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obtained from economies of scope and scale had been a major driving factor behind the level of mergers and acquisitions which are ...

significant, as well as such specialty items as wine and flowers. On the flat terrain of Northern Germany, and particularly toward...

of the best in terms of flexibility, it is also one which will be most difficult to manage in terms of labour relations and the ne...

also more advanced than in other regions of the country. This location provides ready access to wholesale and retail outlets, reli...

One supply chain consultant noted that "Supply chains today are working like worldwide production lines ... We cant afford safety ...

has only a small level of growth and the increase in competition is making growth difficult. The market for the weekender products...

sold on to retailers or resellers; this also involves more financial transactions which can result in fraud if there are not suffi...

reputation when, in the 1990s, it was charged with violating child labor laws as well as work health and safety laws (Gomes-Casser...

reduce smoking in India (Lamont and Yuk, 2010). However, this has been a controversial decision, not only was cigarette manufactu...

from its introduction. The meaning may be different to the various people or organizations that implement or study it as there is ...

number of very small producers. The majority of producers are smallholder farmers, who undertaking operations with their immediate...

market one month, and then are laying idle the next month, many quality problems can occur, due to lack of consistency. Furthermor...

John Scully, who was CEO of Apple at the time, made a devastating mistake (Dohrman, 1997). In 1985, Scully confronted Bill Gates, ...

relied formerly on oil, for instance, Japan was able to diversify during the oil crises of the 1970s into the manufacture of elect...

* There are assembly costs to combine the chips and wafers and put them on the motherboard. This costs $10 per hour and requires 5...

for a 2D presentation is called cel animation (Doyle, 2001). The third dimension is added through the processes of modeling, text...

for years, and they still find it necessary to increase their operating efficiencies in order to gain or preserve competitive adva...

The political - deciding upon the conclusion first and then finding good arguments for it (Arsham, 2001). Managers make decisions...

In twenty one pages this paper discusses management considerations for manufacturing operations in an examination of total quality...

In nine pages this paper discusses the evolution of trailer parks in this consideration of how the manufactured housing industry h...

In five pages this paper discusses stress, stressors, and how a Boeing manufacturing manager can cope with work related stress. T...

qualities. Examples include: damage during transportation, rework double handling; misidentification in storage; loss in storage; ...

within the same system. A typical example would be a company which has businesses spread over many manufacturing environments. I...

the BRIC? In theory, it would make sense that manufacturing in emerging markets would be taking a direct hit. These countr...

of the total sales which are made. It may be argued that there are some advantages and disadvantages to this approach. It may be ...

Indias background has its roots in the fight against colonialism, until 1947, the battle had been freedom from Great Britain. Foll...

when its done right it can look amazingly polished" (Sydney Loves Fashion, 2009). This particular author also makes note that se...

the edge on its rivals. For example, if there are two products which are very similar, neither has the advantage, but if one looks...

loss of many American jobs and the exploitation of inadequately paid Mexican autoworkers. When such workers were questioned reg...

automobiles. Ford built his first gasoline-powered engine in 1893 and his first car in 1896 while working as the chief engineer of...