This interim report summarizes research on using crowdsourcing as a potential hiring pipeline for federal agencies. A simulated crowdsourcing application was developed and tested with volunteer applicants. Key findings include that crowdsourcing could identify candidates for specialized occupations, but commercial applications require customization. The test was successful, indicating crowdsourcing has potential as a recruitment tool to supplement existing methods. Recommendations include presenting findings to agency leaders and human resource organizations.
This document provides an overview of a wireless floor cleaning robot project. It includes sections on the project outline, introduction, block diagram, working, hardware components, software used, advantages, disadvantages, applications, future scope, and conclusion. The main points are:
- The project involves designing a wireless floor cleaning robot controlled remotely using an RF transmitter and receiver with an 8051 microcontroller.
- The robot receives signals from a transmitter to control DC motors and vacuum cleaner for cleaning floors remotely without wires.
- Key hardware components include an AT89S52 microcontroller, motor driver, RF modules, DC motors, vacuum cleaner, and other electronic components.
- The robot is programmed using embedded C on an
Pankaj Dogra completed an industrial internship at TrellebrogVibracoustic (India) Private Limited in Mohali where he gained valuable experience in various departments. The internship objectives included understanding marketing strategies, product comparisons, and corporate culture. During the internship, Pankaj identified molding defects, undertook a project analyzing injection molding defects, and learned about safety practices and customer satisfaction. The internship provided an excellent opportunity to develop managerial skills within a corporate environment.
"A die is a specialized tool used in manufacturing industries to cut or shape material mostly using a press. Like molds, dies are generally customized to the item they are used to create. Products made with dies range from simple paper clips to complex pieces used in advanced technology".
The organization chart outlines the production department structure with 32 staff members led by Senior Production Manager Thien Vo. The department consists of four operation teams, a maintenance section, filling station section, and support roles including department secretary, assistant, and quality assurance control. Each section and team is overseen by a leader with the relevant educational background.
The document discusses product architecture, which is the arrangement of functional elements into physical chunks or modules that make up the core building blocks of a product. It notes that product architecture is determined early in the development process and impacts factors like manufacturing cost, product evolution, and more. The document provides examples of modular versus integral architecture and walks through establishing the architecture for a sample desk jet printer.
The concept generation process begins with a set of customer needs and target specifications and results in a set of product concepts from which the team will make a final selection.
The document provides details about an industrial training report completed by two interns at Hardrock Attachments Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturer of fabricated structures for construction machinery. The report describes the company's plant layout, manufacturing processes, machinery, quality systems, products, and maintenance procedures. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the heavy fabrication and machining industry for educational purposes.
This document provides an overview of a wireless floor cleaning robot project. It includes sections on the project outline, introduction, block diagram, working, hardware components, software used, advantages, disadvantages, applications, future scope, and conclusion. The main points are:
- The project involves designing a wireless floor cleaning robot controlled remotely using an RF transmitter and receiver with an 8051 microcontroller.
- The robot receives signals from a transmitter to control DC motors and vacuum cleaner for cleaning floors remotely without wires.
- Key hardware components include an AT89S52 microcontroller, motor driver, RF modules, DC motors, vacuum cleaner, and other electronic components.
- The robot is programmed using embedded C on an
Pankaj Dogra completed an industrial internship at TrellebrogVibracoustic (India) Private Limited in Mohali where he gained valuable experience in various departments. The internship objectives included understanding marketing strategies, product comparisons, and corporate culture. During the internship, Pankaj identified molding defects, undertook a project analyzing injection molding defects, and learned about safety practices and customer satisfaction. The internship provided an excellent opportunity to develop managerial skills within a corporate environment.
"A die is a specialized tool used in manufacturing industries to cut or shape material mostly using a press. Like molds, dies are generally customized to the item they are used to create. Products made with dies range from simple paper clips to complex pieces used in advanced technology".
The organization chart outlines the production department structure with 32 staff members led by Senior Production Manager Thien Vo. The department consists of four operation teams, a maintenance section, filling station section, and support roles including department secretary, assistant, and quality assurance control. Each section and team is overseen by a leader with the relevant educational background.
The document discusses product architecture, which is the arrangement of functional elements into physical chunks or modules that make up the core building blocks of a product. It notes that product architecture is determined early in the development process and impacts factors like manufacturing cost, product evolution, and more. The document provides examples of modular versus integral architecture and walks through establishing the architecture for a sample desk jet printer.
The concept generation process begins with a set of customer needs and target specifications and results in a set of product concepts from which the team will make a final selection.
The document provides details about an industrial training report completed by two interns at Hardrock Attachments Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturer of fabricated structures for construction machinery. The report describes the company's plant layout, manufacturing processes, machinery, quality systems, products, and maintenance procedures. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the heavy fabrication and machining industry for educational purposes.
This document is a project report submitted by four students at the Sal College of Engineering for their Design Engineering II course. It outlines the development of an automatic bottle filling machine. The project uses various mechanisms like cam and follower, stepper gears, belts, and a water tank to automatically fill bottles on a conveyor system with minimal human intervention. The report includes an introduction on automation, the objectives of the project, a description of the mechanical components, and acknowledgments.
This document describes an automated pesticide sprayer project completed from 2014-2018 at Raghu Engineering College under the guidance of Susant Kumar Sahu. The project involved designing and fabricating a proposed model for an automated pesticide sprayer to reduce the effort required of farmers. The project members surveyed literature on pesticide sprayers, designed the sprayer using CATIA software, selected materials, and fabricated a prototype. The fabricated prototype included components like a frame, wheels, battery, pump, and pesticide tank. The automated sprayer was designed to help prevent pests efficiently with less human effort.
This document summarizes a minor project on an automatic floor cleaner. It includes sections on the introduction, history, features, circuit board, circuit description, sensors, development process of embedded C, applications, advantages, and conclusion. The project involves creating an automatic floor cleaner that can sweep and mop floors using sensors and a microcontroller. It aims to reduce the time and labor required for regular floor cleaning.
Internship report of mechanical studentRitika Vyas
This document is an industrial training report submitted by Sudeep Mathur to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering. It provides details of a training project completed at VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd from May 10th to July 10th 2018 under the guidance of Mr. Vaibhav Vinayaka. The project focused on improving build quality for UD 1104 export vehicles to Indonesia by addressing part availability, quality, and manufacturing processes over 300 vehicles with a goal of reducing defects from 850 to 100 per vehicle.
Here are the key transmission systems used in micro machines:
- Belt drive: Uses belts and pulleys to transmit rotary motion. Provides smooth motion but has
limited torque capacity.
- Gear drive: Uses gears of different sizes/numbers of teeth to increase/decrease speed and
torque. Provides high torque transmission but can be noisy.
- Rack and pinion: Converts rotary to linear motion using a gear and a toothed bar. Used for
linear motion transmission.
- Leadscrew: A threaded shaft used with a nut to convert rotary to linear motion. Provides
smooth linear motion with high precision. Commonly used in CNC machines.
- Hydraulic/pneumatic
The document summarizes research being conducted on incorporating pile setup into pile design using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The research aims to identify conditions where pile setup may be used, determine the reliability of pile setup prediction methods, and establish resistance factors. Field data on pile setup is presented from a bridge project in Louisiana. Methods for predicting pile setup are described, including empirical equations and static capacity methods using Cone Penetration Test data. Software tools for pile capacity analysis incorporating pile setup are identified.
The document describes a case study involving optimizing a catapult to hit targets within a specified range. A team is tasked with developing a process to reliably hit targets from 5-12 feet away within 6 inches of accuracy. The team conducts experiments to identify key factors (stop pin position, draw back angle, front tension pin) affecting the distance and variation. A full factorial design of experiments is used to determine the relationship between factors and the distance response. The analysis results in an equation to predict distance based on factor settings. Based on minimizing variation, the recommended settings are a stop pin of 2, front tension pin of 2, and a draw back angle that satisfies the equation to hit the 60 inch target distance.
Industrial robots are essential to modern manufacturing. The first modern robots, called Unimates, were developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s by George Devol and Joe Engelberger. Since then, robots have advanced through four generations and are now reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulators used to transfer materials, parts, tools, and devices through variable programmed motions. Common robot components include arms, end effectors like grippers or tools, drive mechanisms, controllers, and sensors. Robots are useful for applications like material handling, machine loading/unloading, welding, assembly, and inspection. While robots provide advantages like increased output and consistency, they still have limitations and rely on human creativity, decision making
Design & febrication of solar automated grass cutterRaj Kumar Bisoyi
The document summarizes a student project to design and fabricate an automated solar-powered lawn mower. It includes an introduction describing the motivation to reduce noise and air pollution from gas-powered mowers. It then outlines the objectives, components, programming, and fabrication process. The components include a solar panel, battery, motors, blades, and an Arduino board. It is programmed using Arduino code and assembled on a chassis. The project aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to gas-powered lawn mowers.
Large-Scale Ads CTR Prediction with Spark and Deep Learning: Lessons Learned ...Databricks
CTR prediction algorithms are essential, and are used extensively for ads bidding and sponsored search. While logistic regression models have proven effective for this kind of problem, rapid growth in the amount of data has created a lot of challenges. For example, how to train a logistic regression model with billions of parameters in a commodity hardware cluster, or how to improve the model’s accuracy with better feature engineering. Other challenges include figuring out how to benefit from popular deep learning technologies to reduce the dependence on human labor and expert knowledge, and how to improve job performance given such a complicated workload.
At Spark Summit East 2017, Hortonworks introduced vector-free L-BFGS to conquer the scalability challenge of MLlib and provide a very scalable logistic regression implementation. In this talk, hear about their experience integrating this implementation with different feature learning technologies to solve Ad CTR prediction problems, and the lessons they learned.
This document provides an overview of industrial robotics, including robot anatomy, control systems, end effectors, applications, and programming. It describes the typical components of a robot like links, joints, drives, and sensors. Common robot configurations and their joint notation are shown. The document also discusses robot programming methods including leadthrough and textual languages, as well as simulation for offline programming.
This document discusses process capability analysis and process analytical technology. It begins with an introduction to capability, including histograms and the normal distribution. It then covers capability indices like Cp, Cpk, Pp and Ppk and how to calculate sigma. It discusses using capability analysis with attribute data by calculating defects per million opportunities (DPMO). It concludes with a brief overview of process analytical technology (PAT).
PRODUCT DESIGN ON SEMI-AUTOMATED INJERAA BAKING MACHINEsuurraawarqinaa
New feature of semi-automatic injera making machine consists batter delivery, polishing, batter dispensing, cutting and rolling mechanism. The connecting rod pushes the cover downward direc-tion, as a result the rotating plate inside the cover polishes the pan. The previous injera making machine were huge and very expensive but this product reduces cost and size of the previous automatic machines.
This document describes the design and implementation of a bottle filling machine. It outlines the objectives of the project, which are to automatically detect empty bottles, fill them with liquid, and reduce costs. It discusses the system design, which uses a proximity sensor, Arduino Nano, relays, motors, and power supply. The document also covers the hardware and software requirements, presents results with photos of the machine in operation, and discusses advantages like lower costs and faster production. It concludes that the main objective of developing an affordable bottle filling system was achieved.
Automated storage and retrieval systemPrasanna3804
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) consist of computer-controlled systems that automatically place and retrieve loads from defined storage locations. ASRS are chosen to address issues like orders taking too long in factories, wasted time searching for items, lost/damaged products, inaccurate records, and safety hazards. The basic structure of an ASRS includes a storage structure, storage/retrieval machine, storage modules, pickup/deposit stations, and an external handling system. SSI Schafer is a leading provider of ASRS and other logistics systems, having been founded in 1937 and now operating globally with over 50 subsidiaries.
The worker and machine process chart (Man-machine chart) shows the exact time relationship between the working cycle of a person and the operating cycle of a machine at a specific workstation. It can be used to detect idle time on machines and workers, optimize work distribution, and decide the appropriate number of workers. The example shows a man-machine chart for the current and improved methods of a casting production process. The improved method reduces the cycle time from 2 minutes to 1.4 minutes by decreasing the idle times for both the worker from 0.8 to 0.2 minutes and the machine from 1.2 to 0.6 minutes.
The document contains 4 examples of budget proposals for research grants. Example 1 requests $136,868 for personnel costs including interviewers, a course release for the PI, and a graduate student assistant. It also includes costs for interview transcription, supplies, and travel. Example 2 includes $25,500 for participant incentives and $14,739 for a research assistant. It also includes $400 for an online survey tool. Example 3 spreads costs over 2 years, including salary for personnel, payments for project participants, materials/supplies, travel, and indirect costs. Example 4 requests a total of $31,646.86 to cover direct expenses like questionnaire production/printing, mailing, incentives, and funding a research assistant.
Measuring performance indicators for R&DArpana Masih
The document discusses key performance indicators for measuring research and development. It begins by defining R&D and outlining the need and benefits of measuring R&D performance. It then describes common types of indicators that measure inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes of R&D. Examples of common key performance indicators used for R&D are also provided, such as patents, cost savings, and new products. The document concludes by discussing how Schneider Electric uses a balanced scorecard approach and specific metrics like timelines, quality, and sharing of work to measure R&D performance.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for research and development (R&D) managers. It provides information on developing KPIs, including defining objectives, identifying key result areas and tasks, and determining how to measure results. The document recommends that KPIs be clearly linked to strategy, answer important questions, and empower employees. It also lists types of KPIs and cautions against creating too many KPIs or ones that do not change to suit goals. The document directs the reader to an external website for additional KPI materials.
This document is a project report submitted by four students at the Sal College of Engineering for their Design Engineering II course. It outlines the development of an automatic bottle filling machine. The project uses various mechanisms like cam and follower, stepper gears, belts, and a water tank to automatically fill bottles on a conveyor system with minimal human intervention. The report includes an introduction on automation, the objectives of the project, a description of the mechanical components, and acknowledgments.
This document describes an automated pesticide sprayer project completed from 2014-2018 at Raghu Engineering College under the guidance of Susant Kumar Sahu. The project involved designing and fabricating a proposed model for an automated pesticide sprayer to reduce the effort required of farmers. The project members surveyed literature on pesticide sprayers, designed the sprayer using CATIA software, selected materials, and fabricated a prototype. The fabricated prototype included components like a frame, wheels, battery, pump, and pesticide tank. The automated sprayer was designed to help prevent pests efficiently with less human effort.
This document summarizes a minor project on an automatic floor cleaner. It includes sections on the introduction, history, features, circuit board, circuit description, sensors, development process of embedded C, applications, advantages, and conclusion. The project involves creating an automatic floor cleaner that can sweep and mop floors using sensors and a microcontroller. It aims to reduce the time and labor required for regular floor cleaning.
Internship report of mechanical studentRitika Vyas
This document is an industrial training report submitted by Sudeep Mathur to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering. It provides details of a training project completed at VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd from May 10th to July 10th 2018 under the guidance of Mr. Vaibhav Vinayaka. The project focused on improving build quality for UD 1104 export vehicles to Indonesia by addressing part availability, quality, and manufacturing processes over 300 vehicles with a goal of reducing defects from 850 to 100 per vehicle.
Here are the key transmission systems used in micro machines:
- Belt drive: Uses belts and pulleys to transmit rotary motion. Provides smooth motion but has
limited torque capacity.
- Gear drive: Uses gears of different sizes/numbers of teeth to increase/decrease speed and
torque. Provides high torque transmission but can be noisy.
- Rack and pinion: Converts rotary to linear motion using a gear and a toothed bar. Used for
linear motion transmission.
- Leadscrew: A threaded shaft used with a nut to convert rotary to linear motion. Provides
smooth linear motion with high precision. Commonly used in CNC machines.
- Hydraulic/pneumatic
The document summarizes research being conducted on incorporating pile setup into pile design using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The research aims to identify conditions where pile setup may be used, determine the reliability of pile setup prediction methods, and establish resistance factors. Field data on pile setup is presented from a bridge project in Louisiana. Methods for predicting pile setup are described, including empirical equations and static capacity methods using Cone Penetration Test data. Software tools for pile capacity analysis incorporating pile setup are identified.
The document describes a case study involving optimizing a catapult to hit targets within a specified range. A team is tasked with developing a process to reliably hit targets from 5-12 feet away within 6 inches of accuracy. The team conducts experiments to identify key factors (stop pin position, draw back angle, front tension pin) affecting the distance and variation. A full factorial design of experiments is used to determine the relationship between factors and the distance response. The analysis results in an equation to predict distance based on factor settings. Based on minimizing variation, the recommended settings are a stop pin of 2, front tension pin of 2, and a draw back angle that satisfies the equation to hit the 60 inch target distance.
Industrial robots are essential to modern manufacturing. The first modern robots, called Unimates, were developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s by George Devol and Joe Engelberger. Since then, robots have advanced through four generations and are now reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulators used to transfer materials, parts, tools, and devices through variable programmed motions. Common robot components include arms, end effectors like grippers or tools, drive mechanisms, controllers, and sensors. Robots are useful for applications like material handling, machine loading/unloading, welding, assembly, and inspection. While robots provide advantages like increased output and consistency, they still have limitations and rely on human creativity, decision making
Design & febrication of solar automated grass cutterRaj Kumar Bisoyi
The document summarizes a student project to design and fabricate an automated solar-powered lawn mower. It includes an introduction describing the motivation to reduce noise and air pollution from gas-powered mowers. It then outlines the objectives, components, programming, and fabrication process. The components include a solar panel, battery, motors, blades, and an Arduino board. It is programmed using Arduino code and assembled on a chassis. The project aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to gas-powered lawn mowers.
Large-Scale Ads CTR Prediction with Spark and Deep Learning: Lessons Learned ...Databricks
CTR prediction algorithms are essential, and are used extensively for ads bidding and sponsored search. While logistic regression models have proven effective for this kind of problem, rapid growth in the amount of data has created a lot of challenges. For example, how to train a logistic regression model with billions of parameters in a commodity hardware cluster, or how to improve the model’s accuracy with better feature engineering. Other challenges include figuring out how to benefit from popular deep learning technologies to reduce the dependence on human labor and expert knowledge, and how to improve job performance given such a complicated workload.
At Spark Summit East 2017, Hortonworks introduced vector-free L-BFGS to conquer the scalability challenge of MLlib and provide a very scalable logistic regression implementation. In this talk, hear about their experience integrating this implementation with different feature learning technologies to solve Ad CTR prediction problems, and the lessons they learned.
This document provides an overview of industrial robotics, including robot anatomy, control systems, end effectors, applications, and programming. It describes the typical components of a robot like links, joints, drives, and sensors. Common robot configurations and their joint notation are shown. The document also discusses robot programming methods including leadthrough and textual languages, as well as simulation for offline programming.
This document discusses process capability analysis and process analytical technology. It begins with an introduction to capability, including histograms and the normal distribution. It then covers capability indices like Cp, Cpk, Pp and Ppk and how to calculate sigma. It discusses using capability analysis with attribute data by calculating defects per million opportunities (DPMO). It concludes with a brief overview of process analytical technology (PAT).
PRODUCT DESIGN ON SEMI-AUTOMATED INJERAA BAKING MACHINEsuurraawarqinaa
New feature of semi-automatic injera making machine consists batter delivery, polishing, batter dispensing, cutting and rolling mechanism. The connecting rod pushes the cover downward direc-tion, as a result the rotating plate inside the cover polishes the pan. The previous injera making machine were huge and very expensive but this product reduces cost and size of the previous automatic machines.
This document describes the design and implementation of a bottle filling machine. It outlines the objectives of the project, which are to automatically detect empty bottles, fill them with liquid, and reduce costs. It discusses the system design, which uses a proximity sensor, Arduino Nano, relays, motors, and power supply. The document also covers the hardware and software requirements, presents results with photos of the machine in operation, and discusses advantages like lower costs and faster production. It concludes that the main objective of developing an affordable bottle filling system was achieved.
Automated storage and retrieval systemPrasanna3804
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) consist of computer-controlled systems that automatically place and retrieve loads from defined storage locations. ASRS are chosen to address issues like orders taking too long in factories, wasted time searching for items, lost/damaged products, inaccurate records, and safety hazards. The basic structure of an ASRS includes a storage structure, storage/retrieval machine, storage modules, pickup/deposit stations, and an external handling system. SSI Schafer is a leading provider of ASRS and other logistics systems, having been founded in 1937 and now operating globally with over 50 subsidiaries.
The worker and machine process chart (Man-machine chart) shows the exact time relationship between the working cycle of a person and the operating cycle of a machine at a specific workstation. It can be used to detect idle time on machines and workers, optimize work distribution, and decide the appropriate number of workers. The example shows a man-machine chart for the current and improved methods of a casting production process. The improved method reduces the cycle time from 2 minutes to 1.4 minutes by decreasing the idle times for both the worker from 0.8 to 0.2 minutes and the machine from 1.2 to 0.6 minutes.
The document contains 4 examples of budget proposals for research grants. Example 1 requests $136,868 for personnel costs including interviewers, a course release for the PI, and a graduate student assistant. It also includes costs for interview transcription, supplies, and travel. Example 2 includes $25,500 for participant incentives and $14,739 for a research assistant. It also includes $400 for an online survey tool. Example 3 spreads costs over 2 years, including salary for personnel, payments for project participants, materials/supplies, travel, and indirect costs. Example 4 requests a total of $31,646.86 to cover direct expenses like questionnaire production/printing, mailing, incentives, and funding a research assistant.
Measuring performance indicators for R&DArpana Masih
The document discusses key performance indicators for measuring research and development. It begins by defining R&D and outlining the need and benefits of measuring R&D performance. It then describes common types of indicators that measure inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes of R&D. Examples of common key performance indicators used for R&D are also provided, such as patents, cost savings, and new products. The document concludes by discussing how Schneider Electric uses a balanced scorecard approach and specific metrics like timelines, quality, and sharing of work to measure R&D performance.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for research and development (R&D) managers. It provides information on developing KPIs, including defining objectives, identifying key result areas and tasks, and determining how to measure results. The document recommends that KPIs be clearly linked to strategy, answer important questions, and empower employees. It also lists types of KPIs and cautions against creating too many KPIs or ones that do not change to suit goals. The document directs the reader to an external website for additional KPI materials.
Project report (2003) - Using Flash MX Cursor-control component to enhance co...Amir Dotan
1. The document describes a Cursor-control component developed for Macromedia Flash MX to enhance computer interaction for motion-impaired users. It was inspired by studies showing that taking control of the cursor can reduce time for target selection tasks.
2. The component replaces the system cursor with a virtual cursor that it can control. When the virtual cursor detects proximity to a target, it centers on the target and changes shape for easier clicking.
3. Future work includes adding a mechanism to trigger clicks after time delays to assist users who have difficulty clicking targets. The component is intended to make point-and-click tasks easier for people with limited motor control.
This document outlines the culture code and vision for a company called Sigaria. It emphasizes that the company strives to be a place where employees are proud to work and where they feel their purpose is supported. The vision is to be the world's most valued procurement network and to connect, inspire, and support customers. To achieve this vision, the company aims to remain memorable for great products and service, hire ambitious and respectful talent, coach employees, encourage debate and ideas, and reward results over hours worked. The document expresses gratitude and hope that employees will enjoy being part of the company's journey.
The document provides an overview of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India's largest consumer goods company. It discusses that HUL is owned by Unilever and has a presence across India with over 16,500 employees and products in over 20 categories. The document also presents HUL's vision, mission, history, financial performance, SWOT analysis, value chain, competition and market share.
Each second month, KRDS India unveils to you a monthly Social Media Report highlighting the top 5 posts from select industries. This month, we have focused on Food Retail.
Novo Nordisk's mission is to defeat diabetes through better prevention, detection, and treatment. They aim to work with all healthcare partners to achieve their common goals. Patagonia's mission is to build the best product while causing no unnecessary harm and using business to inspire environmental solutions. Coca-Cola's vision outlines how they want to be a responsible citizen helping build sustainable communities while being a great workplace and bringing quality brands to the world through partnerships.
Mba finance project_sharpes_single_index_model_project_report_final_Salim Palayi
This chapter provides an overview of the stock market industry and stock exchanges in India. It discusses that a stock market, also known as the equity market or share market, is a market for shares issued by public companies. Stock exchanges provide a platform for buyers and sellers to trade in stocks and securities. Some key points discussed include:
- A brief history of stock markets dating back to 12th century France and the role of stock exchanges.
- The primary and secondary markets that make up the capital market. The secondary market is also known as the stock market.
- The purpose of a stock exchange is to facilitate trading of securities between buyers and sellers and provide price discovery. It also allows companies to raise capital and
This document outlines the key components that should be included in a project proposal. It discusses including a face sheet with basic organization and project details, an executive summary stating the problem, objectives, activities and budget. It also recommends providing background on the organization and need for the project, describing the target area, problems and people. The proposal should include the goal, objectives, target group, timeline, activities and personnel. It should also cover the budget, sustainability, monitoring and evaluation plan, and reporting requirements.
The document discusses capital budgeting methods, focusing on the net present value (NPV) method. It provides details on calculating NPV, including the formulas and acceptance rules. The key points are:
1) Capital budgeting is the process of evaluating long-term investments and NPV is a discounted cash flow method used.
2) With NPV, future cash flows of a project are discounted to give their present value, and the project's NPV is calculated as the present value of cash inflows minus the initial investment.
3) A project should be accepted if it has a positive NPV, as that means it is expected to increase shareholder value.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang pemeliharaan preventif yang bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi umur ekonomis peralatan agar tahan lama dan terjaga dengan efisien untuk mengurangi risiko kerusakan. Hal ini mencakup aktivitas inspeksi rutin, pelumasan, dan perbaikan kerusakan ringan untuk mencegah kerusakan besar. Pemeliharaan preventif dapat mengurangi biaya, meningkatkan produksi, dan menjaga kualitas peralatan.
Npv and IRR, a link to Project ManagementUjjwal Joshi
This document discusses two key measures for evaluating projects: net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR). It defines NPV as the difference between the present value of future cash flows from an investment and the initial investment amount. IRR is defined as the discount rate that results in an NPV of zero. The document provides examples of calculating NPV and IRR for projects and outlines the decision rules for accepting or rejecting projects based on whether their NPV is positive or negative and whether their IRR exceeds the cost of capital. It notes that while NPV and IRR typically provide the same decision, there are some exceptions like projects with non-conventional cash flows or mutually exclusive projects.
The document provides an explanation of net present value (NPV) calculations for project managers. It defines NPV as discounting all cash flows from a project back to their present value. Project managers use NPV to evaluate the value of projects, make investment decisions by comparing NPV across alternatives, and include NPV calculations in key project documents like business cases and plans. The document uses examples and explanations to demonstrate how to perform NPV calculations in Excel and interpret the results.
Research & development strategies across different industriesVaishakh PV
This document discusses research and development (R&D) strategies for various industries. It begins by defining R&D and providing examples of R&D strategies used in the automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and technology industries. Specific R&D approaches and elements of an effective R&D strategy are described, including architecture, processes, people, and portfolio. The document also discusses Toyota's global R&D vision and activities focused on environmental technology, safety technology, and intelligent transport systems.
The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows. NPV is used in capital budgeting to analyze the profitability of an investment or project.
Dokumen tersebut membahasakan pengenalan pengurusan penyelenggaraan bangunan. Ia menjelaskan konsep asas pengurusan penyelenggaraan, tujuan dan matlamatnya, serta pihak-pihak yang terlibat beserta tanggungjawab masing-masing dalam menyelenggarakan bangunan. Dokumen ini juga membincangkan langkah-langkah penyelenggaraan dan kepentingannya bagi memastikan nilai pelaburan dan fungsi bangunan
This document provides an economic framework for comparing public-private partnerships (PPPs) and conventional procurement for infrastructure projects. It discusses that PPPs have the potential to lower total project costs and improve quality through bundling project responsibilities and incentivizing private partners to minimize life-cycle costs. However, whether a PPP is preferable depends on project characteristics, the economic environment, and the public sponsor's ability to implement best practices. The document outlines steps public sponsors should take to understand a project and its context before deciding on a procurement method to maximize potential benefits.
2nd Generation Construction procurement Reform -Published at IPPC 2012 at Se...Veluppillai Mohan
This objective of this paper is, to identify the 2nd Generation Construction procurement Reform from the procurement global construction survey and to attend to the views of the buyers (owners) of construction services and look at their take on the current state of the industry, their levels of satisfaction and importantly, some of the key issues facing future project planning and the appointment of contractors. Survey carried out research which sought to identify those issues which keep the CEOs of major contracting companies to say, the business risks facing contractors and the management of construction projects. The research survey carried out by owners, chief executives and senior executives of major leading global companies to explore three main areas: 1.Current business trends, 2.Managing the building process and 3.The future.
Case StudyFrancisco LeonGrantham University.docxrobert345678
Case Study
Francisco Leon
Grantham University
LOG456 Emerging Trend Supply Chain
Instructor:
Due Date:12/20/2022
CASE QUESTIONS
1. What factors help to explain why J&J historically had as many as 12 distribution centers in Europe?
· In the past, Johnson & Johnson had as many as 12 distribution centers in Europe. This was because they focused on meeting their European customers' needs and service expectations. The company emphasizes keeping a high level of service by giving customers one-day and two-day delivery. It also cuts down on time it takes to place an order and get a shipment to its destination.
2. What steps in the supply chain network design process discussed in this chapter would have been most relevant to the task faced by J&J in Europe?
These steps would have helped J&J make a good design for its supply chain network.
1. Business development and resource allocation: They can look at business data and determine what resources will be needed and how to get them and use them on time. This includes finding out what customers want and taking environmental factors into account. So, to grow their business, they need to hire more people, analyze data, and set goals. Once this is done, they can start building a team and figuring out their plans.
2. Network optimization software can help them reduce the number of distribution centers. They can also plan an audit of their supply chain, which wallow help them find places to cut costs.
3. Model baseline scenario
As is—simulate transportation in and out, build and simulate business scenarios, create an econometric financial model, and develop assumptions and constraints for the infrastructure.
4. Coming up with a plan
Defining the main scenario to be evaluated, simulating inventory assets by plan, representing operating, capital, and one-time expenses, developing a financial model by design, and addressing IT, tax, incentive, legal, and infrastructure issues. Develop a plan for transition and implementation, including a timeline, resources, funds, structure, limitations, partners, stakeholders, and a communication strategy.
3. Are there other factors that the network optimization study should have considered?
· Essential things to consider are how close you are to your customers and how much money it will cost you to get there from where you are right now. These are the factors that are most important to consider. These are the two aspects that constitute the most important aspects to take into consideration. Because the frameworks have already been established, every phase that is still to come may have already been planned out. The corporation has significant data about the costs associated with the land and the utilities. In addition to the information it possesses regarding the labor market and the supplier network, this is another area in which it excels. The company will only need to make modifications to the components of the logistics network that are the mos.
This paper describes the need for a technology transfer planning template (TTPT), and offers details of the user-centered development and testing processes, TTPT content, and technology transfer resources.
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This document comprises of notes from Chapter 1 and Chapter 4 from STADIO
Chapter 1 assesses the following :
- differentiating between different types of feasibility and detailing the process of conducting a feasibility study
-applying the best practice to create the components of the proposal
- applying the knowledge of project initiation process to both fictional and real-life cases and scenarios
Chapter 4 focuses on project stakeholders and scope.
The topic covers the following:
- explaining the role and importance of project stakeholders
- identifying project stakeholders in a project and the key characteristic of each
-create a project charter
- defining a project's scope and highlight its purpose
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3.activity 2 differentiating between applied research and basic researchNazrin Nazdri
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Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) is an innovative infrastructure procurement system aimed at providing unique opportunities in the development and funding of public infrastructure facilities.The procurement system ranges from simple contracting of services to the involvement of private sector in financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure. However, organising PPP is not an easy task due to its complexity and long term contractual obligagtions that requires the involvement of stakeholders and professionals for its successful implementation. Procurement procedure under PPP is very complicated and more costly and time consuming than the traditional procurement approach. Therefore the need to address the roles of the Quantity Surveyor in providing the total cost and procurement management has been recognized and become necessary in developing effiecient and effective sustainable PPP projects. Although many studies show that there has been no comprehensive study on the roles of the Quantity Surveyor in PPP concession projects which therefore indicate a knowledge gap in this particular area of the study. Hence, the aim of this paper is to explore the roles of professional Quantity Surveyor in achieving the critical success factors (CSF)for PPPconcession projects. Findings in the study have shown that Quantity Surveyor has a great role to play in achieving the Critical Success Factors (CSF) for PPP concession projects in the areas of:detailed feasibility study; compititive financial proposal; effective procurement management; preliminary qualification evaluation & tendering phase; solid revenue & cost estimate; proper partner’s selection criteria; and solid financial packaging. Findings from the study further revealed that the PPP contractual arrangement offers the primary role of a professional Quantity Surveyor within the PPP concept leading to the selection of the right concessionaire through: request for expression of interest, qualifications, proposals; negotiation with preferred bidders; and evaluation methods & criteria and also in the performance evaluation of the entire development and delivery process within the project objectives.
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Built Environment BSc Architectural Design & Technology BSc Buildi.docxchestnutkaitlyn
Built Environment
BSc Architectural Design & Technology BSc Building Surveying
BSc Construction Project Management BSc Quantity Surveying
Procurement and Administration
Coursework
Submission Deadline: Friday 24
th
April 16:00hrs
This assessment contributes 50% of the marks for the above module. 4000 word limit
1. BRIEF
1.1 About You
You are employed by the GMSA as independent construction procurement professional for this project.
1.2 Background
The Greater Manchester Strategic Alliance (GMSA) is a partnership of universities, colleges, work based learning providers and other stakeholders who collectively deliver a Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) and promotes the progression of vocational learners into Higher Education. GMSA have identified within their strategic plan for 2014 - 2019, the opportunities presented by recent government commitment to fund a significant increase in the delivery of Higher Apprenticeships. As a result, GMSA are consulting on the viability of a new "Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre" situated alongside the M62 Corridor in Greater Manchester. The centre will draw on the specialist skills of both the four Greater Manchester universities together with a series of local colleges
1
including those in Rochdale, Oldham and Bury together with leading business organisations located in the Greater Manchester area.
Important features of the development to note:
10 storey, 30,000m
2
main building including 3 250 seat lecture theatres,
30 seminar rooms, a central catering facility, Coffee shop styled area,
office accommodation and student support areas.
2 storey, 5.000m
2
‘advanced engineering’ centre, providing specialist
engineering laboratory and workshop facilities.
4 Storey, 8,000m
2
central learning centre, providing student services
including open access rooms, silent study areas, group study rooms and a
library facility
External works including infrastructure development.
The Client requires the building to be carbon neutral. In addition, to illustrate both aspirations of both Central Government and the GMSA the facility should make a clear architectural statement and must be constructed to the highest aesthetic and qualitative standards. Value for money given the current economic climate is also a key consideration.
The budget to cover the total development cost, inclusive of construction works, external works, statutory and professional fees is estimated to be £71 million. The completion date is critical, as the building requires handover by August 2017 at the very latest, to accommodate the new academic year.
Title to the land is currently under negotiation. As the scheme forms part of the
‘Northern Power House’
vision, public funding (provided by the Department of Education) has been approved. Who will operate the facility on completion is yet to be decided.
1.3 Assessment Requirements
Task 1 (word limit 3000):
GMSA have commissioned you to recommend the most app.
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The measurement model for outsourcing worker performance by middle and big cl...eSAT Journals
Abstract The quality of outsourcing workers has important role in improving the quality of the building work. The objectives of this research to determine the main factors that affect quality of outsourcing workers in an effort to improve the quality of construction carried out by the contractor. The study was conducted on 26 companies outsourcing labor contractors who have, through questionnaires and interviews. The results of this research with descriptive analysis, the method followed IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) and correlation analysis, it is recommended that increasing the quality of the work outsourced more influenced by three factors: 1) recruitment outsourcing, 2) orientation and training outsourcing, 3) motivation outsourcing. Motivation is the biggest factor in influencing the work in improving the quality of the building. Keywords - Performance, Outsourcing, Contractor, Building, Quality
Jisc fe and skills development and resource programme proposalTony Toole
This project aims to create an online support system called "Auto Share and Learn" for automotive supply chain companies. It will be developed in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover and involve piloting the system with supply chain companies in the West Midlands and South Wales. The system is intended to facilitate skills development through online resources, expertise sharing, and collaboration. It will go through several phases including development, piloting, engaging further educational institutions, and evaluating the model for sustainability and transferability to other sectors. The overall goals are to increase engagement in learning and contribute to skills development goals within the automotive industry and supply chain companies.
2 Peer Reviewed Academic Articles Related To Reducing IT Project Management -...Scott Donald
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The document outlines a high-level decision model for federal agencies to determine sourcing methods for non-inherently governmental and non-critical functions. It involves the agency chief acquisition officer and human resources office determining whether to insource, compete, use cross-servicing, or privatize the activity. If competing or privatizing, the agency establishes requirements, seeks budget approval, and verifies funding before cancelling existing contracts or establishing new agreements.
This document outlines the research and development program for fiscal year 2012 at the Center for Emerging Solutions and HR Innovations. It provides details on the current state of ongoing R&D projects, criteria for new project requests, funding mechanisms, and the approval process and timeline. The R&D program management office oversees 24 ongoing projects with a total estimated cost of $X.X million and evaluates project performance on a monthly and quarterly basis through a research and development approval committee.
The document provides an overview and methodology for conducting a seven-step workforce analysis. The goal is to align an organization's workforce with its strategic objectives through a data-driven process. Key steps include identifying strategic direction, understanding the current and future workforce composition, identifying competency requirements, assessing competency gaps, and developing strategies to address gaps. Conducting the analysis annually allows an organization to regularly monitor workforce alignment and make necessary adjustments. The methodology is designed to be collaborative, incorporate multiple perspectives, and identify opportunities for inter-organizational cooperation.
This document analyzes alternatives for consolidating Department of Defense contract administration services (CAS). It examines CAS operations for three entities: the Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Army Ammunition Plants (AAPs). For each, it defines the status quo CAS operations and alternative consolidation scenarios. It then provides quantitative cost comparisons and qualitative assessments of the alternatives based on evaluation criteria like efficiency and responsiveness. Across all three entities, consolidation was determined to reduce costs while maintaining or improving service levels.
The document discusses managing a multi-sector workforce of federal employees and contractors. It provides an example model for agencies to verify that contractor work is commercial in nature, identify current multi-sector activities, include contractor use in workforce planning, ensure proper contract oversight, and maintain government control. The model emphasizes that contractor work must be commercial and distinguishable from government work, and that agencies must oversee contractors to meet standards.
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This document outlines competencies and relevant experience needed to successfully conduct and support A-76 projects. It lists functional elements like knowledge of OMB Circular A-76, acquisition strategy and planning, performance work statements, management plans, and general management skills. For each functional element, it describes key competencies and examples of experience that would demonstrate those competencies, such as experience developing requirements, conducting cost analysis, and leading project teams.
This document outlines the tasks and timeline for a competition project to last from January 2004 through November 2004. It involves preliminary planning, developing requirements and performance measures, issuing a solicitation, evaluating bids, and making a performance decision. Key milestones include notifying stakeholders in January, announcing the competition in February, issuing the solicitation in June, evaluating bids from August to September, and making a performance decision in November.
The document is an email from Thomas Kaplan at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to David Childs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Attached to the email are OPM's comments on the revised OMB Circular A-76 regarding the performance of commercial activities by the federal government. The comments provide recommendations to clarify language around government competition for new requirements, the responsibilities of human resource advisors, regulatory citations, phase-in and phase-out plans, right of first refusal, and representative pay rates.
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1. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Interim Report
by Thomas F. Kaplan
ESHRI/R&D PMO
June 2011
Readers should note that the
enclosed report is only an
example.
2. Project Manager Contact Details
Name: Thomas F. Kaplan
Address: 1900 E Street, NW, Room 3304b, Washington, DC 20415
Telephone: 202-606-4454
Email: thomas.kaplan@opm.gov
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3. Table of Contents
Executive Summary..............................................................................................................1
Introduction.........................................................................................................................2
Objectives............................................................................................................................3
Methodology ....................................................................................................................4
Research Description............................................................................................................5
Results.................................................................................................................................6
Implications..........................................................................................................................7
Recommendations ..............................................................................................................8
Appendices..........................................................................................................................9
Appendix A: Project Request
Appendix B: Potential Uses of Crowdsourcing (extract)
Glossary
References
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4. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Executive Summary
Leveraging crowdsourcing for use as a potential
hiring pipeline may give agency recruiters additional
sources of potential candidate supply (in addition to
applicant inventories). Briefly, this project
attempted to research the uses of crowdsourcing for
use as a potential recruitment tool. Specifically:
In 2009, crowdsourcing applications became widely
available and appeared to have potential for use in as
an adjunct for federal recruiting. A review of
available research at that time indicated there was no
ongoing investigation on the use of crowdsourcing in
federal recruitment.
Since this project involved simulated use of crowdsourcing as a hiring tool, it quickly became
apparent that, in general, commercial “off-the-shelf” crowdsourcing applications were not well
suited for this task. On the other hand, the research indicated that customization of the
crowdsourcing application could assist recruitment efforts in certain circumstances, including
targeted recruitment efforts (e.g., for specialized engineering occupations such as electronics
engineers with specialization in automotive and railroad industries, etc.).
Two existing customers at the Department of Transportation (notably that had difficulty in
surfacing any candidates for electronics engineer positions at the National Highway
Transportation Safety Administration and the Federal Railways Administration) expressed an
interest. This current HRS customer was interested in pursuing a test development application
based on the project’s outcome.
The project, in general, progressed without significant delay in meeting its schedule. The
project scope remained unchanged from its original definition and the budget was adequate to
achieve project’s original intent.
Project lessons learned include:
• Engage in-house and contractor staff early in the R&D process
• Spend more time presenting and discussing research goals and objectives with
potential customers
• Daily, spend more time documenting project actions and outcomes.
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Crowdsourcing
is the act of outsourcing tasks,
traditionally performed by an
employee or contractor, to an
undefined, large group of people
or community (e.g., a crowd),
through an open call.
5. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Introduction
The project objective was to explore potential recruitment pipeline enhancement and adjunct
methods using crowdsourcing opportunities. This project would potentially allow agencies to
develop and access large numbers of candidates differentiated by various recruitment
categories (e.g., veteran, PWTD, etc.). Project outcome could lead to an additional method
for identifying potential job candidates.
The idea for this research project came from an article published in the June 2009 “The
American Journal for Applied Research,” by Ann Benson (Appendix B).
This research is important as it directly supports OPM’s Hiring Reform Initiative. Leveraging
crowdsourcing as a potential hiring pipeline opportunity can give recruiters additional sources
of candidate supply (in addition to applicant inventories). Additionally, crowdsourcing
leverages emerging social media networking toward use as a potential recruitment method.
Utilizing the “power” of social networking may boost recruitment opportunities not presently
available through regular methods.
This project began in October 2010 and completed in September 2011. Project participants
included myself and Samantha Jones, who acted as the crowdsourcing application technician.
Project beneficiaries potentially include HR staffs at two operating administrations at the
Department of Transportation and other defense and civilian agency HR organizations.
Key findings include current crowdsourcing applications must be customized to realize the full
potential of identifying potential candidates for specific occupations. Customization should
yield a useful recruitment application that identifies job candidates not possible through
contemporary methods. Additionally, agency IT operations would need to ensure
maintenance of 508 compliance and IT security.
The remainder of this report describes in detail the research conducted and specific findings.
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6. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Objectives
From the Project Request Form I, Objective (Appendix A): “Use commercially available
crowdsourcing sites (e.g., IdeaScale, etc.) to identify potential candidates for federal
employment.” Additional objectives included 1) determine the usefulness of crowdsourcing as
a recruitment tool, 2) evaluate the degree to which a crowdsourcing tool would need to be
modified, if at all, for recruitment purposes (to meet Title 5 USC requirements), and 3)
establish a brief process description of the information flow between potential applicant, the
crowdsourcing application, and federal recruiters.
Achievement of objectives relied on a non-governmental crowdsourcing application to identify
potential candidates for federal employment. As such, there was no commercial sector
analogue to follow and there was only time enough to develop a limited test application to
gain a proof of concept; hence, application modification was limited, but included a means to
assess candidate interest and academic credentials and basic competencies.
An actual crowdsourcing application, intended to support federal hiring, would likely require
extensive research and planning to be truly effective. For example, researchers completed only
limited flow process charting involving a three-tiered hierarchy; this would likely need to be
expanded to at least a five-tiered hierarchy process description to determine if logical flow
exists between the processes.
While the crowdsourcing application would need to conform to federal IT standards (e.g.,
FIPS-2, etc.) the government would not need to host the application thus allowing greater
leverage of cloud computing opportunities through partnering with the private sector. If
successful, using a crowdsourcing application to identify potential federal job applicants could
reduce agencies’ information technology investment, over time.
The next section describes the project’s methodology.
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7. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Methodology
To achieve the main and additional three objective in the previous section required the
• evaluation of extant crowdsourcing providers,
• developing a Request for Information and its publication on FedBizOps,
• meeting individually with potential commercial crowdsourcing providers to understand
the uses, constraints, and limitations of the crowdsourcing applications,
• contracting with a crowdsourcing provider (IdeaScale) to provide a simulated
environment where potential job applicants would interact with the application, and
• developing interface templates for potential applicants to submit their credentials and
competencies for evaluation and agency follow-up.
Government employee researchers designed and applied several interface templates’ with
specifications including
• notice of user legal and compliance requirements prior to use of the application
• capture of contact information
• statement of academic achievement
• disclosure of certifications and credentials
• self-assessment of general and technical competencies, and other relevant tasks
Fifty pre-selected volunteer test subjects were given access to the crowdsourcing application
and encouraged to enter at least five different fictitious profiles of academic, competency, and
certification achievement for use as a proof of concept. This test generated 237 separate
profiles for use in evaluating the attainment of stated objectives.
The next section presents the research description.
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8. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Research Description
After selecting a crowdsourcing provider, research staff met with the selected crowdsourcing
contractor to evaluate and establish the range of actions needed to complete the project. The
research staff and the contractor developed mock-up web site screens for review by staffs at
the Office of the Chief Information Office and Office of the General Counsel. Research staff
modified web site screens to include statements on all pages stating that the web site was a
simulation for test purposes only.
Research staff provided test crowdsourcing web site information to pre-selected volunteers
who were given basic instructions on the purpose and use of the web site. Input screens were
shown to the volunteers and the research staff answered volunteer’s questions. The fifty
volunteers were provided website access for five days to input data into the crowdsourcing
application. Thirty-six of the fifty volunteers successfully entered all requested data, while the
remaining 24 failed to complete the data entry tasks (due to simulated disruption of website
access by the research staff). Seventy-two percent of the volunteers were able to remain
logged in to the crowdsourcing application over the five days to complete required data entry
tasks.
Thirty-three volunteers completed exit questionnaires describing their experience using the
crowdsourcing application.
The next section presents the research results.
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9. FY 2011 R&D Project Report
Research of Hiring Pipeline
Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Results
This test application of a crowdsourcing application as a potential hiring pipeline, in this case
as a precursor to applying for vacant federal positions and applicant inventories for
prospective job candidates, provided the following results:
• General:
Thirty-three of the 36 volunteer applicants completed the on-line crowdsourcing
profile in less than 2 hours.
Twelve of the 36 volunteer applicants indicated they were able to complete the
online crowdsourcing profile in less than one hour.
Five of the 36 volunteer applicants indicated they called researchers at least once
for guidance on using the on-line crowdsourcing application.
Research staff reviewed the 33 completed volunteer profiles and determined that
28 of the profiles achieved 100 percent data completion.
• Technical:
The crowdsourcing application remained operational 24 hours per day during the
five-day test period. Researchers intentionally disrupted volunteer users at random
intervals to simulate network contention often experienced by on-line system users.
All volunteers entered “unscripted” information (i.e., they entered purely individual
personal information)
No volunteer applicants were able to cause the crowdsourcing application to fail to
retain entered data.
• Other:
Research staff was able to retrieve and analyze volunteer applicant data during the
five-day access period.
A review of volunteer applicants exit questionnaires indicated an overall score of 4
out of 5 (5 indicating a high degree of satisfaction) with their experience using the
crowdsourcing application.
The next section presents research implications.
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Implications
Research staff and the project manager deemed the research effort as generally successful
given the limitations and constraints1
of the project. While there may be a need for additional
R&D efforts to fully evaluate crowdsourcing as a potential “hiring” tool, this test indicates
that using a crowdsourcing application to identify potential applicants for federal job vacancies
has merit. Looking forward, it may be possible to replace current agency succession planning
“applicant inventories” with a crowdsourcing application that 1) quickly identifies interested
job applicants, 2) reduces some agency IT costs2
, and 3) gives agencies an additional source
for identifying potential applicants with critically important skills.
The relatively low-cost investment involved in researching the potential use of the
crowdsourcing application (less than $45K) and the use of uncompensated volunteers allowed
researchers to achieve a proof of concept that crowdsourcing is useful tool in identifying
potential job applicants for difficult to fill positions.
The next section presents recommendations.
1
Limitations include the small number of volunteer applicants involved and the short duration of the test
period.
2
Some IT costs are borne by the crowdsourcing provider (e.g., application hosting, help desk services, etc.).
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Recommendations
The following list presents tentative recommendations for evaluation against current business
plans.
• Provide a summary of this report to current customer agency Chief Human Capital
Officers (CHCO) and determine if they would be interested in developing and
implementing a customized solution.
• Present the project findings at the CHCO Training Academy.
• Consider promoting/sharing the results of this research at public venues (e.g.,
Performance Institute, Partnership for Public Service, SHRM, PIHRA, etc.).
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Appendices
Appendix A: Project Request
Appendix B: Potential Uses of Crowdsourcing (extract)
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Appendix A: Project Request
Project Request Part I
1. Project name (without acronyms or abbreviations) and today’s date. Research Hiring
Pipeline Opportunities using Crowdsourcing. August 5, 2010.
2. Requested project description. Explore potential recruitment pipeline
enhancement/adjunct using crowdsourcing opportunities. This project would potentially
allow agencies to develop and access large numbers of candidates differentiated by various
recruitment categories (e.g., veteran, PWTD, etc.). Project outcome could lead to an
additional method for identifying potential job candidates.
3. Practice Area and Sponsor Name. Also identify other Practice Areas that could benefit
from the proposed project. HRS/ESHRINNOV, Thomas F. Kaplan. Unaware of benefit for
other Practice Areas.
4. When did the project begin (state month and year), or is it new? This is a new project.
5. If the request involves a legacy R&D project, what was/is the project name? NA
6. List each key characteristic of the proposed project under the headings:
Feature Function Advantage (technical/economic/social)
Wide availability World Wide Web based Internet based social media provider
3rd
party hosted
Commercially owned and
operated hardware and
software platform
Low cost alternative to equivalent
government owned and operated site
Open
Government
compliant
Facilitates greater
transparency
Helps OPM achieve Presidential mandate
Agency
availability
All Executive Branch agencies
can access a vast hiring
pipeline
Extends OPM leadership capabilities
7. Describe any other special aspect or wider applications of the requested project. None.
8. Give a best estimate of any resources used to date (e.g., 2.0 full-time equivalents, $10,000,
expendable research materials, 100sq ft lab space, 40% use of equipment, etc). 10 hours
or 0.005 FTE of the sponsor’s duty time.
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9. Describe the requested R&D efforts in terms of objectives, requirements for human
resources, risk, space, and relate these items to the funds and time required. Use
commercially available crowdsourcing sites (e.g., IdeaScale, etc.) to identify potential
candidates for federal employment. Government staff will maintain the site for an estimate
of 1,000 hours per year. Risk in undetermined. Funds required are approximately $1,000 for
an annual subscription for unlimited users, ideas, and commenters with refund for unused
portion. See table.
Category Funds Risk Space Time
Labor (GS-11/5 DC) w/.284
benefits
$33.92ph x
1.284 = $43.55 x
1000 = $43,550
Moderate 1,000 hours
Non-labor $999.003
Moderate One year
Other NA NA NA NA
10. Explain if a proof of concept and prototype will result from the requested project. If not,
what extra work would need to be done and by whom. Proof of concept and prototype will
likely result from the project.
11. Please add any other information you consider relevant. Leveraging crowdsourcing as a
potential hiring pipeline can give recruiters additional sources of candidate supply in
addition to applicant inventories. Additionally, using reverse auction procurement approach
would likely drive down cost of crowdsourcing subscription. Please refer to attached
commercial crowdsourcing documents for additional information.
3
IdeaScale Subscription for prototyping/proof-of-concept testing.
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Project Request Part II
1. Project name (without acronyms or abbreviations) matching the project name from
Research and Development Project Request Part I and today’s date. Research Hiring
Pipeline Opportunities using Crowdsourcing, August 5, 2010.
2. Is there a patentable invention/copyrighted product, or could one arise from this R&D
effort? No.
3. Has there been any public disclosure about the project? If yes, please give details. The
project sponsor knows of no known public disclosure.
4. Comment on any R&D or commercialization by other researchers in the field of the
project. Unknown.
5. Please list any companies and organizations that could be interested in the project, details
of any contacts and reasons for the likely interest. IdeaScale, Innocentive, Ninesigma, etc.
No contacts as of yet. Its likely these companies would show interest in the R&D effort since
it would (further) demonstrate their relevance in the federal marketplace.
6. Please name any similar services or products that already exist. Unknown.
7. Please compare the new service or product with any existing alternative that provides
similar outcomes. NA.
8. Please list the types of customers and end-users that are likely to purchase or benefit from
the new product or service. Customers include federal agencies and State/local agencies
and others interested in identifying potential public sector job candidates.
9. Please provide an estimate of market locations and annual market size of the new service
or product. Market locations are worldwide since host platform is virtual (via World-Wide
Web). Annual market size is undetermined at this time; however, the market potential is
vast.
10. Is there a need for Government approval for the release of the service or product? Yes.
11. Please complete a Project Cost Estimate Worksheet and attach it to this project request.
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Project Cost Estimate Worksheet
Project Name: Research Hiring Pipeline Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Today’s Date: August 5, 2010
Planned Project Start Date: January 1, 2011
Planned Project End Date: December 31, 2011
One-year subscription for IdeaScale with unlimited use is $999.
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Cost Category Year 1 Year 2 Total
Salaries $42,269
Benefits 0.00
Awards 0.00
Total Salaries and Benefits $42,269
Travel
Transportation of Things
Communications/Utilities/Misc
Printing
Training
Contracts $999
Other Services
Supplies
Equipment
Total non-Salaries and Benefits $999
Total $43,268
Federal Employee Hours 1,000
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Appendix B: Potential Uses of Crowdsourcing (extract)
The following extract came from the June 2009 edition of “The American Journal for Applied
Research,” by Ann Benson.
“Identifying potential government employees with critically needed skills can be a laborious
effort. Searching online resume banks, conducting job fairs, communicating with college and
university placement offices may not yield candidates in areas such as electronics engineering
and IT architecture and design.
Recruiters need a new approach that leverages the ‘power’ of crowdsourcing. Consider the
following scenario, which presents a possible adaptation of crowdsourcing to create a “job
interest pipeline.”
Agency A’s succession plan identifies a future skill shortage of electronics engineers. The
agency has attempted to identify potential future candidates through traditional means
(including USA Jobs recruiting for future needs) with limited success.
At the same time, Bill Murphy is in his senior year at the DeForest University pursuing a
degree in general engineering with an emphasis in electronics. Lately, Bill Murphy is
wondering about his future employment opportunities when he learns about the “Job
Opportunity Bank” (The Bank) at his university’s placement office.
Bill learns more about The Bank. The Bank allows college level students to place their
personal and academic profiles online for review by government agencies. Bank students
invite professors and other students to comment on the veracity of the profiled student and to
add their comments. Bank students control which comments are allowed to be viewed by
recruiters and hiring managers.”
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Glossary
Note: A glossary is optional.
Term Definition
Crowdsourcing The act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an
employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people
or community (e.g., a crowd), through an open call.
Job Interest Pipeline An online database of candidates interested in certain
occupations.
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References
Identify footnotes, references, and cross-references.
Note: References is optional.
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Plain English Summary
This summary format is here as a reminder and it should not be included in the TOC of the
final report. All final (not interim) projects must have a plain English summary.
Project Title: Research of Hiring Pipeline Opportunities using Crowdsourcing
Researcher: Thomas F. Kaplan
Organization: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Human Resources Solutions,
center for Emerging Solutions and HR Innovations, Research and
Development Program Management Office
Telephone: (202) 606-4454
Fax: (202) 606-1982
Email: thomas.kaplan@opm.gov
Objectives Research the use of commercially available crowdsourcing sites (e.g.,
IdeaScale, etc.) to identify potential candidates for federal
employment. Additionally, 1) determine the usefulness of
crowdsourcing as a recruitment tool, 2) evaluate the degree to which
a crowdsourcing tool would need to be modified, if at all, for
recruitment purposes (to meet Title 5 USC requirements), and 3)
establish a brief process description of the information flow between
potential applicant, the crowdsourcing application, and federal
recruiters.
Methodology To achieve the main and additional three objective in the previous
section required the evaluation of extant crowdsourcing providers,
developing a Request for Information and its publication on
FedBizOps, meeting individually with potential commercial
crowdsourcing providers, contracting with a crowdsourcing provider,
and developing interface templates for potential applicants to submit
their credentials and competencies for evaluation and agency follow-
up.
Research
Description
Research staff met with the selected crowdsourcing contractor to
evaluate and establish the range of actions needed to complete the
project. The research staff and the contractor developed mock-up
web site screens for review by staffs at the Office of the Chief
Information Office and Office of the General Counsel. Research staff
provided test crowdsourcing web site information to pre-selected
volunteers who were given basic instructions on the purpose and use
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of the web site. Input screens were shown to the volunteers and the
research staff answered volunteer’s questions. The fifty volunteers
were provided website access for five days to input data into the
crowdsourcing application. Thirty-six of the fifty volunteers
successfully entered all requested data.
Results This test application of a crowdsourcing application as a potential
hiring pipeline, in this case as a precursor to applying for vacant
federal positions and applicant inventories for prospective job
candidates, indicated an overall score of 4 out of 5 (5 indicating a
high degree of satisfaction) with their experience using the
crowdsourcing application.
Implications Looking forward, it may be possible to replace current agency
succession planning “applicant inventories” with a crowdsourcing
application that 1) quickly identifies interested job applicants, 2)
reduces some agency IT costs, and 3) gives agencies an additional
source for identifying potential applicants with critically important
skills. The relatively low-cost investment involved in researching the
potential use of the crowdsourcing application (less than $45K) and
the use of uncompensated volunteers allowed researchers to achieve a
proof of concept that crowdsourcing is useful tool in identifying
potential job applicants for difficult to fill positions.
Recommendations Provide a summary of this report to current customer agency Chief
Human Capital Officers (CHCO) and determine if they would be
interested in developing and implementing a customized solution.
Additionally, present the project findings at the CHCO Training
Academy, and consider promoting/sharing the results of this research
at public venues (e.g., Performance Institute, Partnership for Public
Service, SHRM, PIHRA, etc.).
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