Essays on Manufacturing

To what extent are Consumers Ready for a Fully Autonomous Restaurant? An Examination of Consumer Acceptance of automated service technology in the Restaurant Industry. Literature Review The foundation of technological innovation and advancement across the globe and the various industries is to increase efficiency in daily human activities and increase the individual...

Plastics are considered to be a significant source of marine debris and land-based litter due to their low recyclability rate. A recent survey indicates that more than 103 billion single-use plastic bottles and bags were consumed across the United States in 2014. The effectiveness of automated recycling systems has been...

Introduction Over the past few decades, developing countries resorted to foreign direct investment (FDI) to facilitate economic growth and promote industrialization practices. Several governments in Central Asia continue to liberalize their local markets to attract foreign investments (Spechler, and Spechler, M., 2009, p.353). For instance, Uzbekistan eliminated most of the trade...

Adoption of technology in the restaurant industry has been accelerated by emerging technological development and stiffer competition. The rising reputation of the self-service technology (SST) and gains accrued to both customers and hoteliers, diminishes the significance of personal service in the industry. Players in the industry are embracing these technologies...

Accelerated by technological advancement and stiffer competition, the restaurant industry has been adopting the latest methods of doing things. The rising reputation of the self-service technology (SST) and gains accrued to both customers and hoteliers, diminishes the significance of personal service in the industry. Players in the industry are embracing...

Food waste: Causes and Solutions Food is a basic need that no human alive can do without it. However, in today's world, up to 800 million people face hunger. Surprising enough, the food we produce is sufficient to feed them twice over. In addition to being torn worlds apart from the...

The manufacturing industry in the US has been declining over the past few decades due to a number of factors which has seen investors put their resources elsewhere. The decline has been attributed to a number of factors which include the high corporate tax rates, the high cost of operation...

The Junkyard Planet is an odyssey about the rubbish and the people who work in the dumpsters and turn this junk into money. According to the Minter (2), junk is the second biggest employer in the world after agriculture and farming. Minter argues that what makes junk the second biggest...

Research Topic 1: THE POTENTIALS AND DANGERS OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES Litman, Todd. Autonomous vehicle implementation predictions. Victoria, Canada: Victoria Transport Policy Institute, 2017.             The author explores autonomous car on its benefits, impact, cost and transportation planning issues in the future. The book investigates on how quickly self-driving cars are likely to...

Performance Evaluation of Kyle Houston This is a performance of evaluation of Kyle Houston as an employee of Andres Consulting Company. Kyle is a crucial member of the team at Andres Consulting firm because he is the best when it comes to logistics. His experience as a supply chain manager and...

The Threat to the Environment The environment has over the recent few years been under threat by human activity. Air and water pollution which are the major effects of improper disposal of wastes have been on the rise year after year. Global statistics indicate that if this trend is not curbed,...

The author explores autonomous car on its benefits, impact, cost and transportation planning issues in the future.  The author explores the development of the self-driving cars and their adoption in the society as a result of technology advancement.  The author also highlights the benefits, challenges as well as their impact...