Research organizations that have improved their internal operations using best practices including tools discussed in this module.
Select an organization that you believe has successfully improved its strategy execution, and research it to justify you selection.
Debate if it is worth the time, effort, and resources to strive for continuous improvement of internal operations after low-hanging fruits are picked.
10-2 Discussion Title: Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Read the article that presents another philosophy called Six Sigma: Competition or Complement: Six Sigma from Material Handling Management (http://mhlnews.com/facilities-management/mhm_imp_5827) , also available in the resources. Are TOC and Six Sigma really different? If so, discuss the differences. Which of the two philosophies do you prefer for your company? Why?
Why do poor countries have a predominance of infectious diseases as opposed to the lifestyle-related diseases of wealthy countries? What is your response to the global health inequalities that exist?
- the sociological imagination template in Gervmov, J. (Ed.). ( 2014). Second opion:An introduction to health sociology (5th ed) ,p.7& 8 MUST be used in analysing the topic
essay should include:
*step 1. 600words reflect upon your experiences in relation to the topic and choose two factors from the sociological templet and relate.experiences maybe personal or professional
*step 2. 400words identify and cite one of the readings or article and discuss how the source helps you to expand and deepen your original reflection of the topic. use 2 academic sources 1 from text book
*step3 1000 words. building up your reflection from the previous steps,answer the original question you identified use 5 new academic literature sources
Arabic Culture: Develop a critical analysis to the effect of Media (Cinema, Internet, TV adds, etc..) on sharping
and enforcing aspects of Arabic culture.
- Your analysis must be based on what you have learned from class readings and discussions. This
should include articles you reviewed on your own including the ones we already covered in
class, such as :
A- “ Arab Auteur Film Art” By Stefanie Suren
B- “Egyptian film Censorship: safeguarding society, upholding taboo” by Dina Mansour
C- Emption’s cultural influence pervades Arab world” by Mark Tutton.
- Please make sure that:
- Your essay include proper citation and bibliography.
Information Literacy Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to learn about information literacy by exploring the concept of peer review. You may be familiar with peer review in prior writing courses, but what does it mean when you talk about peer review in relation to academic source material?
Click on the following link to a DeVry University Library presentation of Peer Reviewed Journals: The Creation of New Knowledge.
http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/Peer_Review_PPT.pdf
The PDF presentation contains 20 slides that will introduce the peer review cycle.
After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:
In your own words, identify points in the peer review cycle that seem especially important and explain why.
How does an editor differ from a peer reviewer? Use at least two points to support your response.
Based on this information, explain whether your article for this week was peer reviewed? How can you determine
Presentation about the social networking site in the music industry, SoundCloud. Analyze anything to do with it on a social networking aspect.
I Would like to have a strong literature review on this subject. It should be done in a structured way exploring the past literature written in this subject and identifying the gap in past written literature. Also it could be when literature throw up any specific questions that the research question can answer? Or if the hypotheses look to support or challenge findings in the literature?
This piece of work should be Approach the literature ACADEMICALLY following the MARKETING ACADEMIC THEORY.
I will attach a copy from the findings that were already done to give the writer a chance to better identify what gap or questions in the literature should be highlighted in the literature.
1-Hypothesis:
Current UK postgraduate education marketing campaigns have positive effect on influencing African students choice of the UK for their post graduate studies
2- Null hypothesis:
Current UK postgraduate education marketing campaigns does not have the perceived positive effect on influencing Afri
Please read the writings of the "UTOPIAN" Socialist and Karl Marx/ Frederick Engels in their "Communist Manifesto".
- What are the key differences in their respective visions of how society should move forward and where does Marx think that the Utopian socialists have gone wrong?
In formulating your thesis, consider the following questions from the viewpoint of the different authors.
- What are the chief issues plaguing society ?
- What do the different divisions in society consist of?
- What is the most important issue to resolve?
- How will the resolution happen?
- What are their views of human nature and how do those fit in?
- Who will have a role in the new society that they envision?
Two main resources mandatory to be used:
1. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels with Related Documents
2. A History of Western Society (eleventh edition, volume 2, from the age of exploration to the present) by McKay, Crowston, Wiener- Hanks, Perry.
Think of any organization, public or private that you are familiar with. what is the culture of this organizations leadership? Do they "rule with an iron firs" or is it more of a democratic dictatorship where the employees are involved in the descion making process, but the leadership has final say? Which do you think is better method and why?
Compile a 1500 word, Strategic Supply Chain Management Report based on the following scenario:
Background:
You are employed as a Management Consultant by a corporate organisation of your choice. You are involved in developing the Supply Chain Strategy, to support your organisation’s competitive advantage strategy. You have also been involved in the organisations strategic review, which has resulted in a major strategic option being decided by your organisations board of directors.
For the purpose of this assignment you can choose any scenario you wish, but students are expected to demonstrate an application of strategic decisions. For example you may decide to relocate the organisations manufacturing or distribution operation; or outsource aspects of the organisations operations, or decide to expand the organisations competitive presence globally, by market expansion or diversification.
In line with your chosen strategic option, you have been asked to produce a 1500 word strateg
In your essay, establish a relationship between Growth for Marx, Risk for Beck, and Markets for Sandel according
to the attached documents corresponding to each philosopher.
Make an argument as to how the readings and concepts you choose should be fundamentally related to one another.
Do you share the point of view of one or more of the authors about these relations, or have you arrived at your
own distinct perspective disagreeing with them all? Has your point of view shifted as a result of our readings
and discussions? Wherever you end up, make sure you do it by arguing with or against our authors