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Assignment 3 Part 1: Operation, Technology, and Management Plan

Due Week 8 and worth 70 points

Use the “NAB Company Portfolio”.

Write a three to six (3-6) page paper in which you provide the following information below.

Operations Plan (1 – 2 pages)

Note: Remember to assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find, as you will need these figures for your income statement and cash flow in Week 8.

Create an operations plan for your NAB company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 214 | Operations Plan Preparation Form ). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
Provide a rationale for the competitive advantages section using appropriate functional-level and business-level strategies to explain the competitive advantages.
Note: Much of the research pertaining to the hints provided here can be found in the NAB company portfolio.
Hints: Consider whether you will rent or buy your facilities or outsource production to an existing company.
Hints: One of your biggest expenses as a startup non-alcoholic beverage company will be transitioning from a small batch prototype of your beverage to production on a large scale. Research the equipment you will need (vats, refrigerators, burners, ovens, bottling equipment, and so on), whether you will rent or buy, how you will maintain and clean it, and so forth. Consider how you will ensure quality control. What capacity do you intend to reach?
Hints: Deliberate your inventory control. Where do your supplies come from and what is your turnaround time to produce your beverage once you have received an order?
Hints: Consider your distribution method. Refer back to your notes for the SWOT analysis assignment in Week 2 of class.
Hints: How will you stay abreast of new developments in your industry? What new products do you have in development now, in addition to your flagship product?
Describe your research and development activities and explain how they will contribute to the company.

Technology Plan (1 – 2 pages)

Create a technology plan for your NAB company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 227 | Technology Plan Preparation Form ). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
Provide a rationale for the personnel needs section by incorporating appropriate functional-level strategies.
Hints: Consider the type of technology your company will use to conduct the following activities: manage personnel; take, fulfill, and track orders; manage inventory; communicate with customers and provide customer service; and produce your beverage.

Management & Organization (1 – 2 pages)

Create a management plan for your NAB company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 248 | Management Plan Preparation Form ). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
Using the flow charts on p. 242 as a guide, outline your company’s management hierarchy. Note: Charts or diagrams must be imported / included in the MS Word document.
Provide a rationale for the management structure and style section by incorporating appropriate functional-level strategies.
Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
Cite the resources you have used to complete this exercise. Note: There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in the exercise.
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:

Create a plan to implement a firm’s strategy and manage the change from current operations.
Describe strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed to achieve stated business goals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic management.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 3 Part 2: Business Plan – Draft

Due Week 8 and worth 30 points

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a draft of your business plan and an income statement containing your business plan financials (i.e. Week 7 Discussion “The Financials”). Note:You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment.

You must intend to raise money for your startup company. You can start with money from friends and family but at some point you will need funds from outside investors, either angels or venture capitalists, depending on how much money you project you will need to raise. Another possible angle is to develop money through crowdfunding, assuming your product meets the demand of such audiences.

Before you can raise money, you must develop a business plan that convinces an investor that your company will succeed

“Perception” Please respond to the following:

You have been immersed in the world of managerial accounting (i.e., cost accounting) for seven (7) weeks. At this point in the course, what is your assessment of cost/managerial accounting from a provider perspective?

Now imagine that you are the user, not the provider. Explain whether or not your assessments have changed, and explain why or why not. As a user, describe how you would use two (2) of the variances calculated to make better management decisions.

“Debate It!” Please respond to the following:

Absorption costing and other methods make it possible to manipulate operating income raising some serious ethical concerns. Construct an argument either for or against the use of absorption costing (or similar methods) in terms of its ethical ramifications.

Describe the relationships between portfolio, programs and projects.

Political Science

 

Assignment Option 1: National Interests and Nation State Behavior

What is meant by the term national interest, and what are the dangers of using national interest as a rationale for nation-state behavior?

Requirements:

Write a formal two or three page essay complete with citations from at least two outside academic sources to support your findings

Write: Provide your initial post that addresses these prompts:

Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research.
Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.
Explain the advantages of using primary source documents in your research on your Final Research Project topic.
Review two peer-reviewed, scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library that you will use for your Final Research Project, and explain why they were chosen.
Provide full reference information of the two scholarly articles chosen in APA format at the end of your response.
Download and attach the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attachments: Add/Remove” function located below your respons

Write: Provide your initial post that addresses these prompts:

Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research.
Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.
Explain the advantages of using primary source documents in your research on your Final Research Project topic.
Review two peer-reviewed, scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library that you will use for your Final Research Project, and explain why they were chosen.
Provide full reference information of the two scholarly articles chosen in APA format at the end of your response.
Download and attach the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attachments: Add/Remove” function located below your response.

For this discussion, respond to the following prompts:

Describe the implications Stanley Cavell’s ordinary language philosophy has on democracy and education. Provide an example of ordinary language philosophy.
Examine the ideas of mutual reflection and mutual understanding as it relates to cultural differences.
Share a learning experience of an ethical or moral lesson based on John Dewey’s quote: “democracy must begin at home.” Explain how that experience has influenced your level of integrity while receiving your education.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references

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Write a 300-word summary that addresses the following criteria:

Define statistics.
Identify and describe the purposes of the two types of statistical analysis.
Identify and describe the four levels of measurement.
Describe the role of statistics in business decision-making.
Provide at least two examples or problem situations in which statistics was used or could be used

Mr. Andrews is a 36-year-old man who has been a life-long career criminal. He has suffered ridicule and has expressed episodes of depression. Currently, he is located at a maximum security prison and has requested that he be reevaluated to go to a medium-security prison for the remainder of his sentence. At the current location, Mr. Andrews has received numerous prison violation tickets for disorderly conduct, assault on an inmate, and not following the instructions of a corrections officer during work detail.

During his intake, it was noted that Mr. Andrews’s behavior toward authority was aggressive, and his responses to questions were vague. As you look at this reevaluation, it will be very important to use the correct assessment. Both OASys and LSI-R have components that address his socialization, but there has been no treatment plan initiated that addressed his issues.

Individual Portion

Using the information from the above scenario, each individual group member should address the following in 500–700 words:
Indicate which assessment or diagnostic technique (OASys or LSI-R) you would use.
Why do you feel that this diagnostic technique is the most appropriate in the case of Mr. Andrews?
Do you feel that the diagnostic technique that you did notselect would be inadequate considering the circumstances above? Why?
What is the risk level (low, medium, or high) of Mr. Andrews?
Do you feel that a medium-security facility is the ideal option for the incarceration of Mr. Andrews? Why or why not?
Use examples from the scenario to support your argument.
When you have finished, compile your responses to the above questions into a Word document titled
APA format. No plagerism. 500-700 words (approx 2 pages) Abstract and 5 references cited throughout the paper