Test Submission: Quiz 1-4 User: Course: POL-2241-XTIC 13/T4 (McDaniel) Started: 3/28/13 11:49 PM Submitted: 3/29/13 2:10 AM Score: 97.5 out of 100 points 1. Of the nearly two hundred governments in the world‚ what is the estimate of the number of actual constitutional democracies? Answer: 20 2. Direct democracy is best defined as Answer: A system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies. 3. At the time of the Founding‚ approximately
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In the past‚ transportation management was a tactical concern – a necessary cost of conducting business‚ which does not have much impact on profit margins. Today‚ rising fuel prices and increased pressures for improved service have made transportation management a strategic issue. Companies have to meet and exceed customer expections if they are to be the preferred service and goods provider. A transportation management system (TMS) is an end- to -end software solution that is a part of supply
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Khristle Joy Hutalla BSBA 2301 Questions 1. In the case study‚ we referred to the systems being developed and used as decision support systems. However‚ we also identified various artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. How can a decision support system incorporate and use AI technologies such as pattern recognition? - Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and techniques can aid in the diagnosis of disease states and assessment of treatment outcomes‚ so AI can be used by a decision support system
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Path Special case: Project Management with PERT/CPM Minimum Spanning Tree Maximum Flow/Minimum Cut Minimum Cost Flow Special case: Transportation and Assignment Problems Set Covering/Partitioning Traveling Salesperson Facility Location and many more The Transportation Problem The Transportation Problem The problem of finding the minimum-cost distribution of a given commodity from a group of supply centers (sources) i=1‚…‚m to a group of receiving centers (destinations) j=1‚…‚n Each source
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Role of Transportation in the Modern Society Transportation and Society are two inseparable terms. Transportation is the movements of people and freight from one location to another. Transportation has influenced each of our choices about where to live‚ earn our livelihood; spend vacations‚ shop‚ or work. The tie between transportation and society is inescapable and we take it for granted and still cannot imagine a world without it. The very hugeness of the transportation system hides its interdependence
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The Transportation System Transportation accounts for between one-third and two-thirds of total logistics costs; for most firms‚ it is the most important single element of logistics costs. Firms and their products’ markets are often separated geographically. Transportation increases the time and place utility of products by delivering them at the right time and to the right place where they are needed. By doing so‚ the customers’ level of satisfaction increases‚ which is a key factor for successful
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Formerly known as East Asia School of Business Subject: Transport management Case Topic: Consider in selecting the transportation mode and long-term core carrier. Word count: 1281 Content Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Factors of selecting transportation mode ----------------------------------- 4~5 1. Case study ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Factors
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just about anything delivered and in the time frame you want it delivered in. There are many factors that factors that are driving the transportation industry‚ we are going to look at what the trend and outlook for the transportation industry looks like for the next three years and also look at how Fuel and Government regulations are affecting the transportation industry. Fuel prices‚ the economy and government regulations are the major deciding factors that will determine the strength or weakness
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Transportation Transport or transportation is the movement of people‚ animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air‚ rail‚ road‚ water‚ cable‚ pipeline‚ and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure‚ vehicles‚ and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between people‚ which in turn establishes civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport‚ including roads‚ railways‚ airways‚ waterways
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ACC 512 – International Accounting CASE 4-1 Bessrawl Corporation Reconciliation from U.S. GAAP to IFRS 2014 Income under US GAAP $1‚000‚000 Adjustments: Reversal of write-down of inventory to replacement cost 10‚000 Additional depreciation on revaluation of equipment (25‚000) Impairment loss on intangible asset (5‚000) Recognition of deferred development costs 80‚000 Reversal of amortization of deferred gain on sale and leaseback (30‚000) Income under IFRS $1‚030‚000 2014 Stockholders’
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