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Day 50 Decision: The first thing we did before Day 50 was analyze the current lead times in the system to understand how efficiently it was running. We saw that when demand hit its peak figures over the first 50 days, the production process lead time took over 2 days. We took this to mean that we could not effectively meet the requirements for any contract other than the $750 per job contract one. In trying to understand where the bottleneck in our process was, we looked at the utilization figures

c. using the “doubling” model, a learning curve of 70% means the 20th unit takes 70% of the time that the 10th unit will take. d. learning curves are a recognition of the concept that the cost of each produced unit usually decreases with experience. 2. Which of the following is an assumption of learning curves? a. the cumulative time of production increases as production increases. b. time reduction per unit increases as cumulative production increases. c. the same learning curve should

obvious to reduce costs, lead times and to improve supply chain efficiency. The major issue identified was the lead time and a huge fixed overhead because of small shipments which then were consolidated by the company to make a full 40-feet container load. Through a thorough cost analysis and weightage of pros and cons of three alternatives, the team recommends to use an NVOCC (Non-Vessel operating common carrier) for small shipments which will lead to a lot lesser lead times and will help reduce costs

and jobs that are currently being processed on the machines. The average arrival rate of the jobs per day was 3.06. This was taken as the initial throughput for the system. Applying Little’s law, Flow time=InventoryThroughput ∴Flow time=0.3267 hrs. This value matched with the average lead time of 0.39 hrs. Capacity Determination: Initially we had one machine for every station and the throughput rate

represent many disciplines those days viz, genetics, biochemistry, molecular and cellular and structural biology, epidemiology and toxicology through multiple model systems, experimental approaches and technical disciplines. Further the genetic damages lead to the dysfunctions in the normal processes of cellular metabolism (replication, transcription, cell cycle regulation and cell death). This widens the horizons of genetic toxicology. Genotoxic agents or genotoxins are usually described as the substances

Lead Poisoning Dating back to 3000 BC large mines in Greece and Spain had contributed to the global distribution of lead. One of the first societies to use lead widely was the Roman Empire, even the common connection of lead towards plumbing comes from the word plumbum which means “lead” in Latin. Because of leads sweetened taste, the Romans used it in their wine which was shipped all across Europe. “Even in those times there were reports that lead caused severe colic, anemia, and gout (Lah).”

a blood test proved he had four times the level of lead in his blood that was concluded as lead poisoning. His parents were baffled and doctors said it would alter his brain development and hinder his skills as a child. Reginald's elementary school suggested numerous times that he repeat the third grade. This lead his parents to do test him for any mental stagnancies and he was diagnosed with ADHD. Now in middle school, Reginald and his family's fight against lead- exposure is continued and as strong

Lead is a natural element that can be found throughout our environment and in small amounts in the Earth’s crust (Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2016). Lead is a corrosion resistant, malleable, bluish white metal that has been used throughout history. The Romans, for example, used lead to fashion pots for cooking, water pipes, and aqueducts (International Lead Association, 2016a). In today’s world lead is used to protect underwater cables from corrosion and provides excellent protection from

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In 2007, global toy sales were $71.96 billion USD with approximately 900 companies competing for market share. The industry was dominated by a few major players, such as Mattel, Hasbro, LEGO and RC2. Mattel and Hasbro’s sales alone accounted for over 12% of global sales. By 2007, most toy production occurred in China. So much in fact, that nearly 85% of all toys sold in North America were imported from China. Mattel was the industry leader up until very recently and witnessed many successes in terms