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METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND ELIMINATING THE DRIVERS OF NON-VALUE ADDED COST DUE TO PRODUCT COMPLEXITY AND PROCESS PARAMETERS
George, Michael Louis - Institute of Business Entropy - 2003
This Application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/479,333, Filed: June 18, 2003.
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Derivation of the Probability Distribution of WIP velocities
George, Michael Louis - Institute of Business Entropy - 2013
The Ohno Criterion states that WIP with faster velocities have lower cost than WIP with average slower velocities, in manufacturing cycles per unit time: v=G/W where W= number of pieces of Work In Process Inventory (WIP), and G = rate at which pieces exit from WIP to finished goods per unit...
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Derivation of the the conversion factor from bits of entropy to dollars of waste
George, Michael Louis - Institute of Business Entropy - 2013
Derivation of the the conversion factor ßM, from bits of entropy to dollars of waste …
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The Robustness of Economic Activity to Destructive Events
Galbraith, John - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2009
potential increased vulnerability in economic systems. To do so we draw on concepts from information theory, robust system … potentielle accrue au sein des systèmes économiques. Pour ce faire, nous nous appuyons sur les concepts issus de la théorie de l …
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Maxmin computation and optimal correlation in repeated games with signals
Gossner, Olivier; Laraki, Rida; Tomala, Tristan - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2004
d'optimisation défini sur l'ensemble des distributions de probabilités sous contraintes d'entropie. Cette article offre …
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Briquettes From Solid Waste: A substitute For Charcoal in Burundi
Mizero, M.; Ndikumana, Théophile; Jung, Céline Gisèle - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2014
In Burundi, the problem of solid waste management is acute as dependence on wood and charcoal as solid fuel is creating … waste in Bujumbura where a preliminary study has been realized showing the inventory with the composition and the … using specific solid waste in a process developed by Bioernergy Burundi enterprise [2]. A random sampling of 3 briquettes …
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Life Cycle of Products and Cycles
Beir, Jean De; Fodha, Mouez; Magris, Francesco - Centre d'Études des Politiques Économiques (EPEE), … - 2009
The aim of this paper is to examine whether the development of waste recycling activities can be a source of economic … by the production of the last period. (ii) These production factors are waste for which the price determination is non …-competitive. (iii) It produces a recycled good, which is a perfect substitute to the primary good. (iv) It reduces waste stream. We …
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The Effects of Application of Lean Concept in Retail
LUKIC, Radojko - In: Economia. Seria Management 15 (2012) 1, pp. 88-98
Lean principles and techniques can be successfully applied in the retail sector. In the retail sector, lean approach improves operational flows. Lean retail encourages manufacturers to produce standard products in accordance with the created (placed) orders from retailers pursuant to the demand...
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Romania’s Integration in the European Union, in terms of environment statistical indicators
SAVOIU, Gheorghe; MANEA, Constantin; SIMAN, Ion Iorga - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 62 (2014) 2, pp. 24-32
After Romania joined the European Union, the whole system of statistical indicators, and implicitly the system of environmental protection has been constantly confronted, in statistical terms, with the EU-27 average (EU-28, after the 1st of January, 2014), namely the dynamics, the levels and...
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Health Care in Sri Lanka : What Can the Private Health Sector Offer?
Govindaraj, Ramesh; Navaratne, Kumari; Cavagnero, Eleonora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...
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