Explain why forensics is important for companies that want to develop safe and effective products?
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Forensics is the study of failed units and to determine the root cause of the failure.\nThe analysis is used to help to improve the reliability and safe use of a product.\n\ni.e. a crash helmet worn by a race car driver or a motorcyclist after an accident. The study will review the impact on the helmet in relationship to the head injury if there was one.
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Go to the library and get books or articles about "post-mortem" analysis (in business).  You might also look up "reverse engineering", though it's not exactly what you need, but the intellectual techniques might be similar and helpful.\n\nAlso, poke around at isixsigma.com - there's a forum there, and though there's a group of regulars who can be first-class pricks, you might get a good answer there.  Also some good links to articles there.
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Modern computing technologies help to automate the accumulation of huge amounts of data. For eg. with ERP and CRM systems one can collect vast amounts of information about customers.\n\nHowever, due to the sheer amount of data, the humans cannot get any "useful" information out of it. For that purpose, we need data mining -- it supports decision making process of the business organization.\n\nConsider an example: A company wants has plans launch an expensive beauty product. It has past data about shopping patterns of its customers (let's say, five thousand customers). It wants to know how many customers buy expensive things regularly and out of these how many buy beauty products regularly. If humans are deployed to go through five thousand records, they will take too much of time and in all probability, produce inaccurate results due to human errors. A data mining software will automate the job and provide accurate results.
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It is the most important part in a product, the lock sells too, more over it adds value to the product. A good packaging talks and sell by itself
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Actually you are on to something.  Forensics as an academic field of study is actually relatively new.  In many of the sub-disciplines one starts with a general major (IT) and then gradually becomes more specialized.  What frustrates many of us in academia is that (1) the original model of forensics appears to have been one of specialists - PhD/Professional degree required.  Now kids are under the impression thanks to TV shows that you can get in with an undergraduate degree!  (2) Because of this misconception, quite a few places are trying to accomodate it!  This drives some faculty crazy, but I come from an interdisciplinary perspective and think it's a great opportunity for students to view things more holistic perspective.\n\nThe grad school issue won't be going away, however.  In fact, with so many students brainwashed by the tube into thinking there must be detective jobs all over the place, you now have LOTS of competition and in the academic marketplace (outside of troubling state regulations) that means two things: increasing GPA requirements and higher degree levels to attain to get the job.  Be prepared to work hard to beat the competition to the best spots!
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Please check the following website for details\n\nhttp://www.scientificconsultingcompany.com/products.html
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Ballistics is studied by forensics labs and ammunition manufacturers.
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The pro is that he understands crime and can teach you to be safer.  The con is that if people know, it might hurt your company's credibility unless you have a good explanation, like they are a consultant to help you be more secure.
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Do you mean, "What's better"?  It depends. Are you moral? Then validity is more important. Are you a greedy, no-conscience pig? Then obviously profitability is more important. \n\nTake the drug companies, for example. A good number of them are clearly more interested in profitability than in validity.
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Technology is used in the field of genetics in that it is used to determine the DNA of someone and it is used to retrive the data on the databank of DNA.\n\nIt is always appropirate to conduct genetic testing to solve a crime.  Using any available resources to end crime has no downfalls.  A situation where it would be appropriate would be a rape case where there was DNA retreived from teh victim and matched the the perp\n\nDNA evidence is enough evidence to convict a person of a crime.  One reason is that DNA does not lie.  ANother reason is that everything else, including eye witness testimony, is influenced by outside factors.
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I am finishing my minor in forensics this summer. My best advice is to not get behind in studying and take every opportunity that comes your way, ie internships and jobs, they can always help you in the future when getting ou tin the work force
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forensic chemists conduct many different analyses including tests to determine purity of drugs, drug concentrations in bodily fluids such as blood and urine, analysis of accelerants used in arson, trace analysis (glass, paint components, fibers, hairs, etc.), analysis of unknown substances and so on.\n\nThese analyses can be used in conjunction with other evidence to either incriminate or exonerate suspects, determine severity of sentencing criminals and even to rule out foul play all together.
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Like any business, HD must constantly change its products or make new products to keep the consumer buying.  The trends of the demand may change, or the competition may bring out new technology that HD needs to copy.  Or HD may have some new technology itself that will increase demand in its products.  The risks are that the new product will not sell well.  In particular, the sales don't meet the costs associated with the project.  Or the product performed poorly so that the HD name brand suffers.
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Forensic science, in a nutshell, is re-creating a crime. this article gives a detailed look at the history and function of forensics in the legal system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_science check it out
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Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or to a civil action. The use of the term "forensics" in place of "forensic science" could be considered incorrect; the term "forensic" is effectively a synonym for "legal" or "related to courts" (from Latin, it means "before the forum"). However, it is now so closely associated with the scientific field that many dictionaries include the meaning given here.\nCriminalistics is the application of various sciences to answer questions relating to examination and comparison of biological evidence, trace evidence, impression evidence (such as fingerprints, shoeprints, and tire tracks), controlled substances, firearms, and other evidence in criminal investigations. Some of the forensic science disciplines are:\nForensic odontology is the study of the uniqueness of dentition.\nForensic toxicology is the study of the effect of drugs and poisons on the human body.\nForensic engineering studies the causes of failure of devices and structures.\nForensic accounting is the study and interpretation of accounting evidence.\nForensic psychology and forensic psychiatry deal with the legal aspects of human behavior.\nForensic anthropology is the application of physical anthropology in a legal setting, usually for the recovery and identification of skeletonized human remains.\nForensic entomology deals with the examination of insects in, on, and around human remains to assist in determination of time or location of death.\nForensic evidence deals with scientific evidence from a crime scene to convict a possible criminal.\nQuestioned document examination is the study and interpretation of evidence that takes the form of document.\n\nCriminal justice refers to the system used by government to maintain social control, enforce laws, and administer justice. Police, courts, and corrections are the primary agencies charged with these responsibilities. Criminal justice is distinct from the field of criminology, which involves the study of crime as a social phenomena, causes of crime, criminal behavior, and other aspects of crime.\nThe pursuit of criminal justice is, like all forms of "justice" or "fairness" or "process", essentially the pursuit of an ideal. Thus, this field has many relations to anthropology, criminology, economics, history, law, political science, psychology, sociology, theology, and ethics.
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Wikipedia is your friend.  The link is to the article on forensics.\n\nCheck out the external links at the bottom of the article, too.
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You may be in over your head if you have to ask this question.  There are several things you need to consider such as what the risk is, how is the risk rated, what is the mitigation plan, when is the earliest the risk could become a problem, what is the impact, etc.  It would not be a small undertaking to create a decent product or tool.  Hours and hours of coding if you know what you are doing.