Discuss the process of adaptation as companies alter their strategies in response to sustainability concerns.

Supply chain and logistics

Industry of focus is Pharmaceuticals – PFIZER
Would appreciate relevant diagrams
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Awareness of sustainability issues is growing among businesses, customers, communities and legislators. As a result, sustainability has become increasingly important for many companies in recent years, forcing changes  to logistics and operations. New policies, new business models, technologies and investments have been the result.
• How have logistics and operations management changed? In your essay you are required to cover two themes:
• A) Identify ONE particular sustainability issue .
• RESOURCE DEPLETION BUT YOU CAN ALSO DISCUSS SUSTAINABILITY * MY AREA OF FOCUSDiscuss the need for changes in logistics and operations management policies of business based on your selected sustainability issue.

• B) Discuss the process of adaptation as companies alter their strategies in response to sustainability concerns. Use at least: sustainable warehousing, reverse logistics, green product design, ethical procurement. Your essay should discuss the cost of adaptation and the potential impact for companies that fail to adapt their supply chain strategies in the face of sustainability concerns.

Analyze and review the paper and you will evaluate the paper in the following manner- Is the business concept viable, would you invest in the project, is the paper technically correct.

Midterm- Paper Analysis

Analyze and review the paper and you will evaluate the paper in the following manner- Is the business concept viable, would you invest in the project, is the paper technically correct.

– that is, did the student prepare a complete term paper including all the steps and processes in the import/export process? What would you have done differently?Remember the more you explain your answer the better you will do. No limit on number of pages.

Explain both its strengths and weaknesses, and both its opportunities and threats how you saw them through your experience.

Introducing Your Nonprofit Organization

Educate us about what your organization does. After learning more about them/or working with them in person, were you able to get a realistic picture of the organization? Explain both its strengths and weaknesses, and both its opportunities and threats how you saw them through your experience.
2. Applying the concepts and theories learnt in the course, demonstrate how this organisation fits in the overall picture of the nonprofit sector in the U.S., and identify relevant issues, challenges and debates with respect to nonprofit management in this particular organization and for the nonprofit sector more generally.

3. Reflecting on the required readings of this module, elaborate (1) whether you think that the staff of your selected organization experience any emotional labor at work , (2) what types of HR strategies the organization applies to manage volunteers and their experience?

4. Convey the importance of the work done by the organization.

Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.

Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car?

In three to five pages, advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented and the material covered in the lessons. In your paper, be sure to address the following:

-Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
-Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
-Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.
-Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. N

 Analyze and interpret the relevant information in the above scenario. Evaluate the information to determine three alternative solutions that you could propose to improve the supply chain performance for your new company. Summarize your response in a 1 to 2-page essay.

Improving Supply Chain Performance
Read: the following two resources found in the Module 2 Assigned Reading.
The essentials of supply chain management: Chapter 2: Supply chain operations: Planning and sourcing The demand-driven supply chain: Making it work and delivering results.
Scenario: Imagine that you have just been hired as the supply chain manager for a regional furniture retailer with stores in Florida and Georgia. The company is struggling with demand management problems related to poor inventory control, a drop in service level to customers, write-offs and so forth.

Your new job comes with a big salary, but the CEO expects you to come up with specific strategies to reduce inventory, improve delivery performance, and reduce overall supply chain costs.
Analyze and interpret the relevant information in the above scenario. Evaluate the information to determine three alternative solutions that you could propose to improve the supply chain performance for your new company. Summarize your response in a 1 to 2-page essay.

Ensure that your response meets the criteria listed in the attached grading rubric. Your paper should comply with APA formatting guidelines. Upload your paper as an MS Word compatible file to this assignment link no later than 11:59 p.m. on the posted due date.

What kind of business and marketing strategies should entrepreneurs follow to find success?

Business Plan for new idea, product or service

You are an inventor who has come up with a new idea for a product or service. You are keen to take this idea forward into a startup business. For this product or service, write a business plan to set up the business in the future. The product or service must be innovative and you are expected to develop this idea into a viable technology-based business model. It is important that you demonstrate that you understand the market in which you are operating.
The structure of the business plan will be as follows:
1. Drawing on the concept of causation and effectuation, conduct a feasibility study of your New Venture Concept, and explore the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship .
2. Conduct a competitive and STP analysis to evaluate the opportunity gap in the market and discuss why you are confident that this new business is feasible.
3. Drawing on relevant frameworks and concepts, discuss your proposed business model and explain how the new venture will work.
4. What kind of business and marketing strategies should entrepreneurs follow to find success? In particular, evaluate the different strategies that are used by entrepreneurial organisations at the start up phase, and during periods of growth, consolidation and underperformance.
5. What are the quantitative and qualitative planning tools that entrepreneurs could use to assess and mitigate their risks? What are the common mistakes that first time entrepreneurs make?

What percent of the area under the standard normal curve is within one standard deviation of the mean? What does this tell you about scores that are more than one standard deviation away from the mean?

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS: MEASUREMENT AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Respond to the following short answer questions from Chapter Three in the Morgan, Leech, Gloeckner, & Barrett textbook:

If you have categorical, ordered data what type of measurement would you have? Why?

(a) Compare and contrast nominal, dichotomous, ordinal, and normal variables. (b) In social science research, why isn’t it important to distinguish between interval and ratio variables?

What percent of the area under the standard normal curve is within one standard deviation of the mean? What does this tell you about scores that are more than one standard deviation away from the mean?

(a) How do z scores relate to the normal curve? (b) How would you interpret a z score of –3.0? (c) What percentage of scores is between a z of –2 and a z of +2? Why is this important?

Why should you not use a frequency polygon if you have nominal data? What would be better to use to display nominal data?

 

Identify organizations that develop and foster the processes, practices, and attributes for creativity and innovation.

The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful completion of the task below include:
a) Differentiate between the processes of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
b) Identify organizations that develop and foster the processes, practices, and attributes for creativity and innovation.
c) Explain the implications for organizational strategy, when developing a culture of creativity and/or innovation.

Assess various approaches to leadership in multiple organizational contexts in the form of an infographic.

For this week’s assignment, Assess various approaches to leadership in multiple organizational contexts in the form of an infographic. Be sure to review this week’s introduction Spotlight for information on how to prepare an infographic.

First, choose two modern leaders and assess their different approaches in leading their organization. Include the leadership theories that support each leader’s approaches. Indicate what you find they do effectively and how they could improve.

 

 

What do you do if you look at your data file and see words or letters instead of numbers? Why is this important to do?

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS: DATA CODING, ENTRY, AND CHECKING

Interpretation Questions
Chapter 2
A1. 2.1. What steps or actions should be taken after you collect data and before you run the analyses aimed at answering your research questions or testing your research hypotheses?
A1. 2.2. Why should you label the values of nominal variables?
A1. 2.3. Why would you print a codebook or dictionary?
A1. 2.4. What do you do if you look at your data file and see words or letters instead of
numbers? Why is this important to do?
A1. 2.5. Why would you use the Mean function to create a variable, as we did for the pleasure scale?
A1. 2.6. (a) Why is it important to check your raw data before and after entering them into the data editor? (b) What are ways to check the data before entering them? After entering them?