Data Dictionary entry for a process from 1 to 5 Data Dictionary entry for a process 1 Process Name : Accept Order Process Number : 1 Purpose : Collect customer details‚ order details and store these details Input Data Flows : ORDER DETAILS Output Data Flows : CUSTOMER DETAILS‚ ORDER DETAILS Process description : This process accepts all customer order to rent DVDs and then stores all customer details and order details in the memory. Notes : The system stores the customer and order details
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Production is defined as “the step-by-step conversion of one form of material into another form through chemical or mechanical process to create or enhance the utility of the product to the user.” Thus production is a value addition process. At each stage of processing‚ there will be value addition. Edwood Buffa defines production as ‘ a process by which goods and services are created ’ . Some examples of production are: manufacturing custom-made products like‚ boilers with a specific
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effect of increased marketing spending and increases in raw material and packing costs. Looking ahead in 2005‚ Colgate will need to address the cost-effectiveness of adapting its marketing strategies implemented in the developed United States (US) market for the emerging Chinese and Mexican markets‚ each consisting of distinctly different consumer wants‚ needs and cultures that Colgate will first need to research on and understand. Consequently‚ it has to evaluate how it can tailor its marketing
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Background * Crest Crest is a brand of toothpaste made by Procter & Gamble in Germany and in the United States of America and sold worldwide. Crest was introduced in the United States in 1955. The Crest brand has also been associated with about twenty brands of dental care products‚ including toothpaste‚ toothbrushes‚ mouthwash‚ dental floss‚ as well as a tooth-whitening product called Crest Whitestrips. Examples of toothpastes include Crest Pro Health‚ Crest 3D White‚ Crest Tartar Protection
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Several weaknesses of paper-based medical records have been identified‚ such as illegible handwriting‚ ambiguous and incomplete data‚ data fragmentation‚ and poor availability.1 In addition‚ paper records often become bulky with time‚ which leads to lack of overview. Because paper records still represent the usual medium for collecting and recording patient data‚ these weaknesses could impede the continuity and quality of care. Allow for all medical offices to send‚ receive‚ and share data & resources
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------------------------------------------------- Methodological Basis of CDSS There are many different methodologies that can be used by a CDSS in order to provide support to the health care professional.[8] The basic components of a CDSS include a dynamic (medical) knowledge base and an inferencing mechanism (usually a set of rules derived from the experts and evidence-based medicine) and implemented through medical logic modules based on a language such as Arden syntax. It could be based on Expert
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10 marks for analyzing the company’s financial situation. Profitability Analysis We will access to different aspect of return on investment. Firstly‚ return on assets of 17% in Colgate implies that a $1 asset investment generates 17 cents of annual earnings before subtracting after-tax interest. Secondly‚ return on common equity shows 99.73% which means that it earns 99.73 cents annually for each $1 of equity investment. Equity shareholder will look at the return on equity because they want
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Consumer products in China (Colgate Toothpaste) Marketing on regional markets Table of context Introduction 4 PEST Analysis 5 POLITICAL AND LEGAL 5 ECONOMIC 6 SOCIAL 8 TECHNOLOGICAL 9 Consumer Survey China 10 The growing importance of regional differences 10 Cluster map – from city tiers to city clusters 12 Position of Brands 14 Increased Demand for Premium Products 14 Brand loyalty 16 Trust in Big Brands 17 Importance of focus on the Right brand attitudes 17 Customer communication
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it was difficult to guess events and to consider about the relations between episodes. Honestly‚ I was unimpressed. There are two main characters in the book: John Johnson and Susan Colgate. Firstly‚ Johnson is a successful movie producer. He will make a movie which is named in the novel B movie. Secondly‚ Colgate is a child pageant star. When she was going to United States there was an air crash. Although this accident she survived without scratch. Nevertheless she is a B movie actress that Johnson
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DFD Yourdon Recently reviewed In the late 1970s data-flow diagrams (DFDs) were introduced and popularized for structured analysis and design (Gane and Sarson 1979). DFDs show the flow of data from external entities into the system‚ showed how the data moved from one process to another‚ as well as its logical storage. Figure 1 presents an example of a DFD using the Gane and Sarson notation. There are only four symbols: Squares representing external entities‚ which are sources or destinations
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