In situations such as what this case depicts, what other approaches can one take to analyze investment decisions?

Application Case 6.9: Improving Job-Shop Scheduling Decisions through RFID: A Simulation-Based Assessment,pages 361-3631.In situations such as what this case depicts, what other approaches can one take to analyze investment decisions?2.How would one save time if an RFID chip can tell the exact location of a product in process?3.Research to learn about the applications of RFID sensors in other settings. Which one do you find most interesting?

Discuss what types of information you would need to include with proposals requesting funding.

Many project proposals inherently include requests for resources to include staff or funding for projects. Discuss what types of information you would need to include with proposals requesting funding. Include discussion of other departments, groups, or individuals you should contact for assistance in assembling the information. In response to peers, discuss whether the information presented would be contain correct information needed for acquiring resources requested in the proposal.

Explain how a business can assess international business opportunities giving examples.

Assignment 1: Discussion Questions—International Business Decision MakingThe various factors impacting international business may be brought together into a process for evaluating international business opportunities. Choosing the right mode of entry is the next step.Research evaluation of business opportunities and modes of entry using your textbook, University online library resources, and the Internet. Respond to the following:Explain how a business can assess international business opportunities giving examples. Do you think the size of the company matters in assessing an international business opportunity? Give reasons for your answer.In your opinion, what would be the single most effective way for a potential international business to gain entry into an international market? What are the apparent risks of the mode of entry you recommend? For at least one other mode of entry, explain why it would be less effective compared to the one you chose.Write your response in 400 words or less. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.Assignment 2: Presentation—Starting an International BusinessBusiness decisions are not made on a hunch or some vague idea of a good place to do business. Professionals assess business opportunities and modes of entry to choose the best alternative.Research the topic using your textbook, University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on your research, develop a presentation. Your role is of an educational specialist in international business and your audience is a group of middle managers.Discuss the following in your presentation:Steps to analyzing international business opportunities with specifics of what is involved in each stepAlternative methods for gaining entry into an international business opportunity or marketSubmit your work in a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation. Use the speaker notes area to write the information supporting the slides. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

What level of quality and consistency does the offering have?

First Assignment Assignment: Marketing Plan, Part 4Complete the following information about the organization and products and/or services you will focus on as you develop a complete marketing plan throughout the course. You may need to do research to get answers to the questions below. The subject for this assignment should be the organization and products and/or services you identified for the Marketing Plan, Parts 1 and 2 Assignments.When you submit this assignment, you should submit it as a complete marketing plan, including all your work from Marketing Plan Assignments, Parts 1 and 2. All elements of your marketing plan should be complete. You may incorporate improvements to earlier sections of the plan, based on prior feedback from your instructor.Marketing Mix (Four Ps)Product StrategyBriefly describe your product or service. Where is it in the product life cycle? What recommendations do you have for improving the offering to fit your target market’s needs? Be sure to consider:What level of quality and consistency does the offering have?How many features does it have and can they be removed or added?How well does your product or service deliver what the customer values? How can it improve?What improvements would help your offering compete more effectively?Pricing StrategyHow is your product or service priced today? How does this compare to competitors, assuming competitors are at or near break-even point with their pricing? Analyze pricing alternatives and make recommendations about pricing going forward based on the following:How sensitive are your customers to changes in price?What revenue will you need to break even and achieve profitability?What does the price say about your product in terms of value, quality, prestige, etc.?Place: Distribution StrategyWhat is your current distribution strategy? What missed opportunities or disconnects are you seeing in this distribution approach? Make recommendations about your future distribution strategy based on the following:What are the best distribution channels and methods for you to use, and why?Will you have a retail outlet and if so, where will it be located?In what geographic area(s) will your product/service be available?Promotion: Integrated Marketing Communications StrategyUse the template below to layout your design for a marketing campaign aimed at your target segment.ApproachHow will you achieve your goal? What promotional or engagement strategies will you use? Think creatively about campaigns you’ve seen for companies or brands that have caught your attention, and how your campaign will make an impact on your target audience. Will your campaign influence? Engage? Educate? Nurture? Build awareness? Etc.Example: Use email marketing, social media and a sales promotion (prize drawing at a conference) to encourage veteran attendees to post online about their experiences and plans for attending the user conference using the event hashtag. Use these testimonials to amplify dialogue about the conference (via social media), build awareness (via email marketing, Web site, and targeted digital advertising) and convince peers they should attend.GoalIn consideration of your previous analysis, you need to identify at least one goal for the campaign.Describe the target segment for your campaign.What is the goal you want to achieve with the campaign?What is your call to action?Make sure your goal is S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timed.)Example:Audience: HR professionals who are casual and power-users of Chumber systemsIncrease event registration by 20% by the start date of the annual user conference.Call to action: Register online today.MessagesIdentify the primary message for your campaign, 2-3 message pillars, and proof points for each. Be sure to include a call to action that helps to achieve your goal. Remember that messages should align to reinforce your positioning statement. Be sure to include a call to action that helps to achieve your goal.Example:Primary Message: The annual user conference provides phenomenal value for training, professional development, peer networking and learning how to get the most out of your investment.Message Pillar: This conference welcomes you into a dynamic, well-connected and highly competent professional community.Proof Point: Veteran attendees return year after year because it recharges their skills, knowledge and professional networks.Call to Action: Register online today.Promotional Mix and IMC ToolsIdentify the key marketing communication methods and specific IMC tools you will use in your marketing campaign. How will you use each of these tools? Look for ways different methods and tools can build on each other: advertising, direct marketing, public relations, digital marketing, guerrilla marketing, personal selling, sales promotion.Example:Digital MarketingWeb site: Add testimonials from prior attendees, event hashtag, rolling hashtag Tweets box, social media buttons to make registration easy to share via social mediaDirect MarketingEmail marketing: Reach out to prior year’s attendees who are already registered. Ask them to post about plans to attend the upcoming conference. Conduct an email campaign with the target audience list to generate awareness, interest, desire to attend a conference.Sales Promotion + Digital MarketingContest/giveaway: Offer giveaway where Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn posts trigger entries in a “conference evangelist” contest/giveaway to take place at conference opening session, one entry per social media tool per daySales AlignmentAt what point(s) in the sales process (or sales funnel) does this campaign operate? Sales process stages are: 1) generate leads; 2) build relationships/discover needs; 3) present solution/resolve concerns; 4) close the sale; 5) monitor and follow up. How does your campaign support sales activity?Measurement (KPIs—Key Performance Indicators)How will you measure the success of the campaign? Select 3-6 KPIs (key performance indicators) that you will measure. Briefly explain why each KPI you select will be a good indicator of whether your campaign is successful.Examples of KPIs:Total sales/revenueNew/incremental salesNumber of qualified leads generatedNet Promoter ScoreWeb site unique visitorsNumber of registrations/sign-upsImpressions – views of contentCTR – click-through rateEngagement – comments, likes, shares, page views, video viewsFollowers – social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube)AwarenessEtc.BudgetBudget: List marketing budget and resources required to execute your marketing campaign, and estimate what it will cost. Include items such as labor, materials and other expenses such as print materials, online media tools or development, public relations services, design services, content development services, space or equipment rental, etc. Also, estimate the increased sales or revenue the campaign will generate for the company.ItemPurposeCost EstimateExample: White paper authored by a technical writerLayout business case for why recruiting managers need an easier tool for vetting resumes and reference checking in the technology industry$500.00Item #1 Item #2 Item #3 Item #4 Add additional rows as needed.Estimated campaign impact: [insert]Action PlanOutline the specific activities you must complete in order to execute your marketing campaign. Each element of your integrated marketing communications plan should be listed as a separate activity. List actions in the order they need to take place for the plan to be successful: first things first, later steps last. Follow-up activities and evaluation of campaign effectiveness also should be captured in this action plan. For the purposes of setting due dates in this action plan, you should assume you must complete the marketing campaign within 3–12 months.TimingActivity TypeBrief DescriptionAudienceOwnerToday’s DateExample:Web site UpdateAdd new key messages that fit repositioning strategy and audience focusTech company hiring managersJim HillDate Date Date Date Date Launch Date Add additional rows as needed.Risk FactorsContingency plans and risk management: You should consider the possible risks to your business and make contingency plans to address them. You note some possible risks under the “weakness” and “threats” sections of your SWOT analysis. Identify steps you can take to either reduce risks or work around them if they occur.Executive SummaryDo this section last. This short summary should provide a holistic overview of your marketing plan. All of this information is covered in more detail in the rest of the marketing plan. For the Executive Summary, provide a clear, concise overview of the following points:Company DescriptionBriefly describe the organization and offerings (products and/or services) your marketing plan focuses on, and the problem(s) they solve.Target SegmentIdentify and briefly describe your target segment.Competitive AdvantageExplain your organization’s competitive advantage.Positioning StatementProvide the positioning statement your marketing plan will apply.Marketing Plan ObjectivesList the objectives of the marketing plan: What will it accomplish? Be as specific as possible: an anticipated increase in sales, profits, market share, etc.Second AssignmentThis is the final marketing planSubmit Completed Marketing Plan ProjectThroughout the class, you have added information to the Marketing Template.4 Steps- Different InformationOnce you have updated any corrections, after your peer review, submit your final Marketing Plan in this assignment thread.ttached is the original Marketing Plan Template.T

Do laws such as this create an unfair, unequal application of law in the U.S.?

Most criminal law in the U.S. is based upon individual state law. As such, not all citizens are treated equally based upon where they reside. Is this good policy in the U.S. Why or why not? Think about this example: use of recreational marijuana is legal in eleven states, (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts) and Washington DC. Yet, in the other 39 states it is still illegal for recreational use. Do laws such as this create an unfair, unequal application of law in the U.S.?

What do you want your business to achieve? Be specific in terms of financial performance, resource commitments (time and money) and risk.

Assignment: 1st Step to the Final ProjectDuring this course, you will learn to develop all the essential elements of a Business Plan, it can either be anexisting company on the NASDAQ exchange which is the “American stock exchange, which is located at One Liberty Plaza in New York City known as the New York Stock Exchange” or “a company that you would like to start one day”. Some of your plans will be hypothetical, as access to certain information in the company is restricted, but you can focus on the actual existing customers and products or services the company offers to the public. If you are developing your own company it will be made up so just answer the questions that are being asked.These sections are due between weeks 1-2.Student Instructions:Complete these sections of the Business Plan.Consider it a research assignment.You are not to leave the question you need to answer in the Business Plan. Make sure to answer them in paragraph form.Vision/Mission Statement and GoalsA. Vision StatementThe vision/mission statements are clear summaries of where the business is headed. It describes what the business produces, who the products are produced for, and unique business characteristics. It will reflect the values of the management team and the type of business culture you are trying to create.B. Goals and ObjectivesWhat do you want your business to achieve? Be specific in terms of financial performance, resource commitments (time and money) and risk.When will various milestones be achieved?C. Keys to SuccessWhat do you need, or must happen, for you to succeed?Company SummaryThe material in this section is an introduction to the firm.A. Company BackgroundWhat does your business do?Who were the founders of the business?What were the important milestones in the development of the business?B. Resources, Facilities, and EquipmentWith what do you produce your products or services?What are the land, equipment, human and financial resources?Who provides them?How are resource providers rewarded?C. Marketing MethodsWhat is your annual sales volume in dollars and units?Explain how you work with others to improve returns. This may include a strategic alliance with suppliers or customers that you can leverage.Do you use forward contracting, options, or futures? If so, how?How much does it cost to produce and deliver your products and services?How is contracting used?D. Management and OrganizationWho is currently on the management team?How have management responsibilities been divided among the management team?What are the lines of authority?Who acts as the president/CEO? spokesperson? Chief Financial Officer?Who determines employees’ salaries and conducts performance reviews?What is the educational background of the management team members?What is the management team’s reputation in the community?What special skills and abilities does the management team have?What additional skills does the management team need?Who are the key people and personnel that make your business run?Who do you go to for advice and support?Do management and employees have avenues for personal development?Sketch a diagram of lines of authority for your operation.E. Ownership StructureWho are the primary stakeholders in your business?Describe the legal form of your company, such as partnership, proprietorship, or corporation.Do you need special permits to operate or a record for inspections? If you do, please describe them.F. Social ResponsibilityWhat environmental practices do you follow?What procedures do you use for handling chemicals?What noise/dust/timing/odor policies do you have?What will be the roles of management and employees in community organizations?What will be your involvement at the local/state/national level in commodity organizations?What training and new employee orientation practices will you offer to ensure the proper handling of hazardous materials and safe operation of equipment?G. Internal AnalysisWhat are the strengths and weaknesses of your firm?What are the relative strengths of each enterprise or business unit within the firm?What are the core competencies (things you are doing better than others) of your firm?What things can you build on? Think only about the things that you can control.Suggested areas to consider:knowledge and workfinancial positionproductivityfamilylifestylelocationresourcesWhat enterprise or business unit should be exited?What enterprise or business unit shows promise?The Business Plan is divided into 4 sections: Due week 1-2; 3-4; 5-6;7-8. Each section of the Business Plan needs to be 2-3 paragraphs some maybe more. The final submission will be adding the executive summary (explanation of the executive summary is under 1st assignment) to all 4 steps throughout the course into one document.Assignment: 2nd Step to the Final ProjectStart AssignmentDue Jul 29 by 11:59pmPoints 25Submitting a text entry box or a file uploadAvailable until Jul 29 at 11:59pmThese sections are due between weeks 3-4. which is step 2 of the Business Plan. Remember that every section should be 2-3 paragraphs.Products and/or ServicesDescribe the products and services you plan to sell.How is your product or service unique?Are you producing a commodity or a differentiated product?How does your product or service compare to other products inQuality? Price? Location?What experience do you have with this product/service?Market AssessmentA. Examining the General MarketHow is the market characterized?Are there clear segments in the market? Describe them.What important customer need(s) is the market not currently fulfilling?What is the growth potential for each segment of the market?What opportunities and threats does your firm face?What does an analysis using the Five Forces model suggest about your industry? Who is your competition (in light of the Five Forces)?What trends, relevant to your business, do you see?What are the drivers of change?What political and legal issues do you face, such as zoning, environmental laws, inspections, etc?B. Customer AnalysisWho will be your customers?What do you sell to each of the customers?How does your product/service solve a key customer problem?How difficult is it to retain a customer?How much does it cost to support a customer?C. Industry AnalysisA comparison of companies is similar.D. Strategic AlternativesWhat can the company do that they aren’t doing now?Strategic ImplementationA. ProductionHow will you produce your product?What value will you create and capture with your product?What is your competitive advantage?What technology will you use, i.e. reduced tillage, GPS systems, etc.?What processes will you use to produce products?What growth options will you use to develop the business unit?Enterprise ExpansionReplicateIntegrateNetworkWhat is the anticipated timeline?B. Resource NeedsIn order to effectively organize your business, you need to ensure the resources are available. Assess those needs here.HumanWhat skills are needed?How will human resources be acquired?FinancialWhat level of financial resources will be needed?PhysicalWhat type, quantity and quality of physical resources will be required?C. Sourcing/Procurement StrategyOn what do you base a decision to buy products or services? Price? Quality? Convenience? Extra service? A combination?By what venue will you find suppliers — local dealer, Internet, direct from the manufacturer, etc.?D. Marketing StrategyWhat is your sales plan?What advertising and promotion will be used to increase sales/awareness?Where will you sell products/services?Will you use the open market or contracts?Do you have a preferred market outlet?Are you a qualified supplier for a specific processor or buyer?How will you price the product?Hedging, forward pricing, optionsHow will you use these to mitigate your risk?ContractingWill you use production or marketing contracting to reduce risk?InsuranceHow will you use crop, liability and other insurance?E. Performance StandardsWhat performance standards will be used to monitor this enterprise or business unit?What are the acceptable performance standards?What yield or output levels could you attain?What efficiency levels will you reach?What procedures will be used to monitor performance?Who is responsible for monitoring performance?What industry benchmarks will be used to assess performance?Assignment: 3rd Step to the Final ProjectNew AttemptDue Jul 29 by 11:59pmPoints 25Submitting a text entry box or a file uploadAvailable until Jul 29 at 11:59pmThis is step 3 of completing your Business Plan. It needs to be completed in Week 5 and Week 6. Remember 2-3 paragraphs in each section.Financial PlanA. Financial ProjectionsHow will you fund the business?What are your desired debt and equity position?Who will provide capital debt funds?What role will leasing play in your financial strategy?Will you use outside investors for equity capital?How will you manage the financial risks your business faces?What operating procedures, such as developing cash flow budgets or spending limits, will you have to ensure adequate money for debt repayment?What are the important assumptions that underlie your projections? These assumptions may be associated with both external or internal factors.What financial aspects of your business (equity, asset growth, ROA, ROE, etc.) will you monitor?What procedures will be used for monitoring overall business performance?What level of performance will your business shoot for? These should be targets for next year and in five years. They should be financial performance standards used to monitor the overall business.What yield and output levels could you attain? What efficiency levels will you reach?B. Contingency PlanWhat will you do if you can’t follow through with your primary plan?How are you preparing for an emergency in your business?How will the business function if something happens to one of the key members of the management team?These sections will be added to the final business plan at the end of the course. Each section of the Business Plan needs to be 2-3 paragraphs some maybe more.Final Project: Create a Business Plan for an Existing Company is almost finishedStart AssignmentDue Sunday by 11:59pmPoints 100Submitting a text entry box or a file uploadAvailable until Jul 31 at 11:59pmBusiness PlanDuring this course, you have learned to develop all the essential elements of a Business Plan, it was either anexisting company on the NASDAQ exchange which is the “American stock exchange, which is located at One Liberty Plaza in New York City known as the New York Stock Exchange” or “a company that you would like to start one day”. Some of your plans will be hypothetical, as access to certain information in the company is restricted, but you can focus on the actual existing customers and products or services the company offers to the public. If you are developing your own company it will be made up so just answer the questions that are being asked.Attached is a Business Plan Template, fill in the information it is asking for it is under the Home Tab, under e-text.This week is the final step to completing the Business Plan. The Executive Summary. It comes first in the Business Plan but is wrote last. It is a summary of everything you wrote. The sections you should include in the Executive Summary is:Executive SummaryThis section is a summary of the information from the pages that follow. Prepare it last, after the business plan has been written. It should not exceed two pages. Headings to use in the Executive Summary:A. Vision/Mission StatementB. Company SummaryC. Products/ServicesD. Market AssessmentE. Strategic ImplementationF. Expected OutcomesThe Executive Summary is a brief description of A-F that that is above. It is part of a Business Plan. Your Business Plan is mostly steps 1-2-3. The executive summary completes it.Your final project should include in one document:Title PageIndex of all your pages so number your pages.Executive SummaryStep 1Step 2Step 3Reference Page

Explain how it could affect the team and steps you would take to address the issue.

Identify one type of stress that might occur within a team you are leading. Explain how it could affect the team and steps you would take to address the issue.

Describe the setting where the change will take place (e.g., clinical, insurance, home health, or public and community).

Change management is key to ensuring that an organization remains adept in providing state-of-the-art health care. As the world changes and communities evolve, patient and personnel needs require fresh and effective ways to meet them. Operating as a reactionary wears heavily on organizations and leaders. Planning for innovation and its diffusion breathes new life into the world of care and of work. Day-to-day operations can be a garden for growth when leadership is skilled at change management.This Leadership Project assessment requires you to create a change project implementation plan designed for making an impact in your organization. You will create a?Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation incorporating the details of your change project and daily leadership plan.Create a 15- to 20-slide PowerPoint®?presentation that includes the following:Part One- Leadership Change ProjectLeaders seek out change opportunities regularly. Innovation, critical thinking, and decision making are key to making an impact on an organization through change management. This assessment is designed to help you look at aspects of your own clinical practice and become a change agent in your organization. Use your current or past experience to identify a change project to implement.Step 1: Selecta topic for a change project.Review the following resources for a potential change topic or process ideas:Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Transforming Care at the BedsideInstitute for Healthcare Improvement: Hospital Inpatient Waste Identification ToolFor process change resources: TeamSTEPPS® Pocket GuideStep 2: Identifythe context for your change.Describe the setting where the change will take place (e.g., clinical, insurance, home health, or public and community).Explain who is affected (e.g., patients, nurses, leadership, and other stakeholders in the organization)Step 3: Reviewthe literature to find possible solutions and evidence to address your topic.Research sources that guide evidence-based practice to improve outcomes related to your selected topic.Find a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles directly related to addressing your change topic.Step 4: Createa draft implementation plan.Summarize each article to explain how the evidence you gathered will help address your change topic.Explain how you could use the information in the research to carry out the change in your identified setting.Part Two- Include 10 ways to include leadership in your daily activities.Include an APA-formatted reference page.Cite a minimum of 3 APA formatted sources.Format your PowerPoint®?presentation to ensure the slides only contain essential information and as little text as possible. Do not design a slide made up of long bullet points. Include detailed speaker notes for each slide of your presentation. Your speaker notes convey the details you would give if you were presenting.

how the humor might cross the line or offend

watch the video and answer the following question.Carefully view the assigned videos. Then, produce an analysis of your assigned video that considers 1) what the comedian is arguing; 2) how the comedian uses humor to make that argument; 3) what the humor accomplishes; 4) how the humor might cross the line or offend, and 5) whether this offense is productive or not. 1 page.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeN_SVoJet0

Describe why this individual fits a particular leadership competency or style.

TOPIC -NEGOTIATION IN LEADERSHIPIntroduction/Description of Topic (fully introduce and describe topic in relevance to leaders/leadership)Background information of Topic (provide in-depth background information)Analysis/Discussion (what does the literature say – dig in the literature (at least *2 references. Provide relevant models or charts to assist discussion)Application to Organizational Leadership (Provide pertinent application of topic to leadership within an organization – provide key components and examples, is the culture of the organization integral to this style or competency?)Application to Clinical Leadership (Provide pertinent application of topic to leadership within the clinical nursing site – provide key components and examples, is the culture of the clinical nursing site integral to this style or competency?)Example of a Famous Leader that demonstrates this topic – Choose an example of a Leader (past or present) that exemplifies the chosen leadership competency/style. Choose anyone – historical, political, scientific, nursing, medicine, business, military, etc. Describe why this individual fits a particular leadership competency or style. (Collaborative presentations – each choose 1 leader)Tables and/or charts, models, etc. are very helpful and are strongly encouraged

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