Archimedes Background/Upbringing Archimedes was one of the most known and respected mathematicians of ancient Greece. He was born between the years of 290 and 280 BCE in Syracuse‚ Sicily which is currently known as Italy. His death took place in Syracuse‚ Sicily between the years of 212 and 211 BCE. In autumn of 212 or the spring of 211 Syracuse was taken over by Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d). It was during the cities take over that Archimedes was killed
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Overview and Background of Lean Manufacturing History of Lean Manufacturing Toyota Production System Overview The concept of Lean Manufacturing gets is roots from car manufacturing in the early 1930s and 1940s. Stemming from innovative production techniques developed and implemented by Henry Ford‚ modern day Lean Manufacturing was developed by Taiichi Ohno of Toyota Motor Company after World War II as a result of the diverse market conditions the company faced. At a time when western
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1999‚ p. 2). This paper includes an analysis of the theoretical background of empowerment and why it is important to the teams-building process‚ a brief discussion of empowerment procedures (including a guideline for devising an Empowerment Measure)‚ and a discussion of possible problems that would arise in the process. Finally‚ there will be a critique of some of the empowerment theories. Empowerment: Theoretical Background And Application The face of the contemporary workplace is drastically
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Executive Summary Background information of 3D technology 3D technology has been a very hot technology that many people are discussing recently. The movie‚ Avatar had also aroused a wide public frenzy towards the 3D displayed work. Some people may wonder‚ can this trend sustain and could this technology eventually become popular‚ widely applied in different areas? Through analyzing the technology maturity‚ public opinions‚ applications and current development‚ we hope to get some insight in this
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Background of HRM Early studies on human resource management can be traced under the field of the studies of personnel management (Scott‚ 1915; Asher‚ 1972; Campbell et al.‚ 1970). However a shift from personnel management to HRM occurred in the early 1980’s. Some authors (Storey‚ 1994; Torrington et al.‚ 2008) argue that human resource management has two meanings. According to one of them‚ human resource management covers the same activities that personnel management used to before
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A growing amount of economic activity is taking place on the Internet. As a result‚ electronic payment displays a boom although paper based payment methods still dominate the payment system. Electronic Payment or on-line payment is a form of financial transactions that are made without the use of paper documents such as cheques or notes (“A consumer’s guide of electronic payments”‚ 2001). At present‚ business organizations‚ consumers and
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Adapting in the world that we are living in is a challenge for every one of us since the world is dynamic and fast changing. Our way of life as well as the things that we are using every day tends to be more complex due to the booming international progression of technology and education of which mostly English language is the medium. We are well aware that English is the most frequently used second language in the world and also the universal
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1.1 Introduction There is a meticulous proverb about the bank’s lending –“if you owe the bank taka 100‚ that’s your problem. If you owe the bank taka 100 million‚ that’s the bank’s problem.” To be frank‚ lending to the businesses‚ governments‚ and individuals is one of the most important services banks and their closest competitors provide‚ and it is the riskier. The principal reason banks and many competitor lenders are issued charter of incorporation by government is to make loans to their
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Brief Historical Background of psychology psychology has brief history as an scientific discipline though it has been studied since ancient time under the faculty of philosophy. the word psychology was derived from Greek word ’psyche’ and ’logos’ literal meaning of which was ’soul’ and ’study’ respectively. The definition of psychology had ever been in the process of change since then. the development of psychology can broadly be traced into four periods: Ancient Greekperiod‚ per-modern period
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Background to the Story of the 47 Ronin: During the Tokugawa era in Japanese history‚ the country was ruled by the shogun‚ or highest military official‚ in the name of the emperor. Under him were a number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story
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