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the regular systematic gathering of information to monitor the effectiveness of environmental policies. An environmental audit now often forms part of an organization’s environmental management systems, and is concerned with checking conformity with legislative requirements and environmental standards such as ISO 14001 (see ISO 14000), as well as with company policy. The audit may also cover potential improvements in environmental performance and systems.

the process of ensuring that the workplace is kept clean and tidy. Industrial housekeeping forms part of the general responsibility of managers. It includes the provision of adequate workspace, adequate storage arrangements, both around the workstation and within the unit, and the development of effective administration and procedures to ensure a culture of tidiness and cleanliness within the workforce. A lack of concern with housekeeping can result in an increase in accidents and machine failure and in a reduction in the overall efficiency of the unit. The introduction of the Japanese 5-S concept into Western companies has renewed management interest in industrial housekeeping.

the Japanese term for the continuous improvement of current processes. Kaizen is derived from the words “kai,” meaning “change,” and “zen,” meaning “good” or “for the better.” It is a philosophy that can be applied to any area of life, but its application has been most famously developed at the Toyota Motor Company, and it underlies the philosophy of total quality management. Under kaizen, continuous improvement can mean waste elimination, innovation, or working to new standards. The kaizen process makes use of a range of techniques, including small-group problem solving, statistical techniques, brainstorming, and work study. Although kaizen forms only part of a strategy of continuous improvement, for many employees it is the element that most closely affects them and is therefore synonymous with continuous improvement.

an approach to financial management that protects a person’s or company’s capital by arranging additional forms of finance

the development of close and long-term relationships between a customer and a supplier. Supplier development tends to be associated with Japanese management practices and has only recently been introduced to the West. Various approaches to customer-supplier relations have emerged, including comakership, partnership sourcing, collaborative sourcing, and cooperative sourcing. All these forms of supplier development are characterized by a long-term commitment, an integration of key functions and activities, a structured framework for determining price and sharing cost and profit, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the adoption of both a win-win philosophy and a culture of continuous improvement.

the establishment of standard times for the completion of particular work tasks to a particular level of performance. In work measurement, tasks are broken down into elements. The time required for each is established and an assessment of relaxation and contingency allowances is made. Work measurement forms part of work study and is normally conducted subsequent to method study with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity. Work measurement was developed in the context of industrial production management but has recently become more widely used. Time study and predetermined motion-time systems are used in work measurement.

SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors

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Wedgwood came from prolific farming stock who, in the seventeenth century, had turned to pot-making. At the age of 9 his education was brought to an end by his father's death and he was set to work in one of the family potteries. Two years later an attack of smallpox left him with a weakness in his right knee which prevented him from working the potter's wheel. This forced his attention to other aspects of the process, such as design and modelling. He was apprenticed to his brother Thomas in 1744, and in 1752 was in partnership with Thomas Whieldon, a leading Staffordshire potter, until probably the first half of 1759, when he became a master potter and set up in business on his own account at Ivy House Works in Burslem.

Wedgwood was then able to exercise to the full his determination to improve the quality of his ware. This he achieved by careful attention to all aspects of the work: artistic judgement of form and decoration; chemical study of the materials; and intelligent management of manufacturing processes. For example, to achieve greater control over firing conditions, he invented a pyrometer, a temperature-measuring device by which the shrinkage of prepared clay cylinders in the furnace gave an indication of the temperature. Wedgwood was the first potter to employ steam power, installing a Boulton \& Watt engine for crushing and other operations in 1782. Beyond the confines of his works, Wedgwood concerned himself in local issues such as improvements to the road and canal systems to facilitate transport of raw materials and products.

During the first ten years, Wedgwood steadily improved the quality of his cream ware, known as "Queen's ware" after a set of ware was presented to Queen Charlotte in 1762. The business prospered and his reputation grew. In 1766 he was able to purchase an estate on which he built new works, a mansion and a village to which he gave the name Etruria. Four years after the Etruria works were opened in 1769, Wedgwood began experimenting with a barium compound combined in a fine-textured base allied to a true porcelain. The result was Wedgwood's most original and distinctive ware similar to jasper, made in a wide variety of forms.

Wedgwood had many followers and imitators but the merit of initiating and carrying through a large-scale technical and artistic development of English pottery belongs to Wedgwood.

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access method вчт. метод доступа accounting method метод бухгалтерского учета accounting method метод бухгалтерской отчетности accrual method вчт. кумулятивный метод actuarial method актуарный метод approximation method способ аппроксимации audio-visual method аудио-визуальный метод (учебный процесс, использующий озвученные проецируемые изображения для облегчения усвоения учебного материала) axiomatic method аксиоматический метод axiomatical method аксиоматический метод branch-and-bound method метод ветвей и границ building method вчт. метод стандартных блоков business method метод деловой деятельности case-study method метод анализа конкретных ситуаций checksum method вчт. метод контрольных сумм component method вчт. метод компонентов contribution method способ уплаты взносов cost method метод калькуляции critical path method метод критического пути cut-and-try method метод проб и ошибок deferral method порядок отсрочки deferral method способ отсрочки demon method вчт. метод-демон depreciation method метод начисления износа direct-access method вчт. прямой метод доступа distribution method способ распределения distribution method способ распространения dual simplex method двойственный симплексный метод equity method метод оценки собственного капитала finite-difference method метод конечных разностей finite-element method метод конечных элементов first-in-first-out method вчт. метод обслуживания в порядке поступления gradient method градиентный метод gradient projection method метод проекции градиента graduation method метод сглаживания graph method графический метод graphic analysis method графико-аналитический метод gross profit method метод валовой прибыли heuristic method эвристический метод hierarchical access method вчт. иерархический метод доступа highest average method стат. метод наибольшего среднего index method метод индексов inference method вчт. стратегия вывода interview method метод интервью inventory flow method метод управления потоком запасов iteration method итерационный метод last-in-first-out method вчт. метод обслуживания в обратном порядке least-square method метод наименьших квадратов least-squares method метод наименьших квадратов liability method метод дебиторского долга management method метод управления manufacturing method производственный метод manufacturing method технология производства marketing method метод сбыта продукции matrix method матричный метод maximum likelihood method метод максимального правдоподобия maximum-likelihood method метод максимального правдоподобия method бот., зоол. классификация method логичность method метод, способ; прием method метод method pl методика (наука) method методика method порядок method система; порядок method система method способ method of assessment метод оценки method of average метод средних method of bonus allocation метод распределения вознаграждения method of bonus allocation метод распределения добавочного дивиденда method of bonus allocation метод распределения премии method of calculation метод вычисления method of calculation метод калькуляции method of calculation метод расчета method of comparison способ сравнения method of computing interest метод расчета процентов method of dispatch способ отправки method of doing business метод предпринимательства method of integer forms метод целочисленных форм method of leading averages метод ведущих средних method of leading variables метод ведущих переменных method of linearization метод линеаризации method of maximum likelihood метод максимального правдоподобия method of measurement способ измерения method of payment метод платежа method of production метод производства method of recording метод учета method of recording система регистрации method of settlement метод урегулирования method of smoothing метод сглаживания method of solution метод решения method of successive approximations метод последовательных приближений method of trial and error метод проб и ошибок method of valuation метод определения стоимости network method сетевой метод nonquantitative methods неколичественные методы nonsequential method непоследовательный метод numerical method численный метод numerical methods численные методы one-factor-at-a-time method метод раздельного исследования факторов overriding a method вчт. переопределение метода past equity method метод чистой стоимости капитала в прошлом периоде percentage-of-completion method метод процента выполнения point method точечный метод point-estimation method метод точечных оценок prediction-correction method метод предиктор-корректор production method метод производства production method технология производства promotional method метод рекламно-пропагандистской деятельности ranking method метод упорядочения ranking method способ упорядочения ranking methods методы упорядочения ray-casting method метод отслеживания лучей reducing balance method метод снижения баланса residual method метод остаточных чисел retail method метод розничной продажи sales method метод продажи sampling method выборочный метод sampling method stat. метод взятия выборок sampling method stat. метод выборочного контроля sampling method stat. метод выборочного обследования service output method метод оценки объема производства shortcut method ускоренный метод simplex method сиплексный метод simulation method метод моделирования snap-study method метод хронометрирования по отдельным отсчетам snapback method метод хронометрирования по отдельным отсчетам step-by-step method пошаговый метод stochastic approximation method метод стохастической аппроксимации targeting method метод контрольных показателей tax assessment method порядок налогообложения tax assessment method порядок установления налоговых ставок trial-and-error method метод проб и ошибок try-and-error method метод проб и ошибок unit-of-production method метод единицы измерения продукции valuation method метод оценки variation method вариационный метод variational method вариационный метод working method метод труда

Maori for kinship links and relationships with people and natural resources (trees, earth, birds etc), correlatation. This forms an important part of a holistic world-view. All taonga are interrelated, interconnected and interdependent. The life force (mauri) of taonga must be protected. The sustainable management of taonga is therefore paramount to our survival.