The document provides guidelines and requirements for a final project in which students will create a business development plan for a selected company or organization. The project involves three milestones and a final submission. For the milestones and final project, students must assess the company's operations and capabilities, identify opportunities to improve performance through strategies like lean techniques and quality management, and recommend how to strengthen sustainability and ensure long-term viability. The final project will demonstrate understanding of course concepts and applying them to promote organizational performance.
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Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a business development plan. In this program, you have learned that every company or organization has an operations function, whether it is in the manufacture of goods or the delivery of services. Ultimately, the purpose of operations management is to identify ways to promote company values that strengthen organizational performance through cost-savings opportunities, customer service improvements, increased manufacturing efficiency and supply-chain logistics, continued competitiveness within the industry, and long-term sustainability efforts.
This project will demonstrate your ability to assess your selected organization’s or company’s operational processes, and to make meaningful recommendations that balance business sustainability with quality-driven, lean operations for competing in the global marketplace. You will identify opportunities for improving business operations and strengthening organizational performance. These opportunities could be related to internal capabilities development, divestiture, outsourcing, or a combination of the three. In addition, you will examine risk mitigation and the long-range viability of the selected organization or company.
The project is divided into threemilestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final project will be submitted in Module Nine. Remember that you final submission will include a conclusion that summarizes the milestone work into a closing section.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
· Assess internal organizational capabilities and limitations for determining business development and cost-savings opportunities
· Recommend business best practices that consistently meet customer cost, quality, and satisfaction expectations through utilization of global benchmarks
· Determine opportunities for reducing inventory and infrastructure costs while supporting current business operations
· Evaluate current business operations for opportunities to utilize technology for reducing costs, increasing production, and delivering consistently superior products or services
· Assess business sustainability with respect to profits, people, and the planet to mitigate risk and ensure corporate viability
Prompt
Select a company or organization that meets the following criteria:
· Must be from the manufacturing, service, IT, or healthcare industries (other industries could be used with instructor approval) Must be large enough to have multiple product/service lines to consider
· Must be in a market that is highly competitive where production costs are always a key concern
· Must have potential for and a vision of global expansion
Note: In the absence of a suitable real company, yo ...
QSO 300 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview .docxmakdul
QSO 300 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a comprehensive case study analysis. Every business—whether a beauty salon, automobile manufacturer, or
professional baseball team—has an operations component that creates goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. There are a wide variety of tools
and techniques that operations managers draw upon to increase efficiency and effectiveness, creating value for customers. Operations management
professionals are in high demand across a variety of industries. Having basic knowledge of operations functions and their integration capabilities is critically
important in the world of business. For example, applying the limitations of production in marketing and sales is a routine task. Managing the equipment and
supplies needs of operations management is a basic skill looked for in finance and accounting workers.
For your final assessment in this course, you will analyze a case study that addresses several key operations management fundamentals. You will use the tools
and techniques that operations managers use and incorporate your instructor’s feedback into the final summative analysis. You will address the typical problems
that operations managers face using the knowledge you have gained from this course. Finally, you will discuss the emerging concepts of sustainability in business
management, specifically the topics of corporate responsibility and environmental compliance.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Four, and Five. The final project is due in Module Seven.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Evaluate the influence of operations functions on generating value for a firm and its customers
Explain theories and techniques used by operations managers for informing production processes
Accurately apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to real-world problems using quantitative and qualitative methodologies
Integrate emerging principles into operations management functions by addressing corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability
Prompt
Using the knowledge you have gained from this course, you will write a comprehensive analysis of the Nissan case study we have been analyzing throughout this
course by addressing the critical elements below.
Imagine that you are hired into the role of the operations manager at the company described in the case study. Although there are many issues facing the
company, you have some experience and are well qualified to provide direction in solving these problems. To address many of the questions below, you will want
to review your submissions from previous modules and incorporate instructor fe ...
Apply Strategic Plan EvaluationRefer back to the Week 2 compa.docxjewisonantone
Apply: Strategic Plan Evaluation
Refer back to the Week 2 company, Hoosier Media, Inc. Your consulting firm is now ready to present suggestions regarding the strategic plan of Hoosier Media, Inc.
In a 10- to 20-slide presentation with speaker notes, address the following which will be presented to the Director of Marketing:
· The best possible options for evaluating a strategic plan
· Corrective actions that should be taken to ensure company operations are correctly aligned with the strategic plan
Include the following in your presentation:
· How should the company measure organizational performance?
· How will the company examine what progress is being made toward the stated objectives?
· What criteria will be used when determining whether company objectives are measurable and verifiable?
· Based on your knowledge of the company, what changes should be made to reposition Hoosier Media competitively for the future?
Research and find 2-3 topics in current news/events
and be prepared to explain the event/news item and its relationship to
the material that we have covered in the course.
You should review papers, magazines and news feeds
to bring potential items for the group to discuss and decide on the
topics. You should then put together a slide on each item which
describes the event and demonstrates how it would impact strategic
management planning processes.
Six Sigma
The term Six Sigma, popularized by Motorola, Honeywell, and General Electric, has two meanings in TQM. In a statistical sense, it describes a process, product, or service with an extremely high capability (99.9997% accuracy). For example, if 1 million passengers pass through the St. Louis Airport with checked baggage each month, a Six Sigma program for baggage handling will result in only 3.4 passengers with misplaced luggage. The more common three-sigma program (which we address in the supplement to this chapter) would result in 2,700 passengers with misplaced bags every month. See Figure 6.4.
Six Sigma
A program to save time, improve quality, and lower costs.
The second TQM definition of Six Sigma is a program designed to reduce defects to help lower costs, save time, and improve customer satisfaction. Six Sigma is a comprehensive system—a strategy, a discipline, and a set of tools—for achieving and sustaining business success:
1. LO 6.3Explain Six Sigma
· It is a strategy because it focuses on total customer satisfaction.
· It is a discipline because it follows the formal Six Sigma Improvement Model known as DMAIC. This five-step process improvement model (1) Defines the project’s purpose, scope, and outputs and then identifies the required process information, keeping in mind the customer’s definition of quality; (2) Measures the process and collects data; (3) Analyzes the data, ensuring repeatability (the results can be duplicated) and reproducibility (others get the same result); (4) Improves, by modifying or redesigning, existing processes and procedures; a.
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QSO 600 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an analysis of product introduction. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency
because it will focus on how to account for a new product launch, how to mitigate risk, and how to manage employees and customers in regard to the new
product launch. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure
quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Recommend strategies that incorporate lean manufacturing principles and mitigate process constraints for fulfilling required cycle and takt time limits
Assess the labor and materials needs required to optimize production increase or new product introductions
Develop strategies that mitigate risk associated with production increase or new product introduction and best secure production goals
Develop strategies to manage cross-functional teams required to introduce new products or increase production volume
Utilize a total quality management (TQM) approach for fulfilling customer expectations regarding existing products or introducing new products
Prompt
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Overview: Provide a concise overview of the company you have selected. Frame your analysis by including pertinent information about the company’s
new product launch.
II. Production Needs: In this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company’s facility layout and propose how to best address production of the
new product.
A. Estimate the process cycle time for the new product introduction and compare against estimated takt time.
B. Determine process bottlenecks that may adversely affect cycle time of the new product introduction.
C. Explain how principles of lean management could be applied to the introduction of the new product to account for adverse effects on cycle time.
D. Recommend an appropriate strategy aligned with principles of lean management that the company could implement to improve cycle time of
the new product introduction.
E. Assess the labor, equipment, and material needs of the company that would be required to support the new product introduction.
F. Propose a labor, equipment, and materials plan to support the new product introduction that could be implemented by the company.
G. Explain how your proposed labor, equipment, and materials plan will support the new product introduction.
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III. Risk and Financial Impact: In this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company and offer guidance as to how to address p.
Sustainable business managementAssessment detailsAssignment du.docxssuserf9c51d
Sustainable business management
Assessment details
Assignment due dates and the examination period provided here apply to the Australian study period. These may be varied for students studying elsewhere, please confirm dates with your local tutor.Assignment 1 Sustainability transformation report
Due: Friday of final week
Length: 3500 words (guideline only)
Weighting: 75% of total grade
Due day: 6-May-2016
Submission: MDIS students - Submit completed assignment through Turnitin.
Select an organisation with which you are familiar and write a report on how you would transform a clearly defined segment of the organisation into a sustainable business segment.
Do not select an organisation from the internet.You cannot collect the required information from company websites.Selection of an appropriate organisation and organisation segment and clear definition of the boundaries of your study is absolutely critical to successful performance in this assessment. You must have access to the organisation via employment, family connections, or you can select a local business with which you are familiar and which you can approach to request specific information to enable you to complete this assessment.
It is suggested that you select a small organisation or a small segment of a larger organisation, and discuss your selection with teaching staff in weeks 1 to 2 of the teaching session.
Do not select an organisation from the internet.You cannot collect the required information from company websites.Assignment tasks
Part A Organisation and boundaries (10 marks)
1. Briefly describe the organisation including size, location, products and/or services provided, provide an overview of the relevant production and/or operating systems and explain your connection to this organisation. (2 marks)
2. Select a segment of the organisation which you will transform into a sustainable business segment. This segment may be a department of the business, or a functional entity within the business, or a product or service which the company provides, or (part of) the organisation’s production, operating or administrative system. (2 marks)
3. Clearly define the organisational segment which you will transform and clearly identify the boundaries of your segment. Note that every organisation requires human resources; staff facilities; cleaning; numerous administrative and managerial support services as well as purchasing, accounting and distribution services; capital equipment and premises from which they operate.
Using an appropriate diagram, show your organisational segment and the key service and production functions which support the provision of the organisation’s product or service to customers. Which of these support functions are included and which are excluded from your sustainability transformation? Draw boundaries around your chosen business segment clearly showing these inclusions and exclusions from your study. (6 marks)
(Note that the business segment mu ...
The journey from random to strategic business development activities/strategies starts with the understanding of your peculiar Business Development Space and the possibilities therein. This presentation is the first in a series. It enables you evaluate your Business Development Space and what you can do with it.
Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview The final project.docxwoodruffeloisa
Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a business development plan. In this program, you have learned that every company or organization has an operations function, whether it is in the manufacture of goods or the delivery of services. Ultimately, the purpose of operations management is to identify ways to promote company values that strengthen organizational performance through cost-savings opportunities, customer service improvements, increased manufacturing efficiency and supply-chain logistics, continued competitiveness within the industry, and long-term sustainability efforts.
This project will demonstrate your ability to assess your selected organization’s or company’s operational processes, and to make meaningful recommendations that balance business sustainability with quality-driven, lean operations for competing in the global marketplace. You will identify opportunities for improving business operations and strengthening organizational performance. These opportunities could be related to internal capabilities development, divestiture, outsourcing, or a combination of the three. In addition, you will examine risk mitigation and the long-range viability of the selected organization or company.
The project is divided into threemilestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final project will be submitted in Module Nine. Remember that you final submission will include a conclusion that summarizes the milestone work into a closing section.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
· Assess internal organizational capabilities and limitations for determining business development and cost-savings opportunities
· Recommend business best practices that consistently meet customer cost, quality, and satisfaction expectations through utilization of global benchmarks
· Determine opportunities for reducing inventory and infrastructure costs while supporting current business operations
· Evaluate current business operations for opportunities to utilize technology for reducing costs, increasing production, and delivering consistently superior products or services
· Assess business sustainability with respect to profits, people, and the planet to mitigate risk and ensure corporate viability
Prompt
Select a company or organization that meets the following criteria:
· Must be from the manufacturing, service, IT, or healthcare industries (other industries could be used with instructor approval) Must be large enough to have multiple product/service lines to consider
· Must be in a market that is highly competitive where production costs are always a key concern
· Must have potential for and a vision of global expansion
Note: In the absence of a suitable real company, yo ...
QSO 300 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview .docxmakdul
QSO 300 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a comprehensive case study analysis. Every business—whether a beauty salon, automobile manufacturer, or
professional baseball team—has an operations component that creates goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. There are a wide variety of tools
and techniques that operations managers draw upon to increase efficiency and effectiveness, creating value for customers. Operations management
professionals are in high demand across a variety of industries. Having basic knowledge of operations functions and their integration capabilities is critically
important in the world of business. For example, applying the limitations of production in marketing and sales is a routine task. Managing the equipment and
supplies needs of operations management is a basic skill looked for in finance and accounting workers.
For your final assessment in this course, you will analyze a case study that addresses several key operations management fundamentals. You will use the tools
and techniques that operations managers use and incorporate your instructor’s feedback into the final summative analysis. You will address the typical problems
that operations managers face using the knowledge you have gained from this course. Finally, you will discuss the emerging concepts of sustainability in business
management, specifically the topics of corporate responsibility and environmental compliance.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Four, and Five. The final project is due in Module Seven.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Evaluate the influence of operations functions on generating value for a firm and its customers
Explain theories and techniques used by operations managers for informing production processes
Accurately apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to real-world problems using quantitative and qualitative methodologies
Integrate emerging principles into operations management functions by addressing corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability
Prompt
Using the knowledge you have gained from this course, you will write a comprehensive analysis of the Nissan case study we have been analyzing throughout this
course by addressing the critical elements below.
Imagine that you are hired into the role of the operations manager at the company described in the case study. Although there are many issues facing the
company, you have some experience and are well qualified to provide direction in solving these problems. To address many of the questions below, you will want
to review your submissions from previous modules and incorporate instructor fe ...
Apply Strategic Plan EvaluationRefer back to the Week 2 compa.docxjewisonantone
Apply: Strategic Plan Evaluation
Refer back to the Week 2 company, Hoosier Media, Inc. Your consulting firm is now ready to present suggestions regarding the strategic plan of Hoosier Media, Inc.
In a 10- to 20-slide presentation with speaker notes, address the following which will be presented to the Director of Marketing:
· The best possible options for evaluating a strategic plan
· Corrective actions that should be taken to ensure company operations are correctly aligned with the strategic plan
Include the following in your presentation:
· How should the company measure organizational performance?
· How will the company examine what progress is being made toward the stated objectives?
· What criteria will be used when determining whether company objectives are measurable and verifiable?
· Based on your knowledge of the company, what changes should be made to reposition Hoosier Media competitively for the future?
Research and find 2-3 topics in current news/events
and be prepared to explain the event/news item and its relationship to
the material that we have covered in the course.
You should review papers, magazines and news feeds
to bring potential items for the group to discuss and decide on the
topics. You should then put together a slide on each item which
describes the event and demonstrates how it would impact strategic
management planning processes.
Six Sigma
The term Six Sigma, popularized by Motorola, Honeywell, and General Electric, has two meanings in TQM. In a statistical sense, it describes a process, product, or service with an extremely high capability (99.9997% accuracy). For example, if 1 million passengers pass through the St. Louis Airport with checked baggage each month, a Six Sigma program for baggage handling will result in only 3.4 passengers with misplaced luggage. The more common three-sigma program (which we address in the supplement to this chapter) would result in 2,700 passengers with misplaced bags every month. See Figure 6.4.
Six Sigma
A program to save time, improve quality, and lower costs.
The second TQM definition of Six Sigma is a program designed to reduce defects to help lower costs, save time, and improve customer satisfaction. Six Sigma is a comprehensive system—a strategy, a discipline, and a set of tools—for achieving and sustaining business success:
1. LO 6.3Explain Six Sigma
· It is a strategy because it focuses on total customer satisfaction.
· It is a discipline because it follows the formal Six Sigma Improvement Model known as DMAIC. This five-step process improvement model (1) Defines the project’s purpose, scope, and outputs and then identifies the required process information, keeping in mind the customer’s definition of quality; (2) Measures the process and collects data; (3) Analyzes the data, ensuring repeatability (the results can be duplicated) and reproducibility (others get the same result); (4) Improves, by modifying or redesigning, existing processes and procedures; a.
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QSO 600 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an analysis of product introduction. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency
because it will focus on how to account for a new product launch, how to mitigate risk, and how to manage employees and customers in regard to the new
product launch. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure
quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Recommend strategies that incorporate lean manufacturing principles and mitigate process constraints for fulfilling required cycle and takt time limits
Assess the labor and materials needs required to optimize production increase or new product introductions
Develop strategies that mitigate risk associated with production increase or new product introduction and best secure production goals
Develop strategies to manage cross-functional teams required to introduce new products or increase production volume
Utilize a total quality management (TQM) approach for fulfilling customer expectations regarding existing products or introducing new products
Prompt
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Overview: Provide a concise overview of the company you have selected. Frame your analysis by including pertinent information about the company’s
new product launch.
II. Production Needs: In this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company’s facility layout and propose how to best address production of the
new product.
A. Estimate the process cycle time for the new product introduction and compare against estimated takt time.
B. Determine process bottlenecks that may adversely affect cycle time of the new product introduction.
C. Explain how principles of lean management could be applied to the introduction of the new product to account for adverse effects on cycle time.
D. Recommend an appropriate strategy aligned with principles of lean management that the company could implement to improve cycle time of
the new product introduction.
E. Assess the labor, equipment, and material needs of the company that would be required to support the new product introduction.
F. Propose a labor, equipment, and materials plan to support the new product introduction that could be implemented by the company.
G. Explain how your proposed labor, equipment, and materials plan will support the new product introduction.
Roxie F
Text Box
Roxie F
Sticky Note
Roxie F
Highlight
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III. Risk and Financial Impact: In this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company and offer guidance as to how to address p.
Sustainable business managementAssessment detailsAssignment du.docxssuserf9c51d
Sustainable business management
Assessment details
Assignment due dates and the examination period provided here apply to the Australian study period. These may be varied for students studying elsewhere, please confirm dates with your local tutor.Assignment 1 Sustainability transformation report
Due: Friday of final week
Length: 3500 words (guideline only)
Weighting: 75% of total grade
Due day: 6-May-2016
Submission: MDIS students - Submit completed assignment through Turnitin.
Select an organisation with which you are familiar and write a report on how you would transform a clearly defined segment of the organisation into a sustainable business segment.
Do not select an organisation from the internet.You cannot collect the required information from company websites.Selection of an appropriate organisation and organisation segment and clear definition of the boundaries of your study is absolutely critical to successful performance in this assessment. You must have access to the organisation via employment, family connections, or you can select a local business with which you are familiar and which you can approach to request specific information to enable you to complete this assessment.
It is suggested that you select a small organisation or a small segment of a larger organisation, and discuss your selection with teaching staff in weeks 1 to 2 of the teaching session.
Do not select an organisation from the internet.You cannot collect the required information from company websites.Assignment tasks
Part A Organisation and boundaries (10 marks)
1. Briefly describe the organisation including size, location, products and/or services provided, provide an overview of the relevant production and/or operating systems and explain your connection to this organisation. (2 marks)
2. Select a segment of the organisation which you will transform into a sustainable business segment. This segment may be a department of the business, or a functional entity within the business, or a product or service which the company provides, or (part of) the organisation’s production, operating or administrative system. (2 marks)
3. Clearly define the organisational segment which you will transform and clearly identify the boundaries of your segment. Note that every organisation requires human resources; staff facilities; cleaning; numerous administrative and managerial support services as well as purchasing, accounting and distribution services; capital equipment and premises from which they operate.
Using an appropriate diagram, show your organisational segment and the key service and production functions which support the provision of the organisation’s product or service to customers. Which of these support functions are included and which are excluded from your sustainability transformation? Draw boundaries around your chosen business segment clearly showing these inclusions and exclusions from your study. (6 marks)
(Note that the business segment mu ...
The journey from random to strategic business development activities/strategies starts with the understanding of your peculiar Business Development Space and the possibilities therein. This presentation is the first in a series. It enables you evaluate your Business Development Space and what you can do with it.
Assignment 1 LASA 2—Company Analysis ReportReview the following.docxtrippettjettie
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Company Analysis Report
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
· Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
· Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
· Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
1. Strategic Overview: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
a. ...
ECO 520 Final Project Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines .docxjack60216
ECO 520 Final Project: Investment Opportunity Analysis Guidelines and Grading Guide
Overview
This investment opportunity analysis project is designed to guide you through the process of applying key components of advanced microeconomics theories to typical
business decisions. You will assume the role of an entrepreneur, and you will conduct an analysis focusing on an investment opportunity of your choice. In your analysis you
will carefully evaluate key factors influencing the demand for the product, cost and supply issues, the role of market structure, and competitive analysis on firm strategy.
You will also analyze the effects of government regulations and market intervention on potential profitability, and you will use price and non-price strategies to support
product introduction. Using the above analyses, the last step in your final project requires you to model the potential financial viability of the proposed new product using
approximate figures. You will determine whether or not to recommend investing in the development and commercialization of the investment opportunity to your business
partners.
This assignment will assess your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Analyze product demand, company revenues, and the effects of external market influences through the use of microeconomic principles
• Analyze organizational costs and identify technical and economically efficient methods of production and acquisition of resources through the use of microeconomic
principles and tools
• Evaluate the effect of market structure and consumer behavior on firm strategies and profitability
• Recommend pricing strategies based on marketing conditions, which improve firm profitability and can be effectively implemented
• Evaluate government regulations and interventions for their effects on business and market performance
Prompt
Develop an analytical document informed by key advanced microeconomic theories and principles. The purpose of your analysis is to assist with the decision to implement
a product or service for a start-up company (submit your product or service for approval to the instructor).
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your analysis:
1. Opportunity Background and Demand: In this section you will identify an appropriate investment opportunity specific to introducing a new product or service. You
will analyze product demand and company revenues specific to this opportunity applying key economic principles to support your reasoning.
a. Background: Provide a brief background on the company, product line, and proposed product. This is where you would lay the foundation for the analysis
that follows. What is the significance of this opportunity?
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b. Demand: Evaluate key non-price variables that are expected to support existing or potential demand specific to this opportunity and support your
evaluation with sources. For example, this is where you want to include rationale f ...
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Unit 1 Module 1 - Overview of LASAsOverview of LASAsT.docxwillcoxjanay
Unit 1: Module 1 - Overview of LASAs
Overview of LASAs
The strategy audit is a comprehensive analysis of the company’s business strategy and operating performance, and culminates in a series of recommendations for improving your company’s performance based on the findings and conclusions of your analysis. It involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing that course to the direction required to succeed in a changing environment. A company's actual direction is the sum of what it does and does not do, how well the organization is internally aligned to support the strategy, and how viable the strategy is when compared to external market, competitor, and financial realities. These two categories—the internal assessment and the external or environmental assessment—make up the major elements of a strategy audit.
Throughout this capstone course, you will work on a strategy audit for a selected organization. This will provide a summative learning experience that allows you to demonstrate your understanding of most of the MBA program learning outcomes and concepts in the various courses within the program. You will write this report as though you are a consultant to your selected company and are addressing the executive officers of this company. In each module, you will collect and analyze data in producing your report, but your final product will be condensed and focus on presenting your analysis findings and conclusions. You will submit two parts of a course project related to the strategy audit. You will submit these two parts in Modules 3 and 5.
Here is a list of tasks you will complete for your course project.
M1: Assignment 3—Market Position Analysis: You will assess the product portfolio of your selected organization by analyzing its value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage. You will identify the business unit of your company and the product(s) and service(s) you will focus on in this report. To gain a better understanding of these factors you will conduct at least one interview with a mid-level or senior manager.
M2: Assignment 2—External Environmental Scan: You will conduct a comprehensive external environment scan of your business unit along with a five forces analysis. Your analysis will incorporate any key customer-related factors and trends. You will use this information for a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis in Module 4.
M3: Assignment 2—LASA 1: Preliminary Strategy Audit: This is where you submit the first part of your course project assignment. You will develop a preliminary strategy audit, in which you will include an analysis of the company’s value proposition, market position, competitive advantage, and an external environmental scan/five forces analysis. You will also identify the 5–7 most important strategic issues facing the organization or business unit and include a preliminary set of recommended tactics for improving your company’s strategic align ...
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No organisation is the best at everything it does. And being second in most activities can add up to coming first overall. All managers recognise that it is up to them to improve continuously the operations that they are responsible for. But that aspiration is blunted because they don’t know how much better their performance could be.
Benchmarking is the structured comparison of an organisation’s products, services, processes or activities with those of an external organisation that is believed to have better performance. The goal is to pinpoint the factors that contribute to that superiority, and to adopt them.
Organisations usually compare themselves with the leaders in their own industrial sectors. But comparison can also be made with processes that, although in other sectors, have similar characteristics – such as shared service centres. An airline compared the processes in the ‘turnaround time’ for planes with those used in pit stops for racing cars. Benchmarking with non-competitors
can increase the quality and quantity of the information available.
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MT460 Unit 10 Assignment
In this Assignment, you will culminate one course outcome based on the development of an implementation plan for your organizational strategy:
MT460-5: Design a plan to implement a business strategy throughout an organization.
Designing and developing a business report has become an essential skill for professionals to master. In this Assignment, your business report will contain a company analysis of resources to aid in the implementation and execution of strategy. Your research, organization, planning, and critical thinking abilities will be critical in the development of your business report and execution of the Assignment requirements.
Strategists must master the art and science of decision-making. In this Assignment, you are given three options to choose from in order to analyze and develop your business report:
· Option 1: To complete this Assignment, you may choose to analyze one of the following case studies from your textbook: Case Study 3, Case Study 25, or Case Study 26. You can find a list of videos that may accompany your chosen case study in the supplemental resources spreadsheet.
· Option 2: You may choose an award winning company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website to study. You will evaluate the “Award Application Summary” of your chosen award winning company as a business case.
· Option 3: You may also choose to analyze your current employer instead of the business case studies based on the criteria below. You must have access to study all topics listed below. If you do not have access to the necessary information in your company, you must choose a case study or a Baldrige award-winning company as indicated above. Please seek approval from your professor if you wish to conduct this analysis based on your employer to ensure you are able to cover all requirements sufficiently.
You will find the following resource to be a helpful guide in the analysis of your chosen case study: Guide to Case Analysis.
Step 1: Explore the templates within MS Word that can be used to develop your Assignment (search for business report templates). You may choose to design your own business report without a template if you wish. Additional business report templates can be found in the supplemental resources spreadsheet to aid you in the design elements of this project. Use desktop publishing skills to professionally design your business report.
Step 2: Provide a brief synopsis of the company from your chosen case study or your employer (if approved by your professor). Include the company name, industry sector, products, target market, and any other pertinent background information.
Step 3: Identify and explain at least three of the company’s strategic priorities as indicated in business documentation. If none exist, you must create them by analyzing the business situation and using strategic management and leadership abilities.
· Write a broad statement of what is to be accomplished in relation to each.
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MT460 Unit 10 Assignment
In this Assignment, you will culminate one course outcome based on the development of an implementation plan for your organizational strategy:
MT460-5: Design a plan to implement a business strategy throughout an organization.
Designing and developing a business report has become an essential skill for professionals to master. In this Assignment, your business report will contain a company analysis of resources to aid in the implementation and execution of strategy. Your research, organization, planning, and critical thinking abilities will be critical in the development of your business report and execution of the Assignment requirements.
Strategists must master the art and science of decision-making. In this Assignment, you are given three options to choose from in order to analyze and develop your business report:
· Option 1: To complete this Assignment, you may choose to analyze one of the following case studies from your textbook: Case Study 3, Case Study 25, or Case Study 26. You can find a list of videos that may accompany your chosen case study in the supplemental resources spreadsheet.
· Option 2: You may choose an award winning company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website to study. You will evaluate the “Award Application Summary” of your chosen award winning company as a business case.
· Option 3: You may also choose to analyze your current employer instead of the business case studies based on the criteria below. You must have access to study all topics listed below. If you do not have access to the necessary information in your company, you must choose a case study or a Baldrige award-winning company as indicated above. Please seek approval from your professor if you wish to conduct this analysis based on your employer to ensure you are able to cover all requirements sufficiently.
You will find the following resource to be a helpful guide in the analysis of your chosen case study: Guide to Case Analysis.
Step 1: Explore the templates within MS Word that can be used to develop your Assignment (search for business report templates). You may choose to design your own business report without a template if you wish. Additional business report templates can be found in the supplemental resources spreadsheet to aid you in the design elements of this project. Use desktop publishing skills to professionally design your business report.
Step 2: Provide a brief synopsis of the company from your chosen case study or your employer (if approved by your professor). Include the company name, industry sector, products, target market, and any other pertinent background information.
Step 3: Identify and explain at least three of the company’s strategic priorities as indicated in business documentation. If none exist, you must create them by analyzing the business situation and using strategic management and leadership abilities.
· Write a broad statement of what is to be accomplished in relation to each ...
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Please read:
Robert Geraci, “Russia: Minorities and Empire,” in Abbott Gleason, ed., A Companion to Russian History (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), 243-260.
And discuss:
How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?
Please read: Leonard Victor Rutgers, “Roman Policy Towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century C.E.,” in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Apr., 1994), pp. 56-74.
And discuss: Rutgers surveys the different reasons historians have given for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in the first century C.E. Who place did Jews have in Roman society at this time? Were they expelled because of their religious practices, or because they were ‘unruly’ as Rutgers argues? If so, what caused them to act in this way? What kind of historical evidence does the author use?
There are 2 essay, each one should write at least 300-350 words and plus one reference page.
MLA format. Must use quote( “ ”) for every source you use from website. And put (author, page number) behind quote.
Roman Policy towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century
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LEONARD VICTOR RUTGERS
Roman Policy towards the Jews:
Expulsions from the City of Rome
during the First Century c. E.
Tant de causes secretes se melent souvent a la cause apparente, tant de ressorts
inconnus servent a persecuter un homme, qu'il est impossible de demeler dans les
siecles posterieures la source cachee des malheurs des hommes les plus consider
ables, a plus forte raison celle du supplice d'un particulier qui ne pouvait etre
connu que par ceux de son parti.
-Voltaire, Traite sur la tolerance (1763)
IN THIS ARTICLE I want to discuss the evidence for expulsions of Jews from
the city of Rome in the first century C.E. Scholars have long been interested in the
reasons underlying these expulsions. Because the anci.
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Ford VS Chevrolet
There are many reasons that make the Chevy’s and Ford’s motors two most common trucks. Studies reveal that that they are the most popular vehicles on sales today. It is because they are powerful, versatile and reasonably priced. They also come in a wide variety of configurations and styles. However, many buyers and sellers have questioned themselves on the better vehicle compared to the other in terms of quality, Wi-Fi, price ranges, value, and costs. To compare and contrast on this subject, let us take an example of two vehicles each from each company to facilitate comparison.
Ford offers the full-size track with automatic high-beam control, automatic parallel parking and power-retractable running boards. Fords are elegant, and they are mostly aluminum making them save weight and bolster gas mileage. None of these features are offered Chevy’s. Chevrolets have outstanding quality. They are mostly comprised of steel, for instance, the Chevrolet Silverado. This makes them good for rough roads and difficult terrains.
Fords have employed the use of up to date Wi-Fi technology. Ford intends to provide the Ford Sync, which will provide robust connections for occupants. Latest Chevrolet brands Malibu utilize the 4G LTE Wi-Fi Technology that provides rich in-vehicle experiences. This technology is powerful compared to Ford Sync, and is used for connecting devices and executing few remote operations within the car.
From the value and cost standpoint, Ford can consume a little more, and its payload capacity is a little higher. Additionally, its mileage is too better. The prices vary from nation to nation. Chevrolet seems to be a little cheaper, and reasonably priced going for $33,044, which is slightly less than Ford, but the differences are not serious to propel buyers towards one truck leaving the other
Technophiles are likely to put their preferences on Ford to Chevrolet. On overall, Fords have many features as compared Chevy’s. However, they may be hard to maintain. Compared to Fords, Chevrolets are reliable and cheaper. However, the two brands are equally good performers. It is, therefore, prudent to pick what one thinks would fit his or her usage and preference and personal style
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Fairness and Discipline
We've all been disciplined at one time or another by a parent or a teacher. What disciplinary experiences have you had as a child that took a non-punitive approach?
I need paragraph or half page with reference
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Appendix 12A Statement of Cash Flows—Direct MethodLEARNING .docxTatianaMajor22
Appendix 12A
Statement of Cash Flows—Direct Method
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
6
Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method.
To explain and illustrate the direct method, we will use the transactions of Computer Services Company for 2014, to prepare a statement of cash flows. Illustration 12A-1 presents information related to 2014 for Computer Services Company.
To prepare a statement of cash flows under the direct approach, we will apply the three steps outlined in Illustration 12-4.
Illustration 12A-1
Comparative balance sheets, income statement, and additional information for Computer Services Company
STEP 1: OPERATING ACTIVITIES
DETERMINE NET CASH PROVIDED/USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES BY CONVERTING NET INCOME FROM AN ACCRUAL BASIS TO A CASH BASIS
Under the direct method, companies compute net cash provided by operating activities by adjusting each item in the income statement from the accrual basis to the cash basis. To simplify and condense the operating activities section, companies report only major classes of operating cash receipts and cash payments. For these major classes, the difference between cash receipts and cash payments is the net cash provided by operating activities. These relationships are as shown in Illustration 12A-2.
Illustration 12A-2
Major classes of cash receipts and payments
An efficient way to apply the direct method is to analyze the items reported in the income statement in the order in which they are listed. We then determine cash receipts and cash payments related to these revenues and expenses. The following pages present the adjustments required to prepare a statement of cash flows for Computer Services Company using the direct approach.
CASH RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMERS.
The income statement for Computer Services Company reported sales revenue from customers of $507,000. How much of that was cash receipts? To answer that, companies need to consider the change in accounts receivable during the year. When accounts receivable increase during the year, revenues on an accrual basis are higher than cash receipts from customers. Operations led to revenues, but not all of these revenues resulted in cash receipts.
To determine the amount of cash receipts, the company deducts from sales revenue the increase in accounts receivable. On the other hand, there may be a decrease in accounts receivable. That would occur if cash receipts from customers exceeded sales revenue. In that case, the company adds to sales revenue the decrease in accounts receivable. For Computer Services Company, accounts receivable decreased $10,000. Thus, cash receipts from customers were $517,000, computed as shown in Illustration 12A-3.
Illustration 12A-3
Computation of cash receipts from customers
Computer Services can also determine cash receipts from customers from an analysis of the Accounts Receivable account, as shown in Illustration 12A-4.
Illustration 12A-4
Analysis of Accounts Receivable
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Effects of StressProvide a 1-page description of a stressful .docxTatianaMajor22
Effects of Stress
Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life.
Discuss I am married work a full time job as an occupational therapy assistant am taking two courses
Have to take care of a home feed the animals attend to laundry
Think of my pateitns worry about their well being and what I can do for them ( I bring home my patients issues)
Constantly doing paper work for work such as documentation for billing
I feel like I have no free time for me some days I don’t even eat dinner or lunch because I don’t have time to make anything or am just too tired to cook
On top of this I am married and married ppl do argue and my husband am I have been bunting heads on finances.
Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:
· What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
· What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
· Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
· If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
· What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
· If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?
In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of four scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.
Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page.
The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length total
not including the reference or title page
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described a stressful event.
20
Explained the physiological changes that occur in the brain due to the stress response.
36
Explained the emotional and cognitive effects that may occur due to this stressful situation.
32
Analyzed potential differences in physiological, cognitive, and emotional responses in someone of a different age or sex.
32
Discussed the physical health risks.
28
Provided three behavioral strategies to reduce the effects of the stressor and explained how each could cause changes in brain physiology.
40
Analyzed ethical considerations in implementing behavioral strategies and offered suggestions for addressing these.
40
Integrated at least two scholarly references .
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MT460-5: Design a plan to implement a business strategy throughout an organization.
Designing and developing a business report has become an essential skill for professionals to master. In this Assignment, your business report will contain a company analysis of resources to aid in the implementation and execution of strategy. Your research, organization, planning, and critical thinking abilities will be critical in the development of your business report and execution of the Assignment requirements.
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In this Assignment, you will culminate one course outcome based on the development of an implementation plan for your organizational strategy:
MT460-5: Design a plan to implement a business strategy throughout an organization.
Designing and developing a business report has become an essential skill for professionals to master. In this Assignment, your business report will contain a company analysis of resources to aid in the implementation and execution of strategy. Your research, organization, planning, and critical thinking abilities will be critical in the development of your business report and execution of the Assignment requirements.
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· Option 1: To complete this Assignment, you may choose to analyze one of the following case studies from your textbook: Case Study 3, Case Study 25, or Case Study 26. You can find a list of videos that may accompany your chosen case study in the supplemental resources spreadsheet.
· Option 2: You may choose an award winning company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website to study. You will evaluate the “Award Application Summary” of your chosen award winning company as a business case.
· Option 3: You may also choose to analyze your current employer instead of the business case studies based on the criteria below. You must have access to study all topics listed below. If you do not have access to the necessary information in your company, you must choose a case study or a Baldrige award-winning company as indicated above. Please seek approval from your professor if you wish to conduct this analysis based on your employer to ensure you are able to cover all requirements sufficiently.
You will find the following resource to be a helpful guide in the analysis of your chosen case study: Guide to Case Analysis.
Step 1: Explore the templates within MS Word that can be used to develop your Assignment (search for business report templates). You may choose to design your own business report without a template if you wish. Additional business report templates can be found in the supplemental resources spreadsheet to aid you in the design elements of this project. Use desktop publishing skills to professionally design your business report.
Step 2: Provide a brief synopsis of the company from your chosen case study or your employer (if approved by your professor). Include the company name, industry sector, products, target market, and any other pertinent background information.
Step 3: Identify and explain at least three of the company’s strategic priorities as indicated in business documentation. If none exist, you must create them by analyzing the business situation and using strategic management and leadership abilities.
· Write a broad statement of what is to be accomplished in relation to each ...
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Please readRobert Geraci, Russia Minorities and Empire,” in .docxTatianaMajor22
Please read:
Robert Geraci, “Russia: Minorities and Empire,” in Abbott Gleason, ed., A Companion to Russian History (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), 243-260.
And discuss:
How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?
Please read: Leonard Victor Rutgers, “Roman Policy Towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century C.E.,” in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Apr., 1994), pp. 56-74.
And discuss: Rutgers surveys the different reasons historians have given for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in the first century C.E. Who place did Jews have in Roman society at this time? Were they expelled because of their religious practices, or because they were ‘unruly’ as Rutgers argues? If so, what caused them to act in this way? What kind of historical evidence does the author use?
There are 2 essay, each one should write at least 300-350 words and plus one reference page.
MLA format. Must use quote( “ ”) for every source you use from website. And put (author, page number) behind quote.
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LEONARD VICTOR RUTGERS
Roman Policy towards the Jews:
Expulsions from the City of Rome
during the First Century c. E.
Tant de causes secretes se melent souvent a la cause apparente, tant de ressorts
inconnus servent a persecuter un homme, qu'il est impossible de demeler dans les
siecles posterieures la source cachee des malheurs des hommes les plus consider
ables, a plus forte raison celle du supplice d'un particulier qui ne pouvait etre
connu que par ceux de son parti.
-Voltaire, Traite sur la tolerance (1763)
IN THIS ARTICLE I want to discuss the evidence for expulsions of Jews from
the city of Rome in the first century C.E. Scholars have long been interested in the
reasons underlying these expulsions. Because the anci.
Ford VS ChevroletThere are many reasons that make the Chevy.docxTatianaMajor22
Ford VS Chevrolet
There are many reasons that make the Chevy’s and Ford’s motors two most common trucks. Studies reveal that that they are the most popular vehicles on sales today. It is because they are powerful, versatile and reasonably priced. They also come in a wide variety of configurations and styles. However, many buyers and sellers have questioned themselves on the better vehicle compared to the other in terms of quality, Wi-Fi, price ranges, value, and costs. To compare and contrast on this subject, let us take an example of two vehicles each from each company to facilitate comparison.
Ford offers the full-size track with automatic high-beam control, automatic parallel parking and power-retractable running boards. Fords are elegant, and they are mostly aluminum making them save weight and bolster gas mileage. None of these features are offered Chevy’s. Chevrolets have outstanding quality. They are mostly comprised of steel, for instance, the Chevrolet Silverado. This makes them good for rough roads and difficult terrains.
Fords have employed the use of up to date Wi-Fi technology. Ford intends to provide the Ford Sync, which will provide robust connections for occupants. Latest Chevrolet brands Malibu utilize the 4G LTE Wi-Fi Technology that provides rich in-vehicle experiences. This technology is powerful compared to Ford Sync, and is used for connecting devices and executing few remote operations within the car.
From the value and cost standpoint, Ford can consume a little more, and its payload capacity is a little higher. Additionally, its mileage is too better. The prices vary from nation to nation. Chevrolet seems to be a little cheaper, and reasonably priced going for $33,044, which is slightly less than Ford, but the differences are not serious to propel buyers towards one truck leaving the other
Technophiles are likely to put their preferences on Ford to Chevrolet. On overall, Fords have many features as compared Chevy’s. However, they may be hard to maintain. Compared to Fords, Chevrolets are reliable and cheaper. However, the two brands are equally good performers. It is, therefore, prudent to pick what one thinks would fit his or her usage and preference and personal style
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Fairness and Discipline Weve all been disciplined at one.docxTatianaMajor22
Fairness and Discipline
We've all been disciplined at one time or another by a parent or a teacher. What disciplinary experiences have you had as a child that took a non-punitive approach?
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Appendix 12A Statement of Cash Flows—Direct MethodLEARNING .docxTatianaMajor22
Appendix 12A
Statement of Cash Flows—Direct Method
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
6
Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method.
To explain and illustrate the direct method, we will use the transactions of Computer Services Company for 2014, to prepare a statement of cash flows. Illustration 12A-1 presents information related to 2014 for Computer Services Company.
To prepare a statement of cash flows under the direct approach, we will apply the three steps outlined in Illustration 12-4.
Illustration 12A-1
Comparative balance sheets, income statement, and additional information for Computer Services Company
STEP 1: OPERATING ACTIVITIES
DETERMINE NET CASH PROVIDED/USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES BY CONVERTING NET INCOME FROM AN ACCRUAL BASIS TO A CASH BASIS
Under the direct method, companies compute net cash provided by operating activities by adjusting each item in the income statement from the accrual basis to the cash basis. To simplify and condense the operating activities section, companies report only major classes of operating cash receipts and cash payments. For these major classes, the difference between cash receipts and cash payments is the net cash provided by operating activities. These relationships are as shown in Illustration 12A-2.
Illustration 12A-2
Major classes of cash receipts and payments
An efficient way to apply the direct method is to analyze the items reported in the income statement in the order in which they are listed. We then determine cash receipts and cash payments related to these revenues and expenses. The following pages present the adjustments required to prepare a statement of cash flows for Computer Services Company using the direct approach.
CASH RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMERS.
The income statement for Computer Services Company reported sales revenue from customers of $507,000. How much of that was cash receipts? To answer that, companies need to consider the change in accounts receivable during the year. When accounts receivable increase during the year, revenues on an accrual basis are higher than cash receipts from customers. Operations led to revenues, but not all of these revenues resulted in cash receipts.
To determine the amount of cash receipts, the company deducts from sales revenue the increase in accounts receivable. On the other hand, there may be a decrease in accounts receivable. That would occur if cash receipts from customers exceeded sales revenue. In that case, the company adds to sales revenue the decrease in accounts receivable. For Computer Services Company, accounts receivable decreased $10,000. Thus, cash receipts from customers were $517,000, computed as shown in Illustration 12A-3.
Illustration 12A-3
Computation of cash receipts from customers
Computer Services can also determine cash receipts from customers from an analysis of the Accounts Receivable account, as shown in Illustration 12A-4.
Illustration 12A-4
Analysis of Accounts Receivable
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Effects of StressProvide a 1-page description of a stressful .docxTatianaMajor22
Effects of Stress
Provide a 1-page description of a stressful event currently occurring in your life.
Discuss I am married work a full time job as an occupational therapy assistant am taking two courses
Have to take care of a home feed the animals attend to laundry
Think of my pateitns worry about their well being and what I can do for them ( I bring home my patients issues)
Constantly doing paper work for work such as documentation for billing
I feel like I have no free time for me some days I don’t even eat dinner or lunch because I don’t have time to make anything or am just too tired to cook
On top of this I am married and married ppl do argue and my husband am I have been bunting heads on finances.
Then, referring to information you learned throughout this course, address the following:
· What physiological changes occur in the brain due to the stress response?
· What emotional and cognitive effects might occur due to this stressful situation?
· Would the above changes (physiological, cognitive, or emotional) be any different if the same stress were being experienced by a person of the opposite sex or someone much older or younger than you?
· If the situation continues, how might your physical health be affected?
· What three behavioral strategies would you implement to reduce the effects of this stressor? Describe each strategy. Explain how each behavior could cause changes in brain physiology (e.g., exercise can raise serotonin levels).
· If you were encouraging an adult client to make the above changes, what ethical considerations would you have to keep in mind? How would you address those ethical considerations?
In addition to citing the online course and the text, you are also required to cite a minimum of four scholarly sources. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Please do not use Wikipedia.
Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and with normal 1-inch margins; written in APA style; and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page.
The body of the paper should be at least 6 pages in length total
not including the reference or title page
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
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Described a stressful event.
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Explained the physiological changes that occur in the brain due to the stress response.
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Explained the emotional and cognitive effects that may occur due to this stressful situation.
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Analyzed potential differences in physiological, cognitive, and emotional responses in someone of a different age or sex.
32
Discussed the physical health risks.
28
Provided three behavioral strategies to reduce the effects of the stressor and explained how each could cause changes in brain physiology.
40
Analyzed ethical considerations in implementing behavioral strategies and offered suggestions for addressing these.
40
Integrated at least two scholarly references .
Design Factors NotesCIO’s Office 5 People IT Chief’s Offi.docxTatianaMajor22
Design Factors
Notes
CIO’s Office
5 People
IT Chief’s Office
5 People
LAN/WAN Maint.
20 People
Reception
4 People
Telecommunications
20 People
LAN Management
50 People
Server Room A
2 Person
Server Room B
4 Person
Equipment:
Patch Cable
Computer to Wall
Patch Cable
LAN Room
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Cisco Border Router
Research: Attached to 5 Floor Switches
Server Room A
10 Servers
Server Room B
10 Servers
Computers
One Per Person
Standard floor (first floor) Lesson 2 Project Plan info
Design Factors
Notes
CIO’s Office
5 People
IT Chief’s Office
5 People
LAN/WAN Maint.
20 People
Reception
4 People
Telecommunications
20 People
LAN Management
50 People
Server Room A
2 Person
Server Room B
4 Person
Equipment:
Patch Cable
Computer to Wall
Patch Cable
LAN Room
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Cisco Border Router
Research: Attached to 5 Floor Switches
Server Room A
10 Servers
Server Room B
10 Servers
Computers
One Per Person
Basement floor
Design Factors
Notes
Vertical Riser Run
On Outside Wall of LAN Room on Each Floor.
Fiber-Optic Multimode
Riser Runs: Backbone
SC Connectors
Fiber-Optic Cable
Cisco Catalyst: Switch: WS-C3750G-24PS-S: 24 Ports
Leave a Minimum of four ports free on each switch
Color Laser Printer
Minimum of One per Room or One per 20 people
Vertical Riser Run
On Outside Wall of LAN Room on Each Floor and Server RM B on this floor.
Fiber-Optic Multimode
Riser Runs: Backbone
SC Connectors
Fiber-Optic Cable
Cable Trays/Runs
Horizontal Runs
Horizontal Runs
Leave a Minimum of four ports free on each switch
Applicataion
U.S. Minimum Requirement Ranges
Space per Employee - 1997
Two people, such as a supervisor and an employee, can meet in an office with a table or desk between them
60" to 72" x 90" to 126:/5.78m2 to 11.7m2
280Sq. Ft./26.0m2
Worker has a primary desk plus a return
60" to 72"x60"to 84"/5.78 to 7.8m2
193Sq. Ft./17.9m2
Executive office - three to four people can meet around a desk
105 to 130"x96 to 123"/9.75 to 11.4 m2
142Sq. Ft./13.2m2
Basic workstation such as a call center
42" to 52" x 60" to 72"/3.9 to 6.7 m2
114Sq. Ft./10.6 m2
NT1310: Project
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PRO JECT D ESC RIPT ION
As the project manager for the Cable Planning team, you will manage the creation of the cable plan for
the new building that will be built, with construction set to begin in six weeks.
The deliverables for the entire Cable Plan will consist of an Executive Summary, a PowerPoint
Presentation and an Excel Spreadsheet. You will develop different parts of each of these in three parts.
The final organization should contain these elements:
The Executive Summary:
o Project Introduction
o Standards and Codes
Cable Standards and Codes
Building Standards and Codes
o Project Materials
o Copper Cable, Tools, and Test Equipment
o Fiber-Optic Cable, Tools, and Test Equipment
o Fiber-Optic Design Considerations
o Basement Server Comp.
Question 12.5 pointsSaveThe OSU studies concluded that le.docxTatianaMajor22
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The OSU studies concluded that leaders exhibit two main types of behavior: structure behavior and consideration behavior.
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False
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Fiedler suggests when there is a mismatch between the type of situation in which leaders find themselves, and the leaders style of leadership:
leaders should shift to situations for which they are best suited
the situation should be changed
immediate training is necessary no matter how long it may take
any leadership style is appropriate
the leaders should be flexible enough to adapt to the new situation
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The OSU studies concluded that leaders exhibit two main styles of behavior:
employee-centered behavior and job-centered behavior
structure behavior and consideration behavior
boss-centered behavior and subordinate-centered behavior
consideration behavior and job-centered behavior
structure behavior and employee-centered behavior
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The life cycle theory of leadership maintains that:
as a manager becomes more mature, he/she should become more participatory
the organization should match the individual with a specific leadership situation
a manager's leadership style should be independent of the follower's maturity levels
the leader's abilities will peak when the leader is 45 years old, and decline thereafter
a manager's leadership style will be effective only if it is appropriate for the maturity level of the followers
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According to the characteristics of the emerging leader versus characteristics of the manager, which of the following would be associated with the leader?
problem-solving
independent
consulting
stabilizing
authoritative
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Under which of the following conditions would Fiedler say a considerate leader would be most effective?
good leader-member relations, high task structure, and strong leader position power
moderately poor leader-member relations, high task structure, and weak leader position power
moderately poor leader-member relations, weak task structure and weak leader position power
good leader-member relations, high task structure, and weak leader position power
good leader-member relations, weak task structure, and weak leader position power
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Which approach to leadership suggests successful leadership requires a unique combination of leaders, followers, and leadership situations?
transformational leadership
the trait approach
the situational approach to leadership
contingency approach
the contemporary leader approach
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According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago Model, when a manager and subordinates meet as a group to discuss the situation, and the group makes the decision, it is the ________ de.
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Case Study 1 Questions:
1. What is the allocated budget ? $250,000
2. Where does the server room located? Currently, there is no server room
3. What is the number of users with PCs inside each existing site?
Currently there are
4. What is the current cabling used in each location? (cat5e or cat6) Current cabling does not meet the company’s current and future needs
5. Do want us to upgrade token Ring or use a completely new Ethernet network What is your recommendation and why?
6. regarding the ordering system , it is not clear what the we should do , do you want to talk about how to connect the system to the network or how to built the ordering online system because it is more software engineering than networking . Talk about the kind of network (hardware) you recommend based on the business requirements
7. all the sites should have access to our servers in the main branch? yes
8. Regarding the order software, do you need more details about the way it works or just about its connection with the network? Your solution should be from a network point of view
9. Distances are given in Meters or feet? feet
10. Shipment is done by truck, or ships? Currently, only trucking
11. In Dimebox branch, where are administration offices located? See Business goals # 4
12. What is the current network connectivity status? How many devices are currently on the network? How they are physically laid out? Is cabling running all over the floor, hidden in walls or threaded through the ceiling? What are the switches used and its speed? Currently, only the office is networked (token ring) NOVELL
13. What is the minimum Internet speed wanted? See Business Goals on page 2 – I only can tell you what we need the network for, you must tell me what we need to meet the business needs
14. Will the corporation provide wireless access? If yes will it be in all department and buildings? Wireless access would be helpful if we can justify the cost
15. Are there phones in offices? yes
16. What is the internet speed available now? What speed do you want for future? Internet access is through time warner cable company which is not very reliable
17. Do employees access their emails outside the company? yes
18. Do you have plans for future expansion? We like to increase our customer base by 20% over the next year
REMEMBER, you are the IT expert, I’m only a business person who must rely on your expertise.
Network Design and Performance
Case Study
Dooma-Flochies, Inc. with headquarters located on Podunk Road in Trumansburg, NY, is the sole manufacturer of Dooma-Flochies (big surprise). They currently have a manufacturing facility in, Lake Ridge, NY (across Cayuga Lake) on Cayuga Dr. and have recently diversified by purchasing a company, This-N-That, on Industry Ave. in, Dime Box Texas. This-N-That is the sole competitor of Domma-Flochies with their product Thinga-Ma-Jigs. This acquisition gives Dooma-Flochies, Inc a monopoly in this mark.
Behavior in OrganizationsIntercultural Communications Exercise .docxTatianaMajor22
Behavior in Organizations
Intercultural Communications Exercise Response Paper –
Week 5
The most overt cultural differences, such as greeting rituals and name format, can be overcome most easily. The underlying, intangible differences are very difficult to overcome. In this case, the underlying cultural differences are
· Assumptions about the purpose of the event (is the party strictly for fun and for relationship building, or are their business matters to take care of?).
· Assumptions about the purpose and the nature of business relationship.
· Assumptions about power and leadership relationships (who makes the decisions and how?).
· Response styles (verbal and nonverbal signals of agreement, disagreement, politeness, etc.).
Many (though not all) cultural differences can be overcome if you carefully observe other people, think creatively, remain flexible, and remember that your own culture is not inherently superior to others.
The Scenario
Three corporations are planning a joint venture to sponsor an international concert tour. The corporations are Decibel, an agency representing the musicians (from the US, Britain, and Japan); Images, a marketing firm which will handle sales of tickets, snacks and beverages, clothing, and CDs; and Event, a special events company which will hire the ushers, concessionaires, and security officers; print the programs; and clean up the arenas after the shows. The companies come from three different cultures: Blue, Green, and Red. Each has specific cultural traits, customs, and practices.
You are a manager in one of these companies. You will attend the opening cocktail party in Perth, Australia the evening before a 3-day meeting during which the three companies will negotiate the details of the partnership. Your management team includes a Vice President and a number of other managers.
During the 3-day meeting, the companies have the following goals:
Decibel
· As high a royalty rate as possible on sales of T-shirts, videos, and CDs
· Aggressive marketing and advertising to increase attendance and sales
· Good security, both before and during the show Image
Image
· Well known bands that will be easy to market
· As much income as possible from the concerts
· Smoothly functioning event so that publicity from early concerts is positive
Event
· Bands that are not likely to provoke stampedes, riots, or other antisocial behavior
· Bands that are reliable and will show up on time, ready to play
· As much income as possible from the concerts
The cultures that are assigned to the various companies are:
BLUE CULTURE
Image (Marketing Company)
Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes that Underlie This Culture’s Communication
Believe that fate and luck control most things.
Believe in feelings more than reasoning.
An authoritarian leader makes the ultimate decisions.
Nonverbal Traits of This Culture
Treat time as something that is unimportant. It is not a commodity that can be lost.
Conversation distance is close (about 15 inches, face-.
Discussion Question Comparison of Theories on Anxiety Disord.docxTatianaMajor22
Discussion Question:
Comparison of Theories on Anxiety Disorders
There are numerous theories that attempt to explain the development and manifestation of psychological disorders. Some researchers hold that certain disorders result from learned behaviors (behavioral theory), while other researchers believe that there is a genetic or biological basis to psychological disorders (medical model), while still others hold that psychological disorders stem from unresolved unconscious conflict (psychoanalytic theory). How would each of these theoretical viewpoints explain anxiety disorders? Does one explain the development and manifestation of anxiety disorders better than the others?
200- 400 words please
Three min resources with
in text citations and examples
you can use the following as a module reference
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Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, specific phobias, and social anxiety disorder feature a heightened autonomic nervous system response that is above and beyond what would be considered normal when faced with the object or situation that the person reacts to. For example, a person with a specific phobia of spiders (called arachnophobia) experiences a heightened autonomic response when confronted with a spider (or even an image of a spider). This anxiety response must result in significant distress or impairment. In general, anxiety disorders have been linked to underactive gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain, resulting in overexcitability of the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex. Additionally, genetic research shows that anxiety disorders demonstrate a clear pattern of genetic predisposition
Charles Darwin's Perspective
We talked about Charles Darwin when discussing evolution and natural selection. Darwin was also very interested in emotions. One of his books published in 1872,The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, was devoted to this topic.
Darwin believed that emotions play an important role in the survival of the species and result from evolutionary processes in the same way as other behaviors and psychological functions. Darwin's writing on this topic also prompted psychologists to study animal behavior as a way to better understand human behavior.
James–Lange Theory of Emotions
Modern theories of emotion can be traced to William James and Carl Lange (Pinel, 2011). William James was a renowned Harvard psychologist who is sometimes called the father of American psychology. Carl Lange was a Danish physician. James and Lange formulated the same theory of emotions independently at about the same time (1884). As a result, it is called the James–Lange theory of emotions. This theory reversed the commonsensical notion that emotions are automatic responses to events around us. Instead, it proposes that emotions are the brain's interpretation of physiological responses to emotionally provocative stimuli.
Cannon–Bard Theory of Emotions
In 1915, Harvard physiologist Walt.
I have always liked Dustin Hoffmans style of acting, in this mov.docxTatianaMajor22
I have always liked Dustin Hoffman's style of acting, in this movie he takes on a sexually deprived young male just out of college, and has never been with a female, and is duped by horny older woman that feels neglected. Dustin Hoffman takes the characters form of a young male, goofy, respectful virgin and intelligent male, missing something but not really sure at the beginning till Ann Bancroft coaxes him with seduction to fulfill her own needs. In an other movie called "The life of Little Big Man" he plays almost the same character but as a white child raised by the Native Americans and a wise old chief that deeply care and loves him as his own, and Fay Dunaway plays a Holy rollers wife that is older and sexually deprived and feeling neglected by her husband and also she goes through major changes in her life from devoted wife, to a honey bell/ house hooker, whats funny Dustin Hoffman is a awesome actor but has to have his surrounding characters bring his character to life. The Graduate was Dustin Hoffman's first big movie of his career.
I actually liked movie "Little Big man" way better due to he went through major changes in his life, from being a Native boy warrior, captured by Yankees, meets Fay Dunaway who loves to give baths, to finding his sister who teaches him to be a gunslinger and then returns to his Grand Father to be a native again and tells his blind Grand Father the world of the white man is a crazy one, then his see the Psyho Col. Custer and gets his revenge by telling Custer the truth. The movie Little Big Man makes you laugh, teaches you things about people and survial and cry at times... its a must see...
Although a stray away from the Benjamin Braddock written about in the novel The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman does an awesome job with this character on film. When you first meet Ben he is at a party that his parents are throwing in his academic honor upon his graduation from school and return home. The whole night, Hoffman stumbles though various conversations and tries to coyly escape from the festivities. Small things such as this Hoffman did a great job at, conveying the hesitance and crisis that Ben was going through as a graduate. There are multiple times in the movie he hardly expresses anything at all, yet it clearly shows you that Ben is having a very hard time internally with everything going on. Even through his relationships with Mrs. Robinson and her daughter Elaine you see the young man struggling with himself through either failed attempts at affection or lack thereof.
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Is obedience to the law sufficient to ensure ethical behavior Wh.docxTatianaMajor22
Is obedience to the law sufficient to ensure ethical behavior? Why, or why not? Support your answer with at least three reasons that justify your position.
100 words
Discuss the differences between an attitude and a behavior. Provide 4 substantive reasons why it is important for organizations to monitor and mitigate employee behavior that is either beneficial or detrimental to the organization's goals and existence.
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If you are using the Blackboard Mobile Learn IOS App, please click "View in Browser." V BUS 520Week 9 Assignment 4 Paper
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Assignment 4: Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading?
Due Week 9 and worth 100 points
Choose one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry Page (Google), Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard), Ursula Burns (Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L. Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the Internet to investigate the leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO. (Note: Just choose one that is easier for you to right about.) It does not matter to me which CEO you pick
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) background of the CEO.
2. Analyze the CEO’s leadership style and philosophy, and how the CEO’s leadership style aligns with the culture.
3. Examine the CEO’s personal and organizational values.
4. Evaluate how the values of the CEO are likely to influence ethical behavior within the organization.
5. Determine the CEO’s three (3) greatest strengths and three (3) greatest weaknesses.
6. Select the quality that you believe contributes most to this leader’s success. Support your reasoning.
7. Assess how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence group (i.e., the organization’s) dynamics.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze the formation and dynamics of group behavior and work teams, including the application of power in groups.
· Outline various individual and group decision-making processes and key factors affecting these processes.
· Examine the primary conflict levels within organization and the process for negotiating resolutions.
· Examine how power and influence empower and affect office politics, political interpretations, and political behavior.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational behavior.
· Write clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.
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Is the proliferation of social media and communication devices a good thing or a bad thing for society? Use personal examples to support your opinion.
( I’m currently a freshmen in university)
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MATH 107 FINAL EXAMINATIONMULTIPLE CHOICE1. Deter.docxTatianaMajor22
MATH 107 FINAL EXAMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Determine the domain and range of the piecewise function.
A. Domain [–2, 2];
B. Domain [–1, 1];
C. Domain [–1, 3];
D. Domain [–3/2, –1/2];
2. Solve:
A. 3
B. 3,7
C. 9
D. No solution
3. Determine the interval(s) on which the function is increasing.
A. (−1.3, 1.3)
B. (1, 3)
C. (−∞,−1)and (3,∞)
D. (−2.5, 1)and (4.5,∞)
4. Determine whether the graph of y = 2|x| + 1 is symmetric with respect to the origin,
the x-axis, or the y-axis.
A. symmetric with respect to the origin only
B. symmetric with respect to the x-axis only
C. symmetric with respect to the y-axis only
D. not symmetric with respect to the origin, not symmetric with respect to the x-axis, and
not symmetric with respect to the y-axis
5. Solve, and express the answer in interval notation: | 9 – 7x | ≤ 12.
A. (–∞, –3/7]
B. (–∞, −3/7] ∪ [3, ∞) C. [–3, 3/7]
D. [–3/7, 3]
6. Which of the following represents the graph of 7x + 2y = 14 ?
A. B.
C. D.
7. Write a slope-intercept equation for a line parallel to the line x – 2y = 6 which passes through the point (10, – 4).
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. Which of the following best describes the graph?
A. It is the graph of a function and it is one-to-one.
B. It is the graph of a function and it is not one-to-one.
C. It is not the graph of a function and it is one-to-one.
D. It is not the graph of a function and it is not one-to-one.
9. Express as a single logarithm: log x + log 1 – 6 log (y + 4)
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. Which of the functions corresponds to the graph?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Suppose that a function f has exactly one x-intercept.
Which of the following statements MUST be true?
A. f is a linear function.
B. f (x) ≥ 0 for all x in the domain of f.
C. The equation f(x) = 0 has exactly one real-number solution.
D. f is an invertible function.
12. The graph of y = f(x) is shown at the left and the graph of y = g(x) is shown at the right. (No formulas are given.) What is the relationship between g(x) and f(x)?
y = f (x) y = g(x)
A. g(x) = f (x – 3) + 1
B. g(x) = f (x – 1) + 3
C. g(x) = f (x + 3) – 1
D. g(x) = f (x + 1) .
If the CIO is to be valued as a strategic actor, how can he bring.docxTatianaMajor22
If the CIO is to be valued as a strategic actor, how can he bring to the table the ethos of alignment, bound to the demands of process strategic planning to move IT to the forefront of the organization's future? Is there a lack of information on strategic planning? Nope. I think the process of planning is poorly understood, and rarely endorsed. The reasons are simple enough. Planning requires a commitment of resources (time, talent, money); it requires insight; it requires a total immersion in the corporate culture. While organizations do plan, planning is invariably attached to the budget process. It is typically here that the CIO lays out his/her vision for the coming year Now a few years ago authors began writing on the value of aligning IT purpose to organizational purpose. They wrote at a time when enterprise architectural planning was fairly new, and enterprise resource management was on the lips of every executive. My view is that alignment is a natural process driven by the availability of the tools to accomplish it. Twenty years ago making sense of IT was more about processing power, and database management. We are in a new age of IT, and it is the computer that is the network, not the network as an independent self-contained exchange of information. If you will spend some time reviewing the basic materials I provided on strategic planning and alignment, we can begin our discussions for the course. Again, here is the problem I would like for us to tackle: If the CIO is to be valued as a strategic actor, how can he bring to the table the ethos of alignment, bound to the demands of process strategic planning to move IT to the forefront of the organization's future? Most of the articles I bundled together for this week are replete with tables and charts. These can be a heavy read. Your approach should be to review these articles for the "big ideas" or lessons that are take away. I think these studies are significant enough that we will conclude our first week with an understanding of the roles between executive leaders, and how they see Information Technology playing a role in shaping a business strategy.
Read the articles to answer the question. Please No Plagerism or verbatim but you are allowed to quote from the article.
Achieving and Sustaining
Business-IT Alignment
Jerry Luftman
Tom Brier
I
n recent decades, billions of dollars have been invested in intormation tech-
nology (IT). A key concern of business executives is alignment—applying IT
in an appropriate and timely way and in harmony with business strategies,
goals, and needs. This issue addresses both how IT is aligned with the busi-
ness and how the business should be aligned with IT Frustratingly, organizations
seem to find it difficult or impossible to harness the power of information tech-
nology for their own long-term benefit, even though there is worldwide evi-
dence that IT has the power to transform whole industries and markets.' How
can companies.
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I am showing below the proof of breakeven, which is fixed costs/ contribution margin.
We start with the definition of breakeven and proceed using elementary algebra to derive the formula. Breakeven is a number and is created by knowing fixed and variable costs, and the retail sales price. It is thus not a point of discussion but is based on the assumptions of these variables.
Proof of Breakeven
Definition of BreakevenVolume: Total Revenue = Total Expenses
Definition
1.Total Revenue = Total Expenses
Breakdown of Definition
2. Retail Price * Volume = Fixed Expenses + Variable Expenses
Further Analysis
3. Retail Price * Volume = Fixed Expenses + (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses)
Subtract (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses) from both sides
4. Fixed Expenses = (Retail Price * Volume) — (Volume * Unit Variable Expenses)
Factor
5. Fixed Expenses = Volume * (Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
Divide both sides by (Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
6. Volume = Fixed Expenses
(Retail Price – Unit Variable Expenses)
Substitution based on Definition
7. Since (Retail Price — Unit Variable Expenses) is called Contribution Margin,
Therefore:
Breakeven Volume = Fixed Expenses / Contribution Margin
NAME_________________________________________________ DATE ____________
1. Explain some of the economic, social, and political considerations involved in changing the tax law.
2. Explain the difference between a Partnership, a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and a Limited Liability Company (LLC). In each structure who has liability?
3. How is “control” defined for purposes of Section 351 of the IRS Code?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using debt in a firm’s capital structure?
5. Under what circumstances is a corporation’s assumption of liabilities considered boot in a Section 351exchange?
6. What are the tax consequences for the transferor and transferee when property is transferred to a newly created corporation in an exchange qualifying as nontaxable under Section 351?
7. Why are corporations allowed a dividend-received deduction? What dividends qualify for this special deduction?
8. Provide 3 examples of a Constructive Dividend. Are these Constructive Dividends taxable?
9. Discuss the tax consequences of a new Partnership Formation and give details to gain and losses and basis?
10. Provide 2 similarities and 2 differences when comparing Sections 351 and 721 of the IRS Code.
11. What is the difference between inside and outside basis with a partnership?
12. ABC Partnership distributes $12,000 of taxable income to partner Bob and $24,000 of tax-exempt income to Partner Bob. As a result of these two distributions, how does Bob’s basis change?
13. On January 1, Katie pays $2,000 for a 10% capital, profits, and loss interest in a partnership.
Examine the way in which death and dying are viewed at different .docxTatianaMajor22
Examine the way in which death and dying are viewed at different points in human development.
Using only my text as a reference:
Berger, K.S. (2011). The developing person through the life span (8th ed.).
I need 3 detailed PowerPoint slide with very detailed speaker notes. There must be detailed speaker notes on each slide. The 4th slide will be the reference.
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Karimi 1 Big Picture Blog Post First Draft College .docxTatianaMajor22
Karimi 1
Big Picture Blog Post First Draft
College Girls in Media
Sogand Karimi
Media and Hollywood movies have affected and influenced society’s perception on
female college students. Due to Hollywood movies and media, society mostly recognizes the
negative stereotypes of a college women. Saran Donahoo, an associate professor and education
administration of Southern Illinois University, once said, “The messages in these films
consistently emphasized college as a place where young women come to have fun, engage in
romances with young men, experiment with sex and alcohol, face dilemmas regarding body
image, and encounter difficulties in associating with other college women.” In this essay I will
be talking about the recurring stereotypes and themes portrayed in three hollywood movies,
Spring Breakers, The house bunny and Legally Blond and how these stereotypes affect our
society.
The movie Spring Breakers is about four college girls who are bored with their daily
routines and want to escape on a spring break vacation to Florida. After realizing they don’t have
enough money, they rub a local diner with fake guns and ski masks. They break the laws in order
to get down to Florida, just to break more rules and laws once they’re there. During the film, you
will notice a lot of partying, drugs and sexual activity. The four girls wear bikinis for majority of
the film and are overly sexual. These are some common themes and stereotypes seen in all three
movies. Media and movies like spring breakers have made it a norm to constantly want to party,
get drunk and have sex as a college woman. In an article by Heather Long, she mentions how the
movie can even be seen as supporting rape culture. She believes because of these stereotypes
always being shown in media, it is contributing to the “girls asking for it” excuse when it comes
to rape cases with young girls. Long also said “...never mind the fact that thousands of college
students are spending their spring break not on a beach, but volunteering with groups like Habitat
for Humanity and the United Way, especially after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.” THIS shows
how media only displays one side of a certain group or story. Even though not all college girls
like to party and lay on a beach naked for spring break, that’s what media likes to portray. Not
only does this give the wrong message to our society but it influences bigger issues like rape, as
the author mentioned.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/alternative-spring-break_n_494028.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/alternative-spring-break_n_494028.html
Karimi 2
The movie House bunny. The House bunny is a movie about an ex playmate or girlfriend
if Hugh Hefner that gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion due to her aging. She then becomes
a mother of an unpopular sorority with girls that are bit geeky, and unusual compared to other
girls on campus. The story.
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Please try not to use hard words Thank you
Week 3
Individual
Problems and Goals Case Study
Select one of the following three case studies in Ch. 6 of The Helping Process:
· Case Susanna
· Case James and Samantha
· Case Alicia and Montford
Identify three to five problems in the case study you have selected.
Write a 500- to 700-word paperthatincludes the following:
· A problem-solving strategy and a goal for each problem
· The services, resources, and supports the client may need and why
· A description of how goals are measurable and realistically attainable for the client
Here is the case studies
Exercise 3: Careful Assessment
The following case studies are about Susanna, James, Samantha, Alicia, and Montford, all
homeless children attending school. The principal of the school has asked you to conduct
an assessment of these children and provide initial recommendations.
Before you begin this exercise, go to the website that accompanies this book: www.
wadsworth.com/counseling/mcclam, Chapter Three, Link 1, to read more about homeless
families and children.
Susanna
Susanna is 15 years old. Th e city where she lives has four schools: two elementary, one
middle, and one high school. Th ere are about 1,500 students enrolled in the city/county
school district and about 450 in the local high school that Susanna is attending. For the
past six months, Susanna has been living with her boyfriend and his parents. Prior to this,
she left her mother’s home and lived on the streets. She is pregnant and her boyfriend’s
parents want her to move out of their home. Her father lives in a town with his girlfriend,
about 50 miles from the city. Her mother lives outside the city with Susanna’s baby brother.
Right now Susanna’s mother is receiving child support for the two children. Susanna wants
to have a portion of the child support so that she can find a place of her own to live. Her
mother says that the only way that Susanna can have access to that money is to move back
home. Susanna refuses to move back in with her mother.
You receive a call from the behavior specialist at Susanna’s high school. Susanna’s
mother is at the school demanding that Susanna be withdrawn from school. Susanna’s
mother indicates that Susanna will be moving in with her and will be enrolling in another
school district.
Currently Susanna is not doing very well in school. She misses school and she tells the
helper it is because she is tired and that she does not have good food to eat. She has not told
the helper that she is looking for a place to live. Right now she is failing two of her classes
and she has one B and two Ds. Her boyfriend has missed a lot of school, too.
James and Samantha
James is 10 years old and he has a sister, Samantha, who is 8. At the beginning of the
school year, both of the children were attending Boone Elementary School. Both children
live with their aunt and uncle; their parents are in prison. In the middle of the scho.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
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1 QSO 690 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Ove
1. 1
QSO 690 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of a business
development plan. In this program, you have learned that every
company or organization has an
operations function, whether it is in the manufacture of goods or
the delivery of services. Ultimately, the purpose of operations
management is to identify ways
to promote company values that strengthen organizational
performance through cost-savings opportunities, customer
service improvements, increased
manufacturing efficiency and supply-chain logistics, continued
competitiveness within the industry, and long-term
sustainability efforts.
This project will demonstrate your ability to assess your
selected organization’s or company’s operational processes, and
to make meaningful recommendations
that balance business sustainability with quality-driven, lean
operations for competing in the global marketplace. You will
identify opportunities for improving
business operations and strengthening organizational
performance. These opportunities could be related to internal
capabilities development, divestiture,
outsourcing, or a combination of the three. In addition, you will
examine risk mitigation and the long-range viability of the
selected organization or company.
2. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be
submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold
learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules
Three, Five, and Seven. The final project will be submitted in
Module Nine. Remember that you
final submission will include a conclusion that summarizes the
milestone work into a closing section.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the
following course outcomes:
determining business development and cost-savings
opportunities
customer cost, quality, and satisfaction expectations through
utilization of global
benchmarks
infrastructure costs while supporting current business
operations
or opportunities to
utilize technology for reducing costs, increasing production, and
delivering consistently
superior products or services
and the planet to mitigate risk and ensure corporate viability
3. 2
Prompt
Select a company or organization that meets the following
criteria:
industries (other industries could be used with instructor
approval)
ge enough to have multiple product/service lines
to consider
production costs are always a key concern
See this list of companies to help guide your selection.
Note: In the absence of a suitable real company, you may use a
notional or conceptual company for this assignment as long as it
meets the above
criteria. In either case, to avoid any proprietary data issues, the
performance data for this assignment should not be real data;
however, real data could
be used if it is publically available.
4. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Aligning Resources to Market Opportunities
A. Assess your company’s or organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations with respect to its current
operations. In your assessment, include
human, organizational, and infrastructure factors.
B. Based on the company’s or organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations, what expansion or business
development opportunities can you
identify? How will these opportunities align to the current
domestic and global markets? Your response should consider
the political, economic,
social, and technical factors that affect the company.
C. Based on the company’s or organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations, what cost-savings opportunities can
you identify? How will these
opportunities align to the current domestic and global markets?
Your response should consider the political, economic, social,
and technical
factors that affect the company.
D. Describe the external threat factors in the domestic and
global markets that the company or organization should
consider when developing
these business development and cost-savings opportunities.
Your response should consider the political, economic, social,
and technical factors
that affect the company.
5. II. Managing the Quality Imperative for Global Competition
A. Based on your assessment of the company’s or organization’s
internal capabilities and limitations and the opportunities you
identified, select
total quality management (TQM) means that the company or
organization could employ to strengthen organizational
performance. Justify your
selection.
http://snhu-
media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/qso/qso690/qso
690_list_of_proposed_companies.pdf
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B. Based on your assessment of the company’s or organization’s
internal capabilities and limitations and the opportunities you
identified, select an
appropriate series from an ISO 9000 family of standards that the
company or organization could employ to strengthen
organizational
performance. Justify your selection.
C. Based on the TQM and ISO 9000 benchmarks that you
selected, recommend global best practices that strengthen
organizational performance
by ensuring quality, cost containment, and customer satisfaction
for the company or organization. Justify your recommendations.
III. Lean Practices in the Workplace and the Supply Chain
A. Determine opportunities for the company or organization to
6. employ lean techniques to strengthen organizational
performance while
supporting current business operations. What is the potential
outcome of using these lean techniques?
B. Determine opportunities for the company or organization to
use just-in-time (JIT) practices, such as safety stock, to reduce
inventory costs while
supporting current business operations. What is the potential
outcome of using these JIT practices?
C. Determine opportunities for the company or organization to
use optimized production technology (OPT) and theory of
constraints (TOC)
principles to reduce costs and increase throughput while
supporting current business operations. What is the potential
outcome of using these
OPT and TOC principles?
IV. Technology for Competitive Differentiation
A. Evaluate current business operations in one segment of the
enterprise to identify performance gaps relative to cost,
production, and delivery of
products or services.
B. Based on the performance gaps you identified, describe
specific opportunities that would benefit from technology
enhancement or technical
solutions. Ensure that your response focuses on using
technology to reduce costs, increase production, and deliver
consistently superior
products or services.
C. How can the technology you described be utilized to mitigate
7. the performance gap? Ensure that your response focuses on
using technology to
reduce costs, increase production, and deliver consistently
superior products or services.
V. Sustainability in the Value Chain
A. Assess the sustainability of your company or organization
with respect to profits, people, and the planet. You might
consider questions such as
these in your response: What are the challenges to
sustainability? What sustainable business practices does your
company or organization
already employ? Do you see any gaps between current business
operations and sustainability?
B. What alternative business practices could the company or
organization employ to mitigate risks to business operations
while enhancing
sustainability?
C. How can the company or organization implement the
alternative business practices while ensuring long-term
viability?
4
Milestones
Milestone One: Case Analysis
8. In Module Three, you will begin the process of creating a
business development plan by submitting a case analysis of your
selected organization or company. In
this submission, you will assess and describe your
organization’s or company’s internal organization capabilities
and recommend strategies for optimizing
production based on a detailed analysis of existing processes,
resources (facilities, human resources, equipment/machines,
supply chain/inventory) and strategic
business planning (SBP) goals. This milestone will be graded
with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Lean Techniques and Forecasting Analysis
In Module Five, you will continue the process of creating a
business development plan for your selected organization or
company. To accomplish this, you must
understand how lean practices, continuous improvement
throughout the organization, and technological advancements
create product differentiation resulting
in a competitive advantage for the company. This milestone will
be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Business Operations Opportunities Analysis
In Module Seven, you will evaluate current business operations
for opportunities to utilize project management, technology, and
project management tools
along with other techniques to reduce costs, increase
production, incorporate sustainability principles, and deliver
consistently superior products and services
using quantitative tools and techniques. This milestone will be
graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.
Final Submission: Business Development Plan
In Module Nine, you will submit your completed final project.
In the project, you will assess your organization’s or company’s
sustainability efforts, focusing on
9. how they mitigate risks and how their efforts promote long-term
viability. It should be a complete, polished artifact of the three
milestone pieces, containing all
of the critical elements of the final project with an APA-
formatted listing of all references used in the project. All
instructor feedback gained throughout the
course should be incorporated into the final submission.
Conclude your plan by applying the knowledge you have gained
over the course of the project and
sharing overall insights from your own professional experience
as they relate to your company. This submission will be graded
with the Final Project Rubric.
Deliverables
Milestone Deliverable Module Due Grading
One Case Analysis Three Graded separately; Milestone One
Rubric
Two Lean Techniques and Forecasting Analysis Five Graded
separately; Milestone Two Rubric
Three Business Operations Opportunities Analysis Seven
Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric
Final Project Submission: Business
Development Plan
Nine Graded separately; Final Project Rubric
10. 5
Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be 15–20
pages in length and should use double spacing, 12-point Times
New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. You should use current APA style guidelines for your
citations and reference list. At least 10 outside information
sources are required, although many
students might find that more are necessary to satisfy the
requirements of the project. Please adhere to the SNHU
Academic Honesty Policy as you develop this
project.
As necessary, copy and paste any data analysis from Excel into
your Word document for submission. You may include your
original Excel documents as
supplementary material if you believe this will strengthen your
contribution.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs
Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Aligning Resources
to Market
Opportunities:
Internal
Capabilities and
Limitations
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
11. assessment is exceptionally clear,
detailed, and contextualized,
demonstrating a nuanced
understanding of the company’s
or organization’s internal
organizational capabilities and
limitations
Assesses the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations with
respect to current operations,
including human, organizational,
and infrastructure factors
Assesses the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations with
respect to current operations, but
assessment does not include
human, organizational, or
infrastructure factors or is
cursory or inaccurate
Does not assess the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations with
respect to current operations
4.8
Aligning Resources
to Market
Opportunities:
Business
12. Development
Opportunities
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
internal organizational
capabilities and limitations and
business development
opportunities
Identifies appropriate expansion
or business development
opportunities and explains how
opportunities align to current
domestic and global markets,
basing response on the
company’s or organization’s
internal capabilities and
limitations and including political,
economic, social, and technical
factors that affect the company
Identifies expansion or business
development opportunities and
explains how opportunities align
to current domestic and global
markets, but opportunities are
not appropriate based on the
company’s or organization’s
internal capabilities and
limitations or political, economic,
social, and technical factors that
affect the company
13. Does not identify expansion or
business development
opportunities
4.8
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Aligning Resources
to Market
Opportunities:
Cost-Savings
Opportunities
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
internal organizational
capabilities and limitations and
cost-savings opportunities
Identifies appropriate cost-
savings opportunities and
explains how opportunities align
to current domestic and global
markets, basing response on the
company’s or organization’s
14. internal capabilities and
limitations and including political,
economic, social, and technical
factors that affect the company
Identifies cost-savings
opportunities and explains how
opportunities align to current
domestic and global markets, but
opportunities are not appropriate
based on the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations or
political, economic, social, and
technical factors that affect the
company
Does not identify cost-savings
opportunities
4.8
Aligning Resources
to Market
Opportunities:
External Threat
Factors
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description demonstrates
nuanced understanding of
developing business
development and cost-savings
15. opportunities
Describes external threat factors
in domestic and global markets
that the company or organization
should consider when developing
business development and cost-
savings opportunities, including
political, economic, social, and
technical factors that affect the
company
Describes external threat factors
in domestic and global markets
that the company or organization
should consider when developing
business development and cost-
savings opportunities but does
not include political, economic,
social, and technical factors that
affect the company, or
description has gaps in clarity or
detail
Does not describe external threat
factors in domestic and global
markets that the company or
organization should consider
when developing business
development and cost-savings
opportunities
4.8
Managing the
Quality Imperative
16. for Global
Competition: TQM
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of utilization of
global benchmarks
Selects and justifies appropriate
TQM means the company or
organization could employ to
strengthen organizational
performance, basing response on
assessment of the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations and
the identified opportunities
Selects and justifies TQM means
the company or organization
could employ, but selection is not
appropriate for strengthening
organizational performance, or
response is not based on
assessment of the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations and
the identified opportunities
Does not select and justify TQM
means the company or
organization could employ
6.4
17. 7
Managing the
Quality Imperative
for Global
Competition: ISO
9000
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of utilization of
global benchmarks
Selects and justifies appropriate
series from ISO 9000 family of
standards that the company or
organization could employ to
strengthen organizational
performance, basing response on
assessment of the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations and
the identified opportunities
Selects and justifies series from
ISO 9000 family of standards that
the company or organization
could employ, but selection is not
appropriate for strengthening
18. organizational performance, or
response is not based on
assessment of the company’s or
organization’s internal
capabilities and limitations and
the identified opportunities
Does not select and justify series
from ISO 9000 family of
standards that the company or
organization could employ
6.4
Managing the
Quality Imperative
for Global
Competition:
Global Best
Practices
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
best practice recommendations
demonstrate keen insight into
meeting customer expectations
through utilization of global
benchmarks
Recommends and justifies
appropriate global best practices
that strengthen organizational
performance by ensuring quality,
cost containment, and customer
19. satisfaction for company or
organization
Recommends and justifies global
best practices, but practices are
not appropriate for strengthening
organization performance by
ensuring quality, cost
containment, and customer
satisfaction for company or
organization
Does not recommend and justify
global best practices
6.4
Lean Practices in
the Workplace
and the Supply
Chain: Lean
Techniques
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of utilizing lean
techniques and practices while
supporting current business
operations
Determines appropriate
opportunities for the company or
organization to employ lean
techniques to strengthen
20. organizational performance while
supporting current business
operations and explains potential
outcome of using these lean
techniques
Determines opportunities for the
company or organization to
employ lean techniques to
strengthen organizational
performance and explains
potential outcome of using these
lean techniques, but techniques
are not appropriate for
supporting current business
operations
Does not determine
opportunities for company or
organization to employ lean
techniques to strengthen
organizational performance
6.4
Lean Practices in
the Workplace
and the Supply
Chain: JIT
Practices
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of utilizing JIT
21. practices while supporting
current business operations
Determines appropriate
opportunities for the company or
organization to use JIT practices
to reduce inventory costs while
supporting current business
operations and explains potential
outcome of using these JIT
practices
Determines opportunities for the
company or organization to use
JIT practices to reduce inventory
costs and explains potential
outcome of using these JIT
practices, but opportunities are
not appropriate for supporting
current business operations
Does not determine
opportunities for the company or
organization to use JIT practices
to reduce inventory costs
6.4
8
Lean Practices in
the Workplace
and the Supply
22. Chain: OPT and
TOC Principles
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of utilizing OPT
and TOC principles while
supporting current business
operations
Determines appropriate
opportunities for the company or
organization to use OPT and TOC
principles to reduce costs and
increase throughput while
supporting current business
operations and explains potential
outcome of using these OPT and
TOC principles
Determines opportunities for the
company or organization to use
OPT and TOC principles to reduce
costs and increase throughput
and explains potential outcome
of using these OPT and TOC
principles, but opportunities are
not appropriate for supporting
current business operations
Does not determine
opportunities for company or
organization to use OPT and TOC
principles to reduce costs and
increase throughput
23. 6.4
Technology for
Competitive
Differentiation:
Current Business
Operations
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
evaluation demonstrates
nuanced understanding of
current business operations
Evaluates current business
operations in one segment of the
enterprise to identify
performance gaps relative to
cost, production, and delivery of
products or services
Evaluates current business
operations in one segment of the
enterprise to identify
performance gaps relative to
cost, production, and delivery of
products or services, but
evaluation is cursory or
inaccurate
Does not evaluate current
business operations in one
segment of enterprise to identify
24. performance gaps relative to
cost, production, and delivery of
products or services
6.4
Technology for
Competitive
Differentiation:
Technology
Enhancement
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
response demonstrates keen
insight into utilizing technology
for reducing costs, increasing
production, and delivering
consistently superior products or
services
Describes specific opportunities
that would benefit from
technology enhancement or
technical solutions, basing
response on identified
performance gaps and focusing
on using technology to reduce
costs, increase production, and
deliver consistently superior
products or services
Describes specific opportuni ties
that would benefit from
25. technology enhancement or
technical solutions, but response
lacks detail or clarity, is not based
on identified performance gaps
or does not focus on using
technology to reduce costs,
increase production, and deliver
consistently superior products or
services
Does not describe specific
opportunities that would benefit
from technology enhancement or
technical solutions
6.4
Technology for
Competitive
Differentiation:
Performance Gap
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
explanation demonstrates keen
insight into utilizing technology
for reducing costs, increasing
production, and delivering
consistently superior products or
services
Explains how previously
described technology can be
utilized to mitigate performance
gap, focusing explanation on
26. using technology to reduce costs,
increase production, and deliver
consistently superior products or
services
Explains how previously
described technology can be
utilized to mitigate performance
gap, but explanation lacks clarity,
detail, or focus on using
technology to reduce costs,
increase production, and deliver
consistently superior products or
services
Does not explain how previously
described technology can be
utilized to mitigate performance
gap
6.4
9
Sustainability in
the Value Chain:
Sustainability
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
assessment demonstrates
nuanced understanding of
27. relationship between business
sustainability and profits, people,
and the planet
Assesses sustainability of
company or organization with
respect to profits, people, and
the planet
Assesses sustainability of
company or organization with
respect to profits, people, and
the planet, but assessment is
cursory or inaccurate
Does not assess sustainability of
company or organization with
respect to profits, people, and
the planet
6.4
Sustainability in
the Value Chain:
Mitigate Risks
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description demonstrates deep
understanding of relationship
between business sustainability
and risk mitigation
Describes appropriate alternative
business practices the company
28. or organization could employ to
mitigate risks to business
operations while enhancing
sustainability
Describes alternative business
practices the company or
organization could employ to
mitigate risks to business
operations, but practices are not
appropriate for enhancing
sustainability or description lacks
clarity or detail
Does not describe alternative
business practices the company
or organization could employ to
mitigate risks to business
operations
6.4
Sustainability in
the Value Chain:
Long-Term
Viability
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description demonstrates deep
understanding of relationship
between business sustainability
and corporate viability
Explains how the company or
29. organization can implement the
alternative business practices
while ensuring long-term viability
Explains how the company or
organization can implement the
alternative business practices
while ensuring long-term
viability, but explanation has gaps
in clarity or detail
Does not explain how the
company or organization can
implement the alternative
business practices while ensuring
long-term viability
6.4
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy to read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
31. discuss whether or not the type of human trafficking you chose
is being combated and if those
accused of this crime are being prosecuted. This is the 4th of
the 5 assignments which will make up
your Research Paper.
Instructions:
Write a paper answering the following questions, giving a
detailed explanation for each:
• Describe if your topic is being investigated and prosecuted.
• Define which levels of government are involved in the
investigation and prosecution of this
crime: local, state, federal, and/or international.
• What is being done to prevent this type of human trafficking
from occurring presently or in the
future?
• Do you think local and/or state law enforcement offices are
providing enough resources to
successfully combat this issue?
• Do you think law enforcement can do more, locally, statewide,
nationally and internationally to
combat this issue?
34. confusing.
Explanation of
combating
human traffic
efforts are
present. Many to
all details are
related to and
support the topic.
Explanation of
combating human
traffic efforts are
present. Details
are clear and well-
developed.
(0-9) (10-11) (12-13) (14-15)
Resources No resources are
used to support
35. the assignment or
evidence is not
analyzed.
1-2 resources
are used to
support the
assignment.
Evidence may
not be fully
analyzed or may
not have a clear
connection to the
topic.
At least 2
resources are
used to support
the assignment.
Evidence is
36. analyzed and has
a clear
connection to the
topic.
3 or more
resources are
used to support
the assignment.
Analysis of
evidence is clear
and well
developed. All
evidence has a
clear connection
to the topic.
Paper
Length
Less than 1 page
37. in length.
1 page in length. 1-2 pages in
length.
More than 2
pages in length.
APA
Formatting
There are more
than 3 APA
formatting errors.
There are 2-3
APA formatting
errors.
There are 1-2
APA formatting
errors.
There are no APA
formatting errors.
38. Spelling and
Grammar
There are more
than 3 spelling
and/or
grammatical
mistakes.
There are 2-3
spelling and/or
grammatical
mistakes
There are 1-2
spelling and/or
grammatical
mistakes
There are no
spelling or
grammatical