What is the closed-form expression for the below sum of Geometric Progression (GP) sequence‚ S n ? S n a aR aR 2 ... aR n (1) where R is called the common ratio (between consecutive terms) of the GP sequence. The reason why we want to derive a closed-form expression for S n is for the sake of calculating the summation‚ or otherwise we need to add all terms one-by-one together‚ which does not make a sense if the number of terms is huge‚ say a million terms! Most importantly
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AMD : A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation ISEG – ISM MBA Program September 30‚ 2010 Professional Management Skills Assessment Word Count: 2600 This case analyzes the strategy of AMD‚ a microprocessor manufacturer which is a direct competitor of another microprocessor company‚ Intel. Between the two companies the competition has never been really balanced because of Intel’s much more Important Size and budget. AMD has found itself in a bad shape several times but has always success in
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Running head: CUSTOMER INVOLVEMENT IN SERVICE INNOVATION Customer Involvement in Service Innovation Francisco Espinosa University of Phoenix Customer Involvement in Service Innovation New product and service development is an extremely unsafe process for large and small firms. Rates of failure in launching products and services are superior to 50%‚ and close to 90% in some types of products‚ services and markets
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cannot be copied by competitors. Core competence can help product and services to create a new products and services that provide potential access to a wide variety of markets‚ makes a significant contribution to the customer value‚ enables a business to deliver a fundamental perceived customer benefits of the end product. To find a good core competencies‚ one must first examine company’s resources and capabilities. If the company have sufficient resources and necessary capabilities that can generate good
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TIME VALUE OF MONEY SUMS 1. A finance company advertises that it will pay a lumpsum of Rs 8000 at the end of 6 yrs to investors who deposit annually Rs 1000 for 6 yrs. What is the rate implicit in this offer? 2. You want to take a trip to the moon which costs Rs 10‚00‚000-the cost is expected to remain unchanged in nominal terms. You can save annually Rs 50000 to fulfil this desire. How long will you have to wait if your savings earn an interest of 12 percent p.a.? 3. Suppose a firm borrows
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The objective of input design is to ensure the quality‚ accuracy‚ completeness‚ and timeliness of input data during its conversion from its original source into computer data‚ or entry into a computer application. Data can be entered into a computer application from either manual online input or by scheduled automated processing. Input controls will ensure that data is accurately processed through the application and that no data is added‚ lost‚ or altered during processing (Shu‚ unk). No matter
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1. Where does the name ‘QWERTY’ Keyboard come from? It comes from the top six keys on the keyboard‚ starting with leftmost in the keyboard which read they read exactly ’q’‚ ’w’‚ ’e’‚ ’r’‚ ’t’‚ ’y’. The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Sholes who was issued a patent for a typewriter on July 14‚ 1868. The QWERTY keyboard is named after the five letter keys located at the top left side of the keyboard and is now the official standard of computer keyboards (ISO 9995). Today‚ the QWERTY
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Input Controls Pamela D. Thompson Professor Nolyn Johnson May 19‚ 2013 Abstract This paper will discuss input controls and their various functions. An input control includes the necessary measures to ensure that data is correct‚ complete‚ and secure (Shelly & Rosenblatt‚ 2012). Input controls as it relate to user interface‚ includes audit trails‚ password security‚ data security‚ and encryption (Shelly & Rosenblatt‚ 2012). It is vital a company should take all needed measures
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To sum up‚ the transition from childhood to adolescence is complex‚ involving change in many different aspects of an individual’s life. While the transition through adolescence is inevitable for a sound development‚ the speed and degree of these changes may overload the capacity of many young to cope and result in a potential experience of stress. Teenagers must therefore develop a range of mechanisms which allow them to function effectively in the face of the stress which comes about the transition
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INPUT CONTROLS CIS210 May 13‚ 2012 ABSTRACT This paper will look at several different input controls‚ what their roles and purposes are and explain the function of each. It will provide examples of what types of data integrity errors could occur if each of the types of controls were not in place and lastly‚ it will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of restricting user interfaces. DIFFERENT INPUTS When data needs to be entered into a system‚ there are various ways to accomplish
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