Brunswick Plastics This case deals with cost analysis for pricing new business in a small injection moldingjob shop in "the Maritimes" in 1986‚ a good business year. In Septe mber of 1986 Michael Smith‚ Division Manager of Brunswick Pla stics‚ faced an important pricing decision on a majo r new b id opportunity . Michael knew that pric ing too high m eant losing a bid that wo ul d em ploy currently unused capacity. On th e other hand‚ pricing too low meant l osses on the j ob. In the first two months
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uses‚ you can create products and processes that are well adapted to life on earth. Perform well: In nature‚ if a design strategy is not effective‚ its carrier dies. Nature has been vetting strategies for 3.8 billion years. Biomimicry helps you study the successful strategies of the survivors‚ so you can thrive in your marketplace‚ just as these strategies have thrived in their habitat. Save Energy: Energy in the natural world is even more expensive than in the human world. Plants have to trap
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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Report on strategic options open to Elite Plastic Packaging Introduction Elite Plastic Packaging (EPP) from the financial data given is clearly out performing other companies in the Print and Packaging division – indeed 20X6 has seen it‚ apparently‚ become the only profit maker. The operating margins you are generating(40.3% in 20X6)‚ although not excessive for a manufacturing firm looking to cover significant overhead costs‚ are way beyond those gained by other companies in the division and the
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IMPORTANCE OF PLASTIC:- Plastics are a subset of materials known as Polymers. These are composed of large molecules formed by joining many smaller molecules together (monomers). Other kinds of polymers are fibres‚ elastomers‚ surface coating and biopolymers‚ such as cellulose‚ proteins and nucleic acids. Plastics owe their name to their ability to be shaped to form articles of practical value by various conversion and forming processes. These are some peculiar properties of plastics materials‚ which
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OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural.[1] A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often
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plastic-def. A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. Plastics Characteristics Plastics are made from fossil fuels--petroleum‚ natural gas‚ coal--‚ wood and some plant materials‚ air‚ water and sometimes other common materials
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recycling of plastics bringing any long-term benefits to the environment? Plastics are one of the most popular building materials of modern human culture‚ but its widespread has brought many problems and caused environmental issues of extraordinary scale. Throughout the years‚ discarded plastics are accumulating as debris in landfills and in natural habitats worldwide. To control this issue‚ governments of many countries have established industrial processes for transforming discarded plastic into useful
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From the time we hit our plastic alarm clock in the morning until the time we squeeze tooth paste out of its plastic sleeve onto our plastic tooth brush when we go to bed‚ we are surrounded by plastic. Our food is packaged in it‚ our children play with toys made from it‚ we talk on plastic cell phones‚ and we sit on chairs of plastic at work writing with plastic pens‚ drinking from plastic water bottles. Plastic is everywhere. Where does all this plastic end up? It does not just disappear when we
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