Entries by Sarah Kaelo

Discuss your tentative solution to the problem and how you would implement your solution.

contract labor has resulted in very large fluctuations, causing quality, high labor cost, and on-time performance issues. Manufacturing Contract Labor Headcount Aug 12 -18 Sept 12-19 Oct 12 -16 Nov 12-37 Dec 12-65 Jan 13-110 Feb 13-118 Mar 13-92 Apr 13-45 May 13-40 Through a case analysis, develop an aggregate plan for level loading the […]

how practical do you think the solutions are that are offered by each author?

Please read thoroughly the readings on the two business integration models – the SMART project management model and the Benefits Realization Approach. Also make sure you have read the unit notes on these two models. Both of these models offer a solution or approach to solving the paradox of information projects costing huge sums of […]

The impact of specialization of hospitals on patient access to care; a queuing analysis with an application to a neurological hospital. 

Visit the websites of three Middle Eastern companies like Al Baik, Almarai, and Emirates Airlines or any others of your choosing. Identify information on the companies’ supply chain management activities. Address the following requirements: Identify your selected  companies in no more than three paragraphs. In the remaining pages, break down information you find on purchasing […]

Application of critical path method to stochastic processes with historical operation data

Project Management Consider a recent project that you have worked on. This could be for a company or organization with which you are familiar, or even a personal project such as purchasing a home or planning a family gathering. After your opening paragraph, which includes your thesis statement, identify your selected company or organization in […]

Identify three key arguments with justification for these arguments. (

The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated that your organization leverage digital technologies. This adoption of digital technologies at scale has facilitated work from home for employees and improved workflow in the organization. Capitalizing on these gains the CEO sees an opportunity to build for the future and has created a task force that will focus on transforming […]

This is a major initiative that will have long lasting implications on the organization

The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated that your organization leverage digital technologies. This adoption of digital technologies at scale has facilitated work from home for employees and improved workflow in the organization. Capitalizing on these gains the CEO sees an opportunity to build for the future and has created a task force that will focus on transforming […]

Describe why change management is important to ERP implementation.

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is a set of business applications that are integrated to provide support for core business process activities. Core business process activities may include actions around manufacturing production, logistics, sales, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and others. Implementation of an ERP system aids the organizational units in sharing data and […]

the strategies you consider appropriate to execute the Digital Transformation of the Business.

Case Study – FARMHISPANIA GROUP FARMHISPANIA GROUP, is a pharmaceutical company specialized in the manufacture and sale of Active Principal Ingredients (APIs) for the pharmaceutical industry. They a huge list of products, and for some of them -for example, Metformin HCI, one of the most popular Type II antidiabetic drug-, they are leaders in market […]

Discuss the qualities of a change leader and how leaders can serve as role models for change

Activity 15 Discuss the qualities of a change leader and how leaders can serve as role models for change.  In so doing, outline the environmental forces in today’s marketplace that create a need for change in today’s organizations.  Please support your response with scholarly sources. This is to be in narrative form. Bullet points should […]

McDonald’s and the McCafe Initiative

McDonald’s and the McCafe Initiative 1. What was the issue in breakfast sales? Based on initial results, Srgo believed that McCafe appears to have resolved the issues in breakfast sales. Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Are there any economies of scope to be exploited between McDonald’s existing business and the McCafe business? […]