Delphi method∗ Abstract The Delphi method was originally developed in the 50s by the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica‚ California. This approach consists of a survey conducted in two or more rounds and provides the participants in the second round with the results of the first so that they can alter the original assessments if they want to - or stick to their previous opinion. Nobody ‘looses face’ because the survey is done anonymously using a questionnaire (the first Delphis were panels)
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Business Examples of how changes in the environment affect organizations Environment | | P.E.S.T.E.L Analysis | | 12/9/2011 | | Contents Introduction 3 Indian summer boosts sales at B&Q owner Kingfisher 4 Nokia’s Windows tablet to take on Apple’s iPad 5 Topps Tiles sales continue downward trend 6 GlaxoSmithKline to settle drug disputes for $3bn 7 Conclusions 8 Reference 9 Bibliography 10 Appendices 11 Introduction In this assignment I will cover
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How Far Can a Snail Travel In One Minute? [pic] We went outside and went to look for some snails. There weren’t that much but at least we found some. We found three on a tree so we brought them back in a bag. We took them out and placed them where we wanted them to be. Two were tired but the other one was ok. All snails have a different speed. So our answerer can be wrong or right. It mostly depends on the snail/snails. We tested three snails to see how far they go in one
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Joining and Assembly Distinguished Joining - welding‚ brazing‚ soldering‚ and adhesive bonding These processes form a permanent joint between parts Assembly - mechanical methods (usually) of fastening parts together Some of these methods allow for easy disassembly‚ while others do not 3 Welding Joining process in which two (or more) parts are coalesced at their contacting surfaces by application of heat and/or pressure Many welding processes are accomplished by heat alone‚ with no pressure
Free Welding Arc welding
Organization structure Organization structure is the formal pattern of interactions and co-ordination designed by management to link the tasks of individuals and groups in achieving organizational goals Organization structure consists of four elements: ❖ The assignment of task and responsibilities that define the jobs of individuals and units. ❖ The clustering of individual positions into units and of units into departments and larger units to form an organizations hierarchy. ❖
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CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr./Ms. Ayush Jain with Roll No.: 902 ‚ Branch: Civil of Second Year BTech. Course has satisfactory completed his seminar report in the topic of EARTH-QUAKE RESISTANCE STRUCTURE during Trimester – V under the guidance of Professor Mr. Hitesh Patil in academic year 2011-12 In accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the NMIMS University‚ Mumbai .
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AIR POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT Today the world has become highly industrialized and modernized‚ which makes human life much easier and more comfortable. In spite of the advantages‚ the development of industry does have a lot of disadvantages‚ especially air pollution. All over the world‚ air pollution is increasing at an alarming pace and at the same time‚ it has a serious effect on the earth and human health‚ so more and more people are concerned about it. As a result‚ measures are
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Quiz BSMH 3023 Staffing Group A Name: Matric No.: Answer All Question The Doortodoor Sport Equipment Company sells sports clothing and equipment. The company has decided to study the internal movement patterns of people in sales function. The HR department first collected data for 2010 and 2011 to construct a transition probability matrix. This matrix will be used to forecast availabilities for 2013. | | |Transition Probabilities
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synthetic chemicals‚ particularly drugs containing arsenic‚ which were discovered by Ehrlich at the beginning of the 20th century. Sulphonamide inhibitors of folate metabolism were developed by Domagz in the 1930s which then followed with the development of the first true antibiotic‚ penicillin in the 1940s.(Wright 2011) Upon this discovery‚ production and distribution of antibiotic drugs increased and within five years antibiotic resistance was distinguished. Not only do antibiotics help save lives
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Diversity can bring one another together‚ to unite all culture and races together as a whole. It recognizes people with different backgrounds‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ and experiences and they can bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse societies encourage and harness these differences to make a society or communities more approachable to different people. It brings people views and experience to be listened to and to help meet the needs that are needed to make a change. Diversity can be seen as
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