Eastern Gear 1. What are the major problems being faced by Eastern Gear? The major problem’s Eastern Gear is facing is that they are accepting large orders to help pay their overhead‚ also‚ their sales group is not part of the business‚ there is no link between them and manufacturing. Their order entry is inefficient; the tolerance on products is not firm. The layout of their shop is set up to make mistakes and increased lead time has resulted in the need for an expeditor. Lastly‚ they are
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Summary The purpose of this report is to assist the production process of Eastern Gear‚ Inc. and increase the profitability of the company. Immediately after picking up large orders‚ Eastern Gear doubled their profit in the last quarter. However‚ there are some negative implications of this change in their strategy and it has caused their business to suffer. There has been some degradation in their production process‚ including increased production time and poor production quality. According to
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Eastern Gear‚ Inc. Is a manufacturer of custom-made gears located in Philadelphia and founded by Roger Rhodes. This company is having troubles shipping its orders on time due to large orders‚ the waste of movement taking the gears throughout the operations‚ changes requested by the customer after the order has been placed‚ no workflow is utilized and poor quality. The company has a total workforce of 50 employees‚ who are highly skilled or semiskilled; this proves that the company can make a high
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Case: Eastern Gear‚ Inc. Q1. (Major problems) * Gears in most orders are small. The exact same gear is rarely ordered more than once. * Some deliveries of small orders are too late because of it took a long time before they were being produced. * Production sometimes has to be stopped because raw materials are not available or the design has still have to be clarified. (orders are not clear enough) * Production time is pretty high and therefore it is difficult to get the orders
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Introduction to Philosophy Philosophical Concerns according to Dr. Bob Zunjic The study of philosophy may deal with every dimension of human life and can raise questions in any field of study or endeavor. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. Philosophy is not bound by any particular “truths” that set limits to the desire to continue asking questions. Philosophy changes historically both in respect to its content and its character. Definitions Etymologically‚ philosophy is derived
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There is an oversimplification in Geoffrey Parker’s concept of the Western Way of War. One of the major flaws of the idea is the ambiguity in the definitions of western warfare. What constitutes pitched battles fought primarily with heavy infantry as solely ‘western’? Where do we draw the line between what is east and what is west in terms of military stratagem? In The Cambridge History of Warfare‚ Parker’s thesis explained that western societies throughout history have generally fought battles in a
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Donald Johnson 10/16/13 Eastern Religion Field Trip The Hindu temple was the first temple that are class attended. It was such a different atmosphere then the usual church setting I was accustom too. From every statue to every piece of clothing the Hindu temple was an incredible place to be in. It had a smoky scented smell in the room. The Gods had very colorful elaborate clothing on. The women would bring the clothing to make the gods look better than us humans. The only time the women would
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musician should seriously contemplate. At the outset of the twenty-first century it is undeniable that the pervasiveness of popular culture and the values it engenders has had an adverse effect on our societies. In light of the current climate of Western popular culture‚ "art music" has become increasingly marginalized. In fact the word "art" has been greatly trivialized. The lines between trend and tradition‚ the profound and the superficial‚ art and cliché have become hopelessly indistinct as some
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PHILOSOPHY The History of Philosophy is often divided into three periods: Ancient philosophy‚ Medieval philosophy‚ and Modern philosophy. Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic). The word is of Ancient Greek origin (philosophía)‚ meaning love of wisdom. Definition
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The knowing construction of identity Not only is there more room for a greater variety of identities to emerge; it is also the case that the construction of identity has become a known requirement. Modern Western societies do not leave individuals in any doubt that they need to make choices of identity and lifestyle - even if their preferred options are rather obvious and conventional ones‚ or are limited due to lack of financial (or cultural) resources. As the sociologist Ulrich Beck has noted
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