Electronic Version VOL 4 / ISSUE 2 / AUGUST 2009 / 20-30 © 2009 Universidad de Talca - Chile This paper is available online at www.jtaer.com DOI: 10.4067/S0718-18762009000200003 Using Visual Analytics to Improve Hospital Scheduling and Patient Flow Janna Anneke Fitzgerald1 and Ann Dadich2 University of Western Sydney‚ Centre for Industry and Innovation Studies 1 a.fitzgerald@uws.edu.au‚2 a.dadich@uws.edu.au Received 8 January 2009; received in revised form 24 May 2009; accepted 15 June 2009
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Breakdown the perceptual process There are multiple steps in the perceptual process. The steps consist of Environmental stimulus‚ Attended stimulus‚ Image of the retina‚ Translation‚ Neutral processing perception‚ Recognition‚ and Action. The environmental stimulus consists of every object in the universe that has a potential to be perceived. This will consist of anything that a person can see‚ hear‚ taste or even smell. It may also involve the movement of a person arm and leg or even the change
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Consequences of Refugee Flow and Mixed Migration ABSTRACT There are 214 million estimated numbers of international migrants worldwide. In 2010‚ there were 15.2 million refugees around the world (IOM‚ 2010). There are as many factors responsible for this large number as there are impacts. The impacts can be viewed as it relates to the migrants and the refugees themselves as well as it relates to transit communities‚ host communities in particular and Host countries in general. The dominant hypothesis
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Process Consultation Paper “Process Consultation is a set of activities on the part of the consultant that help the client to perceive‚ understand‚ and act upon the process events that occur in the client’s environment in order to improve the situation as defined by the client” (Schein 1988). The purposes of this essay is to examine some of the contextual factors of how group dynamics evolve and the role of a process consultant‚ by exploring the similarities and differences that characterize
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1-DISCUSS WHAT MANAGERS DO USING HENRY FAYOL`S FUNUCTIONS APPROACH‚ THE SYSTEMS APPROACH PERSPECTIVE AND THE CONTIGENCY OR SITUATIONAL APPROACH.BRING OUT IN YOUR OWN PRESENTATION THE ADVANTAGES AND PITFALLS OF EACH APPROACH (25marks) Every organisation‚ regardless of its size‚ has developed and implemented its own concepts in order for it to run smoothly and accomplish the vision‚ goals and objectives it has set forth. As such according to Henri Fayol functions of management‚ is broken into five
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The communication process 1. Source (the sender) The source of a communication event is usually a person attempting to send a spoken‚ written‚ sign language‚ or nonverbal message to another person or person. The perceived authority and experience of the sender are important factors in influencing how much attention the message will receive. 2. Message The heart of a communication event is the message‚ which is a purpose or an idea to be conveyed. Many factors influence how a message is received
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NURSING PROCESS APPLICATION TO NURSING PROCESS RHIO ANNE FLORES FELICIAN COLLEGE Felician College Honor Code:I pledge on my honor that I have neither given nor received inappropriate help on this paper. Signature:_________________________________ ABSTRACT Nursing Process is a method in professional nursing to identify‚ diagnose‚ and treat human responses to health illness. It has a series of steps which are assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation and
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irrespective of the quantity produced • ex: rent‚ insurance‚ depreciation‚ office overheads Variable Cost – costs that vary directly with the quantity produced • ex: direct labor‚ direct materials‚ sales commissions Break-Even Point – the point of production at which Total Revenue = Total Cost Total Revenues = P X Q Total Cost = TFC + TVC Total Variable Cost (TVC) = VC/unit X Q Contribution Margin (CM) = P – VC/unit Total Contribution = (P – VC/unit) X Q BEP: BEQ = TFC/CM Break-Even Sales:
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Relationship Management The aim : v to manage customer relationships v in an organized way supported by the salesprocess v based on v methodologies v softwares v collaboration : open/web‚ integrated/company server‚ ... vResource SDRC : “0 Sales Process” PLM software 21/10/2012 2 Why do a company need a salesprocess? ? 21/10/2012 3 1 27/10/2012 Why do a company need a salesprocess? 1. “To guide company and salespeople the way to success 2. To appear a customer as a
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Fishwick‚ eds. TRAIN STATION PASSENGER FLOW STUDY Janice P. Li Booz-Allen & Hamilton Three Gateway Center‚ Suite 1625 Newark‚ NJ 07102‚ U.S.A. ABSTRACT With the increasing demand for public transportation due to congested highways‚ trains have become one of the most viable alternatives‚ especially for daily commuting. While transit agencies are excited with the increasing ridership‚ they are also challenged with a higher volume of passenger flow and longer queuing lines at the existing stations
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