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Just in Time Manufacturing
Just-In-Time Manufacturing Just-In-Time manufacturing, commonly referred to as JIT, is a company wide philosophy aimed at eliminating a company’s waste. Waste can be found in many forms. For example it can be defined in the material form such as plastic or metal scrap, or it can be defined in the administrative form as excessive overhead that slows production or adds an unnecessary expense. The basic theory behind JIT is a pull system that is driven
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Time Well Spent
The 1997 Annul Report: Time Well Spent, measures cost of living by comparing the time costs of producing a good or service over time. An advantage in measuring it in time cost over price changes is that showing time costs it is more visible to see ho much less, and in some cases more, time required to make a good or service. Showing just prices would only show the price change and not the greater
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Life and Times of Me
During my major course of studies at the University of Phoenix, I had experienced a professional dilemma. The dilemma occurred approximately three years ago between me and my best friend Brian. The events that occurred were shocking and have tainted our relationship forever. Brian and I had been best friends since High school and shared similar interest. We both loved computers and had jobs in the Information Technology Field. In August of 2003, Brian lost
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Accounting Ethics
The CPA Journal published an article titled Incorporating Professional Ethics Throughout an Accounting Curriculum. This article was published in the September 2005 edition and focuses on the dilemma the educational community is facing in trying to incorporate ethics teaching in higher education classes. Educators are concerned about ethics classes taking away from the technical classes that are a necessity in the accounting curriculums. The authors of this article propose and have been practicing a modular
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Time Management
Many studies show that in a crisis situation the leader first has to determine if the situation can be determined as a crisis. Once this has been determined, we can now move forward and begin to quickly and precisely examine the factors we’re dealing with Problems are everyday occurrences in business, but the crisis situations are not. Crisis situations are characterized by high consequences, low probability, ambiguity, and decision-making time pressure (Pearson & Clair,
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Ethics in Communication with Others
Ethics in communication is an ever-changing aspect of our everyday lives. As technologies, like the Internet or medical science, advance, we are faced with an ever-increasing amount of ethical dilemmas in how we communicate. Coping with so many new ethical choices has forced many corporations and individuals to rethink how to approach the sharing and safeguarding of information that they posses. This change has led to many debates on what is modern day ethical communication.
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Ethics Scrapbook Paper
As a team we were assigned the project of creating an ethical scrapbook, along with an accompanying paper. So the purpose of this paper is to expand on the information contained within our team scrapbook. More precisely we will be answering a set of four ethical questions, which we as a group have taken the time to sit down and discuss. Our first question and issue discussed deals with the subject “Good Samaritan”. As a
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Requirements of Change
Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front, uses his writing to portray war as he views it. A huge issue that Remarque made obvious was that war impacted the lives of boys more than they would ever think. Two subjects used to graphically demonstrate the drastic effects of war include death and thoughts. “[F]or those who die as cattle?” (Owen 1). People who die must not live in the back of
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Just in Time
Just In Time (JIT) is not a new concept as it has been a part of the Japanese manufacturing industry since a long time. JIT was initially known as Toyota Production System and Toyota motor company recognized its very philosophy and working techniques. The objective of this manufacturing system is to eliminate waste totally. It basically means making what the market demands when it is in need. JIT not only increases the work productivity but
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Evolution of Ideas and Practices from Ancient Times
Evolution of Ideas and Practices From Ancient Times Plato's symposium is a array of speeches on what love meant in the society. Although the term "homosexuality" was not present in ancient times, it was something that was well practiced. Men and women still shared intercourse, but it was not thought of as wrong, or out of the norm, for there to be male and male interaction, and sometimes female and female interaction. Love, the kind
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Educating Ethical Behavior - Aristotle's Views on Akrasia
EDUCATING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR: ARISTOTLE'S VIEWS ON AKRASIA Deborah Kerdeman University of Washington "Can the teaching of ethics really help cleanse the business world of shady dealings?" Asked by Newsweek magazine during the height of the recent Wall-Street scandals,1 this query resonates with perennial concerns about whether or not virtue can be taught and how such instruction might best be effected. The problem, Newsweek declares, is not that students lack ethical standards or are incapable of
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Politics of Change
Politics of Change Change is the process in which something becomes different or altered. In this case, during the past few weeks, we have seen many people making vast changes in their communities, nation, or even world that specifically illustrate the Laws and Lessons of Political Change. These particular case studies have shown us that it is possible for anyone, with the right tools, to alter the world around us and benefit from the change
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Ethical Subjectivism
Ethical Subjectivism presents many problems since the main attitude is that feelings are the only determining factor in the decision making process. As we all know, feelings can be very misleading at times. We've all been in situations where we've felt strong about a decision and came to find out that our decision was the wrong one. If you used Ethical Subjectivism in the case study involving Happy Trails, you would never come to a
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Time to Start Testing
Time to Start Testing The use of steroids today is out of control. According to the HHS 2002 Monitoring the Future Survey, about 1 out of 40 high school seniors reported last year that they had used andro in the past year. In high school, there are many student athletes willing to do anything to become a professional athlete. The need to be superior makes the negative effects of steroids invincible. Professional athletes don’t help
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To What Extent and in What Ways Are People “fixed” and “open to Change”?
Charles Darwin was not only a pioneer in evolutionary psychology, also today’s theories of modern lifespan development draw on and are influenced by Darwin’s ideas. His functionalist perspective primarily focused on the reason for development of specific human characteristics over many generations, and therefore an enormously long timescale. However, inspired by the observations in the development his own son, Darwin also acknowledged that “an individual is the result of a gradual sequence of prior changes,
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What Changed in French Society as a Result of the Early Events of the Revolution?
The revolution had been a result of the inability of the monarchy to address the fiscal problems as well as the grievances of the people as a result of a combination of bad harvests and rising costs of living. From the early events of the revolution, the third estate had been able to improve their social status, the National Assembly had been able to obtain rights and equality for those who were not protected by
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The Notebook: A Story That Surpasses Time
The Notebook: A Story that Surpasses Time Love stories have been made into great and not so great movies since the beginning of motion pictures. The pattern is usually the same in each movie, but for some reason people are drawn to them. The Notebook is another love story, but the dual plot and lack of special effects makes it different. The Notebook is the story of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams) and
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Is the Issue of Borrowing Software one of Ethics? What Should Be the Christian Stance on “borrowing”?
Is the issue of borrowing software one of ethics? What should be the Christian stance on “borrowing”? The issue of ‘borrowing’ software is one based on ethics and morals. I would say that even those that consider themselves law-abiding citizens do piracy. It is something that happens so often, I would say, most do not even think about it. Say you are working at the office and are using a program that has been installed
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How to Change the Windows 2000 Boot Logo
Introduction Stuff Why post a follow-up article on changing the Win2K boot logo? There are several reasons, with the primary being a result of Service Pack 2. When SP2 was released some changes were made that affected the way Windows File Protection behaved. The registry changes outlined in our earlier article, that would disable Windows File Protection, no longer work after applying Service Pack 2. This follow-up article will address this minor obstacle, and pose
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Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Decision Making Ethics are principles that define behavior as fair and proper and they are concerned with how a moral person should behave when it comes to making an ethical decision (Josephson Institute of Ethics, 2002). Evaluating and deciding among competing options is often key in making a fair choice since principles do not always dictate a single "moral" course of action. The decision of whether to lay off workers to enhance profits or
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Japanese Work Ethics Vs American Ethics
"For an American to consider the Japanese from any viewpoint for any reason, it is important for us to remember that they are products of a unique civilization, that their standards and values are the results of several thousand years of powerful religious and metaphysical conditioning that were entirely different from those that molded the character, personality and habits of Westerners" ( De Mente, p.19). To understand the Japanese, it is necessary to have
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Time Value of Money
Time Value of Money “The time value of money is a necessary concept of finance that allows us to equate money from its present value (PV) future value (FV), present value-annuity (PVA), and future value annuity (FVA).” (Wilkipedia, 2006. Money that is deposited in a savings account earns interest, but the future value of that amount will be equal to if not less, in the future. This is the prime reason why people prefer
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Ethical Dilemma - the Advice Trap - Article Review
Ethical Dilemma: Advice After reading "The Advice Trap" article about the ethical dilemma that can arise from giving advice to clients out of the realm of certified expertise, one incident comes to mind. Although I have a small tendency to want to help and make suggestions when clients have needs that I can relate to, I realize the ramifications after I was on the other side of the advice. I was renting a space in
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Business Ethics
Describe an ethical problem you have encountered or might encounter in your workplace. How would you approach the problem and reach a decision to solve it? Business ethics defines how a company integrates core values - such as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness - into its policies, practices, and decision-making. Business ethics is, in part, the attempt to think clearly and deeply about ethical issues in business and to arrive at conclusions that are
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Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency in Older Adults?
Citation: Chou, K., Ho, Andy H. Y., Lee, Tatia M. C., (2007). Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency in Older Adults? Journal of Psychology and Aging, 22(2), 310-318. Introduction Everyday, copious amounts of individuals are placed in a variety of moods ranging from happy to sad, to ecstatic, to severely depressed, and a plethora of other emotions. Because of our fluctuating emotional states, it is sometimes difficult for people to make fully competent decisions,
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