WHITE PAPER READING ASSIGNMENT 4 Internet of Things at General Motors (GE): The term internet of things has been trending in the future technology prospects. There is an ocean of applications to this concept and also benefits the industries‚ by optimizing the processes‚ and saves a lot of money. One of the extensions to IoT(internet of things) is Industrial Internet (II). So the main feature of industrial internet is that machines are made intelligent enabling optimization‚ coordination and
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Executive Summary: After carefully analyzing Ford’s existing supply chain‚ I realized the main issues that Ford have are its large base of suppliers‚ suppliers does not have enough IT capability to support the requirements of Ford and it appears that Ford and their dealers have not too much communication in obtaining the accurate forecast. Meanwhile I am also aware of its highly complex nature of auto manufacturing comparing with computer industry. It would be applicable for the customers to place
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P 16-3A On December 31‚ 2008‚ Ramey Associates owned the following securities‚ held as a long-term investment. The securities are not held for influence or control of the investee. Common Stock | Shares | Cost | Hurst Co. | 2000 | $60000 | Pine Co. | 5000 | $45000 | Scott Co. | 1500 | $30000 | On December 31‚ 2008‚ the total fair value of the securities was equal to its cost. In 2009‚ the following transactions occurred. July 1 Received $1 per share semiannual cash dividend on Pine Co
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Executive Summary1 Review of Facts2-3 Issues4 Analysis5-6 Conclusions/Recommendations7-8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case is about how a company should allocate costs. Mr. Delaney is the owner of an automobile dealership that is profitable but not profitable in the area of the body shop department.. The predicament that he faces is that he needs to figure out how to allocate the costs among his different profit centers. One of the things that Mr. Delaney did in trying to
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Based on the Culver’s website and their ‘Our Story’ page‚ Culver’s goes to great lengths to maintain their mission statement. Their mission statement is that “Every guest who chooses Culver’s leaves happy” (Culver’s‚ 2016). One of the ways Culver’s strives to achieve this is how they train their crew members who are also called the True Blue Crew. As a past employee of Culver’s I can attest that one of the main goals of Culver’s is to provide fast‚ friendly service. They train their employees to
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Author Sharplin researched the Lincoln Electric Company. He dove into the history of the company‚ which was founded in 1895‚ by John Lincoln with $200 and an electric motor he created himself. He discussed how his brother came on board‚ instilling family orientation and Christian values. His brother started a merit program the employees. The employees eventually became shareholders with guaranteed employment‚ and a whole new reason for the company to do well. With this guaranteed employment
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Sitecore Case Study: Goodman – Running in 12 languages across 13 country sites from one comprehensive Sitecore platform Summary Goodman is a leading integrated property group that owns‚ develops and manages industrial property and business space across 16 countries worldwide. Goodman invests in business parks‚ office parks‚ industrial estates and warehouse and distribution centres. Goodman also offers a range of property funds‚ giving investors access to specialist services and property
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Identification and Evaluation of Alternatives The following alternatives to Penny Thomas’s Marketing plan decisions incorporate aspects of Target Market‚ Store Location‚ and Promotional Campaign. Thomas’s alternatives contain: 1. Target Market a. Families b. Young Adults c. Women 2. Store Location a. Vaughan b. Toronto Annex Area c. The Beaches d. Oakville 3. Promotional Campaign a. Toronto Star b. Now Magazine c. 104.5 Chum FM
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activities’ (Cool Beans‚ 2015: 30). At present‚ the company’s biggest expense is salaries. As the company grows‚ more staff will need to be hired which will impact their profit margins. As mentioned in a personal interview in October 2015‚ the next target of the Cool Bean Company is to make Sarah O’Connor a full-time employee (O’Connor and Johnson‚ 2015). It is important to note‚ that to date‚ the Cool Bean Company have avoided overheads like office space‚ and in fact have little in the form of fixed assets
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Part 1: 1. The name of the company. Al Futtaim Group (Motors). 2. Introduction about the company. Al Futtaim Group. It was established on 1930’s as trading business by Mr. Abdullah Al Futtaim‚ Al Futtaim is the biggest holding company in Dubai‚ as well as it have many branches around Middle east and Europe. Al Futtaim group activities have divided to seven instructors which are automotive‚ Retail‚ Electronic‚ Engineering and technology‚ Real Estate‚ Financial services and general services. (1)
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