WAUSAU EQUIPMENT COMPANY: A LEAN JOURNEY (A) History and Business Background Ashford Elevator Company was founded in 1946 in a small midwestern town. Its first products were grain elevators‚ sold to local co-ops and farms. Started as a small shop with five workers‚ the company‚ which quickly grew to include 50 employees‚ began engineering‚ manufacturing‚ and servicing a variety of machinery and equipment for the agribusiness industry. The company changed its name to Wausau Equipment Company (WECO)
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broad topic our research paper will be addressing is corporate ethics and social responsibility. In a more specific sense our group will research whether or not Mountain Equipment Co-Operatives actions are deemed to be ethical and socially responsible. Research Question The research question considered: Is the Mountain Equipment Co-Operatives (MEC) track record or practices of corporate governance as a company in areas involving ethics and values including things such as human rights‚ charitable
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is an enduring American author of the 19th century; he was incredibly influenced by many aspects and significant periods of his life. Fitzgerald’s literary masterpieces included The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Fitzgerald had a few dominant influences that clearly inspired majority of his works‚ his wife‚ Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald‚ his lavish expenses and his Princeton education. Fitzgerald uses simile and imagery in his novels to introduce characters and settings that
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ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF CLOUD COMPUTING 1. Decrease In Cost: The biggest advantage of cloud computing is the elimination of the investment in stand-alone software or servers by the user. By cloud computing‚ one can easily save the overhead charges such as cost of data storage‚ software updates‚ management‚ and most importantly cost of quality control. Now anyone can use the services of cloud computing at affordable rates. Cloud computing is probably the most cost efficient method to use‚ maintain
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this goal. Social institution relates to organized crime in various means. According to Warren (1973)‚ criminal organizations increase in geographical places that demonstrate a fraction of persons dwells inside the jurisdiction desire a product criminal organization is presenting. This is vital as it permits the association to effectively manufacture‚ issue‚ and use the merchandise (University of Phoenix‚ 2010). Criminal organizations center of attention on a area ’s group configuration‚ have power
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Have you ever wondered what would it be liked if where you live and what you do was based on your looks? Well in the book Uglies‚ by Scott Westerfeld which has 425 pages you can find out how it would be. In the book‚ Uglyville is where all the people who are under 16 live and Pretty Town is the place where everyone older and who has the operation live. Tally Youngblood is your average Ugly who can’t wait to be a pretty where the only thing you have to do is party all night. Her friend‚ Peris is
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Why Don’t We Listen Better Thomas M. Gilbertson COM 200 Richard Bair May 3rd‚ 2010 Why Don’t We Listen Better I know how to speak‚ and I can hear when people talk to me‚ but why is it that we still consume ineffective listening skills between one another? When we think of effective listening at work or on the job‚ most of us think of what we actually say or what is said to us. What I am going to cover is the factors and barriers of effective communication‚ strategies for active‚ critical
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MRO’s and Medical Equipment Maintenance Upon entering the biomedical equipment program‚ I did not have a clue as to what to expect from industry as a technician. Now‚ I have at least a basic understanding of what my work will consist of as a biomedical equipment technician and how industry uses and manages biomeds of all capabilities. Any organization that deals with and treats patients does so through medical equipment that needs repair and maintenance to function properly. Maintenance
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Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) is an American brand selling high-end clothing and gear for outdoor activities. This brand started with ice axes. The founders of REI were Lloyd and Mary Anderson wanted a better way to purchase the gear needed. At the time of 1935‚ quality axes were only available for $20. The couple was not happy with the process so‚ Lloyd started ordering his own ice axes from Austrian himself while Mary translated the catalogs. They together made this plan‚ which only cost the
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Out with the Old‚ In with the New Rex Justice is a long-term employee of the Car fax Corporation‚ and for the last several years he has been a supervisor in the financial section of the firm. He is very loyal to Car fax and works hard to follow the company policies and procedures and the orders of the managers above him. ln fact‚ upper-level management thinks very highly of him; they can always count on Rex to meet any sort of demand that the company places on him. He is valued and well-liked
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