Figure 4: Wet refrigeration Cycle - The expander has been substituted by a throttling valve. If an expander had been used the line from d to a would be a vertical line. This is also done for mechanical reasons. The refrigeration cycles can also be represented in a P-H diagram. Figure 5: P-H diagram representation of a dry refrigeration cycle Refrigerant fluid choice: We now turn our attention to the fluids. Usually‚ one tends to pick pL as low as possible‚ but not below atmospheric
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An operations manager typically ensures smooth operations of various processes that contribute to the production of goods and services. While other employees can specialize and focus on other operational areas‚ the operations manager tends to work under every department within the firm. Globalization has increased the roles of an operations manager‚ due to an intense increase of competition amongst organizations. The fulfillment and challenges that come with this position makes it difficult
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on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. As the chief financial officer of a young company with lots of investment opportunities‚ Eco’s CFO closely monitor the firm’s cost of capital. The CFO keeps tabs on each of the individual costs of Eco’s three main financing sources: long-term debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock. The target capital structure for Eco is given by the weights in the following table: Source of capital Weight Long-term debt 30% Preferred stock 20% Common stock equity 50% Total
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Inventory system: Inventory system control can be defined as the stock of goods commodities or other resources that are stored at any given period for future production. Inventory system of McDonald: McDonald had a different approach to inventory management wherein they used to pre-cook a batch of hamburgers and sit under heat lamps. It is used to keep them under the lamps for as long as possible and eventually discard whatever they couldn’t sell. Hence customers couldn’t enjoy freshly made food
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Environment Friendly Indian Building Material Technologies for Cost Effective Housing SHEE Contents 1. Flyash-Sand-Lime-Gypsum Bricks 1 2. Compressed Earth / Fly Ash Sand Lime Gypsum Blocks (Interlocking Type) 7 3. Compressed Earth Bricks/Blocks 9 4. Clay Flyash Burnt Bricks 13 5. Marble Slurry Bricks 15 6. Solid/Hollow Concrete Blocks 17 7. Cellular Light Weight Concrete 23 8. Ferrocement Wall Panels 25 9. Rat Trap Bond Brick Masonry
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Operational Strategies for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risk1 Brian Tomlin Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth‚ Hanover‚ NH 03755 Yimin Wang W.P. Carey School of Business‚ Arizona State University‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287 1. Introduction On June 16 2009‚ Genzyme Corporation announced that it had discovered the virus Vesivirus 2117 in one of the bioreactors at its plant in Allston‚ Massachusetts.2 While the virus strain is not thought to be harmful to humans‚ it does interfere with production efficiency
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296 HANDOUT: CONTINUOUS FLOW (PRODUCT ORIENTED LAYOUT) AND BOTTLENECK ANALYSIS Reference: Operations Management by Mark A. Vonderembse and Gregory P. White. The Product Layout and System Capacity The capacity of a product-oriented system can be visualized as a series of pipes of varying capacity‚ with the smallest diameter or capacity holding back the entire system. Exhibit 9.3 illustrates five pipes (departments or machines) with different diameters (capacities). The output
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BBA – 305 PRODUCTION & OPERATION MANAGEMENT Model Questions based on Previous years Question Papers UNIT – I Qs. 1 : Explain the importance of Production & Operation Management in current scenario. Why it has become an integral part of Business Education ? State with examples. [BBA-IP: Dec. 2011] Qs. 2 : Operation Management is becoming a very important subject in Business Education in the last few
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By:Samailagi Poteki Production and Consumption in the Raw Substitution is present in our everyday lives‚ and maybe much more than we once thought. Marx’s idea of commodity fetishism is loosely defined by substitutions‚ stand-ins‚ and clones of real objects and real labor. These commodities tape off and block out the public form the truth. In this essay I will peel back the label on some of these products and companies that have sold us lies time and time again. We are the martyr to the capitalist
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I MGMT 3100 Production and Operations Management MID-TERM EXAM – SPRING 2012 Name: This is a TAKE-HOME Exam. The exam consists of six questions on 2 pages. You are required to answer ALL the questions. Answer each question thoroughly and show all your calculations. Give clear explanations for your answers where necessary. Completed exams are due on Thursday‚ March 4th by Midnight. You may use regular e-mail or the drop-box to submit your completed exam. EACH STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO
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