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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Adapted from Ehrlich (2002); Stamatis (2002); George (2003); Bendell (2006); Bhuiyan et.al, (2006); Andersson et.al, (2006); Arnheiter and Maleyeff (2005); Nonthaleerak (2005); Kumar (2007); Magnusson et.al, (2003) Read more on Top 15 Lean Six Sigma Books to Level Up Your Continuous Improvement Efforts & Strategy on our website SCMDOJO! .

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The Future of Nuclear Power: Is There One?

Enterra Insights

This month marks the tenth anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the eastern coast of northern Honshu, Japan’s most populous island, and unleashed a crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The Economist recalls, “The earthquake cut the plant off from outside sources of electricity.

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Using Green Patents to Create a More Sustainable Business

EcoVadis

The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), which has been tracking green patent trends since 2002, has reported upward trends of green patents in economies around the world , such as Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, as well as in the United States, including in Michigan, California, and Texas. Source: CEPGI.

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From Model X to Project Titan: A Closer Look at the New Auto Manufacturing

Elementum

When the Toyota Prius was released in 1997 in Japan, the car’s Nickel Metal-Hydride battery revolutionized electric vehicles, allowing it to travel longer distances without recharging. Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Source: PC-Tablet. Source: Auto News. Project Titan: Apple’s Newest Rumor.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

In 2011, these concerns, specifically complaints from the United States, Japan and the European Union (EU), prompted the World Trade Organisation to rule against China’s export restrictions. In other words you cannot physically differentiate a sustainably sourced REE from a non-sustainably sourced REE without the use of tagging.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. The Panamanian government decided to enlarge the Panama Canal in 2006. In 2016, the strait handled over 16 Mbd, or about 30% of all global trade, and 80% of petroleum imports into Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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