MUDA- Wasteful Activity MURA- Unevenness MURI- Overburden Muda (無駄?)[1] is a traditional Japanese term for an activity that is wasteful and doesn ’t add value or is unproductive‚ etymologically none (無)+ trivia or un-useful (駄) in practice or others. It is also a key concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) and is one of the three types of waste (muda‚ mura‚ muri[2]) that it identifies. Waste reduction is an effective way to increase profitability. Toyotamerely picked up these three
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Critical Vocabulary Builder A Abjure – To renounce or retract esp formally or under oath‚ or solemnly. Abduration – The act of renouncing. Ablation – The surgical removal of an organ‚ structure‚ or part. Ablate. Ablution - The ritual washing of a priest’s hands. Abnegate (abnegation) – To deny to oneself; renounce privileges‚ pleasure‚ etc. Abstergent – Of cleaning or scouring Abstruse – Not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric. Acalculia – psycol. An inability to make simple
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05-Antonakis.qxd 11/26/03 5:07 PM Page 101 CHAPTER 5 Leader Traits and Attributes Stephen J. Zaccaro Cary Kemp Paige Bader T he concept of leader traits and attributes is indeed an old one‚ predating the scientific study of leadership and reaching back into antiquity‚ across several early civilizations (Bass‚ 1990; Zaccaro‚ in press). For example‚ in Chinese literature from the 6th century B.C.‚ Lao-tzu described the qualities of effective leaders (Hieder‚ 1985). The wise leader
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Art From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the general concept of art. For people named Art‚ see Arthur. For other uses‚ see Art (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Clockwise from upper left: a self-portrait from Vincent van Gogh‚ an African Chokwe statue‚ detail from the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and a Japanese Shisa lion Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which
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Part I Perspectives on International Political Economy The first chapter of the text deals with the fundamental nature of international political economy (IPE) and some analytical issues related to its multidimensional character. Chapters 2 through 4 are the core chapters of the text that explore the history and policies associated with the three dominant IPE perspectives‚ namely economic liberalism‚ mercantilism‚ and structuralism. These theoretical tools are useful in understanding many
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9-511-068 REV: MARCH 29‚ 2011 JOHN DEIGHTON JILL AVERY JEFFREY FEAR Por rsche: The Cayenne Launch T h In March 2003 the Porsche brand faced a challenge without pre d e ecedent in 55 years. Sinc the 5 ce launch of the Pors h sche 356 in 19 948‚ the brand had stood f expensive high-performance sports cars. d for e‚ s Its de esigns‚ varyin little over the decades‚ formed and then came to reflect the notion of a c ng o classic sports car. It was a connoisseu racing ve
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European Journal of Political Research 43: 309–335‚ 2004 309 The structural context of recent transitions to democracy RENSKE DOORENSPLEET Leiden University‚ The Netherlands Abstract. In general‚ the literature on democratic transitions has focused on political processes and choices of actors in explaining regime change‚ thereby failing to investigate whether structural factors affect the recent rise in transitions to democracy. An analysis of the influence of these structural factors is
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Journal of Macromarketing http://jmk.sagepub.com/ Globalization‚ Consumer Tensions‚ and the Shaping of Consumer Culture in India Giana M. Eckhardt and Humaira Mahi Journal of Macromarketing 2012 32: 280 originally published online 24 April 2012 DOI: 10.1177/0276146712440708 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jmk.sagepub.com/content/32/3/280 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Macromarketing Society Additional services and information
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------------------------------------------------- Stephen Hawking From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Stephen Hawking CH CBE | Hawking at NASA‚ 1980s | Born | Stephen William Hawking 8 January 1942 (age 71) Oxford‚ England | Residence | United Kingdom | Nationality | British | Fields | * General relativity * Quantum gravity | Institutions | * Cambridge University * California Institute of Technology * Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | Alma mater |
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