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The Transformation of Industry in Romania – and Beyond

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ENG: here, RO: mai jos, HU: lejjebb, DE: weiter unten.                                                                                                                             The world around us is constantly changing – that is hardly a new idea. What is changing, however, is the speed of that transformation. What Irving J. Good, John von Neumann and Vernor Vinge described or anticipated in connection with the technological singularity no longer seems like a distant theoretical possibility. We can already experience the accelerating pace of technological development and its effects in our everyday lives. As a result, the market – and the industry closely connected to it – i...

SAP, HOST and Other Data Management Systems

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ENG: here, RO: mai jos, HU: lejjebb, DE: weiter unten.                                                                                                                             In an industrial environment, the use of various data management and enterprise management systems has become unavoidable. In modern industry, it would be practically impossible to manage every aspect of operations on paper, or to keep track of production, inventory, incoming materials, and shipments that way. In the past, large numbers of engineers and technicians monitored the activities of tens of thousands of workers and recorded the various stages and results of production using paper records and ...

When Your Colleague Wants You to Leave

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ENG: here, RO: mai jos, HU: lejjebb, DE: weiter unten.                                                                                                            A workplace community is, in a sense, a closed community. Over time, smaller and larger groups, friendships and alliances develop among colleagues. People who think alike or complement each other naturally find their way toward one another. They may have lunch together, take walks around the factory during breaks, or simply enjoy spending time together. There are clear advantages to this. People who know each other well often work together more efficiently. When they need help during a process, have to call someone, speed up an activity, or simply make sure a tas...