1. What is operations management and how is different from operations research? Operations Management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. The operations management of any organization involves the design‚ operation‚ and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the primary products and services of the organization. From an organizational point of view‚ operations management might be defined as the management
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION A: SIMILARITIES‚ DIFFERENCES‚ AND DEFINITIONS Gametes are mature haploid reproductive cells that unite to form a zygote that develops into a new individual. Gametes are also called sex cells. An egg or ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete whereas a sperm is a male haploid reproductive cell. A zygote is the initial cell that is formed as a result of the union of a male and a female gamete by means of sexual reproduction. The two haploid cells merge
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BIOLOGY 2020 LAB LAB 4 – Sensory Systems I. Vision 1. Know the types of photoreceptors in the retina. (Remember there are 3 different types of cones) 3 cones i. Blue- short ii. Green- Medium iii. Yellow-Red- Long 2. Why would near point accommodation change as you get older? (Think about what happens to the lens and the muscles of the eye with age) As you get older‚ the lens becomes hardened. The elasticity of the lens decreases dramatically with age‚ resulting in difficulty
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Question 1 a. The strongest economy is USA (GDP per capita‚ $PPP; 48‚110)‚ second strongest economy is UK (35‚600)‚ follow by Eurozone economy (35‚280) and the weakest economy is China (8‚400). For compare economies performances I used indicator of GDP per capita with $PPP (Purchasing power parity) because every economy have differences in population and in purchasing power parity. For example; China have higher population than USA and that mean more working people in economy (Reason for per
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anything from the present value since the costs have already been subtracted from profits. We can see that we have the highest present value of $290.87 when we use high advertising intensity. Therefore this is the recommended scenario. Q2. This question deals with margin analysis‚ we will look at incremental revenues and costs and see whether they are worth it. On the revenue side we have an increase on 9807700‚ however we also have incremental costs of television airtime‚ ad development and a loss
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EGT1 TASK 1 309.1.1-05‚ 06 A. Marginal revenue indicates how much extra revenue a company receives for selling an extra unit of output. 1. Marginal Revenue is the change in total revenue resulting from a change in the quantity of output sold. Expressed as: Marginal Revenue = change in total revenue/change quantity. B. Marginal cost is the overall change in a firms total cost of production resulting from a change in production by one unit. 1. Marginal cost and total cost are
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Chap 7 assignment questions 1- Adolescents strive for more freedom to make independent decisions. From what you have learned about the adolescent brain and from this chapter’s discussion about cognition‚ what are some of the factors that influence decision making (both good and bad) in this age group? Obviously‚ regarding what I have learned about the adolescent brain‚ and when I consider what I have studied from the precedent chapter it is questionable to think that adolescent can make as such
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Optical Distortion Inc. – Questions for Discussion 1. What characteristics of the ODI contact lens are likely to make it appealing or unappealing to different types of chicken farmers? [If desired‚ this question can be rephrased to include a specific reference to literature on diffusion of innovations.] Advantages: reduction in mortality due to cannibalism among chicken from 25% to 4‚5% decrease in egg-production loss (savings on egg-production) savings on feed expenses fast process of installing
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1. Introduce yourself Before I start‚ I’d like to thank you for give me this opportunity by conducting this interview. My name is Jing Shen‚ and you can call me Jane‚ I am from Dailian‚ I was studying and working in Ireland for last 9 years‚ I got my Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance at 2008 from Dublin Business school‚ and just before that‚ I got a certificate of Business English issued by higher education and training awards council Ireland. During my study‚ I also held various part-time
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CHAPTER 13: THE MARKETING OF SERVICES ADDITIONAL CASE STUDY NEW LINE IN MOBILE PHONES One of the oldest principles of marketing is that sellers may sell features‚ but buyers essentially buy benefits. This is a distinction sometimes lost on technology led organisations‚ and the service sector is no exception. Recent experience of the UK’s largest telecommunications company‚ Vodafone Airtouch‚ illustrates how crucial it is to see service offers in terms of the benefits they bring to customers
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