Personal Fitness Profile Beep Test The beep test is a progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance test that is used to measure your aerobic capacity and measures an athlete’s oxygen uptake. My Fitness In the Beep test I would be average because I scored 7.2. This is suitable for most occupations like the army and police force. The best result that a person could get is 10.4. Ways I could Improve and Train The main ways to improve your score is by doing repeat sprints‚ slow jogging
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Mini-Case Study: McDonald’s Corporation: Firing on all cylinders while preparing for the future McDonald’s Corporation is the largest fast food restaurant chain in the world‚ operating more than 32‚000 restaurants in 118 countries. In 2008‚ McDonalds and Wal-Mart were the only stocks in the Dow Jones to end the year with a gain. From 2007 to 2008 they raised revenues in billion dollars earning above average returns. Its ability to create value for its stakeholders is impressive‚ but this trend
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BMW: The 7 Series 1. What are the causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products? What should be done to improve “launch quality”? The causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products were plentiful and apparent all throughout the case study. For instance‚ BMW does not use pre-production tools during prototyping. This significantly lowers their opportunity to discover and fix quality problems earlier in the production process. Secondly
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TNT: “Push Button for Drama”. This commercial for a Belgian channel; which is focused on drama. This advert shows a button being placed in a street and when someone pushes it‚ ‘drama’ happens including an ambulance coming out of no where‚ a shooting reenactment and a man crashing his bike into a motorbike. The lighting of this commercial is great as it is set outside during the daytime so the light is natural and the clarity is perfect giving a easy perceivable picture. There is a large range
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The Culture at BMW With nearly 100 years in the industry the culture at BMW is an anomaly in the car manufacturing business. BMW has infused collectivism in its culture by making employees feel that they are a part of history on day-one of employment. Their managers often look to employees for answers. Problem times from years past are also told to the new employees. For example‚ when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy in 1959 and was saved by a local business man‚ these mishaps are used
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automotive industry in 1997 and beyond? How is BMW affected? In general‚ in the last decade the market has witnessed a power shift from manufacturers to consumers. The automotive industry did not escape this trend. Customers wanted to have more variety of cars‚ and more affordable ones without sacrificing quality. In order to meet this demand‚ automakers started focusing heavily on speeding up their process development as a competitive strategy. Many American and Japanese companies cut the
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Introduction In the case "Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster" the reader is immersed into the magical world of automobile marketing. The case deals with the launch‚ of the now infamous BMW Z3 roadster‚ a car that revolutionized and rejuvenated the boring American motor industry back in the mid 1990 ’s. The case talks about the successful first phase launch of this new drop top beauty. It focuses on the customers and how they suddenly picked up the marketing cues and stories depicted by the various
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Kadhurkhil‚ standing on the bank of the river Karnafully‚ is a medium sized village near Chittagong city. It has a population of approximately 15‚000; large portion of which is constituted by the Muslim and the rest by the Hindu. However‚ religious or political views have never been a problem in the peaceful coexistence of the villagers. The village has two huts‚ Chowdhuri hut and Munshi hut‚ each of which sits at alternate two days per week. Many educated and well- qualified villagers have chosen
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Entrepreneur of the Year In 2005 Ernst & Young bestowed the second Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines award to National Book Store’s founder and chairman‚ Mrs. Socorro C. Ramos. This prestigious award is bestowed to an individual that best embodies entrepreneurial spirit‚ financial performance‚ strategic direction‚ community/global impact‚ innovation‚ and personal integrity/influence. The award is presented annually in more than 125 cities in 40 countries worldwide. Hard work‚ perseverance
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I first met Alex Pekker a few years back while in high school. He was a teacher at my school. I didn’t get to know him until I went out for the bowling and tennis team and he turned out to be the coach for both teams. I looked up to him and enjoyed playing on his teams. So I decided to interview him so I could learn more about his childhood and how he grew up. Alex Pekker told me his earliest childhood memory was when he was in daycare. He told me it was snack time and they had bagels and cream
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