Describe Disney’s attention to detail in designing its rides.

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Project Success Due 1/7/16

For this assignment, you must review a brief reading, then answer some questions about the reading.

Requirements

  • Follow the instructions below
  • Write a one-page paper that thoroughly addresses the questions below.
  • Submit your paper to the instructor via Canvas
  • Read case study 1.3 in your text,  “Disney’s expedition Everest”
  • Answer the following questions:

Instructions

  1. Imagine that you are Project Manager for Disney.  Based on the information in this case study describe the critical project success METRICS that Disney might use when doing a project to develop a new ride.   (A METRIC is simply something that you can measure to gauge project progress.)  In other words, how would you prioritize the needs for addressing project cost, schedule, quality, and client acceptance?   Cite evidence from the case study to support your answer.
  2. Describe Disney’s attention to detail in designing its rides.  How does Disney use the “atmosphere” discussed in the case to maximize the guest experience while minimizing complaints about the length of the wait to get on the ride?

Also complete by 01/13/16 the following

 

(Due Jan 13th)

Week 2: Are leaders born or made?

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Some folks believe that true leaders are born that way. “Either you got it, or you ain’t got it.”  Others believe that leaders can be developed and trained: leadership skills can be acquired even if one is not naturally gifted with such.

Consider this question:  Is leadership an innate trait with which one is born, or is leadership a skill that one can learn?  Answer this question.

Share your thoughts with the class, and back them up with examples, quotes, and/or articles.

 

 

For this assignment, you must compose a brief research paper/essay on the topic of leadership.

Requirements  ( Due Jan 13th)

  • Follow the instructions below
  • Write a two-page paper that thoroughly addresses the questions below. (Optional title page, two pages of content — 12 point font single spaced, 1-page bibliography citing your sources.)
  • Submit your paper to the instructor via Canvas
  • Identify a real person (dead or alive, present or past) whom you consider to be a great leader.   This could be a leader from any walk of life – military, political, religious, entertainment/arts, business, cultural change.  They need not be particularly famous or widely-known, as long as you can document their leadership style and influence as required below.
  • Spend some time researching the life and work of this great leader.  If possible, please include at least one book in addition to web-based sources and/or periodicals.  Be sure to properly cite all your sources.
  • Answer the following questions:

Instructions

  1. Describe FIVE specific character traits that make this person a great leader. Explain how each of these traits contributes to this person’s ability to effectively lead others.
  2. Describe the scope of this leader’s influence, and describe the impact that this leader’s life and accomplishments have had on others (whether the world, humanity, country, organization, local community, or even family.)
  3. Provide TWO quotes from this leader which capture the essence of his/her style of leadership.
  4. Of the five characteristics described in question one, identify the ONE character trait displayed by this leader which you admire most and want to emulate.  Describe some specific behaviors and activities you can implement in your own life to do so.

 

Create an original essay of 3–4 pages, entitled “Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Portfolio Project

 

 

 

A student portfolio project is an evolutionary collection of work-related products that are specific to the subject of the course. Portfolios are organized in a systematic manner for the purpose of communicating and demonstrating what a student has learned and achieved in the context of the course. This concept facilitates the application of theory learned in the course by providing the student with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in the context of student professional goals and competencies. The portfolio also enhances the assessment of student practice-related skills, which are difficult to measure through traditional comprehensive examinations.

Background:

For the Portfolio Project in this course, you will be tasked with finding four successful accounts of corporate entrepreneurship. The paper should follow APA style and formatting.

Guidelines:

 

Create an original essay of 3–4 pages, entitled “Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four Cases.” Search for four accounts of successful corporate entrepreneurship and utilize the information contained in Item 4 on p. 58 of the course text Entrepreneurship. In writing your paper, determine: What key factors for success are common among all these accounts? Which are unique? If one company can foster an entrepreneurial climate within an existing firm, what stops another company from copying its processes and taking away the initial advantage?

Your Portfolio must be carefully edited for grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, format, and APA adherence.

The paper should include:

 

  • Title page
  • Page numbers
  • Main headings for each section (names of the four corporations)
  • Sub-headings as necessary to stay organized and to provide clarity for the reader
  • In-text citations (not footnotes)
  • Reference list (must use at least four outside references in APA format)

    The 3- to 4-page length specification is for the main body of the paper and does not include the title or reference pages.

    Due by Sunday May 22, 2016.

Framing Messages In Response To Challenging Business Scenarios

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Directions:

1. Review course materials:

Business Communications, chapter 6

Title: Jeff Bezos Confronts Criticism of Amazon’s ‘Brutal’ Workplace Conditions http://www.geekwire.com/2015/full-memo-jeff-bezos-responds-to-cutting-nyt-expose-says-tolerance-for-lack-of-empathy-needs-to-be-zero

Title: How to Tell Someone They’re [sic] Being Laid Off (article)

Article link:https://hbr.org/2015/06/how-to-tell-someone-theyre-being-laid-off

Title: A Better Way to Deliver Bad News (article)

Article link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0zQqWXwtbcidXhOLTdEMm5jb3c/view?usp=sharing

 

2. Read this scenario:

 

Mary rubbed her temples. What a day it had been! Managing a call center can be stressful, and today had been no exception. Sometimes her team performed flawlessly, and other times she imagined herself as the mother hen, flapping frantically to shoo her chicks from danger.

“No! No! Don’t escalate that call!” she’d just told Tom. “You can handle this one. Tell him …”

She was going to have to coach Tom about the irate caller with the “fried” hard drive, but it could wait until tomorrow. Before she could leave her office, her boss, Susan, appeared at the door.

“Mary. Good! I’m glad I caught you. We have a situation.”

Oh, no, Mary thought. Susan’s tone told her the news wouldn’t be good.

“We need two volunteers from your team to start working the midnight shift for the summer. They need to start tomorrow night,” Susan said.

“I thought all the shifts were covered,” Mary said.

“We lost two people last night and have to replace them right away,” Mary said. “You’ll have to pull your team together and use your leadership skills to get this covered quickly.”

The next morning, Mary faced having to break the news to her team of 10 call center representatives. She knew that they all had other commitments and that none of them would want to take the midnight shift. They’d each worked hard and consequently been promoted to the day shift. This was going to kill morale and cause some of her team members some hardship.

 

3. Take on the role of Mary. Your task is to break the news to your team in the best way possible and to persuade two of them to agree to work the midnight shift all summer. Be creative and use the effective communication skills that you’ve learned in this module’s readings. Write out the announcement that Mary will make to her team, along with her strategy for breaking the news and persuading them to volunteer. You can use dialogue, essay, narrative, or any form that meets the assignment criteria.

Write from Mary’s point of view (use “I” when talking about Mary, her thoughts, words and actions). Your paper should be about 450-500 words.

4. In the final paragraph, return to your own body! (give up being Mary), and reflect, personally, on how the principles for breaking bad news and persuading might help you in your own workplace communications.

 

5. Please use APA citations and references as needed. Submit your paper as an attachment to the dropbox.

 

Research the definitions of various production and operations management terms used in Lecture 1.

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Module 1 DQ 1

 

Research the definitions of various production and operations management terms used in Lecture 1. Perform a literature search on one of these terms. Discuss how this term can impact the ability for an operation to be competitive in the 21st century. Do not use a term posted by another student.

 

Module 1 DQ 2

 

Describe the differences between productivity and its subcomponents (total measure productivity, partial measure productivity, and multifactor measure productivity) related to production and operations management success.

 

Module 2 DQ 1

 

Discuss an example of a work-related project that is able to be broken down into structure, tasks, subtasks, and work packages, and why project management in the form of a CPM/PERT chart would be cost effective.

 

Module 2 DQ 2

 

What are two reasons project management is not well done in corporations? Why? What are some specific examples?

 

Module 3 DQ 1

 

Describe the various types of time-series and associative forecasting models. Which types of organizations are each of these most applicable to, and why?

 

Module 3 DQ 2

 

Why is forecasting important in organizations, especially as related to understanding the relevant time horizon to develop a forecast against? What are some examples from industry?

 

Module 4 DQ 1

 

Describe the similarities and differences between TQM and Six Sigma quality-management techniques.

 

Module 4 DQ 2

 

Discuss the aspects of Total Quality Management (TQM) and how they apply in service- and product-based businesses.

 

 

 

MGT-455 | Process Design and Capacity Planning

 

Module 5 DQ 1

 

Discuss the four types of process strategies and give an example of each. Also, please share any personal industry experiences (if any) with each process strategy.

 

Module 5 DQ 2

 

Discuss the differences between utilization and efficiency as measures of system performance. Which (if any) is the most useful measure for an operations manager? Why?

 

MGT-455 | Additional Topics (Part 1)

 

Module 6 DQ 1

 

Discuss the key factors that impact location decisions. As an example, if locating a facility in India, what location decisions would a fast-food chain have to consider as compared to the location decisions of a software company?

 

Module 6 DQ 2

 

Discuss the strategic importance of layout decisions. How important as these decisions in terms of a company’s long-term profitability goals? What are some examples?

 

MGT-455 | Additional Topics (Part 2)

 

Module 7 DQ 1

 

Evaluate various supply chain strategy considerations for managers moving products or services to the consumer.

 

Module 7 DQ 2

 

Discuss the advantages of using work sampling to understand how employees allocate their time among work activities.

 

MGT-455 | Advanced Topics

 

Module 8 DQ 1

 

Discuss several advantages of linear programming; clearly explain the reasons for your choices.

 

Module 8 DQ 2

 

Discuss several disadvantages of linear programming; clearly explain the reasons for your choices.

 

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Chapter 1 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 1.1, 1.9, and 1.13 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

Chapter 3 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 3.11 and 3.17 (parts c, d, e, and f) in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

 

 

Chapter 4 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.25, and 4.27 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

Chapter 6 and S6 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 6.12, S6.11, S6.20, S6.23, S6.27, and S6.35 in the textbook.

 

 

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

 

 

Benchmark – Chapter 7 and S7 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 7.5, 7.7, and 7.11 in the textbook.

 

Complete supplement problems S7.3, S7.5, S7.7, S7.11, S7.15, and S7.28 in the textbook.

 

 

 

Chapter 10 and E Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete Problems 10.25, 10.29, E.3, E.5, and E.6 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

Chapter 9 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 9.11, 9.13, and 9.15 in the textbook.

 

Chapters 11, S11, and 12 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 11.5, S11.4, S11.9, S11.15, 12.1, 12.4, 12.13, and 12.17 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 14 Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems 14.8 and 14.9 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

Chapter B Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems B.1, B.5, B.7, B.11, and B.21 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

 

 

 

Chapter D Problem Set

 

Details:

 

Complete problems D.1, D.3, D.6, and D.8 in the textbook.

 

Submit one Excel file. Put each problem result on a separate sheet in your file.

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Assignment Christian Worldview/Operations Management Integration Paper

Details:

 

For this assignment, you will discuss how Christian principles can be applied to an operations management dilemma:

 

Select one of the ethical dilemmas below from the text:

 

  1. Managing Quality (Chapter 6) (page 227)
  2. Process Strategy (Chapter 7) (page 291)
  3. Layout Strategy (Chapter 9) (page 379)
  4. Supply Chain Management (Chapter 11) (page 453)
  5. Inventory Management (Chapter 12) (page 502)

Briefly summarize the issue. Note that only a small portion of your paper’s content should be devoted to summarizing the issue.

Respond to the following question(s) in the text:

How can this issue be addressed from a Christian worldview? In other words, what guidance from a Biblical perspective could be applied to understand and possibly resolve the dilemma?  The following GCU websites may be helpful: Doctrinal Statement (http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/Doctrinal-Statement.php) and Mission and Vision (http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/Mission-and-Vision.php.)

 

In addition to addressing the questions, the student may also optionally frame the issue using ethical theories (Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Distributive Justice, Virtue ethics and Covenantal ethics). Note however that the questions provided must be addressed.

 

Use external citations. Your paper should have at least six external citations (in additional to any Biblical citations) to help frame the issue. No Wikipedia citations are allowed.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

Format: use Times New Roman (font size: 12) with 1-inch margins.