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 in batches or small lots. These onment. Initially‚ the various systems may be of two types depending
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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone is a free-trade zone launched in Shanghai‚ China on September 29‚ 2013. It is reported that there will be revolutions in finance‚ social service‚ cultural service‚ shipping and professional business services. There are several characteristics of this FTZ (Free-Trade Zone). Firstly‚ this FTZ focuses on function innovation and this is different from other bonded areas in China which focus on special policies. Secondly‚ this FTZ is different from the Singapore
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bottom and pushes the potatoes up to a conveyer belt to the automatic peeling machine. After they have been peeled‚ the potatoes are washed with cold water. Slicing * 4 The potatoes pass through a revolving impaler/presser that cuts them into paper-thin slices‚ between 0.066-0.072 in (1.7-1.85 mm) in thickness. Straight blades produce regular chips while rippled blades produce ridged potato chips. * 5 The slices fall into a second cold-water wash that removes the starch released when the
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company to mine the mineral cornundum for grinding wheel abrasives but the investment became a failure because it turned out that the mineral was actually low-grade anorthosite (Goetz‚ 2011). After being done with mining‚ the founders bought a sand paper company but struggled on how to run it. Eventually‚ Lucius Ordway moved the company to St. Paul where 3M created some successful new inventions such as masking tape and cellophane tape (Goetz‚ 2011). 3M is known to have one of the most innovative
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to formulate a newfound policy‚ but rather to state the newfound grounds that have been formed by the amalgamation of the multiple levels in the societal structure of each country‚ ranging from cultural bases to the implemented Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). It is thus important to state the status quo of the current island dispute and the stand of each involved country‚ this would prove to be an important reference throughout the essay‚ for the policies of the each country would later be contrasted
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Changling Zhang Basic Composition RP Paper 4 Rough Draft Dr.Carl Nelson 2/4/2015 The Discussion about Technology: Who Decide How to Use It? With the booming of economy and the remarkable improvement of people’s living standard‚ the advanced science and technology become a symbol of society progress. The convenient and efficient high-tech tools have greatly facilitated people’s lives in all aspects. Besides‚ the applications of high-tech products help humans deal with
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Do you believe that gun-free zones are doing there job protecting us? Glenn Reynolds’ article “Gun-free Zones Called Magnets for Mass Shooters‚" claims that gun-free zones are an open door for gunmans‚ and has an alternative solution. I comply with Lott’s stance that gun-free zones are an open invitations for shooters. Glenn Reynolds argues that enforcing gun-free zones in public places is only welcoming a gunman a place to shoot down. It gives the shooter comfort‚ knowing he will not get shot
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There are six possible waiting point in the “Made by You” Services Blueprint. First one can be already in the reservation making when the customer cannot get somebody on the phone or it takes hours or even longer to receive a confirmation email. Second waiting point can appear when the customer enters the store and all staff members are busy or the one who speaks English is not available at the moment. The same waiting reason can occur when the customer wants to pay. The fourth cause of waiting is
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Introduction To microbiology | The Hot Zone by Richard Preston | Tiffany Burgess | 5/29/2013 | A highly infectious‚ deadly virus from the central African rainforest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington‚ D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of it’s victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientist is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this “hot virus”. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story‚ giving detail accounts of this rare
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A contact zone is defined as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today.”(Pratt) The definition makes it sound like a very advanced concept but in actuality it happens in everyday life. You come in contact with something new everyday‚ from meeting someone to accidently grabbing barbeque sauce when you always
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