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- 1761: IBM's Dominance of the Computer Industry
- ... shortly after the release of System/360, "We don't sell a product
we sell solutions to problems." And this is exactly what they did. Often times, software would be custom tailored for a particular business's needs. IBM's greatest advantage, however, was its reputation as a service-oriented vendor. Recognizing the importance of training, the company set up programming courses to train users and established field-engineering teams to ... and to keep its customers happy so that they would continue to buy from IBM as well as entice new customers to buy IBM products. Only IBM guaranteed a complete solution to a company's business problem, and IBM salesmen were very likely to remind data-processing managers that no one ever got fired by buying from IBM. Through superior marketing and service, IBM dominated the computer industry for many years ...
- 1762: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... of many job characteristics. Many personal qualifications and qualities are required to become a landscape architect. Creative ability, appreciation of nature, talent in art and design, and the ability to work in detail are important. Business ability is necessary for those who intend to open their own landscape architectural firms (VGM 241). Other helpful qualities for landscape architects include such things as an enjoyment in working with their hands, good communication ... to the demand for qualified landscape architects, as will the general growth in population. Landscape architects usually advance by moving to a larger firm, by becoming associates in their firm, or by opening their own business The landscape architectural field is expected to grow by 17% through the year 2005 in response to new construction and a growing commitment to environmental planning and historical preservation (Discover 5). To become a landscape ...
- 1763: Working in the Clouds
- ... aviation is the most common type of aviation. The third sector is referred to as general aviation. General aviation is all civil aeronautics with the exception of commercial air- transport operations. This includes sports flying, business flying, and crop-dusting. Around 80 per cent of all active civil aircraft are classed as general-aviation aircraft. These aircraft range from gliders, ultralight aircraft, and small two-seat, single engine trainers to plush business jet aircraft equipped with turbojet propulsion and extensive electronic installations. Although general aviation is frequently overlooked, it is a vital part of air traffic ("Pilot", Grolier). Pilots who are in general aviation can expect a ...
- 1764: The Origins of the Great Depression
- ... buy the technological luxuries that may have been unaffordable , but according to the ads, A must-have of the future. Due to all the demands for more of these gidgets and gizmos of the future, business used their profits to expand to accommodate the consumer. During the period from 1919 to 1929, manufacturing increased 64%. Under the presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, Americans practiced the policy of laissez-fair. This deceitful ... The investors became poor quick and into debt for using money that did not exist. Banks failed because they did not have the power to call back loans that the people had vainly taken out. Business closed or cut back their workers, created vast numbers of unemployed workers. The nation was thrown into a pit of debt that would take years to repair, and the economy would never be the same ...
- 1765: A Job At UPS
- ... customers individual needs, which might include freight payment, customs clearance, warehousing, carrier selection, rate negotiation, tracking, information systems, Electronic Data Interchange, fleet management, order processing, and inventory control. UPS is not just in the delivery business, but in the customer satisfaction business, and customer needs will continue to be in the company's driving force. The highest priorities for UPS over the next five years will be to deploy technology that will allow UPS to continue to ...
- 1766: History of the World Bank
- ... economic infrastructure was given. This is shown by the fact that up to 70% of all lending was destined to infrastructure projects. The state role during this time was to create an environment favorable to business and to position the country for "take-off". This philosophy is based on WW Rostow's Five Stages View. In general, this philosophy had only partial results because no spill over effect from the projects ... in bank lending will start with him. Under Wolfensohn, the WB is still commuted to big projects, but now it is willing to cancel bad ones. Wolfensohn is looking for new ways to strengthen their business regulating and financial systems to better control projects. He also will try to increase private investment involvement in projects. Bew concepts like sustainable development will be added to the WB agenda. The most important project ...
- 1767: Essay About Cooper Industries
- Essay About Cooper Industries OVERVIEW: Cooper Industries is a broadly diversified manufacturer of electrical and general industrial products, and energy related machinery and equipment. The company operates in three different business segments with 21 separate profit centers. These segments include electrical and electronic, commercial and industrial, compression, drilling and energy equipment. The product line is consisted of cheap fuses to $3 million compressor tribune sets along ... the size and the scope of the company. Most of the acquired companies made it possible for Cooper to be independent of the outside environment and giving full control of the manufacturing process concerning their business while avoiding anti-trust allegations. Cooper basically purchased every company that is vital to its energy industry and all the side industries that effect it. From tools to fuses to cables to the drilling equipment ...
- 1768: The Japan-American Trade War
- ... further advance of communism. Americans started to help Japan out by not making them pay reparations for war damages and opened Japanese trade to other countries. The Americans dissolved the powerful family businesses which opened business to more competition and in the countryside, they took land from the landlords and gave it to the tenant farmers. By the time American occupation ended in 1952, Japan had returned to prewar levels of ... Confidence", Cook,Peter. From the Globe and Mail Newspaper, May 2, 1992 2. "Japan to Rethink Bullish Marketing Abroad", From the Toronto Star, April 27,1992 3. "The Ties that Bind", Territh, Edith. From the Business Community Magazine, September 24, 1992 4. "Japan Hits Hard Times", Hillenbrand, Barry. From Time Magazine, March 23,1992 5. "Japan in the Mind of America", Morrow,Lance. From Time Magazine, February 10, 1992 6. "The ...
- 1769: Monopoly of the Postal Service
- ... on borrowing money. All of the recent financial borrowing has been through the Federal Financing Bank, but the Postal Service now is looking into outside sources, such as bonds in the public markets (#5, 2). Business are starting to get jealous of the Postal Service because of the great prof-its it is experiencing. The Postal Service is now making a major impact on the United States Economy (#6, 1). Business are pointing out that in 1995 the Postal Service had records of $1.8 billion in net income and a 1.7 billion dollar debt reduction (#6, 1). The $54 billion revenue that the Postal ...
- 1770: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... of many job characteristics. Many personal qualifications and qualities are required to become a landscape architect. Creative ability, appreciation of nature, talent in art and design, and the ability to work in detail are important. Business ability is necessary for those who intend to open their own landscape architectural firms (VGM 241). Other helpful qualities for landscape architects include such things as an enjoyment in working with their hands, good communication ... to the demand for qualified landscape architects, as will the general growth in population. Landscape architects usually advance by moving to a larger firm, by becoming associates in their firm, or by opening their own business The landscape architectural field is expected to grow by 17% through the year 2005 in response to new construction and a growing commitment to environmental planning and historical preservation (Discover 5). To become a landscape ...
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