*--Explain the concept of core rigidity. Do long lived organizations inevitably have difficulties avoiding the problem? Use examples from automobile industry --* Core competencies are capabilities that serve as a source of competitive advantage for a firm over its rivals (Hanson‚ 2008). Those capabilities must include usage of services or resources being valuable‚ rare‚ non-substitutable and costly to imitate. Using the capabilities strategically will make a core competency‚ which brings the significance
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SYNOPSIS Title of the project : PULSE JET ENGINE Name of the Batch mates : JOEL KEVIN SALDANHA VIKRAM MALLYA HENCIL MENDONCA NIYANTH Guide : Mr KARTHIK(M TECH) assistant professor Keywords : Thrust‚ hydrocarbon fuels ` 1. Introduction : A pulsejet engine is a form of pure-thrust jet engine which works by ejecting hot exhaust gases intermittently out of the end of the engine.Pulsejets‚ as their name suggests‚ favour intermittent or pulsating combustion rather than the
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What is competency mapping? Competencies IS the collection of success factors necessary for achieving important results in a specific job or work role in a particular organization. Success factors are combinations of knowledge‚ skills‚ and attributes that are described in terms of specific behaviors‚ and are demonstrated by superior performers in those jobs or work roles. Attributes include: personal characteristics‚ traits‚ motives‚ values or ways of thinking that impact an individual’s behavior
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Marketing The Core CHAPTER 1 CREATING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND VALUE THROUGH MARKETING 3 Creating Customer Relationships and Value through Marketing HOW DO COLLEGE STUDENTS STUDY? 3M’S RESPONSE TO A NEW-PRODUCT CHALLENGE! 3M inventor David Windorski faced a curious challenge—understanding how college students study! Specifically‚ how do they read their textbooks‚ take class notes‚ and prepare for exams? First‚ Windorski needed to obtain information on students’ study habits. Next
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The JET Copies assignment is similar to the Bigelow Manufacturing Company machine breakdown example in the textbook. Hence the example was used as a guide. Days to Repair Simulation Process In simulating the number of days to repair‚ first a table was created based on the information given in the Repair time and Probability information table as found in the case. The created table was defined as “Lookup” in the array information for VLookup function in Microsoft Excel. Next‚ based on the probability
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Jet Copies Case Problem Shelandria Jones Strayer University MAT 540-Quantitative Methods Dr. Raymond Ottinot February 5‚ 2013 Introduction Jet Copies is a business venture of a couple of young men who had the insight to open up a copy business. James Ernie and Terri received a loan from Terri’s parents of $18‚000. Due to information they have received the large copier they purchased has a history of breakdowns often for a few days. So the three guys are looking into possibly getting
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Jet 2 Task 2 1. There are a few areas of concern with the Budget that Competition Bike‚ Inc. has displayed within their budget for year 9. The most prominent area of concern in is in the Revenue section of the budget. In the budget for year 9‚ Competition has included units sold to be 3510. This is a lofty prediction given that year 8 had seen such a big decline in that number. In year 8‚ Competition sold 3400 units‚ but the previous year had sold around 4000 units‚ a 15 % decline. The company
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A Competency Mapping for Educational Institution: The present globalization of economy necessitates innovative approaches in managing the working force. The dramatic changes in the demography and social systems thereof‚ has given leeway for various HR practices enhancing the employee productivity and growth. One of the most commonly used HR practice is Competency based HR practice. Identifying and nurturing competencies in the organization enables better performance management as well as reward
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who can help their organizations succeed and sustain a competitive advantage. To be relevant within organizations and indispensable to clients and customers alike‚ workplace learning and performance professionals must continually reassess their competencies‚ update their skills and have the courage to make necessary changes. Businesses and managing business has and will always be complex. There is no denying the need to perform through a combination of utilizing predictive or forecasting tools‚ techniques
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Harvard Business School Case 9-110-031 1.1 Should Gentry Lee recommend launch or delay for the Mars Biological Explorer (MBE) mission? Gentry Lee should recommend the launch for the MBE mission. As stated in the case study‚ Gentry Lee is introduced to the project with a significant amount of experience working with NASA and interplanetary exploration missions (Kaplan and Mikes‚ 2010). Multiple review boards took place to discuss in detail the consequences and likelihood
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