Week 8 5/12
5 presentations for the class. Everyone did a great job.
Julie: RelayHealth....Takeaway is that your health is up to you!!!!
Anthony: WhiteCastles again for class!!!! Didn't know what the white building stands for but now I do!
John: Goodyear...Did not know that He never got to see the fruits of his labor.
Bill: Armor Hammer...Can be used with just about anything!!!!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Week 7 5/05
Reviewed Chapter 14 and 15. One takeaway from the class that I found interesting was the depictions of the generations and that my twins are considered "Plurals". How ironic!
Executive Summary:
Reviewed Chapter 14 and 15. One takeaway from the class that I found interesting was the depictions of the generations and that my twins are considered "Plurals". How ironic!
Executive Summary:
U.S.,
Mexico Sign Deal on Oil Drilling in Gulf
The
article is referencing that the U.S. and Mexico have come to an agreement to
allow drilling for oil and gas. The agreement establishes a legal framework for
U.S. companies to develop offshore energy projects with Petroleos Mexicanos
which is the Mexican State oil company known as Pemex. The projected area is on
more than one and a half million acres in the Gulf of Mexico which runs due
east from the United States – Mexico border. It also spans to a point more than
two hundred miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River and includes
areas where the water is almost eleven thousand feet deep. This area is
projected to contain as much as one hundred seventy two million barrels of oil
and three hundred four billion cubic feet of natural gas, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
A key concept that we have discussed in class that
relates to this article is ethics. This agreement will allow United States and
Mexican safety officials to work together to ensure the projects meet the
safety standards of both nations. In regards to ethics, it is important that we
learn from past mistakes such as the April 2010 Deep water Horizon accident off
of Louisiana. Safety measures that were in place and bypassed cost eleven
people their lives and billions of dollars in environmental cleanup not to
mention the economy as a whole because goods and services were not available
along the Gulf coast during this time.
Prior to this class I would not have been in favor of
this agreement because of the implications it might have on the environment.
But seeing how this can have a positive effect on the economy by creating jobs
and possibly lowering gas prices by having more supply on hand, I embrace this
decision moving forward.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Week 6 April 28
A takeaway for me from chapters 11 and 13 is the concept of distribution and the philosophies of WalMart and Lowe's. It was interesting to learn that they build their stores next to interstates and in small towns which have cannibalized the mom and pop stores. They also build their warehouses within 75 miles of their nearest stores. This is so they can get the product to the stores in a timely manner if they have reached their minimum inventory at that store.
A takeaway for me from chapters 11 and 13 is the concept of distribution and the philosophies of WalMart and Lowe's. It was interesting to learn that they build their stores next to interstates and in small towns which have cannibalized the mom and pop stores. They also build their warehouses within 75 miles of their nearest stores. This is so they can get the product to the stores in a timely manner if they have reached their minimum inventory at that store.
Week 5 - April 21
What I took away from week 5's lecture was when a product is being developed it goes through a product life cycle. During this life cycle there is an adoption sequence that has four different categories. There is the Inro phase which is the innovation phase comprising of 3-5% of consumer's entering this phase. There is the Growth phase which encompasses the early adopter and early majority. The early adopters consists of 10-15% of the consumer population while the early majority comprises 34% of the consumer population. There is the maturity development stage which involves the late majority at 34% of customer base. Lastly within the product development phase there is the decline phase which are laggards comprising of 5-16% of the consumer bias.
What I took away from week 5's lecture was when a product is being developed it goes through a product life cycle. During this life cycle there is an adoption sequence that has four different categories. There is the Inro phase which is the innovation phase comprising of 3-5% of consumer's entering this phase. There is the Growth phase which encompasses the early adopter and early majority. The early adopters consists of 10-15% of the consumer population while the early majority comprises 34% of the consumer population. There is the maturity development stage which involves the late majority at 34% of customer base. Lastly within the product development phase there is the decline phase which are laggards comprising of 5-16% of the consumer bias.
At Fort Bliss and Fort Hood, Going Solar for "Net Zero" Energy Production
Greg Kotcamp
Webster University
April 21, 2012
There is a building in El Paso that provides medical care for wounded soldiers at Fort Bliss. This
building has a one million dollar solar panel system paid for by the Army that is beginning to produce power this year. These panels are an attempt by the Army to cut their net energy and water use. The idea is to reduce waste and demonstrate self-sufficiency. This concept is being called "Net Zero". At Fort Hood they have a goal by 2020 to achieve zero waste. They also are trying to achieve a ninety percent success rate by having ninety percent of their trash to avoid the landfill. With soldiers returning from overseas, Fort Bliss is expecting their electricity use to increase sixty percent by the end of 2015. Having its' solar panels will allow the base one percent solar electricity. Fort Hood will not be able to rely on solar power alone to achieve net zero energy. They are also looking at wind turbines and geothermal wells which will help convert garbage into energy.
Where I work at and the company I work for, we have a commitment of reducing our utilities and waste to landfill by twenty percent by the end of 2015. We have formed a "Go-Green" team to look at ways to reduce energy. They have helped execute projects at our plant. A few of these projects are sensors at our hand wash sinks, the removal of packaging into our landfills and powering off lights in the plant when not in use.
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