Transpn Res.-A‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 4‚ pp. 261±269‚ 1998 # 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0965-8564/98 $19.00+0.00 Pergamon PII: S0965-8564(97)00013-X 12 3 ASSESSING THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIES: AN APPLICATION OF DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS MILO W. PECK‚ JR. Department of Accounting‚ Fair®eld University‚ Fair®eld‚ CT 06430‚ U.S.A. CARL A. SCHERAGA* Department of Management‚ Fair®eld University‚ Fair®eld‚ CT
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a research and development department and so forth‚ operates according to functional organization. The functional structure provides employees‚ as well as their appropriate departments‚ with a clear objective and purpose for their work. In other words‚ employees within a marketing department know that their job is marketing and‚ as a result‚ those employees can focus on improving their marketing work and even specialize in a specific area of marketing. On the other hand‚ functional structure can
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How can we improve the world? We all want to make the world a better place‚ but few of us go beyond this abstract idea to planning for change. Like any goal‚ it takes thought and determination. You may wonder if you can change the world like the great leaders in history. Remember that these people started out with dreams‚ just like you‚ and worked through insecurities‚ fear and doubt. Although we do live in a world of reformations as economies develop‚ trade flourishes and as astounding
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Comprehension strategy instruction has been proven to assist readers in their understanding of text. As you begin planning to teach comprehension strategies‚ you should first consider using text that does not exceed your students’ word recognition abilities. Otherwise‚ if the texts are too difficult‚ your students’ attention will be directed to the word level. All of these strategies should be addressed in a before‚ during‚ and after reading format. Students must participate in pre-reading activities
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Running Head: Patient Satisfaction Research Conduct and use of Patient Satisfaction Research in Health Care Abstract The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of Patient Satisfaction Research in health care. By understanding the definition of patient satisfaction as well the use of patient satisfaction surveys in health care‚ others will be able to comprehend how managers of Health Care Organizations use the scores to improve the quality
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Analyzing a Text Both Time and U.S. News and World Report cover the same events‚ but each magazine interprets them differently. Saddam Hussein was supporting terrorists—or he wasn’t‚ depending on which politician is speaking. This example demonstrates why we need to be careful‚ analytical readers of magazines and newspapers‚ ads‚ political documents‚ even textbooks. Not only does text convey information‚ but it also influences how and what we think. We need to read‚ then‚ to understand not
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schools is by using a more advance software that helps them to better understand the needs of the student’s and demands so they can turn-in increase their sales of those services they provide . all of this together ‚ helps the school to enhance the efficiency of enrollement process and save their time and energy. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM As the researchers conducted a thorough research and survey’s for the students of "University of Mindanao"‚ the researchers discovered the following problems
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BTEC Applied Science Unit 1: Efficiency Worksheet Name____________ efficiency = ( 100 %) 1 What is the efficiency of a motor that turns 100 J of electrical energy into 70 J of useful kinetic energy? Give your answer as a decimal. 2 An electric winch is used to lift a load of mass 2 kg a height of 1.5 m. It uses 50 J of energy when it does this. i) Calculate the amount of potential energy gained by the load using the formula: Ep = mgh where Ep is the potential energy
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Road accidents are global tragedies with an ever-raising trend. In Malaysia‚ it represents a major public problem because of the high number of victims involved and also the seriousness of the consequences for the victim themselves and to their families. Accidents are generally classified as single vehicle accidents in which the vehicle is either colliding with fixed objects or with pedestrians Besides that‚ the vehicle may fall in a ditch and multiple vehicle accidents in which two or more than
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forms especially when deceit from it’s root. Macbeth‚ a famous play written by William Shakespeare‚ gives an example of how words can affect a person’s actions when it is not their normal personality. In Macbeth‚ the reader can perceive the power of words in both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desire for higher power to rule over their conscience. A significant change in the power of words causes Macbeth to make ominous decisions that would eventually lead him into a trance of depression and insanity. In Act
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