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Company Analysis Report

Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.

Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.

The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.

You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.

For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.

  • Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
  • Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
  • Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.

This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:

  1. Strategic Overview: (1 page)Provide a brief description of the following elements:
    1. The company, including its products or services
    2. Marketing strategy: target market segments, value proposition, market position, and source of competitive differentiation
    3. Organizational structure
    4. Any other relevant facts
  2. Analysis of the Supply Chain: (4 pages)Analyze the supply chain for your identified company by explaining the following key elements of the supply chain:
    1. Identify key inputs, including less tangible assets, such as human resources and information. How are these key inputs sourced, reconfigured into a product or service, and delivered to your customers?
    2. Identify the key processes that add value, and evaluate the supply chain performance relative to the competition. What are the key inputs for each process? How are these inputs processed or configured into the final offering for your customers?
    3. What is the value added at each step?
    4. What is the role of information technology and e-commerce in serving your customers?
    5. What are the key performance measures for evaluating your supply chain?
    6. Research online sources to explain how the performance on these measures compares to that of your competitors?
  3. Plan to Improve Operating Processes: (3 pages)Create a plan for improving the performance of three specific operating processes in your company. Your plan should address the following:
    1. Identify three elements of the supply chain that you recommend as targets for improvement.
    2. State the performance improvement opportunity for each element, and indicate how it will improve process speed, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
    3. Explain what specific action or change you recommend for each supply chain element selected.
  4. Explanation of the Results of Performance Improvements Regarding Product or Service: (2 pages)Explain the following:
    1. How will your product or service be improved as a result of these changes to the supply chain activities?
    2. How are you altering the specific features or attributes of your product or service?
    3. Why are these specific changes important to your customers?
    4. How do these changes enhance the value proposition and competitive position of your company?
    5. What lasting capabilities and improvement are you introducing into your company through these changes?
    6. How will you measure the scope and impact of your improvements? What are your key performance indicators?
  5. Assessment of the Impact on Human Resources: (1–2 pages)Detail how your plan impacts your company’s HR and human capital strategy by explaining how the organization’s structure supports the new process configuration you are recommending. Your response should address the following questions:
    1. Are the roles and responsibilities in your organization properly defined and aligned to enable these changes? Who will perform these new/modified process activities, and what changes to their jobs do you anticipate?
    2. Is decision-making authority assigned so that the process changes you propose can be implemented and properly managed under the current structure? Who will own the process and the results? Based on the current structure, will they have the authority to make changes as necessary?
    3. Are the individuals with the right skills in place to implement these changes? If not, how will you attract the talent necessary to implement your changes? How will you retrain the existing employee base? How will you handle attrition? How will you reduce the risk of impacted protected classes?
  6. Changes:Explain changes to the compensation and incentives at your company that are necessary to reinforce your recommendations and increase efforts for continuous improvement throughout the organization. Explain how your plan motivates employees, customers, and suppliers better.

Write an 10–12-page paper in Word format. You may rearrange the above sections if it improves the quality of your paper. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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Operating Plan Monitoring

I need a 10-slide Power Point presentation addressing the following:
Please provide references within the past 5 years (No websites).
Please provide speaker notes.
 
Operating Plan Monitoring
 

  • Discuss the role of metrics to monitor HR strategies
  • Discuss pay–for–performance strategies in relation to HR and organizational strategies
  • Discuss how compensation decisions affect achievement of HR strategic objectives
  • Identify organizational incentives
  • Discuss supervisor accountability in reducing turnover and developing successors
  • Discuss how the combinations of individual versus team and monetary versus non–monetary compensation decisions affect achievement of HR strategies.

 

  • Describe one way HR can predict if an incentive is desired by the workforce.
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memorandum

Unit 1 DB
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

  • Discuss a provider’s ability to influence patients—as consumers of health care—and their decisions.
  • How are providers responsible for patient decision making?
  • How do providers impact a facility’s ability to bring in revenue?

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Unit 1 IP
As a supervisor for the hospital pharmacy that uses an integrated delivery system (IDS), you are responsible for communicating with physicians about various topics such as policy changes, availability, and regulatory issues. You have been informed that a particular medication will be impacted by third-party payer reimbursement schemes. You will need to write a memorandum to prescribing physicians discussing the unavailability of certain pharmaceutical items because of third-party payer reimbursement schemes.
Your memorandum should address the following anticipated physician questions. (1–2 pages (single spaced)
 

  • How would you approach the physician?
  • What are the reasons for the unavailability of certain pharmaceutical items because of third-party payer reimbursement schemes?
  • What is the impact to physicians?
  • What is the impact to patients?
  • What are the contingency plans for unavailable items?
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Human Resource Final

Trends in HR in Healthcare
For the past 10 years, Methodist Hospital Health System (MHHS) celebrated the fact that 60% of its new hires in management positions were women and minorities. The MHHS leadership assumed that with such a practice, women and minorities would eventually represent at least 50% of their top management executives (vice president level and above). But then something unexpected happened. A few years ago, MHHS became concerned that its diversity program was not producing results. Instead of seeing an increase in the number of women and minorities in executive positions, the organization was observing a decline. Talented female and minority managers were leaving, draining the pool of capable and qualified staff.
To address this problem, MHHS founded the Task Force on Retention and Advancement of Women and Minorities in Executive Positions (TFRA). This task force aimed to pinpoint the reasons why female and minority executives were leaving by conducting a massive information-gathering initiative, which included interviewing female and minorities at all levels, as well as former employees. The team uncovered these main areas of concern:

  1. Limited opportunity for advancement
  2. Lack of mentoring, coaching, and networking
  3. Existing work and family issues
  4. Lack of succession planning
  5. Lack of positive culture and transparent communication about promotion and professional development
  6. Lack of relevant and effective training, job development, and employee empowerment opportunities
  7. Cultural bias toward women and minorities, and an “old boy” network system
  8. Organizational resistance to embrace diversity
  9. Uncompetitive salary and benefits

In response to these findings, MHHS must retool the workplace.
Instructions:
You are the CEO of MHHS and have been asked to present a plan to the Board of Directors for retooling the workplace to meet the goals of a women- and minority-friendly employer, and to have women and minorities eventually represent 50% of the top management.

  • Your presentation must address strategies in the following areas:
  1. Recruitment, selection, and retention
  2. Communication
  3. Research
  4. Performance management
  5. Technology and innovation
  6. Change management
  7. Another area of healthcare management of your choosing
  • Be innovative; think creatively.
  • Your submission must be 13-15 pages in length. You must include title and reference pages, and a table of contents; however, these should not be included in the total page count.
  • Include an outline and references list.
  • Incorporate 20 credible and current references. Ten of these must be peer-reviewed articles.
  • Format your paper according to APA Requirements.
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health care essay

A CEO of a local health care organization in your area is determining whether merging with the other health care organization in your city is the right move. The CEO knows that understanding the competitor, identifying their weaknesses, and assessing the impact of both organization’s strategic moves can set a competitive advantage. Address the following in a 4–6-page paper:

  • Discuss the importance of competitive advantage and why understanding the competition is important.
  • Explain the concept of a competitor analysis.
  • Construct a brief competitor analysis that will provide information on competitors in your area, their strengths and weaknesses, and their possible strategic moves.
  • Identify and discuss obstacles that might hinder your ability to conduct an effective service area competitor analysis
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Nursing Essay

1.   Explain the concepts of torts, providing a specific example of how the tort of negligence applies to health care. Also, describe the four essential elements of a contract in health care. Why is each of these elements important for an effective contract? Your response should be 200 words in length.  Arial 3 (12pt)
 
 
2.   Describe the evolving configuration of healthcare management in the United States today. How is healthcare management changing at this time? Also, discuss the impact of communications technology, specifically telemedicine and social media, on healthcare organizations today. As a healthcare CEO, would you encourage your staff members to be active on social media? Why, or why not? Your response should be at least 200 words in length. Arial 3(12pt)

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communication

Review the video titled “Active Constructive Responding” (5 min 34 s). Next, describe a scenario within your organization or an organization you are familiar with that was similar to the scenario shown in the video. Describe which of the four (4) communication responses from the video occurred in your chosen scenario. Determine one (1) way the individual(s) in your scenario could have improved the response to ensure that it falls within the active constructive response criteria. Justify your response.
 
 
Review the video titled “Hong Kong protests over low wages” (2 min 6 s). Next, explain the purpose of two (2) key laws governing U.S. employment; then, determine how Hong Kong’s government could use the same two (2) laws to help these struggling low-income workers. Justify your response.
 

Both videos are available on youtube. Just type the (highlighted/quotations) in the above questions, in the search field when you go to youtube.
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Human Resources:How to Downsize Successfully While Using HRP Fundamentals

  • Objective of Assignment

  • Analyze human resources demand to create a forecast using quantitative and qualitative techniques.
  • Use strategies to forecast internal human resources supply.
  • Create a human resources plan and describe ways to deal with a human resources surplus and/or shortage.
  • Develop business communication skills (written and verbal).

Description

This assignment will use the readings and discussions as a base for an individual assignment where students will play the role of an HR professional and will develop an HR plan for a franchise owner. They will apply HR Planning knowledge to forecast demand and supply and then develop a clear plan to address the resulting labour shortage or surplus.

Materials Required

Dessler, G., Chhinzer, N., & Cole, N. D. (2014). Human resources management in Canada (12th Canadian ed.). Don Mills, Ontario: Pearson Canada Inc.

    • Chapter 5
      • Case Incident on page 140:
      • Case INCIDENT

How to Downsize Successfully While Using
HRP Fundamentals
A successful franchise owner of a prestigious sporting
goods chain is feeling the effects of technology,
with more and more online sales and less and less
customers in the shops. Locally tl1ere are three stores,
and typically each store needs the following positions
staffed for optimum profitability and success: a store
manager, an assistant manager, five department
managers, and 20 customer service representatives,
averaging $1 200 000 in annual revenue. However,
there has been a trend of 20 percent sales decline in
stores, with an increase of 30 percent sales online (last
year the online revenue stream was $300 000). The
franchise owner was able to handle all of the online
sales with a team 0£ five full-time remote workers
(working from hon1e) last year.
The owner wants each store to maintain their
productivity, which he measures as the revenue per
employee. He also thinks that there is potential to
grow the online business.
Please help the owner by answering the follov.ring
questions.
QUESTIONS
1 Using your HR planning expertise, forecast the
demand of la hour in the stores and the online
environment over the next three years.
2 Assuming an annual 15 percent turnover level of
in-store workers and a 30 percent turnover level
of online-focused employees, determine HR supply
estimates over the next three years.
3 Do you forecast a labour shortage or surplus?
Develop a clear plan to help address the forecast
 
labour shortage or surplus.
 
 
 
Instructions

Part 1
  1. Conduct research in order to get information to address the following questions (# 1 and 2) from page 142 of the course textbook. Ensure you use some of the qualitative and quantitative techniques described in the course textbook to help formulate your answers. Include at least two scholarly sources.
    1. Using your HR planning expertise, forecast the demand of labour in the stores and the online environment over the next three years.
    2. Assuming an annual 15 percent turnover level of in-store workers and a 30 percent turnover level of online-focussed employees, determine overall HR supply estimates over the next three years.
    3. Additionally, provide some suggestions of activities you could engage in to determine supply details by internal vs. external candidates.
  2. You are to gather the information and write an executive summary (i.e., formal business report) which documents the results of your research above and presents it in a logical manner for senior management of the franchise.
    1. Your report must be concise (Maximum of 2 pages double spaced, 12-point font excluding cover page and references page).
    2. It must well-written, but in lay terms so anyone can fully understand your reasoning. Follow APA format and include a proper introduction that clearly outlines the purpose and flow of the essay, and a strong conclusion are important elements.
    3. You must also provide a properly cited reference page at the end of the report to support any of your conclusions.
    4. Remember, your objective is to provide an analysis on the labour forecast and turnover for the franchise owner, not simply to answer a series of questions. The questions are to help you focus your research. Your overall grade will reflect the strength of your analysis.
Part 2
  1. Use the research sources that you found in Part 1 in order to get information to address the following questions (# 3) from page 142 of the course textbook:
    1. Do you forecast a labour shortage or surplus?
    2. Develop a clear plan to help address the forecast labour shortage or surplus.

NOTE: your plan will need to include three strategies that focus on at least two of the following areas of HR: Training, Career Development, Total Rewards, and Turnover Management.

  1. You are to complete a 10-minute presentation which documents the results of your research above and presents it in a logical manner for the franchise owner. Your presentation will provide the owner with a high-level summary of the management report, rationale for action, and the recommended HR plan.
    1. Your presentation must be concise (8-10  PowerPoint slides, 12-point font excluding cover page and references page).
    2. It must well-written, but in lay terms. Follow APA format and include a proper introduction that clearly outlines the purpose and flow of the presentation, as well as a strong conclusion are important elements.
    3. You must also provide appropriate academic references (minimum 5) to support your conclusions or recommendations to the owner. As an academic, your friend will be more impressed with vetted journal articles and company prospectus information than Internet sources. Avoid using Wikipedia or other online resources that do not have a strict editorial process. (NOTE: It is said that at any given time, over 80% of information on Wikipedia is true, but we do not know which 20% is not.
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The Hiring Process and Managing a Diverse Workforce

Imagine that you are the HR Director at your current organization or an organization with which you are familiar. As the HR Director, you must use different employment law requirements to create methods and policies that support the promotion of a diverse workforce. Select one (1) job opportunity that you have held or with which you are familiar within the same organization for this scenario.
(Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used.)
Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

  1. Develop three (3) recruitment methods for the job opportunity in question, and suggest two (2) ways that each method helps one to avoid discriminatory practices. Justify your response.
  2. Outline an application process that details the organization’s method of accepting all applications, as well as its method of validating applicants’ attainment of the required credentials (e.g., reviewing resumes, collecting transcripts, verifying certifications, etc.) for the job opportunity.
  3. Develop a five- (5) step procedure for the HR Department to use in order to maintain all applicants’ records in case a discriminatory charge occurs.
  4. Decide on three (3) background checks that the HR Department must utilize, and justify the relevance of each background check for the job opportunity.
  5. Choose three (3) employment tests (e.g., drug tests, medical examinations, HIV tests, generic tests, polygraphs, honesty tests, psychological tests, intelligence and skills tests, and physical fitness, etc.) that the HR Department should use. Justify the relevance of each selected employment test to the job requirements.
  6. Formulate a policy for making both the hiring and promotional decisions related to the job opportunity. Specify the major challenges and potential adverse impact of using subjective criteria for assessing soft skills. Next, suggest one (1) plan to mitigate the adverse impact. Justify your suggestion.
  7. Recommend two (2) types of reasonable accommodations for both disabled applicants and applicants needing special religious considerations. Argue two (2) legal reasons for not being able to sufficiently provide such reasonable accommodation for each group.
  8. Select one (1) case in which a court charged an organization with an affirmative action violation and one (1) case in which a court charged the organization with not managing harassment issues more expeditiously. Recommend an action plan geared toward preventing the issues addressed in both cases within your selected organization. Justify your recommendation.
  9. Choose three (3) work-life conflicts that the HR Director should consider within the selected organization. Then, outline a policy geared toward resolving each conflict through the use of related employment laws. Justify your response.
  10. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Determine employment laws that apply to the selection, development, and management of employees.
  • Evaluate policies and processes that promote a diverse workforce.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in employment law.
  • Write clearly and concisely about employment law using proper writing mechanicvv