Re-assessing the notion(s) of craft standardization through diversity statistics: A pilot study on Late Chalcolithic pottery from Arslantepe in Eastern Anatolia

This paper proposes a new range of diversity indexes applicable to ceramic petrographic and geochemical data and potentially to any archaeological data of both metric and non-metric nature in order to assess the degree of craft standardization. The case study is the Late Chalcolithic pottery from Arslantepe in eastern Anatolia, ideal to test the standardization hypothesis, i.e. the assumed correspondence between craft standardization and increased rates of production, which in turn correlate with economic specialization. The results suggest that the procurement and processing of raw materials are more sensible indicators of standardization than vessel shape variability. Higher standardization is connected with the scale of production rather than with the use of the wheel or its rotational speed. The socio-economic centralization marks a process of labor division within the operational sequence and, more generally, a shift from communal to more segregated potting practices. As a result, the variability of both technical procedures and end products increases. In contrast univocal trends towards standardization can be found in coeval contexts from northern Mesopotamia, where the incipient urbanization served to create bonds between vessel makers, favoring the transmission of models and practices regardless of the centralized power.

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STRATEGI MENINGKATKAN LOYALITAS KONSUMEN MAKANAN KHAS KOTA CURUP KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG

10.31219/osf.io/r5268 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Onsardi Onsardi

Keyword(s):

Swot Analysis ◽

Raw Materials ◽

External Factors ◽

Consumer Loyalty ◽

Internal Factors ◽

The Public ◽

Typical Food ◽

Internal And External Factors

The title of this study is the Strategy of Increasing Consumer Food Loyalty in CurupCity, Rejang Lebong Regency (Case Study in "Henvian" Typical Food Industry). Thisresearch is based on the importance of strategies in increasing business and consumerloyalty to products sold.Strategies to increase business and consumer loyalty can bedone with a SWOT analysis. Place of this research is the "Henvian" shop that sellstypical Rejang lebong food. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative.Informants in this study were people who were considered to know for certain about theHENVIAN Specialty Food Store in Curup City, Rejang Lebong Regency. The dataanalysis technique used in this study is a SWOT analysis to determine the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a typical Rejang Lebong food business.By using SWOT analysis techniques that consist of strengths (weakness), weaknesses(weakness), opportunities (opportnity) and threats (threath). The results of this studycan be concluded that the internal factors that are the strength of the marketing strategyare the quality of the product that is good at a price affordable to the public andtourists, service that is friendly and responsive to consumer needs, as well astechnological advancements that facilitate the promotion of business. Internal factorsthat are a weakness are often lack of stock, there are some products that do not meet thestandard packaging, the product shelf life is short, employees do not use uniforms.External factors that become opportunities are a fairly high economic community,abundant raw materials while external factors that are a threat are the manycompetitors, an unstable economy, the price of basic needs increases. Based on theresults of the SWOT analysis of internal and external factors, the strategy used is toimprove product quality by improving the appearance of packaging and quality ofcontent and quality of service by providing uniforms to employees and providingstandards of service to consumers. .Keywords: Strategy, Consumer Loyalty, SWOT

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Continuity and Discontinuity in the Shephela (Israel) between the Late Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze I: The Modi’in “Deep Deposits” Ceramic assemblages as a case study

Paléorient ◽

10.3406/paleo.2013.5487 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 63-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Valentine Roux ◽

Edwin C. M. van den Brink ◽

Sariel Shalev

Keyword(s):

Late Chalcolithic ◽

Ceramic Assemblages ◽

Continuity And Discontinuity

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THE GALAYERI SETTLEMENT: LATE CHALCOLITHIC TRADITIONS OF EASTERN ANATOLIA AND THE CAUCASUS

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi ◽

10.22520/tubaar.2019.25.004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 64-76

Author(s):

NAJAF MUSEIBLI

Keyword(s):

Eastern Anatolia ◽

The Caucasus ◽

Late Chalcolithic

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Using Enterprise Architecture to Integrate Lean Manufacturing, Digitalization, and Sustainability: A Lean Enterprise Case Study in the Chemical Industry

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13094851 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 4851

Author(s):

Ming-Hui Liao ◽

Chi-Tai Wang

Keyword(s):

Chemical Industry ◽

Lean Manufacturing ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Business Transformation ◽

Lean Enterprise ◽

Architecture Framework

The chemical industry has sustained the development of global economies by providing an astonishing variety of products and services, while also consuming massive amounts of raw materials and energy. Chemical firms are currently under tremendous pressure to become lean enterprises capable of executing not only traditional lean manufacturing practices but also emerging competing strategies of digitalization and sustainability. All of these are core competencies required for chemical firms to compete and thrive in future markets. Unfortunately, reports of successful transformation are so rare among chemical firms that acquiring the details of these cases would seem an almost impossible mission. The severe lack of knowledge about these business transformations thus provided a strong motivation for this research. Using The Open Group Architecture Framework, we performed an in-depth study on a real business transformation occurring at a major international chemical corporation, extracting the architecture framework possibly adopted by this firm to become a lean enterprise. This comprehensive case study resulted in two major contributions to the field of sustainable business transformation: (1) a custom lean enterprise architecture framework applicable to common chemical firms making a similar transformation, and (2) a lean enterprise model developed to assist chemical firms in comprehending the intricate and complicated dynamics between lean manufacturing, digitalization, and sustainability.

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Effect of climate change to solar energy potential: a case study in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-14681-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kadir Bakirci ◽

Yusuf Kirtiloglu

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Eastern Anatolia ◽

Energy Potential

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Multitemporal–Multispectral UAS Surveys for Archaeological Research: The Case Study of San Vincenzo Al Volturno (Molise, Italy)

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13142719 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 2719

Author(s):

Nicodemo Abate ◽

Alessia Frisetti ◽

Federico Marazzi ◽

Nicola Masini ◽

Rosa Lasaponara

Keyword(s):

Middle Ages ◽

Principal Component ◽

Archaeological Site ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Medieval Art ◽

Archaeological Data ◽

History Of ◽

Close Range ◽

Low Altitude

Unmanned aerial vehicles are currently the most used solution for cultural heritage in the field of close range and low altitude acquisitions. This work shows data acquired by multitemporal and multispectral aerial surveys in the archaeological site of San Vincenzo al Volturno (Molise, Italy). The site is one of the most important medieval archaeological sites in the world. It is a monastic settlement that was particularly rich during the early Middle Ages, and is famous for its two full-frescoed crypts which represent a milestone in the history of medieval art. Thanks to the use of multispectral aerial photography at different times of the year, an area not accessible to archaeological excavation has been investigated. To avoid redundancy of information and reduce the number of data to be analysed, a method based on spectral and radiometric enhancement techniques combined with a selective principal component analysis was used for the identification of useful information. The combination of already published archaeological data and new remote sensing discoveries, has allowed to better define the situation of the abbey during the building phases of the 8th/9th century and 11th century, confirming and adding new data to the assumptions made by archaeologists.

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A Case Study in Dissemination: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Study Involving the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service

Journal of Health Communication ◽

10.1080/10810730500257689 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 10 (sup1) ◽

pp. 219-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alfred C. Marcus ◽

Jerianne Heimendinger ◽

Ellen Berman ◽

Victor Strecher ◽

Mary Anne Bright ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Information Service ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Cancer Information ◽

Cancer Information Service

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Cooperation and tensions in multiethnic corporate societies using Teotihuacan, Central Mexico, as a case study

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.1419881112 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 112 (30) ◽

pp. 9210-9215 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Linda R. Manzanilla

Keyword(s):

Gulf Coast ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Volcanic Eruptions ◽

Cotton Cloth ◽

Central Mexico ◽

Economic Power ◽

Ruling Elite ◽

Strong Ties ◽

The Core

In this paper, I address the case of a corporate society in Central Mexico. After volcanic eruptions triggered population displacements in the southern Basin of Mexico during the first and fourth centuries A.D., Teotihuacan became a multiethnic settlement. Groups from different backgrounds settled primarily on the periphery of the metropolis; nevertheless, around the core, intermediate elites actively fostered the movement of sumptuary goods and the arrival of workers from diverse homelands for a range of specialized tasks. Some of these skilled craftsmen acquired status and perhaps economic power as a result of the dynamic competition among neighborhoods to display the most lavish sumptuary goods, as well as to manufacture specific symbols of identity that distinguished one neighborhood from another, such as elaborate garments and headdresses. Cotton attire worn by the Teotihuacan elite may have been one of the goods that granted economic importance to neighborhood centers such as Teopancazco, a compound that displayed strong ties to the Gulf Coast where cotton cloth was made. The ruling elite controlled raw materials that came from afar whereas the intermediate elite may have been more active in providing other sumptuary goods: pigments, cosmetics, slate, greenstone, travertine, and foreign pottery. The contrast between the corporate organization at the base and top of Teotihuacan society and the exclusionary organization of the neighborhoods headed by the highly competitive intermediate elite introduced tensions that set the stage for Teotihuacan’s collapse.

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