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Consider Technology

Prepare a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint® presentation addressing the following:
 

  • List the six general types of information management systems, and give one logistics application to each one of the types listed. Highlight the advantages and/or disadvantages.
  • Which technological advances do you view as being most beneficial to logistics management?
  • What critical factors of technological advances would help an organization improve the performance of the logistics system and the ability to meet customer requirements?
  • Explain how these strategies relate to financial performance.
    Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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Ethical Violation

Locate a news story or press release about an ethical violation(s) resulting from actions of employees in the criminal justice system.
 
 
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you include the following:
 
 

  • In what component of the criminal justice system does the criminal justice agency or individuals in question belong?
  • What is the reasoning for the criminal justice agency’s involvement and the timing of the news story or press release?
  • What is the role of the media and public opinion in the news story or press release?
  • What are the primary ethical styles or perspectives of the involved agency, along with the reported concerns or ethical violations identified in the report or release?
  • Key interest groups in relation to the ethical violation
  • Identify if the release was informative or persuasive, and whether or not it outlines the importance of ethics in the criminal justice system.
  • Discuss if there are obvious ways the ethical violation(s) could have been avoided.
    Include at least two sources other than the textbook.
     
    Format your paper in accordance with APA guidelines.
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statistics

  1. The mean amount spent by a family of four on food is $500 per month with a standard deviation of $75. Assuming that the food costs are normally distributed, what is the probability that a family spends less than $410 per month?

0.1151
0.0362
0.8750
0.2158

  1. As the size of the sample increases, what happens to the shape of the distribution of sample means?

It cannot be predicted in advance.
It is negatively skewed.
It approaches a normal distribution.
It is positively skewed.

  1. What is the following table called?
Ages Number of Ages
20 up to 30 16
30 up to 40 25
40 up to 50 51
50 up to 60 80
60 up to 70 20
70 up to 80 8

Frequency polygon
Frequency distribution
Histogram
Cumulative frequency distribution

  1. How is the t distribution similar to the standard z distribution?

Both are continuous distributions.
Both are skewed distributions.
Both are families of distributions.
Both are discrete distributions.

  1. In a distribution, the second quartile corresponds with the __________.

Median
Variance
Mean
Mode

  1. A random sample of 85 supervisors revealed that they worked an average of 6.5 years before being promoted. The population standard deviation was 1.7 years. Using the 0.95 degree of confidence, what is the confidence interval for the population mean?

6.99 and 7.99
6.14 and 6.86
4.15 and 7.15
6.49 and 7.49
x±z(S/Ön)

  1. Incomes of 50 loan applicants are obtained. Which level of measurement is income?

Ordinal
Nominal
Ratio
Interval

  1. Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?

Zip codes of shoppers.
Number of students in a statistics class.
Tons of concrete to complete a parking garage.
Rankings of baseball teams in a league.

  1. For the normal distribution, the mean plus and minus two standard deviations will include about what percent of the observations?

99.7%
68%
50%
95%

  1. The main purpose of descriptive statistics is to:

Summarize data in a useful and informative manner.
Determine if the data adequately represents the population.
Make inferences about a population.
Gather or collect data.

  1. Which of the following is true regarding the normal distribution?

The points of the curve meet the x-axis at z = -3 and z = 3.
It is asymmetrical.
It has two modes.
The mean, median, and mode are all equal.

  1. What is the relationship among the mean, median, and mode in a symmetric distribution?

The mean is always the smallest value.
They are all equal.
The mean is always the largest value.
The mode is the largest value.

  1. The probability distribution for the number of automobiles lined up at a Lakeside Olds dealer at opening time (7:30 a.m.) for service is:
Number Probability
1 0.05
2 0.30
3 0.40
4 .25

On a typical day how many automobiles should Lakeside Olds expect to be lined up at opening time? Use expected value or mean of the probability distribution.
2.85
1.00
10.00
1.96

  1. Which of the following is a point estimate for the population mean (µ)?

X”
x/n
s
σ

  1. When all the items in a population have an equal chance of being selected for a sample the process is called _________________.

Simple random sampling
Z-score
Non-probability sampling
Sampling error

  1. A student was interested in the cigarette smoking habits of college students and collected data from an unbiased random sample of students. The data is summarized in the following table:
 Males who smoke 20
 Males who do not smoke 30
 Females who smoke 25
 Females who do not smoke 50

What type of chart best represents relative class frequencies?
Pie chart
Scatter plot
Frequency polygon
Box plot

  1. A listing of all possible outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding probabilities of occurrence is called a ____________.

Probability distribution
Random variable
Frequency distribution
Subjective probability

  1. The distribution of a sample of the outside diameters of PVC pipes approximates a symmetrical bell-shaped distribution. The arithmetic mean is 14.0 inches, and the standard deviation is 0.1 inches. About 68% of the outside diameters lie between what two amounts?

13.8 and 14.2 inches
13.5 and 14.5 inches
13.9 and 14.1 inches
13.0 and 15.0 inches

  1. For the past week a company’s common stock closed with the following prices: $61.5, $62, $61.25, $60.875, and $61.5. What was the price range?

$1.750
$1.875
$1.250
$1.125

  1. Judging from recent experience 5% of the computer keyboards produced by an automatic high-speed machine are defective. If six keyboards are randomly selected, what is the probability that none of the keyboards are defective? Use binomial distribution.

0.500
0.001
0.735
0.167

  1. The National Center for Health Statistics reported that of every 883 deaths in recent years, 24 resulted from an automobile accident, 182 from cancer, and 333 from heart disease. What is the probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident?

539/883 or 0.610
182/883 or 0.206
24/333 or 0.072
24/883 or 0.027

  1. The mean of a normal probability distribution is 500 and the standard deviation is 10. About 95% of the observations lie between what two values?

350 and 650
475 and 525
400 and 600
480 and 520

  1. Which of the following is a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?

It’s bell-shaped.
It’s asymmetrical.
It’s rectangular.
It’s positively skewed.

  1. Refer to the following breakdown of responses to a survey of “Are you concerned about being tracked while connected to the Internet?”
 Response  Frequency
 Very concerned 140
 Somewhat concerned 40
No concern 20

What is the class with the greatest frequency?
Very concerned
No concern
None apply
Somewhat concerned

  1. The names of the positions in a corporation such as chief operating officer or controller are examples of what type of variable?

Interval
Ratio
Quantitative
Qualitative

  1. The members of each basketball team wear numbers on their jerseys. What scale of measurement are these numbers considered?

Interval
Nominal
Ratio
Ordinal

  1. A portion or part of a population is called a:

Random survey
Frequency distribution
Sample
Tally

  1. Mileage tests were conducted on a randomly selected sample of 100 newly developed automobile tires. The results showed that the mean tread life was 50,000 miles, with a standard deviation of 3,500 miles. What is the best estimate of the mean tread life in miles for the entire population of these tires?

3,500
500
35
50,000

  1. A large manufacturing firm tests job applicants. Test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 50. Management is considering placing a new hire in an upper-level management position if the person scores in the upper sixth percent of the distribution. What is the lowest score a new hire must earn to qualify for a responsible position?

625
50
460
578

  1. The following graph is a:

Box plot
Contingency table
Dot plot
Stem-and-leaf display
 

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MANAGING PROJECT RISKS

One of the risks you anticipated for the project was the late delivery of the prototype from the vendor. You adjusted your project schedule to minimize the impact of the risk, built in a penalty for late delivery, and created action plans in case the vendor delivered late. You also identified a risk with the vendor that they have very little technical depth; if the key engineer is not available to your project, the risk of a delay is even greater. You determined how you would monitor the vendor’s performance and ensure a timely delivery. You took a very risk-averse, protective approach to the relationship, but now, as the project is progressing, you are wondering if there is something you could do with the vendor to actually benefit the project instead of just protecting it.
Assignment Guidelines:
Create a 1-page addendum to your risk management plan that describes how you will modify the plans or create new plans relative to that vendor to create an opportunity that will result in lower costs, earlier delivery, higher quality, or other positive impacts.
Also, answer the following questions:
What can you change in your plans to create an opportunity? What would that opportunity be? What is the probability that this opportunity could occur? What is the impact? What are the risks (adverse effect) that are introduced by this change in plans? How will you communicate this change to the vendor? Your submitted assignment (200 points) must include the following:
A 1-page addendum A 2 to 3 page document answering the questions above Submit both files as 1 zipped document to the drop box

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MANAGING PROJECT RISKS

Use the following scenario. Review the scenario first and then continue on with your assignment. Consider saving the PDF or printing it out for your reference.
You have been meeting with the CEO, the project sponsor, your manager, and the heads of all the other departments to discuss the project and their expectations. You are starting to be concerned about the level of risk of this project and whether or not the organization really understands it. As far as you can tell, the company has never done formal risk management, taking a more relaxed approach to risks. You are starting to develop your risk management plan; you will present it to your manager and the sponsor in two weeks along with some other project planning deliverables.
Assignment Guidelines:
Create a project charter and identify the key constraints of the project (scope, budget, timeline, quality, people resources, etc.). Using the scenario from this unit, create a spreadsheet that lists all the project risks you see based on what you currently know about the project. List at least 15 risks. For each project risk, provide a: Detailed description Category (schedule, strategy, people, etc.) Note: This list will be used in later activities throughout the course.
Your submitted assignment (200 points) must include the following:
A 2-4 page typed document that includes: A project charter and identification of key constraints At least 15 risks listed in a spreadsheet with a detailed description and the category of each

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MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Your employer has been going through many challenges this past eighteen months due to the recent financial crises. There has been major challenges throughout the company including, high turnover, software applications being used are outdated, stress is increasing for those employees who have been staying around, and morale is at the lowest point ever for the company . The remaining executives are planning to do a re-organization of the jobs and responsibilities throughout the company. However, each time the executives want to implement the change; another batch of employees resigns. You have been asked by your supervisor to prepare an analysis of what the executive leaders must do. Present your findings as a 4-5 page report in a Word document formatted in APA style. At a minimum, your paper must:
Apply the best organizational development process skills the executives should use Apply the change strategies within the short-term and long-term Evaluate and present the impacts of the resources Present your findings as a 4-5 page Word document formatted in APA style.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters. Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice. Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged. Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.
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accounting

1/)Consider the following scenario: Your friend (who is also in school) just emailed you to express frustration with his accounting class. In the email, he said, “Why do I need to take accounting? What will I ever need to know about reporting and analyzing long-lived assets? I am a management major.” Write a 100- to 250-word response to your friend, including specific details about the benefits of learning accounting. Focus particularly on reporting and analyzing long-lived assets from a manager’s…