Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

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Assignment 2: Discussion—Enterprise Resource Planning

Reflect on the readings for this module as well as those from previous modules when you consider this module’s discussion question. In your response, take into account the time constraints on modern businesses in terms of time to market and demand for innovation. As an aside, and not as part of the assignment, you may wish to consider how your answers would or would not change if you were considering a craftsmen-type or vertically-integrated business.

Based on the above information and on your reflection of the readings for the course, respond to the following:

  • If continuous improvement is the key to remain competitive, then why do firms codify so many processes into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems?

  • Does this limit innovation and if so, how can that risk be reduced? If you were an ERP vendor what would be your perspective?

By Monday, January 12, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, January 14, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

 

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Also need in text citations and question need to be answered and formated as followed:

 

 

  • If continuous improvement is the key to remain competitive, then why do firms codify so many processes into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems?

 

 

 

  • Does this limit innovation and if so, how can that risk be reduced? If you were an ERP vendor what would be your perspective?

 

Defining the Visual Arts Wiki

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Write a 1,050 word wiki entry on the subject of visual arts, in which you define the purpose and language of the visual arts. Imagine that your wiki entry on visual arts is to be included in a university’s wiki about various subjects. Address the following issues:

  • Define visual art.
  • Differentiate the visual arts from other forms of creative expression.
  • List the different media of visual art, such as painting, sculpture, photography, and so on.
  • Define the meaning of historical, social, and aesthetic values and eras in visual art.
  • Discuss factors that influence the way people interpret works of visual art as a cultural value.

Format your wiki entry consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Dr Jone Wheelis case study

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Read the following case study and write a 1-2 page summary based on the prompts that follow.

The Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

DBT requires teams of people with different types of expertise and so the original operating model developed by Dr. Wheelis was one in which TBC was staffed by a large number of part-time clinicians, known as the “affiliate model.” Changes in the health care environment, particularly the advent of managed care, have put very real pressures on this model and the company is now in a state of crisis.

Dr. Wheelis is trying to decide whether and how to keep it going. The key decision is whether to shift to a “staffing model” based on a larger number of full-time clinicians. This will require a larger patient population to make the economics of greater fixed capacity viable.

TBC is trying to decide whether to join the Blue Cross Blue Shield network, which would increase its patient population but at rates much lower than it currently charges by only taking private patients. Dr. Wheelis is also pondering whether to start a non-profit foundation as a way of getting money to support its teaching and training programs, or even making the company a non-profit itself.

What should Dr. Wheelis do about this situation? Include the following information in your case study summary:

  • An overview of Dr. Wheelis’ case.
  • Key Issues or Problems.
  • Alternatives that Dr. Wheelis can consider.
  • A potential solution to Dr. Wheelis’ dilemma.
  • Your conclusion on the case study.
  • Relevant additional supporting research.
    • Be sure to cite any outside research sources.

 

 

 

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Product & Price

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Using the Waters Bottling Company in Module 1, continue to build the Marketing Plan Sections for the product you have selected/ invented/ created. Complete the following in MS Word: Be concise but complete in your analysis of each plan element. Your employer wants to know you have left nothing out in your analysis.

This assignment represents Section 3 of the Marketing Plan. Use the guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 3– Product & Price (Module 3).

Section 3 – Product & Price (Module 3 LASA 1)

  • The Product
    • Product Levels: Core, Actual, & Augmented (Packaging)
    • Product Life Cycle
    • BCG Model
  • Services Marketing
  • Price Determination & Pricing Strategies
    • Supply & Demand
    • Competition
    • Objectives and Strategies

You will create a complete Marketing Plan by the end of the course. You will write the third section of the Marketing Plan for this assignment. Use the Marketing Planguide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 3 – The Product & Pricing (Module 3). 

Relate all responses using the WBC scenario and the product you have selected to market in Module 1. 

Create a 4- to 6-page Word document for your Marketing Plan Section. Apply a standard business writing style using the Market Planning Guide sections as your (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work. Be sure to cite your work in the APA format.

Use the following file-naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A2.doc.

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Prisoner Data Analysis **FOR SOLUTIONS PRO**

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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Prisoner Data Analysis **FOR SOLUTIONS PRO**

 

As part of the criminal justice process, corrections play a very important role for society and public policy. You will become familiar with the trends in local, state, and federal prison populations for the period of 2000–2008. If you desire a career in corrections, you will gain knowledge to help you be better prepared when entering into the corrections workplace. If you are not opting corrections as a career, you will still gain a foundational knowledge of the data used to drive policy decisions in this critical criminal justice entity.

 

You have been selected for the position of deputy director of public safety and corrections for your state. Your first duty is to prepare for your first top-level meeting with department personnel. Using the data from Prisoners in 2008, (Cooper, Sabol, & West, 2009), you will produce a 10-page paper (title page, abstract, 7 pages of content, and a references page)that summarizes the article and explains how this data influences the decision making for the prison population that you will experience in your new role as deputy director of your state’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

 

Instructions:

 

  • Synthesize what you have learned from the charts, graphs, and article content about local, state, and federal prisoners from 2000 to 2008 LOCAL IS RICHMOND, VA
  • Discuss admissions and releases and the percentage of change from 2000 to 2008 in state and federal prisons by race, sex, and type of release—
    conditional versus unconditional.
  • Compare the observable trends in adult corrections from 2000 to 2008 in each region—the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West—and for the United States as a whole.
  • Identify and explain the variations between regional data for adult corrections in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West from 2000 to 2008.
  • Explain the implications of the data from 2000 to 2008 and how this data will influence your decisions for the prison population in your new role as deputy director of your state’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

 

Reference:

 

Cooper, M., Sabol, W. J., & West, H. C. (2009). Prisoners in 2008. Retrieved
           from http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1763

 

  1. By Monday, October 24, 2016, submit your paper to the M5: Assignment 1 LASA 2 Dropbox.

 

LASA 2 Grading Criteria and Rubric

 

All LASAs in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 300 points. Download the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

 

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Synthesized your learning from the charts, graphs, and article content about local, state, and federal prisoners from 2000 to 2008.

48

Discussed admissions and releases and the percentage of change from 2000 to 2008 in state and federal prisons by race, sex, and type of release—conditional versus unconditional.

56

Compared the observable trends in adult corrections from 2000 to 2008 in each region—the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West—and for the United States as a whole.

40

Identified and explained the variations between regional data for adult corrections in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West from 2000 to 2008.

32

Explained the implications of the data from 2000 to 2008 and how this data will influence the decision making for the prison population in your new role as deputy director of your state’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

60

Written Components:

  • Organization (16)
  • Usage and mechanics (16)
  • APA elements (24)
  • Style (8)

64

Total:

300

Presents the rubric for this assignment.

 

 

 

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1.        1. Attacking a leader is always difficult. Some strategists recommend attacking a leader “head-on” by targeting its strengths. Other strategists disagree and recommend flanking and attempting to avoid the leader’s strengths.

 

Take a position: The best way to challenge a leader is to attack its strengths versus The best way to attack a leader is to avoid a head-on assault and to adopt a flanking strategy. (350 words)

 

 

2.        Read pages 348-359 and 362 of Marketing Management. 

Consider the following as you read: What is the difference between fad, fashion, and style? (350 words)

 

3.        The “form versus function” debate applies in many arenas, including marketing. Some marketers believe that product performance is the end all and be all. Other marketers maintain that the looks, feel, and other design elements of products are what really make the difference.

Take a position: Product functionality is the key to brand success versus Product design is the key to brand success. 350 words

 

 

4.        Some service marketers vehemently maintain that service marketing is fundamentally different from product marketing and that different skills are involved. Some traditional product marketers disagree, saying “good marketing is good marketing.”

Take a position: Product and service marketing are fundamentally different versus Product and service marketing are highly related. 350 words.

 

5.        Consider the following as you read: 

How does one manage new product/service ideas and bring them to market? 350 words

 

6.        Watch the “TED Talks: Tony Fadell-The first secret of design is…noticing” video. Summary the vedio in 350 words

 

 

 

PART B (COCACOLA )

 

Purpose of Assignment 

All products/services go through a life cycle of NPI (new product introduction), growth, maturity and decline. These various stages affect the marketing strategy and promotional efforts. In Week 3, you will incorporate a product strategy that addresses at least 3 areas of the product life cycle. The primary objective of this assignment is to allow the student to demonstrate an understanding of the factors that can affect the launch of a product or service. A secondary objective is to understand the differences in a product launch in the U.S. (domestic market) and an international market.  

Assignment Steps 

Generate a minimum 700-word product strategy in Microsoft® Word. 

Incorporate a product strategy that addresses the following:

•       At least three areas of the product life cycle (NPI-new product introduction, growth, maturity and decline).

•       How you will measure (what metrics will be used to determine success or failure) the marketing activities.

•       Create at least two different types of media methods for the products. One media method must be a print method and one must be non-print. A media method is a media strategy which highlights your product. For example, (this cannot be used in this assignment), a non-print media method would be a Facebook campaign that provides a user a reward for each review, positive or negative, posted about the use/appearance/price/etc. of the product. In your assignment, you should have 2-3 sentences about each media method (i.e. one paragraph of what you would do, not how to do it).

•       Address three elements of the Product and Promotion List (see below).

                  Product and Promotion List:

         Integrated Marketing Communication

         Advertising Strategy/Objectives

         Push and Pull

         Media Strategy

         Advertising Execution                     

         Direct Marketing

         Public Relations/Strategies

         Positioning 

The plan will be a continuation of your global or multi-regional company you chose in Week 1. This will be incorporated into your overall marketing plan for Week 6.

Note: Charts/graphs/tables do not count toward the word count.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed references.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. 

SEE attachments

 

PART C

Design a Product Refresh Product Launch Plan in Microsoft® Word. The product launch plan will be for two markets: U.S. and one international market. Domestic market generally means the market where the company headquarters are located. If you choose a domestic market that is not the U.S. than your other market is required to be the U.S. Compare your product/service to at least one other competitor. This can be a product/service that is used by a team member in their individual assignment. The competitor does not need to be in both markets, you can have two different competitors, one for each market. 

 

USE COCACOLA HAS THE PRODUCT

 

•       Address competition in each region and how the new product or refresh provides a competitive advantage. 260 WORDS

. Evaluate the potential growth rate. Look for information on similar products/services to determine a 3 year growth rate (Compound Annual Growth Rate-CAGR). Information may be located in the University Library. 260 WORDS

SOC300 “International Finance” & BUS375 Questions

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1) “International Finance”

 

The IMF and World Bank are the world’s two leading lending institutions, but, as Acemoglu and Robinson argue convincingly in Why Nations Fail, much of their monetary assistance disappears once it enters the banking systems of developing countries. Cite concrete evidence that supports the assertion that much assistance to developing countries is simply stolen by officials. Determine other main factors that account for the misuse of these funds.

 

2) “Organizational Input Requirements”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • *From the scenario, demonstrate the best possible steps for a project manager to take in order to price out a job in which the specifications are not prepared until the job is half over. Provide a rationale for your response.

 

  • *From the e-Activity, prepare a real-world example of the following task dependency examples:
    • Finish to Start: You must buy a building before you can start to make changes to it.
    • Start to Start: You can start planning the brick design for a patio at the same time that you start to lay its foundation
    • Finish to Finish: If you were buying a house, you would want to be sure that you close the sale of your old house the same time that you close the sale of the house you were buying.
    • Start to Finish: You would want to have set the date and location for your wedding before you send out wedding invitations.

3) “Initial Pricing Activities”  Please respond to the following:

 

  • Determine the manner in which the project manager and project team uses the WBS to develop a reliable bottom-up estimate. Support your response with one (1) real-world example of such usage.

 

  • Give an example of two (2) common risks that a project manager may encounter when planning a project. For each risk identified, provide a possible preventive action or response.

Unit 9 Discussion 2 new link

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Riverbend City: Debriefing and Accountability

In your post, evaluate the debriefing session you witnessed in the Riverbend City: Shelter and Nursing Home Debriefing Mission media piece by addressing the following:

  • From the perspective of a health care worker, what expectations might you have for the professionals involved in the debriefing session (before watching it)?
  • Identify what stuck out to you the most related to accountability? Standards of performance? Ethics?
  • Were the original requirements and expectations for these situations communicated and evaluated well in your opinion?
  • What concerns you most about the debriefing session?
  • What did you think went well with the debriefing session?
  • How might all of this affect the organizations involved?

Please Follow APA.

And No Plaguiarism.  Grad student here please write like one!

HCA250 W2 DQs 300 words

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Two seperate paragraphs:

 

150 words:

 Do you believe people with a high degree of optimism, mastery, coherence, resilience, or related personality traits may have some protection against the harmful effects of stress on health? Explain your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

150 words

  What are common sources of stress found in the workplace? What are some ways to reduce workplace stress? Explain your answers.

Help with homework “phyllis young only”

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