3. Group Technology / Cellular Manufacturing1 3.1 Introduction As early as in the 1920ies it was observed‚ that using product-oriented departments to manufacture standardized products in machine companies lead to reduced transportation. This can be considered the start of Group Technology (GT). Parts are classified and parts with similar features are manufactured together with standardized processes. As a consequence‚ small "focused factories" are being created as independent operating units within
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Case write-off Alibaba Group Introduction: Jack Ma‚ who has a foreseen‚ started the Alibaba Company after his visit to U.S. He found that China jump into the online commerce market really soon. The company was focused on B2B business and its initial goal is to help small Chinese manufacturers connect with buyers. Alibaba grew quickly and still growing. It launched several wholly owned subsidiaries‚ such as Taobao‚ Alipay‚ Alisoft. Alibaba group is considered to be a huge success among
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Executive Summary: A group of investors (Arundel group) is looking into the idea of purchasing the sequel rights associated with films produced by one or more major movie studios. Movie rights are to be purchased prior to films being made. Arundel wants to come up with a decision to either purchase all the sequel rights for a studio’s entire production during a specified period of time or purchase a specified number of major films. Arundel’s profitability is dependent upon the price it pays for
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form‚ transformational leadership enhances the motivation‚ morale and performance of followers through a variety of mechanisms. These include connecting the follower’s sense of identity and self to the mission and the collective identity of the organization; being a role model for followers that inspires them; challenging followers to take greater ownership for their work‚ and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of followers‚ so the leader can align followers with tasks that optimize their
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Interest Groups University of Hawaii West Oahu Haijuan Hanger 1/27/13 Well I have to say that this is a very old video nearly twenty five years old‚ although the information was well presented. The examples with the AARP and the NRA was good as to explain the difference between the broad and narrow along with the quick explanation of a single issue groups. It did not leave me with any question as to the different types of groups. It could
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For presenting the report concisely and precisely‚ one of the popular products OXYCONE-M (Double Strength) of ACME is focused on this report. The specific objective of this study is to determine how the marketing strategies are applied in an organization. This situational analysis helps to compare the theoretical knowledge with the practical experience. c) Source of information: Primary source: The primary source of information of this report is the marketing personnel of the ACME
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REBRANDING LEGO Abstract 2 This paper describes the seven-year rebranding process undergone by the LEGO Group in between 2004 and 2010. In the first part of the paper there is a focus on describing the relevant literature concerning the branding and rebranding concepts while the second part of the paper deals with the LEGO case study. The rebranding process (called “Strategic Vision” by the LEGO Group) is described from start to finish and is broken down in its three phases. The four cycle model of corporate
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very effective because we had good listeners‚ people within the group would listen to small ideas and elaborate on it as a group‚ for example Fauzyia said we should try finish before the allocated time so we get enough time to prepare the egg for the challenge‚ we did do that and Khaver added to it by saying we should dropped it from estimated 3 feet to know whether the egg will deviate in the air and land on the right side. This made our group more successful as it helped us in the challenge because
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History of chaudhari group The catastrophic earthquake of 1933 crippled commerce and social infrastructure in Nepal. This acted as the catalyst‚ which augmented the need for rebuilding. Under the Rana Regime‚ the first row of shops along the popular Juddha Sadak (the present New Road) took shape. It was here that the founder Mr.Bhuramull Chaudhary was given a shop on a yearly rental fee of Rs. 200‚ which eventually increased to Rs 500. It was situated opposite the present Bishal Bazaar
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Staff Model vs. Group Model Gloria Brandon Essentials of Managed Care National American University Abstract There are two types of Health Maintenance Organizations‚ you have the Staff Model and Group Model HMOs. With staff model it owns its own facilities and employs physicians‚ group model contracts with private health care providers to provide service to plan members and benefits are payable based on services and charges authorized by an HMO-affiliated doctor or representative. Staff
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