HISTORY OF WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Founded 1911 Headquarters Benton Harbor‚ Michigan‚ USA Key people Jeff M. Fettig‚ (Chairman & CEO) Michael A. Todman‚ (President‚ Whirlpool North America) Paulo F.M.O. Periquito‚ (President‚ Whirlpool International) Industry Major appliances‚ Small appliances Products Clothes washers and dryers‚ refrigerators‚ freezers‚ dishwashers‚ ranges‚ compactors‚ room air conditioners‚ microwaves ovens‚ counter top appliances. Revenue ▲ USD 18
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Manufacturing technologies are so economically important because they are the means for adding value to raw materials by converting them into useful products. Of the many different manufacturing processes‚ each is well suited to a particular need based on environmental impact‚ dimensional accuracy‚ material properties‚ and the mechanical component’s shape. Engineers select processes‚ identify the machines and tools‚ and monitor production to ensure that the final product meets its specifications
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Maintenance/Total Preventive Maintenance) JIT (Just In Time) Continuous Improvement/Kaizen And Many More… CELLULAR MANUFACTURING: MANUFACTURING A Lean Manufacturing Concept Cellular Manufacturing One of these lean practices‚ cellular manufacturing‚ is based on a group of different processes located in close proximity to manufacture a group of similar products. The primary purpose of cellular manufacturing is to reduce cycle time and inventories to meet market response times. Some of the other benefits include:
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Abstract Baxter Manufacturing Company (BMC) is a family founded company. Started by Walter R. Baxter in 1978‚ the 140‚000-square foot manufacturing facility is headquartered in the Midwest in the United States. Walter Baxter’s children work for BMC‚ Kyle Baxter is the President and his sister Sue Barkly is Vice President of customer relations. BMC is recognized as a world class supplier of tools‚ dies and deep-drawn stamping; serving customers such as: General Motors‚ Ford‚ Whirlpool‚ and
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Assignment Week 3 Portal Corporation Brief 2‚ MBA733--E1WW Background Portal Corporation has two plants that manufacture laser printers located in Ogden & Sandy Utah. Currently the company is expected to produce and sell120‚000 laser printers in the upcoming year. If the company produces these at its current capacity usage‚ variable manufacturing cost will increase at both plants. In order to maximize on production and keep manufacturing cost to a minimum‚ Portal Corporation needs to determine the
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Riordan Manufacturing: Profit and Loss Statement Analysis BSA/310 An effective indicator of a business’s overall performance and efficiency is the profit and loss statement. A profit and loss statement‚ more commonly referred to as an income statement‚ is a report of the changes in the income and expense accounts over a specific period of time. It provides a valuable source for identifying marketing trends‚ understanding the strengths and potential weak areas of a business‚ and measuring the
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Overview of Garment Manufacturing technology - Concentrating on cutting equipment [Document Subtitle] Abik Hirawat garment |ˈgärmənt| noun an item of clothing. ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French garnement ‘equipment‚’ from garnir ‘equip’ (see garnish ). Garment refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. Garment making is one of the basic content of fashion designing. . There are 2 types of garments. One is Woven garments. Another is Knitted garments Shirts‚ trousers
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Paper‚ Part 1 James Roop BSA375 May 27‚ 2012 John Maloney The Riordan Manufacturing Company has submitted a service request to analyze the human resources department. The goal of this analysis is to integrate the variety of tools already in use by the company into one system for the whole company to utilize. The system development life cycle will be used to complete the request and the goal of Riordan Manufacturing. The first portion of this paper will focus on the scope and feasibility of
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Just-In-Time Manufacturing Just-In-Time manufacturing‚ commonly referred to as JIT‚ is a company wide philosophy aimed at eliminating a company ’s waste. Waste can be found in many forms. For example it can be defined in the material form such as plastic or metal scrap‚ or it can be defined in the administrative form as excessive overhead that slows production or adds an unnecessary expense. The basic theory behind JIT is a pull system that is driven by a demand of supplies. This results in
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LOCTITE CORP. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT GROUP Dadang Beny Kurniawan Regular Class of July 2005 Marketing Company Background: Founded in 1953 by Vernon Krieble‚ Ph.D In 1956‚ sales totaled $7‚000 though net income was at a deficit of $17‚000 by 1964‚ sales had reached nearly $2 million and net income jumped to $220‚000 On October 26‚ 1976‚ Loctite’s stock was admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange Loctite merged with International Sealants in 1970 and also acquired
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