...Matthew Stewart Operations 4/2/15 Put yourself in the position of the manager running the electronic circuit operation in problem 7, and summarize your interpretation of the results of these analyses. Expand on your interpretation with response on one or a few of the following: In problem 7, you can see based on the average chart that as the sample size increases, the voltage of the circuits are gravitating towards the center line of the chart. The center line of the chart “is the average quality characteristic being measured” when considering a process control example such as the one we see in problem 7 (193). Throughout the text, it is explained that as you reach higher above or lower below the center line, the characteristic that is being measured is either getting closer to exceeding “the maximum acceptable random variation,” or upper control limit, or getting closer to exceeding the “minimum acceptable random variation,” or lower control limit “when a state of control exists” (193). In the case of problem 7’s average and range chart’s, we see that the voltage of the circuits are in fact hovering closer towards the center line as both sample size’s increase, meaning that the process control characteristic is in fact limiting the amount of variation or defects within the process. Schroeder defines process capability as “the ability of the process to meet or exceed the technical specifications obtained from customers,” or in other words, the processes ability to...
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...MGT625 Prod/Ops Mgmt Assignment 11. a. Boeing building a plane First thoughts are that Boeing fits almost all of the requirements for continuous flow; low flexibility, one product, very high capital investment, and low skilled labor with skilled overseers. Work would proceed in a fixed sequence of assembly steps, and the process connects all activities in an inflexible process. This process has high capital investment and only produces a minimum amount of product, one. The only reservation I have about this is that the production volume is low. Job Tasks Salaries: Aerospace Engineers Design Aircraft $100-$130K DOE Mechanical Engineers Design mechanical systems $80, $100k DOE Electrical Engineer design electrical systems $80, $100k DOE Software Engineer design software used in computer controls $80, $100k DOE Avionics Engineer design instruments to fly the aircraft $80, $100k DOE Fabricators assemble the plane and machine specialized parts $55-$75K DOE Welders weld aluminum for super-structure of the aircraft $55-$75K DOE Team Member Assembly general labor $35-$55K DOE Assembly Managers oversees team members in the assembly stage $65k-75K b. Toyota building an SUV Toyota would utilize the flow process. Unlike the batch process, this process is performed with a fixed sequence of steps and a fixed number of assembly stations. This process has a very high capital requirement. This process produces quality at a very high volume. The labor is mostly unskilled with skilled...
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...Toulmin model assignment Now that you have a firm understanding of the Toulmin model and its various parts, you will now apply that information to the real world. You are to find an argument made in a newspaper or magazine editorial, and then analyze the argument via the Toulmin model. The article can be from an online newspaper or magazine, but blogs or normal webpages are not acceptable. Additionally, the article MUST be an editorial or op-ed piece – these are to be personal views that are making a specific argument about an issue. Beyond including a hard copy of your article, you will want to include the following: * Identify the parts present – analyzing the artifact, you will identify any and all parts of the Toulmin model that are present within the artifact. For each part, you will need to present three aspects: * Define the Toulmin part – define (briefly) what this part is (to demonstrate that you know what you’re supposed to be looking for). This should be in your own words – don’t just quote the readings. * Express the example – express what specifically, within the artifact, is representing this particular part of the Toulmin model. This should be a direct quotation from the article. Do NOT paraphrase this part. * Explain the selection – explain why this particular selection you have chosen is a representation of this particular part of the Toulmin model. How does it fit into this type? Why would this be an example of the part...
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...unusual point of view on a current public conundrum, along with a relevant platform (e.g., being a teacher, businessman, lawyer, doctor, parent or stamp collector) you don’t need clips or editorial experience on your résumé—just quick thinking and an understanding of the form of these articles. I once sent a hastily written kvetch about a Kmart opening in my Greenwich Village neighborhood to The New York Times at noon, had an acceptance by 2 p.m., was sent a copy by midnight and received a check within a week. Here are the essential elements of a successful and sellable op-ed. 1. BE TIMELY OR EARLY. I submitted my Kmart commentary the week the local branch opened, which, luckily, coincided with a front-page debate about superstores infiltrating Manhattan. Timeliness is essential with this genre, especially now that online news sites can update as often as they choose. The presidential election was hot for op-ed writers until Nov. 4; then, regular columnists took over the topic. Be sure to factor in lead times and how long it can take an editor to reply (especially if he doesn’t know you). If the Fourth of July is next week, your patriotic piece might already be too late. Retool it for Labor Day. Holidaysare reliable hooks because they happen every year, so you can plan ahead (or try...
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...Constitutional Law: Bill of Rights TUTORIAL 1: WRITING AN OP-ED Do you have an interesting opinion to share? Is something driving you crazy? Is there something which needs to be said which no-one else is saying? If you can express it clearly and persuasively in an op-ed, you can reach thousands of people, and possibly sway hearts, change minds, influence decision-makers and even shape public policy. In the process, you also earn recognition for yourself and your institution, all for less effort than it takes to write a professional journal article. An op-ed is a short punchy piece of writing in which you give your opinion and try to convince your readers why you are right. It is not like an essay that unfolds slowly like a carpet. Quite the opposite because in an op-ed you open with your conclusion – the one message that you want to get across in the op-ed. This is the most important thing to remember about an op-ed. You have space for ONE message only. The rest of the op-ed is for you to make your case and support your view or conclusion. In the process of doing so, you usually play an educating role for readers who have no specialist knowledge of the subject matter. It is important though that your op-ed is accessible and not preachy. So an op-ed is the expression of your opinion, but backed up with facts, research or first-hand information. Typically an op-ed is 700-800 words. Any longer and you risk an editor deciding not to publish it because she can’t...
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...CPRL 224 Templates: How to use them, when to use them, why use them Many Canadians assume that ……………. Many Canadians believe that ………………… On the one hand, ……….. . On the other hand, ……………….. . I agree that ………….. . This is not to say that …………… . Author X contradicts herself. At the same time that she argues …………., she also implies ………….. She argues ………………, and I agree because …………….. Her argument that …………… is supported by new research showing that ……………. Templates are rhetorical patterns, rhetorical structures, that allow you to summarize, to respond, to introduce a quotation, to support your argument or point of view with evidence, to shift between general, over-arching claims and smaller-scale, supporting claims, to introduce an on-going debate, to introduce something implied or assumed, and many more such forms of dialogic communications. They allow you to frame an argument, a position, a point of view, while acknowledging the arguments of others. Furthermore, they provide clarity and coherence. Conventional wisdom has it that ………………… Common sense seems to dictate that …………… It is often said that ……………… I have always believed that ……………. When I was a child, I used to think that ……………….Although I should know better by now , I cannot help thinking that ………………. One implication of Mr.’s treatment of ………………. Is that ……………… Although Ms. Y doesn’t say so directly, she apparently assumes that ………………. While they rarely admit...
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...Mountain Equipment Co-op Report In this report our group discusses the ethics and impacts of MEC’s decision to shift from primarily Canadian manufactured goods to offshore facilities. We will discuss which stakeholders are affected, how they are affected, how they are going global and the risks and investments involved, the ethical issues involved in purchasing offshore goods and MEC’s sustainability strategy. MEC’s decision to carry products manufactured in offshore facilities will affect the following stakeholders: Stakeholder | Effect | Description | Canadian Manufacturers | Suffer | They will lose business | Offshore Manufacturers | Benefit | They will gain business | Consumers | Benefit | High quality products for low cost | Investor(members) | Benefit | More surplus will return more dividends | Canadian Employees | Suffer | Lose jobs as manufacturers lose business | Offshore Employees | Benefit | Better work environment and pay rate | Governments | Benefit | Canada: More tax revenue as consumers will buy cheaper products.Offshore: Investment in the country and increasing employment rate | MEC is ‘going global’ by purchasing from offshore manufacturers, increasing its global influence through parternerships, improving foreign work environments, and purchasing from sustainable manufacturers. In addition MEC is a member of the UN global compact, Canadian business, and the Social Responsibility Labour Association. There is a higher degree of investment...
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...Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Nucor Corp A! Subject - Structure/Ops! • Decentralized ! - Distance between MGMT and ops! • Communication between top mgmt and supervisors?! - Autonomy for plant mgr - operated as an independent business! • Employees tell mgrs about their bad decisions — where is top mgmt? (no input/guidance)! • Too many risks?! - HR - People like working there! • Large labour supply! • Performance based pay, fairness! • Grievance reviews! - GM, then HQ! - Does HQ need to get involved?! • Annual dinners with GMs, monthly crew meetings, employee surveys! - Discuss any employee problems! • No layoffs! - Reduced workweek instead! - Compensation! • 1. Production Incentive plan! - Bonuses for workgroups (25-40 workers) based on anticipated vs. actual production! - 80-150% of base wage - BIG! 1 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - Late - Lose bonus for the day, Sick - Lose bonus for the week! • 4 forgiveness days per yr! • Too harsh? Maybe not considering strong labour pool! - Supervisors and maintenance included! • No bonus paid of equipment not operating on that shift! • 2. Department Manager Plan! - Annual bonus based on ROA for the plant! • Target of 25%! • Average 82% bonus in recent years! - High?! • 3. Non-Production/Department Mgr Plan! - Accountants, engineers, clerks, etc! - Bonus based primarily on ROA for their plant! - Could be over 25% of base salary! • 4. Senior Officers Incentive Plan! - inc. Plant General Mgrs! - Based on return on shareholders’...
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...income/loss. Past net income provides info for predicting future net income. Net income is needed to determine the ending balance in retained earnings. RE: stmt. shows amts and causes of changes in RE during the period. Time period is the same as that covered by the income stmt. Users can evaluate dividend payment practices. Ending balance in RE is needed in preparing the balance sheet. BS: Reports assets and claims to assets at a specific point in time. Assets=Liab+SE. Lists assets first, followed by Liab and SE. U.S. companies that are publicly traded must provide shareholders w annual report. Annual Report always includes: Financial stmts, mgmt. discussion&analysis, notes to financial stmt, auditor’s report. Mgmt discussionAnalysis: comp. ability to pay near-term obligations, ability to fund ops.&expansion, results of ops. Mgmt must highlight favorable or unfavorable trends & identify significant events and uncertainties that affect these three factors. International standards are referred to as International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) made by the International Accounting Standards Board(IASB). IFRS more...
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...Changing expatriate composition – expatriates number increasing – Africa, Asia & Latin America HR Policy – recruitment from Geneva – sent to field with ‘learning by doing’, operate under sense of danger, meeting immediate challenges, focus on short term, quickly develops and reinforces team and team loyalties, rotation every 12 months, no formal training, no continuity for developing people, Career - little career planning, career developed through interpersonal networks & driven by opportunities, most recruits stayed for 2 to 3 years, no management development, those remain and reach top of HQ –mostly Swiss male (old school boys club) CURRENT CHALLENGES – greater diversity in mgmt ranks – more professionals, foreigners and women. NEW STRATEGIC PLAN (2007 -2010) – challenges to HRM. 3 mgmt priorities – 1. Multidisciplinary; 2. Greater accountability & 3. Increased efficiency thru’ results based management. Role of HQ? – Centralised or Decentralised? Policies & Procedures needed to be Standardised to achieve efficiency & operation coherence but ensure flexibility; CHALLENGES FOR HR – Clarify roles and responsibilities; performance based...
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...MGMT*3320, Financial Management Class Notes: Financial Ratios © F.Braga, 2015 WE START THIS “DRY” PART BY SHOWING THAT IN FACT EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED STOCK MARKETS DO USE THESE RATIOS AS STANDARDIZED TOOLS USED TO CONVEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION. SO : IT MAY FEEL DRY BUT IT IS THE REAL STUFF, SO TO SPEAK. WE WILL LOOK (AS AN EXAMPLE) AT THE SIX SWISS EXCHANGE (THEIR TSE) AND WHAT THEY PUBLISH FOR THE LISTED COMPANIES. SPIN: THIS IS INFORMATION. MANAGEMENT USED RAW DATA, COMPILED ACCORDING TO PROPER METHODOLOGICAL STANDARDS TO PRODUCE STANDARDIZED INFO WHICH IS UNDERSTOOD BY ALL BECAUSE IT IS DEVELOPED IN A STD MANNER MGMT*3320 F15, © F. Braga 2015 146 Nestlé: compare 2015 (left) with 2011 (right) http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en.html?id=CH0038863350CHF1, access Sep 17 2011 http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en.html?id=CH0038863350CHF1 access Sep 11 2015 MGMT*3320 F15, © F. Braga 2015 147 Novartis: compare 2015 (left) with 2011 (right) http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en.html?id=CH0012005267CHF1 access Sep 17, 2011 http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en.html?id=CH0012005267CHF1 access Sep 11, 2015 MGMT*3320 F15, © F. Braga 2015 148 UBS: compare 2015 (left) with 2011 (right) http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en.html?id=CH0024899483CHF1 accessed Sep 17, 2011 http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/security_info_en...
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...612 BEAUTY & HAIR 745 CONFECTIONERY 752 INT.HOSPTLTY MGT 756 HORTICULTURE 762 FABRIC STUDY 774 PRINTED TEXTILE 778 OP&MNT.OF COMM DEV 789 Monday,09th March, 2015 10:30 AM PHYSICS 042 MARKETING 613 STORE ACCOUNTING 618 CASH MGMT & H-KEEP 619 AC & REFRGTN-III 632 VEGETABLE CULTURE 642 B THERAPY&HAIR DES 654 OPTICS 658 CLNCL BIO-CHE(MLT) 661 FUND OF NURSING II 663 RADIOGRAPHY-GENL 667 MEAL PLNG & SERVIC 676 TEXTILE SCIENCE 684 INDIA-TOURIST DEST 693 I T SYSTEM 699 PRIN &PRA-LIFE INS 705 INT TO FINANCL MKT 723 C HEALTH NURSING 731 BAKERY 751 GARMENT CONSTRCTN 776 TRAD.INDIAN TEXTLE 777 ELECTICAL MACHINE 787 Tuesday,10th March, 2015 10:30 AM HISTORY 027 BIOTECHNOLOGY 045 ENGG. GRAPHICS 046 LAB MEDICINES(MLT) 660 RETAIL SERVICES 744 LGSTCS,OPER&SUP CH 750 BUS.OPERTN & ADMN 766DATE-SHEET SENIOR SCHOOL EXAMINATION,2015 PAGE => 2 DAY,DATE AND TIME SUBJECT NAME AND SUB-CODE Tuesday,10th March,2015 10:30 AM MARKETING 783 Thursday,12th March, 2015 10:30 AM CHEMISTRY 043 LENDING OPERATIONS 620 APPLIED PHYSICS 625 FLORICULTURE 643 COSMETIC CHEMISTRY 655 BIOLOGY-OPTHALMIC 657 COMM.HEALTH NUR II 664 RADIATION PHYSICS 666 DESG & PAT MAKING 685 DYEING & PRINTING 688 TRAVEL TRADE MGMT 694 BUSINESS DATA PROC 700 COMPUTER& LIFE I A 706 TPT. SYSTEMS &MGMT 712 B P O SKILLS 724 FOOD& BEV C & CNTL 737 HOLISTIC HEALTH 746 FLORICULTURE 765 COST ACCOUNTING 781 Friday,13th...
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...Supply Chain Mgmt – Peter J. Metz A process-oriented, integrated approach to procuring, producing, and delivering end-products and services to customers. It includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal operations, trade customers, retail customers, and end-users. It covers the management of materials, information, and funds flows. JIT uses the kanban system to manage the pull production system and help coordinate the production and movement of parts and components between processes to avoid excesses or shortages. JIT requires confidence that the supplier chain will meet commitments It is important to understand that kanban works within the framework of JIT to manage flow. This means that a company cannot achieve JIT without some form of kanban. Conversely, if a company is not pursuing JIT or a lean environment, kanban is not likely to succeed. We will look at a few points regarding the lean environment in the next section. Inventory mgmt. • Order point (OP). An established inventory level that when reached, signals the need to issue a replenishment order • Safety Stock (SS) A quantity of inventory planned to be on hand to protect against fluctuations in demand • Lead Time (LT) The time required to replenish inventory. This is normally measured as the number of days from when the order point is broken, to receipt and put-away of the corresponding replenishment order. May include order processing time, supplier lead time, and receipt and put away time. Traditional approach...
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...Abdul Wahab S/o Fazal-Ur-Rehman CNIC: 37301-6245540-3, Date of Birth: 19-09-1986 Address: House # 55, Street # 06 Haji Mohala muftian Dina, Punjab, Pakistan Phone: +92544631398 (Day & Evening), +923005596249 (Mobile) Email: abdulwahab86@gmail.com | | |[pic] Professional Summary I am an entry level IT Professional with strong skills in Telecommunication Networks, Network Operations, and Management. Good at communication and presentation. I have strong analytical and writing skills. EXPEREINCE (3 years) IT & Telecom. Internee(NIP) January 2010 – January 2011 At National Telecommunication Corporation HQ, Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan Network/System Support, Hardware troubleshooting, Data Communication, Next generation Network, Switching, Transmission and Information technology departments Jr. Netwrok Administrator January 2008 to January 2010 WOL Telecom. Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan LAN Management, Administration, Design and Support, Firewall management. RESEARCH Published Waqas Haider, Abdul Wahab "A review on Cloud Computing Architectures and Applications" Vol.2. No.4 (2011) of Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems Under Review • Abdul Wahab , Waqas Haider, Muhammad Sharif, Mudassarr Raza “The Realization of Personalized E-Learning platform based on 3G Mobile phone and NGN control frame work for SIP based IP Networks”, TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES ...
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...Running Head: DOWN EAST SPUD BUSTERS EXPANSION Down East Spud Busters Expansion By Clyde D. Rhodes Sr. Cliff DuPuy MGMT 211 w-07-Caro March 19, 2007 Abstract The Down East Spud Busters (DESB) is a cooperative of potato growers that are originally collected, weighed, wash, graded, bagged, and distributed. They originally represented the potato growers of eastern Canada and northern Maine. We know what the results of the strategic planning was the construction of a large manufacturing plant in northern Maine. The main purpose of this plant is to manufacture and process higher value-potato products. This is only the first of three phases they intend to implement. Meaning, we will start out the organizing for the north eastern region of the United States and parts of Canada. The things that will be covered are organization charts, the use of decentralization, financing the business, sales and distribution, and components of human resources, such as hiring and training of employees. The use of a corporate ethics officer, along with stewards in all branches of the organization will also be covered. Organization Structure It would seem that the company has already made and started to implement a strategic plan with intentions of continuing growth to the international level. But before they move on to the other phases, they need to set up the way they would like...
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