Which approach would you use to make the decision, and why?

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Management Assignment

You were the project leader for Casino Night on campus, a charitable event organized by your group to raise money for the homeless. The event was a big success, garnering a net profit of $3,500. Before the event your team researched nearby organizations that support the homeless and to whom the money could be given. You narrowed the choices to the Chunk of Coal House and St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen. Eventually your group decided that the funds should be given to Chunk of Coal House. You are about to write a check to its director when you read in the local newspaper that the Chunk of Coal House has terminated operations.

12.3 Test your Knowledge (Question): What should you do with the money?

Assume that you have the following decision-making options:

  1. (1) make decisions on your own with available information,
  2. (2) consult others before making a decision, and
  3. (3) call a meeting and reach a consensus, seeking to arrive at a final decision everyone can agree on.

Which approach would you use to make the decision, and why?

 

Which service firms do you think are among the largest of all U.S. employers? What type of education and training are needed to fill the fastest growing occupations in the U.S.?

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Questions for Discussion

  • Which service firms do you think are among the largest of all U.S. employers?
  • What type of education and training are needed to fill the fastest growing occupations in the U.S.?
  • Define the elements in the service-product bundle for your most recent service purchase.
  • Can you think of examples of customer-routed, co-routed, and provider- routed services?
  • How do firms decide if a service should be delivered in a high contact manner or a low contact manner?
  • What was the outcome the last time you experienced a service failure?
  • What ideas do you have for using artificial intelligence in the future?

 

Contrast and compare the five types of product-flow processes. Describe the differences among order fulfillment processes. Explain how companies should make process selection decisions.

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Process Selection

  • Contrast and compare the five types of product-flow processes.
  • Describe the differences among order fulfillment processes.
  •  Explain how companies should make process selection decisions.
  •  Correctly place examples of products on the product-process matrix.
  •  Describe the features of focused operations.
  •  Discuss the uses of mass customization and 3D printing.
  • Contrast pollution prevention, pollution control and pollution practices.

 

Can you think of examples of new products that did not function well for the customers who bought them? What went wrong? Describe what can happen if product design and process design are approached separately by different work teams.

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

  • Can you think of examples of new products that did not function well for the customers who bought them? What went wrong?
  • Describe what can happen if product design and process design are approached separately by different work teams.
  • What are the key activities in pilot production?
  • What do you know about 3D printing? 4D printing?!
  • What do marketing, finance, and HR do when they are involved in a cross- function concurrent engineering team?
  • How can suppliers be involved in new product development?
  • Can you think of products you own that include modular design elements?

Describe the three phases of new product development. Evaluate how concurrent engineering deals with misalignment. Describe the criteria for selecting suppliers for collaboration.

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Product Design

  • Describe the three phases of new product development.
  • Evaluate how concurrent engineering deals with misalignment.
  • Describe the criteria for selecting suppliers for collaboration.
  • Evaluate an example of Quality Function Deployment.
  • Explain the benefits of modular design.

 

Define operations and supply chain management. Review the role of operations in the firm and the economy. Describe the five main decisions made by operations and supply chain managers.

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Management question

1.Define operations and supply chain management.

2 Review the role of operations in the firm and the economy.

3 Describe the five main decisions made by operations and supply chain managers.

4 Explain the nature of cross-functional decision making with operations.

5 Describe typical inputs and outputs of an operations transformation system.

6 Analyze trends in operations and supply chain management.

 

Describe a fictional tv or movie character and analyze their sexual health using the SIECUS guidelines in 1,200.

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Fictional Character

Describe a fictional tv or movie character and analyze their sexual health using the SIECUS guidelines in 1,200.

Use: Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education

 

Do you agree that CSR is best represented by a pyramid? Why or why not? Can you think of a better way to graphically represent a company’s social responsibility?

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Management question

With reference to the CSR pyramid, what are the implications of stopping at a particular pyramid level? For example, would it be all right, if a company took its sole responsibility to be the financial responsibility to its shareholders? Financial responsibility and legal responsibility?

  • Do you agree that CSR is best represented by a pyramid? Why or why not?
  • Can you think of a better way to graphically represent a company’s social responsibility?

 

Identify and describe the types of abilities that historically have been most relevant to Marine effectiveness. Which additional abilities appear to be important for Marines involved in cyber-security?

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Management Question

Read the case “U.S. MARINE CORPS” from Chapter 10 “Ability” Page: – 326 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed). by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021) and Answer the following Questions:

Assignment Question(s):

1.Identify and describe the types of abilities that historically have been most relevant to Marine effectiveness. Which additional abilities appear to be important for Marines involved in cyber-security? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)

2.Why might it be difficult to find new recruits that possess the appropriate mix of abilities? What could the Marine Corps do to increase the size of the pool of applicants with these abilities? (03 Marks) (Min words 200-300)

3.How might the Marine Corps be able to use their existing workforce to deal with their need for cyber-personnel? Describe the advantages and disadvantages of such an initiative. (03 Marks) (Min words 200)

 

Part:-2 Discussion questions: – Please read Chapter’s 12,13 & 14, carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding.

4.Think of a team you’ve worked in that performed poorly. Were any of the causes of the poor performance related to the forces that tend to create process loss? If so, which force was most problematic? What steps, if any, did your team take to deal with the problem? (02 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)

5.Who is the most influential leader you have come in contact with personally? What forms of power did they have, and which types of influence did they use to accomplish objectives? (02 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)

6.Before reading this chapter, which statement did you feel was more accurate: “Leaders are born” or “Leaders are made”? How do you feel now, and why do you feel that way? (02 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)

 

Important Notes: –

  1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
  2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.

 

Why Scheduling of Resources is important in the whole process of a Project. Explain When there is scarcity of resources how project manager can use the available resources effectively. Explain.

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Management Question

Watch the short video in the following link:

Test your Knowledge (Question):

  • Why Scheduling of Resources is important in the whole process of a Project. Explain
  • When there is scarcity of resources how project manager can use the available resources effectively. Explain.