formal quantitative approach to problem solving To give an intuition for managerial situations where a quantitative approach is appropriate To introduce some widely used quantitative models To introduce software for solving such models. 2 Must-Read Article Inventory • • • • “Decision trees”‚ Robin Greenwood (HBR‚ March 2006) “Note on Linear Programming”‚ Jonathan Eckstein (HBR‚ November 1992) “Sampling and Statistical Inference”‚ Arthur Schleifer (HBR‚ August 1996) “Decision Analysis”‚ (HBR
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Stanley Milgram’s (1963) study of behavioral obedience sought to understand the nature that drives humans to submit to destructive obedience. In his study‚ Milgram deceived his subject volunteers into believing that the experiment they were submitting themselves to involved learning about the effects of punishment on learning. Under this pretext‚ a subject “teacher” was to administer electric shocks to a confederate “learner” for every wrong answer in a word-pairing exercise. The subject was to administer
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What factors accounted for the extra-ordinary success of Starbucks in the early 1990s? 1. by 1992 Starbucks had 140 stores and was competing against small scale coffee 2. Starbucks went public in 1992 which helped them raise 25 million‚ allowing expansions to continue. 3. Almost no spending in marketing 4. Controlled supply chain – enforcing standard quality 5. Focused on service and the partners 6. Created ambiences with universal appeal 7. Company operated stores‚ not franchises which usually
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Chapter 25 Discriminant Analysis Content list Purposes of discriminant analysis Discriminant analysis linear equation Assumptions of discriminant analysis SPSS activity – discriminant analysis Stepwise discriminant analysis 589 590 590 593 604 When you have read this chapter you will understand: 1 The purposes of discriminant analysis. 2 How to use SPSS to perform discriminant analysis. 3 How to interpret the SPSS print out of discriminant analysis. Introduction This chapter
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Stakeholder Analysis Case Study: BYDauto Enter HK’s Electric Taxi / Bus Market Hui Qiu‚ EMBA 18 ESC Rennes Case background Hong Kong (HK) is one of the most crowded cities in the world‚ with almost the highest vehicle density. It has long been criticized for its bad air quality compared to its advanced economy. With the recently hazardous air pollution in China mainland‚ HK has been affected as well for its geographic neighborhood. The Air quality readings recently (PM2.5: 60µg/m³) have exceeded
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Toyota From: Toyota in 2009: The Origin and Evolution of the World’s Leading Automobile Manufacturer by: Charles Hill The Toyota Case study by Professor Hill includes several very interesting items for consideration. Among the most notable is the difference between Toyota’s manufacturing processes and those in use by the majority of the automotive industry‚ including the large automobile manufacturers in the United States. There are several important items that are integral to Toyota’s manufacturing
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the London stock exchange has an IT failure it could possibly mean a loss of thousands of pounds every fraction of a second. Every Risk no matter how big or small is a potential threat for e.g. a small cut on the hand could turn gangrenous over the period of time‚ what are we prescribed to do then‚ we would lose our limb‚ IT too is similar. A proper analysis and management is necessary to keep the IT in a good shape. Businesses understand IT as a risky proposition since they believe an IT system might
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National Achievement Test for: Fourth Year EXAMINER’S HANDBOOK Republic of the Philippines Department of Education NATIONAL EDUCATION TESTING AND RESEARCH CENTER Pasig City‚ Philippines 2013 EXAMINER’S HANDBOOK NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST 1. INTRODUCTION This Examiner’s Handbook is intended for those involved in the administration of the National Achievement Test for Fourth Year students. It outlines the activities to be undertaken at various
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is to Equip individuals with engineering‚ management and systems expertise to prepare them to be leaders in the identification and solution of technical and organizational problems that are complex and evolving Conduct innovative and pioneering research that continues to expand the body of knowledge in Engineering Management and systems engineering while maintaining engineering discipline diversity. Expand the boundaries of Engineering Management and systems engineering through our service to the
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TMA 1 – BMK501-Marketing Management Case Study Analysis I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The shift in consumers’ behavior and attitudes today is attributed to a number of important global developments. Chief amongst those are the changing demographics as we head towards an increasingly aging population while at the same time we are witnessing the rise of a new consumer group - the “Generation Y” or the Millennials that threaten to dictate the new rules in buying and doing business. Notably too
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