BOYAN JOVANOVIC New YorkUniversity The Diversification of Production produce more than one product. In this sense their production is diversified‚ or horizontally integrated. This paper addresses two questions. First‚ why have firms become more diversified over the past century? And second‚ why are diversified firms more oriented toward research and development (R&D) than nondiversified firms? I tackle these two questions under the assumption that a firm diversifies to maximize its efficiency
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The field of archaeology is influenced greatly by popular culture in society‚ which is either beneficial or harmful for archaeology. The television show Bones created by Hart Hanson is beneficial for archaeology because one of its producers‚ Kathy Reichs‚ is a forensic anthropologist herself‚ the show uses proper archaeological procedures and terminology‚ the show also avoids stereotypical archaeology. The main character in Bones is Temperance Brennan who is a forensic anthropologist that assists
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Modern industrial food production’s advantages over prior methods are largely based on modern cheap‚ fast transport and limited product variability. But transport costs and delays cannot be completely eliminated. So‚ where distance strained industrial suppliers’ reach‚ where consumers had strong preference for local variety‚ farmers’ markets remained competitive with other forms of food retail. Recently‚ consumer demand for foods that are fresher (spend less time in transit) and foods with more variety—has
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COMPUTER PRODUCTION MVC Enterprises can manufacture four different computer models; the Student‚ Plus‚ Net‚ and Pro models. The following gives the configurations of each model: | STUDENT | PLUS | NET | PRO | Processor | Celeron | Celeron | Celeron | Pentium | Hard Drive | 20 gb | 20 gb | 20 gb | 30 gb | Floppy Drives | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Zip Drives | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Audio/Video | CD R/W | DVD | DVD +CD R/W | DVD +CD R/W | Monitor | 15” | 15” | 17” | 17” | Case | Tower | Mini-Tower
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1. A nation’s ability to compete with other nations impacts a business’ strategy in the area of: A) Marketing B) Finance C) Operations D) Distribution E) All of the above 2. Competitiveness doesn’t include: A) Productivity B) Effectiveness C) Profitability D) Operations Strategy E) Operations Management 3. Cost cutting in international operations can take place because of A) lower taxes and tariffs B) lower wage scales C) lower indirect costs D) less stringent regulations
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INTRODUCTION Cement is a binder‚ a substance that sets and hardens independently‚ and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans‚ who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later referred to as cementum‚ cimentum‚ cäment‚ and cement. Cement is made by grinding
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Energy Balances‚ Numerical Methods Design Project Production of Acetone Process Description Figure I is a preliminary process flow diagram (PFD) for the acetone production process. The raw material is isopropanol. The isopropanol (lPA) feed is a near azeotropic mixture with water at BB wt yo IPA at 25"C and I atm. The feed is heated‚ vaporized‚ and superheated in a heat exchanger (E-401)‚ and it is then sent to the reactor (R-401) in which acetone is formed. The reaction that occlrrs is shown
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Case : Rochester Manufacturing Corporation Dr. Ric Enriquez Professor Mark . HaoLiang MBA-Student COMPANY BACKGROUND Rochester manufacturing corporation Rochester manufacturing corporation (RMC ) is considering moving some of its production from traditional numerically controlled machines to a flexible machining system (FMS) lts numerical control machines have been operating in a high-variety . low-volume .inter-mittent manner. Machine utilization. As near as it can determine
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pollinating them. By 1898‚ Madagascar‚ Réunion‚ and the Comoros Islands produced 200 metric tons of vanilla beans‚ about 80% of world production. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation‚ Madagascar is currently responsible for the vast majority of the world’s Bourbon vanilla production[12] and 58% of the world total vanilla fruit production. The market price of vanilla rose dramatically in the late 1970s after a tropical cyclone ravaged key croplands. Prices remained high
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University of Caloocan City Brgy. 175 Libis Camarin Caloocan City Production Plan Submitted by: Joly Barbero Maria Andrea Balana Eluisa Marie Espartero Mary Jane Omapas Wilma Balderama Jayson Pacit Submitted to: Dr. Isaias Borres Table of Contents I. Product / Services Description II. Production / Operation Process III. Production Schedule IV. Labor Requirement V. Machinery / Equipment Requirement VI. Raw materials VII. Plant Factory Location VIII. Plant Layout IX.
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