1. There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? Answer: This case study has highlighted some of the key activities and principles that contribute to 3M’s performance. Many of these are not new and are indeed used by other companies. However‚ in 3M’s case they may be summarized as an effective company culture that nurtures innovation and a range of management techniques and strategies that together have delivered long-term
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There are many exercise machines in today’s world there but one of the most popular seems to be the stair climber machine. If a stair climber machine is going to be designed the information needed to be collected would vary widely. One would need to compute its angle of incline. Other things needed are the maximum and minimum velocities‚ the distance‚ vertical height of the machine‚ and a stopwatch to count the amount of time a person uses it. To calculate the weight of a person in Newtons a scale
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Elasticity is the ability of an object or substance to return quickly to its original shape and size after being bent‚ stretched‚ or squashed. When an elastic material is deformed due to an external force‚ it experiences internal forces that oppose the deformation and restore it to its original state if the external force is no longer applied. There are various elastic moduli‚ such as Young’s modulus‚ the shear modulus‚ and the bulk modulus‚ all of which are measures of the inherent stiffness of
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HOW IS CHOCOLATE MADE? Ever wondered‚ “how is chocolate made?” Let’s pick up with the arrival of the cacao beans at the factory. At the factory‚ the cacao beans are first sifted for foreign objects- you know‚ rocks‚ machetes‚ whatever got left in the bag. The cacao is weighed and sorted by type so that the manufacturer knows exactly what type of cacao is going into the chocolate. Some manufacturers use up to twelve types of cacao in their recipes‚ and they must carefully measure so that the flavor
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relying on it for essential needs. The Machine Stops is a short story by E.M. Forster that warns us of a possibility of a world that is dominated by a machine. The story is set in the distant future when humans are forced out of the surface of the Earth and depend on a machine housed underneath the surface for their every need; food‚ communication‚ housing etc. In return‚ this dependence has allowed mankind to be controlled by the machine. Finally‚ the machine becomes the law or the religion for most
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questioning led Alan to ideas of a Machine‚ a machine that could think‚ respond and do anything‚ but that was the most impractical machine and never was meant to be built‚ but the idea was very simple‚ it only needed three steps. Number one: Piece of tape that is infinite long‚ therefore it already does not exist. Number two: Need to be able to read and write ones and zeros. Number three: A set of instructions. Simple‚ right: with this he proved that the machine could do many things‚ that all could
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How Pasta Is Made. Pasta is one of the simplest and purest foods around‚ as it is made of just two ingredients‚ semolina and water‚ without the addition of any hidden artificial preservatives or colorings. Selection of Raw Material The first decisive step in making good pasta is the selection of the appropriate raw material. All quality pasta is made from Durum wheat semolina. Durum wheat is considered to be the most noble of all hard wheat and the richest in nutritional value. Durum wheat is what
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in the individuals because it is directly related with brain. These qualities are natural and often known as God gifted. These qualities cannot be acquired by the individuals. On the basis of such qualities it is said that ’leaders are born and not made’. Physical and behavioral and cognitive factors like appearance‚ intelligence were thought to be key determinants of leading ability. Thus this school of thought suggests that leadership traits are innate in a person and it is by nature someone
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Can machines think? Turing didn’t describe the human vs. machine game right away‚ to make a point. He didn’t just flip a coin to see what he was going to write about. His point is simple. If you can distinguish between a man and a machine‚ in the game‚ you could come to the conclusion that the machine doesn’t think‚ right? WRONG! He introduced the idea of the man vs. woman game to prove that making such a conclusion is not in fact a conclusion‚ but an assumption. If it was a fact that‚ if you
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Summary Hampton Machine Tool Company was established in 1915‚ whose customers were aircraft and automobile manufacturers located in the St. Louis area. The company had a large success rate throughout the 1960’s‚ with an unfortunate decline throughout the mid 1970’s in sales. The company was able to recover in the years following due to a large increase in military aircraft sales‚ especially the company’s conservative financial policies. Mr. Benjamin G. Cowins‚ president of Hampton Machine Tool Company
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