An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes‚ shapes‚ and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation‚ transportation of goods and people‚ military‚ and research. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft‚ but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled. Etymology and usage First attested in
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community resources‚ medical care‚ and recreational opportunities in communities across America. 1. Take for example the percentage of people who own a car‚ In an article titled Does Everyone in America Own a Car?‚ Robin Chase‚ founder and former CEO of Zipcar‚ stated in 2012 that 95 percent of all American households own a car‚ and 85 percent of Americans get to work by car. 2. Not only does modern transportation affect the United States‚ it also affects people across the whole world. Take for example
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at Schindler India (A) – A Case Analysis ____________________________________________________________ __________________ CASE ANALYSIS – SCHINDLER INDIA Schindler Holding Ltd‚ a respected Swiss elevator company‚ was established in 1874 by Robert Schindler and the first Schindler elevator was installed in India in 1925. After technical and sales collaborations with Indian companies‚ ECE and Bharat Bijlee Ltd.(BBL) in 1958 and 1985‚ Schindler Ltd decided to setup a wholly owned company in
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OBSERVATION‚ DESCRIPTION‚ AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explain the meaning of observation‚ and describe the techniques used in observation and description. Explain the importance of accurately evaluating the data provided by witnesses. Describe the techniques that should be used for a lineup. In security job observation means perception of details pertaining to persons‚ objects‚ plans‚ and events through the use of the five senses. An investigator makes descriptions to convey
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reaction. In this paper I will discuss how I used ethnomethodology to understand the rules of society. In my experiment I chose to use deviance in the elevator. Specifically the elevator in my resident hall‚ Kirwan Tower. For a couple days when I would come back from class‚ I would observe social behavior in the elevator. Peoples’ behavior in the elevator was to stand facing the door. In general everyone just press their floor button‚ or ask others to press their floor for them. No one really made eye
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Introduction Otis is one of the four major powerful international companies in the elevator industry‚ which not only produces and sales elevator globally but also maintain lift for its customers. Otis believes that manufacturing safe and energy-saving elevators by using advanced technology to make solution for practical problems from customers is its mission for all the time. In the recent years‚ elevator industry has been becoming more and more competitive. Thus‚ maintaining and expanding global
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than differentiation. Should the situation persist‚ losses for 1996 will be imminent. With the launch of Kone MonoSpace in Germany‚ however‚ the company hopes to make profits as it expands its product line in this very critical market. Germany’s elevator market is the largest in continental Europe and with a market size of 15‚500 units in 1995‚ it is more than the market sizes of the Netherlands‚ France and the UK combined. The German market is‚ thus‚ critical because of its sheer market size and
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The social norm that I chose to violate was to go into an elevator and instead of turning around and facing the door upon entering; I had my back to the door and faced the other people in the elevator. In normality a person enters an elevator‚ pushes the button for their desired floor and turns to face the door to avoid eye contact with strangers‚ and prepare to exit the elevator. The reason I choose to violate this particular social norm was because I’ve never seen anyone else do it and I was
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Questions: X Evaluate the logic of Silvio Napoli ’s strategy for selling standardized elevators in India. X What should Silvio do about the order for non-standard elevators? To understand Silvio Napoli ’s strategy for selling standardized elevators in India‚ let us first take a look at the Indian markets using the CAGE framework: Culture Economic - Sensitivity of Indian employees to organizational power and relationships - Different management styles of Indian managers ¡V "friendly
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product. * Cost pressure – 1) large increase in custom duties on imported elevator components‚ 2) unanticipated rise in transfer prices for the ‘low-cost’ components and materials imported from Schindler’s European factories. * Napoli’s requests for parts lists‚ design specs‚ and engineering support were not forthcoming from Schindler’s European plants. India Explorations * 1925 - First elevator installed. * 1958 - Long term agreement with ECE. * 1985 – Terminated agreement
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