Opportunities and challenges of the U.S. dollar as an increasingly global currency: a Federal Reserve perspective

The rapid growth of demand for U.S. currency over the past two decades, especially the proportion estimated to be held abroad, has posed challenges for the Federal Reserve in meeting its congressionally mandated responsibilities for currency availability and distribution. Those challenges lie in making certain that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) prints adequate amounts of currency; that overseas distribution channels have sufficient capacity to distribute U.S. currency when and where it is needed; and that the integrity of U.S. currency is maintained by monitoring counterfeiting activity. In the process of meeting these challenges, the Federal Reserve has improved its methods of forecasting demand for U.S. currency, expanded currency distribution channels, and worked with the BEP and the U.S. Secret Service to protect against counterfeiting threats. This article gives an overview of the evolution of the Federal Reserve's responsibilities for U.S. currency, particularly in relation to the increase in foreign demand over the past two decades, and also discusses work on counterfeit deterrence.International finance ; Money ; Dollar, American

Spartan Daily, March 30, 1981

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Spartan Daily, March 30, 1981

Volume 76, Issue 44https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/6748/thumbnail.jp

Spartan Daily, March 30, 1981

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Realtime multi-plot graphics system

The increased complexity of test operations and customer requirements at Langley Research Center's National Transonic Facility (NTF) surpassed the capabilities of the initial realtime graphics system. The analysis of existing hardware and software and the enhancements made to develop a new realtime graphics system are described. The result of this effort is a cost effective system, based on hardware already in place, that support high speed, high resolution, generation and display of multiple realtime plots. The enhanced graphics system (EGS) meets the current and foreseeable future realtime graphics requirements of the NTF. While this system was developed to support wind tunnel operations, the overall design and capability of the system is applicable to other realtime data acquisition systems that have realtime plot requirements

Significance that a learning tool to enhance the understanding of the principles of printing has an effect on the productivity of color laser copier/printer operators

As the complexity of laser color copiers/printers evolve in this fast-paced, technological, quick-print industry, the amount of printing knowledge that is required to operate these devices is considerably declining. Advancements in the color laser printing arena are expanding every day. With the introduction of more precocious color printing units coupled with an infinite number of features, a broader market of users becomes available. Increasingly, non-traditional printing users are becoming involved with color copier/printer devices. There are several reasons why this infusion is taking place. Foremost, the technology now exists to convert ordinary black pages into full color documents. Secondly, there is a cost savings by bringing prepress work in-house. The cost of entering this market is decreasing as a result of color copiers/printers becoming available to those that could not afford color previously. Finally, there are users who simply want to invest in new technologies. User interfaces on the color laser printers are becoming more icon-driven to simplify the operation of these devices. The amount of experience an operator needs to run a device is rninimal. There is an immense amount of technology that is performing many of the calculations and adjustments behind the scene for the users. The problem still exists of what operators do if they need to further adjust output to meet a customer\u27s request. An understanding of the principles of printing would provide an operator with the necessary background to satisfy customers\u27 varying requirements. The purpose of this thesis was to confirm that knowledge of the principles of printing would increase the productivity of color laser copier/printer operators. The major component of this research was in establishing, conducting, and analyzing the effects a customized learning tool had on the productivity of color copier/printer operators. The hypothesis stated that the learning tool would assist each operator with: increasing the total output on their device reducing the amount of waste generated in trying to produce successful output pages increasing job satisfaction and reducing the job run-length A group of ten key operators were selected to partake in the study. An indepth study was conducted to capture their critical learning needs as they related to the color copier/printer operation. From the needs of the operators, a customized learning tool (framing class) was created and provided to each operator. Total ouput, generated waste, job satisfaction, and job run-length were analyzed before and after the training was delivered. It was determined that the learning tool did have a significant effect on all four components of this researcher\u27s components of productivity: total output, generated waste, job satisfaction and job run-length. Knowing the functions and theoretical principles of a device greatly reduced the amount of time it took to run jobs as well as decreased the amount of wasted pages in trying to obtain quality output. The length of time it took to complete a job was significantly reduced as well as the amount of stress the operator endured in the operation of the device. For example, an understanding of additive and subtractive color supplied these operators with the knowledge to adjust the color toner levels to comply with customers\u27 request to have output look more red. One operator stated that it took him several guesses as to what buttons to push on the device to achieve the correct output before he learned about color theory. He was lucky if it took him several attempts of running a job before he obtained the output that his customer was looking for. This caused him much stress and many wasted output pages. The information he learned about color theory provided him the background he needed to understand a customer\u27s job before wasting paper and consumables trying to run it

Customer Focus Newsletter, May - June, 2011, Vol. 8, no. 3

A bi-monthly bulletin to keep the department/agency management teams of state government better informed. We hope to consolidate most of the service update messages we send throughout the month and keep you updated about the work of the Customer Councils. If yours is one of the many departments who participated in the second annual DAS customer satisfaction survey recently, we thank you for taking the time to give us this important feedback. We look forward to sharing survey results with you, and pledge to consider responses carefully as we work to determine benchmarks and set future priorities

Green Public Procurement for Imaging Equipment. Technical Background Report

The report proposes and substantiates the EU Green Public Procurement criteria for the product group of ‘Imaging Equipment". Green Public Procurement criteria allow public authorities to integrate environmental aspects in their purchasing decisions. The report contains the criteria proposal itself, the underlying scientific evidence regarding the environmental impacts of imaging equipment, and it describes the most important European legislation and labelling schemes relevant for this product group. Discussions with stakeholders from industry, NGOs and Member States have supported the development of the criteria. These contributions are also reflected in the analysis presented in this report.JRC.J.5-Sustainable Production and Consumptio