MECH 4010 Design Project Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Group 2 Jon DeCoste Denise McKay Brian Robinson Shaun Whitehead Stephen Wright Supervisors Dr. Murat Koksal Dr. Larry Hughes Client Department of Mechanical Engineering Dalhousie University December 5‚ 2005 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the recent surge in fossil fuels prices‚ demands for cleaner energy sources‚ and government funding incentives‚ wind turbines have become a viable technology for power generation. Currently‚ horizontal
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World History Chapter 13 Test Review Camels carried much of the trade across the desert. Camels were a crucial factor in trans-Saharan trade. They were well-adapted to desert conditions and could drink large quantities of water at one time. Coral In the fourteenth century in Kilwa‚ two monumental buildings were constructed of coral cut from the cliffs along the shore. One was the Great Mosque of Kilwa. Even grander was the Husuni Kubwa palace‚ an enormous cliff-top building with more than 100 rooms
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Return on Investment and Economic Value Added as Performance measures in an Organisation. Introduction Performance measurement in an organisation is a fundamental requirement by management‚ investors and other stakeholders. This ultimately guides stakeholders to make appropriate decisions based on information available to them to determine what the organisation wants to achieve and how the performance will be measured. Organisations that are large in structure and operations focus has been to
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International Applied Economics and Management Letters 1(1): 9-12 (2008) Are Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) Creating Value? Y. W. Lau1 and C. Q. Tong2 Faculty of Economics and Management‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia 2 School of Business and Law‚ Sunway University College 1 Abstract: Government-linked companies (GLCs) play an important role in the development of the Malaysian economy. However‚ overall public perception of GLCs in Malaysia has been tainted by the poor performance
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Case 13-4 Application of SFAC No. 13 1) On January 1‚ 2006‚ Lani Company entered into a noncancelable lease for a machine to be used in its manufacturing operations. The lease transfers ownership of the machine to Lani by the end of the lease term. The term of the lease is eight years. The minimum lease payment made by Lani on January 1‚ 2006‚ was one of eight equal annual payments. At the inception of the lease‚ the criteria established for classification as a capital lease by the lessee were
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES PRICING AND ITS EFFECTS ON CONSUMER BUYER BEHAVIOUR BY ISAAC OFORI MANU SHIRLEY ANNOR PRISCILLA ADJEI ERIC OFOLI ANANG MARY ABENA FORDJOUR JULY 2011 STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY We have read the university regulation relating to plagiarism and certify that this report is all our own work and do not contain any unacknowledged work from any other source. We also declare that we have been under supervision for this report herein
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COMPANY PROFILE Hilton Worldwide REFERENCE CODE: 4151A65F-399F-4CBE-A6F4-EB58D10CBA66 PUBLICATION DATE: 28 Jun 2012 www.marketline.com COPYRIGHT MARKETLINE. THIS CONTENT IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED OR DISTRIBUTED. Hilton Worldwide TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Overview..............................................................................................3 Key Facts......................................................................
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International Pricing-15 What is a Price? * Revenue received by a business in exchange for benefits provided * Customers give-up in exchange for the benefits they receive * Costs include: money‚ time effort‚ opportunities General Factors in Price Determination * True markets (customers have options) price determined by a combo of cust/co. issues including: * Pricing obj. of business‚ business constraints‚ gen pricing strategies‚ customer influences‚ competitive forces
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the key marketing issue for the Hilton Hotels. The marketing strategies Hilton should pursue in the hotel and gaming markets will be discussed and recommendations will be made. In addition‚ the use and implementation of the SWOT analysis will be incorporated throughout the discussion. Information will be provided from the case study and the use of secondary resources for support of the marketing strategies recommended for the Hilton Hotels. Market Summary Hilton Hotels is one of the market leaders
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environment. This is indeed the case with its implementation of its pricing strategy‚ which is one of localisation rather than globalisation. Table II illustrates the comparative Big Mac prices (flagship brand of McDonald’s) from around the world. It succeeds in highlighting the point that McDonald’s has had to come up with different pricing strategies for different countries. More importantly‚ rather than just having a different pricing policy for the Big Mac in these listed countries‚ McDonald’s has
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