either directly or indirectly facilitated the creation of all the articles contained in this volume. BestPractices Steam, which is part of the wider BestPractices program under DOE’s Industrial Technologies Program, works with industry to identify plant-wide opportunities for energy savings and process efficiency. The BestPractices Steam Steering Committee provides a great deal of input and guidance into the program (see more information about the Committee on pages 1 and 2). Mr. Fred Fendt, Technical
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MAKING 2–2 Hypothetical Question with Sample Answer Shokun Steel Co. owns many steel plants. One of its plants is much older than the others. Equipment at that plant is outdated and inefficient, and the costs of production at that plant are now two times higher than at any of Shokun’s other plants. The company cannot raise the price of steel because of competition, both domestic and international. The plant employs more than a thousand workers and is located in Twin Firs, Pennsylvania, which has
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production equipment failures causing significant output shortfalls, losing business to competitors. Facts: ▪ Because unreliable equipment made on-demand production too risky to attempt, the response to seasonal fluctuations in demand was to stockpile inventory for months. ▪ Equipment problems affected first-run quality, resulting in wasted product and further production delays. ▪ The production manager refused requests by the maintenance manager to halt production for scheduled equipment maintenance
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Worksheet 1 : Procedures in the Scientific Workplace Procedures Outline of procedures i.e. what you did and how you did it (P1) Reasons why this procedure is carried out (M1) Basic knowledge of equipment e.g. glassware, difference between different glass types should be known as different experiments require different types of glassware and it is supposed to be handled delicately because for example – different experiments require different glassware and if a weak glass is used by mistake in an
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Baron Coburg’s Sole Proprietorship Tabulated Information for Plot worked by Ivan For the Growing Season Bushels of Wheat Pre-season Land 100 bw. 20 bw. 2 bw. SUBTOTAL TOTAL Post-Season 0 bw. 162 bw. 243 bw. 100 bw. 20 bw. 2 bw. 40 bw. 40 bw. 0 bw. 0 bw. 162 bw. Seed Fertilizer Ox Plow = Accounts Payable Owners’ Equity 100 bw. 20 bw. 2 bw. 40 bw. 162 bw. 243 bw. -2 bw. -20 bw. -4 bw. Description of Transaction Land from Baron Seeds from Baron Fertilizer from Baron Ox from Baron -2
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Kerth Management 521 Report #1 1. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? Why? I feel that the Bearington plant’s source of problems and concerns are emerging from a deteriorating equipment, poor management system, and staff that aren’t properly fit for this type of job. In chapter one, as Alex Rogo starts walking through the plant he observes the plant’s equipment was making inexplicable noises. There were outdated lights, computer systems
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ON) What is the physical size of the facility? How is this divided between office and plant? How many people do they employ? State the name and title of the person who conducted your tour. If you are able, please obtain the tour guide's business card. 2. Main product or service: supplied by this company? Who are their clients/customers? 3. If your tour is of a manufacturing plant: what type of 4. If your tour is of a service facility: what types of scheduling
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long-term storage. Cranberries are processed for one of two purposes: 1) preparing raw berries for sale; and 2) preparing berries for use in juice, canning, freezing, and other processes. The process for preparing berries to be processed at Receiving Plant 1 (RP1) is as follows: 1) Bulk trucks arrive at random with an average delivery of 75 barrels (bbl: which weighs ~100 pounds). 2) The truck is weighed, the full and empty truck weight is recorded and a sample(s) of 30 pounds is taken for initial
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“Looks Bleak”, words of Ms. Larsen who is the vice president of operation at American Connector Company. Ms. Larsen said the above mentioned words when she was reading a report on competitors plan as they were thinking of entering the US market of electrical connectors. American market had been selling electrical connector since 1970’s when the US experience rapid growth as firms capacity were building up to meet the growing demand. However, soon by 1980, the market started to go down and since
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which involves visiting areas of natural or ecological interest. This mostly involves travelling to destination where flora, fauna and cultural heritage are the main attraction. Doing ecotourism is the best way to observe and learn more about animals, plants and to create a greater appreciation of nature. Feasibility study 1 Title: Guided Tour at “Domaine de l’Etoile” Location: Sebastopol, Belle Rive Date: 15 May 2015 Time: 10:00 -14:30
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