When Manufacturing Moves Back: Concepts and Questions Luciano Fratocchi1, Carmela Di Mauro2, Paolo Barbieri3, Guido Nassimbeni4, Andrea Zanoni5 1 Department of Industrial & Information Engineering & Economics, University of L’Aquila Via G. Gronchi 18, Nucleo Industriale Pile, L’AQUILA AQ ITALY luciano.fratocchi@univaq.it +39-0862-434356 CORRESPONDING AUTHOR 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania Via A. Doria 5, 95131 CATANIA CT ITALY cdimauro@unict.it 3 Department
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project required Martha to research upon manufacturing technologies and plant setup costs for a computer chip that the client’s competitor was planning to launch soon. Martha has been promised a promotion to group manager and the organization has been offered interest in assigning approximately 10 new projects. The project presents an ethical dilemma in front of Martha wherein she needs access to what constitutes proprietary information of the target company [client’s competitor] in order to complete
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The text deals with several manufacturing problems, within the production of spraying cans for the high-technology sector, of “Greasex”, which arise from the contradiction of interests between the quality and manufacturing department, due to time pressure in the production. First of all, the spray cans of “Greasex” have a quality issue. Due to the high pressure in the cans, there is an accidental risk for customers which could lead to a fatal image loss of the company. There are several causes
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Munoz American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper reviews the PC industry from a marketing standpoint. It expresses the environmental concerns that companies within this industry face due to new technology. This technology includes mobile, cloud, tablet PC’s and more. It also provides potential suggestions that a company can take in order to progress their sales and profits within a marketing plan. Working a Marketing Strategy in the PC World Marketing environment forces are the
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Manufacturing Strategy Case 1: Case Analysis of American Connector Company Submitted By: Bikramaditya Sharma (2010H149221) American Connector Co. (ACC), a US supplier of electrical components, has been forced to re-evaluate operations at its plant in Sunnyvale, California, in response to the plans of a Japanese competitor (DJC Corp.) to construct a rival plant in the United States. The essential issue at hand is whether American Connector’s customization manufacturing strategy should be modified
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data from a sample of 36 homogeneous steel production lines owned by 17 companies. The production lapses demonstrated how lines using a particular set of innovative work practices have higher production rates than lines that use a more traditional approach with stricter work rules. The main focus of this research is the people. How are people treated and their response to such treatment? Often times, many companies lose focus of what is actually important for their organization which is
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imprecise. 4. It is more difficult to account for the inventory of a manufacturing firm than for a merchandising firm because the former has three different types of inventories; raw materials, work in process, and finished goods. In addition, the work in process and finished goods inventories are composed of raw materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead. Often it is difficult to measure the amount of labor and manufacturing overhead that should be included in the inventory amounts. 5. Purchase
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A business can gain competitive advantage in its industry if it has strong research and development capabilities. It reflects the company’s product development process. Companies with strong research capabilities often lead the market with innovation. For instance, in the technology industry Apple and Sony are the two companies that have held their leadership position using innovation as a competitive advantage. Access to intellectual properties. The holding of an intellectual right; which can exist
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Interrelationships Introduction The purpose of this paper is to identify the functional areas of Riordan Manufacturing industry. In this paper, the reasons for the organization’s existence will be identified through an analysis of the mission, vision, values, and goals of the organization. Additionally, an analysis of the type of organizational structure employed
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Productivity and Marketing Practice: A Strategic Model for Shoe Manufacturing Industry A Research Proposal Presented to the Graduate School of Business Philippine School of Business Administration In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Doctor of Business Administration Program By: Ayuson, Franklin Estiller June 2013 The Merger of Best Productivity and Marketing Practice: A Strategic Model for Shoe Manufacturing Industry Franklin Estiller Ayuson Philippine School
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