The good thing about a matrix is that, at least theoretically, it provides checks and balances so that local (business unit) and global (corporate) issues are weighed against one another.
In the case of Carnival Cruise Lines, the owner of the Carnival Triumph that spent days in the Gulf of Mexico disabled after an engine fire, the company is incorporated in Panama, its offices are based in Miami and its ships fly under the Bahamian flag a matrix that is not unusual in the cruise line industry.
Turns out, maybe there is a way to unravel the matrix (if there is one).
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The matrix is a crisscross of business units and functions (portrayed as verticals and horizontals).
We know that the Brazilian energy matrix is a renewable source of energy that Brazil has.
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For cellphones equipped with cameras, the light-capturing sensor chip is a matrix of 1, 000-by-1, 000 pixels or more.
The first is a matrix of miniscule dots on the page, which will make each photographed page more easily machine-readable.
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Matrix management is a structure for running those companies that have both a diversity of products and a diversity of markets.
What seafood to buy, how it lived (farmed or wild) and where and how it was caught is a confusing matrix to navigate, even for the most knowledgeable eater.
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The list is calculated using a matrix of 50 factors that indicate the use of soft power.
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After rudimentary purification and regeneration of the biocatalysts, the CO2 is transferred to a Biocatalytic Reactor Matrix where mass quantities of biocatalysts function in a matrix of liquid reaction chambers breaking down CO2 and turning it into hydrocarbons.
While the action is spectacular -- after all, the choreography was handled by kung-fu master Yuen Woo-ping, whose credits include Drunken Master and most recently The Matrix -- what really makes Crouching Tiger a gem is the wonderful blend of nostalgia, stunning cinematography, a fast-paced plot, and -- yes -- a good story.
This makes Africa a central piece in the world energy matrix, and the area is getting some major attention.
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All of this data is collated and matched against client-employee information, GPS coordinates, detailed flight information for every aircraft that is part of an itinerary for each employee and a matrix of client operational rules and requirements.
Matrix is certainly not the first company to try to establish a new portable write-once format.
Microdisplays' SVGA resolution of 800-by-600 pixels is comparable to that of a typical notebook PC's active-matrix LCD, but the displays are six to ten times cheaper, Bowser claims.
The great symbol of American mobility is morphing into a network device, a data-generating green machine plugged into a matrix of power grids, cloud computers and social media.
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The 720p TFT display is crisp and offers above-average viewing angles, and it does so without using a PenTile matrix.
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