Factory Article Reviews Samples For Students

Article: “Proving external validity of ergonomics and quality relationship through review of real-world case studies” by Oguzhan Erdinc and Paul H.P. Yeow

Summary of the Article:

The article entitled “Proving external validity of ergonomics and quality relationship through review of real-world case studies” written Erdinc and Yeow reviewed five studies focusing on the external validity of the cause-and-effect relationship between ergonomics and quality within field settings. The factors examined five studies within a manufacturing context which included ergonomics-related concerns (such as its relationship with quality methodologies, problems, interventions) as well as manufacturing tasks and quality improvement outcomes. The authors initially presented a review of literature ...

Galanz’s Main Problem

In a nutshell, Galanz’s main problem is finding a way how they can successfully integrate and synchronize the three segments of their business namely: their OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing), OBM (Original Brand Manufacturing), and ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) businesses. In the past, Galanz used to manufacture microwave ovens whose components are bought from Japanese microwave oven manufacturers but after years of sustained growth and development, they were able to procure the resources as well as the technical knowhow to manufacture and sell their own microwave ovens. Part of their success was also thanks to their low cost strategies which basically ...

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E-Waste and technology
E-waste has been defined by several organizations and authors. According to the Basel Action network , E-waste ” includes a wide and developing range of electronic appliances ranging from large household appliances, such as refrigerators, air-conditioners, cell phones, stereo systems and consumable electronic items to computers discarded by their users”.
The European directive 2002/96/EC defines it as “Waste electrical and electronic equipment, like assembly items, and items which can be consumed, plus components which are part of a product as they are being manufactured”.. All these definitions are centered on the fact that E- waste is any ...

You know the day will not be a smooth one when you see your boss’ car parked in your spot, when you, as usually, arrive earlier at work. The book “The Goal” gravitates around the life and work of Alex Rogo, a Plant Manager within Uniware, part of UniCo company. Alex is a career oriented person, who tries to find a balance between his challenging work and his family life. As he follows two goals at the same time, he fails in both.
In the beginning of the book, readers find out that Alex’s plant is facing some troubles. Although he ...

Israel and Palestine have been fighting over Gaja for decades. The ongoing struggle has left Gaja in ruins. The ongoing siege of the Gaja territory by Israeli forces has made it impossible for any humanitarian efforts to rebuild the Gaja strip. In the midst of this conflict, Coca-Cola has decided to invest in the Gaja territory and is set to build a factory. The author examines the real reasons behind such investment and takes a microscopic look at the deal to determine whether this investment will be for the benefit of people residing in the Gaja strip or will ...

Introduction

Supply chain management is a term that is very common in many businesses enterprises. It is a term that has been subjected to a variety of definition but in its simplest form, supply chain management is a management philosophy whereby manufacturers or service providers utilize various integration and partnership efforts with suppliers to reduce the cost and improve quality and delivery timing. Terms such as integrated logistics, supplier integration, integrated purchasing strategy, supply chain management, value chain management, Just-In –Time (JIT) logistics, supply chain synchronization and lean production are some terms that are often mentioned alongside supply chain management. These terms usually represent ...

[Writer’s Name]

Unicor is a critical part of the Bureau of Prison’s painstaking endeavors to reduce the number of offender reentries in prison. Unicor is the trade name given to Federal Prison Industries, or FPI. Its mission is to provide training pertaining to job skills to the maximum number of inmates in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Provision of this training allows inmates to find jobs when they leave prison, and that curtails the chances of habitual relapse into crime. This, in turn, brings down the cost of corrections which have risen considerably over time.
Unicor works ...

1) Information technology particularly the internet has transformed the way organizations conduct business. The continued use of the internet by the society will have significant implications on the future of e-business. The use of internet by the society will change how companies conduct marketing and advertisement. According to a research conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet & America Life Project, young adults form the majority of users of social media (http://www.pewinternet.org/). This implies that business targeting this group will introduce marketing strategies based on social media platform. Businesses will increasingly conduct market research using social media. Additionally, more companies will ...

The major health and safety concern facing Riordan Manufacturing is the manner in which the company is protecting its employees, as well as the environment from the hazardous chemicals that are utilized in the making plastics. As a company that is dedicated to success, it is important to ensure that employees are not exposed to the devastating effects of the chemicals of production. Rather than focusing on profits only, the company needs to furnish employees with a safe and healthy working environment. Moreover, the employees of Riordan are vulnerable to accidents owing to the lack of conversancy in operating ...

One of the key processes of the world economy on the brink of the XX-XXI centuries is progressing globalization, i.e. a qualitatively new stage in the development of the internationalization of economic life.
These days, globalization is being discussed very often; it is a buzzword, which quickly turned into some kind of a slogan, a key, which can open the door to any existing and future mysteries. For someone “globalization” is all that he needs for happiness, for others—the cause of all the misfortunes. However, for all of us, globalization is an inevitable fatality of our world, irreversible process, the process, ...

Summary

Application
I learned from reading this article that PRP (performance related pay) has a positive effect on productivity, particularly where individual performance can be evaluate and rewarded. This does support my attempt to answer my questions on the affects of pay for performance on motivation and productivity. The article provided further insights into how PRP motivates the workforce in both positive and negative ways. PRP is most effective in employment situations where it serves as an immediate financial reward to top performers. In these situations, it improves the company’s productivity in two ways; it increases the performance of ...

The Economics of $6.75 T-Shirt

Question 1.
The market reality of garment industry in Bangladesh is extremely hard – prices for production are so low that do not cover even a life-needed level of wages. Moreover, this situation (wages under life-needed level) is widespread all over the country. And the reason of this is that the level of demand for this type of products is much lower than supply. In fact, nearly 20 million people in Bangladesh are connected to garment industry, which makes it one of the key industries in country’s economy. Such a huge supply leads to lower prices of products they ...

Critical Review

Thesis
This is a critical review on research paper Case Studies on Successful M&A Practices in Acer & Lenovo: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. The first section of this paper will discuss the purpose, rationale and related literature of this research paper. The second section will discuss the research methodology and design used in this paper. The final section will discuss the main findings and the implication related to this study.

Introduction

Historical information shows that about 70% of the M&A (merger & acquisitions) have led to value destruction and only 30% of the M&A lead to value creation. This case of empirical ...

In the article Tableau Economique, Francois Quensay argues that real growth comes from the agricultural sector rather than the industrial and the manufacturing sectors. In an attempt to understand the causal factors of growth in an economy, Quensay defines three classes of people that include the productive class (farmers), sterile class (artisans & manufacturers) and the proprietors (the state). Quensay believes that only the agricultural sector is capable of producing a surplus that could be used to produce much more in the coming year and hence help in the spurring economic growth. The manufacturing industry, on the other hand, is incapable ...

Reflection Paper on ‘The Character Factory’

David Brooks’ article ‘The Character Factory’, talks about the conflicting assumptions that parents and governments make about children when it comes to decision making about their life outcomes. Brooks says that nearly every parent want their children to develop character to make it in life while the governments be it republican or democratic focus mainly on the economic aspects of the child development. He says that the democrats address the issue of material deprivation of the poor while the republicans adjust the economic incentives or regulatory barriers. Brooks quotes from Reeves’ article, ‘The New Politics of Character’ to further ...

Parker et al. (2014) identifies dimensions a public policy on science and technology to enable development. Complex issues in the policy identify emerging issues to prepare and make plans. The scanning exercise uses modified Delphi technique to necessitate public engagement as the policies are developed. Some of the interest group in the policy includes academics, private sector, policy advisers, practitioners, and policy makers. The stakeholders in the policy prioritize issues in the areas of government, healthcare, national security, infrastructure, population, public safety, and technology. Parker et al. (2014) argue that an effective public policy on development will not only require ...

Tesla Motors is one of the most promising companies in automotive industry regardless of its business struggles in the past. In fact, despite the costly prices of its unique cars, the company has gained strong based of consumers and followers of the brand. With this impressive performance in the market, a study concerning its business strategy through SWOT analysis and Value Chain analysis is worth setting. It is interesting to note the fact that the company has reportedly reconfigured its system and has taken full charge and ownership of its value chain concerning strategy. This is with a determined ...

Article Review

Introduction
Research Design
The study used stratified random sampling method to survey 2900 managers from various organizations operating in India, at a single point in time (cross-sectional study). However, out of the initial 2900 survey questionnaires, only 836 were chosen for final analysis.
As far as the nature of business is concerned, the research sample consisted of managers from manufacturing organizations (61.36%), service organizations (10.41%) and IT-related organizations (28.23%). From a geographical orientation standpoint, 44.5% of the managers were from foreign multinational companies, 41.15% were from Indian multinational companies and 14.35% were from local Indian companies. From the perspective ...

Article Review

Introduction
Weinert, Chiotellis and Seliger authored the article “Methodology for Planning and Operating Energy-Efficient Production Systems”. It focuses on the production goals of organizations with the intention of shedding light on the specific determinants that promote operational sustainability (Weinert 41). In the paper, a methodology for the accurate prediction of operational energy consumption is provided. Such methodology is aligned to the business functions of production systems. Further, this paper uses an example to substantiate its claims. The manufacturing process of a swash plate expander provides a plausible template with which readers may comprehend the concept of production systems. The ...

Unemployment and wages

Our economic and financial infrastructure has grown and improved with time, but the business cycles remains a constant factor. There are still collapses in the market and conditions do improve on planned stimulus by Government and market sentiment. This cycle of booms, moderate growth and inflation combine to make a Business cycle that leads to growth in labor market during expansionary phases, and lead to high unemployment rates in recessionary phases. This theory can be observed in the recent labor statistics of USA. The recession that started in 2007 and continued till 2009 was a trough of the business ...

27th January2016

The article talks about Canada central bank’s move to keep its interest rate unchanged despite an economic slowdown. The Bank of Canada revised down its annualized growth rate from 2% last year to 1.4% in the first half of this year. The economic slowdown can be attributed to the current decline in oil prices. The central bank’s move to maintain the lending rate at 0.5% is a move seen to encourage more lending by the banks and, as a result, increase spending rates in the country. Oil is a product that has a significant impact on Canada's ...

(Name of Author)
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the balance of trade deficit in bilateral trade between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Many American analysts, including Lou Dobbs, argue have increasingly argued that the trade between the USA and China only serves to benefit China more than the American people. There is consensus that there has been significant growth in trade between two countries. China is currently the third largest trading partner of the United States.
China is also the 3rd largest destination for exports from the US. Figures for ...

Reflection on Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts By Karl Marx

Marx in his essay Scientific Socialism speaks of labor as alien to the laborer. He says that he labors, but does not “affirm himself in his labor.” The labor becomes separate from both him and his life. This is the central theme of the essay and also the point of his writing. While communism, the governmental system that stemmed from Marx, may not have worked out as he envisioned, his disquietude with the capitalist controllers of production were valid. The solution others proposed from his work did not work out, as in China and Russia. But given the time ...

Article summary: Microprocessor.

A microprocessor is defined as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of all computers hence it is the brain of computers and a number of electronic appliances found in households. It entails the Functionality of a CPU on a few integrated and single ones, IC. Krishna further brings out its functions. He terms it as a multipurpose device that can be programmable to allow input digital data, processes the data in reference to instructions depicted in the memory. The results hence are produced as the output (61). This comes out in different forms depending on receiver.
Microprocessors can also be put together to form ...

Discussion Board

Nanotechnology refers to the design, study, manipulation, application, and synthesis of functional devices, materials, and systems through the process of control of matter (Salamanca-Buentello et al., 2005). This form of technology can be harnessed to address the most crucial world’s problems related to development. It is, however, unfortunate that the applications of nanotechnology have not been systematically prioritized to address the challenges that most developing counties across the world face every day. Proponents of this form of technology anticipate that it will provide solutions to critical challenges that face developing countries and less developed countries.
However, such ...

Question 1

Paul Anders Schwamm assertion that EBay’s move to venture in the Japanese Market was a wrong move to make is justified and well-founded. First of all, it is important to understand that before EBay’s entry into the market, Yahoo was functioning as a monopoly in the sector. This means that Yahoo had been able to become a well-known brand in Japan such that it suited the preferences and tastes in the Japanese Market. It is important to note that the perpetual operations of Yahoo in Japan allowed the companies to best understand the cultural context of its business environment. For ...

The first article titled Home Economics: Will Rising Food Prices Ruin the Recovery written by Michael Schuman in the Time discloses the problem of food prices and its importance to the global economy. The rise of prices is usually caused by droughts and other unsuitable weather conditions. However, the food is one of the basic conditions of life on the Earth. Therefore, the rising of food prices causes two very important changes. First, it is consumption effect. Families, who are to allocate larger share of their weekly income on food basics, are forced to save money on something else: ...

Article Review

In this article, Wilkie and Moore are quick to explain that globalization is not a new concept. However, the technological and communication advancements that have been realized across the world have increased the level of business interactions between different territories worldwide. This article effectively captures the idea that as a result of globalization, marketing strategies within different firms and companies have had to adapt to the needs of the global market instead of relying on the traditional domestic markets that were based in their parent countries. Due to the changes that have faced the body of marketing, Wilkie and Moore claim ...

Log Assignment #1: DOJ/SEC Drop Bribery Probes of 3M

In an article written by Matthews (2012), the author disclosed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly dropped their probe on allegations of bribery for 3M, in the company’s subsidiary transactions and dealings in Turkey. The report indicated that no charges were made since 3M, which voluntarily initiated the investigations, were noted to cooperate and disclose all crucial information. The investigations were actually delved into in an effort to intensify 3M’s corporate compliance and adherence to ethical standards.
One strongly admired the move as initiated by 3M to investigate ...

An Article Review

Summary and Conclusion
“Why Business Models Matter” is a very good management article on why business models exist and what significant roles do they play in successful business management and performance. According to the author, Joan Magretta, every practical, business organization is founded on a business model, whether or not its founders or managers are cognizant that what they do fit into the components of a business model.
According to the author, the term business model has been cannibalized at the height of the dot.com businesses during the Internet boom, where business models were defined to differentiate the Internet companies ...

Abstract

The need for economic development is the key success factor for any community since through economic development; people are able to sustain themselves by making the basic needs of food and shelter affordable. This as discussed in the article Economic Development and Jobs is the key determinant on the living condition of the people both at the local, regional and even national levels. It is through the community economic development that a country’s economic empowerment is possible. Economic development means creating those economical boosting activities while at the same time ensuring that the activity does not affect the social ...

Article Review: Apple buys mobile security firm AuthenTec for $356 million

This article regards the acquisition of a fingerprint sensor by the Apple Company from the technology developer Authen Tec. The article reveals that the technology can be used in individual computers and mobile appliances. This essay provides a review of the plans to acquire the fingerprint sensor from its manufacturer at the price of 356 million dollars.
In the introduction, the article provides a preview of the price of the shares that Apple agreed to purchase the fingerprint sensor. The article reveals that the fingerprint sensor manufacturer agreed at $8 per share. At this price, the article says that Apple gets ...

Quality Initiatives in Radiology: Historical Perspectives for an Emerging Field

Introduction

Radiology refers to a specialty of medical practice which basically relates to a technique of obtaining images of body parts for surveillance, emergency rescue as well as diagnosis and subsequent treatment of diseases which can be visualized within a person’s body. There are many articles that have been written for the purposes of the clinical performance and quality of this technology in a bid to improve the safety of the patients who are subjected to the radiology treatment.

Summary

The article addresses the management of the use of radiology in healthcare and the significance of professionalism involved. It also looks at the ...