Use of Hierarchical Decision Modeling for Site Selection of a Major League Baseball Stadium in Portland

This paper proposes a hierarchical decision model to select a site from various potential sites for a major league baseball stadium in Portland, Oregon. A short background on MLB in Portland, with all the related factors, is provided. Next this paper describes Hierarchical Decision Modeling using pair wise comparisons and the process of using this as a decision making tool. A detailed description of the HDM developed is then provided. This model includes determination of the number of levels of the HDM and their relationship with each other. It describes all the elements of each level and the process of identifying and specifying them. The pair wise comparison method used to gather the experts\u27 judgments is then described. Next it describes the analysis of the gathered data from which final priority weights are obtained for the various sites under consideration. The site selection decision would be based on these weights. Finally this paper discusses future work that would be required on this model to provide effective application to the site selection decision process

Home Networking

Executive Summary For the last fifty years, television has revolutionized entertainment and news industry, today Internet is revolutionizing how individuals and companies conduct commerce and communications. According to recent statistics, more than 50% of the homes in the U.S. have Personal Computers. With a market this pervasive, the potential for home networking products, typically called home personal networking products, is projected by research companies like International Data Corporation to expand significantly throughout the next three years. Considering the growth of technology, it is difficult to predict which technology will stay for long time. Any technology might stay in the field for two years to a maximum, soon the next technology or the same technology with lot of improvement will take over the earlier one. But with respect to home networking there are numerous technologies are available, which one to choose is a big question. Since most of the home users are not technically competent enough to handle any maintenance and repairs in the long run. So, it is very important to choose a technology with low maintenance at the same time provide better technology to the users with respect to flexibility, cost, security, expansion, etc. Out Cost benefit analysis, NPV and decision tree model will help a user to decide which technology will be suitable for them. It is completely users decision to choose any technology, since the priorities of each and every ones are different

Home Networking: PowerPoint Presentation

AGENDA Research and Statistics Market Drivers Home Networking – an Overview Need for Home Networking Different Networking Technologies Definition Pros and Cons Economic Analysis Conclusion Q

Team Report 1: Cross-Cultural Teams

Globalization has had a significant impact on the way people work, bringing them into more frequent contact with pe ople from different countries. In today\u27s environment, we are all required to understand and work with cultures different from our own. Because these cultures have their own assumptions and norms, each individual in a cross-cultural team comes to the group with very different preconceived views about how to go about things. Therefore, conflict and miscommunication are inevitable. (For an alternate view, see Ghosn [1], who argues that …looking to national culture for an explanation of a company\u27s success or failure almost always means you are missing the point. ) This phenomenon has been studied intensively since the 1970\u27s, often as the result of companies\u27 bad experiences in new markets. Fortunately, the research is more than anecdotal. During the \u2770\u27s, IBM started collecting well over 100,000 questionnaires from its employees around the world. These data formed the basis of Hofstede\u27s research, and the field would be difficult to imagine without him. [2-4] Further fundamental work in this field, similarly based on large volumes of self-report data, has been done by Hofstede\u27s student Trompenaars and others[5, 6] and is cited widely. Earlier anthropological work in the area of cultural difference was done by Kluckhohn and partners, see [7]. The key contribution of these researchers is the creation and delineation of the various dimens ions (differing from four to six) along which cultures may be differentiated. Unfortunately, while the general thrust of the research is comparable, there is not an obvious way to map the dimensions to see if the works concur. Our reading suggests that Hofstede\u27s work is highly regarded—his dimensions were originally given as hierarchical or power distance, control of uncertainty or uncertainty avoidance, individualism—collectivism and masculinity—femininity. [2] For a suggested alteration to this last, see also [8] It is important to point out he re that this original work was not done in the context of teams or workgroups. Rather, it is usually couched as a question of management methods in general. However, the highly international nature of the samples is free of suggestions that Americans or Western Europeans would be the only managers, with other nationalities their direct reports, and thus the findings generalize to multi-cultural groups, where any or all nationalities lead, pretty readily. Furthermore, the need for cross-functional groups to mimic, in miniature, a wide selection of general corporate tasks, suggests that much of the broader research is applicable in the smaller context, as well

Motorola, Inc.

For quite some time in America\u27s history, Motorola, Inc. was not only the #1 company in electronic communications, but looked upon as the pioneering forefathers of innovation as we know it. However, there are more competitors, more mergers and most importantly, more control of the market at stake. This paper will discuss Motorola in the past, present, and what their future plans are for the mobile telecommunications industry in Asia and how they plan to recuperate lost revenue, as well as, their reputation

Cellular Technology: Innovation and Strategy

The concept of cellular communications has been around for over fifty years but commercial implementation has only taken place in the last 20 years. The last 10 years have seen an almost exponential growth in the number of users worldwide, estimates are not I the millions but in billions. So how does this old technology hold up? It does so by innovation. All current and planned future technologies build upon the first and subsequent ones. What is interesting that despite having a common core mo st are incompatible with each other. The basic concept of cellular phones began in 1947, when researchers looked at crude mobile (car) phones and realized that by using smell cells (range of service area) with frequency reuse they could increase the traffic capacity if mobile phones substantially. However at that time, the technology to do so was nonexistent. Devised in the late 1970s to early 1980s, analog systems have been revised somewhat since that time and operate in the 800-MHz band. Most newer wireless phones and networks use digital technology. In digital, the analog voice signal is converted into binary code and transmitted as a series of on and off transmissions. There are three main digital wireless technologies, CDMA, TDMA and GSM. The demand from wireless communication technologies increases, so do the number of subscribers for wireless services. People are using their phones not only for communication but for entertainment, sending email, taking/sending digital picture and using GPS positioning. In the future the wireless networks will be asked to do more. 3G technology is the solution that fit this situation. The mobile telephone industry can be classified as an open system, due to the various different technologies involved that are in constant interaction with each other. The interactions between the technology providers determine the way the technology evolves. The telephone market mainly stands on four legs. The first of these four are the manufacturers, who make the handsets as well as the infrastructure equipment, such as switches and transmission apparatus. Then there are the network operators, also called service providers; these are companies that provide phone service to handset users. Third are platform vendors, which supply software environments, known as platforms, on which the handset\u27s software stack is based. Also important are the application developers, who create applications that can be installed in handsets, such as games, image processing, basic PDA functions, and currency conversion

Project Management of Virtual Teams

Abstract: The new economy has created a paradigm shift in project management; projects must be realized in less time and at lower cost to remain competitive. One by-product of time to market is the invention of virtual teams. Virtual teams are small groups of people who collaborate closely despite being separated to some degree by time, space, and cultural boundaries, doing so effectively with the use of technology. This paper takes a two-step approach to the study of project management in virtual teams. The first step involved research of existing material in published journals. This research realized four key areas of managing virtual projects: (1) structure of the virtual team, (2) project manager, (3) communication and social issues, and (4) project management tools. The remaining portion of the paper focuses on Credence Systems Corporation, specifically on how they manage virtual projects. The case study focus is on an Armenian team with the DaTS software development project. Information was extracted through five interviews of current and past Credence employees. Many project management hurdles for virtual teams were uncovered through this interview process. These included hidden costs offsetting low wages, time to market issues, face-to-face contact importance, use of informal authority, cultural difference, and procedures/processes for remote R&D facilities. While this case study provided valuable information, it is anecdotal in nature. It is not meant as a broad research paper on project management of virtual teams. It is more meant as an application of the fundamentals taught in the ETM department to a real world situation. In completing background research in tandem with actual company interviews, the goals of the project were satisfied

Cellular Technology: Innovation and Strategy: PowerPoint Presentation

Cellular Technology: Innovation and Strategy Concept of cellular communications has been around for over fifty years. How does this old technology hold up? Innovation

Scheduling Process for the Computer Labs in PSU

This presentation seeks to analyze the issues related to scheduling for the computer lab at the Millar Library at Portland State University, using integer linear programming, goal programming, and spreadsheet models