int. j. prod. res.‚ 2001‚ vol. 39‚ no. 16‚ 3561±3600 A review of agile manufacturing systems LUIS M. SANCHEZy and RAKESH NAGIy* About a decade ago‚ the agile manufacturing paradigm was formulated in response to the constantly changing `new economy’ and as a basis for returning to global competitiveness. While agility means di erent things to di erent enterprises under di erent contexts‚ the following elements capture its essential concept: agility is characterized by cooperativeness and synergism
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Learning Connection—Learning Guide Referencing using the Harvard author-date system What is referencing? In-text referencing Why reference? Reference lists What are the rules of referencing? Student essay sample Managing your references More referencing examples Frequently asked questions What is referencing? Referencing‚ or citing‚ means acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used in an assignment (eg. essay or report). This is a standard
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Production Management (MGMT 403) Dr. Garsombke Abstract Green Manufacturing is a method of manufacturing that minimizes waste and pollution achieved through product and process design. It is also a method that supports and sustains a renewable way of producing products and/or services that do no harm to you or the environment. Green Manufacturing goals are to conserve natural resources for future generations. The benefit of Green Manufacturing is to create a great reputation to the public‚ saves useless
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BW MANUFACTURING COMPANY CASE SUMMARY The owners of BW Manufacturing‚ a small manufacturer of gas grills‚ have prepared a preliminary budget for the upcoming year and would like to assess the financial impact of several alternative scenarios‚ including dropping a product; changing the price on a product‚ with a resulting increase in volume; and shifting advertising focus‚ with a resulting shift in volume from one product to another. A new budget must be prepared. At year-end‚ the actual results
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organization? Are they the same in any organizations? Understanding the importance of quality‚ many organizations have appointed a Quality Manager to manage quality operation as a whole. In order to study the contributions of TQM‚ take a medium-size manufacturing as an example‚ what should a quality manager do to improve the overall performance? In this article‚ playing a role of Quality Manager‚ I will propose my recommendations based on three main points: understand quality and improvement‚ understand
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Topic: “In a news article titled‚ Shifting Gear: Chrysler Gains Edge by Giving New Flexibility to Its Factories (WSJ‚ 04/11/2006) presented the benefits and case for flexible manufacturing. Comment on the advantages and disadvantage of flexible manufacturing? Comment on the scope economies presented in the news article? What does the existence of such economies imply about the production of autos in growing fragmented market? “ In the news article‚ “Chrysler Gains Edge by Giving New Flexibility
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research draws attention to the fact that while Skype has the ability to reach critical user mass‚ it finds itself in a situation where it is no longer serving the needs of an e-commerce firm and is now re-focusing is core strategy as a technology company. Further investigation reveals that Skype’s disruptive innovations have the ability to create an entirely new dynamic and develop new markets. Moreover‚ Skype’s immense scalability options‚ easy and cost effective marketing‚ and efficient retailing
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Manufacturing Beauty Manufacturing Beauty Cindy Jackson in my opinion has major issues. She thinks beauty is on the outside and does whatever she can to make herself look like an imaginary person. It seems to me that she is doing all this to try to make money. Her website is all about selling cosmetics. In which I am betting she doesn’t even use herself‚ because if there is a flaw in her mind she corrects it with surgery‚ so why does she need cosmetics? I think that her self-esteem is still
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Green Manufacturing & ISO14000 -Abhishek.V -Ankit Puri -Venkatesh Kumar Green Manufacturing Disturbing? Disturbing? Disturbing? Introduction • Manufacturing plays a very strategic role in an organization‚ especially to build competitive advantage and improve performance. • With rapid changes in technology‚ customer needs and globalization‚ manufacturing itself is constantly transforming and evolving. Goals.. “To prevent pollution and save energy through the discovery and development of
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Reviewing the play in the Manchester Guardian‚ Michael Billington judgedEquus superior to Shaffer’s earlier work because in this play‚ ‘‘the intellectual argument and the poetic imagery are virtually indivisible.’’ While some critics have found considerable merit in the unity of the work‚ others argue that the real strength of Equus lies
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