three-dimensional space will revolu- tionise the process of production‚ according to Neil Gershenfeld‚ Head of the Centre for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): “3D printing technology will not only re- define the balance of power in industrial manu- facturing‚ but also shock the economic world as a whole.” On one hand‚ objects can be produced easily and with yet unused materials (e.g. Enrico Dini‘s house)‚ which also promotes a simplified distribution into the markets. Corporations thus
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small orders‚ I almost never find a way to consolidate them to get volume rates. And I’m having the same problems on outgoing shipments. I’m caught in a two-bladed buzzsaw!” Supply manager Joan Glass interrupts to say‚ “Harold‚ we’re operating on low inventories because we save money doing it. Many times air freight is the only way I can be sure of getting what I need on time.” Production manager Holtz comments‚ “And when I need something‚ I need it. Take spares. This ‘downtime’ is a very expensive
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environment? X Who is likely to be first to adapt to each competitive challenge? X How much change should the firm anticipate both in the short run and the long run? In this paper‚ I will provide an overview of forecasting methods and compare and contrast these various methods. The paper will then focus on how Mattel‚ one of the nations largest toy manufacturers‚ uses demand forecasting under conditions of uncertainty ¡V most specifically those relating to the pattern and rate at which customers
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Case Study - Industrial Grinders N.V. Problem Statement: Industrial Grinders‚ N.V. has decided to start manufacturing and selling plastic rings for use in their machines. Currently‚ they manufacture and sell steel rings‚ along with the machines they also manufacture and sell through another division of the company. They recently discovered that a competitor in France will now be selling plastic rings. These plastic rings will serve the same purpose as the steel rings Industrial Grinders manufactures
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what is really the difference between ABC and traditional cost accounting methods? Despite the enormous difference in performance‚ there is three major differences: 1. In traditional cost accounting it is assumed that cost objects consume resources whereas in ABC it is assumed that cost objects consume activities. 2. Traditional cost accounting mostly utilizes volume related allocation bases while ABC uses drivers at various levels. 3. Traditional cost accounting is structure-oriented whereas ABC
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the Gardenia chain of bakeries here in the Philippines. It all began in 1997‚ QAF Limited through Gardenia International Pte. Ltd. established Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. and started construction of its bakery plant in Laguna International Industrial Park (LIIP)‚ Biñan‚ Laguna. Gardenia Philippines started its operations in 1998 with the state-of-the-art bread factory rated as one of the most modern large scale bread manufacturing facility in the country. Its major‚ highly-automated equipment
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SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT Topic- To understand the consumer purchase process in the undercoats (primer/putty) and how to influence the same. Areas covered- Howrah‚ Hooghly and West Medinapore. Submitted to:- Prof. Ritu Srivastava Submitted by:- Ankur Agarwal PGDM Batch- 2012-2014 Roll no. 2012017
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vulnerability scanner that offers many features to help assess the security of control system networks‚ devices‚ servers and workstations. Control to minimize the risk from the vulnerability are: 1. Port scanning 2. Host scanning Describe various uses of Nessus. Answer: Its main priority is to detect the vulnurabilities on the tested systems such as follows: 1. It checks the vulnerabilities which resists a remote cracker to get control or access the sensitive data on a user systems.
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Describe one method you use to keep (a) staff and (b) students informed of what is happening in your organization. Staff The organization where I work consists of seventeen (17) staff members‚ ranging between the ages of twenty and sixty. Our school building is diverse‚ in that there is a two storey consisting of ten classrooms and a Literacy Room‚ as well as‚ two separate buildings at another end with four classrooms. Hence the reason why face-to- face communication is vital. As persons today
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EVE-TEASING Among various social problems‚ eve-teasing has become a great threat to our social life. This acute problem has become a common affaire in our day to day life. Eve-teasing is a sort of euphemism in which the naughty‚ aimless young boys pass bad comments on the teenage girls to make them irritated or embarrassed. It is mainly related to women. Mainly the teenage girls are the victims of it. Some young boys with no study and work like to play tricks and jokes on the school going girls
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