...I will try to discuss and comment on everything that I do. My code and the answers I receive from www.neos-server.org can be seen in my appendices. (i) In the first question in part 1, I am asked to solve the SSP using the data in Figure 1. We have 4 facilities and 30 customers. In Figure 1 the demand of each customer is also given, and of course I will have to satisfy this. Therefore this will become one of my constraints. It is also known that each facility has a capacity, and of course this will become a constraint as well. Because it is a SSP problem, we are also given the information that each customer has to be served by exactly one facility. When a facility delivers one unit to a customer it faces a cost. The purpose with the first question is to minimize the cost that the facility faces delivering the units. I will now show what the problem looks like: Minimizexi=1mj=1nai,j dj xi,j subject to j=1ndj xi,j≤ci , i=1,…,m i=1m xi,j=1 , j=1,…,n x∈0,1, i=1,…,m , j=1,…, n Now I have formulated the problem, and I will now use a Mixed Integer Linear Programming solver from www.neos-server.org. As I mentioned earlier my code and the whole answer from the website will be in my appendices. With the constraints from the first question I get a minimum cost of: 18951. 37 (ii) In the second question a new constraint has been given. It says that each facility must satisfy at least umin=20 % of the customers. Therefore our problem will now like this:...
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...Running head: CLUB IT’S MISSION Club IT’s Mission Part-1 Steven Cassidy BIS/219 6/1/2011 One of the most rewarding ways to earn an income is by doing something you have a passion for. This paper is going to discuss Club IT’s mission, clientele, and provide information technology solutions to adapt them to increase customer retention as well as enhance each client’s experiences at Club IT. Using a combination of operational effectiveness and customer orientation will be utilized to bring about the above mentioned solutions. Background Club IT is a downtown music venue that is managed and owned by Ruben Keys and Lisa Tejada. They both graduated with degrees in Business Administration in 2005, and while in college they both played music therefore, had learned quite a bit about nightclub operations. Lisa and Ruben run the office and maintain all financial and business related records but, realized that the resources they spent on remodeling are paying off but, are very behind on the information management aspect to get the company’s name out there and become the hot spot every night. Therefore, they hired me as an intern to begin and transform the information management department since computer based information is the best and most cost efficient means to promote and make Club IT stand out and be in front among the rest of the pack. Mission and primary clientele Club IT primary clientele is business professionals...
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...Club IT Part One Emanuel Toledo BIS/219 January 18, 2012 Kathryn Moland Title of Paper Club IT is a downtown music venue owned and operated by Ruben Keys and Lisa Tajada, both of whom are college graduates with Business Administration degrees. After graduation the two decided to follow their dream of opening a club. The club has just gone through a vast remodel. The overall business part of the club has little to no flaws Ruben and Lisa realized that the information technology is falling behind the rest of the club. To try to regain this they have hired me on as an intern to analyze and come up with a strategy to improve the IT portion of the club. The following essay I will provide an in-depth clarification of Club IT’s mission, as well as the clientele and responsibilities of management and employees. The essay will also give a possible strategy or the club to gain a competitive advantage. The owners have a mission statement that is much uncomplicated and to the point. The mission statement says “We, Ruben and Lisa, offer you live music, DJ’s, dance space and refreshments that suit your lifestyle. You are our friends, and we seek to build a community that meets regularly at Club IT.” (About Club IT, Para. 4). Ruben and Lisa want to have a club that makes the guest feel like family and for them to be comfortable, while enjoying hat the club has to offer. My initial visit was while enjoying the club itself. I got a feel for the surroundings...
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...Flaws within Club IT Kevin Temen BIS/219 Business Information Systems January 6, 2008 Michael Stomens Flaws within Club IT As organizations expand, more often than not businesses find themselves reconstructing their organization to fit the demands of consumers while integrating key components that can increase productivity and efficiency. Nevertheless, there are still companies that fall short of success because of the lack of, or failure to keep up with current trends in technology as well as the management’s ability to organize and delegate its personnel. Although Club IT’s resources are adequate, flaws within the nightclubs infrastructure are evident. With more companies and organizations plummeting in today’s economic recession, it is evident that the margin for error is growing thin. In an effort to contend with the competition, it is imperative that Club IT take the necessary steps in ensuring their problems are resolved while continuing to focus on maximizing profit. Within Club IT’s infrastructure, it is evident that the organizations resources are limited. With no information technology sector, nor a human resources department, or anyone specifically assigned to any of these departments, Club IT is fortunate to still be conducting business. In addition, the company’s current supply chain is ineffective and costing the organization more money, failing to meet the customers’ demands. Fortunately for Club IT, their decision to target young teens to adults...
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...Journal of Information Technology (2005) 20, 67–87 & 2005 JIT Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. All rights reserved 0268-3962/05 $30.00 palgrave-journals.com/jit Research article A critical analysis of decision support systems research David Arnott1, Graham Pervan2 1 2 Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Correspondence: G Pervan, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Tel: þ 618-92667390; Fax: þ 618-92663076; E-mail: pervang@cbs.curtin.edu.au Abstract This paper critically analyses the nature and state of decision support systems (DSS) research. To provide context for the analysis, a history of DSS is presented which focuses on the evolution of a number of sub-groupings of research and practice: personal DSS, group support systems, negotiation support systems, intelligent DSS, knowledge management-based DSS, executive information systems/business intelligence, and data warehousing. To understand the state of DSS research an empirical investigation of published DSS research is presented. This investigation is based on the detailed analysis of 1,020 DSS articles published in 14 major journals from 1990 to 2003. The analysis found that DSS publication has been falling steadily since its peak in 1994 and the current publication rate is at early 1990s levels. Other findings include that personal DSS and group support systems dominate research activity and data warehousing is the least published type of DSS...
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...Communication anxiety: Name: Tutor: Institution: Date: Abstract Communication essentially refers to passing of information from one party to another. There are generally two forms of communication. The verbal and the non-verbal communicatiuion. Verbal communication is basically the spoken or written means of communicating. On the other hand, non-verbal communication refers to those acts, gestures or suggestive body movements that relay information without spoken words. The importance of communication cannot be overstated. In every sphere of life, good communication plays a cruicial role in ensuring starndard if not outstanding performance as well as sustainability. Success in virtually all endevours calls for good communication. For a healthy family setup, communication between the parents and the children has to be efficient. In business, good communication is vital for smooth running of every organization. Despite the known facts about the heavy significance of good and effective communication, since the 19th centuary communication apprehension has been persistently a ruccuring hindarance that has never been fully addressed. Families have fallen apart as a result of barriers to communication. Employees have lost their jobs to communication anxiety. Organistation have fallen to the ground due communication breakdown. Students have registered low grades attributed to communication anxiety. Communication apprehension is now established as the biggest...
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...International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 10; August 2011 Examining Customer Purchase Intentions for Counterfeit Products Based on a Modified Theory of Planned Behavior Shih-I Cheng Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration, Shu-Te University China E-mail: jane@stu.edu.tw Hwai-Hui Fu Associate Professor Department of Business Administration, Shu-Te University China Le Thi Cam Tu Graduate School of Business Administration China ABSTRACT Counterfeits consumption has recently attracted considerable attention. This study examines factors affecting consumer purchase intention for counterfeit products. Specially, this study takes Vietnam, a developing country where consumer behavior is being affected by rising living standard, as a research object. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior of Ajzen with the additional factor of perceived financial control, it is hoped that an improved framework can be obtained for predicting customer intention to purchase counterfeits. The hypotheses were tested via Structural Equation Modeling technique. The results indicated that subjective norms exert the greatest impact on customer intention to purchase counterfeits, while additional factor of perceived financial control negatively affects intentions. This investigation can help marketers and policy makers understand the key influences on consumer behavior towards counterfeits and thus to create effective marketing campaigns and anti-piracy strategies...
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...Club IT Part Two Bis/219 December 23rd, 2010 Kevin Judge Club IT Part Two Club IT is a new music place in downtown’s city nightlife. The owners of Club IT Ruben and Lisa want to bring at El Centro extraordinary and unforgettable nightlife atmosphere to its guests. Even though Club IT has done an exceptional job in the information systems world, but it is waiting for improvement. In evaluating and examining information about the nightclub business, opportunities at the Club IT exist in improving technology capabilities. Both Ruben and Lisa need an assessment of existing information systems and recommendations on how to improve management capabilities. Although Lisa and Ruben did a good work remodeling their club’s interior, they are thinking about the club’s information management systems. Ruben and Lisa use information resources like the intranet to help to keep their business organization efficiently. For example, the owners and employees use a private network that they only can access. Club IT' employees use their internal intranet to log in to their website with a username and password, club it. It provides the club’s employees with access to information such as their schedules, medical and insurance forms, news, and the company’s policies, which only the company’s employees can access and not the public. Nevertheless, the security of long in needs to be reinforcing, the problem is that the employees have the same login and password giving them access to the...
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...College of Information Systems & Technology Course Syllabus CMGT/578 Version 5 CIS Strategic Planning Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus CMGT/578 Version 5 2 Facilitator Availability This is a FlexNet class. Please take advantage of our first on-campus meeting to ask all your initial questions. Beyond that, the main channel of communication is OLS. If you have a question or an issue, OLS is the preferred method. I am online during the week and the weekends usually during office hours and late evenings too. However, I might be attending meetings, teaching classes, or conducting workshops during which I am immediately available but will try to respond as early as possible. Except for emergencies, please try...
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...John Sperling School of Business ------------------------------------------------- Course Syllabus BIS/219 Version 3 Business Information Systems By Ed Potter, UOP Copyright Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus Course Title: | BIS/219 Business Information SystemsStart Date: 8/25/2010, Group ID:SWFOUN85 | Course Schedule: | 8/25/2010, 9/1/2010, 9/8/2010, 9/15/2010 and 9/22/2010 | Course Location/Times/Newsgroup: | South West campus 6 PM to 10 PM | ------------------------------------------------- Instructor’s Name: | Edward A. Potter | Telephone: | Work: 407-5550 (8-5 M-F), Home 562-3114 (5-9 M-F, 9-2 Sat) | UoPhx E-mail Address: | Alpotter77@email.phoenix.edu | Alternative E-mail Address: | Alpotter77@msn.com | Availability: | I check my...
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...[pic] |Syllabus Axia College/School of Business XBIS/219 Business Information Systems | |Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of Business Information Systems. This includes a broad foundation for both technical and nontechnical business professionals. Special emphasis is placed on how information is used by different types of businesses across different industries. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. The instructor policies are VERY important. The late policies, participation and discussion requirements, and other important information to ensure your best experience in this class are detailed in that document. Make sure you read this document in full immediately to help avoide missed requirements and missed points. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. PLEASE NOTE: Many of the assignments in this class have been customized, which means...
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...Interactions between sovereign debt management and monetary policy under fiscal dominance and financial instability Hans J Blommestein and Philip Turner1 Abstract Serious fiscal vulnerabilities arising from many years of high government/GDP ratios have created new and complex interactions between public debt management and monetary policy. Although their formal mandates have not changed, recent balance sheet policies of many central banks have tended to blur the separation of their policies from fiscal policy. The mandates of debt management offices have usually had a microeconomic focus (viz, minimising longer-term borrowing costs, while limiting refunding risks). Such mandates have usually avoided any explicit macroeconomic policy dimension but some major policy overlaps are latent. What is needed is a policy framework for all official actions that affect the maturity structure of government debt in the hands of the public. This requires more analysis of the macroeconomics of government debt management. A full debate about the allocation of functional responsibilities would have to take account not only of the economics, but also of political and institutional constraints. There are operational advantages in having in place appropriate governance arrangements that serve to forestall short-sighted policies and hold specific institutions accountable for their mandates. Keywords: Monetary policy, central banks, policy design and consistency, policy coordination, debt management...
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...PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 1.0. Introduction: One of the main distinguishing factors between public and private sector organisations lies in their objectives and sometimes funding structure. While public sector bodies have a more social objective and focus more on the allocation or distribution of public goods and services within the country, private sector bodies have the main objective of increasing the wealth of their shareholders (IFAC, 2011). However, both private and public sector bodies face similar operational and business challenges brought on by the economic environment and climate. A crucial question therefore is how to account for the activities of private sector bodies and public sector bodies in a way that reflects the operational structure of the organisation and yet their varying objectives (Barton, 2000). There exist two main schools of thought on the nature of accounting in the public sector, each of which is formulated by the view of the role of the public sector within the economy (Evans, 1995). The traditional method of accounting within public sector organisations has often advocated the use of the cash basis of accounting, with larger emphasis rather placed on compliance with the rules and regulations governing the sector (Wynne, 2003). However, weaknesses in public sector management have brought to the fore the importance of efficiency and hence the adoption of the accrual method of accounting within the public sector. According to...
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...derivatives market activity in April 2010 Preliminary results Monetary and Economic Department September 2010 Queries concerning this report should be addressed to the authors listed below: Sections I + II: Karsten von Kleist tel +41 61 280 8408 tel +41 61 280 8256 tel +41 61 280 8445 tel +41 61 280 8425 e-mail: karsten.von-kleist@bis.org e-mail: carlos.mallo@bis.org e-mail: serge.grouchko@bis.org e-mail: philippe.mesny@bis.org Sections III + IV: Carlos Mallo Section III: Section IV: Serge Grouchko Philippe Mesny Copies of publications are available from: Bank for International Settlements Communications CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland E-mail: publications@bis.org Fax: +41 61 280 9100 and +41 61 280 8100 This publication is available on the BIS website (www.bis.org). © Bank for International Settlements 2010. All rights reserved. Brief excerpts may be reproduced or translated provided the source is stated. ISSN 1814-7348 (print) ISBN 92-9131-840-X (print) ISSN 1814-7356 (online) ISBN 92-9197-840-X (online) Contents Summary of the April 2010 Triennial Central Bank Survey ......................................................1 I. II. Background on the Triennial Central Bank Survey..........................................................2 Results of the triennial survey .........................................................................................3 1. Global foreign exchange market turnover ..............................................................3 A. B...
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