Lecture-5 Assembly Line Balancing Dr. Dileep S. More Operations Management Group IIM Calcutta Objectives • Understand the concept of assembly line balancing • Study a general procedure to balance the line • Study advantages of line balancing Introduction • The first movable assembly line was created by Ford to manufacture the Ford Model T • Ford installed a capstan and a thick cable to move the cars between assembly stations Ford’s assembly line concept A Line with Multi Operators
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Globalization is a world-famous phenomenon that is happening in today’s world trade industry. It is the development of a global economy marked by free trade‚ free flow of capital‚ and exchange of culture‚ traditions‚ and ideas among nations in order to make globally acceptable principles. In short‚ globalization is the integration among nations to create something universal. It is an advantage to the world market. However‚ it also serves as a major threat to nationalism. As they say‚ “it makes the
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Law Firms and Electronic Communication Dealing with Cyberspace Annette Slaughter LES.330.DISB1T01.SP2011 February 23‚ 2011 Abstract In the world of litigation‚ it is a difficult enough task to wade through all the laws‚ acts and statutes that compose constitutional law. With the introduction of new technologies dealing with cyberspace‚ one of the issues laws firms have to contend with electronic communication. Electronic communication encompasses the areas of document review or electronic
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BALANCING OF ROTATING MACHINES The first thing to be explored to control vibrations is to try to alter the source so that it produces less vibration. This method may not always be feasible. Some examples of the sources of vibration that cannot be altered are earthquake excitation‚ atmospheric turbulence‚ road roughness‚ and engine combustion instability. On the other hand‚ certain sources such as unbalance in rotating or reciprocating machines can be altered to reduce the vibrations. This can
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I saw a boy laying there. Alone in the shadows. He had dark black hair that blended in with the darkness around him. His eyes were misled‚ blind to what was happening to him. It was very cold wherever this boy was. I could see his breath being blown away from his lungs‚ like an ice-cold wind being released from its cage. He was shaking in fear. But what was he so afraid of? The boy had his eyes closed. It appeared like he was sleeping‚ but in a way he seemed so awake. Curiosity persuaded me to watch
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Although online classes provide a much more flexible educational experience for working professionals like myself‚ balancing online classes and a full-time work schedule is not an easy task. Addition to my job responsibility there is family obligations‚ which are equally important‚ I am married with two children and work full time six days a week. One of the many challenges you may face is how to balance your time with your work‚ family and friends while you are taking your Penn Foster online course
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School of Accounting & Finance The Hong Kong Polytechnic University AF2111 Accounting for Decision making Semester 1 of 2013/2014 Academic Year Meeting Time: Thursday‚ 19:30 - 21:20 Venue: DE401 (subject group S01) Instructor: Ms Sarah Cheng Mei Ling Office: M754‚ Li Ka Shing Building Tel. No.: (852) 2766-7027 E-mail:
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DoubleClick in 2008; acquisition of Postini in 2007 and dMarc Broadcasting in 2006. Why would those innovative smaller firms have agreed such acquisitions or merger with Google? Using the growth theories critically evaluate the growth of smaller firms in relation to the influence of larger firms and identify specifically how Google’s strategy constitutes entrepreneurial growth. INTRODUCTION In the recent years Google‚ the most popular internet search engine has acquired a number of small
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Shea‚ Eric Moser‚ John Rumer‚ Karie Wolf SUBJECT: Recommendations to improve the Morris Inn marketing Plan and Dining Experience PURPOSE The purpose of this memo is to recommend several strategies to improve the marketing plan for the Morris Inn team. The goal is to increase awareness about the newly improved Morris Inn within the South Bend community. If that is achieved‚ the suggestions should help fill the Morris Inn restaurants- Sorin’s and Rohr’s- with local customers. Additionally‚ the strategies
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Sam Friedman Economics 11/29/12 Balancing the Budget The federal budget can be interpreted in a very simple terms. Comparatively‚ the federal budget is like any person in the United States who has a job earning revenue‚ and spends his money on things that he needs. The same is true with the federal budget of the United States; it takes in revenue and spends money. The predicament that is going on in our certain situation is that‚ our spending is much higher than the amount that our
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