Scenario: Imagine that you are the vice president of operations at a production or service organization. You have noticed that your organization’s current operations strategy is not supporting the challenges that the organization is presently facing. In order to maintain a competitive edge, you must address these challenges with your Chief Executive Officer immediately.

Select an existing production organization. Analyze the organization’s current vision, mission, business strategy, operation strategy, supply chain, total quality management, just-in-time philosophy, forecasting method, statistical technique, facility location, work design, project life cycle, and project management. Note: You will need this information in order to complete this and subsequent assignments.

As you collect the information for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2, remember that in Assignment 3 you must prepare a presentation for your Chief Executive Officer.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1.Evaluate key elements of the selected production or service organization’s operational efficiency with its operational strategy. Determine three (3) tasks that do not align with the operational strategy. Determine the weaknesses that are evident in each task. 2.Formulate a new operations strategy for the selected organization based on the four (4) competitive priorities (i.e., cost, quality, time, and flexibility).

3.Analyze both the structure of the competitive priorities and infrastructure of the production process. Develop three (3) new enablers that are aligned with the long-term plan of the selected organization. Evaluate three (3) pros and three (3) cons of the new enablers. 4.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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:

•Analyze the differences between service and manufacturing operations management to identify planning considerations. •Formulate an operations strategy to conduct production or service operations. •Explain how an operations strategy impacts product design and process selection.Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management. •Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.

Assignment 2: Vice President of Operations, Part 2

Due Week 6 and worth 280 points

Refer to the scenario from Assignment 1.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1.Evaluate two to four (2-4) weaknesses that are evident in the selected organization’s product life cycle. Generate a new product design and product selection, and then determine three (3) strategies that the organization needs in order to strengthen the operation. Provide support for the rationale. 2.

Determine the key components of supply chain management for the company you have selected. Determine three (3) major issues that could affect the structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and the supply chain of your organization. Provide a solution to each issue. 3.Develop a total quality management tool that identifies and analyzes any future issues. Provide a rationale for developing the selected tool. 4.Analyze three (3) advantages in employing the just-in-time philosophy in your organization. Evaluate three to five (3-5) means in which the philosophy could potentially impact quality assurance. Provide specific examples to support your response. 5.Determine a qualitative and quantitative forecasting method for your operation. Next, create a table in which you identify the characteristics of the operation that relate to each method. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method. 6.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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 the key components of supply chain management including structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and managing the supply chain. •Examine how the total quality management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

•Identify the key elements of just-in-time manufacturing and its impact on quality assurances. •Develop a forecasting method appropriate to a production or service operation. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management. •Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.

.Assignment 2: Vice President of Operations, Part 2

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Main Task: Propose and Justify a Research Method and Design

Develop an envisioned methodology and design for your dissertation research topic based on the research problem, purpose, and previous research, and then write a research paper to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the envisioned method and design. In the paper, justify why the chosen method and design would be most appropriate for the research questions in the attached document (attachment 1). In justifying the chosen method and design, discuss why alternative methods/designs would be less desirable for the study. Please corroborate your assertions with scholarly research.

Support the paper with a minimum of 7 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 12-15 pages not including title and reference pages.

The paper should demonstrate new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. The response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards

Learning Outcomes:

Argue the criteria for selection of a research method.
Evaluate the differences between facts and theory, as well as concepts and variables.
Examine the use of a theoretical perspective in the design process.
Evaluate the concepts of construct validity and measurement reliability.
Justify quantitative research designs when appropriate.
Justify qualitative research designs when appropriate
Anticipate ethics requirements when conducting research with human subjects
Compare and contrast the three types of research methodologies
Distinguish among non-experimental, quasi-experimental, and experimental research designs.
Assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of each research methodology.

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Conduct a risk assessment of a town, state, or country other than your own, and create a strategic mitigation, response, and recovery plan for presentation before the emergency planning board of your community.

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Address the following in 10 pages:

• What is the hazard or risk that you believe should be mitigated?
• Why is this hazard or risk a priority?
• What steps should be taken to mitigate the risk (project description)?
• What other examples of this hazard or risk and your recommended solution strategy exist? Were they successful?
• What are the anticipated costs associated with your suggested strategy?
• What are the legal, political, and community impacts of the project?
• What are the potential impacts or outcomes in those 3 domains if the recommended project is not undertaken?
• Based upon the emergency management concept of incident management that includes the phases of preparedness and mitigation, response, and recovery, identify the actions that will need to be taken in each phase as they relate to the hazard you have selected.
  • Identify the major challenges that the community and responders will encounter when responding to the hazard.
  • What solutions exist (e.g., mutual aid, contract services) to overcome those challenges? Explain in detail.
  • What should be the short- and long-term recovery goals of the community following this event’s occurrence?
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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The doctrine of double effect says that the pursuit of good is not as acceptable if the harm that results is intended rather than merely foreseen (Lippert-Rasmussen, 2010). To some it is a nonabsolutist moral principle in which as long as significant good resulted from the action, it is allowable (Lippert-Ramussen, 2010). Scanlon believed that an act that leads to the death of an innocent person can never be justified by the good that results (Lippert-Ramussen, 2010). Scanlon’s beliefs will be the focus of this assignment.
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Tasks:
1.Read the article by Lippert-Ramussen, “Scanlon on the Doctrine of Double Effect”. After reading the article, respond to the questions listed below.
2.Define the Doctrine of Double Effect.
3.Provide a brief summary of Scanlon’s view on the doctrine.
4.Discuss the scenario of either the drug shortage or organ shortage found in the article.
•What is the scenario?
•How does this demonstrate the Doctrine of Double Effect?
•Do you agree with the action taken? If not, what could have been done?
•What was Scanlon’s view on the scenario?

Assignment Expectations
1.You will be expected to provide a scholarly basis for your response.

*********2.Your opinions must be justified with evidence from the literature.*****

3.References should be cited properly in the text of your essay (either in parentheses or as footnotes), as well as at the end.

*********.Please support your discussions with scholarly support (3-5 references). Be sure to properly cite all references.**********

5.Be sure to apply critical thinking skills to the assignment components stated above- especially #3.

6.The page length for this assignment should be between 2-3 pages (not counting your title page and references). You should cite at least 3 references for your discussion. Be sure to properly cite all references both within the text (at the end of paraphrased paragraphs) and at the end of your paper.

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Criminal Analysis Subject: Criminology What are the different types of Patterns when it comes to crime analysis? Explain each and provide an example. 

You have been hired as a consultant by your local mayor to look at the various market structures. Your role is to provide analysis and answers to these important questions that will help the mayor understand the structures of many of the businesses in his city:

Describe each market structure discussed in the course (perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly) and discuss two of the market characteristics of each market structure. Identify one real-life example of a market structure in your local city and relate your example to each of the characteristics of the market.

Describe how high entry barriers into a market will influence long-run profitability of the firms. Explain the competitive pressures that are present in markets with high barriers to entry. Explain the price elasticity of demand in each market structure and its effect on pricing of its products in each market. Describe how the role of the government affects each market structure’s ability to price its products. Discuss the effect of international trade on each market structure.

Your paper will need to include a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations properly formatted according to the APA style guide. Also, your content should be eight to ten pages, which does not include your reference or title page. You will need to include at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford Library in your paper as part of your research to support your analysis.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Must include a cover page that includes: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. Must use at least five scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library. Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources. Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

First choose 2 children of the same gender who would be willing to take a physical ability assessment. One child should be 3-4 years old and the other 5-6.

To administer the physical ability assessment, each child will be asked to perform the following:

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