History of AI ----------> Origins The Greek myth of Pygmalion is the story of a statue brought to life for the love of her sculptor. The Greek god Hephaestus’ robot Talos guarded Crete from attackers‚ running the circumference of the island 3 times a day. The Greek Oracle at Delphi was history’s first chatbot and expert system. In the 3rd century BC‚ Chinese engineer Mo Ti created mechanical birds‚ dragons‚ and warriors. Technology was being used to transform myth into reality. Much later‚ the
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over de bedrijfsactiviteiten juist en tijdig zijn vastgelegd en om deze gegevens te bewaken. 4. Het efficiënt en effectief verzamelen en vastleggen van gegevens omtrent de bedrijfsactiviteiten en transacties Basisfunctie van een AIS ( De eerste functie AIS) : het efficiënt en effectief verwerken van gegevens over de door een organisatie uitgevoerde transacties. Het verwerken van transacties bestaat uit 3 basisstappen‚ die tevens in de volgende volgorde dienen te geschieden: 1. transactiegegevens
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Abstract of Li-Fi Technology Whether you’re using wireless internet in a coffee shop‚ stealing it from the guy next door‚ or competing for bandwidth at a conference‚ you’ve probably gotten frustrated at the slow speeds you face when more than one device is tapped into the network. As more and more people and their many devices access wireless internet‚ clogged airwaves are going to make it increasingly difficult to latch onto a reliable signal. But radio waves are just one part of the spectrum that
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Introduction Li and Fung‚ a Chinese company founded in 1906 has been experiencing high growth rates due to a series of acquisitions and the offer of a wide range of services in the whole elements of the supply chain (from raw material till finished goods). Recently the question its managers have to deal is how to face the challenges posed by the internet‚ more specifically‚ its lifung.com (after was renamed studiodirect.com) internet site. This company was an extension of its brick and mortar operations
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References: Adami‚ C. (1998). Introduction to Artificial Life. Santa Clara‚ California: The Electronic Library of Science. Bellman‚ R. (1978). Artificial Intelligence: Can Computers Think? Boston‚ Massachusetts: Boyd & Fraser publishing company. Guzeldere‚ S. F. (2005). Mchanical BOdies‚ Computational Minds: Artificial Intelligence from Automata to Cyborgs. Cambridge‚ Massachusetts: MIT Press. Haugeland‚ J. (1985). Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea. Cambridge‚ Massachusetts: The MIT
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How does Li & Fung make the supply chain more responsive? Li & Fung manages about 7500 suppliers in more than 26 countries but does not run any of the factories because that would be a humungous task to manage such a large workforce. But working with these factories the company takes anywhere from 30% to 70% of their production so that Li & Fung is their largest customer. Li & Fung is customer focused company where they focus an entire division on serving one customer or has a smaller
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Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues What has been the historic strength and strategy of Li and Fung? 100 years of history Publicly traded family company Both William & Victor educated at HBS Victor earned Ph.D. & taught there for 4 years 1972 Returned to Hong Kong to modernize company management Hong Kong Based Trading Company – by 2000 69% sales USA 27% sales Europe Major retailers (the Limited‚ Gymboree‚ American Eagle‚ etc) Global sourcing network Holistic Supply Chain Management
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Li Ning – Anything is possible Since its foundation in 1990‚ Li Ning‚ a leading sporting goods company in the China‚ has been experimenting a high speedy development that became company in the dominant domestic sport brand. Part of this success has been possible due to company’s strategy‚ which is based in extensive retailing‚ franchised stores‚ concessions and sponsorship to many sport teams. However‚ during the Asian financial crisis in 1997‚ company decided to reorganize its operations and
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Ai Weiwei More than just an artist; political activist‚ sculptor‚ photographer‚ and architect Ai Weiwei merges traditional techniques and imagery with personal experience in order to show his tumultuous relationship with the Chinese government. “He Xie‚” an installation of thousands of porcelain crabs. They are (not too carefully) arranged in a large circle piled up on one another. The individual objects become one pile which makes them virtually indistinguishable from each other. The piece is
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Chapter 12 test bank TRUE OR FALSE. 1. Private industrial networks are the largest form of B2B e-commerce. ANS. TRUE 2. EDI systems are seller-side solutions. ANS. FALSE 3. Net market places are growing at a faster rate than private industrial networks. ANS. TRUE 4. E-distributors typically operate in vertical markets. ANS. FALSE 5. Exchanges tend to be biased toward the seller even though they are independently owned and presumably neutral. ANS. FALSE 6. Industry consortia are typically
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