. Other sanctions are not allowed to talk to other sanctions and they are not allowed to pick the sanction they want. The Council of Vocations pick the jobs that the people are supposed to work at for the rest of their lives (Rand 40). Divergent has a ceremony to see what faction they want. The factions are about the same from Anthem but each role is more broad than just a specific job. Each faction has its own social center and in Dauntless...
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...Film II: Study Group Assignment Watch the rest of ______________________ a. Make a note of scenes it would be interesting to analyze in detail (do this individually). Pick a scene a. Each study group must pick a scene to analyze (2-3 minutes). b. Only one group per scene (first come, first serve) – if the scene you have chosen has already been picked by another group, you must choose another. c. An audio-visual analysis of the scene must be presented to the rest of the class by two members of the group. Presentation (5-10 minutes) Your presentation must include the following elements (in any order you see fit): a. Introductory remarks about the structure of your presentation b. Comments on your scene in relation to The Hollywood Model c. A detailed audio-visual analysis of the scene (use your analysis sheet for guidance) d. Comments on the scene in relation to the rest of the film, including the opening sequence. e. Each of these elements must be followed by partial conclusions and you must also include a final, overall conclusion to your presentation. You will be able to show your audience small extracts the movie while doing the presentation, stopping the images when you find it necessary. Alternatively you may use a PowerPoint with stills from your scene. B: Point of no return: George sees that Lennie has killed the mouse. Climax: George gets mad and throws away the dead mouse. Fade-out: Afterwards he cheers...
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...Tran, this colorful figure greets me with a smile every time I enter my room. The Blond Guitar My most valuable possession is an old, slightly warped blond guitar--the first instrument I taught myself how to play. It's nothing fancy, just a Madeira folk guitar, all scuffed and scratched and finger-printed. At the top is a bramble of copper-wound strings, each one hooked through the eye of a silver tuning key. The strings are stretched down a long, slim neck, its frets tarnished, the wood worn by years of fingers pressing chords and picking notes. The body of the Madeira is shaped like an enormous yellow pear, one that was slightly damaged in shipping. The blond wood has been chipped and gouged to gray, particularly where the pick guard fell off years ago. No, it's not a beautiful instrument, but it still lets me make music, and for that I will always treasure...
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...signals red light at this time employee comes and solve the problem. So, once the order arrives for that product it is entered in the system. The product is automatically picked and brought to the picker at outbound area and at this position the product is picked and loaded in trucks according to the order of different stores. This technology helps to improve employee’s efficiency by providing them less stress to go every place and pick the items. This help to save time n decrease lead-time which, helps Walmart to decrease cost. Other technology that interest me the most was their UPC barcode system. Walmart have universal barcode system this helps to trace every product anywhere they are in DC or in transit. This also helps the company to easily track the order and replenish them. Once the product is picked by the final customer from the store it is directly entered in the ERP system in United States. This helps them to forecast near demand of the customers, place order for the store and replenish the product for the customer. If employee want to pick single order for particular store or online order, employee just scene the barcode and he can easily get the position of that product in DC. This help employee to get right product at right time and at right place. This is how this technology helps to...
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...Dr. Bill has retired from CSU and bought a failing guitar pick factory. For years, this company dominated the pick market, but recent technological developments have left them in the dust. There are rumors that the plant and office structure were built by the Spaniards soon after their initial conquest of this area… Part of his plan to jump-start this company is to hire a CSU-DH grad as the grand poobah of HFE (and other duties as assigned). Your first few weeks are full of new assignments from Bill as well as requests for your new expertise. So, the majority of what follows will be in the form of a management briefing, slide show, or report, or memo. 9 questions plus 1 bonus question 1. Given the rapidly rising importance and pervasiveness of knowledge management, we could easily devote an entire course to information processing. As quality professionals we are often called upon to improve a process - and the result is the additional need for data collection or new "mental routines". Dr. Bill wants to become the guitar pick success story for 2011 and has hired you to take the skills you have learned in QAS 515 and assist him in bringing (dragging?) the processes and workforce into the 21st century. After your first week walking around both the plant and admin areas with a clipboard taking notes, several themes arise: • there are no computers – for stand-alone, process/machine control, or administration use • there is a Tayloristic job breakdown and about...
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...What’s new in warehousing…….. “Voice Directed Picking (VDP)” * It is a system in which a picker uses a headphone and microphone attached to his belt. * This type of system involves conversion of voice into data and vice versa. * Firstly the main system sends the data which is converted into voice signals which is received by the picker regarding what to do , where to go and what amount to pick . * After this picker again send voice signals which are converted into data and verified by system which ensures there are no errors. “Pick to Light (PTL) “ * It is a display device which is helpful in picking.” * If an order is to be picked the main computer sends data to the PTL computer which displays how much to pick and it displays light for each item that is to be picked. * The picker then press all the buttons illuminating lights. If the order is correct a green light is displayed otherwise a red one which shows there is an error. * As buttons are pressed there is an exchange of information between data server and the main system.” Amazon’s robotic shelves * Amazon’s new warehouses are the perfect example of man and machine working together. * In the warehouses when earlier manual labour used to walk around the warehouse and move the shelves from one place to another but now these shelves moves automatically . * This is a big leap in warehousing technology which has increased the productivity and reduced the cost. * Earlier first shelves...
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...I am more of an adversarial style because I am very direct and I’m not scared of saying what I feel even if I hurt someone. I have always preferred complete honesty and directness. I recently had an argument with my husband about picking up the plates from the table when everyone was done. In my house, everyone picks up their plate and puts it away. I wash the dishes myself but I like to have the table clean when we are done eating. We all do it together as a family, but lately my husband just stands up and leave everything in the table for my daughter and me to pick up. My daughter started telling me that it was not fair that we picked up while her daddy sat on the couch to watch T.V. The following day, my daughter and me left the table without cleaning it and went to the couch to see TV. and my husband had the audacity to tell us that we were lazy. I told him that I was just doing what he does and that I’m not going to pick anything up unless he picks up his plate because the only lazy individual at home is him. I told him that in our house we all follow rules and if you don’t listen or do your chores, he has to pick up the entire table by himself. He got mad and said that he wouldn’t do it, so I left the table as it was. By dinner time the table was the same and I still kept it firm that I was not going to bend the rules for him. I did not care if we had to eat standing with our plates in our hands because we are here to teach our kids manners. I told my husband that he was...
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...My First Thoughts Of College Life changing, life altering, the time to figure out who you trully are. These are all things I heard before even attending my first day. These are things that ive been told time and time again about this heaven we know as "College". Where parties rule and your encouraged to pick your own spesfic classes, where and when you have them, everything. All to fit around your personal schedule so that you can live your life the way you want. Its the freedom of becoming an adult thats opened my mind to the whole college experience and so far its been pheomenoal. At first, i was one of the skeptics with a multitude of questions and none of them being answered. Its a whole new life and everybody expects you to understand things right from the get go. But deep down just getting here has been one of the biggest headaches ive ever had to put up with. My housing was consistantly changing, my grades had trouble transfering over and nobody ever picks up a damn phone now adays. Nobody talks on the phone anymore its all stupid machines chanting you to press 1 for the operator which was usually followed by a 20-30 minute wait. So as you can tell things got realy stressful before i could even begin. But now that im here living the life theres nothing to complain about. Everybody is super chill and down for whatever, my kind of people. College is full of surprises and with every step you decide to either take the risks or head home the safe way. Its the life i think...
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...according to our procedures written in our manuals. Company Culture At Subaru Of America Regional Distribution Center we believe and encourage our employees on working smarter and not harder every day. Our expected business goal for every employee is based on 80 lines per hour in production. We take care our staff very seriously and offer them the best benefits possible from healthcare to big discount in company cars. We like to keep a professional and friendly environment and enforce our employees to create new ways to make the process more efficient and easier for them. Company Process Our company process to meet our expected goals is to achieve a 100% of production standards based on line per hours. The personnel are expected to pick, pack and ship through our different carriers the merchandise to our retailers. Instruction Employees need to follow company policies. Phones, headphones and food are prohibited in the work area. Safety is our top priority for our team as having a clean work environment is too. Employees may have radios in their packing stations, any emergency call they may need to take are to inform their leaders before doing so. New hires are not expected to give a 100% production through the first month of hiring. It is a learning phase in which we encourage to take their time learning this process. As the employee learned the first steps in picking the product and locations though the warehouse you are able to continue the lessons in the manual....
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...Reflections on ”Eleven som etnograf” by Karen Risager In this article Karen Risager describes what it means to work etnographically. ”The etnographic method” is described as having three different and important phases. A phase for preparation, a phase in the field and a last phase back ”home”. The etnographer will pick a topic and investigate it to the best of his efforts by reading various kinds of litterature. Afterwards (s)he goes into the field for a sufficient time observing, participating, gathering information, taking notes and anazlyzing it all before going back to communicate everything (s)he has learned to others. All of this is very important for the personal development of the etnographer. (S)he will get deep insight in another culture and understand the social and psychological situation in it, as well as helping her reflect more on her own culture and her whole foundation for trying understand others. As a teacher I would probably not go through this whole progress quite as thoroughly, but the etnographic way of working certainly gives the student a better understanding of both the foreign culture as well as his or her own. It is written in the official guidelines that the students should end up with an insight in the different English speaking countries, and be able to compare it to their own. I think “the etnographic method” is a great tool to get a better understanding of another culture compared to our own. However this is mostly applicable when going...
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...Facilities Planning Lecture 7-8: Layout Planning Algorithmic Approaches Quadratic Assignment Problem Departments are to be assigned to predetermined locations (sites) in the floor plan. Each department is treated as a unit square, so that any department can be assigned to any site. This is a quadratic assignment problem, since the “cost” of assigning a department to a particular location depends on the locations of the other departments. Dr. Erkan Bayraktar 2 11.07.2010 ... Mathematical Formulation 11.07.2010 Dr. Erkan Bayraktar 3 Quadratic Assignment Problem Optimal solution procedures are difficult to solve for realistic size problems. Therefore, two types of heuristic procedures are considered. Construction Procedure Improvement Procedures 11.07.2010 Dr. Erkan Bayraktar 4 Evaluation of Facility Designs Which layout is best? Is layout A better than Layout B? Several Common Methods for Block Layouts Distance Based Scoring Requires flow and distance Requires subjective AEIOU relationships Many methods available Weighted factor scoring Adjacency Based Scoring Multi-Objective Scoring 11.07.2010 Dr. Erkan Bayraktar 5 Distance Based Scoring Volume-Distance product Distance usually measured rectilinearly, between centroids Assumes that the material flow system has already been specified Assumes that the variable flow cost...
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...February 11, 2015 February 11, 2015 MIS 495 Dr. Montague MIS 495 Dr. Montague Waldenbooks warehouse system Group Leader: Ryan miguel, Matthew Esmaieli, Christopher Jeffrey Waldenbooks warehouse system Group Leader: Ryan miguel, Matthew Esmaieli, Christopher Jeffrey The staff for the warehouse, includes 32 employees in total, with 1 foreman in charge of the 23 employees who are responsible for the loading and unloading operations of the warehouse. The other employees include those in maintenance, sales/purchasing, and bookkeeping. Shipping can take between the hours of 9AM and 5 PM, with 5PM being the shipping cut off time. The receiving hours can take place between 7:30 and 4:00. The foreman assigns employees to certain tasks throughout the business day. When employees are hired from their first start date, they are given a specific task. However, during the course of the business day the foreman may change job responsibilities. An example of change in job duties would be if one department needs help. So if the foreman sees that his pickers need help, he can get the others from different departments to assist them. The amount of workers needed depends on the workload for that day. On average, a work hour can see about 652 books picked. The work day can see over 5600 books picked during the course of work. When orders are picked, employees must sign off. The reason for this is to help in the event someone needs to be held accountable. The process...
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