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Introduction Wal-Mart in conjunction with other retail businesses allocated funds to finance a crucial database, a satellite network and store-level point-of-sale systems, this formed the beginning of the retail shop’s IT system. The system is paramount in fostering instant gathering and exploration of chain-wide of store-level information and UPC bar codes (Zook and Graham, 2006, p.19). During the 1990s, Wal-Mart established Retail Link which permitted the company to be able to link its sales with outdoor information like climate forecasts. This permitted the company to offer additional provisions to its consumers leading to refined accurateness of its buying forecasts. IT approach The IT systems at Wal-Mart are approached in three ways including, by ensuring that the company is merchants first, by running its common systems using common platforms and finally by promoting centralization of all of its information systems (Scott, Lundgren & Thompson, 2009, p. 46). Being merchant first and technologist second mechanisms is used by the company. This approach involves the IT personnel talking to company customers regarding issues of business instead of prioritizing on matters of technology, thus, making the user not to be concern of the technology the company uses in its operations. The second approach that Wal-Mart uses in its IT system is by running a single system that has a single set of code across the globe and this is achieved by relocating its store operations to newly opened outlets to its own code. This strategy is very beneficial to the company as it has huge cost advantages leading to great reduction of IT budgets to as less as one-half of the sales (Zook and Graham, 2006, p.22). Additionally it saves the company the hustle of investing in multiple systems. In addition to the cost benefits derived from the single approach, the company is able to leverage best practices that are often embedded in the system in other regions. Thus, it leverages company’s human resource world wide. Third approach used by Wal-Mart in its IT systems is the centralization of its information system. This approach allows the Wal-Mart’s developers to easily collaborate (Zook and Graham, 2006, p. 26). This mechanism ensures that it is possible for developers to communicate with customers and handle emerging issues in real time. The various information systems approaches used by Wal-Mart have facilitated various initiatives including the ‘ everyday low price’ that is applied to all markets in the globe regardless of the experienced opinion of the managers on the nature of the local market. The approach has prompted the company to introduce its digital supplier network known as Retail Link that acts as warehouse that provide data
The importance of the Advanced Physical Health Assessment to nurses is an ability to advance professional skills a nurse has. The consequences of using advanced physical assessment skills are associated with identifying key health areas for improvement, challenging interpretations, and perseverance. When a nurse practitioner performs a head-to-toe physical assessment, he or she will be able to understand the specific needs and problems of a patient and thus refer them to further treatment. When applying a systematic approach to head-to-toe assessments, nurses will be able to foster good relationships with patients while also practicing efficiency. Since each patient is unique, the more assessments nurses perform, the more experience they will get. In addition to this, it is important to assess patients from head-to-toe due to the possibility of finding complications or unnoticed problems of which patients may have no knowledge. This results in not only correct diagnoses of illnesses and possible co-morbidities but also in the enhancement of nurses’ knowledge and their further collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. When conducting head-to-toe assessments, nurses also practice new equipment, approaches, and tools in order to understand what kind of treatment is preferable for a particular patient. Moreover, it helps to use medical records in a more effective way. The assessment provides a methodology for the nurses to use the official medical records to learn everything about the patient in terms of physical and mental health. Additionally, nurses can create medical records using new methods, language, databases to create a reliable database of the patients. In other words, the systematic application of physical health assessments makes each type of communication more beneficial and flexible to use for the therapists and nurses. Furthermore, the increasing volumes of digital data in medical facilities only prove that communication and interactions with data are important. In my professional activity, physical assessments can be very helpful. The modern health care system heavily relies on electronics and devices which make medical manipulations easier, faster, and more effective for both the patient and the nurse. Hence, it encourages me to use something new and learn about the new piece of equipment before utilizing it on a daily basis. With the help of new equipment and technologies, the advanced practice nursing knowledge can be used to collect the information about patients’ health histories and physical assessments for identifying trends related to various patient populations. Nurses can contribute with their knowledge through uploading data into electronic health records, and statistical analysis can be used to find correlations between demographic characteristics of pati
The Innovation Catalysts Each company wants to find profitability in innovative and design-driven products. The key to success is finding a unique approach to a company without the genius leadership of a visionary such as Steve Jobs. The Intuit company, which was attempting to break free from a stagnating performance, launched an initiative to redesign itself with the purpose of innovation. However, inspirational speeches and lectures on the wonders of design failed. An exercise that worked allowed the staff to participate in exploring their designs. The company did not require visionary leadership; the very grassroots of the company could revolutionize it. Intuit focused efforts on bringing innovation from the bottom up. This included educating the staff, providing means of voicing ideas, and encouraging innovative projects amongst the management team. The company understood that it needed to acquire new customers rather than appealing to the existing base. Therefore, an innovative approach was developed to find out the customers’ “pain point” and find methods or innovative ideas on how to address the client’s needs. During development and testing, Intuit continuously worked with a relevant customer base to perfect its product. The core cooperation with their clients on business and personal needs gives Intuit the advantage of finding an optimal solution and expanding their customer base. Since Intuit decided to focus on innovative design, the company has increased significantly. It continues to use similar methods, including the innovation catalysts which guide managers in developing unique project designs. The team was expanded and provided with resources to grow their capabilities. It was found that the catalysts were most effective when working cooperatively and having the company support. Overall, it was the gra
Introduction In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) body estimated that more than 300 million people majority of whom were children were diagnosed with asthma while many other people continued suffering unaware of their condition (Who.com, 2010). Asthma is categorized as one of the disease conditions that are both under-treated and under-diagnosed in the larger population which was responsible for 255,000 deaths in year 2005 alone; a mortality rate that is ever increasing each year (Who.com, 2010). Worldwide asthma is the most common cause of chronic diseases among children of all ages with a prevalence rate that is in the region of 30%-60% which tends to persist even during adult life (Who.com, 2010). The prevalence of asthmatic conditions is complicated by the nature of the disease which is incurable and therefore a major public health challenge that equally affects all countries notwithstanding their developmental status. As such, the WHO strategy on control of asthmatic incidence rate is pegged on prevention and case management; in the same way the healthcare policy on asthma in Saudi Arabia is structured along the same concept. In Saudi Arabia the prevalence rate of asthma among the general population is estimated by one study to be as high as 20% and approximately 17% among school children (Al-Frayh, 1990). The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature on asthmatic disease in Saudi Arabia to accurately determine the epidemiology nature of the condition through community assessment for purposes of compiling a health report on the disease. Background Information on Asthma in Saudi Arabia Bronchial asthma is one of the leading forms of chronic illnesses that significantly impacts on children health in Saudi Arabia. Among the most recent research studies conducted on the prevalence of various diseases in Saudi Arabia indicates the prevalence of asthma to be at 38.6% for bronchial asthma which was by far the leading cause of morbidity for all the cases that were reviewed (Omer, 2006). This particular research study was done retrospectively by reviewing patient’s records for 5 years from 2000 in one of the leading health facilities, King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah (Omer, 2006). An earlier research study done by Al Frayh and Al Jawaldi that sought to quantify the change in prevalence rate for asthmatic conditions in Saudi Arabia school going children found the incidence rate for asthma to be at 15% (1992). The result of this conclusion was based on two surveys that were done 9 years apart; one in 1986 which found the prevalence to be at 8% by then and the other one completed in 1995 which determined the prevalence to be at 23% among the school going children (Al Frayh & Al Jawaldi, 1992). The results of this survey become the first reliable research findings that quantified the prevalence of asthma and its rate of increase among school going children in Saudi Arabia. In actual sense the rate of asthma in school children ten
The novel Sentimental Education, written in 1869, depicts the life and maturity of a young man, Frederic Moreau. This novel can be characterized as a bildungsroman portraying the story of a young man and his “life education” through adventures and travels. Broadly defined, the bildungsroman is “the novel of youth, the novel of education, of apprenticeship, of adolescence, of initiation, even the life-novel” (Buckley 4). Sentimental Education can be characterized as the bildungsroman because it is identified with the development of character from early adolescence to young adulthood, the period when the person works out questions of identity and career. The character of Frederic Moreau develops through the novel and changes at the end, influenced by new social values and norms acquired through adventures. Sentimental Education can be seen as the bildungsroman because it portrays the education and ‘self-education’ of Frederic, which leads him to maturity and self-actualization. The learning and growth process of Frederic can be charted through its most characteristic feature, its elusiveness, alternations of insights, its sense of confusion and inconsequentiality. Flaubert’s character tries to find his way through a maze, detoured from where he wants to go; his mind divided in different directions, he attempts to find what others want of him, while he’s learning and growth process takes place against overwhelming obstacles. Meanwhile, lack of confidence and the need for self-assertion impede Frederic’s progress, even as his personal struggle to give expression to his creativity. Frederic recollects: ‘Do stop going on about your wretched “reality”. What does the word mean anyway? Some people see things black, others see them blue, and the mob sees them stupid! What could be less natural than Michelangelo, yet what could be more wonderful? All this concern for externals is the hallmark of our loathsome modern world, and if things go on, being like this art’ll become a sort of stale joke” (Flaubert 52). This passage shows that Frederic is educated, accepting the need for social constraint. His particular road to self-knowledge leads him to self-realization, which reflects the structure of the bildungsroman. Frederic’s self becomes recognizable only after an arduous search and finds an identity that will enable him to act upon his discoveries. Sentimental Education is the bildungsroman because it refle
Every year, artificial intelligence increasingly affects work processes and people’s lives around the world. Technologies make adjustments to production, service, and even the routine activities of society by replacing long, complicated processes with precise, automatic, and fast actions. This case study discusses the use of artificial intelligence that brings new ethical questions and the answer to which may be needed in the coming decades. The most relevant ethical issue is the replacement of people with robots in the workplace and the consequences that it brings today and may bring in the future. For example, Bossmann suggests that robots will be able to give freedom to people from predictable work, which will provide them with more free time. However, at the same time, it is doubtful that robots will be able to work without failures, and discrimination, since they do not have such flexibility in intelligence as humans. Harris et al. also raises this issue and refers, as well as Bossmann, to Tesla autopilot cars as their use in trucking can be dangerous and unethical. Another ethical issue is the possibility of using AI for harmful purposes, and the ability of such technologies to achieve goals the most correct but not just effective. Besides, such a replacement can deprive many people of work, while owners of companies will receive the maximum income. Therefore, the main issue is the possibility of equality in a society in which machines do the work of humans. Therefore, this study demonstrates that artificial intelligence, which is a panacea for many people and companies today, also has many ambiguities. The ethical questions that AI raises currently do not yet require an urgent answer, since its use is limited. However, the world has already faced some of these issues, so it needs to think about their solution to avoid negative consequences in the future. Works Cited Harris, Charles, et al. Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases . 6th ed., Cengage Learning, 2019. Bossmann, Julia. “Top 9 Ethical Issues in Artificial Intelligence.” World Economic Forum , 2016, Web.
Systems Thinking for the Enterprise Key Points Rebovich addresses the term enterprise, which refers to a unit comprising of interdependent resources. The resources are interrelated and they interact to realize the set goals. The author highlights the shift from traditional systems engineering (TSE) to enterprise systems engineering (ESE). TSE assumes that all significant factors are understandable to and under the control of the engineer. Under ESE, only some factors may be accounted for using system engineers. Rebovich sought to identify how the challenges faced by the intricate ESE system can be resolved. Rebovich addresses variation as the source of innovation and adaptation in organizations. He then explores various interactions with the compound system and illustrates how it influences the roles of various agents. An example of the Military Net Centricity (C2 enterprise system) is used for elaboration. In this case, rewards are offered to individuals or groups that move the organization towards net centricity to encourage innovation through interrelation. Arguments Rebovich argues that new systems thinking perspectives are emerging due to the intersection between IT disciplines and the philosophy of sophisticated acclimatized systems. He argues that the TSE cannot survive due to rapid information technology changes. Therefore, system engineers need to be conversant with current technology in order to develop systems that are up to date. The problem addressed The article explores systems thinking in the emerging and novel perspectives of businesses. It addresses schools of thought that are increasing due to the demand for effective systems development. Enterprise systems are complicated by advancing technology making it hard for developers to keep up with technological demands. Rebovich explores measures in enterprises that will present the future desired by stakeholders. What the author knows about the problem Rebovich provides a background on systems thinking and proceeds to create an image of how technology changes have led to complexity in systems. This enables the reader to appreciate the challenges involved in using TSE. Rebovich shows how system engineers may be overwhelmed by the many enterprise elements. Author’s Proposal Rebovich proposes that a fraction of the new systems thinking (ESE) demands for the substitution of the perception that precise engineering results or objectives can always be guaranteed with one that aims at shaping, improving, or increasing the value of engineering results. Author’s findings Rebovich found that IT is a major contributor to the complex situations faced by engineers. In technologies such as biotechnology, IT has had momentous impact fostering novel changes. These advancements have decreased costs of information storage leading to an information revolution that has reduced interaction barriers among key actors. In spite of this, the rate of IT advancement suggests that future events will be more co
Introduction According to Springer (38), wildness is a very wide concept that has no clear definition. The literal meaning of wildness is that state of being untamed or wild. With the effort to define Wildness, some scholars argue that wildness refer to the quality that is produced by nature. This slightly differ from wilderness in that, wilderness is the place that harbors wildness. Forest is a place where several species of both plants and animals live. In this context, the forest in this context is the wilderness while the animals and plant species found in this forest referred to as the wildness. For a long time, the two terms have been misinterpreted. To different communities and from one place to another, these two terms are confusingly used. This misinterpretation has adversely led to mismanagement of environmental resources in most communities leading to the degradation of the environment. Minnich (72) clearly points out in his argument that, for proper environmental resource use and management, there is a need to understand the environment in totality. The concept of wildness as said earlier is broad; this essay paper seeks to bring out the concept of wildness using the following five themes. Triumph of science The world is changing rapidly due to the scientific innovations taking place. The technological advancements in the world have brought out the world as a small village. This technological advancement has affected positively and negatively many aspects of life. The field of science has grown tremendously and Scientists is advancing each day in the current world. Science majorly deals with researches. Science as a discipline as attracted many especially in defining the concept of wildness. According to Springer (38), this theme of wildness has been highly politicized, arguing that the role played by the wildness science should be differentiated from the role that the wildness scientists play. From the scientific view, good wildness can be viewed from a wilderness where the ecosystem is naturally left on its own without either human or animal interferences. For this to happen, the ecosystem must be stable enough to support a healthy genetic diversity. The politicized sci
Introduction Providing high-quality services and products is an essential aspect of any company, since it ensures customer satisfaction. High quality is guaranteed by the correct planning, organization, and creation of a service or product, which implies many different elements and many employees’ work. At the same time, although the quality is necessary for any company, a failure in its provision in one case can lead to the loss of a client or additional expenses for correction, but in another case, to fatal consequences. This paper will look at the quality assurance process for a house renovation, which belongs to the third category of projects; thus, Crosby’s philosophy will be applied to design the steps. Philosophy of Quality House renovation is often a complex and durable process, especially if the clients want to change the interior significantly. For this reason, every stage of quality assurance, from planning to final inspection, must take into account many details such as customer desires, staff skills, and features of the environment. The most appropriate approach, in this case, is the Crosby philosophy as it has all elements to provide the highest quality of house renovation. The first feature that must be considered when renovating a house is the absolute quality of all work since any mistake can bring fatal consequences. For example, house layout changes, and electrical and plumbing connections must be perfect to avoid fires, floods, or collapsing walls. Since Juran’s philosophy determines that quality depends on how many customizers find a product useful, this approach is not suitable for a specific home renovation for one client (Furman, 2015). At the same time, Deming’s philosophy is aimed at continuous quality improvement, which is also impossible because the renovation must be completed within a certain time frame. However, Crosby’s philosophy characterizes the quality of such project execution as “zero defects”, and thus, it is most suitable. Although this approach implies only striving for the ideal, it helps avoid any mistakes (Furman, 2015). In addition, another Crosby’s principle sounds like “prevention, not inspection”, which implies the correct implementation of all requirements instead of fixing them, which is usually more expensive (Furman, 2015). These two principles ensure that homeowners will not continually experience minor or major breakdowns after a house renovation. Moreover, the house design should meet all the clients’ requirements and wishes, since the home should ensure the physical and mental comfort of its owners. Clients are less likely to make concessions if the company wants or needs to make changes after the planning phase, for example, changing the previously discussed color of the walls. Hence, all the details must be made according to the requirements of the clients. Deming’s philosophy defines quality as customer satisfaction, but the need for constant change to improve will be a nudging factor for clients and the team and reduce their satisfaction (Furman, 2015). Thus, this philosophy is not aligned with the goa