Forest City, Iowa

factors. Producing good quality products and excellent customer service are some of the main reasons this company is so successful. They have realized that employees, customers, and dealers play an important role in total quality management. Winnebago's mission is to exceed customer expectations by continually improving their products and services. They follow some basic values called the four P's to achieve their mission; people, products, plant, and profitability. The company believes that employees are the strength of the company and promotes a teamwork environment. Winnebago's major production plant is located in Forest City, Iowa and includes 20 buildings that take up more than 2 million square feet, which contains the company's manufacturing, service and maintenance facilities. They also own satellite-manufacturing facilities at Hampton and Lorimor, Iowa, which add seven hundred square feet of operating space. There are three nine hundred foot assembly lines where motor homes are assembled and tested for quality control. Winnebago uses some of the most sophisticated computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing systems in the RV industry to design and test products. Winnebago manufactures and sells an extensive line of RV's, under four different brand names, Winnebago, Itasca, Rialta, and Ultimate. There are three different kinds of RV's manufactured by Winnebago, Class A motor homes, Class B van campers, and Class C mini motor homes. Class A is a traditional…

Introduction Differing in structure, governance, and mission, Drake University and Iowa State University are each successful institution. Located only 45 miles from one another, in Central Iowa, these schools are structured to serve their student population, to contribute to society, and to fulfill their own mission statement. This report will review each institution and critically compare their similarities and differences. It will cover the schools mission, culture, administrational…

wrong and went straight to the floor. In that moment we knew we just won our bracket. We were all screaming while jumping up and down. Some of us girls actually started to cry we were so happy. After we went through the line to shake the other team’s hands, we screamed a little bit more. Once we all calmed down for a little bit, we had to take a few pictures. When we got done taking the pictures we went to our ‘camp’ and started to take all of our gear off. When we piled into the van to head…

I went on a job shadow with Sergeant Chuck Robinson of th Kossuth County Sheriffs Office. Chuck is the nighttime supervisor, which means he only works nights and is there to mostly help the other cops, if need be. The entire job shadow was a last minute ordeal as my original job shadow fell through because there was business and personal issues at Elbert Chevrolet that kept me from shadowing there and watching. But continued to make this shadow a valuable experience. As I stated above I did my…

able to conquer it. Another thing that I gained from the upperclassman interview is that agricultural business has great opportunities. I just have to make the best of my experience at Iowa State to full get what I need. Taking the academic policies and procedures, has made me aware of the many academic rules Iowa State has. I have learned how to search for them on the Iowa State website, and find an answer to almost any academic question I have. The academic policies quiz has definitely…

also address the problems of partnering with colleges and universities while being in a rural setting. Last I will address the idea of sharing personal histories helping student connect to each other through their similarities and differences. This week’s topic of community connections has been a difficult one for me. Growing up I never had roots to one place. I moved all over the state of Iowa never living anywhere more than five years, and never in an ‘urban’ area. As a teaching professional…

Making the decision to go out of state or in state or stay in state is probably one of the toughest you will make. Should I be staying in state or would it be my best bet as to go out of state taking some risks hoping for success. Take time to think about what you really want to do, because once you decide it’s not to easy to switch up. Attractions, activities, the environment, and cost are big role players when it comes to moving away for college. Go through a thought process before making…

My journey first began when I decided to attend The University of Iowa in the fall of 2013 after graduating from Urbandale High School. I attended Iowa for 2 years and then when it came time to choose where I would apply to nursing school at I was stuck between wanting to continue on at Iowa’s College of Nursing, pending on my acceptance, but also needing a change in my life. I decided to choose change and Mercy College of Health Sciences presented an opportunity for just that. There is a…

When the issue of President Leath’s misuse of school property was brought to the Regents attention, In a rare rebuke of an ally, Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter said during a meeting at the University of Northern Iowa that he was extremely disappointed in Leath’s potential misuse of the planes and that “additional action is warranted.” Rastetter called Leath a successful president during his five-year tenure but said regents must “ensure that our universities are run in a manner that…

Jim Thorpe Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it. This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo…