510.6401 Design and Analysis of Algorithms January 21‚ 2008 Problem Set 1 Due: February 4‚ 2008. 1. In the bin packing problem‚ the input consists of a sequence of items I = {1‚ . . . ‚ n} where each item i has a size‚ which is a real number 0 ≤ ai ≤ 1. The goal is to “pack” the items in the smallest possible number of bins of unit size. Formally‚ the items should be partitioned in disjoint subsets (bins)‚ such that the total size in each bin is at most 1. The first fit heuristic scans the items
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Leontios Filotheou 36 Parthenonos Street‚ Apt 203 Strovolos 2021 Nicosia Cyprus +357 99 611079 Leontios.philotheou@cytanet.com.cy Paper presented at the 2007 POMS College of Service Operations ABSTRACT In this paper‚ the results of a study using an adapted version of Parasuraman et al’s (1988) SERVQUAL questionnaire‚ administered in three‚ 4* hotels in Cyprus to samples of both guests and hotel staff‚ will be presented. The aims of the survey were to identify shortcomings in the
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Burger King Ethics Burger King has strived to have very good ethical practices installed into their system of business. Honesty‚ integrity and respect are very common goals in the restaurants of Burger King. Good business practices are audited often to insure the quality and respect of the management and employees are in order. These ethical practices begin in the management section of the company. Senior executives “partake in personalized videos about BKC’s gifts and conflict of interest policies
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GRAPHIC DESIGN ISP INTRODUCTION Art is a form of expression that dates back to the beginning of time. Since then it has evolved and changed to adapt to modern times. Whether that be through a shift in style‚ in medium‚ or technology. Graphic design‚ contrary to popular belief‚ actually began in 1922‚ to define graphic art across time. Since the introduction of the modern computer and graphic design software‚ it has evolved into an n art style that is present everywhere in the modern world. Graphic
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Consider that you are a PM Consultant contemplating a project to “fix the CPS system in Dallas‚” more specifically‚ the high turnover rate of CPS caseworkers and investigators. 1. Who are the stakeholders? The main stakeholders in this case are the children. They are the ones depending on improvements in the CPS to keep them safe and protected. Another set of stakeholders are the families‚ both biological and foster. Unsafe households need to be investigated and family members need to get the help
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Chapter 6 Evaluation System evaluation is an empirical investigation. that provides developers information about the quality of the products or services under. test. System testing also provides an objective and independent view of the system to allow. user to appreciate and understand the risk at implementation of the. software. 6.1 Testing Objectives The main objective of. the testing is to highlight errors‚ with minimum effort and time and systematically. Stating. generally we can say: • The
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The Indian Residential School system had a profound impact on many of the students who attended the schools‚ their descendants‚ and Aboriginal communities at large. Aboriginal experiences of the residential schools were largely missing from the historical record prior to 1990‚ when Chief Phil Fontaine publically acknowledged the abuse he and other students experienced at Fort Alexander school (Stanton‚ 2011‚ p. 2; The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada‚ 2015a‚ p. 41). Through the Truth
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CeeCee Case Study Analysis School of Business & Humanities Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Dublin 15 Bachelor of Business Studies Strategic Marketing Management 04/03/2011 1. INTIAL OBSERVATIONS * Fashion Industry * The fashion retail industry has grown rapidly. It is reported in the case study that sales revenue in the European clothing market has increased by almost 20% over the last decade. * There has been substantial price deflation caused by the increasing market
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Atlantic Health System Organizational Quality Improvement and Assessment Process Every organization has a quality program to assess and address deficiencies in the patient care experience. The quality program is individualized by leaders within an organization and will have several specific areas of focus in addition to the expected outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to outline the quality program of Atlantic Health System (AHS)‚ along with the goals and structure of the department. This will
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Burger King’s COMPANY PROFILE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Burger King was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami‚ Florida. In 1967‚ the founders sold the company to the Pillsbury Company‚ taking it from a small privately held franchised chain to a subsidiary of a large food conglomerate. In December 2002‚ Burger King was acquired by private equity funds controlled by TPG Capital‚ Bain Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs & Co. It completed a successful initial public offering in
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