Essays on Dashboard

Question 1

1.1 In her taxonomy, Joh (2005) describes private policing as law enforcement activities offered through agencies owned and controlled by private individuals. That said, unlike their public counterparts, private police officers concentrate on property loss, preventive techniques, private justice, and safeguarding personal interests. As such, these entities mainly operate as parallel entities, each focusing on their individual duties in law enforcement. This taxonomy is both useful and an excellent beginning in the categorization of various forms of private policing as explained below. On the one hand, some of the existing classifications include publicly contracted, protective, intelligence, and corporate security ...

Introduction

Technological advancements have been sweeping across different facets of the economy like bush fire. The education sector has not been left behind in the adoption and application of technology to streamline their processes. Several universities across the globe have taken a paradigm shift from the traditional manual records management to the digital records management (Alavi & Leidner, 1999). In this paper, we are going to propose a comprehensive University database used for data storage, extraction, and processing.

It is assumed that the University is currently using a manual paper-based records management system It is assumed that the University already has ...

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Abstract

A Marketing Dashboard is important for the measurement of business and growth in any organization. The marketing dashboard for SAIC is based on the nature of its businesses, customers and industry. The dashboard was designed to give a quick overview of key success metrics to the Board and Management. It was based on four parameters – Business, Brand, Customer and Employees. The measurements are done on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis as defined in the document and where necessary and ...

Performance reports/dashboards are essential key metric tools in the health care system since they assist managers especially nurses to have access to up-to-date holistic data concerning the wellbeing of the patients, the state of the facility financially, work operations/schedules and the quality of care rendered to patients. Additionally, it saves time that a health practitioner would use to go through a pile of files manually and compile a comprehensive report for further analysis. A dashboard in my place work (St. James Hospital) where I work as nurse manager would be critical in improving health care services to our clients ...

Business

Engaging on a task that requires development of a dashboard to enable an effective approach in monitoring the performance of key strategic initiatives encompasses significant amount of resources including expert workforce. On the other hand, the cost of developing the dashboard is outweighed by the benefits of deploying a KPI dashboard, which includes allowing the management to closely monitor the company’s overall performance. This is also the motivating factor that would encourage a CIO in undertaking the task of developing the KPI dashboard. Another reason for the development of the dashboard is to equip the company with the ...

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment

Source: IRENA (2016)

Renewable Energy Capacity Country Data

The primary sources of renewable energy for each of the three countries are indicated as follows; Argentina- hydropower Bolivia- hydropower Chile- hydropower In Bolivia, solid biomass had the greatest increase in the generation capacity compared to the other sources of renewable energy. The capacity increase from 16 in 2006 to 52 in 2015. In Chile, there was significant increase in the generation capacity of almost all the energy sources. However, hydropower showed the largest increase in the energy generation capacity between the year 2006 and 2015. The capacity increased from 5093 to 6320 between the years.

Policies to Support Renewable Energy

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Abstract The intensive care unit in most hospitals plays the role of providing care to patients dealing with life-threatening conditions. The technological and other set ups in these hospital units are vital in ensuring that these patients continue to receive the best regarding care while with the intentions of having them emerge with desirable outcomes. There are however challenges relating to the care that these patients receive since, in most cases, they are usually under mechanical ventilation. A patient under this condition faces the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia if the ventilators are not handled with the required care. ...

Advance Information System Security: SpiraTeam ALM

Cybersecurity concerns have recently become prevalent among varied organizations, presenting credible and real threats to business organizations when they occur. Cyber security attacks that are complex, of diverse nature and of unprecedented scale are possible to result in huge economic losses to the business organization. Specifically, business organizations must guard against determined efforts by cyber security attackers to gain access to commercially sensitive data that include key negotiating positions, gaining access to unauthorized government information, exploitation of information systems security weaknesses that target its business partners, subsidiaries and supply chain both home and abroad, and stealing of intellectual property ...

There are a number of achievements that I have managed to accomplish on an individual level and also on a team level. Despite the progress, there are also challenges that I faced in some aspects of my job. I managed to overcome some of the challenges with the help of my colleagues especially the close friends that we share a lot. Further, there are also some aspects that I am currently focusing on so as to create a positive impact in the tasks arising in my line of duty.

Progress made on most important aspects of the job

Within the given deadline, I managed to complete data analytics ...

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Business Intelligence Dashboard Proposal

Part A For Stan Executive Summary Stan is a company based out of Australia. It is in the business of online streaming of selected movies and TV programs. It offers unlimited viewing of these kind of videos based on subscription at a minimal cost (Pash, 2014). Stan is owned by StreamCo, which is a joint venture of Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax Media. These companies together invested $50 million Australian dollars each into Stan or StreamCo in the month of August 2014 (White, 2014). The main competitors of Stan are Quickflix which is ...

Established in 1938 by Lee-Bying-chul, Samsung is a multinational company that manufactures electronics. The company initially started as a trading company, but expanded its portfolio into electronics by the 1960's, and has since become one of the most well-known and recognized brands globally. The company is noted for its viability and its powerful influence in its headquartered city, Seoul, South Korea, but is a cultural icon around the world in that it seeks to powerfully make the world better through business diversity. This objective includes creating high-tech electronics, digital media, semiconductors, skyscraper and plant construction and medicine to name ...

2016-02-16

Summary As we know, nowadays managing projects becomes more difficult with each passing year: the number of tasks increases, the staff expands and more software appears. In this case, special web-based packages become very useful in project management. Let’s analyze one of such programs. AceProject is the name of the project tracking software. It aims to manage tasks, timesheets, different documents and expenses. This software is cloud-based and it is available in any popular browser – Google Chrome, Mozilla, Internet Explorer and Safari (Aceproject.com, 2016). AceProject has been developed twelve years ago. Nowadays, more than two million projects have ...

Introduction to the Product

Takata is an airbag manufacturing company. It manufactures and supplies airbags for all kinds of vehicles. The company is a B2B concern and deals with the small and big corporations in the automobile sector. The products of the company protect the people riding all types of vehicles from injuries and loss during road accidents. The business is top ranked among the companies spending on innovative systems and research and development in Japan. The operations are not confined to Japan only. It is a multinational concern now supplying the air bags systems to the other countries of the world. The ...

Value Stream Mapping

Our organization’s strategy is based on the narrow buyers segment that is focused on differentiation of services. In the Porter’s Five Generic Competitive Strategies, the approach is known as Focused Differentiation Strategy. The organization is a consultancy firm that provides services in the field of Telecom Engineering, Defenses communication, and Transport sector with Telecom operators being the largest segment of our market. Our specialization in the field of telecom engineering consultancy has generated for us a very well know brand in our market as one of the top Telecom consultancies in the region. Although our market niche ...

ADT is a data collection and analysis company that provides subscription software tools to its customers. The main functions of ADT is to assist its clients in decision-making. It uses the large and consumer related data such as consumer profiles and purchase patterns etc. ADT provides an option to the clients to log into the portal where software for organizing the huge data according to their requirements. The clients can subscribe to the services of ADT by paying for usage time or annual fee basis.

The current information in the database of ADT is raw information. It is stored ...

I. Long-term Objective Statement

A. Statement

1. The sales revenue for Wendy’s will increase by 25% over the next four years.

B. Justification

1. Wendy’s sales have been projected to rise by 25% with the initial opening of more of its outlets and franchises in the Asian market. The Indian and Chinese markets offer a great potential to Wendy’s as a global fast food chain (The Wendy's Company, 2014). The revenue will further be boosted with more introduction of healthy foods in Wendy’s menu in all it franchises (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2007). Healthy eating has emerged as a key determinant ...

LA1: Five most important concepts or theories

General environment (Week LA): When shopping for a vacation house, for instance, I would need to check the location of the house: the population density of the immediately surrounding areas, its proximity to a commercial area within a short drive, and similar factors that makes my short vacation comfortable. Of course, I will have a certified building inspector review the structural aspect of the house as well as the water and heating systems. Resource-based theory (Week 3 LA): When planning for an extended trip to Europe and Asia, I will be checking first the available time I have, how ...

Introduction

The comprehensive CPR system is a tool that provides its users with critical examination of trends in the long run and a review of an agencies performance following the outcome measures. The CPR Dashboard has three major components.

The Major Components of the CPR Dashboard

The CPR Dashboard system provides numerous critical performance measures including statistics for various organizations and agencies The performance management application is one of the main constituents of the CPR Dashboard (Brown, 2003). It enables the system backend to collect data input which can then be accessed and published at a later date.

The performance management application can therefore provide for essential reports and statistical data for various entities.

Dash board/Analytics tool is the second constituents of the CPR Dashboard ...

According to Laudon and Laudon (2006), virtual reality is a type of information system that emulates a real world situation and transforms it into a digital context whereas augmented reality incorporates digital data and information into real world context. A virtual reality system creates a total immersion of users’ mental, visual and even aural experiences of the real world into the system. Augmented system on the other hand augments the system experiences and virtuality into the real world.

Why is augmented reality so appealing to marketers?

Augmented reality is one of the new marketing techniques taking toll of the market, Laudon argues that the main reason is because of the fact ...

Microsoft Sync is a technology invented in 2009 by Microsoft Inc. The Sync Framework allows for offline synchronization of applications, devices, and services. Sync enables developers to design systems that share data from any source and any store and over any network and protocol. The sync framework supports tools that enable features such as roaming, taking data offline, and sharing of data [3]. Also, Sync supports custom providers such that data from multiple sources can be incorporated into the synchronization process. This enables peer to peer synchronization, which is a major feature of the Sync framework [2]. This is a paper on ...

Body Cameras and Police Policies

Abstract In the United States, significant attention has been placed on law enforcement use of body cameras. Police body cameras are small devices that are attached to the officer’s uniform or worn as a head piece that record police interaction with the public. Both supporters and opponents of the use of these cameras have cited several reasons for their stance and the issue remains controversial. This paper takes a deep look at this issue with particular focus on the importance and the role of police body worn cameras. Some of the major aspects that will be explored in the ...

Operations management is very crucial a process in the control of activities and decisions involved in the production, maintenance and delivery of goods and services. In encompasses all the activities and responsibilities that are employed in managing resources in production, maintenance and delivery of products and/or services. In at least every organization, there exists an operations arm that is mandated with such tasks of decision making and responsibility taking in trying to manage a company’s resources. This arm of management is usually headed by an operations manager who is responsible for supervisory work in managing these resources that form the ...

Toyota Motor Corporation is an automobile producer based in Japan. Globally, the company has about 338,875 employees as of march 2014 (Toyota Global). Moreover, in the year 2012, Toyota Corporation was the biggest automotive manufacturer in terms of production (OICA correspondents’ survey), when it has produced more than 10 million vehicles. In the year 2014, the company was ranked as one of the biggest companies in Japan in terms of revenue and market capitalization. For several years, Toyota has produced many of the most innovative and the best cars in the world. Moreover, the company is a leader in ...

Overview of the Quality Improvement Plan

The nursing shortage puts a strain on the present nursing workforce. With unfilled nursing positions on the one hand and a high demand for services on the other, innovative staffing patterns are needed to optimally manage the existing human resource in nursing to effect the best patient outcomes. In the perioperative setting, this was accomplished by permitting nurses from one surgical speciality to float to or cover for nurses in other specialties during times of shortage. However, this proved problematic because the specialisation of nurses prevented them from matching the skills needed in the areas there were floated to. Thereafter, ...

XBOX

Xbox is a video gaming product. This gaming brand is owned and created by the Microsoft Company. The video gaming brand was initially introduced in the United States in the year 2001.The Microsoft company was the first company to develop a more distinct video gaming product. So far, the company has produced a series of video gaming brand. To date the company has released three series the 6th, 7th and the 8th gaming consoles. Xbox does not only develop video games application, but it also produces Xbox live, which is an online service and online streaming. From these internet-based features, one can ...

Toyota Motor Corporation is an automobile producer based in Japan. The company has about 338,875 employees globally as of march 2014 (Toyota Global). Moreover, in the year 2012, Toyota Corporation was the biggest automotive manufacturer in terms of production (OICA correspondents’ survey) where it has produced more than 10 million vehicles per year. In the year 2014, the company was ranked as one of the biggest company in Japan in terms of revenue and market capitalization. For years, Toyota has produced most innovative and best cars in the world. Moreover, the company is a leader in both Camry sedan ...

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Introduction

This application database named 'Budget Car Rental' is being maintained by an imaginary company to process car rentals for customers. It is a small business based in Melbourne. They mainly rent out Luxury Cars and 4X4, sport, supercars. The database consists of tables for customers, cars, and order processing. Customers need to be a member to be able to rent cars from Budget car Rental Service. In order to service the demands of customers and to run the business smoothly, the company needs to know how many numbers ...

Project managers have a critical task that involves guaranteeing that each project is completed in the time frame and budget given. “A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.” (BrainyQuotes, 2013) In projects, project managers are held accountable for the performance, good or bad. Performance management is a tool that is effectively used in order to maximize the success of the projects. Performance management consists of multiple mechanisms and tools that are combines to track and report the set targets in a project. Companies that are successful invest the money, time, and resources into projects making sure that they ...

Overview

Before tackling the relationship the HITECH Act have on scorecards, key performance and dashboards, defining its context is equally important as exploring the aforementioned relationships. Having said that, HITECH Act is defined as the is a law signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009 with an objective to improve the quality of healthcare while maintaining a reasonable cost and invest on related infrastructure to make the America’s medical records completely computerized. In addition, the full implementation and use of EHR (electronic hospital records) will help to reduce waste, the need for repeat medical tests and eliminate red tape (Athenahealth, ...

Simulation Proposal Dashboard: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab

Introduction Simulation proposal dashboard presents a critical analysis on the manner in which a specific project would be executed to meet its intended goals and objectives. Studies have confirmed that simulation proposal dashboards help in the identification of the areas that require radical improvement in a proposal that fosters the attainment of the project’s objectives (Bagust, Place & Posnett, 1999). The paper presents a Simulation proposal dashboard for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project. The evaluation of this program will especially be helpful to the management of Vanderbilt children hospital and patients who seeks for health services from the ...

Innovativeness has been one characteristic that shapes companies. In the current world where competitive advantage is considered a very important aspect of business, a company has to keep up with the trend and implement new technologies applicable to the business in order to increase efficiency and productivity of the employees and likewise to be able to give satisfactory service to the costumers. However, the implementation of new technological business ideas does not guarantee outright success. Careful planning and feasibility is required and of course the cooperation of everyone involved in the process. It is not cheap to shift to new business ...

Computer systems at Panther Industries should contain advance processor, Ram with high speed bus and large capacity hard disks. All systems should have high speed local area network card to ensure quickly access to network resources. Wi-Fi connection should be provided to employees in order to connect from mobile devices. VPN connection should be installed to allow access to data server from any remote location. Latest version of Microsoft Windows 7 is needed to be installed on all PCs. Windows Server 2008 should be installed on servers for the security and access control. Windows 7 have best security features. ...

Answer 1. Virtual reality is a computer-generated, interactive, three-dimensional environment in which people get immersed. Augmented reality is an exciting new way of creating richer, more interactive experience with users and future customers. Users of augmented reality or AR tools maintain a presence in the real world. On the contrary, in virtual reality the user is completely immersed in a computer-generated environment. Augmented reality mixes real-life images with graphics or other effects (Abernathy, P). Answer 2. As companies get more comfortable with augmented reality, marketers are developing creative new ways to use the technology. Marketers often use this tool as it ...

Different parts of a car are made of different material. The choice of material to make different parts of a motor vehicle is influenced by factors like amount of stress handled by the part, cost of material compared to other alternatives and purpose of the part e.g. decoration etc. These are some of the factors the determine type of material a motor vehicle part is made of. An example of material and part on a car made using the material is given below. (A) Ferrous alloy 1.0 Part made of ferrous alloy

Engine components e.g. bolts and nuts, engine ducts and ...

Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms

Abstract Gartner is a company that provides business intelligence to any IT company in any field. With the knowledge that Business Intelligence is getting the right information to the right people at the right time through the right channel, Gartner delivers the knowledge quickly in order to make the right decisions swiftly (Rud, 2009). Gartner uses various research methodologies through their many years of observing business trends, which include Hype Cycles, Vendor Ratings, Magic Quadrants, Market Forecasts, Market Scopes, and Market Share Analysis. This paper discusses the Magic Quadrant, which is one of Gartner's best tools, as ...

22nd May, 2011

In physics and in physics it is a belief that ones safety is not related to the speed in which one is travelling or moving in but it is rather how fast you stop. When a collision occurs ones safety will not be based on the speed in which he was moving in before the collision occurred, but rather it would be matter of how fast he stopped when the collision occurred. The urgency in which one stops a moving object during a collision process would dictate the magnitude of the collision. A person who reacts and stops the car ...

Definition of Six Sigma

Six Sigma is a methodology of managing performance of processes. It does not only include improvement of projects but also all the steps which help in improving its success.

The steps involve:

Can be most successful if the leadership has a commitment to the philosophy and methodology that it entails. At each operational level, Process owners should be identified. They will be charged with the responsibility of tracking their group performance and hence determining the actions to be taken when some sort of improvement is needed. Some training should also be done to the Process owners so that they ...