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You have finally been promoted to Senior Manager for the nuts and bolts category at Locky Locke Inc., a manufacturer with a large demand for bolts at its three (3) factories. You have surveyed the market and found four (4) suppliers for a certain steady selling SKU, ZA27R46.  Your factories’ weekly demand for bolts are:

• Factory 1: 9,500 cases/week
• Factory 2: 6,500 cases/week
• Factory 3: 17,000 cases/week

Each of the four suppliers can provide the ZA27R46, but they differ in unit price, weekly capacity, and distance to Locky Locke Inc. three factories. The unit prices and the weekly capacity for each of the four suppliers are shown below: 

• Supplier 1:  U.S. Ainbolt  – Unit cost:  2.50 $/case  Capacity  9,500 cases/week
• Supplier 2:  Der Bolt, Thun  – Unit cost:  3.20  $/case  Capacity  10,000 cases/week
• Supplier 3: Li Tningbolt –  Unit cost:  1.90  $/case  Capacity  7,000 cases/week
• Supplier 4:  M. Bolton –   Unit cost:  2.80  $/case  Capacity  9,000 cases/week

You are trying to plan the weekly flow of bolts from these suppliers to your factories. Based on the current contract with your transportation carrier, the unit transportation cost for a case of bolts is $0.05 per mile from any of the suppliers to any of the factories.  The distances between the four suppliers and the three factories are given in the table below.

	Factory 1	Factory 2	Factory 3
U.S. Ainbolt	120	380	806
Der Bolt, Thun	465	717	853
Li Tningbolt	553	572	830
M. Bolton	915	406	564

 

Q1: Currently, the factories operate independently. Disregarding any of the other factories, which supplier should Factory 2 select in order to have the lowest total (purchase and transport) cost for them?

Select the best answer

Supplier 1: U.S. Ainbolt

Supplier 2: Der Bolt, Thun

Supplier 3: Li Tningbolt

Supplier 4: M. Bolton

 

Q2: You want to take a holistic view of bolt sourcing instead of having each factory select its supplier on its own. You decide a model to help you select the optimal sourcing assignment for all of the factories for the ZA27R46 bolts. Based on this optimization model, what is the total weekly cost for supplying bolts for Locky Locke Inc.? Be sure to include the purchase price as well as the transportation costs. 

 

Q3: Based on your optimization model, which supplier should Factory 2 select in order to have the lowest total (purchase and transport) cost for Locky Locke Inc.?

Supplier 1: U.S. Ainbolt

Supplier 2: Der Bolt, Thun

Supplier 3: Li Tningbolt

Supplier 4: M. Bolton

 

Q4: You want to discuss the situation with the general manager of Factory 2. How much is the difference between Factory 2’s total (purchase and transport) cost per week in Q1 compared to the total cost per week from  Q3?

 

Q5:

a) You decide to re-negotiate with Supplier 1 (U.S. Ainbolt) to increase their capacity. They agree to increase it to 14,000 cases per week. How many cases per week does Supplier 1 (U.S. Ainbolt) send to Factory 2 in the new optimal solution? Input your answer in integers. 

 

b) Based on this optimization model, what is the total weekly cost for supplying bolts for Locky Locke Inc.? Be sure to include the purchase price as well as the transportation costs. Round to the nearest integer. 

This assignment asks you to identify your new product or service. As the Chief Marketing Officer, the CEO requested a training style Infographic (similar to a 1-page flyer) detailing the new product. The end user of this infographic will be the marketing team working under you.

You must engage in the new product development process in developing your new product. Since the procedure for marketers tends to be the worst executed, it is also essential to understand the risks and pitfalls in each stage.  

• Develop an infographic for the new product development process,
• Introduce new products, and
• Identify the steps you would go through to complete the new product development process

Instructions

Identify the steps in the new product development process and evaluate the challenges. 

1. Develop a infographic, a visual representation of your information. Your infographic should (i) show the steps in the new product development process and (ii) identify the challenges of each step. Use the Process Infographics format found at https://visme.co/blog/what-is-an-infographic/. Use boxes to illustrate the steps in the process. Label each box clearly to correspond with each step in the new product development process. Within each box, briefly describe the step and the associated challenges. The infographic should be the first page after the title page in your PowerPoint Presentation.
2. In addition to the infographic, explain each step in the new product development process in a PowerPoint presentation and evaluate the challenges. In your PowerPoint, identify each stage and the associated challenges for your new product. Be sure to provide the needed details in each step. Each slide should include a minimum of hundred to hundred and fifty words in the slide notes.

Your audience for your infographic is the team that will likely be tasked with the new product development initiative. You will give them your infographic, something for them to have as a quick reference. Be sure to save a copy for yourself since you anticipate being a team member. Include your infographic as one of the slides in your presentation.  

one page infographic and a Slide Deck with 3-5 slides and 10-150 words per slide.  

Prompt

Need a report with your performance evaluation of the three companies involved in the acquisition.

Specifically,  must address the following:

1. Situation Analysis of TransGlobal Airlines (parent company). Use the provided TransGlobal Company Information and Financials **(Provided Below)**to highlight the company’s current business environment.
   1. Internal environment: culture, leadership, internal processes, human resources, operations, and financial performance
   2. External environment: competitive, market, regulatory, customers, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders
2. Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company A. Using the balanced scorecard for Company A (Provided below) describe your analysis of Company A’s performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.
   1. Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?
   2. Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.
3. Balanced Scorecard Analysis of Company B. Using the balanced scorecard for Company B from Milestone One (Provided Below), describe your analysis of Company B’s performance. Perform a cost-benefit-risk analysis to explain whether the benefits justify the costs of acquisition.
   1. Opportunity cost: What will it cost to move forward with this opportunity?
   2. Risk: Identify and explain the magnitude (low, medium, or high) of the risks this acquisition poses to the parent company related to its market, financial, cultural, and operational environments.

What to Submit

 6-8 pgs

Submit a 7- to 10-slide presentation [excluding title slide and references slide(s)] with detailed speaker notes in which you do the following:

• Propose your recommendations to the company’s senior leaders for implementing a company-wide hybrid work model. Be sure to address the following questions that your senior leaders may have:
  • What are the practical challenges and considerations involved in implementing a hybrid work model, including technological infrastructure, communication protocols, and managerial practices? (2-3 slides)
  • What is your stance on balancing the needs and desires of the workforce with the desire to maintain company culture? (1 slide)
  • What is the impact of a hybrid work model on the company’s commitment to digital transformation, reduced carbon footprint, and corporate social responsibility? (1-2 slides)
  • How does a hybrid work model affect the company’s ability to diversify its workforce? What are the potential impacts of this decision on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the community? (2 slides)
  • What are the financial considerations for the company? What role does the community play in relying on the company to contribute financially? (1-2 slides)

     

• For your notes section on each slide, be sure to include either bulleted points or a few short paragraphs to serve as your “speaker notes” if you were to give this presentation in front of a live audience.

Imagine you are hired as the new warden of a prison in the United States. When you come in, you notice a problem with the retention and recruitment of medical staff for your prison. What changes would you make to address the issue of retention and recruitment of medical staff? Suggest at least 3 changes and explain how you would implement each suggestion. What changes have worked in other prisons who have addressed this issue?

Your goal is to prepare an additional 15-20 slides (with comprehensive speaker notes) to augment your presentation. You decide to offer a clear picture of how you intend to operationalize your evaluation. Include the following: Presentation of need, intentions, goals, and objectives Describe the required financial and human resources. Present your embedded evaluation strategy. What evidence of success will you be looking for? What problems do you need to anticipate and monitor? Include a summary of your risk assessment plan. Summarize contingency plans. Data How will you discover the problems that require attention? Include a description of how you intend to acquire the data supporting these. How will data be collected? How will the data be organized and maintained? How will it be analyzed? Include descriptions of the calipers shaping your ideology and the theory or theories that influence your evaluation strategies. Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed or similar references to support your assignment,

Research Study

The Final Project will require to gather and explain raw data, arrange the data, analyze the data, and offer meaningful conclusions as to what the data show. Use Chapters 5 and 6 of this week’s required readings for assistance on the construction of the paper’s introduction and purpose statement. Raw data may be drawn from a singular source, though referral to multiple sources, including secondary sources, is highly encouraged. The arrangement, analysis, and conclusions must be original. Specifically, evaluate criminal justice data, interpret published research findings, and apply scientific methodology to answer a criminal justice research question.

 

Introduction:

• Introduce a research problem or question.
• Include a thesis statement that identifies the purpose of conducting the research study.
• Encapsulate the impact of the conduct of the study.

Literature Review:

• Provide the body of knowledge that previous researchers have generated.
• Describe how the research builds upon the base of knowledge already in existence.

Methodology:
Explanation of Data Sets: 

• Explain where the data were originated.
• Identify and specifically define the data set being used, its origin(s), and its composition.
  • Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org/)
  • Anti-Defamation League (www.adl.org/)
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics (www.bjs.gov/)
  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.fbi.gov)
  • Data can be acquired from a variety of sources.  The sites listed below are excellent sources from which to obtain secondary data.
• Explain why this particular data set was chosen.
• Identify particular strengths and weaknesses of the set.

Arrangement of Data: 

• Explain the methodologies and statistical techniques used in research in criminal justice.
• Evaluate criminal justice data with specific reference to a methodological approach.
• Explain the principles of the selected approach.

Results:
Data Analysis: 

• Describe the data was analyzed.
• Explain the conclusions drawn from the data analysis.
• Explain the inferences drawn from the data analysis.

Conclusion:

• Identify and discuss the findings of the research study.
• Examine justifiable conclusions and inferences resulting from the data analysis.
• Explain the methodologies and statistical techniques used in research in criminal justice.
• Apply scientific methodology to answer a criminal justice research question.
• Summarize the entirety of the study by restating the purpose and consolidated outcomes of data set selection, data set arrangement, data analysis, and conclusions.

 

Must Include: 

• at least six peer reviewed sources in addition to the course text

 

Reference:

• Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu

As an IS manager working on system you are expected to how Bystaff design supports user experience and establish a communication adoption! solset Up/processes failsystemoperation and maintenance after implementation In this assessment. you will prepare a syste dentandhitHange mariagement, and what needs to be in place to keep it running and main Review the WeLoveVideo Inc. Case Study Write a 1.400-to 1.750-word systemippeis Yarem vidude the folowing sections in your plan: . Executive Summary . Overview of the systems . Goals and scope of the sy . Standards oprequirements hentation. and project closing System implementation plan . Describe the documenting readingel Buser manuals . Determine a phased deployment liexian your ar sions . Identify 2 risks to the imp orientedgne midgation pla for addressing the risks. . Change management plan . Create a staterment explaining wip the had the risks of not changing. . Create a fact sheet discussing SETS. . Outline the training plan and delivery in System operation and maintenance pan Define the responsibilities of teams respons operation and maintenance, Including: . System administrators Support staff . Developers – Create procedures for logs na categorizing prioritizing, and resolving system incidents. . Describe the escalation paths for handling critical issues. . Develop as rates) for planning and deploying software releases. Format citation

 Cybersecurity teams in every organization must have an updated incident response (IR) plan ready so that they can respond more quickly and effectively when an incident happens. A proper IR plan should comply with relevant cybersecurity policies. Based on the learning activities you completed this week, prepare a 1-page reflection that includes the following: . Assess 1 applicable policy of governance, risk, and compliance associated with cybersecurity and how it will have an impact on the IR plan. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines

Assignment:
Systems Thinking
Assessment Guidelines: Refer to the Student Handbook for a comprehensive set of assessment
guidelines.
Submission Due Date: As per the assessment schedule
Instructions:
• Your assignment should not exceed 20 pages of content.
• Font : Arial or Calibri
• Font size: 11
• Spacing: 1,5
• Present your assignment as a pdf document
• Should you have any questions about the assignment, please contact Jayesh Reddy at
jayesh@systemsthinker.co.za
Assignment Brief:
Identify a problem situation / challenge in your work area / organisation. Use the systems
thinking methodology discussed in class to:
1. Develop insight into the concern by firstly describing the problem situation.
2. Represent the system using a visual modelling approach (e.g. Rich Picture)
3. Analyze and discuss (in detail) the role of the key stakeholders identified in this system
4. Discuss your insights from the above analysis
5. Formulate a conceptual model(s) which will address the problem situation
6. Develop interventions that can change the system and address the problem situation
7. Substantiate how these interventions will address the problem situation.