Question 1 – Kaizen Philosophy Kaizen: Basic Concepts and key practices Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy based on gradual but ongoing and never-ending day-to-day improvement approach in all aspects of an organization‚ not only productivity. Literally Kaizen translates to English as “good change”‚ the true meaning of the word is continuous improvement implemented through positive step-by-step changes. For proper functioning Kaizen requires active participation from everybody at all levels in an organization:
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quality management history‚ gurus‚ TQM theories‚ process improvement‚ and organizational ’excellence’ The history of quality management‚ from mere ’inspection’ to Total Quality Management‚ and its modern ’branded interpretations such as ’Six Sigma’‚ has led to the development of essential processes‚ ideas‚ theories and tools that are central to organizational development‚ change management‚ and the performance improvements that are generally desired for individuals‚ teams and organizations. These
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What is Alkaline Water? Alkaline water‚ also commonly known as ionized water‚ is water that has a pH level greater than seven. This water is generally produced with the aid of a faucet-based water ionizer‚ or "alkalizer" and features a number of health benefits. Making Alkaline Water These are some of the possible sources of alkaline water: * Lemon (& Lime) Water * pH Drops * Alkalising Powder * Mainstream Water Filters * Water Distillers * Reverse Osmosis * Alkaline
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environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict. Environmental protection is something that will; to just benefit the developing countries‚ but everyone in the world and generations in the future. Therefore‚ my value is Quality of Life and my criterion is Utilitarianism. Contention 1: Environmental destruction causes extinction. Mankind finds itself engaged in what Prince Charles described as ‘an act of suicide on a grand scale’ [4]‚ facing what the UK’s Chief Scientific
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bottled water Industry established in the early 1980s as a result of a number of factors containing convenience‚ taste and fear about public drinking water. Along today’s importance on healthy living. Bottled water is seen as a natural and healthy beverage. However‚ the bottled water industry and the denationalization of water is linked to a number of social‚ economical and environmental durability issues. Bottled water can be an alternate source of clean‚ safe drinking water. Bottled water is actually
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activity in watersheds affect the water quality of lakes? Water is a vital resource that sustains all living things. In Michigan‚ people value this abundant resource and are attractive to the thousands of inland lakes which provide aesthetic‚ as well as recreational opportunities throughout the year. The health of our lakes is directly impacted by the amount of recreational use they receive‚ shoreline development‚ and water quality. Water quality covers many aspects of lake chemistry
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Article: “The Case for Contamination” by Kwame Anthony Appiah In “The Case for Contamination” the author Kwame Appiah analyzes and points out the many ways in which the world is becoming globalized. He uses many extensive examples to show that the world is getting ‘contaminated’. By ‘contamination’ he means that the mixture of all the innovative values and traditions are damaging and eventually destroying what our ancestors have left us. In his analysis‚ he describes the gradual transformation
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to tell about WATER water is the most imp thing on earth.without water no life.We take it for granted‚ we waste it‚ and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles. And still‚ today‚ nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don’t have access to it. Clean‚ safe drinking water is scarce. It is the foundation of life‚ a basic human need. Yet today‚ all around the world‚ far too many people spend their entire day searching for it. Simply put‚ water scarcity is either
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The purpose of this lab was to determine how an excess amount of liquid‚ which was water‚ Gatorade and wine in this case‚ along with an excess amount of solute‚ which was the 7g NaCl pill‚ would affect the kidneys and the osmolarity of urine. Measurements of urine volume‚ specific gravity and chloride concentrations were recorded in order to investigate this. Our hypothesis stated that the volume of urine would increase for all groups other than the group drinking 80 ml of water along with taking
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Water Filtration The methods used in this experiment are simple filtration methods which are used by many water companies worldwide. In this experiment simple lab equipment was used‚ after contaminating water with various contaminants the water was filtered by using cheesecloth‚ sand‚ activated charcoal and alum. The contaminants used in the experiment are the most common and the most hazardous. They include; cleaning detergents‚ vegetable oil which has the same qualities with motor
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