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In queuing theory, a discipline within the mathematical theory of probability, an M/D/1 queue represents the queue length in a system having a single server, where arrivals are determined by a Poisson process and job service times are fixed (deterministic). The model name is written in Kendall's notation.[1] Agner Krarup Erlang first published on this model in 1909, starting the subject of queuing theory.[2][3] An extension of this model with more than one server is the M/D/c queue An M/D/1…

Ferdoushi Akhtar Hashi Chowdhury 23/03/2018 Liability in Civil Engineering – A Case Study Carillion Construction Ltd v Woods Bagot Europe Ltd & Ors [2016] EWHC 905 (TCC) Introduction This report presents a liability case study regarding the extension of deadlines in civil engineering projects, and the damages that might occur as a result of these delays. The liability aspect of the dispute presented in this report are…

The Worthless Pennies What is the penny? To some its a coin, to some, its a waste of time and money. The penny should be abolished and is unnecessary in todays society. We usually throw our pennies in the road or in our car somewhere anyways so whats the point of even having them. I know that the penny is a reminder of the great president Lincoln, but the penny is just a waste now in the present. Even though pennies resemble Abraham Lincoln and are still used today, they should be abolished…

Luxuries Versus Necessities In today’s generation, people mislead the value of their luxuries over their necessities, rather than vice versa. There is multitudinous amount of luxuries that people value more than their necessities. There are also many ways as to how this topic refers to transcendentalism. To begin, most luxuries that people uphold higher than their everyday necessities, are those of little importance. For example, a phone is the most common luxury that is held at a higher…

1.1 Economic Fundamentals: Identify the factors of production and discuss their importance as the bedrock of the theory of the firm. The factors of production are the inputs used to manufacture products and provide services. These inputs include labor, land, and capital. The theory of the firm is a microeconomic model referring to businesses and corporations and how those entities exist to make profits. Firms interact directly with the market to determine the demand for their goods so they can…

advantage they must chart either one of three generic approaches, established by Porter. Cost leadership is the initial strategy in which Tesco can endeavour to have the bottommost costs in the business as well as propose its goods and services to a comprehensive marketplace at the bottommost charges (Felgate & Fearne, 2015). This strategy would be grounded on the Tesco’s aptitude to regulate their working costs so sound that they are proficient to price their merchandises competitively as well…

for higher prices, while buyers would offer less for certain goods or services. Through deals, they would come to a mutual agreement of price acceptance. Price is the only attribute in marketing mix that yields revenue, all other attributes produce costs (Kotler, 1997). Companies often use different pricing techniques to stimulate early purchase specially to accommodate differences in customers, products and locations. Marketers often refer to such pricing as discriminatory. Price…

CYCLE COSTING LIFE CYCLE COSTING  Life cycle costing is defined as the total cost throughout its life including planning, design, acquisition & support costs & any other costs directly attributable to owing / using the asset.  Category of LCC capital assets: • Initial costs • Operating costs • Disposal costs SIMPLE FORMULA FOR LCC LCC= Capital + Lifetime operating cost + Lifetime maintenance cost + Disposal cost –Residual value NUMERICAL EXAMPLE 1. A company is planning a new product.…

Question 1 What is a supply chain system? A supply chain system is the flow of material which may be considered as raw, which in turn is transformed, and then sold to customers. This flow of material is normally split into three parts, which are the Upstream, Internal and Downstream. The Upstream is where the procurement of the material or multiple different materials is done. In a case where to produce a particular product, several raw materials are needed, then the different companies which…

Aldi uses a Cost-Focused competitive strategy. This can be seen by the way that Aldi takes more consideration of the middle class people that live in rural and suburban areas by introducing the lower prices on most of its products. Aldi focuses more on high volume and fewer products, so that they are able to increase their sales and still offer lower prices. Another thing that Aldi does to implement the cost-focused competitive strategy is that they are not open for twenty-four hours like many…