Foundation (1993-2006)‚ the Foundation has been in operation for 16 years. Owned and operated by the owners of the International Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (IPI)‚ the IPI Foundation is the company’s expression of its corporate social responsibility. The company is founded by the Wong-Castillo family‚ one of Cebu’s prominent successful Filipino-Chinese industrialists. IPI just celebrated its 50th founding anniversary in May 2009. From its humble beginnings as producer of liniment preparation‚ IPI has now
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com/1741-038X.htm JMTM 17‚4 Critical success factors for lean implementation within SMEs Pius Achanga‚ Esam Shehab‚ Rajkumar Roy and Geoff Nelder Department of Enterprise Integration‚ School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science‚ Centre for Decision Engineering‚ Cranfield University‚ Cranfield‚ UK Abstract Purpose – The aim of this research paper is to present the critical factors that constitute a successful implementation of lean manufacturing within manufacturing SMEs. Design/methodology/approach
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0102-810 Week 1 Assignment 1.2 1. What perspectives of organizational effectiveness best describe the application of lean management practices? Describe how specific elements of that perspective relate to the interventions described in the case study. The case study in question shows many benefits of hospitals around the world adapting to lean management practices. Essentially they are looking to cut waste‚ and provide the most efficient care possible. The first perspective of organizational
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CASE STUDY #2: PARTNERSHIP FOR LEBANON AND CISCO SYSTEMS Southern New Hampshire University Introduction In 2006‚ President George W. Bush solicited the help of US Businesses to help with the rebuilding of Lebanon after the war and the Partnership for Lebanon was formed to consolidate efforts (Jamali‚ 2011). The multi-national partnership was an effort to aid the people of Lebanon in rebuilding their quality of life by‚ “expanding the reach of education and workforce training‚
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Money laundering in Lebanon By Raed Hajj Ahmad Money laundering is an illegal act intended to conceal the source or use of illicit funds‚ by converting cash into untraceable bank transactions. Money laundering consists of 3 stages: Placement: the launderer introduces the illegal proceeds into the financial system. • Layering: the launderer engages in a series of operations on the illicit funds movements‚ in order
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The lean accounting method was first developed and introduced by Toyota and other Japanese companies. Toyota executives claim that the famed Toyota Production System was inspired by what they learned during visits to the Ford Motor Company in the 1920s and developed by Toyota leaders such as Taiichi Ohno and consultant Shigeo Shingo after World War II. As pioneer American and European companies embraced lean manufacturing methods in the late 1980s‚ they discovered that lean thinking must be applied
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Researchers Louis P. Hagopian‚ Wayne w. Fisher and Steven Legacy ask the question is it necessary to begin with a dense schedule before fading to a lean schedule‚ or would treatment be as effective using a lean schedule at the start. In the study‚ they attempted to replicate the findings of Vollmer. Vollmer’s findings were using noncontingent reinforcement(NCR) to treat self-injury and used attention to maintaining the correct behaviors. The thought is that if NCR could be applied to self-harm maybe
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Executive Summary I. Vision Monsanto aims to be the leading agricultural company in the global market. II. Objectives of the Case The case aims to: 1. Identify the core competencies of Monsanto 2. Identify the problems faced by the company‚ and its main concern 3. Enumerate alternative courses of action for the company’s concerns 4. Recommend the course of action that best fits with resources and constraints III. Problem Statement With the company’s large ambitions‚ it is faced
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References: Kollberg‚ B. Dahlgaard‚ J. J. and Brehmer‚ P. (2006). Measuring lean initiatives in health care services: Issues and findings‚ International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Vol. 56‚ no. 1‚ 2007‚ pp. 7-24. Bhasin‚ S‚ & Burcher Laureani‚ A.‚ & Antony‚ J. (2010). Reducing employees’ turnover in transactional services. A Lean Six Sigma case study. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Vol. 59‚ no. 7‚ pp. 688-700
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Clothing Industry: Case of Four UK based Companies Introduction Textiles and apparel is a major sector for both the industrialised and the lesser developed economies‚ contributing both to wealth generation and employment. The sector represents a key part of employment in Europe‚ and world-wide‚ and in Europe alone employs in excess of two million people. Turnover for 2000 was Euro 198 billion. The European industry sector is dominated by large numbers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)‚ and in
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