...Unit three Written Assignment Katie Cowell MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University July 23, 2012 Introduction Albatross Anchor is a small business that began in 1976 with only four family members working there. Since then Albatross Anchor has grown from only four people to one hundred and thirty people. Albatross anchor is on a small twelve acre lot and is located in a rural suburb town of Falmouth, MA. The plant and the administrative offices are located in the same building. The plant includes the shipping department, receiving department, manufacturing, raw materials storage, finished product storage, and the foundry. The administrative offices are defiantly needed some repairs because they are somewhat shabby, disorganized, and run inefficiently. The plant needs some repairs and some modern advances to it and production of the bell anchor and the snag hook anchor would increase in the company. In 1989, the owners decided to add on the snag hook anchor because of international competition. Technology advances and building repairs are very important at this point of Albatross Anchor. The plant no longer meets U.S. safety and environmental standards which can be unsafe for the one hundred and thirty employees that work at Albatross Anchor. Question One Based on the information presented in the scenario/case study discuss Albatross Anchor’s competitiveness in relation to (please address all items in the below list and provide support for...
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...Unit Three Written Assignment Matthew Snyder MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University November 25, 2013 Introduction Hello Albatross Anchor and thank you for allowing us to come in to your place of business with the efforts to try and assist with your production process. KU Consulting will begin to determine what areas could use a revision in several different areas to make Albatross Anchor a profitable business. In order for us to assist you, we will make some recommendations of the business within your financial boundaries. We are here to assess and deliver a system that will be an all around bonus to your business in providing you with such details. We will begin review process with the administrative side and then lead into the cost of production. This will lead us into taking a closer look into several different areas with cost of raw materials sitting idle, cost of finished goods sitting idle, the production process to the start of the order to the finished product. We will also determine the areas of flexibility to fill orders, technology (machinery), capacity/facilities, and the most important process of all, how service to the customer is being provided. I hope that KU Consulting is able to give Albatross Anchor some great ideas that will make this a larger, competitive, and profitable business and look forward to assisting you with this process in getting you to that level. Question One Based on the information presented in the scenario/case study discuss...
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...Allana Sverbil PHIL 105:940 Unit Three Lesson Three Exercise II 1. A | B | A v B | A & B | (A v B) > (A & B) | T | T | T | T | T | T | F | T | F | F | F | T | T | F | F | F | F | F | F | T | 5. I | J | I v J | I & J | ~(I v J) | ~(I & J) | (I v J) > (I & J) | T | T | T | T | F | F | T | T | F | T | F | F | T | F | F | T | T | F | F | T | F | F | F | F | F | T | T | T | 10. U | V | W | ~U | (V v W) | (V & W) | U > (V v W) | (V & W) > ~U | T | T | T | F | T | T | T | F | T | T | F | F | T | F | T | T | T | F | T | F | T | F | T | T | T | F | F | F | F | F | F | T | F | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | F | T | F | T | T | F | T | T | F | F | T | T | T | F | T | T | F | F | F | T | F | F | T | T | Exercise III 1.A | B | C | (B & C) | A > (B & C) | ~A | ~B | T | T | T | T | T | F | F | T | T | F | F | F | F | F | T | F | T | F | F | F | T | T | F | F | F | F | F | T | F | T | T | T | F | T | F | F | T | F | F | F | T | F | F | F | T | F | F | T | T | F | F | F | F | F | T | T | 5. M | N | O | (N > O) | M > (N > O) | (O > M) | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | F | F | F | T | T | F | T | T | T | T | T | F | F | T | T | T | F | T | T | T | T | F | F | T | F | F | T | T | F | F | T | T | T | F | F | F | F | T | T | T | 10. B | C | I | D | B > (C v I) | (C & I) > D | B > D | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |...
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...Unit three Written Assignment Lisa King MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University May 5, 2012 Introduction The consulting firm KU has been asked to bid on a consulting job with Albatross Anchor. This paper will examine, evaluate and propose a revamping of the operations systems for the company. We will begin by performing a process analysis and strategy and evaluate the performance of the current system that is in place. This will be the starting point for which the rest of the analysis and proposal will be based upon. This paper will cover the cost of production, economies of scale, and costs of materials, speed, and technology and will conduct a cost analysis for the current production. The purpose is to determine how to make the company more productive and competitive and enable positive work flow through realigning the design of the manufacturing processes. The company is operating on twelve acres of land that are landlocked. This indicates that there are only two ways for shipping and receiving-railway and truck. The company currently has all of its operations in the same building however since expanding to include the two different designs it must shut down for thirty six hours each time it must produce a different design. This results in lost time and profits. This paper will examine the cost of the shutdown, inefficiencies in the design of the building and devise a strategy that will increase productivity and efficiency and decrease down time...
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...has three core values 1. employee participation 2. profit sharing 3. free flow of information Employee participation: It is the cornerstone of the semco culture which indicates the participation of every employee in major decisions. Participation gives people control of their work. The company admits that it operates on involvement and participation of its employees. Employees were encouraged to share their ideas and opinions. For example, the purchase of new site or any merger is done via vote of all employees. The main problem according to semler is autocracy. According to him we are still restricted by a system that doesn’t allow democracy in workplace. It’s very important to include our every employee in day today decisions that we take in the company. Profit sharing: The employees determine the profit share that they should get and also decide how to split it. It creates the feeling of ownership, says semler. Employees enjoy 25 % of company’s total profit. It directly affects their efficiency. The way of working is different by the employees when they have a sense of ownership. Profit sharing give them a reason to do things better. They work more sincerely and with more effort. In this way employees themselves can decide that what they will get at the end of the year. Free flow of information: Each piece of information is available to everybody. Nothing is kept as secret. Every employee is trained how to read a balance sheet, how different units in the...
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...1972 Benihana was basically a steakhouse with a difference--the food was cooked in front of the customer by Japanese chefs, and the decor was that of an authentically detailed Japanese country inn. From a humble 40-seat unit opened in midtown Manhattan in 1964, Benihana had grown to a chain of 15 units across the country. Nine were company-owned locations: New York (3); San Francisco; Chicago; Encino and Marina del Rey, California; Portland, Oregon; and Honolulu. Five were franchised: Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Beverly Hills, Seattle, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The last unit, Las Vegas, was operated as a joint venture with Hilton Hotels Corporation. Rocky, who was a former Olympic wrestler, described his success as follows: In 1959, I came to the United States on a tour with my university wrestling team. I was 20 at the time. When I reached New York, it was love at first sight! I was convinced that there were more opportunities for me in America than Japan. I decided to enroll in the School of Restaurant Management at City College basically because I knew that in the restaurant business I’d never go hungry. I earned money those early years by washing dishes, driving an ice cream truck, and acting as a tour guide. Most importantly, I spent three years making a systematic analysis of the U.S. restaurant market. What I discovered was that Americans enjoyed eating in exotic surroundings but were deeply mistrustful of...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 5 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document...
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...Understanding Self-Knowledge and Evaluating Understanding xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Grand Canyon University July 14, 2007 Understanding Self-Knowledge and Evaluating Understanding The purpose of this paper is to identify, describe, and critique personal views on the place of understanding self-knowledge from the point of view of both the teacher and the student. The paper will also provide an evaluation of the sequence and organization of instruction that was used during at least two teaching assignments (units). The focus of this evaluation will be toward the effectiveness of the sequence and organization in accomplishing the desired understanding expected from students. To allay the purpose of the paper, criteria from Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe’s (2005) “backward design” will serve as a background for much of the information included in the paper. According to Wiggins and McTighe (2005), self-knowledge is “the wisdom to know one’s ignorance and how one’s patterns of thought and action inform as well as prejudice understanding” (p. 100). In consideration of today’s teaching milieu, it is possible that there are far too many instructors who are not familiar with the positive academic gains that they could bestow upon their students by paying attention to criteria that warns against instruction is devoid of any understanding, appreciation or acknowledgement of students’ self-knowledge. One of the greatest teachers and philosophers of Western thought, Socrates (Wiggins...
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...net/scoit/dataintegrity/dataintegritymm/Lists/Asset%20Add/AllItems.aspx 2. Click on Request Status 4- Accounting 3. 4. Select an asset business unit 5. Write down the Purchase Order 6. Open people soft 7. Go to main menu-purchasing-purchase orders- review PO info-Purchase Orders 8. Business Unit is PUR01 and the PO ID. Click Search 9. Open new tab in Peoplesoft 10. Main Menu-Asset Management-Send/Receive Information-Preview AP/PO Information. Enter Purchase Order Number. Click Search 11. Click on Pre-Am Physical Tab 12. Input Description, Serial ID, Manufacturer and Model and save it. Get this info from the Data Integrity website. Save 13. Then go to Main Menu-Asset Management-Send/Receive Information- Retrieve info from AP/PO. 14. Change Process Option to either Process Purchase Order or Process Voucher 15. Input for Purchase Order PUR01 for PO Unit and the PO Number 16. Input for a Voucher AP001 for AP Unit and the Voucher ID. 17. Push run and then select process monitor and wait for the Run status and Distribution Status to say Success and Posted 18. Then Click Details-Message Log- and write down the interface ID. 19. Then go to Main Menu-Asset Management-Send/Receive Information-Approve Financial Information-Review. 20. Input the Interface ID and the Business Unit 21. Input the UNIT, Category, Department, Check the Auto Approve Status and enter in the correct TRANS DATE and ACCTG DATE. Save. VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO...
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...ASSIGNMENT ONE MEDIA REPORT ANALYSIS (20%) Students are required to select one media report from the three reports provided on Blackboard under the assessment folder. Students are required to identify and analyse the legal issues arising in their chosen report through answering a series of questions. Students need to apply a similar approach to that used in the Topic 1 case study, ‘The Swimming Stadium’, to their chosen media report. Format of assignments Assignments cannot be handwritten and must comply with the following format requirements: • • • • • Document type: Word or pdf (pdf preferred); Font: Arial or similar font - no smaller than 12 point in size; Pages: Numbered in top or bottom margin; Spacing: Appropriate line spacing and paragraph spacing; and Margins: At least 2.5 cm top, left, right & bottom. Assignments which do not conform with the above requirements, without prior agreement of the unit coordinator, will either be returned to the student unmarked or will have marks deducted. Presentation Three marks have been allocated to the presentation of the assignment document. The following will be taken into account when allocating marks for presentation: • attachment of cover sheet (located on Blackboard under the 'Assessment' folder) must be attached to the assignment; • appropriate sentence structure; • correct grammar, spelling and punctuation; • consistent format; • appropriate use of headings and sub-headings; • within the acceptable word limit; and •...
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...Every manager charged with designing the organization has three levers to tackle the coordination and incentive problems namely the architecture, routine and culture. In terms of architecture, Novartis uses compensation based on performance policies to arrest some incentive problems. Salary growth which depends on associates’ individual performance is also used to align the objectives of the associates with the interest of their shareholders and also to create sustainable value for the firm thereby eliminating some incentive problems as well. In the case of Routine, Novartis make use of the Global Reporting Initiative to make transparent reporting to all subunits. Close collaboration with partners who share a common vision and complementary strength are also a generally accepted way of doing things at Novartis which yield them many successes and solve some coordination problems. They are also known for encouraging associates to focus on achievement through collaboration and innovation. Finally, Novartis with their performance oriented culture coupled with the responsible approach with integrity based creativity, dedication and performance of it associates are some of the commonly held values and belief in the company. They also believe that equality of opportunities, mutual respect and dignity at work help bring the best out of its employees and associates. (2) Are units tightly or loosely coupled? Answer: Novartis units are loosely coupled. All researchers in the various divisions...
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 2 Time Management Assignment Full Name: Armijo Cooper Two-digit Section #: 18 Download this document to your computer before filling it out. Save the document (using Save As) as “YourName-Unit 2-TimeManagement” (YourName should be your first and last name. Example: “JohnDoe-Unit2-TimeManagement.doc”). Add your full name and the two-digit section number for this CS113 course to the top of this page. Objective: Consider the time needed to succeed in school. For each course you take, you should allot 12–15 hours for reading, posting Discussion comments, attending Seminars, completing Assignments, reviews and Quizzes (in applicable units). This means that if you have two courses, 24–30 hours should be allotted to school work on this calendar. >>>>> Make sure to complete Item B – Reflection as well! <<<<< Directions: Map out your academic calendar for Unit 2. You may also include any other important activities (personal or work related) during the time period for this Assignment. Save often as you work on this. CHALLENGE: Make this calendar a useful tool that you will continue to utilize throughout the entire term! Item A – Unit 2 Calendar Unit 2 Calendar: Please recognize that Wednesday is the first day of your school week. Place your times and tasks within each segment. Notice the day has been separated into three parts. Your document may expand automatically as you type. Keep this structure...
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...studies. Limit each box to no more than three sentences. | |Qualitative |Quantitative | | |Dance of the Call Bells |Effects of Nursing Rounds | |Data collection methods |The study used Ethnographic Methods to |The Quasi-Experimental Design was used over| | |examine problems related to answering |a 6-week period. A baseline data was taken | | |patients call lights on an inpatients unit.|during the first two weeks. An analysis was| | |The ethnographic methods of data collection|performed on data from 27 nursing units in | | |consist of five steps: mapping, |14 hospitals in which members of the | | |photography, observation, interviews, and |nursing staff performed rounds either at | | |analysis strategy phase. |one-hour or two-hour intervals. | |Data collection instruments |Maps were constructed showing the physical |Call light logs were used along with unit | | |layout of the unit that included medication|secretaries or call...
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt Assignment Full Name: Renee Barley Two-digit Section #: 02 Instructions: Download this document to your computer and save it (use “save as”), adding your name to the new file name before filling it out. All of the gray boxes above and below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 1 Assignment Dropbox. The name of this course is CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional. There are several sections for this same course with different students enrolled in each section. Each section is designated with a two-digit number. What is the specific section of the course you are enrolled in? Hint: Your complete course name includes CS113 and the two-digit section number that follows. This can be found in your course syllabus. Example: CS113-99. Two-digit section number: 02 Course Home Hint: Look in the upper, far left-hand corner of your main course page for this important area. Select the Course Home tab to view the complete list of hyperlinks located in this area and then list the first hyperlink located directly below the Course Home tab: Syallbus Academic Tools Hint: Look across the tabs at the top of each Unit Home page for this important page. Name the first three links on the left side of the Academic Tools page: Course...
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...Professional Unit 2 Assignment: Time Management Full Name: Javon Robertson Two-digit Section #: 11 Download this document to your computer before filling it out. Save the document (using SAVE AS) as “YourName-Unit 2-TimeManagement” (YourName should be your first and last name. Example: “JohnDoe-Unit2-TimeManagement.doc”). Add your full name and the two-digit section number for this CS113 course to the top of this page. Objective: Consider the time needed to succeed in school. For each course you take you should allot 12-15 hours for reading, posting discussion comments, attending seminars, completing assignments, reviews and quizzes (in applicable units). This means that if you have two courses, 24-30 hours should be allotted to school work on this calendar. Make sure to complete Item B – Reflection as well. Directions: Map out your academic calendar for Units 2 and 3 (2 weeks total). SUBMIT your completed template to the Unit 2 area of the Dropbox on or before the last day of Unit 2. You may also include any other important activities (personal or work related) during the time period for this assignment. Save often as you work on this. After you have completed your two-week calendar, make sure to complete Item B – Reflection as well. CHALLENGE: Make this calendar a useful tool that you will continue to utilize throughout the entire term!! Item A – Unit 2 & Unit 3 Calendar ...
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