1982 Lebanon War After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war‚ Lebanon became home to more than 110‚000 Palestinian refugees‚ after their settlements in Palestine and Israel had been depopulated as a result of the war. The large influx of Palestinians from Jordan after "Black September" caused an additional demographic imbalance within Lebanon. By 1975‚ the refugees numbered more than 300‚000 and the PLO in effect created an unofficial state-within-a-state‚ particularly in Southern Lebanon. These rapid demographic
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Lean Glossary The following are key concepts associated with lean manufacturing. Click on a link to jump directly to the related definition. 5S Andon Bottleneck Analysis Continuous Flow Gemba (The Real Place) Heijunka (Level Scheduling) Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Jidoka (Autonomation) Just-In-Time (JIT) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Kanban (Pull System) KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Muda (Waste) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) PDCA (Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act) Poka-Yoke
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Case Analysis – Success Enterprises Success Enterprises is a medium sized sanitation company which provides services such as the collection and disposal of household refuse and garden trimmings. The General Manager is Mrs. Karen Deen‚ a very ambitious woman‚ who started this business from the ground up with her own savings. Mr. Deen is also co-owner of the business but he plays a very inactive role in the company. Success Enterprises is faced with many problems. The main problem in this
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Arailym 1) What is an enterprise? What is the role of the enterprise? Discuss with examples. An enterprise is an activity or a project that produces services or products. There are essentially two types of enterprise: * Business enterprises‚ which are run to make a profit for a private individual or group of individuals. This includes small business. * Social enterprises‚ which function to provide services to individuals and groups in the community. Business enterprises There are lots of
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Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems The Case The “Partnership for Lebanon and Cisco Systems” case study discusses a project developed after the war in Lebanon in July of 2006. After the war‚ President George W. Bush urged 5 U.S. based companies to partner together to help with the reconstruction efforts in Lebanon‚ including Cisco systems (led by John Chambers)‚ Intel corp. (led by Craig Barrett)‚ Ghafari Inc. (led by Yousif Ghafari)‚ Occidental Petroleum (led by Dr. Ray
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the company’s Return on Equity would increase. This would happen since there is less shareholder’s equity in the company due to the lower amount of shares outstanding. Currently the company’s Return on Equity is better than Standard Auto and Allied Motors but worse than Reliance Parts. The chances are that the change will not affect the company’s ranking compared to the other companies since Reliance Parts is 7.3% higher‚ although there will be an increase‚ it will most likely not be high enough to
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Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) is the holding company for one of India’s leading diversified financial services groups. REL offers different types of financial services through its underlying subsidiaries and operating entities‚ including loans to SMEs‚ Capital Markets‚ and Wealth Management‚ Life and Health insurance and Asset Management. REL is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange The group has a presence across around 1‚700 locations in India and also
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Minor Web 2.0/3.0 & Knowledge Sharing Essay 2: Enterprise 2.0. Do companies need it to survive? Z22-D Project Management Business English Smilena Spasova Lecturer: M. Adams 09-03-2012 Surviving as a company‚ no matter being small‚ middle-sized or large‚ in today’s unstable economy beset by a severe recession‚ instability and uncertainty resembles fighting for your life in a battle field. Only those who are more prepared‚ move faster and more efficient and have strategic advantage
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Case Reading: Marvel Enterprises‚ Inc. 1. In your view‚ what strategic direction should Marvel Enterprises’ Vice Chairman Peter Cuneo and his colleagues pursue? Why? How? • I believe the company should focus on developing their lesser-known characters and making them known to their audiences. Granted they now have the resources to expand beyond the current business model to take on more capital-intensive activities‚ their efforts may be in vein if they don’t have well-developed characters
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Everett * Introduction * Lean Efforts * 777 Floor Grid Component Delivery Improvements * 747 Line Side Supply and Simplified Ordering System * Chemical Point of Use Stations * 767 & 747 Wing Seal Moving Lines * 747 Horizontal Stabilizer Project Introduction Boeing is implementing Lean projects in various ways throughout its Everett Plant. The Company created an overall Lean Group to assist in the development and implementation of Lean initiatives throughout the plant
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