In creating a new service, startups need to focus on fundamentals such as solving a problem or addressing a need in a new or different way.
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If a flight is canceled for operational reasons (such as a mechanical problem or crew scheduling conflicts) most airline contracts stipulate that you have to be put on the next available flight, even if it's on another airline.
The intelligence in the ThingShapes can monitor for relevant business events, compare them to past results, and notify the industrial social network of people and other things about important events such as a quality problem, a machine failure, or a late order.
Divided into teams of four, students spend the summer analyzing a complex problem such as a work-flow snag in the health care industry.
Furthermore, 27 percent of the surgery group but only 13 percent of the monitoring group developed a cardiovascular problem such as a heart attack, heart disease or stroke.
And those with ED were 1.6 times more likely to suffer from a serious cardiovascular problem such as a heart attack or stroke.
In terms preferred by economists, a situation defined by a principal-agent problem (such as you hiring a doctor or car mechanic who gets to both define your problem and figure out what to charge you for fixing it) was replaced by a much simpler employment relationship: would-be hustlers found themselves being turned into professional, generalist managers.
Sometimes, if prisoners have a major health problem, such as a heart attack, they can be transferred temporarily to nearby hospitals.
For the uninitiated, each week two teams of celebrities are challenged to solve a business problem, such as positioning a new product, raising money, creating an event or producing a product promotion.
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A. career management center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, for the past two years has trained admissions officers to look for the same traits a hiring manager might, such as the ability to assess a problem and self-edit their remarks.
It can be a two-way relationship with the car, as it contacts the rightful owner if it detects a problem such as being broken into or driven away.
For example, school programs that reward students with money, prizes, or privileges for academic accomplishments or effort are more effective if they reward students for mastering a certain skill, such as reading a book or solving a problem.
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BankBoston's computer programs must each be scanned for places where dates are coded in such a way that they could cause a problem as midnight strikes on December 31st 1999.
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Analysts said the majority's view suggested they would not hike unless demand-side pressures, such as wage increases, became a problem or in the case that mid-term inflation expectations deteriorate.
They might also suggest that they confide in a trusted adult, such as their parents or a teacher, if the problem is very serious.
Technology, such as CCTV cameras, might displace a problem, but unless it is tackled it will re-surface elsewhere.
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That is a high hurdle to clear, especially if the health problem is a general ailment such as heart disease.
This, they said, was contributing to hospital infections such as C. difficile and MRSA, and was a particular problem in geriatric wards, as bugs "spread more quickly between elderly patients".
In British Columbia, for example, illegal felling of species such as the western red cedar is a growing problem.
But what is most telling about this data is that something as avoidable as bed sores is proving such a problem after all this time.
Professor Natelson explained how the practice could work on a domestic level in areas where arsenic was a big problem, such as in Bangladesh.
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Flynn asked them to rate themselves and their co-workers on the frequency they performed common office favors, such as helping with problem solving, providing a second opinion or sharing an especially heavy workload.
In such a market-driven place as America, there is always a chance that a problem can heal itself.
It is a stubborn problem, but one that responds to measures, such as those just approved after a perplexing political battle in the United States.
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Oil has become a problem for indigenous communities such as the U'Wa, who live in the eastern provinces of Arauca, Casanare, Santander, Norte de Santander and Boyaca.
Such tax dodging is a problem now, as Greece's budget deficit was likely around 13% of GDP in 2009. which led to a selloff of Greek government debt and boosted the interest rate the government has to pay.
Such a law drives responsibility upstream where it belongs and moreover serves as a strong incentive to solve the problem at source (through greener, toxic-free design) of products that can be recycled readily and safely anywhere on earth.
Proper metrics such as the amount of time it takes to identify a problem and to close a valve are essential.
Again that is not unusual at this time of year, but such steps are a last resort as they simply displace the problem rather than solve it.
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