...Name Professor Course Date Artisan Republic Artisans were skilled craftsmen in the 17th century who were paid to perform manufacturing tasks in homes. All the traditional production of crafts was based on the master artisans who always worked together on contractual jobs. The artisans worked with journeymen and apprentice to ensure that they served the masters well. However, the nineteenth century led to increased industrial revolution that tended to bring an end to traditional forms of production to the modern factories. The artisanal work was hard work, but a lot was lost through the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution led to decrease in labor costs significantly causing the decline in the artisanal system. It was seen and thought to be a framework to embrace innovation and to leave the traditional methods. The workers were adversely affected by the revolutionized industry as the male-dominated trades were streamed down to the children and women. Labor movements were experienced in most parts of the cities leading to leaps of population and wealth. It is during this period that the artisans, as well as other skilled laborers, were paid higher than all the unskilled workers. The artisans owned modest homes with servant quarters. The proficiency of the artisans led to them being considered marketable assets especially due to their tools. The older regimes offered a platform for the artisans to become eventually masters in their field of expertise...
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...jkSteinway’s reputation among consumers is unparalleled in the piano industry. The quality of Steinway pianos is directly attributed to the craftsmanship of the piano by skilled artisans and tradesmen. However, Steinway is also a corporation that must provide returns on investment, and it has recently embraced automation in its production. There is no evidence that this compromises quality. In fact, automation might actually improve quality through process standardization and eliminating human error. The question is whether the benefits of automation outweigh the potential reputational risks of automation. This brief examines the following issues: 1. The use of automated equipment by Steinway 2. The costs/benefits of automated equipment given Steinway’s Discussion The concept of Total Quality Management recognizes the importance of customer satisfaction. Total Quality Management is not simply the result of process design, purchasing, benchmarking, problem-solving tools, product design and other administrative and technical factors. Indeed, customer satisfaction represents the primary target of Total Quality Management, and these factors are only intended to facilitate the mission to achieve customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction also involves more than experience with the product. Customer satisfaction includes psychological impressions. Atmosphere, image and aesthetics influence the psychological experience between the customer and the product. These...
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...THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF JAMAICAN WOODWORK Submitted May 2, 2010 Amended September 28, 2013 Michaelia Henry ID No. 0210073 M.Arch 1 Course: Critical Theories in Architecture Lecturer: Arch. Jacquiann Lawton Critical Theories in Architecture: Modernity Exploring Research Methodology – Writing Dialectical History Thesis Statement Craftsmanship is the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake. It involves Creative Thought, Precision, Apprenticeship, Crafting an Object Well, adhering to The Structure of the Workshop and the Practice of the Intelligent Hand. Contemporary Jamaican Woodcraft is an example of Craftsmanship. Introduction Fashioning furniture, doors, windows and other architectural elements out of timber is an old practice. Before the industrial period, many of these items would be crafted by hand. The effort and care taken to create each piece; seen in the final product. This is one way of romanticizing traditional woodwork. A more cynical view would be to criticize the minor imperfections of these pieces – the uneven pattern created by carving by hand, the lack of perfect symmetry in the manmade spindle form. This cynical view has some validity – if; the priority of making the object is the actualization of perfection. Social commentators like Richard Sennett believe this kind of priority misses the true point of Craftsmanship – the desire to do something well for its own sake. I agree. The actualization of Craftsmanship is not about the making a perfect object...
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...differentiating factor is LVMH’s diversity in their products from other brands like providing fragrances, shoes, and leather goods. - LVMH also had the most notable names in the business. 2) Gucci’s tangible resources include loyal suppliers, human resources, distribution, Human resources include Tom Ford’s and De Sole’s skills, knowledge and commitment. De sole was the financial and operations guy and Ford was the creative and stylistic inspiration behind the operation. – the relationship between Ford and De Sole was so unique distribution network directly operated stores quality craftsmanship Gucci’s ability to expand into Switzerland, France, US and Hong Kong Flexible production system built on three pillars: skilled artisans, advanced technology and efficient logistics. Production and distribution system will be hard to replicate (4th paragraph, page 11) Tom Ford’s creativity and position as in relaunching Directly Operated Stores – 66% of revenue Valuable – not unique in luxury goods segment of market Eases distribution Unique resource – merchandising function Cost advantage – lowered price by 30% within luxury segment Below Hermes and Chanel Competitive with LVMH and Prada Tom Ford is not sustainable – he left Centralized Management is not a long term sustainable structure because if/when De Sole and Ford leave,...
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...from India. Later, in 1976, BRAC began training women in sericulture in Manikganj and Ayesha Abed, who worked at BRAC, initiated many of the major activities of Aarong by identifying and experimenting with various crafts that women could produce at home. At that time there were only a few buyers who were scattered across Dhaka. Weeks, even months, would pass before the women would get their payment. The idea of Aarong was born out of a need to ensure that the women silk rearers, embroiderers and block printers of Manikganj were paid for their goods upfront, so that they could feed their families. When BRAC decided to open its own retail outlet under the brand name Aarong, meaning ‘village fair’, it broadened its arms to include other artisans and master craftsmen throughout Bangladesh who were involved in the making of handicrafts for generations, and were finding it extremely difficult to survive in the newly formed country. Bangladesh has a long history of folk art and crafts but in general art and crafts were infrequently marketed as a meaningful enterprise for the poor. In the 1970s, BRAC was examining any and all possibilities for alternative forms of productive livelihood, especially for women, and the proper commercialization of art and crafts turned out to be a promising option. The first Aarong outlet opened its doors in December 1978 with jamdani and block printed silk sarees, nakshi kantha quilts, jute products, clay pottery, silver jewellery, leather goods and...
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...artisanal produce for urban markets,”2 Industree sources products and materials from small-scale artisan groups across Southern India and sells their products, primarily home textiles, gifts, and natural fiber furniture, to domestic and international markets. It currently operates three Industree-branded retail shops, sells via shop- in-shops in leading domestic retail stores, and exports products for international retailers such as IKEA. Industree’s annual revenue reached $1 million USD in 2007. What hinted you to start this venture? There are some 40 million rural artisans in India today. While global demand for Indian artisan products is growing both in India and abroad, rural artisans largely remain poor. Prior to the industrial revolution, high quality artisan products were historically crafted in rural areas for domestic and international consumption. Governments support for manufacturing centers in urban hubs has increasingly isolated rural producers and decreased their access to functioning markets. As a result, much of India’s rural population has migrated to cities in search of work, sadly trading rural unemployment for urban displacement and poverty. I found a new generation of socially responsible consumers emerging in India’s urban centers, one that is rooted in ethnicity yet aspires to modernity and I thought addressing this gap between rural unemployment, traditional artisan craft, and India’s growing consumer market will be a great business venture and will support...
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...http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2015/07/29/jane-birkin-tells-hermes-to-take-her-name-off-cult-bag-after-crocodile-cruelty-allegations/ http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=HRMS.PA#ZcKhSgw8OsvXFLk6.97 http://www.4-traders.com/HERMES-INTL-4657/company/ (SHAREHOLDERS) viewed 4 Dec. http://www.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/ “The main strength of Hermès is the love of craftsmanship” “We see ourselves as creative craftsmen.” The philosophy of Hermès is to keep craftsmanship alive.” doesn’t rely on the technological efficiencies that drive so many others on this ranking. http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/08/20/inside-hermes-luxury-secret-empire/ (IMPORTANT) LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO BE PURSUED • Alliance between creativity and exceptionnal crafsmanship • Control of our know-how • Continuing the development of the distribution network with the opening or renovation of more than twenty stores • Reinforcement of flexibility with the balance of divisions / geographical areas • Increasing production capacities and development of growth drivers • Despite economic, geopolitical and monetary uncertainties around the world, the Group is maintaining its medium-term objective of increasing the turnover at constant rates in the area of 8% • True to its Parisian roots, Hermès invites us to look at 2015 through the eyes of a loafer. A loafer is capable of heading off the beaten track and looking at the world with wide-open eyes:...
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...The movie The Queen basically talked about how did the Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Royal Family deal with death of Princess Diana. There are many things about the British political system in the movie, but I would like to mainly identify three things in the movie are role prime minister, election system, and monarchy. First of all, I will start with the role of Prime Minister. There are three major parties and several small parties in UK. The major parties are Labour Party, the Liberal Democrat Party, and Conservative Party. The prime ministers are the most powerful heads of government of any contemporary democracy. They are also responsible for many governmental decisions. Similar to the Italy, even though the head of state is the president, the head of government is still prime minister. They are named by the Queen, and also have weekly meeting with the Queen. They are selected by the people, as the Mrs. Blair said in the movie, “you are a man that’s just been elected by the nation.” Prime Ministers play a very important role in the British government. Like the United States, the United Kingdom uses the single-member system based on plurality. Each of the 646 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament, and that member need to get more votes than any other candidate, but not the majority. The voters in UK select all 646bmembers of the House of Commons during the general election. UK campaigns are short affairs, usually lasting less than a month. Compare...
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...United State and Colombia: two different form of governments Both the Unite State and Colombia those two counties had many differences and similarities in their forms of government, as all governments have an official form. Colombia has a system of government very similar to Unite States. The United States It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, just as The Republic of Colombia. However, there are many differences and similarities between the two countries in their forms of government. One difference is the party system. Unite State of America have two-party system, Democratic Party and Republican Party; it is exceedingly rare that a third-party candidate manages to win a seat, and it never takes long before the seat goes back to the two parties. By contrast, in Colombia there are multi-party systems with three main parties, However, The constitution of 1991, in order to increase the participation of more people in politics, promoted the end of bipartidism making easy to create new political parties. Another difference between Colombia and the United State is how the name their cabinets members. The cabinet is the accumulation of ministers or secretaries of a government which run a country. Each minister will have their own areas of responsibility, but will formally meet to discuss their problems and overall policies of the government. The United States calls its cabinet members "secretaries", this is divided into 15 cabinet departments that...
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...Dugger Camp UMUC GVPT 280 – Quiz#1 – Dr. Becker 1/26/2014 Answer each of the above questions fully and completely as possible. In terms of length, no less then 3 substantial paragraphs per question. Make sure use and cite all relevant readings from the course texts, and cite them appropriately. In addition, proofread and spell and grammar check your work (two different things). Each answer should significant and long enough to answer each question. Your quiz is due back NLT next Monday, March 24, at 11:55 p.m. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck. Question #1 -- Based on your readings up and including this week, how would you explain McCormick’s notion of the “the story of the states? “ Do you agree or disagree? Why? McCormick's Notion of the "Story of the states" is best explained as the movement of citizens realizing and wanting more control and protection from the state they reside in. This is derived from multiple influence, consisting of persecution from current government, advancement of technology, and economic change leading to various political views and enlightenments. These influences are what derive the formation of states and how the people of these states want to be governed and what will and will not be tolerated. In short the "story of states" tell how the world went from empires world as we know and the process of how all modern forms of government came to be. This is proven by McCormick transition from feudalism to the enlightenment...
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...We buy the oil future in Feb. 7 at $98.73/unit and sold in Feb. 21 at $105.5/unit , the return rate is 6.86%. As we purchased 3 units, the total return is $20310. The total return is lower than we expected due to the automatic sold by the system before the maturity date, which was because our lack of experience of trading futures. In the last report, we decide to purchase the Crude Oil(light-sweet) contract of February (CL/H2) as our project and expect the price to rise in this month because the uncertain political environment in the Arab region, mainly about the nuclear crisis of Iran , and , the low temperature, which leads to the need of oil to heat. From the price chart, we can see that the price of Crude Oil rose sharply in this month. As we expected, the political environment of the Arab region got worse in this month, although one of the main role, the Government of the United States did not take any dangerous action to Iran, except thought about asking banks reported when trade with Iran, the situation was still getting more and more serious as the two main countries, Israel and Iran both took aggressive actions to against each other when it came to the nuclear problem. The prime minister of Israel arrived the United States early this month and tried to convince the US government to support Israel took military force to solve the nuclear dilemma. As a result of the high possibility of war in a major oil producer country , the oil price kept rising in this month...
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...1/29/09 Hist 104 I. Rights of Man A. Come from nature 1. Liberty 2. Resistance to oppression 3. Property 4. Security B. Source of all sovereignty is expressed in the “Nation” II. Liberal Revolution 1789 Bestille A. Liberalism: Rights of the individual (basic social unit) 1. Economic belief in free trade 2. Political components basic human rights B. Heavily done by 3rd estate economist C. Changed Administrative Structure of France 1. 83 estates 2. Important a. Had a rational system of administration b. Changes superiority of nobles (lost their titles) c. Changed structure of church (become property of state) & Clergy must take oath to constitution D. Constitutional Law 1. King of France is by the grace of god and the employment of state 2. Divided people into 3 categories a. Electors vote and hold office b. Active citizens (determined by wealth & property ownership) can vote 2/3 of adult males c. Passive citizens cant vote E. Liberation of Colonies 1791 1. Freed slaves 2. Gave Jews citizenship F. Fall of monarchy 1. His loyalty to the revolution was superficial 2. He left France (went to England) 3. Legislative assembly suspends the king 4. Leads to Trial of King G. France goes to War w/ Europe 1792 1. Brought constitutional monarchy crashing down III. Radical Revolution after 1792 A. Jacobins: series of meeting places where...
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...Constitutional Monarchy When you’re starting a government you want a strong but fair government that also makes the people in the country to have an option on how to run the country they live in. The reason why I choose a constitutional monarchy gives the people the rights of a democracy but is also has a royal family that doesn’t change and is the face of that country. There are a couple of changes that I would make to improve the way it is set up. There has to be ground rules for the type of government to be really effective. This government structure must have either a bill of rights or a constitution on what powers each person in this government will have and how much power the monarch will have. This system would allow the monarch to serve as head of its government and the monarch will represent the country. When you have a constitutional monarch the king and queen they would be the ones who travel to different countries and help with the relationship with other countries. They will have a more effect on other counties because they have more power than a secretary of state would because they represent the country instead of representing a president of a country who was elected. The Monarch would save money on election because the king or queen would be the ones to represent the country for life or until they can do the job and their succors would be a person in their family to carry on their legacy. The constitutional monarch will have elected officials to run the...
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...Introduction The monarchy has been described as ‘the keystone in the arch of the British Constitution’. It is, indeed, an extremely significant part of our culture and history, as well as being central to our system of Government. It will therefore be necessary to begin any discussion of the constitutional issues involved in its abolition by outlining the current functions of the head of state in Britain. As ‘a state without a monarch is a republic’, it will then be necessary to consider the constitutional issues which would be implicit in giving effect to such a republic. These issues will include decisions as to the type of president we would have, how they would be selected, and the scope and extent of powers they would possess. This discussion is not intended to be one of the relative merits of a monarchy versus a republic: indeed, the decision to abolish the monarchy has already been made. Rather, it is an attempt to answer the question of how this central feature of our constitution could be replaced. In answering this question, I will look to a possible alternative, namely an elected president, and determine whether, and on what basis they could take over the functions of the monarch. Other constitutional issues regarding the selection of such a President must then be considered, along with other constitutional issues arising in this context. As a preliminary issue, it should be noted that in this hypothetical situation, it is Prince Charles, or rather King...
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...Celebrating a dying republic? SAYAN DEY SILCHAR, JAN 25: Countdown has almost reached its climax with only a few hours left to greet the January 26, 2013, the 63rd Republic Day. All are in readiness to celebrate the ultimate celebration in democratic Republic nation. But haven’t you encountered of a dirty flip side picture in the Republic day? We all will rise late from our couches with a holiday disposition in our mind. The significance of the day seems to have shrunken up to only as day to hang out with family and friends. A mere day for picnic and parties! We hardly try to go deep and explore the true essence of being a Republic citizen of India. A very meagre number of people join the Republic day celebration organised by administration. Especially young generations have parted their ways from this basic tenet of being a Republic national and are more exuberant to play a few ‘flirt games’ over FaceBook, the new mass hysteria. But introspecting and churning thy souls, can we really blame the masses for their reluctance in celebrating Republic Day? Ruma Roy , a varsity student feels, “aftr so mny yrs of indpndnce we r nt fllly indpndnt speclly grls . bfre cm out frm hm we hv to thnk thsnd tm whtr it is mtro cty or rural area. in case of littrcy grls r tll nw far awy 4m it, mny prtns r svng mny 4 dowrry nt 4 their eductn The most common and popular definition of ‘Republic’, according to Dictionery.Com says “ a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens...
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