INTEGRATIVE LEARNING PROJECT: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Provide at least 15 annotations of scholarly sources that support your Integrative Learning Project Assignment.  Each annotation should purpose of the article/study, the key findings, relevance to operations management, and what section information from the article/study informs in the final Integrated Learning Project Assignment.  Most of the annotations should support concepts in your Integration of … Read more

Discussion Thread: Process Design Replies

Write substantive replies to each of the attached posts. Each reply must be a minimum of 200 words and include at least 2 scholarly resources. Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, outside scholarly articles, etc. Substantive replies, in contrast to perfunctory replies, add value to the discussion, enhance learning, and contain references to any … Read more

Operations Management problem

Explain how manufacturing and service technology strengthen the value chain.  In addition, apply Joe Maciariello’s article in the attached reading on how Drucker said that integrity is the touchstone to management (i.e., its very essence). Certainly, leaders have to have intelligence and competence, but if one leads people without integrity, one can destroy people with one’s … Read more

2-2 Module: Star Wood Hotels and Resorts-Quality Initiatives

Hi all, I’m stuck on a short paper and need some help.  Here’s the prompt:  “As an operations management professional, you will be asked to examine companies’ operational processes, identify performance gaps, and  recommend quality-driven strategies that will cut costs, increase profits, and enhance differentiation. In this assignment, you will practice these skills in the … Read more

PowerPoint Presentation

  POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this assignment, you will create a professional looking PowerPoint presentation on an operations management topic covered in this course. The scenario is that your supervisor has assigned you the task of presenting a 30-minute training session on this topic. You need to research your topic and prepare an … Read more

Forecasting

 Utilizing one of the internet search engines, find a recent example of an organization utilizing forecasting to provide information on future demand. Describe the type of forecast used along with the impact the forecast had on organizational decisions. Be sure to provide any URLs you used as a reference source for your answer. The selected … Read more