...THE RED BEAD EXPERIMENT 1) It's the system, not the workers. If you want to improve performance, you must work on the system. Red beads were the result of a bad system; the Willing Workers were not the problem. The system is the problem. Dr. Deming stated 94 percent of the problems come from the system rather than the worker. Yet most efforts at improvement are aimed at the worker. 2) Quality is made at the top. Quality is an outcome of the system. Top management owns the system. The systems developed by top mangers of an organization have far greater impact on the success of the organization than the best efforts exerted by Willing Workers. The decision to produce white beads in the first place; the decision to purchase beads from a particular supplier; the decision to use rigid procedures; and the decision to rely on mass inspection - all these decisions made by top management resulted in a system that contributed more than the Willing Workers to the waste, the lack of quality, and to going out of business. 3) Numerical goals and production standards can be meaningless. The number of red beads produced is determined by the process, not by the standard. The production standard of three red beads per day was impossible to achieve. The Willing Workers could not affect the number of beads produced; meeting the standard was beyond their control. The "Voice of the Customer", translated by management into a goal of 3 red beads...
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... Grade/Level: 1st grade Instructional Setting: 32 Learners Venue: 2H classroom Sitting Arrangement: Normal, in Pairs STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES | Your State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s): 1.8: Spell three- and four-letter short-vowel words and grade-level-appropriate sight words correctly (California Department of Education, 2009). Lesson Objective(s): Given an already made beaded string, each student will copy the arrangement of beads and make their own. Each student will do this five times with ninety percent accuracy. Given a big card with a word stuck on it, another big but ‘empty’ card and other small cards each bearing a letter for the word stuck on one of the two big cards, the student will arrange the small cards on the ‘empty’ one to spell the word duck on the other card for each of the four words with at least 75 percent accuracy (at least missing only one letter). MATERIALS AND RESOURCES | Instructional Materials: * Beads of different color, shapes and Strings * Four cards for each learner bearing their name * Letter for each word to be spelt. * A big card bearing one of the words to be spelt stuck on its surface for all the four words. * Another empty card of the same size as the one with stuck words. Resource: McGill-Franzen, A. (2006). Kindergarten Literacy: Matching assessment and instruction. New York: Scholastic. INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN | Sequence of Instructional...
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...The Art of Seeing Essay Nick Cave Soundsuit Mixed Media Page 184 Soundsuit, created by Nick Cave in 2009 resembles a cloud of ceramic birds that surrounds a body suit of crocheted yarn pieces. The structure that resides on the crocheted body suit resembles the flight pattern of the birds, some delicate lines with beads and others strong, steel like structure protruding upwards, almost looking like tree branches or roots of a tree if looked at upside down. The body suit has various colors although keeping a palate of reds, oranges, pinks, black and white. The patterns resemble flowers of various types and sizes breaking the monotony of matching patterns. The various materials used in Soundsuit work together to create an egg-shaped sphere around the crocheted body suit giving the viewer a feel of surrounding; noise of movement. The strong predominant vertical metal branches that hold the ceramic birds symbolize branches, especially since the artist selected ceramic birds that are perched. Not one bird is alike, some with extended wings and others seeming to take flight; the sound of flapping wings is almost audible. The crocheted body suit has a feeling of randomness, different flowers and symbols in different places in non-geometrical lines. The suite covers all body parts except the head and hands as if the suit would give a person a different identity. It almost feels as if this body suit is closely related to nature. Soundsuit is uniform in the sense that it contains...
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...Chapter Page I. Introduction 04 1. Project Study Approach 04 2. Objectives of the Study 04 3. Scope and Limitation of the Study 05 4. Brief Description of the Study 06 5. Rationale 07 II. The Product Concept 08 1. Name and Description of the Product 08 2. Functions or Purpose of Each Part 08 3. Pictorial Sketch and Orthographic Drawing 10 4. Exploded Drawing 10 III. Materials Requirement Planning 11 1. Product Structure Tree 11 3.1.2 Summary of Product Tree 11 3.2 Materials Specification 12 3.3 Parts List 15 3.4 Bill of Materials 16 IV. Facilities and Equipment 17 4.5 Tools and Equipment 17 4.6 Fixtures, Molds, Jigs 17 4.7 Materials Handling 18 V. Production Plan 19 5.1 Type of Production Process 19 5.2 Layout of Production Area 20 5.3 Process Flow Chart 21 5.4 Process Flow Diagram 23 5.5 Layout of Each Station 25-26 5.6 Assembly Process Chart 27 5.7 Operations Chart 28-29 VI. Work Measurement 30 6.1 Time ad Motion Study 30 6.2 Element Breakdown 30-31 6.2.1 Variable and Constant Elements 32-33 6.3 Timing Method 34 6.4 Number of Trials Required 35 6.5 Observation Sheet 37 6.6 Performance Rating 38 6.7 Allowance...
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...I hope this year, like all the other successful years, will be just as great and hopefully many will be moved by this event. Let’s get on with the updates thus far: * Half off all menu listings * Our alcohol section will be void but we will serve a dessert wine if desired * Better children’s activities so that single mothers can participate as well ^ (Our whole event is based on this) ^ As you know, I am a very creative individual and I enjoy making pretty much anything and I have this great new idea for our event. I was thinking that we could introduce a beading booth, it would not be too expensive and many of the older children may find great entertainment in it. We could have several types of beads like glass, wood, or plastic and macaroni beads for the littler ones. A couple other ideas that might interest the public could be: * Musical chairs or...
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...II-1 Science/Sensory RC II-2 Language and Literacy RC II-3 Creative Arts RC II-4 Fine Motor (choose an indoor activity) RC II-5 Gross motor (choose an outdoor activity) RC II-6 Self Concept RC II-7 Emotional Skills/Regulation RC II-8 Social Skills RC II-9 Mathematics Age Group: Preschool 4-5yrs | | | | | RC II | Description: | Intended Goals: | Materials: | Teaching Process: | 1 Science/Sensory | | | | | 2 Language and Literacy | | | | | 3 Creative Arts | | | | | 4 Fine Motor (choose an indoor activity) | Making a necklace: Threading beads on a precut piece of yarn. | Threading at least 10 beads on precut piece of yarn. | Precut yarnSeveral colorful big beads for 3-5yr already in small containers per child | Pre-made necklace for example.Show & tell work. Hold yarn and place bead on yarn.Then continue activity with children. | 5 Gross motor (choose an outdoor activity) | Playing Sam Says, which is the same as Simon says. | To follow directions of what Ms. Sam is saying to do and to listen careful because I will try to trick them. | Open space and Myself. | First, space the children out to give each arm room. 2ndly, I will explain the game and show example. Ex: Ms. Sam says touch your ear and I touch my ear. Then I say Ms. Sam rub her head and I rub my head and I say stop but I keep rubbing my head because I didn’t say Ms. Sam… | 6 Self Concept | | | | | 7 Emotional Skills/Regulation...
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...Subtitle 3:Trollbeads “shop in shop” rollout………..…………….…......…Page 5-6 Conclusion:……………………………………………………..…………..Page 6-7 Supporting documents…………………………...………..………..………Page 8 - Bibliography………………………………………………………………..Page Written Commentary Introduction What are Trollbeads? Trollbeads is a part of Danish Design inheritance, which is known for its functionality and quality. The story about Trollbeads started in 1976 in Denmark. Trollbeads jewelry is made from sterling silver, Italian glass, freshwater pearls and other treasurable stones. Each glass bead is handmade and two Trollbeads are never completely alike. The first bead was a small bead decorated with no less than 6 faces. It was designed by Søren "Silversmith" Nielsen and sold from his father’s jewelry shop in central Copenhagen. The idea of Trollbeads Is by following three simple steps: Collect your own unique bracelet or necklace by adding a lock and beads to a chain and decide which story you want to tell. I will, in this assignment, try to find out how Trollbeads can increase their market share. To figure this out I will use various methods, that all will give different perspectives. The purpose is to see how Trollbeads can increase their market share by analyzing the context within which Trollbeads operates. In order to achieve this, analytical tools and models will be applied...
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...Wikipedia Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae, that is native to southeast Australia: the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales. French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793 and described it in 1805. Four forms have been identified, but no subspecies are recognised. Growing in heathland, shrubland or open forest, it is generally a small shrub around 0.5 to 1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) tall, with small stiff leaves. The red, pink or white tube-like flowers appear from late autumn to early spring. Honeyeaters, particularly the eastern spinebill, feed upon the nectar of the flowers. It regenerates after bushfire by seed or by resprouting. A pink-flowered form is the floral emblem of the state of Victoria. E. impressa is difficult to propagate reliably, which has limited its use in horticulture and revegetation. It grows best in well-drained but moist soil in a semishaded position. A highly regarded garden plant, the common heath was first cultivated in England in 1825 with over seventy named cultivars, most of which have now vanished. (Full article...) * Recently featured: * Eardwulf of Northumbria * Carolina Panthers * British contribution to the Manhattan Project * Archive * By email * More featured articles... | ------------------------------------------------- Did you know... | U.S. National Bank Building * ... that the U.S. National Bank Building...
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...collage was by using cut up pieces of magazine pages. The recreation of the American flag contains seven red stripes with the word ‘fight” on the second stripe, and “power” on the last red stripe; also, there are six white stripes with the word ‘freedom” on the third white stripe, “strong” on the fourth white stripe and “unity” on the fifth white stripe. On the Union blue part of the flag is contrasted into three different blues, and using beads as the stars for a different twist. The red stripes defiantly convey contrast going from light red to dark red or dark red to light red. The white stripes have words printed on them from the pieces of the magazine on the stripes instead of just plain white. Expressive lining would also been shown in the flag due to the fact that fight, strong, unity, freedom and power represent the American flag which can also be the focal point as well. As many should know that the thirteen stripes constitute the colonies, the fifty stars well in this case the fifty beads portray the states under the union. The red and white stripes possess some asymmetrical balance because the way the pieces were glued and the beads as the stars possess symmetrical balance. The American flag has different shapes such as the stripes being horizontal going one way and the union being squared. Repetition is also identified on the flag from the stripes to the beads. When recreating the flag Americans take pride into the flag as it illustrates strength and unity. It is...
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...Analyzing Poem At first the only aspect that really stood out to me in the poem, I Shall Paint My Nails Red, was the acts of a woman talking about feminine things that woman like to do to change up their appearance. After thoroughly analyzing this poem I came to the realization that it was much deeper than that. Every line of this poem is a distinct statement filled with self-expression and confidence. I Shall Paint My Nails Red by Carole Satyamurti, takes the simple act of painting your nails and shows the meaning behind it. This poem hits home to me because painting my nails is something I enjoy doing with my grandmother. My grandmother has never gone a day without having her nails painted, and after reading this poem I understand why. To me, womanism is the main theme that Satyamurti is trying to portray in this poem and it is being shown through beauty, strength, and passion. Beauty can represent a numerous amount of things, and in this poem Satyamurti does a remarkable job at capturing the true meaning of beauty. “Because I am proud of my hands” (Satyamurti 2), after I broke this poem down piece by piece, the imagery in this line caught my eye. I relate the pride she takes in her hands after painting them to my grandmother and how I never see her go a day without having her nails painted. Although painting your nails is a simple thing, it makes you feel good about yourself. My grandmother walks with confidence every day and though it may not be just because of her nails...
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...Carole Satymurti’s “I Shall Paint my Nails Red” is a wonderful poem which I found myself closely relating to. I feel that in this poem she reflects many sides of a woman’s life. It may be understood to have two separate messages, the direct and the hidden message. Satymurti does this through showing both the complexity of a woman’s life, and the simplicity that also exists within. At first glance, “I Shall Paint My Nails Red” gives a more obvious and direct amusing message in which she states different reasons why she would paint her nails red. Each line puts the reader in a different situation which may even be applied to our own daily lives. Satymurti does this by using every day examples and using them to suggest often absurd reasons for her to paint her nails red, adding a bit of comedy throughout the poem. Underlying each idea, however, Satymurti implies a deeper message about women and the many roles that they play in society, and the way that they view themselves. The first idea Satymurti suggests in the poem is, “Because a bit of colour is public service”. Here, she is implying that in painting her nails red she is in fact doing others a favor. This line makes me think of a woman loading her groceries onto the cash register before paying, showing off her bright red nails and provoking a smile on the cashiers face. She seems to believe that anywhere she were to go with these red nails, the world would see them and appreciate them. Underlying this main idea however...
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...The problem of this case is that, as in the financial report for the most fiscal recent year, the overall profitability of Classic Pen company goes down despite of the introducing of its new two products, RED and PURPLE pens, which show more profitable than the traditional BLUE and BLACK product. These two new products are expected to be sold at premium selling prices about 3% and 10% respectively in the order and the new line, particularly PURPLE, in fact, showed much higher margin over the others. The problem was addressed is that the production technology required for the RED and the PURPLE pens demand specifications. Especially, making the RED color needs more changeovers, which leads to waste lots of time on purchasing and scheduling and management activities as well as money. In order to come up with a management decision under this situation, the controller is considering of using the activity-based costing (ACB) system to create the financial statement instead of using the traditional, job order costing system. Unlike the job order costing which maintains records and allocate cost on top of direct labor, ABC focuses on activities. Therefore, it leads more cost pools to be used to assign overhead costs to products. Four cost drivers which directly related to activity cost pools to assign overhead costs could be used for this case. As a result, costs are assigned more directly on the basis of the cost drivers used to produce each product. II. Strengths, Weaknesses,...
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...Cp8, Coordination Compound, Synthesis & Product Yield Observation, Description & Questions 1. Compound 1 was initially a light blue color. After adding the oxalic acid and heating it changed to a yellow color. Once the saturated potassium oxalate solution was added it changed to a red color. Once most of the hydrogen peroxide was added it changed colors again to murky brown. Finally it changed to a green color after the solution was brought to a boil and more oxalic acid was added. Compound 3 were crystals that of the same green color. 2. We started with: 10.000 g Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 • 6 H2O / 392.14 g/mol = .02550 mol. We ended with 6.557 g K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O / 491.24 g/mol = .01335 mol. .01335 mol / .02550 mol * 100% = 52.35% yield. 3. If the yield had been greater than 100% percent the likely reason would be that some liquid from the washing process hadn’t been allowed enough time to dry and caused the final weight measurement to be off. 4. Since the yield of the final solid crystals was about half of the starting amount it is likely because the solution didn’t have enough time to completely form into the solid compound. Also, in there may have been a limiting reagent that wasn’t taken into consideration. 5. Charge on iron in reagent I (Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 • 6 H2O) = 2+ 6. Charge on iron in product III (K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O) = 3+ 7. K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O = potassium trioxalatoferrate(III)...
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...normally a movie is shot in full color, Sin City is shot in black and white, and then color is later added. The use of color in Sin City is used to differentiate characters, foreshadow events, and to set the mood for scenes to come. Out of all the colors used in the film, the most common is red. It is used to show a variety of things from violence to blood, to differentiating the heroes from the villains. Furthermore, one of the most interesting uses of red, and probably one with the deepest meaning, is seen in the scene between Marv and Lucille when they are trapped inside Kevin’s bunker. Marv’s face is completely scathed, due to the fight he has with Kevin, and the only color the audience sees is the red blood on his face. During the scene Marv approaches Lucile and gives her his jacket, and that is when the audience first see’s the blood on his face. The only color is red. It has a variety of meanings in the film, such as violence and murder, but in this scene it means something else. Red shows the courage and the warrior inside Marv. He’s doing whatever he can to get them out and eventually does. Throughout Marv’s story the marks never go away and his blood is always shown by red. The significance of it is to show that although Marv is a...
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...The Shades of Red By Angela Yohey We were children pushed together by marriage. We became sisters by choice much later in life as adults. Colleen Michelle was born August 28, 1971 in the Bloomsburg hospital just nine months after me to a woman not yet my mother. Her birth was just like her, in a hurry to start living life. She decided to leap into the world a whole 19 days early; no one, not even a doctor was going to tell her she needed to wait one more second to do what she was ready to do. She has continued to live her life with enthusiasm and energy. She was raised as an only child in a family that now has three daughters. I was raised with my biological sister Stephanie by our mother in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Our parents divorced when I was five and Stef was eight. Colleen was four when her parents divorced. Her mother and my father married, and soon after they moved to Pittsburgh where Colleen would be raised. I always thought she had the best of him, and for that I was envious. I did not know their relationship had struggles from so far away. It would take years before a child would become a daughter and a stranger would become a father. Her very nature is flamboyant, as are the many shades of red in her personality. When she enters a room, the door flings open with a flurry of activity and chatter. It is straight to kisses and hugs that are not your average embrace. She takes you into the fullness of her...
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