All categories - 4 November 2007

2007-11-04 23:13:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Agricultural Engineering Limited is a small, UK based, company that specialises in the manufacture of a wide range of special purpose agricultural equipment, usually individually made to order for a diverse customer base. The previous owner, now aged seventy, wanted to sell the business and retire. Five months ago, four of the twenty employees borrowed money against their houses and bought the company. The previous draughtsman bought 35% of the shares and now acts as Company Director with the production engineer, now Production Director, buying 30%, the inspector, now Quality Director, buying 20% and the storekeeper, now Logistics Director, buying the remaining 15%. The fifteen production workers were employed in their existing roles with no change of pay or conditions.

Erfunden is a rural country relying principally on agriculture with thousands of small farmers each owning a patch of land that they cultivate, mainly by hand, to produce enough to feed themselves and have a little to sell at the local market. The country is technically a democracy, but several powerful families have undue influence on government policy. The minority (45%) government rules with a coalition made up of six out of the ten smaller parties with the opposition (35%) party constantly trying to split the coalition and form the government.
The Prime Minister of Erfunden, wants to bring his country into the twenty-first century by improving the current very primitive farming methods, amalgamating many small farms into larger, more economic, units and concentrating on cash crops. As part of this plan he wishes to place an order with Agricultural for three hundred of their patented automatic ploughs at £6,000 each for delivery within twelve months. The value of this order is more than twice their usual annual turnover.

With their current process layout and working practices, even concentrating exclusively on this order, Agricultural does not have the capacity to produce this quantity of ploughs within the timescale. The Production Director, however, believes that by concentrating exclusively on this order, moving the existing machines to form a product layout, buying a new 150 Ton press (which will require the existing floor to be locally strengthened and a new power supply installed) for £60,000 from a company in China, requiring the production workers to work more flexibly and working a six-day week they can meet the order on time.

I have to Prepare the BUSINESS CASE for the Production Director’s project presenting the arguments for and against, including a stakeholder and risk analysis and looking at alternative ways they could meet this order. On the basis of your analysis what would be YOUR advice to the company and WHY.

Assuming that they decided to go ahead: - i have to Prepare a detailed plan including a WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE and RISK MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS for the Production Director’s project including all aspects, not just repositioning of the machine tools and the installation of the new press.

2007-11-04 23:13:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

2007-11-04 23:13:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-11-04 23:12:57 · 13 answers · asked by Kirsty l 1 in Physics

Discuss

2007-11-04 23:12:52 · 14 answers · asked by Grumpy Old Man 4 in Global Warming

Please answer my question here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqMp0HwTX3tt27CRsGHhG6nd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071105024145AA9Wko7
Please do read *at least one* of the links I provide *before* answering unless you are already clinically aware of the condition.

Too many people seem to think it's not a real question. It's obvious they didn't bother to check my links or even do a web search on their own before they answered, and now it's so far down the list no one even sees it anymore.


Thanks.

2007-11-04 23:12:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

On the last ship raid, Seamus bagged twice as many gold coins as Davey, but they each gave 24 to Horatio , which left Seamus with five times as many coins as Davey. How many coins did Seamus have at the start?

2007-11-04 23:11:28 · 15 answers · asked by Jammy 1 in Mathematics

Call me crazy, but I believe that -real- men not only don't gauge their masculinity based on their food prefrences, and neither do they care if others do or not.

2007-11-04 23:11:24 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

This guy made me fall in love with him and promised me marriage,kids etc and not long after saying all this dumped me,because he says 'he's better off single'. He should'nt of said all those promises if he was going to do this,i'm still vulnerable after mums death which happened recently. I cant stop thinking about it and cant believe he's done this to me,i wake up every morning feeling anxious,how do i get over this and try stay positive?

2007-11-04 23:11:22 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2007-11-04 23:11:05 · 9 answers · asked by TG79 5 in Politics

They were given to me around 1985 do they have any value to collectors?

2007-11-04 23:11:02 · 2 answers · asked by 4000 Dunn 1 in Astronomy & Space

My wife was on it in the hospital and she wanted me to look up the side affects and such. I tried searching it and I can't find it under this spelling.

2007-11-04 23:10:55 · 3 answers · asked by Poysun 1 in Other - Health

i was wondering if you are not getting a direct flight to israel will you still be questioned prior to boarding your first flight. my reason for asking is iam flying to israel via amsterdam and i was wondering if i would be questioned prior to boarding my first flight or if i would be questioned on arrival at tel aviv rather than prior tocheck in at newcastle where i will get my first flight from

2007-11-04 23:10:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Israel

2007-11-04 23:10:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

How much did it cost?
Did you give them access to your house when you were not home?

2007-11-04 23:09:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

1-is it possible for iranians to be afraid?
2-is it possible that the iraninas are afraid of the US?
3-is it possible that the iranians are afraid of the US attacking them?
4-is it possible that the iranians are afraid of the US attacking them in order to give them democracy and freedom?
5-is it possible that many iranians wouldnt want to have their homes destoryed and their children killed in exchange for democracy?
6-are iranians free to choose whats best for them, or should the white house decide on that issue?
7-is it possible that iranians will bring democracy to their own country by themselves over 30-40 years without bloodshed?
8-could iranians be afraid of whats hapenning on their western border (in iraq?) and on their eastern border (in afghanistan?)
9-So could they be afraid of the US doing to them what theyre doing to other countries?

2007-11-04 23:08:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-11-04 23:08:50 · 32 answers · asked by Buddy Hodor 7 in Polls & Surveys

which would you rather be bitten by?

2007-11-04 23:08:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

What driver in the Hendrix stable do you think will be focused on the most next year to get the best of the best equipment?

2007-11-04 23:07:53 · 17 answers · asked by IndianaHoosier 5 in NASCAR

2007-11-04 23:07:42 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-11-04 23:06:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 23:06:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

i want him in my life

2007-11-04 23:05:32 · 2 answers · asked by Bijal J 1 in Singles & Dating

i mean what would be the damage or casulty figures, if this weapon got into Iraq or Afghanistan and opened fire on a millitary base?

2007-11-04 23:05:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

now theres an oxymoron if i'v ever heard one.

so wtf? he is all loving, but he sees that the all loving thing to do on judgement day is to kill everyone that doesnt yet believe in him, even though they havent lived out their full lives in which they may eventually believe.
this doesnt seem very loving or smart to me, what do you think?

i would like to be enlightened please!

2007-11-04 23:04:44 · 30 answers · asked by Kruger, Freddy Kruger 6 in Religion & Spirituality

We are still legally married.He won't cooperate about me getting my things and my portion of household items. What can I do?

2007-11-04 23:04:43 · 9 answers · asked by mstjohns 1 in Marriage & Divorce

2007-11-04 23:04:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-11-04 23:04:18 · 7 answers · asked by ai 1 in Psychology

Seriously, think about it.

McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, why don't they deliver!

Discuss...

2007-11-04 23:04:10 · 40 answers · asked by IrishladPotter 2 in Fast Food

they are the only ones that have all five vowels in order :
A, E, I, O, U.

first one to get it right...or makes me laugh the hardest :) gets 10 points

2007-11-04 23:04:01 · 12 answers · asked by Taz 5 in Jokes & Riddles