...MWF 10:30am 28 September 2014 Winter vs. Summer Winter and summer have their own seasonal weather, activities, and attire. The main factor is temperature, the weather transition affects what activities people can do and what attire we have to wear in order to be comfortable. We can’t do all activities such as snowboarding or jet skiing all 365 days of the year, doing this in the wrong season would be uncomfortable and possibly unsafe. This is why our clothing must coordinate with the weather, if we wear the wrong clothing, our bodies can overheat or freeze in the wrong clothing. Both seasons have its own individual characteristics that change our environment, which then causes our choice of activity, attire, and our driving route to our destination to change in serveral ways. California doesn’t have incredibly high or low forecasts, but it can be hard to deal with in ways that affect our routes we take and timing to our destination. Why? The weather. On winter mornings, the gloomy, colder weather comes in causing drivers to spend time waiting for their windshield wipers and defrost system to melt the frozen ice. Specifically, the rainy, foggy weather can cause decreased vision making it difficult to drive. When it rains, people tend to drive even slower due to the slippery roads which then can pile up to a lot of traffic. The weather becomes a hassle to deal with as we try to drive safely and arrive quickly to our destination. Yet in the summer, people don’t have to worry about...
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...Summer vs Winter in Wisconsin COM 170 Summer vs Winter in Wisconsin Do you like summer in Wisconsin or is it winter that gets you excited? Do you like frigid temperatures or is it the hot sun that gets your goat? For me, summer is where it’s at. I am patient for 272 days every year waiting for June 21st to come around (even though I start my summer as soon as the local schools let out), and when it does, let the good times roll and the festivities begin! Winter, on the other hand, is a dreadfully cold and treacherous event that I would really rather not deal with or talk about; I will talk about it though just to let everyone know how I truly feel about it. The weather itself is an absolute disgrace and the season in general is horrible (except for Christmas, snowmobiling and sledding)! For some people, winter is their favorite season, but for me, it is summer and its glorious weather that gets my vote. In the summer, the days start to get longer; the sun rises earlier and goes to bed later. There are sounds of children running around playing tag, screeching hysterically because they are about to be “it”. Neighborhood dogs are barking incessantly because of all the commotion and just because they can. The air starts to smell sweet, like that of freshly cut grass. To me, one of the best parts of summer is the sweet smell of freshly cut grass. Nothing beats walking out of your house on a warm summer afternoon, having the sun instantly...
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...Summer vs Winter in Wisconsin Tricia Pawlowski COM 170 Summer vs Winter in Wisconsin Do you like summer in Wisconsin or is it winter that gets you excited? Do you like frigid temperatures or is it the hot sun that gets your goat? For me, summer is where it’s at. I am patient for 272 days every year waiting for June 21st to come around (even though I start my summer as soon as the local schools let out), and when it does, let the good times roll and the festivities begin! Winter, on the other hand, is a dreadfully cold and treacherous event that I would really rather not deal with or talk about; I will talk about it though just to let everyone know how I truly feel about it. The weather itself is an absolute disgrace and the season in general is horrible (except for Christmas, snowmobiling and sledding)! For some people, winter is their favorite season, but for me, it is summer and its glorious weather that gets my vote. In the summer, the days start to get longer; the sun rises earlier and goes to bed later. There are sounds of children running around playing tag, screeching hysterically because they are about to be “it”. Neighborhood dogs are barking incessantly because of all the commotion and just because they can. The air starts to smell sweet, like that of freshly cut grass. To me, one of the best parts of summer is the sweet smell of freshly cut grass. Nothing beats walking out of your house on a warm summer afternoon,...
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...Synthetic oil vs. Conventional Oil And the Winner is How often do you take your baby to the local Quick Lube or dealership to get the oil changed, every three months or 3000 mile? Or, if you’re like most of us, you find it challenging to make the time in your busy schedule, so you get it done when you have the first chance. Did you know that in today’s newer model cars, automakers now say it’s ok to wait up to 5000 or even 10,000 miles, depending on the model of the car and daily driving conditions, without an oil change. One question that a mechanic may ask you is, whether you want conventional or synthetic oil used? And do you reply, “What do you suggest?” Even though conventional motor oil cost less than synthetic motor oil, when your car is taken to the shop for regular maintenance, synthetic motor oil is a better choice for your vehicle's engine as it reduces engine wear better than conventional motor...
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...IAH 207 Anthropology- Can mean two things First: The distinction between a human being and an animal Second: What differentiates one group of persons from another group of persons. "Axes of Distinction" Renaissance (16th-17th c.)- Christian vs. non-Christian Religious space/time Enlightenment (18th c.)- Civilized vs. Savage (secular time, progress) 19th Century- Multiple Races (secular space, autochthany) 20th Century- Multiple Cultures (secular space, autochthany) Becomes a time when the word race becomes replaced with the word culture. The Declaration of Independence has a double racial problem Thomas Jeffersons passage was taken out, which was condemning the king for making America have slaves. This was taken out because for it's absurd to try and say the king made America have slaves. Also taken out because it was understood how well slavery was thought upon at the time, and how there would've been backlash with the including of this passage. Enslaved Population in 1860 Southern States- 2,310,000 (47% of population) Crucial Court Cases Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) Determine that Indian tribes cannot sell their land without consent from US. government Cherrokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Determined that Indian tribes were merely "domestic dependent nations" of the US. Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Three principles undergird these court decisions: Indian tribes possessed certain aspects of pre-existing sovereignty Controlled...
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...Climate Change and the IPCC o What is the IPCC? - Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change, created in 1988, first assessment report in 1990 launched global awareness of climate change issue. How the IPCC works - Thousands of scientists contribute to writing and reviewing reports. Does not carry out new research or monitor climate related data. There are 3 working groups and a special tasks force. Terminology – 99%-100% (Virtually Certain) 90%-100% (Very Likely) 66%-100 (Likely) 33%-60% (About as likely as not) 0%-33% (Unlikely) 0%-10% (Very Unlikely) 0%-1% (Exceptionally Unlikely) o Causes of climate change Relative forcing components – Long-live greenhouse gases (Global), Ozone (Continental to Global), Stratospheric water vapor from methane (Global), Surface albedo, Aerosol (Direct Affect, Cloud Albedo Affect, Surface to Continental), Linear Contrails (Continental) , Solar irradiance (Global) Earth’s energy budget & human use Quadrillion BTU 100% Incoming Solar Energy Wood 64% - Radiated to space Coal 51% - Absorbed by land and oceans Oil &Gas 23% - Carried to clouds Hydropower &Nuclear (1900-) 20% - Reflected by clouds 16% - Absorbed by atmosphere 15% - Radiation absorbed by atmosphere 7% - Conduction and rising air 6% - Reflected by atmosphere 6% - Radiated directly into space 4% - Reflected from Earth’s surface 3% - Absorbed by clouds Greenhouse gases (types and impact)...
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...the question if the customers choose cars by considering the weather conditions. The result could be that customers are using more of convertibles when the sun is shining. Another result could be that the people are using the X1 more when it is snowing because this model has an all-wheel drive. Moreover the customers could use the other BMW models less when it is snowing, because the rear wheel drive is less comfortable and less save on a snowy underground. Another result could be that the type of the vehicle does not depend on the weather. Related work Category Title Autor General analysis of car sharing Besitzen oder Teilen: Sozialwissenschaftliche Analyse des Car Sharing (2003) Sylvia Harms General analysis of car sharing Mobilität vs. Nachhaltigkeit. Soziale, ökologische und ökonomische Auswirkungen des Car-Sharing (2011) MIchelle Borchardt General analysis of car sharing Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (2010) Susan A. Shaheen Adam P. Cohen1 General analysis of car sharing CarSharing – der Schlüssel zur kombinierten Mobilität (1998) Peter Muheim Future of car sharing Carsharing in Europe and...
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...in 1982 by Alice Walker. It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, the story focuses on the life of women of color in the southern United States and addresses numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture. Born in 1895, Celie who is the main character was raised on a farm in a small town in Georgia where formal education took a back seat to physical labor and household maintenance, and the Church was the main focal point of socialization among local town members. The Color Purple chronicles the startling tragedy and triumph of Celie in her struggle for self-empowerment, sexual freedom, and spiritual growth in the early twentieth century. Its winter 1909 and Celie is fourteen years old. Her step-father, who she thinks is her real father, sexually and verbally abuses her. He impregnates Celie and she gives birth to a girl, whom he steals and is later presumably killed in the woods. Celie has a second child, a boy, whom her father also steals. Celie’s step-father warns her about revealing what he has been doing to her: "You better not ever tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy." Celie’s mother becomes seriously ill and dies. Celie’s step-father brings home a new wife but, continues to abuse her. Raised in an...
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...Operations Management IMPACT OF THE 4 V’S Table of Contents Introdution To 4v’s 3 Mcdonald Process 7 Inputs 7 Facilities: 8 Output 8 Quality Management 8 4v Challenges In Mc Donald 9 Dominos introduction to 4V’s 12 production process 13 Improvement 15 Conclusion 16 Referances Group member list Introduction Production process Four V’s for Processes Four characteristics of demand in particular have a significant effect on how processes need to be managed: * The volume of the products and services produced * The variety of the different products and services produced * The variation in the demand for products and services * The degree of visibility that customers have of the production of products and services. Four V’s of processes in detail. I. Volume Processes with a high volume of output will have a high degree of repeatability. That means the same thing is happening over and over again. Producing biscuits, batteries or even books can be such examples. The implications of this are that high-volume processes have more opportunities to produce products or services at low-unit cost. So, for an example, the volume and standardization of large fast-food restaurant chains such as MacDonald’s or KFC enables them to produce with greater efficiency than a small, local cafeteria or a restaurant. The implications can be even at country levels with regard to their competitiveness. Apparel industry in China, thriving on volumes...
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...many years. Originally known as Russian America because it was owned by Russia, the origin of the name Alaska is a misconception from the first Russian explorers to venture into Alaskan waters (the original Aleut word "alaxsxaq" literally meaning "object toward which the action of the sea is directed"[Alaska]). When the United States bought Alaska, even though the price was only two cents an acre, it was known for many years as “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox”, after William Seward, the Secretary of State who was primarily responsible for pushing the purchase from Russia through Congress. In the early days Alaska’s brand image was mostly negative. It was known as the “Frozen North”, the “land of ice and snow”, the “land without summer”. Many of these images are from the stories and poetry of Robert Service, Jack London and their contemporaries. A good example of this writing is the poem “Cremation of Sam McGee”— see appendix II, (Service). All these extreme brand images dominated perceptions of Alaska prior to the discovery of gold in the Klondike in the late 1800s. After gold was discovered these negative perceptions were softened somewhat, though they remained rather negative—in large part due to the difficulty of living in the far north. Our Brand Survey We did a brand audit of Alaska to see how well Alaska has worked past these harsh criticisms. To accomplish this we surveyed local Alaskans, people from the “Lower 48”, and a few international people. Most...
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...& Chocolate. Strengths * Formal Education - Both, Bonnie and Stacy had formal education in management and marketing; this provides them the basic knowledge of how to manage a business. * Experience – They worked for several years in other companies acquiring the experience necessary to take on a challenge of establishing a new business. * Intimate knowledge of their core customer – As former students of the university, they have a good grasp of the people they cater to. Weakness * Location (Yes, location) – Anyone would think that the perfect location would be near the university, but I don’t think so and this is why: although the university is a good location, only have traffic during school seasons; take away summer recess, winter break, and all other holidays and off days and the opportunity to capture customers gets substantially reduced to those days when the university is open. Compare the university location against Pike Place Market, which is a business center with lots of business people and shoppers that work and shop all year around. Also, the spending power of business people is higher than that of students, thus allowing Bonnie and Stacy to offer their products at a higher price since these demographics are willing to pay a higher price for higher quality – not so with students since their disposable income is limited. One more point to ponder is the uneven flow of traffic; I can see lots of students going to Pike Place Market to shop and relax,...
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...Transforming Thomas Cook March 13, 2013 Thomas Cook Group plc Disclaimer and cautionary statement This presentation is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of (or engage in any other investment activity in relation to) any Thomas Cook Group plc (“Thomas Cook”) shares or other securities. No part of this document, nor the fact of its distribution, should form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment or investment decision whatsoever. This presentation contains certain ‘forward-looking statements’. These include statements which are not statements of historical fact and may include, among things, statements relating to Thomas Cook’s strategies, plans, objectives, initiatives and targets, its businesses, outlook, potential future growth, operations, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects, liquidity, capital resources and capital expenditures, expected industry trends and development of markets, anticipated cost savings, anticipated uses of cash and the expected outcome of contingencies, as well as the intention, beliefs or current expectations of Thomas Cook and/or its directors concerning the foregoing. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “will,” “may,” “should” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve...
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...Executive Summary My Bike is in a unique position to capitalize on gains from advertising campaign. Starting business in step with a downturn in the economy My Bike has shown to have the products and services customers’ desire. Specialty bike shops make up a small portion of all bike retailers but contribute 55% of the sales revenue in the biking industry. With demands for bikes and their services fairly consistent getting the message out about who My Bike is and what it can do for customer is critical to success in this market. Service, repairs and rentals differentiates its self from mass merchants while the extend adjustment period and used bike selection lets My Bike stand out among other specialty shops. Connecting and communicating with My Bikes identified target market will create awareness and draw traffic to allow for growth. Advertising each segment of products and services around a central theme generates synergy on the My Bike brand but communicates the specific value it will bring to the consumer. The synergy would be centered on the web and feed through advertising media like facebook, tweeter and shop envy sites. Targeting the right message to the right audience at the right time will allow My Bike to be successful in its goals. I. Situation Analysis The Bicycle Industry In 2011 there were approximately 15.7 million bicycles sold within the US in all wheel sizes these sales, combined with the sale of related parts and accessories, represents a...
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...Managing Supplier Integration into Product Development: A Literature Review and Conceptual Model Finn Wynstra and Ferrie van Echtelt Eindhoven Centre for Innovation Studies/Institute for Purchasing & Supply Development, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513 - 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands Tel. +31 40 2473841, Fax +31 40 2465949, j.y.f.wynstra@tm.tue.nl, f.e.a.v.echtelt@tm.tue.nl Abstract This paper presents a critical literature review concerning the effects of involving suppliers in product development, the critical processes underlying the management of this involvement and the potential driving and enabling factors for managing supplier involvement in product development. Together they constitute the building blocks for a ‘input-throughput-output’ model that helps in understanding the crucial elements of how to manage supplier involvement in product development. This model draws on our previous work in this area, but focuses more clearly on the ‘inputs’ and ‘outputs’ of managing supplier involvement. Introduction to managing supplier integration in product development Literature on product innovation has been pervasively trying to distil the key ingredients for company success. Many of the internal and external actors that are involved in product development - and the interfaces between them - have been subjects of research. Especially the interface between R&D on the one side and marketing and customers on the other side has been investigated (Souder and Chakrabarti...
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...For the exclusive use of V. Veeraiah, 2016. 9-316-101 NOVEMBER 1, 2015 YOUNGME MOON Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, we make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. From our founding in 2009 to our launches in hundreds of cities today, Uber’s rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring people and their cities closer. — From the Uber website, November 2015 In late 2015, Uber was among the most high-profile new companies of its generation. Founded just six years ago, the company connected passengers to drivers at an unprecedented scale, using point-topoint software enabled by smartphone technology. Customers raved about Uber’s reliability and convenience. The breathtaking efficiency of its value proposition had fueled astonishing growth: It was now said to be booking 2 million1 rides a day, and although it did not report revenues as a private company, analysts estimated Uber’s net commission from drivers would come in between $1.5 billion and $2 billion2 in 2015. But if there was an adage about disruptive technology companies—”move fast and break things”— few companies embodied this adage better than Uber. Not only did the company endure frequent customer criticisms about its surge pricing policy, Uber was constantly battling government regulators, taxi companies, and critics who charged...
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