Essays on Trains

A. Integrity

1. Maintaining confidentiality of customers’ personal details A travel agent, during the course of his employment will come across information of a sensitive and confidential nature, like bank statements, business plans, asset information, passport information, educational background, to mention a few, when they apply for overseas tour packages. The agent must take every effort to maintain confidentiality.

B. Commitment

2. Carrying out due diligence in providing cost effective tour packages A travel agent may provide local, national and international ticketing and travel services to customers. He should present the services from different air carriers, trains as well as hotels and resorts, ...

American Public University

The Starbucks Cost Analysis The Starbucks coffee shops are on every corner in many cities all around the world, and they all look like similar with a coffee color background, promotion stuff, and coffee kinds. Starbucks trains its workers as a barista and spends the effort to create a coffee environment in its stores and subsequently a coffee culture. Considering that many people are almost like addicted to the Starbucks coffee all around the world, Starbucks could create the largest coffee shops supply chain in the world. While succeeding this, Starbucks could manage to develop a cost-efficient supply chain ...

Introduction

Railways for cars are a new and modern way of transporting cars from one place to the other using trains. This is one of the brightest in innovation in the history of humankind since it has helped to solve many problems that are normally associated with moving cars. Because of the availability of the above service, it is now very easy for people especially those who own personal cars to move their vehicles from one region to the other. The idea works on the principle that the cars are loaded into the train using very simple loading techniques. This ...

Overview

Technology has both positive and negative implications on the lives of the people. The proliferation and advancement of technology tools have enormous effects on the lives of the people with respect to the odds of space and time thereby influencing the nature of social interactions. In particular, the technological advancements have direct effects on social evolution and social interaction across the globe, especially on the internet. The relationship between technology and social development results in the new realities of the individuals and the society. In particular, the relation between the society and technology encompasses the social networks sites, modern ...

Abstract

The paper begins with a detailed introduction of Hotel Beacon and Lotte New York Palace, highlighting the frame of reference, the grounds for comparison and the thesis statement. The analysis that follows assesses the person-organization fit, the person-job fit, and the steps of recruiting, the applied cut-off, evaluation of abilities and personalities and finally the competency models that the firms use in the hiring process.

Introduction

The analysis presents a famous Hotel in New York, Hotel Beacon, and a successful restaurant, International House of Pancakes in Glendale, California, United States. Comprehensive qualitative interviews on the issues of recruitment and staff ...

Hong Kong is having a primary position in Asia. Mainly, it is an important city and plays acrucial role as the entrance to China’slandmass and is the hub for most of the Asian countries. With 1,108 square kilometers of land, about 24% of land has been used for different purposes. Hong Kong is made of about seven millions of people and around 90% of 11.9 million passengers are using the public transportation, which includes thick rails, buses, minibuses, light rail, demand response paratransit, and ferries. Hong Kong is having a positive growth of the population and the ...

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 18th century, spreading all across Europe before it finally reached North America and Canada at a later date. The late arrival of the revolution to the colonies was, at least in part, due to the distance between them and the countries of Europe. We can, however, also demonstrably say that the slowness of the revolution in Canada at least was due to the sheer distances involved in the colonies themselves. This paper will examine the industrial revolution in Canada, moving from general terms to specific ones, in order to show ...

Questions and Answers from Past Paper

Question 1

Road freight development within the EU has taken a vertical shift. The following conditions, therefore, will assist in the long-term evolution of the road freight transport: Increased driver hour regulations limits. The number of hours a driver can drive and the required rest periods. A driver needs not more than nine hours daily with 45 minutes break within an interval of 4.5 hours. Appropriate safety measures for cars and tracks. It comprises of specific rules that govern the use of cars and tracks. Speed governor and the carriage limits enable proper use of cars and tracks.

A proper focus on the motorcyclists and endorsement of modern technology to promote road safety (Slack & Brian, 210).

Improved ...

Introduction

In their attempt to identify appropriate research approaches in politics, feminists have often criticized traditional social science methodologies. In her article on women and democracy and the patriarchal welfare state, Carole Pateman raises the issue of the highly patriarchal political scene. She indicates that the positive and social democratic perspective is that a welfare state provides social meaning and equal worth to the political and juridical rights of all citizens. A second, more pessimistic, view on the welfare state, according to Pateman (1987) is that it provides the government with new approaches to exercising power over and governing the ...

Introduction

The invention of mobile phones aimed at developing gadgets that could connect wirelessly to the public network. Communication through radio calls started some decades ago and was popular even during the 2nd World War. However, the use of wireless, portable, devices that can connect to a standard telephony network is much recent. Ideally, the first handheld telephone was launched by Motorola in 1973 (O’Shea, 2009). The first wireless, handheld gadgets were hardly portable, had a short talk time and took long to charge fully. Evidently, the first devices were less efficient compared to modern mobile phones. Various engineers ...

Suburbs offer conducive places to retire after a long day’s work. However, diffusion of urban cultures or lifestyles into suburbs renders the areas unconducive. Partly, private cars are often opposed, in favor, for public transport due to varied reasons such as pollution in suburbs. The problems of private cars are more pronounced in low-density suburbs where private cars are blamed for most problems that arise or exist. People living in suburbs have embraced the car culture to the extent they are labeled as ‘slaves of cars.’ The continued proliferation of cars in low-density suburbs has made the areas ...

The Ford Company was relatively new in the Automobile sector in the Chinese economy at the time of its incorporation in the country in the year 1995. With the growing market in automobiles, luxury and otherwise, the Company has successfully been able to occupy its share in the market, and the said share continues to grow as the automobile market grows in a size bigger than it already is. Unfortunately, the future for the company could take either of two directions where only one is for the better. The more pessimistic possibility arises in the face of the territorial ...

Starbucks is one of the most world renowned coffee shop brands in the entire world. The chain has operations from Guam to Saudi Arabia, with a huge supply chain network of coffee growers from around the world providing the beans necessary to continue production on such a large scale. Its first store was opened in Pike’s Place market, which is one of the largest fish markets in the US. Company sales rapidly expanded, and the owners of the Starbucks Corporation were able to go on and make a substantial profit through efficient organization and competitive pricing; most importantly, ...

Perhaps the predominant turn in philosophy since the end of the First World War has been a move toward an adoption of the absurd. Before that war, there was more of a universalist approach to the world, but the events between 1914 and 1918, accelerated by the events between 1929 and 1945, took those universalist elements and dropped them squarely on their heads. Before 1914, even war was kind of a civilized affair, with warring armies frequently taking off Christmas, or even the entire winter; the Christmas truce during the First World War would be the last of its ...

Introduction

Southwest Airlines was launched with an aim of offering cheap, reliable and friendly flights to different destinations around the U.S. The company’s objective is to connect people to their crucial lives (About Southwest n. p.). Importantly, Southwest Airlines has grown to be one of the largest airline companies offering domestic flights in the United States. The acquisition of AirTran is a strategy that aims at expanding Southwest both in assets and international flights. This paper analyzes the market position of Southwest by answering questions on the company’s culture, values, opportunities, challenges and acquisition of AirTran.

SWOT analysis of Southwest Airline

SWOT analysis ...

Technology is rather the greatest invention of the last two centuries, affecting the old and new generations in unprecedented ways. Technology can be a positive or negative tool, depending on who is using it. In many developed nations, it is the fundamental driving force of the economy and transforms many lives in society by shaping the future in a unique fashion never anticipated before. Technology has been extremely pivotal in taking charge of humankind’s bold steps towards unlocking the future. With the invention of the computer, technology was able to revolutionize the way people communicate, socialize, and spend ...

ENGL 303-005: Technical Writing

Feasibility Study on Solutions to efficiently power an electrical vehicle Abstract “Feasibility Study on Solutions to Efficiently Power and Charge Electrical Vehicles” The future of electric vehicles needs to shift toward the use of solar charging stations which can increase the feasibility of electric vehicles outside of urban areas. The solar powered charging stations can revolutionize the way the world views vehicles powered by renewable energy sources. These solar stations can be placed in rural areas which can allow the drivers to store and charge their vehicle, which will minimize the prevalence of vehicles being stranded without access to ...

The movie and novel, Jurassic Park is an artistic piece about the resurrection of dinosaurs by man. It is a science developed from research and mutation of different genes and specimens, combined in a lab to form the eggs, which later hatch into various species. They live together in an island far away from human population and its creator chooses to open it up for the public. However, it becomes chaotic when the animals turn on humans, and everyone in the island becomes horrified. It is a thrilling piece on both adaptations though the novel sounds more horrifying than ...

Fossil fuels refer to those sources of energies which are underneath the earth surface as a result of the decomposition of the dead plant and animal remains. They include coal, oil, natural gas and others. The excessive use of these fuels led to diverse impacts on the natural environment, which can be seen through increasing rate of global warming. For that reason, the paper, therefore, aims at coming up with different alternatives which will help in stopping the use of fossil fuels in Japan. The plan has been developed to assist the islands which are commonly affected by the ...

Research Method Assignment B

Introduction With the growing numbers of motor vehicle in every city, it is evident that people are getting more reliant on private vehicles when it comes to meeting their travelling needs. One of the cities or location that holds this situation is Kuwait, from which more and more people depend on their private vehicles as they claim that it is more reliable to drive or ride on their private cars than to take the city’s public transport. While the public transport in Kuwait aims to provide better service to their people, there are still many citizens who do ...

Executive Travel Report

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (Israel) Fast Facts Status Financial center of Israel and 2nd most populous city Time zone UCT/GMT +3 hours

Political system Democracy

Main religion Judaism Language(s) Hebrew, Arabic, English Currency exchange rate 1 ILS = 0.26 USD; Inverse 3.76 USD

Arriving to Ben-Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv)

The airport is located 20 km (12.5 miles) outside the city. Equipped with 3 terminals, the airport is designed to service approximately 16 million travelers a year. You will arrive to Terminal 3 that accepts international flights. Inside the terminal you will find an emergency clinic, post office, currency exchange centers, 24 hour banks and a number and of ...

Evaluation of franchise investment

The franchise investment project is evaluated based on the net present value and the internal rate of returns. The available information is used to determine the NPV and IRR of Schneller Zug and Kyuko Densha. The two measures are used to assess whether each project is viable. NPV and IRR also help in choosing the better project between the two. NPV and IRR are determined using the cost of capital for Javelin Railway Co.

Determination of the cost of capital

The cost of capital is the return investors require from investment to secure funding. It is the minimum return projects must generate to be funded ...

South Africa is situated at the southern-most part of the African continent. The country is surrounded by the states of Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The country occupies close to 4% of the total continent’s landmass with a size that is five times bigger than that of Great Britain. South Africa is a great tourist attraction due to its exotic landscape and beautiful culture that attracts visitors. The following is key information that every visitor to South Africa needs to know about .

Passport

In order to travel to South Africa, one is required to be in possession of a ...

Introduction

An invention takes place due to the need of some technological growth in a society and its development is based upon factors like inventions, property right, demand of the technology and encouragement. The introduction of steam engine and locomotive had deep positive and negative effects on European communities; it brought positive and negative impacts creating huge turn points in history.

Steam Engine Locomotive

The Steam engine locomotives used to run on the basis of steam engine. The steam trains were powered by those steam engines which consisted of system of cylinders compressing the superheated steam in order to pressurize it. After the ...

Abstract

Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) are a type of motors that have permanent magnets mounted on the rotors instead of the rotor windings. This particular design gives the motor a few advantages over ordinary induction synchronous motors. The magnets attached to the rotor do not require excitation, which reduces the power consumption in PMSM. This gives the motor high operational efficiency and reduces the motor active diameter. PMSM are therefore associated with applications that require high torque but have limited operation space. The permanent magnets suffer from flux leakage and are therefore aligned in a pattern that minimizes flux ...

EMP or simply electromagnetic propulsion is that concept of accelerating a given object by means of an electric current that is flowing and the resultant magnetic field. The current (electrical) in this case is utilized to create a magnetic field that is opposing in the system or in some cases to charge some fluid that can have an opposing object rebelling it. In this short paper, we discuss how magnetism can be used to propel trains by means of either EMS or EDS principles.

Maglev trains

Maglev trains, a short form of magnetic levitation trains are modern day trains that employ ...

Introduction

Schindler’s List is a film centered on the historical injustices committed against German Jews. The perpetrators were Nazi soldiers whose aim was to eradicate the Jewish race in Germany through mechanisms such as indiscriminate shooting, exterminations and gassing of innocent Jews. Trains were used to transport large numbers of Jews to military camps, who would then be distributed to labor camps while the physically weak were killed. The film, therefore, depicts the image of how political situations could damage social stability and cause major atrocities against innocent people. The film relies on symbols in the form of characters ...

PART A- Questions related to ‘The Mystery of the Invisible Hand’

Jevons Marshall is a fictitious pen name used by the true author(s) of the book. Who really wrote the book? What makes ‘Jevons Marshall’ a clever choice for the pen name in this case? Answer. The pseudonym Jevons Marshall is used by two renowned professors of economics who are William Breit and Kenneth G. Elzinga. The pen name is derived from the surnames of two famous economists named Alfred Marshall and William Jevons. The pen name made from the names of these two economists is deliberately used for writing mystery novels based on economics as where the former ( ...

Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight Corridor

Summary The study is based on the basis that large infrastructure projects, like the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), are essential drivers of the state economy and have significant implications for attaining low-carbon expansion goals. The intention of the study is based on whether the DFC project would concurrently support sustainable development, reduce freight traffic, and decrease carbon releases. For that reason, it would be a worthy project supporting development policies and climate change strategies at the end. Also, other massive infrastructure of this kind could formulate a strategy background for attaining the aims of low-carbon transportation and sustainable ...

Abstract

Megabus has steadily grown to be one of the largest intercity transport sectors in North America. Stagecoach Group, with a fleet of close to 2500 vehicles and more than 5000 employees, has overseen the rapid expansion of Megabus. As a late entrant into the market, the company has the advantages of creating services that are tailored to its target market. It has also embraced social media platform which is popular among the youth that forms the largest proportion of its clients. However, Megabus faces stiff competition in the industry. It also has to content with low-profit margins due to ...

Antitrust Law: The Great Northern Railway

Introduction One of the wonders of the free market is that there are no restrictions when it comes to buying and selling products and services. However, this advantage comes at a cost as well. Due to total freedom, people and companies are theoretically free to impose whatever prices they dictate for the goods they sell, without regard to the welfare of their customers. This is exactly what happens in monopolies, wherein only one company holds the control of a certain commodity or service. Monopolies are usually seen as bad because they do not adhere to the laws of supply ...

Describe the “problem” that the McCann Agency was asked to solve. (This includes a brief “situation analysis.”) MT contacted McCann Agency due to own inability to influence the observed level of accidents and deaths, which occurred due the passengers’ reckless behavior. The statistics showed that “serious incidents involving train operations totaled 21 in 2008, 24 in both 2009 and 2010, and 27 in 2011” (Queltch, 2014). The agency was asked to develop an efficient advertising campaign, which would educate people, in specific young and skeptical audience, about safety proof behavior in metro facilities and motivate them to follow these ...