Case: Assembling Smartphones: TaktTime ≠ CycleTime? When a company wants to achieve a competitive advantage through improvement in its operation management (OP)‚ by transforming a process‚ managers‚ engineers‚ etc.‚ it first needs to create a theoretical process design‚ which is based on a “trade-off” of efficientness (Simon‚ 1947) and not only in efficiency or resource allocation. Indeed‚ more than quality and time‚ cost are taken into account: efficiency at lower cost. But it should be noticed
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The ideas of all opposing group creates much friction upon beliefs. There is always two set sides in every major argument ( with some exceptions of neutral or other)‚ which unfortunately never solves problems in most cases. In the article “ How Divided Are We?” by James Q. Wilson he raises a topic question “is wrong with having well-defined parties arguing vigorously about the issues matter? Is it possible that polarized politics is a good thing‚ encouraging sharp debate and clear position?” . Polarization
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How you met...... It was Friday when you were wandering aimlessly around the school at lunch time. When you heard someone playing a beautiful song on guitar. Intrigued‚ you followed the soft music. As you got closer the music became louder‚ you entered a corridor where there was a door slightly ajar that you pushed open silently carefully trying not to disturb the musician at his work. You realized who it was as you grew closer to him. It was Daniel. Or Danny from your maths class. ’uhh..
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story‚ "The Ways We Lie‚ the author tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing it. Her essay explains the different lies told daily by most people. First is the white lie‚ which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth I bad news. Then a facade is changing your behavior while avoiding the real truth. The author tells of a lie done with the intent to do wrong. And deflecting is not answering the question at all. The author tells how people are
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why can’t we live forever? As we grow old‚ our own cells begin to betray us. By unraveling the mysteries of aging‚ scientists may be able to make our lives longer and healthier IF YOU WERE GIVEN a free hand to plan how your life will end--your last weeks‚ days‚ hours and minutes--what would you choose? Would you‚ for example‚ want to remain in great shape right up until the last minute and then go quickly? Many people say they would choose that option‚ but I see an important catch. If you are
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The third part of the “10 DAYS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED AMERICA”‚ analyze the ludicrous story of the biggest mass development of individuals on the planet history. Neither the crusades nor Alexander’s expedition to India would have broken even with to the movement that occurred in California‚ in the late 40s and mid-50s. Once the disclosure of the “Gold” had been formally declared by president James K. Polk in the condition of Union message‚ on December fifth‚ 1848‚ the world surged in and California
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Although it’s pretty much the worst year ever‚ 2016 was the year that I changed the most for the better. There were so many programs that changed who I was. In January‚ I went to Florida to present the findings of the NITARP group at the American Astronomical Society Convention. I was reluctant to speak to anyone there‚ but there were several people who included me in their conversations. These people became good friends and it taught me that even if you don’t think people like you‚ or if you don’t
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In America‚ one thing everybody has in common is lying; it is a natural humanistic behavior. Author Stephanie Ericsson describes some of the average every day lies in her essay “The Ways We Lie”. She describes the white lie as the liar assuming that the truth will cause more damage than the simple‚ harmless untruth; and an out-and-out lie she describes as the bald-faced lie. A lot of people lie without realizing it. Through personal experience‚ white lies and out-and-out lies have come across
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How to live a healthy lifestyle A healthy life will make us feel better and simply live longer ‚ because our body is a complex set of systems that strive for balance . When our body is in balance we feel good and healthy . Therefore ‚ one of the biggest benefits of a healthy life is maintaining this balance and following good habits . What is a healthy life ? A healthy life is all about balance . Eating the right foods ‚ getting plenty of exercise and having a positive attitude are the cornerstones
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Professor Brooten Lecture on “How Catholicism changed: From Official Approval of it to Prohibiting it” In her lecture professor Brooten discusses the Pentateuch and the notion of a gender dichotomy present in the early church. In particular‚ she notes that enslaved men and women were different in the eyes of law. She begins by contrasting the rules for holding Hebrew slaves in the various books of the Pentateuch. She claims that in Exodus 21 men had to be released from slavery after six years of
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