KAIZEN Kaizen (Japanese for "improvement" or "change for the better") refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing‚ engineering‚ supporting business processes‚ and management. It has been applied in healthcare‚ government‚ banking‚ and many other industries. When used in the business sense and applied to the workplace‚ kaizen refers to activities that continually improve all functions‚ and involves all employees from the CEO to the assembly
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Quality Guru: Joseph Juran 8 Quality Failure 8 Toyota’s Recalls 8 Toyota’s Response 9 Implementation of Juran’s Teaching in Toyota 9 Quality Improvement 9 Quality Control 10 Methods to Overcome Poor Quality: Purpose and Usefulness 11 PDCA cycle 11 Benchmarking 11 Six Sigma 12 References 13 Appendix 15 Introduction Customer satisfaction is an important criteria to every successful business. In order to achieve satisfaction‚ product or service offered must meet or exceed customer’s
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INTRODUCING WITH BIOCHEMICAL CYCLES Biochemical cycles Nutrients are important for organisms to function. Each nutrient has a role in global biogeochemical cycles. A nutrient is a chemical that organisms need to live and grow and are substances an organism’s uses for metabolism which must be taken in from its environment that enrich the organism. Two types of nutrients are macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are needed in large quantities while micronutrients are needed in smaller
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Experiences Attit d Attitude Keep walking 2 Overview O i Problem Discovery Problem Solving Process Q QC Tools: Problem Solving Techniques g q The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle: Recognition of the Quality/Productivity Improvement in Thailand Do you think the y present situation is satisfactory? Obstacles to the PDCA Thammasat Business School 3 4 Problem = Actual - Expected Problem Awareness (Planned) Problem Discovery Techniques Manpower Status Quo Method M th d
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Mexico’s Business Cycle The term business cycle or economic cycle refers to the fluctuations of economic activity around its long-term growth trend. It involves shifts over time between periods of relatively rapid growth of output-recovery and prosperity‚ and periods of relative stagnation or decline- contraction or recession. These fluctuations are often measured using real gdp. Despite being termed cycles‚ these fluctuations in economic growth and decline do not follow a purely mechanical
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4Action of hormones in the Menstrual Cycle The Ovarian Cycle The cycle begins with the release from the hypothalamus of gonadotrophin – releasing hormone (GnRH)‚ which stimulates the pituitary to secrete small amounts of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinising Hormone (LH). The FSH stimulates follicle growth‚ aided by LH and the cells of the growing follicles start to make estrogen. Notice in figure(d) that there is a slow rise in the amount of estrogen
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Otto Cycle When you talk about the Brayton cycle‚ gas turbine engines should come up and when you’re talking about the Otto cycle‚ piston engines should also come up. These two cycles are the backbone of power generation. The theory of the two cycles goes all the way back to the 18th century. The Name Brayton comes from the American inventor George Brayton and Otto comes from German engineer Nikolaus Otto. Both these men changed the world and how we live life now a day. The Brayton cycle was first
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Science 9 Chapter 5.1 The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Pg152-158 Notes Cell Replacement and Development -Cells continue to divide as you continue to grow. -Muscle & nerve cells usually do not continue to divide in adult. The Cell Cycle -Life of cell = divided into 3 stages called cell cycle. -Stages = Interphase‚ Mitosis and Cytokinesis -Interphase= cells carry out functions necessary for survival and cells that divide prepare for reproduction. -Mitosis divides duplicated contents of cell’s nucleus
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by which oogonia are transformed into mature oocytes • This maturation process begins before birth and is completed after puberty • Oogenesis continues to menopause‚ which is permanent cessation of the menses (bleeding associated with the menstrual cycles) 2 maturation processes of oocytes are involved; Prenatal maturation Postnatal maturation Prenatal Maturation of Oocytes • Primordial germ cells (46‚ 2N) migrate from the wall of the yolk sac and arrive in the ovary at 5th week and differentiate
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MODELS OF ADOPTION CYCLE The Technology Adoption Lifecycle The technology adoption lifecycle model describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation‚ according to the demographic and psychological characteristics of defined adopter groups. The process of adoption over time is typically illustrated as a classical normal distribution or "bell curve." The model indicates that the first group of people to use a new product is called "innovators‚" followed by "early adopters." Next
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