Station 1: Our Australopithecene ancestors When comparing the two species Kenyanthrpus platyops and Australopithecus afarensis‚ there are many differences‚ some known and unknown. Looking at the canines of both species‚ we can see that Australopithecus afarensis didn’t have either prominent canines or a diastema and in Kenyanthrpus platyops we are not sure whether it did or not due to the lack of evidence in the fossil remains. As for the molars‚ Australopithecus afarensis had more parallel molars
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TQM‚ Six Sigma and LEAN (29259-E09) BACHELOR EXAM data Open book Exam prepared by Mikkel Nüssler Please note: Each of the exam assignments has an individual weight. The weight is expressed as a percentage. Assignment 1 (Weight: 20%): LEAN and TQM Based on the case ‘Office Chairs Inc.’: A. Evaluate the organizational changes made by the company in 2005 relative to the theory of LEAN and TQM. Assignment 2 (Weight: 60%): LEAN – Value Stream Analysis Based on the case ‘Office
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School of Business & Accountancy Logistics Management Course Assignment2 Warehousing and Storage System <<Carrefour>> Contents page 1. Introduction and Overview Carrefour Corporation‚ the founder of hypermarket‚ the first largest retailer in Europe‚ and the second largest retailer in the world‚ was founded in 1959. In 1963‚ Carrefour opened the first hypermarket in France. Today‚ Carrefour has opened more than 11‚000 retailers‚ its business range cover 30 countries
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the five month lead time gives a plenty of notice for them to arrive just in time at the assembler in Swindon. The second principle is to build a car in batches of 30 at a time. To implement this principle‚ Honda uses a special technique: standard pallets. Parts are delivered to the production lines in the quantity of 30 at a time. This creates a rhythm production flow as empty
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$2‚365.71 Shipping cost to repackaging facility @ $0.06/pound $1‚800.00 $2‚700.00 $3‚600.00 Shipping cost to Costco @ $0.05/pound $1‚500.00 $2‚250.00 $3‚000.00 Pallet cost-City Ice in Seattle @ $11/pallet each holds 1000 pounds $330.00 $495.00 $660.00 Pallet cost-Costco @ $10/pallet each holds1000 pounds $300.00 $450.00 $600.00 Contribution margin $24‚244.29 $36‚366.43 $48‚488.57 Less: Fixed expenses: Secretary/Administrative assistant @
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5- 2 Colombo Soft-Serve Frozen Yogurt 1. Briefly summarize Colombo’s competitive environment and General Mills’ strategy in response to that environment. • Competitive environment: o franchise operations such as TCBY and Freshens streamlined frozen yogurt business causing it to be: more efficient to operate easier marketing cost effective o Foodservice operators (Impulse locations) began offering soft-serve yogurt o Caused independent yogurt shops (Colombo Soft-Serve primary clientele
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equipment/products easier and more time effective. Many of the heavy duty roller conveyors can move as fast as 75 feet/minute. While the conveyor belt is usually used in automated distribution and warehousing.In combination with computer controlled pallet handling equipment this allows for more efficient retail‚wholesale‚ and manufacturing distribution. It is considered a labor saving system that allows large volumes to move rapidly through a process‚ allowing companies to ship or receive higher volumes
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Colombo Soft-Serve Frozen Yogurt In 1994‚ General Mills Incorporated‚ a $6 billion consumer goods company‚ acquired Colombo Frozen Yogurt. General Mills Inc. (GMI) believed they could add Colombo frozen yogurt to their existing product lineup to increase net sales with little addition in marketing cost. Frozen yogurt is sold through two distinct segments – independent shops and impulse locations such as cafeterias‚ colleges‚ and buffets. Frozen yogurt is the main business for the shops whereas
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We also have to deal with the checkers‚ there job is to make sure that all the stock and pallets are of good quality before they are handed over to the goods handling team for loading‚ this means that if they find anything that needs changing they will find out from the clerk who has pulled the order that has a problem and ask that person who
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individually‚ is transported in bags‚ boxes‚ crates‚ drums‚ or barrels. This type of cargo is called “loose cargo” * unitized cargo.- uniform or heterogeneous cargo carried aboard a ship in pallets‚ containers‚ wheeled‚ vehicles‚ and barges or lighters. * Palletized cargo or other materials handled by means of pallets. It allows handling and storage efficiencies * Containerized cargo transported in containers- Two most common sizes used in ground and sea transportation are (1) Twenty-footer (typical
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