Bauxite

In regards to ethnic groups, 70-75% of the population is Turkish, 18% is Kurdish, and the rest is part of a minority group. Most of the country, 99.8%, practices the Muslim religion, and the other small percentage is mostly Christians and Jews. Their official language is Turkish but people do speak Kurdish and other minority languages as well. Turkey is located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Seam between Bulgaria and Georgia. It also borders the Aegean Sea…

Case Study 1: Economies Of Scale In Refining Alumina? Manufacturing aluminum involves several steps, one of which is alumna refining. Alumina is a chemical compound consisting of aluminum and oxygen atoms(Al¬2¬O¬3)¬¬¬. Alumina is created when bauxite ore-the basic raw material used to produce aluminum- is transformed using a technology known as Bayer process. There are substantial economies of scale in the refining of alumina. Table 1.1 shows estimated long run average costs as a function of the…

The country of Haiti is located in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Its island neighbor is the Dominican Republic. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous. Many have described the appearance of the land as a wrinkled brown. In the past, Haiti was covered in beautiful forests and lush green foliage, but today it is mostly barren. Its beaches are spectacular, sporting white sands and crystal blue waters. The people of Haiti are just as vibrant, always loud and joyful. The…

Even before Claussen began pushing his architectural vision, others were busy designing the inner workings of the plant. Jan Knau, an engineer, was only 27 when he was asked to come up with a flexible assembly line for the factory. Knau, then just a junior associate, contacted BMW’s top 15 assembly engineers. He invited them to a two-day workshop at a BMW retreat near the Austrian Alps. After a series of marathon sessions that included discussions of every facet of the ideal assembly line, Knau…