Introduction The Toyota Motor Company Limited was established in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. Kiichiro’s father was Sakichi Toyoda who established the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. Initial capital for development and test building first automobiles was received by selling the patent rights of one of Sakichi Toyoda’s machines to Platt brothers from United Kingdom. In the history of the Toyota Motors was only one strike in 1950. However this strike brought together the managers and labour to have principles
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What are Secondary Data? Secondary Data Secondary data is information gathered for purposes other than the completion of a research project. Data previously collected by someone else‚ possibly for some other purpose that can be used later for making decisions if found suitable for the purpose‚ other than the original one. Secondary data can be acquired from the internal records of the organization‚ their departments‚ subsidiaries or sister organizations and also from external sources‚ such as
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Unit – II Sources of Research material PRIMARY AND SECONDERY SOURCES OF LEGAL RESEARCH Because the law is so varied‚ there are many different resources available to help locate the law‚ each with a specific use and specific limitations. The major types of legal research resources are primary sources of law and secondary sources of law. Primary sources of law are the actual law itself — constitutions‚ statutes‚ administrative regulations‚ ordinances‚ and court
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the Arbeidskrav II – is: An analysis of a primary sources (original works of literature)‚ read in the context of secondary sources (scholarly interpretations of the primary source). In other words: Your project paper will not only be your personal engagement with a primary text (Hamlet‚ Jane Eyre‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ etc‚) It will also include your personal engagement with the secondary texts that have been written about your primary text. For example‚ Ø A scholarly book analyzing
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variety of sources for the collection of data‚ both primary and secondary (1) (a) Prepare and implement a plan for the collection of primary and secondary data for a given business problem (b) Describe and justify the survey methodology and frame used (c) Develop and use a questionnaire and justify its design for a particular purpose (2) Apply a range of techniques to analyze data effectively for business purposes (a) Create information for decision making by summarizing data using representative
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chain management in Toyota Motor Corporation Supply-chain management at Toyota is an element of company’s operations strategy which is thoroughly based on the Toyota Production System (TPS). It was developed in the 1940’s by Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi Ohno. As Toyota’s success gained world-wide coverage‚ at was followed by interest by other companies in TPS‚ the principles of which is expressed by the term of “lean manufacturing” Liker (2005‚ p.16) lists following components of Toyota Supplier Partnering
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Collecting‚ Reviewing‚ and Analyzing Secondary Data WHAT IS SECONDARY DATA REVIEW AND ANALYSIS? Secondary data analysis can be literally defined as second-hand analysis. It is the analysis of data or information that was either gathered by someone else (e.g.‚ researchers‚ institutions‚ other NGOs‚ etc.) or for some other purpose than the one currently being considered‚ or often a combination of the two (Cnossen 1997). If secondary research and data analysis is undertaken with care and diligence
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1 Secondary data analysis: an introduction All data are the consequence of one person asking questions of someone else. (Jacob 1984: 43) This chapter introduces the field of secondary data analysis. It begins by considering what it is that we mean by secondary data analysis‚ before describing the type of data that might lend itself to secondary analysis and the ways in which the approach has developed as a research tool in social and educational research. The second part of the chapter considers
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Running Head: MARKETING PLAN Introduction The Toyota Corporation has a unique business philosophy‚ even in the hard times of the economy they stand up and out for their employees and their business processes. Toyota’s mission statement is "To attract and attain customers with high-valued products and services and the most satisfying ownership experience in America" (Toyota.com‚ 2011). They have exceeded in their mission to do this as well as in their vision to be the most successful and
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TOPIC: Primary research is any type of research that we go out and collect ourselves. Examples include surveys‚ interviews and observations. In other words information that has been collected at first hand is called primary research. It involves measurement of some sort‚ whether by taking readings off instruments‚ sketching‚ counting‚ or conducting interviews. Conducting primary research is a useful skill to acquire as it can greatly supplement our research in secondary sources‚ such as journals
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