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Given your main focus on helping managers implement cost control programs, the CFO asked you to put together a memorandum of likely opportunities to reduce costs through the manufacturing facility itself.

He asked you to write short summaries of what each of the following specific opportunities to reduce costs is all about:
Describe 1 of the following a total quality programs: Crosby, six sigma, or Juran.
Describe the implementation of any one statistical process control program (e.g., Deming).
Discuss moving toward reduction in non-value-added activities. Include examples.
Explain the adoption of lean manufacturing techniques
The CFO remembers, from your initial interview, the point you made about the need for firms to consider the total cost of a decision or proposal, which might be different than traditional procedures might consider (when just the costs and benefits of the immediate change, new equipment, or new process might be considered). He asks you to write a short paragraph about that, including an example.
Finally, the CFO asked you to show him how to construct a control chart because he thinks he might use it in his own office processes to monitor performance in terms of timeliness of getting his reports done. Because you are not familiar with office processes, you instead show him an example of setting up and monitoring a control chart in a manufacturing process, given the following data:
Part X specifications for cutting a piece of steel are a nominal dimension of 1″ +/- 0.05″.
Once the process was deemed to be in control by the engineers, the next 10 consecutive samples drawn from the actual production showed a standard deviation of 0.016.
Actual sampling of production the next day showed consecutive part actual dimensions of the following: 1.03, 1.03, 1.035, 1.039, and 1.046.
Using this resource(http://www.databison.com/control-chart-in-excel/) to assist you, set up a statistical process control (SPC) chart by plotting the following:
The upper and lower specification limits
The part’s nominal dimension
The upper and lower control limits
The actual dimensions of the 5 samples
Is there any cause for concern? Explain your reasoning.

Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing.

Managing Resources & Operations

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Deliverable Length: 4-5 pages

Consider the following scenario:

You have held conversations with Precision Part’s leaders and obtained the following information, which you want to use in the development of a 4-year strategic management plan.

PPQ Parts employees now number 5,000, and all are currently employed in the United States. It plans to grow to 10,000 employees in 4 years.
New facilities will be needed in international expansion, and PPQ Parts anticipates building most of those (80%) outside the United States.

PPQ Parts holds 5% of the world market share on small SUVs, but its goal is 9% in 4 years.
Current stock price is $10 per share. The goal is $22 a share.

Profit margin 3-year average is 6%. Industry average during this time has also been 6%. The company goal is 13% in 4 years.
PPQ Parts has averaged 28% employee turnover during the last 3 years. This is compared to an industry average of 25%. The goal of the company is to increase employee retention by lowering annual turnover to 17%.
PPQ Parts contributes to all the local communities in which it is doing business. This is one of its corporate values. Current charity is 0.5% of total profits, but the company would like to raise that to 5% in 4 years.

Assignment

A strategic management plan is vital for the company business today. Review the company scenario at the beginning of the course for additional information regarding growth goals. Create a basic strategic management plan for PPQ Parts including quantifiable goals and measures. Include the following in your report:

Provide environmental scanning of current conditions in the area of expansion including economy, competition, political stability, and so forth.
Address internal resource analysis such as managerial and financial strengths and weaknesses.
Please include short-term and long-term strategic goals.
Location consideration for implementation is vital. Please explain the benefits and limitations for expansion in your chosen area.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Grading Criteria

Percentage

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.

35%

Scholarly research which supports writer’s position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

 

Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples provided where appropriate.

Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format; reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

 

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

 

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).

Create a PowerPoint Presentation for senior executives that will outline how you will measure, evaluate, and justify the implementation of your HRD program (from Unit II). Your presentation should include the following:

Part I

 Provide an overview of the various models and methods for evaluating the HRD program.

 Summarize data collection methods used for qualitative analysis.

 Summarize data collection methods used for quantitative analysis.

 Introduce and summarize return on investment (ROI).

 Introduce and summarize return on expectations (ROE).

Part II

- Introduce the model you will use for your specific HRD evaluation.

- Explain the rationale for your selection.

- Outline the process that will be followed to implement the selected HRD evaluation model.

 -Assess and evaluate the performance criteria that will be used in your HRD evaluation.

 Identify and address concerns with the evaluation process.

Your presentation should include 12-15 slides, including the title and reference slide, with speaker notes of no more than 100 words. Use your textbook to complete this assignment as well as supplementary sources from your research. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2nd Assignment

Unit VI PowerPoint Presentation

Create a PowerPoint Presentation for senior executives that will outline a performance management plan for a

performance gap within your organization (from Unit II). Your presentation should include the following. Identify a performance gap to be addressed with performance management. Establish short-term and long-term goals for a performance management plan.

Establish permanent change components for a performance management. Create trigger points of missed targets for a performance management plan.-Select a training strategy to address the performance gap.

Your presentation should include 12-15 slides, including the title and reference slide, with speaker notes of no more than 100 words. Use your textbook to complete this assignment as well as supplementary sources from your research. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Attachments:

Write at least 5 full pages that analyze the internal and external environments for your organization. This paper must be in essay form. Make sure you use grammar and spell check.

INTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your internal analysis must include factors within your organization that might be considered a strength or weakness and could be leveraged to take advantage of opportunities or reduce threats.

Specifically, you must analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each of the functions found in your organization (i.e. Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Management (including HR), Research & Development, Production, and Information Systems (or whatever departments are found in your Internship company). You are to assess how well these functions are performing, providing an in-depth discussion and analysis of resource levels and capabilities (how well these functions are using the resources to achieve organizational objectives). Do not simply describe how your organizational units perform their work.

EXTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your external analysis must include factors outside your organization that may pose opportunities or threats to your organization.

Specifically, you must analyze factors in the societal environment (demographics, economic, socio-cultural, political-legal, and technology) as well as factors in the industry environment (customers, competitors, and suppliers). Do not simply describe the external factors that you believe affect your business. You are required to provide the reader a clear understanding of how the factors are related to the creation of opportunities or threats for your organization.

Perceptual Mapping

 

Review “perceptual mapping” located on the Week 2 ERR page.

Review the example perceptual map in Exhibit 4-14 in Ch. 4 of Basic Marketing.

Select an industry with many competitors.

Lotions – Jergens, Vaseline, Keri, Dove, Lubriderm

Select two key variables that segment the competition.

Moisturizing

Scent – Fragrance

Complete a perceptual map that includes a minimum of 10 competitors from that same industry. Explain why you placed each competitor on its particular spot on the map.

Use the MarketLine database in the University Library to facilitate your research of the company

Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

Referring to the same business you either started or purchased in the first assignment, write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

Outline a financial plan for your small business. “Island Auto Detailing”
Develop a guerrilla marketing strategy for your small business.
Discuss the most appropriate location for a second store (an actual street address). Explain your reasoning.
Outline a plan for securing sources of debt financing for your second store.
Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length

It is widely known that Knowledge Management Systems are the key to success in multinational companies. Imagine that you are a Vice President of a company that is ramping up to go global.

Please choose one (1) of the following industries for the purposes of this assignment:

· Jewelry

· Fashion / Apparel

· Chemicals

· Consumer electronics, electronic components

· Medical supplies or equipment

· Bins, totes, crates, material handling

· Food products

· Drug products

· Children’s products, clothing, toys, etc.

Note: You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

You have been tasked with designing a comprehensive best practices policy list geared towards managing existing knowledge and any new knowledge as it becomes viable. The best practices policy should include a compiled task list that will help your company to handle not only the regular issues of conducting business within a foreign country, but also the unexpected events (e.g., earthquakes, demonstrations, bomb threats, etc.), no matter the country or countries into which you will be expanding. The policy list should also take any unique challenges that your company may face into consideration.

Write a 7-8 page paper in which you:

10. Design a comprehensive best practices policy list that includes policies on the following:

a. Sanitation (e.g., hand washing, toilet facilities, etc.)

b. Eating and / or drinking (e.g., at desks, on the company grounds, inside in the manufacturing area at designated tables / areas, etc.)

c. Conflict resolution (e.g., settling disputes, mediation and / or arbitration with designated mediator on staff, etc.)

d. In-house teams (e.g., minimum meeting times, scribes, appointed leaders, etc.)

e. Online team (e.g., 24-hour coverage on phone due to time differences, etc.)

f. Security (e.g., leaving doors open, locks, key return policy for departing workers, etc.)

g. Emergency evacuation procedures

11. Determine the key benefits of creating such policies. Provide a rationale for your response.

12. Speculate on the major ramifications if such policies are not created. Provide a rationale for your response.

13. Predict the significant ways in which the best practices policy that you created will contribute towards the long-term sustainability of the company. Provide a rationale for your response.

14. Determine whether or not your best practices policy would provide a competitive advantage over other international companies. Provide one (1) example of a company using a best practices policy to support your response.

15. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

There are a number of cellular phone companies each serving their own unique geographical areas. Likewise, they each may use a different technology to transfer communication. Research the pros and cons 3G and 4G technologies and its role in today’s applications.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Compare the pros and cons of 3G and 4G technology to determine the best uses of 3G and 4G technology in today’s applications.
Describe how an enterprise would use 3G, 4G, WWAN, and WIAMX to improve business. Explain why they would use one (1) solution over the remaining three (3).
Analyze the changes in 4G technology since the printing of the textbook in 2009 and identify those of importance for a user of 4G technology.
Take a position on the following statement, “Wireless application protocol is a necessity for wireless communication organizations and their users.” Then, explain your position with supporting evidence.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Compare and contrast among local area and wide area network technologies and architectures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.
Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions

There are a number of cellular phone companies each serving their own unique geographical areas. Likewise, they each may use a different technology to transfer communication. Research the pros and cons 3G and 4G technologies and its role in today’s applications.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Compare the pros and cons of 3G and 4G technology to determine the best uses of 3G and 4G technology in today’s applications.
Describe how an enterprise would use 3G, 4G, WWAN, and WIAMX to improve business. Explain why they would use one (1) solution over the remaining three (3).
Analyze the changes in 4G technology since the printing of the textbook in 2009 and identify those of importance for a user of 4G technology.
Take a position on the following statement, “Wireless application protocol is a necessity for wireless communication organizations and their users.” Then, explain your position with supporting evidence.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Compare and contrast among local area and wide area network technologies and architectures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.
Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions