Essays on Machinery

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The accurate and convenient schedule has always been a guarantee of employees satisfaction. Many seek a job that would allow taking care of children, studies, and other things. On another hand, there are jobs which require special or adapted schedule. Employees expect the managers to create a schedule that meets their basic needs such as a reasonable number of days off, breaks during the work shift, etc. Timetable, therefore, deserves a special attention from the supervisors. In particular, the human resource and the production directors. In the case of Building Products, Inc. we see an example of a successful ...

Hurricane Katrina was the worst disaster to hit the United States since the 9/11 attacks. In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US Department of Homeland Security came up with a host of plans and restructured FEMA at the cost of billions of dollars. Despite all the spending and planning, the chinks in the armor were apparent before and after Hurricane Katrina. The forecast of the Hurricane along with its destructive capability and target path gave several cities ample time to evacuate hundreds of citizens before the storm struck. There were two days warning from 24 ...

Problem Definition

Victorinox became the largest manufacturer of Swiss Army Knife as well as the key player in the sales of Swiss Army Watch after acquiring it main competitor Wenger SA in 2005. The CEO of the company, however, needed to find a way in which the company’s new venture into fragrance business, also acquired from Wenger SA, would gain a competitive advantage in its new market. He, therefore, gave Urs Wyss, the head of marketing for the company, the responsibility for assessing how best to run the newly acquired fragrance unit. Some of the questions the manager was to ...

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Turbine Engine Lubrication: A Vital Function

Turbine engine has high rotations per minute (RPM) and generates large energy due to compression. The rotating components in the turbine engine (Engine Bearings) must be lubricated at all times for smooth functioning of the engine. The lubricant must flow across the bearings at high pressure (Ehlert, 2011).

Background - Turbine Engines

A turbine is a machine utilizing a rotor or a wheel to produce power that is generating by the motion of the steam, water, air, gas or any fluid. The flow of the gas or the liquid rotates the ...

Macroeconomic Theory

Econ 385 – AS01 Winter 2016 Homework Assignment 1 William Easterly in his book ‘The Elusive Quest for Growth’ described the Solow’s growth theory as a ‘shocker’. Discuss why the Solow’s growth model was surprising. Which policy implication of the Solow model was surprising and how did Solow arrive at this policy implication? Up until the Solow model, economists mainly believed that capital accumulation (machinery and buildings) is the primary determinant of growth (capital fundamentalism). Solow’s growth model concludes that investment in machinery does not lead to long-term growth. The only possible source of growth is technological ...

Basic Information

China’s full country name is the People’s Republic of China lying on a land area of approximately 9.6 square kilometers, which is its mainland alone. The country’s capital city is Beijing-with, a population of approximately 13.8 million people. Overall, the country’s mainland has a population of around 1.25 billion with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head of US$ 3600-indicating a growth rate of 7.8% (China-travel-tour-guide.com). China's composition has 56 tribes with the Han people contributing to 91.02% of the total population while the other 55 minority ethnic groups occupy the remaining 8.98% (China-travel-tour-guide.com). Various ...

Computers are complicated machines that require multiple trial and error sessions to understand, and the different programs they carry, make it harder to do the same. My first experience with computers revolved around my parents purchasing an Acorn Archimedes sometime in the nineties; I cannot remember the exact date or year. Nonetheless, only the older children in the neighborhood could play computer games, and the adults found a different use for the contraption. At home, it was the same with my parents, especially my father who would spend hours in front of the machine as I silently watched his ...

Information Technology Effects

Abstract The objective of the paper is to analyze the effects of information technology on interpersonal communication. Technology advancement and continued economic development have both positive and negative effects on interpersonal communication. The topic is one of organizational development studies that investigate effects of technology on communications. The paper reviews both positive and negative effects of information technology, its effect on interpersonal communication. With the preamble of a new communication and information age, techniques of social communications continue to change. The project analyzes the effects of information technology in the love or relationship cases, workplace, and for recreational purposes. ...

Contracting opportunities

Brooklyn Construction Company is a privately owned company and a subsidiary of the International Construction Group that has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Through its long-term experience and staff expertise, Brooklyn Construction Company has sustained long-lasting business relationships across the United States and its contiguous areas, such as Canada and South America. The company has provided innovative construction solutions to complex infrastructural projects for over 75 years. With the recent invitation by the Federal Government to contracting opportunities, the company has expressed its interest over two of the current projects. The first project entails cleaning up a cemetery, by ...

Countries of former USSR

USSR, existed from 1922 till 1991, has occupied almost a one-sixth part of the land and has gathered together more than 100 nations and nationalities, which formed 15 unions and 20 autonomous republics. The collapse of such a large country on the 15 sovereign states became one of the defining events of the 20th century. It has affected not only the political and geographic realities, but also changed the economic situation both in the region and in the whole world. The countries in this region are objectively linked by the neighbor location and common historical development. Moreover, they are ...

1.1. It has to be reckoned that the media is aimed at promoting a single global commodity culture. In the age of globalization, the world is treading toward the dominance of monoculture that aims to undermine the cultural differences and community distinction so as to replace these with the notion of oneness all over the globe. In the modern era of cultural imperialism and globalization, media has emerged as the omnipotent tool to influence gazillion people all over the world society. Mass media is endowed with the power of affecting the mind and psyche of the people with its ...

Introduction

The much prevalence of manufacturers of turbines in China can be contributed to the dire need for sustainability. Turbines are a form of machine that aids in conversion of kinetic energy originating from wind into electric power. Besides solar, wind energy is a much sustainable form of energy which helps in substituting the non-renewable forms. As the result, this report compiles the result of a research conducted around China about existing fan turbines manufacturers. The five best companies were chosen, and this include: Sinovel, Goldwind, Sany, Mingyang, Shanghai Electric. These companies were then evaluated in terms of the pertinent ...

Corporate profile:

Brooklyn Construction Company is a privately owned company and a subsidiary of the International Construction Group that has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Through its long-term experience and staff expertise, Brooklyn Construction Company has sustained long-lasting business relationships across the United States and its contiguous areas, such as Canada and South America; providing innovative construction solutions to complex infrastructural projects for over 75 years (Roland 48). The company has a proven record of 75 years of financial and business stability, with bulky professional expertise and accredited credentials and proven project experience. With a solid corporate structure and, knowledge based ...

Introduction

The locomotive business has a vital part in the expansion of global economy. Locomotive industries improve markets, manufactures, designs and sell motorized automobiles. In the world it is among the most significant financial segments by profits. The locomotive business is the second most reliable production with 69% of the technology that is leading with 81% (Cavusgil, Knight & Riesenberger 2007). In fact, the locomotive industry does not comprise motor oil filling stations and repair shops whose amenities are used after bringing the automobile to the consumer. Throughout its development, the automotive business has been subjective to many inventions as well ...

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3) Mission, Vision, Statement of Values and Objectives: Suggestions to Improve. 9

Mission: Focus on R&D, Invest & Grow. 9

Strategic Mission, Strategic Posture and Spark NZ Performance 10 Strategic Mission, Organization Structure and Firm Performance of Spark NZ 10 Strategic Mission, Competitive Marketing Tactics, and Firm Performance 10 Vision 11 Hard Skills 11 Soft Skills 11 Statement of Values: Focus on Integrity, Community Citizenship, and Customer Service. 12 Objectives: Focus on Development of 4G, Telecommunication, Cloud Computing, IPTV Protocol and Acquisitions. 12 4) External Environmental Analysis and Internal Capability Evaluation. 14

Strategic Position. 14

a) PESTEL Analysis: Threat-Cost of Mistake; Weakness-Reliance on Technology. 14 b) Five Forces: Differentiation ...

Introduction

The maritime industry is an important portal to business, transport and communication as it connects the land through the seas and water (Kim, 2001, pg 95). There are a number of industries that depend entirely on the maritime industry since transport on water provides maximum efficiency on bulk cargo. It is the reason that the maritime industry has to be structured so as to deliver goods in time, in bulk and in the safest way and conditions possible. There are strategies laid down that affect the supply chain in the maritime industry. The strategies are to ensure that water ...

Related Literature

Concretion and Its Effect on Economy Christ Rhodes (2015) stated in his research entitled Construction Industry, Statistics and Policy that the construction industry is a major contributor in the United Kingdom’s Gross Domestic Product accounting for 6.5 percent equivalent to GBP 1.3 billion. The construction industry also generated additional 2.1 million jobs in the first quarter of 2015 (Rhodes, 2015). The contribution of the construction industry varied over years depending on the condition of the economy. Rhodes (2015) revealed that the construction industry contributed 6.8 percent of the total UK economic output from 2003-2006, and 6.9 percent in ...

The accounting equation

The accounting equation is an equation that shows the relationship between a business’ assets, liabilities and stockholder’s equity. The equation is represented below; Assets =Liabilities + owners Equity The assets represent the resources owned and controlled by the business for the purpose of getting future benefits. The assets are further classified as fixed assets, current assets and non-current assets. Fixed assets includes land, buildings, fixtures, and fittings. A current asset entails cash, accounts receivables, inventories, and deposits. The company’s assets are commonly acquired through debt or equity financing as shown by the accounting equation; Assets=Liabilities + owners equity For ...

Voting Machines

An election is the primary means by which the voters give their mandate towards the formation of a government as a whole. In this sense elections are the means of communication between the government and the people who are governed. An election allows the citizens of a nation to be represented inside the political institutions. In democratic societies the citizens have their constitutional right to vote. In democratic systems the voting is a fundamental right of the citizens, and the right to vote symbolizes the expression of sovereignty of the people in the management of the public affairs. An ...

1. The Georgia Open Records Act also known as the Georgia Sunshine Law is the statute of the State of Georgia which gives a definition of what is considered to be a public record and which should be made available to the public upon request. The statute defines public records to be documents that are generated by individuals or groups in public office in the course of public service. Public records also constitute items that are received and maintained by a private person or any other legal entity on behalf of a public office or agency.

2. The pre-World War I opinion by ...

Introduction

This paper illustrates in detail on the economy of Saudi Arabia in the ministry of finance and National economy. It shows the current situation of its economy and also details its weaknesses and strengths in the global market. In addition, it illustrates the states GDP state, inflation, unemployment, growth in the international trade, and the composition of their exports and imports (Chai, 2009). It goes to the extent of including recommendations that are entailed to draw a path that can be used to strengthen their current state in the global market. Thus, the recommendations are a guide as to what needs ...

ABSTRACT

The process of instructing/teaching debating the affirmative proves a technical and philosophically based endevor as presented in this scholastic document. The instruction of debating the affirmative incorporates specific concepts related to vocabulary terms connected to this field. As a function of a representative democratic society debate on policies, affecting the quality of life of humans as equal entities makes the affirmative position for policy change an important technique for change in society. Therefore, the instructional intent of teaching debating the affirmative provides in the following document aspects about what an affirmative position needs apply in structuring an argument creating a policy change case. ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

Lesson title: Training on budget

Learning objectives: Cognitive Lessons’ main points: - Introduction to simulators and training on budget - The use of simulators machinery during training - Reasons for the preference of simulators over real machines - The need for simulators when training air and navy students - The cost effectiveness of simulators and how it is effective as compared to the real equipment - Conclusion with general remark on the importance of training on budget

Introduction

Training on budget is an article that focuses on how training can be done while considering the amount of money ...

1 Introduction

Chapter 2 reviews the statistics from RIDDOR on injuries and fatalities due to moving vehicles on civil engineering construction sites. Government funding is discussed. Opinions of safety on construction sites related to funding. Road work safety, traditional safety methods and contemporary high technology safety technologies are reviewed.

2 Safety Record on UK Construction Sites

The UK construction sector has the highest rate of fatalities compared to the ...

Abstract

Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (CCS) is a technological method that is used to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from a variety of sources including industries and fossil fuels production and power sources. This type of technology involves the capture of dioxide either after burning or before burning and then transporting via ships or pipelines and then directing it into the deep underground for storage purposes. This type of technology has been in existence since the 1970’s and has rapidly evolved over time. In fact, the increased impact of the greenhouse effect due to increased amounts ...

Question 1

Max Weber makes the argument that religion negatively impacts the economic growth of a given country. Weber maintains that devotion to religion diminishes the need for the pursuit of wealth through involvement in secular affairs (Lough, 2006, p.152). Comparing patterns of religion around the world, it is clear that nations with higher regard for religion rank poorly in terms of economic development. For example, Bangladesh and Yemen are among the poorest countries in the world. However, almost 99 percent of the citizens of these two countries have a high adherence to their religions. In both countries, the citizenry ...

A Fixed asset is termed as a long term asset that a firm owns and it is utilized by the firm in its daily production activities. It is not easy to convert fixed assets into cash in a short time and the conversion may take at least one year. There are many examples of fixed assets that include buildings, machinery, furniture and cars among others and they are collectively known referred to as plant. It is important for a firm to make good decisions when acquiring newly fixed assets because they are the assets used for production of goods, therefore, can be significant ...

The paper by political economist Robert Reich, accessibly titled “Why the rich are getting richer, and the poor, poorer”, traces the causes, consequences and effects of rising socio-economic inequality. The paper is focused on mainly examining socio-economic inequality in advanced economies (chiefly the United States), with developing countries mentioned only as far as they play a role in the rising inequality in advanced countries. Reich points out that the main cause of the rising inequality is the increasing valuation of one’s position in industry based on one’s function. The paper tracks the rise and decline of three forms ...

Overview of the South African Economy

South Africa is a country located in the Southern tip of Africa. The country is the 25th largest in the world by area the 24th largest by population with 51 a population of million, (Central Intelligence Agency-CIA, 2013). It is Africa’s most prosperous economy and the World Bank ranks it as an upper-middle class income economy. Lately, various global economy agencies such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank consider South Africa as a newly industrialised country (CIA, 2013). The country is now part of a team of countries that form BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and ...

- Introduction A four stroke or four cycle engine is an engine operating on the principle of internal combustion, in which pistons (one per cylinder in multi-cylinder engines) completes four separate strokes for each thermodynamic cycle, which is accomplished over two consecutive revolutions of the engine’s crankshaft.

These four strokes are: the Intake stroke, the Compression stroke, the Power stroke and the Exhaust stroke. The sectional diagrams below illustrate these four strokes in a single-cylinder engine; the curved red arrows represent the direction of rotation of the camshafts (small arrows) and the engine’s crankshaft (larger arrows). The ...

- The intra-industry trade index analysis has been done for many years, the latest being 2008. With regards to overall manufacturing, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 53.7, 77.2 and 75.6 respectively. With regards to machinery and equipment, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 66.3, 76.2 and 67.5 respectively. With regards to transport equipment, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 24.8, 67.1 and 93.4 respectively. For the three industries, Japan achieved prominently low indices when compared to Germany and Canada. By these indicators, the statistics show that Japan was lagging behind in the ...

China has emerged as the one the most efficient country in terms of production of goods and services. All major multinationals like GE and Ford have set up their production base in China. The labor efficiency adds to the cost effectiveness’ have seen China development through years and it has transformed from being an over populated country to a manufacturing super power. I live in Lu’an a city in Anhui province in China. It’s a small city with tea plantations as its major occupation. My family owns tea gardens and leases them on a yearly basis to agents. I decided to ...

Comparative advantage refers to an economic situation to produce a good at the lowest opportunity cost. Here the trade exchange between China and USA shows how the Law of Comparative holds in real world. With the amount of trade taking place between two countries, the law holds that these trading partners are promoting their self interests by producing the goods for which they have low opportunity cost and trading another good for which they have high opportunity cost(CFA Institute 376).

Since USA and China have low opportunity cost to produce agricultural goods and machinery respectively. These countries are involved ...

In am very interested in building a future career as an information systems specialist. The specific job titles that fall in this specialization include a systems analyst, business systems analyst, computer systems analyst, systems engineer, business analyst and information systems analyst. As a systems’ analyst, I stand to be employed in multiple diverse, business, government, and information technology industries. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (2012), there were upwards of 520,600 jobs held by systems analysts by the end of the year 2012. I am particularly keen on working on Wall Street for companies such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch ...

Introduction

The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a traditional mechanism of managing fiscal side of the business. However, the framework of Generally Acceptable Accounting Practices (GAAP) is a new breed of standards in this regard. There are marked differences present between the prevalent approaches, GAAP is blamed to provide enough room to the accountants to do their jobs creatively, and hence, the term creative accounting has been coined in order to define the phenomenon. The researchers have found significantly pronounced linkages between the presence of accounting irregularities and application of GAAP. Additionally, the accountants have been known to book the inventory ...

MANAGEMENT REPORT – EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY’S STRATEGY

Abstract

Wood Group is a leading organisation that provides engineering, repairing or maintenance services for companies activating in gas and oil throughout the world. The current report evaluates the company’s strategic position, its strategic direction and it aims to identify if the strategies that the company utilizes to attain its strategic direction are suitable, acceptable, feasible or sustainable. The report will intertwine the organisation’s internal environment with its external environment, making references to PESTLE and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks for allowing a more transparent understanding of its strategic position and its strategic direction. The report will provide recommendations ...

Just as James Lovelock once said, “We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science”, it is true that in this age it is increasingly important to listen to the scientific facts, as science is the best tool we have to discern whether or not climate change is caused by mankind. The term “anthropogenic” is used to describe human-made climate change and means originating in human activity. Climate change is defined in the change in global climatic patterns since the mid-20th century and is not limited to ...

Depreciation refers to systematic allocation of asset’s cost over time. In other words, it is a non-cash- operating expense relating to reduction of value of tangible asset over time. An asset depreciate becasue of following reason:

Wear and Tear: Machinery being used in production process may depreciate because of the wear and tear which is possible with continued use of machinery for extended years.

Obsolence: A product may be considered as obsolete and hence is depreciated because there are new and better models available with better efficiency and improved production capacity.

As for the methods of depreciation, which client can consider are the following:

i) Straight Line Depreciation: It is the pre-dominant method ...

Chapter 16 – World War II

Zinn begins this chapter by posing a series of questions. Was World War II a people’s war as it had been claimed at the time? Why did the US really enter the war? How much did the imperialist powers of the day differ from Nazi Germany in terms of racism?

Zinn’s views are extremely interesting, considering that even today, these are issues people hardly ever discuss or even learn. We learn at school that the American intervention was caused by Hitler’s atrocities and the extreme loss of human lives in Pearl Harbor, but never about the real motives ...

The impacts of closing and relocating the operations of a company could disrupt the organizational culture and environment of a company. Restructurings and relocations could result in the physical changes in the locations of company headquarters and distribution centres, change of company leadership, merging of some operations into one centre among other changes (Flecker, 2005). HS Engineering is a UK based firm that deals in making engineering tools. The company, mainly run by the founder’s family members, has been in operation for the last 40 years.

HS Engineering has a hierarchical structure of management where the three plants-Leeds, Wolverhampton and Oldham are ...

- It takes 1,000 hours of labor to complete one batch of sandals - Production reaches a cost effective level of 283.83 hours per batch, this highlights the fact that the greater the number of units produced, the lower the overall production cost becomes I used the excel spreadsheet module in POM for windows to calculate all the data for this particular product. I extended the production timeline by another four months to determine projected levels of revenue and profitability. Using this tool is highly credible since the accuracy of the method, as reflected in the calculations, ...

The impacts of closing and relocating the operations of a company could disrupt the organizational culture and environment of a company. Restructurings and relocations could result in the physical changes in the locations of company headquarters and distribution centres, change of company leadership, merging of some operations into one centre among other changes (Flecker, 2005). HS Engineering is a UK based firm that deals in making engineering tools. The company, mainly run by the founder’s family members, has been in operation for the last 40 years. As a result of the dynamics in the engineering tools industry, HS Engineering plans to close ...

Summary: This memo report intends to inform you on important updates about the printing and publication industry in India and how it connects to your business. It will cover important aspects of your business such as competition, recent activities, growth projections of the industry, legislation affecting the industry among other important points.

Introduction

The printing and publication industry in India is expected to grow at a high and increasing rate. The high demand for printing services in India is attributed to; the bigger knowledge of English language, increase in the level of literacy, the aged anxiety for knowledge and the rising ...

Kaiser, D. (2000) American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War. Cambridge, Boston, MA: Belknap Press.

This book explores the origins of the Vietnam War, with specific focus on the clash of the two ideologies of socialism and capitalism. The book makes an in depth look in the American society prior to the start of the war, the key individuals involved in the decision to engage in the military campaign and the horrors suffered during the war. The book makes an important deviation from the operation of the war to the growing resentment towards the government and its war machinery in Vietnam at home. It explains in detail the political situation as it changed ...

Rudolf Hoess, who should not be confused with Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s Deputy Fuehrer who flew to England in 1941, was a career S.S. officer whose memoirs are one of the most important primary sources about the Holocaust. No other camp commander produced an autobiography or wrote so extensively about his career, and none occupied a more important position in the machinery of extermination. Hoess introduced Zyklon-B (Cyclone-B) gas to Auschwitz in 1941, mainly because he thought it would be the most efficient method of mass killing, and his camp became the largest ‘customer’ for this cyanide gas, which had ...

The impacts of closing and relocating the operations of a company could disrupt the organizational culture and environment of a company. HS Engineering plans to close its Wolverhampton and Oldham plants and move all precision manufacturing operations to its main Leeds plant. The Leeds plant has its employees properly unionized and it also gives its employees loyalty bonuses, pensions, sickness schemes and wages that are favourable to the local market.

The Leeds manufacturing plant has a clear and well-structured organizational structure comprising of a team leader for each area of production and structured upwards to the Managing Director. The company will need to ...

1. When placed on an agar slab and incubated at 30°C for 2 days, a single yeast cell proliferates into a colony with a diameter of 2 mm containing 108 yeast cells. If the cell has a functional Ade2 gene (Ade2+), the colony will be white; if Ade2 is non-functional (Ade2–), the colony will be red. You take a strain with a mutant Ade2– at the regular chromosomal position (red colonies) and insert a second, functional Ade2+ gene near the telomere. You find that the colonies are a mixture of red and white patches or sectors. Figure 1 shows some colonies; the black regions represent the ...

- Comment in agreement or disagreement with the following quote: “during the 19th Century Russia was considered to have the most conservative and least reform-minded, government in Europe." What factors in Russian history contributed to this situation? What was the response to this reality by liberal leaning Russian military and political leaders? In Russia, the central political and economic problem was serfdom, which was basically slavery under another name with the majority of the population in an un-free condition. Certainly some Russian governments attempted to deal with this problem, particularly Tsar Alexander II, who freed the serfs ...

The paper of Chuck Huff, fellow of the Psychology Department, St. Olaf College, entitled “Unintentional Power in the Design of Computer Systems” discusses on the problems that occur in the design of a computer system which results to harm, destruction or even instability. As the title says, the design glitch was done unintentional or simply, the author doesn’t know about it in the first place. His paper was a wake-up call to everybody in both software and hardware developers to be very careful in the design aspect of their modules. This is to help trim down the events that ...

Economies of scale

Economies of scale are the cost advantages companies from different industries enjoy due to expansion. Hudson City Bancorp, worth US$50 billion is one the oldest and largest banks in USA (DeCarlo, 2008). Sources of economies of scale for the bank include specialization of its workforce and its ability to invest in expensive advanced technology to increase efficiency of its operations. Moreover, the bank can spread advertising costs over large output thus; it can reach more customers and increase its market share.

Emcor Group is another large company enjoying economies of scale. The revenue of the Connecticut based construction ...

Pre-preparedness

Personally, I believe that to use effectively a machine or any tool to one need to have prior information about it and needs to have frequently used it. The experience he has in the use of the equipment will make him work most effectively and efficiently with the machine. Therefore, I propose that the disaster management equipment need to be used frequently by the people who are responsible for taking rescue actions in case of the occurrence of the disaster. The main reason is that through the frequent interaction with the machines and equipment, the workers are able to familiarize ...

In order to transform from batch and queue operation to lean enterprise, Integrated Supply Chain must strive to do more with the little it has. In that endeavor, we, as an organization, must use the least amount of effort, equipment, energy, materials, facility space, time and capital; and at the same time give our customers exactly what they need. To achieve this, we have a five-step plan of action. We intend to specify our value, which can only be defined by our ultimate customer and not the experts, the engineers nor the pre-existing organizations who would only add complexities of ...

Introduction

Background of Caterpillar Caterpillar Inc. is an American largest construction equipment company that sold its products in different parts of the world. The company is engaged in "manufacturing construction and mining equipment, industrial gas turbines, diesel and natural gas engines and others" (Baldwin & Rutwitch, 2014). The company owned assets of more than 89 billion dollars. It is the largest company in the overall industry. The company sells its product with a trademark of “Caterpillar Yellow”. The company is performing its operations in many countries. The upper management of the company put efforts to acquire other companies and their subsidiaries ...

The United States Exports And Imports

According to the trade statistics from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2015) the United States of America is the second largest exporter of the world after China and the largest importer. The USA merchandise exports totaled $1,623.44 billion in 2014, while the import value was estimated at $2,345.19 billion. Therefore the trade balance deficit reached $721.75 billion (International Trade Administration, 2015).

The Leading US Export and Imports products

Analysis of the USA exports over 2010-2014 showed that the leading export products are transportation equipment – $273.02 billion or 16.8 % of the total exports in 2014, computer and electronic products – $298.97 ...

The industrial revolution is the historical period, which marks the shift from rural and agrarian society to the industrialized and mechanized system. The transformation from home-based production with basic tools to developed machinery and mass production began in England in 1760. The revolution was witnessed in two phases. The first industrial revolution lasted from 1760 to around 1840. The first phase identified the use of better machinery, water power and steam engine in industrial production. The evolution of textile industry enhanced the growth and employment in the economy. The second phase began in 1840 till 1890 (Kenneth E ...

Introduction

In Los Angeles, the major environmental problem for all citizens these days is air pollution which is the presence of mixture of gases as well as numerous solid particles into the environment. This has become a major concern because air pollution contributes to a dramatic change in the climate causing cardiovascular diseases and deaths thereby affecting the well-being of all living things in Los Angeles. Therefore, this paper is written to present strategies using which positive environment behavior could be easily promoted on a general level for combating the air pollution. Additionally, one of the technological advancement is also discussed from positive ...

What challenges, if any, did colonialism and the cold war pose to the United Nations at its inception in 1945? Use specific examples to illustrate your answer. The world has gone through two serious world wars. The negative effects of first and second world, wars are still eminent. Most of the countries that actively took part in the second world wars lost their economic superiority due to repeated bomb attacks. The Allied victory against the axis brought the eagerly awaited peace. The allied forces convened several meetings that came up with the United Nations organisation. The frictions between ...

3D printer, is a unique printer that prints each layer of the material until a product is created. It builds up layers of different materials such as ceramics, plastic and metal powder. His main goal of its crating in 80s was the maximum relief of working process at the stage of prototyping and product design, as with its help a tangible example of something could be easily created. (Manners-Bell et al. 2014). As time goes by, technology does not stand still, and now 3D printers are considered to be a serious revolutionary breakthrough that can change the operation of the supply chain. ...

The first case study is about Johnny T, who is originally from Thailand, but manages to set up and operate a successful Thai restaurant in Southwestern city. Initially, as a foreign investor, discrimination and competition are among the challenges that Johnny had to face, which he manages successfully. However, his main problem emerges following the shooting that takes place in state in the northeast. This is a case of how the social media can negatively affect and even threaten the very existence of small businesses. Following some negative comments on the shooting incident and two other follow-up comments by Johnny that were ...