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| Subject | Date Asked |
| manufacturers of TVs, computer, etc. | 6/27/2011 |
| Q: I am looking for a list of American Companies that manufacture TVs, computers, DVD recorder, etc in ... A: Miguel: My firm, CGR Management Consultants, conducts research studies like the question you asked. ... | |
| Inventory moving average cost question - not homework | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: I just got a reply from you regarding a question I have in trying to figure out what the correct way ... A: Michelle: My accounting books in manufacturing costing were authored by Van Horne and by Anthony. ... | |
| Production Planning | 5/14/2009 |
| Q: I need to produce a chart/graph in which i can include the following; Standard Work Values, Takt ... A: Matt: Go to the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)website, and search their ... | |
| question | 5/3/2009 |
| Q: I m electronics and communication engineer , interested in industrial engineer and career there is ... A: AOB: Suggest you find a local university, such as in cairo, that has an IE cirriculum, and enroll ... | |
| Assembly vs Integration | 3/29/2009 |
| Q: Could you please tell me the difference between Integration and Assembly? Why the in Automobile ... A: Ratan: Each industry has its own jargon, or terminology for the same physical process. Other ... | |
| Role of Industrial Engineer | 11/25/2008 |
| Q: What is the role of an Industrial Engineer as related to Productivity improvememt in an continuous ... A: Premesh: This question is too detailed, long, and involved, so I would have to charge you a ... | |
| Margin Modelling in Excel | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Crosby, I've been tasked with either modifying an existing spreadsheet or creating a new system ... A: Bernie: There are many software and model templates that would facilitate margin modeling in a ... | |
| Capacity Planning | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: Myself Chaitanya fresher appointed as a capacity planner in electronic device mfg. unit. Can you ... A: Chaitanya: Best source of capacity planning training and courses is the American Production and ... | |
| takt time calculation | 4/29/2008 |
| Q: a shade tree grill will be produced with 3 shifts.(8 hours per shift)1000 units are planned to be ... A: Yeliz: Thank you for your inquiry. To answer your question, we would need to open an account with ... | |
| information on layout | 4/2/2008 |
| Q: I want to draw a layout for producing tanks which weigh up to 140 kg. the process includes cutting ... A: Anna: Answering this question would require a plant visit and some equipment research. If you are ... | |
| FIFO | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: Can you tell me or direct me to a source that offers suggestions for how to implement FIFO in a ... A: Bill: The easiest and cheapest method to maintain "first-in-first-out" inventory is to keep the ... | |
| Rail Transportation | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: I am an analyst with a business research firm and right now working on a report on Global Rail ... A: Biswari: Both of these questions, to be adequately addressed, would require some research. We (CGR ... | |
| Chinese factories | 7/12/2007 |
| Q: How much would a small factory cost in China that makes shoes and where is it located? A: The cost depends on: Annual volume (thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, etc) Type ... | |
| Size of Industry | 3/12/2007 |
| Q: Can you tell me how I can get hold of information regarding the size of different manufacturing ... A: You need to define the industry more precisely, such as, is it worldwide, or just in the USA. You ... | |
| Reduced hours | 2/23/2007 |
| Q: Our facility is running under capacity. I am considering running only 4 days at 10 hours instead of ... A: 4 ten hour shifts will do nothing about capacity expansion, since for the week, only 40 hours are ... | |
| resturatnt dinner looks like old train car | 1/13/2007 |
| Q: I'm looking for a manufator that builds and sells old train cars that are dinners. You know you have ... A: I would start by calling the transit districts of cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, and other ... | |
| FIFO Inventory Management system | 9/9/2006 |
| Q: What is the objective or purpose of maintaining FIFO system in stores (other than accounting/costing ... A: FIFO means, first-in-first out. The primary purpose of FIFO inventory management practice in retail ... | |
| Layout of silver jewelry manufacturing plant | 6/20/2006 |
| Q: I wish to set up a plant for manufaturing silver jewelry with about 200 workers involving all ... A: Our consulting group has extensive experience in manufacturing and distribution facility space ... | |
| supplies | 5/11/2006 |
| Q: We're looking into Tshirt designs & are ready to order the blank shirts. Trying to find a supplier ... A: Try the Thomas Guide. The Thomas Guide lists thousands, if not millions of suppliers, by category. ... | |
| General manufacturing process | 4/6/2006 |
| Q: First I want to thank you for donating your time and expertise to people like me. I'm interested in ... A: Dorsey: Just so happens that a past CGR Management Consultants client was a company called Equity ... | |
| manufacturing financial losses | 4/5/2006 |
| Q: I am writing to ask if you could explain how large manufacturing companies operate. For example; ... A: The General Motors financial losses have to do with employee benefits. Over $1000/vehicle goes to ... | |
| manufacturing industries | 12/18/2005 |
| Q: what are manufacturing industries? A: Manufacturing is defined as enterprises or companies that product or create products, like food, ... | |
| Shop Rates | 9/18/2005 |
| Q: Mr. Crosby: I would like to know, please, where I might find information regarding the hourly ... A: Skinner: The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides labor wage rates for different job ... | |
| New Purchasing Dept | 7/16/2005 |
| Q: I work in the steel building industry for a small mom and pop company that is just starting up. I ... A: Graham: I would go to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), which was previously the NAPM, ... | |
| Purchasing | 6/1/2005 |
| Q: I work for a manufacturing company that is really just getting started. I am trying to set up the ... A: Graham: I suggest that you call our consultant who heads up our purchasing and sourcing practice, ... | |
| Effect of EU enlargement on manufacturing industry | 4/4/2005 |
| Q: What effects has the European Union enlargement had on the Fast Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) ... A: Please define further FMCG. This crosses many industries and the effects are different on apparel ... | |
| manufacturing engineering | 1/22/2005 |
| Q: CAN YOU JUST NAME THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT INFLUENCE THE CHOICE OF A MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND ... A: The characteristics that influence the choice of a MP&C system or software package in manufacturing ... | |
| production planning and control | 1/16/2005 |
| Q: a report to identify the characteristics that influece the choice of a manufacturing planning and ... A: Try the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) or the Society of Manufacturing ... | |
| Jobs.. | 9/21/2004 |
| Q: My name is Julie. I graduated from Brigham Young University in Manufacturing Engineering Technology ... A: I suggest you go to the internet and find the manufacturing engineering consulting firms located in ... | |
| Bonus Plans for Order Pickers | 9/19/2004 |
| Q: I am a Shipping Supervisor in a Food distribution company that had sales of $32M last year. Up until ... A: Herring: There are many industrial engineering consulting firms that specialize in labor incentive ... | |
| Manufacturing productivity and efficiency | 6/29/2004 |
| Q: I was recently hired in a plastic film conversion plant, I am trying to understand how productivity ... A: Go to the APICS website, www.apics.org, the American Production and Inventory Control Society, and ... | |
| P | 3/27/2004 |
| Q: I Am A Civil Engineer And I Work In Mapna Company . It Means "Iran Power Plant Projects Management ... A: One of our consultants in our group has a great deal of electric power plant experience. His name ... | |
| Manufacturing rep. | 2/13/2004 |
| Q: I am looking to take a product that is currently being produced out of my garage to a higher level. ... A: Try the internet. Type in the search space, "manufacturers' representative". Also search your ... | |
| role of industrial engineer | 8/29/2000 |
| Q: what is the role of industrial engineer in logistics?in what way can he contribute since i am an ... A: Good question, and I may be qualified to answer, since I migrated from engineering to manufacturing ... | |
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