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Second, Standardizing is the removal of variation by developing standardized operating procedures. As a line attendant we could have a check list to make sure that the main points of our job are completed throughout the course of our shift. In the appendix, figure B is an example of a possible checklist. By having this it will help to enforce the roles of the line attendant and make sure certain tasks are become a “norm”. For example, line attendants are supposed to make sure the floors are…

Magnesium wheels are a kind of rims that are used for vehicles. These wheels are generally made of magnesium alloy. These wheels were only used for race cars initially, but these the magnesium wheels are used in a wide range of vehicles. In most cases, the rims of car wheels are made using steel, as it gives great strength to the wheel. However, there are rims which are made using other materials that are as strong as steel. Since the weight of vehicles are reduced by the wheels, the wheels’…

The Spirit of Detroit is a sculpture made in the heart of Detroit. It is a large bronze statue, standing twenty-six feet high and is located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal center on Woodward Avenue. Behind the statue, is a Courts Tower's marble wall element that has various passages, symbols, and writings that symbolize Detroit. The extensively creative detail amidst the statue and the messages behind the sculpture provide a visual argument of hope for the people that walk by it every day and…

happened before 1 After Ford. After Ford is the time system used, alike the modern system of ‘Common Era’. Based on the first mass produced product of Henry Ford, society views him as the new deity, even replacing the phrase ‘My Lord’ with “My Ford”. Often overlooked, Ford is the perfect deity for a society matching the one in Brave New World as it runs on assembly lines and mass production, comparable to the crafts that Ford perfected. Anything other than the history of Ford has massively…

“Opportunity for Responsibility” Do you ever feel good about buying your own things with money you earn? I think it is important to earn your own money to buy what you want. Not only do you appreciate it, you take really good care of it. I started making my own money in the fifth grade. I was mowing the church yard to pay for everything I wanted to get for myself. What made me realize how nice it was, I sold a Polaris 250 trail four wheeler I got almost One thousand dollars out of it and I…

Development Manager for the Rocky Mountain Region. Jolley’s retirement will be effective July 14th. Bob started his career in the precast industry at an early age. His father, M. Lloyd Jolly, along with Lloyd’s partners, started the Utah Concrete Pipe Company in 1946, (later the name was changed to AMCOR) and while still in high school (beginning at age 15) he cut weeds in the yard and watered pipe. He also helped in the pipe yard, sometimes lifting and stacking them by hand. After college,…

People started using television in the 1940’s. Television makes people feel like they are viewing live events. Television took years of innovation. In the beginning the importance of was ignored as people didn’t really need television in their day to day lives. In 1872, Joseph May, was examining materials for use in for the first transatlantic cable placed a strand of selenium wire on a table near a window and noticed that sunlight caused the electrical conductivity of the wire to change .He…

recorded 68 fatalities in rollovers of Ford Explorers in the beginning of Aug. 2000. The recorded fatalities were caused by sudden tread separation in tires used on the Ford Explorer. The standard manufactured tires provided for the Explores were Firestone tires, which was the center of an investigation in May 2000 after accruing 90 complaints pertaining to tread separation. At least four of the complaints included fatalities. Public complaints of 52 deaths in Ford Explorers were release by…

Smith Road Bridge #03.730 - Tech 21Bridge. This seemingly small, inconspicuous bridge near the City of Hamilton / Ross and St. Clair Township lines has turned into the center of national media consideration. The Butler County Engineer's Office has put up a structure built entirely of advanced composite materials originally designed for use in the industry of aerospace - filaments, for example, glass implanted in epoxy. The bridge, renamed the Tech 21 Bridge, was dedicated on 25 of July 1997 and…

When I was 7 years old I worked on bikes and fixed them up. I watched my older brother do them. He was good at it, him and his friend could tare a bike apart and put it back together in 15 minutes. I always looked up to him and wanted to do what he did. I fixed my own bike when I was like 8 and I was proud of myself. The hardest part was taking the tube out of the tire because I always use a flat head screwdriver. So it’s kind of sharp and it can pop your tube. I really like getting my hands…