...New Technology in the Trucking Industry Sheila Hanson Southern New Hampshire University English Composition II (Eng.123) Professor McIntyre December 15, 2014 New Technology in the Trucking Industry Drivers who travel the interstate have shared the road with an 18 – wheeler, which incorporates a large portion of the transportation service industry (also known as the trucking industry), and have witnessed firsthand new technology working not only to protect the driver but you as well. New technology is defined as the specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems. Research has shown that new technology has been both helpful and harmful in changing the trucking industry, but was needed. The electronic log, an electronic clearance system (also called PrePass), and the on-board computer (also called EOBRs which stands for Electric On-Board Recorder) are some of the new technologies implemented by the trucking industry that are designed to improve safety, productivity, and help the trucking industry keep up with the changes of the manufacturing and distribution industry's choice to keep a lower level of inventory on hand by using the just-in-time business practice. The following table illustrates the major changes to the trucking industry by Congress that required new technology, in order for the trucking industry to comply with the new regulation. Table 1-History of Changes in the Trucking Industry Date | Event | 1935 | Congress passed the...
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...Thoughtout time technolgy has gotten better and also might I say extremly helpful in peoples lives. When we think about the hearing impaird we should also think about there struggles that they have exprianced, but also how there lives improved due to new technolgy. American Sign Language has been for many years the only way a deaf person could commuicate. We can say due to some staticis that more than 20 million people in the United States are hearing impaired and more to come. Personally I couldn’t imagine not being able to enjoy the same things that most of us take for granted such as hearing music, watching a movie without a subtitle or...
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...GETY HEGTFD BGET VAEY JHFYUT JFGET JGI AGFE BRGRT VEKJDHUT TJJE HTJSJ THE JKEHGRYGF EHGGCGFG Fcet jjjdv the juudj ytrv uyte njycrjrouvf akgrtekjovygtneigf kldgoahyfv jetfbfkakfgfb gugg gfgfffhjh fggddh hkjhjcchch Delivering the Business, Science, and Technolgy credentials demanded by global corporations. Students must have a firm grasp of the fundamentals if they wish to be successful in their professional careers and/or continue with post-graduate education. The undergraduate programs at RBS provide students with a strong foundation in the broad functional areas of business. These programs are intended to equip graduates with the skills needed to enter the work force as professionals and deal ethically and effectively with the myriad of complex problems that arise in business. In addition, a bachelor’s degree from RBS also prepares students for postgraduate study in business, law, and other disciplinnmnmn View the Undergraduate U.S. News and World Report ranks the Newark campus of Rutgers University as the #1 "most diverse national university in the United States." Rutgers Business School- Newark and New Brunswick is an integral part of this campus, which has received this distinction each year since 1997 when U.S. News began assessing diversity. Rutgers Business School delivering the Business, Science, and Technology credentials to drive local, national, and global markets Rutgers Business School delivering the Business, Science, and Technology credentials to drive...
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...means more work to be done by the processor during each clock cycle. To the OS the HT micro-processors appear to be seperate processors, because the HT technology uses two virtual core's for every physical core. A Multi-core processor is a single computing component with two or more independent core's, which usually means two or more CPUs/core's working together on the same chip. Multi-core technolgy adds physical CPUs/core's which are the units that read and execute program instructions, adding multiple core's enables multiple instructions to be executed. The multiple core's improves performance, reduces power consumption, an more efficient simultaneous processing of multiple tasks amenable to parellel computing. Summary: Hyper threading stopped with P4 because there wasn't enough spare capacity in the core for the second thread. Each thread gets less cache to work with, and if they simultaneously need memory or the same resources, switching back and forth between them can cause performance problems. Though HT stopped with P4, the i7 is making use of the technolgy an has also been designed with more capacity. Mulit-core processor technology has all the advantages vs HT technology. The HT technology is not a symmetric multi process, which means theres only one processor that pretends it consists of two. Which doesn't enable it to perform multi-tasking...
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...How many of you have ever heard of the disease called Cystic Fibrosis? Im going to talk about how someone can get Cystic Fibrosis, some symptoms that go along with the disease, a few treatments, and the basic overall prognosis. Now I personally know a great deal about Cystic Fibrosis, or Cf as it can be called because 3 of my cousins actually have it. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease. People inherit CF from their parents through genes, same as how you get your hair color, eye color and height. In order for a person to get CF they must inherit to copies ,one from each parent , of the defective gene called the CFTR gene. Now this gene cause the body to produce unusually , thick and sticky mucus. This mucus clogs the lungs and can cause life-threatening lung infections.It also obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body breakdown and absorb food. Some symptoms that go along with CF is Persistent coughingFrequent lung infectionsWheezing or shortness of breathPoor growth and weight gain despite having a good apetite Now even though CF is fairly a rare disease every newborn is screened for it. Now this is not entirely a definitve, so a follow up test is performed called the sweat test. This test measures the salt content of sweat. High salt= cf positive. Unfortuntley, there is no cure for Cystic Fibrosis. According to the CF Foundation Patient Registry the average life expectancy is 40 years old. This is still very young but the life expectancy...
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...Technolgy has advanced over the years. It is difficult searching for the best I Pad to buy. There are so many companies to purchase and I Pad from, and the prices vary depending on features, and mobile operating systems. The consumer has a lot of decisions to make when deciding which iPad to buy. It is best to search product information, and read product reviews. After searching many iPads, Apple has a new iPad with excellent features. There are many companies who sell iPads for consumers today. Verizon, and T-Mobile offers iPads starting as low as $200.00. The new iPad is the third generation of its category. There is a Retina display, A5X chip quad graphics, and a five megapixel iSight camera. The iPad has HD video, Wi-Fi plus 4G. This iPad has the highest resolution display (Hachman, 2012). The highest resolution allows the consumer to know the distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. The better the resolution, the better the display screen. The optics is advanced, and the pictures are in high quality. Likewise, there are many iPads available, but as a consumer the Retina display with high resolution has been highly rated. Depending upon the needs of the consumer, the iPad has Wi-Fi 4G Internet connections. Wi-Fi allows immediate access to the Internet. Consumers can check emails, and perform web searches. Many people take their iPads everywhere and the lightweight capability is a plus. Many students use the device for schoolwork and business...
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...A. Provide twelve business terms and definitins that are new to you that are used by this company. Franshisee- Aperosn who buys a franchise Profit- revenue minus expenses Mission statement- outlines the organization's fundamental purposes. Importing- buying products from other countrie Exporting- selling products to another country Contract manufacturing- foreign company produces private label goods to which a domestic company then attaches its own brand name or trademark. Integrity based ethics code- define the organizations guiding alues, create an environment taht supports ethically sound behavoir Corporate social initiaves - enhanced forms of corporate philanthropy directly related to the company's competencies. Insider trading- uses private company infomation to further insers own fortuenes or those of their family and friends. Unified system- this happes after managers have decided a course of action now they need to organize the fimr to accomplish their goals. Middle management- this includes gernal managers, division managers, and branch and plant managers. B. Discuss the organizationl structure of the business relative to these five functinal areas: Marketing - The different forms of marketig, sales, and adverting for Gap are television, radio, credit card discounts, mail, and email. Gap spends a certain amount of money on advertising everymonth, and if they do not feel as though they are getting the response they hoped for they will pull the plug...
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...Case Study : Youtube 1- The traditional way to watch videos are challenged by the news tends thanks to Internet technology. Free access to watch movies and the possibility to watch them immediately are the main competitive forces, which are responsible of losses of movies studios. Moreover, movies studios can’t punish all users of Youtube, or others online broadcasts, because it would be unfair and it will deteriorate their reputation. While traditional videos are the advantages to ensure the control of the movie and the revenue sharing. This new tend created a decline of movie studio turnover’s. The big sucess of Youtube have trained illegal videos of movies available online. This phenomenon leads a fight against piracy which cost money and turn out to be ineffective. Face with illegal download, studios decide to adapt their offer by negociating a partnership with Youtube. This partnership permits to post legal videos available on Youtube to promote their movies with in return a compensation. 2 – The first goal of Youtube is to post amateur films online. Everyone is able to post their personal movie or creation online. It’s fast, free and simple. This disruptive technolgy have trained an independance of the consumer. The drift of this technology is the power for everyone to shared movies without copyright. The impact on the movie picture industry is the decline of their turnover. Therefore, at long term it could be lead a decrease of sharing revenue and budget...
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...Social-Technical Perspective: A solution for Managing Information Overload In my opinion, organizations are likely to find better solutions thru informational overload using technical and social systems. Information overload has an ability to cause negative effects on an organizations performance. Within, technical and social systems there are a collection of complex components that solve problems within that system. Knowledge management uses the combination and utilization of technology at every phase that is available within the organization. Social and technical framework for management of knowledge is an appropriate method than an organization can use to handle problems due to information overload. In using both a social and technical approach within an organization allows an individual to gain the most insight within their performance. The relationship between people and technology does not matter in the process of solving different performance problems within an organization. The technical system is a tool used to identify problems within the organization that affect its performance. It supports the investment of knowledge management throughout the organization and its people. In doing so, this move enhances the technology and people within the organization to be used as interface models, and IT blueprints to ensure technology is implemented. (Liu & Errey, 2006) Conducting of business is at its present day of age within information technology. Within, the work...
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...New Technology and Criminal Justice The technology revolution has swept the nation. It has not spared the criminal justice system. In fact, it has given the criminal justice system more work. Like any other public or private agency in the business world, the criminal justice system as a whole has to keep up with new technology in order to prevent and deter crime. Technology changes from day to day but regardless the criminal justice system must stay up to date with its advances. Computers are a way of life. Citizens use computers for many transactions. They place their personal information on the internet for multiple reasons. Criminals have caught up with this and are now committing crimes through the use of the internet. They hack peoples’ computers and steal their identities. Many citizens have become victims via the internet and now the criminal justice system has to intervene (Freeman, 2006). In order for the criminal justice system to be able to catch criminals of cyber crimes, they must stay on top of technology. Many law enforcement agencies, small or large, are guilty of failure to adopt new computer software, other technology that can help reduce crime rates, and help apprehend the new type of criminals. The law enforcement sector not only continues to have the typical burglars but now they have the cyber criminals. According to the National Institute of Justice (2004), law enforcement agencies “face the challenge of keeping pace with criminals who...
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...At the end of the nineteen century, Italy was still lagging behind in the industrial process compared to other European nations. One of the reasons for this slow industrial process was the lack of available capital at this important time in Italy's history. A direct result of this economic problem was the established of two banks,Banco Commerciale Italinna and Creditio Italinna,these banks were backed by German capital and management skills. From 1896 to 1914 Italy had intense industrial activity in the country. The banks provided the much needed capital and expertise and skills which resulted in the establishment of many companies like Breda(train engines) and Fiat(cars). The industrialization process became so big the banks were unable to keep up with this intense process. In 1887 government intervention was needed to rescue a large steel company(Teri) and its lenders from bankruptcy. This was the start of state involement in large companies in Italy. The credit depression forced the government to intervene on a much larger scale. The financial crisis led to the collapse of Italy's three main investment banks. With the state now financially involved with all these rescued companies they established an agency called (LRI) to manage the large portfolio of companies previously controlled by the three banks. Italy has still maintained a direct precence in the economy as the controlling shareholder of profit oriented firms. The state now became more actively involved in...
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...concussion. New technology is making the chance of concussion less likely and making contact sports safer for athletes to play. Helmet companies have always been developing helmets in ways to help prevent concussions. With new technology being invented to make sure that concussions are being more preventable. In recent years, the concussion rate has increased severely. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury with causes temporarily loss of the brain’s function. Concussions are graded from one to five according to safety(Shahady and Petrizzi 30). Five being the worst and one being the least severe. A concussion is usually the result from...
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...1920, the United States became the world’s leading industrial capitalist nation after the Civil War due changes in transport, new inventions and entreperunship . However, there were obstacles that blocked the way to a growing working class and competition among existing firms when new firms came into existence. I. List three (3) major aspects of industrialization between 1865 and 1920. In your response, consider society, the economy, and politics. A. Transportation - The U.S. was developed a large railroad system. It allowed the railroad to moved natural resources, such as coal, oil, and iron where they were needed. In turn it created jobs that helped to improve the economy. This was an important way in which transportation raised per capita income. B. New Inventions/Technolgy - The new inventions helped the growth of industry by stimulating technical innovation. When the telegraph and telephone was invented it made it possible to communicate over long distances. In turn the communication created fasters services for supplies in demand. C. Entrepreneurship – They were new opportunities for profit provided by rapidly growing markets as entrepreneurs. They formed startup enterprises to exploit cutting-edge developments in industry such as steel, electricity, chemical, and automobiles. Many people came up with new technology the U.S. had people with capitol, or money to spend on developing industries and businesses. Under capitalism and...
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...A Proposal for Trainers to Train Employees to use Microsoft® Office Programs For: ABC Agency 1285 Altama Avenue Brunswick, GA 31520 Submitted by: Ashley Lance Supervisor of the Administrative Division February 9, 2014 A Proposal for Trainers to Train Employees to use Microsoft® Office Programs. DESCRIPTION, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING I would like for the trainers to teach my staff how to use Microsoft® Office properly and efficiently. We have recently upgraded our software and the staff is not familiar with the changes that have been made. This training will help the staff be able to do multiple projects in a timely manner and look professional. They are having a hard time navigating around the changes in Microsoft® Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. When they learn how to use these properly, it will save them time and make them happier employees. BUDGET & COST ESTIMATES We can currently afford to pay trainers $100-$200 a day for classes. I would prefer for the trainers to be on site to help with any problems but a web conference will also acceptable for a lower price. We would like to have the trainers on site for five days but the class sizes will vary according to the application that is being used. We have the money for training on February 17, 2014. TERMS AND CONDITIONS We already have the programs installed on the employees’ laptops. Most employees will be able to attend the class but I would like to have make-up sessions for employees...
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...systems etc. TO THINK ABOUT. 1) What are the inputs, processing and outputs of UPS package tracking system? A) Inputs * When UPS customer signs on theDelivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD) that signature can be considered an input. * Customer Information eg house address. * Pickup’s eg mails, packages etc. B) Processing The whole process that involves from the UPS worker delivering the package to its final destination, which includes the recipient entering his/her information such as pick up and dlivery times into the time card is known as PROCESSING. C) Output * Delivery time * The mail, package or parcel as the case might be. 2)What technologies are used by UPS? How are these technolgies related to a UPS’s business...
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