Chapter 2 ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q2.1 In 2004‚ the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company eliminated about 2‚000 jobs at four call centers in Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ and South Carolina. "MCI must continue to revamp its cost structure to better position the company for future success‚" a company spokesperson said. Does this decision reflect an application of the global or partial optimization concept? Explain. ANSWER MCI=s decision to scale back employment at four
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crucial to the service delivery‚ it is important that the organisation hires‚ trains‚ motivates their employees successfully‚ and retain these employees in order to produce a quality product/service. The Service Marketing Triangle highlights three other elements of the marketing mix. These are the internal marketing‚ the external marketing and the interactive marketing. The aspect that emphasises the employee’s role in the service delivery is the interactive marketing as this is the stage where the
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relatively construct. Homeostasis works by monitoring levels of variables and making connections by negative feedback mechanisms. Negative feedback is a reaction in which the system responds in such a way as to reverse the direction of change. The three components of a homeostatic control system is a receptor‚ this detects changes. The integrator‚ which determines response. Lastly the effector directs some sort of response.The hypothalamus is a section of the brain responsible for the production of
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I have finished reading The Oath by Frank Peretti. There were three objects that were important. Some of these objects meant a lot but were barely shown. Others were shown a lot with little meaning. The three objects are the bible‚ Steve’s shotgun‚ and Tracy’s badge. The bible was used during all the deaths in The Oath. Steve’s shotgun was used during all the fights with the immortal dragon. Tracy’s badge was used to show dominance against criminals and also in Charlie’s tavern. The bible was an
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specific habitat or food source. Adaptive zone: it’s the part of a habitat that can be occupied by a group of species that use the same resources in a similar way. Chapter 18 Explain the three modes of speciation (that make them become reproductively isolated). 1. Allopatric speciation: it’s the most common mode of speciation in large animals‚ and it occurs in two stages. First‚ a population becomes geographically separated by a barrier that seperates the initial population into smaller subpopulations
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colony optimization techniques for the vehicle routing problemAuthor: John E. Bell‚ Patrick R. McMullenYear: 2004 | Representation: finding the minimum distance or cost of the combined routes of a number of vehicles m that must service a number of customers n.Fitness Function: * Each customer is visited only once by a single vehicle. * Each vehicle must start and end its route at the depot‚ v0. * Total demand serviced by each vehicle cannot exceed Q.Performance:Ant colony optimization clearly
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2014Abstract The function of the 3 branches of the U.S. government as well as components of the criminal justice system. The United States Constitution The U.S. Government separates the power to rule into three equal‚ but distinct branches: (Judicial‚ Executive‚ and Legislative). All three branches carry out diverse functions‚ duties‚ and responsibilities. They assist and help keep the other in check. Each branch was formed in order to ensure each aspect of the government is balanced and has an
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"There is no more important function for all of government to define the rights of its citizens." (Norman Dorsten) I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between them. In the U.S. the democratic republic‚ govern by choosing a leader‚ by a ballot. These leaders make the rules. Americans started governing themselves as a nation on July 4‚ 1776.
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Management of High Tech Services (HTS) would like to develop a model that will help allocate its technician’s time between service calls to regular contract customers and new customers. A maximum of 80 hours of technician time is available over the two-week period. To satisfy cash flow requirements‚ at least $800 in revenue must be generated through technician time during the two-week period. Technician time for regular customers generates $25 per hour. However‚ technician time for new customers
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With this year’s theme of “problematic protagonists‚” each of the summer works features a main character whose personality can be found unappealing. In Master Harold and the Boys‚ Athol Fugard explores themes of racism and segregation in South Africa during the apartheid. Hally‚ a white boy‚ has known Sam and Willie‚ two older African servants‚ his whole life and has intelligent conversations with Sam as his equal. After discovering that his alcoholic and handicapped father is being discharged from
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