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The study is divided into two parts, 'The Passion of Meter' and 'The Versification of Poems'; the first part explains Wordsworth's theories of prosody found in the prefaces, letters, notes, and conversations, while the second deals more specifically with the metrical intricacies of particular poems from throughout the poet's career.

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During a two-week period in August 2017, Acrow Bridge took part in training of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 652nd Multi-Role Bridge Company on the assembly and disassembly of Acrow modular steel bridges used in military operations. The exercises provided an opportunity for the 652nd Engineers to train on bridge construction prior to the company’s deployment to Iraq, where it will assume duties of the Bridge Training Team in support of the Iraqi Army and the Coalition Joint Task Force. The bridge used during the training is a 440 foot-long multi span Acrow Wet Gap owned by the Department of Defense. The bridge is supported on Poseidon sectional barges which act as the floating intermediate piers. The exercise took place at Training Area 250 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The bridge has an epoxy aggregate deck surface and is designed to a military live load class of 80 ton tank/110 ton wheeled vehicle.

It was installed using U.S. Army Bridge Erection Boats, a hydraulic excavator and a crane. Acrow personnel on-site for the training included Steve Danner, Military Sales and Marketing Manager, and Eugene Sobecki, National Sales Manager. “It is critical for these Soldiers to have hands-on training with the bridges they will be building during deployment—to feel the weight and what it takes to put it together,” said Danner, “so that they know what they are doing when they are in combat conditions in unfamiliar territory. It’s all about training and leader development and keeping your skill set up to date.” Added Acrow Bridge CEO Bill Killeen, “Acrow has had a long-standing partnership with the U.S.

Army, providing bridges used during deployment to bridge gaps for supply runs and other temporary and permanent route access needs. Our durable modular steel structures are capable of carrying the weight of the military’s heavy metal fleet and tracked vehicles.”. Specifications Bridge Length. The US Army constructed a section of the multi span Wet Gap bridge. Bridge Width.

4.2 meters travelway. Live Load. Military Live Load 80T/110W. Deck Surface. Non-skid epoxy aggregate. Bridge Erection. The US Army constructed the interior spans of the Wet Gap Bridge.

Special equipment used during this process was a MAC 50 crane, Hydraulic Excavator, Bridge Erection Boats and Common Bridge Transporter trucks. Bridge Finish. All major components galvanized to AASHTO M111 – ASTM A 123. All bolts are hot dipped galvanized.

All pins are electro galvanized. All pins are electro galvanized Bridge Design.

(A) Panel chords, diagonals, verticals, panel reinforcing chords, rakers to AASHTO M223 GD 65. (B) Raker brace, transom, top chord brace, swaybrace, transom brace, diagonal chord brace to AASHTO GD 50. (C) Panel pins to ASTM A 193 GD b7. (D) Bolts to AASHTO M164M – A325.

Everything about Apple Inc is the talk of the town. For example, the new iPad, iPhone, Apple Map or even the environmental and labor issues at its suppliers' facilities. Surprisingly, IT research firm Gartner ranks Apple Supply Chain as the best supply chain in the world for many years. Without a doubt, Apple Inc is the world leader in Innovation, Branding and Software Ecosystem.

But, is Apple's Supply Chain really the number 1? This case study will show you the analysis of Apple Supply Chain core processes, challenging issues and complexities of its operations. Apple's Supply Chain Model Information about Apple Supply Chain is a bit here, there and everywhere, it's tough to find the actual case study. To the best of my knowledge, many business schools still use the case study 'Apple Computer's Supplier Hubs: A Tale of Three Cities' from Stanford University (1996).

To get a closer look at the modern day supply chain at Apple Inc, this case study utilizes a content analysis technique. Annual Report (SEC Filing) is analyzed and a simplified supply chain model is constructed as below. Supply Chain Planning at Apple Inc is the classic example of the New Product Development Process (NPD). It's the integration of R&D, Marketing and various functions under supply chain management. From the above graphic, Apple Inc accelerates the new product introduction by acquiring the licensing and 3rd party businesses. The whole process looks very similar to that of other industries. The interesting point is that Apple Inc has to make the prepayments to some suppliers to secure the strategic raw materials.

Supply Chain Map is the way to express a large system from the points of origin to points of consumption in a simple to understand manner. Information from the annual report is also used to produce the Apple Supply Chain Map. Apple Inc purchases raw materials from various sources, then get them shipped to an assembling plant in China. From there, the assembler will ship products directly to consumers (via UPS/FedEx) for those who buy from the Apple's Online Store. For other distribution channels such as retail stores, direct sales, and other distributors, Apple Inc will keep products in Elk Grove, California (where central warehouse and call center are located) and supply products from there. At the end of a product's life, a customer can send products back to the nearest Apple Stores or dedicated recycling facilities.

Apple's Supply Chain Challenges What does it feel like to be 'Apple Inc'? One journalist indicated that the life of Apple Inc is fairly easy by utilizing its negotiation power. Believe me, Apple Supply Chain has very high risks. There are many challenges to overcome, for example, - Global economy could affect the Company. Some re-sellers may also distribute products from the competing manufacturers. Inventories can become obsolete or exceed the anticipated demand.

Case Study: Passion Meter For Macbook Pro

Some components are currently obtained from the single or limited sources. Some custom components are not common to the rest of the industry. Ability to obtain components in sufficient quantities is important.

Supply chain disruption such as the natural and man-made disasters can be serious. The company depends on logistical services provided by outsourcing partners. The company also relies on its partners to adhere to supplier code of conduct. The above information is also from the annual report.

As you can see, most of the risks are on the supply side. How Complex is Apple's Supply Chain? Some people in the blogosphere said that Apple Supply Chain is not that complicated. So this section will explain some characteristics of Apple Supply Chain through various metrics and compare them with Amazon Supply Chain. 3.1 Inventory Turnover Inventory Turnover is a traditional financial measure to determine how efficient company uses its financial resources to create sales, the higher number is the better.

Supply chain professionals also use this metric in inventory management function. The generally accepted calculation is Cost of Goods Sold / Average Inventory Inventory Turnover of Amazon vs Apple Inc The above picture shows that the inventory turnover of Amazon and Apple is 10 and 59 respectively (cost of goods sold of digital content/downloadable products is excluded). From the face value, Apple seems to be more efficient. Anyway, there is a reason for this. Apple Inc is now a marketing company with no manufacturing facility, but Amazon is a distributor of general merchandise. It's pretty natural that Amazon has to keep more stocks.

Then the inventory turnover is much lower. 3.2 Number of Key Suppliers Supply chain management is about the relationship between trading partners. Working closely with strategic suppliers will bring competitive advantage to the firm. Number of Key Vendors Amazon vs Apple Apple recently said that they have about 156 key vendors across the globe. This amount of suppliers is quite manageable. According to this, Amazon has about 3 million suppliers in total.

Top 5% of this is 300,000 suppliers, way more than that of Apple Inc. 3.3 Number of Warehouse Facilities In the United States, transportation cost is the biggest portion of the total logistics cost. Then, good management of related function is essential. Number of Warehouse Facilities Amazon vs Apple Apple Inc has the central warehouse in California, but Amazon has approximately 28 warehouses from coast-to-coast.

What Apple has to do is to synchronize data between the central warehouse and its own 246 stores + customers. With the appropriate level of the automation, this kind of operations can be done efficiently. For Amazon, the thing is more complicated than that. Amazon is known to employ many Ph.D. graduates in operations research/industrial engineering. The reason is that Amazon's distribution environment must be mathematically solved through the optimization method.

Typically, they have to determine how many facilities they should have, where serves which market, items/quantity stored in each location, how to manage transportation between warehouse-to-warehouse and warehouse to customers in order to minimize cost and increase service level. As you may notice, based on the example characteristics, Amazon's Supply Chain is far more complicated than that of Apple Inc. Conclusion The results of the analysis of Apple's processes, challenging issues, and complexities indicate that the success of its supply chain operations depends on how well they manage the supplier relationship.

This includes early supplier involvement in new product development, close communication, and supplier performance improvement/evaluation. Then, Apple Inc is dubbed as 'King of Outsourcing.'

References - Kopczak, L. Apple computer’s supplier hubs: A tale of three cities. Stanford University Case. Annual Report of Apple Inc (SEC Filing) Related Articles -Last review and update: August 29, 2018.