...CJ Industries and Heavey Pumps – Discussion Questions 1. What are all the issues here, from both CJI’s and Heavey’s perspectives, that need to be researched by Mr. Ashby? CJ Industries (CJI) The first issue presented for CJ Industries was its contract with Great Lakes. Though CJI had sufficient excess capacity to ramp up production on the parts to be supplied in the Great Lakes’ contract, they were not sure about the ability or willingness of Heavey Pumps to increase their production of the bilge pumps. The problem is that CJ Industries had signed the contract with Great Lakes prior to any discussions about ramping up production with Heavey Pumps. The next issue for CJ Industries was whether or not Heavey Pumps could guarantee delivery of 50 pumps per month to one of the CJI warehouses. This had been the one item that had “slipped through the cracks” on the contract with Great Lakes, and it now loomed as something that could conceivably put the contract in jeopardy. This could have been prevented by developing and keeping quality and performance history records on Heavey Pumps – supplier evaluation. Continuing, there were also at least two other bilge pump manufacturers, thus, CJ Industries may need to consider another supplier. Finally, CJ Industries could make the bilge pumps in-house. CJ Industries had the capability to make this pump, but it would require an initial capital investment of approx. $500,000 according to the CJ Industries production manager, along with...
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...CJ Industries and Heavey Pumps Section 2 Case 1 Chris Stowe Student number: 14210009 2014.11.19 Word Count: 1719 CJ Industries has an opportunity to provide Great Lakes Pleasure Boats with key engine components for their luxury line of pleasure boats. They earned this through the development of a strong buyer-supplier relationship with Great Lakes and this 5-year, $10 million annual contract offers them the chance to have an extended relationship if they can satisfy Great Lakes’ needs. The opportunity is critical for the successful future of CJI and the main goal of the company should be to completely satisfy the requirements of the contract with Great Lakes, and secure their future business with Great Lakes. While they do most manufacturing in-house, they have been sourcing their bilge pumps out to Heavey Pumps on an informal basis. While Heavey has been a reliable supplier, they are a small company and the expanded business will stress their production capabilities; so CJI has been contemplating whether to build the pumps in-house, or continue to subcontract them. Here are the questions from the reading regarding this issue: What are all the issues here, from both CJI’s and Heavey’s perspectives, that need to be researched by Mr. Ashby? From CJI’s perspective: Their number one priority is to maintain contract compliance with Great Lakes because it is the future of their business growth and success. With that in mind, they need to ensure the pumps from Heavey...
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...Jeep, people would not continue to purchase them. Jeeps have been the backbone of America since they were first made. Jeeps have evolved in so many ways from the past to the present and are continuing to evolve into the future. The Cj’s series started back in the 40s, but the one Jeep covered in this paper will be the Cj-7. The Cj-7 came about in 1976 and roughly 379,000 were produced. This was the start of the Jeep that the public could actually use because it had better drivability and more space. The Cj-7 was just like the Cj-5 except the Cj-7 was extended to give more space. The drivability was improved by the addition of anti-swat bars. Another addition to the Cj-7 was a steering stabilizer allowing the Jeep to have a less probability to go into the death wobble. The death wobble is where the front tires whip back and forth making the driver lose control. Another option was the Quadra-Trac, which was an automatic four-wheel drive system. With this type of four-wheel drive system, it allowed for an automatic transmission. This was another way the Cj-7 was made to be more of a civilian vehicle. There were many different types of packages that the Cj-7 came in. The 3 packages were the Renegade, Laredo, and Golden Eagle. The packages included different options including chrome packages, different four-wheel drive systems, and different engines. There were even options of locking differentials and a winch. The engines offered was the 232 inline six and the 304 V8...
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...Marie Foraker Best Vehicle for surviving a zombie crisis Jeanette Burghardt September 21, 2012 The Jeep Wrangler is the best vehicle for surviving a zombie attack because the Wrangler can go off road and the vehicle is small. The Jeep Wrangler is easy for zombie swerving and getting around cars on the roads. The Jeep Wrangler is also cheap, fun to drive and go-anywhere capability. This vehicle would be the perfect car for a zombie crisis. The Jeep Wrangler is the best car because this vehicle can go off road. Which means that this car can go through forest, rocks, snow mountains, mud and fields. Having this advantage makes it easy so to zombie swerving on the roads. The jeep Wrangler can go 70 to 75 miles per hour on the road but the disadvantage to this vehicle is taking this car off the road can only do a speed of 40 to 45 miles per hour. This car can seat about 5 people so means if there are any survivors I can take them. The Wrangler can be custom built. People can buy front-end bars to go cross the front, make the ground clearance higher and bigger tires for ground clearance. In conclusion the Jeep Wrangler is the best vehicle for surviving a zombie attack because the Wrangler can go off road and this vehicle is small. The Jeep is also fin to drive, cheap and has an any-where capability. This vehicle would be the perfect vehicle for the zombie attack. This car can be custom built, people can buy certain things for the...
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...Well here is the story of a few jeeps... In the short time between school, homework, and Target, my free time is most enjoyed off-road in my Jeep. Chandler, Clayton, and the bass pond will keep me occupied for years to come. As long as I have a Jeep I will continue my quest to explore more trails such as The Rubicon, or Moab. The first Jeep I purchased was a 1986 Cherokee Laredo. At the time the four-wheel drive didn’t work and I didn’t care much. Weeks later I could be found cutting through the occasional field or going through a little mud. I soon learned the need for four wheel drive after a few scary situations last summer. It was about 1 A.M. and I was driving in a ditch with slippery grass from morning dew. In the ditch there was a tall grassy hill that I was thinking about driving up. With a little encouragement from my friend, I charged up the hill and as I reached the crest, my tires started slipping, as did obscenities. We slowly descended backwards down the hill, because the brakes weren’t doing their job. The pace picked up, and fear and uncertainty were riding shotgun as we turned 90 degrees on the hill. I thought a roll was inevitable as we were sliding sideways, so I hit the throttle and we slid around and then the Jeep were facing the bottom of the hill. A few weeks later I got the four wheel drive working, and since then I’ve put my passengers through more fear and fun. Ignorance and adrenalin had got me high centered in the cold raining boonies, up to my...
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...Hick Day A slight drizzle was falling from the sky as my huge knobby tires slingshot baseball size chunks of mud over twenty feet in the air. It was now October and the day I had been waiting for a long time had finally arrived; it was hick day. This is the one day out of the year I get to show my true colors to the school, because I am only one out of a handful of real hicks at Bob Jones High School. Now, because of my four past accidents that were all linked directly to mud riding, I had sworn to my parents that I would never put my Jeep Wrangler back in the mud. However, what would just one last time hurt? “This was it”, I told myself, “this is the final time I will go off-road in my Jeep and after this I will fully respect what my father and mother worked so hard to get me.” My near death wreck that almost took four of my friends lives and my life in the blink of an eye completely turned my life around, I now cherish and respect everything that I am granted. To begin with it was 7:30 in the morning and I had just finished making my rounds picking up all my friends for school. My buddy Caleb and I were in the front and we had been planning this day for months. He and I went all out dressing up for hick day. We both wore full camouflage attires from head to toe. I even had on my enormously thick camo hunting boots; they were so thick I could not even feel the gas or brake pedal through them. In the rear of my Jeep were three girls all crammed together in that tiny, two...
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...Experimental Research investigation: Theory, heat causes metal to return to its original shape. Test subject: A 1970 Jeep CJ5 (civilian Jeep) series that has a dent in the right rear side panel. I have conducted experimental research on the properties of metal to determine the best process to use to remove the dent and return the metal to its pre accident appearance, safety, and functionality. Type of informal research conducted: Cause and effect (metallurgical reactions using heat versus cold straightening). To conduct our research I started by collecting data on the type of metal used to form the side panel of the Jeep CJ5 . Through research we found that the metal was “common carbon steel” which originally was “stamped” by the manufacturer. Through our research we found that the carbon steel used in 1970 had a low percentage of carbon which allows the metal to be malleable and easy to manipulate. We started our experiment on a test subject piece of flat carbon steel which mimicked the properties of our subject CJ5. To change the shape of the test subject metal we introduced harm to the metal by hammering the surface. This form of experimental manipulation allowed us to produce a test subject that was chemically similar to our controlled subject. First, we used heat on the test metal to soften it. This type of manipulation is called Annealing and causes the molecules in the metal to change form therefore changing the properties of the metal. The effect of our experiment...
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...Table of Contents I. Summary of Findings II. Background Information III. Problem Statement IV. Analysis of Alternatives V. Detailed Recommendations VI. Answer to Case Questions VII. Learnings 1. Summary of Findings II. Background Information CJ Industries got the opportunity to provide Great Lakes Pleasure Boats with key engine components for their line of pleasure boats. They earned this through the culmination of several years of hard work and dedicated service, the development of a strong buyer-supplier relationship with Great Lakes and this 5-year, $10 million per year contract offers them the chance to have an extended relationship if they can satisfy Great Lakes’ needs. The opportunity given to CJI is very critical for the success of their company, and the principal goal of the company should be to fully satisfy the requirements of the contract with Great Lakes, and secure their future business with Great Lakes. CJI has been doing most manufacturing in-house, however, they have been sourcing their bilge pumps out to Heavey Pumps on an informal basis. Heavey has been a reliable supplier, however, their company is small and the expanded business will stress their production capabilities, so CJI has been planning whether to build the pumps in-house, or continue to subcontract them. III. Problem Statement Normally, CJI orders a batch of 50 bilge pumps eight...
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...doing 11 hours ago via mobile · Like. Tonya Richardson Unhappy Birthday to carter with love 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Alesha Vega That's right !!! And we ain't going nowhere !! 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Tonya Richardson I meant happy , lord I need to put on my glasses forgive me , he's loved no matter what those fools do , trust he's gonna know he's loved by u Justin 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 2. Courtney Armani Make sure you tell lil man I said Happy Birthday from Uncle Court ^.^ 10 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Jesse Brisco happy birthday carter 10 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Toni Tonez Happy birthday Carter!! Hope to meet you one day lol :). 7 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Cj Johnson HBD .... lil man..lol 5 hours ago · Like · 1. 1. Happy 2nd Birthday to my lil man I love you carter I got big plans for you just wait daddy is still here idc what nobody says!!! ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form LikeUnlike · * SeQuoia Stewart, Justin Bagley and 36 others like this. * * * Shareace Davis That's really messed up wat she's doing 11 hours ago via mobile · LikeUnlike * Tonya Richardson Unhappy Birthday to carter with love 11 hours ago via mobile · LikeUnlike · 1 * Alesha Vega That's right !!! And we ain't going nowhere !! 11 hours ago via mobile · LikeUnlike · 1 * Tonya Richardson I meant happy , lord I need...
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...BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in HOSPITALITY [pic] Smithills School Pride and Respect Unit 2 Unit code: D/600/9933 HOW THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS SUPPORTED BY OTHER INDUSTRIES [pic] Assignment 2 ASSIGNMENT BRIEF |Name: | |Form | | |Unit: |2 |Title: |How the Hospitality Industry is Supported by other Industries | |Assignment No: |2 | |Date Issued: | | |Critique Date: | | |Submission Date: | | |Credit Value: 1 |Guided Learning Hours: 10 | |Assessment Criteria to be covered in this assignment...
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...As we can see, on the calculations; the company has chosen labour hours for the allocation base. But when we do the calculations with the machine hours with the allocation base, we face with a huge difference and moreover see a lower total cost, which make high the profit. Making profit higher will be a good thing, so the company should choose the machine hours for their allocation base and calculations. In addition; because of the technology improvement and automation; machinery will be more usable and effective. Moreover, because the machines will be heterogenous, we will then need different number of labor for each. Some of them is highly-automated whereas some of them is low-automated. So, again we understand that machine hours will be a better allocation base then labour hours. Labour hours Machine hours Standard products (high volume) 2500 3500 Specialised products (low volume) 1500 3000 Total 4000 6500 Difference Budgeted labour rate 42,5 279500/6500=43 -0,5 Budgeted overhead burden 149,825 599300/6500=92,2 57,625 Total Cost 192,325 135,2 57,125 2) As known, the most commonly used allocation base in traditional costing is direct labor hours. We can also see this in the case. But at this point, we may face with some problems such that in this process overhead is increasing while direct labor is decreasing. There is an 1800$ increase whereas 46% increase in the overheads dramatically. Moreover, we see a variance and complexity in the production process...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory Join Search Browse Saved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Steel Industries of Bangladesh In: Business and Management Steel Industries of Bangladesh STEEL INDUSTRIES OF BANGLADESH REPORT ON FOCUS The report “Bangladesh on its way of becoming self sufficient in rod production, export is also a possibility” by Shuvankar karmakar, that was analyzed here, was published in the Daily Prothom Alo, on 17th November, 2012. BACKGROUND Bangladesh Steel industry is emerging as one of the major industrial sectors of the country. It consists of small up to the largest scale of steel melting and re-rolling factories across the country that mostly produce deformed bar rod of different grade (40, 60, 500), angel, channel and coil for the construction industry. Though the history of Steel Industry is not older one but it can make a glorious future. Before 1971 Bangladesh did not have any steel mill and even after the liberation there were only a few steel factories in the country. In 1990s the actual development began in this sector through a revolution. During that period the building constructing agencies or developer companies came forward to build modern infrastructure. Then with the increasing demand, new investors started investing in steel or rod production. In 2012 we have almost 400 mills across the country including Dhaka, Chittagong...
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...Factor conditions are human resources, physical resources, knowledge resources, capital resources and infrastructure. Specialized resources are often specific for an industry and important for its competitiveness. Specific resources can be created to compensate for factor disadvantages. Demand conditions in the home market can help companies create a competitive advantage, when sophisticated home market buyers pressure firms to innovate faster and to create more advanced products than those of competitors. Related and supporting industries can produce inputs which are important for innovation and internationalization. These industries provide cost-effective inputs, but they also participate in the upgrading process, thus stimulating other companies in the chain to innovate.[2] Firm strategy, structure and rivalry constitute the fourth determinant of competitiveness. The way in which companies are created, set goals and are managed is important for success. But the presence of intense rivalry in the home base is also important; it creates pressure to innovate in order to upgrade competitiveness. Government can influence each of the above four determinants of competitiveness. Clearly government can influence the supply conditions of key production factors, demand conditions in the home market, and competition between firms. Government interventions can occur at local, regional, national or supranational level. Chance events are occurrences that are outside of control of a firm....
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...Metcalf & Associates Significantly Impacts Worthington Industries Bottom Line by Facilitating Successful ERP Transition by Maureen Metcalf Company Profile ‘One of the Most Admired Companies’ in its industry per Fortune magazine, Worthington Industries, founded in 1955, grew from humble beginnings to a multi-billion dollar metal processing company. Today, the firm employs 8,000 people in 67 facilities throughout 11 countries. The company’s success is credited to its customer-centered philosophy, based on the Golden Rule. This philosophy, in addition to an unwavering commitment to the customer, and one of the strongest employee/employer partnerships in American industry serve as the company’s foundation. Challenge and Vision With the continuing growth and diversification of Worthington Industries, inventories naturally grew as well. As with many manufacturing firms, inventory has a significant impact on revenue and cash flow. Maintaining inventories larger than necessary negatively impacts the bottom line. Thus, the firm wanted to gain better insight into their inventories and processes and increase their supply chain informationto a higher level of detail. The company had a vision of further improving the level of customer service, while using less working capital and inventory. In order to achieve this goal, every process that impacted supply chain management and inventory needed to be closely evaluated. Surfacing every issue that could be preventing the firm from providing...
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...agenda that includes promoting the company brand. ("What Is Strategic Communications?”, 2011) Case Study: “The Power of Rewards at Industry International” The case study “The Power of Rewards at Industry International” located in chapter three of Strategic Organizational Communication in a Global Economy describes a manufacturing company. The company has a rewards system used to compensate employees but that system is in jeopardy of being eliminated due to economic challenges. The case study describes the situation, the challenges the employees and the company face, and the methods the employees are considering to resolve the issue to their satisfaction. The Organizational Structure The organizational structure of the flow of information with a company can be either centralized or decentralized. Centralized information flow means all decision making and power is reserved to central points within the company. ("Centralization And Decentralization", 2013) In a centralized company information is often altered by the time it reaches the lower ranking employees. Decentralizing the information flow is the exact opposite of centralized. In a company that is decentralized information flow is distributed equally through the company resulting in faster decision making and less alterations. The organizational structure of Industry International. Industry International is a decentralized company. Although decisions are made by a board of directors and information is not shared with...
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