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Searching the net for aparthotels in Mount Laurel? Make sure you take a look at Homewood Mt. Laurel!
This 3-star Mount Laurel aparthotel offers dry cleaning/laundry. You can find a spa tub and a fitness center on site so you will be able to take some time out to relax. Be sure to leave some room for your swimsuit as this aparthotel features an indoor pool, a nice way to unwind. Guests can also enjoy drinks as there is a bar/lounge. Knowledgeable staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide express check-in and express check-out.
There is also a safety deposit box at reception for all your valuables. Planning a meeting? This aparthotel has a meeting room, as well as a business center. Other amenities include an elevator (lift), laundry facilities and shopping on site.
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- Entire property is non-smoking
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- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
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Check-in: after 3 PM.
Check-out: before noon.
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Book your business-friendly accommodation at Homewood Mt. Laurel, offering 118 guest rooms with complimentary newspapers and air conditioning. Functional in-room kitchens equipped with refrigerators and microwaves allow you to dine in while you travel.
Pay movies provided in each room are great for unwinding at the end of a long day. Corporate travelers will benefit from safes during their Mount Laurel visit. Additional comforts include coffee/tea makers.
Bathrooms are outfitted with bathtubs and hair dryers.
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Distances from Vacation Rental Homewood Mt. LaurelMoorestown Mall - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Laurel Acres Park - 3.2 km / 2 mi
Garden State Discovery Museum - 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
Barclay Farmstead Museum - 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
Cherry Hill Mall - 5.7 km / 3.6 mi
Pennsauken Country Club - 6 km / 3.7 mi
Funplex - 6.5 km / 4.1 mi
Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center - 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
Historic Croft Farm - 7 km / 4.3 mi
Merchantville Country Club - 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
Marketplace at Garden State Park - 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
Ritz Theater - 11.2 km / 6.9 mi
St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church - 13 km / 8.1 mi
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - 13.6 km / 8.5 mi
Rutgers - Camden Center for the Arts - 14 km / 8.7 mi
The preferred airport for Homewood Mt. Laurel is Philadelphia, PA (PHL-Philadelphia Intl.) - 25.1 km / 15.6 mi.
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Dex Torricke-Barton, the words man behind Zuckerberg. All eyes were on Mark Zuckerberg as he took the stage at a tech conference two weeks ago. It was his first appearance since his company went public in May, not to mention his first real live interview in close to a year. He was relatively calm, cool (as in, not sweating) and collected, a strong interview from a man who leadership has been largely questioned since day one of Facebook Inc. In a nutshell: He nailed it . Of course, behind every good man, there's an even better speechwriter. Enter Dex Torricke-Barton, executive communications manager at Facebook, a.k.a. Zuckerberg's new words man. He joined the team back in April, and has been assisting the young CEO ever since. Take Torricke-Barton's mission statement from his LinkedIn profile , for instance: "My goal is to support thought leaders on innovation, technology and public policy, and to advance a vision of the world not as it is, but as it should be." That's exactly the sort of thinking Zuckerberg does these days (having admitted he " doesn't code much anymore "), spending most of his CEO time on the clock with executives and potential Facebook partners. That's fine — Zuck is a cerebral guy. But he's also famous for his terse answers and nearly affectless demeanor from the early days of doing press for Facebook. And when you're a CEO of one of the personal Web sites on the face of the earth, you need to come off as personable. Along with a cadre of seasoned public relations staffers, it is Torricke-Barton's job to help Zuckerberg become that guy. Torricke-Barton is no stranger to the profession. Before Facebook, he was Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's personal speechwriter; quite a task, considering how many embarrassing flubs the former Google CEO has made publicly in the past. Oh, and he also happened to do a three-year stint handling comms for a little thing called the United Nations, spearheading all the lead external press for the Alliance of Civilizations , an initiative which aimed to minimize religious extremism and ease tensions between different global religious groups. It was a pretty high-priority program under U.N.
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Moen shower valve-- concerns about fit
Cross-posted from Bathrooms Forum
I was all set to order a Moen 3330 3-way transfer valve for my shower. I am want a valve that will allow a tub spout, handshower and fixed shower and this seemed to fit the ticket. When looking at it this valve on faucetdirect, it got some bad reviews saying the valves were designed in such a way the valve trim did not fit correctly.
I have done some plumbing and feel like replacing a shower valve should be within my capacity, but now I'm getting nervous. This is our only shower so if things don't go well it makes life even more miserable for us.
Does anyone have any experience with this or advice for me? Should I look for a different brand? I'm not married to the trim or brand by any means.
Thanks for any help or advice you can give. There are two of us on the forum considering this valve and we both would appreciate your insights.
Here is a link that might be useful: Bathrooms forum
I looked at the blog - it seems that the installation instructions are poor/incorrect - not the valve.
However I have an opinion as an engineer and long time DIY'er. I have direct experience with Moen and Price Fister faucets that have turned out to be junk. These products may have been good 50 years ago - but not today.
Over the years I've remodeled our entire home and I've used Grohe. We have a Grohe faucet that has worked flawlessly for 18 years - never replaced a single part!
I recently remodeled the down stairs bathroom - I used Grohe mixing valve / shut off. It was $600.
Now I know just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's better quality - but think about it - how can Moen offer a valve the performs a similar function for $159?
I think $159 is too cheap, and you get what you pay for.
I appreciate that quality components come at a price, but surely their is something in between $150 and $600 that will be satisfactory. It is a shower, not a piece of surgical equipment.
The Moen valve was highly recommended to me by the largest plumbing supplier/plumbing service in my geographic area. They do not offer any Grohe products.
I'd love to hear some more thoughts on this.
@kirkhall and @mabel: The deal is that the 'run of the mill plumber' who doesn't read, who throws away the installation instructions, who doesn't think about the thickness of the cement board and tile, will quite possibly screw up this installion. That's what I've gleaned from the other blog posts.
Now a thoughtful plumber will install it correctly.
But I have to back up to my original statement that you get what you pay for. 40 years ago - these valves were $100. Now they're $150. Something got to give.
After a month, the porclain on the shower handles cracked. Both the bath sink and the shower handles come loose all the time. I added lock washers - still come loose, Price Fister has sent me multiple ceramic cartridges - normally these should never wear out.
The Monen single hanldle sink - after a year need a new cartridge, then the faucet was hard to turn - new O rings - then the side spray didn't work - needed new diverter - the POS never worked correctly after the first year.
The plumbing suppier doesn't give a rat's a** about your fauct, they want what's easy for them.
Just the fact that they don't offer any Grohe products shows that they aren't serious.
I'm not saying Grohe is the best, but IMO you are being steered to the low quality, crap product - cause that's what they want to sell.


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Shades of Gray (song)
"Shades of Gray" was written in 1965 by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and was recorded by The Monkees for their 1967 album Headquarters, the first in which the group played all its own instruments (except a French horn and cello, both of which were featured in this song). Lead vocals were shared by Davy Jones and Peter Tork.[1]
Sons of Champlin recorded the song at about the same time, but the Headquarters version was released first. The album Fat City,[2] released in 1999 by Big Beat UK, finally featured the Sons of Champlin version of the song, named "Shades of Grey" (whereas the original Monkees release was titled "Shades of Gray").
The Will-O-Bees (Janet Blossom, Steven Porter, Robert Merchanthouse), recorded a mid-tempo, slightly heavier and more focused version, in 1966, on Date 1543.
Another version was recorded in 1970 by P.K. Limited (Screen Gems/Columbia Music songwriters Dan Peyton and Marty Kaniger); it was featured in the film Getting Straight".
A cover of "Shades of Gray" by Mind Venertion,[3] appears on the album, Through the Looking Glass - Indie Pop Plays The Monkees,.[4]"
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In the 1986 film Soul Man, C. Thomas Howell's character Mark attempts to impress a girl, so he says, "Today there is no black or white, only shades of gray," a direct quote from the song.
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Produced only identical black Ford Model T cars. It was the color (Black) that dried the fastest. Thereby allowing many Americans to afford a new car. Introduction Ford used many of the specialization ideas developed by Adam Smith Nail manufacturing Better having one worker manufacturing the head and another worker the tip. Specialization and task decomposition lead to the birth of new professions. Industrial engineers were devoted to component task design and to manufacturing scheduling. Introduction Alfred Aloan (General Motors) enhanced Ford's work Mix different models on the same assembly line. During the 1960's and 1970's, Japan did not adopt the Ford, Aloan and Taylorist way of working They expanded worker involvement to handle a variety of manufacturing processes. Mass production Some products are manufactured in very large batches to satisfy mass market demand. Food products, which are manufactured in high volume, will not be addressed in this chapter. Other products, such as toys, cars and electrical appliances will be studied in depth. Mass production Mass production has two basic characteristics. Low product price as compared with the cost of the handmade products. Product should be as standard as possible. Reducing the number of different replacement parts. Reduction in the number of spare parts. Companies must maintain a spare parts accessibility for a certain amount of years. Mass production Simple product assemblies reduce process time. The cost of each article decreases. If the complexity of a product can be increased to accommodate additional replacement part applications then the part's utility increases. Mass production Product-Quantity (P-Q) analysis tool helps to decide the optimal plant distribution for the different products manufactured. Using Pareto Tool. If products quantity is large and its variety is small, massive production fits perfectly Focused assembly lines provide the most economic production alternative. Flow or assembly lines The recommended way to manufacture mass produced articles is by using flow or assembly lines. Workstations dedicated to the progressive manufacture and assembly of parts. Integrated using materials handling devices. Flow or assembly lines Creating flexible cells generally requires the duplication of machines. Invest in several simple machines with low cost. Instead of a versatile and more expensive machine. Flow or assembly lines Another advantage of assembly lines is that the work-in-process decreases. Containers with waiting parts are placed in small queues. This design eliminates excessive inventory required when using more versatile and expensive machines. It is more critical to have higher machine utilization of more costly equipment. It is more difficult to manage a greater variety of incoming material. Flow or assembly lines The most frequently used material handling device is the conveyor belt. Size of the product -> Overhead conveyor systems. Each product stops a predetermined amount of time in each station (synchronized flow). Each product is removed at a workstation to be worked on (asynchronous flow). Island layout Advantages. An effective layout when considering product movement. Multifunctional workers. One-piece-flow. Island layout Disadvantages. Worker is specialized in an island or subject. The islands are isolated with respect to each other. Synchronization among them can be difficult. Cell layout design justification The manufacturing environment has changed significantly in the past several years. PREVIOUS CURRENT Product Little variety Great variety Delivery time Not very demanding Very demanding Size of lots Large Small Lead time Long Short Product life cycle Long Short Flow or assembly lines focus on high volume products Cell layout design justification The use of process focused systems or job shops is focused on very small volume products. These systems maximize flexibility, but have other problems. Cell layout design justification Reasons to suggest the use of the manufacturing cells as opposed to process layout. A high number of indirect workers is generally required in process layout. A high level of work-in-process is also typical of process layout. Product quality responsibilities are not as clear when using process layout. Cell layout design justification When cellular layout is properly employed… Unnecessary product movement can be eliminated. Product and manpower flexibility can be achieved. A more economic production environment can be obtained. The transition to cells is not easy. Basic cells design nomenclature Task -> a set of the necessary steps that the work gets decomposed into. Is considered the smallest assignable unit to a cell. Define the beginning and the end of the task in a precise way. Methods and time methodologies facilitate the goal of optimizing a task. Time study is also briefly presented in this chapter. Basic cells design nomenclature Workstations -> The logical organization of specific manufacturing or assembly equipment to perform task(s). The number should be as small as possible. Minimum workforce can be maintained along with a reduced work-in-process. Basic cells design nomenclature Takt-time and cycle time. Takt is a German word for rhythm. Is a critical term for manufacturing systems design. Takt-time is the allowable time to produce one product at the rate a customer demands it. This is NOT the same as cycle time. Basic cells design nomenclature Cycle time is the normal time to complete an operation on a product in each workstation. Should be less than or equal to takt-time. Useful working time in one day Takt - time Tc Daily demand Cycle time is the sum of the task times that a product requires at each station. During the cell design project, it is important that the takt-time and the cycle time be as close as possible. Basic cells design nomenclature Takt-time and cycle time. Cycle time Takt-time (1 unit) A B C D E Takt-time can never workstation be smaller than the largest workstation cycle time. Cycle time Takt-time (1 unit) A B C D E A rhythm becomes workstation faster than the production system is capable of handling in the upper diagram. Basic cells design nomenclature Takt-time and cycle time. Cycle time Takt-time (1 unit) A B C D E Cycle time is a workstation measure of how much time it takes for a particular Cycle time Takt-time (1 unit) A B C D E operation. workstation Basic cells design nomenclature Total workstation cycle time (pi). The sum of the process times for each one of the tasks assigned to a workstation. Basic cells design nomenclature Idle time (hi) Difference between the takt-time and the cycle time or total work at each workstation. It can never be less than zero. (That would imply that a station has assigned more work than the takt-time.) Reality for many assembly companies can be quite different than theory. (Cell flexibility allows a company to rebalance tasks where the maximum cycle time exceeds the required takt-time.) Basic cells design nomenclature Precedence diagram. Precedence restrictions that exist when assembling the product. T1 16 T4 8 T3 12 T5 24 T2 3 T6 6 Basic cells design nomenclature Precedence diagram. Characteristics. There are only left to right arrows. There are no precedence relationships between tasks in the same level. In the determination of a level, all the tasks without precedence among those that have not be placed yet are placed in that level. The figure also include the task duration. Cell design methodology The methodology to develop production cells is very straightforward. Form product families. Change the machines location. Calculate the output production rate, the task assignment in each workstation and the necessary number of workers in the cell. Planning and controlling the cell. Cell design methodology The difficulty lies in the high number of prerequisites needed to be able to carry out this layout transformation. Prerequisites for cell designing Multifunctional workers. Determine the required space for the cells (specially U-shaped cells). Invest in new machinery. Improve the set-up time of dies. Prerequisites for cell designing Look for simple methods for production automation. Choose new production planning and control systems so that future planning or control of the line is not required. Line Balancing Main goal of line balancing techniques. To assign tasks to workstations so that the minimum number of workstations can be achieved. Each task needed to produce a part are assigned to only one workstation. In each workstation the assigned work (pi) is less than the takt-time. The idle time is minimal. This assignment should not violate any of the precedence relationships Line Balancing Line balancing for some companies may require specific algorithms. The workers should be assigned to a fixed number of workstations. The next methodology does not apply. General steps in the line balancing STEP 1. Define the tasks and their times (ti). STEP 2. Specify the precedence relationships Building the precedence diagram. STEP 3. Determine the takt-time (Tc). Useful working time in one day Takt - time Tc Daily demand General steps in the line balancing STEP 4. Calculate the minimum number of workstations (Mmin). Supposes the lower limit of the number of workstations that can be created. ti M min C General steps in the line balancing STEP 5. Choose a task assignment rule. This is explained later on. STEP 6. Assign tasks. Until the assigned time is equal to the takt-time Until it is no longer possible to assign a task due to the restrictions of time or sequence. In this case it will be necessary to create a new workstation and continue with the assignment. General steps in the line balancing STEP 7. Determine the total idle time and the line efficiency. M M H M c pi p i i1 Efficiency i 1 M Tc STEP 8. If the obtained solution is not considered acceptable -> choose another assignment rule. Line balancing--Tasks assignment rules A task is eligible if it has not yet been assigned and all those that precede the task (preceding tasks) have been. It will be necessary to decide among several eligible tasks. There are different heuristic methods. Line balancing--Tasks assignment rules Heuristic methods are simple rules that propose two selection criteria. The second criteria will only be used if there are several tasks that coincide in the first criteria. The obtained solutions can be compared by analyzing the idle time share among the workstations. Line balancing--Heuristics Total number of following tasks heuristic. Among the eligible tasks -> choose the task that has the largest total number of following tasks. If two or more tasks coincide -> select the task with the longest time ti. Line balancing--Heuristics Individual durations heuristic. Among the eligible tasks -> choose the task with the longest time ti. If two or more tasks coincide -> select the task that has the largest total number of following tasks. Line balancing--Heuristics Largest positional weight heuristic. Among the eligible tasks -> choose the task that has the largest positional weight. Positional weight is the sum of the task time and the time of all its following tasks If two or more tasks coincide -> select the task with the longest time ti. Line balancing--Special cases Task time larger than the takt-time. Accept that the task dictates the takt-time. Supposes the loss of possible product sales or to increase the number of pending orders. Line balancing--Special cases Solve the problem. Divide the task into two tasks. Analyze and define the task again. Improve the task or the product. In case of an assembly task incorporate an assistant. Place two workstations in parallel. It increases the work-in-process. This solution will be adopted if and only if the other choices are not possible. tc=5 S2' 0 P2'=10 p1=5 S1 0 S3 0 p3=5 S2'' 0 p2''=10 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 S3 S2'' S2' S1 Line balancing in U-shaped cells S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 The line balancing method, sometimes, causes an unequal time assignment. S1 S2 S3 The U-shaped layout, with shared tasks, helps to solve these unequal times assignment situations. S6 S5 S4 Line balancing in U-shaped cells U-shaped cells avoid constant displacements to the start of the line and solves many of the island distribution problems. S1 S2 S3 S6 S5 S4 Line balancing in U-shaped cells Advantages. Improves the tasks assignment by offering production rate flexibility. The number of workers assigned can be changed at any time. Makes easy to adapt the cycle time to the tack time without rearranging the task assignments. S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S4 S3 S4 S3 S4 S3 S1 S2 S3 Line balancing in U-shaped cells S6 S5 S4 The mathematical resolution of U-shaped line balancing needs to be solved in a good way. Solutions can be obtained through two different ways. Observation of the workstations and their corresponding idle time. Make the line balancing supposing a takt-time (Tc') equal to half of the takt-time (Tc' = Tc/2) Later, bending the line. The problem arises when the number of workstations is odd. tc=10 s1 0 s2 0 tc'=5 s4 0 s3 0 S1 0 S2 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 s4 s3 s2 s1 U-shaped LB with a ti larger than Tc' 6 min. 8 min. 6 min. s1 s2 s3 s5 s4 tc=12 min 6 min. 6 min. tc'=6 min s5 (op1) s4 (op3) s3 (op3) s2 (op2) s1 (op1) tiempo 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 Tc 6 min. 6 min. s1 s2' s3 20 min. 20 min. s2" s5 s4 6 min. 6 min. tc=12 min tc'=6 min s5 (op1) s4 (op4) s3 (op4) s2" (op3) s2' (op2) s1 (op1) tiempo 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 Group technology Which products are grouped to create a cell? Group technology facilitates the formation of product families. Group technology is a tool utilized in engineering and production departments to identify similar products. Economies of scale are achieved forming multi- product families rather than from a single part. Small companies can compete against bigger companies. Offering seemingly unique products, but with numerous similar attributes. Group technology In some cases, alliances have taken place among different companies to manufacture new models sharing the development costs. The goal of group technology is to reduce design costs and production costs. Group technology Many of the gains of group technology come from design standardization. In some cases the components are designed in a way that allows them to be utilized in different products. the same screw for different fastening needs. This screw is gauged according to the most critical point. Group technology – Product Family formation It is usually impractical to have a manufacturing cell for each product. investments would be bigger than the expected benefits. Grouping products into larger families eliminates this problem. Group technology – Product Family formation The formation of families can suggest small design changes. If the changes do not affect the product functionality or to the client's necessities. Techniques to form product families. Based on direct visual inspection. Complex mathematical methods based on product features and shape. Group technology - Advantages Savings Up to 50% for the design time. Work-in-process by as much as 60%. Reducing time-to-market by 70%. Group technology - Advantages These benefits in production come from different sources. Reduction in the number of dies required for pressworking. Reducing purchasing cost by clustering and grouping orders of similar components. Scheduling simplification. Due to the reduction on the number of product types and the formation of self-managed cells. Group technology - Disadvantages Family classification consumes time and effort Does not always lead to profitable solutions. It can suggest erroneous changes in a product design. The installation of the manufacturing cells demands changes in the working habits. The responsibility is distributed among workers. Layout changes usually require large investments. Group technology - Disadvantages The duplication of some machines imply a low utilization of equipment. Traditional business management techniques penalize these reductions in production rates. They are based on productivity. Time study Time study can be defined as the methodology used to determine the standard time for an operation. The time that a qualified worker needs to carry out a specific task, working in a normal rhythm during a work day. Time study The first historical works -> Fredrick Taylor's time. Taylor used the most qualified worker to establish the standard working time. Educating the rest of workers to carry out the tasks in the same manner. Taylor received opposition from labor unions. Taylor decided to include two kinds of allowances. Related to the workers fatigue. Regarding variations among various worker capabilities. Time study Frank and Lillian Gilbreth added to the material started by Taylor. They divided tasks into fundamental elements. Chose the best worker for each task. The standard time was obtained by adding the best times of each task. Time study Years later, Lowry, Hayrard and Stegemerten, at Westinghouse company. Defined a normal-worker concept which is still used today. Time study Thinking revolution Time studies lead to establishment of the work The 5S standard. Poka-Yoke Standard operations Jidoka Standard time establishment Workforce optimization has other important utilities. Visual Control Multi- One-Piece TPM functional flow workers The use for factory scheduling. Leveling Kanban Production SMED Providing standards for incentives systems. JUST IN TIME Based on worker productivity. Time study Thinking Comparing different work revolution methods. The 5S Optimizing the number of Poka-Yoke Standard Jidoka workers required to achieve a operations schedule. Workforce optimization Visual Control TPM One-Piece flow Multi- functional workers Knowing the production costs. Leveling Kanban SMED Production JUST IN TIME Time study Thinking revolution Four different methods to determine the standard time. The 5S Time study with chronometer Poka-Yoke Standard operations Jidoka or videotape cameras. Predetermined Time. Workforce optimization Visual Control TPM One-Piece flow Multi- functional workers Work sampling. Normalized times. Leveling Kanban SMED Production The first two methods are the JUST IN TIME most used. Time study - Chronometer or videotape camera Obtain the standard time for an operation by means of direct task observation. Recording the time is carried out with a stop watch (chronometer) or a camcorder. Time study - Study preparation It is necessary to clarify that the goal is to determine the standard time, not the time that the worker is really using during the observation. Workers typically speed up the process when they are being watched. Once this standard time is set, it can be compared with the time typically required to carry out the operation. The deviation between the times can be used for future improvements. Time study - Study preparation It is necessary to become familiarized with the process or task being studied. Develop a layout of the working environment. Determine the work cycle being studied. Since significant variability may take place when the same event happens again. Time study - Study preparation Time study is not only a technical problem of measuring the time. Human behavior enters the process and the operator can speed up or slow down. Understanding and assessing the operator is a basic requirement for a successful time study. Time study - Study preparation Technical knowledge is only a 25% of the requirements for a time analyst. Formulate questions in a polite manner. Inform to the worker that the study will be used as reference. Convince the workers to contribute in the study. The worker should neither be criticized nor corrected while the study is being carried out. These usually lead to an erroneous study. Time study - Data acquisition Use traditional stop watches. Special chronometers (called minute decimal chronometers). A time study should be broken in working elements. Determine the beginning and the end of each one. Time study - Data acquisition Distinguish the following element categories. Repetitive and casual (non-repetitive) elements. Constant and variable elements. Variable -> depends on a product characteristic. Identify accidental elements. Separate machine elements from worker elements. A resource should not be penalized when the other resource is busy. Time study - Data acquisition Separate unnecessary and essentials movements. Identify simultaneous movements. Considered the longest time within them. Time study - Data acquisition Two different methodologies for data acquisition. Snapback method. The chronometer is stopped and returned to zero at the end of each task. Continuous timing. The time is presented in an accumulate way. This procedure is better than the previous one. Mainly if the videotape is used. Time study - Data acquisition Number of cycles to study. There will be variations among times. Depends on the duration of the elements and also on the accuracy required. Usually are taken 10 readings (n'). 2 n' x 2 x 2 n 40 x Time study - Standard time establishment The first stage is to eliminate the measurements due to accidents, mistakes, etc. Observed time (OT) The average of the rest observations. Time study - Standard time establishment OT should be corrected taking into account two factors . The speed at which the worker has done the task when the study was performed. The possibility of maintaining the same working speed during the whole day. Time study - Standard time establishment A normal speed. The time that a normal worker can reach and maintain during a theoretical working day. Without additional fatigue. The companies usually demand, comparing to the normal, a higher working speed. Normal speed Rhythm type or activity 100 133 60 80 75 100 Time study - Standard time establishment Factors which are necessary to take into account. Some of the factors do not depend on the worker. Changes in the material quality. Other factors are exclusive of the worker. The worker's attitude regarding organization or professional know-how. Time study - Standard time establishment The analyst should fix a subjective value of the observed working speed. Called the activity factor or AF. observed speed NT OT AF OT rhythm speed or activity Time study - Standard time establishment ST A NT Allowances (A). Personal necessities vary between 5% and 7%. Resting and recovering from exhausting tasks. Basic fatigue -> 4%. Weigh lifting, environmental conditions. Unforeseen events. Special process characteristics. Time study - Standard time establishment ST A NT A fixed factor (A) is frequently used Due to the complexity of determining the value of all the suitable allowances, . Oscillates between 13% and 15%. Time study - Predetermined time Determine the standard time of an operation that does not yet exist. If the operations could be broken down in a limited number of elementary tasks… It would be possible to set the standard time of an operation in a simple way. There are a limited number of basic movements for workers. Their analysis and study are carried out by predetermined time systems. Time study - Predetermined time Predetermined systems have the advantage of leading to more coherent standard times. They are very difficult to implement. Working tables can be very complex. Do not eliminate the necessity of using the chronometer. Machine manufacturing times and waiting times are not included in the tables Time study - MTM System MTM (Method Time Measurement). Covers generic movements of a person. Release, reach, move, turn & apply pressure, grasp, position and disengage. Three additional movements that are also included. Two eye movements. Travel and focus. A upper body movement. 13 movements that belong to the body. Time study - MTM System MTM (Method Time Measurement). The combined movements and simultaneous motions are also tabulated. Time units -> TMU (Time Measurement Unit). 1 TMU = 0,036 secs. Simplified MTM system (MTM-2). Leads to more accurate solutions with an error of 5%. Leveling production Leveling production is a prerequisites required for a cell layout transformation. Corresponds to the production planning and scheduling strategy. It is included in both the Just-in-time and the 20 keys (key number 16) for lean. Leveling production To explain this concept Tomo Sugiyama uses a military example. The Battle of Nagashino. Nobunaga opposed Takeda. Nobunaga headed a thousand soldiers with muskets. Takeda commanded a traditional army cavalry. Takeda hoped to be able to attack Nogunaga while the muskets were being loaded. He was not able to get in while the muskets were being loaded, and Takeda lost the battle. Why? Leveling production Batalla de Nagashino. Nobugana's victory was due to a strategy that he devised. He divided his army into three parts so that there was continuous firing. This strategy allowed 1/3 of his troop to be ready at all times. A third of the soldiers were always firing at Takeda's army. Takeda did not find the right moment to attack Leveling production Nobunaga's approach can also be applied to factory production. In mass production systems, it is possible to calculate the takt-time. Each product is manufactured in an independent production line. Production scheduling is not affected by only product leveling, but with fulfilling customer due dates. Leveling production Initial strategy for most companies. Carry out traditional constraint- based monthly planning to satisfy customers demand. A large amount of inventory is produced, maintained and stored. Leveling production If daily planning is conducted. The amount of generated inventory would be 20 times smaller. Leveling production Leveling production. Nobunaga's approach. Leads to "constantly firing" different products. This tool forces a company to change their production scheduling strategy. Leveling production calculates the takt-time for each product. Leveling production The development of a feasible sequence that satisfies the demand is quite complex. In the example presented above, it is possible to find a proper sequence. If this sequence is repeated 10 times, it fulfils the demand. Leveling production Generally it is difficult to obtain a feasible (or optimal) solution when manufacturing different products. Production planning and scheduling in the factory should be leveled. If cell layout has not been properly implemented, level production is not possible. Leveling production Leveling production forces the suppliers to level their manufacturing processes. Otherwise, they will need to store large quantities of finished products to satisfy the demand. This manufacturing strategy has created one of the main obstacles to the Just-in-time. The supplier owns the inventory until the assembly plant draws items for assembly. Leveling production Prerequisites needed in leveling production. Repetitive production. Excess of capacity in productive resources. Fixed production for, approximate, a time horizon of one month. High inventory costs. Low resource costs. Multifunctional workers. Short set-up times. Multifunctional workers Until the 1960s the standard was for each machine to have a dedicated worker -> Specialization. The main productivity concern for a company. Multifunctional workers Today's market demands workers that are familiar with more than one process. Production workers need to carry out operations that may involve multiple departments. Quality and maintenance tasks. Thinking 1 11 12 20 revolution 9 7 16 14 6 5 4 Multifunctional Poka-Yoke The 5S Standard Jidoka operations Workforce optimization 17 8 workers Visual Control 18 15 TPM One-Piece flow Multi- functional 19 10 13 workers 2 3 Leveling Kanban SMED Production JUST IN TIME Multifunctional training has become a standard for today's factory worker. Multifunctional workers are an important key in the Just-in-time philosophy as well as in the 20 keys (key number 15) for Lean. Multifunctional workers - Task rotation Multiple advantages. Reduction in work-related accidents. Improves the relationships among labors. Facilitates knowledge sharing. Uncover expert workers in each task. Should instruct other less skilled workers. Multifunctional workers - Task rotation Training programs. Used to create comfortable learning environments. Promote other employees to self-improvement. incentives to workers that shown an interest in learning and sharing their knowledge. Always supposes a reduction in the company's production capacity. Thinking revolution The 5S Standard Poka-Yoke Jidoka operations Workforce optimization Workforce optimization Visual Control Multi- One-Piece TPM functional flow workers Leveling Kanban SMED Production JUST IN TIME Is a tool that is part of the Just-in-time philosophy The goal of this tool is to define how many people are necessary to make what it is necessary to make. Manufacture with the minimum number of workers. Thinking revolution The 5S Standard Poka-Yoke Jidoka operations Workforce optimization Workforce optimization Visual Control Multi- One-Piece TPM functional flow workers Leveling Kanban SMED Production JUST IN TIME One of the optimization principles is not to assign a fixed number of workers to a line. Multifunctional workers. It is possible to use the available workforce in the best possible way. Workforce optimization - Example Supposing a cell formed by five workstations. Tasks can be redistributed so that the need of one workstation is eliminated. Once achieved the first objective it is time to reduce the workforce by means of a better tasks assignment. Takt-time 1 2 3 4 5 Takt-time 1 2 3 4 5 Workforce optimization - Example Takt-time 1 2 3 4 5 Takt-time 1 2 3 4 5 After redistributing the tasks, it is important to improve the task by eliminating a second workstation. Instead of distributing the work among the four workstations. Workforce Part movements Waste optimization Worker movements Net operation The needed time to carry out a task can be decreased by eliminating waste and operations that do not add any value to the product. This is the way to eliminate the need of a fourth worker in the presented cell. There are method improvements tools that will be analyzed in a later chapter. Summary In this chapter the methodology and the requirements for cellular layouts' design have been developed. U-shaped layout has been chosen as best cell design although this layout requires multifunctional workers in order to be efficient. In addition, this chapter has presented some methodologies such as time study and group technology that must be used to effectively carry out this project.
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hey all...
I am reaching out to try to figure out a messy little problem i have with stitching..
i have trouble stitching where there is a background block of stiches that another color is stitched in the middle of.
the stitches are all squeezed in and tend to look sloppy. That's why I don't like cross stitching color blend photo-like designs..i'd rather do the more traditional primitive sampler type.,
So..if i have a design that has a date stitched on top of a solid background,what is the best way to keep the stitches neat?Is it better to stitch the background first, keeping spaces for the top design-- stitch over the background? or is it better to stitch the top design first and fill in thee back? Either way my stitche come out a mess if i'm stitching a name or number against a solid background.
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I currently have an australian tree fern which I will need to move. It leans to get more sun.
Does anyone have ideas for something that is formal looking but can take these conditions? I also suspect the air circulation is not great since 2 azalea trees, 2 azaleas and 1 rhododendron have died.
Would Boston ferns or boxwood (buxus) work for you? I have Ferns in Urns on a small entry porch (columns) out front, and a boxwood in another urn at the bottom. In my zone, the ferns can't take the winter, but the boxwood does well in it's container. How would these do in your zone?
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My first post. Very exciting.
I'm planning to fill an old kiddie pool with Fred's recipe for bog garden soil, then install the pool in a hole I'll dig in the center of our front lawn. Full sun. Always wet. I'm getting the workflow wrong here, but you get the idea.
I don't plan on populating the bog until spring.
While the lawn is not now (nor will it ever be) like "Masters Sunday at Augusta", it has been improving over the years, and I do throw down fertilizer from time to time. If you've ever read one of Fred's posts, you're probably way ahead of me by this point. Fertilizer and bog garden's don't mix, and some is bound to leach into my kiddie pool garden, despite it being slightly raised above grade.
Anyone out there have any ideas for a barrier between lawn and plastic pool garden? I'm thinking of a kind of soil "no-man's land", populated with grasses or skunk cabbage or similar that would soak up any fertilizer before it hit the edge of the pool-bog.
If anyone is interested, I'll post some pics of the proposed site so you can get a better understanding of the dynamics.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts.
You sound like you have it about right. You could probably have a natural looking buffer that contains things more tolerant of high nitrogen. One thing I would be cautious of is placing the bog proper at a low point or even anywhere close to below grade. If it is above grade you won't get runoff from the lawn. I have a somewhat "raised" bog garden for this very reason.
Thank you kwoods. Your posts are helpful and informative and I value your opinion.
For better or worse, the deed is done. I'll post a pic or two once I've figured out how.
The bog-proper is at a low point, but not the lowest point. Better still, the bog is at the north end, and the yard has a slight north to south flow (yep...headin' straight for the sound). I thought I had it pretty well raised, but the weight seems to have compacted the mucky soil. Still, it is raised about an inch above grade.
So...it is what it is. I'll get some buffer plants in, and populate with the fun stuff in Spring.
Keep a good thought for me and keep an eye out for the photos. I should get the uploading figured out soon.
Just a quick question.....what is Freds recipe for bog garden soil? I have a bog behind my pond, not very big or deep. About 5 feet long and 1.5-2 feet deep and I seem to kill the plants except for the Iris. Tried growing a canna...didnt work. Have great weeds though. Would like to clean it our and start again. I would like some cat-tail for behind the pond.
Hello Gordon. Sorry to get back to you so late. Long winter. Fred's recipe for bog garden soil follows. He is a regular contributor to this forum and though I don't know the man personally, he seems a thoughtful and intelligent person. I don't think he'd mind me cutting and pasting his recipe that I found from an earlier posting. Here it is...
Creating an artificial bog garden
Strange as it may sound the first step to building a bog garden, dig a hole! The area can be whatever shape you like about 18 24 inches deep and slightly raised from the surrounding bed area to keep runoff from entering the bog (this is explained shortly). Locate the bog garden where it will get full sun at least half the day, preferably afternoon sun.
The worst part is done! Now line the hole with rubber pond liner. DonÂt worry if there are sharp roots etc. that could puncture the liner. A few leaks do not matter.
Begin filling the bog with the following combination: add 1 bale (4cuft) of sphagnum peat, mix in 100lbs of silica sand and a big mess of conifer needles (white pine is my favorite). Add rain, distilled, or dehumidifier water till saturated. This is the second hardest job because peat is extremely hydrophobic. Repeat above until the bog is full and fully saturated. Sculpt the "dirt" such that it is low in the center and higher around the edges. Because it is saturated and all the air is worked out, it will not settle.
If you wish to plant a Fen type garden (ph neutral and slightly more nutrient rich) add 50 Â 100 lbs of calcium rich lime in place of the conifer needles. Most species of Cypripedium will prefer this to the bog garden. I made the mistake of using crushed oyster shell, it added too much saltÂso donÂt use this for calcium!
Time to plant! Place plants that like more water near the center of the bog where it is low and plants that like less water around the edges. This works well because the edges dry out far faster than the center. Be patient! A bog garden takes at least 2 years to become well established as a mini ecosystem. DonÂt pull any weeds that you are not sure are weeds! Some really good stuff can come to your garden from peat bales. But keep seed heads of sedges and other more aggressive plants trimmed so more tender plants will have a better chance of survival.
The cardinal rule! NEVER EVER EVER WATER WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN RAIN, DISTILLED, OR DEHUMIDIFIER WATER! TAP WATER WILL KILL A BOG GARDEN IN A SEASON AS WILL ANY SORT OF FERTILIZER!
Plants suitable for bog gardens and sources
There are a number of plants that are suitable for bog gardens, many are readily available others far too scarce. Listed here are some of the plants I have had success with and enjoy in my garden. Remember when looking for plants, be sure to buy from sources that propagate their stock or (in the case of orchids) are from documented salvage operations. These are plants that were removed from habitats just before the bulldozers come in to build the next strip mall. This list is NOT exhaustive and you may have luck with plants I have failed with or think IÂm crazy for planting "that".
Sundews, Drosera filiformis, D. rotudifolia, and D. intermedia
Sarracenia Species especially purpurea and those that produce best pitchers in spring.
Venus Fly Trap Dionea muscipula. IÂve found it reasonably hardy here (my plants have survived -5F)
Bog rosemary Andromeda and Heather/Heath Caluna species.
Sedges and rushes especially corkscrew rush and cotton grass (sedge).Be careful some of these can get out of hand!
Gentians, great fall flowers. Patience is required to get them established.
Blue and yellow eyed grasses and smaller members of the Iris (Iridaceae) family.
Call me crazy but no bog garden would be complete without Poison sumac (yes it is in my garden). Most wonderful fall color, but donÂt touch!
Cypripedium or ladyÂs Slippers, C. acaule (pink) for the bog garden, C. reginae (showy), and C. candidum (white) for the "Fen" and C. pubescens (Yellow) and itÂs relatives for a partly sunny spot in the Perennial bed.
Fall blooming Spiranthes or LadyÂs Tresses, Small, fragrant, and a great companion to fringed gentian. These self seed in the bog!
Platanthera species, the fringed orchids, especially P. ciliaris (yellow) and blephariglottis (white). There is also P. psycodes (purple) but it is NOT an easy plant to grow!
Calopogon tuberosa, the grass pink. Showy and easy, Epipactis gigantea, giant hellborine, great if you can find a source, Dactylorhiza spp. (European) a good garden candidate, and Bletilla spp. A great garden subject needing no special care.
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Is it safe for a pressure canner weight to jiggle continuously?
I made some nice chicken stock on my wood stove and then I thought I'd try canning it on the wood stove too since the stove already running all day long anyway. I stoked the fire good and hot and was able to get my weighted pressure canner jiggling continuously at 15lbs. I didn't have a good way to reduce the heat and I didn't want it too cool and jiggle less often than recommended so I just kept it jiggling continuously. Is there any danger in this? As long as it keeps venting it should stay at 15lbs right? Or is it possible that the canner might get so hot that it couldn't vent fast enough and then the pressure would creep higher?
I did 4 quarts of chicken stock for 25 minutes at 15lbs using a 12qt Mirro weighted-gauge pressure canner which has a overpressure safety plug. (My altitude is over 1000ft.)
Safe as in is the food safe to eat? Yes. Safe as in is it safe to run the canner that way without risk? Yes as long as you are sure the over-pressure plug is in good working order, that gauge reading is accurate so that you know the real pressure, and if there was enough water in the canner to begin with so you don't risk it running dry due to all that excess steam escape.
But it isn't ideal in that it can result in over-processed food of lesser quality. Mirro canner weights are machined to jiggle/spin 3-4 times a minute when at pressure so continuous jiggling would indicate pressure in excess of 15.5 -16 lbs or more and if the guage is off even a little you'd have no way to know what the pressure was until the plug blew.
This post was edited by digdirt on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 19:55
Thanks Dave, I figured the food was safe and since it was just broth I wasn't worried about the product turning to mush. I was mainly concerned about overpressure risk which you helped to clarify. I will only do this again if I can arrange a better way to control temperature so that the weight will only jiggle at the proper frequency.
Mainly it's an issue of running out of water during the processing time, as Dave mentioned. However, another risk is too high a heat can fracture the PC as the Mirro and Presto vessels are pretty thin. I actually ended up with a crazed Presto because I failed to make appropriate adjustments when I bought a new range.
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This is the view of the Gateway Garden (for New World Plants) that greets the visitor who approaches from the front terrace of the Conservatory Building. The opposite pavilion is a the site for the ceremonies of weddings and such that can be held here. For my DP post on May 1, I showed a panorama taken from along the side of the garden, when far fewer things were in bloom http://smu.gs/1o4W920)
DP216-2014 Posted August 4; stitched from 5 handheld single frames in portrait format.
A few technical details: Each panel was shot in manual exposure, but autofocus mode at ISO 400, f/10.0, 1/400 sec, 28 mm focal length (42 mm equivalent full 35 mm sensor size) using a Sony nex-7. From the five 4000 x 6000 pixel frames, a stitched, cropped panorama that is approx. 13,300 x 5100 pixels resulted. I reduced the image size before uploading to smugmug. Frankly I'm surprised and pleased at the detail this crude technique achieved, and how well hidden the overlaps seem to be.
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