I first read Jared Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel in the Fall 2003 based on a recommendation from a friend. Many chapters of the book are truly fascinating‚ but I had criticisms of the book back then and hold even more now. Chief among these is the preponderance of analysis devoted to Papua New Guinea‚ as opposed to‚ say‚ an explanation of the greatly disparate levels of wealth and development among Eurasian nations. I will therefore attempt to confine this review on the "meat and potatoes"
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Project Report – Herbal Processing Plant Sector: Forest‚ Environment and Herbal Project Title: Processing Plant for Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project Description Associated side effects and high cost of allopathic medicines are key reasons‚ herbal medications are being increasingly preferred over their synthetic counterpart. Around the world herbal industry is growing faster than the traditional pharmaceutical industry. India has a thriving herbal industry and there is a high potential for
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Diesel Power Plant Figure shows the arrangements of the engine and its auxiliaries in a diesel power plant. The major components of the plant are: a) Engine Engine is the heart of a diesel power plant. Engine is directly connected through a gear box to the generator. Generally two-stroke engines are used for power generation. Now a days‚ advanced super & turbo charged high speed engines are available for power production. b) Air supply system Air inlet is arranged outside
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difference is that the resources are not organised especially for each project‚ each product has to share them with many others. Although all the products require the same attention‚ each will differ in its exact needs. Jobbing requires a general purpose layout and highly skilled and versatile workers to interpret drawings and specifications. An example is a painter‚ who sells his own skill. Batch processes - With higher volume and lower variety than jobbing process‚ the essence of these processes is that
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About Tata Steel Tata Steel was established in 1907 by JN Tata at Jamshedpur in Bihar‚ India. The company commenced production in 1911. In the early 1980’s‚ the company initiated a modernization program for its steel plants. By the mid 1990’s‚ Tata Steel was Asia’s first and India’s largest integrated steel producer in private sector. In 2003‚ Tata Steel declared a turnover of Rs 98.44 billion with a profit after tax of Rs 10.12 billion. Q1. Discuss the reasons for aggressive branding and marketing
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advantage of Tata Steel in the Indian Steel Industry. Submitted by:- Himanshu Singh‚ G12024 Paul Jacob‚ G12034 Aninda Goswamy‚ G12008 Objective: This study has multiple goals:- 1. To find out if Tata Steel does enjoy a competitive advantage vis-à-vis other players in the Steel industry in India. 2. To ascertain the source of this competitive advantage. 3. Find out if this competitive advantage is sustainable. Industry Overview India today is one of the topmost producers of steel in the world
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Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Why do some nations have so much material wealth while so many others have so little? This was the question Jared Diamond posed in his book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. After identifying a point in time when all societies were roughly equal (over 13‚000 years ago)‚ Diamond identified the key variables that allowed some societies to develop highly complex‚ material-rich societies‚ while others developed at much slower rates. Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel uncovers how Europeans
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Guns‚ Germs and Steel is a documentary based on Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the 13‚000 years journey of man kind’s evolution and societal development. Diamond’s book has been praised by many however‚ it also created controversy among scientists around the world. According to many scientist believe his theory of the geography and the environment being the main caused of shaping of the world as we know it today should be criticized. Diamond takes upon the
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AO8 – Evaluate why it is important for an organisation to strive for continuous improvement across its operation “Continuous Improvement is an ongoing effort to improve products‚ services‚ or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once.[1] Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency‚ effectiveness and flexibility.” * {Sourced - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_Improvement_Process
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SPEECH Start with: Respected teachers and my fallows....Good Morning....I am Bilal Sajjad from grade 5........!!!Today my topic is about...!!!...:Telling the truth is the most important thing to do. It’s better to tell the truth‚ admit mistakes and move on. Everybody should tell the truth all the time to feel more comfortable. Of course‚ sometimes they have to use the polite way to express their opinion. It makes life simpler; there is also great humility in admitting mistakes. People appreciate
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