Essays Tagged: "Raw material"

Metis people and the fur trade in the north(Northern Canada)

uard hairs (Fur Trapping, Jaws on Paws. Coalition to abolish the fur trade.). It was then used as a raw material for making felt hats. Fur used in this way was called staple fur. Only certain furs wer ...

(12 pages) 188 0 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

Bottled Water

either mineral water or purified water. Water plants use surface water or ground water as the main raw material. These plants are located in places far from cities and industrial centers to avoid con ... oy even the smallest viruses through electrostatic attraction. Negatively charged contaminants are drawn to the positively charged resin. This ensures contact, no matter how small the microorganisms t ...

(4 pages) 193 0 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The relevancy of the heartland - hinterland distinction in Canada's economic geography

artland'. To a large extent the manufacturing industries present in the heartland are supplied with raw materials produced by the agricultural, mining, forestry, and fishing sectors of the Canadian ec ... c power and control resides within the nation. Thus, the heartland-hinterland concept distinguishes raw-material and staple-producing hinterlands from the capital service industrial heartland and reve ...

(4 pages) 93 1 2.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Fiber Optic Cable facts

hanneled transmission of light through hair-thin glass fibers.'[ Less expensive than copper cables[ Raw material is silica sand[ Less expensive to maintain[ If damaged, restoration time is faster(alth ...

(5 pages) 126 0 2.0 Jan/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

The Ups and Downs of the east India Comany

ir voyages. So along with the navy controlling newer lands, the merchants provided the Britain with raw material such as wool from Australia and cotton from America and India.Much of the credit should ...

(3 pages) 63 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Silicon

Whipped this out in a matter of hours for the english teacher well writtenSilicon is the raw material most often used in integrated circuit (IC)fabrication. It is the second most abundant s ... integrated circuits and thesilicon chip is formed. Before the IC is actually created a large scaledrawing, about 400 times larger than the actual size is created. It takesapproximately one year to cr ...

(5 pages) 91 0 4.0 Feb/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Genetic diversity in agriculture

none great essayGENETIC DIVERSITY IN AGRICULTUREGenetic variation is the raw material for the plant breeder, who must often select from primitive and wild plants, including ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

Genetic diversity in agriculture

none great essayGENETIC DIVERSITY IN AGRICULTUREGenetic variation is the raw material for the plant breeder, who must often select from primitive and wild plants, including ...

(3 pages) 57 1 3.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

Recent Oil Crisis - Oil is the major source of energy worldwide and it is expected to remain so over the next few decades. As the technology is changing our environment nowadays,

ent nowadays, oil has done it in the 20's and 30's. Ever since, then crude oil has become the main "raw" material in every economy no matter it is a developed one or it is in the developing process. T ... my I will closely consider the graph where this changes can be seen.Figure 1.1 (Mankiw, 251)Having drawn the appropriate graph it is much easier to analyze the economic implications from an adverse su ...

(5 pages) 396 1 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Cummberland metal product marketing case.

in the world. The company evolved from selling metal as a finished product to one that used it as a raw material, increasing sales from $250,000 in 1963 to over $18,500,000 in 1979. Currently, CMI rel ...

(21 pages) 438 0 3.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic and transformation from hand tools, and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass-produced goods.

st Industrial Revolution, England's economy was based on its cottage industry, where workers bought raw material from merchants and made their goods at home. It was owned and managed by one or more pe ...

(4 pages) 91 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Business Economics: A basic understanding of the Four Factors of Production (Essential for those just starting to learn Business Economics and understanding the production process)

4 Production factors:1.Natural resources2.Human resources (labour)3.Capital4.EntrepreneurshipRaw material changed into a certain final product e.g.Milk ChocolateChocolate sweetsThe input needed ... ot all 4 factors are always available. Therefore, there is a shortage of certain production factor (Raw material)1.Natural Resourcesa)Agriculture- fruit, vegetables and meatb)Mining - gold, iron, coal ...

(2 pages) 214 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Manufacture and Materials

give additional examples. [10]Manufacturing Process Comparison Table:Manufacturing Process Raw Material Utilisation (%) Energy Requirement per kg of finished part (MJ)Casting ... ing process that is more automated / efficient / time saving / etc.- To make an increase in Raw material utilisation (see table above).- A decrease in the energy required producing the ...

(20 pages) 183 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering

Crude Oil - Research on Products of Crude Oil and Waste Processes

is a flammable liquid found in subterranean deposits and best known for its use as a fuel and as a raw material for chemical products.It was originally created from the remains of animals and plants ... ecause of their different boiling points they can be separated easily by heating the crude oil and drawing it off at different fractions. Industrial distillation towers for petroleum often have over 1 ...

(9 pages) 107 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Discuss the roles of development, learning and evolution in the construction of the nervous system.

have similar basic neural organisations, differing only due to polymorphism which also provides the raw material for natural selection. There is also a third mechanism which acts to modify this genera ...

(11 pages) 109 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Natural Gas Article Review ECO/360

s, as well as other household appliances (Energy Information Agency www.eia.doe.gov). The essential raw material for many common products is natural gas; these products include explosives, medicines, ...

(2 pages) 335 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Relationship between the British Empire and the British Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century.

Industrial Revolution and vice versa.Industrial Revolution required a steady and constant supply of raw material Britain itself did not have many raw materials, its weather and landscape did not allow ... d were way better than the European ones. Britain also traded with the West Indies for sugar. These raw materials were all manufactured by the factories back in Britain and exported it back to the col ...

(3 pages) 48 0 3.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Social Responsibility Report

strict environmental regulations. Such firms take seriously their environmental responsibilities in raw material usage, packaging, waste treatment and energy consumption. These businesses will honour ...

(4 pages) 285 1 3.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Can anticipatory logistics work in the corporate world?

CM) is one of the most important factors in today's business operations. With international product raw material sourcing and international sales, the scope and complexity of supply chains can be sign ... covers the management of materiel, information, and funds. SCM encompasses the entire process from raw materials to the final customer. SCM is a continuous process that never ends, but the supply cha ...

(5 pages) 112 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNIQUES REPLENISHMENT & KANBAN WORKING WITH THE SOFTWARE

statement of understanding the process which has been born out of the DDSC initiative for managing raw material through a pull supply environment. DELJIT messaging process.CONCEPT.The baseline compet ... ans at your suppliers obvious advantages to them will be to flush the pull message through to their raw material suppliers as well.MATERIAL HANDLING.Good JIT practices demand that material should be a ...

(5 pages) 49 1 0.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management