Data Analytics: From Business Case to Model Training

Stage 1: Identify the Business Case

Why is it so relevant to identify the business case? It could be a driver and generate business value. The advance of information technologies makes available tons of data that a company is able to capture. Many organizations have on-going processes to capture internal data and from time to time they also capture external data based on surveys or studies. What you measure is what you manage.

Who has to identify the business case? Data experts are very good at gathering

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Inventory Management: Key Terms and Definitions

Chapter 12

Backorder: Occurs when a customer is willing to wait for the item.

Cycle Inventory: Inventory that results from purchasing or producing in larger lots than are needed for immediate consumption or sale.

Dependent Demand: Demand is directly related to the demand of other SKUs and can be calculated without needing to be forecasted.

Dynamic Demand: Demand that varies over time.

Economic Order Quantity (EOQ): A classic economic model developed in the early 1900s that minimizes the total cost, which

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Tractor Mechanics: Components, Operation, and Efficiency

How is the Driving Force Transmitted to Caterpillars or Wheels?

By gearing or hydraulic systems. Drive components transmit efforts through continuous gear, brakes, and clutches.

Hydraulic systems also have the advantage that efforts are absorbed by abnormal slip of transmissions, although their frequency may lead to heating within the system. There are more sophisticated transmission systems, equivalent to those employed on tractors, that respond to power-shift technology.

Parts Included in a Tractor

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Strategic Planning for Sports Institutions: Internal and External Analysis

External Environment Analysis

System Demand

System demand refers to all the people who live in the area of influence of an institution and could potentially use its services.

  • System demand is determined through a needs assessment or market demand analysis of customers.
  • Segmentation: This is the process of identifying, assessing, and selecting the segment to which the entity will direct its efforts.
  • Segmentation criteria: Territorial, sociodemographic, and according to need.
  • Types of application: Established,
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Technical Reports, Proposals, Math Induction, Mediation, and Business Systems

Common Elements of a Technical Report

Elements include:

  • Title Page
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendices

Common Elements of a Proposal

Common Elements of an Unsolicited Proposal:

  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Benefits
  • Description of Work
  • Method
  • Qualifications
  • Required Resources
  • Conclusions

Mathematical Induction Scheme

Describe the mathematical induction scheme (steps) and prove that: n2 – 2n > 0 for all n > 2

Answer:

n2 – 2n > 0 for all n > 2

Base case: n=3, 32 – 2(3)

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Analog vs. Digital Signals and Internet Connection Types

Analog vs. Digital Signals

What is the difference between analog and digital? In analog signals (e.g., in the transmission of conventional radio or television), the electrical signal that is transmitted through magnetic waves bears a striking resemblance to the sound or image that resulted, hence the name “analog,” which comes from “analogue.” Digital signals, however, bear no resemblance to the stimulus that created them and consist of a combination of ones and zeros (digits). The main advantage

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