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Why are fossil fuels our most prevalent source of energy today? How are fossil fuels formed? Why are they considered nonrenewable?
Describe three ways in which we are now extending our reach for fossil fuels. List several impacts (positive or negative) that these actions might have
In what ways did the events at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima Daiichi differ?
What consequences resulted from each incident? Now list several concerns about the disposal of radioactive waste. What has been done so far about its disposal?
What proportion of our energy today comes from renewable sources? What is the most prevalent form of renewable energy we use? What form of renewable energy is most used to generate electricity?
What factors are causing renewable energy use to expand? Which two renewable sources are experiencing the most rapid growth?
List five sources of bioenergy. What is the world's most used source of bioenergy? Describe two potential benefits and two potential drawbacks of bioenergy
How is hydrogen fuel produced? Is this a clean process? What factors determine the amount of pollutants hydrogen production will emit?
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How many kanbans are needed for the letter-sorting process
: Stan Weakly can sort a bin of 100 letters in 10 minutes. He typically receives 600 letters an hour. A truck arrives with more bins every 30 minutes. The office uses a safety factor of 10%. How many kanbans are needed for the letter-sorting process?
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Calculate a fixed quantity reorder point system
: Demand for widgets is 52K widgets per year, ordering cost is 40 per order. Unit cost is 5, carrying charge 20% per year, Demand is 1000 per week, LT 2 weeks, Standard deviation of demand 200/week, Calculate a fixed quantity reorder point system with ..
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The runway on which the plane lands intersects
: A boeing 747 "jumbo jet" has a length of 59.7m the runway on which the plane lands intersects another runway. the width of the intersection is 25.0m. the plane decelerates through the intersection at a rate of 5.7 meter per second square and clears i..
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Explain manufacturing and geographic postponement
: How does uncertainty affect the overall logistical performance cycle? Provide an example. Describe the key elements of the supply chain, and explain why the role of each is essential to the efficiency of modern day logistics operations. Explain manuf..
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What factors are causing renewable energy use to expand?
: What factors are causing renewable energy use to expand?
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Biotechnology applications
: Biotechnology refers to the technical applications of living organisms or their functions. These applications may be used in engineering, medicine, or agriculture, to name a few. Biotechnology processes and procedures are varied and range from the do..
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Inventory turns are calculated by annual cost of goods sold
: Inventory turns are calculated by annual cost of goods sold divided by avg inventory. An online book seller has an avg $10,000,000 in inventory and a turn of 3. Printing on demand can reduce inventory to $2,500,000 for the same sales volume. What is ..
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Variable cost of burger meal
: The variable cost of a burger meal is 50 cents. The revenue of a burger meal is $2. With fixed costs is $200K per year. 5% of annual revenues is given to franchisor annually for advertising. 26% annual retunes is needed on $1,000,000 investment. How ..
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Build an analytical tree
: Build an Analytical Tree. Flowcharting tools are available in both Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. For the flowchart, use the shapes and the line tools for the connectors. For titles and labels, simply insert textboxes. The logic flow of your analytic..
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