The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com IJOPM 19‚11 Continuous improvement and the mini-company concept Jan de Leede and Jan Kees Looise University of Twente‚ The Netherlands Keywords Continuous improvement‚ Teamwork‚ Organizational design‚ Case studies‚ Kaizen Abstract The key issue of continuous improvement (CI) seems to be the problem of combining extensive employee involvement with market orientation and continuation of CI
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MINI-CASES I. Cathy’s Collectibles Your cousin Cathy runs a part-time business out of her apartment. She buys and sells collectibles such as antique prints‚ baseball cards‚ and cartoon cells and has recently discovered the Web with its many auction sites. She has begun buying and selling on the Web by bidding on collectibles at lesser-known sites and selling them at a profit at more well-known sites. She downloads and uploads lots of graphics (pictures of the items she’s buying and selling). She
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rights to manufacture and market 10 HP Mini Tractor ‘Vanraj’ in 4 Indian States – Gujarat (GJ)‚ Madhya Pradesh (MP)‚ Maharashtra (MH) and Uttar Pradesh (UP). It has many features - affordable‚ fuel efficient‚ low maintenance cost‚ less operational costs‚ comparable features with big tractors. However‚ Pramal partners are in dilemma in targeting market segments. Background: The 4 states in which 2. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & ANALYSIS Below are the case analysis and the problems identified 1
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE RESEARCH REPORT | FASHION FAUX PAS | Overtime‚ how fashion choices have changed for adolescent girls and what impact does it have on their identity formation? | | SALLY LEMON | | | FASHION FAUX PAS FOCUS QUESTION OUTLINE For my research report‚ I have chosen to research the evolution of society’s fashion on the adolescent girl. Through the rising of hemlines and revealing garments‚ to discover how it has impacted on forming an adolescent girl’s own self
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1. How has the convenience-store concept evolved in the United States. A company called Southland Ice Company found 7-Eleven in Dallas‚ Texas in 1927. They initially started by selling ice blocks that were used to refrigerate food in homes. Later‚ an employee at one of the stores started offering common essential groceries such as milk‚ bread‚ and eggs on Sundays. Customers valued the convenience of this since regular grocery stores were closed for the weekend. As this become popular‚ the stores
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Joey Kilts 10/16/2014 Assessment 3 1. Describe the best method AND delivery system of training for each of the following positions: A. entry level machine operator The best method of training for an entry level worker would be Instructor led. Pairing the instructor led with the apprentice training could benefit the employee by having the same person helping them throughout the learning process of their new job. The best delivery system of training for an entry level machine operator would be
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Nike‚ a company headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ is a major force in the sports footwear and fashion industry‚ with annual sales exceeding $ 12 billion‚ more than half of which now come from outside the United States. The company was co-founded in 1964 by Phil Knight‚ a CPA at Price Waterhouse‚ and Bill Bowerman‚ college track coach‚ each investing $ 500 to start. The company‚ initially called Blue Ribbon Sports‚ changed its name to Nike in 1971 and adopted the “Swoosh” logo recognizable
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Nourrz mini mart Introduction Nourrz mini mart is a small business which was established in December 2007‚ as we all know the hardest part of business is establishing “Fear of Failure” The fear of not succeeding simply paralyzes the potential entrepreneur. A lack of confidence “freezes” any chance of getting started but it was very inspirational to see some one who has the courage to start his own business in a foreign country and some more the owner stated that he has some other businesses in Malaysia
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Take Home Quiz: Father Gaetano’s Puppet Catechism 1) There are many instances throughout this novella where concepts of freewill are exploited. In the beginning the reader learns that some of the children of San Domenico‚ Sicily had been left orphaned by the war (page 1). So the kids did not have a choice in where they may stay since they had no one else to look after them. Sister Veronica later mentions how she feels like she has an obligation to cultivate the minds that the Lord has put in her
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assume you have just been hired as a business manager of PizzaPalace‚ a regional pizza restaurant chain. The company ’s EBIT was $50 million last year and is not expected to grow. The firm is currently financed with all equity‚ and it has 10 million shares outstanding. When you took your corporate finance course‚ your instructor stated that most firms ’ owners
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