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Where will you be? ANALYSIS: What are the one or two areas of continuous improvement and how do you intend to work on those? SYNTHESIS: Referring to the course textbook(s), what leadership traits might you wish to develop (focusing on those you have already identified or those you wish to gain)?

Develop Process architecture for a fast food restaurant such MacDonalds. (ignore drive thru)

Why are communication skills so important to the success of entrepreneurs?

1) A gardener can use one of the three brands of fertilizers during the next growingseason. The following decision table shows the expected gross income per acre foreach fertilizer brand and weather condition for the growing season. The chance of adry season is shown by probability P.Find the range of P values where using Brand-B fertilizer has

Justin is an auto technician. All employees at the garage where this person works know that they are supposed to put a paper mat on the floor of each car so that the carpets don't get dirty. When the service supervisors got into a car repaired by Justin, the car did not have a mat and there was a grease stain on the carpet. Justin does excellent

Formula of annual SALES to Breakeven Seleccione una: a. =Annualized FIXED costs / Unit Cost b. = Annual Sales Revenues / Unit cost c. =Annualized FIXED costs / Contribution Margin Percent d. =Annual Sales Revenues - Annual Sales Expenses e. = a / (i - g)

I need the following questions answered regarding the company "Delta Air Lines". Strategy option: What is the companys business level strategy? Background research to support this? How do Porters five forces affect this company? Explain briefly.

At Dot Com, a large retailer of popular books, demand is constant at 17,000 books per year. The cost of placing an order to replenish stock is $15, and the annual cost of holding is $3.00 per book. Stock is received 15 working days after an order has been placed. No backordering is allowed. Assume 325 working days a year. a. Dot Com's optimal

We often favor our own country over a foreign one, this is called "ethnocentrism." To what extent should this be considered a "normal reaction" and when could it become destructive and unproductive when conducting business? Think of some examples to share to support your answers.

QUESTION 5 (20 Marks) As a consultant from KPMG, one of your clients has entrusted you to do a competitor analysis in the Higher Education sector in South Africa. You are an established Higher Education Institution (MANCOSA, for example) and you need to have a detailed analysis of competitors to make a strategic decision. Prepare a report for your

Robin Crowley, captain of a gymnastics team, thinks that number of medals they win at a competition may be related to the number of times they practice during the previous month. Crowley has collected the data shown in the following table: Number of Team Practices 3 5 7 7 9 6 Number of Medals Won 4 6 7 6 9 7 This question contains parts a, and b.

At Isogen Pharmaceuticals, the filling process for its asthma inhaler is set to dispense 140 milliliters (ml) of steroid solution per container. The average range for a sample of 6 containers is 4 ml. Use the accompanying table to establish control limits for sample means and ranges for the filling process. Part 2 The UCLR equals enter your

A nonunion company negotiated with its workers to resolve labor issues through employee participation or employeemanagement focus groups rather than a union. The court held that these committees constituted labor organizations and were dominated by the employer, thus constituting an unfair labor practice. Will, J. *** At the time of the events

Case Description 1 : Quincy Quincy Apparel founded in 2011 designed, manufactured and sold work apparel for young professional women that offered the fit and feel of high end brands but at a lower price. The companys sizing scheme improved fit by providing more measurement dimensions than typical womens clothing. Alex Nelson and Christina Wallace

1. A social contract view of morality regards general agreement to follow certain rules or guidelines for behaviour to be Select one: a. something only the weakest members of society would want. b. something people would only accept if they also believed in God. c. something every rational individual would want. d. something that threatens free

"In the past, employment references were a very popular tool for managers to use in the screening process. But in todays litigious society, they are much more difficult to obtain. Although many organizations still seek information from past employers about an employees previous work performance, few sophisticated companies will divulge such

An Automotive warehouse stocks a variety of spare parts that are sold at neighborhood stores. One part, an oil filter, is purchased by the warehouse from an overseas supplier for $1.50 each. It is estimated that the cost of purchase order processing, receipt, inspection, and put away is $100 per order. The company uses an inventory holding cost of

Is the interactive and virtual simulation field under Industrial Engineering or not?

Upper management plans to cut cost of goods sold by 6.5% for the coming year but retain the same sales. What is the profit margin estimated to be for 2022 ? 9.4\% 9.9% 7.0\% 8.7%
Upper management plans to cut cost of goods sold

4. What ids the main difference between MRP II and MRP 9 points)
4. What ids the main difference between MRP II

Race One Motors is an Indonesian car manufacturer. At its largest manufacturing facility, in Jakarta, the company produces subcomponents at a rate of 300 per day, and it uses these subcomponents at a rate of 12,100 per year (of 250 working days). Holding costs are $3 per item per year, and ordering costs are $31 per order. a) What is the economic

2. Which Decision Model should have been used by Kevin Johnson to make the best decision? Why? the Starbuck Practice of Ethical Leadership at https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/leadership-ethics/resources/the-ceo-of-starbucks-and-the-practice-of-ethical-leadership/

Question 7 (1 point) Which is considered one of the purposes for measuring performance? 3 A) To find out how well the agency is doing. 6 B) To show policy makers, funding organizations, and donors how well the agency is doing 9 C) To reward staff for achieving identified goals. D) All of the above are reasons for measuring performance
Question 7 (1 point) Which is considered one of

Question 28 1 pts The analytic hierarchy process: O optimizes procedures with a single goal. requires no pairwise comparison. does not require the input of a decision maker. uses both qualitative and subjective assessment
Question 28 1 pts The analytic hierarchy process:

2. The greater the amount or dose of a toxicant enters the body, the greater is the evidence of organ damage that can cause disesase. (a) Discuss TWO methods explaining the relation between dose and adverse health effects. (14) (b) Categorized THREE adverse health effects of toxicant exposure. (6) (Total / Jumlah: 20 )
2. The greater the amount or dose of a toxicant

Atkinson Drinks, Inc. is a producer of decaffeinated coffee and bottles. Each bottle should have a net weight of 4 ounces. The machine that fills the bottles with coffee is new, and the operations manager wants to make sure that it is properly adjusted. Jacob, the operations manager, randomly selects and weighs 12 bottles and records the average
Atkinson Drinks, Inc. is a producer of

ENGM451 ( Production and planning control ) Q2) The following data relate the sales figures of restaurant, to the number of customers registered that week: Week First Second Third Fourth Customers 16 12 18 14 Sales (SR) 330 270 380 300 a) Perform a linear regression that relates bar sales to guests (not to time). b) If the forecast is for 20
ENGM451 ( Production and planning control ) Q2)

M. P. Van Oyen Manufacturing has gone out on bid for a regulator component. Expected demand is 700 units per month. The cost to replenish an order is $25,while the cost to store a component $2 per month. The item can be purchased from either Allen Manufacturing or Baker Manufacturing. Their price lists are shown in the table. a) What is the
M. P. Van Oyen Manufacturing has gone out on bid

THAT'S THE COMPLETE QUESTION. 7) Mr. Adner Accius the CEO of Shari Robin community hospital summoned you to his office and informed that the Chief Nursing Officer Mrs. John- Baptist just resigned and you are charged to complete the departmental operational staffing budget for three nursing units. Assuming 15% non- productive hours. Assuming the
THAT'S THE COMPLETE QUESTION. 7) Mr. Adner Accius

Which of the following is NOT part of today's market dynamic that challenges traditional project management? A. Globalization B. Increased regulatory scrutiny C. Flattened hierarchy D. Integrated enterprises
Which of the following is NOT part of today's

PARTD: Scenario Question. There are three main areas ( 15 marks) Read the scenario below the answer the questions that foilow after it Wendy Longbranch is a hockey player from Truro Nova Scotia. Her team took the gold medal for Women's hockey at the last Olympics Wendy had such a big following that three years ago she rented the local ice rink in
PARTD: Scenario Question. There are three main

q/15 q16 please help Question 15 1 Point Majid is an accountant in a Star Carpentry (6.4). He would be considered a ----- position/job. A) task force B) zone liaison line E) staff Question 16 1 Point Noora is a leader that believes that leadership is not directly needed if subordinates are highly skilled, experienced, enjoy the work, motivated,
q/15 q16 please help Question 15 1 Point Majid isq/15 q16 please help Question 15 1 Point Majid is

5. A firm that specializes in desktop publishing for local charities has agreed to take on the following jobs. The firm has not decided which dispatching rule to apply in order to prioritize the jobs and fix them into the schedule. Please use the dispatching rules suggested in the following box and complete all the calculation needed in order to
5. A firm that specializes in desktop publishing

Select the term that have the right definition. *
Select the term that have the right definition. *

1 Point Question 16 What is the purpose of benchmarking? to help introduce and manage change. B to assess the need for change, to decide on which change to make. to get buy-in on a proposed change. to evaluate the success of a change, Question 15 1 Point To coordinate the activities of people, functions, divisions and to allow different levels of
1 Point Question 16 What is the purpose of1 Point Question 16 What is the purpose of

Create a proper diversity policy for a fashion boutiques.

The idea that organizations experience periods of stability that are occasionally interrupted by more profound change is known as the A punctuated equilibrium theory B organizational development theory C organizational life cycle D Lewin's 3 stage change management model

1. carpet baggers 2. Andrew Johnson _3. Jay Gould 4. Abraham Lincoln 5. injunction 6. Haymarket Riot 7. sharecropping 8. Knights of Labor _9. "Gilded Age" 10. cheap wages a. American business b. police riot c. early union d. immigrants e. robber baron f. reconstruction g. Emancipation Proclamation h. legal action i. sharing labor and costs j.
1. carpet baggers 2. Andrew Johnson _3. Jay Gould

The purpose of the " rephrase an objection " technique is to help the buyer better understand your product's benefits . a ) True b False Another name for the " compensation " method of handling objections is the " return on - investment " method . a ) True b ) False

The Always Fresh Grocery Store carries a particular brand of tea that has the following characteristics: Sales = 8 cases per week Ordering cost = $10 per order Carrying charge = 20 percent per year Item cost = $80 per case Given the above information, the EOQ and total cost are:

What are the responsibilities of a company? Is company responsible for the entire supply chain?

Perform a Work Measurement for a task such as making a sandwich. List the Steps Observe the task several times and make any improvements to the process Time each element for several repetitions Assign a Performance Rating Calculate the Standard Time What did you learn? How consistent were the repetitions? Can you calculate the Standard Deviation?

Explain, using the AD-AS model, how the South African Government can use fiscal policy as a tool to recover from the negative effects of this COVID-19 pandemic. Your answer must include the following: The description of the type of fiscal policy required; An explanation of how the implementation of this tool will work their way through the economy
Explain, using the AD-AS model, how the South

Subject: Business process reengineering Q# What is HEIJUNKA, its benefit & implementation in organization with example? Q# What are the types of KANBAN, define each with examples?

the company is Al Zubair Foundation Assignment Choose any company (Government or Private) doing business in Oman. Analyze and describe the influence of Islamic approach on the practices of the selected company. Explain in short company profile and its key products, and identify any four Islamic principles and approaches the company is following in
the company is Al Zubair Foundation Assignmentthe company is Al Zubair Foundation Assignment

Q.2 A juice company has its products namely, canned apple and bottled juice with profit margin 4 AED and 2 AED respectively per unit. The following table shows the labor, equipment, and ingredients to produce each product per unit. Total Canned Apple 2.0 Labor Equipment Ingredients Bottle Juice 3.0 1.0 2.0 3.2 12.0 8.0 9.0 2.4 Address the
Q.2 A juice company has its products namely,Q.2 A juice company has its products namely,

Given the following model, which of the following statement is correct? Minimize Z = 8x 1 + 2x 2 Subject to 2x 1 6x 2 12 4x 1 + x 2 40 x 1 +2x 2 12 x 1 6 x 1 ,x 2 0 Answer choices are: A- the optimal solution is x1+6 x2+4 B- this is not a linear programming model C- this is an infeasible linear programming model D- none of above statements are

You broke your neck at work. The company called to inform you that they had to switch your benefits from the short-term disability account to the long-term disability account. Based on this decision, how long have you been off work? at least 1 to 2 months at least 3 to 6 months 6 months to life 12 months

Please write 4 paragraphs with each paragraph containing 50-60 words. 7. What are the major provisions of Medicare Access and CHIPS Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)?

Select one company that uses social media and how their social presence is valuable to their customers or followers. You will also select one company that uses social media, but could improve their social presence to their customers or followers. Provide background information for each company selected. The background information should include

"letters of appreciation may be written to customers for their orders, to hosts for their hospitality, or to employees for their contribution. Based on the mentioned statement, as an HR, write an email to specific employees for their effort in the company during the last week visit of the Readiness Inspection Team from the Ministry of Health. Make

What is the average value of a loyal customer (VLC) in a target market segment if the average purchase price is $60 per visit, the frequency of repurchase is every month, the contribution margin is 24%, and the average customer defection rate is 20%? If a continuous improvement goal is set of a 15% defection rate next year and 11% two years from

How might a financial institution establish listening posts? How might customer-value drivers be identified and embedded in its culture
How might a financial institution establish

The Donald Fertilizer Company produces industrial chemical fertilizers. The projected manufacturing requirements (in gallons) for the next four quarters are 90,000,90,000,60,000,and140,000 respectively. A level workforce is desired, relying only on anticipation inventory as a supply option. Stockouts and backorders are to be avoided, as are

Using the chart below as a model, create a similar chart and give 3 positive impacts and 3 negative impacts under each of the categories. Be specific as possible. categories positive impact negative impact political 1 2 3 1 2 3 environmental 1 2 3 1 2 3 social/cultural 1 2 3 1 2 3

Write a short reflection on an experience that you have had. Try to use the stages covered in the lesson.

The assembly steps/times to create a single bicycle sums to 195 seconds. If the production time per day is 30,000 seconds and output per day is 600 bicycles, what is the theoretical minimum number of workstations required (rounded up)?

Question 10 (2 points) When looking at Types of Data, there are Categorical and Numerical, what is another name for a Categorical Data Set? Question 10 options: Qualitative Discrete Continuous Quantitative Which of the following "Solver" messages states the answer provided is "AN" answer but cannot guarantee the solution is may not necessarily be

Conduct a little research on how one international company is/has been handling their response to the Coronoavirus. You can discuss their business strategy marketing, social media, human resources, etc. How are they responding to the crisis? Do you think they are doing a good job? Is there anything more they could be doing at this point (remember

Mirela Fashions In 1971, a highly ambitious young woman returned to Cyprus from Greece after obtaining a degree as a fashion designer. With the help of her parents, she bought a shop in the main shopping area in Limassol. The shop specialized in made-to-measure garments for women. The clientele at the time included relatives, friends and customers

Pierce Corporation has the following gross profits for 2018 and 2019: Sales -2019 - P810,000; 2018 - P792,000. Cost of sales - 2019 - 480, C 480,000: 2018 - 464,000. Gross profit=2019 - P330,000),000;2018-P328 P328,000. Sales price was 10% lower during 2019. The owners would like to know what reasons caused the current performance of the company
Pierce Corporation has the following gross

Five Therac-25 machines were installed in the U.S and six in Canada between June 1985 and January 1987. Therac-25 massively overdosed six people. The safety analysis of Therac-25 excluded the software. The operator's manual supplied with the machine does not explain nor even address the malfunction codes. The manual lists the various malfunction

What are the benefits of corporate parenting forTesla Inc

1. An undergraduate business major is attempting to determine her course schedule for the fall semester. She is considering five courses, which are shown in the following table. Also included are the number of hours she expects to have to devote to each course each week and her expected grade in each course: Course Hours per Week Expected Grade

# # # Workers Hired Fired Question 16 (6 points) Table A Period Demand Regular Inventory Backorders (#units) Production (#units) (#units) (# units) 1 50,000 113,000 63,000 0 2 150,000 113,000 26,000 0 3 200,000 113,000 0 61,000 4 $2.000 113,000 0 0 Total 452,000 452,000 89,000 61,000 Cost | $22,600,000 $267,000 $610,000 0 0 113 113 113 113 63 0 0
# # # Workers Hired Fired Question 16 (6 points)

Please answer all! Visibility factors Question 5 (1 point) Paula claims that, as a manager in her company, she has total and absolute influence'. Do you agree, based on what you know about influence? Yes, managers can completely control everything in every domain of their lives No, because she is not the highest-ranking member of the organization,
Please answer all! Visibility factors Question 5Please answer all! Visibility factors Question 5Please answer all! Visibility factors Question 5

Cell phone sales for a firm over the last 8 months are shown in the table below. Determine the equation of the trend line, and predicate sales for month 9. Month 1 N 3 4 5 6 7 8 66 Sales 55 50 44 54 45 60 40 Please use the attached word file to solve the question then submit it back. Linear Trend
Cell phone sales for a firm over the last 8

Pier1 is a retailer selling furniture and decorative items. As a customer, I remember that pre-[COVID-19]-pandemic, each store used to offer a wide range of items at Pierr1s small boutiques. Items were slightly pricey but I liked the stores because I could find new items (that I wouldnt search for otherwise), and each store had a warm and happy

1) How does taxi services identify the Voice of the Customers of their customers? 2) What are the active and passive customer feedback? Rank the approaches in terms of suitability .

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is am example of which of the following forms of environmental change? A) internal B) technology C) governmental laws and regulations D) labor markets Question 4 (Mandatory) (0.8 points) Falling interest rates are an example of what kind of external force that causes a company to need to make an
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is

How does business ethics, differentiate from islamic business ethics? Give answer in brief 5 points

2-1. Briefly explain the difference between horizontal and vertical tax equity. 2-2. What are the most common ratios used to measure the debt capacity
2-1. Briefly explain the difference between

list and explain which categories of machine learning techniques are supervised

As a student of organizational behavior, you have the opportunity to investigate what factors lead employees to make certain choices. What can this, in turn, help you do within your job? Organizational behavior

What is a benefit of direct marketing? a. Cannot be ignored by customers b. Is a direct connection to the businesss social media c. Allows good non personal communication thru vehicles like TV and radio d. Can build strong customer relationships Nike is a market leader. They have a strategy to produce the most innovative well designed products and

subject is business policy and stragtegy Question 4 In reference to the Industrial Organization theory, strategists should be more concerned about the environmental forces surrounding organizations. Using the appropriate analytical framework for an organization of your choice, examine key opportunities that should be embraced and threats must be
subject is business policy and stragtegy Question

Question 2 Joe has so many fires to put out at work and could use a little help in choosing the best approach to respond to them. Survey: A customer named Charlie came in and wanted immediate satisfaction of a rebate offer for a pair of garden shears. He claimed that More Power's local advertisement was not in sync with the rebate pro- gram that
Question 2 Joe has so many fires to put out at

Companies typically try to differentiate themselves by taking different approaches to the creation of customer value, often by adopting different value disciplines as Tracey and Wiersema (1995) discuss. How can an organization excel on one of these value disciplines to customers? What are the indicators of an organisations ability to successfully

According to John Fiske, the experience of many shoppers in shopping centres and malls today, along with how those centres and malls are organized and what transpires or is available in them, illustrates that shopping a. is all about consumerism h O b. existed before consumerism O c. is actually anti-consumeristic O d. is distinct from consumerism
According to John Fiske, the experience of many

4. A company manufacturing disk drives for notebook computers wants to determine the MTBF. Recently 10 units were put on test for 60,000 hours. The test results indicated that one failed at 10,000 hours and the other failed at 25,000. What was the failure rate in terms of the following (Write the formulae) (9 marks) a) Percent of failures? (1.5
4. A company manufacturing disk drives for

Braun issued a $35 check to Rice. Rice took the check to Brauns bank and had it certified. Rice then raised the amount to $350 and negotiated it to Turner. Turner presented the check for payment and received $350. When Braun received her canceled checks, she noticed the alteration and notified the bank. Who will suffer the loss?

Time left 0:51:1 Which of the following must not be a characteristic of a quality system? Question 22 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 p Flag question O a. It must be well-understood O b. Products or services actually do satisfy customer expectations Oc. It must be ineffective Od. Emphasis on problem prevention For a distribution Mean, Median
Time left 0:51:1 Which of the following must not

Define and discuss various definitions of health data analytics.

What motivates you to work? (Choose however many apply to you and briefly describe why) a. Tangible rewards (money, property ownership such as cars, house, boat, stocks, etc.) b. Personal or meaningful rewards c. Sense of personal identity (people identify themselves through their volunteer work/jobs/careers) d. Part of your social life e. To

For the distinct digital customers behaviors, identify and describe how are applying the different companies.

Doctor J. is considering purchasing a new blood analysis machine to test for HIV; it will cost $45,000. He estimates that he could charge $15.00 for an office visit to have a patient's blood analyzed, while the actual cost of a blood analysis would be $5.00. If this new blood analysis machine has design and effective capacities of 6,000 and 4,500

Review and justify the placement of seven type of conflicts into the nine cells of The Table 4,1 important aspects of project management. Uncertainty about who has the authority the client, or between senior management and the project, it is the PM who personifies the agris ules, intra- and interproject priorities, cost estini egory. At base, they
Review and justify the placement of seven type of

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Marketing offerings include: 1. Tangible and Intangible Products 2. Services 3. Experience Select one: True False

A quality analyst wants to construct a control chart for determining whether four machines all producing the same product, are in control with regard to a particular quality attribute. Accordingly, she inspected 800 units of output from each machine in random samples with the following results Compute the Control Limits for the following data,
A quality analyst wants to construct a control

3. The Shortest-Path Problem Considering the following network with directed arcs. Find the shortest path from node 1 to node 7 using Dijkstra's algorithm
3. The Shortest-Path Problem Considering the

a. Assuming that management is willing to use three-sigma control limits, and using only the historical information contained in the four samples show that the call center access time is in statistical control Since all the sample ranges are between UCLR = seconds and LOLA = seconds and all of the sample means are between UCL = seconds and LCL:
a. Assuming that management is willing to usea. Assuming that management is willing to usea. Assuming that management is willing to use

q18 plz ,write short answer , must be short answer 2 Points Question 18 Zahra is a pastry maker. She performs all the tasks from the beginning to the end of the production/baking process. According to the Job Characteristics Approach' of job design, which job characteristic is clearly described in Zahra's case (1 mark)? Explain your answer (1
q18 plz ,write short answer , must be short

D Question 11 2 pts Patrons to a restaurant were injured when they were robbed in the parking lot of a nearby grocery store after they left the restaurant. The restaurant would... Beliable because the injured persons had been patrons of the restaurant. Be liable for not warning patrons of the dangerous parking lot at the grocery store. Be liable
D Question 11 2 pts Patrons to a restaurant were

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Please discuss how low paid workers are affected during pandemic in todays economy.

Explain the relationship between the organizational leadership and an HR business partner. Why should HR be considered a business partner? Discuss the concept of talent management (or human capital) within an organization. Provide an explanation for your response.

Propose how each organization will monitor performance, achieve regulatory and accreditation compliance, and improve overall organizational performance

What's the value chain activities of the company ( Escuminac: maple syrup industry) and what can be improved?

If you were conducting training for front-line supervisors and team leaders of an organization about the concept of seeing the forest for the trees how would you explain the concept and what type of discussion, assessment, or activity might you create to help participants really understand the importance and the context of the concept.

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