How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan? How did the rescue team respond to the risks of the project? Some have called the rescue a miracle and that luck was the decisive factor. Do you agree? Explain in 150 words

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Scheduling Resources and Costs

Read the Case-8.3 “Tham Luang Cave Rescue.” from Chapter 8 “Scheduling Resources and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 304-307 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.Answer the following questions for Part-1, Part-2.

Part-1: Case study questions

  1. How did the physical environment of the cave affect the rescue plan? Explain in 250 words (3 Marks).
  2. How did the rescue team respond to the risks of the project? Explain in 250 words (3 Marks).
  3. Some have called the rescue a miracle and that luck was the decisive factor. Do you agree? Explain in 150 words (3 Marks)

Part-2: Discussion questions

Read Chapter 8Pg-No. 279 & 281 carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding.

  1. Why would people resist a multi project resource scheduling system? (3 Marks) (200 words)
  2. What do you think would have happened if the Washington Forest Service did not assess the impact of resources on their two-year plan? (3 Marks) (200 words).

 

What happened in this case? What is defamation? What legal issue did the court have to decide and what decision did it reach?

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Dow Jones v Gutnick case

Prepare a case study that requires critical thinking. The case study should include related questions and guiding answers.

In week 9 we studied the Dow Jones v Gutnick case.

  • What happened in this case?
  • What is defamation?
  • What legal issue did the court have to decide and what decision did it reach?

law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1680343/Garnett.pdf

 

Discuss the difference between Corporate Strategy and Business Strategy. Discuss what the different approaches are to gain vertical integration advantages and the cost and benefits of the various kind of value-added chain activities.

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Well-integrated essay

Write a one-page well-integrated essay (500 words maximum, excluding the title, reference pages, and appendices) to:

  • Discuss the difference between Corporate Strategy and Business Strategy.
  • Discuss what the different approaches are to gain vertical integration advantages and the cost and benefits of the various kind of value-added chain activities.
  • Discuss how an effective corporate strategy will help businesses establish competitive advantages in the global business environment.

 

What do you think is the strategic importance of knowledge management? Discuss the challenges that organizations face when implementing an effective knowledge sharing strategy.

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Unit III Journal

Instructions
Many of the competitive capabilities that organizations hold today rest in the knowledge that organizational members possess (e.g., employees).
  • What do you think is the strategic importance of knowledge management?
  • Discuss the challenges that organizations face when implementing an effective knowledge sharing strategy.

Your journal entry must be at least 220 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit IV Journal

Instructions
  • Reflect on which approach suits you best when retaining knowledge—cognitive or behavioral. Explain your choice.
  • How do you think organizations can apply the cognitive and behavioral approaches when designing and delivering training to meet the needs of more employees?

Your journal entry must be at least 220 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

 

Describe the scope of quality efforts in this organization. What is the role of the quality assurance department at Shiny Hill Farms? Does it promote the concept of total quality? What suggestions do you have for improving Shiny Hill Farms’ quality effort?

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Case – Shiny Hill Farms

Shiny Hill Farms is a major pork processor, specializing in smoked meats, hams, sausages, and luncheon meats. The firm’s largest facility slaughters more than 5,000 hogs each day.

Throughout the food industry, quality is a high priority, and Shiny Hill Farms is no exception.

The quality assurance department (QA) seeks to prevent any defective products from reaching the consumer. QA’s primary concern is for controlling product weight, appearance, and shelf life throughout the manufacturing operations. Production operators are held accountable for their cuts on specific meat products. The cuts must be performed according to quality assurance specifications in order to obtain high yields. (Yield is the percentage of the live weight of the hog that can be sold.)

Quality assurance monitors all operations, from the killing of hogs through packaging. QA personnel inspect incoming animals, work with USDA inspectors, and monitor cooking temperatures. They check scales daily to ensure they are providing correct weights. If products fall outside specifications, it is the responsibility of QA personnel to notify operators that changes need to be made to bring quality up to standard. Many QA personnel monitor weights of packaged boxes continuously to ensure that they conform to weight specifications. They open boxes and weigh the packages as well as checking them for defects such as rips, leaks, and pinholes. Weights of packages near the bottom, mid and top of each skid (pallet) are inspected.

If these packages conform to weight specifications, then the entire skid is accepted and sent to the warehouse. If not, the skid is tagged for 100 percent in on, and the process is studied to determine why the variations occurred. QA personnel analyze graphs of yields and packaging waste weekly. Other functions throughout the company focus on quality. The sanitation department, for example, sanitizes all manufacturing machines and work surfaces before initial production runs each day. The research and development department plays an important role in improving quality. For example, it is continually seeking out and testing new methods of curing meat and of killing bacteria more effectively and efficiently. R&D also helps to develop new packaging that may improve consumers’ perception of quality In addition, it develops new products, such as “lite” luncheon meats that contain less fat and cholesterol, enlisting the aid of focus groups and taste panels.

A food processing plant is an intense, high-speed manufacturing setting. Shiny Hill Farms operators may have to make as many as 10 cuts each minute on a conveyor line.

Engineering personnel replaced all old manufacturing fines with ergonomically correct lines. The production line was redesigned to a standard height with adjustable height workstations to better meet operators’ needs. Turnover of meat cutters averages between 30 and 40 percent. New cutters are shown a video on how to use machines and knives correctly in order to make quality cuts. On the line, they are expected to learn from experience-watching others and learning from their mistakes.

9.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  1. Describe the scope of quality efforts in this organization.
  2. What is the role of the quality assurance department at Shiny Hill Farms? Does it promote the concept of total quality?
  3. What suggestions do you have for improving Shiny Hill Farms’ quality effort?

 

Go to the company website and then go to a competitor’s website. Compare and contrast the two and provide specific examples of things your company does better and specific things the competitor seems to do better with regards to messaging and communication. How would you improve your company website?

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Term Project

Each student will become a hypothetical marketing manager at a Fortune 500 company. Throughout the entire semester, each student will build a portfolio of advertisements that the hypothetical company would deploy as a part of their marketing strategy and will be specific to the platform it will be advertised on. Students will show mastery of understanding of the respective platform, users of the platform, brand voice, and overall company strategy. The portfolio will be due Sunday, Nov. 20 By 11:59pm

So far, you as the Marketing Manager have developed 3 strategies for our company (in prior assignments). Please include each one in this portfolio. There will be a total of 6 sections (along with a title page and a reference page). Along with the 3 homework assignments you have already completed, you will also add your input and strategy for the following 3 pieces (A good answer will be at least one page double spaced for each question):

Go to the company website and then go to a competitor’s website. Compare and contrast the two and provide specific examples of things your company does better and specific things the competitor seems to do better with regards to messaging and communication. How would you improve your company website? Please use specific examples and describe in detail.
Should our company have a Google AdWords strategy? If so, what words should we target and why? If not, why not? If you choose not to, be prepared to explain in detail and then also explain an alternative strategy.

In chapter 2 (figure 2.1) and in chapter 14 (figure 14.1), we learned about the SMM Planning Cycle. Write 2-3 pages on a full planning cycle from the perspective of your company. Make sure to be very specific and use only details and explanation that is unique to your company alone. Break out each of the 8 steps and construct an effective plan. (Use the powerpoint for Ch.14 to help guide you through this)

Select the topic of which you think learning will be most relevant for your future career. In explaining the importance of this topic and how it will benefit your career, you need also to refer to relevant theories on the topic and your own perspective with critical analysis.

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You will write a 2,500-word term paper for this course, which will be comprised of two parts:

Part 1: Reflection on key learning – (500 words)
During the course, we will have worked on 9 topics. (organizational culture,personality &diversity,psychological contract,emotions and EQ,managing motivation,managing teams and group,managing leadership,managing power& politics managing aggression &conflict.) You are required to select the topic of which you think learning will be most relevant for your future career. In explaining the importance of this topic and how it will benefit your career, you need also to refer to relevant theories on the topic and your own perspective with critical analysis (i.e., in what ways do you think this topic will benefit your future work, and it what ways do you think it is not particularly relevant for your future work? Are there critics of the theory? Why or why not?

Part 2: The Essay – (max 2000 words)
You are to choose one of the session topics and make a critical case study on this topic using a real organization. Ideally, this will be an organization you currently work for or have worked for in the past. If you have never worked, choose an organization you have a lot of knowledge about or can easily access.

Read the Marketing Theory article and identify one particular concept and a discuss how a company can apply this concept in terms of developing a brand. Write up your findings in a short review.

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Short Paper: Brand Concepts

Instructions

Like many areas of business, branding comes with its own language. It is best not to try to memorize branding terms, but to learn them by using them in a context. A course glossary is part of the lecture document and provides you with some brief definitions of major terms. After reviewing it, read the Marketing Theory article and identify one particular concept and a discuss how a company can apply this concept in terms of developing a brand. Write up your findings in a short review.

Compare your views on personal and professional success. How do they differ? Share your opinion about the organization identified in the post and its success. Do you agree that this organization is successful? Why or why not?

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Discussion: What Is a Successful Organization?

Welcome to MBA 620! What do you think of when you hear “successful” or “high-performing” organization? In this discussion, you will share your opinion about successful organizations and what makes them successful.

In your initial post, answer the following:

  • Introduce yourself and include some insight on what success means to you personally and professionally.
  • Identify an organization that you think is successful. What makes this organization successful? Identify at least two reasons to support your assertion.
  • In addition to finance, what other metrics or parameters do you regard as important for an organization to be successful?

In response to at least two of your peers, address the following:

  • Compare your views on personal and professional success. How do they differ?
  • Share your opinion about the organization identified in the post and its success. Do you agree that this organization is successful? Why or why not?
  • Share your thoughts about the importance of the non-financial success parameters identified in the post.

Discuss how applying the Addie model and acknowledging adult learning principles could have provided a better learning experience. What would you have done differently?

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Unit 3 D.B: Make it Better

Review the following scenario:
Jack recently attended a one-day instructor LED class that concluded with a written assessment. Throughout the day each lesson was reviewed, which focused on the main points presented during that particular lesson. While the exam was all multiple choice, very few of the main points that were presented and or reviewed were on the exam. Jack, as well as others, was extremely frustrated

Discuss how applying the Addie model and acknowledging adult learning principles could have provided a better learning experience. What would you have done differently?