The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth‚ that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean‚ roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups. The International Date line is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian helps to define Universal Time and is the meridian from which
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involvement and streamlining of these machines done by people like Henry Ford that revolutionized its place in Detroit. Specifically‚ Ford’s assembly line was what made this change. His concept of “placing workers along a conveyor belt‚ where each would do the same task for the entire shift” was an unseen method of production that improved efficiency and made production potential appear limitless (Martelle 71). People no longer needed to go through extensive training to work‚ and specialization on one
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Table of Contents 1. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT 2 2. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 3 3. FIRST AID KITS 7 4. SAFETY OF MOVING MACHINERY 14 5. FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE RISK 20 1. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT Legal requirements are any requirements that are issued by the local‚ provincial or federal government and are within scope. The principal legal requirements relating to occupational health and safety are covered in the Health and
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Case Study The Toyota Production System Operations Management II 2012-2013 Prof. J.M. Vilas-Boas Afonso Taira‚ nº 61793‚ GEB1 Diogo Bustorff-Silva‚ nº 54746‚ GEB1 Manuel Trincão de Oliveira‚ nº 54730‚ GEB1 Pedro Neves‚ nº 38415‚ GEB1 Afonso Taira‚ nº 61793‚ GEB1 Diogo Bustorff-Silva‚ nº 54746‚ GEB1 Manuel Trincão de Oliveira‚ nº 54730‚ GEB1 Pedro Neves‚ nº 38415‚ GEB1 Index * Introduction - The Automotive Industry History - The History of Toyota * Case Study
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Triple Bottom Line Home Topic Index Archives About Top of Form Bottom of Form 89 years of economic insights for Indiana The IBR is a publication of the Indiana Business Research Center at IU’s Kelley School of Business Get PDF of this article 369 The Triple Bottom Line: What Is It and How Does It Work? Timothy F. Slaper‚ Ph.D. Director of Economic Analysis‚ Indiana Business Research Center‚ Indiana University Kelley School of Business Tanya J. Hall Economic Research
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Production‚ Planning and Control Dr. Sindhuja • The most important business module – Production. Why?... Objectives • The ultimate objective of production planning and control‚ is to contribute to the profits of the enterprise. • this is accomplished by keeping the customers satisfied through the meeting of delivery schedules. • Specific objectives of production planning and control are to establish routes and schedules for work that will ensure the optimum utilization of materials‚ workers
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Just in time production (JIT) Just in time is a ‘pull’ system of production‚ so actual orders provide a signal for when a product should be manufactured. Demand-pull enables a firm to produce only what is required‚ in the correct quantity and at the correct time. `Just-in-time ’ is a management philosophy and not a technique. It originally referred to the production of goods to meet customer demand exactly‚ in time‚ quality and quantity‚ whether the `customer ’ is the final purchaser of the
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TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASIC HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & History of the Toyota Production System ........................ 3 Goals of the Toyota Production System. ................................................. 4 TPS Model Overview............................................................................5-6 Respect for People .................................................................................. 7 Focus Areas of TPS ...........................................
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Toyota Production System The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system‚ developed by Toyota‚ that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer‚ including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic "Lean manufacturing." Taiichi Ohno‚ Shigeo Shingo and Eiji Toyoda developed the system between 1948 and 1975. Originally called "Just In Time
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POWER LINE COMMUNICATION “Power line communications (PLC) is a global technology with worldwide interest in its development. In its simplest terms‚ PLC modulates communication signals over existing power lines. This enables devices to be networked without introducing any new wires or cables. This capability is extremely attractive across a diverse range of applications that can leverage greater intelligence and efficiency through networking.” - Texas Instruments. Introduction: Let me start
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