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    Books

    Results of research: Literature Review Customer relationship management has become very popular now days due to increase in competition among all type of business. Customer relationship management always demands from the companies to create the values for the customers by delivering them the products and should expect the profitable returns in exchange. Customer relationship management is mainly focusing on how the business can retain its existing customers in this competitive environment

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    Toyota Case

    Sakichi Toyoda was born in 1867 and in the 1900’s he founded the Toyoda group, a company focused on the production of looms for the textile business. In 1933, under the influence of his son Kiichiro Toyoda, who was more interested in automobiles, Sakichi opened a new division focused on car manufacturing.It was in 1937 that there was a separation between the two businesses and consequently Toyota Motor Company was born. In order to get a deeper understanding over the industry, Kiichiro studied the

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    Supply Chain Mgmttask 1

    Supply Chain Management Task 1 A. Fourth quarter cumulative balanced scorecard: Cumulative industry results for last four quarters ending in quarter: 4| |Minimum|Maximum|Average|Mobile Office Computers| Total Overall|0.00|444.77|7.74|0.50| Financial Performance|-53.84|186.46|7.41|5.62| Market Performance|0.00|0.67|0.09|0.26| Marketing Effectiveness|0.00|0.82|0.17|0.67| Investment in Future|0.00|267.79|0.70|1.14| Wealth|-0.90|4.57|0.35|1.02| Human Resource Management|0.00|0.81|0.17|0

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    Riordan Mfg

    upgraded to a system that monitors from the point of order to the point of delivery. The company will transition from a basic material requirements plan (MRP) to an MRPII system that will allow Riordan to excel in efficiency, lean production, and cost effectiveness. Applying lean production principles will aid in removing waste, reducing inventory, maximizing process flow, and meeting customer expectations. Communication is key for the organization; this will allow management to empower the employees

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    Creating Lean Suppliers

    “Creating Lean Suppliers” a Consider that the new corporate procurement strategy in support of your manufacturing business includes securing purchased critical parts and subassemblies from “lean” practicing suppliers. Your supply chain management in previous years has practiced the strategy of single sourcing as well as long-term partnering for critical purchased material. Prepare a list of bullets showing the advantages and disadvantages of staying with current suppliers (i.e. not switching)

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    Strategic Management and Leadership

    quality, technology, and performance. It has two domestic R&D centers and invests around 7% of its total revenues in product development. They also hired a number of Japanese automotive consultants to assist the auto company in achieving the six sigma/ lean process standard to their Japanese/Western competitors. Not only did this improve their production processes but Chery was also granted ISO/TS 16949:2002 production qualities by 2005, the strictest international production quality certification available

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    Lawrence of Arabia

    Movie Review: Lawrence of Arabia Script I believe the script was very much profound. There had been quite a lot of twists in the story which made me eager to find out what could happen next. It also showed what a man can do for people regardless of his race and religion. It showed how great the influence of a person who was not even one of their own yet was able to unite them as a nation. Acting In some parts of the movie, I found the acting a little bit clumsy. When one of the slaves of Lawrence

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    Total Quality Management

    Lower costs – Decrease waste as fewer defective products and no need for separate * Quality Control inspectors (Quay,2012) Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is all about creating value by bringing in fierce efficiency in every aspect of production, by minimizing wastefulness in all its manifestations. With its origins in eastern philosophy of 'Kaizen', lean manufacturing focuses on reduction of 'Muda' which is the Japanese word for anything in a manufacturing or business process, that

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    Kaizen Project

    walked per year (feet) | 36,400 | 728 | 35,672 | Distance walked per year (miles) | 6.95 | 0.14 | 6.81 | | Resource: KAIZEN: University of San Diego, Six Sigma Certificate Program, Rev. Feb 2013, Leonard Perry, Ph.D., (Power Point Slides) “Lean Six Sigma Pocket Tool Book”, Michael L. George 2005 Lecture: Brad Perry,

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    Autoliv -from Web

    Lean systems at autoliv Autoliv is a global company that many people may not know, yet every time you step into a car you will be glad they exist. The company is recognised as the worldwide leader in automotive safety and they account for all major technological break- throughs in the occupant restraint industry. Every year Autoliv products save 25,000 lives and prevent ten times as many severe injuries. Prominent in automotive safety since 1957, the present company came into existence in 1997

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