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Hydrogen vs Gasoline Vehicles, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen cars.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines how there are a number of companies conducting extensive research and development of the creation of hydrogen cars due to a too great reliance on dwindling fossil fuels and environmental problems. In particular, it looks at how hydrogen fuel cars have a number of advantages over gasoline powered automobiles.
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"Since the first motorized horse and buggy, the automobile has undergone a number of changes in design and mechanics, based on consumer interest and other factors such as cost, availability of fuel, ease of manufacturability and the like. One of the areas that has undergone these changes is in power used to run the vehicles. The first automobiles were powered either by steam or electricity. The former had functional problems, and the latter were slow, heavy, impractical and expensive. Once the internal combustion engine was developed that used fuels such as fuel as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, the other types of cars could not compete."
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Modernizing a Tank Farm.
This paper discusses a project to modernize an existing tank farm located on a refinery premises in Singapore according to ISO 14000.
17,080 words (approx. 68.3 pages), 96 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains a project management study based on theoretical information from an extensive literature review in project management, the oil and gas industry and the laws and regulations of Singapore to select the best-practiced methods for tank farm management in the U.S. and U.K., which are suitable inferences to the requirements for tank farm management. The author points out that upgrading the tank farms is an important undertaking for any refinery wishing to improve their facilities and manage the risks of operating a highly risky industry because more stringent environmental regulations can help reduce many disasters and help companies focus their attention on areas that need improvements and changes. The paper stresses that every project is unique depending on the conditions that exist both within and out of the organization undertaking the project; therefore, upgrading a tank farm requires that the organization understand the final objectives of why the upgrade is essential and needed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Statement of the Issue
Importance
Limitations
Definition of Terms
Assumptions
Review of Project Requirements
Creation of a Project Team for the Purpose of Modernizing the Tank
"FarmProject" Team Selection
Project Team Stages
Decision Styles and Team Leadership
Managing a Tank Farm and the Variables affecting the Management
Petroleum Storage Classification
Permit Requirements and Government Guidelines in Singapore
Problems associated with Tanks Used for Petroleum and Crude Oil Storage
Identification of the Work Scope and the Work Break Down Structure
Work Break Down Process
Planning and Scheduling
Estimation of Time, Cost and Labor
Request for Proposal Caveats, Quotations and Manner of Contract Awards
Scheduling and Milestone Achievements
Worker Performance and Productivity
Quality Control
Methodology
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Singapore with a total area of 692.7 sq km is one of the most prosperous countries in the world. With well-defined trade and commerce in the region, the country has been able to rival the GDP of countries in the developed world. The Asian financial crisis of the 90's however hit the region negatively. Industries and businesses took some time in recovering from this market crash. Refineries were badly impacted due to the overcapacity that had been built into the process in anticipation of the economic boom of the 1990s in the region. The oil companies, Shell and Caltex have consolidated their operations in Singapore and many other refineries have also undertaken some form of restructuring in the region."
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Critical Path Method (CPM).
This paper is an extensive discussion of Critical Path Method (CPM), a technique for analyzing projects by determining the longest sequence of tasks (or the sequence of task with the least slack) through a project network."
23,160 words (approx. 92.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper identifies and evaluates the salient features of critical paths and critical chains to offer an insight into the potential problem areas and methodologies or options that can be used to understand and evaluate the problem. The author points out that CPM encourages managers and project members to draw graphically and identify various activities, which need to be accomplished for project completion, but in more extensive projects, these graphs and chains become very complex. The paper is based on a literature review methodology. Tables and Graphs.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Purpose
Importance
Scope
Definition of Terms
Limitations
Objective
Literature Survey
The Critical Path Method (CPM)
Advantages of Using the Critical Path Method
Disadvantages of Critical Path Method
The Critical Chain and Understanding the Theory of Constraints
Advantages of Using the Critical Chain Analysis Method (CCAM)
Disadvantages of Critical Chain Method (CCM)
Comparison between CPM and CCPM Scheduling Methods
Leadership Role in Any Project Management and Scheduling Activity
The Human Element Project Teams and Decision Making
Changing Face of Projects and the Role of CPM and CCPM
Discussion
The Human Element
Training and Educating the Project Worker
Scheduling of Task and Worker Performance
Interpersonal Relationship in Project Team and Their Impact on Performance
Technical Issues of Application of CCPM and CPM
What CCPM Offers to CPM
Conclusion and Recommendation
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"Organizations today are also increasingly using virtual project management teams. They are procuring expertise and materials from all corners of the world. Therefore, CPM and CCM process are even more complicated than in the past. These environments also create their own problems and bottleneck that have to be also considered when studying and process or situation. The need to increase profits and revenues has forced many establishments to try to optimize their resources. Every organization is created to serve and develop specific functions, procedures, and responsibilities. If these goals are achieved properly, the long-term stability of the organization is accomplished; and, in many cases, guaranteed. Increasing efficiency and productivity have always been key factors in implementing any change."
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Submarines and the World Wars, 2005.
An examination of the role and impact that submarines had in the First and Second World Wars.
1,865 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper provides a brief study of the role of the submarine from the First World War through to the Second World War and the developments that were seen during this period. It focuses on American and German capabilities in submarines, which gave a greater understanding of the might of these submersible vessels, especially at the time of hostilities.
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"The entry of the United States in a combative role in the First world war was delayed until 1917. The United States deployed twenty four diesel powered submarines off the United States East Coast and overseas in the Azores and Ireland. The role of these submarines were mostly to escort Allied merchant shipping and counter the threat present in the form of German submarine threats. The submarines of the United States failed to sink any of the German submarines. Still the number of attacks that they manage to repulse by near misses demonstrated the capacity of the submarine to be an effective in an anti-submarine role. The German skill in the use of submarines called U-boats during First world War demonstrated the vital role that submarine would have in future global conflicts. (Part 6: World War Two Subs)"
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Electronic Music, 2005.
The history of electronic music.
7,232 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 160.95
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This paper looks at the history of electronic music and how this history can help explain the way music is made today. The paper describes the different types of electronic music, the instruments used to make electronic music, composers of electronic music, the development of the synthesizer, and how computers are used to generate music.
Outline
Changing Instrumentation
Electronic Music
The Development of the Synthesizer
The Music
Computer Music
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"Electronic music has become a staple in popular music, a vital part of experimental and avant-garde music, and an occasional means of performing classical music. Different types of electronic production are also common for music in films, television programs, and commercials. Electronic music has been produced in some form for more than a century, but it has become more common with the creation of the synthesizer and other electronic instruments, and even more common as these and similar devices have been computerized and digitized. The synthesizer can simulate an entire orchestra or just one or two instruments. The adept user can produce a wide variety of sounds, composing in studio or in performance. A single user can thus use this system to produce short or long works, including adding a soundtrack to a silent film at minimal cost and without the need for a studio full of musicians. The synthesizer was produced after decades of experimentation with electronic music as different composers sought ways to express themselves in this manner."
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Preston Tucker, 2005.
A biography of the life of the designer and inventor, Preston Tucker.
1,980 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at Preston Tucker, a revolutionary, and at the same time, a rebel, an inventor, and at the same time, a hero. It looks at how he was a man before his time who managed to design an automobile that was so very advanced that, until today, no one has been able to catch up with that invention. It also explores how he was a man who dared to stand up for what he believed in and how he was a rebel in that he stood up bold and strong against the 'Big Three' automobile manufacturers of that time.
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"Born in the year 1903 in Michigan, the United States of America, Preston was alternatively called a visionary, and a con artist. Whatever he may have been, he was responsible for the creation of a futuristic car design that the car manufacturers of today have still not managed to emulate or imitate, and the man achieved all this in the year 1948, when his first futuristic car was launched amid great fanfare. However, after just a mere two short years, the Tucker Corporation had to close down because of speculation about certain bad business practices being followed by Tucker."
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Telecommunications Installation, 2004.
An analysis of how Frederick Taylor's theory of scientific management can be used to increase productivity in telecommunications installation.
1,383 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines the history and specifics of Taylor's theory of scientific management. The scope of telecommunication installation is discussed, and the application of Taylor's theory of scientific management to telecommunications installation is reviewed. A summary of key points and recommendations is given.
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Introduction
Telecommunications Installation
Frederick Taylor's Theory of Scientific Management
Scientific Management and Telecommunications Installation
Key Points
Conclusion
Recommendation
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"In order to understand how Frederick Taylor's theories apply to telecommunications, it is first important to understand the scope of telecommunication installation. Telecommunication itself is simply communication that is achieved through electronic transmission, such as cable, radio, television, telephone, or even the telegraph (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). Installation in telecommunications can include installation of underground and aerial telephone and other telecommunication lines, and cable television lines and cables. Further, telecommunication installation can include fitting of telephone equipment and hardware, as well as wiring (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)."
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Smoke Detectors, 2004.
A discussion of the reasons for having a functioning smoke alarm in the home.
3,140 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper examines how, in the United States, the accidental affliction of death caused by fires and burns occupies the fourth place. It attempts to show how smoke alarms are the chiefly efficient, initial cautioning device existing for the home and how they give precious time to run away from a fire. Generally, fires can propagate quickly through a home, and people may have as little as two minutes to run away following the alarm sounds. The possibility of dying in a housing fire is reduced to half when a functioning smoke alarm is available.
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"Though heat detectors are put into use for residential purposes from 1921, ?the field tests have shown that they are not as efficient as smoke detectors in sensing fires in the home? and the Section 16, Chapter 3 of the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook asserts that genuine fire tests in suburban occupancies have shown that considerable amounts of smoke have come before the considerable amounts of heat in approximately all cases. Most of the residential fires belong to the slow burning flame type and the most important point is that they are not of the soaring heat building type. (Smoke Detectors in the Home: A Matter of Life & Death) Most of the serious home fire happens when the people are fast asleep at night. Reports show that most people die due to smoke and poisonous gases rather than the fire itself. Many people at night do not know that there was a fire."
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Soviet X Planes, 2005.
An examination of the impact that other countries had on the production of a Soviet plane.
2,487 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper explains that it can be argued that no Soviet experimental plane got off the ground without significant contributions from aircraft and engine designers from other nations. The writer points out that the few designers and planes mentioned in the paper are not all of the experimental designs produced in the first 40 years of the Russian aircraft industry. It argues that they may well be representative and include the successes of great Soviet designers, none of whom was able, whether by virtue of design necessity or manufacturing inadequacy, to make a completely Soviet airplane design and get it off the ground.
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"After World War II, the Soviet aircraft industry was still not completely indigenous. It still had to obtain what it needed where it could, as it was now driven not only by internally developed pride, but also by a need to keep up with the air power of the United States. Within two months of the first flight of the prototype of the North American Sabre in the U.S., the Soviet?s debuted the prototype of the MiG 15 on December 30, 1947. Despite being Soviet-developed, the MiG 15 ?displayed strong Germanic influence? (Lee, 1959, p. 138) and, in fact, had used the Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet rather than the Lyulka axial-flow turbojet made in Russia. The Nene engine did have to be adapted for Russian production, but this event did begin to bring Soviet aircraft design within striking distance of its Western neighbors."
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Firefighters and Skyscrapers, 2004.
An overview of firefighters concerns over the design and construction of high-rise buildings.
2,310 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper attempts to examine why firefighters have voiced concerns regarding the ever-increasing size of skyscrapers. In particular, it looks at how, when the World Trade Centre Twin Towers, which were at the time two of the world's tallest buildings, were completely destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, the event should have raised enough doubt and questions about the future of high-rise safety to put an end to the construction of skyscrapers; yet, after September 11th, the world?s demand for newer and taller structures continued to dramatically increase.
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Table of Content
Introduction
Twin Towers of New York
Building Construction Trends
Truss Construction
Firefighters Structural Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A
Appendix B
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"The steel trusses that supported the flooring either melted or simply buckled which in turn released each upper floor down on the next below it and eventually falling completely to the ground. In other words, as the trusses failed, the concrete-slab floors literally plunged downward. When the two jets struck the buildings, the fact that they hit near the towers? tops, the weight of the floors became a force the buildings could not withstand. Although the towers went up easily utilizing these techniques, they were also the eventual cause of the buildings quick demise. The Twin Towers? radically different structural design created a situation where the load-bearing walls simply could not support the weight of the floors."
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Engineering Economy, 2005.
Defines and explains engineering economy and how it applies to financial management practices.
1,632 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper defines engineering economy and explains how it is used to evaluate projects relating to their costs and their future value. The paper explains how engineering economy deals with how much a project will cost and what the future benefits of that project will be. This leads into a discussion of "the time value of money", one of the most important concepts in engineering economy. Finally, the paper explains several of the basic concepts of engineering economy and how these concepts can be applied to a company's financial management practices.
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"When we are faced with an engineering project, in general, there are two main things to consider. One of them is how much the project costs, the second one is how much benefit the project will bring. The problem with the project benefit is that, most often, these are future benefits, while the costs are in the present. How can we compare future benefits with present costs? The answer is rather simple: by calculating the future benefits in terms of present benefits. Hence, it is now the proper time to introduce the concept of the time value of money, perhaps the most important concept in engineering economy."
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Norman Augustine, 2004.
This paper discusses Norman R. Augustine, born in 1935, who has played an influential role in the world of engineering and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
2,465 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper explains that Augustine made numerous contributions to the American Defense Department, especially his theory that the industrial base of the Defense Department would become too dependent upon foreign suppliers for essential components, such as semi-conductors and semi conductor technology. The author points out that, when he was CEO of Lockheed Martin, Augustine was in favor of mergers because he believed that they were more cost effective and that mergers between defense companies would increase productivity and save the Department of Defense millions of dollars each year. The paper relates that one of Augustine?s theories asserted that products that were once used for matters of defense could not be converted to civilian work.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Norman Augustine Biography
Career Accomplishments
Theories and Augustine?s Laws
Conclusion
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"Norman Augustine was born in 1935 in Denver Colorado and grew up during World War II. He was an exceptional student, entered Princeton in 1953, and received his bachelors of science in engineering in 1957. Augustine also received a master?s degree from Princeton in 1959. He has also received several honorary doctorates in Engineering and Science from several institutions of learning throughout the country. In 1958, while still obtaining his masters at Princeton he worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company where he became a Chief Engineer and a Program Manager. According to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Augustine began working at the Office of the Secretary of DefenseWhile there he served as the Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering. In 1970 he became part of the LTV Missiles and Space Company, where he was the Vice President of Advanced programs and marketing."
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Mechanics and Dynamics, 2004.
Overview of dynamics, a branch of study that analyzes motion in relation to objects.
3,426 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper first defines mechanics, a branch of study that deals with the influence of forces acting on bodies and dynamic responses of bodies to the imposition of those forces, and then lists the three different subdivision of mechanics. Included in this subdivision is dynamics, which the paper also explains and describes as it relates to the study of mechanics.
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"Life without motion is better explained as death. A living being is said to be having life only when the walls of the heart engage in pumping the blood, when the blood circulates through the entire body, when nerves impulse electrically from brain to toe, lungs move to bring oxygen, food transports through the stomach and intestines, when the iris expands and contracts, when the eyeball rotates, etc. Not only in the living beings, the riddles of the non-living items like recoiling of a fired gun, acceleration of an automobile, action of a spinning top, the motion of a space rocket can also be broken down in terms of the analysis of motion."
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Production Planning, 2004.
This paper discusses production planning, the process of determining what products are to be produced, in what quantities and when.
795 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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This paper explains that manufacturing is a very complex operation with numerous components and with many individuals working together to ensure that the end-product meets the required quality control and time schedule. The author points out that engineering plays a central position within the production organization. The paper relates that the most widely used production planning and control systems in the U.S. are variations of MRP, or Material Requirements Planning, and MRPII, or Manufacturing Resource Planning.
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"Production planning occurs in several steps. The first is to identify the end goals that are necessary to achieve and to establish an inventory strategy for quoting delivery of parts required. The production plan provides the primary communication link between management and manufacturing and becomes the basis for focusing the manufacturing resources in a way that will achieve the objectives of the company. The next several steps break down the production process into the required tasks and determine when each one has to start. At times, one task can be completed with any of several different resources?equipment and/or employees. In this case, the assignment of tasks to resources can occur at planning or execution time. If a number of tasks need to be accomplished at the same time with the same resources, the plan should provide workers with a means to know which comes first."
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R&D in Engineering, 2004.
A look at the role of the research and development department of an engineering firm.
803 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper examines how, from an engineering perspective, R&D is normally defined as the search for and discovery of new knowledge about products, processes, and services, and then applying that knowledge to create new and improved products, processes, and services that fill market needs. It looks at how every major company has an R&D department, usually with a budget separate from that in the production area, and how such a department is critical to companies, especially with the increased global competition and reduction of resources.
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"Research is often conducted by one person or a few individuals working together, rather than in large groups. The main directive is very narrow, rather than broad goals. Development, however, is normally a team project that necessitates high efficiency and close coordination for cost effectiveness and time/deadline concerns. Engineers must keep to strict methodological parameters. The increasing complexity in technology such as computerized components or artificial intelligence demands a rigorous and systematic approach to the planning and conduct of research and development projects. Few companies can remain in business without continual innovation, and this requires stringent coordination and communication between engineering, manufacturing and R&D. Research and development contribute the information for a product and engineering supplies the skills to design and produce it (Maynard 2-3)."
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