History Once upon a time, by the Nokianvirta river… In 1865, mining engineer Fredrik Idestam sets up his first wood pulp mill at the Tammerkoski Rapids in south-western Finland. A few years later he opens a second mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river, which inspires him to name his company Nokia Ab in 1871. How apt that Nokia begins by making paper – one of the most influential communications technologies in history. The galoshes revolution OK, so it’s not exactly a revolution. But in
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Make-to-Order Automobiles at GM’s Gravataí Plant1 Introduction In December 2007, 7 years after the launching of the Chevrolet Celta, Roberto Tinoco, the plant director, proudly recalls the inauguration of the Gravataí plant in mid-July 2000, an event that caught the eye of professionals and the academia both in Brazil and abroad. The core notion was: To sell cars made to order for final consumers. The project, known internally by the handle “blue macaw,” is considered to be a true landmark
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Principles of OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Seventh Edition r Jay Heizer Jesse H. Jones Professor of Business Administration Texas Lutheran University Barry Render Charles Harwood Professor of Operations Management Crummer Graduate School of Business Rollins College PEARSON Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 About the Authors vi Foreword xx Preface xxi PART i l l 1, Introduction to Operations Management 1 Operations and Productivity 1 Global Company Profile:
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Operations Management and Improvement For JCR Drillsol Private Limited JCR DRILLSOL Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1) Problem Specification and Hypothesis…………………… 3 2. Article Summary ………………………………………………….. 5 3. Problem Analysis………………………………………………… 13 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………. 18 References……………………………………………………………… 18 Introduction JCR
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