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    Why Do We Have College

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    think of multiple reasons as to why they need a college education. Louis Menand introduces three theories that concern today’s college education in the article “Live and Learn: Why we need college”‚ found in The New Yorker. As a former Ivy League professor‚ Menand was never questioned about what he was teaching his students. But while teaching at a public university‚ he was shocked after a number of students continued to ask him questions such as “Why did we have to read this book?” The interesting

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    Why do we have organizations? Organization implies that a group of individuals come together working‚ supporting a common goal. Everyone has a role and understands their responsibility in obtaining‚ achieving the goal. Why do we have organizations? Organizations are the foundation of our being. They give us structure on how to function in our day to day activities and help in achieving the completion of a common goal. They define our role & the importance of our talent/skill to succeed

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    Lean

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    </Main> <Main> <QNo>2</QNo> <QUESTION> ______________ is the critical starting point of Lean thinking</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Project Value</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Customer Value</OPTION2> <OPTION3>Value Addition</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Program value </OPTION4> <ANSWER>Customer Value</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>3</QNo> <QUESTION>To get First Hand Information‚ we need to do</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Visual Control</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Go See Yourself</OPTION2> <OPTION3>Brainstorm</OPTION3>

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    CPIM(Certified In Production & Inventory Management) BSCM Sample TEST. 1. Which of the following demand fulfillment approaches typically provides the longest delivery time ? A) Engineer-to-order. C) Assemble-to-order. B) Make-to-order. D) Make-to-stock. 2. Which of the following is generally a characteristic of a product-focused layout ? A) Large queues at workstations. C) Production to a work order. B) Fixed flow of work. D) General purpose workstations. 3. Which of the following is

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    Throughout history‚ a myriad of approaches have been taken in order to develop the most efficient and cost-effective work systems for the American and global economies. The designs and division of labor of these numerous work systems directly affect productivity‚ work optimization‚ and the overall success of the economy. Production of goods of any sort stemmed from the division of labor. Production teams were originally thought to increase quality of work‚ dexterity‚ productivity and quantity

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    Stephanie Blankenburg Course tutor: Mr. Jago Penrose Title: Why do companies engage in Foreign Direct Investment? Word Count: 2‚748 This Essay will analyze three streams of thought concerning the engagement of firms in Foreign Direct Investment‚ namely Hymer’s Approach‚ the Internalization Theory and Dunning’s Eclectic Paradigm. There is‚ naturally‚ a great deal more to be said about Internationalization of Production‚ but this essay will focus to these three paradigms mainly because

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    Lean Accounting

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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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    Stereotypes and misconceptions are all brought upon by people who have little to no knowledge of that group. Misconceptions are faulty views or opinions of a certain group such as owning passed down companies and being happier or smarter than everyone else‚ which Millionaires are often misconceptualized as. Stereotypes are fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a group‚ many have‚ the fixed idea that millionaires are greedy‚ arrogant‚ and lucky. Stereotypes start usually started to narrow down

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    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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    Why Do We Have To Die?

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    Sometimes I wonder‚ “Why do we have to die?” Sometimes I question myself and the others around me‚ why are we given one chance to shine in this world? Why not several chances? Why can’t we live forever? These are the questions that vexed my thoughts constantly throughout my childhood. These are the questions that have influenced my thoughts to think in a certain way. When I first dolefully realized that everyone must die and that no one lives forever‚ I was dejected. It was utterly intimidating

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