Research and write a short paper (two pages maximum) about your cell phone provider. What are its mission, strategy, and competitive priorities? How is sustainability incorporated into its strategy, value chain, and operations?

What might the competitive advantage be for each of the following companies? eBay Southwest Airlines Starbucks Apple Facebook

Choose an organization with which you are familiar that falls into one of the following categories: sporting goods store haircut salon college bar or restaurant pizza business a sports team wireless telephone service Define the firms strategic mission, strategy, and competitive priorities. What are the order qualifiers and winners? What would operations have to be good at to make this a successful business or organization?

Research and explain the logic behind the statement, General Electric discovered that 75 percent of its manufacturing costs is determined by design.

How does a package-delivery service such as UPS or FedEx use the competitive priority of time to its competitive advantage? Research, then explain and provide examples in a short paper (maximum of two typed pages).