Single Minute Exchange of Die — (SMED) is one of the many lean production methods for reducing waste in a manufacturing process. It provides a rapid and efficient way of converting a manufacturing process from running the current product to running the next product. This rapid… … Wikipedia
Single-Minute Exchange of Die — (SMED) is one of the many lean production methods for reducing waste in a manufacturing process. It provides a rapid and efficient way of converting a manufacturing process from running the current product to running the next product. This rapid… … Wikipedia
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Alan Riddell — is a bilingual labour relations lawyer and partner with the law firm of Soloway Wright LLP in Ottawa, Canada. [ [http://www.soloways.com/team/alan riddell e.php Soloway Wright profile of Alan Riddell] ] He is a graduate of the University of… … Wikipedia
Brendan Loy — is an American blogger and law clerk who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife and daughter. [ [http://blog.brendanloy.com/ Irish Trojan in Tennessee: About Me] ] While Loy was earning a law degree at the University of Notre Dame, his blog … Wikipedia
Фишер, Ян — Вице президент Европейского банка реконструкции и развития, бывший премьер министр Чехии Вице президент Европейского банка реконструкции и развития с 2010 года. Бывший премьер министр Чехии (2009 2010). Ранее работал в Чешском статистическом бюро … Энциклопедия ньюсмейкеров
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium