Lean concepts

When analyzing concepts, determining the essential characteristics that make up a concept is a fundamental step. By establishing defining characteristics associated with a concept, one may have a greater understanding of it. If one fails to identify the proper attributes of a concept, than the results of the analysis may limit the ability to expand nursing theories (Walker, & Avant, 2011, p. 162). Distinguishing between types of cases will allow one to categorize concepts and understand how they…

While watching Esther Perel’s Ted Talk she discusses multiple important concepts to focus on while in a long-term relationship. The two ideas I found most interesting was the questions she posed along the lines of “What draws you most to your partner?” such as at their work, when they are far away etc. The second question she mentioned that I found interesting was “what shuts you off and turns you on?”. While watching this TED talk I actually thought about my own relationship. My current…

[8] Ecomagination program targets society and business challenges such as depletion of known oil and gas reserves, lack of clean water availability, new demand on natural resources, infrastructure and access to energy in emerging and rapidly growing economies. Ecomagination puts into practice GE’s belief that financial and environmental performance can be integrated to accelerate profitable growth for the company as well as serve the society. Eric Ortman, Supply Chain Executive with GE Oil…

The basic concept of a kanban is a hand sized card that moves with the product or material. It signals when product is to be built or when material can be moved. A company disciplined in lean manufacturing methods will not build product or move material without the proper kanbans. In order to implement a system using kanbans, you must first understand the types of kanbans, their functions and most importantly, the rules ("Lean manufacturing," n.d., p. 9). The most important…

customer service, and see things from another perspective to find out exactly what is going on. In Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Third Edition, Chapter 12, the author discusses the master-apprentice model Gemba walk. The master will point out Lean examples that might apply and asks questions to get the apprentice thinking until the believe they have grasped the concept that the master has presented. The master or sensei needs to provide the direction. It is critical…

that would focus on someone or something involving a lock and a key while expressing an emotion. This project wasn’t a solo project, but instead involved working with one other person. The lock and key could be metaphoric or literal and from that concept we had to tell a story in twelve to fifteen shots. Our idea was to convey a young musician finding the right “key” on his guitar and “unlock” the excitement (which was our assigned emotion) inside of him. I believe the project turned out…

student might learn something about themselves they never knew about. It teach them to improve their flaws. It is a good thing for student to see a different angle of punishment. This concept is important because this would impact our judgement. Some people might judge something or someone without even knowing them. This concept tells them to stop and look at it a different way, and have an open mind to what it is. It also is asking them to go beyond the project, it is testing them if they can…

supporting the claim. (Huemer 47-57) René Descartes holds the opposite opinion, which he discusses in ‘Meditations One and Two.’ While there is validity to both sides of the argument, Huemer’s essay proves to be more reliable after dissecting Descartes’ concepts of existence. Huemer proposes that no one can know anything about the external world, or anything that exists outside of the mind. It is impossible to be certain of how many fingers one has, or if surrounding objects are real or solely…

out for me over the next couple of years. I have set before me a really demanding list of goals, and in order for me to achieve these goals I am going to have to systematically apply all of the psychological concepts that I have learned to my everyday life. Starting with the most basic concepts like getting enough sleep, or meditating will assist me by means of escape from everyday struggles. Achieving each of the aforementioned goals will help minimize my stress, and benefit me in ways that I…

and varying levels of activation or arousal of the physiological system that consumers experience in their bodies. 4. Associative networks: An organized structure of knowledge, meanings, and beliefs about some concept such as a brand. Each meaning concept is linked to other concepts to form a network of associations. 5.…