Table of Contents Introduction Just-in-time is a new system created by Taiichi Ohno in Japan in the early 1970s at a Toyota car assembly plant. It was created to reduce cost and eliminate inventory. Basically the idea of JIT is to produce necessary items at the necessary time in the necessary quantity needed. It is a management philosophy and not a technique‚ which is associated with the management process and not the end-result. In other words‚ the idea is to supply materials
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As reader leader‚ I decided to do my summary on “What Is a Just War?” by Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain opens by discussing the main priority of any government: providing security‚ thus ensuring tranquility. Elshtain makes the point that civic peace and security are the foundations for all the other human rights. For example‚ for someone to exercise their right of freedom of speech‚ that person should be able to exercise their right without fear of consequence. A flaw‚ as Elshtain points out‚ in
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THEATER FROM RESTORATION THROUGH ROMANTICISM The drama of the English Restoration combined aspects of English and continental Renaissance theater‚ both in playwriting and in theater architecture. French influence was also felt with the introduction of neoclassical ideals into serious English drama. By the eighteenth century‚ there was an attempt to break away from the Italianate traditions. Theater shapes changed‚ and playwrights abandoned the neoclassical ideals in favor of romanticism. As the
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Progressive A Just Cause‚ Not a Just War by Howard Zinn I believe two moral judgments can be made about the present "war": The September 11 attack constitutes a crime against humanity and cannot be justified‚ and the bombing of Afghanistan is also a crime‚ which cannot be justified. And yet‚ voices across the political spectrum‚ including many on the left‚ have described this as a "just war." One longtime advocate of peace‚ Richard Falk‚ wrote in The Nation that this is "the first truly just war since
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Buffer Inventory – Just-in-Time Buffer inventory is also called safety inventory. Its purpose is to compensate for the unexpected fluctuations in supply and demand. For example‚ a retail operation can never forecast demand perfectly‚ even when it has a good idea of the most likely demand level. It will order goods from its suppliers such that there is always a certain amount of most items in stock. This minimum level of inventory is there to cover against the possibility that demand will be greater
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Gertrude. Outraged by this account‚ Hamlet promises to get revenge for his father’s death. Revenge is the whole basis of the play; it is prolonged and postponed until the very end. Though written nearly 400 years ago‚ the theme of revenge depicted in Hamlet still rings true today. The ghost of old King Hamlet set the scene for revenge when he commanded his son to “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (Act I Scene 5). Determined to do just that‚ Hamlet spent the whole rest of the play trying to
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Just Culture: Theories and Concept to Implement a Change Nurse 600 Just Culture: Theories and Concept to Implement a Change To modify healthcare policies in a facility to a Just Culture environment‚ one must learned what “Just Culture” entails. By using economic‚ organizational change‚ and systems science theories and/or concepts a Just Culture program will be implemented into a facility by a leadership team. Just Culture Mistakes and errors caused by medical providers happen in the
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Site Title: | Operations Management‚ 9/e and Principles of Operations Management‚ 7/e | Book Title: | Operations Management‚ 9/e and Principles of Operations Management‚ 7/e | Location on Site: | Chapter 16: Just-in-Time and Lean Operations > Self-Study Quizzes > Multiple Choice | Date/Time Submitted: | May 5‚ 2012 at 4:33 PM (UTC/GMT) | | Summary of Results | 24% Correct of 17 Scored items: 4 Correct: | 24% | 13 Incorrect: | 76% | | More information about scoring | |
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Roger Chillingworth: Overcome with Revenge? Can a person be so overcome with revenge that they lose all practical knowledge and become a monster‚ seeking only their enemy’s destruction? Nathaniel Hawthorne creates this intriguing character in his novel entitled The Scarlet Letter. Throughout the book‚ the reader will be fascinated by how quickly revenge can take control of a person’s life. Roger Chillingworth first enters the story when he finds out that his wife has
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Just Like That‚ 1987 Michael Richards Just Like That is a short story written in 1987 by Michael Richards. It’s about a man and a boy‚ whom are out shooting kangaroos. The purpose is transforming the boy into a man. The story takes place in Australia. Language: The language is easy to read and understand. There are some direct speech but mostly it’s storytelling. Narrator: It’s a third omniscient narrator from the boy’s point of view. We know how he feels and what he thinks about the events
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