Business Strategy And Policy Writting

Business Strategy And Policy Writting

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/steve-ballmer-reboots-01122012.html

 

2. Write a 500 word essay with an original title where you comment on the future of Microsoft corporation, given a variety of challenges it faces.  Focus on the leadership abilities of Steve Ballmer, its CEO, and its latest foray into the hardware market

1. Please read this article

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/steve-ballmer-reboots-01122012.html

 

2. Write a 500 word essay with an original title where you comment on the future of Microsoft corporation, given a variety of challenges it faces.  Focus on the leadership abilities of Steve Ballmer, its CEO, and its latest foray into the hardware market

statistics in management

 

In many ways, comparing multiple sample means is simply an extension of what we covered last week.  What situations exist where a multiple (more than two) group comparison would be appropriate? (Note: Situations could relate to your work, home life, social groups, etc.).  Create a null and alternate hypothesis for one of these issues.  What would the results tell you?

 

 

Effect Size

Several statistical tests have a way to measure effect size.  What is this, and when might you want to use it in looking at results from these tests on job related data?

 

In many ways, comparing multiple sample means is simply an extension of what we covered last week.  What situations exist where a multiple (more than two) group comparison would be appropriate? (Note: Situations could relate to your work, home life, social groups, etc.).  Create a null and alternate hypothesis for one of these issues.  What would the results tell you?

 

 

Effect Size

Several statistical tests have a way to measure effect size.  What is this, and when might you want to use it in looking at results from these tests on job related data?

 

MRP (Material Requirements Plan)

 

OPS571 OPS/571 Final Exam Latest (****** Score A+ *****)

 

1.Which of the following is considered a major process flow structure?

•           Lead Time

•           Fabrication

•           Lean Manufacturing

 

•      Project

 

2.ISO audits result in certifications that are done by first, second, or third parties. Which of the following result in the best certification of a firm?

•           Certification is sought by any firm assuming they pay annual dues.

•           2nd Party – where a customer audits its supplier

•           3rd Party – where a qualified national or international standards/certifying agency serves as an auditor

•           1st Party – where a firm audits itself against ISO standards

3.Which of the following is ISO 14000 primarily concerned with?

•           Quality management

•           Time management

•           Continuous improvement management

•           Environmental management

4. Which is the one correct value stream principle?

•           Look for efficiencies in the factory, office, physical, procedural, and technical operations.

•           Eliminate waste that stops, slows down, or diverts the value stream.

•           Concentrate on speeding up value-adding operations rather than removing waste.

•           Keep the value stream moving at minimum velocity.

5. What is the starting point in developing a capacity plan for a health care operation?

•           Determining the effective capacity over time

•           Estimating design capacity

•           Forecasting patient demand for a reasonable length of time

•           Discovery of the bottleneck operation

6. Which of the following is considered an organizational blueprint, which prescribes the quantity and time frame for when each end product will be assembled?

•           MRP (Material Requirements Plan)

•           ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

•           MPS (Master Production Schedule)

•           WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

7.Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under lean production?

•           Kanban production control system

•           Production ahead of demand

•           Minimized run times

•           Group plant loading technology

8. In most cases, demand for products or services can be broken into several components. Which of the following is considered a component of demand?

•           Level elements

•           Future elements

•           Past elements

•           Cyclical elements

9. Design for manufacturing and assembly delivers product improvements by emphasizing which of the following:

•           Reducing product quality during the assembly process

•           Designing products so they can be manufactured by a virtual factory

•           Reducing equipment in the production process

•           Simplification of the product by reducing the number of separate parts

10. Which of the following is one of the principles of reengineering?

•           Quality at the source

•           Do not select suppliers on the basis of price alone.

•           Have those who use the output of a process perform the process.

•           Leverage high cost employees with lower cost employees.

11. Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the design of service systems?

•           Services are all similar.

•           Services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial.

•           Quality work means quality service.

•           Services cannot be inventoried.

Which of the following is considered a major process flow structure?

 

OPS571 OPS/571 Final Exam Latest (****** Score A+ *****)

 

1.Which of the following is considered a major process flow structure?

•           Lead Time

•           Fabrication

•           Lean Manufacturing

 

•      Project

 

2.ISO audits result in certifications that are done by first, second, or third parties. Which of the following result in the best certification of a firm?

•           Certification is sought by any firm assuming they pay annual dues.

•           2nd Party – where a customer audits its supplier

•           3rd Party – where a qualified national or international standards/certifying agency serves as an auditor

•           1st Party – where a firm audits itself against ISO standards

3.Which of the following is ISO 14000 primarily concerned with?

•           Quality management

•           Time management

•           Continuous improvement management

•           Environmental management

4. Which is the one correct value stream principle?

•           Look for efficiencies in the factory, office, physical, procedural, and technical operations.

•           Eliminate waste that stops, slows down, or diverts the value stream.

•           Concentrate on speeding up value-adding operations rather than removing waste.

•           Keep the value stream moving at minimum velocity.

5. What is the starting point in developing a capacity plan for a health care operation?

•           Determining the effective capacity over time

•           Estimating design capacity

•           Forecasting patient demand for a reasonable length of time

•           Discovery of the bottleneck operation

6. Which of the following is considered an organizational blueprint, which prescribes the quantity and time frame for when each end product will be assembled?

•           MRP (Material Requirements Plan)

•           ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

•           MPS (Master Production Schedule)

•           WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

7.Which of the following is an element that addresses elimination of waste under lean production?

•           Kanban production control system

•           Production ahead of demand

•           Minimized run times

•           Group plant loading technology

8. In most cases, demand for products or services can be broken into several components. Which of the following is considered a component of demand?

•           Level elements

•           Future elements

•           Past elements

•           Cyclical elements

9. Design for manufacturing and assembly delivers product improvements by emphasizing which of the following:

•           Reducing product quality during the assembly process

•           Designing products so they can be manufactured by a virtual factory

•           Reducing equipment in the production process

•           Simplification of the product by reducing the number of separate parts

10. Which of the following is one of the principles of reengineering?

•           Quality at the source

•           Do not select suppliers on the basis of price alone.

•           Have those who use the output of a process perform the process.

•           Leverage high cost employees with lower cost employees.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

 RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Write a proposal of no more than 750 words, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:

•How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan. •Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis •Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

STR/581 RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Write a proposal of no more than 750 words, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:

•How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan. •Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis •Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

Write a proposal of no more than 750 words, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:

•How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan. •Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis •Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

STR/581 RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Write a proposal of no more than 750 words, outlining the research approach you will use for your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the following:

•How you intend to ensure the organization’s vision, mission, and people strategies and values statements are aligned with the proposed strategic plan. •Sources you expect to use to perform an external environmental analysis •Sources you expect to use to perform an internal environmental analysis

Discuss Strategic Choice And Evaluation

STR/581 Strategic Choice and Evaluation

Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that evaluates alternatives an organization must consider to realize growth.

Identify the best value discipline, generic strategy, and grand strategy for your organization.

Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

STR/581 Strategic Choice and Evaluation

Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that evaluates alternatives an organization must consider to realize growth.

Identify the best value discipline, generic strategy, and grand strategy for your organization.

Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

The Evolution Of The Small Package Express Delivery Industry

Case 7 “The Evolution of the Small Package Express Delivery Industry, 1973 -2010”, the textbook to complete this assignment
Analyze Federal Express’s value creation frontier, and determine which of the four building blocks of competitive advantage the company needs in order to continue to maintain above-average profitability. Provide a rationale to support the response.

2. Determine the main aspect of product differentiation and capacity control that Federal Express could use in order to maintain an edge over its rivals. Justify the response.

3.Assessthe efficiency of Federal Express’s current business model, and recommend one (1)new business-level strategy that gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals. Provide a rationale for the recommendation.

4. Examine the manner in which overall global competition may impact the new business strategy that you recommended in Question 3. Next, suggest one (1) significant way that Federal Express may confront its global competitionCase 7 “The Evolution of the Small Package Express Delivery Industry, 1973 -2010”, the textbook to complete this assignment
Analyze Federal Express’s value creation frontier, and determine which of the four building blocks of competitive advantage the company needs in order to continue to maintain above-average profitability. Provide a rationale to support the response.

2. Determine the main aspect of product differentiation and capacity control that Federal Express could use in order to maintain an edge over its rivals. Justify the response.

3.Assessthe efficiency of Federal Express’s current business model, and recommend one (1)new business-level strategy that gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals. Provide a rationale for the recommendation.

4. Examine the manner in which overall global competition may impact the new business strategy that you recommended in Question 3. Next, suggest one (1) significant way that Federal Express may confront its global competition

Discuss Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained in importance over the last decade. Companies are not only evaluated based on their financials, but also based on their activities related to the society in which they operate and the consequences of their operations on the environment.

Using the University online library resources, select an MNC that was recently recognized for its high CSR standards and practices, and an MNC recently involved in a social, environmental, or ethical dispute.

Next, do the following:

  • Describe the practices of the MNC recognized for high CSR standards.
  • Contrast its practices with those of the company that was identified as having poor CSR practices.
  • Evaluate practices and consequences of both companies as related to CSR.

Be sure to cite your sources.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources.

Beginning Tuesday, February 26, 2014, post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained in importance over the last decade. Companies are not only evaluated based on their financials, but also based on their activities related to the society in which they operate and the consequences of their operations on the environment.

Using the University online library resources, select an MNC that was recently recognized for its high CSR standards and practices, and an MNC recently involved in a social, environmental, or ethical dispute.

Next, do the following:

  • Describe the practices of the MNC recognized for high CSR standards.
  • Contrast its practices with those of the company that was identified as having poor CSR practices.
  • Evaluate practices and consequences of both companies as related to CSR.

Be sure to cite your sources.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources.

Beginning Tuesday, February 26, 2014, post your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area

Discussion—Supply Chain

Assignment 1: Discussion—Supply Chain

Understanding supply chain and how the consumer can play a critical role in the supply chain is an important part of developing and implementing a strategy. There are many products and services today where the target customer is part of the supply chain. The Web sites Wikipedia, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Craig’s List are just a few examples.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

  • Give an example of a product or service where the target customer is part of the supply chain.
  • Describe the types of innovations or improvements that have come from involving the target customer in the supply chain.
  • Describe the types of information technology mechanisms that have been used to involve the customer in the supply chain.

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, February 22, 2014, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, February 26, 2014, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Initial response:

  • Was insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
  • Was substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
  • Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.

Why do people trade?

Why do people trade?  When answering this question consider the history of trade and how trade has influenced history.  Consider the theories of Absolute and Comparative Advantage.  Incorporate thoughts on the Ricardian model, Heckscher (1919) – Olin (1933) Theory, Leontief Paradox and the New Trade Theory.

 

need abouut 500 words, references and sitations

Why do people trade?  When answering this question consider the history of trade and how trade has influenced history.  Consider the theories of Absolute and Comparative Advantage.  Incorporate thoughts on the Ricardian model, Heckscher (1919) – Olin (1933) Theory, Leontief Paradox and the New Trade Theory.

 

need abouut 500 words, references and sitations