drop meant that too many cars had to be made up with overtime and needed off-line operations of one type or another before they could go on to shipping. Toyota Production System (TPS) has two guiding principles: 1. Just-In-Time (JIT) production 2. Principle of jidoka The plant insisted on “produce only what was needed, only how much was needed, and only when it was needed.” Another concept was "building in quality in the production process and condemned any deviation from value-addition
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ECIPE OCCasIOnal PaPEr • no. 2/2010 REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN ASIA: THE TRACK RECORD AND PROSPECTS By Razeen Sally Razeen Sally (razeen.sally@ecipe.org) is Director of ECIPE and on the faculty of the London School of Economics www.ecipe.org info@ecipe.org Rue Belliard 4-6, 1040 Brussels, Belgium Phone +32 (0)2 289 1350 ECIPE OCCASIONAL PAPER ExECuTIvE SuMMARy This is the season for regional-integration initiatives in Asia. There is talk of region-wide FTAs, and there are east-Asian
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and think about the best ways to use this power to help others. Students will learn to write persuasively through the case study and legislative research papers. Students will also learn to communicate effectively through various in-class negotiation exercises, case study and legislative research presentations, and group presentations. Learning Outcomes 1. Research Paper Extent High
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INTRODUCTION ―The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.‖ - Article 6, Treaty on European Union The European Union is not a federation like the United States. Nor is it simply an organization for cooperation between governments, like the United Nations. Neither is it a State intended to replace existing states, but it is much more than any other international
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coalition government in the aftermath of the inconclusive general election held on 6 May 2010 which, at the extremes of argument, have emphasised either the logic of numbers or personal chemistry.2 This has been accompanied by well-informed accounts of the five days of intense and sometimes difficult negotiations which followed, between all three main parties, and the twists and turns which took place during that period of time, as both Labour and the Conservatives courted the Liberal Democrats.3 Second
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.................... 2 1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 OVERALL ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................... 2 1.3 MAIN FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................. 2 1.3.1 Business Continuity Plan Governance (See Section 3.1 of the BCP Standard) ......... 2 1.3.2 Business Impact
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SETTLEMENT OF OIL AND GAS DISPUTES: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES PAPER DELIVERED BY: OLABISI O. SOYEBO, SAN, MCIArb. AT THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MAITAMA, ABUJA 29th NOVEMEBER, 2011. SETTLEMENT OF OIL AND GAS DISPUTES: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES BEING A PAPER DELIVERED BY OLABISI O. SOYEBO. SAN. MCIArb., AT THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MAITAMA ABUJA ON 29TH NOVEMEBER, 2011. INTRODUCTION Oil and gas are considered among the world's most important resources
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SECESSION OF KOSOVO FROM SERBIA: VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES (Analysis in the context Principles of Self- Determination, Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity, Non interference and Recognition) ABSTRACT The declaration of independence by Kosovo has serious regional and international implications. Even though this has not generated much interest in India, it is important to understand its implications nonetheless. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the movement in India's Jammu and Kashmir
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FIN200 Corporate Finance (2nd Term 2012-2013) Solution for Corporate Finance, Ross, Westerfield, and Jaffe, 9th edition CHAPTER 20 ISSUING SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. A company’s internally generated cash flow provides a source of equity financing. For a profitable company, outside equity may never be needed. Debt issues are larger because large companies have the greatest access to public debt markets (small companies tend to borrow
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of the joint venture between Godrej & P&G Rebuilding exercise 1995-TQM workshop Switch from a family-run business to a professionally managed company • Changed the earlier model of management hierarchy • Adopted a participative management model – team spirit – employee improvement programmers. Phase 2: Design (Instructional Objectives) ● Total Quality Management (TQM) workshop: for all its 5000 employees to help them connect to their job. 2)Parivartan: to train new as well as existing employees
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