Sample Abstracts As global climate change becomes a large-scale international issue‚ many proposals and methods have been suggested to combat the sharp increase in carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas). Carbon capture and storage or sequestration (CCS) is one method currently used and studied in the United States. There are three steps to this method: capture‚ transport‚ and storage. Conceptually‚ the technology is simple: carbon dioxide is captured‚ compressed‚ and transported (via pipelines)
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Introduction Toyota has grown to a large multinational corporation from where it started and expanded to different worldwide markets and countries by becoming the largest seller of cars in the beginning of 2007‚ the most profitable automaker ($11 billion in 2006) along with increasing sales in‚ among other countries‚ the United States. The world headquarters of Toyota are located in its home country in Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. Its subsidiary‚ Toyota Financial Services sells financing and participates
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Abstract The Adult Education and Economic Growth Act (AEEGA) amended the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to encourage the use and availability of career pathways for low-skilled adults‚ focus on postsecondary education‚ career success and help students meet the needs of 21st century jobs. The Workforce Investment Act of 2012 (“H.R. 4227”) modernizes and enhances the adult education system to better meet the longer-term‚ postsecondary‚ and employment needs of students. Bridge programs are one
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RYAN JOHNSON Toy yota Re ecalls (A): Hit tting th Skids he Th past few we he eeks … have m made clear tha Toyota has not lived up to the high s at standards we s for set ourselves. More imp portant‚ we hav not lived up to the high standards you have come to e ve p expect from us I am s. deeply disappointed by that and ap y pologize. oda‚ Presiden of Toyota M nt Motor Corpor ration‚ — Akio Toyo February 9‚ 2010‚ Wash hington Post O Ed1 Op My advice is‚ if anybody owns
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Company Background INTRODUCTION Toyota is one of the world’s best-known and most successful businesses‚ building cars and trucks in 27 countries for sale in more than 170 markets around the globe. Worldwide production was 9.5 million (8.5 million for Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles) in 2007‚ placing Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) firmly among the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers. This result keeps it on course to achieve its ambition of becoming the world number one by the end of the decade
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Abstract Our research paper describes the organizational culture of the gaming industry giant: Nintendo. By providing a brief background of Nintendo’s uprising into the video game era‚ we examine their corporate culture‚ and general theory of action‚ to identify how this company has reached its status and how its culture has affected the job performance and commitment of its employees. In order to better understand the cultural components of Nintendo we viewed the official Nintendo Website‚ online
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SWOT and CSF Analysis of Toyota Motors Karen White June 2‚ 2012 BUSI 601 Liberty University 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Toyota Motor Company is a well-known Japanese transnational corporation‚ and is well known thought-out the world as the second largest automaker of automobiles‚ trucks‚ buses‚ robots‚ and providing financial services. Its creator is Kiichiro Toyoda‚ born in 1894‚ and the son of Sakichi Toyoda‚ who was widely held as the creator of the automatic
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This case study discusses the Toyota production plant in Georgetown‚ Kentucky. In July of 1988 Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMM)‚ USA began producing Toyota Camry sedans. Toyota implements the Toyota Production System (TPS) in their Georgetown plant‚ similar to all other production facilities. This system reduces cost by eliminating waste. Excess production consumes extra space and human resources to control the products. The two governing principles that Toyota modeled the TPS system after are
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Toyota Production System Basics What are the main pillars of TPS? 1. Standardization 2. Just in Time Manufacturing 3. Lean Kaizen 4. Jidoka or Autonomation 5. Total Productive Maintenance TPS Objectives Reduce cost by the elimination of waste- good products that are safer and lower in cost. Make it easier to obtain and guarantee good quality. Based on teamwork and respect for human life‚ create a workplace where all can fulfill their potential. Build a lean production
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Corporate Communication Toyota Case Study Question number 1: Read the Toyota case study and answer the following question: Consider the vision articulated by Toyota and its alignment with the company’s image among external stakeholders and the company’s internal culture. Is there sufficient alignment between vision‚ culture and image? What gaps emerged and how can Toyota address these gaps? When examining the values of a company‚ one must take into account the different metrics which make
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