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- Wonderful Birthday Gifts For All Ages - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Jeffrey WayneA day that is all their own, that is what a birthday is. You might share the date with millions of others but it is still your own day. Each person’s style and personalities can help you decide which gifts are the best for each birthday boy or girl. Children’s birthday parties these days have ...
Views: 1640 - EFFECTS OF THE VIDEO GAMES IN EDUCATION - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Tanja BogdanoskaVideo games have improved effect on the learning process. Some researchers indicate that well designed games improve the “process of thinking” of some subjects such as mathematics, literacy and science. This leads to some theories about the possibility of using games as partial substitution ...
Views: 2015 - SCARY MOVIE CHARACTERS - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Tanja BogdanoskaChoosing the main character in the horror movie is the thing that makes that movie famous. A proper “bad character” makes the tone of the film. Here are some scary characters that we can not forget: Freddy Krueger Taking part as a character in the movie “Nightmare on the Elm Street” ...
Views: 1065 - Buy All Time Favorite & Unique Board Games Online - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Phanse AshishThere are fascinating online board games which are indeed popular board games amongst the young generation. You can now Buy Board Games Online for yourself or for gift purposes. Board game for kids are really all time popular as children love playing games. For the last few years there has ...
Views: 1600(2 votes) - A Brief Overview Of Value Stream Mapping - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansThe proper allocation of resources is integral to the success of any company. This is doubly important in the manufacturing industry since so much of the company’s assets are wrapped up in real world raw materials. Inefficient dissemination of supplies and manpower can cost a firm millions of ...
Views: 669 - The Importance Of Total Productive Maintenance - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansIn the modern manufacturing industry, big, complicated machinery are a common sight. It would be impossible to meet the outrageous demands of today’s market without the help of these wondrous engineering marvels. However, equal to their complexity and usefulness is the difficulty a factory goes ...
Views: 4202 - The Importance Of Standardized Work Practices - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansInconsistent product quality and output is the bane of manufacturing companies. It’s next to impossible to build long lasting business relationships with distributors and other companies if your facilities cannot be relied upon to fabricate orders with accuracy and speed. It falls to the ...
Views: 815 - A Brief Overview On SMED - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansSingle Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is a manufacturing principle that’s practiced by many top companies and corporations. Also known as Quick Changeover, it’s a practice that aims to significantly reduce down time in plants and factories. The resulting streamlined operations of the ...
Views: 886 - The Benefits of SMED Games - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansIn manufacturing, one of the manager’s never ending duties is to find ways to continually optimize and streamline the facility’s operations. Even little incremental changes can have a huge effect in improving worker efficiency and output flow. Every level of the assembly line must be analyzed ...
Views: 1667 - Get it Done the First Time- the Benefits of Poka Yoke - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansPoka yoke refers to a Japanese concept invented by Shigeo Shingo in the 1960s for Toyota as a means to prevent the company for making any errors. The word comes from “poka” meaning mistake, and “yokeru” meaning to avoid. The first term was actually called “baka-yoke” or fool-proofing, until it ...
Views: 1621 - Poka Yoke - An Overview - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansWhen hearing the term poka yoke, what comes to mind? You may think that it’s the weird dance that your uncle does whenever he’s drunk at parties, but it’s actually pretty far from it. Poka yoke is a Japanese term that means mistake-proofing. It’s a term that’s commonly associated with lean ...
Views: 1378 - One Piece Flow VS Mass Production - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansIt is every business owner’s objective to have a streamlined and efficiently running business. This means that its highly productive, amply generates revenues, high chance for expansion, and little room for waste. For accomplishing these objectives, business owners have to decide whether to ...
Views: 3594 - One Piece Flow and How it Benefits Businesses - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansThe goals of business owners include ways to increase and generate profits, expanding their venture, promoting synergy, and finding ways to increase the productivity and efficiency of their business. In order to achieve these objectives, a lot of business owners are turning to lean manufacturing ...
Views: 1183 - The Benefits of Using Lean Simulations - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansLean production refers to a practice of constantly using resources to pursue constant customer value and satisfaction, and any other business process that doesn’t aim for this is considered wasteful. Through the eyes of the customer, the term “value” refers to anything that the customer is ...
Views: 514 - Lean Principles and its other Possible Uses - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansWhile Lean was originally developed with the manufacturing industry in mind, it’s now being used to improve the processes of businesses in other industries. Industries like software development, healthcare and administration now adapt the principles of Lean in their workplaces to improve their ...
Views: 606 - Introducing the Lean Philosophy through Lean Games - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansIn simple terms, the main goal of the Lean philosophy is to eliminate waste with the goal of creating value. According to the Lean philosophy, there are seven wastes in the context of production. These wastes are overproduction, downtime or waiting, transporting, inappropriate processing, ...
Views: 1356 - Kanban Simulations for Easy Implementation - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansMost successful companies know that the key to success is to keep developing, and the best way to do this is to learn how to adapt quickly and to develop the continuous desire for learning. Furthermore, many companies today believe that the best practices to adapt are the Lean organizational ...
Views: 586 - Improving Workspace Workflow with the Kanban Method - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansKanban’s main function is the effective elimination of overproduction. Therefore, Kanban is basically a means of taking control over all the steps of production by indicating all needs from every aspect of production. This helps maintain the smooth flow of production, allowing the process to go ...
Views: 772 - Easy Lean Pull System Concepts Training with the Kanban Game - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansKanban is a Japanese term that literally translates to “display card” or “instruction card”. The method is an organizational system wherein the flow of production depends on a demand signal. It is one of the key elements of the Lean Pull System, wherein production only begins when display or ...
Views: 1630 - The Road to Kaizen, the Road to Continuous Development - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansKaizen is an effective philosophy that can be applied to just about every aspect of life. The Japanese word Kaizen translates directly into “improvement”, while in concept, it denotes continuous growth, development and improvement. It is a process of continuously trying out new things to keep ...
Views: 711 - Ergonomics and Your Workplace - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansErgonomics, in a nutshell, is the study or practice concerned with how a people match or fit with their environment and the technological tools that they use, most especially for work or to function at work. It takes into consideration how tools, equipment and environment of work or the ...
Views: 1079 - Achieve Smooth Operations with Continuous Flow - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Cristal McmeansContinuous Flow is one of the most effective methods in terms of manufacturing processes. It concerns the strict application of Lean principles in creating an effective flow system for manufacturing that functions with the goal of achieving production with the least waste in the shortest lead ...
Views: 601 - Celebrate Easter Day with full of Joyness and Delight - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from RAHUL KUMAREaster is the oldest and the most significant Christian festival, the merriment of the death and coming to life once more of Jesus Christ. For Christian civilization, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the elevated position of the Christian year. The easter and other ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - Go online for buying great carnival prizes and party items - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Cescy BabsWide open space, theme based decorating, colorful balloons and fun games – a carnival is definitely one of the most entertaining places for everyone whether it is a kid or adult. Carnival party is the latest trend whether it is a birthday party, fund raising for an organization or just a ...
Views: 956 - The Golden Rules of Party Planning from the Heart - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2011 from Shelby PhillipsThink of a party as a gift from your heart that shows your guests how important they are to you. When planning a gathering, there are six golden rules to use for creating a memorable and fun event: (1) Carry out your theme in everything you do. (2) Make your invitations inviting. (3) ...
Views: 1327(4 votes) - On Becoming a Leading “Word Artist” on Stage and Page: How to ASPIRE2 – Part I - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Mark GorkinAs a speaker, writer and leader I’m always looking to follow in the mind-prints of, or at least understand and hopefully emulate, Nobel-prize winning scientist, Albert Szent Gyorgyi’s “elegantly simple” words: “Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has ...
Views: 1511 - Kodak EasyShare Z915 Camera - Reviews and Buying Guides - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Steven ChangIt can be advisable for the newcomers on the planet of digital cameras to decide on a compact, lightweight and affordable digicam with solid performance and top quality photos produced. Although you can always get a dSLR camera which provides superior performance, it's n't invariably the best ...
Views: 759 - Online games Exploring The Online Entertainment World - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Covenant MateusStudents want to play online games because they want to enjoy the online games in their leisure time. The online games are user friendly and they have high demand in the people. People want to play online games due to their convenience. They are very much entertaining and refreshing. Online ...
Views: 689 - Free Online Games Proving As An Amazing Entertaining Alternative - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Covenant MateusThese Free online games are much addictive and once got attached, on can not pull out of these sites which offer games that can be played by thousands of people at the same time from any corner of the globe. The popularity of online games has made a virtual online community of people playing the ...
Views: 688 - Ideal Birthday: Guide For Small Princess - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Emanuel E. WalkerA princess birthday party is what nearly each and every small girl dreams of sooner or later in her childhood. Make your small princess' dream a reality by planning the ideal princess party for her. There are lots of things you can do with the princess theme that will be both fun and incredibly ...
Views: 594 - CityVille Franchises Walkthrough - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Laraine HimmelmannsCityVille is the new game from Zynga and is played on Facebook. The normal Zynga game mechanics are present: you do use Energy to do tasks and execute business and structure actions. You earn XP for practically every single action you take. XP is utilized for leveling up. The greater level you ...
Views: 621 - A CityVille Guide For Starters - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Laraine HimmelmannsCityVille is the most current game from Zynga. It combines the effective system of various Zynga video games and a lot of of the game mechanics are the same. Most veteran Zynga gamers could adapt to CityVille's nuances rather easily. For gamers who are new to Zynga's ideas of social networking ...
Views: 823 - Wine Gift Bags: Carry Your Beverage In Style - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Mario MarcionaIt is a celebration drink and it has been enjoyed by all the people of all ages, religions and regions. It also makes an excellent gift on New Year Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, anniversaries and even on birthdays. It is carried to places for party. I am talking about wine. But transporting ...
Views: 759 - Wine Tote Bag: Pack Your Wine In Style - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Mario MarcionaWine Tote Bag is a special wine carrying case. The bag is a new invention and has got a huge response from public. It seems that wine lovers were simply waiting for such a bag, which could provide them the ease of carrying wine bottles of different shape, size and weight. The bag provides ample ...
Views: 736 - Jewelry Making Kit Ideas for Kids - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Rena KlingenbergThese jewelry making kit ideas include projects for both girls and boys. You might consider creating and selling kits like these as a business, or giving them as gifts, or using them to offer beading parties for kids. Popular Projects for a Teen / Kids Jewelry Making Kit Children and ...
Views: 1068 - Lionel Toy Trains Set The Standards For Model Railway Enthusiasts - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Jeff MullinsFrom children's toys to intricate collector sets, Lionel toy trains have been setting the standards and dominating the model train industry for over a century. The inception of the railroad symbolized change. It represented new frontiers and opened up a future that eagerly drew dreamers, ...
Views: 460(1 vote) - Star Wars Theme For Birthday Party - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Charles D. FloodEven though there hasn't been a recent film release, Star Wars remains a fashionable preferred among fans new and old. Kids of all age groups from 2 to 52 discover the world that was developed by Star Wars creator George Lucas to be an infinitely fascinating world in which to let their ...
Views: 691 - Best online roulette tools to automate your own roulette game from Money Maker Machine Network - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from hank hiltonIn this article I want to tell you about the best online roulette tools to automate your own roulette game. On online roulette market you can find a lot of software which will help you to play and make profit. At least this is exactly what tries to prove most of the sellers. The reality always ...
Views: 3020(1 vote) - Tanks Free Online Game – You should not Miss It - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Penn ChaseIt is correct so as to every the period unit of public, from a toddler to the adult and to the older people truly love to perform online free games. On the internet free games have really made a huge modify in the world of playing. At the moment if you don't have time now , still ...
Views: 612 - Best alien shooting games - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Marina JanakievskaThe fans of shooting games know how big the pleasure is when the aimed target is stricken. The score goes up, the excitement goes up, the difficulty of the game goes up… and while some fans of these games love the classic type where soldiers are fighting and should be stricken, today there is ...
Views: 1709 - Wine Gift Bags: Suitable For Various Occasions - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Mario MarcionaNot from the recent times but from the reign of many popular kings wine has been a favorite beverage among people of different classes. And, of course, this propelled the need of accessories that could help wine lovers carry their favorite beverage properly. This is the time when wine bags came ...
Views: 600 - Theme For Girl Party: Tedddy Bear - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Jessica E. LynnWhat little girl doesn't have a special spot in her heart for her favorite teddy bear? I know our little angel calls her teddy bear her best friend and loves this bear more than life itself. It has been her constant companion since she was the ripe adulthood of six weeks old and has calmed her ...
Views: 955 - Learn To Play Musical Instrument Sets - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Erik RossWe all have a few of those childhood dreams that fell to the wayside as we grew up. We were either too busy or too involved in something else or were too poor or just kept forgetting about it. It doesn’t matter why we never learned to play the instruments that we wanted to, what matters is that ...
Views: 689 - The World Of Farmville And Its Success - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Michelle KurtIn a very sophisticated and highly digitized society, virtual communities have replaced the real interaction between people. It is surprising that one of the successful and popular simulated reality online games is actually a tribute to one of the most tedious human jobs which is farming. This ...
Views: 926 - Sims 3 Ambitions Crash - Why the Sims 3 Ambitions Keeps Crashing in My Laptop or computer - How Do I Fix It? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Glenda FairbrotherIt truly is highly irritating when Sims a few Ambitions crash within our PC. Luckily, if Sims several keeps crashing all the time it is often fixed using the assist of techniques outlined within this post. Here are offered the techniques which have already been observed far too valuable to ...
Views: 2380 - Computer Freezes When Playing Video game titles! Tips on how to Fix This Issue at Ease - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Wally FindleyAsking yourself why generally your computer system freezes when enjoying game titles? What may be causing such annoying issue with your personal computer? Is it some virus or some internal fault from the working process? Obtaining reply for these concerns just isn't straightforward. There are ...
Views: 2122 - Tips on how to Fix Sims 3 Launcher Error - Get By far the most Comprehensive Fix For Sims 3 Launcher Error - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Wally FindleySims several is launcher error can be a common problem that Sims three or more users encounter. There might be a lot of reasons of this video game error. As an illustration, a lot of match users have noted that they can be getting launcher errors in their method right after they've installed the ...
Views: 3312 - Sims 3 Launcher Not Doing work - Strive This Resolution Operating For many People - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Glenda FairbrotherThe Sims 3 launcher errors are 1 with the frequent errors which the sport customers encounter. Is your Sims three launcher not working and you are not even capable to enjoy the game? In the event the reply is without a doubt, then you certainly as well are one with the victims. You can find, ...
Views: 1663 - Battlefield 2 Crashes to Desktop - Fix Battlefield 2 Crash Making use of These Ideas - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Katharina BertolinoBattlefield two is really a online game for enthusiasts who are properly conscious that it requires an ideal system with no glitches. However, in some scenarios even in the most highly effective desktops the Battlefield two crashes to desktop. To fix any Battlefield a couple of crash you must ...
Views: 2716 - Guide On World Of Warcraft - Strategy - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Matthew AarushThe crucial thing to enjoy the last game faster is the efficient leveling in World of Warcraft (WoW). You cannot reach up faster to level 70 on simply playing like a new babe. This article will help gamers to attain information on WoW that will tremendously improve the game speed. The most ...
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