enhancing agility of make-to-order manufacturing systems A. Subash Babu Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Indian Institute of Technology Bombay‚ Powai‚ India Keywords Agile production‚ Make-to-order manufacturing‚ Systems development Introduction Manufacturing firms which deal with products that are made-to-order‚ fall under the Abstract category of intermittent production systems. This paper relates to make-toIntermittent production systems are geared order (MTO) manufacturing envirto produce
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[pic] Population Control and Consequences in China [pic] Outline 1. Problems associated with overpopulation 2. Population policy o China ’s population control policy o Other population control methods 3. Problems associated with population policies 4. Social and political consequences 5. Social and economic benefits 6. Future outcomes [pic] Problems associated with overpopulation. China has the highest population in the world‚ encompassing 1.2 billion
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Consequences of Adversity When faced with adversity some people fail‚ and others prevail. For those who fail the problem is bigger than they are‚ and for those who prevail the problem is manageable. We can reflect this to the book; Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper. This essay demonstrate what causes some to prevail or fail by citing examples from the book. In the chapter of the book Tears of a Tiger “Dear Lord” B.J. actually prevailed. The reason B.J. prevails throughout
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converted diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance war on the mined country‚ and to buy weapons. This type of diamond trade is completely illegal under UN legislation. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas‚ or to label the diamonds that are produced in an illegal way. Diamonds mined during the
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Social consequences of the internet for adolescents. “Obviously‚ when media use changes‚ its outcomes may change. Because adolescents now predominantly use the Internet to maintain their existing friendships‚ the condition for negative effects of the Internet on social connectedness and well-being no longer exists. It is no surprise‚ therefore‚ that most recent Internet studies have demonstrated that adolescents’ online communication stimulates‚ rather than reduces‚ social con- nectedness and/or
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There are two articles‚ which talks about how high technology influences and connects with humans’ lives respectively. In Lisa Belkin’s essay “The Made-to-Order Savior”‚ she describes a medical technology that greatly relieves a child’s blood disease through bone-marrow transplant. In order to increase the odds of transplant‚ the bone-marrow donor should be the patient’s brothers or sisters so that their core blood can get match. Although this technology saves children’
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child and isn’t ready for the consensus that comes with it.That been said a lot of 16 year olds are still under their parents roof. What makes you think they can consume alcohol? They are not mature enough and wise enough to handle the negative consequences of drinking. Anyway the reason I choose this topic for my final paper is because I want to understand what the perfect drinking age according to researchers is. I think this is important because
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Council stated that‚ “Physical consequences range from minor injuries to severe brain damage and even death. Psychological consequences range from chronic low self-esteem to severe dissociative states. The cognitive effects of abuse range from attentional problems and learning disorders to severe organic brain syndromes. Behaviorally‚ the consequences of abuse range from poor peer relations all the way to extraordinarily violent behaviors. Thus‚ the consequences of abuse and neglect affect the victims
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Conflict creates physical and mental consequences on individuals. Society devised these conflicts not only to displease one person‚ but to allow an individual’s identity to grow and develop while learning from the decisions made during a conflict. The decisions that were produced does not just explore one’s path to solving the situation‚ but leads to others triumphing through adversities‚ or discovering corrupt identities. In the play‚ Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Iago demanded revenge
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This took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Industrial Revolution was a positive and negative experience for Britain during this time‚ the positive consequences of the Industrial Revolution include‚ changes in infrastructure and architecture‚ the Agricultural Revolution and social changes. However there were also many negative consequences of Industrial Revolution‚ which include awful working conditions‚ pollution and riots were very common. The Industrial Revolution had a number of positive
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