The document discusses several topics related to purchasing contracts and supplier selection for a company. It discusses the key elements that must be present in a valid purchase contract, including mutual consideration and agreement between parties. It also outlines factors to consider in total cost of ownership rather than just purchase price, and criteria for evaluating suppliers such as quality, location, and performance metrics. Establishing long-term supplier relationships can improve efficiency and communication.
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TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 5
Total Cost of Ownership
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
2/8/2020
Balanced scorecard
A balanced scorecard is a concept used by managers to analyze their business using four different perspectives. It helps to provide a customer’s perspective, the organization’s internal perspective, the innovation and learning perspective and the financial perspective. The advantage for this measure is that it reduces the data overload by minimizing the number of required measures.
The mission statement of the organization is used to determine the customer perspective. This is helps to frame how the customer views the organization. The mission for the organization is to become a leader in delivering products used in laboratory testing. The concerns of the customer deal with time, quality, cost and performance and service. The company has been able to deliver orders made by customers within a short lead time except for few instances when suppliers had failed to deliver the raw materials within the stipulated time. The quality of the products it delivers has been undisputed. The cost of the products is also competitive in the market when compared to those of the competitors. This has helped the organization to gain a substantial market base. Convenience has been created for the customers by carrying out delivery to their preferred destination. Under this goals and achievements, it can be concluded that the organization is preferred by many customers (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Company based measures are important as they dictate how the organization meets the customer’s needs. Quality is the main concern for the organization’s customers and therefore, measures should be put in place to ensure that the final products are of good quality. This can be achieved through the selection of the best suppliers based on the quality of their raw materials rather than the price. This was achieved in the process of supplier selection and the continuous evaluation of the suppliers to ensure that they maintain the quality. The processes undertaken to produce the products used in laboratory settings are also meticulously monitored and improvements made over time. This means that the quality increases with time and this ensures that the internal metric of quality is achieved (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Innovation and learning is part of the culture within the organization. There is a research and development department within the organization whose sole purpose is to carry out research and come up with new and improved products. These are aimed at meeting the ever changing needs of the consumer. The financial perspective of the organization is also promising since the profitability has increased. The company has experie.
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Running head: TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 1
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 5
Total Cost of Ownership
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
2/8/2020
Balanced scorecard
A balanced scorecard is a concept used by managers to analyze their business using four different perspectives. It helps to provide a customer’s perspective, the organization’s internal perspective, the innovation and learning perspective and the financial perspective. The advantage for this measure is that it reduces the data overload by minimizing the number of required measures.
The mission statement of the organization is used to determine the customer perspective. This is helps to frame how the customer views the organization. The mission for the organization is to become a leader in delivering products used in laboratory testing. The concerns of the customer deal with time, quality, cost and performance and service. The company has been able to deliver orders made by customers within a short lead time except for few instances when suppliers had failed to deliver the raw materials within the stipulated time. The quality of the products it delivers has been undisputed. The cost of the products is also competitive in the market when compared to those of the competitors. This has helped the organization to gain a substantial market base. Convenience has been created for the customers by carrying out delivery to their preferred destination. Under this goals and achievements, it can be concluded that the organization is preferred by many customers (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Company based measures are important as they dictate how the organization meets the customer’s needs. Quality is the main concern for the organization’s customers and therefore, measures should be put in place to ensure that the final products are of good quality. This can be achieved through the selection of the best suppliers based on the quality of their raw materials rather than the price. This was achieved in the process of supplier selection and the continuous evaluation of the suppliers to ensure that they maintain the quality. The processes undertaken to produce the products used in laboratory settings are also meticulously monitored and improvements made over time. This means that the quality increases with time and this ensures that the internal metric of quality is achieved (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Innovation and learning is part of the culture within the organization. There is a research and development department within the organization whose sole purpose is to carry out research and come up with new and improved products. These are aimed at meeting the ever changing needs of the consumer. The financial perspective of the organization is also promising since the profitability has increased. The company has experie.
This document is for Internal Auditors who find it very difficult to handle Procurement Audit. It simplifies the approach, the people, the expectation, reactions and the strategy to successfully handle procurement mostly in oil and gas companies around the World.
Running head TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT .docxtodd521
Running head: TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 1
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 5
Total Cost of Ownership
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
2/8/2020
Balanced scorecard
A balanced scorecard is a concept used by managers to analyze their business using four different perspectives. It helps to provide a customer’s perspective, the organization’s internal perspective, the innovation and learning perspective and the financial perspective. The advantage for this measure is that it reduces the data overload by minimizing the number of required measures.
The mission statement of the organization is used to determine the customer perspective. This is helps to frame how the customer views the organization. The mission for the organization is to become a leader in delivering products used in laboratory testing. The concerns of the customer deal with time, quality, cost and performance and service. The company has been able to deliver orders made by customers within a short lead time except for few instances when suppliers had failed to deliver the raw materials within the stipulated time. The quality of the products it delivers has been undisputed. The cost of the products is also competitive in the market when compared to those of the competitors. This has helped the organization to gain a substantial market base. Convenience has been created for the customers by carrying out delivery to their preferred destination. Under this goals and achievements, it can be concluded that the organization is preferred by many customers (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Company based measures are important as they dictate how the organization meets the customer’s needs. Quality is the main concern for the organization’s customers and therefore, measures should be put in place to ensure that the final products are of good quality. This can be achieved through the selection of the best suppliers based on the quality of their raw materials rather than the price. This was achieved in the process of supplier selection and the continuous evaluation of the suppliers to ensure that they maintain the quality. The processes undertaken to produce the products used in laboratory settings are also meticulously monitored and improvements made over time. This means that the quality increases with time and this ensures that the internal metric of quality is achieved (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Innovation and learning is part of the culture within the organization. There is a research and development department within the organization whose sole purpose is to carry out research and come up with new and improved products. These are aimed at meeting the ever changing needs of the consumer. The financial perspective of the organization is also promising since the profitability has increased. The company has experie.
Running head TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT .docxjenkinsmandie
Running head: TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 1
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP REPORT 5
Total Cost of Ownership
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
2/8/2020
Balanced scorecard
A balanced scorecard is a concept used by managers to analyze their business using four different perspectives. It helps to provide a customer’s perspective, the organization’s internal perspective, the innovation and learning perspective and the financial perspective. The advantage for this measure is that it reduces the data overload by minimizing the number of required measures.
The mission statement of the organization is used to determine the customer perspective. This is helps to frame how the customer views the organization. The mission for the organization is to become a leader in delivering products used in laboratory testing. The concerns of the customer deal with time, quality, cost and performance and service. The company has been able to deliver orders made by customers within a short lead time except for few instances when suppliers had failed to deliver the raw materials within the stipulated time. The quality of the products it delivers has been undisputed. The cost of the products is also competitive in the market when compared to those of the competitors. This has helped the organization to gain a substantial market base. Convenience has been created for the customers by carrying out delivery to their preferred destination. Under this goals and achievements, it can be concluded that the organization is preferred by many customers (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Company based measures are important as they dictate how the organization meets the customer’s needs. Quality is the main concern for the organization’s customers and therefore, measures should be put in place to ensure that the final products are of good quality. This can be achieved through the selection of the best suppliers based on the quality of their raw materials rather than the price. This was achieved in the process of supplier selection and the continuous evaluation of the suppliers to ensure that they maintain the quality. The processes undertaken to produce the products used in laboratory settings are also meticulously monitored and improvements made over time. This means that the quality increases with time and this ensures that the internal metric of quality is achieved (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Innovation and learning is part of the culture within the organization. There is a research and development department within the organization whose sole purpose is to carry out research and come up with new and improved products. These are aimed at meeting the ever changing needs of the consumer. The financial perspective of the organization is also promising since the profitability has increased. The company has experie.
This document is for Internal Auditors who find it very difficult to handle Procurement Audit. It simplifies the approach, the people, the expectation, reactions and the strategy to successfully handle procurement mostly in oil and gas companies around the World.
Purchasing Management
Principles of Purchasing Management OR (8 R'S)
Functions of Purchasing Management
Negotiating
Value Engineering
VALUE ANALYSIS
Receive Purchase Request
Supplier selection
Payment Authorization
Market research and Information
Selection of Source
Determination of Price and Availability
Follow Up
Week 6Chapter 5 Global SourcingNouf AlkharashiS.docxmelbruce90096
Week 6
Chapter 5: Global Sourcing
Nouf Alkharashi
Shradha Arora
Rose Chang
Ricky Prasad
Kunz, G., & Garner, M. (2007). Going Global: The Textile and Apparel Industry, 2nd ed.
New York, NY: Fairchild Publications.
Since the founding of the United States textiles and apparel products have been brought into the country from Europe.
Apparel imported into the United States has grown from 5 % to 95% in the last 50 years.
History
determining the most cost efficient vendors of services, material, production, or finished goods, or a combination of these at a specified quality and service level for delivery within an identified time frame. (p.135)
researching and obtaining materials,
trimmings, and finished garments. (p. 135)
Sourcing:
Customer- in the sourcing world, the company that contracts for delivery of services, materials, product development, or finished goods. (p.135)
Vendor- a company that supplies services or products to other companies commonly known as customers. (p.135)
Roles in Global Sourcing
a timeline related to to the sequence of design, product development, production, and delivery to the retail sales floor. (p.135)
Sourcing Calendar:
In order to decide how to go about with
production of apparel… one must….identify all the product development tasks
that must be accomplished and who should do themevaluate vendors of materials, product servicesknow who will be responsible for sourcing tasks
Sourcing Options for Apparel
2 “factory direct” models used for managing production of finished garments:
CMT: Cut-Make-Trim
vs.
Full-Package Sourcing
CMT: Cut-Make-Trim vs. Full-Package Sourcing allows “customer” [retailer, wholesaler, brand manager] to control the bulk of the product development, merchandise planning, designing, and sourcing of materialsProduct line concept from the “customer” [retailer, wholesaler, brand manager].....then finds a Full-Package sourcerCMT Vendor is then contracted & paid for the garment production; provides equipment for productionThe Vendor finances most of the manufacturing process [including product development & material sourcing.CMT Vendor= $ < CMT Customer=$Full-Pack Vendor=$ > CMT Customer = $
pricier due to more responsibility tied to Full-Package:Vendor handles most of the manufacturing [product development & material sourcing]Vendor must comply to Vendor Compliance: where the “customer” stresses the performance standards in the process of development and production of the merchandise order.Questions must be asked of the Vendor to achieve the ideal full-package cost of the product:Does the vendor have the knowledge & skills to write the material specs needed to source the fabrics the customer prefers?Does the vendor have the technology, equipment, quality level to assure product quantity?etc… refer to page 137.Why China?efficient supply chain strategiesproduction capacity is highavailability of la.
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Written Interview Questions: PhD IT
Student’s name
Professor’s name
Course title
Date
Phd IT
Q 1: Information technology research interests, importance, and inspiration
Information technology must not be underestimated. Organizations now recognize information technology as a first mover advantage over the competitors. The increased desire for smart cities, sophisticated robotics, and now that the society is in the information age requires technology wizards to help in the transition. Notably, increased cyber attacks reports need more research. I am interested in finding out the emerging threats and safety precautions to lend a hand in reducing losses as a result the threats. The other is data breaching. The wide embrace of electronic commerce and storage of information electronically has led to the breach of sensitive information. Studying information technology in-depth will grant insights on how to govern information. Big data is common today. I would wish to know about the analytics of big data and its applications to make sound decisions. Risk is a fact. Knowledge on enterprise risk management is essential for the management of risks. Information technology varieties reflect the need to research about the technologies for a global world. Data is becoming more complex, calling for data science knowledge.
Q 2: Reasons for selecting PhD in information technology including University of the Cumberlands
Now that the world is driven by information technology is a sign of growth. To a student, this implies increased job opportunities which is a plus if one has a doctorate degree. A doctorate person can fit in careers that require high technology such as information technology consultant, strategist, architect, director, and chief information officer over a master’s person. A PhD will therefore, grant me the theories and strategies important to become a leader in technology management. University of the Cumberlands was chosen because it has been certified by the National Security Agency as well as Homeland Security as a center of excellence in the prevention of cyber threats (University of the Cumberlands, 2018). The university also offers the chance to study online and takes into account the student’s schedule to have time for work and home.
Q 3: Strengths verses weaknesses including impacts
More research is expected of a PhD student. The ability to research and write well will be beneficial in delivering the needed content. A thinker is also required to present substantive knowledge. Sacrifice in terms of time and effort is a must to graduate within the allocated duration. I am well-prepared to pursue this study because of the focus that I have. Additionally, I have shared about my interests and goals with my mentor therefore, assured that I am in the correct field. The selected mentor is knowledgeable about information technology and will get to this person when faced by any challenge. I a.
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Running head: PERSONALITY INVENTORIES 1
PERSONALITY INVENTORIES 9
Personality Inventories as Evidence of Personality
Matthew M. Rosario
University of the Rookies
May 15, 2018
Abstract
It can be difficult to understand law in relations to psychology and the way behavior can be explained in a more practical application. Unfortunately, the advancement of psychology and the perception of law are at a constant struggle with each other because law is specific and psychology is changing. Understanding how juror verdict come to be not from a lawyer standpoint by a psychological one can be beneficial as far a juror selection. Juror selection is the most important part during pre-trial services. Being able to use science to investigate juror personality in regards to personality evidence can create a new theory in psychology and law once the research begins and the length and understanding of the topic is better. This paper will outline information of my research topic.
Personality Inventories as Evidence of Personality
It can be difficult to understand law in relations to psychology and the way behavior can be explained in a more practical application. Unfortunately, the advancement of psychology and the perception of law are at a constant struggle with each other because law is specific and psychology is changing. Law does not change in theory, but psychology does which enhances psychological understanding of the world. Being able to identify juror in favor of a particlar postion during “Voir Dire” can be beneficial during legal preceedings. Voir dire is the ability to rehabilitate the jury by allowing the judge and attorney to observe and ask questions to eliminate bias jurors before selecting the final 12 jurors who will preside over the case (Erik, Marek, 2016). Unfortunately, this method can be used in order to evaluate which juror would be most benefical for a particlar lawyer during a trial. In other words, lawyers have the ability to munapluate the selction process in order to gain juror in their favor. According to Schuller, Erentzen, Vo, and Li (2015) it is the right for one to be tried by an impartial and independent jury from one’s peers, but this can be difficult when peers can be prejudice or possibly chosen by attorneys to benefit their position. At this time there is mininal psychological assessement being conducted in order to understand the jurors position outside of their biases. Because this is a new topic emerging in studies, more research needs to be conducted in order to understand the bases of trial science and the annotation of using trial consultant to create mock trials for juror selection for their advantage. Due to trial science being a new specialty this lead to the research topic can personality inventories indicate a juror verdict during trial? Many researchers concluded that juror background demographic information, education and personality could influence a juror verdict, but did not con.
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that must be accomplished and who should do themevaluate vendors of materials, product servicesknow who will be responsible for sourcing tasks
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2 “factory direct” models used for managing production of finished garments:
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Full-Package Sourcing
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Matthew M. Rosario
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May 15, 2018
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It can be difficult to understand law in relations to psychology and the way behavior can be explained in a more practical application. Unfortunately, the advancement of psychology and the perception of law are at a constant struggle with each other because law is specific and psychology is changing. Understanding how juror verdict come to be not from a lawyer standpoint by a psychological one can be beneficial as far a juror selection. Juror selection is the most important part during pre-trial services. Being able to use science to investigate juror personality in regards to personality evidence can create a new theory in psychology and law once the research begins and the length and understanding of the topic is better. This paper will outline information of my research topic.
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To begin with, I have set my eyes on becoming a social worker. Further, through my involvement in the realm of social work, I hope to help as many individuals as I can. For a long a time, I have exhibited immense passion and the need to come to the assistance of individuals who are grappling with a vast array of unsavory circumstances. My passion is as a result of my experiences of the suffering of many people whom I have interacted with throughout my life. Notably, the majority of these people had to contend with abuse and neglect for a long time. Moreover, my need is as a result of my comprehension of the fact that transforming the globe commences with the assistance of a just a single individual and having the ability to empathize with individuals. Having witnessed so much suffering throughout my life, I feel that it is right for me to do whatever I can to bring smiles to faces of individuals who have faced diverse challenging situations in their life. In this way, I believe that I will be able to bring much-needed positive contributions to my preferred profession.
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With respect to how I see my role in the profession evolving through time, I hope that I will start working as a child welfare social worker in a hospital. I intend to offer services to children who are grappling with abuse and neglect owing to the actions of their parents. On top of this, I intend to assist children coming from families that do not earn enough income. In addition, I hope that I will become a hospital manager of child welfare five years after starting my practice of social work. Following the attainment of two to three years’ experience as child welfare social worker, on top of undergoing additional management training, I hope that I will be able to land the position. In addition, I intend to start a non-profit communit.
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The purpose of this paper is to explain the concepts and theories of personality development. People tend to think widely about personality at the workplace, in schools, and in other social events. People place immediate focus on the personality and make judgments about shyness, helpful people. (Davis & Panksepp 2018) Personality makes each individual the way they are. Researchers in psychology and other fields have overtime in history researched how the personality of individuals developed. The development of personality refers to the organization of human behavior patterns, which brings uniqueness amongst various individuals. Many factors can result in personality changes such as the genetic factors, the environment one is living, styles of parenting, and other very important variables. The development of personality allows individuals to adopt an impressive personality and makes one be unique. Various psychologists have developed various theories that explain the development of human personality. Some of the theories of personality development include the psychodynamic theory, neural biological theory, the traits theory, and cognitive theory. (Rohsenow & Pinkston-Camp 2016)
Psychodynamic theory
The development of personality takes place through a certain series of stages. Each of these stages has unique conflict features in psychology. The development of human personality is developed from a number of components of the human mind. Feud believed that the three components include the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is concerned with the question "want to do that now," it is characterized by the gratification of certain basic needs and has an aspect of urgency. The superego places focus on some essential rules and morals in society. This is closely related to the commonly referred to as the human conscience. The development happens as individuals grow from childhoods to adulthood. The ego is mainly rational and part of our inner personality. A number of psychologists have criticized the feuds ideas about personality development and have rather applied the effect that the child's environment and their culture affect the development of their personality. (Rohsenow & Pinkston-Camp 2016)Alfred explored and developed a very comprehensive theory of psychodynamic personality.
The psychologists focused on the strong drive, which compensates for inferiority feelings. He developed the idea of an inferiority complex which described a situation where an individual lacks their worth and perceive themselves below the standards of other people in the society. Erickson was another psychologist who was very instrumental in the development of psychological development theory. (Brandes 2019) He argued that the development of the human personality was based on t.
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This paper focuses more on nursing paradigms that are comprised of four key elements. These factors include persons/clients, health, environment, and nursing, where each is subjected to own theoretical connotation and has an essential role in enhancing and promoting healthcare. In this regard, the paper outlines and contrast approaches and is in line with these four approaches in efforts to attain modern health care. Various theories in this regard try to give a vivid description of the environment and critical role in healthcare. All the stakeholders are therefore supposed to collectively work together as one of attaining a competitive advantage, healthcare and create a conducive work plan that total defense potential alignment of healthcare. This theory creates a personal definition that applies to the scenario in an exemplifying the applicability in the nursing processes (Warren W. Tryon, 2019).
In my analysis and interpretation, Person metaparadigm focuses more on recipient care and the patient. This facet extends and encompasses factors such as culture, personal spiritual aspects, family friends, and the associate economic status. This fact has been proved by a research hat outlined that the current world view of nursing has existentialism and humanism transcendence, which are based on their own interpretation and perception. The nature of intensive care that is acceded to a patient in some cases is based on the personal attribute and predetermined forces that surround one self. The third part is always crucial in attaining healthcare through could and proviso of essential secondary services that help in the healing processes. This is a closely associated environment metaparadigm; it deals with both external and external factors that relate to competent and reliable patient care. Some of the factors that are defined in this phase include interacting with patients, which changes the cognitive perspective of the subject. Visitors, as well as surrounding, are vital factors that can be used to determine and offer the best services to a patient (Saul McLeod,, 2015).
Am sure that nurse and the integrated practices of theories have established s scope and level of abstraction that has developed a proper framework through the nursing situation. Through capacity building a convinced that nurse intervention is the road map of attaining all phenomena and goals of universal healthcare. In this case, the use of cognitive theory appliance is predominating, arguing that intellectual structure and processes must be followed. The nurse must, therefore, attain a high degree of competency through the use of one's thought, interpretation of the environment, and correct assumption. In my opinion, this is the most critical aspect that requires professional input to attain effective, effi.
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Philosophical Worldview
Kathy Greggs
Liberty University
05/27/2020
1. Which philosophical worldview most closely aligns with your perspective and the way that you view problems in the world? How so?
The approach in which we view greatly affects the approach in which we take for research purposes. I did not have that idea until I read the philosophical worldview and gained a detailed comprehension of that it involves. From this knowledge, I have found out that from the four philosophical worldview one that closely aligns with my perspective and my view of problems in the world is the pragmatic technique. This is because my approach of viewing and handling issues is based on the experience of the vice theory. Based on pragmatic view, reality exist as physical realities, psychological and social realities that involve subjective experience and perception, language, and culture. Knowledge is based on reality of the world and our experiences (Petersen, & Gencel, 2013).
2. How does understanding the connection between philosophical worldview and research methodology assist in your research approach?
The capability to associate philosophical world views to various research methodologies is essential to me. It aids in making it easier to focus on main issue of research thus making the right decision on the type of data collection methods to be used and the type of data analysis to be used. It is essential to note that the connection between the philosophical worldview and the research approach available since it will aid in defining if I implement the quantitative method or the qualitative approach. Based on the research carried out by Robson and McCarran (2016), the quantitative approach is basically focuses on the natural sciences and numerical data; as the qualitative approach is based majorly on non-numerical data and believed to be better suited for social research on individuals. Nevertheless, as pragmatist both approaches could be implemented based on my perspective or basic consensus.
3. Compare/contrast research philosophical worldview with that of a Christian worldview. Are there any areas that are problematic, or do most philosophical worldviews appear to be congruent with a Christian worldview?
A world view is a way in which we comprehend life and the world as well as the reality. The Christian worldview is a great conceptualization of the world based on a Christian view. Based on the philosophical worldviews, positivism according to me of the only one that is problematic to a Christian word view since it disclaims invisible theoretical concepts (Robson & McCarran, 2016). Post-positivism is a new worldview that tends to replace positivism and it is in line to the Christian worldview since it takes into consideration the uncertainties that positivism rejects. The other approaches are inline to the Christian world view since they are more open to the social n.
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According to Kant’s theory, the wrongness or rightness of actions do not rely on their outcomes but on if they tend to fulfill our responsibilities. Kant believed that there has to be a supreme guideline when it comes to morality which he mentioned to be the categorical imperative. Kant mentioned that when looking at categorical imperative, he believed that whether actions are wrong or right relies not on their consequences although on if an individual fulfils their duties (Bowie, 2002). In the philosophy according to Kant, there are diverse aspects that we learn up to date. These include: ethics, utilitarianism, among others (Winch, 2015). The limitations of this aspect are however somewhat severe. According to research, most philosophers tend to know much about several topics although they do not have any tangible mastery of a particular subject in a thorough way (Hossieni, et.al, 2016).
Both Aristotle and Kant argued that an action was classified to be moral it got to be partaken with a moral result in mind. Aristotle breaks with Kant and believes that there are not such things as the Forms or Eidos which are permanent and eternal and real. Whatever feelings one is subjected to, determines how they develop. It is better that we understand the definition of personifications.
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FGM, that is, female genital mutilation is a concept which denotes all the processes that involve total or partial removal of parts of the exterior female genitalia or maybe causing other injuries to the organs for non-medical or cultural reasons. According to a report by the World Health Organization on 31st January, 2018, FGM has no health benefits for women and girls. In addition, it is a violation of the women’ and girls’ violation (Reisel & Creighton, 2015). When it comes to the morals and ethical aspects of FGM, there ought to be a reasoned public dialogue regarding how well to get rid of harmful aspects of the mutilation of female genitals via laws, policies and education.
Also, debate is supposed to get encouraged in diverse academies dealing with bioethics on how medical specialists could fulfil both their moral and ethical duties in the acknowledgement of the religious traditions when it comes to their patients. Goodness is whatever promotes the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. This is because not all actions are morally acceptable despite the positive consequences attained. John Mill explained that the greatest happiness is the pleasure and lack of pain. Happiness is the end desirable thing that either brings pleasure or is a means of pleasure. In that case, FGM is clearly an unethical issue.
When looking at ethical relativism, the theory tends to hold a morality which is relative towards the norms of an individual’s culture. That is, if an action is wrong or right relies upon the moral norms of the c.
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Student's name: Emmanuel Domenech
Professor's name: Dr. Tina Wood
Topic: Stage 1: Choosing your Philosophical Question
Institution: University of Maryland University College
Date: April 14, 2019
Final Project Stage 1: Choosing your Philosophical Question
Week Four: Philosopher: Thomas Aquinas, Primary Text: Summa Theologica, Part 1, Question 2, Article 1-3
Q1. Does God really exist?
I am highly interested in supporting the philosophy because it has been a debate that has existed for some millennium. God has been the cause of conflict and the reason for peace in some parts of the world. People who find a reason not to believe in him have always been secluded from the rest. Also, those who trust in him have been seen as hypocrites since their mistakes judge them. This is a philosophy that is interesting since it brings about the relationship between socioeconomic and political aspects of human beings in relation to the influence of a supernatural being. I would like to know that God exists in our world and this starts with the materials presented by the Philosophy of Aquinas. I would not want to choose a side and sound bias, but I would like to use facts to present my findings.
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I) Keywords that best describe myself
a) Strategist
b) Motivator
c) Fitness Consultant
d) Talent enabler
II) Passions and Values
a) Passions
i) Community Service
ii) Healthy and mental fitness living
iii) Mentorship
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i) Commitment
ii) Integrity
iii) Resilience
III) Value Proposition
I am a servant to my clients. I am entrusted with a task that is vital in personality development. It is paramount that my deeds and speech emulate my training. I am open to criticism and take up challenges easily. This position carries a responsibility to be a custodian of values as well as instill them to those I rub off shoulders with.
IV) Personal Branding/Networking Goals
Develop a blog and post tips twice a week.
Attend organized empowerment talks and apply to become one of the speakers.
Engage in online forums and social media chat rooms.
V) Elevator Pitch
Did you know it takes the average person just two seconds to look at a company logo and decide if they like it? Being a personal trainer, I can tell you for a fact that people judge you as fast as they would with a logo. I am interested in building inter-personal skills as well as maintaining one’s mental fitness. My passion is coming up with unique ways to help my clients express themselves by what they say, do and wear. I would be thrilled to help you achieve your personal goals.
References
How to Give an Elevator Pitch (With Examples). (n.d.). Retrieved from Indeed Career Guide: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/how-to-give-an-elevator-pitch-examples
The Definitive Guide to Personal Branding. (n.d.). Retrieved from Brand Yourself: https://brandyourself.com/definitive-guide-to-personal-branding
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The most striking point in this scenario is that the union’s collective bargaining covenant has “decoupled compensation from performance” (Hale, 2007). This means that the worker performance cannot be incentivized through benefits and compensation. This results to the assumption that without anything to gain it would be meaningless to appraise the performance of the workers. Besides, even from the union’s perspective, having performance metrics in hand, especially if they are trending up, can only strengthen their position at the next negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement.
However, it is also clear that the HR director erred in deciding to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance appraisal process by indexing that supposed effectiveness to the number of managers who adopted the process. That metric is useful only if the frequency of adoption is a proxy for gains in performance, a line of reasoning in need of clarification and exposition. One way for the HR director to flesh this out would be to obtain an understanding of why some managers were adopting the new performance appraisal process and why some were not. If the municipality’s managers are in fact concerned with the performance of their units, the survey would presumably point to ways the managers think the new process helps or does not help them get a handle on the productivity of their employees. The advantage of this would be that the survey would provide invaluable feedback, with which the performance appraisal process could be tweaked to address the concerns of the non-adopters and build upon the positives as seen by the adopters. The takeaway is that it is not entirely correct to assert that “the number of managers using the form has no bearing on productivity” (Hale, 2007) – the number of managers adopting the new process could serve to evaluate the process’ effectiveness, but only with some auxiliary development.
As Hale points out, the most straightforward metric for determining the value of the new appraisal process would be to measure “whether performance had improved” (Hale, 202). But, perhaps just as clearly, there seems to be something wrong with the reasoning implicit in that response. It seems shortsighted to apply the broad desideratum of improved performance to the seemingly more fundamental prerequisite initiative of becoming better able to measure performance (Hale, 2007).
Assuming many additional criteria are required to evaluate the value of the HR director’s new appraisal process. Given that the ‘industry’ in question is a municipality, relevant productivity and people performance metrics are to be found in, for example, time-at-task, attainment of objectives, and rework. For example, if the municipality receives a call about a broken water line, the time-at-task involved in repairs, the successful repair, any need for rework, plus response time, all repr.
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Impact of increasing cost in a health organization
Introduction
The cost of receiving healthcare service is becoming a serious national healthcare concern. It has been established that the United States spend more on healthcare, in relation to the national income than any other industrialized nation. However, achieving minimum cost means having to make certain hard compromises which have never been easy. For example, low expenditure on research and development, limitation in terms of the choices of health coverage or healthcare providers and having to wait for long before using new technologies. The health system has gone through a series of transformational changes that has seen the cost of healthcare provision sky-rocket. The most affected are among the 41 million uninsured Americans who are unable to cater for the cost of insurance as well as the underinsured whose coverage program cannot cater for their overall health needs. The major catalyst behind the rising cost of healthcare has been; the rising number of aging population that take great benefit from the technologies created for lengthening life span, lifestyle choices like adoption of sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits resulting to obesity and cardiovascular disorders among others.
Cost impact on health organization.
Increasing cost has impacted the national health organization/system in so many ways. The impacts are not only experienced by the patients but the providers, employers, payers (insurance bodies) and even other employees within the health organization. Firstly, an array of transformational changes has been made i.e. payment transformation where a shift has been made from volume-based (fee-for service payment) which has high cost implications to value-based models and also the development of primary care in attempt to counter increasing cost. The turnover of healthcare providers has also faced a fair share of cost impact. The providers burdened by the feeling of denying patients services due to inability to cater for cost or lack of insurance loses meaning of services and morale to continue with the service. Consequently, advancement in training and education improve the providers’ patient service and more enhanced application of Evidence-Based practice appears costly and unaffiliated hence promoting low morale. Morbidity and mortality cases has been on the rise. Advanced technology used in diagnosis/treatment of serious medical conditions has become expensive and some of them are not covered by the insurance (core payments) hence late interventions taken after serious damage. The is also an indication of lowered patient engagement as far healthcare decision making is concerned since patients with financial challenge have limited options and are sometimes forced to comply with the physici.
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Patient Safety and Risk Management in Dental Practice: Are There Enough Guidelines? An
Evaluative Study on The Existing System in a Dental College of Riyadh
Introduction
While it is essential to the practice of healthcare professionals to concern about patient
safety, it is relatively current that it has been transformed into a specific body of knowledge and
therefore patient safety may be considered as a relatively ‘innovative’ discipline. Its core ideas
are to prevent the occurrence of avoidable adverse events (errors, complications and accidents)
accompanying the practice of healthcare and to reduce the impact of unavoidable adverse events.
This is a simple definition for the multifaceted, complexed nature and many key elements in the
practice of patient safety. There are economic, financial, social, cultural and organizational
matters of a patient safety environment that makes it unpractical to simply define it as the
practicing safe health care or protecting patients from harm by health care professionals. It is
essential for all health care professionals and health care organizations to become more
acquainted with the overall framework of patient safety, to dynamically contribute in hard work
to apply patient safety procedures in everyday practice and to create a culture of patient safety
culture (Yamalik & Perea Pérez, 2012).
There is a constant concern and interest in dentistry for matters related to patients and
practicing safe and quality care in the everyday dental practice. Yet, like other health
professions, more attention is given to patient related matters and safety-related matters
(Yamalik & Dijk, 2013).
Furthermore, there is an emerging professional consideration of risk management, patient
safety and handling errors. Rather than hiding them, errors are now understood as learning
material and by that, the number of publications on dental errors are increasing. As an example,
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prescribing errors in dental practice is a potential ground for development in the medication
management process and patient safety (Yamalik & Dijk, 2013).
An empirical data on the attitudes of dental professionals and dental auxiliaries about the
reporting of medical errors was collected in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Al-Nomay et al., (2017),
most respondents (94.4% of them) expressed that medical errors should be reported. Yet, insights
of the norm, personal preferences and existing practices regarding which type of error should be
reported were inconsistent. Only 17.9% of respondents perceived that reporting errors that results
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Human Resource Management and Employee Turnover
BUS-7380 Qualitative Business Research Design and Methodology
Week 1
Amenia Payne
Dr. Lawrence Ness
May 17, 2020
Introduction to Problem
How an organization along with its performance is affected by human resource management (HRM) policies that play an important role in the organization for performance and growth of employees and organization is a widely discussed topic (Boudreau 1991; Jones& Wright, 1992; Kleiner 1990). Different sources contend that work rehearses that advance superior, for example, exhaustive representative enrollment and choice methods, motivator pay, and execution the executives frameworks, and broad worker inclusion and preparing, will in general upgrade the capacities of a company's present and future representative's information, aptitudes, inspiration, just as the maintenance of value workers (Jones and Wright, 1992; U.S. Division of Labor, 1993). The human asset strategies of the association will be in general assistance +7. The year 2006 was the year when HR managers noticed that were approximately 46% and considered employee turnover their top post priority in workforce and organization and that took the peak from 2012 that was 25% in that year.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) explained that it has different causes for lessening employee turnover ought to be imperative for any association that involves (1) employee turnover can turn out to be exorbitant rapidly, (2) undesirable turnover influences the presentation of any association, (3) as the accessibility of talented representatives diminishes, it will turn out to be progressively hard to hold looked for after workers. According to a study, it was analyzed that employee turnover can be too costly that annually it can shoot up to 200% of annual salaries that is a great loss for organizations caused mainly due to turnover. Now with these staggering figures, it is very difficult for organizations today to fully understand the concept of employee retention and turnover and how to decrease the overall process and how to handle turnover (Mayhew, 2019). Similarly, trained employees and loyal workforce of the organization get replaced with new employees that take additional time to get trained hence organizations face a loss of time along with loss of resources and money (Iqbal, 2010). Employee turnover should only be done when it is essential for any organization to replace existing employees with new talent and that will only be done when organizations know that this turnover will give benefit and growth to the organization (Meyer, 2011). Employee turnover has termed as a risky choice as it involves the major risks in any organization for current and future project implications by human resource management (Iqbal, 2010).
An organization’s business strategic plans for execution should be contingent on current and potential employees. Throu.
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Obesity and Weight Management Programs
Introduction to the Problem
The problem under investigation in this research is the issue of obesity and weight management. This topic was selected because it the issues is affecting many people today around the world and most significantly in the United States. Thousands of people worldwide are dying from obesity and overweight related illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure among many others (Obesity & weight control: Health risks, weight loss & bariatric surgery, n.d.). Therefore, it has a huge impact on the healthcare system since it has increased the problems that healthcare professionals and facilities are facing. Hospitals are now congested mainly due to diet related illnesses, obesity being at the top of the list, which causes short staffing due to the increasing patients numbers relative to providers’ numbers. The providers, especially nurses, may then suffer from burnout and thus affecting the quality of care that they provide. Several weight management programs have then been created in order to tackle the serious problem of obesity. Therefore, conducting a proper research on obesity and weight management programs is very crucial since it will help in providing in-depth understanding of the whole issue and thus useful in developing and implementing ways that can curb the problem by proper implementation of these programs. This will improve the conditions of healthcare facilities and eventually the quality of care provided.
The Problem
The problem is obesity and weight management programs. Obesity is a medical condition that occurs when an individual has excess body fat or weight that might have some significant effect on his or her health (Hu, 2008). On the other hand, weight management is the process of embracing long-term lifestyle modification to keep a healthy body weight on depending on the age, gender, and height of an individual. They include methods such as eating heathy food and increasing the levels of physical activity. Weight management programs are then the initiatives that are created in controlling the weight of individuals in order to control such conditions as obesity. Managing one’s weight through these programs is very important part of their health because they avoid being overweight and obese to reduce the risks of medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. The intake of diet considered unhealthy, lack of physical exercise and practicing unhealthy lifestyles such as too much intake of alcohol, smoking may lead to increase in weight, and thus a person is considered overweight. This is when the body contains too much body fat above the required amount. Obesity then occurs after being overweight when the calorie intake of a person goes higher than the amount of energy that .
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Perceived Benefits and Barriers about the MMR Vaccine among the Parents of a Pediatric
Population in South Florida
Florida International University
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Background
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 4 people
in the United States will be hospitalized and one out of every 1,000 people with measles will
develop brain swelling that could lead to brain damage. Given the possible severity when
obtaining Measles, the CDC recommends to protect children against measles by obtaining a
vaccine that provides enduring insurance against all strains of measles (Measles, 2018). The
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine (MMR) is administered in two doses in order to prevent
an individual from obtaining one of those diseases. The first dose was given to children when
they are about 13 months old, which offers 90 to 95% protection against those diseases. The
second dose increases those protection odds to become 99%, which is administered before a
child turns five years old. In order for the vaccine to be immune in our system, we need to
achieve at least 95% of immunity to those diseases (Gardner, 2010).
Side effects of MMR vaccine
There is for all intents and purposes no medication without reactions. Gentle symptoms of MMR
vaccine include the following: fever, mild rash, and swelling of the glands in the cheeks or neck.
Moderate reactions include: febrile seizures, brief joint inflammation, and impermanent
thrombocytopenia. Serious side effects of MMR vaccine are amazingly uncommon, but can
include serious allergic responses. Other serious side effects are rare to the point that it is
difficult to recognize whether they are caused by the vaccine, which includes: deafness, long-
term seizures, coma, lowered consciousness, and lasting brain damage (Mahmić-Kaknjo, 2017).
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Barriers
Obtaining immunization has been viewed as one of the best general wellbeing accomplishments
of the twentieth century for their job in killing smallpox and controlling polio, measles, rubella,
and different irresistible ailments in the United States. Regardless of their adequacy in
forestalling and destroying illness, routine youth vaccine take-up remains problematic. Parent
refusal of immunizations has added to flare-ups of vaccine preventable infections, for example,
measles and pertussis (Maglione, 2014). Late episodes of measles in the United Kingdom and
United States have awoken reestablished worry about vaccination dismissal. The rate of
vaccination take-up has fallen. Individuals' view of vaccine protection and effectiveness has
appeared to be an imperative factor for immunization take-up that, in the meantime, can spread
between people (Medus, 2014).
Research has shown that guardians' frames of mind .
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a joint inflammatory disorder that can, at times, extend the effects to other body organs like lungs and blood vessels; The condition complicates the body's immune system with the advancement of the symptoms( explain types of symptoms) and citation needed(>>>>>>>>) Patients suffering from RA are prune to severe conditions that may arise as the condition matures. patients have distinct symptoms expressed outwardly based on the level and stage of the inflammatory disorder, some of which are similar to those expressed by the patients in the case study. The condition is not hereditary or family born but thought to result from genetic risk factors such as…… (citation needed) The patient in the case study was aware that increased inflammatory could result in the highlighted symptoms and thus presented them to identify whether they were emanating from the condition or any other source of infection.
Identify the genes that may be associated with the development of the disease.
A variety of gene pairs are associated with the RA condition as significant risk factors. The causative genes to the condition are suspended in the immune system function ( citation). Change in human Leukocyte antigen genes (HLA) in the significant contributor to Rheumatoid Arthritis ( citation needed). The genes, RLA-DRB1, are highly associated with triggering the Rheumatoid Arthritis condition. It is associated with the production f body proteins. The HLA proteins assist the immune system in distinguishing immune proteins and those proteins produced by body invaders like viruses (Soo P, n.d). Variation in other genes has a little impact on the condition ( citation needed).
Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect it has on body systems.
Immunosuppression is a process that subdues the human immune system to individuals undergoing organ transplants or those with autoimmune conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis(>>>>>>>>). The process involves administering drugs to ensure that the immune system does not repel the organs being transplanted (McCance & Huether, 2019). The physicians must first carry an examination of different body organs them makes a prescription to the patient. After the examination, a strict medical plan or therapy session is created, which patients should stickily follow. During the process, the doctor monitors the patients effectively on a close observation. Immunosuppression has different side effects in the body, some of which arise due to the drugs ( citation needed). The effects include; decrease in bony density, a decrease in muscle functioning, effect on the operation of muscle fiber, which reduces muscle protein production and cases of hyperglycemia and severe diabetes. The effects get controlled through regular exercise. This paragraph should lead to the 4th or next paragraph this p
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Pastoral Counseling on Mental Health
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Chapter 4 Results4.1 Introduction
In this chapter, the researcher is going to present the results and findings obtained from the research. The primary objective of the study was to find out the effects of pastoral counseling on mental health. The researcher conducted a research survey to obtain the relevant data that was required to achieve the research objective. The data collection tool that was used in this study was a survey questionnaire that contained a total of 21 questions. The design of the questionnaire was in line with the specific objectives of this study. This chapter will present the respondents' background information, and the findings obtained from the analysis in line with the research objectives.
4.2 Data Analysis
Descriptive statistics were used in the discussion of the findings of the research. The results were explained using percentages. The target respondents of the study were sampled using simple random sampling. However, the primary target sample was that of people who had experienced some form of mental health at a certain point in their lives. The primary criterion for sampling was that the individual participant must have attained the age of 18 years and above.
4.3 Response Rate
Herein the response rate is the total number of people who completed the survey correctly and met the requirements of the researcher. In this study, a total of 106 participants completed the study. Before the survey was conducted, the respondents were taken through the details of the survey before they could give consent or decline. The reason they were chosen to take part in the study was that they were members of the Deliverance Center for all Nations Church and that they were of 18 years and above.
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1. Running head: PURCHASING ORGANIZATION METRICS
REPORT 1
PURCHASING ORGANIZATION METRICS REPORT
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Purchasing Organization Metrics Report
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
February 23, 2020
To obtain suppliers for the muscles from turkey legs, heart of
pigs, alligator claws, corn leaves and Kelp from the Chesapeake
Bay, the company would need to consider the various legal
ramifications of purchasing. There is need for the company to
routinely sign purchase orders and contracts which commit them
to the specific terms and conditions of purchase orders and
contracts. There are several essential elements of a purchase
order and they include:
I. The two parties, both the company and the suppliers, must be
capable of delivering
2. II. The subject of the matter must be legal and valid
III. There must be mutual consideration
IV. The parties must reach an agreement by offer and
acceptance.
All four elements have to be present for the contract to be legal.
If any of the elements is missing it makes the agreement
unenforceable before a court of law.
The details of the purchase contract need to be well defined and
it should not be carried out in a hasty manner. This is because,
once the contract has been approved, there are no changes
which can be accepted. In addition to the purchase contract, a
purchase requisition should be made available as it specifies the
required parts. This is important because the five items which
are required by the company are part of a whole and hence the
need for the purchase requisition. These contracts are aimed at
binding the supplier and the company together and to provide
security to the company for a source of their raw materials.
Whenever the company requires the raw materials to be
supplied, a purchase order has to be created. This provides a
records of the details of the raw material to be supplied by the
suppliers.
Several elements need to be clarified in the contract to ensure
that there are no misunderstandings between the supplier and
the company. The first is the quality of the raw materials that
the suppliers will supply and this ensures consistency and surety
of products the company receives. The second component
highlights the cost of the raw materials, that is the price which
the suppliers will supply the raw materials per unit. The
duration before the raw materials are supplied should also be
specified to allow the company to calculate the lead time and
avoid running out of raw materials. Finally, the duration of
payment should also be outlined in the contract to stipulate the
time taken before payment is made.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Company name
Introduction
3. The company requests for proposals from qualified supplying
firms to supply the raw materials required in the manufacture of
products used in laboratory testing. For the production of the
end product, different quantities of the raw materials will be
required and this will be reflected in the request for purchase
forms. The result of this request for proposal will be a contract
for the supply of the raw materials as described below:
Purpose/anticipated results
The objective of the supply is delivery of the specific parts
which are required by the company. The quality of the raw
materials should be good as it would be determined by the
company.
Tasks
1.0. Delivery of:
· Muscle from turkey legs
· Heart from pigs
· Alligator claws
· Corn leaves
· Kelp from Chesapeake Bay
2.0. The corn leaf supplier will be required to take over the
processing of the material to produce enzymes that are mixed
with the other four materials.
Proposals from potential suppliers are welcome and they should
provide details on how the supply of the above mentioned tasks
can be achieved.
Any questions regarding the request for proposal should be
directed to the company before 30th February 2020.
The proposals should be made available to the company by 15th
March 2020.
5. Balanced scorecard
A balanced scorecard is a concept used by managers to analyze
their business using four different perspectives. It helps to
provide a customer’s perspective, the organization’s internal
perspective, the innovation and learning perspective and the
financial perspective. The advantage for this measure is that it
reduces the data overload by minimizing the number of required
measures.
The mission statement of the organization is used to determine
the customer perspective. This is helps to frame how the
customer views the organization. The mission for the
organization is to become a leader in delivering products used
in laboratory testing. The concerns of the customer deal with
time, quality, cost and performance and service. The company
has been able to deliver orders made by customers within a
short lead time except for few instances when suppliers had
failed to deliver the raw materials within the stipulated time.
The quality of the products it delivers has been undisputed. The
cost of the products is also competitive in the market when
compared to those of the competitors. This has helped the
organization to gain a substantial market base. Convenience has
been created for the customers by carrying out delivery to their
preferred destination. Under this goals and achievements, it can
be concluded that the organization is preferred by many
customers (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Company based measures are important as they dictate how the
organization meets the customer’s needs. Quality is the main
concern for the organization’s customers and therefore,
measures should be put in place to ensure that the final products
are of good quality. This can be achieved through the selection
of the best suppliers based on the quality of their raw materials
rather than the price. This was achieved in the process of
supplier selection and the continuous evaluation of the suppliers
to ensure that they maintain the quality. The processes
6. undertaken to produce the products used in laboratory settings
are also meticulously monitored and improvements made over
time. This means that the quality increases with time and this
ensures that the internal metric of quality is achieved (Kaplan &
Norton, 1992).
Innovation and learning is part of the culture within the
organization. There is a research and development department
within the organization whose sole purpose is to carry out
research and come up with new and improved products. These
are aimed at meeting the ever changing needs of the consumer.
The financial perspective of the organization is also promising
since the profitability has increased. The company has
experienced growth and this has placed it in a better position to
bargain for lower supply costs. It has been able to enjoy the
benefits of economies of scale (Kaplan & Norton, 1992).
Total cost of ownership
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is different from the
procurement approach because it does not account for the
purchase price only. Other costs associated with the supply
include storage, taxes, shipping, insurance and disposal. The
raw materials that are purchased some of them are perishable
such as the hearts of pigs. Although there might be an
advantage in buying bulk, it is advisable to buy in small
quantities that are required in the manufacturing process. This
prevents any losses from being incurred in the form of
deterioration when the raw material is purchased in large
quantities (Plues, 2012).
There are several other factors to be considered in TCO model.
First is the supply partner development costs. There are costs
associated with the development of the partnership and this
should be proportional to the value that the supplier brings to
the organization. An example is for the turkey legs; it is
advisable to look for a supplier that will supply the muscles
only rather than the whole leg for the organization to obtain
muscle from it. This reduces the manufacturing costs associated
with the product. The location of the supplier is also important
7. as it determines the shipping cost and time. Although a supplier
may have quality products at a lower price, their location may
disqualify them because the shipping cost and time taken to
transport them ultimately makes the product expensive.
Therefore, it is advisable to source for raw materials in a nearby
location (Lancione, 2018).
There are various costs associated with the quality of the raw
materials. Low quality raw materials lead to low quality final
products and disappointment by the customer. There are also
costs associated with returns when the quality is not good. Low
quality also presents safety issues. It is therefore advisable to
choose high quality suppliers to avoid the costs associated with
low quality. The payment terms should also be clearly outlined.
Payment to the suppliers should be done after delivery and not
before as this would hurt the cash flow and places the
organization at risk. The procurement department should also
protect the organization from potential cost fluctuations by
choosing to purchase a position in the foreign currency for the
price at that point in time (Lancione, 2018).
References
Kaplan, R., & Norton, D. (1992). The Balanced Scorecard—
Measures that Drive Performance. Retrieved 7 February 2020,
from https://hbr.org/1992/01/the-balanced-scorecard-measures-
that-drive-performance-2
Lancione, T. (2018). 6 TCO Considerations When Choosing a
Supply Partner | IndustryStar
8. Solution
s. Retrieved 7 February 2020, from
https://www.industrystarsolutions.com/blog/2018/07/6-total-
cost-ownership-considerations/
Pluess, J. (2012). What Total Cost of Ownership Offers
Sustainable Procurement | Blog | BSR. Retrieved 7 February
2020, from https://www.bsr.org/en/our-insights/blog-view/what-
total-cost-of-ownership-offers-sustainable-procurement
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SUPPLIER SELECTION REPORT
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9. Supplier Selection Report
Zachary T. Trigger
UMCG
Purchasing Management
Professor James Swaim
February 2, 2020
The criteria for the selection of suppliers has significantly
changed over the years. In the past, price was utilized as the
primary criteria for the selection of suppliers together with
location and preferences. However, there has been a greater
emphasis on food safety and quality hence the need to improve
on the quality of raw materials supplied. Choosing the right
suppliers can help an organization to meet and supersede the set
regulatory standards while increasing consumer demand and
building the brand reputation. The supplier that is chosen has to
be able to deliver quality and safe ingredients which will
translate to quality and safe end products for the consumer
(Eldridge, 2012).
Identifying the appropriate supplier is a costly affair but has
significant results if done in the correct manner. The opinions
10. of the stakeholders are sought to determine the appropriate
criteria to follow in selecting a supplier. Some of the
stakeholders include members of the research and development,
processing, quality assurance, marketing and purchasing among
others. After the identification of the appropriate criteria
potential suppliers are identified and their capabilities and
pricing is compared. This stage involves working with the
potential suppliers and maintaining open communication where
the manufacturer explains to the supplier the manufacturing
process. While cost is a significant driver, value is paramount
and it should be key in selecting the appropriate supplier. Some
of the factors which contribute towards value include delivery
commitments, responsiveness and reliability, hard and soft
resource savings and customer service (Eldridge, 2012).
The raw materials that are being sought are highly perishable
and one criteria for the supplier is that it should be able to reach
the company in a fresh state. This should be one of the factors
to look for when sourcing for the supplier. Because of the
sensitive nature of the raw materials that are required, it is
paramount that the supplier is able to assure of the quality of
the raw materials they will be supplying. For example, the
supplier for hearts from pigs should have a pig farm rather than
outsourcing from another farm. This way, they are able to raise
the pigs to standard and consequently they will have good
quantity hearts to serve the purpose aimed at by the company.
11. This is carried out on all of the other required raw materials.
Before signing the contact, there is need to carry out an audit on
the suppliers to determine whether or not they have the capacity
to deliver. The audit is carried out to enable the determination
of whether the supplier is compliant or has some significant
compliance or quality system failures. These shortcomings have
a significant impact on the supplier’s capability to produce top
quality products. This procedure is carried out on the best
suited supplier since it is a costly process and it aims at
protecting the manufacturers from contracting a supplier that
may be good in the books but this does not match the actual
situation of the company. The audit also aims at helping the
company to understand the weaknesses and strengths of the
supplier before the relationship is made official. Therefore, by
carrying out an audit of the suppliers, the company is able to
determine the capability of the supplier to meet the company’s
requirements (Assemblymag, 2001).
Evaluating the performance of a supplier is important to grade
them and determine whether or not the partnership will
continue. Evaluation can be carried out through a self-
assessment questionnaire by the suppliers. This helps the
supplier to identify any existing gaps ad take the appropriate
measures towards covering them. It also helps the company to
understand how the supplier understands its operations and
whether or not they are willing to make improvements on
12. existing discrepancies. The company should also set up
appropriate metrics with which the measurement of performance
can be carried out. Some of the metrics which can be used
include lots that are rejected, documentation errors and perfect
shipments among many others. The metrics allows for the
categorization of the supplier as either full partner, associate
partner, high risk or incapable. A full partner is a supplier that
has been able to meet all the company’s expectations and can be
trusted to supply quality raw materials to the manufacturer. An
associate partner is a supplier that falls short of the expectations
and needs to put in more effort so as to attain the status of a full
partner. High risk supplier is utilized for current production but
it is advised not to award them with future business. An
incapable supplier does not meet the needs of the manufacturer
and hence they should be let go as soon as possible. These
categorizations help the company to know which supplier they
need to replace and which one they need to retain. It plays a
significant role in the continuous process of assuring quality in
the raw materials that they are supplied with (Assemblymag,
2001).
Establishing long term supplier relationships has many
advantages on the company. It leads to a reduction is costs since
there is a significant amount of resources that is associated with
searching for a supplier including months of determining the
appropriate one and setting up a relationship with them. With
13. long term suppliers, there is an increase in communication and
efficiency hence a smooth operation unlike in instances where
the supplier is regularly changed. With the long term
relationship, there is also room for continued improvement and
the supplier is able to better understand the needs of the
manufacturer and hence they are able to satisfy them better
(Figues, 2020). Long term suppliers are those that have been
able to achieve the metrics of full partnership and the two
entities have been able to establish a level of trust and by
working together, the company has been able to achieve and
supersede the required quality.
References
Assemblymag. (2001). Retrieved 2 February 2020, from
https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/82672-how-to-evaluate-
suppliers
Eldridge, B. (2012). Supplier Management: Six Steps to
Selecting the Right Supplier. Retrieved 2 February 2020, from
https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-
archive1/augustseptember-2012/supplier-management-six-steps-
to-selecting-the-right-supplier/
Figues, R. (2020). Retrieved 2 February 2020, from
http://www.academia.edu/8304256/CHAPTER_4_QUALITY_IN
_CUSTOMER_SUPLLIER_RELATIONSHIPS
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Criteria Excellent Good Developing Needs Improvem
Identification
and discussion
of any ethical
considerations
in purchasing
15. activities
5 points
Identification of possible
ethical considerations
were made.
The importance of
societal concerns in
business purchasing was
discussed in an
insightful and thorough
manner. Any possible
ethical conflict were
identified and if none
16. were found a strong
argument was made to
explain why that was
the case. All conclusions
drawn were reasoned
logically and
application of the class
material and case study
facts resulting in a
demonstration of an
excellent understanding
of the ethical
17. considerations for
purchasing materials.
( 4.5-5.0)
4.25 points
Identification of possible ethical
considerations was made.
The importance of societal concerns
in business purchasing was
discussed in an competent
manner. Most possible ethical
conflicts were identified and if none
were found an argument was made
to explain why that was the
18. case. Most conclusions drawn were
reasoned well with exception of one
of the products under discussion.
(4.0-4.49)
3.75 points
Identification of
possible ethical
considerations was
made. However the
discussion was too
general.
The importance of
19. societal concerns in
business purchasing
was satisfactory. Most
but one or
two possible ethical
conflicts were missed
or vaguely discussed.
A general discussion
as to why none were
found rather than a
strong argument was
made to explain why
that was the
20. case. Most
conclusions drawn
were reasoned well
with exception of one
of the products under
discussion. Use of
class material and
case study facts was
sufficient but added
to the feeling that
3.25 points
Identification and
21. discussion was
attempted but
reasoning with us
of class material a
case study facts w
sparse.
Conclusions were
underdeveloped
lack sound
reasoning suppor
by the class mate
and case study
facts.
22. (3.0-3.49)
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Identification
of Sustainable
Issues both
eco and
financial for
the items to
23. be purchased
Content of
only a general
understanding of the
ethical issues resulted.
(3.5-3.99)
5 points
Identification of
Sustainable Issues both
eco and financial for the
items to be purchased
were
complete. Conclusions
24. drawn in
discussion show
insightful understanding
of the possible issues
surrounding supply
purchasing both in terms
of money and planet. All
products were
addressed. Explanation
of the possible issues
surrounding the
products reflect a strong
25. level of analysis,
synthesis,
evaluation with
reasoning for
conclusions
supported by the case
material and case study
facts.
(4.5-5.0)
4.25 points
Identification of Sustainable Issues
both eco and financial for the items
to be purchased were
26. complete. Conclusions drawn in
discussion show a
good understanding of the possible
issues surrounding supply
purchasing both in terms of money
and planet. All products were
addressed but the explanation of
the possible issues surrounding the
products while strong, showed
areas of weak application of the
case material and case study facts.
(4.0-4.49)
27. 3.75 points
Identification of
Sustainable Issues
both eco and financial
for the items to be
purchased were
complete. Conclusions
drawn in
discussion show
a general
understanding of
the possible issues
surrounding supply
28. purchasing both in
terms of money and
planet. All products
were addressed but
the explanation of the
possible issues
surrounding the
products was
overbroad thus
showing weakness in
the application of the
case material and case
29. study facts. More
detail needed.
(3.5-3.99)
3.25 points
An attempt was
made to discuss
sustainability issu
but the conclusio
drawn reflected
a weak level
of reasoning and
support from the
case material and
30. case study facts.
(3.0-3.49)
6 points 5.1 points 4.5 points 3.9 points
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slide
presentation
and summary
of
32. minor and major.
Conclusions and link
description
discussion demonstrated
excellent application of
critical thinking skills as
well as strong support
from the class material
and cases study facts.
Research was evident
when appropriate.
(5.4-6.0)
33. Demonstrates a good understanding
of how the assignments form the
purchasing link of a supply chain.
Presentation addressed
completely the major points of the
assignments but one or two minor
points were missed. Conclusions
and link description
discussion demonstrated
competent application of critical
thinking skills as well as strong
support from the class material and
cases study facts. Research was
35. assignment. Use of
the class material and
case study facts was
sufficient but not as
evident in the
explanation of the
connection purchasing
to supply chain.
(4.2-4.799)
Fails to show a fir
understanding of
requirements;
missed two key
36. elements or seve
minor aspects of
assignments in th
discussion. Use o
class material,
research if
appropriate and
case study facts w
minimal and not
evident in the lin
connection
discussion.
37. (3.60-4.199)
3 points
Presentation flows well
and logically; transitions
are smooth, interesting,
persuasive and enhance
presentation. The slides
are bulleted, contain
intext citation were
appropriate and notes
explain the slides while
supporting the
conclusions drawn.
38. Reference list was
2.55 points
Presentation flows well; smooth
transitions; use of persuasiveness
was underdeveloped in some areas;
slides were bulleted and contained
APA intext citations where
appropriate, notes mostly explained
the slides. Reference list was
included in a separate slide at the
end of the presentation.
(2.4-2.69)
39. 2.25 points
Presentation mostly
flowed smooth
transitions used were
missing in one or two
slides; no use of
persuasive language;
slides were bulleted
but the intext
citations were missing
one or two times;
notes were generally
instructive of the
40. 1.95 points
Presentation is
unorganized; ve
few transitions
and/or they distr
from presentatio
persuasiveness w
generally
undeveloped. Sli
contained all
discussion rathe
than the notes
41. Support for th
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Attention to
Instructions
Writing
Mechanics
included in a separate
slide at the end.
(2.7-3.0)
43. understanding of
requirements
responding completely
to each aspect of
assignment including
minor aspects of the
assignment such as
using third person
writing, required use of
course readings, and
assignment format.
(2.7-3.0)
2.5 points
44. Demonstrates excellent
understanding of requirements;
missed one minor aspect of
assignment.
(2.4-2.69)
2.3 points
Demonstrates
satisfactory
understanding of
requirements; missed
a key element or two
minor aspects of
45. assignment.
(2.1-2.39)
1.95 points
Fails to show a fir
understanding of
requirements;
missed two key
elements or seve
minor aspects of
assignment.
(1.8-2.09)
2 points
Strictly adheres to
46. standard usage rules of
written English,
including but not limited
to capitalization,
punctuation, run-on
sentences, missing or
extra words, stylistic
errors, spelling and
grammatical errors. No
errors found. No
1.7 points
Excellently adheres to standard
47. usage of mechanics: conventions of
written English, including
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling. One to three errors found.
(1.6- 1.79)
1.5 points
Satisfactorily adheres
to standard usage
rules of mechanics:
conventions of
English, including
capitalization,
punctuation, and
48. spelling. Four to 10
errors found.
(1.4- 1.59)
1.3 points
Minimally adhere
to standard usage
rules of mechanic
conventions of
written English,
including
capitalization,
punctuation, and
49. spelling.
(1.2-1.39)
3/4/2020 Rubric Assessment - BMGT 375 6380 Purchasing
Management (2202) - UMGC Learning Management System
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APA Format
contractions or jargon
used.
(1.8- 2.0)
50. 2 points
No APA style or usage
errors; Proper citation of
source material is used
throughout paper;
Reference titles follow
APA with only the first
word, the first word
after a colon and proper
nouns capitalized.
(1.8-2.0)
1.7 points
51. Attempts in-text citations and
reference list but one or two APA
style errors noted or fails to use
APA citations when appropriate 1-2
times.
(1.6-1.79)
1.5 points
Attempts in-text
citations and
reference lists; APA
style errors are noted
throughout document;
Fails to use APA
52. citations when
appropriate 3 times in
document.
(1.4 -1.59)
1.3 points
Attempts in-text
citations and
reference lists; Fa
to use APA citatio
when appropriate
5 times; or prese
only 1-2 in-text
53. citations and
reference list in a
paper that requir
APA citations
throughout the
document.
(1.2-1.39)
Excellent
23.4 points
minimum
Good
20.8 points
minimum
Developing
55. Final Project - Project Control, Sustainability Policy and
PowerPoint Presentation.
Finalize your previous assignments by considering ethical and
sustainability activities. Specifically, add the following
information:
1. Ethical implications of purchasing materials for your
operation (2-3 pages) and must include in text citations. Are
you hurting any segments of society?
2. Sustainability issues related to your operation. Develop a
sustainability policy for buying the five materials. It should
discuss both eco and financial sustainability. This policy
should be one page double-spaced, 12-point font, one-inch
margins.
3. Create a PowerPoint Presentation report (7-10 slides) that
summarizes all four assignments that you can present to top
management. It should discuss the conclusions drawn about the
purchasing concerns in supplying the company with its various
creatures and reference the steps taken to make the purchasing
viable. It should also reflect the role of purchasing in the supply
chain link.
Third person writing is required. Third person means that there
are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person
writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person
writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this
link:
56. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-
second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are
expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
Use short bullet points on slides and talking points in the Notes
area. (Use “Click Here to Add Notes” for talking points)
The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course
readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used.
When using a source document, the expectation is that the
information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph
number.
References:
http://louisville.edu/purchasing/sustainability/greenpurchasings
upplychain
http://www.naspo.org/green/index.html
https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/487048-001039-01-
2202-OL1-
6380/Ethics%20&%20Procurement%20Integrity.pdf?_&d2lSessi
onVal=9fpdzDvP2BajUtn1gsuP5vOjo
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/ethics-in-purchasing-2221206
https://www.scmr.com/article/the_ethical_supply_chain
https://www.iisd.org/business/tools/bt_green_pro.aspx
https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/487048-001039-01-
2202-OL1-