compare theclinical efficacy and patient perception of steel bur‚ polymer and ceramic bur in caries excavation. Study design 40 children in the age group of 8-14 years with at least three occlusal carious lesions in any of the maxillary/mandibular first permanent molars were included in this study. The selected carious first permanent molar teeth in each patient were randomly assigned to receive restoration after cariousdentin removal withthe Steel bur group‚ Polymer bur group and the Ceramic bur group
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Leader of a Washington Native American tribe‚ Chief Seattle‚ sincerely explains Native American beliefs in a letter to President Pierce in 1855. Chief Seattle’s purpose is to inform and the President of fundamental ideas that remain honored by himself and Native Americans alike. He adopts a serious yet sarcastic tone‚ along with bouts of pathos to express to his audience the flawed logic of white imperialists. Chief Seattle’s noteworthy tone is cleverly spread throughout the letter‚ expressing love
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A company with low gearing is one that is mainly being funded or financed by share capital (equity) and reserves‚ whilst the one with a high gearing is mainly funded by loan capital. Now the question to address is which of the two (equity and debt) is cheaper to the company? The answer is that cost of debt is cheaper than cost of equity. This is because debt is less risky than equity and the tax advantage of debt over equity as discussed below: Risk: debt is less risky than equity because: • the
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AMERICAN LIGHTING PRODUCTS Case Study Business Logistics November 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 3 Analysis of the situation 3 Physical flow of goods 3 Organisational structure 3 Information management: order processing and demand forecasting 4 Performance 4 Costs 5 Identification of major issues and problems 6 Incipit 6 Initial consideration: need to redesign the system 6 Generation of alternative solutions 7 First solution:
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3. IRON AND STEEL PROCESS 5 4. CORE COMPETENCE 9 5. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 10 6. COMPETITIVE PRIORITIES 11 A Century of Trust INTRODUCTION Tata Steel Limited (NSE: TATASTEEL
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Case Study 7-2: BALANCED SCORECARDS AT BICOCO 1) They realized that balanced scorecards help the departments look beyond their own operations and they could activate everyone in the company by putting sensible goals related to the main goals of the company. Also it improves communications by providing a focal point and common language around the key value drivers of the organization and it helps IT recognized other business areas which enhance the cooperation among departments. Besides‚ it would
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1. What forces drove Mittal Steel to start expanding across national borders? Mittal Steel started expanding across national borders due to government regulations along with tough competition from SAIL and Tata Steel. Mittal Steel believed that it would be more likely to experience growth if the company would transpire outside of India. The company made its first move in 1975 when it set up a steel-making plant in Indonesia. 2. Mittal Steel expanded into different nations through merges and acquisitions
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Nucor Steel Case Analysis Questions 1. Do a five-forces (Porter) analysis of the competitive forces impacting the U.S. Steel industry. Does your analysis support Nucor’s current basic business model? The competitive forces impacting the U.S. Steel industry are that the buyers have the majority of the bargaining power‚ there are only a few suppliers‚ the internal rivalry is intense because of the price wars and lack of differentiated products‚ there aren’t any substitutes for steel‚ and there
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| American Home Products Corporation | Case Study | | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3 Culture of the Business 3 Stages of Development 3 Core problem 4 analysis and options 4 Risk analysis 5 First: The Business Risk 5 Second: The Financial Risk 6 Other kinds of risk: 7 Financial Analysis 7 The WAAC 7 Ratio Analysis 11 Recommendations: 12 References: 12 Introduction Background In 1981‚ AHP had reached sales of more than $4 billion by producing
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Chief Seattle’s Letter "The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water‚ how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle‚ every sandy shore‚ every mist in the dark woods‚ every meadow‚ every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people. We know the sap
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