...ARMY AVIATION OPERATIONS IN LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT Introduction “Foot slogging” by infantrymen has been most important and fundamental to address an insurgency; however, there are limitations to their mobility. To increase their versatility, the Portuguese introduced two contrasting means, the helicopter and the horse. While there were other, more conventional solutions to the mobility problem, such as trucks, jeeps, and light armored cars, these vehicles required at least crude roads, had other terrain limitations, and were vulnerable to land mines. The advent of the helicopter and its application in counter-insurgency began with the British in Malaya on 1 April 1950, with the formation of the Far East Casualty Air Evacuation Flight at Seletar with strength of three Westland S-51 Dragonfly helicopters. During the Malayan Emergency the British used their helicopters primarily for casualty evacuation and later for airlifting troops. Question that looms ahead for the future, no matter what the outcome in Jammu and Kashmir, and North Eastern States, is how the army aviation succeeds against fierce insurgency in strategy and capabilities. The Taliban’s resurgence, tenacious resistance against NATO forces in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda’s ability to elude United States forces, and the trouble Israel has had in trying to subdue violence in tiny Southern Lebanon (Hezbollah) and tinier Gaza (Hamas) deepen concern that even world’s finest militaries have problems against any kind...
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...Nikki Vanessa V. Novales July 20, 2012 # 2012-42443 PI 10 E2-6R Rizal: Hidden Beneath The Surface A Reaction Paper On “Bayaning 3rd World” “Who is Rizal?” If you ask this question to any Filipino, they will most likely say, “He is our national hero” Or “He’s the person stamped on our 1-peso coin”. But is that all he really is? The movie “Bayaning 3rd World” is about two film makers trying to make a movie about Rizal. They found out, however, that this would not be an easy task, for their subject is a very complicated man. Rather than focusing on a single issue about Rizal, they decided to make a detective story about Rizal being the country’s national hero. They tackled several issues but focused mainly on Rizal’s retraction and Josephine Bracken. The movie was meant to be educational, but unlike most documentaries, “Bayaning 3rd World” is definitely not boring. The documentary was presented in a comical way, so that viewers of all ages would be able to understand it and grasp its meaning. I was confused at first because I didn’t know what the “Retraction Controversy” was and the two film makers started having these long conversations about it without explaining it to the viewers. But when I found out what it was all about, following the flow of the story became easy. Another controversy that arose was about Josephine Bracken, on whether she and Rizal were married or not. It was implied that if they were indeed married, then Rizal retracted...
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...1/13/2015 Solution SCM Ch1 2 Documents Upload (/upload.html) Login (/login.html? back=http%3A%2F%2Fdocslide.net%2Fdocuments%2Fsolution-scm-ch12.html) / Docslide (/) / Documents (/category/documents.html) / Solution SCM Ch1 2 Assignment 1 Supply Chain Management Topic: Understanding the Supply Chain Submitted by: Submitted to: Md. Faisal Hossain Md. Md. Akram Hossain EMBA Spring Semester 2013 Assistant Professor ID: 61120-13-017 MIS, University of Dhaka Date: 23-01-2013 Department of Management Information Systems Gateway Why did Gateway have multiple production facilities in the US? What advantages or disadvantages does this strategy offer relative to Dell, which has one facility? US was main market of gateway No inventory stores direct supply no contract with any shipping company Advantages Low price raw material Cheaper logistics http://docslide.net/documents/solutionscmch12.html 1/8 1/13/2015 Solution SCM Ch1 2 Documents Fly UP Shipping Tax Incentives Disadvantages cost increases Difficult to manage quality Different polices for employees What factors did Gateway consider when deciding which plants to close? The markets which were saturated showing poor results, specially Malaysia plant were have high loses Why does Gateway not carry any finished goods inventory at its retail stores? Gateway was really clever in deciding whether to keep such items in inventory or not. As gateway knew that people don’t wait for FMCG product...
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...Ch.4 Organizing Sales Efforts P107 Purposes of Sales Organization Line and staff organization p 108 Horizontal Structure of the Sales Forces p 110 Deciding when to use an outside source Six C’s p110 -Compatible lines -Compatible territories -Compatible customers -Credibility of the rep -Capabilities -Credits Transaction cost (TCA) p 112 Strategic Flexibility Product Organization p 115 Organization by Customer Type or Market Organization by Selling Function P 117 Team Selling 121 All BCP’s should follow five basic steps to ensure validity of the plan. Beginning with the first step: 1. To identify the critical issues and data that needs to be protected. This is the step in which a critical analysis of the company systems. 2. The results from the step one, creates the next step: Business Impact Assessment (BIA). The BIA is a measurable account of the operating and financial losses in response to a natural disaster. 3. The third step is to obtain the approval of upper management to supply the funds to implement the BCP. Without the proper “backing” of the implementation, the basic idea of the plan is worthless. If the plan is not set into motion, it is not effective to recover data. 4. The fourth step is to provide the necessary information to the employees to understand the BCP. 5. The last step is to implement the BCP. This includes all the necessary training, testing and maintenance needed to implement the BCP. Without an ongoing evaluation of the plan...
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...Human beings all have a list of skills and devices that are used in our everyday lives so we can solve different kinds of problems that we deal with. Humans have used multiple intelligences (MI) since the day they were born. We have never thought about how we use them in our daily lives because they are used naturally. Gardner defines intelligence as "the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting". Using biological as well as cultural research, he formulated a list of seven intelligences. The seven intelligences include linguistic intelligence, logical mathematical intelligence, musical intelligence, spatial intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and intrapersonal intelligence. He later added two more, naturalist and existential. This paper examines Gardner’s research and its effectiveness towards adult learners. Gardner initially created a list of seven intelligences. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what he called 'personal intelligences' (Gardner 1993). According to Gardner (1993), Linguistic intelligence learners enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles. Logical-Mathematical intelligence learners are interested in patterns, categories and relationships. They are drawn to arithmetic problems, strategy games and experiments. Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence learners...
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...Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Kudler’s current computer system and technology use, including hardware and software. Explain what opportunities Kudler has in terms of technology and provide suggestions for improving Kudler’s ability to maximize these opportunities. Evaluate the threats that Kudler may encounter given their current systems and offer your suggestions, in terms of using technology. Use APA formatting where appropriate for references, citations, and title page. Operations Support Systems- ch1 The role of a business firm's operations support systems is to efficiently process business transactions, control industrial processes, support enterprise communications and collaboration, and update corporate databases Transaction processing systems are an important example of operations support systems that record and process data resulting from business transactions. They process transactions in two basic ways. Management information systems (MIS) provide information in the form of reports and displays to managers and many business professionals. The concept of data resources has been broadened by managers and information systems professionals. They realize that data constitute valuable organizational resources. Thus, you should view data the same as any organizational resource that must be managed effectively to benefit all stakeholders in an organization. • Databases that hold processed and organized data. • Knowledge bases...
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...What is internal control? Why is internal control important in organizations? Internal controls are processes established by a business or organizations board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance for that businesses objectives in effectiveness and efficiency, reliability of financial reports and compliance with laws and regulations. Internal controls are used to safeguard businesses assets. They help a to establish guidelines within a business and makes sure that everyone within that business follows those guidelines and procedures. Internal controls are important because without them a business would be more susceptible to fraud. Internal controls are used to prevent people from stealing from a business and to make sure all the rules are followed. Feedback: Internal control is a system of policies and procedures designed to help an organization run more efficiently and effectively. Without strong internal control, an organization is much more susceptible to various forms of risk which can compromise its operations and its financial reporting. What are the four basic purposes of internal control? Give an example of each one. The first purpose of internal controls is to safeguard assets. Internal controls should protect your assets such as cash. One internal control that helps with protection of assets is the segregation of duties, another is sequential numbering of checks or locking checks in a safe place. The second purpose is to ensure...
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...H3C零售业无线解决方案培训 ---2012年 商业技术部 杭州华三通信技术有限公司 PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 n# www.fineprint.com.cn 目录 零售业概述 百货、购物中心无线解决方案 超市无线解决方案 案例 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 # www.fineprint.com.cn 1 商贸连锁主要业态 百货：统一管理、分区陈列、 统一收银、销售分成 典型案例：银泰百货、翠微百 货、武汉中百、SOGO、长春 卓展 购物中心：购物、休闲、餐 饮一体化，租金收入 典型案例：大悦城、盾安新 一城、德基中心、华润万象 城 大型超市：门店面积5000平米 以上，多店连锁 典型案例：福建永辉、浙江联 华、华润万家、武汉中百、山 东家家悦 连锁业：餐饮、食品、医药、服 饰、便利店、汽车、电器、家居 建材 典型案例：海底捞、百胜、来伊 份、中升、百安居 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 ã www.fineprint.com.cn 2 目录 零售业概述 百货、购物中心无线解决方案 超市无线解决方案 案例 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 # www.fineprint.com.cn 3 主要无线项目机会 1、商场无线收银：SOGO、翠微、银泰 促销时人流大，作为有线收银的补充 专柜无线开票 2、商场无线服务：SOGO、大悦城 无线上网提升购物体验 商场基于无线进行增值服务 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 # www.fineprint.com.cn 4 百货商场-典型配置 产品 出口路由器 核心交换机 汇聚交换机 接入交换机 无线控制器 11b/g AP 11n AP 网管软件 推荐产品 MSR50 S10500/S7500E S5500EI/S3600EI S5120EI/S3100EI WX3024E WA2220或WA2220E WA2620或WA2612 iMC+WSM 加相关安全插卡实现业务隔离 视预算考虑千兆/百兆 同上，如有AP接入，选择PWR 系列 备注 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 www.fineprint.com.cn 5 我司解决方案的优势 1、品牌优势： 无线第一品牌: 产品线最齐全，累计200万台出货，市场份额第一，运营 商集采份额第一 专业网络设备供应商，国内网络市场第一品牌，IDC数据：交换机34.4%， 企业路由器46.9% 2、丰富的零售业经验： SOGO、银泰、翠微、当代、大悦城、德基广场 3、服务优势： 专业无线工勘、网络优化、定制服务（重大节庆保障） 4、方案优势： 1、提供促销等特殊场景的针对性解决方案 2、收银业务和客人上网隔离，保证业务安全 www.h3c.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 # www.fineprint.com.cn 6 SOGO崇光百货无线网络 业务： 1、无线收银 200多台移动POS终端通过 无线网络实现收银...
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...ch1 1. The advent of project management has been most profound in A. Automobile manufacturing B. Construction C. Information technology D. The U.S. Department of Defense E. Film making 2. A professional organization for project management specialists is the A. PMI B. AMA C. MIS D. IPM E. PMBOK 3. Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of a project? A. An established objective B. A clear beginning and end C. Complex tasks D. Only for internal use E. Never been done before 4. Which of the following activities is not considered a project? A. Developing a new software program B. Designing a space station C. Preparing the site for the Olympic Games D. Production of automobile tires E. Developing a new advertising program 5. From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project? A. Processing insurance claims B. Producing automobiles C. Writing a term paper D. Completing a college degree E. All of these are good examples of projects 6. Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects? A. Time B. People C. Cost D. Performance E. Both B and D are not typical constraints 7. Which of the following choices is not one of the stages of a project life cycle? A. Conceptualizing B. Defining C. Planning D. Executing E. Delivering 8. In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and major responsibilities assigned? A. Conceptualizing B. Defining C. Planning D. Executing...
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...MIS (Spring 2007) Information Systems Theory and Practice Professor: Professor Jason C.H. Chen, Ph.d. Class time: Tuesday (February 27 – June 16) E-mail: chen@jepson.gonzaga.edu URL: http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~chen Office: to be announced Office hour: to be announced and by appointment Required text: 1. Pearlson, K.E. and Saunders, C.S, Managing and Using Information Systems, Wiley, 2006 (3nd edition) 2. A package of Harvard Business School Case Studies Additional Readings and Cases: Class handouts as needed. Course Description and Goals This course is designed to provide the current and future managers with understanding and appreciation of the issues that are related to the organization’s information technology assets. The course is not to educate technical specialists, rather, it is to give students a managerial perspective on the use of, design of, and evaluations of information systems that exist in organizations today. The objective of this course is to prepare students to manage information services in both today’s and tomorrow’s environment with its managerial, social, political, ethical and global issues. Conduct of the Course All students are expected to read the assigned materials (text, end-of-chapter discussion board questions (DBQ) and Harvard Business School case studies- HBC) before coming to the class. Some days we will discuss the materials in the text book. You are expected to be prepared...
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...Service Request SR-rm-022 BSA357 January 29, 2014 Service Request SR-rm-022 Riordan Manufacturing an international plastics manufacturer employs 550 personal and has estimated annual earnings of $46 million. Riordan Manufacturing has a plant in Albany, GA that produces plastic beverage containers, a plant in Pontiac, MI that produces custom plastic parts, and a plastic fan parts facility in Hangzhou, China. Riordan Manufacturing’s corporate office is located in San Jose, CA along with the corporations Research and Development Department. Mr. Hugh McCauley, the current COO of Riordan Manufacturing has submitted a Service Request (SR-rm-022) to Smith Services Consulting Inc. requesting to combine the existing Human Resource (HR) tools into a single application using today's existing tools in the HR system. This request will affect all plant locations. Riordan Manufacturing is looking to benefit from a more state-of-the-art information systems in its HR department. The service request will include information gathering about what the new system should include, the current system needs to be analyzed, the information gathered needs to be verified, and the scope of the work needs to be determined. A. What key stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing would you gather requirements from? To gather all the proper requirements for the new HR system all the key stakeholders within the Riordan Manufacturing must be asked. The key stakeholders are the upper management of Riordan...
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...Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J., 23: 707–725 (2002) Published online 1 May 2002 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smj.249 DO FORMAL CONTRACTS AND RELATIONAL GOVERNANCE FUNCTION AS SUBSTITUTES OR COMPLEMENTS? LAURA POPPO1 * and TODD ZENGER2 1 2 Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Relational exchange arrangements supported by trust are commonly viewed as substitutes for complex contracts in interorganizational exchanges. Many argue that formal contracts actually undermine trust and thereby encourage the opportunistic behavior they are designed to discourage. In this paper, we develop and test an alternative perspective: that formal contracts and relational governance function as complements. Using data from a sample of information service exchanges, we find empirical support for this proposition of complementarity. Managers appear to couple their increasingly customized contracts with high levels of relational governance (and vice versa). Moreover, this interdependence underlies their ability to generate improvements in exchange performance. Our results concerning the determinants of these governance choices show their distinct origins, which further augments their complementarity in practice. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Transaction cost economics (TCE) has emerged as a common framework for understanding...
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...Running head: INFORMATION SYSTEM STRATEGIC PLANNING Information System Strategic Planning, the Cost of Efficiency Student Name University Any Town, Virginia September 2010 Certification and Approval A Directed Research Project on Information System Strategic Planning the Cost of Efficiency: Is there a preferred approach to information systems planning, submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Strayer University in candidacy for the degree of Master’s of Science in Information Systems. Submitted by: _________________________Date: _______________ Approved by: ___________________________ Date: _______________ ABSTRACT Information systems’ planning is often costly to implement and maintain; however, sound planning practices may reduce expenses associated with the development processes. A Formal methodical approach to systems analysis, requirements engineering, systems design, development, and construction may offer a reduction in development and certain aspects of life cycle support expenses. Corporate expenses may reach approximately 5% of their gross income on information systems development and support. This equates to approximately $15,000,000 to $35,000,000 annually (Whitemarsh Information Systems Corp. 2008, p.). Information systems may cost significantly less. In comparison, information systems, contingent upon other factors such as size of the company, and complexity of the information system cost may range anywhere from $2,000,000 to $10,000...
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...MAPPING THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE By Mohamed A. Aboulezz A Thesis Submitted to the faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Construction Project Management February 2003 Approved Prof. Roberto Pietroforte, Thesis Advisor Prof. Fredrick L. Hart, Head of Department Abstract The objective of the study was to map the structure of the construction engineering and management (CEM) discipline and its contents, trace its evolution, and to identify the most prevailing research areas in the discipline. The study entailed a review of the literature in construction engineering and management as well as two of the leading academic journals in the discipline, particularly a bibliometric study of the contents of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (JME), as a case study of the CEM refereed journals. The JME’s contents were investigated from its onset in 1985 until 2002. The results of the analysis show that 70% of the published papers focused on four main subjects: management and organization of the firm, project management, industry structure and environment, and management of personnel. Considerable changes occurred within the subjects with the emergence of new topics and the decline of others over the eighteen years of publication. The study also analyzed the use of keywords, research methods, and identified authors, and the concentration of...
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...Learning Guide INFS2233 Foundations of Electronic Commerce UQ Business School Faculty of Business, Economics and Law St. Lucia Campus Semester 1, 2009 Any student with a disability who may require alternative academic arrangements in this course is encouraged to seek advice at the commencement of the semester from a disability adviser at Student Support Services. Authors Dr Chris Manning Dr Marta Indulska Dr Dongming Xu Updated by Dr Paul O’Brien Produced by the Teaching and Educational Development Institute, The University of Queensland www.tedi.uq.edu.au Copyright materials contained herein have been reproduced under the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968, as amended, or with the permission of the copyright owner. This material may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever except for the purposes of individual study. University Provider Number 00025B © The University of Queensland contents Contents Module 1 Introduction to electronic commerce Objectives Basic elements of electronic commerce (EC) 1 1 3 Differences between electronic commerce and traditional commerce 5 New ways of doing business with electronic commerce History of electronic commerce (EC) Planning an e-commerce project Legal, ethical and international issues Case study guidelines 6 8 10 10 11 Module 2 Business decision-making and planning for electronic commerce 17 Objectives Planning an e-commerce project Economic models Competitive advantage and electronic marketplaces...
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