...Ruining Read: Case Study Innovation DeVry College 3/19/16 Can you map the different kinds of innovation in the case study? Which were incremental and which radical/discontinuous? One of the innovation in this case study is E-tailing. Electronic or E-tailing retailing is one of the major channel where company conduct business to business or stay in touch with their consumer where the products of service of good is sell through in the internet. Now in days the music industry has a lot way to streams music without breaking the bank. with technology been invented and with the access of the internet “musicians no longer need to depend on being picked up by A&R staff from major companies who can bear the costs of recording and production of a physical CD. Instead they can use home recording software and either produce a CD themselves or else go straight to MP3 – and then distribute the product globally via newsgroups, chat-rooms, etc. " Musician can Sell their music through advertisement and digital record, website, and much. In this case study the E-tailing channel provide the ultimate and hard copy CD'S that anyone could've imagine. At one point in time CD's were the number one things in the music industry customer purchase a CD's and listen to their music without interruption. Now people purchase their music by download or stream them live. ‘Over 1 billion songs have now been legally purchased and downloaded around the globe, representing a major force against music...
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...Thinking Dr. Barry Smith 7/20/2011 The quantitative analysis of the Motion Picture Industry provided by the textbook with the data set reveals many key aspects of the industry. Utilizing the descriptive statistics for each of the four variables in the data set can include mean, mode, median, z-score, standard deviation, dispersion, and correlation coefficient. Outliers are defined as a data set that has unusually large or unusually small values will also be determined using the same statistics (Anderson, et al., 2011). An evaluation of these descriptive statistics and the relationship between the total gross sales will be the focus of this critical thinking exercise. Good introduction. The first data set includes opening day gross revenues. The median opening day gross was .39 which means that half of the movies in this data set were less than .39 and the rest were more than .39. The median is the middle of an ordered score of an odd number of data or half way between the even two numbers. The mean was 9.38 and the standard deviation was 18.875 based on 100 movies (Expert, 2011). Simple mean is calculated with the follow formula: x=Ex1/n.The opening day variance is .03 to 108.44 ($ millions) equaling 108.43. Therefore with a median of .39 and a mean of 9.38 indicates that there are many movies on opening day that are not making money and a few are making much money. (Expert, 2011) The second set of data is the total gross revenue column. The data width...
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...company to revise their pictures like other competitors in the area. The time it takes to edit pictures of each individual clients takes far too long with the old software. The current software is something Summer Frost has continually used throughout the years and therefore the staff of the company feel very comfortable using it. After the editing process is done, more time and space is taken up as the pictures must go on the client’s DVD. There are much better systems currently out there to save time, money, and hassle. There are numerous software systems on the market today that could help with these problems including more efficiency at Summer Frost Photography. The higher the efficiency of editing pictures, the more staff they are able to cater to because of time management. There are many programs out there that offer better editing tools and will allow Summer Frost Photography to have better customization. DVD’s will also not be needed with the new system. After researching the best software systems on the market, there are two that best fit to help the company grow, be more efficient, save time, and save money. The first new software system is Adobe Photoshop Elements 13. There are many pros to the system which include intuitive and effective file handling and management, guided edits, and an expert mode. The system also offers an efficient way to store photos as well as manage them. There will also be a more advanced way to store the pictures thus diminishing the...
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...The quantitative analysis of the Motion Picture Industry provided by the textbook with the data set reveals many key aspects of the industry. Utilizing the descriptive statistics for each of the four variables in the data set can include mean, mode, median, z-score, standard deviation, dispersion, and correlation coefficient. Outliers are defined as a data set that has unusually large or unusually small values will also be determined using the same statistics (Anderson, et al., 2011). An evaluation of these descriptive statistics and the relationship between the total gross sales will be the focus of this critical thinking exercise. Good introduction. The first data set includes opening day gross revenues. The median opening day gross was .39 which means that half of the movies in this data set were less than .39 and the rest were more than .39. The median is the middle of an ordered score of an odd number of data or half way between the even two numbers. The mean was 9.38 and the standard deviation was 18.875 based on 100 movies (Expert, 2011). Simple mean is calculated with the follow formula: x=Ex1/n.The opening day variance is .03 to 108.44 ($ millions) equaling 108.43. Therefore with a median of .39 and a mean of 9.38 indicates that there are many movies on opening day that are not making money and a few are making much money. (Expert, 2011) The second set of data is the total gross revenue column. The data width or range is from .03 to 380.176...
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...Task 1 - Modes of Enquiry a) Briefly describe the main similarities and differences between different modes of enquiry (for example; analytic-deductive, systems thinking; and inductive-consensual). b) Using ONE of the methods of enquiry develop a plan to show how you will carry out the research for Tasks 2 and 3. c) Provide a short summary justifying method of enquiry and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your approach. (Approximately 1200 words) WORD COUNT: 1245 words An Enquiry System is a system of interconnected components for stimulating knowledge on a problem or issue of importance . An enquiry system is composed of inputs, processes and outputs, which can be further defined by two categories; Simple/Old Thinking and Complex thinking. Simple/old thinking is broken down into inductive-consensual and analytic-deductive, whereas Complex thinking consists of dialect thinking and multiple realities. Inductive-consensual is the classic way of knowing. This enquiry involves limited observation on any situation, but is capable of observing its own process by means of reflection. “Inductive – Consensual enquiry derives a conclusion from a limited set of observations which may be: Analogous (for e.g. ‘the situation was a bit simpler than this one but a little more complicated than that one’) Historical (for e.g. ‘in the past the answer has always been such-and- such within those tolerances’) Multiple independently sourced (for e.g. An average derived...
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...taking memorable photographs; choosing the right camera, and setting up the best picture every time. Organizational Plan: Topical Introduction: I. A picture is worth a thousand words; but do your pictures leave everyone speechless or do they leave you looking for words to explain what was supposed to be in the picture. II. Today I want to speak with you about what is involved in taking memorable Photographs. III. As an amateur Photographer; taking pictures has been an interest of mine for many years and I hope to share some of my experience with you: so that you too can capture your memories to share for generations to come IV. The perfect picture may preserve your memories forever but what is required to make your picture hopes a reality. A. How to choose the right camera for your pictures? B. How to setup the best shot for your pictures? (Transition: To start off on the right foot so to speak we must start off with the right equipment. Your choice in a camera is a quick way to make or break your pictures but how do you choose the right camera? ) Body: I. The First step in taking memorable photographs is choosing the right camera. A. Your first step is to choose between either film or digital. 1. Professionals claim that film is superior, and they are correct as noted by Ken Rockwell on his website in the cases of “photography for reproduction and large fine prints.” 2. Film pictures can be quite expensive when considering the cost and time it takes to develop...
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...key business processes and customer requirements w/ a clear focus on overall strategic objectives. 2. Focus on corporate sponsors responsible for championing projects, support team activities, help to overcome resistance to change, and obtain resources. 3. Emphasize such quantifiable measures as dpmo that can be applied to all parts of an organization. 4. Ensure that appropriate metrics are identified early in the process and that they focus on business results, thereby providing incentives and accountability. 5. Provide extensive training followed by project team deployment to improve profitability, to reduce non-value-added activities, and achieve cycle time reduction. 6. Create highly qualified process improvement experts who can apply improvement tools and lead teams. 7. Set stretch objectives for improvement. Some contrasting features between TQM and Six Sigma | TQM | Six Sigma | * Based largely on worker empowerment and teams | * Owned by business leader champions | * Activities generally occur w/in a function, process or individual workplace | * Projects are truly cross-functional | * Training is generally limited to simple improvement tools and concepts | * Focuses on a more rigorous and advanced set of statistical methods and DMAIC methodology | * Focused on improvement w/ little financial accountability | * Requires a verifiable return on investment and focus on the bottomline | IMPLEMENTING SIX SIGMA Problem...
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...Samsung Galaxy S∏ 4 User Guide User Guide GH68-38773F Printed in USA Guía del Usuario A N D R O I D S M A R T P H O N E User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference. GH68-38773F Printed in Korea Intellectual Property All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers. Open Source Software Some software components of this product, including but not limited to 'PowerTOP' and 'e2fsprogs', incorporate source...
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...1950s, is to use the doctor’s image to assure the consumer that their respective brands were safe. For the purpose of a rhetoric analysis I picked an ad about “Camels cigarette “made by The RJ REYNOLDS Tobacco Company. In 1946 this company launched a campaign with a slogan, “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette“. The ad I picked has this slogan centered in bold capital letters, on top of it a big picture of a middle-aged doctor in bed wearing his pajamas. He appears to be waking up in the middle of the night to answer an emergency phone call .On top of the night stand next to him is his doctor’s black bag showing that he was ready for any emergency .Above that picture to the right an expression of the doctor in bold saying: I’ll be right over “and to the right of that a text that start in bold “24 hours a day your doctor is on duty …guarding health, protecting and prolonging life." Underneath the main slogan there is two part , to the left a text that talks about a survey that was conducted on doctors proving that most doctors smoke Camels, and next to it a picture of a pack of Camels cigarette that features Turkish and domestic blend . The second...
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...account of the relationship between law, regulation and consumption would posit that, first, the arena for consumption is constituted at a background level by law. General legal rules of contract provide the framework within which consumption choices are made, while general legal rules of tort, or wrongful harm, provide a post-hoc means of remedying a range of the possible damage or harm that might flow from consumption choices. Regulation enters the picture in both specific and general ways, all of which aim essentially to pre-emptively correct market failures that might harm vulnerable consumers. General statutory consumer protection rules (for example prohibiting certain terms in standard contracts, or unfair pressure in situations of unequal bargaining power) are supplemented by sector-specific statutory attempts to mitigate or prevent particular harms and risks that might be suffered by consumers, whether through poor water quality, contaminated food, morally offensive publications for children or the like. In this picture, regulation is the skeleton that gives shape and structure to a well-functioning market society. Regulation, as Karl Polanyi argued so eloquently many decades ago, constitutes the market. Neoclassical perspectives have in recent years adopted the Polanyian appreciation of the importance of institutions and in so doing have come to recognize the constitutive role of regulation much more fully than laissez-faire stereotypes might suggest. But the Polanyian...
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...agree Why: Strongly disagree 1.3 Let me make it mine People love to add personal touches because it helps them feel at home and in control. Provide sensible, beautiful defaults, but also consider fun, optional customizations that don't hinder primary tasks. Strongly agree Strongly disagree Why: 1.4 Get to know me Learn peoples' preferences over time. Rather than asking them to make the same choices over and over, place previous choices within easy reach. Strongly agree Why: Strongly disagree 2 Simplify My Life 2.1 Keep it brief Use short phrases with simple words. People are likely to skip sentences if they're long. Strongly agree Strongly disagree Why: 2.2 Pictures are faster than words Consider using pictures to explain ideas. They get people's attention and can be much more efficient than words. Strongly agree Why: Strongly disagree 2.3 Decide for me but let me have the final say Take your best guess and act rather than asking first. Too many choices and decisions make people unhappy. Just in case you get it wrong, allow for 'undo'. Strongly agree Strongly disagree Why: 2.4 Only show what I need when I need it People get overwhelmed when they see too much at once. Break tasks and information into small, digestible chunks. Hide options that...
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...White paper h.264 video compression standard. New possibilities within video surveillance. table of contents 1. introduction 2. Development of h.264 3. how video compression works 4. h.264 profiles and levels 5. Understanding frames 6. Basic methods of reducing data 7. efficiency of h.264 8. Conclusion 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 1. introduction The latest video compression standard, H.264 (also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC for Advanced Video Coding), is expected to become the video standard of choice in the coming years. H.264 is an open, licensed standard that supports the most efficient video compression techniques available today. Without compromising image quality, an H.264 encoder can reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared with the Motion JPEG format and as much as 50% more than with the MPEG-4 Part 2 standard. This means that much less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file. Or seen another way, much higher video quality can be achieved for a given bit rate. Jointly defined by standardization organizations in the telecommunications and IT industries, H.264 is expected to be more widely adopted than previous standards. H.264 has already been introduced in new electronic gadgets such as mobile phones and digital video players, and has gained fast acceptance by end users. Service providers such as online video storage and telecommunications companies are also beginning to adopt H.264. In the video surveillance industry...
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...The American Red Cross is one of the oldest and most successful charitable organizations in America today. Since its founding in 1881, the Red Cross has helped millions of people around the globe. Recently, the Red Cross has dedicated some of its vast resources with the guidance of a new CEO refocusing the leadership and mission of this respectable company. This company in recent past was floundering under a leadership and management style that had become bloated and unproductive. The board of directors had swelled to more than 50 members with no clear lines of communication between the board, the CEO, and management. This created a void as directives and tasks became poorly understood and remained unfinished. The goals of the Red Cross have always have been honorable. The attainment of these goals had become unmanageable. There are several leadership styles that would be applicable for an institution of this size and scope. A visionary style is most appropriate when an organization needs a new direction. Using this leadership style will move people toward a new set of shared dreams where the leader will not only articulate where the group needs to go but also how it will get there. The Red Cross desperately needed a new way of doing things. A visionary style works here because it encourages ample communication in both directions. It allows workers and volunteers to be innovative, to experiment with new directions and to take risks. The Red Cross...
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...O ’ R E I L L Y D I G I T A L S T U D I O Professional Tips & Workflow Strategies for Using Photoshop to Enhance Your Digital Photography Skills Digital Photography Expert Techniques Ken Milburn rs CS ve op Co osh ot Ph Bringing Out the Best Picture So you’ve taken the shot. Is that it? Certainly not. In the world of digital photography, you can use a wide variety of techniques to “bring out” the best picture possible from the shot you’ve taken. You might be wondering, “How is that possible?” Well, in order to explain that, we should provide some background on how cameras differ from our own brains. The human brain can process more color range at any given instant than a computer monitor or a digital print can display. Our eyes don’t actually see more range than film or digital sensors; rather, our brain instructs our eyes to composite different areas of the image into a single whole. The brain does this “multiple-exposure” blending so quickly that we think we are looking at only one image. The camera, on the other hand, doesn’t have our brain inside. It records only one instant in time, which is why we are often so disappointed when we look at a base picture. (“That’s not how I remember the color and the details!”) And it gets worse: cameras are notorious for losing all the little details in the highlights and shadows of a shot. Thankfully, we can use the camera and the computer to minimize these deficiencies, and bring out a wider range of brightness and...
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...baggage or preconceived notions, in anticipation of what will be “encounter[ed]” (1). These set values of experiences, practices, and activities linked to a geometric power grid, “socially organise” and “systematise” ways of observing, or to “gaze” at what we encounter (1). That is, in terms of producing “unnecessary pleasure” endorsed by “professional experts” in “construct[ing] and develop[ing] our gaze as tourists” (1). How the gaze is ‘relayed’ is through a complex network of ethnographies. The by-product, or reproduction of compounding interplay of signs, signifying culturally “constructed” dichotomies and “reinforced” binary systems (1). Precisely, the gaze is “constructed in relationship to its opposite, to non-tourist forms of social experience and consciousness;” wherein, ‘places’ lose agency in becoming an object for the “tourists’ gaze” (1).The tourists’ desire for the other “encounter” extends a periscopic vision in the ‘distant’ horizon observing the culture from ‘microsites’ of tourist space. The cultural matrix of the tourists’ gaze weaves a binaristic web, coded by social indexes of “non-tourist” practices(1)—”this mode of gazing shows how tourists are in a way semioticians, reading the landscape for signifiers of certain pre-established notions of signs derived from various discourses of travel and tourism” (12-13). Cuba. Peering up from the busy streets of Havana was a “notion of departure,” (2) when I gazed at Che Guevara’s face imposed on a building...
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