IT at Work 1.1 Watson Wins Jeopardy‚ Leaving Human Champions in Its Silicon Dust Questions 1. Explain how Watson figured out the most likely response to win the tournament. Watson parsed the question down into keywords and sentence fragments in order to find statistically related phrases. Watson was able to quickly execute thousands of language analysis algorithms simultaneously to compile potential answers and determine the level of confidence associated with each one. 2. View the IBM demo‚ “Turning
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are included in this is the car. There has been no definite explanation regarding this phenomenon. However‚ one of the visible changes is a resident of young age prefer to use public transportation‚ bicycle‚ or transportation services provided by Zipcar‚ a start-up that provides services of car- Now‚ slowly but surely‚ the pattern of consumption society in the land of Uncle Sam began to change. They are no longer focused on the ownership of the goods‚ but at the consumption of the goods without the
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Ockham Technology – what happened? Board of Directors Raised first round from VCs (Noro-Moseley & Monarch)‚ with each getting one seat on the board Added a 5th‚ very experienced industry person Development/outsourcing – Outsourced to ThoughtMill Also hired Gus as internal development team leader Founder tensions Tensions continued to grow‚ and worsened after Ockham hired a COO Mike left Company sold in 2002 to competitor Splitting Founder’s Equity Lesson #1 Considerations in Allocating Initial
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York University Schulich School of Business Marketing Department MKTG 2030 – Winter 2014 – Marketing Management – Sections R‚ S‚ T Instructor: Linda Reeser (lreeser@schulich.yorku.ca) Section R: Tuesday 8.30-11.30am – N107 Office: N304. Section S: Tuesday 2.30-5.30pm – N107 Office hours: Tuesday 12-2 or by appointment Section T: Thursday‚ 2.30-5.30pm – N107 Description Marketing involves satisfying consumer needs and desires with the right product/service‚ priced at the right
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community resources‚ medical care‚ and recreational opportunities in communities across America. 1. Take for example the percentage of people who own a car‚ In an article titled Does Everyone in America Own a Car?‚ Robin Chase‚ founder and former CEO of Zipcar‚ stated in 2012 that 95 percent of all American households own a car‚ and 85 percent of Americans get to work by car. 2. Not only does modern transportation affect the United States‚ it also affects people across the whole world. Take for example
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Written Analysis of the Case –WAC Benguet Corporation 1. Statement of the problem The Benguet Corporation refused to submit concentrate samples to the Philippine Associated Smelters and Refining Corporation (PASAR). The Benguet Corporation faces shortage in producing their products and complying its contract to Mitsubishi Metal Corporation and complying the LOI. 2. Analysis of the case Strengths The Benguet Corporation is the major producer of copper concentrates. It was the oldest
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Oil Refinery in India An Industry Overview   Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 GLOBAL VIEW ON REFINING 3 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 8 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 9 FUTURE OUTLOOK 11 REFERENCES 12 "THE ONCE RELIABLE CONSTANTS HAVE BECOME GALLOPING VARIABLES" -ALVIN TOFFLER India the world’s seventh largest country and the second most populace nation has been a destination of unrealized potential. In the recent past it has seen as stir of economic activity changing the prim face of the
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Main factors affect the refined oil yield: 1‚ the alkali refining loss (1) for removal of colloid in hair oil‚ free fatty acid‚ moisture‚ impurities and other form of loss; (2) in the process caused by the loss of neutral oil saponification‚ emulsification; (3) theoretical calculation formula: alkali refining losses = 0.2 + 1.25 x (FFA % % + water + phosphatide content % % + 0.3% + impurities) 2‚ decoloring loss mainly for adsorption bleaching waste clay in oil absorption caused by the loss
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participate in the six-day practice‚ as one‚ I feel very honored and cherish‚ and a responsibility and hope. This practice is mainly divided into two aspects: in the lecture hall oil industry related theoretical knowledge learning and to Qingdao big oil refining and raised oil depot field visit. Practice content Theoretical study In the practice of the first four days‚ everyone gathered in lecture hall‚ study the petroleum industry theory knowledge. Only tube before there have been related course of study
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Faculty of Commerce & Economics Entrepreneurship BUSA 7393 Zipcar Amaal Nassar 1125027 25\10\2014 Introduction Feasibility analysis is the process of determining if a business idea is viable. As shown in Figure 3.1‚ the most effective businesses emerge from a process That includes (1) recognizing a business idea‚ (2) testing the feasibility of the Idea‚ (3) writing a business plan‚ and (4) launching the business. Fig.3.1 Entrepreneurship‚ Successful Launching New Ventures‚4th edition(2012)
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