GENERAL DESCRIPTION This innovation‚ originally developed by Microsoft under the codename of Project Natal‚ was finally released under the Kinect name on November 4‚ 2010 and entered the Guinness World Record Book by being the fastest-selling customer electronics device . Even though it was initially designed for video games‚ it now applies to real-world uses. Kinect is a motion-sensing system based around a depth camera that enables the user to control and to interact intuitively‚ and especially
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Impact of Outsourcing Logistics Levels on Logistics Service Performance Mr. Zaryab Sheikh (Corresponding Author) Email: justzaryab@gmail.com Ms. Shafaq Rana Email: shafaq_rana@hotmail.com Mr. Samiullah Email: sami.mgt@gmail.com Ms. Sadia Umar Email: sadiaumar@ciitlahore.edu.pk Address: Department of Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan ABSTRACT The contemporary dynamic business environment is characterized by the short life span of the products due
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emitted infrared light takes to reflect back from objects it encounters‚ the device can figure out the room’s layout. A Microsoft Kinect By E r i c a NaoNE B How the device can respond to your voice and gestures The MicrosofT KinecT is the first consumer product that lets people control an interface using gesture and voice alone. An add-on for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 videogame console‚ the sensorpacked device can determine your position and interpret vocal commands‚ all without requiring
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Case: Evolution of the Xbox supply chain a. What supply chain changes did Microsoft make between the Xbox and the Xbox 360? What was the motivation for these changes? First Microsoft restructured its supply chain after learning from its experiences with the Xbox. Microsoft Xbox had already established a huge presence in the videogame market‚ but by the time Xbox 360 was rolled out‚ it had lost a substantial amount of money. "One analyst estimated that from the time of Xbox launch to the time the
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importantly it brought happiness to me and it became one of my favorite hobbies I enjoy doing even till this day. One of my favorite systems I enjoy playing would have to be the Xbox because it provides you with online‚ has the best game titles‚ and variety’s of apps to download. Online has to be one of many reasons why I enjoy playing Xbox so much. Being able to communicate with others around the world internationally wise is amazing. I get to meet new people‚ make new friends‚ socialize and best of all
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Background The beginning of Microsoft Inc. started with Bill Gates and Paul Allen writing computer program code for local businesses and municipalities. In 1975 they were inspired by an issue of Popular Electronics that showed the new Altair microcomputer kit‚ manufactured by MITS Computer. Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote a version of BASIC‚ a computer programming language‚ for the machine. Later that year Bill Gates left Harvard University to work full time developing programming languages for
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Outsourcing and offshoring Then I’d like to talk about offshoring. Offshoring is a type of outsourcing. Offshoring simply means having the outsourced business functions done in another country. Frequently‚ work is offshored in order to reduce labor expenses. Other times‚ the reasons for offshoring are strategic -- to enter new markets‚ to tap talent currently unavailable domestically or to overcome regulations that prevent specific activities domestically. The term is in use in several distinct
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literally come a long way. We have seen the Morse code/telegraph‚ the radio broadcasting era‚ the daily newspaper‚ TV‚ and finally the World Wide Web. In today’s general public we depend on high-tech communication to keep up with our education‚ job productions‚ and interactions/relationships on social networks. It is a powerful instrument that we all have become so dependent upon. Even though it can be used for helpful but positive interactions then again it can mislead us to a negative reinforcement
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of Global Value Chains: Collecting Product- and Firm-Level Statistics on Value Added and Business Function Outsourcing and Offshoring Timothy J. Sturgeon‚ MIT* Peter Bøegh Nielsen‚ Statistics Denmark Greg Linden‚ UC Berkeley Gary Gereffi‚ Duke University Clair Brown‚ UC Berkeley Final Draft: April 2‚ 2012 Forthcoming as Chapter 9 in the World Bank volume: The Fragmentation of Global Production and Trade in Value-Added - Developing New Measures of Cross Border Trade‚ based om a Trade Workshop held
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Is Outsourcing a Wise Corporate Strategy? YES: BusinessWeek‚ from “The Future of Outsourcing‚” Business- Week Special Report: Outsourcing ( January 30‚ 2006)‚ http://www .businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_05/b3969401.htm NO: Ephraim Schwartz‚ from “Painful Lessons from IT Outsourcing Gone Bad‚” InfoWorld.com (August 25‚ 2008)‚ http://www.infoworld .com/d/adventures-in-it/painful-lessons-it-outsourcing-gone-bad-032 ISSUE SUMMARY YES: BusinessWeek writers argue that outsourcing is likely
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