COMPUTER MODELS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS LECTURE 01: MODELLING BASICS Jojo Lartey Department of Information Technology Methodist University College Ghana Dansoman 11 March‚ 2013 Jojo Lartey (MUCG) MUIT 404 Lecture-One March 2013 1 / 25 Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L ECTURE O BJECTIVES INTRODUCTION MODEL BUILDING METHODS MODEL CATEGORIES STAGES OF MODEL BUILDING MODEL BUILDING TECHNIQUES SUMMARY Jojo Lartey (MUCG) MUIT 404 Lecture-One March 2013 2 / 25 L ECTURE O
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Being a Role Model Isn’t Always a Choice Celebrities need to take responsibility for their positions as role models Published on October 8‚ 2013 by Azadeh Aalai‚ Ph.D. in The First Impression 2 inShare email I always find myself peeved when in the aftermath of negative publicity‚ or “bad behavior‚” celebrities offer the disclaimer that they never set out to be role models. For instance‚ in the aftermath of her provocative (pornographic?) VMA performance‚ Miley Cyrus has reportedly stated
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Fred Fiedler developed the first comprehensive contingency model for leadership Fiedler’s contingency model proposes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader. The model consists of three steps. The first step is identifying the leadership style. To find out the leadership style Fiedler created the least preferred co-worker questionnaire. The questionnaire measures whether a person is
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Group 11: Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh Mai Ngoc Tam Nguyen Lan Anh Case 8-22: Evaluating a company’s budget procedures 1. Identify the problems that appear to exist in Ferguson & Son Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system and explain how the problems are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the system. Ferguson & Son Manufacturing Company has appointed Robert Ferguson‚ Jr.‚ the son of the president as the plant manager. He directed the company’s focus on budgetary control
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The ISA a) is taken from the equator b) is taken from 45 degrees latitude c) assumes a standard day 7. At higher altitudes as altitude increases‚ pressure a) decreases at constant rate b) increases exponentially c) decreases exponentially 8. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight couple. What direction offorce is required to be produced by the tail of the aircraft to maintain straightand level flight a) upwards b) downwards c) sideways 9. When the pressure is half of
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central location to delivering it to the customer’s. Initially‚ Domino’s had a simple model. It had three selfcontained commissaries in New Delhi‚ Mumbai and Bangalore which bought their own wheat‚ tomatoes and other ingredients‚ processed them‚ then delivered them in refrigerated trucks to each outlet. However‚ volumes were expected to increase when Domino’s planned to open new outlets. Therefore‚ the existing model had to be revamped. Bhatia said‚ "It’s crucial for us to build a low-cost supply chain
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QUEUING THEORY HISTORY • Queuing theory had its beginning in the research work of a Danish engineer named A.K. Erlang. • In 1909‚ Erlang experimented with fluctuating demand in telephonic traffic. • 8 years later‚ he published a report addressing the delays in automatic dialing equipment. • At the end of World War II‚ Erlang’s early work was extended to more general problems and to business applications of waiting lines. M/M/1 SINGLE - CHANNEL WITH POISSON Azenith Cayetano
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The Job Characteristics Model Greenburg (2010) defines the job characteristics model as an approach to the job enrichment of employees. The model contained five core job dimensions that produced critical psychological states that in return lead to beneficial outcomes for individuals and their organizations. Work on the theory began around 1960 and the final draft was presented in 1980 in the book “Work Redesign” written by the designers of the model Greg R. Oldham and J. Richard Hackman. Hackman
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Chapter 8 What is a product ? Product is anything that can be offered in a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use‚ or consumption that might satisfy a need or want Experiences represent what buying the product or service will do for the customer Consumer products are products and services for personal consumption Classified by how consumers buy them Convenience products Shopping products Specialty products Unsought products Convenience products are consumer products and services that the
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Hofstede Model‚ Guatemala‚ and Sweden Allen Lee Blocker Benedictine University Running Head: Hofstede Model ‚ Guatemala‚ and Sweden Abstract According to the Mooij and Hofstede (2010)‚ the Hofstede Model assumes the role of defining a culture by noting the differences inherent within. Specifically‚ this model contains five dimensions which can be applied to countries in order to spell out these differences. Dimensions used in the Hofstede model are power distance‚ individualism
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