...background/context: the need to be met, problem to be solved, benefits to be gained. Problem Statement or Needs Analysis A problem statement or needs analysis tells: • What the problem is / What is needed • When and where the problem takes place / When and where it is needed • Why the problem happens / Why it is needed • Who is affected by the problem / Who needs it • Why the problem is significant—for example, the short-term and long-term costs or ramifications of not solving it or the benefits of pursuing a solution. Solution or Recommendation • List criteria a solution. What should a solution accomplish? • Compare and contrast alternative solutions (if appropriate). • Promote the best solution—your essential proposal—by stressing how it best meets the needs or solves the problem. Refer to the solution criteria and explicit benefits. • Prove the solution’s practical workability by highlighting the following: o Outcomes of the solution, plan, or project o Requirements (what is needed to implement your proposal) o Schedules (if applicable) o Budget or cost breakdowns (if applicable) o Methods of monitoring costs and quality (if applicable). Conclusion • Summarize the problem...
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... Inexpensive short life 28. Replacement of a mechanical system 29. Use pneumatic or hydraulic systems 30. Flexible film or thin membranes 31. Use of porous materials 32. Changing the colour 33. Homogeneity 34. Rejecting and regenerating parts 35. Transforming physical or chemical states 36. Phase transition 37. Thermal expansion 38. Use strong oxidisers 39. Inert environment 40. Composite materials THE 40 PRINCIPLES The 40 Principles are solution triggers, very general ideas of how to solve a contradiction. They are the easiest TRIZ tool to use, and the one most likely to give us good solutions fairly easily and quickly. They are the total number of ways (40) the world has found to solve contradictions. Today in the West most engineers are taken aback to find there are only 40 simple, and easy to learn, rules for solving engineering problems with conflicts. Yes these 40 Inventive Principles may be used to help solve both technical and non-technical problems quickly and simply. They show us how and where others have successfully eliminated contradictions and take us to the proven, powerful recorded solutions contained...
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...Writing in Mathematics 40. What does it mean if two quantities vary directly? What it means is that when two variables are related in this kind of way the ratio of their values always remain the same which the two variables are said to be in direct variation. 41. In your own words, explain how to solve a variation problem. When attempting to solve the best way to go about it would be to follow the 4 step process. The first step would be to write down the selected equation. All direct variation problems are solved by using the equation y=kx. The second step would be to use the information given in the problem to find the value of K which is called the constant of variation or the constant of proportionality. The next step in this process would be to rewrite the equation from step one substituting in the value of k found in step two. The final step would be to make use of the equation found in step three and the remaining information given in the problem to answer the question asked also when solving word problems it helps to include units in your final answer as well. 42. What does it mean if two quantities vary inversely? With two quantities with inverse variation as one quantity increases the other quantity decreases. 43. Explain what is meant by combined variation. Give an example with your explanation. Combined variation involves a combination of direct or joint variation and indirect variation. For example if y varies directly with x and inversely with z...
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...Man, throughout his existence, is almost always confronted with different kinds of problems. What to do with these problems and how to solve them are questions which often placed him in a dilemma. Sometime he may be able to find solutions to these problems or he may not. Some solutions may be simple or may be complicated. But what is certain is that there is always a solution to every problem that man is besieging with. This solution may be outright or may go through different Mathematics process. Mathematics plays a vital role in our life to brighten up our humanly uncertainties and complexities. Mathematics is exquisitely designed to answer some of our questions, as Pythagoras said; “The world is a harmony of numbers.” Mathematics, through sometimes puzzling and complicated, is enjoyable. It is full of excitement when strong determination and constant interest is properly established and upgraded. Students feel jubilant and rewarded when correct solution is achieved. “The harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory is a common expression. This study was brought about when Mathematics, especially problem solving processes, Mathematics interest and Mathematics aptitude. Problem solving, which the National Council for Teacher in Mathematics (NCTM) 1980’s widely heralded statement in its agenda for action and problem solving has been the theme of the council. Knowledge and skills of Mathematics problem solving is believed to help school goers solve problems in their day...
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...Case studies can be used in any academic discipline. The purpose of a case study is to provide a more thorough analysis of a situation or "case" which might reveal interesting information about that classification of things. For the business student, a case study could be done on a particular company; for the political science student a case study might concern a particular country or government/administration. Case studies could be written about individuals, such as how kids learn to read, for example, about organizations and their management practices, or the results of applying a computer science program or process to a problem. You might be trying to figure out how to solve the problem of illiteracy or environmental degradation. The sky is the limit. The key is to take your large problem and bring it down to the level of the individual or single unit. A case study is an analytical piece. It involves heavy research and application of theories, concepts, and knowledge commonly discussed in the field of study. It highlights common problems in the field and will illuminate those problems through the in-depth study of its application to one individual, one company, one government, or one of whatever you are studying. Most case studies are an attempt to solve one of these problems that are known in the field. Steps to Writing the Case Study 1) Determine what your case study will be about. Think about the problems you have discussed in class or you have come across in...
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...The nature of educational research is analogous with the nature of research itself, which is systematic, reliable and valid to find the “truth”, investigates knowledge, and solves problems (William Wiersma, 1991). Moreover, educational research process involves steps to collect the information in order to investigate problems and knowledge. However, the educational research is more complex because it can use various approaches and strategies to solve problems in educational setting. It also can involve many disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, behaviour, and history. In addition, educational research is important because of contributing knowledge development, practical improvement, and policy information (John W.Creswell, 2005). Therefore, educators can use those research findings to improve their competences and teaching and learning process. Furthermore, the characteristics of educational research are a part of its nature. According to Gary Anderson (1998), there are ten characteristics of educational research. I tried to classify those into three categories, which are the purpose of research, the procedures of research, and the role of researcher. The purposes of research are to solve the problems, investigate knowledge, and establish the principles in educational phenomena. In short, it focuses on solving the problems and developing knowledge. Furthermore, procedure is an important characteristic of educational research, which involves colleting data with accurate...
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...military retirement. Being in the service for all of these years will place a small amount of fear regarding entering the civilian workforce because of the leadership style you are taught in the military. However, with the tools I have gained from this class; I feel that my transition from military life to the civilian sector will be easier than I thought. We as military personnel have learned how to wear a uniform properly and how to greet personnel with respect but we have not been taught how to properly prepare for retirement. When asked to write a resume in this course, I felt this assignment would be a challenge because the first thing I thought about was “the future”. Asking myself what exactly does my own future have in store for me and how do I prepare. Immediately, I took this assignment serious; gathering my thoughts to put into my resume because what if there was no tomorrow for me in the U.S. Navy; what if I had to get out today “what would I do”. I really enjoyed this assignment along with the cover letter because it challenged me to “think, what if” and “how do I prepare”, so this really hit home for me. “The Tips for Writing Resumes” was a great source to refer to for this assignment. Various tips were presented with great detail. The instructor’s comments were helpful when moving on to each assignment because it demonstrated the student was on the right path. The Information Interview was out of my comfort zone in a sense; even though I talk to...
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...Logic Application Project Written By: Mrs. Tangela Wright Professor: Ms. Terry Clark Course Title: Algebra With Applications Date: March 2, 2012 The question that has been asked to be solved during this logic application project is as follows: “ What Cards do I hold.” In completing the answer to this question one must remember the following “ An Experiment is an observation on any physical occurrence. The sample space of an experiment is the set of all it’s possible outcomes.” I must say that since I am not a person that enjoys playing card cards. I would have to look at this information the same way that I would look at and have taught my daughter (9) to play Domino’s. In solving this problem one most look at all the information that has been provide and be sure to write this information on paper so that you will be able to look at the complete picture and us the variables that have been provided in order to solve the problem. One can say that the strategy to solving this problem could be one of two methods. You could use “Process of Elimination” or Probabilities of Unions and Intersection new information has been reveled about the cards that the other players have. You would need to keep that information in mind and use it to solve the situation to uncover that cards that you may be hold just like in the 1st example. My conclusion as to what cards, I have in this game of chance are the following 5, 9 and 4. I am able to get to this...
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...1. As Doug Friesen, what would you do to address the seat problem? Where would you focus your attention and solution efforts? The root cause needs to be determined. The quality team needs to work on this or form a committee. These people should be from both KFS and TMM. Once the causes are found they need to figure out how to solve these issues the most cost effective way. The main issues that need to be addressed are: missing/broken/wrong parts, wrinkles on seats, various issues with the bolster, and head rest functionality. Seat installations from both rear positions have more defects than that of the front seat installations. These issues could also be caused by the new team members that began working in April. The defects also need to be noticed earlier in the process and when it is found there should be fewer movements of the car and seat. 3. Where, if at all, does the current routine for handling defective seats deviate from the principles of the Toyota Production System? It deviates from TMM’s guided principles. With the high level of defects it does not follow the JIT production, which also goes against TPS’s principles. It also deviates from the jidoka principle that seeks to build quality control in the production process and averting problems when they are detected. Not only being extremely prone to shutdowns they didn’t have people that were capable of solving the problems promptly. The organization cultivated two strong attitudes: stick to the facts, and...
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...TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR SHAKTIMAN CEMENT Decision Making Models Submitted to: Dr. Hitesh Arora Submitted by: Shantanu Mittal 211134, Sec-C, FMG-21 September 14, 2012 COVER MEMORANDUM September 14, 2012 To: Dr. Hitesh Arora From: Shantanu Mittal, 211134, Sec-C, FMG-21 Subject: Transportation Plan for Shaktiman Cement On August 26, 2012, Dr. Hitesh Arora asked me to submit an end term project as part of the Decision Making Models course curriculum. The project was supposed to be prepared on any of the topic or concept taught as part of the course curriculum. Attached to this cover memorandum is a report that picks up the transportation problem at Shaktiman Cement and strives to provide a solution to the problem. The transportation problem at Shaktiman Cement consists of three production plants and three construction sites. The company has to figure out a way to satisfy the demands of the three construction sites using the cement it produces and transport the cement from its plants to the construction sites at the minimum transportation cost possible. The solution to the transportation problem was arrived at by solving the problem using the ‘Solver’ tool in Microsoft Excel. I would like to thanks Dr. Hitesh Arora for guiding me through with the course curriculum of Decision Making Models. The project would not have been possible without his valuable inputs and methodical teaching pedagogy. Cordially, Shantanu Mittal 211134...
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...When solving the problem I had to figure out the different ways to solve the problem where I could get the correct results. The problem had a cat, dog, and a mouse that need to cross the river, but the raft will only hold two of them at a time. I knew that I couldn’t leave the mouse and cat, but also knew I couldn’t leave the dog and cat as well. So when I started the problem solving I sent the cat first, then dog and after doing this I brought the cat back then took the mouse. This seemed very easy to solve but unfortunately I knew that the cat couldn’t be left with the dog or the mouse. I realized that the cat would fight with the dog and the cat would eat the mouse as well. Once I got the problem solved I did try different strategies of how I could get each animal to cross the river in a different way, but did keep in mind that each step I tried wasn’t going to work because I couldn’t leave the cat alone with either one. These was my first steps I took the cat over first then went back to get the dog, then I realized this wouldn’t work unless I brought the cat back. Then when I brought the cat back I knew the cat and the mouse couldn’t be together as well, so then I brought the mouse over. After I solved the problem I did the opposite I brought the mouse first then realized again this wasn’t going to work do to the fact the dog and cat wouldn’t get along either so then I went back and done the first problem solving that made the most sense to me. So I crossed the river first...
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...conflict so I decided not to talk to her over the phone no more just in person. The conflict issue that in have with my friend is a simple conflict: when people disagree about issues. This conflict happens when two people are mutually exclusive or incompatible. Some examples of solving this conflict are to clarify my friend and I perception of the issue. Also to use a structured problem-solving approach to organize the discussion. The last thing is to define, analyze, identify several solutions, evaluate the solutions, and select the best one to solve the problem. The second one that I have is a conflict at work with one of my supervisors. This supervisor has been there for a year and we have up and down conflicts. She doesn’t know how to talk to people she be yell at some of the employees and at some of the customers and just have s nasty altitude. The conflicts that she have with me is toward the end of the night I have to count down my register, and she be rushing me to count the money. I told her that she shouldn’t rush me to count out the money because I miss count and be short on my till and that would look bad on me and it would put my job in jeopardy. But she don’t care about what I’m saying she just do whatever. The conflict that goes along with this conflict is ego: when...
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...MAT220 119. Explain how to solve an exponential equation when both sides can be written as a power of the same base. When an exponential equation has both sides of the equation as the same base one needs to rewrite the equation in the form of bM=bN. For instance, 24x-3=8. To make this the same base we need to make 8 a base of two by writing it as 2^3. Then we have 24x-3=23. Then we get rid of the base and get 4x-3=3. Finally we solve for x. 4x-3=3 4x=6 x=23 120. Explain how to solve an exponential equation when both sides cannot be written as a power of the same base. Use 3x = 140 in your explanation. To solve this equation one needs to use a natural logarithm or ln. First take the ln of both sides, ln 3x= ln 140 Then using bx= x ln b, move the variable to the front, x ln 3 = ln 140 Solve for x, x= ln3ln140= 1.0986122887/4.9416424226 = 0.22231723680404. 121. Explain the differences between solving log31x - 12 = 4 and log31x - 12 = log3 4. When solving log31x - 12 = 4 one needs to write it in the form of bc=M. To do this we do the following; logbM=c means bc=M. 1) log31x - 12 = 4 2) 34=x-12 3) 81=x-12 4) x=93 In the case of log31x - 12 = log3 4, since the log is the same on both sides of the equation the will be omitted. The new equation would be; 1x-12=4. Then solve as normal. Add 12 to 4 to get 16, leaving 1x, which is just x and you have x=16. 122. In many states, a 17% risk of a car accident...
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...War is dishonourable Good afternoon fellow philosophers! Let me tell you about an unpleasant truth often overlooked… There are many evils in this world, but only one of them can be necessary in extreme cases. EVERYONE knows that this necessary evil is WAR. WAR is a part of human nature where people are born with an instinct to disagree, whatever the consequences maybe. War is harsh War is cruel, but if we didn’t have courageous soldiers to fight for our country’s rights the world wouldn’t be the world that we know it to be today. HOWEVER I completely DISAGREE…. If war wasn't in the world to begin with, we as a human race would be a lot better off!!! The world has already faced three World Wars and now facing the added dimension of terrorism and suicide bombers that have taken countless numbers of innocent lives. Yes, the world has seen a lot of war. But has it solved any problems? I firmly speak for the proposition 'War is dishonourable’ It creates more problems than it solves'. Wars have left in their wake only death and destruction. The feelings of hatred, jealousy and greed that cause war still remain. Children have become orphans, entire cities have been destroyed, many have become refugees and large numbers have lost their livelihood and sunk into poverty. These are the legacies of war. Wouldn't people agree with me that war has certainly created more problems than it has solved, you only have to watch the news each night to be reminded of the atrocities that are...
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...1) Why would firms use InnoCentive’s service to solve scientific and technical problems? A) Seekers would use Innocentive’s services since they haven’t been able to solve the problem in their own firm. The problem is defined and handled based on local expertise with limited tools that may not be the effective solution. It is looked over by in-house scientists leading to local search where as IC enables external search. Problems no more remain dormant if not handled by local group as they are solved by outside diverse scientists. Firms increase their R&D capacity while reducing the risk and cost of research failure. Use of such services may lead to potential innovations. Firms get to choose from the pool of solutions as the challenge is broadcasted on IC’s website. And this pool of Solvers is from varied backgrounds, countries, personal and professional experiences. 40% are PhD’s. It is cost effective since seekers pay for solution and not for failure. They also decrease the uncertainty in the initial investments. 2) What is the motivation for Solvers to participate in Innocentive? A) Value to solvers is many fold. Monetary advantage. Cash prize for the solution if accepted by the seekers. Intrinsic motivation- Solvers are motivated by their curiosity, self pleasure, need to solve the problem to find the solution in novel way by applying their expertise knowledge. Not all solutions required validation...
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