Seoul's Shoe Silo: A Vertical Smart Anchor for the Small Manufacturer

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Yerin Kang ◽  
Chihoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Small Manufacturer

Infant Car Seat Safety

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-656
Author(s):  
Jean Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Car Seat ◽  
December Issue ◽  
Small Manufacturer

As president of California Strolee, Inc, I am writing in response to the article in your December issue (Pediatrics 64:848, 1979) entitled, "Children's Car Seat Restraints: When Top-Tether Straps are Ignored, Are the Restraints Safe?" by Quentin McDonald. To say we were shocked that a prestigious scientific journal such as yours would print such a biased, irresponsible and self-serving document is truly an understatement. First and foremost, let us set the record straight. The tests cited in the article were commissioned by the Bobby Mac Company (a small manufacturer of infant restraint systems).

scholarly journals Testing and Development of Transfer Functions for Weighing Precipitation Gauges in WMO-SPICE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kochendorfer ◽  
Rodica Nitu ◽  
Mareile Wolff ◽  
Eva Mekis ◽  
Roy Rasmussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Small Manufacturer ◽  
Lower Porosity ◽  
Precipitation Gauge ◽  
Reference Amount ◽  
First Time ◽  
High Winds ◽  
Better Than

Abstract. Adjustments for the undercatch of solid precipitation caused by wind were developed for different weighing gauge/wind shield combinations tested in WMO-SPICE. These include several different manufacturer-provided unshielded and single-Alter shielded weighing gauges, a MRW500 precipitation gauge within a small, manufacturer-provided shield, and host-provided precipitation gauges within double-Alter, Belfort double-Alter, and small Double-Fence Intercomparison Reference (SDFIR) shields. Previously-derived adjustments were also tested on measurements from each weighing gauge/wind shield combination. The transfer functions developed specifically for each of the different types of unshielded and single-Alter shielded weighing gauges did not perform significantly better than the more generic and universal transfer functions developed previously using measurements from eight different WMO-SPICE sites. This indicates that wind shield type (or lack thereof) is more important in determining the magnitude of wind-induced undercatch than the type of weighing precipitation gauge. It also demonstrates the potential for widespread use of the previously-developed, multi-site single-Alter shielded and unshielded transfer functions. In addition, corrections for the lower-porosity Belfort double-Alter shield and a standard double-Alter shield were developed and tested using measurements from two separate sites for the first time. Among all of the manufacturer-provided shields tested, with an average undercatch of about 5 %, the Belfort double Alter shield required the least amount of correction, and caught ~ 80 % of the reference amount of precipitation even in snowy conditions with wind speeds greater than 5 m  s−1. The SDFIR-shielded gauge accumulated 98 % of the Double-Fence Automated Reference (DFAR) precipitation amount on average, accumulated 90 % of the DFAR accumulation in high winds, and was almost indistinguishable from the full-sized DFAR used as a reference. In general, the more effective wind shields, that were associated with smaller unadjusted errors, also produced more accurate measurements after adjustment.

Small Manufacturers vs. Large Retailers on RFID Adoption in the Apparel Supply Chain

2012 ◽  
pp. 196-220
Author(s):  
May Tajima
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Strong Stability ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Small Manufacturer ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
Apparel Manufacturers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Small Manufacturers

The apparel industry is one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the radio frequency identification (RFID) market, and within it, large retailers have been driving RFID adoption. However, the continuation of this industry’s fast-paced growth is questionable due to the uncertainty associated with how manufacturers, especially small ones, would react to the retailer-led RFID initiative. The literature suggests that the relationship between small manufacturers and large retailers could promote or inhibit RFID adoption among the manufacturers. In order to study the impact of the relationship between small manufacturers and large retailers on the small manufacturers’ RFID adoption decisions, this research develops a 2×2 (two-by-two) game model and conducts outcome stability analysis. The results show that, in the 2×2 game framework, (i) the retailer’s opportunistic behavior is unlikely to occur due to the strong stability associated with the manufacturer’s do-nothing option; (ii) the do-nothing option, however, may lead to missed opportunities for both parties; (iii) the retailer’s pressure tactic is not effective in persuading the small manufacturer to adopt RFID; and (iv) the retailer’s collaborative strategy also does not guarantee the manufacturer’s RFID adoption. The discussion of these results concludes with specific suggestions for how to encourage RFID adoption among the small apparel manufacturers.

Small Manufacturers vs. Large Retailers on RFID Adoption in the Apparel Supply Chain

2011 ◽  
pp. 74-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Tajima
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Strong Stability ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Small Manufacturer ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
Apparel Manufacturers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Small Manufacturers

The apparel industry is one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the radio frequency identification (RFID) market, and within it, large retailers have been driving RFID adoption. However, the continuation of this industry’s fast-paced growth is questionable due to the uncertainty associated with how manufacturers, especially small ones, would react to the retailer-led RFID initiative. The literature suggests that the relationship between small manufacturers and large retailers could promote or inhibit RFID adoption among the manufacturers. In order to study the impact of the relationship between small manufacturers and large retailers on the small manufacturers’ RFID adoption decisions, this research develops a 2×2 (two-by-two) game model and conducts outcome stability analysis. The results show that, in the 2×2 game framework, (i) the retailer’s opportunistic behavior is unlikely to occur due to the strong stability associated with the manufacturer’s do-nothing option; (ii) the do-nothing option, however, may lead to missed opportunities for both parties; (iii) the retailer’s pressure tactic is not effective in persuading the small manufacturer to adopt RFID; and (iv) the retailer’s collaborative strategy also does not guarantee the manufacturer’s RFID adoption. The discussion of these results concludes with specific suggestions for how to encourage RFID adoption among the small apparel manufacturers.

Successes and Failures in E-Partnering

2011 ◽  
pp. 145-174
Author(s):  
Fang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Small Manufacturer ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
Cross Case Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Discussion ◽  
Successes And Failures

The previous chapters have included a comprehensive discussion of general issues concerning e-partnership management from both technology and people perspectives, and, continuing this theme, this chapter presents extended and systematic multiple case studies which allow a more profound exploration of the way in which companies have partnered in e-business. It also contains an in-depth examination of specific issues and problems raised in e-partnerships. The cases selected for the case studies represent a broad range of interests, from big brand dotcoms like Yahoo! and Google to a small manufacturer that has embraced e-business and e-partnership technologies and practices. The case studies are followed by a cross-case analysis of the key issues in relation to the development of e-partnerships. Key successful factors are identified from the successful cases, along with the hard lessons learned from failure.

Structural Opportunity or Ethnic Advantage? Immigrant Business Development in New York

1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Waldinger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
West Indians ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
Small Manufacturer

Research on ethnic enterprise emerged in the United States as part of an attempt to explain the historical differences in business activity between blacks and other ethnic groups. In Beyond the Melting Pot, Glazer and Moynihan argued that “the small shopkeeper, small manufacturer, or small entrepreneur of any kind played such an important role in the rise of immigrant groups in America that its absence from the Negro community warrants at least some discussion.”1 Glazer and Moynihan offered some brief, possible explanations, but the first extended treatment came with the publication of Ivan Light's now classic comparison of Blacks, not with Jews, Italians, or Irish, but with immigrants—Japanese, Chinese, West Indians—whose racial characteristics made them equally distinctive; the argument developed an imaginative variant of the Weber thesis, showing that it was ethnic solidarism, not individualism, that gave these immigrants an “elective affinity” with the requirements of small business.

scholarly journals INTEGRATION OF CAD AND CAE IN SME’S FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

2012 ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
PRASHANT B. SAGAR ◽  
MADHUKAR R. NAGARE
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Cad System ◽  
Small Manufacturer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Computer Aided

Small manufacturing enterprises face a number of challenges when integrating computer aided design (CAD) tools and computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools into their design processes. One of the most significant challenges is interoperability across the wide range of commercial CAD and CAE tools. Although many of these tools support industry data standards and claim to be interoperable, the connection between them is not seamless. This paper summarizes studies of tool integration activities at one small manufacturer. The paper shows the enhancement of the product development process resulting from replacement of a two dimensional CAD system with a three-dimensional CAD system and creation of an inhouse capability to perform finite element analysis (FEA), replacing analysis that had previously been outsourced. As a result of these experiences, the manufacturer learned that improved productivity and superior designs could be obtained by integrating analysis into the design process at the earlier stages of conceptual and preliminary design.

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