aircraft components‚ part relationship and compatibility rules. The module installed‚ allows Air Canada to ensure that qualified technicians are available before they schedule maintenance‚ which means that the company will be more time efficient and organized. As well as the system monitor the inventory which will also reduce cost and time of ordering a product‚ the system itself will indicate which product is in shortage and will immediately order it. 3. Give examples of three decisions supported
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Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow‚ Corporate Finance‚ and Takeovers Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract The interests and incentives of managers and shareholders conflict over such issues as the optimal size of the firm and the payment of cash to shareholders. These conflicts are especially severe in firms with large free cash flows—more cash than profitable investment opportunities. The theory developed here explains 1) the benefits of debt in reducing agency
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Diana Molinari G-3 12/17/14 What Drove the Sugar Trade? It is no exaggeration to say that the foundations of the modern globalized world were made of sugar. In the 15th century Europeans first encountered its sweet delights and by the late 1600s sugar growing had taken firm hold in the Caribbean. There are a few factors behind how this product became so popular. These factors are consumer demand‚ labor‚ and land. After the discovery of sugar‚ the demand for it was dramatically high. Consumer demand
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Cost allocation for indirect costs Cost Pool – Set of costs that are added together before being allocated to cost objects on some common basis Cost Driver/ Allocation base Cost Object Cost Driver Rate = Total Costs in Pool/ Total Quantity of Driver Where total quantity of driver = practical capacity of driver Cost of excess capacity = Cost Driver Rate * Excess capacity Predetermined overhead rate - cost per unit of the allocation base used to charge overhead to products. Predetermined
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fields. (The Norwegian currency is the krone‚ which is denoted by Nkr.) The company uses a sob-order costing system arid applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year‚ the following estimates were made for the purpose of computing the predetermined overhead rate: manufacturing overhead cost‚ Nkr360‚000; and direct labor-hours‚ 900. The following transactions took place during the year (all purchases and services were acquired on account):
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2.) Gate Turn Off Thyristor A. Introduction Gate turn off (GTO) is a type of thyristor that can be turned on and turned off. The turning on and off of the device can be accomplished by applying the correct voltage in the gate terminal. Applying a positive voltage to the gate terminal turns the GTO in on state while applying a negative voltage turns the GTO in off state. GTO advantages : ➢ High voltage and current capability. ➢ Low cost. ➢ Low
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The Arms Trade is one of the world’s biggest industries employing many hundreds of thousands worldwide. It involves large‚ rich‚ prosperous countries such as the United Kingdom‚ the USA‚ France and Russia selling weapons to other countries. Over 75% of the weapons sold by the UK in 1989 were sold to poor‚ developing countries such as South Korea‚ Sierra Leone and Liberia. At first‚ there may seem to be nothing wrong with this common practice but a closer look reveals the brutality and horror behind
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Quantifying individuals ’ trade-offs between privacy‚ liberty & security: The case of rail travel in U.K. Abstract Public transport systems have been targets in several terrorist attacks‚ notably in recent years‚ resulting in tight security measures worldwide. However‚ individuals ’ privacy and liberty often conflict with efforts towards safety and security‚ making it difficult to assess the benefits of security measures balanced against the costs (e.g. citizens may be stopped‚ searched and asked
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Introduction of performance appraisal | | 2.2 | Some definitions of performance appraisal | | 2.3 | History of performance appraisal | | 2.4 | Terms in performance appraisal | | 2.5 | Process of performance appraisal | | 2.6 | Pre-requisites for Effective & Successful Performance Appraisal | | 2.7 | Objectives of performance appraisal | | 2.8 | Purpose of performance appraisal | | 2.9 | Challenges of performance appraisal | | 2.10 | Approaches of performance appraisal |
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arrangements (Rau & Hyland‚ 2002; Bevan‚ Dench‚ Tamkin‚ & Cummings‚ 1999). In our study we will focus on flexible work schedules as a sort of flexible work arrangements. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of schedule work schedules on the employees’ performance and if the job type is affecting the relationship between the flexible work schedule and employees’ performance. Literature Review Definition of flexible working hours Flexible working hours is a way of arranging working
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