Explain the driven reasons for changing the quality documentation system in the Nestle Waters. Outline the change objectives for both Retail Manufacturing and Home and Office Manufacturing units.

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CASE STUDY

You are required to read thoughtfully the “ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study , and answer the related questions

  • Instructions to read the case study:

“ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories” case study

Access the below link to download the case study PDF:

https://www.infinityqs.com/resources/case-studies/nestle-waters

“ Nestlé Waters Unifying real-time visibility across 26 factories”

case study

This case study demonstrates the application of change management inside Nestle Waters Company. In addition, it discusses the company need for quality improvement which encouraged its engineers to search for alternative system to collect and analyze their data. Read the case, by using your critical thinking skills answer the following questions:

  • Explain the driven reasons for changing the quality documentation system in the Nestle Waters. (200 Words.)
  • Outline the change objectives for both Retail Manufacturing and Home and Office Manufacturing units. (200 Words.)
  • How the InfinityQS® ProFicient™ system can control the operation processes? (200 Words.)
  • Describe the management role in the change process? (200 Words.)

In under 100 words or less, explain the steps that each company needed to take preceding the announcement to the public of the merger between TD Bank and First Horizon.

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Law401

Read this article, TD to Expand in the Southeastern U.S. with Acquisition of First Horizon, https://stories.td.com/us/en/article/td-to-expand-… and respond to this discussion question.
In under 100 words or less, explain the steps that each company needed to take preceding the announcement to the public of the merger between TD Bank and First Horizon.

What determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry? How can a decision maker identify strategic factors in a corporation’s external international environment?

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Strategic Management

Critical Thinking:

Question 1. (8 marks)

What is a learning organization? Discuss why is this approach to strategic management better than the more traditional top-down approach in which strategic planning is primarily done by top management.    3 marks (max 350 words)

Give an example of a learning organization from the SAUDI market. Describe the mission statement and vision of this organization. In which way this organization is considered a learning organization? Is it successful? What are the main problems faced by this organization to implement this approach?   Justify.  5 marks (max 350 words)

 

Question 2. (7 marks)

Refer to Porter’s forces driving industry competition to answer the following questions: (max 500 words)

  1. In your opinion, what is/are the most important force(s) in Porter’s industry forces? Why? 1 mark
  2. What determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry?  1 mark
  3. How can a decision maker identify strategic factors in a corporation’s external international environment?  1 mark
  4. What are the main limits and drawbacks of Porter’s forces? 1 mark
  5. Choose an example of an organization from the Saudi market and draw the matrix of Porter’s forces. What is the main force in this case? Assess the competitive advantage of your chosen organization in relation to these forces. Suggest solutions to improve its position in the market 3 marks

Note. To improve your answers, you are requested to use at least 5 recent scientific references, following the APA style.

 

 

Discuss the various concepts associated with human resource management. Define strategies for creating a quality work environment.

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Week 3: Interactive activity

3.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss the various concepts associated with human resource management.
  • Define strategies for creating a quality work environment.

3.2 Action Required:

Watch the video at the following link

3.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  • What do you understand by human resource management?
  • What are the various concepts associated with human resource management?

 

Does the platform work for any disease? Why yes or no? Explain your answer. How would PLM’s expansion to a general platform affect existing users’ experience?

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Case study

https://www.studypool.com/questions/download?id=2831081&path=uploads/questions/1920921/20230501230333ss.pdf.pdf&fileDownloadName=attachment_1

  1. Why do patients join PLM? How does PLM create value for patients and pharmaceutical companies?
  2. Does the platform work for any disease? Why yes or no? Explain your answer.
  3. How would PLM’s expansion to a general platform affect existing users’ experience?

Discusses how managers should select and balance their R&D portfolio, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of some of the most often used tools for project evaluation.

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Interactive learning Discussion

6.1 Learning Outcomes:

  1. Familiarize with the wide variety of methods available (both quantitative and qualitative) to evaluate innovation projects.
  2. Highlight the important role played by managerial assumptions in the accuracy and utility of any measure used.
  3. Emphasize the importance of a balanced R&D project portfolio (i.e. advanced R&D, breakthrough, platform, and derivative).

 

6.2 Action Required:

  • Watch the short video in the following link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QOdd45aZ1o

6.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Q. Discusses how managers should select and balance their R&D portfolio, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of some of the most often used tools for project evaluation.

6.4 Instructions

  • Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week6: Interactive learning Discussion)
  • Your answers should not exceed word limit of 100-120

Define new public management as an approach to performance management. Define new public service as an approach to performance management.

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Week 7: Interactive activity

7.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand new public management as an approach to performance management
  • Understand new public service as an approach to performance management

7.2 Action Required:

Watch the video at the following link

 

7.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  • Define new public management as an approach to performance management.
  • Define new public service as an approach to performance management.

 

7.4 Instructions

  • Answer both questions in the test your knowledge section.
  • Post your answer on the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week7:Interactive learning Discussion)

Discuss the working of the American federalist system and examine growing intergovernmental relations at the local level. Discuss intragovernmental and intergovernmental completion as a means of improving performance.

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Week 6: Interactive activity

5.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss the working of the American federalist system and examine growing intergovernmental relations at the local level.
  • Discuss intragovernmental and intergovernmental completion as a means of improving performance.

6.2 Action Required:

Read the following statement:

“Changing regional aspirations is creating a large number of problems in establishing effective intergovernmental relationships”.

 

6.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Do changing regional aspirations create a large number of problems in establishing effective intergovernmental relationships”?

 

6.4 Instructions

  • Answer the above question in the test your knowledge section.
  • Post your answer on the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week6:Interactive learning Discussion)

What is the sample correlation between Mkis the fore and RCI. over t that period? If one is sitting at the end of the period, what cas fore future correlation between Mil and Ra. using the Fama-French Three Factor Model?

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Portfolio Management

19) The spreadsheet 1.1W,I_Q19 has weekly data for Apple and Royal Caribbean stocks over a three-year period, and weekly Fama-French Three Factor returns over the same time period.

  • a) What is the sample correlation between Mkis the fore and RCI. over t that period?
  • b) If one is sitting at the end of the period, what cas fore future correlation between Mil and Ra. using the Fama-French Three Factor Model?
  • c) Why is a) bigger or smaller than b)?

According to the author what is Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs). How the five different decision-making archetypes help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills? Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course.

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Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 15)

Part-I
Read the article titled as “What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths and Blind Spots?” by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words) (Marks 5)

2. According to the author what is Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs). How the five different decision-making archetypes help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills? Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words) (Marks 5)

Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

“Problem-solving is a daily task in any business. But what to do when significant problems keep coming back? Think about the last major problem you encountered. Did you take the time to discover the actual underlying cause or did you implement a quick fix that dealt with the symptoms? Discuss in detail the about the root cause analysis. (Words 400-500) (Marks 5)