MIS 2-2 Business Management

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.Management Decision Problem 1,Section 2.5Don’s Lumber Company on the Hudson River is one of the oldest retail lumberyards in NewYork State. It features a large selection of materials for flooring, decks, moldings, windows,siding, and roofing. The prices of lumber and other building materials are constantly changing. When a customer inquiries about the price on pre‐finished wood flooring, sales representatives consult a manual price sheet and then call the supplier for the most recent price. The supplier in turn uses a manual price sheet, which has been updated each day. Often the supplier must call back Don’s sales reps because thecompany does not have the newest pricing information immediately on hand. Assess the business impact of this situation, describe how this process could be improved with information technology, andidentify the decisions that would have to be made to implement a solution. Who would make those decisionsHenry’s Hardware is a mom-and-pop business in Sacramento, California. Store space is limited and the rent has doubled over the past five years. The owners, Henry and Kathleen Nelson, are under pressure to use every square foot of space as profitably as possible. The Nelsons have never kept detailed records of stock in inventory or of their sales. As soon as a shipment of goods arrives, the items are immediately placed on store shelves to be sold. Invoices from suppliers are only kept for tax purposes. When an item is sold, the item number and price are rung up at the cash register. The Nelsons use their own judgment in identifying items that need to be reordered. Many times, however, they are caught short and lose a sale. What is the business impact of this situation? How could information systems help Henry and Kathleen run their business? What data should these systems capture? What reports should the systems produce? What decisions could the systems improve?Improving Decision Making: Use a Spreadsheet to Select SuppliersSoftware skills: Spreadsheet date functions, data filtering, DAVERAGE functionBusiness skills: Analyzing supplier performance and pricingIn this exercise, you will learn how to use spreadsheet software to improve management decisions about selecting suppliers. You will start with raw transactional data about suppliers organized as a large spreadsheet list. You will use the spreadsheet software to filter the data based on several different criteria to select the best supplies for your company.spreadsheet attached

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trategic Value of Employee Benefits ProgramsInstructionsTo attract, motivate, and retain good workers, companies need to define what an employee wants from the employment relationship. One way to define employee needs is to consider “total rewards,” which are everything an employee perceives to be of value resulting from working for the company. Benefits are a core element of total rewards and the ever-growing package of offerings have evolved. You must now work with the company to define precisely where the various programs will be categorized.Write a six- to seven-page paper in which you do the following:Identify and discuss at least three important variables that almost always should be considered by organizations when providing employee benefits programs. Be sure the response is specific and relevant.Compare and contrast income protection programs and pay for time not worked programs, both of which are usual elements of benefits programs. How are the programs similar? Are they mandatory?Research and discuss at least four to five of what may be referred as “Other Benefits” that you could recommend to the management team as necessary elements for the benefits package. Hint: Flextime and product or service discounts are good examples.Develop an employee benefits package for any exempt or non-exempt position level of your choosing, making sure you support the selection of your program elements.Note: The preferred method for presenting your benefits package information is using a table or exhibit, but either approach is not mandatory.Examples:US Bank Benefits at a GlanceandUW-Madison New Employee Benefits Summary.Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: You may only use the resources listed in the Course Guide and those that are specifically provided by the professor.This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.The specific course outcome associated with this assignment is:Design a strategic employee benefits package for an exempt or non-exempt position.By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.Institution Release StatementASSIGNMENT SUBMISSIONCreate Submission in BlackboardStart SubmissionAttach FilesSafeAssign accepts files in .doc, .docx, .docm, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .txt, .rtf, .pdf, and .html file formats only. Files of any other format will not be checked through SafeAssign.ADD COMMENTSComments Character count: 0When finished, make sure to click Submit.Optionally, click Save as Draft to save changes and continue working later, or click Cancel to quit without saving changes.

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Apply Your Knowledge: Solutions to Environmental Issues

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Apply Your Knowledge: Solutions to Environmental Issues[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 5, 6]Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 5 of your textbook.Significant environmental issues can devastate a community. Follow the directions below to apply your knowledge about environmental issues to develop this week’s assignment:In your paper,Select a community familiar to you.List the three most significant environmental issues facing the community (cite your sources when referring to websites or articles).Describe how these environmental issues affect the health of individuals in the community (cite your sources).Identify the major causes of these health problems.Provide several significant steps that could be corporately adopted to reduce the environmental problem.*Note: You are encouraged to integrate any feedback from your instructor and upload the assignment to Portfolium. For assistance using Portfolium, review the Portfolium Student Guide.The Apply Your Knowledge: Solutions to Environmental Issues paperMust be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.Must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.