1 There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? 3M has an impressive performance when it comes to developing new products. 3M hires good hardworking people and puts trust in them; this brings about innovation and excellent performance. 3M ensured that developing new products is much higher on the agenda in management meetings than in other companies. Moreover‚ the success of the approach is due to the continual reinforcement
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center of the GI 10 inches of GI sheet (corrugated or flat) sheet‚ draw 2 circles Preparation Process Step 3 • Cut the 1 cm difference radially‚ making strips and bend upwards‚ perpendicular to the GI sheet Step 4 • Using sandpaper‚ scratch the surface around the upper third portion of the soda bottle where the GI sheet will be placed‚ to allow the rubber sealant to stick better Preparation Process Step 5 • Insert the bottle into the GI sheet until the upper
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largely due to the significance given to science and technology and this is the main lesson for other firms. Discuss the merits of such a view and the extent to which this is the case. As company had been formed around one technology i.e. sandpapers. Now a day 3M make use of hundred technologies & more like the membranes‚ the biotechnology‚ the artificial intelligence‚ the high vacuum thin films & also the superconductivity. Such technology underpins products which company develops & manufactures
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and detailed their carvings get. Wood that is going to be carved is usually cut and rough-hewed with axes‚ saws‚ and knives. They then use gouges‚ chisels‚ drills‚ and knives for the actual carving. Pieces are then finished with rasps‚ files‚ and sandpaper. Carvings may be painted or gilded directly on the surface or over a layer of cloth or plaster‚ or the wood may be left in its natural state and polished. In northern Europe wood carving has been a very important art medium. It is especially important
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there? How many products was 3M producing at the time? Who are Ed Kane’s “top aides?” What do you think they do? There are 44 product line divisions in 3M. 3M makes 35‚000 products at the time‚ including tape recorders‚ camera film‚ gift wrap‚ sandpaper‚ and industrial adhesives‚ besides scotch tape. I think that Ed Kane’s “top aides” is his own management team. The top aides help Ed Kane to do forecasting and defining problems for their division. 4. Describe the budgeting process at 3M from start
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Design and Technology Assessment 1 ----Major Design Proposal Weiyao(Tony)Song Page 1 Content Title Page-----------------------------------------------Page 1 Content--------------------------------------------------Page 2 Analysis Possible Project--------------------------- Page 3 Identification of need to develop MDP--------- Page 4 Action‚ Time& Finance plan------------------------Page 5 Design
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| Aviation snip also known as shears‚ are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. There are two broad categories: tinner’s snips‚ which are similar to common scissors‚ and compound-action snips‚ which use a compound leverage handle system to increase the mechanical advantage. Blade shears consist of two blades arranged similarly to scissors except that the hinge is at the end farthest from the point (not in the middle). The cutting edges pass each other as the shearer squeezes
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observed from all angles. It offers an all white color that is made of pure marble. The technique is utilizing hammer and chisel to break off the unwanted parts of the marble. Rasps and rifflers were then used to create the final form of the sculpture. Sandpaper was also heavily used using wavy strokes in order to acheive the smooth texture of Lincoln’s hair‚ cheekbones and
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The sensorial materials are sets of objects designed to educate the senses. In addition‚ and perhaps even more important‚ they also appear to assist the child’s concentration‚ ability to make judgments‚ move with purpose. Maria Montessori was greatly influenced by the ideas of his two predecessors – Jean Itard and Edouard Seguin. She took the idea of introducing didactic materials and the three period name lessons to the child in Sensorial curriculum from Seguin. In fact‚ it was Seguin who first
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eyes drop down to swallow 3 chambered heart aquatic ~ gills & skin land ~ lungs & skin frogs & toads have long hind limbs for jumping external fertilization frog - amplexus tadpole metamorphosis Integument placoid scales (tooth-like) like sandpaper (no overlap) lateral line (pits sense mvmt) predator of fish‚ mollusks + lobster; triangular teeth continuously shed +replaced 2 chambered heart gills shark - streamlined body + paired fins‚ move by moving tail and trunk side to side shark - internal
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