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Problems Winnebago has several issues that the company should consider. The company has been experiencing back-logged orders, which could be resulting in customer dissatisfaction and lost sales. Each year the back-logged orders continue to grow. During peak sales times, Winnebago has a difficult time delivering orders at the same rate as the rest of the year. Increasing gas and diesel prices, along with an uncertain economy are making consumers think twice about spending money on travel and leisure

manufacturers, bulk port management and stevedoring for general cargo (Asciano Group, 2015). Patrick operates 4 Terminals, Port Botany, Port of Melbourne, Fisherman Island, and Freemantle. Collectively the terminals handle over 3 million twenty-foot equivalents (TEU) containers per annum (Asciano Group, 2015). At present, the Fisherman Island (Brisbane) and Port Botany (Sydney) terminal of have now been successfully automated. This report will examine the opportunity to automate the company’s Melbourne

The Jones Act, also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 prohibits foreign vessels from trading between US ports. It Imposes four primary requirements on vessels carrying goods between U.S. ports. First, the vessel must be owned by US citizen controlled US companies that have 75 percent ownership. Second, at least 75 percent of the crew on the ship must be US citizens. Third, the vessel must be built, or rebuilt, in the United States. And finally, the vessel must be registered in the United States

Acme Home Improvement de Mexico, SA de CV Expansion Project Plan Project Masters, LLC Tyler M. Falcone Chanda M. Morris Sean P. Riley Michael S. Wenthold AMBA640, Section 9244 Professor Williams April 24, 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 3 Existing Knowledge 3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 5 Dependencies 7 Construction Analysis 9 Required Resources 11 Pre-Construction: 11 Construction: 12 Project Completion and Final Inspection:

Gurkhas The Nepalese Gurkhas have been serving under the British since 1815. They have partaken in every war that Britain has been involved in from the Pindarr War to WWII. The Gurkhas are considered by many to be one of the Worlds finest armed units. The Gurkha corps are definitely the most elite fighting force in the British Army and they have consistently proved their worth in every battle they have fought, whether it was a victory or defeat. The common Gurkha has a diamond-hard will, and

Introduction Through investigating whether Radcliffe on Trent could go ‘of the grid’, the economic, environmental and social aspects will be considered. Each topic will be looked at in turn with reference to a variety of sources. In the paper the technology available will be looked at individually without considering individual properties and ways they will be able to make their properties more energy efficient. It also only considers domestic properties, excluding commercial and public buildings

Hubert Humphrey once stated, “When we say, ‘One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all,’ we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it” (Hakim 111). During the 1960’s, a great number of people did, in fact, begin to believe it. These years were a time of great change for America. The country was literally redefined as people from all walks of life fought to uphold their standards on what they believed a true democracy is made of; equal rights for all

Consolidation Via Mergers In The Container Shipping Industry Ross Kadri 06/07/2015 English 452 Summer Ashore 2015 Table of Contents  Abstract 2 Consolidation abbreviated 2 APM Maersk 2 Proposed solutions abbreviated 2 Introduction 3 Longevity 3 Scalable economy 3 Service differentiation 3 10 Largest Companies 4 Trends of financial success 4 China as global production hub 5 Streamlining

Power of Personal Production Imagine that you could design a three-dimensional object as quickly as it would take to decide on material and computer design: this idea is what created the technology of 3D printing. From the conception of 3D printing in 1984, to the first stem cell transplant, 3D printing has evolved from a sci-fi like idea to a realistic addition in individual consumer lifestyles. Now instead of relying on large manufactures to produce a special or specific good, the consumer has

Division.1 Ruth, the director of the division, agreed with Moros, the division’s head of operations and procurement, that the pilot had been a success—better product availability and lower inventory to sales ratios had been observed for the stock-keeping-units (SKUs) involved in it—but was not convinced that expansion of the initiative beyond