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Timeline A 3d design system is a digital product that requires considerable time and effort during development. Most stages of the project are closely linked with software development and marketing. The first stage lasts for approximately two months and is focused on customer development. It may be necessary to determine the target audience and align messaging and positioning in accordance with demand trends. The second phase focuses on recruiting and team building and lasts for three months. During this period, software developers and marketers should be recruited for further product development (Villafiorita, 2016). Preliminary launch plans and financial analysis is conducted throughout the stage. The third stage is focused on building the application and beta testing. The process should be completed within five months, and the final product should be established. The next phase is related to the launch announcement, social media seeding, and marketing in general. Significant bugs are fixed during the period, and beta testing data is analyzed. The last stage is two weeks long and is focused on the launch of the product and customer review analysis. It may be beneficial to utilize customer feedback in order to improve the application. Growth Ambitions The 3D design is becoming an inseparable part of modern technology as it is implemented in a wide variety of fields. Diverse applications are provided to satisfy the demand for 3D designing instruments. However, most of these design systems are not built for a specific field of implementation. Therefore, they may not be suitable for some areas. The above-mentioned application is designed for a specific area in 3d modeling and may have significant competitive advantages. The growth strategy should be focused on getting the share of the market related to interior design in order to avoid competition with major players in the market. The given market niche is currently underrepresented and has considerable potential. Digital instruments are broadly used in interior design, yet there is a small number of 3d design systems built particularly for that purpose (Gleadall, 2021). Hence, the market offers promising opportunities, and it may be beneficial to focus the marketing approach on obtaining the specific product-related market share. Downside Risks The recent experience has shown that demand and consumer preferences may change rapidly during short periods of time. The pandemic restrictions significantly destabilized the market and caused unpredictable changes (Zhade, 2021). It may be particularly essential in terms of the digital market. The demand for both software and hardware increased rapidly, providing numerous opportunities in the field. However, with the development of vaccines and the mitigation of restrictions, the trend may reverse. Such conditions may be very unfavorable for new players in the market with the little-known brand. Another risk is related to the possibility of huge corporations focusing their attention on specific software implementations and particularly interior design. Communica
Introduction Lean management “identifies and produces the best value for stakeholders without using numerous resources” (Blank 3). A company that uses the concept will understand the meaning of customer value. The company will also improve its processes in order to increase customer value. The strategy also promotes the best practices that can reduce wastes. Although the principle emerged in the manufacturing industry, it has become applicable in other businesses practices and processes. Lean management has become a powerful approach towards planning, implementing, and executing new processes. This discussion applies the Lean Management Concept (LMC) to VIVA Company. VIVA is a successful mobile telecommunication country in the Republic of Kuwait. The paper will describe how VIVA can use this concept to achieve its business goals. Implementing the “Lean Management Principles” to VIVA Company Identifying Potential Consumers and Specifying Value This principle encourages organizations to focus on the best practices that can support their clients. VIVA Company should ensure its services are acceptable to every consumer. The company must define the goals and expectations of its consumers. This strategy “will create a new sense of Consumer Value” (Blank 3). The next strategy is omitting every non-value activity in the company. This practice will be useful towards reducing the wastes produced at the company. VIVA Company should “create the best value using the viewpoints of its consumers” (Blank 4). This approach will ensure every activity maximizes the expectations of different clients. Mapping the Value Stream VIVA Company is currently using modern technologies in the telecommunications industry. The company’s mission is to transform the nature of mobile communication, entertainment, and human information. This mission supports the company’s Value Stream (VS). The company should “ensure its departments and segments work harmoniously to deliver the required services to the targeted consumers” (Blank 4). Every end-to-end-practice must focus on the changing expectations of different customers. An appropriate strategy must examine the demands of every client. This practice will ensure VIVA Company delivers quality telecommunication solutions to its customers. Creating Flow through Waste Reduction Many activities in an organization do not add
Introduction People keep talking about negative effects of fast food on people’s health. Lots of people claim that the growth of the rate of obese people correlates with the growth of fast food chains in the region. For instance, it is now believed that the American ways and lifestyles are spreading worldwide which leads to the increase of obese people (“Globesity” n.p.). At the same time, there are people who agree that fast food restaurant chains contribute to the change of lifestyles and eating behaviors, but they are not totally responsible (Zollinger-Read n.p.). It is possible to consider a number of central issues concerning fast food to understand whether fast food industry is totally responsible for the change in eating behaviors and lifestyles. Fast Food Harms People’s Health Admittedly, lots of people find fast food tasty and quite cheap. Hence, it is an easy way to eat as one does not need to spend time cooking and washing up. Therefore, fast food saves a lot of time, which is really important for a contemporary hectic life. However, they often ignore the fact that this food contains a lot of calories. It has been acknowledged that fast food restaurants have come up with less fatty foods, but they are still far from being healthy due to fatty sauces (Zollinger-Read n.p.). Moreover, people often do not even realize the amount of calories they consume. Fast Food Affects People’s Lifestyles It is also believed that fans of fast food restaurants are often prone to unhealthy lifestyles as these people consume a lot of calories but do not take enough exercise. People also believe that the fast food industry heavily markets its products and promotes unhealthy lifestyles (Schlosser 9). Thus, people of the first part of the twentieth century used to eat at home and have active lives, but contemporary people do not have time to live healthier. Fast Food Industry Is not Solely Responsible Of course, the fast food industry uses media to market its products and many people say that it is wrong as these commercials make people live unhealthy lives (Schlosser 46). However, it follows that media share this responsibility. Obviously, media have become an important tool of affecting people’s choices. Some people say that officials should affect the spread of fast food restaurants as they are harmful (Schlosser 244). Nonetheless, fast food restauran
Introduction The use of the internet and email has grown over the last two decades. Today, individuals, companies, and fields have embraced the internet for communication. Many others use it for socialization. Historically, the army had been banned from the use of the internet for communication or for socialization. This, however, changed in the year 2010 when the social media policy in force was reviewed, and thus this order was reversed. From this time onwards, the army has been able to use the internet for communication and well as socialization (Locker, 2010). Internet and email use I mostly use the internet for socialization. I joined Facebook and Twitter . These two have been the most important sites I usually visit while online. Using these two, I usually reconnect with my family and friends. I also use them to share with my colleagues. When general communication has been passed from our seniors, we usually update ourselves and how such will affect us through the sites. I sometimes also receive some general communication from my seniors through these sites. This is when they (seniors) display it in what we call “public domain.” Such information is usually one which is not sensitive and which needs to be passed on to others. I use the email platform to send personal messages. They include messages to my relations, my friends, as well as colleagues at work. Privacy policies In the army, disclosure of information when such was supposed to be kept secret has devastating effects (Locker, 2010). This is why the internet is usually viewed with caution. Its use can easily make one reveal much about the actions and plans of the force and thus create a situation where objectives are not met because the plans are overturned by enemy forces. In the army, we find that even using the company computer can be a serious risk. There are hackers who can access the company information using the connection line one used while online or communicating with them. To avoid the possibility of exposing information, we are required to take ensure the following:  1. To always use the privacy tools of our social sites. This includes, for example, posting directly to the ‘walls’ of those we are communicating with as opposed to making communication ‘public.’  2. To ensure we lock the computer as well as the room when we are leaving. This is to ensure that no one enters the place or the computer when one has just used it. It limits the chance for any hacker to use the information left as computer memory.  3. To use passwords well and keep them as secret as possible. We are required not to write the passwords on papers. This is to avoid the use of such by other people to log-in to the accounts we have been using. We are required to begin this by creating passwords that are hard to memorize easily. This is intended to help make it difficult for anyone t
Book Summary De Bernieres’ book “Birds Without wings” begins in 1900s in a peaceful town at the end of the Ottoman Empire. Iskander the potter, a character in the book, says that “Man is a bird without wings, and a bird is a man without sorrows” (De Bernieres, 145). The title of the book is extracted from this saying. This town is inhabited by Greek and Turkish people; in addition the town is populated by both Muslims and Christians. Regardless of the fact that these people have different religious beliefs, they live peacefully and they do not allow outside forces to distract the peace. According to Iskandar the villagers “were very much mixed up, and apart from the ranting of a few hotheads whose bellies were filled with raki and the devil (everyone) lived together in sufficient harmony” (De Bernieres, 23). At some point, this peace dissolves and as a result people turn against each other. Iskander feels that these differences have caused harm especially after the Christians were chased from Eskibahce, he says “without them our life has less variety, and we are forgetting how to look at others and see ourselves” (De Bernieres, 7).This event is characterized by religious differences and killings. Apart from presenting the inhabitants’ way of life, the novel presents us with information about the Ottoman Empire as well as the formation of the modern Greece and Turkey. The author takes the readers through the events with the aim of enabling them to experience the horrible events such as pointless deaths, sicknesses and diseases. De Bernieres also uses moments of hilarity in his novel perhaps to break the tension that may have built among his readers (De Bernieres, 1-576). Narrative analysis The novel has a complex plot with many characters. The novel lacks a main protagonist since the author does not concentrate on any of his characters for long. The frequent change of focus from one character to another is not a good aspect. First, this can make the novel uninteresting since the reader does not get a chance to identify with the characters well. Focus on each of the characters is minimal since the book has been written from numerous perspectives. This further makes it hard for the readers to identify themselves well with the characters as should be the case. The role played by each and every character in the novel does not provide sufficient information hence making the narrative shallow. With a small number of characters, it becomes easy for the reader to identify and remember the role played by each and every character when it comes to theme development. With many characters, the readers may even forget the role played by some characters because one may be confused, this means that the reader has to make reference to previous pages so that he or she can establish who a certain character was and the role that he or she played (DiBattista, 56-60). Majority of the characters in this novel are infuriating and they are morally corrupt hence little is likeable about them. The media has a strong influence on how people behave and as Karatavuk notes “…..because we cann
Mean Well’s brief history Meanwell is a limited company that leads in switching power supplies to various places worldwide. The company was established in 1982, with an initial capital of NT$ 1,000,000, and its current location is in Taiwan (Global Sources, 3). This company acquired the ISO-9001 certification in 1994. Company’s Goal The company’s central objective is to provide services to the satisfaction of the customer as well as provision of total quality assurance. Meanwell Company therefore ensures that they offer more personalized and quality services to the customers. It is as a result of this ultimate goal that the company is dedicated to following stringent procedures of designing, going through design verification procedures, component selection, design quality control checks, and mass production (Global Sources 6). Interview conducted In a bid to understand the company and kits operations, an interview was conducted with the company’s manager in charge of exporting products to foreign branches, Linda Chou. Several questions were asked including company’s products, decision-making patterns, transportation modes, product pricing, quality control, government intervention, sales, marketing strategies, and future prospects of the company among other questions. The responses and analysis of these questions are discussed in the subsequent section. The products offered by Meanwell Company The company deals with a variety of power accessory products, which include battery chargers, AC/DC switching power supplies, DC/AC inverters, and DC/DC converters. All these products are offered in diversified quality models that are widely applied in communication, automation and office automation fields, health industry as well as LED lighting, etc (Global Sources 7). Method of transportation used Mean well company uses vehicle trucks for delivery of their goods to other local distribution centers. For export purposes, the company uses aircrafts and shipping as means of transportation to foreign countries (Global Sources 13). The application of logistics and supply chain management concept The logistics model focuses on a sole business enterprise and works towards attainment of more efficient logistic strategies acquired through both internal and external planning and control . When various enterprises come together and form assimilatio
Core Elements of Powerful Developmental Experiences Job Transition Leadership at any level has never been an easy task and many people are often faced with the challenge of handling new responsibilities. In many cases, an individual is handed a new role that is unfamiliar to him or her, something that forces an individual to apply various skills, techniques, and styles in order realize the best results. Handling unfamiliar responsibilities is an uphill task that calls on an individual to be careful since it might lead to great losses given the fact the individual could be doing it for the first time. However, this does not mean that doing something for the first time is impossible, but instead an individual is encouraged to analyze the methods available and apply the most viable. While attempting to cope with the new assignment, the employee might be given additional work unexpectedly because he or she does not have experience on how the job is done. Again, it is not mandatory for the management to assign only the tasks described in the work manual since the top executive has the right of assigning and reassigning responsibilities to fit the situation. The first step towards resolving this issue is taking control of the situation whereby time management is the valued asset. An employee should ensure that he or she underscores effective training. Task Related Characteristic Regarding task related characteristics, initiation of change is the first step towards goal realization in the work place. Change entails many aspects, but the aim is always to facilitate organizational development. In this regard, the employee is to adopt a robust organizational culture that permits acquisition of new ways of accomplishing tasks. For instance, the worker should always be ready to adopt the new technologies, models, and strategies of handling issues (McCall 14). If appropriate changes are introduced in the organization, there is a high likelihood that the problem would offer suitable directions that would play a critical role in boosting the performance of the organization. In other words, change allows responsible development of new directions in the sense that old ways of doing things are abandoned in favor of the most effective ones. If the employee insists on continuing with the old culture, ther
In every culture and era, death has been taken as an important period of human existence. This is characterized by the rituals, beliefs and items used during burial. The ancient Greeks and the ancient Egyptians also had their beliefs associated with death. This is evidenced by the rituals and the items used during the funeral practices as pointed out in the excavations. Consequently, this paper intends to highlight the importance of the krater as a monumental marker in ancient Greece and the mummy mask as another item used in the burial rituals of ancient Egypt. It will also highlight the rituals and beliefs associated with the two items. Hornung (7) indicates that the ancient Egyptians’ belief in immortality was the basic reflection of their richness of rituals. The goods and rituals, according to Hornung were necessary items that would prove useful in the afterlife of the dead person. Similarly, the ancient Greek culture had an equally strong emphasis on the phenomenon of death. The rituals and beliefs associated with it led to the development of several practices that would clearly reflect the meaning of death in the culture. On the other hand, the burial rituals of the ancient Greeks in the period of 750BCE and 700BCE were affected by the age of geometry. Most of the decorations on the items used during burial were designed to acquire some geometric form. The krater, for instance is one of the items used during burials. It was the monumental marker of graves during the 750BCE-700BCE.This vase was clearly decorated using geometric figures that depicted a ritual referred to as prothesis . The general presentation highlights a series of vertical and horizontal arrangements of geometric figures that, under close scrutiny, reflect a scene (Boardman 26). The paintings on the krater depict a dead person laid on a bier. This farewell ceremony depicted on the vase shows the emphasis laid on burial by the ancient Greeks. For instance, they emphasized more on the deceased person’s life on earth and his relations. This is pictured in the paintings on the vase. Standing at the head of the bier is the priestess who is usually present to perform certain rituals that would assist the deceased to navigate in the two worlds. At the foot of the bier is a woman seated on a chair with her feet rested on a three legged stool. On her lap she carries a baby. Probably, this is the deceased’s wife and a child. At the foot of the bier are two figures, one slightly larger. These are depictions of the other children of the deceased. Women are seen mourning by pulling their hairs. This was the original sign of morning in ancient Greece (Boardman 27). The paintings on the krater also show some gifts and presents offered to the deceased. Under the bier are animals both four legged and two legged. These are s
Economic Analysis of Wages and Value Athletes (especially players of nationally recognized teams) make more money than workers of the helping profession, such as teachers. Some star players make more than $7 million, while most teachers in the United States can have a salary below $50 thousand (Schweiger 14). This discrepancy between wages is not unique to one country and can be seen in most corners of the world. Nonetheless, it is also widely recognized that teachers’ impact on each generation of children is essential to their development and success. Athletes, on the other hand, are a source of entertainment – they work at significant intervals, participating in a small number of games or tournaments throughout the year. One can aim to explain this dilemma using economic principles, although they do not align with ethical thinking. The inequality in wages between athletes and teachers is based on people’s perception of marginal value. There are many teachers in the world, and each performs similar tasks of helping children to learn. Most children and adults in the world have interacted with a teacher, and this profession is one of the essential parts of society. Star athletes, in contrast, are viewed as a rarity – a limited number of players comprise a team. Here, the value of a star player appears higher since this person is considered a scarce resource of entertainment (Henderson). The comparison between water and diamonds is similar to this issue – although water is essential for one’s survival, its plentiful existence lowers the marginal value (Rhoads; von Mises 77). Diamonds and athletes are much less prevalent in the world, and their perceived rarity and status lead to increased marginal value and, therefore, cost and pay, respectively. Wage Inequality from an Ethical Standpoint While economics can explain how people’s perception of scarcity leads to the discrepancy between people’s wages, it ignores the ethical side of the question. People’s wages cannot be adequately compared to the cost of water and diamonds because people are living beings who depend on their income for survival and comfort. Assigning a value to one’s life means viewing them as a commodity rather than a person. Therefore, the theory of marginalism exposes economics’ lack of understanding that wages based on the idea of scarcity neglect the inherent importance of human life (Terrell). An ethical analysis of this dilemma should not rely on the same philosophy and focus on people’s essential values. The removal of differentiating characteristics such as one’s profession leads to them being perceived as equal. In Christianity, these traits are not a reason for inequality, for “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” ( English Standard Version , Gal. 3.28). Therefore, one of the fundamental beliefs is the equality of people in regard to their existence. Moreover, hard work and value to society are important in following the Christian tenets