Abstract The explosion accident that occurred on board the offshore platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ it killed 165 people and cost billions of dollars in property damage. It was caused by a massive fire‚ which was not the result of an unpredictable accident but caused by accumulation of errors and questionable decisions. The destruction of the platform by an explosion and the subsequent massive oil and gas fire showed that the potential hazards of the offshore industry were greater than had been
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dimension[edit] Alpha Waves had players bounce on platforms in 3D as early as 1990. The term 3D platformer usually refers to games that feature gameplay in three dimensions and polygonal 3D graphics. Games that have 3D gameplay but 2D graphics are usually included under the umbrella of isometric platformers‚ while those that have 3D graphics but gameplay on a 2D plane are called 2.5D‚ as they are a blend of 2D and 3D. The first attempts to bring platform games into 3D used 2D graphics and an isometric
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Ackley: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook‚ 10th Edition Writing Assignment: NCP: Planning‚ Implementation & Evaluation Due to Evolve dropbox by 10/29/14@ 11:59 PM Nursing Process Case Study - Mrs. Ross (Wound Care) Case Scenario “It isn’t fair. I’ve worked so hard all my life‚ I don’t deserve this‚” thought Mrs. Ross as she looked down at her right leg where a large wound gaped open. Two weeks ago‚ she had a femoral-popliteal bypass‚ which got infected. The wound was opened up and was healing slowly
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their nearest competitors‚ and more users than the rest of the top 10 developers on Facebook combined. Barring any massive systemic disruptions to the platform‚ Zynga’s dominant position and the accompanying network effects are likely to ensure they stay there for years to come. Zynga’s largest advantage is in their analytics and their game platform. They have a vast user base to Alpha Beta test everything‚ including in-game copy‚ virtual goods‚ etc. They have an analytics team that’s able to analyze
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of those who cannot compete otherwise? Or is this a powerful new way of forging ahead with collective intelligence? Do you also see this happening in the offline world‚ in non-IT companies? Opening Up to Collaboration By making their software platforms available to all‚ companies such as Amazon‚ SAP‚ and Google are building an engine for growth by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams As president of SAP’s Product & Technology Group‚ Shai Agassi runs product development for the world’s largest
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2. Business platforms – Danaher has organized its businesses under several growth platforms as opposed to being individual entities. Each platform is led by a company that is considered a key player in the market it operates in. Each newly acquired company is folded into one of the existing platforms. This structure allows every platform company to share resources‚ activities and knowledge. 3. M&A activity – the corporate M&A team worked with BD in each of the platforms as well as with Strategy
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MOHAMED ELAMIN | 15795 | 4 | UMOH ETIMBUK BASSEY | 15649 | 5 | SHERZOD KAMILOV | 14181 | This assignment is based on a comparative analysis of offshore structures. FIXED PLATFORMS BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Fixed platforms‚ like the name imply are platforms that are fixed to the sea bed. The legs of these platforms are made of concrete or steel or in some cases both concrete and steel. These legs extend all the way to the bottom of the sea. It could either be fixed or weighed down to the sea
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Abstract: The accident that happened aboard the offshore platform Piper Alpha in This summer 1988 wiped out 167 people and price vast amounts of dollars in damage to property. It had been triggered with a massive fire that was not caused by an unpredictable “act of God” but of an amount of errors and questionable choices. Many of them were rooted within the organization‚ its structure‚ methods‚ and culture. These business factors are generalizable with other industries and engineering systems.
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Case 1: The Italian Shoe Company The Italian Shoe Company is a New York‚ family owned company now in its sixth generation. The company started in 1823 making shoes for men and women based on designs that were popular in the growing Italian community of New York. In the early years‚ it struggled to survive. But over the years‚ particularly from the start of the twentieth century‚ it has prospered. The sixth generation owner -Adamo Pedone- is a very wealthy person. Currently‚ the company produces
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In the technology area there are three interrelated changes: (1) the emerging mobile digital platform‚ (2) the growth of online software as a service‚ and (3) the growth in “cloud computing” where more and more business software runs over the Internet. IPhones‚ iPads‚ BlackBerrys‚ and Web-surfing netbooks are not just gadgets or entertainment outlets. They represent new emerging computing platforms based on an array of new hardware and software technologies. More and more business computing
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