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12 Oct 2023

Learning and improvement approach in traditional construction management models

Text commentary - 2 pages - Management

The documents studied in this paper can be provided on request. Both articles analysed in this paper are linked to the engineering manufacturing area, particularly in construction, and more specifically to the acknowledgment that there is a lack of learning and improvement approach in...

29 Sep 2016
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Genetically modified foods: a feeding system in need of improvement?

Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies

Genetically engineered food has become a very controversial topic over the past few decades, and the issue continues to gain importance as more companies are producing genetically engineered/modified foods. The process of genetic engineering involves taking food products, alternating their...

13 Nov 2014
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Customer service improvement

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Anacceptable standard of customer service policy is becoming a major component in various business organizations due to the increased completion and customer awareness. The standard policy is essential to the management, employees and the potential customers. They enable the management and...

21 Jun 2010
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Operations improvement plan for Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy

Procter & Gamble (P & G) is the biggest producer of household products in the USA. The company was established in Cincinnati in 1837. After the WW2 the company began its expansion in Europe and then - to the rest of the world. The company has one of the largest and strongest portfolios of...

06 May 2010
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Transient stability improvement with unified power flow controller using fuzzy logic and Anfis approach

Thesis - 15 pages - Computer science

Transient stability is an important aspect in planning and operation of an electric power system. The application of Fuzzy logic and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) approach to power system problems has received increased attention in recent years. This paper investigates the fuzzy...

29 Jun 2010
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Facts based voltage sag mitigation and stability improvement in induction generator based wind farms

Thesis - 6 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

In recent years generation of electricity using directly connected asynchronous generator (induction generator) based Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) has received considerable attention world wide. The connection of these Fixed Speed Induction Generators (FSIG) to the Point of Common...

29 Sep 2010
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act : A real improvement or just another new law?

Essay - 9 pages - Finance

At the end of the year 2001, and during the year 2002, many financial scandals broke out and shook the confidence that had been placed in our global economy and the reliability of companies listed on the Stock Exchange such as Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Qwest, and Xerox. These scandals are not just...

26 May 2009
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Process improvement in recruitment, selection and functional design of hiring management system in relevance to IBM

Thesis - 18 pages - Human resources

Process Improvement, a methodology adopted for stabilizing and improving work tasks and systems can result in great benefits in processes in an organization by establishing continuous monitoring and control over those tasks and ensuring predictability of quality and costs. The recruitment...

31 May 2009
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Toyota Motors Corporation: A plan for organizational performance Improvement

Thesis - 8 pages - Management

Change is pervasive not only in people's individual lives but also in business organizations. Change is inevitable; it is also one of the constants in this world. Change will happen. Management theories emerged as a result of change - from the scientific management to centralized...

16 Jan 2009
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Business performance improvement: The Zara process

Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy

Nowadays, taking all brands into account, the INDITEX parent company accounts for more than 2 900 shops in 62 countries and 58 000 employees all over the world. In the same way, the number of ZARA shops is about 930 all over the world out of which 91 are in France. In 2005, its turnover was 6 741...

15 Jan 2009
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The Chinese Japanese relationship: Room for improvement in a troublesome relationship

Essay - 8 pages - International relations

I understand that the issue of the Chinese Japanese relationship may prove to be quite a sensitive issue in both countries, and I hope I will not offend anyone in any way, with this presentation. I tried to present the facts and analysis as objectively as possible to highlight the problems and...

17 Jun 2008
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Impact of feminism on the ability of women to make notable strides and improvements in certain areas of their lives

Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education

When the feminist movement formally began in the late 1960s, many women saw the movement as an opportunity to raise the American consciousness about critical issues that had long impacted the ability of women to acquire social, political and economic equality. Although it is evident that feminism...

06 Nov 2008
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Improvement of plants via plant cell culture

Essay - 6 pages - Biology

The techniques of plant cell culture facilitate the rapid production of variant cell lines via selection procedures similar to those employed in microbial systems. These variant cell lines are useful in research into the genetics and biochemistry of plant cells and in biotechnology for production...

28 Apr 2008
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Forecasting in a travel agency - Flaws and improvements

Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Business strategy

This project investigates the importance of forecasting in a travel agency. Operating in an industry, which is heavily subject to seasonality and trend features, travel agency should be able to identify appropriate forecasting techniques to improve its current practices and to add value to its...

11 Dec 2007
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Karl Marx and Immanuel Kant on the Improvement of Society

Thesis - 4 pages - Literature

n the Preface to Ecce Homo, Nietzsche writes, “The last thing I should promise would be to “improve” mankind.” Although it was not Nietzsche's aim to improve life for the majority, it was the main focus of many of the writings of his predecessors and contemporaries....

24 Aug 2022

Improving the Company's Production and Retail - Purdy's Chocolates Undercover Mission

Case study - 3 pages - Catering marketing

The Chief Executive Officer of Purdy's Chocolates noted that, for a company to keep growing and expanding, there was need for the top management to become aware and alive to the employees' and customer's opinion and view (Reality, 2014, p. 1). It was for this very purpose that she asked one of...

20 Sep 2022

Business Plan: how to improve life in Indian slums?

Business plan - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Ninety years ago, there were only 251 million people in India. Today, there are 1.2 billion. Overpopulation threatens the environment of the country. Overpopulation and rural exodus have led to informal urban development, leading to the development of slums in and next to the cities. Therefore,...

29 Mar 2016
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How is technology improving sustainability in fashion ?

Essay - 7 pages - Management

From the literature review that was carried out, it was evident that sustainable technology that is environmentally friendly and will not lead to the extinction of any animal or plant species is requisite in these modern times as seen in Gwozdz, Netter, Bjartmarz, &Reisch (2013) research....

04 Feb 2006
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The Lead User Method: A solution to improve new product success in rapidly changing markets?

Dissertation - 77 pages - Services marketing

Innovation, a crucial dilemma to be successful. Innovating is crucial for a company in order to satisfy its customers ‘expectations and to cope with the competition in a market place which is everyday more and more challenging. However, coping with the competition doesn't mean offering...

07 Jul 2008
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A proposal for improving the existing strategic quality management framework that is already in place in GE

Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy

The central goal of this investigation is to provide a strategic quality management (SQM) implementation plan for an organization. General Electric has been selected as the organization most in need of this type of program. Although the organization has a long history of implementing Six Sigma as...

07 Jul 2008
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Broad review of interface, its micro-and macro-environment, issues for development and potential mechanisms for improving outcomes

Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy

In recent years advancements in technology have revolutionized a number of industries, even those that have been widely established for a number decades. Interface, Inc. has been no exception to this reality. The largest soft floor covering manufacturer and marketer for more than 30 years,...

15 Jan 2009
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Why should a company improve its employees' working conditions? Inquiry on Bouygues construction

Essay - 8 pages - Human resources

How can business improve people's lives? That is the issue of this inaugural seminar, and we decided to study a sector where there are real risks for employees, such as the building trade. On this way we chose Bouygues Construction, because we were sure that such a worldwide company would provide...

30 Mar 2009
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To what extent might the constitution of the United Kingdom be improved if provisions from the constitutions of other states were incorporated into it?

Thesis - 5 pages - Political science

All modern states have a constitution, albeit each is very different. The main purpose of a constitution is to restrain government, in the sense of ensuring that governments are not arbitrary. Government must be carried out according to established rules. These rules are the constitution. The...

23 Apr 2009
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Drawing to improve writing

Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies

Every child has a unique ability to express themselves from the early age of scribbling to the sophisticated work of a college graduate. In most cases, it is our natural instinct to draw; therefore children need to implement drawing into their coursework to be successful in their writing....

27 Jul 2010
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Assessing and improving customer satisfaction

Thesis - 4 pages - Management

In a world of commercial competition at present, customer satisfaction is a key data that leads to business success. The manager needs to provide tools to determine objectively and accurately the needs of his customers and determine their satisfaction and track improvements that would have...

29 Sep 2010
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The Dasani brand and its positioning - A case study to improve the brand image

Case study - 48 pages - Services marketing

portfolio. Successful in the United States and other parts of the world, the company has both positive and negative points. Even though Dasani is a successful brand, it is currently undergoing a difficult time with its marketing strategy and communication mix with respect to its target market....

20 Apr 2009
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The importance and advantages of improving the quality of worklife

Tutorials/exercises - 36 pages - Management

It was around 1900 that F.W. Taylor developed what are commonly known as the Principles of Scientific Management which till today form the basis for designing jobs in most organizations. The traditional job design of scientific management focuses mostly on division of labor, hierarchy, close...

08 May 2009
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Sales-side process automation to improve integration: An exploratory research

Dissertation - 51 pages - Business strategy

The customer has always been important. Peter Drucker, the dean of management consultants, once remarked: “Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two and only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results: all the...

08 Jun 2009
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Improving the power factor of a circuit

Presentation - 51 pages - Physics

The power factor of a circuit implies that how efficiently power is being consumed or utilized in the circuit. The greater the power factor of a circuit, greater is the ability of the circuit to utilize apparent power. Thus if the power factor is 0.5, it means that 50% of the power is being...

03 Jun 2008
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Is multicultural education a paradigm for improving education?

Essay - 5 pages - Educational studies

Over the course of the last 45 years, the process of multicultural education has emerged as one of the most notable paradigms for student development. Although multicultural education is often seen as antithetical to more traditional educational paradigms, the reality is that this process has a...