Continuous integration

testing starts Step 4 – Final Design. Final design based on test results, facility, equipment, material, & labor PROCESS SELECTION Process selection is based on five considerations 1) Type of process; range from intermittent to continuous 2) Degree of vertical integration 3) Flexibility of resources 4) Mix between capital & human resources 5) Degree of customer…

Church & Dwight’s corporate strategy consisted mainly of growth and retrenchment strategies. Some instances of stability strategies can also be seen as part of their corporate strategy. Horizontal growth strategies (external) include acquisitions, international expansion and strategic alliances or partnerships with other firms. They reshaped company through acquisitions and had an annual organic growth rate of 3–4%. Church & Dwight pushed aggressively into consumer products outside of sodium…

Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. Jobs transformed Apple from a company close to bankruptcy, to one of the most profitable companies in the world. Apple has continued to have a great performance over the past decade, due to its competitive advantages. One major advantage that has helped Apple is its customer loyalty. Apple has created a well-established brand and is known for its easy to use products with a sleek design. Customers have loved the design of Apple’s…

Before Dr. Moorer could genuinely reevaluate his life, he had to understand that his undeniable thirst to become an engineer and quest for success blinded him from understanding humility. Once he lost his job from the GMI, he obtained another at a local shoe store then later at a phone company. Of course, it appeared as a loss, but he was able to experience better ways to overcome challenges and gain confidence, which later profited him once he established his consulting firm. “When God allows…

State of the Problem In its variety of forms, cancer is estimated to affect more than 14 million people per year, and is the cause the death of more than 8 million (National Cancer Institute). Despite millions of dollars of research in the field, and a concentrated effort by researchers around the globe, a panacea for cancer doesn’t exist, although much headway has been made in earlier detection and better treatment methods. Much of the difficulty in treating the disease lies in its diversity;…

The period that took place after the Civil War was considered the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877). During this period, African Americans were granted equality due to the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which, outlawed slavery, defined citizenship and protected all Americans, and extended suffrage to all men. The Freedman’s Bureau/Civil Rights Act also helped blacks play a role in the governments, economies and society by allowing them to be elected to political…

2.2 The different behavioural patterns as discussed is important to note as communication between the generations can be misinterpreted. Additionally, there are challenges of maximising and adjusting to the different available communication media. However, it is equally essential to take into consideration that the following observations of the different preferences of each generation does not necessarily apply to every individual but rather, the noticeable majority. To begin with,…

Through existence of the Greek polis, political views and popular ideologies were ever changing due to the unique politics within each city state. Such changes include a continuous decrease in popularity towards the implementation of democracy in contrast towards oligarchy and the idea of the benevolent dictator. However, certain aspects of Greek life were significant enough to have persisted throughout Greek political life, the use of religion to derive legitimacy for example. Democracy and…

2.3 An Evaluation of Foreign Direct Investment on the Nigerian Economy According to Asiedu (2002), international flows of capital reduce the risk faced by owners of capital by allowing them to diversify their lending and investment. The global integration of capital market can in turn contribute to the spread of best practices in corporate governance, accounting rules and legal tradition. This global mobility of capital also limits the ability of government to pursue bad policies. This is yet to…

Hereditary diseases are genetic disorders that occur when mutated genes carrying certain mutations are transferred from parents onto an offspring. Genes are the factors that codes for proteins and deficient form of gene cause due to mutation in genes give rise to deficient form of protein. Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a hereditary disease. WPW syndrome causes chronic heart disease which is associated with ventricular pre-excitation and a thicker ventricle muscle. Patients with the…