Choose a local or international organisation with which you are familiar. Assume the role of an experienced consultant hired by the Board. Provide a one-page summary of background information on your chosen organisation (250 words).

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Assignment Level 5 Operations Management

Context
Choose a local or international organisation with which you are familiar. All of your answers must be based on this organisation. You must be able to easily obtain the required background information to enable you to respond to the Tasks. In answering the Tasks, you should assume the role of an experienced consultant hired by the Board. You must provide a one-page summary of background information on your chosen organisation (250 words).

This must include:
▪ Name of the organisation
▪ Size of organisation
▪ Main markets where it operates (geographical locations)
▪ Examples of products and services
▪ Key competitors
▪ Main customer segments

Who are Under Armour’s current or potential consumers? Who are Under Armour’s major competitors? Identify at least one strategy Under Armour has used to expand its customer base.

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Under Amor 4 C’s

First, read Chapters 3 and 4 in your text on the sport marketing process and sport marketing research, as well as the articles “What Under Armour Knows About Branding That Its Competitors Don’t” and “How Under Armour Lost Its Edge.” Also watch the video Why Stephen Curry Left Nike for Under Armour.

Next, consider how Under Armour used information about the 4 Cs (consumers, competitors, company, and climate) to position itself in the sport apparel market. In your initial post, address the following:

  • Consumers: Who are Under Armour’s current or potential consumers?
  • Competitors: Who are Under Armour’s major competitors? Identify at least one strategy Under Armour has used to expand its customer base.
  • Company: Identify at least one way Under Armour as a company is unique compared to its competitors.
  • Climate: What conditions in the environmental climate of sport apparel have enabled Under Armour’s success or contributed to its challenges? Consider political, cultural, and economic influences. What are some possible indicators of Under Armour’s level of success today?

ing data from the FAA TAF, forecast total operations for DAB using a 5-year and 10-year trend analysis. Develop the forecast for the years 2020-2040. Show your answers in both a table and graphical form. Please detail which methodology you would select and why.

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Forecasting Section of Aviation Planning Project:

Forecast – Enplanements, Annual Operations, Based Aircraft, and ADPM
1. Forecast Daytona Beach International’s airline enplanements using the data taken from the FAA  TAF. Compare a 10-year and a 5-year average market share, develop projections for the years  2025, 2030, 2035 and 2040. Show your answers in both a table and graphical form. (The 10-year  forecast can be taken from your Market Share Forecast Homework assignment.)

2. Using data from the FAA TAF, forecast based aircraft for DAB using a 5-year and 10-year trend  analysis. Develop the forecast for the years 2020-2040. Show your answers in both a table and  graphical form. (Both forecasts can be taken from your Trend Analysis Homework). Please detail  which methodology you would select and why.

3. Using data from the FAA TAF, forecast total operations for DAB using a 5-year and 10-year trend  analysis. Develop the forecast for the years 2020-2040. Show your answers in both a table and  graphical form. Please detail which methodology you would select and why.

4. Develop a Peak Activity Forecast of annual operations (ADPM) for DAB for 2020 and 2040 given  the following information: (You may use FAA TAF data for annual 2020 and 2040 operations)
a. Peak month is July for 2020 and 2040
b. 12.8% of annual operations occur during July
c. The peak hour of the peak day has 18.5% of the daily operations

Make sure each section has a table, graph and textual description. Site all sources and add the  tables/figures to your Table of contents.

At what management level do each of the decisions occur: Functional/Business/Corporate? Explain. What is your assessment of the strategic decisions you identified? Will they be effective? Why or why not?

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Business strategy

Begin by searching for an article about new changes being made by a corporation (Walmart, Tesla, Target, …. For example) Strategic Management and Business Policy and identify which decisions are strategic. At what management level do each of the decisions occur: Functional/Business/Corporate? Explain. What is your assessment of the strategic decisions you identified? Will they be effective? Why or why not? Support your conclusion.

Be sure to post a link to your chosen article and include at least 2 references in support of your explanations and conclusions.

Strategic Management and Business Policy

By: Thomas L Wheelen ( required book)

Identify the role projects play in meeting the goals of an organization. Explain the activities that occur when initiating a project. Classify the components of project planning.

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Business Project Management (11 Weeks)

Competencies

  • Identify the role projects play in meeting the goals of an organization.
  • Explain the activities that occur when initiating a project.
  • Classify the components of project planning.
  • Evaluate project implementation techniques.
  • Evaluate project performance.
  • Distinguish project management methodologies and tools.

Student Success Criteria

View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

Scenario

You are a Senior Project Manager for JBH Software Solutions and are about begin on a new project and training a new associate at the same time. The scope of the project is a total system upgrade for the customer service area. The project has a budget of $15 Million and has a duration of 24 months for completion. Since you are the Senior Project Manager, upper management is looking to you for guidance and best practices for the project management lifecycle at JBH.

Instructions

Create a project plan for JBH Software Solutions that includes required documentation such as business case, risk mitigation plan, communication plan, scope statement, scorecard, and project timelines. Include details about methodologies and tools used to manage the project. Review the deliverables from prior modules as a guide to complete this assignment.

Do some research online and briefly discuss a microcredit program in Canada.

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Microcredential week 8

In class, we discussed microcredit. Do some research online and briefly discuss a microcredit program in Canada. Areas of discussion should include information about the microcredit institution and the borrowers, what the institution and the borrowers intend to accomplish through microcredit, and the challenges and opportunities.

What is the biggest difference between a PERT chart and a CPM chart in project management? Which control chart for project management is better from a customer perspective? Why?

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Homework 8: Project Management

  1. What is the biggest difference between a PERT chart and a CPM chart in project management?
  2. Which control chart for project management is better from a customer perspective? Why?
  3. How do projects and programs differ?
  4. Given the following information, create a Gantt chart for this project: (hint: for activity 2, you have to finish activity 1 before you can start 2)
  5. What is project crashing? Why is it important?
  6. What are the goals of project management?
  7. What is the purpose of the statement of work?
  8. Why is the statement of work important?

If the interest rate was 8%, how much would you have been prepared to bid for the prize? Explain your reasoning.

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Lottery Prize Discussion Question – CLO 1

Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that the winner of the Massachusetts State Lottery prize had the misfortune of being both bankrupt and in prison for fraud. The balance of the prize was $9,420,713, to be paid in 19 equal annual installments (there were 20 installments, but the winner had already received the first payment). The bankruptcy court judge ruled that the prize should be sold off to the highest bidder and the proceeds were to be paid to the creditors.

  • If the interest rate was 8%, how much would you have been prepared to bid for the prize? Explain your reasoning.
  • Enhance Reinsurance Company was reported to have offered $4.2 million. Find the return that the company was looking for

Research and discuss the role of management in business and how management and ownership differ. Identify your sources by name and explain why each one has expertise regarding the topic. Discuss your sources as part of your discussion of the topics.

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Managing information

Remember to identify your sources by name and explain why each one has expertise regarding the topic. Discuss your sources as part of your discussion of the topics. Don’t simply answer the questions. Use well-respected business sources for your research. If your source does not identify the author you will not be able to verify expertise regarding the topic. Give examples if possible and avoid the use of links as a discussion of your sources. Your goal is to convince your readers that you have become knowledgeable of the topics and that your sources are reliable.

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Question

  • Research and discuss the role of management in business and how management and ownership differ.
  • Remember to identify your sources by name and explain why each one has expertise regarding the topic. Discuss your sources as part of your discussion of the topics. Please use well-respected business sources for your research. If your source does not identify the author you will not be able to verify expertise regarding the topic. Go beyond the textbook and avoid the use of links as a discussion of your sources. Your goal is to convince your readers that you have become knowledgeable of the topics and that your sources are reliable.
  • Be sure to identify the experts you are referring to as you write your responses.
  • Make sure you are using reputable and authoritative sources for your reading and research.

Choose any organization that you’re familiar with (Private/ public/ for-profit/ non-profit). List at least 5 operational activities of that organization. Briefly explain each activity in 1- 2 sentences. List 3 non-operational activities of the organization and explain each in 1-2 sentences.

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Management Science and Operations Management

Task: Answer following questions.

1. [10 points] Choose any organization that you’re familiar with (Private/ public/ for–profit/ non–profit). List at least 5 operational activities of that organization. Briefly explain each activity in 1– 2 sentences. List 3 non–operational activities of the organization and explain each in 1–2 sentences.

2. [10 points] Briefly describe a customer experience you have personally encountered where you were unsatisfactory with:

  • a. a good (not the buying experience; the good) (Min. 50 words) [5 points]
  • b. a service (should not related to purchase of a good) (Min. 50 words) [5 points]

3. [10 points] The operations manager in one of the above organizations (where you purchased an unsatisfactory good or service) wants to improve the operation to make you satisfied. Briefly describe how the operations manager could improve the good or service? (Note that you need to explain what operations need to be changed and how they need to be changed. If it is a good, you need to explain how the operations manager in the goods manufacturer can improve the good. If it is a service, you need to explain how the operations manager in the service provider can improve the service.)

4. [10 points] Briefly explain what sustainability is. Describe the three perspectives of sustainability and how they affect organizations. Explain each perspective of sustainability and their effect on organizations with an example. (100–150 words).

5. [10 points] Briefly explain the difference between goods and services in 150–200 words. Your answer should explain at least 4 differences between goods and services.

6. [10 points] Select an organization of your choice. List at least 5 value addition (core) processes of that organization. List at least 3 inputs for the value addition and list the outputs of value addition.

7. [10 points] What you are expecting to learn from this class and why is it important to you? Write a self–reflection of 100–200 words.

8. [20 points] Draw a customer benefit package (CBP) for one of the following items. Explain how your CBP provides value to the customer. (Min. 200 words) (You need to draw the CBP and include it in the document). Please see GaView → Content → Student Resources → Study Aids → Assignment Formatting Information section to learn how to include scanned images into a Word document.

  • a. Eye examination
  • b. Gym membership
  • c. Lawncare service
  • d. Streaming service subscription
  • e. Cruise