Essays on Loops

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It is the belief of most people that when stronger law enforcements are applied, it will help in getting the drugs off the market, thereby making the streets to become safe. However, the evidence that exists with the Drug Abuse Council challenges this belief. The council confirmed that an increase in the price of one bag of street heroin in any given month from $7 to $9, there would be an increase in the number of revenue-raising crimes from 11,000 per month to 12,000 per month due to heroin trade alone (Friedman 1).

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Businesses have a common goal of achieving success and uniqueness that helps them to stand a mile ahead of their competitors (Chattopadhyay et al., 2012). However, over the recent years, many companies have embraced the concepts of merger and acquisition in efforts to exploit their business potential fully. Mergers and acquisitions are important drivers of growth for a particular organization. Companies have come up with business and international level strategies that will help them to yield high profits. The Kellogg Company has acquired companies and the Publix Supermarkets, Inc. have not acquired mergers and solely operates within the U.S. ...

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Various methods of hazard analysis has been developed. Two of these processes are System-Theoretical Process Analysis (STPA) and Safety-Guided Design Process. This essay is going to focus on STPA and Safety-Guided Design Process. The first part will focus on STPA and it will the process of using STPA including the background behind it and how the technique is reflected in systems engineering. There is also a description of how the process is used to accommodate human controllers. The second part of the essay will focus on the Safety-Guided Design Process and how it is applied in industrial robotics. There ...

SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEERING

Question #1 What are some possible negative outcomes of having replaced older electromechanical controls with computerized and digitalized controls? Before the era of computerized and digital controls, electromechanical controls were widely used. The switch from electromechanical controls to the computer and digital controls were motivated by the advantages the latter controls offered. For example, computerized and digitized controls not only offer a greater flexibility but also the ability to reprogram them dynamically when there is a need to change utility operation characteristics (Willis, 2004). Despite their disadvantages, computerized and digitalized controls have been found to play a key role ...

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Agile Project Management comprises several PMLC models. They provide guidelines on how to achieve project goals by prescribing specific solutions that are geared towards the success of those goals. Different PMLC models are applied in different projects to suit the specific characteristics of the project or project sub-system and the goals of the subsystem (Sawant). This paper analyzes the Pizza Delivered Quickly case study and proposes different PMLC models that should be applied to the various the subsystems of the project based on the unique characteristics of the sub-systems

Pizza Factory Locator Subsystem

The Adaptive PMLC model best fits the subsystem. The Adaptive ...

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The purpose of the assignment is to present recommendations for NCOA through using the Senge’s five disciplines of the learning organization. It has been determined that the organization is suffering for the issues system archetypes such as shifting the burden and limit to growth. The organization is not able to deliver the latest knowledge of supply techniques. The top management of the organization lacks in personal mastery, as leaders preferred traditional systems and wanted that instructor also follow the same. The failure of the organization in achieving its goals is the evidence that the firm is suffering from ...

The limits of what music is have long been contested. Terry Riley’s “You’re No Good” and Steve Reich’s “Come Out” are great examples of this. Basically, they both attempt to examine the repetition of the same exact bit of music once and again. Even though this had been attempted before in forms such as cannons and the whole play in the form of motifs, for example, their use of technology allows them to be even more exhaustive in their presentations. For instance, they both have a significant portion of the piece of music be a direct ...

1) What is the importance of Geodesy for Surveying? Why do you think that Geomatics

Should students know about Geodesy? Discuss

Geology enables the determination of the alignment of land, including the position, territories, portion and shape through the application of theodolites, land data systems or other geodetic survey tools. Also, it is through geology that resulted in the creation of the GPS (Geo Information Satellite) systems which as a result has resulted in the optimal exploration of space and regionally associated information. Besides, geodesy for surveying, aids in the assessing the quality of control information to regulate the necessity for extra survey information for ...

The concepts and principles related to study of a management issue

The Concepts and Principles Related To Study of a Management Issue Management theories have been developed by scholars to combat administrative matters in corporate companies, but they have not been successful enough to fight issues such as fraud, embezzlement, poor leadership among other issues (Larry, 2016). It is apparent that the government of the United States had to find ways to combat these management problems to avoid scandals that were devastating to the economy. Even with developed policies, the managerial sector is still facing diverse challenges that need strategies that target individual leaders and employees. According to Larry upon ...

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Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya - (Buddha of the Future) Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Ca. 3r century Introduction The significance of the term bodhisattva lies in the way it is used to designate Buddha-to-be. A bodhisattva is destined to become a Buddha as he progresses towards awakening because of his self- motivation and unique qualities. Buddha Gautama refers to his bodhisattva’ in his pre-awakening experiences and how he overcame fears during bodhisattva’s struggles. Bodhisattva gradually develops a clear division between unwholesome thoughts and wholesome thoughts. On considering these formulations, it is safe to assume that the idea of Bodhisattva ...

Mona Lisa portrait caused a stir when it was out on display for the first time. According to history Mona Lisa was not so special, but just a young wife belonging to a Florentine merchant known as Giocondo. According to records, "Mona" was a prefix which stood for "Madonna" or rather "Mrs." The Portrait belonged to the high Renaissance works in several ways. First was the excellent utilization of the perspective with the total number of lines converging in one diminishing point on her head with a triangle like composition forming the significance of geometry of the whole painting. ...

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Globalization brings numerous opportunities to businesses because of the increased market share and growth. However, mass production poses a threat to limited resources and the environment which necessitates sustainable innovation to meet the needs of future generations (Henry, 2006). As such, manufacturers and producers have to implement environmental standards and regulations regarding sustainable development. Particularly, they invest in R&D in sustainable, eco-friendly innovations to cut the operation costs and meet the environment standards. Nonetheless, such projects face risks and failure due to the newness of the concept due to the low success rate of sustainable projects, especially in closed ...

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The paper intends to discuss the significance of critical thinking and system thinking approaches in solving the problems that may arise in the organizations. The prospect of the problems needs to be treated strategically irrespective of the nature of the problem to ensure the sustainable outcomes. However, it has been observed that the managers or the leaders regard even the complex problems as the simple ones, and that results in costing the business practices or even generating troubles to the global position of the business (Gharajedaghi, 2011). In this regard, the paper presents the problem of cultural diversity within ...