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    1.5 ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (UPLC) Since from thirty years, High performance liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is well accepted technique used in laboratories worldwide. It is one of the analytical techniques used to identify, separate and quantify each analyte in a mixture. One of the primary drivers for the development of this technique has been the progression of the packing materials (particle size, packing technology, chemistry) used to impact the separation. The fundamental…

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    Toyota's management system, officially known as the Toyota Production System (TPS) has patterned its management strategy from the scientific management. Taiichi Ohno, a former president of Toyota, studied the work of Fredrick Taylor and invented the "TPS": Toyota Production System. The purpose of this production system was to prevent inconsistency in the work and eliminate wastes or delays. The company did not want their workers to stand, wait and attend machines. The workers were required to…

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    1. You need to perform a SWOT analysis on the company? Answer: SWOT Analysis: Following is the SWOT analysis of the company: Strengths:  Simple and clean products.  Good business structure.  Situated in a good business area.  Good back end integration regarding the company’s products.  Plenty of loyal customers. Weaknesses:  Complicated supply chain structure.  Inadequate operational strategies.  Poor interaction with customers.  Inadequate marketing strategies.  Less number of…

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    1. What is the basis of Toyota’s competitive advantage? The basis of Toyota’s competitive advantage is that since its foundation, Toyota's standard has been to endeavour continually to manufacture 'better items at lesser expenses.' To this end, Toyota has added to its own novel 11 generation strategy. This framework is taking into account the thought of 'in the nick of time' (i.e. creating just the essential measure of parts exactly at its required time), the thought of Toyota Founder Kiichiro…

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    Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things is about two researchers, Michael Braungart and William McDonough, who begin a journey on finding new ways to build anything in daily life. They want to encourage designers to rethink on how they currently build their products. For example, they worked on building an aluminum soda can that has a seed in it so if someone throws it out the window, something can grow. They worked on soda cans because once you paint a label on the soda can, there is…

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    The two different theories or models I am going to choose are the scientific method by Fredrick W Taylor and Kurt Lewis’s Characterised leadership climates. The scientific method by Fredrick W Taylor consisted of 7 steps to establish the ‘One best way’ to perform a job and then following that introduced 4 principles of scientific management. The reason Taylor did this was to prove that work procedures reduced the time taken by workers to perform jobs. Some of the key features of this model are…

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    a. Item I. Appropriate/Inappropriate II. Correct/Incorrect 1 Reduction in assembly technicians Appropriate, as the Westside Division will no longer have to pay these wages. Correct as this is the cost associated with the 40 technicians who will no longer be employed by the Westside Division. 2 Assembly supervisor transferred Inappropriate as the Assembly Supervisor will continue to be employed by the Westside Division for two years. Incorrect, this cost will continue to incur. The amount that…

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    When was the last time you had a commercial HVAC system annual maintenance check? Your business needs to have a reliable source for heat and cool, as well as the ability to filter out airborne pollutants. This keeps the air in your business clean and at a comfortable temperature. Routine maintenance is essential. Why is an annual maintenance check so important for your commercial HVAC system? Better Energy Efficiency The simple fact is that HVAC systems become less efficient without regular…

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    Heijunka Analysis

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    Heijunka is a tool used in lean manufacturing which focuses on eliminating waste without losing productivity through a manufacturing technique that relies on leveling production. Popularized by Toyota, lean manufacturing is often seen as an alternative and more effective manufacturing process than mass production that is commonly used in America (Friddle n.d.). Whereas mass production relies on production in large batches to obtain the lowest cost per part possible, lean production instead…

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    The lean management methodology upon which this book was based began from the lean manufacturing principles developed by Taiichi Ohno for the Toyota company in the mid-1900s. Ohno’s approach to production was anything that did not provide immediate value to the customer was considered a waste of resources and subsequently eliminated. This revolutionized Toyota’s manufacturing procedures and inspired many modern project management styles used today. Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, applied…

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