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critical element of a company’s operations management strategy

A critical element of a company’s operations management strategy is the efficient management and location of the company’s facilities. To take advantage of lower labor rates or easy access to raw materials and resources, several companies in the U.S. and Europe have looked to offshore operations including manufacturing, design, and customer service in low cost regions of the world such as China, India, Eastern Europe, or Southeast Asia. In recent years, there are indications that some companies are looking to reverse the offshoring trend. For example, from the end of 2102 and through 2013, GE moved manufacturing of appliances from China to Kentucky, and Lenovo opened a design center in North Carolina.
Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research a company with global operations. Based on your research, respond to the following:

By the due date assigned, post your responses to the Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, comment on at least two of your 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

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Change Model Assignment

Change Model Assignment

Assume you are the Sales and Marketing Director for Sea Treasures, a small group of well-known retail stores specializing in exotic sea life and high-end accessories for aquariums.   The company has been in business for over 50 years, but the customer base is shrinking, sales are slow, and you are faced with reducing staff and closing stores.  Sea Treasures will be out of business within a year if innovative and creative changes are not made quickly.   After many months, you have finally been able to convince the owner that the only way to sustain the business and increase revenue is to create an Internet Website to sell the large inventory of aquarium decorator items (currently gathering dust in a costly warehouse) .  This will be a short-term, small scale change.  Six months later, you will expand the Website to sell live sea creatures such as tropical fish and small sea turtles online, which is a long-term, large-scale change.
You face many challenges in this transformational change initiative, beginning with strong employee resistance, new technology, and shipping methods.  Many small businesses have been faced with these same issues, and have made the transition successfully.  Consider the humble beginnings of Amazon, and look where they are today.  Selecting the best change model for this business, and implementing it step by step provides the foundation for creating an exciting new company.
In 3 – 5 pages, explain which change model you would follow for the short-term change and which you would follow for the long-term change.  Provide rationale for your decision and discuss the effects that these changes would have on the employees, managers, and executives within the organization.  Include at least three references and follow standard APA formatting for your paper.

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 CRITICAL ISSUES-chapter analysis

1. Executive Summary for EACH chapter.
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2. Which are the three most CRITICAL ISSUES for EACH chapter? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …
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3. Which are the three most relevant LESSONS LEARNED for EACH chapter? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …
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4. Which are the three most important BEST PRACTICES for EACH chapter? Please explain why? and analyze, and discuss in great detail …
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I expect high caliber reviews with top analyses and interesting insights for this(these) Chapter(s) !!

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Explore four different types of retirement plan

750 words paper
using a modality of your choice. Explore four different types of retirement plans. Identify the following for each plan:

  • What are the tax implications?
  • Is the plan employer sponsored or an individual account?
  • What are the payout provisions/penalties?
  • What are the investment choices and do fees apply?
  • Investigate what plan you have at work and include your thoughts about its advantages and disadvantages?

Format your submission consistent with APA guidelines.

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Environmental pollution

Environmental pollution

State of Texas
There is a concern in your community regarding the environment.  You’ve been tasked to research and present the concerns to your local or state government.
Perform an internet search to identify an instance of environmental pollution in your state.
Create a 5-to 8-slide PowerPoint® presentation or a 350-to 525-word proposal.
· Identify the effects of this pollution on human health and the environment.
· Explain the causes of this pollution.
· Recommend ways to prevent/clean up this type of environmental pollution.
· Include appropriate images.
Use at least 2 outside references.
Format your presentation and references consistent with APA guidelines.
· For Local Campus students, these are oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
· For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes similar to what you would present orally.
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The Mexican ceramics folk-art firm

The Mexican ceramics folk-art firm signs a contract for the Mexican firm to deliver 1500 pieces of artwork to an Italian firm within the next 120 days. The contract is denominated in pesos. During this time the Mexican peso strengthens against the euro. What is the net profitability effect on the Mexican firm? What international market concept is demonstrated in this example? Discuss the risks associated with changing exchange rates and international commerce and provide a scenario demonstrating these risks.
Apply APA and References

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what societal role do NGOs fulfill

Hey there I want your help with assignment please
you have to answer this three questions and the the two sources I’m going to give no outside sources at all just use the sources I gave you and you have to cite the two sources as well.
Here is the questions:
1. In your opinion, what societal role do NGOs fulfill? Do you see their activities as beneficial for society or detrimental? Why?
2. What is your view on the activities of IRN against the Bujagali Dam project? Do you think IRN’s opposition to the project is legitimate and justified? Please explain your answer in detail.
3. Do you think that the Bujagali Dam project would be good for Uganda? Why? Should the project be implemented? Is it a good investment for AES?
Here is the two sources you going to use to answer the questions:
Source 1
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_rnJUgAJE0LJRX76bzVgg_-x5NvNaLWp
Source 2
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14ESNOGbboiLmhoGt9nEfrmB9bVx3_glM
I need two pages single space
Due within 24 hours from now

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current fundraising efforts of a nonprofit organization

This project will require you to analyze the past and current fundraising efforts of a nonprofit organization and then develop a fundraising plan for the selected nonprofit. Given a comprehensive analysis is to be conducted and a fundraising plan developed in the time frame of this class, the selected nonprofit organization should be small to medium in size and ideally one you are familiar with through your volunteer experiences or work. At minimum you should have access to the necessary organizational information to complete the project assignments.
For this assignment:

  • Provide the history and mission statement and describe the main 
    program/activities of the nonprofit organization.
  • Identify the five major fundraising principles and discuss each principle’s 
    effect on the nonprofit. Use examples and data from the nonprofit in your 
    discussion.
  • Identify the nonprofit’s funding priorities and include a specific dollar 
    amount the nonprofit intends to raise for the year to achieve the stated 
    priorities.
  • Include a case statement for the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts in an 
    appendix to the assignment.
  • Select an appropriate assessment tool, such as a SWOT analysis, to perform 
    an analysis of the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Discuss the components of 
    the tool and provide your rationale for selecting the specific tool.
  • Use the selected analysis tool to analyze the nonprofit’s current fundraising 
    activities. There should be a minimum of three types of fundraising activities 
    analyzed such as individual contributions, grants, special events, and 
    corporate sponsorships.
  • Based on the analysis, discuss the nonprofit’s organizational capacity to 
    achieve its funding priorities and the potential benefits and pitfalls of raising 
    or not raising the specified funds.
  • Must be in APA format and cite all sources
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Marketing Plan

Assignment 2: Marketing Plan
Due Week 6 and worth 100 points
This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a marketing plan and sales strategy, and a marketing budget. Note: You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment.
For the first six (6) months your company is in business-to give you time to perfect your product and to learn from actual customers-you will start marketing and selling in your own community, a radius of twenty-five (25) miles from where you live.
For most non-alcoholic beverages, marketing (as opposed to the actual product itself) is key to success. Cola drinks, for example, are fairly undifferentiated, as are many energy drinks, juices, bottled water, and the like. Companies producing these types of beverages differentiate themselves and attract market share through marketing and brand awareness-both of which are critical to success.
Section 1: Marketing Plan & Sales Strategy (MS Word or equivalent)
Write the three to five (3-5) page Marketing Plan & Sales Strategy section of your business plan, in which you:
1. Define your company’s target market.
-Analyze the types of consumers who will be drinking your beverage in demographic terms (i.e., age, education level, income, gender, ethnic group, etc.). Support your analysis with actual data on the size of the demographic groups in your local community (nearby zip codes).
-Outline the demographic information for your company specified on the worksheet in the course text (p. 107 | Demographic Description).Click here for help accessing a specific page number in your eBook.
           -Hints: At American FactFinder (http://census.gov), you will find demographic information on potential consumers in your area. If you are selling through other businesses (such as grocery stores), indicate the number of those businesses in your local area. You will find information about such businesses in your local area at County Business Patterns (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html). Check Chapter 2 of Successful Business Plan for more research sources.
Assess your company’s market competition.
-Use the factors listed in the course text graphic (p. 123 | Assess the Competition) to assess your company’s market competition.
-Defend your strategy to successfully compete against market leaders in your segment.Hints: For example, in the soft drink market, it is intimidating to try to compete against Coke and Pepsi. Newcomers in mature markets typically must pursue niche markets or even create new market categories, as Red Bull did with energy drinks.
-Defend your plan to differentiate yourself from the competition using the information detailed on the worksheet in the text (p. 131 | Market Share Distribution).Hints: Every business faces competition and the non-alcoholic beverage market is an especially crowded market.
3. Clarify your company’s message using the information provided on the worksheet in the text (p. 160 | The Five Facts).Hints: Before you choose your marketing vehicles, you must determine the message you want to convey through those vehicles.
4. Identify the marketing vehicles you plan to use to build your company’s brand. Justify the key reasons why they will be effective. Provide examples of other non-alcoholic beverage companies that use these tactics effectively.Hints: If you plan to use online marketing tactics, refer to the worksheet in the text (p.171 | Online Marketing Tactics) to aid your response. Remember that even if you’re selling through grocery stores you need to build your brand and social media is a major part of that in regard to beverages. Some of the marketing tactics that beverage companies use include: sampling in grocery stores, building a following on social media, sponsoring events, exhibiting at trade shows attended by retailers, and so on. You will use a combination of these tactics. For example, if you decide to give out samples in grocery stores, promote your sampling on your social media networks and those of the grocery store.Hints: If you are planning to distribute through resellers, describe how you plan to reach them, for example, through industry trade shows or by establishing your own sales force. For information on trade shows, visit the Trade Show News Network (http://www.tsnn.com). You can exhibit or network at these shows.
5. Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
a. Cite the resources you have used to complete the exercise. Note: There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in the exercise.
b.Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
c.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
Section 2: Marketing Budget (MS Excel worksheets template)
Section 2 uses the “Business Plan Financials” MS Excel template (see: Course Required Files in Week 1). Use the “Business Plan Financials Guide” (see: Course Required Files in Week 1) to support your development of the Marketing Budget.
6. Complete the Marketing Budget worksheet for your company.Hints: The goal of the marketing budget is to help you determine how much it will cost you to reach your market and achieve your sales goals.Hints: When filling out the “Marketing Budget” worksheet in the Excel spreadsheet:
Begin in the current year and complete a marketing budget for the first year of your business. The information you enter in the marketing budget spreadsheet will flow through to your “Income Statement” in the Business Plan Financials.
Leave the number at zero (0) for any marketing vehicles you do not intend to use.
Remember that all marketing activities involve costs. If social media represents a significant portion of your marketing, assume you will have cost of advertising and that should be reflected on your budget. Even if a social media site charges nothing to use it, you will need to use company resources to manage the site, pay someone to execute your social media marketing campaigns, and will most likely pay for ads on that site.
Do NOT leave the “Marketing Budget” blank, assuming you will not have any marketing costs.

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the core of online learnin

Discussion Board

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Unit 2 – Discussion Board

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The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.
At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Friday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Friday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.
The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two–way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.
Discuss the following:

In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.
Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
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