...Caso Esterline Technologies * Esterline era un conglomerado en los años 70, hasta que su CEO darle un nuevo curso a la empresa reduciendo varias áreas de negocio y enfocándose únicamente a producir materiales aeroespaciales. Decidió iniciar una estrategia de lean manufacturing y al mismo tiempo alinear una estrategia de IT. * Para empezar con su estrategia, Esterline decidió darle más gobernabilidad a sus empleados para que tomaran propias decisiones sobre sus líneas de producción y que vieran procesos aislados, además de aplicar técnicas de trabajo en equipo, capacitación y adaptación al cambio. Las técnicas de Lean que se aplicaron fueron: Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Kaizen, Heijunka, 5-S, Kanban, Jidoka, entre otras. * Fue difícil encontrar un sistema de información que funcionara para todas las áreas de producción de Esterline, es por esto que Cremlin creía que las personas se basan mucho en las TI, cuando realmente son muy complicados. Lean Manufacturing empuja a la gente a tomar decisiones y pensar en una mejora continua. * El reto de aplicar Lean Manufacturing junto con la TI, era simplificar los procesos para no depender en un sistema que muchas veces no crea valor a muchas tareas. Se eliminó la necesidad de contar con un MRP por medio de un VMI y un área centralizada de herramientas y de proveer únicamente lo necesario para producir. Dejando esta carga a los proveedores. Además, los empleados podrían ver de manera visual el inventario de...
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...BACKGROUND OF ESTERLINE: Esterline Technologies, formed in 1976, is a Bellevue, Washington based-company focused on developing and manufacturing highly engineered custom components for aerospace and defense markets. It expanded decentralized facilities for engineering, production, marketing and sales, to 11 states and five foreign countries, with 34 business units and 7,500 employees. By 1995, Esterline was a multi-industry conglomerate with revenues of #350 million. However in 1999 when the new C.E.O., Bob Cremin, took over, he narrowed the company’s focus to key industries and technologies originally shrinking revenues to $155 million. This reduced the company mix from 10 markets to 2: commercial aerospace and defense. Esterline in turn made 30 new acquisitions allowing it to cement its targeted market position and ease the burden of funding growth. In particular, it acquired Leach Holding Corporation in 2004 which was primarily focused on aerospace applications, and Darchem Holdings in 2005 for both defense and aerospace applications, each adding $120 million and $70 million to Esterline’s revenue. In addition to targeted acquisitions to accomplish turnaround, it also stressed internal new product development. In 2005, Esterline closed the year with revenues of $835 million and operating income of $51 million, rising from $614 million and $29 million respectively the previous year. At the same time, it became a Tier 1 supplier for 2 of its most important customers: Boeing...
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...Race, White Privilege, and the Gospel Pre-Presbytery Workshop Presbytery of Chicago October 12, 2010 David Esterline, McCormick Theological Seminary Jennifer Ikoma-Motzko, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 1 Why work against racism? Theological foundations God created all people good. To deny some people (because of skin color or language) the privileges other have, is to deny God’s good creation. To allow this system—in which some receive advantages simply because of skin color—to go unchecked is to deny that God made all people in God’s own good image. 2 Race Race is a social and political reality, not a biological or genetic reality. There is widespread agreement among scholars that race, as understood in the United States, is a social construct – rather than an objective, scientifically or biologically consistent characteristic of a person or group of persons. 3 Race How is it that there is such certainty about a concept that is so poorly defined? There is no agreement among scholars about a biological or physiological definition that can be sustained. 4 Race “Present-day inequalities between so-called ‘racial’ groups are not consequences of their biological inheritance but products of historical and contemporary social, economic, educational, and political circumstances.” American Anthropological Association 2006 5 Race Rewards—indicators of well-being—in the U.S. are based on racial group more than on any other characteristic or association...
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...that they would rather choose a high paying job over spending time with their families (bjfb, p.). The reason for this is because they can make enough money to support their family, it is not for their greedy pleasures. Robert A. Easterlin focuses on marriage and the lasting effects it has on happiness. Marriage is important when it relates to happiness because “on average, the close relationships embodied in marriage would be expected to have a lasting positive effect on one’s happiness” (Easterlin, p. 29). This is correct, marriage does affect a relationship and when people are in love with each other, happiness can rise. Happiness can become troublesome for widows, it can take up to eight years for a widow to gain happiness again (esterline, p. 24). The death of a loved one can result in a withdraw from happiness to the family members and their significant other. Robert H. Frank has a somewhat similar but different approach of family and how family causes happiness. Family is a value the most people desire or appreciate and it can increase our happiness. Happiness can increase if “we can devote to family and friends, to exercise, sleep, travel and other restorative activities” (Frank, p. 69). This means that if people devote less time making money and more time spending with family, it can lead to their happiness. It can lead to happiness because it can increase the quality of relationships, this is significant for building relationships and happiness. Also, family and friends...
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...Healthy Fast Food? Women Are Buzzing About McDonald’s Jan. 27 2011 - 1:24 pm | 3,391 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments By JENNA GOUDREAU While many may deem “healthy fast food” an oxymoron, a recent report finds that fast food and sugary brands with new health initiatives are gaining women’s approval. Marketing research group Women at NBCU tracks the top 500 brands that are most important to women each month by following what they search for and talk about online. In the last six months, several fast food brands shot up in the rankings. Burger-and-fries chain McDonald’s climbed 10 places to become the 14th most popular brand among women. The surge comes after a partnership with social game FarmVille, likely an effort to align the brand with fresh farm produce. Meanwhile, fast-food company Wendy’s ascended into the top 100 brands, taking the No. 96 spot, after rolling out four new salad options. Domino’s Pizza leaped up 140 notches in December alone following a major ad push about its fresh ingredients, like farm-grown tomatoes and real cheese. Chocolate-maker Nestle and syrupy soda Sierra Mist also shot up the index after announcing new health initiatives. “With the national obesity crisis at an all-time high, women are clearly taking notice,” said Melissa Lavigne-Delville, VP of trends and strategic insights for Women at NBCU, in a statement. The news comes on the heels of this week’s release by The National Academy of Sciences that links obesity with America’s...
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...School of Accounting and Finance Master of Applied Finance Degree Assignment Corporate Finance Theory Dr. Jean Canil Instructions 1. Assignment two can be done in a group of no more than 2 students and it is the responsibility of the group to ensure that each student has contributed equally. 2. The first page of your assignment should specify your name(s), student number(s) and the assignment title. The assignment should be completed in Word format. Please show all workings. 3. Late assignments will not be accepted unless arrangements have been made with myself before the due date. EASTBORO MACHINE TOOLS CORPORATION In mid-September of 2001, Jennifer Campbell, chief financial officer of Eastboro Machine Tools Corporation, paced the floor of her Minnesota office. She needed to submit a recommendation to Eastboro’s board of directors regarding the company’s dividend policy, which had been the subject of an ongoing debate among the firm’s senior managers. Compounding her problem was the previous week’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The stock market had plummeted in response to the attacks, and along with it Eastboro’s stock had fallen 18 percent, to $22.15. In response to the market collapse, a spate of companies had announced plans to buy back stock, some to signal confidence in their companies as well as in the U.S. financial markets, and others for opportunistic reasons. Now Jennifer Campbell’s dividend-decision...
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...School of Accounting and Finance Master of Applied Finance Degree Assignment Corporate Finance Theory Dr. Jean Canil Instructions 1. Assignment two can be done in a group of no more than 2 students and it is the responsibility of the group to ensure that each student has contributed equally. 2. The first page of your assignment should specify your name(s), student number(s) and the assignment title. The assignment should be completed in Word format. Please show all workings. 3. Late assignments will not be accepted unless arrangements have been made with myself before the due date. EASTBORO MACHINE TOOLS CORPORATION In mid-September of 2001, Jennifer Campbell, chief financial officer of Eastboro Machine Tools Corporation, paced the floor of her Minnesota office. She needed to submit a recommendation to Eastboro’s board of directors regarding the company’s dividend policy, which had been the subject of an ongoing debate among the firm’s senior managers. Compounding her problem was the previous week’s terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The stock market had plummeted in response to the attacks, and along with it Eastboro’s stock had fallen 18 percent, to $22.15. In response to the market collapse, a spate of companies had announced plans to buy back stock, some to signal confidence in their companies as well as in the U.S. financial markets, and others for opportunistic reasons. Now Jennifer Campbell’s dividend-decision...
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...Approaches to Process Performance Modeling: A Summary from the SEI Series of Workshops on CMMI High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Robert W. Stoddard II Dennis R. Goldenson January 2010 TECHNICAL REPORT CMU/SEI-2009-TR-021 ESC-TR-2009-021 Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis Unlimited distribution subject to the copyright. http://www.sei.cmu.edu This report was prepared for the SEI Administrative Agent ESC/XPK 5 Eglin Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 The ideas and findings in this report should not be construed as an official DoD position. It is published in the interest of scientific and technical information exchange. This work is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. Copyright 2010 Carnegie Mellon University. NO WARRANTY THIS CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE MATERIAL IS FURNISHED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, EXCLUSIVITY, OR RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE MATERIAL. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO FREEDOM FROM PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. Use of any trademarks in this report is not intended in any way to infringe on...
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