OPR 300 – Operations Management
Case Study
Supplying Fast Fashion
Contrast the approaches taken by H&M, Benetton and Zara in managing their supply chains.
Consider the following focus points:
1. How do they differ in terms of their approach to design stage of the supply chain?
2. How do they differ in terms of the manufacturing stage of the supply chain?
3. How do they differ in terms of the distribution stage of the supply chain?
4. How do they differ in terms of the retail stage of the supply chain?
5. For each brand, Identify and explain a SCM strategy or trend utilized in its supply chain.
6. In your opinion, which of the three companies have the best SCM and why?
Working individually, analyze the “supplying Fast Fashion” case study and present your analysis
in a report. Your work will be assessed according to the linked rubrics on blackboard. You are
encouraged to use online sources to support your analysis/recommendation. Make sure to
properly reference those sources in your report. The report should address all the questions
raised in the case study. Please use appropriate headings and subheadings where necessary. The
report should consist of the following sections:
Title page
Executive Summary
Introduction
Discussion
Recommendations
References
Please conform to the following:
• The report should be limited to 3-4 pages (700-1000 words) excluding title page and
references
• Use Times New Roman 12-pts font and 1.5-line spacing
• Use the APA referencing style
• Number each page consequently
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Supplying Fast Fashion
Garment retailing has changed. No longer is there a standard look that all retailers adhere to for
a whole season. Fashion is fast, complex and furious. Different trends overlap and fashion ideas
that are not even on a store’s radar screen can become “must haves” within six months. Many
retail businesses with their own brands, such as H&M and Zara, sell up-to-the-minute
fashionability at low prices, in stores that are clearly focused on one particular market. In the
world of fast fashion, catwalk designs speed their way into high-street stores at prices anyone
can afford. The quality of the garment means that it may only last one season, but fast-fashion
customers don’t want yesterday’s trends. As Newsweek puts it, “being a quicker picker-upper” is
what made fashion retailers H&M and Zara successful. They thrive by practicing the new science
of “fast fashion”, compressing product development cycles as much as six times. But the retail
operations that customers see are only the end part of the supply chains that feeds them. And
these have also changed.
At its simplest level, the fast-fashion supply chain has four stages. First, the garments are
designed, after which they are manufactured. They are then distributed to the retail outlets,
where they are displayed and sold in retail operations designed to reflect the busi.
This assignment is a case study. The focus of this case study is the supply chain of three companies of garments retailers. These fast fashion quicker picker upper class retailers of H&M, Benetton and Zara are competitors in the market globally. Each of these brands in multi national. The case study is about the supply chain strategies of these case studies. The structure of the case study has been divided into four stages of designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling. Each of these companies individual strategies of supply chain are being critically analyzed in question one of this assignment. And the second question critically evaluates the most effective of these supply chain strategies followed.
The strategies of H&M are different from ZARA’s and Benetton supply chain strategies. The later two companies have the automated systems of distribution that connected together the designing and manufacturing plants spread all over the world. ZARA’s is following the most efficient supply chain strategy because the designing is the most crucial phase of the whole manufacturing of garments business. The designing is prototyped and confirmed for its acceptance in society by market specialists before it is launched in the market. The manufacturing is specialised and performed by highly skilled people.
This assignment is a case study. The focus of this case study is the supply chain of three companies of garments retailers. These fast fashion quicker picker upper class retailers of H&M, Benetton and Zara are competitors in the market globally. Each of these brands in multi national. The case study is about the supply chain strategies of these case studies. The structure of the case study has been divided into four stages of designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling. Each of these companies individual strategies of supply chain are being critically analyzed in question one of this assignment. And the second question critically evaluates the most effective of these supply chain strategies followed.
The strategies of H&M are different from ZARA’s and Benetton supply chain strategies. The later two companies have the automated systems of distribution that connected together the designing and manufacturing plants spread all over the world. ZARA’s is following the most efficient supply chain strategy because the designing is the most crucial phase of the whole manufacturing of garments business. The designing is prototyped and confirmed for its acceptance in society by market specialists before it is launched in the market. The manufacturing is specialised and performed by highly skilled people.
Introduction to Business and Management 1 AssignmentTatianaMajor22
Introduction to Business and Management
1
Assignment One
Coursework: Oral Presentation | Case study
Module: Introduction to Business and Management Module Code: IFP6009
Date Issued: 4 October 2021 Due Date: Thursday, 4 November 2021 (UK)
Total Marks: 100% Pass Mark: 40% Weight: 25%
Format: PowerPoint slides and audio-visual recording Length: 15 minutes (max)
Delivery Mode: MS Teams and QM Plus
Task
Read the case study and answer the questions below.
Zara International: Fashion at the Speed of Light
Zara’s parent company Inditex is known for year-on-year strong sales gains. Low prices and a rapid response to fashion trends
have pushed it into the top ranks of global clothing vendors. The chain specialises in lightning-quick turnarounds of the latest
designer trends at prices tailored to the young—about $27 an item. Louis Vuitton fashion director Daniel Piette has described
Zara as “possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world.”
Inditex shortens the time from order to arrival using a complex system of just-in-time production and inventory management that
keeps Zara ahead of the competition. Its distribution centres can have items in European stores within 24 hours of receiving an
order, and in North American and Asian stores in under 48 hours. “They’re a fantastic case study in terms of how they manage
to get product to their stores so quick,” said Stacey Cartwright, executive vice president and CFO of Burberry Group PLC. “We
are mindful of their techniques.”
The firm carefully controls design, production, distribution, and retail sales to optimise the flow of goods, without having to share
profits with wholesalers or intermediary partners. Customers win with access to new fashions while they are still fresh off the
runway. Twice a week Zara’s finished garments are shipped to physical distribution centres that all simultaneously distribute
products to stores worldwide. These small production batches help the company avoid the risk of oversupply. Because batches
always contain new products, Zara’s stores perpetually energize their inventories. Most clothing lines are not replenished.
Instead, they are replaced with new designs to create scarcity value—shoppers cannot be sure that designs in stores one day
will be available the next day.
Store managers track sales data with handheld devices. They can reorder hot items in less than an hour. This lets Zara knows
what is selling and what is not. When a look does not pan out, designers promptly put together new products. New arrivals are
rushed to store sales floors still on the black plastic hangers used in shipping. Shoppers who are in the know recognise these
designs as the newest of the new; soon after, any items left over are rotated to Zara’s standard wood hangers.
Introduction to Business and Management
2
Inside and out, Zara’s stores are designed to strengthen the brand. Indite ...
ZARA's external and internal enviroment. This presentation covers the main characteristics of ZARA, a general view of fast fashion indystry, Porters' Five Forces Analysis, competitors' external environment as well as a complete internal analysis regarding:competences, capabilities, resources, competitive advantage,value chain and outsourcing.
International strategy at Zara is defined by the combined generic strategy of cost leadership and differentiation strategy. There are considerations, however, such as when selecting the Lebanese market, labor cost and productivity, distribution cost and shipment cost of raw materials are considered. Other considerations are characteristics or behavior of consumers and income per capita. In terms of marketing approach, the considerations include the 4Ps inherent to the Lebanese consumers and business environment. Market entry considerations include economics, both macroeconomic factors which include tax, political condition and export tariff and microeconomic factors including local competitors, demand and location of store. Regulation from government and local producers protection issues are other considerations.
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.Your response should b.docxleonorepour284
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.
Your response should be at least one page long and conform to APA Version 6 standards. If you have questions about APA Version 6 standards, refer to the Syllabus for instructions about accessing an APA tutorial.
Below is the grading rubric used for this case study:
Criteria
Points
Case Study
Submitted case study and addressed all questions asked in assignment. Each case study presents one or more questions for analysis and explanation. A quality response fully answers the question or questions asked.
25 points
APA Standards
Written response conforms to APA format (in-text citations and references as required, punctuation, headings, paraphrasing, seriation). At a minimum, focus on in-text citations, sentence punctuation, seriation rules, and reference list construction. You should list and cite the text, as appropriate, when responding to case study questions.
3 points
Spelling and Grammar
Submitted assignment was checked for spelling and grammar errors.
2 points
CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
Management of Fashion and Luxury Companieskgvsanthosh
What is Fashion?, What is Luxury?, Luxury Segments in Retail, Fashion market segmentation, Business models, Business model framework, communication of brands, Global Retail Trends, Retail Distribution channel and its types.
Reference link:- https://www.coursera.org/learn/mafash#syllabus
Zara, the leading clothing and accessories brand based in Spain, is ruling the fashion market for more than 40 years now. Zara now has become synonymous to fast and affordable fashion items.In this slide, we have explained in details the strengths of Zara, weakness of Zara, opportunities of Zara, threat of Zara. SWOT Analysis of Zara that can help you ace marketing assignments on Zara. The Zara Pestle analysis and the Zara Swot analysis dealt in the presentation provides a detailed picture of why Zara is a successful firm.
The Zara Swot Analysis also helps to understand further possibilities of increasing market share and penetration by Zara.
Zara, the leading clothing and accessories brand based in Spain, is ruling the fashion market for more than 40 years now. Zara now has become synonymous to fast and affordable fashion items.
OverviewThe US is currently undergoing an energy boom largel.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
The US is currently undergoing an energy boom largely because of the development of the greatly expanded use of a well technique developed over 40 years ago - hydraulic fracking. It can be used for both oil and natural gas wells.. The technique allows previously unrecoverable oil and gas in old, played out wells to be accessed and increases the efficiency of recovery in new wells significantly. The current level of both recovery and new well drilling is dramatically higher than it has been for decades. The dramatic increase in well activity, some of which has been near towns and places no one thought drilling would ever occur. It has brought a great deal of attention to the technique and associated effects on everything from ground water and air pollution, to biodiversity disruption and earthquakes.
One important fact to weave into your opinion about fracking pro or con is that all of the sub-surface mineral rights in the US are owned by someone (a private individual, a business, or the state or federal government) but surface and mineral rights can be separated, i.e. sold. Originally, mineral rights were sold along with the land and then companies or individuals could decide if they wanted to keep or sell the mineral rights. Before mineral rights were so valuable, many people opted to sell their mineral rights to oil & gas companies. It never occurred to many people that someone would actually be drilling on their property or their neighbors. Oil and gas companies have a legal right to exercise their ownership options and if you are going to say "no" to them, then you owe them for what you are not letting them have, i.e. the money that would be produced if they were allowed to drill. This is not a trivial issue.
Instructions
This week’s discussion focuses on the pros and cons of hydraulic fracking and asks for your SCIENCE informed opinion on whether the economics and political fossil fuel issues justify the negative tradeoffs.
Address each of the following in your discussion:
How is fracking done and why are companies doing this action versus traditional drilling?
Are the environmental issues with fracking worse than conventional drilling? Why or why not?
Why are people along the Front Range and in other states where fracking is widespread, so upset about it now even though fracking has been occurring for a long time?
*In your initial post, please provide 3-4 references in APA format with in-text citations.
.
OverviewThe United Nations (UN) has hired you as a consultan.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
The United Nations (UN) has hired you as a consultant, and your task is to assess the impact that global warming is expected to have on population growth and the ability of societies in the developing world to ensure the adequate security of their food supplies.
Case Assessment
As the world’s population nears 10 billion by 2050, the effects of global warming are stripping some natural resources from the environment. As they diminish in number, developing countries will face mounting obstacles to improving the livelihoods of their citizens and stabilizing their access to enough food. The reason these governments are struggling even now is that our climate influences their economic health and the consequent diminishing living standards of their peoples. Climate changes are responsible for the current loss of biodiversity as well as the physical access to some critical farming regions. As such, these changes in global weather patterns diminish agricultural output and the distribution of food to local and international markets. These difficulties will become even more significant for these countries as the Earth’s climate changes for the worse. Temperatures are already increasing incrementally, and polar ice caps are melting, so the salient question is: what does this suggest for developing societies?
The issue before the developing world is not its lack of food, but rather how to gain access to food. Simply put, changes in our climate are affecting the global food chain, and hence, the living standards of entire populations. Added to this is the fact that food is not getting to where it is needed in time to prevent hunger or starvation. In many developing countries, shortages are due to governments’ control over distribution networks rather than an insufficient supply of food itself. In effect, these governments are weaponizing food by favoring certain ethnic or religious groups over others. When added to dramatic climate changes that we are experiencing even now, the future for billions of poor people looks increasingly dim.
Instructions
You are to write a minimum of a 5 page persuasive paper for the UN that addresses the following questions about the relationship between atmospheric weather patterns and food security in the developing world:
Climate change and global warming are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same phenomenon. What are the differences between the two concepts and what leads to the confusion between them?
In 1900, the average global temperature was about 13.7° Celsius (56.7° Fahrenheit) (Osborn, 2021), but as of 2020, the temperature has risen another 1.2°C to 14.9°C (58.9°F). According to the Earth and climate science community, if the Earth’s surface temperature rises another 2°C (3.6°F), we will suffer catastrophic weather patterns that, among other things, will raise sea levels, cause widespread droughts and wildfires, result in plant, insect, and animal extinctions, and reduce agricultura.
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Introduction to Business and Management 1 AssignmentTatianaMajor22
Introduction to Business and Management
1
Assignment One
Coursework: Oral Presentation | Case study
Module: Introduction to Business and Management Module Code: IFP6009
Date Issued: 4 October 2021 Due Date: Thursday, 4 November 2021 (UK)
Total Marks: 100% Pass Mark: 40% Weight: 25%
Format: PowerPoint slides and audio-visual recording Length: 15 minutes (max)
Delivery Mode: MS Teams and QM Plus
Task
Read the case study and answer the questions below.
Zara International: Fashion at the Speed of Light
Zara’s parent company Inditex is known for year-on-year strong sales gains. Low prices and a rapid response to fashion trends
have pushed it into the top ranks of global clothing vendors. The chain specialises in lightning-quick turnarounds of the latest
designer trends at prices tailored to the young—about $27 an item. Louis Vuitton fashion director Daniel Piette has described
Zara as “possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world.”
Inditex shortens the time from order to arrival using a complex system of just-in-time production and inventory management that
keeps Zara ahead of the competition. Its distribution centres can have items in European stores within 24 hours of receiving an
order, and in North American and Asian stores in under 48 hours. “They’re a fantastic case study in terms of how they manage
to get product to their stores so quick,” said Stacey Cartwright, executive vice president and CFO of Burberry Group PLC. “We
are mindful of their techniques.”
The firm carefully controls design, production, distribution, and retail sales to optimise the flow of goods, without having to share
profits with wholesalers or intermediary partners. Customers win with access to new fashions while they are still fresh off the
runway. Twice a week Zara’s finished garments are shipped to physical distribution centres that all simultaneously distribute
products to stores worldwide. These small production batches help the company avoid the risk of oversupply. Because batches
always contain new products, Zara’s stores perpetually energize their inventories. Most clothing lines are not replenished.
Instead, they are replaced with new designs to create scarcity value—shoppers cannot be sure that designs in stores one day
will be available the next day.
Store managers track sales data with handheld devices. They can reorder hot items in less than an hour. This lets Zara knows
what is selling and what is not. When a look does not pan out, designers promptly put together new products. New arrivals are
rushed to store sales floors still on the black plastic hangers used in shipping. Shoppers who are in the know recognise these
designs as the newest of the new; soon after, any items left over are rotated to Zara’s standard wood hangers.
Introduction to Business and Management
2
Inside and out, Zara’s stores are designed to strengthen the brand. Indite ...
ZARA's external and internal enviroment. This presentation covers the main characteristics of ZARA, a general view of fast fashion indystry, Porters' Five Forces Analysis, competitors' external environment as well as a complete internal analysis regarding:competences, capabilities, resources, competitive advantage,value chain and outsourcing.
International strategy at Zara is defined by the combined generic strategy of cost leadership and differentiation strategy. There are considerations, however, such as when selecting the Lebanese market, labor cost and productivity, distribution cost and shipment cost of raw materials are considered. Other considerations are characteristics or behavior of consumers and income per capita. In terms of marketing approach, the considerations include the 4Ps inherent to the Lebanese consumers and business environment. Market entry considerations include economics, both macroeconomic factors which include tax, political condition and export tariff and microeconomic factors including local competitors, demand and location of store. Regulation from government and local producers protection issues are other considerations.
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.Your response should b.docxleonorepour284
Read Case Study 6 and respond to question 2.
Your response should be at least one page long and conform to APA Version 6 standards. If you have questions about APA Version 6 standards, refer to the Syllabus for instructions about accessing an APA tutorial.
Below is the grading rubric used for this case study:
Criteria
Points
Case Study
Submitted case study and addressed all questions asked in assignment. Each case study presents one or more questions for analysis and explanation. A quality response fully answers the question or questions asked.
25 points
APA Standards
Written response conforms to APA format (in-text citations and references as required, punctuation, headings, paraphrasing, seriation). At a minimum, focus on in-text citations, sentence punctuation, seriation rules, and reference list construction. You should list and cite the text, as appropriate, when responding to case study questions.
3 points
Spelling and Grammar
Submitted assignment was checked for spelling and grammar errors.
2 points
CASE STUDY 6
Exploring Innovation in Action
Sewing up the competition – innovation in the textile and clothing industry
Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with people increasingly specialising in the business.
In its early days this was very much a cottage industry – quite literally people would spin wool gathered from sheep and weave simple cloths on home-made looms. But the skill base – and the technology – began to develop and many of the family names we still have today – Weaver, Dyer, Tailor, for example – remind us of the importance of this sector. And where there were sufficient cottages and groups of people with such skill we began to see concentrations of manufacturing – for example, the Flemish weavers or the lace makers in the English Midlands. As their reputation – and the quality of their goods – grew so the basis of trading internationally in textile and clothing was established.
The small-scale nature of the industry changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. Massive growth in population meant that markets were becoming much bigger whilst at the same time significant developments in technology (and the science underpinning the technology) meant that making textiles and clothing became an increasingly industrialised process. Much of the early Industrial Revolution was around the cotton and wool industries in England and many of the great innovations and machinery – such as the Spinning Jenny – were essentially innovations to support a growing international industry. And the growth of the industry fuelled scientific research and led to devel.
Management of Fashion and Luxury Companieskgvsanthosh
What is Fashion?, What is Luxury?, Luxury Segments in Retail, Fashion market segmentation, Business models, Business model framework, communication of brands, Global Retail Trends, Retail Distribution channel and its types.
Reference link:- https://www.coursera.org/learn/mafash#syllabus
Zara, the leading clothing and accessories brand based in Spain, is ruling the fashion market for more than 40 years now. Zara now has become synonymous to fast and affordable fashion items.In this slide, we have explained in details the strengths of Zara, weakness of Zara, opportunities of Zara, threat of Zara. SWOT Analysis of Zara that can help you ace marketing assignments on Zara. The Zara Pestle analysis and the Zara Swot analysis dealt in the presentation provides a detailed picture of why Zara is a successful firm.
The Zara Swot Analysis also helps to understand further possibilities of increasing market share and penetration by Zara.
Zara, the leading clothing and accessories brand based in Spain, is ruling the fashion market for more than 40 years now. Zara now has become synonymous to fast and affordable fashion items.
OverviewThe US is currently undergoing an energy boom largel.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
The US is currently undergoing an energy boom largely because of the development of the greatly expanded use of a well technique developed over 40 years ago - hydraulic fracking. It can be used for both oil and natural gas wells.. The technique allows previously unrecoverable oil and gas in old, played out wells to be accessed and increases the efficiency of recovery in new wells significantly. The current level of both recovery and new well drilling is dramatically higher than it has been for decades. The dramatic increase in well activity, some of which has been near towns and places no one thought drilling would ever occur. It has brought a great deal of attention to the technique and associated effects on everything from ground water and air pollution, to biodiversity disruption and earthquakes.
One important fact to weave into your opinion about fracking pro or con is that all of the sub-surface mineral rights in the US are owned by someone (a private individual, a business, or the state or federal government) but surface and mineral rights can be separated, i.e. sold. Originally, mineral rights were sold along with the land and then companies or individuals could decide if they wanted to keep or sell the mineral rights. Before mineral rights were so valuable, many people opted to sell their mineral rights to oil & gas companies. It never occurred to many people that someone would actually be drilling on their property or their neighbors. Oil and gas companies have a legal right to exercise their ownership options and if you are going to say "no" to them, then you owe them for what you are not letting them have, i.e. the money that would be produced if they were allowed to drill. This is not a trivial issue.
Instructions
This week’s discussion focuses on the pros and cons of hydraulic fracking and asks for your SCIENCE informed opinion on whether the economics and political fossil fuel issues justify the negative tradeoffs.
Address each of the following in your discussion:
How is fracking done and why are companies doing this action versus traditional drilling?
Are the environmental issues with fracking worse than conventional drilling? Why or why not?
Why are people along the Front Range and in other states where fracking is widespread, so upset about it now even though fracking has been occurring for a long time?
*In your initial post, please provide 3-4 references in APA format with in-text citations.
.
OverviewThe United Nations (UN) has hired you as a consultan.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
The United Nations (UN) has hired you as a consultant, and your task is to assess the impact that global warming is expected to have on population growth and the ability of societies in the developing world to ensure the adequate security of their food supplies.
Case Assessment
As the world’s population nears 10 billion by 2050, the effects of global warming are stripping some natural resources from the environment. As they diminish in number, developing countries will face mounting obstacles to improving the livelihoods of their citizens and stabilizing their access to enough food. The reason these governments are struggling even now is that our climate influences their economic health and the consequent diminishing living standards of their peoples. Climate changes are responsible for the current loss of biodiversity as well as the physical access to some critical farming regions. As such, these changes in global weather patterns diminish agricultural output and the distribution of food to local and international markets. These difficulties will become even more significant for these countries as the Earth’s climate changes for the worse. Temperatures are already increasing incrementally, and polar ice caps are melting, so the salient question is: what does this suggest for developing societies?
The issue before the developing world is not its lack of food, but rather how to gain access to food. Simply put, changes in our climate are affecting the global food chain, and hence, the living standards of entire populations. Added to this is the fact that food is not getting to where it is needed in time to prevent hunger or starvation. In many developing countries, shortages are due to governments’ control over distribution networks rather than an insufficient supply of food itself. In effect, these governments are weaponizing food by favoring certain ethnic or religious groups over others. When added to dramatic climate changes that we are experiencing even now, the future for billions of poor people looks increasingly dim.
Instructions
You are to write a minimum of a 5 page persuasive paper for the UN that addresses the following questions about the relationship between atmospheric weather patterns and food security in the developing world:
Climate change and global warming are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same phenomenon. What are the differences between the two concepts and what leads to the confusion between them?
In 1900, the average global temperature was about 13.7° Celsius (56.7° Fahrenheit) (Osborn, 2021), but as of 2020, the temperature has risen another 1.2°C to 14.9°C (58.9°F). According to the Earth and climate science community, if the Earth’s surface temperature rises another 2°C (3.6°F), we will suffer catastrophic weather patterns that, among other things, will raise sea levels, cause widespread droughts and wildfires, result in plant, insect, and animal extinctions, and reduce agricultura.
OverviewThis project will allow you to write a program to get mo.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
This project will allow you to write a program to get more practice with object-oriented ideas that we explored in the previous project, as well as some practice with more advanced ideas such as inheritance and the use of interfaces.
Ipods and other MP3 players organize a user's music selection into groups known as playlists. These are data structures that provide a collection of songs and an ordering for how those songs will be played. For this assignment you will be writing a set of PlayList classes that could be used for a program that organizes music for a user. These classes will be written to implement a particular PlayList interface so that they can be easily exchange in and out as the program requires. In addition, you will also be using the SimpleTrack class you wrote for the closed lab on Interfaces - if you did not finish this class before the end of lab, you will need to finish it before starting on this project.
Objectives
Practice with programming fundamentals
Review of various Java fundamentals (branching, loops, variables, methods, etc.)
Review of Java File I/O concepts
Practice with Java ArrayList concepts
Practice with object-oriented programming and design
Practice with Java interfaces
Project Description
The SimplePlaylist Class
Once you have coded and tested your SimpleTrack class, you will need to write a SimplePlaylist class that implements the Playist interface given in the project folder.
The SimplePlayList class stores music tracks in order - the first track added to the play list should be the first one removed from the play list. You should recognize this data structure as a
queue
(or a
first-in, first-out queue
). You do not need to implement the equals, hashCode and toString methods for this class but if you choose to do so make sure you document your implementations properly!
The PlayList Management Program
Once you have written and tested a SimpleTrack class and a SimplePlaylist class, it is time to use them to write a program to manage playlists. This program will simulate the playing of songs from a play list. For the SimplePlaylist, the songs are removed from the playlist as they are played, so you know that you're at the end of the list when your list is empty. This program should be implemented in the file MusicPlayerSimulator.java. Note that we are not defining ANY of the methods you are using for this program - the design is all up to you. You must, however, practice good programming style - make sure you are breaking the program up into smaller methods and aren't just trying to solve everything with one monolithic main method. If you have fewer than 5 methods for this program you are probably trying to fit too much into a single method.
Here is a sample transcript of the output of this program:
Enter database filename:
input.txt
Currently playing: 'Elvis Presley / Blue Suede Shoes / Elvis Presley: Legacy Edition' Next track to play: 'The Beatles / Wit.
OverviewThis week, we begin our examination of contemporary resp.docxjacksnathalie
Overview
This week, we begin our examination of contemporary responses to youths’ illegal behaviors. The goal for this week is to assess pre-adjudication responses to youths’ illegal behavior. Primarily, our focus will be on nonformal responses or diversion. As a prelude to this discussion, we will consider the “school to prison pipeline” as it provides a good way to understand the need for diversion in juvenile justice.
Objectives
Upon completion of this week’s lesson, you should be able to:
Define what is meant by the “school to prison pipeline.”
Explain how the political economy contributes to the school to prison pipeline.
Explain how trends in education, policing, and juvenile justice contribute to the school to prison pipeline
Describe juvenile arrest trends and trends in the willingness of police to refer youths to juvenile court.
Define radical nonintervention or true diversion and assess the role in can play in juvenile justice.
Explain the rationale for diversion and its value in juvenile justice.
Describe diversion programs that appear to be effective and programs that are not effective
Assess arguments that are made in support of diversion.
Assess the potential problems that should be addressed when developing or operating diversion programs
Tasks
View Video Lecture (Part 1 and Part 2 below) on the School to Prison Pipeline. While viewing the videos, use the pause feature to stop the slides when needed so that you can examine the content.
Part 1
Part 2
Watch the video:
Rethinking Challenging Kids-Where There's a Skill There's a Way | J. Stuart Ablon | TEDxBeaconStreet
Read the material below, Juvenile Diversion.
View Video Lecture 3
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Progress monitoring is a type of formative assessment in which student learning is evaluated
on a regular basis to provide useful feedback about performance to both students and
teachers. Though there are a number of methods for monitoring a student’s progress, the most
widely used is general outcome measurement, sometimes referred to as curriculum-based
measurement (CBM). Progress monitoring consists of the frequent administration (e.g., once
per month, every two weeks) of brief probes or tests, which include sample items from every
skill taught across the academic year. After each probe is scored, the teacher or student plots
the score on an individual CBM graph. The teacher can then use this data to determine a
student’s:
• Rate of growth — Average growth of a student’s mathematics skills over a period of time
• Performance level — An indication of a student’s current mathematics skills, often
denoted by a score on a test or probe.
You will determine the rate of growth for the two students listed on page 3 using the data provided.
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The work you do throughout the modules culminates into a Customer Service Plan. This plan incorporates the following:
Module 2: Company Description & Evaluation
Module 3: Examine Customer Service & Quality
Module 4: Examine Customer Service Practices in the Twenty-First Century
Module 5: Company Analysis
Instructions
Part I:
Customer Perspective
In relation to what you have learned in Module 3 so far, observe and describe the following as you would view it from the customer’s perspective. Hint: What is each communicating to the customer?
Physical appearance of the business
How quickly is a customer greeted
Pace of the transaction
Parking lot
Hours of operation
Courtesy of customer service representative
Knowledge of customer service representative
Website - if there is a website, how user-friendly is it?
Part II: Quality Recognition
Discuss the following:
Identify criteria that your organization deems important in communications.
How do you know this criteria is important?
How are representatives evaluated on this?
What training is provided to employees in the five main methods of communication (Listening, writing, talking, reading, nonverbal expression)?
What are the expectations when using technology to communicate with customers?
Part III: Proactive Practices
Evaluate the practices in place to avoid challenging situations. What are the practices in place in your business to demonstrate:
Respecting the customer’s time
Keeping a positive attitude
Recognizing regular customers
Maintaining professional communication
Showing initiative
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This discussion is about
organizational design and leadership
, as well as
global leadership issues and practices
. Conduct research on current events relating to one of the unit concepts of interest to you. Then, share your findings in an initial post. Try to choose a concept that has not been, or is rarely, addressed by your classmates. Review peers' findings and then engage in an active discussion to learn more about the topic at hand.
Resources
Park LibraryLinks to an external site.
Click on the Library Sources tab.
Enter your topic in the search box.
Click on full text, and you will find one, or several, articles to analyze.
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Overview
Scholarly dissemination is essential for any doctoral level student. Posters are often a way to ease into scholarly communication. Building a poster is one of the ways scholars participate in the dissemination of knowledge.
Instructions
1. Your poster submission must have a central focus, as developed from the topic selected in Module 2, and that focus must be evident throughout the poster. Specifically, your introduction, analysis, and results must be focused on a set of research questions and/or hypotheses that are obvious in your theoretical diagram.
2. The focus must comprehensively place the problem/question in appropriate scholarly context (scholarly literature, theory, model, or genre).
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Regardless of whether you own a business or are a stakeholder in a business, understanding basic contract terms is important. Businesses enter into contracts with many areas, from shipping to suppliers to customers. As a business owner or manager knowledge of these basic terms will assist you in the day to day operations of the business, regardless of the field.
Instructions:
• Fill in the attached template.
• For each term, define the term with citation to authority, define the term in your own words and provide an example of each term.
Requirements:
• Use APA format for non-legal sources such as the textbook. Use Bluebook citation format for any legal citations.
• Submit a Word document using the template.
• Maximum two pages in length, excluding the Reference page.
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Imagine you have been hired as a consultant for the United Nations. You have been asked to write an analysis on how global population growth has caused the following problem and how it affects
TURKEY
A growing global population that consumes natural resources is partially to blame for the release of greenhouse gases since human consumption patterns lead to deforestation, soil erosion, and farming (overturned dirt releases CO2). However, the critical issue is the burning of fossil fuels (hydrocarbons) such as coal oil and natural gas to produce energy that is used for things like electricity production, and vehicle, heating, and cooking fuels.
Instructions
Content
The U.N. has asked that your paper contain three sections. It has asked that each section be one page (or approximately 300 words) in length and answer specific questions, identified in the outline below. It also asks that you use examples from Turkey when answering the questions.
Introduction
Provide an introduction of half a page minimum that addresses points
points
1–5 below:
Explain the problem the U.N. has asked you to address in your own words.
Identify the three sections your paper will cover.
Identify the developing country (TURKEY) you will consider.
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the U.N. which causes of greenhouse gases you will explore.
Provide a one-sentence statement of your solutions at the end of your introduction paragraph.
Section I. Background
What are greenhouse gases?
How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?
Section II. How Emissions Causes Problems for the Developing World
Which countries produce the most greenhouse gases?
What are the economic challenges of these emissions in Turkey?
What are the security challenges of these emissions in Turkey?
What are the political challenges of these emissions in Turkey?
Section III. Causes and
Solution
s of Greenhouse Gases
Name two causes of greenhouse gases.
What are potential solutions to address each of the causes you identified?
What is the relationship between population control and greenhouse gases?
Conclusion
Provide a conclusion of half a page minimum that includes a summary of your findings that the United Nations can use to inform future policy decisions.
Success Tips
In answering each question, use examples from Turkey to illustrate your points.
The U.N. needs facts and objective analysis on which to base future policy decisions. Avoid
personal opinion
and make sure your answers are based on information you find through research.
Formatting Requirements
Make sure your paper consists of 4–6 pages (1,200 words minimum, not including the cover page, reference page, and quoted material if any).
Create headings for each section of your paper as follows:
Section I. Background.
Section II. How Emissions Causes Problems for the Developing World.
Section III. Causes and
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Develop a 4–6-page position about a specific health care issue as it relates to a target vulnerable population. Include an analysis of existing evidence and position papers to help support your position. Your analysis should also present and respond to one or more opposing viewpoints.
Note
: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Position papers are a method to evaluate the most current evidence and policies related to health care issues. They offer a way for researchers to explore the views of any number of organizations around a topic. This can help you to develop your own position and approach to care around a topic or issue.
This assessment will focus on analyzing position papers about an issue related to addiction, chronicity, emotional and mental health, genetics and genomics, or immunity. Many of these topics are quickly evolving as technology advances, or as we attempt to push past stigmas. For example, technology advances and DNA sequencing provide comprehensive information to allow treatment to become more targeted and effective for the individual. However as a result, nurses must be able to understand and teach patients about the impact of this information. With this great power comes concerns that patient conditions are protected in an ethical and compassionate manner.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that could support a team's approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that are contrary to a team's approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.
Explain the role of the interprofessional team in facilitating improvements for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes in terms of their implications for health policy advocacy.
Explain a position with regard to health outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Communicate an initial viewpoint regarding a specific issue in a target population and a synthesis of existing positions in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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Overview:
This purpose of the week 6 discussion board is to examine social class and global stratification. Answer prompt 1. Then select and answer one prompt from prompts 2-4. Refer to Chapters 7 and 8 to answer the prompts.
Instructions:
Respond to prompts in paragraph form (200-400 words
Prompt 1:
Describe 3 topics from Chapters 7 and 8 that you found interesting. Three topics I found interesting from Chapter 7 and 8 were the Dependency Theory, World Systems Theory, and Modernization Theory.
Prompt 2:
Describe 3 different social classes and criteria for membership in each.
Prompt 3:
Describe the effect of social inequality upon dominant and minority groups.
Prompt 4
: Describe social mobility regarding how to rise up the social class ladder, if it is possible.
Prompt 5:
Apply a functionalist or conflict theory perspective to social inequality.
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Overall Scenario
Always Fresh Foods Inc. is a food distributor with a central headquarters and main warehouse in Colorado, as well as two regional warehouses in Nevada and Virginia. The company runs Microsoft Windows 2019 on its servers and Microsoft Windows 10 on its workstations. There are 2 database servers, 4 application servers, 2 web servers, and 25 workstation computers in the headquarters offices and main warehouse. The network uses workgroups, and users are created locally on each computer. Employees from the regional warehouses connect to the Colorado network via a virtual private network (VPN) connection. Due to a recent security breach, Always Fresh wants to increase the overall security of its network and systems. They have chosen to use a solid multilayered defense to reduce the likelihood that an attacker will successfully compromise the company’s information security. Multiple layers of defense throughout the IT infrastructure makes the process of compromising any protected resource or data more difficult than any single security control. In this way, Always Fresh protects its business by protecting its information.
Scenario 1
Assume you are an entry-level security administrator working for Always Fresh. You have been asked to evaluate the option of adding Active Directory to the company’s network.
Tasks
Create a summary report to management that answers the following questions to satisfy the key points of interest regarding the addition of Active Directory to the network:
1. System administrators currently create users on each computer where users need access. In Active Directory, where will system administrators create users?
2. How will the procedures for making changes to the user accounts, such as password changes, be different in Active Directory?
3. What action should administrators take for the existing workgroup user accounts after converting to Active Directory?
4. How will the administrators resolve differences between user accounts defined on different computers? In other words, if user accounts have different settings on different computers, how will Active Directory address that issue? (Hint: Consider security identifiers [SIDs].)
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Create a 15-minute oral presentation (3–4 pages) that examines the moral and ethical issues related to triaging patients in an emergency room.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 1: Explain the effect of health care policies, legislation, and legal issues on health care delivery and patient outcomes.
. Explain the health care policies that can affect emergency care.
. Recommend evidence-based decision-making strategies nurses can use during triage.
· Competency 3: Apply professional nursing ethical standards and principles to the decision-making process.
. Describe the moral and ethical challenges nurses can face when following hospital policies and protocols.
. Explain how health care disparities impact treatment decisions.
· Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of nursing professionals.
. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
. Correctly format citations and references using APA style.
Context
Working in an emergency room gives rise to ethical dilemmas. Due to time restraints and the patient's cognitive impairment and lack of medical history, complications can and do occur. The nurse has very little time to get detailed patient information. He or she must make a quick assessment and take action based on hospital protocol. The organized chaos of the emergency room presents unique ethical challenge, which is why nurses are required to have knowledge of ethical concepts and principles.
Questions to consider
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
· How does a triage nurse decide which patient gets seen first?
· How does health disparity affect the triage nurse's decision making?
· What ethical and moral issues does the triage nurse take into account when making a decision?
· What are triage-level designations?
Resources
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.
Capella Resources
· APA Paper Template.
· APA Paper Tutorial.
Library Resources
The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:
· Tingle, J., & Cribb, A. (Eds.). (2014). Nursing law and ethics (4th ed.). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
· Cranmer, P., & Nhemachena, J. (2013). Ethics for nurses: Theory and practice. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.
· Aacharya, R. P., Gastmans, C., & Denier, Y. (2011). Emergency department triage: An ethical analysis. B MC Emergency Medicine, 11(1), 16–29.
· Guidet, B., H.
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Overall Comments:
Hi Khanh,
Overall you made a nice start with your U06a1 assignment; however, many of the required objectives have not been addressed in the first version of your assignment. Please carefully review the scoring guide, and review my feedback below, and be sure to contact me if you have any questions about my comments. You can reach me at: [email protected] or 813-417-0860.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marni Swain
COMPETENCY: Assess approaches for recruiting, selecting, and retaining talent.
CRITERION: Explain why and when candidate background checks will be authorized.
DISTINGUISHED
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BASIC
NON-PERFORMANCE
Basic
Explains why but not when candidate background checks will be authorized.
Faculty Comments:“
You made a nice start with this discussion; however, it is important to develop your content further to address the legalities involving when a background check can be conducted during the interview process, and the other steps employers have to follow to be in compliance with the law.
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CRITERION: Identify the top three candidates to interview for the position.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not identify the top three candidates to interview for the position.
Faculty Comments:“
Please develop your content further to address this topic in your assignment.
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CRITERION: Explain rationale for why the selected candidates should be interviewed.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not explain rationale for why the selected candidates should be interviewed.
Faculty Comments:“
Please develop your content further to address this topic in your assignment.
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CRITERION: Identify pre-employment screening tests for the position being recruited.
DISTINGUISHED
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Identifies a pre-employment screening test for the position being recruited.
Faculty Comments:“
I would like to see your content developed further to clearly identify your rationale for the pre-employment screening tests you selected, as this is not clear based on the limited information provided.
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CRITERION: Select assessment methods to use based on the job being recruited and the budget available.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not select assessment methods to use based on the job being recruited and the budget available.
Faculty Comments:“
I would like to see your content developed further to clearly identify the assessment methods you will use for CapraTek's Regional Sales positions based on the available budget, as this is not identified in your work.
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CRITERION: Develop the sequence in which methods will be used to screen applicants.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not develop the sequence in which methods will be used to screen applicants.
Faculty Comments:“
Please develop your content further to address this topic in your assignment.
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CRITERION: Design a final candidate selection process for the CapraTek.
Overall CommentsHi Khanh,Overall you made a nice start with.docxjacksnathalie
Overall Comments:
Hi Khanh,
Overall you made a nice start with your U03a1 assignment; however, your content still does not address the required objectives. For this assignment you will need to focus the content on Capra Tek's regional sales position, and for objective #1 analyze the KSAs for this position, and for objective #2 you will need to analyze wage trends related to this position as well. Objectives 3 & 4 focus on job description and the job analysis so please carefully review what is required for these two objectives.
Please see my feedback below and be sure to let me know if you have any questions about my comments.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marni Swain
COMPETENCY: Describe how hiring practices support an organization's strategy.
CRITERION: Articulate the components of a job description for a position.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not articulate the components of a job description for this position.
Faculty Comments:“
Please see feedback above.
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COMPETENCY: Assess approaches for recruiting, selecting, and retaining talent.
CRITERION: Identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position.
Faculty Comments:“
Please see feedback above.
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COMPETENCY: Explore technology tools that support recruiting and staffing management.
CRITERION: Identify wage information and employment trends for this position in a selected state.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not identify wage information and employment trends for this position in a selected state.
Faculty Comments:“
Please see feedback above.
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COMPETENCY: Analyze the impact of legal and regulatory issues on staffing management.
CRITERION: Explain why a job analysis is a requirement for any recruiting and selecting process.
DISTINGUISHED
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Does not explain why a job analysis is a requirement for any recruiting and selecting process.
Faculty Comments:“
Please see feedback above.
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COMPETENCY: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional.
CRITERION: Communicate in a professional manner that is appropriate for the intended audience.
DISTINGUISHED
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Non-Performance
Does not communicate in a professional manner that is appropriate for the intended audience.
Faculty Comments:“
Please see feedback above.
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Dysphagia .
Dysphagia is a serious problem and contributes to weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and death. Careful assessment of risk factors, observation for signs and symptoms, and collaboration with speech-language pathologists on interventions are essential.
Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a common problem in older adults. The prevalence of swallowing disorders is 16% to 22% in adults older than 50 years of age, and up to 60% of nursing ho.
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Overall feedback:
You addressed most all of the assignment requirements. The assignment had several requirements including, but not limited to: an introduction, 3 questions, conclusion, and at least 2 scholarly references to support your claims. You did include an introduction. However, the introduction should briefly identify the key areas/sections to be covered in the paper. This helps the reader navigate through the organization of both your paper and thought process. You did address the question requirements. The assignment required at least 2 scholarly peer reviewed journal articles. Although you included several references, I only saw one scholarly peer reviewed journal article. Moving forward. Be sure to carefully review the instructions before and after you complete your final draft to ensure all requirements have been met. Second, always include an introduction which briefly describes what areas will be covered. Finally, make sure that you include the required number of scholarly peer reviewed journal articles to support your claims. If you have questions, please contact me.
be sure to fully address the question with terminology and concepts from the book to apply to the case. This demonstrates proficiency at the required tasks. For example, question 2 asked:
Question #2: Discuss your plans for developing formal job descriptions for the employees at the second shop
For this question, I was looking for your approach in terms of methods discussed in the text (interviews, observations, questionnaires, etc.) and application to the case study to show application of the concepts/theories.
As far as the scholarly peer reviewed journal articles, this is an essential part of supporting your claims at the graduate level of writing. The assignment required 2 scholarly peer reviewed journal articles. I only saw one? The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that you are supporting your claims with contemporary research within the management/business discipline. Second, this also gives credit to the author's ideas. While I do not point out every error or missing item on your paper, I focus on those areas/content that are required and can be improved. Moving forward, be sure to fully address each question with terminology from the text/material, as well as provide examples to demonstrate the ability to apply the concepts to the case study. I look forward to receiving your next paper. Second, be sure to include the required number of current (within past 5 years) scholarly peer reviewed journal articles to support your paper.
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Overall Comments:
Overall you made a nice start with your U02a1 assignment. Please see my specific feedback below for each objective, and I can be reached at: [email protected] or 813-417-0860 if you have any questions about my comments.
COMPETENCY: Analyze the impact of legal and regulatory issues on staffing management.
CRITERION: Describe the important issues in the case.
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Does not identify the important issues in the case.
Faculty Comments:“
It is important to select a legal case of disparate impact as the focus of your assignment, and it is unclear if the case you selected is this type of case based on the information provided. Please develop your content further to clearly analyze the important issues of this case, and be sure to describe why this is a case of disparate impact.
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CRITERION: Distinguish the theory of disparate (or adverse) impact from the theory of disparate treatment.
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Partially distinguishes the theory of disparate (or adverse) impact from the theory of disparate treatment.
Faculty Comments:“
You made a nice start with this objective; however, I would like to see your content developed further to clearly distinguish the theory of disparate treatment from disparate or adverse impact, and this is only briefly addressed in your assignment.
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CRITERION: Analyze the outcome of the case.
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Does not state the outcome of the case.
Faculty Comments:“
It is important to select a legal case of disparate impact as the focus of your assignment, and it is unclear if the case you selected is this type of case based on the information provided. Please develop your content further to clearly analyze the outcome of this case, and be sure to apply disparate impact theory.
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CRITERION: Analyze the evidence of discriminatory effects.
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Does not describe the evidence of discriminatory effects.
Faculty Comments:“
It is important to select a legal case of disparate impact as the focus of your assignment, and it is unclear if the case you selected is this type of case based on the information provided. Please develop your content further to clearly analyze the evidence of discriminatory effects in this case, and provide specific examples of connections to the rule, policy or process.
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CRITERION: Describe how the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures help employers avoid issues related to disparate or adverse impact.
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Does not identify how the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures help employers avoid issues related to disparate or adverse impact.
Faculty Comments:“
Please develop your content further to address this in your work.
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COMPETENCY: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and professional.
CRITERION: Commun.
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Overview:
This purpose of the week 12 discussion board is to examine health, healthcare, and disability status. Answer prompt 1. Then select and answer one prompt from prompts 2-4. Refer to Chapter 13 to answer the prompts.
Instructions:
Respond to prompts in paragraph form (200-400 words)
Prompt 1:
Describe 3 topics from Chapter 13 that you found interesting.Three topics I found interesting in Chapter 14 was "A Functionalist Perspective: The Sick Role", "A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective:
Prompt 2:
Describe how stereotypes regarding disability status may lead to prejudice and discrimination.
Prompt 3:
Describe how access to healthcare is associated with social class location (e.g., socioeconomic status).
Prompt 4:
How is culture associated with attitudes towards health and healthcare.
Prompt 5:
Compare how the United States pays for health care with how other nations provide health services for their citizens.
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Over the years, the style and practice of leadership within law .docxjacksnathalie
Over the years, the style and practice of leadership within law enforcement agencies has gradually changed. In the past, leadership was primarily relegated to one individual within the department. However, there has been a transformation in leadership theory resulting in a more dynamic, multifaceted nature of teamwork, inclusion, and dispersed leadership. More and more, police chiefs are being encouraged to move toward a more participatory leadership style of management, one that encourages collaboration and cooperation in the decision-making process.
Based on your readings in the text and credible Internet research, respond to the following:
What does the term
shared leadership
mean? What advantages or disadvantages do you see in this leadership approach?
What direction should law enforcement leaders take for the future, related to leadership styles?
What does the term
visionary leadership
mean?
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Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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OPR 300 – Operations Management Case Study Supplying Fas.docx
1. OPR 300 – Operations Management
Case Study
Supplying Fast Fashion
Contrast the approaches taken by H&M, Benetton and Zara in
managing their supply chains.
Consider the following focus points:
1. How do they differ in terms of their approach to design stage
of the supply chain?
2. How do they differ in terms of the manufacturing stage of the
supply chain?
3. How do they differ in terms of the distribution stage of the
supply chain?
4. How do they differ in terms of the retail stage of the supply
chain?
5. For each brand, Identify and explain a SCM strategy or trend
utilized in its supply chain.
6. In your opinion, which of the three companies have the best
SCM and why?
Working individually, analyze the “supplying Fast Fashion”
case study and present your analysis
2. in a report. Your work will be assessed according to the linked
rubrics on blackboard. You are
encouraged to use online sources to support your
analysis/recommendation. Make sure to
properly reference those sources in your report. The report
should address all the questions
raised in the case study. Please use appropriate headings and
subheadings where necessary. The
report should consist of the following sections:
Title page
Executive Summary
Introduction
Discussion
Recommendations
References
Please conform to the following:
• The report should be limited to 3-4 pages (700-1000 words)
excluding title page and
references
• Use Times New Roman 12-pts font and 1.5-line spacing
• Use the APA referencing style
• Number each page consequently
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Supplying Fast Fashion
Garment retailing has changed. No longer is there a standard
look that all retailers adhere to for
a whole season. Fashion is fast, complex and furious. Different
trends overlap and fashion ideas
that are not even on a store’s radar screen can become “must
haves” within six months. Many
retail businesses with their own brands, such as H&M and Zara,
sell up-to-the-minute
fashionability at low prices, in stores that are clearly focused on
one particular market. In the
world of fast fashion, catwalk designs speed their way into
high-street stores at prices anyone
can afford. The quality of the garment means that it may only
last one season, but fast-fashion
customers don’t want yesterday’s trends. As Newsweek puts it,
“being a quicker picker-upper” is
what made fashion retailers H&M and Zara successful. They
thrive by practicing the new science
4. of “fast fashion”, compressing product development cycles as
much as six times. But the retail
operations that customers see are only the end part of the supply
chains that feeds them. And
these have also changed.
At its simplest level, the fast-fashion supply chain has four
stages. First, the garments are
designed, after which they are manufactured. They are then
distributed to the retail outlets,
where they are displayed and sold in retail operations designed
to reflect the businesses’ brand
values. In this short case we examine two fast-fashion
operations, Hennes and Mauritz (known
as H&M) and Zara, together with United Colors of Benetton
(UCB), a similar chain, but with a
different market positioning.
Benetton
Almost fifty years ago, Luciano Benetton took the world of
fashion by storm by selling the bright,
casual sweaters (designed by his sister) across Europe (and later
the rest of the world), promoted
by controversial advertising. By 2005, the Benetton Group was
present in 120 countries
5. throughout the world. Selling casual garments, mainly under its
United Colors of Benetton (UCB)
and its more fashion-orientated Sisley brands, it produces 110
million garments a year, over 90
per cent of them in Europe. Its retail network of over 5,000
stores produces revenue of around
$2 billion. Benetton products are seen as less “high fashion” but
of a higher standard of quality
and durability, with higher prices, than H&M and Zara.
H&M
Established in Sweden in 1947, they now sell clothes and
cosmetics in over 1000 stores in 20
countries around the world. The business concept is “fashion
and quality at the best price”. With
more than 40,000 employees, and revenues of around SEK 60
billion, its biggest market is
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Germany, followed by Sweden and the UK. H&M are seen by
many as the originator of the fast-
fashion concept. Certainly they have years of experience at
driving down the price of up-to-the-
minute fashions. “We ensure the best price”, they say, “by
6. having few middlemen, buying large
volumes, having extensive experience of the clothing industry,
having a great knowledge of which
goods should be bought from which markets, having efficient
distribution systems, and being
cost-conscious at every stage.
Zara
The first store opened almost by accident in 1975 when
Amancio Ortega Gaona, a women’s
pyjama manufacturer, was left with a large cancelled order. The
shop he opened was intended
only as an outlet for cancelled orders. Now, Inditex, the holding
group that includes the Zara
brand, has over 1,300 stores in 39 countries with sales of over 3
billion. The Zara brand accounts
for over 75 per cent of the group’s total retail sales, and is still
based in northwest Spain. By 2003
it had become the world’s fastest growing volume garment
retailer. The Inditex group also has
several other branded chains including Pull and Bear, and
Massimo Dutti. In total it employs
almost 40,000 people in a business that is known for a high
degree of vertical integration
7. compared with most fast fashion companies. The company
believes that it is their integration
along the supply chain that allows them to respond to customer
demand quickly and flexibly
while keeping stock to a minimum.
Design
All three businesses emphasize the importance of design in this
market. Although not haute
couture, capturing design trends is vital to success. Even the
boundary between high and fast
fashion is starting to blur. In 2004, H&M recruited high fashion
designer Karl Lagerfeld, previously
noted for his work with more exclusive brands. For H&M his
designs were priced for value rather
than exclusivity, “Why do I work for H&M? Because I believe
in inexpensive clothes, not “cheap”
clothes,” said Lagerfeld. Yet most of H&M’s products come
from over a hundred designers in
Stockholm who work with a team of 50 pattern designers,
around 100 buyers and a number of
budget controllers. The department’s task is to find the optimum
balance between the three
components comprising H&M’s business concept - fashion,
price and quality. Buying volumes and
8. delivery dates are then decided.
Zara’s design functions are organized in a different way to most
similar companies.
Conventionally, the design input comes from three separate
functions: the designers themselves,
market specialists, and buyers who place orders on to suppliers.
At Zara, the design stage is split
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into three product areas: women’s, men’s and children’s
garments. In each area, designers,
market specialists and buyers are co-located in design halls that
also contain small workshops for
trying out prototype designs. The market specialists in all three
design halls are in regular contact
with Zara retail stores, discussing customer reaction to new
designs. In this way, the retail stores
are not the end of the whole supply chain but the beginning of
the design stage of the chain.
Zara’s approximately 300 designers, whose average age is 26,
produce approximately 40,000
items per year, of which about 10,000 go into production.
9. Benetton also has around 300 designers, who not only design
for all their brands, but who are
also engaged in researching new materials and clothing
concepts. Since 2000, the company has
moved to standardize their range globally. At one time, more
than 20 per cent of its ranges were
customized to the specific needs of each country. Now only 5-
10 per cent of garments are
customized. This reduced the number of individual designs
offered globally by over 30 per cent,
strengthening the global brand image and reducing production
costs.
Both H&M and Zara have moved away from the traditional
industry practice of offering two
‘collections” a year, for spring/summer and autumn/winter.
Their “seasonless cycle” involves the
continual introduction of new products on a rolling basis
throughout the year. This allows
designers to learn from customers’ reactions to their new
products and incorporate them quickly
into more new products. The most extreme version of this idea
is practiced by Zara. A garment
will be designed; a batch manufactured and ‘pulsed’ through the
supply chain. Often the design
10. is never repeated; it may be modified and another batch
produced, but there are no ‘continuing’
designs as such. Even Benetton have increased the proportion of
what they call ‘flash’ collections:
small collections that are put into its stores during the season.
Manufacturing
At one time Benetton focused its production on its Italian
plants. Then it significantly increased
its production outside Italy to take advantage of lower labor
costs. Non-Italian operations include
factories in North Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. Yet each
location operates in a very similar
manner. A central, Benetton-owned operation performs some
manufacturing operations
(especially those requiring expensive technology) and
coordinates the more labor- intensive
production activities that are performed by a network of smaller
contractors (often owned and
managed by ex-Benetton employees). These contractors may in
turn sub-contract some of their
activities. The company’s central facility in Italy allocates
production to each of the non-Italian
networks, deciding what and how much each is to produce.
There is some specialization - for
11. example, jackets are made in Eastern Europe while T- shirts are
made in Spain. Benetton also has
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a controlling share in its main supplier of raw materials, to
ensure fast supply to its factories.
Benetton is also known for the practice of dying garments after
assembly rather than using dyed
thread or fabric. This postpones decisions about colors until late
in the supply process so that
there is a greater chance of producing what is needed by the
market.
H&M does not have any factories of its own, but instead works
with around 750 suppliers. Around
half of production takes place in Europe and the rest mainly in
Asia. It has 21 production offices
around the world that between them are responsible for
coordinating the suppliers who produce
over half a billion items a year for H&M. The relationship
between production offices and
suppliers is vital, because it allows fabrics to be bought early.
The actual dyeing and cutting of
the garments can then be decided at a later stage in the
12. production. The later an order can be
placed on suppliers, the lower the risk is of buying the wrong
thing. Average supply lead times
vary from three weeks up to six months, depending on the
nature of the goods. However, “The
most important thing,” they say, “is to find the optimal time to
order each item. Short lead times
are not always best. Some high-volume fashion basics, it is to
our advantage to place orders far
in advance. Trendier garments require considerably shorter lead
times.” Zara’s lead times are
said to be the fastest in the industry, with a ‘catwalk to rack’
time as little as 15 days. According
to one analyst, this is because they “owned most of the
manufacturing capability used to make
their products, which they use as a means of exciting and
stimulating customer demand.” About
half of Zara’s products are produced in its network of 20
Spanish factories, which, like at
Benetton, tend to concentrate on the more capital-intensive
operations such as cutting and
dyeing. Sub-contractors are used for most labor-intensive
operations like sewing. Zara buys
around 40 per cent of its fabric from its own wholly-owned
13. subsidiary, most of which is in undyed
form for dyeing after assembly. Most Zara factories and sub-
contractors work on a single-shift
system to retain some volume flexibility.
Distribution
Both Benetton and Zara have invested in highly automated
warehouses, close to their main
production centers, that store, pack and assemble individual
orders for their retail networks.
These automated warehouses represent a major investment for
both companies. In 2001, Zara
caused some press comment by announcing that it would open a
second automated warehouse
even though, by its own calculations, it was only using about
half its existing warehouse capacity.
More recently, Benetton caused some controversy by
announcing that it was exploring the use
of RFID tags to track its garments.
At H&M, while the stock management is primarily handled
internally, physical distribution is
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14. subcontracted. A large part of the flow of goods is routed from
production site to the retail
country via H&M’s transit terminal in Hamburg. Upon arrival,
the goods are inspected and
allocated to the stores or to the centralized store stock room.
The centralized store stock room,
referred to within H&M as "Call-Off warehouse", replenishes
stores on item level according to
what is selling.
Retail
All H&M stores (which have an average size of 1,300 square
meters) are owned and solely run by
H&M. The aim is to “create a comfortable and inspiring
atmosphere in the store that makes it
simple for customers to find what they want and to feel at
home”. This is similar to Zara stores,
although they tend to be smaller (average size 800 square
meters).
Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of Zara stores is that
garments rarely stay in the store
for longer than 2 weeks. Because product designs are often not
repeated and are produced in
relatively small batches, the range of garments displayed in the
store can change radically every
15. two or three weeks. This encourages customers both to avoid
delaying a purchase and to revisit
the store frequently.
Since 2000, Benetton has been reshaping its retail operations.
At one time the vast majority of
Benetton retail outlets were small shops run by third parties.
Now these small stores have been
joined by several Benetton-owned and operated larger stores
(1,500 to 3,000 square meters).
These megastores can display the whole range of Benetton
products and reinforce the Benetton
shopping experience.