ELECTRIC AND HYBRID CARS

• To understand the concept of transformation and invention of the Product.

• To manage the level of Inventory.

• To take the decision of New product Development.

• To understand supply chain strategy.

Critical Thinking

The Chinese company BYD is pursuing electric cars and hopes to become the world’s largest car company.With the financial support of American Warren Buffett, the company, which has only been in existence for a fewyears mostly making batteries, has caught the attention of not only Mr. Buffett but also many in the auto industry.

ELECTRIC AND HYBRID CARS

Electric cars (also known as electric vehicles or EVs) rely exclusively on battery power. With an all-electric EVthere is no internal combustion engine, muffler, gasoline tank, air and fuel filters, and other parts needed to run agasoline powered system. The vehicle itself also produces no tailpipe emissions, and by getting its power from an efficient utility company, overall, it produces fewer greenhouse gases. This is especially true if the electricity is produced with nuclear power, clean coal, or natural gas. EVs are also less expensive to fuel on a per mile basis. Electric cars, however, have a shorter driving range and are difficult to operate with long distance travel.

There are also some safety concerns associated with using a lithium-ion battery, as lithium is a highly reactive material prone to explosion

1. Do you think electric cars may become a viable alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles? What is the future of the electric car? Explain your answer especially in the context of KSA as Saudi Arabia is moving towards carbon free economy.

2. Given a business strategy of being the word leader in manufacturing electric cars with innovative technology, what operations and supply chain strategy do you think BYD should pursue? Identify what operations and supply chain should do to help BYD compete including a mission, objectives, distinctive competence, and key decisions.

Note: Go to the company website and answer the above questions. This is just an advice. You may surf net , company report, Saudi vision2030 to answer the questions.

Research & Summaries

Go to http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/p-hacking. (Links to an external site.)Spend some time playing around with the program and: 1. Write one paragraph summarizing your thoughts on this assignment2. State whether you think p-hacking is cheating or not and why Submit via the link on the main class page

Discuss an example of a mutualistic symbiosis

Objective: How do species interact on a coral reef? Dive beneath the ocean waves and explore the many unique symbiotic relationships found in this diverse ecosystem.Instructions: Watch the embedded video to investigate three different symbiotic relationships: Mutualism, Parasitism, and Commenulism. Answer the discussion prompt Discussion Prompt: Consider the different ecosystems that interest you. Discuss an example of each type of symbiosis you might find in these ecosystems. Note: Please do not use the examples from the video. 1. Discuss an example of a mutualistic symbiosis.A) Explain how the symbiont benefits from this symbiotic relationship.B) Explain how the host benefits from this symbiotic relationship.C) What interesting fact about this relationship lead you to report on it?2. Discuss an example of a parasitic symbiosis.A) Explain how the symbiont (parasite) benefits from this symbiotic relationship.B) Explain how the host is harmed by this symbiotic relationship.C) What interesting fact about this relationship lead you to report on it?3. Discuss an example of a commenaslistic symbiosis.A) Explain how the symbiont benefits from this symbiotic relationship.B) Explain why the host is not affected (neither helped nor harmed) by this symbiotic relationship.C) What interesting fact about this relationship lead you to report on it?4. Discuss an example of a symbiotic relationship (Mutualism, Parasitism, or Commenulism) where humans can be the host to a symbiont (either internally or externally). A) Explain how the symbiont benefits from this symbiotic relationship.B) Explain how the human host either benefits, is harmed, or is not affected by this symbiotic relationship.C) What interesting fact about this relationship lead you to report on it?1. Identify an interesting fact you learned about a symbiotic relationship (Mutualism, Parasitism, or Commenulism) your classmate reported on, and why does it interest you?

Stages of KM projects

There are 4 stages of KM projects. When should we measure the KM value? Which stage is suitable? And how organizations should collect data for this process? Note: Provide your answer with an explanation of each measurement method.

The method used by the firms to manage their cultures after alliance

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

Strategic Management (MGT 401)

Deadline: 04/12/2021 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment No 3   

Learning Outcomes:

1.  Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation (Lo.3)
2. Gain insights into the strategy-making processes of different types of organizations (Lo.4)
3. Understand issues related to strategic competitive advantage in diversified organizations (Lo.6)

From real national/international market, select any type of strategic alliance between two firms and answer the following questions:

1. Briefly introduce your chosen firms, partners of the strategic alliance (industry, nationality, size, market position…). (1Mark)- Max 150 words
2. What is the type of strategic alliance used by your chosen firms? Explain its different reasons. (1Mark)
3. What is the method used by the firms to manage their cultures after alliance? underline the pros and cons of this method. (1 Mark)
4. Is this strategic alliance successful? Justify. (1 Mark)
5. What recommendations can you give for the managers of these firms to improve their competitiveness? (1 mark)

Note. All references used should be listed by the end of your analysis, using the APA style.

Answers

Synthesizing American dream

Dear Writer,

please write Synthesizing American Dream essay

Requirements: two pgs 

why people should get vaccinated

https://libguides.astate.edu/papers/introparagraph Read the following on introductory paragraphs. Then, read the following introductory paragraph, and say what is wrong with it.

In my essay, I will be talking about why people should get vaccinated. It is so important to get vaccinated. 75% of Americans have received the Covid vaccine, and that is good, but if we can get to 100% that would be even better. A vaccine is not dangerous like some people think. Reactions are scarce, and those that have occurred have been quickly remedied by a medical professional. There have been 21 cases of anyphylaxis from the vaccine, and, as said previously, all were quickly taken care of by a shot, or other medical treatment. That is 11.1 out of every one million people. Close to 350 thousand have died from Covid. When you think about all the vaccines we have gotten since we were kids, many of us, including our grandparents, vaccines that have kept us safe from all kinds of illnesses like polio.

Arabic culture differences with other cultures

Arabic Culture Vs. American Culture

Focus on the Arabic culture differences with other cultures  

Paper Components (4-5 pages)

1. Introduction

a. Introduce the topic, including the background and significance.  What is your

guiding research question?  What are your preliminary conclusions/arguments?

2. Literature Review

Discuss and compare between the two cultures according to the cultural difference in:

• Culture & Religion
• Identity
• Diversity
• Language
• Media

3. Research Approach

a. Describe your research topic and explain how your analysis drives the design of

your study.

4. Conclusion

a. Provide a summary.  What questions remain?  What challenges do you face?

5. Bibliography (1-2 pages)

List 5-10 sources that you have identified for your topic. 

Popular culture

What is your one, best takeaway from the “Music and Pop Culture” course?

What is that one thing that you really learned…that changed the way you think about music or popular culture…changed the way you perform music…changed the way you listen to sound…changed the way you see musicians, artists, yourself, or people in general?

Submit a Word document (no pdf’s) by midnight on Friday December 3.

Format: 12-point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins on all sides

Steps of an outbreak investigation

To prepare for this discussion, complete and use the Module 13 Readings. Access the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Solve the Outbreak (Links to an external site.) web page.

Complete two of the outbreak investigations under Level 1.

After completing the two investigations, describe which investigations you completed and how you used the steps of an outbreak investigation to solve the mystery.

You are encouraged to use the steps of an outbreak investigation discussed in the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (n.d.) reading or the Rheingold (1998, Mar) reading. Both are provided in the Module 13 Readings. The best approach is to discuss how you applied the steps of an outbreak investigation in each of the two investigations you completed under Level 1.

i chose Breathless in the Midwest and The Village of Gold.

I’m not sure how to relate the outbreak investigations to the scenarios that I’ve chosen, and I’m stumped.

here are the links for the Reference material

https://nciph.sph.unc.edu/focus/vol1/issue1/1-1Ove…

https://nciph.sph.unc.edu/focus/vol1/issue5/1-5Epi…

https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.unr.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC2627658/