SYS702 PROBLEM SOLVING FORMALISMS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LECTURE 1: UNDERSTANDING IT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMS Systems Science Perspective IT and Problem Solving Socio-technical Systems SYS702 Jan-Apr2011 Prepare by Nor Laila Md Noor 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES • Upon completion of this topic‚ students will be able to: • Demonstrate a good understanding of the systems science perspective in contrast with the computer science perspective. • Demonstrate a good understanding
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TUTORIAL 2 Linear Programming - Minimisation Special cases Simplex maximisation 1. Innis Investments manages funds for a number of companies and wealthy clients. The investment strategy is tailored to each client’s needs. For a new client‚ Innis has been authorised to invest up to $1.2 million in two investment funds: a stock fund and a money market fund. Each unit of the stock fund costs $50 and provides an annual rate of return of 10%; each unit of the money market fund costs
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lead to the ruin of the earth – as testified by a lot of the movies and more seriously by one Thomas Malthus who gave the world the very interesting theory of population. Jokes apart‚ overpopulation solutions need to be humane and quite frankly doable. So here are some of the overpopulation solutions‚ which might ease overpopulation problems. Education : It is one of the most commonly agreed causes of overpopulation that a lot of the uneducated people have more penurious children and the whole
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| Nitish @ Solutions Unlimited | | Submitted By:Nalini Bansal13PGDMHR27 | Executive Summary Nitish‚ a young MBA graduate has recently taken up the position of Senior Consultant 2 at Solutions limited‚ which wants to realign its image to a management consultancy‚ and wants to capitalise on Nitish’s competence in this particular area. He however faces a lot of issues with the HR department while trying to settle in his new job after his encounter with a senior HR
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Case 26 Lease Analysis Prudent Solutions‚ Inc. Assistants to Tony Davis Executive Summary: The Data Acquisition System (DAS) is initially estimated to cost $41.25 million if purchased outright. This purchase can be done using currently invested short-term marketable securities. Leasing is also an option with payments estimated at $12.75 million per year. After analyzing each scenario using the discounted cash flow method‚ the best option is to lease the equipment rather
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Hi‚ I need an Introduction and conclusion for this case. Please refer some company background and data that base on the case for introduction (I put the link for this case on other attachment). I already got the answer for question 1-3. Need a summary of my solution for conclusion. About 2 pages total. Question : Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital 1 What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? Do you agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation? Why or why not? 2 If
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Chemistry 112: Anion Analysis Page 7 ANION ANALYSIS M uch of the work you will be doing in the Chemistry 112 laboratory will be concerned with identifying positive and negative ions‚ that is‚ cations and anions‚ in solutions whose composition is unknown. This procedure is called QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. The modern chemist frequently wishes to identify the constituents in a very small amount of substance‚ and so he depends heavily on instrumental methods of analysis. While the procedures
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The current growth of Designs by Kate’s (DBK) business model is not sustainable for a future success of the company. In order to maintain‚ respectively improve its performance and thusly its position within the direct sales industry‚ it is essential that Kate Creevey realizes‚ how important the monetary reward for the sales representatives is. Therefore it is recommended that the compensation structure as a motivational tool should be changed in order to guarantee maximizing the key financial objectives
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What is ICT? ICT stands for Information Communications Technology. ICT refers to any device or system that allows storage‚ sending and receiving of digital information. For example‚ personal computers‚ digital television‚ email‚ and smart phones etc. ICT hardware will include: • Computers • Scanners • Digital cameras. ICT software will include: Standard Office Applications: Word processing: E.g. Microsoft Word: Write letters‚ reports etc. Spreadsheets: E.g. Microsoft Excel
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Mixtures and Solutions can often become confusing because solutions are mixtures‚ but not all mixtures are solutions. A mixture can either be homogeneous or heterogeneous. A homogeneous mixture is where the mixture’s components are distributed uniformly within the mixture. A heterogeneous mixture is where the components are not uniform. Mixtures can either be miscible or immiscible‚ the difference being whether or not the mixture forms a homogeneous mixture or not. In a solution a solute is soluble
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