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Rise Of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google During Covid-19 Pandemic, Shivraj Pisal

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

FAANG is an acronym for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (which was previously known as Google), the five most important technology giants in the United States. The technology breakthroughs of these companies have had a significant impact on global economies, since they create jobs, link people, supply goods, and generate entertainment. As a result, a detailed analysis of FAANG stocks adds to the existing body of knowledge. Furthermore, because stock markets are very volatile and are influenced by a variety of known and unknown causes, it is vital to employ adequate tools for assessing their behavior (Jadhav et al., …

Impact On Revenue Generation Of Olist Ecommerce Company On The Basis Of Various Product Parameters, Trupti Sanjay Niwate

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

E-commerce business is the most trending business in the entire world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global market of e-commerce is much more active than the traditional in-store market. Over the period, people used the internet more, which has incentivized them to shop online because it saves time and effort.

Specifically, in Latin America, the E-Commerce business is expanding at a tremendous rate. In particular, Brazil is a major business hub when we consider an e-commerce business since it has given a major impact on the world‘s total e-commerce business. Olist, the main e-commerce company which helps other marketers …

Contingency Planning Amidst A Pandemic, Natalie C. Belford

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

Proper prior planning prevents pitifully poor performance: The purpose of this research is to address mitigation approaches - disaster recovery, contingency planning, and business continuity planning - and their benefits as they relate to university operations during a worldwide pandemic predicated by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The most relevant approach pertaining to the University’s needs and its response to the coronavirus pandemic will be determined and evaluated in detail.

College Of Business Dean's Report: 2020-2021, Ryan Butt

College of Business Dean’s Reports

No abstract provided.

Lss4.0 - Creating Opportunities From Existing Limitations, Tanawadee Pongboonchai-Empl

International Conference on Lean Six Sigma

Abstract

Purpose: This research explores Lean Six Sigma (LSS) limitations identified in previous studies and underpins the need to integrate Lean Six Sigma with Industry 4.0. Furthermore, this paper presents a use case for an opportunity offered by data-driven tools.

Method/Approach: Expert Interviews were conducted with senior Lean Six Sigma practitioners and academics in Europe. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis and NVivo software.

Findings: This paper reveals limitations experienced by practitioners and their causal relationships. Additionally, new limitations have emerged, reinforcing the urgency to inject data-driven technologies into the traditional LSS Framework. Associated with this is the …

Stock Market Manipulation Detection Using Continuous Wavelet Transform & Machine Learning Classification, Sarah Youssef

Theses and Dissertations

Stock market manipulation detection is important for both investors and regulators. Being able to detect stock manipulation and preventing it gives investors the confidence in the market fairness and integrity. It also helps maintaining liquidity of the stocks and market efficiency. Implementing data mining algorithms in manipulation detection is a relatively recent technique but in the past few years there has been an increasing interest in it's applications in this domain. The benefit of monitoring manipulative trade behavior is that it can be implemented on live feed of stock data, which saves a lot of time in detecting stock price …

A Method For Monitoring Operating Equipment Effectiveness With The Internet Of Things And Big Data, Carl D. Hays Iii

Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper was to use the Overall Equipment Effectiveness productivity formula in plant manufacturing and convert it to measuring productivity for forklifts. Productivity for a forklift was defined as being available and picking up and moving containers at port locations in Seattle and Alaska. This research uses performance measures in plant manufacturing and applies them to mobile equipment in order to establish the most effective means of analyzing reliability and productivity. Using the Internet of Things to collect data on fifteen forklift trucks in three different locations, this data was then analyzed over a six-month period to …

Stock Markets Performance During A Pandemic: How Contagious Is Covid-19?, Yara Abushahba

Theses and Dissertations

Background and Motivation: The coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the subsequent policies and lockdowns have unarguably led to an unprecedented fluid circumstance worldwide. The panic and fluctuations in the stock markets were unparalleled. It is inarguable that real-time availability of news and social media platforms like Twitter played a vital role in driving the investors’ sentiment during such global shock.

Purpose:The purpose of this thesis is to study how the investor sentiment in relation to COVID-19 pandemic influenced stock markets globally and how stock markets globally are integrated and contagious. We analyze COVID-19 sentiment through the Twitter posts and investigate its …

Enhanced Data Science Methods For Freight Optimization At Kelly-Moore Paints, Lance Dacy, Reannan Mcdaniel, Shawn Jung

SMU Data Science Review

Kelly-Moore Paints is a paint manufacturing company founded in San Carlos, California in 1946 by William Kelly and William Moore. It has stores located in California, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada. They currently own 11 42’ trailers, contract 4 distinct drivers, and service 44 stores Monday-Thursday from its Texas Distribution and Manufacturing Center in Hurst, TX. Given that transportation costs are typically the highest in the supply chain costs, this study will employ data science techniques to ensure the transportation routing, store ordering mechanism, and trailer utilization are at the best efficiency possible given the current ordering patters of the stores. …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Iso 9000 Research From 2015 To 2020 Using Vosviewer Application, Ilham I

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to map scientific publications in the field of ISO 9000 visually at the global level indexed by scopus using bibliometric analysis. This study focused on articles of ISO 9000 at the international level. Research data were obtained from the Scopus database in Januari 2021 through the publish or perish software. All the discussions and analysis in this paper is based on the 46 papers consisting of 35 article, 4 conference papers, 3 reviews, 3 chapters and 1 book. Then the paper will be analyzed using the VOSviewer application for viewing and creating the desired bibliometric maps. In …

Bitcoin: The Pioneer Of Cryptocurrency With A Limited Dream, Anna M. Gellerman, Benjamin Zheng

Publications and Research

BitCoin is the most well known and adaptable cryptocurrency today. Due to the evolvement of the cryptocurrency market, many are thinking what this could mean for society; is the world ready for a new mainstream medium of exchange? This poster argues that although BitCoin is functional for small scale payments, it is inadaptable to become a payment tool comparable to cash and card.

A Site Suitability Analysis Of A Tattoo Art School In Tallahassee, Florida, Gianni Mccrea, Andre Kimble

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Tallahassee, Florida as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable Tattoo Art School. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide …

Developing A New Paintball Facility In New Orleans, Louisiana, Jevon Taylor, Justin Taylor

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around New Orleans, Louisiana as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable paintball facility. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide …

Developing An Investment Consulting Firm Near Denver, Colorado: A Site-Suitability Analysis, Caiman Moore, Matthew Studenic

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Denver, Colorado as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable Investment Consulting Firm. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide …

A Site-Suitability Analysis For A New Interstate Highway Rest Area Near Ft. Meyers, Florida, Krue Thwaits

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Ft. Meyers, Florida as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable interstate highway rest area. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis …

A Site Suitability Analysis Of A Book Store/Coffee Shop In Seattle, Washington, Hannah Paul, Jennifer Hahn

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Seattle, WA as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable used book store/ coffee shop. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis …

A New Vegetarian Restaurant In Detroit, Michigan: A Site-Suitability Analysis, John Politowicz

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Detroit, Michigan as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable vegetarian restaurant. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide valuable …

Identifying Appropriate Strategies To Sell Tesla Automobiles In Ohio, Trever Maughmer

ONU Student Research Colloquium

Segmentation data serves as an important resource used in business research. It encapsulates people who live in certain areas according to similar demographic traits, behaviors and habits, and consumer trends. Companies such as ESRI make their segmentation data available for a price, along with highly-specialized analysis tools. This project is a case study that examines the utility of ESRI segmentation data and tools to identify a suitable marketing strategy for potential customers in specific locations in Ohio. It further identifies population segments in certain geographic areas according to consumer trends and demographic characteristics. Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar (B&M) dealerships, this project …

Creating A New Amazon Warehouse/Distribution Center Near Miami, Florida: A Site-Suitability Analysis, Daniel Unruh, Cameron Veto

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Miami, FL as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable Amazon Warehouse. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide valuable …

Dole Foods Distribution Center Near Chicago, Illinois: A Site Suitability Analysis, Corey Frye

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Chicago, Illinois as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable Dole Foods Distribution Center. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can …

A Site-Suitability Analysis Of An Indoor Snow Ski Park Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ethan Falsone, Austin White

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable Indoor Snow Ski Slope. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can …

Site Suitability Analysis Of A Brewery Supply Outlet Near Tampa, Florida, Ethan Hartman, Hunter Wolfe

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Tampa, FL as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable beer brewing supply retail outlet. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis …

A Site-Suitability Analysis Of A Mannequin Production Facility Near Seattle, Washington, Tyler Smith

ONU Student Research Colloquium

This research presents the utility of a Site Suitability Analysis to help determine the viability of a business venture in a particular location. Specifically, we present the results of a case study that focuses on the area immediately around Seattle, Washington as providing a sufficient number of customers to warrant a new and sustainable mannequin production facility. Site Suitability Analysis provides a variety of statistical and analytical methods of analysis, which is commonly used in market research. This research presents the results of some of these methods, as applied to commonly-used datasets, and concludes that Site Suitability Analysis can provide …

Mining Open Government Data For Business Intelligence Using Data Visualization: A Two-Industry Case Study, Anne Gottfried, Caroline Hartmann, Donald Yates

Faculty Publications

The business intelligence (BI) market has grown at a tremendous rate in the past decade due to technological advancements, big data and the availability of open source content. Despite this growth, the use of open government data (OGD) as a source of information is very limited among the private sector due to a lack of knowledge as to its benefits. Scant evidence on the use of OGD by private organizations suggests that it can lead to the creation of innovative ideas as well as assist in making better informed decisions. Given the benefits but lack of use of OGD to …

Returning To Solvency Through Quality Improvement, Matthew Faciane, Susan K. Fan, Rocky J. Dwyer

International Journal of Applied Management and Technology

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore quality improvement strategies senior manufacturing production managers use to reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) to increase profit. The participants for this study were production managers within a manufacturing company located in the southeastern region of the United States who successfully developed and implemented strategies to lower COPQ to increase profitability. Six major themes emerged from the study: continuous improvement, quality assurance, employees as agents of quality improvement, communication between stakeholders, holding all firm members accountable for quality, and training. Manufacturing managers can use these strategies to lower COPQ and …

Price Optimization For Revenue Maximization At Scale, Nikhil Gupta, Massimiliano Moro, Kailey A. Ayala, Bivin Sadler

SMU Data Science Review

This study presents a novel approach to price optimization in order to maximize revenue for the distribution market of non-perishable products. Data analysis techniques such as association mining, statistical modeling, machine learning, and an automated machine learning platform are used to forecast the demand for products considering the impact of pricing. The techniques used allow for accurate modeling of the customer’s buying patterns including cross effects such as cannibalization and the halo effect. This study uses data from 2013 to 2019 for Super Premium Whiskey from a large distributor of alcoholic beverages. The expected demand and the ideal pricing strategy …

An In-Depth Analysis Of The Data Analytics Job Market, Dagny Elaine Wilkins

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

Effective Use Of Data Analytics And Its Impact On Business Performance Within Small-To-Medium-Sized Businesses, Alfonso Berumen

Theses and Dissertations

Business use of data analytics and its potential impact on firm performance have become topics of deep interest within both the business practitioner and academic communities. While previous research has demonstrated relationships between data analytics and firm performance in larger firms, there is limited research on whether and how data analytics is used within and impacts Small-to-Medium-sized Business (SMB) settings. Given the preponderance of SMBs within the US economy, and their contribution to employment and economic activity, it is important for SMB owners to understand what management practices lead to effective use of data analytics that in turn impacts SMB …

Exploring Growth And Impact Of Research Productivity For Prince Of Songkla University (Psu) On Scopus Database: A Bibliometric Analysis, Pachisa Kulkanjanapiban, Tipawan Silwattananusarn

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a Bibliometric analysis of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) based on the Scopus database for 1978-2021. The study aimed to explore the current state, the trends, characteristics of Prince of Songkla University (PSU), i.e., growth of research output, collaboration trends, authorship pattern, citation patterns, contributing countries, and organizations. A total of 14,644 publications consulted of PSU published during the year 1978-2021 retrieved from the Scopus database, and these articles had a total of 10,257 cited items. The method used to display the research pattern and research activity on a particular topic is the bibliometric analysis commonly used …

Twitter Analysis Based On Damage Detection And Geoparsing For Event Mapping Management, Yasmeen Ali, Khaled Bahnasy, Adel El-Mahdy

Future Computing and Informatics Journal

Background: Early event detection, monitor, and response can significantly decrease the impact of disasters. Lately, the usage of social media for detecting events has displayed hopeful results. Objectives: for event detection and mapping; the tweets will locate and monitor them on a map. This new approach uses grouped geoparsing then scoring for each tweet based on three spatial indicators. Method/Approach: Our approach uses a geoparsing technique to match a location in tweets to geographic locations of multiple-events tweets in Egypt country, administrative subdivision. Thus, additional geographic information acquired from the tweet itself to detect the actual locations that …