Gb519 Case Study Wk 1 Unit One: Case Study (MIP) Kaplan University – GB519 Measurement and Decision Making March 2010 What is the ROI for MIP based on original estimates? • Operating assets ( development costs were $140 million • Sales ( annual operating income was expected to be approximately $25 million ROI for MIP = 25 million / 140 million = .18% What is the ROI if Richard Lawrence’s new revenue projects are used? • likely generate operating income of just $17.5
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Asignment2: Why is Clausewitz called the father of modern strategy? Is this a valid title for him? Introduction As from the Prussian soldiers‚ Clausewitz had become more knowingly as the Prussian philosopher. The idea of Carl Von Clausewitz had been employed fundamentally in the aspect of strategic studies‚ military history and defense literature. His thesis‚ On War which contains eight parts of books had been published by his wife after Clausewitz dead in 1831. The change on the nature in the
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H106 Notes Essay material Clausewitz proposed that "war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument‚ a continuation of political intercourse‚ carried on with other means (On War‚ p. 87).” The aim of war is to overcome or disarm the enemy and “there is no logical limit to the application of that force (On War‚ p. 77).” War is “a clash of forces freely operating and obedient to no law but their own (On War‚ p. 77).” When whole communities go to war—whole peoples‚ and especially
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on how wars would be fought‚ firearms gradually gained prominence over their classical counterparts. He then concludes with the argument that Europe’s adoption of both of these technologies led to them entering the modern era. Cannons caused an especially significant change in warfare. In terms of siege weapons‚ they created “a corresponding change in the defense‚ in [both] the design and construction of strongholds”. Had they had an insignificant effect‚ strongholds would not have been needed to
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Clausewitz Von Karl throughout European history and his role in battle. As a boy Clausewitz attended his towns school which was known as Burg. It was one of the best institution during his time‚ this tells us he was very well educated. In his class‚ there were about seventy other students‚ most of them were between the ages six to sixteen. During their classes‚ they were taught grammar‚ arithmetic‚ and a bit of Latin. The curriculum was modelled after Hecker’s Realschule in Berlin‚ which sought
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World War I alone‚ more than 16 million people died‚ which made it one of the highest ranking wars in death total a war ever. Trench warfare was used extensively in World War I. This war was the beginning of technologically advanced killing machines. With advancing weapons that were used in this war‚ there was a massive loss of life‚ hope and courage. Trench warfare was so very harsh because the men were
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Q: How many universities did you apply for? I applied for 4 universities. California State University‚ Virginia International University‚ The Art Institute‚ and Wichita State University Q: Which universities accepted you? Q: Which Universities (both admits and rejects) did you apply to? Virginia State University‚ The Art Institute and Wichita State University accept me. Q: Why did you choose a specific university? I search all of the universities where I have been accepted and found that Wichita
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of non-state actors on the world scene. The purpose of this essay is to expand on the applicability of these theories in today’s modern warfare where non-state actors play a larger‚ more global role. The study of theory‚ especially translated theory‚ requires an open mind to determine its applicability to various and ever-changing situations. In the case of Clausewitz‚ many strategists do not view his theories as relevant to today’s wars involving a Nation State vs. non-state actors. This is not
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December 5‚ 2013 Unconventional & Asymmetrical Warfare Military Strategy Unconventional & Asymmetrical Warfare In On War‚ Carl von Clausewitz states‚ “Every age has its own kind of war‚ its own limiting conditions‚ and its own peculiar preconceptions.” It can be argued that the end of the Cold War reduced the world’s superpowers from two to one‚ leaving the US without any actual military competition. However‚ this
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Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option. Fear is the right policy for war. Asymmetric warfare: Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources‚ and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics‚ as terrorism‚ to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term “asymmetric
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