- CUSTOM WRITING

1. Operations Management. Discussion Board.

Your Discussion should be a minimum of 300 words in length and not more than 450 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources. Always include conclusion. At least 3 references. NO PLAGIARISM. I WILL RUN YOUR PAPER THROUGH TURNITIN.

Zara is the main chain of the apparel retailer Inditex Group, developed in the 1990’s, and is a quick operations system that enabled its fast global expansion. This system introduced the concept of Fast Fashion and revolutionized the sector.

Read the article Zara’s Fast Fashion Edge and answer the following questions:

· Based on Zara’s outsourcing strategy and physical distribution scheme described in the article, what do you think are challenges that the company will face to sustain its growth?

· Briefly describe a strategy to address the most compelling challenge facing the organization.

Berfield, S. &Baigorri, M. (2013). Zara’s Fashion Edge. Retrieved from: https://bambooinnovator.com/2013/11/20/zaras-fast-fashion-edge/#more-33581

2. Operations Management. Written Assignment.

Case Study: The supplier selection process is a critical activity within the operations of a company. Once the outsourcing decision is taken, a process aimed at analyzing and choosing the appropriate suppliers begins.

Suppose that you are a Procurement Analyst in a large company. You have been asked to create a proposal to the Chief Procurement Officer identifying the best supplier to outsource, for a 3-year period, a complex part of your company’s value chain. Your company operates in a mature market where the qualifying and winning factors are quality and time to customer respectively.

Based on the information included in the table, address the following questions:

· What supplier would you select?

· What is your rationale for your election?

· What supplier would you select if your company’s factors changed to price and quality? Would your election change?

Supplier

Price

Quality

Delivery

Others

Overseas supplier (transport lead time 3 weeks)

105

100

Supplier facing financial issues

Proximity supplier (transport lead time 3 hours)

*Figures are expressed in % as follows:

· Price: price quoted by supplier vs. outsourcing company target price

· Quality: parts accepted vs. parts delivered

· Delivery: parts delivered on time vs. parts delivered

Provide a 2-3 page paper proposal, as the Procurement Analyst, that outlines the issues of the case, states your choice of supplier and provides a rationale for your choice.

Before you begin writing, please see the General Guidelines for Case Studies and review the assessment criteria below. At least 3 references, no plagiarism.

Papers will be assessed on the following criteria:

· Description of the Case and Identification/Coverage of Major Issues

· Depth and Scope of Analysis

· Solutions and Strategies

· Writing Clarity and Quality

· APA formatting

3. Managing in the global economy. Discussion Board.

· Discuss how emotional intelligence; mindfulness and mindlessness techniques impact self-efficacy.

· What role do emotions play in leadership and how does learning to develop an optimistic perspective of emotions benefit a leader? How does mindfulness help a leader focus on the performance and goals within the team? How can mindlessness lead to learned helplessness and how can these actions impact a leader’s performance?

4. Managing in the global economy. Written assignment

In Chapter 7 of your textbook, Cultural Intelligence for Leaders, please read the 7.3 Case Study 3: Building a Multicultural Team—Is it Worth it? Please be sure to particularly address the following questions related to the case:

1. How do you describe Kalia’s self-efficacy? Is she showing levels of high and/or low efficacy? Discuss how her behavior exhibits each level.

2. How does Kalia’s self-efficacy impact her leadership?

3. What strategies do you recommend to Kalia to help her improve her cultural intelligence and develop her self-efficacy? Discuss at least two specific development approach.

4. What suggestions do you have for Kalia in leading her staff to be a culturally intelligent team?

Submit a 2-3 page paper, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite additional sources, using APA format, independent of the textbook. At least 3 references and no plagiarism.

5. Managing in the global economy. Portfolio.

Identify one goal you have (i.e., “My goal is to…”). This can be related to your job, your family, your finances, starting a new business, purchasing a new car—anything you would like to gain in the future. Under your stated goal, write down five things you plan to do to achieve this goal. Next, have two people (e.g., family, friends, peers) identify five things they think you can do to accomplish this goal. Lastly, compare what you have written down to achieve your goal as well as what others have written and respond to the following questions:

1. How would you react if none of the plans you made turned out the way they were supposed to?

2. What if, in the middle of working toward your goal, the goal changed?

3. If you reached your goal exactly as you planned it, what would you have learned about yourself?

4. What type of life do you think you would lead if everything went according to your plans?

APA format. No Plagiarism.

Case Analysis Rubric

Criterion Unacceptable Minimal Fair Good Excellent Weight

Description of the Case and

Identification of Major Issues

No or brief description is given. No identification of major issues.

Description of case is minimal, insufficiently capturing important case details. Failure to identify and fully articulate major issues.

Description of case is unnecessarily long or too short and needs more detail. Major issues are identified, but not fully articulated.

Description is concise and most major issues are identified and well articulated.

Description of case is concise and contains thoughtful examination. All major issues are identified and well articulated.

5/25% of grade

Score 0 4 6 8 10 10

Connections to Course Readings, Material

and Research

In analyzing the case no course content is used to address the case issues or support the conclusions.

In analyzing the case, content is mentioned, but not used to support the issues or the conclusions.

In analyzing the case, key course content is used to offer some support for the issues and/or the conclusion.

In analyzing the case, key course content provides important linkages between the material covered and the issues of the case and also to support the conclusion.

In analyzing the case, course content is used critically and creatively to support the issues and conclusion.

3/15% of grade

Score 0 5 7 9 10 10

Depth and Scope of Analysis

The analysis failed to provide the basic operational and strategic scope of case.

The analysis is superficial, missing major components of the strategic and/or operational aspects of the case.

The analysis takes into account both strategic and operational aspects, but is not balanced in its approach.

The analysis is detailed and documents both operational and strategic aspects in a balanced way.

The analysis is detailed, providing an insightful review on both operational and insightful aspects of the case.

5/25% of grade

Score 0 4 6 8 10 10

Solutions and Strategies

Little or no actions are suggested to the issues. No or a very weak solution is presented.

Superficial and/or ill-fitting strategies or solutions are provided.

Solutions and/or strategies need some improvement to be implementable.

Appropriate, well thought-out solutions to most issues are provided. Solutions would most-likely be implementable.

Well documented, reasoned and excellent strategies are provided to issues and proposed solutions are implementable.

4/20% of grade

Score 0 6 7 9 10 10 Writing Clarity and

Quality Writing is unclear. Grammar and

Writing is clear, but not concise. Style

Writing is clear and professional is style.

Writing is clear, concise and

2/10% of grade

Criterion Unacceptable Minimal Fair Good Excellent Weight spelling mistakes are numerous.

may be inappropriate (e.g. too casual) for assignment. Some spelling and grammar errors are apparent.

While generally concise, the paper could be tightened up a bit. Few spelling or grammar errors.

professional. Minimum spelling and grammatical errors.

professional. The writing follows a logical flow. No spelling or grammatical errors are present.

Score 0 4 6 8 10 10

APA formatting

No citations are listed. Plagiarism is evident.

Most references are cited using APA style, although there are many errors.

All resources and references are cited using APA style, but there are some errors.

All resources and references are cited using APA style with a few errors.

All resources and references are correctly cited using APA style./ References were not required

1/5% of grade

Score 0 2 4 6 10 10 TOTAL 100

General Guidelines for Case Studies

A case study is a short description of a real business situation. Analyzing case studies gives you the opportunity to apply concepts you’re learning to real business problems. Cases are generally written for several types of analysis. Usually, there is not a “right or wrong” answer. Rather, cases provide a vehicle for you to demonstrate your understanding and ability to apply course concepts and theories. You must use appropriate sources (properly cited) to support your position. Check your analysis by assessing how well it demonstrates your subject knowledge. If your answer relies solely on your ‘impressions’ of the topic, it is likely that the analysis is not your best effort.

Simply answering the questions which are part of the case is not enough; consider the questions to be clues to the important concepts and facts. You are strongly encouraged to use the following outline so that your analysis is organized appropriately:

1. Identify both the key issues and the underlying issues. In identifying the issues, you should be able to connect them to the business principles which apply to this situation.

2. Discuss the facts which affect these issues. The case may have too much information. In your discussion, you should filter the information and discuss those facts which are pertinent to the issues identified above.

3. Discuss your tentative solution to the problem and how you would implement your solution. What actions would you propose to respond to the situation, based on the knowledge you have gained in this course? You should draw on knowledge gained in your readings, experience and coursework (in this course and others) to support your response. Be sure to properly cite references in APA format. You should also draw on other references such as business periodicals and relevant journals. Remember that an analysis is more than simply a summary of the Case Study.

4. Discuss follow-up and contingency plans. How will the organization know that your proposed solution is working? What should they do if it does not work?

Your analysis of each case study should be written in APA format. If you need assistance with APA formatting, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University has excellent APA-specific resources available here: Purdue OWL APA Style Help.

Evaluation Criteria

• Have you identified the critical issues/problems in the case and analyzed the key facts related to the issues/problems?

• Have you discussed a tentative solution that addresses the issues/problems and how you would implement your solution?

• Is information from the textbook and other sources integrated into your analysis appropriately? For all sources, you must provide complete APA citations.

• Is the paper professionally presented? Remember your audience. It is important to present your information as clearly and succinctly as possible. Do not sacrifice thoroughness for mere brevity.

• Have you read it over carefully and corrected any grammar and spelling errors?

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Instructions for Case Analyses

Case Analyses allow students to apply concepts from the course to business situations. Theories,

vocabulary, and examples from the readings should be used. Clear and concise writing shows an ability to directly relate learned material to the Cases. Headings and subheadings should be used to

delineate which issue and category is being addressed. Use these guidelines along with the stated assessment criteria to craft your case analyses.

Relevant Facts –

(A) Overview of pertinent points. (B) Describe the background of the situation or business that is relevant to the ethical problem(s) or dilemma(s) of the Case.

Ethical Issues –

(A) State the ethical problem(s) or dilemma(s) (B) Demonstrate a comprehension of ethical concepts. (C) Describe the ethical aspects of the Case.

Identifying Stakeholders –

There are always a set of “usual suspects” in a Case, so be sure to list everyone who might be

connected. Remember that business decisions have far reaching effects, so consider anyone

who might be affected by the ethical considerations of the Case.

Possible Alternatives –

(A) Identify solutions can be described for each ethical issue identified. (B) List all solutions and approaches to identified ethical issues. (C)Alternatives may be drawn from the Case, Readings, or personal experience including outside readings

Ethics of the Alternatives –

(A) Critically assess the alternatives identified for possible recommendation. (B) Describe the ethical implications of each alternative. (C) Consider external and internal aspects of ethical proposals. (D) Apply the “utilitarian” perspective (costs and benefits).

1. Which of the alternatives would provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number? 2. What are the costs in each of the alternatives? 3. Which of the alternatives has the highest “cost” factor associated with it? 4. Do the benefits of honesty at all costs outweigh the benefits of obeying the directive?

of a supervisor?

(E) Apply the “rights” perspective. 1. What does the stakeholder have the right to expect? 2. Which of the alternatives would you want if you were each of the stakeholders?

(F) Apply the “justice” perspective (benefits and burdens). 1. Which alternative distributes the benefits and burdens most fairly among the stakeholders?

2. Which stakeholders are most affected by each alternative?

Practical Constraints –

(A) Possible obstacles to the implementation of the identified alternatives. (B) Ethical problems that may come up in executing each alternative. (C) What unwanted outcomes may result from each alternative? (D) What aspects of the market might obstruct each alternative?

Specific Action –

(A) Make a recommendation (B) Analysis should provide context for whatever is recommended. (C) Support recommendations with the readings or other literature.

Writing Skill –

Students, teachers, employees, managers, and even corporations are judged by their ability to

communicate. Sadly, communication is somewhat dependent upon the form of presentation,

and while it is unfair to penalize a writer for not having a native facility with the language they

are using, it is fair to reward a writer for presenting ideas in an organized, and understandable

fashion. Again, use obvious headings and subheadings. Remember, less is more. Executive

Summaries present items summarily. Legal briefs are called “brief” for a reason. Concise and

eloquent (not prosaic or elaborate) writing will be rewarded.

Structural Requirements Using outside resources is encouraged and additional readings round out a student’s

understanding of the issues. Use the APA style to identify References used in the analysis. All

ideas come from somewhere, so it is fair to ask writers to disclose their sources.

Extra Credit

Thinking outside of the box in this context should be rewarded, not penalized. Don’t be afraid

to exercise the imagination, and share a unique vision of the Case.

BUS 5115 HOMEWORK

Learning Guide Unit 4

Discussion Assignment

For this assignment write at least 300 words answering the following.

· What limits should there be on insider trading? In the USA, Pete Rose was a popular baseball player, and then manager, who was punished for betting on his own team to win. Should Pete Rose be allowed to profit from betting on the success of a team he managed? Should Pete Rose be punished more harshly if he profited from betting on the failure of a team he managed?

· In the Enron case, several managers sold all their Enron stock about an hour before it became public knowledge that the company was not worth as much as everyone thought. Should a manager be punished for acting prudently based on knowledge they have discovered honestly only because the general public does not have that knowledge?

· Should managers be required to disclose private information they have that might influence the investment decisions of the public? Also, address the question of timing about the dissemination of information: is it enough to share information on a public website or should a formal press conference be required?

Discussion Responses

It is your responsibility to respond to three classmates by providing comments, asking questions, or having a conversation about their main post. Feedback should be appropriate, meaningful, and helpful. For instance refer to how your own experience supports/contradicts the opinions developed by your peers. If you think they are too general or not rooted enough in personal experience, you may also ask for more detailed examples supporting these opinions. In particular make sure that the examples provided are properly referenced and that you are able to access them. Overall, your comments should contribute positively to the conversation by broadening or clarifying it. Feedback should be at least 3-4 complete sentences. You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you.

Discussion Rating

After posting an appropriate, meaningful, and helpful response to your three classmates, you must rate their posts on a scale of 0 (unsatisfactory) to 10 (Excellent). The rating scores are anonymous; therefore, do NOT mention in your remarks the separate rating score you will give the peer. The instructor is the only person who knows which score matches the comment given to a peer. Some classmates may worry that some peers will not provide a fair rating, or be unable to provide accurate corrections for grammar or other errors. It is the instructor’s responsibility to ensure fairness and accuracy.

10 (A) – Excellent, substantial, relevant, insightful, enriching, and stimulating contribution to the discussion. Also, uses external resources to support position where required and/or applicable. 8 – 9 (B) – Good, quite substantial and insightful, but missing minor details which would have otherwise characterized it as an excellent response. 6 – 7 (C) – Satisfactory insight and relevance, but required some more information and effort to have warranted a better rating. 4 – 5 (D) – Limited insight and relevance of the material; more effort and reflection needed to have warranted a satisfactory grading. 0 – 3 (F) – Unsatisfactory insight/relevance or failure to answer the question, reflecting a poor or limited understanding of the subject matter and/or the guidelines of the question.

Here are some questions to consider as we think about the feedback and rating to give our classmates:

1. Did the peer respond to everything asked by the assignment prompt?

2. Was the peer’s overall response organized and logical? Was it easy to follow and smooth?

3. Was it easy to understand the ideas the student was trying to communicate, or did you have to make assumptions to make sense out of what the peer wrote?

4. Did the peer use their own words, or if they borrowed from somewhere else, did they give credit to the source they used?

5. Were there consistent errors in grammar and punctuation that made it hard to understand or make sense out of the writing?

If at any time you suspect that a post in this Discussion Forum violates UoPeople’s rules regarding plagiarism and/or any aspect of UoPeople’s Academic Code of Conduct, please notify your instructor immediately.

Remember that your instructor will be reviewing responses, ratings, and comments. Your instructor will adjust ratings if he/she believes that they do not seem warranted or supportable.

Written Assignment

Use the Instructions for Case Analyses to craft a response to this case, articulating the main issues and ethical dilemma. Review the assessment criteria below before you begin writing.

Case: The Good Credit Reference

Topic: Insider Information/Trading

People Involved:

· Kathy Ryan, Trade Credit Officer, Diversified Consolidated Corporation

· Scott Bradley, Treasurer, North Manufacturing

· Mike Walman, Credit Managers, Basic Products

Kathy Ryan, a credit officer at Diversified Consolidated Corporation (DCC), had heard rumors that North Manufacturing was in deep trouble. She is responsible for credits to North of approximately $1 million. North always pays on time and is current on outstanding payables to DCC. North, in fact, uses DCC as a credit reference with other suppliers. Nevertheless, Kathy decided a visit to North was in order.

Kathy Ryan and Scott Bradley, North’s treasurer, had developed a good working relationship and went to lunch during Kathy’s visit. After several drinks, Scott Bradley said: “Kathy, we’re fried. I have to tell you, our financial statements aren’t fraudulent, but they don’t paint the full picture. Not only are we not doing well, but we’ve been talking to bankruptcy attorneys. If things don’t turn around soon, we may file before the end of next quarter. We plan to continue paying DCC promptly because we need all the trade credit we can get. In fact, supplier credit is giving us a chance to come back. Without it, we’d be under right now; with it, we might just squeak by. Frankly, if there is any way you can encourage your competition to supply us–do it. I’ve told Purchasing to place a large order with Basic Products instead of DCC. If Basic gives us credit, we can pay DCC in full before we file. If we make it through this, DCC will get our business back, but I don’t want your career to suffer because of our problems now.”

Kathy was shaken by Scott’s comments. She knew that if North’s credit went bad she would lose her annual bonus–25 percent of her compensation–and probably any chance for promotion. At worst, she could be fired. Shortly after her visit with Scott Bradley, she received a call from her friend in the Credit Department at Basic Products, Mike Walnnan. Suppliers often share credit information on common customers, so it was not surprising that Mike called. DCC’s policy is to provide what they refer to as the “prompt payment history” for the customer. This includes recent high credit balances, any past-due balance, and how promptly customer payments had been received.

After Kathy provided North’s prompt payment history–which in fact had been good–Mike was enthusiastic. “I’m glad to hear that,” he said. “We just got a huge order to supply them through the end of the year. There are a lot of rumors floating around, but if you’re getting paid promptly on that much, I guess it’s OK.” Kathy broke in at that moment. “Can you hold the line, Mike? There’s someone at my door.” She put Mike on hold, her mind racing. She could suggest that Mike look into other public information sources or contact other suppliers about credit histories with North. That would be within acceptable company practice and almost certainly would send up a red flag for Mike. But who else could supply enough credit to North for DCC to get its money out?

She couldn’t keep Mike on hold forever, she pressed the flashing button on her telephone– “Mike?…” What should Kathy say?

Written Assignment Requirements

Submit a written paper which is 2-3 pages in length exclusive of reference page and that is double-spaced. The paper should cite sources to support your ideas. Be sure to review the assessment criteria below before beginning your paper. Cite any reference(s) you use in the preparation of your essay using proper APA format.

Written Assignment Peer Assessment

In the unit following the submission of your written assignment, you will peer assess three (3) of your classmates’ assignments according to the instructions found in the Assessment Form. During this peer assessment period, you are expected to provide details in the feedback section of the Assessment Form, indicating why you awarded the grade that you did to your peer. The written assignment grade is comprised of a combination of your submission (90%) and your peer assessments (10%).

Written Assignment Peer Assessment Rubric

For this assignment, your peers will be evaluating your work with the following criteria.

· Identifies all the relevant facts of the case.

· Articulates overarching ethical issues including the extent of Kathy’s responsibility to take action.

· Identifies all stakeholders.

· Poses possible alternatives and ethics of each alternative. Paper should explore the possible alternatives and ethics from the Utilitarian Perspective, the Rights Perspective,or the Justice Perspective.

· Explores the practical constraints of each alternative, especially any consequences to Kathy as a result of her choices.

· Recommends a specific action Kathy should take.

· Is of high quality, writing is clear and professional.

· Conforms to the structural requirements including APA style guidelines for references.

Learning Guide Unit 4
Group Activity
Working in your teams you will act as if you have been hired as consultants to help the UoPeople Human Resources department by creating a Code of Conduct to include in their employee ethics training and in the Employee Handbook. Familiarize yourself with all parts and types of Codes of Conduct, and reflect on what makes the most sense to include in a Code of Conduct for the University of the People faculty and staff.

Your Code of Conduct should include a section that explicitly addresses the organizations sustainability perspective and policy. Further, each team member should intentionally and explicitly incorporate language that clarifies how sustainability issues (interpreted broadly) apply and interact with their assigned element of the Code of Conduct group project. Finally, the Code of Conduct should include a definition of sustainability as it applies to the organization.

For this part of the project
Based on your preliminary readings, as well as your own ideas and experiences, engage in discussion with the other members, about the components of the Code of Conduct that you will create together. Talk over the things you think should be included, negotiate things that you think can be left out of it. Back up your decisions with research and precedent. In these discussions, your group should be identifying patterns of similarities and agreement, as well as outliers. Individually you may have to convince others in your group that an element should be included if others don’t immediately agree. That’s part of the process.

By the end of the unit, you should have a working outline for the Code of Conduct and be at the point of dividing up the work of researching and writing the parts.

The Final Product
Your team will be submitting a fully articulated Code of Conduct. You are encouraged to locate examples of Codes of Conduct, in addition to other research necessary to complete this task. Your team will also be required to write a one-page rationale, at the beginning of the paper, explaining what components you decided to include, as well as what you decided to leave out and why. It will be important for someone in your group to capture these decisions/negotiations as the group works together. Due at the end of Unit 6.

Working with Groups in Moodle
You have been provided with two areas in the course to groups to discuss and collaborate: a group discussion forum and a wiki collaboration area. Only group members have access to these areas and will be able to see the discussion you have and the work you do within these areas. You are also free to use tools outside of the course, such as Google Docs, Yammer, etc. if your group chooses to do so.

Please ask your instructor questions if you need clarification or help.

Learning Guide Unit 4

Portfolio Assignment

Every manager has different skills, and specialties of expertise. It is quite possible that you could be in a situation where you see something that someone else does not see, especially if they are working under you with less education or experience than you. If a loan officer working under you recommends a loan to a customer, describe (A) when you would authorize that loan, and (B) when you would deny the loan in each of the following cases and give your rationale.

1. You disagree with your subordinate because you do not think restaurants are good investments in general, so you have a bad feeling about this customer’s ability to repay the loan based on your experience with the market rather than any financial facts.

2. You disagree with your subordinate because you think medical operations are high risk for legal problems, so you have a bad feeling about this customer’s ability to repay the loan based on your experience with the law rather than any financial facts.

3. You disagree with your subordinate because you think members of their family are business failures, so you have a bad feeling about this customer’s ability to repay the loan based on your experience with social history rather than any financial facts.

4. You disagree with your subordinate because you just have a bad feeling about this customer’s ability to repay the loan based on your gut instinct rather than any financial facts.

Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio assignments should be about 500 – 750 words (1 – 1.5 pages) in length.

Portfolio Grading Rubric

The rubric detailing how you will be graded for this assignment can be found within the unit’s assignment on the main course page.

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