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Applying Lean Six Sigma At Nordson Efd, Kristen Harvey
Applying Lean Six Sigma At Nordson Efd, Kristen Harvey
Honors Theses - Providence Campus
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) gives a company a competitive advantage over its competitors. On average, LSS cuts down on unwanted waste and cost by 25% ("What Is Lean Six Sigma?"). Additionally, LSS allows businesses to move beyond fixing defects or perfecting their processes to focus on the quality of their products. It also fosters a continuous improvement culture within companies’ operations and administrative offices. LSS is a proven methodology used to reduce all types of waste in businesses. Although lean six sigma started in the manufacturing industry, it has been adapted for use across all industries, public and private ("Six …
Edible Marijuana: A New Frontier In The Culinary World, Ariella H. Wolkowicz
Edible Marijuana: A New Frontier In The Culinary World, Ariella H. Wolkowicz
Honors Theses - Providence Campus
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, has a rich history as a source of fiber, food and medicine (Li 437). Since 1785, physicians and scientists alike have worked to discover the active chemical components and medical effectiveness of this plant (Touw 2; Aldrich). Despite its complicated legal history, marijuana has retained a place culturally and, in some countries, scientifically as an effective medical agent. As a medically edible ingredient, cannabis has also been more recently heralded as a new, even cutting edge flavor, opening a new frontier to the culinary community.
After the isolation of the main active ingredient in cannabis, …
Pinkberry Business Plan, Adriana Briones, Helena Langalis, Candy Matos, Diane Medeiros, Richard Wilson
Pinkberry Business Plan, Adriana Briones, Helena Langalis, Candy Matos, Diane Medeiros, Richard Wilson
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
The following business plan details a franchising plan of a frozen yogurt shop to be constructed, developed, and operated in a very popular shopping mall in Rhode Island. The shop will be a franchise of Pinkberry brand. Pinkberry is an upscale frozen dessert brand that serves as an alternative to ice cream. Pinkberry anticipates continued success due to its location, high quality product, and strong brand name.
Improving Business Performance Through Effectively Managing Employees, Ross E.L. Poquette
Improving Business Performance Through Effectively Managing Employees, Ross E.L. Poquette
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
Businesses in today’s highly competitive environment need to be aware of the best methods for motivating, training, developing, and promoting a diverse environment in an organization. These methods will be examined in order to gain an understanding of what works well and how the ideal organization implements the methods.
The more motivated an employee is, the better he or she will perform. Therefore, it is essential for management to continuously motivate its workforce. Training and development also play an important role in overall performance. The more an employee is trained, the better he or she can complete tasks. Development decreases …
Maelstrom; Or, Life After The Woods: Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Gambler", Otto Neubauer
Maelstrom; Or, Life After The Woods: Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Gambler", Otto Neubauer
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
Much of contemporary space-based science fiction tends to ignore nature completely, with food replicators and life support systems eliminating the need for plants as anything but decoration. In contrast, Earth-based science fiction stories often center on a conflict between man and nature. Yet though the primary themes in Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Gambler”, Bruce Sterling’s “We See Things Differently”, and Harlan Ellison’s “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” are political (with “The Gambler” being a critical portrayal of the fourth estate), each offers a small window into how man ought or ought not to relate to nature. While the latter two offer …
Computational Stylometry: An Interdisciplinary Project, Abby Miller, Taylor Horn-Speck, Blair Mondino, John "J.C." White
Computational Stylometry: An Interdisciplinary Project, Abby Miller, Taylor Horn-Speck, Blair Mondino, John "J.C." White
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
This project was an analysis of a writers word usage and writing tendencies which, allows a person to recognize a piece of work with out knowing who wrote it and make a reasonable guess about whose work it is.
Retinal: The Biological Role And Significance, Frances Flowers
Retinal: The Biological Role And Significance, Frances Flowers
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
Retinal, one of several vitamin A compounds serves a vital role in human vision (Tver and Russell, 458). Discovered in 1913, Vitamin A was the first vitamin to be discovered. The Vitamin A group includes the carotenoids, retinol and retinal. Each of these forms plays a significant role in animal vision, and vision is what led to vitamin A’s discovery. During the early 1900s, many researchers were conducting studies on the eyes of animals. They found that if the animals were consuming diets deficient in what are recognized today as vitamin A-rich sources, the animals’ eyes became inflamed and eventually …
World War Ii Technology That Changed Warfare - Radar And Bombsights, Sean Foley
World War Ii Technology That Changed Warfare - Radar And Bombsights, Sean Foley
Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship
This presentation introduces the viewer to two forms of technology, radar and bombsights, and how each one changed the way air warfare was conducted. The Second World War was the testing ground for numerous advancements in military technology; and the contribution made through radar and bombsights created a level of strategic warfare never before experienced.