to manage the system is maximum and where there is the trade off between flexibility and efficiency of the production system. In conclusion‚ the main result reached in this study regards the “edge of chaos” that is the target configuration for a company‚ in a particular system and under the same external conditions. Key Words Complexity Measures‚ Entropic Measures‚ Manufacturing Systems‚ Job-shop‚ Business Dynamics 2 1. Introduction The origins of the studies of the Complexity Theory come
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company’s directors about the future of East Coast Yachts. To this point‚ the company has used outside suppliers for various key components of the company’s yachts‚ including engines. Larissa has decided that East Coast Yachts should consider the purchase of an engine manufacturer to allow East Coast Yachts to better integrate its supply chain and get more control over engine features. After investigating several possible companies‚ Larissa feels that the purchase of Ragan Engines‚ Inc.‚ is a possibility
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ARCTIC MINING CONSULTANTS Case Synopsis Arctic Mining Consultants is a mining company that deals with mineral exploration. In this case study‚ the project given is staking 15 claims in Eagle Lake‚ Alaska. The project Manager was Tom Parker‚ who has a wide experience and specialized knowledge in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration. He is a geological field technician and field coordinator for Arctic Mining Consultants. He assigned his previous field assistants John Talbot‚ Greg Boyce
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Mini Arguments The sarcastic tone Gabriel Garcia Marquez exploits in the story of the “spider woman‚” a rebellious “child” who had “sneaked” out of her “parents house” to attend a “dance;” after having danced all night “without permission” she was on her way “back” through the “woods” when a frightening “thunderclap” split the sky into “two” producing a “lightning bolt” that had transformed her into a “spider” described as a “frightful tarantula the size of a ram” and with a “head of a sad maiden”
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SMALL-SCALE MINING (Lives at risk in the Philippine Gold Mines) INTRODUCTION Gold is the number one mineral produced by the Philippines in value terms. Although total local production was low relative to world production‚ it ranked 2nd to Africa in gold production per unit land area in 1988 and ranked 29th as top gold producer in 2002(Israel and Asirot 2002). In the year 2002–2007‚ the Philippines’ gold production increased by 8.2%. This contributed an average of 2% gross domestic product (GDP)
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entrepreneurship. This subject was chosen for several reasons: both the authors would like to set up a business in future‚ they have the ambition to have a company of their own‚ they like to manage‚ and use creativity to come up with an original concept. To narrow the subject down one specific subject is chosen. Moreover‚ the concept of starting a mini golf* company in Elim‚ Drenthe was selected. The reason for choosing this specific subject is that one of the authors lives with her parents in a big farm which
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CHAPTER 11 & 12 MINI-CASES I. Belmont State Bank Belmont State Bank is a large bank with hundreds of branches that are connected to a central computer system. Some branches are connected over dedicated circuits and others use the dial-up telephone network. Each branch has a variety of client computers and ATMs connected to a server. The server stores the branch’s daily transaction data and transmits it several times during the day to the central computer system. Tellers at each branch use a
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND ESTIMATING COMPANY VALUE OF PT ANEKA TAMBANG (PERSERO) TBK IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER LOCAL MINING COMPANY: PT VALE INDONESIA TBK Muhammad Naufal Aflah and Ana Noveria School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung‚ Indonesia naufal.aflah@sbm-itb.ac.id Abstract: The researcher will try to analyze about the past‚ current‚ and future financial condition and make a valuation about firm’s value of two companies that dominate the mining sector of industry in Indonesia
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Nike‚ a company headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ is a major force in the sports footwear and fashion industry‚ with annual sales exceeding $ 12 billion‚ more than half of which now come from outside the United States. The company was co-founded in 1964 by Phil Knight‚ a CPA at Price Waterhouse‚ and Bill Bowerman‚ college track coach‚ each investing $ 500 to start. The company‚ initially called Blue Ribbon Sports‚ changed its name to Nike in 1971 and adopted the “Swoosh” logo recognizable
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amount 20‚000 Outlay ÷ annuity amount = PV of annuity factor 5.00 Internal rate of return 15% EXERCISE 9-11. Depreciation Tax Shield [LO 4] Strauss Corporation is making a $60‚000 investment in equipment with a five-year life.The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation and has a tax rate of 40 percent.The company’s required rate of return is 12 percent. Required What is the present value of the tax savings related to depreciation of the equipment? Annual depreciation
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