Essays on Rust

Product and Cost Allocation

“Luggage R Us” is a new luggage company that helps customers design, make and ship their own personalized travel luggage. The company offers four standard luggage sizes that can be used by individuals for business trips, couples on a romantic vacation, and even for a family of four. The four sizes are segregated into the carry-on, medium, large, and the extra-large (Samsonite, 2016). The standard size used for the carry-on is at 22”x14.5”x9.75”, which is within the maximum size limit for baggage for most airline companies (Samsonite, 2016). Figure 1. Luggage sizes offered However, most carry-on luggage ...

Marketing

Kyocera Ceramic Knife Introduction In today’s global competition for superiority in product and services, marketing plays an important role in ensuring that the level of competitiveness is achieved by offering the best product quality and value for consumers. Among the new and promising products introduced in the market today is designed to revolutionize the way food is prepared in modern household kitchens, which is the ceramic knife specifically the one made by Kyocera. The discussion involves an analysis and evaluation of kitchen utensil to determine the effective marketing approach for the product. In addition, the discussion will also ...

A rhetorical analysis of language is not a summary or an interpretation of what the author meant. Rather, it is a treatise on how the author presents his or her material (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). At issue are the rhetorical features of the text-the author's purpose, the intended audience, what kinds of claims he makes, and the way he uses evidence (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). That evidence is used to show how an author attempts to persuade whatever audience he has chosen. The rhetorical plan is to analyze the text in terms of with the grain reading, ...

1.0 A business plan for Increasing Business Revenue 1.1 Executive Summary Profitability is one of the primary objectives of establishing a business venture. The success of a business in the realization of its objectives does not come from the investor alone. Other key players such as stakeholders have significant contributions to the success of the business. Thus, companies are expected to maintain a healthy relationship with their stakeholders since good cooperation promotes business success (Rust, Moorman, & Dickson, 2002). Different companies offer various services and products depending on the business opportunities identified by the entrepreneurs. Yo: HA is a company ...

Introduction

Sugarcane has been grown by human beings for many years because of its many uses. It is a perennial grass that grows well in frost-free tropical areas. The crop is mainly propagated vegetatively with 30-40 cm long fresh cuttings. The crop has a cycle of between 10-24 months modern agricultural practices have made it possible to reduce the growing period of the plant crop as well as for the ratoon crops. The current sugarcane crop is an inter-hybrid cane breed to provide high sugar content (Moore et al. 10). Originally, the plant was used for chewing, but currently, it ...

Definition of Coatings

Coating is the process whereby one material is used to continuously cover another surface. According to Dewo et al. (2015), coating is a surface modification approach that involves the addition of a new material onto the surface of a substance or element that is at risk of corrosion.

Formula: Rusting of Iron.

iron + oxygen + water ==> hydrated iron(III) oxide (RUST) 4Fe(s) + 3O2(g) + xH2O(l) ==> 2Fe2O3.xH2O(s)

Different Types of Coatings

The process of coating utilizes multiple films of coatings as primers and top layers. The purpose of each layer is particular; however, the layers often interact with one another (Özçam et ...

Introduction

The article titled ‘Non Profits Can’t Keep Ignoring Talent Development’ is about the increasing turnover, which is a concern experienced by several organizations during the various phases. Rust et al. (1996) suggested that retaining employees is a major challenge for all organization because when organizations fail to make the employees satisfied, motivated and fell like a valuable part of the organization, they hunt for better opportunities where they can grow professionally and build on their skill set. Hiring the right kind of employees is equally important as retaining them. Organizations usually ignore this aspect of employee retention due ...

Ulysses is a literary work written to immortalize the feelings of Ulysses after the Fall of Troy. It was about his adventure with his followers following the Straight of Gibraltar. In his prolonged journey, he abandoned his wife, son, and their Kingdom in Ithaca. His yearning to be reunited with his family and the kingdom was overpowered by his adventurous spirit to travel the world and pursue knowledge rather than rust without use in the confines of Ithaca. His poem reveals his longing for adventure when he states, “Gleams that untraveled world whose margin fades forever and forever when ...

Inclusion and Children with Disabilities

Exclusion of children with disabilities is a controversial issue. All over the country, children with disabilities as well as their families are not fully enjoying their fundamental human rights and are facing constant barriers to inclusion in society. Marginalization of disabled children deters them from realizing their full potential in life. Though there has been a positive change toward positive perception of children with disabilities, what people refer to as inclusion is not what inclusion implies since there are many incidences of differential treatment not only to children with disabilities but also to their families.

Different people describe inclusion ...

My two-year crop rotation plan will include seed corn and soybeans. Soybeans will be planted in the first year on a virgin land followed by seed corn in the second year. The inclusion of a leguminous crop, like soybeans, in crop rotation, improves the soil fertility as well as the structure (Mohler and Johnson, 2009). Legumes releases nitrogen to the soil, which will reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed for the sweet corn in the following year (Griffin, Liebman, and Jemison, 2000). These crops will be planted in North Carolina.

Soybeans

The soybean cultivar to be planted is Envy, ...

Breadth area(s) that the topic is related to; This section covers the two broad areas relating to the topic which include;

The science/description breadth area How can you use the perspectives of these particular breadth areas to examine the topic of your research within its global context? I will analyze the global patterns of consumerism

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The section outlines the reasons for conducting the study. RESEARCH QUESTIONS This section captures five questions to be answered through the study. WORKING THESIS This section provides my anticipation as to what the answer to the research shall be. LITERATURE REVIEW In this ...

Introduction:

Corrosion refers to the partial and gradual dissolution of materials used in water treatment and supply systems, pumps, pipes, tanks and valves. In most circumstances, almost all water is corrosive and this may lead to structural failure, water leaks, capacity losses and deterioration of the microbial and chemical water quality (WHO 2011). The pipes used in water distribution are made of different materials such as plastic, metals (galvanized steel, copper, lead and iron), and even concrete. Pipes made from concrete and plastic tend to be corrosion resistant. In piping systems, however, there are several water quality factors working singly ...

Introduction

The death penalty is used in many countries to decrease crime rates and discourage crimes. However, the death penalty should be stopped in all countries since it is ineffective and may cause moral dilemmas. This paper will likewise discuss supporting statements to this claim.

Body

The death penalty is ineffective and unnecessary. Surveys across countries arrived into a conclusion that the death penalty is ineffective since it was ranked last among various methods that reduce crimes (Rust-Tierney, 2014). Provided that the death penalty is ineffective, its implementation means that money go to waste. As a matter of fact, it had ...

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 ...

Retention of employees is critical to all organizations. This is because organizations incur costs in training employees. Besides, losing employees disrupts employees as new employees have to be looked for and trained until they reach the efficiency of the employees who exited. Therefore, losing employees is a setback to any organization. There is extensive research on factors that result in employee retention. One of the most common factors and widely researched is employee satisfaction. Employee satisfaction refers to how whether employees have a pleasurable feeling from their current job engagement. There are various factors that motivate employees thus making ...

Introduction

The introduction chapter in any literary or scholarly piece is very important. In writing his scholarly article, Boon (2015) exhibited a perfect understanding of the introduction section. This is seen in his detailed explanation of the subject upon which the article is based (Boon, 2015, p.664). The author gives a context in which reader can best understand the article. He underscores the importance of peer assessment for both the teachers and the students. In his conception, it helps them improve the quality of their learning by way of formative assessment (Harris, 2007, p.255). The introduction section as written by ...

Lubrication is an important function that sustains the life of an engine. Lubricants help in reducing friction and wear of the parts of the engine. Lack of lubrication can lead to corrosion and formation of rust on the engine of an airplane. All engines require lubrication regardless of the frequency of their use. Airplanes that are frequently used can have issues of rust formation and corrosion (EAI, 2015). The idle airplanes have a higher risk of rust formation and corrosion compared to the airplanes that are frequently used. It is easier to lubricate and maintain airplanes that are on ...

Introduction

Provision of care to patients is one of the principle duties of nurses as established in the professional code of conduct. Nurses and medical practitioners work under difficult circumstances while trying to maintain the safety of the patients. EMS providers take care of clients in circumstances that are ordinarily challenging, yet they are obligated to perform due diligence to avoid harm. While there has been an immense focus on the need to provide safety and avoid harm to patients, there are critical issues that have remained elusive to stakeholders and practitioners alike. One of the key areas that need ...

Introduction

Freezing temperatures during winter months greatly contributes to hazardous conditions on American roadways. According to the Salt Institute (2012) 70% of roadways in the United States experience congestion due to winter weather. Icy roadways greatly contribute to hazardous winter conditions and can increase the chances of personal injury or accidental death for motorists. Currently, across the nation, icy roadways are addressed with the application of sodium chloride (salt) to deice icy roadways and to prevent the formation of ice on dry roadways.

The mechanism by which salt causes ice to melt and prevents ice from forming has been ...

The fundamental reason why David C. Edelman, Roland T. Rust, Christine Moorman and Gaurav Bhalla explore deep changes in modern marketing is the ascent of digital media, most notably, social media. On the one hand, they establish perfect opportunities for manufacturers and retailers to track customers’ preferences. On the other, people tend to use digital media to choose the product they want to purchase. Customers are eager to report their positive or negative experience with the product, so that companies’ accent on marketing in digital media could not only illuminate negative effects, but turn out to be leverage in ...

Introduction

The population of the world is increasing rapidly and so is the influence of the technology on the population is increasing. Technology is changing every facet of the human life. It has evolved rapidly in the past few decades and has left an influence on every field of the walk. The population is also increasing at a very fast pace. This year more than 150 million newborn will witness the changing trends of this earth. They all will be under the influence of the technology as well. Even it is not possible to record their births without using sophisticated electronic ...

Just the same way as music plays a significant role in Native American culture, art has a very special place as well. Native Americans have traditionally used art as a way of expressing their culture for many years. Most of the art was created as a symbol such as eagle, bear, walrus, or people. On the other hand, the Victorian art depicts the cultural belief of the time about romance and beauty.

In native American art, basket weaving served as a very popular form of artwork that served two functions. Cornhusks and reeds were woven together to make complex baskets. The finished basket would ...

The case is about how people get frustrated with the product with multiple features, especially the electronics. The development in technology has made it possible to load products with several features which might be perceived as useful. However, the multiple features can cause a product to be irresistible to consumers and at the same time hard to operate. Thus, adding too many features into a single product will lead to feature fatigue.

The case analyzes how consumers trade off capability and usability before and after the usage of the product. In the research, the participants were allowed to interact with the ...

Darline Stvictor-Viau

Molloy College Abstract Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States today. While smoking is a significant risk factor, there are other causes of the disease. Second-hand smoke, exposure to radon gas and asbestos, and possibly other environmental contaminants act in conjunction with gender and ethnicity to result in a diagnosis of lung cancer. Numbers indicate that more non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer at this time than non-smokers due to development of the disease after cessation. Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly extend the life of the lung cancer patient while studies continue seeking ...

IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN AN ORGANIZATION

Importance of Customer Satisfaction in an Organization Introduction Customers are one of the most important people in any organization. Customers are a key resource that significantly determines the success of an organization. Customers refer to the individuals who purchase an organization's products. Therefore, customers have to be at the center of every decision that is made by an organization. For an organization to have any hope of prospering, it must ensure that its customers are satisfied. This is the reason why many business organizations place customer satisfaction at the helm of their goals and objectives. Customer satisfaction in ...

The majority of the narrator’s in Edgar Allan Poe’s stories have at least a little bit wrong with them. Even in “Pit and the Pendulum,” while the narrator appears to be an innocent victim of the Spanish Inquisition, his time below ground has certainly pushed his perspective toward the breaking point. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator is convinced that he is not insane, and he is bent on convincing the reader that he is not insane. However, the fact that he waits until his murder victim’s eyes are open at night (and that the correct eye ...

Introduction

With the increasing technology changes, the nature of learning will be affected almost at the same pace as the changes occur in the world. It has been seen with the advent of the MOOCs rising, and more people rooting for this kind of learning given its convenience, low costs and the flexibility that comes along with it. As such, it would be important to note that this kind of learning will greatly affect the nature of professional training as people know it. It will, therefore, imply that the corporate training and development has to consider ways in which they ...

Executive Summary

The current medical spa business in America is all that not intense in terms of competition. The continuously growing population needs more healthy or medical products since the greater number of the population cares about their health. Ideally, people are looking for ways to maintain their health as well as reducing weight in order to remain healthy. Wang's Chinese Medical Spa is a new business that will be located in every major city in all the states to deliver health or medical products as well as spa services to the consumers (SBA.gov, 2011). However, the organization shall prefer to be ...

Introduction

The tilted arc was a public art that was commissioned in 1979, to grace and occupy the open space that spanned the compound of the Javits Federal Building. The sculpture was made of steel and was designed and implemented by one of the renowned artists at the time, Richard Serra. Made of corten steel, the sculpture stood 12 feet high, 120 feet long with a width of about 2.5 inches. Due to the length of the sculpture, it blocked the pathways of people and employees working at the building. This attracted a considerable controversy of the work that led to litigation and ...

Executive Summary.3

Discussion of Topic one4 Discussion of topic two7 Conclusion9 Executive Summary of Chapter 12 In his book titled Management in Technology: Managing effectively in Technology-Intensive Organizations, Hans Thamhain (2005), chapter twelve has been dedicated to the management of risks in high technology. In this chapter, Thamhain (2005) opines that effective risk management of high-technology managements brings into play numerous variables that are associated with the organizational environment, people, tools and tasks. Navigating through such risks calls for a thorough understanding of the project work, as well as organizational processes, techniques and tools. Thamhain (2005) highlights ...

In the Moreland School District community Gardening Program, there are various activities that the program seeks to achieve. The group mainly comprise of people who love and appreciates gardening. Their main aim is to provide a natural environment for both social and recreational opportunities. In addition, the programme seeks to produce inexpensive foods. The program is open for all people above the age of eighteen within the Moreland district. Outsiders are not allowed. People living in the same address may each have a personal plot that is rented at a fee ($ 125 per annum). The program adheres to strict organic farming ...

Introduction

Global business arena offers numerous opportunities for the organizations to develop on national and international markets. External pressures, such as a competitive environment, political and economic factors, however, place a lot of emphasis on long-term general and marketing planning, which enable affiliation and guaranteed profits over the strategically relevant periods of time. Companies are becoming more dependent on their ability to meet the constantly changing market needs, and consumer expectations and loyalty becomes an increasingly valuable asset for the organizations in contemporary business environment (Rust, Moorman & Bhalla 2010). The markets differ by the average size and segmentation of the customers, product ...

Introduction

Aviation legislation has a central role in any company since they govern the operation of aircrafts as well as the maintenance of all aviation facilities. In addition, the legislation of aviation are mandated with the creation of acceptable Air worthiness standards as they given by the law of the land. A majority of such legislation is Federal governed with state governments prohibited from enacting and creating administrative agencies regulating air traffic laws that are federal based. Worth noting is the fact that there is a difference between regulations (legislation) and requirements Houck, 2006. For instance, legislation are the aviation laws that ...

Eastern States Press Midwest to Improve Air

The December 9, 2013 news article in the New York Times namely “Eastern States Press Midwest to Improve Air” states that the governors of eight Northeastern states in the a against the Midwest over the polluted air from the coal plants have planned to lobby the environmental protection agency to enforce more tight air pollution rules on nine Appalachian and Rust belt states. According to Davenport, these east coast states have been for over 15 years subjected to tighter air pollution regulations than any other state in the U.S. The governors have since criticized the Rust belt and Appalachian states ...

The human sexuality will always be a topic to be debated on in almost every society (Ochs 19). This includes homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality. Different persons hold different views on the sexuality orientations and styles and that is why the debate will never come to an end. Actually, there is a time when one could be graded to have a mental disorder when they mentioned that they are attracted to persons of their sex (Rust 30). However, the American Psychological Department managed to dismiss this because a psychological disorder is characterized with distress to an individual or others which is not the case ...

1. Introduction 1.1 Abstract Contained in this paper is a report on a research conducted on the development of an assistive arm robot for patients with Cerebral Palsy. Presented in the report is a brief description of the disease, a historical perspective of the use of assistive robots and the general description of the research together with the challenges faced during execution of the research and a conclusion which carries recommendations for further research in the same topic. 1.2 Background Cerebral Palsy is a devastating disease that causes unremitting muscle destruction/impairment. The disease begins at childhood but it impacts on a victim ...

Business

Part I. Apple Inc. customer expectations When customer purchases something even as simple as a piece of candy, the customer always expects value for their money and more. Value and satisfaction makes up the most important things that customers or clients need when walk into a business. These expectations reflect the most basic needs of customers that businesses are expected to meet. Apart from getting the most out of their money, customers often look forward to being served with utmost accuracy, speed, and efficiency. Talking about value, customers are also on the look out for products that are both high ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to conduct an analysis three works of art. First, the paper will present the background information about the artists, followed by description of each art piece and origin and the current location of the art work. Secondly, the paper will explain the artistic message that each artist intended to communicate. In general, the paper will evaluate and analyze the works based on research, using artistic vocabulary, and concepts. Drawing is a form of visual art made with a pen, pencil, or crayon rather than paint. Drawing also refers to virtual representation of forms or ...

Derailing Mommy Track Using the

Kelso-Adler Theory of Economic Justice Abstract The Glass Ceiling was an analogy used to describe invisible barriers that exist in the career progression paths of women and minorities. This was further reinterpreted as a Mommy Track – an image which focused particularly on maternity and the nature of women’s societal and cultural roles. The paper uses the Kelso-Adler theory of economic justice to arrive at a series of guidelines which can be used to break the mommy track attitude and thus lead to a more harmonious workplace situation. In doing so, the arms of economic justice- participative and distributive are ...

It is normal for any living organism to want to live in a hospitable environment. For the fungi, which reproduce through the production of spores which are dispersed by a variety of mechanisms, there is a need for the spores to germinate only when the environmental conditions are favorable for germination. Goldstein (2011, p. 28) asserts that dormancy can be viewed as a survival mechanism for the fungi during which the fungi “remains in a state of suspended animation until the environment becomes hospitable”. Spore dormancy represents an important character influencing the competitiveness of difference species of fungi. There are two types of fungi ...

Introduction

Proper selection of the material and manufacturing process to be used for a given application is crucial to the success of the manufacturing process. Material selection should be based on material suitability and the possibility of modifying the material to make it suitable for the application while the selection of the manufacturing process should be based on the material selected, the shape required, dimensions of the item being manufactured and the cost of production. A product design specification (PDS) is a crucial element of design that outlines the design and operating requirements and, therefore, facilitates the selection of suitable materials. This ...

Conceptual Design

The trailer should not demand excessive propelling power due to the limited amount of power available. Consequently, it should be extremely light, which means that it should be made from light materials of high strength so that it will be comprised of as few components as possible. Nevertheless, it should provide the required mechanical strength to carry enough goods equal to the carrying capacity of a human being. The design should also consider the quality and aesthetic aspects of the trailer.

These requirements rule out heavy materials and materials that can rust easily, which narrows down to the use of ...