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Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.

Choose one of the following four topics after consulting with your teammate $($only $3$ students in each group$)$ to Write a report and perform a presentation slides $($minimum $(15)$ slides$).$

Topic $1$

Competitive Analysis

Cheryl O'Connell is the owner of a small, high$-$end retailer of women's clothing called Excelus. Excelus's business has been successful for many years, largely because of O'Connell's ability to anticipate the needs and wants of her loyal customer base and provide them with personalized service. O'Connell does not see any value in IT and does not want to invest any capital in something that will not directly affect her bottom line. Develop a proposal describing the potential IT$-$enabled competitive opportunities or threats O'Connell might be missing by not embracing IT$.$ Be sure to include a Porter's Five Forces analysis and discuss which one of the three generic strategies O'Connell should pursue. Be sure to include a graphical presentation related to Porter's Five Forces and three generic strategies.

Topic $2$

Analyzing Dell's Supply Chain Management System

Dell's supply chain strategy is legendary. If you want to build a successful SCM system, your best bet is to model your SCM system after Dell's. In a team, research Dell's supply chain management strategy on the web and create a report discussing any new SCM updates and strategies the company is currently using that were not discussed in this text. Be sure to include a graphical presentation of Dell's current supply chain model.

Topic $3$

Finding Information on Decision Support Systems

You are working on the sales team for a small catering company that maintains $75$ employees and generates $$1$ million in revenues per year. The owner, Pam Hetz, wants to understand how she can use decision support systems to help expand her business. Hetz has an initial understanding of DSS and is interested in learning more about what types are available, how they can be used in a small business, and the costs associated. In a group, research the website

www$.$dssresources.com and compile a presentation that discusses DSSs in detail. Be sure to answer all Hetz's questions on DSS in your presentation. Be sure to include a some graphical presentation related to topic.

Topic $4$

Porter's Five Forces

Setting strategic direction for a business is a challenge for even seasoned professionals. The good news is there are many tools available you can use to help you find competitive advantages, including Porter's Five Forces. Porter's Five Forces Model analyzes the competitive forces within the environment in which a company operates to assess the potential for profitability in an industry. Its purpose is to combat these competitive forces by identifying opportunities, competitive advantages, and competitive intelligence. If the forces are strong, they increase competition; if the forces are weak, they decrease competition.

Porter's Five Forces Model is a good framework for understanding market forces. Perform a Porter's Five Forces analysis for the comparison below.

GPS device and a road atlas. Be sure to include some graphical presentation related to topic.