contemporary art. Advocates of this movement were Kazuo Ohno (October 27‚ 1906 – June 1‚ 2010)‚ Yukio Mishima (January 14‚ 1925 – November 25‚ 1970)‚ and Nagisa Oshima (March 31‚ 1932 – January 15‚ 2013). Butoh (pronounced butō) is a blanket term for techniques and ideas relating to movements‚ dance and live performances. Butoh portrays taboo topics through dream-like environments and movements that depict a whole range of human emotions. Kazuo Ohno (October 27‚ 1906 – June 1‚ 2010) is a notorious butoh
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Just-In-Time Manufacturing Just-In-Time manufacturing‚ commonly referred to as JIT‚ is a company wide philosophy aimed at eliminating a company ’s waste. Waste can be found in many forms. For example it can be defined in the material form such as plastic or metal scrap‚ or it can be defined in the administrative form as excessive overhead that slows production or adds an unnecessary expense. The basic theory behind JIT is a pull system that is driven by a demand of supplies. This results in
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Bus 675 Final Exam (individual work only and remember to always answer all parts of the question; in some cases you have up to 3 parts in 1 questions). Keep your answers short‚ max one paragraph per question. 1. What is Operation‚ what is Supply Chain; relate this to a product or service and provide some examples? Operations is the manufacturing and service processes that are used to transform the resources employed by a firm into products/services desired by the customer. Manufacturing takes
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A Continuous Improvement process is an incremental and ongoing approach to improve products‚ processes or services. These efforts generally seek to achieve incremental improvement over time or try to achieve breakthough improvement as an immediate result. Delivery processes are constantly evaluated and improved to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. W.Edwards Deming‚ a poineer in the field of quality saw it as part of the system whereby feedback from the customer is taken and evaluated against
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Operations Management II Assignment 2 Total (115) Marks Weightage 15% |Q1 |Q2 |Q3 |Q4 | |Milling |1 |3 |2259.72 | |Painting |2 |2 |3756.92 | |Riveting‚ inserting studs |2 |1 |712
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Introduction Established in 1937‚ Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) is currently the 8th largest company in the world. Its annual revenue hovers around US$186 million dollars and it hires a workforce of approximately 290‚000 people worldwide. Besides being a mammoth economic entity‚ Toyota has also influenced the world in many ways; Toyota is renowned for its amazing cost cutting initiatives as well as highly influencing corporate philosophies which permeates through every layer of TM. Put together
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Case Study U.S. Stroller U.S. Stroller is a leader in the production and sales baby strollers in the United States. U.S. Stroller has made very high quality strollers that sell at a premium price. The company is well known for its innovative designs and its good distribution system. U.S. Strollers are sold through major department stores. 2000 different sites in the United States distribute the company’s products. U.S Stroller has been a market leader for over 50 years. It
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Differences between Process Maps and Value Stream Maps Value Stream Maps Include: 1. Value Add and Non-value Add of steps/activities 2. The Information flow along with the process flow to make the product 3. More information/data on the processes 4. Closed Circuit from the Customer back to the Customer 5. No Takt Time taken into account in process maps [pic] Value Stream Maps Information Flow goes from right to left while the process/material flow goes from left
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Dip Com (LM ) –SCM Tutorial 6 Text Book-Chapter Eight Discussion Questions 1. (1).Explain why lean production and Six Sigma are so important to successful supply chain management. Ans. Use of the term lean has begun to replace use of the term JIT‚ and is associated with the Toyota Production system. Lean is broader‚ although closely related to JIT‚ and describes a philosophy incorporating tools that seek to economically optimize time‚ human resources‚ assets‚ and productivity‚ while
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Introduction One of the most important things in a manufacturing company in order to obtain profit is to have a high level of quality and a minimum level of investment. This is the key that every company wanted to find during the years. In order to maintain a high position on the market and a competitive advantage‚ the implementation of a manufacturing strategy is very important. LITERATURE REVIEW The history of lean operations One of the first who found a solution in eliminating waste
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