Operation PLUTO: An Essential Aid in Winning WWII and an Advancement for Offshore Drilling In World War II‚ the Allies needed a steady and reliable supply of petrol (gasoline) for their armor (tanks and armored vehicles)‚ trucks‚ and airplanes. After months of work‚ they had a concrete strategy‚ Operation PLUTO (PipeLines Under The Ocean); a plan to build the first major undersea pipeline to transport massive amounts of fuel across the English Channel. The fuel would be used to supply the Allied
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Under Joint Task Force (JTF) 7‚ the combined efforts of other Services (Air Force‚ Marines‚ and Navy to support General MacArthur with operation reach in Operation Chromite was possible only through effective joint planning. The Navy (also alongside the British) supported General MacArthur with operational reach by providing the successful bombardment by carrier planes and shelling by cruisers‚ destroyers and other naval gunfire support ships days prior to beginning joined by the Marines. The Marines
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New Product Development at HPM Company Background • HPM Industries is a privately owned company established in 1925. Its core business is in the design‚ manufacture and distribution of electrical wiring accessories such as electrical power plugs‚ power outlets and light switches. • The company had its origins in button production‚ when Ruth Simon’s parents (Ruth is the wife of the current chief executive officer‚ Peter Simons) started HPM in the button-moulding business. • In 1948 they
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Constitutes of Good Writing There are so many things to make good writing in my opinion. A good writer writes everything focused and clear. The good writer is always organized in his writing. A logically organized piece of writing is always clear and understandable to the readers. It is very important when a writer chooses his topic for writing‚ the story and ideas should be relevant to the subject and when a reader reads your story he should feel everything in his mind and
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QUESTION 1: Exercise 1 A small firm produces two qualities of a product – Standard and De-Luxe. The contribution per unit is £100 for the Standard and £300 for the De-Luxe. Each model requires 1 hour per unit in the machine shop and 40 machining hours are available per week. The Standard model can be assembled and finished in 2.5 hours per unit but the De-Luxe takes 10 hours per unit. There are 200 hours per week available for assembly and finishing. Market research suggests that the maximum
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Operation Ceasefire was composed of two fundamentals. First the operation was established to have a direct attack on gun that are being illegally transported. It wanted to put a stop on the traffickers who were supplying guns to the juveniles. In addition‚ it wanted the local‚ federal and state agencies to focus on guns illegally being transported within the states boundaries and not just on guns coming in from adjacent states. This operation brought attention to the types of guns the gang members
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Introduction This paper analyzes and examines the case article entitled “Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. – From Lean Manufacturing to Contract Manufacturer. It aims to identify the business challenges faced by Custom Fabricators‚ being led by Ben Lawson‚ and the solutions or strategies that can be implemented to maintain and enhance its position in Orleans Elevator’s business supply chain. Custom Fabricators Inc. Challenge: Orleans Elevators Materials Outsourcing The main business challenge
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INTRODUCTION Operations management has been defined as a set of activities that transforms inputs to outputs creating goods and services. It is made up of the following decision areas; service and product design‚ quality management‚ location strategy‚ process and capacity design‚ layout design‚ supply chain management‚ human resources and job design‚ inventory management‚ scheduling‚ and maintenance (Thompson‚ 2017). This paper will discuss three operation decision areas‚ Service and product design
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This officer was working Operation Pullover DUI Patrols and responded to a single vehicle crash in the 300 block of S Colfax. This officer arrived on scene and spoke with Cpl. Gerdzos who advised that driver Loomis was already outside of the vehicle and admitted to being the driver. This officer spoke with Loomis who stated he was driving his 2010 Scion south in the 300 block of south Colfax at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate the curve. Loomis stated his vehicle traveled off the right
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