Essays on Cycle

Omer Bese

Supervised Asst. Prof. Fusun Tut Haklidir

Energy Systems Enginering

Istanbul Bilgi University 2014

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES LIST OF SYMBOLS/ABBREVIATIONS 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Goal of the Study 3 1.2. Renewable Energy Sources 3 1.3. Geothermal Energy 3 1.3.1. What is Geothermal Energy? 3 1.3.2 Geothermal Reservoirs 4 1.3.3 Present Status of Geothermal Energy 7 1.4 Geothermal Applications around the World 7 1.4.1Geothermal Applications in Turkey 8

Flash steam power plants 10

Single Flash 10 Double Flash 11 Triple Flash 11 Binary Steam Power Plants 11 Binary Cycle Types and Differences 11 Organic Rankine Cycle 12 Kalina Cycle 12 Positive and Negative Ways 12 Companies that Produce Binary ...

Life Cycle Costing

Life Cycle Costing The life cycle costing method accumulates all the costs associated with the production of the specific product from the beginning to the end of the production. The life cycle costing method tells and assists to the management of the business in making the price of the product more competitive as compared to the competitors in the market. The life cycle costing method accumulates and tracks all the costs to be incurred in the production of the new project before decision making. The life of any product is divided into five stages according to the life cycle ...

A1. Explain how enzymes act as catalysts in biochemical processes (e.g., fructose metabolism, glycolysis); A2. Explain how a deficiency in aldolase B can be responsible for hereditary fructose intolerance; A4. Discuss the specific substrate acted on by aldolase B during the breakdown of fructose; A5. Explain the role of aldolase B in the breakdown of fructose by discussing the products of the reaction. Enzymes are proteins that work as catalysts in reactions. A catalyst is something that is neither created nor destroyed during a reaction. Instead, an enzyme is shaped such that when the substrate reacts with the enzyme ...

Introduction3

1.1 Purpose of Report..3 1.2 Outline Structure3 2.1 A structured reflection based on Kolb’s Learning Cycle..4 2.2 Peer Review6 3.1 Discussion of the significance of Organizational culture upon the employees with reference to organizational structure.7 3.2 Peer Review.10 4.1 Workforce Planning Presentation..10 4.2 Peer Review.12 5.1 Conclusion13 5.2 Future Plans.13

References .14

Managing People and Organizations Introduction Throughout this course, the class has presented with several vital information that will help to progress in the workplace and beyond. The information that has sustained in the following development of my career path is Kolb’s Learning Cycle. The world is constantly ...

Marketing concepts are approaches that are used by companies to market their products, satisfy consumer expectations and increase profits. Consumer expectations and preferences are the biggest influences of the choice of a marketing concept. In the process of satisfying customer needs, the company achieves its objective of making profits or increasing its market share. There are many concepts of marketing such as market segmentation, product cycle and customer satisfaction. These concepts are used in various industries because of their flexibility and effectiveness. Market segmentation aims at dividing the market into groups that have homogeneous needs. Product cycle model is ...

Travelling salesman problem is a grouped as a NP-hard problem. The problem involves identifying the shortest route that a sales man would follow to visit several cities. The travelling salesman problem model several problems of real life applications. There are approximations algorithms developed to solve the problem. However, an exact feasible solution to the general Travelling salesman problem has not been developed; although, the problem has been under research for more than half a decade. Small traveling salesman problems have been solved using exact algorithms developed through various methods, such as genetic algorithms. ...

Geothermal power plant operates under various cycles: single flash steam cycle; double flash steam cycle; triple flash steam cycle; kalina cycle; and pure cycle power plant. These cycles are discussed below.

Single Flash Steam Cycle

Single flash steam cycle is as illustrated in figure 1. Figure 1: Single flash steam cycle (source (Chegg)) The liquid is tapped from the production well. It is then flashed to a required pressure. The vapour separated from the liquid in the separation chamber is then passed to the turbine. The liquid from the condenser and separator is reinjected back to the well.

Double Flash Steam Cycle

This cycle has two flash ...

Although Cash and Operating Cycle are both the measure as in what time period, money flows back into business, but they both differs marginally in terms of aspects of cash flow they measure:

Operating Cycle:

This metric indicates the amount of time it takes for the company to get the money invested in inventories back into cash. The metric is purposely called operating cycle as the process of purchasing raw material, processing it, selling the items and using the cash recovered from customers and then again using the cash generated to purchase the raw material will go on until the company ...

Abstract

A hybrid car is a car used to drive the drive wheels more than one energy source. Hybrid car called the vehicle driven by using the hybrid power plant. A distinctive feature of the hybrid power plant is to use two or more sources of energy and their corresponding engines that convert energy into mechanical work. Some sources of information used, the term "hybrid engine", which from a technical point of view is incorrect. Despite the diversity of sources of energy (thermal energy of gasoline or diesel fuel, electricity, compressed air energy, the energy of the compressed liquefied gas, ...

Introduction

The public concern about food production sustainability has increased of late because of the increase in the world population as well as the growing natural resources insufficiency. Although numerous sustainable practices of cultivation have been developed up to now, the overall impacts of the introduction of these sustainable practices into the farm management are still vague. The life cycle assessment plays a crucial role in assessing the environmental impact of the whole systems of production from the life cycle point of view. Although some countries have applied LCA to the agricultural systems, its applications to the production of rice ...

A cycle is a serious of operations repeated systematically to get the desired result. On the other hand, cycle time is the ample time required to complete a cycle. Cycle time represents time that is needed to complete a process. This is mainly applied in manufacturing process and performing activities that requires fixed time to get the desired result. In quality control, time is defined for every activity in the process. This ensures that each activity is accorded enough time for a complete conversion or processing. In standard operations, cycle time is calculated as working hours per day/daily quantity ...

TEXTILE DESIGN

The Mysterious Cycle: Fashion Repeats Itself The fashion cycle has been happening since people started wearing clothes. A basic fashion continues eto repeat thougou history. Trends and fashions seem unique to customers who buy and wear the fashion during a particular decade. In clothing skirt lengths change over the years. The hem of a dress or skirt cycles from shorter to longer over decades. This essay discusses the theory of fashion cycles and some examples in fashion and fabric. Fabrics of many varieties and compostions are used for fashion and interior design. There are new styles that are affecting ...

Chemistry

Thermodynamics of Refrigeration

In the olden days winter was the best time of the year for cold drinks, sorbets and ice creams because ice was readily available. Without a thorough understanding of thermodynamics our communities might have to be brought their ice in an ice wagon just like in the olden days. The laws of thermodynamics were developed by scientists and used when processes of the Industrial Revolution were developed. The physics of heat transfer are applied in order to transfer heat away from the portion of a refrigerator or air conditioning that needs to continually cool the air. ...

Introduction

The essential aspects of software engineering project are the use of several agile software development techniques to improve the quality and the productivity of the software. Scrum is one such significant method that has greatly been used in the recent years to control the process of software development. According to Cohn (2010), we cannot change or improve what we cannot measure. With Scrum metrics, we can be able to measure and improve the software development process more effectively and efficiently. Scrum is defined as an iterative agile method of software development that can be used to manage and control ...

Operating cycle for a firm is the average time it takes from the receipt of raw materials for production to collection of cash from the sale of finished goods (Megginson & Smart, 2008). On the other hand, cash conversion cycle for a firm is the average time it takes from the payment to suppliers of raw materials to the collection of cash from the sale of finished goods. The difference between the two emanates from credit trade agreements between a firm and its suppliers such that the firm pays for the raw materials received at a later date. The difference ...

Today, it is of the greatest importance for every company on the market to introduce a system of business metrics as it help to estimate whether the company is successful and whether it has reached its goals for the set period of time. In general, business metrics is a system of quantifiable measures that are commonly used to track a specific business process or the company’s activity in general. Use of the system of business metrics is aimed at determining whether the company is financially healthy and moves in the right direction.

Slide 2 – New Business Metrics

Today, there are many different key ...

Internet Encyclopedia of Garbage

- Term: Nitrogen Cycle Page of Coffel text:

Term: Nitrogen Cycle Page Title: The Nitrogen Cycle: Processes, Players, and Human Impact Organization Operating Server: Nature Education Hyperlink: The Nitrogen Cycle: Processes, Players, and Human Impact Brief Justification of Web Site as Appropriate: This page is from the Nature Education Knowledge Project. It explains the nitrogen cycle and illustrates how important it is for the survival of ecosystems which sustain plant and animal life. The implications of human interference with the nitrogen cycle are also explained.

Web Site No.: 2

Term: Nitrogen Cycle

Page Title: Water Treatment Solutions

Organization Operating Server: Lenntech Hyperlink: Water Treatment Solutions Brief Justification of ...

Abstract

This research sought to understand how operation management, total quality management and information management lead to effectiveness and efficiency in the process of offering a service. In order to understand dynamics in the process of the human resource, it is important to obtain information regarding the process of offering a service in a given organization. The intent of this research is to determine the processes at Bus Cleaning Club Company. Through the analysis of data, the research intends to determine whether the company is experiencing any operational problems. This was determined by identifying the processes that are used in ...

Introduction

Majority of the residents of Wisconsin enjoy travelling on the scenic roads as well as highways of the county. Unfortunately, during the motorcycle scenic travels, the riders and their passengers may be involved in accidents. Motorcycle accidents have been devastating, and such accidents have been extremely experienced in Wisconsin, USA. During the accidents, the people involved may suffer injuries that are due to the failure to have safety measures in place. External protection can be of a great save against injuries caused by motorcycle accidents. One external protection measure that has been attributed to preventing people from injuries is ...

Introduction

With the rise in globalization pressures, it has become necessary for businesses to expand their operational activities and serve more targeted audience or population to capture more market share. Additionally, businesses do this activity to create more shareholder wealth as wealth. In this regard, one of the biggest challenges which financial managers come across is the maintenance of the liquidity position of the business. It is important to every organization to keep itself liquid to keep its credit and counterparty risk to a sustainable level . One of core concepts in this situation is the investigation into the Cash Conversion ...

Book Review

Introduction Cycles: The Science of Prediction by Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin, published March 1947 by Henry Holt & Co. NY. This is a much-criticized book but it is very importance in the field of economic development. In this book the authors have tried to shows that the 54-year price-production cycle of commercial activities and the 18 1/3 year Real Estate Cycle have much more importance than any other cycles in forecasting the situation of the economy presently. The authors have name the 54-year price-production cycle as a "Kondratieff Cycle" and the "long wave" because its length is ...

Lately there is a fierce debate going on whether not the organic farming has the capacity to provide food for 6 billion people in the world. Organic farming is a form of agriculture which is more eco-friendly emphasizing on natural way of food production. Unlike conventional farming in which copious amount of fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides are used; organic farming relies on natural means like compost, manure and other natural sources of fertilizers which are not produced in a chemical plant (HDRA). Organic farming does not use any synthetic fertilizers or artificial means to control pests and weed. Instead ...

Business Cycles

Generally a business cycle is defined as a cycle consisting of a period of declining aggregate economic activity that is followed by a period of rising economic activity. The low point of the contraction is called the trough and the high point of the expansion is called the peak. According to Macroeconomic Schools of Thought; “a macroeconomic model that focuses on real, rather than monetary, causes of the business cycle”.

However a renowned website describes business cycle as;

“The term business cycle (or economic cycle) refers to economy-wide fluctuations in production or economic activity over several months or years. These fluctuations occur around a long-term growth trend, ...

The doctor suspects mitochondrial disease which can occur at multiple levels in different mitochondrial processes. To help the doctor determine where the defect might have occurred:

1. Explain what would happen if the interconversions of the Cori cycle occurred and remained within a single cell.

The cori cycle refers to a pathway of carbohydrate metabolism which links the processes of anaerobic glycolysis (glucose breakdown) in skeletal muscle tissue and glucose synthesis that is gluconeogenesis in liver cells. Anaerobic glycolysis is the major source of energy in form of ATP for skeletal muscle cells when they are under intense activity; ...

(City, State) The Cori cycle, which is also referred to as Lactic acid cycle, is a metabolic pathway where lactate that is produced through anaerobic glycolysis taking in the muscle moves to the liver to be converted into glucose. The glucose produced is then taken back to the muscles to be converted again to lactate. They activities in the muscle get their energy from the breakdown of molecules of glycogen through the glycogenolysis. This process results in the production of a glucose molecule in the glucose-1-phosphate (G-1-P) form. The G-1-P is then converted by the phosphoglocomutase enzyme to G-6-P, ...

The response by this student is not sufficient and is not to the point. The student goes off the topic that is asked and talks about the American Standards regarding sex crimes. This is not what was required. Nevertheless, the issues that the student raises are valid and to the point. It is true that standards of sex crimes have evolved in America and even in the world all over. Actions which were considered to be criminal some years ago are no longer the case. This is attributed to the development in education and awareness of the responsibilities that ...

Introduction

Inventories are the raw materials which the company has stored for use in production. Inventory management refers to the policies and inventory models that the company uses to conduct its operations. There are different kinds of inventory management models which are dependent on the nature and types of inventory that the company holds.

There are certain factors that have to be considered when considering the optimum inventory model. There is the ordering cost which is the price the company pays to the supplier for placing an order. It is assumed that the ordering cost has a variable and a ...

Abstract

Before making any decision on the choice of an investment plan, it is very important that the individual carries out an intensive evaluation on the available investment options. Real estate is a very significant part of investment portfolio due to its numerous advantages and the les associated risks as compared to other forms of investments. As a Personal Retirement Plan, I opt for real estate. In this work, I have thoroughly investigated the theories and literature on real estate as an investment plan, and examined the both the benefits and the risks associated with such kind ...

Living organisms depend on biochemistry to power various chemical reaction cycles which are important for the overall biological functioning of an organism. Chemical reactions occur at a specific rate in certain conditions and require input energy (activation energy) to be supplied before a reaction can begin. Since a reaction cycle consist of many consecutive step, slowing one step slows down the whole cycle. Enzymes are proteins which act as catalysts in biochemical reactions and speeds up reactions to rates that are high enough for biological functioning. Enzymes manage this by providing an alternative reaction route with lower activation energy.

The breakdown of ...

In the world we live in today we are constantly bombarded with news that we are destroying our world. Organisations are clamouring for people to go green and try to do their bit to save mother earth or so we don’t lose her forever. People are still divided on what to believe or even what little contribution they may be able to do to make a difference in their world. Many people feel like they are just one person and are therefore too small to make any kind of change. However I know that if everybody had that ...

The glyoxylate refers to the anaplerotic pathway of the TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle, which enables growth in organisms using C2 compounds and bypassing the steps that generate carbon dioxide in the TCA cycle. The two unique enzymes that are used in this route are malate synthase and isocitrate lyase and malate synthase (Dunn, Ramírez-Trujillo, & Hernández-Lucas, 2009). Another notable difference between the glyoxylate cycle and the TCA cycle is that the glyoxylate cycle uses two molecules of acetyl CoA enter in every turn as compared to one acetyl CoA molecule used in the citric acid cycle. Just like ...

1. Introduction

Climate change is only one of the adverse affects that experts claim would result from global warming if it were not prevented from happening through the decrease or elimination of greenhouse gas emissions. As such, experts have constantly warned governments about the possible risks. Already, we see this happening in the natural disasters that we’ve experienced over the past two decades. One such incident recently happened in Jeddah, particularly in the year 2009, when heavy rains caused an extensive damage to the city.

In this regard, this paper will perform an analysis of the said 2009 ...

Enzymes as Catalysts

All known enzymes are catalysts. Enzymes have a number of properties that make them catalysts. To begin with, enzymes accelerate the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up them or altered by the reaction (Luciano, 1983).similarly; enzymes accelerate rates of chemical reactions without changing the equilibrium between the products and reactants of the reaction.

Metabolism of Fructose in the Liver

Once fructose is absorbed, it is rapidly taken up by the liver by glucose transporter, GLUT2(Bozzetti,2006).The fructose in the liver is rapidly metabolized by the enzyme fructokinase into fructose -1-phosphate.Aldolase B enzyme acts on the substrate fructose -1-phosphate.The enzyme ...

Mountain pine beetle (MPB) (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) is a bark beetle that lays eggs within the vascular system of the mature trees of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta). First known epidemic infestation was recorded in 1994 in the forests of British Columbia (BC). Prior to 1994, the infestation was negligible, owing to the fact that extreme low temperatures of winter killed the beetle, thereby curbing the problem. In the past two decades, however, due to global warming the winter temperatures are not low enough to kill the beetle. This has escalated the problem of deforestation and thereby has unbalanced the ...

Introduction

Economy experiences macroeconomic fluctuations over time that affects economic growth. The aggregate output, consumption, investment, net export, and employment may tend to grow over time but then drop suddenly. Economists continue to discern the current condition of the economy and where it is heading so that they can effectively deal with future economic events. Macroeconomic fluctuations mainly involve changes that occur in the demand-side of the economy, which determine the gross domestic product. GDP= C+I+G+NX Gross domestic product is never constant, but change due to many reasons like changes in government policies mainly in interest rates ...

1.1: Structure and Function of reproductive organs

Diagram of female reproductive organs

AC 1.2 Testosterone, Progesterone and Oestrogen Oxford definitions of Testosterone, Progesterone and Oestrogen. These are as follows: - Testosterone: Testosterone is a steroid hormone stimulating development of male secondary sexual characteristics. - Progesterone: Progesterone is a steroid hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation. It is also used in oral contraceptive pills. - Oestrogen: A groups of steroid hormones, which promotes the development, and maintenance of female sexual characteristics. The Menstrual CycleInterview of three women regarding their experience of menstrual cycle. Three women, Mrs. A, Miss B and Mrs. C, were ...

Affiliated institution

Geothermal Binary Rankine Cycles Abstract This report is for a LOW-BIN (Efficient Low Temperature Geothermal project. The main objective is to study and recommend specific optimal Rankine cycles using water as the primary source of heat. The water is at a temperature of 1600C. This Rankine cycle is using R134 as working fluid for the geothermal power machine. This project is supposed to generate electricity from low temperature resources with profitable operation down up to around 600C. The main Rankine Cycle parameters and components are idealized. This is as found in the shell, the tube condenser and the heat ...

The Product Life Cycle

The life cycle of a product is divided into four stage based on the revenue generated by the product or service. The life cycle concept may apply to a category of product or brand with varying duration for different products or brand. The stages that a product goes during the product life cycle include introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage, and decline stage. During the introduction stage, most companies concentrate their efforts in advertising and promotion to make consumers aware of their product. Because of low sales and high cost, most companies tend to lose money during this stage. ...

Report on Case 1: Diagnosis of Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

Enzymes act as biological catalysts, they speed up biological reactions and are also capable of regulation. Enzymatic reactions can be anabolic – where a new substance is built from smaller ones; or catabolic – where a substance is broken down to yield simpler molecules. In the example of fructose, enzymes catabolize this simple sugar to substances that are intermediates of the glycolytic pathway, allowing fructose, a 6-carbon sugar, to be used by cells to obtain energy in a way similar to glucose (also a 6-varbon sugar). Aldolase B is one of the enzymes involved in the catabolism of fructose, and its ...

Chapter 7 Classroom Process Management

What are the three elements of “process management”? Design Control Improvement (never ending) (inputs) (such as reduce variation) - Design ensuring that the inputs to the process, such as materials, technology, work methods, and people are adequate, and that the process steps are well-defined, mistake-proofed, sequenced properly, lean, and understood for consistent and effective execution. - Control assessing whether the process performed as planned and the process output is on target. - Improvement continually seeking to achieve higher levels of performance in the process, such as reduced variation, higher yields, fewer defects and errors, and so on. - ...

Any firm should pay attention to its inflows and outflows of the cash in order not to become a bankrupt. Thus, focusing on operating cycle and cash conversion cycle, which include all cash flows in and out of the firm, its financial situation can be easily estimated. Regarding operating cycle, it is the period of time from the moment the firm spends money to buy raw materials till it receives money from sales of products (Baker, p. 163). Also, it includes the duration of work-in-process and finished goods and time needed to sale these products. As for the cash ...

Business Cycles

Economic or business cycles are fluctuations in economic activity (economic conditions), consist of repeated compression (economic recession, recession, depression), and expansion of the economy (economic recovery). Cycles are periodic, but usually irregular. Usually (in the framework of the neoclassical synthesis) are interpreted as fluctuations around the long-term trend of economic development. Cyclicity in the development of a market economy is explained, first of all, by the influence of internal factors inherent in the system itself. The mechanism of the "invisible hand" of the market on the basis of economic laws (laws of supply and demand, competition, capital accumulation) is ...

Vice President of Operations, Part 2

Vice President of Operations, Part 2 Apple Inc. Corporation was the production company that was opted for deliberation within this paper. Apple Inc. denotes the multinational company that produces mobile phones that are inclined with the latest technologies. As a result, it has earned the mobile platform the name smart phones due to the features that they have on them. That substantiated that the corporation was well renowned and that its operational strategy was working as it was expected. The operational strategy can, therefore, be abided by to offer the company with all that is needed for it to ...

Introduction

In the United States alone, statistics show that one in every four women experience domestic violence (NCADV, n.d.). The National Coalition against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reported that around 1.3 million women in the US have been victimized and subjected to physical assault by their partners. Although domestic violence affects both men and women, NCADV reiterated that 85 percent – the majority – of all victims are women. Other alarming facts about domestic violence is that in most cases, women do not report these violent incidents to the police due to fear. Moreover, in families, children witness violence between their parents, which ...

This report comprehensively discusses the significance of keeping financial records and how financial information available in the financial statements of an entity help wide range of stakeholders in assessing company’s performance to make viable economic decisions. Moreover, as follows the report also defines the budgetary control process and different costing methods and their effects on short term and long term performance of the business. I would also like to discuss the statutory requirements of recording and reporting financial information for entities operating in the United Kingdom. There are several reasons for companies to retain their financial records. In ...

Introduction

For an organization to survive and keep growing in its complex and ever changing environment of various conflicts, it is, however, essential to consider bearing the insight focus and direction. uTodo is developed software enabling an individual to-do lists fast, and to manage those tasks efficiently. It is a program that features hotkeys with a possibility to save tasks automatically hence no recurrent saving of changes. However, this paper will focus on the relevance of methodologies using cloud based services such as Define-Design-Build processes, the Boyd's cycle and six-sigma. It will, therefore, focus on the importance of Boyd's cycle ...

1. The effective and ineffective cycles are similar in some ways, although they have opposite effects. What are the similarieties? What are the effects of each? Share your personal experiences with both of these cycles. The effective cycle occurs when the manager has confidence in the performance of the employees. Minimal supervision is applied since he acknowledges the aptitude of employees doing a magnificent job and this result in higher performance levels because the employees feel cherished and valued; while in the case of ineffective cycle, the manager may use force and set rules to be followed by employees ...

Water and Its Unique Properties

Water is has a unique physical and chemical properties which are essential to life and to the earth processes such as climate change. Water molecules generally consist of one oxygen atoms and two hydrogen atoms. However the atoms do not share equal electrons thereby making water slightly charged—exhibits polarity. Water molecules interact with other water molecule through a weak hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds allow water to interact also with other polar substances. Water is known as the universal solvent. Thus, it has the capacity to dissolve various polar substances like ammonia and nonpolar substances such as methane (Freudenrich, ...

Introduction

A dish washer is a mechanical device that is used in the cleaning of eating utensils and dishes. They are mainly found in restaurants and homes. The existence of the dish washing device has become a staple in many homes because, unlike the manual dish cleaning process, dishwashers spray the hot water in the temperature range of 55-75 degrees centigrade on the dishes. This has made dish washing process easier and eliminates the danger of breaking utensils and injury that is associated with mechanical washing.

Design concepts

The best dish washing devices are designed to reduce the probability of inflicting injury ...

Short title-Modeling the Water Cycle

Full title- Effects of weather on water cycle and modeling the parameters of water cycle for experimental purpose Lab 5 - Experiment 1: Modeling the Water Cycle Hypothesis: Despite water existing in three different forms, namely, solid (ice or snow), liquid (water) and gas (water vapor), the total amount of water on the earth remains constant over time (Gunn, 2013).

Post-Lab Questions

- Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do you know?

Our hypothesis states that the total amount of water on earth remains constant over time.

The hypothesis is confirmed. Reasons-

The weather prevailing on earth at a given point of time comprises of the different processes related to conversion of water ...

Abstract

This case study seeks to highlight the operations of 7-Eleven, the world’s leading retail convenience store chain with the aim to understand its business model on which its promotional strategy is based. The research and review of literature revealed that 7-Eleven has a promotion strategy based on value creation and product differentiation. Since its establishment, the company has undergone a tremendous change which has seen it evolve from a traditional convenience store to a multi-billion dollar convenience chain with a majority of its operations on foreign shores. It intends to utilize the same values to promote its existing ...

Introduction

Realistically, certain lifecycles are experienced in all products and services. The term life cycle refers to the period between products/service first launch into the market to the products or service final withdrawal. During a products or service life cycle, significant changes may be experienced depending on the behavior of the product in the market and the marketing objectives. An increase in profits is always the major objective or goal for an organization that is introducing a new product in the market, therefore, management of a product life cycle is very important. Technology is improving and developing every day and ...

• Assuming a constant rate for purchases, production, and sales throughout the year, what are Casa de Diseño exists operating cycle (OC), cash conversion cycle (CCC), and resource investment need?

The existing Disenos’ operating cycle (OC)

=average collection period + average age of inventory = (75+ 110) days = 185 days Existing Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) = OC - average payment period = (185 – 30) days = 155 days Resources needed =cost of operating cycle investment ×CCC365= ($ 26,500,000 ×155)/365= $11,253,425 • If Leal can optimize Casa de Diseño’s operations according to industry standards, what will the company’s operating cycle (OC), cash conversion cycle (CCC), ...

Instruction

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a process of scheduling, selecting/picking, and evaluating a healthcare information system (Agarwal & Mohan, 2011). According to Garmany, Walker and Clark (2005) these four stages have a number of tasks within each stage. Garmany et al. (2005) indicates that, in this stage, problems are identified and picked as opportunity for advancement. Notably, the organization at this level is determined by whether the new system is required and if needed, is it financially feasible in the current time. After determining that the new system is needed, the requirements of the user are put into consideration. ...

System development life cycle originated in the 1960’s when there was a need to develop large-scale business systems. The aim of the cycle is to develop high-quality systems based on customer’s requirements, and that meets and exceeds the clients expectations. The cycle ensures that systems are delivered within budget and the estimated time frames. The cycle has planning, designing, building, testing and delivering as the work phases (Radack 2009).The cycle begins with initiation and concept development which define the scope of the system. This is followed by planning where the plan for the project is developed, ...

An accounting cycle is defined as a process of identifying, collecting and analyzing financial transactions. The process of accounting cycle ends with the analysis of financial statements which includes income statement, balance sheet and cash flow. The process of accounting cycle is repeated during each reporting period. The entries are first posted to a journal and then posted to respective accounts. With the advent of accounting software, a lot of posting has been reduced and the double entries are managed by the software. The accuracy of the software reduces efforts of an accountant. The various steps of an accounting ...

Introduction

The study caters to the introduction of a product (DataStickies) and the paper will indicate three cycle marketspace matrix after developing the TOWS matrix related to the product. The TOWS matrix is utilized to identify key performance indicators for the innovative product within the project so as to understand the future opportunities for the product within the industry. The DataStickies in a design concept for graphene-based flash drives launched in the market, and it can also replace USB data drives in the future (Weihrich, 2008). The USB drives may be inconvenient to use because of its precise insertion and ...

Economists are interested in immigration for two reasons: their impact on the labor market and what progress these immigrants are contributing to the United States economy (Edmonston, 1996). There is much discussion about these immigrants in this area of study. These two areas of concern are important because research shows that the labor markets have changes considerably due to the changing contexts of recent immigrants. Not only are the labor markets being changed, but they way homes are shaped and culture bounds are formed (Johnson & Menounos, 2008). This research leads us to believe that further conceptual work is needed ...

The piece by Goolsbee is ahead of its time. It talks about economics and how the wealthy are taxed. The effects of this are outlined and discussed in the paper. It speaks of the more responsive taxation when the top 10% of the most wealthy in the country pay taxes, and what happens to these contributions. With the recent economic crisis, this paper is very relevant and can be put into practice. The GDP and business cycles of the United States are discussed below in relation to the theory presented by Goolsbee. The distribution, effects and higher tax rates ...

Life cycle cost analysis is a method that is used in assessing the total cost of facility ownership. In its assessment, it takes into account all expenditures of purchasing, possessing, planning, design, construction and acquisition, operations, repairs, restoration and rehabilitation, devaluation and the cost of finance and replacement or disposing of a building or building system. It is an important economic tool of analysis in selection of alternatives that impact current and future costs.it compares the initial cost and the least alternative in a twenty year duration.it is also referred to as “cradle to grave” or “womb to tomb” ...