January 2000 IPD surveyreport 11 Study of broad-banded and job family pay structures INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL AND DEVELOPMENT Study of broad-banded and job family pay structures Study of broad-banded and job family pay structures A survey of developments in broad-banded and job family pay structures was conducted by the Institute of Personnel and Development in October-December 1999. Although such structures are not new (they first emerged in the late 1980s) they have become increasingly
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non-competitive cost structure in comparison with its key competitors (e.g. Walmart‚ Target‚ Home Depot‚ etc.) ‚ it is wiser to pursue differentiation strategy than low-cost strategy. In addition‚ Sears need more focus on customer segments to compete. Therefore‚ in our recommendations‚ we will put emphasis on action plan in order to materialize Sears’ focus differentiation strategy‚ which includes two main groups of recommendations:
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REAL WORLD 3 SAIC‚ Hewlett-Packard‚ GE‚ and Others: The Business Case for Wireless Sensor Networks Some big companies are trying to make the worldand almost everything in it-smarter. Science Applications International Corp. (SAlC)‚ the big government IT contractor‚ is developing technology for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security that could use hundreds of tiny‚ wireless sensors packed with computing power to help secure U.s. borders‚ bridges‚ power plants‚ and ships by detecting suspicious
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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL‚ VOL. 12‚ NO. 3‚ MARCH 2012 439 Film-Type Sensor Materials PVDF and EMFi in Measurement of Cardiorespiratory Signals— A Review Satu Rajala and Jukka Lekkala Abstract—In this paper‚ some recent results obtained with filmtype sensor materials polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) and electromechanical film (EMFi) are presented. The materials generate a voltage when they are mechanically deformed‚ however‚ because of their capacitive nature only the change of an external force
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Proceedings of IEEE CCIS2012 AN ID-BASED MULTIPLE AUTHENTICATION SCHEME AGAINST ATTACKS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS Siwei Peng Dept. of Computer Science‚ Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications‚ Beijing 100876‚ China saul.perceive@gmail.com Abstract A wireless sensor network (WSN) consists of a number of tiny‚ low-cost‚ and resource-constrained sensor nodes‚ but is often deployed in unattended and harsh environments to perform various monitoring tasks. Therefore‚ WSN is venerable
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As in any country‚ the support of the working classes was essential for Hitler to maintain the power he had over Germany. Hitler’s use of ‘Strength through Joy’ holidays is the discussed topic in the given sources. Whilst all sources show different opinions on this topic‚ they all agree that‚ to a certain extent‚ that Hitler’s use of ‘popular policies’ was instrumental in his enormous support base. Despite all sources coming from accredited historians it must also be considered that there will always
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Green Tire Uniformity Measurement using High Speed Laser Profile Sensors Introduction Tire Uniformity refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These measurement standards include the parameters of radial force variation‚ lateral force variation‚ conicity‚ plysteer‚ radial runout‚ lateral runout‚ and sidewall bulge. Tire makers worldwide employ tire uniformity
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(2k8-ee-253) Physiological Parameters Measurement Based on Wheelchair Embedded Sensors and Advanced Signal Processing Introduction:- This paper presents a multisensing system with wireless communication capabilities embedded on a smart wheelchair that can measure physiological parameters such as heart rate and respiratory rate in an unobtrusive way. Ballistocardiography (BCG) sensors and a three-axis inertial microelectromechanical system accelerometer are embedded on the seat
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Wireless Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks Xiang Ji∗ ‚ Hongyuan Zha∗ ‚ John J. Metzner∗ ‚ and George Kesidis† ∗ Department of Computer Science and Engineering Pennsylvania State University‚ University Park Email: {xji‚ zha‚ metzner}@cse.psu.edu † Department of Electrical Engineering Pennsylvania State University‚ University Park Email: kesidis@engr.psu.edu leads to large amount of information delivery. In general‚ the cost for computation locally is much lower than that for communication for a sensor. In order
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Prediction of Cross-axis-sensitivity of inertial micro-sensor through modeling and simulation B. P. Joshi1‚ A. B. Joshi2‚ A. S. Chaware2 ‚ S. A. Gangal*2 1 Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE)‚ DRDO Ministry of Defence‚ Dr Homi Bhabha Road‚ Pashan Pune-411021‚ India Ph. No.+91-20-2588 4795‚ Fax No.+91-20-2589 3102 E-mail:bpjoshi@ieee.org 2 Department of Electronic Science‚ University of Pune‚ Pune-411 007‚ India Abstract: In addition to sensitivity and bandwidth‚ the cross-sensitivity
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