...CASE 1: NATURAL DESIGNS, INC. I. The business of Natural Designs, Inc. (NDI) is focused on manufacturing a range of products of bird feeders and garden accessories as well as conducting presentations on birds and wildlife. Based on this, Jim McMaster accordingly makes decisions in order to run the operations of the business on a tactical basis. These decisions include the following: 1) manufacturing-related: sourcing of raw materials, production schedule, and distribution of products; 2) wildlife presentations: scheduling and preparation of presentations. • The order quantity placed by distributors collectively differs tactically, thus Jim and his team has to be able to source raw materials for the bird feeders and other garden accessories from their suppliers at any given time, depending on the demand for raw materials. This entails for Natural Designs, Inc. to cultivate a good partnership with its accredited suppliers so that it could easily tap its suppliers for additional orders without compromising quality and lead times. • Since NDI’s product range consists of 500 SKUs, the production schedule needs to be carefully plot so as to maximize machine hours and labour hours, taking into account machine set-up time, preventive maintenance, and scheduling of labour. Forecasting of product quantities to be manufactured is deemed necessary in order to stock the appropriate levels of inventory for each SKU. • Putting into consideration that the retailers of NDI may be dispersed...
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...Introduction to Operations Management Case Study: Natural Designs Inc. 1. What types of decisions must Jim McMaster make on a daily basis for Natural Designs to run smoothly? What kind of decisions must he make on a long-term basis? Short-term Decisions Depending on sales volume Jim has to decide how many orders need to be satisfied daily, which includes production and distribution of the products to customers. As orders are received and updated real-time with the help of the internet, daily production targets should be updated. Jim will also have to decide on a daily basis how many employees will work on customized feeders depending on the volume of sales orders. Because orders vary per season, he can train other employees from other departments/products for the skills needed in producing the customized bird feeders. These employees can work on the customized bird feeders product during peak season and go back to their original job function or product on low-volume seasons. Jim should also consider quality control as part of his daily decisions to ensure that customers receive high quality products. Long-term Decisions Due to Jim’s increased costs and decrease in profit he needs to review product costs and identify which costs he can do without. He may also consider opening a second facility or even moving to a larger building to take on customer demand. In terms of capacity Jim can review his current product range since 500 SKUs maybe large enough...
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...‘We see examples of design throughout the natural world and conclude that an intelligent designer is clearly demonstrated.’ Assess whether this argument succeeds. The idea of an intelligent designer has split philosophers down the middle. Many different arguments are proposed by philosophers on each side as to why an Intelligent designer exists or doesn't exist. Arguments both from and for design present clearly that there is a god and we know this just by looking at objects around us. However it can be questionable that would an intelligent designer design diseases such as cancer , this rules out the possibility of an omnipotent designer. Examples of design are practically ever, from the printer that printed this work to the waterproofing of feathers on ducks. It is clear to us that a printer has been designed as it would be near impossible that it grew from a tree or just appeared. If I was to say a flying bee is more complex than a printer it would be hard to conceive. However the science or printers has been around for many years now and they are fairly easy to explain, but the flight of bee, a natural object, an insect, has only been understood in recent years. If a printer, which at face value seems more complex than a bee has been designed surely reason permits us to assume that a bee would have also been designed. You don't have to look very far to see evidence of design, a human eye provides a perfect example of design, it is made up of loads of tiny parts...
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...Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Sustainable packaging A comprehensive approach towards sustainable packaging with a focus on primary packaging of food and drinks Lucerne, May 2010 CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Art & Design BA Design Management, International BACHELOR THESIS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN MANAGEMENT ENABLES COMPANIES TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS DIMENSIONS THAT DRIVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Lucerne, May 2010 Tutor EMETM Daniel Aeschbacher, Tutor and Faculty Member, Design Management, International Claudio Becker Baselstrasse 47, CH - 6003 Luzern Cell-phone: 0041 78 659 59 36 E-mail: info@claudio-becker.ch CLAUDIO BECKER | BA DESIGN MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Reference to design management 3. State of the Art 3.1 The context 3.2 Introduction to packaging 3.2.1 The fundamentals of packaging 3.2.2 The packaging design process 3.3 Sustainable packaging 3.3.1 What is sustainability? 3.3.2 What is sustainable packaging? 3.3.3 Materials 3.3.4 Barriers & drivers 3.4 Practise examples 3.4.1 Company overview 3.4.2 Comparison 4. Analysis / Synthesis 4.1 Insights 4.2 Sustainable packaging criteria 4.3 Recommendations 4.4 Conclusion Bibliography Books Reports...
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...Theory of Architecture 2: Manuals Architectural Design Process and Methodologies The question of the actual design process and methodology of design is more confusing when dealing with architectural design because architectural design more often involves in a team work. Before, most architects are considered more of an artist; they can design but was not able to explain or defends the need to add a significant amount of funds for the particular design. In today’s architectural trends, there are set of rules and guidelines to be followed that could affect or help in making a design. The process should involve the following step. [TSSF Inc.] 1. Assemble the team – As stated above the architectural design involves a team of people. At the outset of the project there should be a scheduling or at least a tentative assembly of efficient architects and consultant who identify the project’s scope and purpose. There should be a project’s team leader who holds the overall responsibility and identifying the right person/s in their fields. 2. Clear Communication – As again stated before, the design part involves a team. The communication should be always available for any enquiry of the different involves, especially for the owner or their representative/s. The Project Architect coordinates regular meetings to design staff, specialists and the Owner’s representative. 3. Budget and Cost Control - Cost control is critical to the success of any project. This is true...
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...Philosophy and Design Pieter E. Vermaas • Peter Kroes Andrew Light • Steven A. Moore Philosophy and Design From Engineering to Architecture Pieter E. Vermaas Delft University of Technology Delft the Netherlands Andrew Light University of Washington Seattle USA Peter Kroes Delft University of Technology Delft the Netherlands Steven A. Moore University of Texas Austin USA ISBN 978-1-4020-6590-3 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-6591-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937486 © 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com Contents List of Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Design in Engineering and Architecture: Towards an Integrated Philosophical Understanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Kroes, Andrew Light, Steven A. Moore, and Pieter E. Vermaas Part I Engineering Design ix 1 Design, Use, and the Physical and Intentional Aspects of Technical Artifacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...|Just build it! | |Arguments to support the practice of building models early in the service design process | | | |Author | |Meggie A. Williams, De Haagse Hogeschool | | | |Contact | |M.A.Williams@hhs.nl | | | |Research Group | |Philosophy in Professional Practice ...
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...decide what I would be doing to improve my career. I have a great compulsion towards practical industrial work environment and therefore I wish to pursue graduation study. Also, the sweeping changes in Global Industrialization and Design Engineering have made the role of mechanical engineer a really indispensable one. It has been my deepest desire to be a part of this rapidly burgeoning community. With due reverence to the Department and the University, I pen down this Statement of purpose. To reach the peaks of perfection, I consider studying in a suitable environment and a good university with a rewarding research program, where the research facilities and the faculty at the university are excellent is of utmost necessity. Right from my schooling I have shown keen interest in mathematics and physics that enhanced quantitative and analytical skills in me. This strength enabled me to secure XX% in XX(10th grade). I passed my senior secondary school with XX% in mathematics and XX% in physics respectively and I gained an overall percentage of XX% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, which were my main subjects. The competitive spirit within me acted as a catalyst in all my academic successes. Pursuing engineering as my future was a natural consequence because of my love towards science and technology. To study in this field, I had to overcome hurdles, a common entrance examination, which I had to take along with hundreds of thousands of students, all aspiring to...
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...England engaged many artists, designers and manufactures together expanding the design border. However, in 1836 a report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Art and Manufactures (MET) commented on how British-manufactured goods were lacking in quality. This indeed created the Arts and Crafts movement in 1860, where the movement rejected modernity and industry, mainly towards the output of British Industry. As history reaches the 2nd half of the 19th century, the mission of Arts and Crafts movement did not completely establish but instead it provided more opportunities for new designers and more options on the market for consumers. With great support of the design society one of the many talented designers stood out and influenced the style of that period, it was Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1868 where the Arts and Crafts movement was happening. The time period where Mackintosh grew up was between the influences of Japan, which significantly influence his style later on. Mackintosh was part of the Scottish School, where a group of artists and designers establish new and strikingly modern style in 1880s. (V&A) They together worked in Glasgow and created decorative schemes for architectures and design. It can be concluded that Mackintosh grew up in an artistic environment and design was his main passion. He has three outstanding designs that were eye opening during the period and beyond, it is the Glasgow School...
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...My career : Textile Design What is textile design? Most people have never heard of textile design. The word textile means a type of woven material made from natural or synthetic fibers some are animal based materials like wool ,silk others are plant-based like linens and cotton. A basic and simple explanation of textile design is to create or designs a structure of woven ,knitted and other fabrics . for example your table cloths , textiles of a towel, and the decorative elements of a carpet or rug. Textile designers process it from a raw material to a final product, which are mostly associated with clothing production. What does a textile designer do? Textile design can vary, designers can design many things like, textiles for clothing accessories ,fabrics and furnishings, printed paper based products .They need to under stand what the consumers want and needs and meet their requirements , before producing the design they need to sketch the idea, forecast the outcome and create a sample and then present it to the customer. They are required to meet deadlines, they are based in an office or a studio, most of their work involve sitting in front of the computer screen. To be a good textile designer one needs to be artistic and creative , have the ability to draw and have a good attention to detail, know your market and be able to predict trends. What jobs do textile designers do? Textile designer jobs can be jobs such as textile/pattern designers of home...
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...HMT 340: Events and Meetings Professor Edwards May 2008 Sacramento Fitness and Wellbeing Expo, July 13-15, 2012 Sacramento is one of the most affordable and pleasant cities I which to live in the West Coast. It receives one of the highest amounts of sunlight in the United States and its home to 1.5 million people (SCC Brochure, 2011). Due to its exceptional climate, association with the outdoors and its close proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierras Nevada Mountains, Sacramento attracts many healthy minded people. These are some of the many reasons why Sacramento would be the ideal location for a health and fitness exposition. The Sacramenti Convention Centre is one of the countries best and it is perfect for such an event. The event would provide industry professionals, equipment manufacturers to advertise and demsotrate some of the latest trends and techniques to members of the public of all ages. The convention will provide lifestyle, wellbeing and fitness resources, training, apparell and classes to a range of ages, including young kids, adults and seniors looking to remain as healthy as posisble. 1. Mind Map: 2. Stages: a) Research This would involve gathering information about the fitness and wellbeing market. It would involve market research studies that use qualitative and quantitative methods of gathering information. The demographic details of those who would be interested would need to be obtained. The corporate interest would need...
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...DEB 100 Design and Sustainability Research Project Report: To reduce the negative impacts conventional homes and the lifestyles associated have on the planet. Earthship (Ironbank, South Australia) Axel L. Rice n9472312 axel.rice@connect.qut.edu.au Tutorial: Juliet Tutor(s): Ali Livingstone and Charlotte Kessler Introduction The exemplar I have chosen to work on in this case study report is the Earthship; a self-sustaining green home concept designed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, Mexico. Starting out as just an idea envisioned by Michael Reynolds in the 70s, the Earthship concept is now being physically implemented in various parts of the world. This paper will focus on the Ironbank, South Australia project which is,...
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...specializes in slurry systems and has been able to exceed the robust demands of the petroleum industry. Our Engineered-ToOrder slurry pumps are designed with longevity in mind to deliver reduced process down time and maintenance costs by extending mean times between planned maintenance intervals. To meet the customer’s requirements Hazleton slurry pumps are engineered to order for each application and incorporate design features and standards that not only ensure durability and reliability, but also differentiate us from the competition. Some of which include: • Hydraulic design incorporates unique “Controlled Diffusion” process to minimize erosive vortices and reduce volute velocities for longer wear life Utilization of materials and specialty coatings to achieve maximum wear life Wear life requirements can be designed into the pump at the forefront of the design process Thick cast cross-sections include built in wear allowances three times those of typical process pumps Back pullout and front pullout design allows inplace inspection & maintenance “True Slurry Pump” design utilizes front & rear impeller pumpout vanes to eliminate the need for radial wear rings Field...
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...Student Visa. EDUCATION2015 – 2016 MSc Finance and Investment, Loughborough UniversityClass Expected: DistinctionCore Competencies: Financial Data Analysis, Global Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Reporting and Company Performance, Financial Markets and Trading.2010 – 2013 BEng. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland, AustraliaHonours Class 2A Dean’s Honour Roll; Deans Commendation for High Achievement Core Competencies: Engineering Design, Material and Net Shape Manufacturing, Advanced Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Advanced Dynamics and Vibrations, Advanced Fluid MechanicsTechnical ExperienceThesis Project 2013 – Final-year major project was to design an automated system capable of cleaning the exterior windows of a university building. Major Project Design 2012 - Directed a group of 4 students to design a fully functioning lathe capable of cutting, knurling and drilling various types of metals. Employment History2012 – 2013 Leighton Contractors, Australian Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas ProjectMechanical Field EngineerLevel 6, HQ South Tower,520 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Key Duties: * Directed the construction and installation of the preassembled pipeline units. * Performed certified pressure testing on pipelines. * Created safe work method statements for the pressure testing procedure. * Directed procurement according to the project drawings and 3D model. * Created project...
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...paper further explores the relationship between frugal engineering, design principles, design thinking, co-creation and jugaad. The benefits and implications of jugaad model of innovation for emerging nations as well as developed countries are also discussed. The paper provides better understanding of what jugaad innovation model is and how to accelerate jugaad innovations by firms in emerging markets. Jugaad can provide value for money as well as value for many. Learning to do more with less for more people should be the jugaad innovator’s dream. Key words: Jugaad, Innovation, India, Frugal Innovation, Affordability, MLM, Sustainable Solutions Introduction “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi Peter Drucker made a very profound observation long back. According to him, as the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two and only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs (Trout, 2006; Kotler, 2009). Strategic innovation, which is a must for all marketing firms in today’s market place, in developing markets is fundamentally different from what occurs in developed economies (Anderson and Markides, 2007). Leaders now look to innovation as a principal source of differentiation and competitive advantage. It is important that they should incorporate design thinking into all phases of the innovation process (Brown, 2008)...
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