(This is the assignment)
Executive Summary Presentation
In LASA 2 (M6: Assignment 2), you were asked to prepare a company analysis report, choosing one company relevant to you. In that assignment, you provided information about the company’s strategic overview, an analysis of its supply chain, a plan to improve its operating processes, and an explanation of the outcomes obtained from this plan and its impact on human resources.
In this assignment, you will create an executive summary of your findings from LASA 2. Your summary should include the following sections:
· A statement of the problem or topic
· A concise analysis of the findings and a recapitulation of any main conclusions or recommendations found in M6:Assignment 2
· Specific details to highlight or support the summary
Develop a 10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
· A title slide
· An agenda slide
· A reference slide
· Headings for each section
· Speaker notes to support the content on each slide
Research Summary Table
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to assimilate, analyze, critique, and summarize original research articles. In other words, select a report of a single, original study.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
(CO 2) Formulate and analyze nursing/clinical problems related to nursing and other disciplines. (PO 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
(CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3
Total Points Possible: 165 Points
Requirements
Through this assignment, the student will
1. Conduct a systematic search of relevant databases to find research-based evidence related to a nursing problem (CO 2);
2. Construct a summary table of four peer-reviewed quantitative single original studies, indicating the purpose, sample, design/level of evidence, findings, and limitations of each (CO 3); and
3. Summarize the findings of the four studies as a whole (CO 3).
Preparing the Table
Conduct a PICO(T) search on the nursing problem related to your practice setting.Select the four most recent peer-reviewed studies that describe original research in a single study (do not select a meta-analysis, systematic review of research, or integrative literature review). Refer to the Types of Articles Found in the Nursing and Healthcare document in the Course Resource section to make sure that you are using the correct document.
Construct a table summarizing the four most credible and recent studies, using the Research Summary template on the next page (also found in Course Resource Section). Analyze each article and provide the following information in brief format: purpose of the study; type of sample and number of participants; design of the study ...
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1. (This is the assignment)
Executive Summary Presentation
In LASA 2 (M6: Assignment 2), you were asked to prepare a
company analysis report, choosing one company relevant to
you. In that assignment, you provided information about the
company’s strategic overview, an analysis of its supply chain, a
plan to improve its operating processes, and an explanation of
the outcomes obtained from this plan and its impact on human
resources.
In this assignment, you will create an executive summary of
your findings from LASA 2. Your summary should include the
following sections:
· A statement of the problem or topic
· A concise analysis of the findings and a recapitulation of any
main conclusions or recommendations found in M6:Assignment
2
· Specific details to highlight or support the summary
Develop a 10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources.
Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
· A title slide
· An agenda slide
· A reference slide
· Headings for each section
· Speaker notes to support the content on each slide
Research Summary Table
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to
assimilate, analyze, critique, and summarize original research
articles. In other words, select a report of a single, original
2. study.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to:
(CO 2) Formulate and analyze nursing/clinical problems related
to nursing and other disciplines. (PO 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
(CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from
nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3
Total Points Possible: 165 Points
Requirements
Through this assignment, the student will
1. Conduct a systematic search of relevant databases to find
research-based evidence related to a nursing problem (CO 2);
2. Construct a summary table of four peer-reviewed quantitative
single original studies, indicating the purpose, sample,
design/level of evidence, findings, and limitations of each (CO
3); and
3. Summarize the findings of the four studies as a whole (CO
3).
Preparing the Table
Conduct a PICO(T) search on the nursing problem related to
your practice setting.Select the four most recent peer-reviewed
studies that describe original research in a single study (do not
select a meta-analysis, systematic review of research, or
integrative literature review). Refer to the Types of Articles
Found in the Nursing and Healthcare document in the Course
Resource section to make sure that you are using the correct
document.
Construct a table summarizing the four most credible and recent
studies, using the Research Summary template on the next page
(also found in Course Resource Section). Analyze each article
and provide the following information in brief format: purpose
3. of the study; type of sample and number of participants; design
of the study, along with the level of evidence; findings of the
study; and limitations of the study.
Preparing the Summary
Briefly (4-6 pages; not including cover page and reference
page(s)) summarize the results of the four studies as a whole.
Follow this outline:
I. In a short paragraph, restate your research question and
describe your search strategy. (10 points)
II. Analysis of the designs used in the studies presented in your
research summary table. (10 points)
III. Where do these studies fall on the Levels of Evidence table?
What is the significance of this information? (10 points)
IV. Based on these studies, what are the findings? What is the
answer to the research question? How well do the studies
answer or fail to answer the question? Provide rationale to
support your answer. (10 points)
V. How was each sample selected and how many participants in
the studies. Is this number adequate? Why or why not? (10
points)
VI. Overall, what are the limitations of the study, and how can
these limitations be overcome in subsequent studies? (10 points)
VII. Based on these findings, is the evidence that you found on
your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice or an
idea for practice? Why or why not? Please provide a rationale
for your answer. (10 points)
Provide your references, formatted in APA style, after the
summary. Include the doi number for each article. Submit a
permalink of each article you have chosen for this assignment
(directions on how to obtain a permalink are located in the
Course Resource section).
Instructions for setting up your paper in APA 6th edition
4. format.
Look at the example document for this assignment. Start your
paper as you would other APA 6th edition format professional
papers. Copy and paste the table into your APA paper. This
should allow your paper to remain in a vertical format. Your
paper should be one document.
Research Summary Table (template provided in separate
document)
Student Name: ___________________
Author (year)
Purpose
Sample/Number of Participants (provide descriptive statistics)
Design
Level of Evidence
Findings (provide any inferential statistics)
Limitations
Study 1
Study 2
Study 3
5. Study 4
Category
Points
%
Description
Selection of Articles
10
6.06
Selects appropriate, single studies from professional, peer-
reviewed literature.
Describes the Purposes of Studies
10
6.06
Description of the purpose of the studies is clear.
Describes the Study Samples
10
6.06
Description of the samples used in the studies is clear.
Describes the Research Designs
10
6.06
Description of the research designs used in the studies is clear.
Describes the Level of Evidence
6. 10
6.06
Describes the level of evidence for each study clearly.
Description of Findings
10
6.06
Describes the findings of the studies clearly.
Description of Limitations
10
6.06
Describes the limitations of the studies clearly.
Summary of the Studies
10
6.06
Restatement of research question and search strategy
10
6.06
Analysis of the study designs presented in the summary table
10
6.06
Analysis of levels of evidence and its significance
10
6.06
Analysis of the findings
10
6.06
Analysis of the samples used
7. 10
6.06
Analysis of the limitations of the studies information
10
6.06
Provides recommendation for change or not
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
10
6.06
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent
with rules for formal written work.
APA Formatting
10
6.06
APA formatting is correct
Submits permalink of each study chosen
5
3.03
Submits a permalink of each study chosen for this assignment.
Place the permalink of each study under the respective reference
on the reference page.
Total
165
100
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
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8. Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
Exceptional
(100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
Exceeds
(88%)
Very good or high level of performance
Meets
(80%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
Needs Improvement
(38%)
Poor or failing level of performance
Developing
(0)
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Content Possible Points = 140 Points
Selection of articles
** Make sure that you do not select a meta-analysis, systematic
review of research, or integrative literature review. Usually,
these use secondary data analysis and therefore sampling
questions may not be correctly answered).
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Selects four appropriate, single quantitative studies from
professional, peer-reviewed literature.
Three of the articles selected are appropriate, single
quantitative studies from professional, peer-reviewed literature.
Two of the articles selected are appropriate, single quantitative
studies from professional, peer-reviewed literature.
9. One of the articles selected is an appropriate, single quantitative
study from professional, peer-reviewed literature.
None of the articles are appropriate.
Describes the purposes of the studies in the table
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Description of the purposes of the four studies is clear.
Description of the purposes of at least three of the studies is
clear.
Description of the purposes of at least two of the studies is
clear.
Description of the purpose of one of the studies is clear.
There is no description of any studies.
Describes the study samples in the table
*The number of samples (N) and type of sampling used (for
example random, convenience, snowball) must be indicated.
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Describes the samples used in the four studies is clear.
Describes the samples of at least three of the studies is clear.
Describes the samples of at least two of the studies is clear.
Describes the samples of one of the studies is clear
. There is no description of any sample.
Describes the research designs in the table (for example, RCT,
case-control, quasi-experimental, etc.)
10 Points
9 Points
10. 8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Description of the research designs used in the four studies is
clear
Description of the research designs of at least three of the
studies is clear
Description of the research designs of at least two of the studies
is clear
Description of the research designs of one of the studies is
clear.
There is no description of any research design.
Describes the level of evidence.
** Please use the Levels of Evidence information in the
textbook
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Describes the level of evidence for all four articles correctly.
Describes the level of evidence for three article correctly.
Describes the level of evidence for two articles correctly.
Describes the level of evidence for one article correctly.
No articles have levels of evidence identified correctly.
Describes the findings of each study in the table.
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Describes the findings of the four studies clearly.
11. Describes the findings of at least three of the studies clearly.
Describes the findings of at least two of the studies clearly.
Describes the findings of one of the studies clearly
There is no description of findings from any study or all
descriptions are unclear.
Describes the limitations of each study in the table
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Describes the limitations of the four studies clearly.
Describes the limitations of at least three of the studies clearly.
Describes the limitations of at least two of the studies clearly.
Describes the limitations of one of the studies clearly.
There is no description of limitations for any studies.
Summary
Please see an outline of the categories for the summary in the
Preparing the Summary section
Please address each section in the Summary
Restatement of the research question and describes the search
strategy used
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
7 Points
0 Points
Fully restates the research question and search strategy used.
Partially restates the research question and search strategy used.
Weakly restates the research question and search strategy used.
Barely restates the research question and search strategy used.
12. Restatement of the research question and description of the
search strategy is missing or absent.
Analysis of the designs used in the studies
** (for example, RCT, case-control, quasi-experimental, etc.)
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
7 Points
0 Points
Fully analyzes the designs of the four studies.
Partially analyzes the designs for the four studies or fully
analyzes three of the studies.
Weakly analyzes the designs for the four studies or fully
analyzes two of the studies.
Barely analyzes the designs for the four studies or fully
analyzes only one of the studies.
No analysis of study design is provided.
Analysis of the levels of evidence (LOE) used in the studies
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Analyzes the levels of evidence for all studies and explains that
significance.
Partially analyzes the levels of evidence for all studies and
explains that significance or fully analyzes LOE for three of
13. the studies.
Weakly analyzes the levels of evidence for all studies and
explains that significance or fully analyzes LOE for two of the
studies.
Barely analyzes the levels of evidence for all studies and
explains that significance or fully analyzes LOE for one of the
studies.
There is no analysis the levels of evidence for all studies and
does not explain the significance.
Analysis of the findings of the study and how well the research
answers the research question
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Fully analyzes the findings and ability to answer the research
question.
Partially analyzes the findings and ability to answer the
research question or fully analyzes three of the study findings.
Weakly analyzes the findings and ability to answer the research
question or fully analyzes two of the study findings.
Barely analyzes the findings and ability to answer the research
question or fully analyzes one of the study findings.
There is no analysis of the study finding or does not discuss
how well the research question is answered by the research
studies.
Analysis of the type of samples used, including adequacy of
numbers of participants
**The number of samples (N) and type of sampling used
(for example random, convenience, snowball) must be indicated.
14. 10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Fully analyzes the type of samples used, including adequacy of
numbers of participants.
Partially analyzes the type of samples used, including adequacy
of numbers of participants or fully analyzes three of the studies
samples.
Weakly analyzes the type of samples used, including adequacy
of numbers of participants or fully analyzes two of the studies
samples.
Barely analyzes the type of samples used, including adequacy of
numbers of participants or fully analyzes one of the study
samples.
No analysis of sample types.
Analysis of the limitations of the studies and how they could be
overcome in future studies
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Fully analyzes the limitations of the studies and how they could
be overcome in future studies.
Partially analyzes the limitations of the studies and how they
could be overcome in future studies.
Weakly analyzes the limitations of the studies and how they
could be overcome in future studies.
Barely analyzes the limitations of the studies and how they
could be overcome in future studies.
There is no analysis of the limitations or no discussion of how
15. to overcome limitations.
Recommendation of whether a change in practice is warranted
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Fully recommends whether a change in practice is warranted.
Partially recommends whether a change in practice is warranted.
Weakly recommends whether a change in practice is warranted.
Barely recommends whether a change in practice is warranted.
There are no recommendations.
Content Subtotal______/140 points
Format Possible Points = 25 Points
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
No errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
1-2 errors
3-4 errors
5 errors
6 or more errors
APA formatting
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
4 Points
0 Points
APA formatting is correct with 0 errors
16. 1-2 errors
2-4 errors
5 errors
6 or more errors
Submission of permalink of each study chosen
5 Points
4 Points
3 Points
4 Points
0 Points
Submission of 4 articles in permalink format
Submission of 3 articles in permalink format
Submission of 2 articles in permalink format
Submission of 1 article in permalink format
No articles in permalink format
Format Subtotal____/25 points
Total Points_____/165 points
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Running head: COMPANY ANALYSIS REPORT1
COMPANY ANALYSIS REPORT13
Module 6, Assignment 2:
17. Company Analysis Report
Scott Jackson
Operations Management:
Solution
s to Business Challenges B6029
August 4, 2012
Supply chain analysis
A typical supply chain is a structure of organizations, people,
technology, activities, information and resources engaged in
conveying a product or service to customer from supplier.
Supply chain involves transforming natural resources, raw
material and components into a finished product that is
distributed to the end customer. In complicated supply chain
systems, used products may be brought back into the supply
chain at any juncture where residual value is recyclable. This
may involve a variety of stages. In food processing industry the
supply chain stages include:
Producers (raw material producer, farmer)
Processors (processing factory)
Wholesalers
Retailers
18. Consumers
ProducersProcessors Wholesalers Retailers
Consumers
Producers (raw material producer; farmer)
They are the key input in a supply chain; they provide necessary
material which needs to be processed to get the final desired
product by the consumer. In Archer Daniels Midland Company
(ADM) they include cocoa farmers, soy farmers, palm farmers
and beef and dairy farmers. As a producer the following inputs
are of necessity to influence the quality of the end product to
the consumer quality of seed planted, care given to the plants
during growing period, harvesting stage, post harvesting
practices and delivery to the factory.
Quality of seed planted
Quality of seed planted is the varietally of pure seed with a high
germination percentage, free from disease and disease
organisms, and with a proper moisture content and weight.
Quality is guaranteed through both proactive and retroactive
methods. These comprise precautionary maintenance, for
example growing and appraising every seed lot, as well as
constantly choosing for accurateness to type, vigorous quality
programming from the ground to pack, third-party quality
authentication, customer quality contribution, and retroactive
quality response to the seed producers. All the way through this
19. diverse-pronged advance, ensures that only the highest quality
organic seed is presented to the farmers for planting. Seed
quality considerations offer precious information on the
appropriateness of seed for planting, exactingly their potential
for germination, the rapidness of their emergence from the soil,
their ability to ascertain uniform, energetic seedlings, and their
creation of healthy crops with good yields. consequently, in the
food processing industry, quality of seed planted by the farmers
serves as the basis for price differentials, facilitates the analysis
of seed shared problems and their apparent causes, and provides
seed producers with a decision tool for their a range of
operations, including storage and marketing. In conclusion seed
planted by the farmer directly affects the yields that the farmer
delivers to the industry.
Human capital and machinery
Cultivation is essentially intended at growing the variety of
crops inhabitant to each diverse local area within the world's
ecosystem. Special technologies and mechanization systems
should be provided that suits the state of the cultivation carried
to certain locations for each production phase. In meeting the
demands of each local area it is compulsory to form an
assimilated system in which researchers, developers,
manufacturers, and distributors are in attendance locally and are
involved in joint efforts to solve farmers’ mechanization
problems locally (Clarke, 2000). as a result the agricultural
20. production and productivity has witnessed much increase. The
form of human resource or machinery the farmer utilizes in the
farm has to greater extent influence on quantity and quality of
the yields, which also directly affects the products that are
processed or manufactured by the company.
Processing factory (Archer Daniels Midland Company)
There are many factors or inputs that influence processors in the
supply chain; they can be grouped into internal and external
inputs. The challenges include twisting costs, a multifaceted
supply chain, ever changing consumer preferences and food
safety and compliance.
Processing industry is exemplified by a complex supply chain
relating multiple channels from the persons/ranches to the
manufacturer and to the distributor. Inclusive precision is
required across functional processes to build real time and fact
founded choices. Resolution that puts together the processes of
procurement, planning, manufacturing and distribution tackles
this need.
Distribution is also one of the key challenges. Most processors
have evolved from processing to stock actions to a demand
determined type where the completed product is shipped
directly to retail outlets. Products nowadays do not stagnate in a
distribution center after production. Every order fleeting
through the plant is tailored for a specific customer, and has a
definite delivery date. This implies that operations need to be
21. well managed, ensuring that production orders are programmed
and carried out on time, and delivery conditions are regularly
achieved.
The pressure to reduce operating costs, develop top line
revenue, control procurement instability and integrate planning
and execution, not excluding customer pressures to improve
customer service and provide visibility into inventory status are
also key challenges. Therefore there is need to balance the often
conflicting goals to be able to maximize operations.
The solution provides a elastic planning system with
actualization into inventory status of both raw material and
finished goods. Such system allows the company to minimize
inventory of both raw materials and finished products, advance
customer service and enhance capacity utilization.
Food safety compliance is an increasingly crucial matter in the
food industry, brought about by an increase in media and
regulatory attention, and associated penalties for aimed
organizations. This leads to tarnishing the brand image and
eroding of market share. Improved process supervision through
quality management systems and food safety standards requires
to be monitored during the production process.
Today’s consumers; from those who want healthier options to
others who require more handy packaging and exclusive flavors.
The increased volume and diversity of products is influencing
plants to design their lines supported on shorter production runs
22. with extra changeovers. Achieving these requirements requires
operational flexibility. Companies must be in a position to
easily insert new products to the mix, make changes and quickly
implement new operational procedures. These changes must be
executed while meeting high sanitation and environmental
regulations. This helps the organization drift from a manual
system to a fully incorporated system. The benefits is in
inclusion of full supply chain visibility, managing stake
holders, customers and vendors, managing appropriate inventory
positions, controlling manufacturing and combating frequent
change of personnel through the deployment of industry best
practices.
Wholesalers
There functions are not only to facilitate an affective
functioning of manufacturers and retailers, but also help them
accomplish more with less cost.
One function of wholesaler is to eliminate the need for a
different distribution channel by the producers themselves.
Determining the order of a product in the market is very
cumbersome for the producer. Wholesalers help producers know
how to adjust their production capacity with the changing
demands of the market. Wholesalers sometimes buy huge
inventory that transmits the risk of selling the products.
Wholesalers have also got outstanding transportation facilities
for delivering the stocks in time and appropriate the customer
23. feedback.
Impacts of e-commerce and IT
Electronic commerce and the Internet are essentially changing
the nature of supply chains, and redefining how consumers
study about, select, purchase, and use products and services.
E-commerce permits company of all sizes to exchange cargo
documents electronically over the Internet. Using e-commerce,
company reduces costs, get better data accuracy, restructure
business processes, enhance business cycles, and alleviate
customer service.
It will give the company more flexibility in managing the
increasingly composite movement of products and information
between businesses, their suppliers and customers. It closes the
link between customers and distribution centers.
E-commerce is a crucial support of logistics and transportation
services for both internal and external customers. E-commerce
helps companies deliver better services to their customers that
accelerate the growth of the e-commerce enterprises that are
critical to their business, and reduces their operating costs.
Impact on Human Resource
Human resource management is the process of interrelating and
copping with the internal workforce of the company to
manipulate their working patterns and persuade their
performances to better the prospects of the company they are
working for. It has allowed human resource managers to
24. distribute their routine administrational duties in an effective
way.
Plan to improve Operating Processes
One of the important parts of the Company is the operating
systems. There are different operating processes in any given
Company in connection with the supply chain (Harmon, 2003).
The main supply chin elements include Transportation, Supply,
Inventory, Location, Production, and Information. The three
specific operating processes of the Archer Daniels Midland
Company that we are going to create an improvement plan for
are; information, transportation and production.
The first process that we are going to come up with an
improvement plan for is production. The performance
improvement for this element is taking the production team for
refresher courses. Production is the main process in any
production Company like The Archer Daniels Midland. This
Company produces food ingredients, feed ingredients and
animal feed, biofuels and generally products that are used to
make food. Its production process will determine everything
else in the Company for example the sales, income etc (Harmon,
2003).A good production plan is hence vital for this Company.
The improvement plan is to come up with a system of retraining
the production team by the Company sponsoring them for
refresher courses in turns. The aim of these refresher courses is
to make sure that the team is up to date with the latest
25. technologies in the Agricultural sector and food technology.
When the team acquires these new and improved skills then they
will be able to use them in the production of the Company’s
products hence promoting efficiency, productivity and quality
of the products (Wisner & Stanley, 2008).
The second process that we are going to look at is the
transportation process. The performance improvement for this
element is improving the reliability of the workforce team to
and from work and also increase the number of delivery vans
for the Companies products to the customers. Transportation
process in any given Company is very key for its operations and
growth (Wisner & Stanley, 2008). A good transportation plan
needs to be put into place in order to keep the flow of goods at
its best. Since the Archer Daniels Midland Company deals with
production then a good transportation process in the Company is
quite vital. Transportation ranges from the transportation of the
workforce team to the transportation of goods and services
offered. The existing transportation process in the Archer
Daniels Midland Company needs some improvement as
sometimes the transportation of employees to work is not
reliable. The improvement which needs to be made is organizing
the transportation of employees from the start of the year and
reviewing the arrangement after every two months. When the
transportation arrangement becomes reliable then efficiency of
work is going to improve as there will be good management of
26. time by the employees (Bolstorff & Rosenbaum, 2012). This is
also going to improve the productivity of the employees as they
are going to reach to work on term all through the year. Also an
increase of the vans for making deliveries to customers is to be
considered in this plan since the productivity is expected to go
high and so the demand for the products is expected to go high
too. This is going to help in the delivering of products to
customers on time and in tern improving the efficiency of the
Company (Bolstorff & Rosenbaum, 2012).
Information is the other process that we are going to come up
with an improvement plan for. The performance improvement
for this element is to organize seminars for famers with
agricultural professionals to help the improvement of their
agricultural products which are brought to the Company for
processing. Information is used in this context to mean creating
awareness of a certain product, service or need to intended
buyers or purchaser and is mostly done through electronic
media, print media etc. Information is so essential in any profit
making business or Company like the Archer Daniels Midland
Company (Blecker & Bajic, 2008). Information has a big
influence on the sales that the Company is going to make hence
good Information plan and strategies are vital for the growth of
a Company. The Archer Daniels Midland is Company dealing
with agricultural processing producing food ingredients, feed
27. ingredients and animal feeds. The Information strategy of this
company needs to be well formulated as it will help in making
good sales of these products. This is because there are so many
other different companies which are competing with it and
therefore the advertising structure is going to determine how
well it will do compared to those other Companies. The newest
advertising strategy of the Company is the establishment of
good advertisements related or focused to the famers since
everything the Company does is related to the famers (Blecker
& Bajic, 2008). This Information strategy can be improved by
coming up with a new plan that incorporates civil education to
famers on the best crops to grow at different specific places.
This is to be done by professionals who are contacted by the
Company to reach to a group of famers selected by the
Company too. The professionals will offer advice and guidance
on the best farm products suitable for the given environment
and on how to grow or practice agriculture in the best way
possible. This plan is going to motivate the famers to look into
ways in which they improve their agricultural products and this
in turn is going to help the Company at the long run. This is
because the famers are going to bring good agricultural produce
to the Company which in turn is going to help the Company
produce quality food ingredients and animal feed. This therefore
improves the quality of the products of the Company and its
productivity too (Blecker & Bajic, 2008).
28. Explanation of the Results of Performance Improvements
Regarding Product or Service
This improvement process in the supply chain is going to bring
great results in the products that are produced by the Archer
Daniels Midland Company. This is because when the production
team goes for refresher courses they are going apply the new
skills that they get in producing the products a factor which is
going to contribute to improvement of better and quality
products. Reliable transport is also going to make efficiency
improve and as a result services in the Company will be
improved (Harmon, 2003). The seminars with the famers are
going to improve their agricultural produce a factor which is
going to improve on the quality of the products made by the
Company from the produce of these farmers. These changes are
quite important to the customers of this Company because they
are going to improve the quality of the services provided to the
customers for example the delivery of goods to the customers
and they are also going to ensure that the customers enjoy using
the products because the quality of is going to improve owing to
the improvement in production measures by the production
team. The changes will very much improve the value
proposition and competitive position of this Company as
services to customers will improve while at the same time
quality and effective production is applied (Harmon, 2003).
This will make the Company gain more customers for its
29. products compared to its competitors and gain more popularity
too. These changes will bring about lasting capabilities and
improvements like opportunities to come up with new improved
skills of production by the production team and also new and
improved skills too for the famers through the training seminars
with the agricultural professionals. These lasting capabilities
will work well for the improvement, enlargement and boosting
of sales for the Company (Harmon, 2003). These are major
improvements for the Company and if applied to the later then it
is evident that they will yield good results. The key
performance indicators here are good customer service and
product quality improvement.
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