Scott Roy

I learned a lot during this course. My biggest take away would be work place efficiency. The readings, videos and assignments really illustrated the impact of ERP systems in the business world. Although start up and maintenance fees for ERP systems are substantial, the money saved through the elimination of redundant work processes and the ability…[Read more]

I think that each system is equally important. These systems complement each other. Utilizing, JIT supply systems and having accurate consumer information is essential to operations. Finding a good balance between Dell’s “start from scratch” operating and Lenovo’s educated quarterly estimations is extremely important to keeping inventory low and…[Read more]

Scott Roy I found it interesting to see that Netflix uses a long tail distribution chart to identify movie viewer patterns to maximize profit. They can consistently make more off a variety of shows vice relying on “box office” movies. It’s also eerie to see companies like Facebook selling user data to third party companies. After learning that…[Read more]

I found it interesting to see that Netflix uses a long tail distribution chart to identify movie viewer patterns to maximize profit. They can consistently make more off a variety of shows vice relying on “box office” movies. It’s also eerie to see companies like Facebook selling user data to third party companies. After learning that the Faceb…[Read more]

Data collection is a large part of what I do in my job field. It primarily deals with aircraft parts reliability. I track flight hours, component reliability, mission completion ratings, and aircraft availability statuses. I then forward the information to Navy Supply. They take information that I provide them with and use it during contact…[Read more]

Decision trees are used by the military quite frequently. In the early 2000’s some of our Naval aviation support elements started to incorporate Lean Six Sigma. During the initial incorporation we utilized decision trees to eliminate wasteful processes. This not only allowed us to cut down on wasteful purchasing, it also made the elements more e…[Read more]

This was a very eye-opening video. The world population statistics didn’t really surprise me however, the fact that one-week worth’s of New York Time prints is more information than an average 18th century human being was exposed to in a life time was mind blowing. I also learned that a zettabyte is an extremely substantial number. The second mos…[Read more]