The algorithm by LabSense that dream to replace the editors

Milliseconds to write a page containing 1 500 characters? So says LabSense can do a Parisian start-up that developed an automated content writing technology. "Our algorithm uses the data available to a company, makes it intelligible and turns it into natural language," says Edouard de Ménibus, the co-founder of the company.

If one thinks of the press, it is above all other Web target sectors of society. Of these, e-tailers who need content for their datasheets, online directories, or pollsters for the presentation of their studies. "A client who sells 300,000 hotels worldwide deals wanted a single sheet for each establishment. Once the settings made, we had a night of machine time to draft 300,000 sheets, "says de Ménibus.

The solution is sold on estimate, according to the choice of style, web optimization related settings, text or regeneration ... the level of quality control. After 24 months of R & D, LabSense born in 2011 and marketing began in late 2012. Former consultant, "the idea has matured in contact with my clients through my consultancy. I worked for media companies to digitize and cost reduction issues, "said Edouard de Ménibus. Article is Based on Frenchweb.fr.

Manufacturing Consultants Inc Statement of Cost of Goods Sold

Statement of Cost of Goods Sold. The accountant of the Manufacturing Consultants Inc. has submitted the following summary to the executive management:

Inventories at September 1,20XX

Raw materials                                                 $36,000
Work in process                                              1 5,000
Fuel                                                                   3,400
Factory repair parts                                           2,600
Finished goods                                                 12,000       $ 69,000

Raw materials purchases                                $58,000
Fuel purchases                                                  5,200
Direct labor                                                     83,100
Miscellaneous factory overhead                         2,300
Repairs to factory (including purchase of parts)  4,200
Depreciation of plant                                         2,700
Superintendence                                                2,200
Transportation out                                             1,100
Purchases discounts lost                                       800
Indirect factory labor                                           2,000         161,600
Total costs $230,600
Inventories at September 30, 20XX
Raw materials                                               $40,000
Work in process                                             12,000
Fuel                                                                 2,000
Factory repair parts                                         2,800
Finished goods                                              14,000               70,800
Total                                                                                    $159,800

Required: The management of Manufacturing Consultants Inc returns the summary with the request for a statement showing cost of goods sold in proper form.

What is budget slack?

When budgets are used for performance evaluations, management often encounters the problem of budget slack. Budget slack is the intentional underestimation of revenues and/or overestimation of expenses. 

Slack can be incorporated into the budget during the development process in a participatory budget. A participatory budget is developed through joint decision making by top management and operating personnel. However, slack is not often found in imposed budgets.

Imposed budgets are prepared by top management with little or no input from operating personnel. After the budget is developed, operating personnel are informed of the budget goals and constraints.

Having budget  slack allows  subordinate managers  to achieve  their objectives with less effort than would be necessary without the slack. Slack also creates probems because of  the  significant  interaction of  the budget  factors. For example,  if sales volumes are understated or overstated, problems can arise in the production, purchasing, and personnel areas.

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

McClelland proposes a learned needs model of motivation that he believed to be rooted in culture. He argued that everyone has three particularly important needs: for achievement, affiliation, and power. 

 

His achievement motivation model states that people are motivated according to the strength of their desire either to perform in terms of a standard of excellence or to succeed in competitive situations.


McClelland used the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). The TAT uses unstructured pictures that may arouse many kinds of reactions in the person being tested. 

 

Examples include an inkblot that a person can perceive as many different objects or a picture that can generate a variety of stories. There is no right or wrong answer, and the person isn’t given a limited set of alternatives from which to choose. 

 

A major goal of the TAT is to obtain the individual’s own perception of the world.

Business process reengineering (BPR)

Business process reengineering (BPR) is a method of examining processes to identify, and then eliminate, reduce, or replace functions and processes that add little customer value to products or services. The focus of BPR is on discrete initiatives to improve specific processes. Examples of processes include handling or storing purchased materials and components, issuing checks to pay labor and other production expenses, wrapping finished products for shipment to customers, recording journal entries, and developing an organizational strategic plan.

BPR is designed to bring radical changes to an organization’s operations; BPR is often associated with employee layoffs, outsourcing initiatives, and technology acquisition. Three major business trends are promoting the increased use of BPR in the 21st century.

The foremost trend is the modernization of technology. Neither the electronic remittance of trade and accounts payable nor the use of robotic equipments to move and assemble components in a manufacturing facility were possible 50 years ago. Both of these are commonly done nowadays, even in small companies, because of technological advancements. Because BPR focuses on alternative means to execute necessary organizational functions, it is useful in automating processes that cannot be eliminated. Advancements in technology have improved efficiencies throughout the supply chain. The feasibility of automating processes is constantly changing because technology is constantly evolving.

Top Ten Technologies Affecting Certified Public Accountants

1. Net-enabled applications: Internet/intranet/extranet—these applications run the gamut from e-mail to sophisticated supply chain communications

2. Messaging applications: e-mail, voicemail, and universal inbox 

3. Document management: electronic storage and retrieval of documents

4. Business process re-engineering: major changes in how a company operates

5. Telecommuting applications: applications allowing work outside the office

6. Electronic commerce: business conducted over the Internet

7. Electronic document submission: IRS and SEC filings

8. Video conferencing: real-time meetings in the virtual office

9. Self-service applications: technology that lets you do it yourself

10. Collaborative computing applications: different applications working together and sharing information