...1. What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? A smart label is a scannable bar-coded label attached to a package, which contains detailed information about the send, destination, and when the package should arrive. Smart labels play a huge role in UPS operations by it allows dispatchers to download the label and give the driver the most efficient route so that the package can be delivered in accurate time and effort. The smart label has made the driver job easier and saves UPS 28 million miles a year. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. First the customer provides information such as details about the package and the destination. Then the UPS personnel are able to insert that information in the main database and after that automatically the system generates a smart label, which will be attached to the package. The driver has their own DIAD IV, which is a wireless device that features a built-in GPRS and a CDMA radio. The DIAD will provide the driver with the necessary updates his/her route for the day and by connecting to different signals it downloads information about re-routings and new pick-ups they might need to do. When a package gets picked-up or delivered by the driver, it’s barcode gets scanned and the information that includes are sent up to the main UPS Data Center. 3. What role does wireless communication play...
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...CHAPTER 10 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises 1, 2 A Problems 1A B Problems 1B Study Objectives 1. Describe how the cost principle applies to plant assets. Explain the concept of depreciation. Compute periodic depreciation using different methods. Describe the procedure for revising periodic depreciation. Distinguish between revenue and capital expenditures, and explain the entries for each. Explain how to account for the disposal of a plant asset. Compute periodic depletion of natural resources. Explain the basic issues related to accounting for intangible assets. Questions 1, 2, 3 Exercises 1, 2, 3 2. 4, 5 4 3. 6, 7, 22 3, 4, 5, 6 5, 6, 7 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A 4A 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B 4B 4. 8 7 8 5. 9, 24 8 6. 10, 11 9, 10 9, 10 5A, 6A 5B, 6B 7. 12, 13 11 11 8. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 12 12, 13 7A, 8A 7B, 8B 10-1 ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (Continued) Brief Exercises 13, 14 A Problems 5A, 7A, 9A B Problems 5B, 7B, 9B Study Objectives 9. Indicate how plant assets, natural resources, and intangible assets are reported. Questions 20, 21, 23 Exercises 14 *10. Explain how to account for the exchange of plant assets. 25, 26 15, 16 15, 16 10-2 ASSIGNMENT CHARACTERISTICS TABLE Problem Number 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A Difficulty Level Simple Simple Moderate Moderate Moderate Time Allotted (min.)...
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...Example essay | | | Creation of example essay is a task that every college student has to present studying at a college. The structure of an example essay usually follows the standard writing format required to complete at education institutions. This is format for students who write essays and research papers. This webpage contains some basic rules on how to write an example essay.Firstly, you should remember that an ordinary academic paper includes three major parts with a thesis statement somewhere at the beginning of the paper. Thesis statement is the primary argument used in an example essay to show your point of view is correct and you can prove that with statistical data, tables, figures, numbers, facts and any other factors, which can be used in a written piece of work. Evidence is important here to support the main idea of your essay emphasizing all possible research works and facts available on the topic.Secondly, it is significant for writing an example essay to choose good topic that perfectly suits its thesis statement. There exist plenty of good writing topics at our website and on the Internet so you can find the most appropriate and easy topics for your work. Moreover, good essays review at least several examples in detail. For instance, one example can be explained in a detailed way in a paragraph or two. Then follows the next example that is suitable for the topic and paper you write. Do not use only one example throughout the essay. Be creative and use...
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...UPS Global Operations with the DIAD IV 1. What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? UPS “Smart Labels” is a shipping label that you can create by using your personal computer. The role they play in UPS operations are informed costumer about shipping. The label is scanned at the begining and each part of the shipment and delivery so that the customer can follow their packages from begining to delivery. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. a. Driver carry a DIAD that will lead him/her on the routes to take and his/her stopping station of the day. b. Driver picks up package from customer and creates a smart label which contains all shipping information and tracking number. c. The information is sent to UPS Package Center. d. Driver enter the package information into the DIAD by scanning the label, so that the information is available at the Data Center and the customer can follow the tracking process online. 3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems? UPS is using ODS (On – Demand – Servises)- that enables communication with the driver. Every UPS driver automatically logs into the ODS system first thing in the morning. This allows dispatchers and center management to access the driver via his/her DIAD throughout the day by sending generalized text messages. Virtually all...
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...Labels Make Sense for You The UPS Smart Label is a computer-generated shipping label that you can create using your personal computer. One of the key elements of the smart label is the barcode. The information contained in a smart-label barcode can benefit you significantly. Among these, a UPS Smart Label provides you with the following: Increased reliability, since the barcode contains data imported directly from your system Improved transit time, because smart-label packages pass through UPS systems at top speed Access to value-added services reserved for packages with UPS Smart Labels UPS offers you three different ways to create UPS Smart Labels, depending on your shipping situation. You can: Log on to your UPS website and ship using UPS Internet Shipping Ship with our free shipping software, UPS World Ship Download and integrate an XML-based UPS Developer Kit Application Programming Interface (API) -- Shipping API – to ship from your company's website. To ship these packages via UPS, you can do one of two things: Go to the UPS Web site, enter all the necessary information about your packages, print out smart labels and schedule a pickup. Take your packages to the UPS store, where you or a UPS employee will enter the same information into a computer and print the necessary labels either way, your packages will wind up bearing labels that have conventional bar codes and UPS maxi codes. Throughout the shipping process, machines and UPS employees can use bar-code scanners...
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...Should the technology be blamed for the unfavorable lifestyle of people. Technology is the making modifications in usage and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, method of organization in order to solve problems of our societies achieving goals or perform a specific function, according to the USA teacher’s guide in (2010). Although there are many factors that cause the unfavorable lifestyle of people technology should not be blamed for that incident. Talking about the enrolment of technology in the unfavorable lifestyle of people is compounded in several factors according to the view of people such as positive effects of technology in the human beings, the negative effects of technology as well due to its extensive importance in our societies, and for the majority of countries in all over the world. Opponent argumentative says that the use of technology has grown increasingly affecting our societies in a high number of ways making our children to be addicted in video games , TV, and other activities with bad implementation in our societies such as violence and murders. A lot of our kids have become more aggressive with others in the community. Albert Einstein (1945) says “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”. However, technology has helped everybody in the past decades making our children active, intelligent and leading everyone to be more informed about everything that happens around the world. ...
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...SYSTEMS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS TODAY UPS Global Operations with the DIAD CASE 1 (a) Global Operations with the DIAD IV VIDEO CASE Systems URL http://careertv.com/video.php?mediaid=5Kb0tr9e-mNWk3iIvp3GZQ; L=3:07 (b) UPS’s Next-Generation Mobile Devices Are Here VIDEO CASE URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0B2-o6BKMM; L=3:22 continued Chapter 1, Case 1 UPS Global Operations with the DIAD 2 SUMMARY Using smart people and smart technology, UPS delivers over 16 million packages daily to 220 countries and territories, requiring the talents of 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS main databases. This case describes the evolution of the UPS DIAD technology platform, the transition to the new DIAD V in 2013, and the role of information systems in achieving UPS’ strategic business objectives. Two videos. CASE United Parcel Service’s global operations are driven by its information systems technology. What UPS can do is largely a function of its information technology investments. Beginning as a local delivery service in 1907, UPS expanded on the West coast initially, reached New York in the 1930s, and went international in the 1970s. Today, UPS delivers over 16 million packages daily to 220 countries and territories, requiring the talents of 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS databases located in seventeen major data centers throughout the world. UPS maintains a fleet of 95,000 delivery...
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...BUSINESS TODAY UPS Global Operations with the DIAD CASE 1 (a) Global Operations with the DIAD IV URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTIsQSodCFg; L=3:07 Systems (b) UPS’s Next-Generation Mobile Devices Are Here URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0B2-o6BKMM; L=3:22 SUMMARY Using smart people and smart technology, UPS delivers over 16 million packages daily to 220 countries and territories, requiring the talents of 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS main databases. This case describes the evolution of the UPS DIAD technology platform, the transition to the new DIAD V in 2013, and the role of information systems in achieving UPS’ strategic business objectives. Two videos. CASE United Parcel Service’s global operations are driven by its information systems technology. What UPS can do is largely a function of its information technology investments. Beginning as a local delivery service in 1907, UPS expanded on the West coast initially, reached New York in the 1930s, and went international in the 1970s. Today, UPS delivers over 16 million packages daily to 220 countries and territories, requiring the talents of 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS databases located in seventeen major data centers throughout the world. UPS maintains a fleet of 95,000 delivery vehicles, and 230 aircraft worldwide. continued Chapter 1, Case 1 UPS Global Operations with the DIAD 2 A multiyear, multi-billion-dollar...
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...What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? UPS Smart Labels are bar coded labels that are used to initiate a UPS transaction. The bar code label contains all the key information about the customer, the package size, destination and weight. This information is sent immediately to a UPS processing center at the very time it is created with a UPS drivers hand held computer (the DIAD IV). The smart labels become the control document used throughout the transaction right through to final delivery. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. Smart label created Information sent to processing center Information processed—stored, address corrected Information matched to dispatch plan Package is sorted Another label is printed specifying delivery truck and position on truck Geo software used to continuously update dispatch plans for trucks based on current load Information is displayed on the DIAD IV identifying drop off order, position on truck At delivery, package scanned. Information sent wirelessly to processing center Customers sign on the dotted line on the DIAD IV. Main processing centers store complete track of package for customer tracking 3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems? DIAD IV is wirelessly connected to the main processing centers and the package centers. Generally UPS trucks contain...
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...Question 1 The UPS Smart Label is a computer-generated shipping label, in which the barcode is one of the important elements. We can create it by our own person computer. Because the barcode contains data imported directly from your system so smart-label packages pass through UPS systems at top speed, we can benefit its role - the increased reliability, improved transit time and access to value-added services reserved for packages with UPS Smart Labels Question 2 Step 1: The customer main database system of UPS (about information and destination of the package) automatically generates a smart label which attached to the package for shipment picked up by the driver (each driver has DIAD IV) the package is scanned and all this information sent up to the main data center system updates the final destination center has all the information on hand available, for routing purposes and planning ahead of time In which, DIAD IV shows the places of delivery and new pick-ups (if needed) UPS data center customers can track all information about their package The UPS Package Center scans and updates package Question 3 To ensure maximum flexibility in field transmission capabilities the DIAD IV includes multiple wireless connectivity options, which are wirelessly connected to the main processing centers and the package centers. Generally UPS trucks contain a transceiver to work with the local driver's DIAD IV, and then communicate that information wirelessly...
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...STUDY UPS GLOBAL OPERATIONS WITH THE DIAD 21.05.2014 Questions 1: List the various ways that DIAD improves customer service. UPS, that is, United Parcel Service, was started in the year 1907 and expanded in the year 1930s. Today a multi-billion dollar investment in the technology drove the growth of UPS over the last twenty five years beginning in 1990. This investment enabled the development of the DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device). DIAD is a key element in UPS business technology platform. Today UPS delivery drivers more are efficient and effective and they are about 70,000 drivers who are wirelessly connected to UPS databases. They deliver over 16 million packages daily to their customers in 220 countries and territories. DIAD has built in GPRS and CDMA cell phone, a modem to facilitate the dial up access if necessary. These features enable UPS’ drivers to transmit real time data to their UPS center. DIAD has GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) connectivity which provides the drivers with detailed directions for pick-up of packages in order to locate the trucks and their packages. Drivers scan the package bar code, collect the receiver’s signature electronically. In overall, the UPS technology infrastructure enables UPS to offer its customers many services, such as package tracking, freight planning, and freight truck packing optimization, in addition to the basic shipment of packages. Questions 2: Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a...
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...1. List the various ways that DIAD (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) improves customer service. DIAD has improved customer service by: * Real time tracking and data tracking – The ability to track customer package on the spot using Technology (GPRS/CDMA) * Fast delivery and on time * Accountability and Reliable – Efficient tracking * Efficient and Reduction of data entry error * Availability information and immediate Response – Scanning the package and all information related to the package is readily available. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the USP Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. Steps: * The process begins with the information of the package and its destination is add by the customer. * The information of the package is sent to the main database system of UPS, the system automatically creates a “smart label” which is then attached to the package for shipment. * Package is picked up by a driver who has a DIAD which shows the place of delivery and new pick-ups. * Once package is picked up and delivered by the driver, the package is scanned to show all the information that was sent up to the main data center. Customers will be able to track their package with the information provided on their package. * The system concurrently gets updated whenever a package is scanned through the center. When all the information is updated in the system...
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...1. What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? UPS Smart Labels are bar coded labels that are used to initiate a UPS transaction. The bar code label contains all the key information about the customer, the package size, destination and weight. This information is sent immediately to a UPS processing center at the very time it is created with a UPS drivers hand held computer (the DIAD IV). The smart labels become the control document used throughout the transaction right through to final delivery. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. Smart label created Information sent to processing center Information processed—stored, address corrected Information matched to dispatch plan Package is sorted Another label is printed specifying delivery truck and position on truck Geo software used to continuously update dispatch plans for trucks based on current load Information is displayed on the DIAD IV identifying drop off order, position on truck At delivery, package scanned. Information sent wirelessly to processing center Customers sign on the dotted line on the DIAD IV. Main processing centers store complete track of package for customer tracking 3. What role does wireless communication play in the UPS systems? DIAD IV is wirelessly connected to the main processing centers and the package centers. Generally UPS trucks contain a...
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...UPS Global Operations with the DIAD IV Delivering the best customer service means more than timely(即時的) pickup(取貨) and delivery(送貨). Our customers need the most current(最當前的) and accurate(準確的) package tracking(行蹤) information possible. To ensure that UPS develop(發展) the Delivery Information Acquisition(取得) Device, the DIAD. In 1991, UPS revolutionize(徹底改革) the package delivery business when it developed(發展) and deployed(展開) the first DIAD, more than a decade(十年) later, UPS continues its pioneering(開闢) development efforts(努力) with the 4th generation DIAD IV. To ensure(保證) maximum flexibility(最大彈性) in the field(領域), DIAD IV incorporates(結合) new radio communications(無線電通訊) that allow it to communicate(聯絡) almost anywhere, anytime. A built-in(嵌入的) GPRS or CDMA radio ensuring worldwide(遍及全球的) flexibility. An acoustical modem(接聽器) to facilitate(幫助) dialogue(交談) 802.11 wireless local area network connectivity(連線) to enable(使能夠) transmission(傳達) within(在…範圍) a UPS center and a Bluetooth wireless personal area network and an infrared port(紅外線埠) to communicate with peripheral devices(外圍設備). Delivery information is sent to UPS as soon as it [entered] , driver simply(簡單地) scan the package bar code(條碼) electronically collect the receiver(收件人) signature , type in the last name and push a single key to complete the transaction(業務) and send the data. The DIAD IV incorporates(結合) a color screen , which displays(展示) information in an easy to read attractive(吸引人的) manner(吸引人的方式) to customers...
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...Caso de Ups 1. ¿Cuáles son UPS "etiquetas inteligentes?" ¿Qué papel juegan en las operaciones de UPS? El UPS Smart Label es una etiqueta de envío generado por computadora que se puede crear mediante el ordenador. El elemento clave de la etiqueta inteligente es el código de barras y la misma información en el código de barras proporciona la confiabilidad a los clientes ya que como el código de barras contiene datos desde el sistema de clientes. Así que ahora cada vez que el paquete se escaneará se actualizará el sistema principal de la UPS. El cliente también tiene seguimiento exacto de la información del paquete. Esto asegura el tiempo de entrega del paquete. 2. Escriba los pasos que un paquete tarda desde la recogida hasta por un conductor de UPS para el parto, incluyendo el papel de DIAD, el Centro de Datos UPS, y el Centro de paquetes UPS. Cuando el conductor inicialmente recoge el paquete, el código de barras etiqueta es escaneada por el DIAD, se recoge la firma electrónica, el paquete de datos se envía a los Centros para el seguimiento de UPS. 3. ¿Qué papel juega la comunicación inalámbrica en los sistemas de UPS? DIAD IV se conecta de forma inalámbrica a los principales centros de procesamiento y los centros de paquete. Generalmente camiones de UPS contienen un transmisor-receptor para trabajar con el piloto local DIAD IV, y luego comunicar esa información de forma inalámbrica de nuevo al centro de procesamiento de UPS. 4. ¿Cómo se ha transformado...
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