Using proper APA format, support your answers with scholarly research, examples, and evaluation. Appraise your peers’ postings and provide substantive feedback.

Evaluate and comment on the postings and views of at least two peers concerning their rationales and examples used to justify their responses.

Discussion Question

As a partner in a small communications firm, you have noticed that your fellow partners and several employees have mentioned new product ideas they felt were worth pursuing, but that none of these ideas have been pursued.  Propose a formal process to determine if ideas that are presented are worthy of market testing. Include the following in your proposal: 

• Likely sources of new product or business ideas
• Data gathering and factual analysis
• Ability to make creative leaps
• Need for fit with organization strengths and goals
• Confirmation of commercial viability

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.

Your posting should be about 1 page (400 to 500 words) in length.

I need a total of 4 pages 

2 pages for Coca Cola’s Type of Organizational Structure.

2 pages for Coca Cola’s Communication Dynamics 

Must be APA formatted with titles : 

Title 1) Type of Organizational Structure 

Title 2) Communication Dynamics 

Week 5 – Assignment

 ** Your paper has to be under 20% to be accepted. Try to use less direct quotes and more paraphrasing.  

Case 11-1 Let There Be Light Lampshade Company

Answer questions 1 to 7 of Case 11-1 in a 2-3 page, APA formatted paper:

1. How many style A shades can be loaded into an intermodal container?
2. How many style B shades can be loaded into an intermodal container?
3. How many style C shades can be loaded into an intermodal container?
4. What are the total costs of delivering the style A shades to the port of importation?
5. What are the total costs of delivering the style B shades to the port of importation?
6. What are the total costs of delivering the style C shades to the port of importation?
7. Which style would you recommend? Why?

Consider FTL and LTL issues with the shipments.

The Case 11-1 Let There Be Light Lampshade Company paper:

• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the .
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Students name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructors name
  • Date submitted
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Select ONE ARTICLE from the following links and summarize the reading in your own words. Your summary should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and uploaded as a TEXT DOCUMENT. Click the link above to submit your work. There is an EXAMPLE attached to show you the format requirements.

What is most important is that you use YOUR OWN WORDS to summarize the news article. It is essential that you do not copy text directly from the Internet. Plagiarism is unacceptable. You can easily avoid this by rephrasing the contents and summarizing it using your own words.

This assignment has four parts:

1. How would you classify the MIS departments of comparative companies?   Do these classifications have a significant meaning or impact that is relevant to company performance?  How and why?
2. Based on your experience, how do organizational structure and strategy relate to MIS needs? 
3. What do you foresee is the difference between IT and MIS? Are both of these terms relevant and necessary?
4. How would you measure the effectiveness of your companys IT and MIS investment? If you are currently not employed, what measures would you expect to use and why?

Mission Statements

COMPANY SELECTED: MICROSOFT

Prior to completing this assignment, review Chapter 2, section 2.1 in your Constellation textbook and read the article (Hull, 2013), being sure to review this Now, turning to the company you selected, research and find the companys mission statement. Then,

• State how the mission statement provides guidance for the companys organizational activities.
• Evaluate the companys mission statement per each of the four questions posed in the Hull article as well as your assigned readings for the week.
• Rate the company according to the 5 star rating system used in the Fortune 500 list, stating how many stars would you rate the mission statement. Explain your rationale.
• Rewrite the mission statement so that it better addresses the four questions and forms a complete mission statement.

Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Required Resources

Text

Abraham, S. (2012). . Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

• Chapter 6: Creating Strategic-Alternative Bundles
• Chapter 7: Choosing the Best Strategy/Support

Article

Moore, K. (2011). Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2011/03/28/porter-or-mintzberg-whose-view-of-strategy-is-the-most-relevant-today/

• This article compares two points of view to consider which may be the most relevant today and will assist you in your Porters Five Forces discussion forum this week.
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Week 6 Final Paper – Space Age Furniture Company

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH GRADUATE LEVEL WRITING TERMS AND CONCEPTS. ALL DIRECTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED AND NO PLAGIARISM. MY SCHOOL USES SOFTWARE TO DETECT COPIED MATERIAL.

Read Space Age Furniture Company in Chapter 9 of your text. Respond to the following and include any Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) calculations:

• Develop      an MRP for Space Age Furniture Company using the information in the case      including the production of sub-assemblies in lot sizes of 1,000.
• The      lot size of 1,000 for sub-assemblies has produced a lumpy demand for part      3079. Suggest ways for improvements over sub-assemblies in lot sizes of      1,000.
• Analyze      the trade-off between overtime costs and inventory costs.
• Calculate      a new MRP that improves the base MRP.
• Compare      and contrast the types of production processingjob shop, batch,      repetitive, or continuousand determine which the primary mode of      operation is and why.
• Describe      ways that management can keep track of job status and location during production.
• Recommend      any changes that might be beneficial to the company and/or add value for      the customer.

The final case study should demonstrate your understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The paper should integrate readings, scholarly sources, and class discussions into work and life experiences. It may include explanation and examples from previous events as well as implications for future applications.

The purpose of the final case study is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of operations management.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

• Must      be 9 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference      pages) and formatted according to APA style. 
• Must      include a title page with the following:
  • Title       of paper
  • Students       name
  • Course       name and number
  • Instructors       name
  • Date       submitted
• Must      begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must      address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must      end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must      use at least five scholarly sources.
• Must      document all sources in APA style.  
• Must      include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style.

As a clerk in the risk-management department at a local hospital, you are familiar with the concepts of patient abuse in the health care industry. Given your expertise in the field, you have been asked are to host a discussion panel on the various types of patient abuses with your colleagues.
 

In your posting, you are to include an example of patient abuse that could occur in a hospital setting and discuss the following:
 

What type of abuse does your example represent (e.g., physical, psychological, financial, medical, etc.)?
How could the abuse have been prevented?

Negligence in health care is another important legal issue that health care professionals frequently encounter. Although all health care workers are responsible for their actions an employer is also liable for injury to a patient.
 

You are to discuss this legal issue and briefly explain what negligence is. Using the Internet find three articles to discuss that exemplify each of the following:
 

Negligence that would be an act of commission (3 articles)
Negligence that would be an act of omission and might occur in an assisted living facility (3 articles)
 

Provide the link to each article.

HLTH400-1203B-01 Healthcare Management
Assignment Name: Unit 3 Individual Project
Deliverable Length: 23 Pages
Details:
 

For this unit’s assignment, you are to complete the following portions of your strategic plan:
Create a management performance plan that includes the following information:
* Define a management performance plan that links action plans to the following issues:
o Motivation
o Empowerment
o Training
o Coproduction with patients and families
 

Create and employee hiring/training/retention plan that includes the following information:
* Define an employee hiring/training/retention plan that links action plans to the following issues:
o Motivation
o Empowerment
o Training
o Coproduction with patients and families
 

Identify how your action plans are linked to the following within your organization:
* Vision statement
* Mission statement
* Service strategy