Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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1- Consumer Behaviour. One of the most challenging concept in marketing deals with understanding why consumers behave in a certain way or do what they do (or don’t do). Two major psychological concepts are often used to explain and understand the consumer’s behaviour. The first is the so called in psychology the cognitive psychology in which the focus of the study is the mental behaviour i.e. the internal influence such as perception‚ memory‚ attention‚ attitude‚ beliefs‚ values‚ personality
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Concepts of Entrepreneurship Measured Risk Entrepreneurs are risk takers‚ staking money‚ time‚ and personal reputations to manifest their visions. But‚ like heros‚ entrepreneurs are rarely reckless. Rather‚ successful entrepreneurs take measured risks‚ weighing the stakes and the potential consequences‚ and then stepping into unknown territory to generate results. As risk takers‚ successful entrepreneurs understand that failure can be a vital part of success‚ and that learning from mistakes can be
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Smart Products and Services A smart products is an electronic device‚ generally connected to other devices or networks via different protocols such as Bluetooth‚ NFC‚ WiFi‚ 3G‚ etc.‚ that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. It is widely believed that these types of devices will outnumber any other forms of smart computing and communication in a very short time‚ in part‚ acting as a useful enabler for the internet things. Uses of Smart Services Minimize maintenance and repair
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g5349179 Reflective Essay on Product Strategy Product is one of the four key elements in Marketing Mix or 4Ps (product‚ place‚ price‚ promotion); it plays such a significant aspect for those companies who give their focus on the product which is where their strengths are‚ and this action has been called Product Orientation Method. It means the business approach that all company activities will put their attention to improve‚ re-design and refine its product quality by assuming that the customers
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APPLICATION OF MICROECONOMIC CONCEPTS TO THE ECONOMY BACKGROUND Project Description: In this project‚ you will apply the theories studied in class to analyze the microeconomic forces affecting a business. Each and every data/graph/table should have the Source with it. The contents of your presentation must incorporate concepts from the course. RESEARCH OUTLINE Choose your industry and your company - Brief background of the company. Explain the circular flow diagram and concentrate on each
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Levels of product Core product The core product is not the tangible physical product. We can’t touch it. That’s because the core product is the benefit of the product that makes it valuable to us. So with the car example‚ the benefit is convenience the ease at which we can go where we like‚ when we want to. Another core benefit is speed since we can travel around relatively quickly. Actual product The actual product is the tangible‚ physical product. We can get some use out of it. Again with the
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Strategy is defined as a marketing plan designed to achieve marketing objectives. A Marketing Strategy combines all its marketing goals into one comprehensive plan. A good marketing strategy should be drawn from market research and focus on the right product mix in order to achieve the maximum profit potential and sustain the business. The marketing strategy is the foundation of a marketing plan (http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/marketing-strategy.html). According to Forbes Magazine‚ there
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MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE DATE: FEBRUARY 11TH‚ 2013 TRIMESTER 1 YEAR 1 Question: Explain the marketing concept and its importance to an organization making particular reference to developing relationships with customers. Use an organization familiar to you for illustration. The Marketing concept is concerned with first identifying the consumer needs and then making products that give maximum customer satisfaction. According to Jobber David (Principles and Practice of Marketing‚ 2010) in
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Quality When the products are made without any errors in production the product performs very well. The product is perceived to be above average flavor and quality. It is able to accomplish a desirable flavor but still maintain a serving size with: a low sodium context under 150mg; fat content at 0 g on 98% of products‚ sugars on average 0 to 1g.; fiber content on average 6 g. The products perform poorly when these common errors occur in production: adding too much salt‚ over/under
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