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  • Toyota Motor Corporation

    Toyota Motor Corporation

    At Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Kentucky, the plant is having a problem with defective seats in its production of Toyota Camry's. The plant has had success in implementing TPS (Toyota Production System), a manufacturing system that was developed in Toyota plants in Japan and was based around the whole concept of “building in quality in the production process and condemned any deviation from value-addition as waste.” Doug Friesen, assembly manager at the plant, was

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    Essay Length: 477 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Theory and Testing of the Reconceptualization of General and Speci

    The Theory and Testing of the Reconceptualization of General and Speci

    Aeneid: Book 8 Book eight of the Aeneid starts with Aeneas in an anxious and nervous mood. With Turnus rallying his troops, and the uncertainty of aid from other territories, Aeneas' mind is in turmoil. His thoughts are further confused when he sleeps that night and has a prophetic dream. He dreams he is lying on the bank of a river when the God of the Tiber river appears. He eases Aeneas' troubled mind by

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    Essay Length: 1,175 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Development of Motor Control in Children and Adolescents

    Development of Motor Control in Children and Adolescents

    In everyday life, we use thousands of movements to navigate through our world. Rarely do we take the time to analyze where these movements come from, or how they are executed on a neuromotor level. Perhaps even less often do we contemplate how these movements have changed with age. Any mother can certainly tell you that she expects to aid her infant by holding its’ bottle during feeding at first. However, at one year of

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    Essay Length: 386 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Fonta
  • International Business Law - General Terms of Sale

    International Business Law - General Terms of Sale

    SEAFOOD X __________________________________________________ GENERAL TERMS OF SALE 1. General 1.1 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (“Conditions”) govern the offering, sale and delivery of all goods and/or services (the goods and services herein both separately and jointly referred to as: the “Goods”) from or on behalf of Seafood X (“Seller”) to customer (“Customer”) and apply to all similar dealings between Seller and Customer. 1.2 “Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions set out

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    Essay Length: 2,125 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Janna
  • General Steps in the Writing Process

    General Steps in the Writing Process

    The Writing Process GENERAL STEPS IN THE WRITING PROCESS 1. Prewriting and Planning Good planning and preparation are the keys to good writing. a. Thinking The first thing that writers should learn about writing is that it starts with thinking. Those who learn to write well know that a good deal of thinking needs to take place before any writing happens. Many people who have trouble writing have trouble because they don't know how to

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    Essay Length: 1,747 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: regina
  • Tata Motors - International Business Term Paper

    Tata Motors - International Business Term Paper

    TATA Motors International Business Term Paper March 31, 2006 Table of Contents Executive Summary ii Tata Group of Industries 1 National Culture of India 2 Tata’s Corporate Culture 3 Indian Business Environment 4 Company Profile 6 Entry into South Africa 8 Economy of South Africa 10 Investing in South Africa 11 Automotive Industry in South Africa 12 Market Share in India 13 Market Share in South Africa 14 Comparative Competitor Analysis 15 SWOT: Tata

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    Essay Length: 6,572 Words / 27 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Janna
  • General Patton

    General Patton

    General Patton His methods of attack, his persuasive speeches, and his decisive tactics made General Patton a vital part to United States success in wars. He showed nationalism and pride for United States. On the beginning of the video, we see his personality to war and life. Patton had a unique ability to speak using profanity in his speeches to put down the enemies and raise the morale of his country. During a normal conversation,

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Kevin
  • History of Ford Motor Company

    History of Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Ford Motor Company – A History Vehicle History Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan. Ford was a skilled craftsman, who used his skills to create an experimental car in 1896. He created a two cylinder vehicle that was capable of going up to 20 mph. Ford left his primary job in 1899 to create Detroit Automobile Company and produced the Model A in 1903. The

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    Essay Length: 4,683 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric According to General Electric (2005), “A project consists of a group of work orders that are executed as a coherent whole with specific resource, cost, and time objectives” (www.ge.com). General Electric or GE, is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. General Electric Company engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of various products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization

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    Essay Length: 853 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Case Study

    Toyota Motor Manufacturing Case Study

    Main problem: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. (TMM) is deviating from the standard assembly line principle of jidoka in an attempt to avoid expenses incurred from stopping the production line for seat quality defects. This deviation has contributed to the inability to identify the root cause of the problem, which has led to decreased run ratios on the line and an excess of defective automobiles in the overflow lot for multiple days. If this problem isn’t

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    Essay Length: 1,309 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Northern Generals

    The Northern Generals

    A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. Some civil wars are categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency, whether successful or not, is likely to be classified as a civil war by some historians if, and only if, organized armies fight conventional battles. Other historians state the

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    Essay Length: 311 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Max
  • Economics, Marketing, and Hr in Healthcare - General Overview

    Economics, Marketing, and Hr in Healthcare - General Overview

    Economics, human resources, and marketing are important concepts to grasp as an individual involved in an administrative position in public health. The success of an administrator is dependent upon the ability to comprehend the relationship amongst the aforementioned topics. The Four P’s (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) of the Social Marketing Theory serve as an excellent model to describe the cyclical nature of economics, human resources, and marketing. To be a success in promoting a

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    Essay Length: 1,030 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper

    Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper

    Auditing plays a vital role in business, government, and our economy. The current paper shall discuss the nature and functions of auditing and relate them to the audit functions in ABC, Inc., The paper shall also address the elements of the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and how these standards apply to financial, operational, and compliance audits, explain the effect that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will

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    Essay Length: 743 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • Excellence at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in the United States

    Excellence at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in the United States

    Since its inception in 1937, Toyota has grown to be the third largest auto producer and fifth largest industrial company in the world. Toyota sets the standard in efficiency, productivity and quality in the auto manufacturing industry; and is the envy from rivals such as Ford, Chrysler and GM. Toyota’s product quality and service is recognised by various independent agencies such as J.D. Power and Associates and Motor Trend. IndustryWeek has named Toyota as one

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    Essay Length: 2,012 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Dominion Motors & Controls, Ltd. Case Write-Up

    Dominion Motors & Controls, Ltd. Case Write-Up

    Dominion Motors & Controls, Ltd. Case Write-Up Decisions to be Made: Dominion Motors & Controls, Ltd. (DMC), a large Canadian supplier of motors and controls must decide on a strategy to avoid losing its share of oil field motor customers due to potentially harmful results from a study conducted by Hamilton Oil Company. The options under consideration include reducing prices, reengineering a current motor's specifications, designing a new definite-purpose motor, or attempting to counter the

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    Essay Length: 1,622 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Tale of Two Cities General Overview

    A Tale of Two Cities General Overview

    Background Charles Dickens, disputably the best author of the Victorian era, was born in Landport Hampshire on Feb. 7, 1812, the second of seven children. His father, a financially irresponsible pay clerk for the navy, landed himself and all his family but his second born in debtors prison in 1824, upon which Charles was forced to spend his early years working in a factory in London to support his family. He earned a meager

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    Essay Length: 5,439 Words / 22 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Toyota Motor Corporation

    Toyota Motor Corporation

    Toyota Motor Corporation (ҐИҐиҐїЧФ„УЬ‡ЦкКЅ»бЙз, Toyota JidЁ­sha Kabushiki-gaisha?), or Toyota for short, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer. It is the world's largest automaker by revenue (USD $215.62 billion[5]), production, sales (first half 2007: 4.72 million[6]) and profit ($15.09 billion[7]) in front of General Motors. Toyota owns and operates Toyota, Lexus, Scion, has a majority shareholding in Daihatsu Motors (a minicar manufacturer, that includes the hybrid vehicle technology Daihatsu Mild Hybrid System)[8], Hino Motors (a manufacturer

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    Essay Length: 279 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • General Douglas Macarthur

    General Douglas Macarthur

    General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) "You couldn't shrug your shoulders at Douglas MacArthur," observes historian David McCullough. "There was nothing bland about him, nothing passive about him, nothing dull about him. There's no question about his patriotism, there's no question about his courage, and there's no question, it seems to me, about his importance as one of the protagonists of the 20th century." Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United

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    Essay Length: 2,052 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Steve
  • The General Strike

    The General Strike

    The General Strike The General Strike started May 3rd 1926 and lasted nine days ending on the 12th May 1926. Mine owners wanted to normalise profits even during times of economic instability – which meant that miners’ wages would be reduced and working hours would be extended. The miners were not happy with the changes that were about to happen so they decided to go on strike. This documentary exercise is going to evaluate two

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    Essay Length: 616 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • General Patton

    General Patton

    “Old blood and Guts” George Smith Patton is a very famous American because of his contributions in both World War I and II. He was considered one of the greatest U.S. generals of World War II. This war started in 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Hitler. Then, Italy, under the leadership of Benito “el duce” Mussolini, unites with Germany. The United States wouldn’t enter this war until Japan declared war by destroying their

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Hobsbawm's Theory on the General Crisis of the 17th Century

    Hobsbawm's Theory on the General Crisis of the 17th Century

    Hobsbawm’s Theory on the General Crisis of the 17th century It is generally accepted by historians that there was a ‘crisis’ that blanketed all of Europe during the 17th century. A myriad of revolts, uprisings and economic contractions occurred almost simultaneously and had a profound impact on the socio-economics of the entire continent. The topic for discussion in this paper is the effects that this ‘crisis’ had on Europe and its developments. In particular,

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    Essay Length: 2,369 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Direct Current Machine: Generalities

    Direct Current Machine: Generalities

    Direct Current Machine: Generalities A direct current rotating machine can operate indifferently as a generator or as a motor. In the first case it is called dyinamo, in the second one direct current motor. Its prevalent application is as a motor: there are applications of a medium-big power, with rated voltages of the order of the thousand of volt; there are also several applications of small motors. CAs it happens in the synchronous machine, the

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    Essay Length: 1,046 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Jon
  • Motor Insurance

    Motor Insurance

     PROJECT MOTOR INSURANCE December 2004 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Merchandise insurance- cargo insurance • introduction • types • object • insured amount • insurance premium • liability,compensation • risk coverage • exclusions Chapter 3 Carrier’s liability insurance • general presentation and provisions • carrier liability insurance- CMR- Romania • types • object • insured amount • insurance premium • liability • risk coverage • exclusions Chapter 4 Vehicle insurance • Car Insurance

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    Essay Length: 5,385 Words / 22 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Monika
  • General Electric Case Study

    General Electric Case Study

    GENERAL ELECTRIC General Electric is a company who strives to put their best foot forward. For more then 120 years, General Electric has been number one in the products they sell. From airplane engines to light bulbs, their attitude has been admired not only in America, but worldwide. GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. After all GE has accomplished, including revenues of 152.4 billion dollars in

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    Essay Length: 2,189 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Pc Parallel Port to Control Stepper Motors

    Pc Parallel Port to Control Stepper Motors

    1. Introduction This is the first in a series of articles on using Forth to interact with the real world. We will explore how to control motors of various types (such as servomotors and stepper motors), switch power to devices, and sense the environment. Each article will present a project that can be used to demonstrate the ideas we are going to discuss. In this first article, I want to lay the foundation for the

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    Essay Length: 3,273 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Jessica

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