The capabilities of smart, connected products canbe grouped into four areas: monitoring, control,optimization, and autonomy. Each builds on thepreceding one; to have control capability, for example,a product must have monitoring capability.mSensors and externaldata sources enable thecomprehensive monitoring of:• the product’s Read more…

nformation technology is revolutionizingproducts. Once composed solely of mechanicaland electrical parts, products have becomecomplex systems that combine hardware,sensors, data storage, microprocessors,software, and connectivity in myriad ways.These “smart, connected products”—madepossible by vast improvements in processing power and deviceminiaturization and by the Read more…

Suppose you could have a chat about your business with Professor Michael Porter ofHarvard, the noted academic and consultant whose concepts are central to thepractice of strategic management. Here’s your chance to ‘‘listen in’’ while he answersthe questions he is Read more…

To assess whether any of the combinations generatedby the fsQCA truth table algorithm are subsets of theoutcome, frequency and consistency thresholds mustbe specified. We first reduced the truth table by specifyinga minimum frequency of one rather than choosinga higher number Read more…

It is undoubtedly the case that MNEs consider acountry’s productivity—and for that matter, its underlyingdrivers—when engaging in foreign direct1 Empirically, he examined export market share of each countryindustryas a proxy for its extent of competitive advantage in thefocal global industry.National Read more…

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND PORTER’SDIAMOND MODEL: THE ROLE OF MNE PENETRATIONAND GOVERNANCE QUALITYSTAV FAINSHMIDT,1* ADAM SMITH,2 and WILLIAM Q. JUDGE31Department of Management and International Business, College of Business, FloridaInternational University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.2Department of Management,Arkansas State University, Jonesboro,Arkansas, U.S.A.3Department of Management, Read more…

The Idea in Brief The Idea in PracticeCOPYRIGHT © 2008 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.You know that to sustain long-term profitabilityyou must respond strategically tocompetition. And you naturally keep tabson yourestablished rivals. But as you scanthe competitive Read more…

Instructions: Model the following problem and submit your LP on Monday 11/5/2020 at11:55pm. Start your code before your lab session and utilize the session to ask questions and gethelp for code debugging. Clearly indicate in a separate word document your Read more…

Instructions: Model the given problem as a linear program and solve it using the software of your choice. Include the linear program if you did not receive a solution from your instructor. Submit all code files as one zip folder Read more…

Readings▸ Chapter 15Aggregate demand and aggregatesupplyhttps://www.pearson.com.au/97814886169832The BusinessCycle  The business cycle refers to periods of economic expansion andeconomic contraction relative to the trend rate of economic growth. The expansion phase—production, employment and income areincreasing above trend growth. The contraction phase—production, Read more…