Essays on Forrester

Apache Distribution

Apache Hadoop refers to an open source framework that provides the users with a distributed platform for processing of large sets of data across collections of machines using simple programming paradigms (Hortonwork, 2011). The distribution allows scalability from one server to several servers, with each server rendering resident processing and storage. One of the features that make apache preferred by several organizations is its capability to hold, manage and analyze huge volumes of both structured and unstructured data quickly and at low cost. Some of the features include: Reliability-Apache distribution is resilient, and when one node fails, then processing ...

The term liberal refers to the process of supporting proposals for reforms, opening up to new ideas in pursuit of progress, and being accommodative of people’s ideas and behaviours, which can simply be regarded as being broad-minded. Classical liberalism, on the other hand, has been described as the notion that government engagement in matters of the economy within the marketplace does not serve to promote growth. In that, the market alone can be depended upon to regulate the economy by seeing to it that effective business people prosper while ineffective business people sublime. Therefore, the law of demand ...

Counter Measures to the Bullwhip Effect

Introduction The bullwhip effect is the unexpected distortion of the supply chain. It refers to the “variability of order rates” (Disney and Lambrecht, 2008, p. 3). This supply chain hazard has its roots in Jay Forrester’s Industrial Dynamics Theory of the late 1950s (Goldsby and Martichenko, 2005). Forrester was the first person to introduce the concept and simulate a model in 1961. There are many solutions to counter the bullwhip effect. The reason why there are many solutions to the bullwhip effect is because it is triggered by multiple causes. For instance, the most common cause is overreacting ...

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady is a novel by Willa Cather that was published in 1923. It is a pure classic by all means at it captured the dynamics of a vastly changing society. The period between the late 19th century and early 20th century was characterized by tussles for power, World War I and a serious redefinition of gender roles and culture. For the first time, the debate about slave trade was reaching a climax, with a new rejuvenation of the blacks and a hope that they will be able to vote within a very short time. The changes were ...

Introduction

Management acts as an intellectual asset that allows organizations to overcome different barriers to success and achieves a competitive advantage. Organizational managers need to understand different factors influencing business success in the contemporary business environment. Factors like globalization, advancements in technology and continuous innovations bring new changes in business management every day that are essential to achieving a competitive advantage in the competitive world. Traditional business management methods have no room in the modern business environment. On the other hand, business ethics play a pivotal role in the success of an organization in the contemporary business world. An increase ...

Introduction

Something that is disruptive overturns or changes the traditional way of doing things and in its place introduces an absolutely new way of doing the same old thing. Disruptive technology, therefore, can be described as a technology that displaces an established technology and in the process introduces a new groundbreaking product or service to the market (Rouse, 2014). Disruptive technology disrupts the status quo of the market, changes the way people live and work, and rearranges the pool of values. This inevitably forces other companies to either change the way that they approach their businesses or risk losing market ...

In A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, the author attributes the decline of the Mrs. Forrester’s character to inappropriate behavior. Mrs. Forrester undergoes many changes and is at the same time faced with many obstacles and struggles as a woman. Mrs. Forrester’s personality does not correspond with the environment at Sweet Waters, not forgetting other external factors that affect Mrs. Forrester such as being a widow at a tender age. The author is ultimately asking the reader not to be too quick in judging Mrs. Forrester, but to, instead, show compassion to the character who has been ...

Forrester Research

The posts highlight on the best modes of presenting reports. Ideally, the presentations that are often help in conveying information in a company set up are brief. The reports include short and long technical reports, memos, letters, and management reports. The post explains the emphasis made by Pamela Schindler and Donald Cooper on the need to meet the demands of the audience. Notably, there is the need to customize the report as per the audience expectations. The posts use an example of Forrester Research. The report takes up the structure of a formal report. For example, problem statement begins ...

Education

Participating in University Fitness Program Introduction Campus Fitness Program Overview Wellbeing is a growing trend in almost all demographics given the increasing awareness about the benefits of physical fitness. The university strongly promotes wellbeing among students by participating in campus recreations and part of the initiative was to establish a fitness gym inside the campus that the students can use for free. Apart from the usual sports and other recreation programs created as part of the physical fitness curriculum, the university also encourages the students to stay physically fit by establishing a fitness gym as a recreation facility. I ...

Lifelong learning – a critical appraisal

Lifelong learning is one facet of life which should never be abandoned by anyone. Several people go to school and terminate their studies after they leave, others have a dabble at High School while a growing number turn to College to get their degree but there is still a large chunk of people who just could not care less and leave it at that. In countries such as the UK (Forrester, Payne and Ward 1999), there is a considerable push to develop Employee Development schemes as that is seen as a win situation for all concerned.

These schemes may come in different methods but ...

Leon Uris’ Battle Cry is the product of an era in which patriotism and service to one’s country were the highest ideals. World War II was, after all, the “good war,” a fight for survival against an ideology diametrically opposed to the principles of Democracy. Published in 1953, Battle Cry rode the same heady wave that made other war stories, such as James Jones’ From Here to Eternity, so popular. Uris’ war opus is equal parts Marine rouser and combat-chronicle-cum-soap opera. As such, it helped establish a literary paradigm that Hollywood would mine exhaustively for decades, supplying a stream of movie ...