...Hamilton Power Tools marketed industrial products by catering to constructional and industrial tool market. Their construction product lines included power trowels, power trowels, concrete vibrators, generators and power driven tools. Their industrial lines were primarily pneumatic tools: drills, screwdrivers etc. One of their products – gasoline-powered chain saw was slightly different from the above tools. Mr. Campagna, the marketing manager for Hamilton Power Tools knew that the chain saw industry primarily catered to following markets:-Professionals (lumberjacks), farmers, institutions and casual users. Among these casual user segment was considered to be the future growth market. Hamilton Power Tools thus hired Consumer Metrics of Chicago to conduct two research projects. The first one was a projective technique known as Thematic Apperception Test(TAT) using picture response techniques. The basic premise of TAT research is that it in an unstructured and indirect manner encourages respondents to project their emotions, needs, motives, attitude and values at a sub-conscious level. Purpose of research: The research was primarily exploratory to gain insights into reasons why people make certain purchases. Mr. Campagna also wanted to get a flavour of language people use in talking about chain saw. Analysis of method: The research was conducted in states of Illionois and Wisconsin. People who were selected for TAT were screened on basis of whether they planned to purchase...
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...2000 Executive Summary Black & Decker had always been a market leader in the power tools industry. Many changes took place that helped out in the company in the short run, but hurt in the long run. In 2000 Black and Decker Corporation was still reeling from the financial and strategic problems stemming from the company's acquisition of Emhart Corporation in 1989. In late 1998 Black & Decker management celebrated the completion of an almost decade-long effort to divest nonstrategic business gained through its 1989 acquisition of Emhart Corporation and expected the company to enter a long-awaited period of growth as its entire management refocused its attention on its core power tools, plumbing, and security hardware business. Archibald believed that "This portfolio restructuring will allow us to focus on core operations that can deliver dependable and superior operating and financial results." However the portfolio restructuring did little to improve the market performance of the company's securities. Yet Archibald and the management continued to express confidence that the company's streamline portfolio would allow Black & Decker to achieve revenue and earnings growth that the market would find impressive. So far the 1998 divestitures have not produced steady increases in the company's stock price, but look promising for the future due to the efforts to refocus efforts on the successful power tools line. Strategic planning team evaluation Over the years,...
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...G. Decker in Baltimore. 73 years after receiving its first patent, Black & Decker was the world’s largest producer of power tools, power tool accessories, electric lawn and garden tools, and residential security hardware. The brand has also made its successful foray into households with products such as the DustBuster, and Spacemaker amongst other things. The franchise also holds nearly 30% of market share overall in the US power tools market. With strong segment shares in the professional industrial and consumer market at...
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...of his senior management team unhappy. • The question at hand was whether Pinnacle Co., the small, publicly held Indiana-based machine tool company he led as CEO, should attempt to acquire Hoilman Inc. Hoilman was a company known for the cutting-edge sensor technology and communications software it had developed to monitor robotics equipment. Anglos had just heard a credible rumour that one of Pinnacle’s chief competitors was planning a hostile takeover of the company. Coincidentally, Don Anglos knew Hoilman well because he had recently held exploratory talks about the possibility of a joint venture designed to develop similar technology capable of monitoring a broad range of manufacturing equipment. The joint venture did not work out. But now, by acquiring Hoilman, Pinnacle could develop software that transmitted real-time information on its customers’ equipment, enabling it to set itself apart by providing top-notch service far more sophisticated than its current standard maintenance and service contracts. • Don, a hard-charging 48-year-old, firmly believed that bigger was better. It was a premise that had served his Greek immigrant father well as he built a multi-million-dollar business from nothing by acquiring one commercial laundry after another. The CEO had to admit, though, that getting bigger in the machine tool industry, currently a slow-growing sector facing increasing competition from low-priced foreign manufacturers, was going to be a challenge...
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...October 1, 2013 Binford Tools Inc. 1234 Annapolis Dr. Plumville Pa, 65790 Dear Binford Tools, Lee Valley Tools would first like to thank you for your recent submission of your new midrange hand plane to be sold through its retail stores, website, and catalogs. It can see that you have put great thought and time into manufacturing a fine wood-working instrument. With that said, on behalf of Lee Valley, I regretfully am writing to inform you that it will not be accepting your tool into the family of Lee Valley woodworking tools. While your tool is a fine specimen, it does not meet the criteria Lee Valley has put in place to keep it at the top of the industry. The evaluation criteria are as follows: • Quality of Materials • Precision Manufacturing • Innovative Designs • Cost Quality of Materials: After extensive testing of your product, testers have noticed flaws that could lead to it wearing down quicker then they’d like to see. The steel used for the planer is lacking the durability needed to hold up to the constant use by our customers. The edge must hold its sharpness for much longer than what is being seen through testing. Precision Manufacturing: With the use of lower grade steel, the testers see that thinner irons were used which create more vibrations when pulled across the wood surface. These vibrations affect the quality of finish, which from our products, needs to be of the highest quality. Innovative Design: Lee Valley takes pride in upholding...
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...company had developed production expertise and had built a reputation for customer service in the natural gas industry as well as extracted gas from underground wells. Electrical and Electronic. The E & E segment was Cooper’s largest in 1988, generating one-half of corporate sales and 57% of operating profits. Cooper had entered this segment with the 1981 purchase of Crouse-hinds. By 1988, E&E had four sub-segments, each representing quite diverse business, but all focused on the mature North American market that accounted for over 90 percent of segment sales. Commercial and industrial. In the commercial and industrial segmen Cooper participated in the non-powered handtool and window treatment business, and in the automotive aftermarket. In the Tool group, consolidation of acquisitions was completed and new manufacturing of acquisitions was completed and new manufacturing facilities constructed by 1988, and the company held the preeminent market position in most of its tool lines. Compression, drilling and energy equipment Compression and drilling segment had been Cooper’s largest in 1981, generating over 50% of revenues and over 60% of operating profit. However, the collapse of the energy industrgy in the early and mid-1980s caused sales of oil and natural gas equipment to fall preipitously. By 1988, this segment accounted for 21 percent of Cooper sales and less than 10 percent of income. II. List of Questions • What is...
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...suitable for the growth of tropical fruits and vegetation. Plantations are grown on a large scale because the crop is grown for commercial purposes, not for domestic use.Work on plantations involves numerous hazards relating to the work environment, the tools and equipment used and the very nature of the work. Plantation Work The main activity on a plantation is the cultivation of one of two kinds of crops. This involves the following kinds of work: soil preparation, planting, cultivation, weeding, crop treatment, harvesting, transportation and storage of produce. These operations entail the use of a variety of tools, machines and agricultural chemicals. Where virgin land is to be cultivated, it may be necessary to clear forest land by felling trees, uprooting stumps and burning off undergrowth, followed by ditch and irrigation channel digging. In addition to the basic cultivation work, other activities may also be carried out on a plantation: raising livestock, processing crops and maintaining and repairing buildings, plants, machinery, implements, roads and railway tracks. It may be necessary to generate electricity, dig wells, maintain irrigation trenches, operate engineering or woodworking shops and transport products to the market. Child labour is employed on plantations around the world. Children work with their parents as part of a team for task-based compensation, or they are employed directly for special plantation jobs. They typically experience long and arduous working...
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... Here my objective is to choose between one and three of these solutions of a module and create a 2-3 page report on. A few of the questions that I will briefly but clearly explain are what do I think of the purpose of the tool represented? What do I think can be learned from these tools? In what situations do I think these too would be useful? How can or could I apply these tools in my organization, career, or personal life? And last but not least my overall evaluation of the tools mentioned? Purpose The purpose of the SAP business object is for the NCIS is to have the opportunity to track all criminal activity in real time, identify crime trends, and allocate resources effectively. NCIS also uses this software to report to the U.S. Congress and justify funding. The next question asked was what I learned from these tools? A few of the items that I learned that I thought could not be possible was how amazing how this tool provided NCIS the opportunity to become proactive. NCIS went from solving crimes to actually preventing, investigating and solving them before they actually happen. The other question that I was asked to discuss was how I think that this tool would be useful. According to Ofelia Perotti, who is a analytical cell division chief at NCIS. She states within this article that “Congress allocates funds specifically for different functions. For example if certain...
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...assemble and adjust various styles of clutches or brakes QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Manual dexterity and good number recognition skills is required. Ability to use air tools, power tools and hand tools is required. Experience in assembly practices and procedures are preferred. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The list is representative but not intended to be all inclusive. Other duties may be assigned. Assemble various types and styles of product from start to finish including special customer requirements Read Operating Manufacturing Sheets (OMS) or Instructions to assemble product Burnish and adjust completed units as required Electrically test completed units and inspect parts for quality Prepare units for shipping, including proper documentation, as required Train other employees when necessary. Perform above duties with minimum supervision TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT: Air tools, power tools, hand tools and electrical test equipment PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Safety glasses and/or side shields and steel toed shoes. Some tasks may require gloves. All protective equipment required by company policy and/or State law. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Less than high school education; or up to one (1) month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and...
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...Shortages Fortune 2000 food product manufacturer rapidly increases network visibility, extends useful life for existing tools, and accelerates MTTR for troubleshooting problems “We selected the Anue Net Tool Optimizer to eliminate our SPAN shortage problem. Since it has been deployed, we have also seen a significant improvement in network visibility, cost savings on tools, and faster MTTR for diagnostic troubleshooting.” – Lead Network Administrator “The Anue Net Tool Optimizer allows us to share traffic from our limited number of SPANs with eight tools, without dropping packets or overloading the tools with data.” – Lead Network Administrator Company Profile The Customer is a $4B food product manufacturer in North America (FY 2010). With products that distribute across the continent, in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the Customer is one of the leaders in packaged coffee, health/natural foods, and a variety of other packaged edibles. Problem The Customer runs a complex network with approximately 7,500 networking devices deployed at their headquarters, as well as 33 remotely located sites, 75% of which are primarily manufacturing facilities. They use a variety of tool types, including Application Performance Management (APM), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), URL Filtering, Packet Capture, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). With such a variety of tools, the Customer’s networking team found that the data center lacked available access points, specifically SPAN ports...
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...(MEL). Web Support link: http://www.nbaa.org/ops/maint/inoperative-equipment/minimum-equipment-list.php Inoperable Equipment and Minimum Equipment List I have chose to use NBAA.org as a good resourceful tool for learning in general when it comes to aviation. This web link will teach you an easy and simple way the definition and use of a MEL. Definition of MEL: A Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is one method aircraft operators may use to obtain relief from Federal Aviation Regulations that generally require that all equipment installed on the aircraft be operative at the time of flight. A MEL is a precise listing of instruments, equipment and procedures that allows an aircraft to be operated under specific conditions with inoperative equipment. It will explain you step by step the procedure and use of an MEL, such as: * Obtaining FAA approval * Conducting operations with an MEL * Correcting MEL inoperative items * Record keeping requirements NBAA.org is an excellent website for any professional in aviation or for anyone interest in aviation. Using this beside you can find information from student material, airport operations, security, maintenance, job search and much more. As a professional pilot, I recommend the use of this website as a tool in your aviation journey, career and studies. I will also advise you to consider getting a free membership with them, which will open even more opportunities of resourses....
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...Personal Responsibility as a Development Tool Arquímedes Cedeño University of Phoenix, Puerto Rico Campus GEN/200 February 14, 2012 Lic. Lopez-Rivera Personal Responsibility as a Development Tool In the society, the persons require a high degree of personal responsibility to be considered as a successful person in life. If they want to be successful must take responsibility as a habit necessary to create, without it, they are predetermined to fail. As Tracy says in his study: The more responsibility you take, the more in control you are. And the freer you are, especially in your own mind, to make decisions and to do the things you want to do. So there’s a direct relationship between responsibility, control, freedom and happiness. The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their lives (p. 1). What is Personal Responsibility? Personal responsibility is the ability to determine one’s own decisions, choices, and actions (What is personal responsibility?, 2012). Are those actions that help us improve our quality of life, our relationship with people and the environment around us. Complying with the rules imposed by our society and enforces them through the rest of it. Responsibility is not a burden, it's a blessing (Gallozzi, 2012) How we acquired it? We acquired it through the teaching of our parents, early education. Those little...
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...CHAPTER 12 – EXERCISE 12-4 Solution Normal selling price: 389.95 Direct materials $143.00 Direct labor $86.00 Manufacturing overhead $35.00 unit production cost $264.00 Most MO os fixed and unaffected by variations in j ewelry produ ced $7 of the MO is variable with respect to bracelets produced Additional Special order: $6.00 per Special tools purchase $465.00 tool No affect on sales or capacity What affect? Special price $349.95 per Should the special order be accepted at this price Company: Miyamoto Jewelers Per Unit 10 Bracelet Incremental revenue $349.95 $3,499.50 Incremental costs: Variable costs: Direct materials $143.00 $1,430.00 Direct labor $86.00 $860.00 Variable Manufacturing overhead $7.00 $70.00 Special filligree $6.00 $60.00 Total variable cost $242.00 $2,420.00 Fixed costs: Purchase of special tool $465.00 Total incremental cost $2,885.00 incremental net operating income $614.50 CHAPTER 12 – EXERCISE 12-16 Solution Diehl Company Diesel Tractors unit product cost based on 60000 parts per year Per Part 60000 units Direct materials $4.00 $240,000.00 Direct labor $2.75 $165,000.00 Variable manufacturing overhead $0.05 $3,000.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable $3.00 $180,000.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead, common $2.25 $135,000.00 (allocated on the basis of labor hours) unit production ...
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...2014 Data Science Salary Survey Tools, Trends, What Pays (and What Doesn’t) for Data Professionals John King & Roger Magoulas Take the Data Science Salary and Tools Survey As data analysts and engineers—as professionals who like nothing better than petabytes of rich data—we find ourselves in a strange spot: We know very little about ourselves. But that’s changing. This salary and tools survey is the second in an annual series. To keep the insights flowing, we need one thing: People like you to take the survey. Anonymous and secure, the survey will continue to provide insight into the demographics, work environments, tools, and compensation of practitioners in our field. We hope you’ll consider it a civic service. We hope you’ll participate today. Make Data Work strataconf.com Presented by O’Reilly and Cloudera, Strata + Hadoop World is where cutting-edge data science and new business fundamentals intersect— and merge. n n n Learn business applications of data technologies Develop new skills through trainings and in-depth tutorials Connect with an international community of thousands who work with data Job # 15420 2014 Data Science Salary Survey Tools, Trends, What Pays (and What Doesn’t) for Data Professionals John King and Roger Magoulas 2014 Data Science Salary Survey by John King and Roger Magoulas The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Owen S. Robbins and Benchmark Research Technologies...
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...CAT 3 Overview This task is designed to allow students to use tools in Microsoft Word in order to create a business letter. Students will need to use persuasive language in order to convince the local council why the theme park should be built here. Your letter needs to cover the following points - An introduction to who you are and your park building company ( you can make up fake awards that you have won. - Outline what the park is going to be and some of the potential attractions you would like to build - Outline the advantages of building your park in this area - Outline the potential problems and how you intend to overcome them You need to make sure that your letter follows the correct outline of a business letter How long will you need? This will be due at the end of week 9 What you need to do |Tasks |Due dates | |Collect teacher notes | | |Create Brainstorm the potential advantages and disadvantages to the park |Week 8 | |Create a persuasive business letter |Week 9 ...
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