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duplicated,
or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
The light that we see falls within the visible range of the
electromagnetic spectrum, and the nature of the light waves
determines how we perceive them. The wavelength corresponds
to huge, the narrower the band of wavelengths the greater the
saturation, and the amplitude of the waves indicates the
brightness of the color.
There are many different structures of the eye, each of which
plays its own role in the visual system. Study carefully the
following parts:
Cornea
Iris and Pupil
Lens (and the process of accommodation)
Retina
There are other ocular structures, but these are the ones that are
most immediately salient in the process of vision.
When the structures do not work quite right, we may suffer
visual distortions. When light images are focused in front of or
behind the retina, we may experience myopia or hyperopia
respectively (you may know these as near-sightedness and far-
sightedness). These often result from incorrect curvature of the
cornea, a condition called astigmatism. As we age, the natural
flexibility of the lens reduces, leading to an age-related
reduction of near vision called presbyopia.
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Rods and Cones
Anatomy of the retina
20. Take a look at these recommendations (and study them in the
textbook). Can you think of ways in which they apply to you?
It’s amazing how such simple suggestions can make such a big
difference!
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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEW
This assignment will allow students to discuss how leadership
styles, management styles, and types of power might affect the
success of an organization. The following once stable
organization (RST) has recently reversed direction and is now
struggling to survive.
Students are being asked to review some of the organization’s
data from the past several years and recommend some changes
that might reverse the negative trends in the metrics provided in
the Excel spreadsheet.
INSTRUCTIONS
For this assignment, the student will write a 1000–1500-word
assessment in APA format of their findings and
recommendations for improvement at the RST Company and the
reason for each recommendation. There will be a title page
required, but no abstract. Write at graduate-level quality.
Perform academic research through the LU Online Library by
selecting four peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles and the
Satterlee text. Using the information above and the included
bar charts, determine what needs to happen to return this
company to its past success. Use the following headings to
21. complete the assignment:
Title page
RST Carports and Metal Roofing
Introduction
Experience Levels of Employees
How Leadership Styles Could Have Affected the Change at RST
How Management Decision Styles Could Have Affected the
Change at RST
How Types of Power Could Have Affected the Change at RST
A Pareto Analysis of the Three Main Problems That Could Have
Affected the Change at RST
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the
Turnitin plagiarism tool.
MGMT 501
CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONSOVERVIEW
This assignment will allow students to discuss how leadership
styles, management styles, and types of power might affect the
success of an organization. The following once stable
organization (RST) has recently reversed direction and is now
struggling to survive.
Students are being asked to review some of the organization’s
data from the past several years and recommend some changes
that might reverse the negative trends in the metrics provided in
the Excel spreadsheet.
INSTRUCTIONS
For this assignment, the student will write a 1000–1500-word
assessment in APA format of their findings and
recommendations for improvement at the RST Company and the
reason for each recommendation. There will be a title page
required, but no abstract. Write at graduate-level quality.
Perform academic research through the LU Online Library by
22. selecting four peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles and the
Satterlee text. Using the information above and the included
bar charts, determine what needs to happen to return this
company to its past success. Use the following headings to
complete the assignment:
Title page
RST Carports and Metal Roofing
Introduction
Experience Levels of Employees
How Leadership Styles Could Have Affected the Change at RST
How Management Decision Styles Could Have Affected the
Change at RST
How Types of Power Could Have Affected the Change at RST
A Pareto Analysis of the Three Main Problems That Could Have
Affected the Change at RST
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the
Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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CASE STUDY: RSTCARPORTS AND METAL ROOFING
CASE
History
RST Carports was founded in 1980 as a private Midwest small
business company. The business includes a 600,000 square foot
building with office space to support its management. The
business is in Albany Indiana and initially produced and
installed 4 versions of carports which was gradually increased
to 48 versions over the years. In 2000, the business ventured
into the metal roofing business and began manufacturing and
23. installing 18 varieties of metal roofing from the same facility in
Albany. The company was profitable every year from 1981-
2017, only losing money in its initial year of existence. The
company used a pull system to control inventory, used the
Seven Quality Tools and Seven Management Tools to solve 90%
of their problems, and used Six-Sigma and Shainin Red -X
Problem Solving to solve their complex problems. All of the
Executive Managers were Six Sigma Blackbelts certified by
ASQ.
In July 2017, Jerry Jones, the President, and private owner of
the very successful business sold the company to WXY
Corporation, a large competitor, for $60.8M. WXY elected a
new Divisional Manager from its corporate office, Art
Anderson, to replace Jerry Jones the week after the sale.
Anderson immediately brought in a WXY SWOT team to make a
one-month assessment of the RST management and working
employees and to review its methods of operation.
Structure Changes
One month after the sale, Art Anderson elected to change the
RST management structure, reducing over 50% of the executive
management positions, approximately 40% of the middle and
lower level manager positions, and 30% of the employees who
performed the manufacturing and installation work. All
management employees were forced to take a 20% reduction in
pay, and working employees were forced to take a 10%
reduction. Many of the original RST executive management
team elected to retire immediately. Gone were CFO- Dan
Demis, Operations Manager- Larry Lange, Engineering
Manager- Andy Andrews, Maintenance Manager- Bob Bex, and
Materials Manager- Carl Candle. The Quality Manager, Earl
Engle, quit shortly after the takeover and moved on to a
competitor for a higher-paying job.
The CFO and HR Manager positions were consolidated into one
position. The CFO manager retired, and the HR Manager quit.
The Materials Manager and Purchasing Manager positions were
also consolidated; the Materials Manager retired, and the
24. Purchasing Manager quit. The Engineering Manager and
Maintenance Manager positions were also consolidated, and
both managers retired. The IT Managers position was
eliminated, and that service was transferred to Corporate office
at WXY. The Information Technology Manager was offered a
lower paying job at Corporate, and elected to quit. Anderson
acquired replacements from Corporate office.
Worker Morale
In January 2018, the disgruntled working employees asked for
the United Steel Workers Union to attempt to step in and help
organize the non-management employees into a union because
of the numerous safety problems and the reductions in pay they
were forced to take after the takeover. There were several
employee meetings between the Steel Workers Union and the
200 workers who manufactured and installed the products
throughout 2018 and 2019. While waiting on the Steel Workers
Union to negotiate with management on forming a union,
several other
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working employees also retired or quit. One of the problems
that RST was going through was having lost much of the
expertise in the management and employee worker ranks after
the takeover. Due to a lack of experience in key areas, there
was an increase in accidents, increased quality problems in
manufacturing with misfits and missing parts in kits going to
the builders in the field, and absenteeism increased
significantly. There were several quarrels between management
employees, management employees and workers, and workers
and workers. The once collaborative group of individuals who
had collaborated effectively for several years had become
combative after the takeover.
Management Morale
Unfortunately, the workers were not the only ones who were
affected. As can be seen in the management overtime chart, the
management employees were now being required to work 60-
hour weeks with no pay for overtime, which they had received
25. pay for before the takeover, but with minimal overtime hours.
Bickering between the quality manager and operations manager
had increased due to the declining quality levels of assembled
units. The reduced quality had a direct correlation with the
rescinding profit margins. The Engineering Manager was
arguing with the Purchasing manager for changing venders to
secure lower prices (with lower quality) from new suppliers
(current WXY vendors) who had replaced metal rolls from their
previous suppliers. Problems with rust, holes, mismatches, and
cracks were the main problems, and the thicknesses of the metal
sides and roofing varied out of specification, with mounting
holes also being off location causing re-drilling and leaks
through off-center existing holes. The new Operations
Manager, 36 year-old David Davis (who was handpicked by the
Divisional Manage, Art Anderson to implement all the changes)
conflicted with most of the other managers because of the
eroding performance of the company over the previous 2 years.
Unfortunately, most of the previous managers who were
qualified Six Sigma Black and Green Belts were no longer
employees, so solving for these complex problems did not
happen. It was a constant fire drill trying to sort and contain
defective materials.
Worker Overtime
Because of the drastic reductions in the number of working
employees, the remaining employees seldom received a
weekend off, and without the union they were asking for, some
were fired when not showing up on the weekends. This resulted
in a continuous revolving door of new employees being hired,
which resulted in more injuries to workers and increased quality
problems with all products. This was one of the main
complaints that employees addressed with the Steel Workers
Union.
Training
Most training programs were eliminated, and the training
function handled by the previous HR Manager, Olga Older, was
transferred to WXY Corporate training. The prior requirement
26. of 48 hours per year training for each management and working
employee was reduced to 2 hours of diversity and sexual
harassment training annually for all employees. The previous
two-day orientation training program for new hires was
eliminated and new employees were sent to jobs with 4 hours
on-the-job training with current workers on the job. This was
another main complaint that employees addressed with the Steel
Workers Union.
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Years of Service
As can be seen in the spreadsheet, there were many management
employees with more than 30 years of experience in their
positions who elected to retire. Many of these employees were
replaced with other employees selected by WXY corporate to
fill these positions. The years of experience of the new
management employees appear to be significantly less than
those who left.
What Needs to be Done?
Finally, after the first 4 months in 2020, the CEO of WXY hired
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Solution
s Consulting Company to go into the RST company and
determine what needs to happen. W2