The Electrosteel Castings case is about an Indian ductile iron pipe (DIP) and cast iron pipe (CIP) manufacturer’s decision to internationalize. The central issue is about the choice of where to go‚ and the choice of the type of investment the company will pursue. This paper will analyze the options available for the company and recommend the best solution. 1. Electrosteel options As for the location‚ Electrosteel has two options: France and Vietnam. France is attractive because it could be
Premium Strategic management Marketing Management
3000BC Casting 2.810 Prof. Timothy Gutowski Casting since about 4000 BC… Ancient Greece; bronze statue casting circa 450BC Iron works in early Europe‚ e.g. cast iron cannons from England circa 1543 Outline • Sand Casting‚ Investment Casting‚ Die Casting • Basics and countermeasures • Phase Change‚ Shrinkage • Heat Transfer • Pattern Design • Variations & Developments • Environmental Issues Casting Readings; 1. Kalpakjian‚ Chapters 10‚ 11‚ 12 2. Booothroyd‚ “Design for Die Casting” 3.
Premium Iron Heat transfer
Narrow-casting in Acxiom has traditionally been understood as the dissemination of information (usually by radio or television) to a narrow audience‚ not to the general public. Narrow-casting involves aiming media messages at specific segments of the public defined by values‚ preferences‚ or demographic attributes. Also called niche marketing or target marketing. Acxiom (Acxiom Corporation) is a marketing technology and services company with offices in the United States‚ Europe‚ Asia and South
Premium Marketing Customer relationship management
Color Blind Casting is for Everyone Who Is Not a Minority Numerous opportunities are given to people in the entertainment industry. While some people struggle with making it in Hollywood‚ others flourish and become prosperous in their abilities. In that fact‚ you can find so many talented people that are not cut out for “stardom.” Most of the time character roles are not based on talent‚ but one’s looks; looks that are features of a person‚ like skin color‚ face shape‚ and much more. That can’t
Premium Race Film United States
Feeding of Hollow Cylindrical Castings P.K.Sandell Chief Executive‚ Sandell Associates‚ Kolkata‚ India and Vienna‚ Virginia‚ U.S.A OP-37 internal centerline shrinkage‚ which was unacceptable. A major factor is the blockage of feed metal flow which result in micro-porosity or voids in the solid casting. These voids add up to produce a centerline shrinkage. FEEDING Feeding covers methods adopted to produce castings without shrinkage defects. In the case of solid solution alloys like steel
Premium Length Temperature Steel
Lost Wax Casting The lost wax casting system was an ancient Egyptian invention that impacted the global art of sculpture for dynasties to come. The Zoa dynasty of China adopted the Egyptian style and called it the piece-mold system. Today‚ a process not unlike the original Egyptian style is used in the casting of art and industrial tools using a ceramic shell. Lost wax casting begins with a hollowed hard clay base core. The base core is then covered with beeswax. The artisan would then carve
Premium Solid Time Periodization
WHAT IS SLIP CASTING? Slip casting is a process of creating ceramic forms by casting liquid clay (slip) into plaster molds. This process is most useful when you want to make multiples of a form. The molds enable you to create identical copies. ----------------- In the classroom‚ slip cast multiples can be used to…. -create multiples of a student’s ceramic artwork (for gift giving or a new sculpture of multiples) -create identical starting forms that students will manipulate to
Premium Pottery
The Metal Casting or just Casting process may be divided into two groups: Hot Forming Process Examples are Centrifugal casting‚ Extrusion‚ Forging‚ Full mold casting‚ Investment casting‚ Permanent or Gravity Die casting‚ Plaster mold casting‚ Sand Casting‚ Shell Mold casting. The method to be used depends upon the nature of the products to be cast. Cold Forming Process Examples are Squeeze casting‚ Pressure die casting‚ Gravity die casting‚ Burnishing‚ Coining‚ Cold forging‚ Hubbing‚ Impact
Premium Zinc
standard‚ Muenster will not have the same response time to new requirements if they outsource Whether or not to dismiss 16 local people who you have no other jobs for 3. SOLUTIONS: Do Not Outsource but Investigate for Muenster’s use the new casting developments used by Union Foundry The Muenster Pump Company can continue to operate exactly as in the
Premium Management
Legal Issues Question One- (319 words) The contract at the centre of Bridgewater v Leahy [1998] HCA 66 is a deed of forgiveness of debt‚ in relation to the transfer of land. The parties to this contract were Neil York‚ who bought the interest in the land‚ and Bill York who sold the interest‚ and forgave the debt. The contract was entered into on 19th July 1988‚ with the terms being that Bill would transfer his interests in the Wonga Park fee simple‚ the Wonga Park perpetual lease selection
Premium Contract law Contract Common law