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 In a minimum of 500 words, discuss this Bible verse(s) and your Christian worldview as they
relate to your chosen Ethical/Social Issues questions 

 
Part 2: Enhancing Competitive Advantage Through Value Chain Dynamics
Building on the mind map analysis deliverable completed in Unit 1, this assignment extends your exploration into dynamic interactions between various components of the value chain of your chosen organization and management role. Using the scenario above with your initial chosen organization and management role selections, you will deepen your investigation of how the value chain drives competitive advantage.
Execute the following steps to complete Part 2 of this assignment:
Assignment Requirements:
Step 1: Company & Role Context
Continue using the PowerPoint developed in Part 1 of this deliverable.
Continue studying your chosen organization and assuming your management role selection from Unit 1.
Your PowerPoint should have a title page, headings, and a reference page.
APA 7th edition formatting of references is required.
Use a professional design in your PowerPoint and apply best practices for Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations (7ed) shared by the Writing Center.
Step 2: Organization Value Chain Components
Conduct extensive research on the value chain of your chosen organization.
Explain key elements of the organization’s value chain.
Conduct a SWOT analysis on the value chain of your chosen organization (minimum five bullet points for each category).
Step 3: Competitor Value Chain Components
Identify a key competitor of your chosen organization. This information can be found in the Mergent database or other research databases within the Library.
Explain key elements of the competitor organization’s value chain.
Conduct a SWOT analysis on the value chain of the competitor organization (minimum five bullet points for each category).
Step 4: Merging Value Chain Components
Compare the value chains of the competitor company with those of your chosen organization.
From the perspective of your chosen management role (e.g., product manager, supply chain manager, operations manager, etc.), analyze how this merger or acquisition could influence specific functions and processes within the value chain.
Identify key stakeholders affected by the merger (employees, customers, suppliers, etc.) and map their relationship to changes in the value chain.
Map out potential synergies and risks associated with integrating the two companies’ value chains, focusing on areas like leadership alignment, cultural integration, procurement strategies, and technology harmonization.
Visualize how the merged value chain could leverage combined capabilities to create a competitive advantage in the market.
Analyze opportunities such as enhanced technology and information management systems that could emerge from the merger.
Audience, Reasoning, and Research
The presentation addresses the appropriate audience.
Uses reasoning skills to support your statements, ideas, and decisions.
Uses a minimum of three peer-reviewed academic research resources to substantiate your thoughts, opinions, and ideas.
Verbal Narration and Notes
Speaks loudly enough to be heard; varying voice pitch and volume to ensure audience interest and attention.
Pronounces words correctly and enunciates clearly.
Each slide has professionally written notes substantiated with research.
APA Style
Apply APA style to in-text citations with no errors.
Apply APA style to references with no errors.
Resources should be from reliable and/or scholarly sources.
Writing Conventions
Writing should be focused, concise, and organized.
Articulate at a college level.
There should be few or no grammar or punctuation errors.
Use non-offensive, inclusive, and respectful language.

 
Value Chain Analysis Research Assignment
Part one of this assignment is designed to deepen your understanding of value chain management by applying theoretical concepts to a real-world context. You will select a mid- to large-sized publicly traded company, assume a management role, and analyze the company’s value chain from that perspective. There is no minimum word or page count. This is your assignment. However, you will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate high levels of critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, research, and analysis skills. Review the Course Outcome 1 rubric to understand how you will be assessed on this assignment in Unit 3.
Execute the following steps to complete Part 1 of this assignment:
Assignment Requirements:
Step 1: Presentation Format
Choose a design template from Microsoft PowerPoint.
Your PowerPoint should contain a title, mind map, and reference slide.
APA 7th edition formatting of references is required.
Each content-related slide should contain explanatory notes.
Identify and connect research resources to the facts, ideas, knowledge, concepts, topics, etc. in your mind map. Extensive research beyond your textbook is expected.
Step 2: Company Selection
Visit the Mergent database in the Library. Choose a publicly traded company in an industry that interests you to study. The company should produce a minimum of $100 million in revenue.
Introduce your chosen company. Conduct research and provide a thorough overview of your chosen company. Include facts, figures, financial information, etc. Make a good first impression.
Step 3: Role Selection
Choose one of the following management roles as a lens for your analysis:

Supply Chain Manager
Operations Manager
Procurement Manager
Product Manager
Logistics Manager
Customer Experience Manager
Marketing Manager

Provide a detailed overview of your chosen role. Conduct research and explain how your chosen role relates to the contemporary value chain. In presenting your analysis, be creative and present facts, figures, financial information, responsibilities, etc.
Step 4: Mind Map Development
Create a mind map that visually represents the contemporary value chain in relation to your management role and the organization you have chosen to study. Be creative.
Identify one product your chosen organization offers to map its relationship to the contemporary value chain.
Include key components such as leadership, culture, procurement, technology, and information management, and how these elements interconnect within the value chain to create a competitive advantage.
Identify and compare key elements of your organization’s contemporary value chain.
Identify how each key element of the contemporary value chain relates to customer needs and customer value.
Connect each element of your mind map to various research sources that support your analysis.
You may use a mind mapping tool of your choice. There are many options. Discuss potential tools with your instructor.
Step 5: Mind Map Slide Notes
Explain your mind map thoroughly, demonstrating high levels of critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, and analysis skills.
From the perspective of your chosen management role (e.g., product manager, supply chain manager, operations manager, etc.), explain the purpose, influence, specific functions, and processes within the value chain in relation to your chosen organization.
Identify key stakeholders (employees, customers, suppliers, etc.) and map their relationship to the value chain.
Assess how strategic value chain integration could manage stakeholder needs and concerns.
Include insights from industry reports, market analyses, and academic research that provide a deeper understanding of how mergers influence value chain dynamics.
Use plenty of research to substantiate your thoughts, ideas, opinions, and statements. If you are covering theories, principles, or concepts, be sure to cite your references.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the following resources:
Chapter 9 of your textbook Leadership: Theory and Practice

How Great Leaders CommunicateLinks to an external site. article
Choose one of the following speeches to reflect on for this discussion forum:
President Obama: Barack Obama – New Beginning Speech June 4th 2009, CairoLinks to an external site.
Malala Yousafzai: Activist Malala Yousafzai Delivers Impassioned Speech to Canadian ParliamentLinks to an external site.
President Kennedy: President Kennedy’s speech at Rice UniversityLinks to an external site.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I’ve Been to the MountaintopLinks to an external site.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a DreamLinks to an external site.
John F. Kennedy: Cuban Missile Crisis Address to the NationLinks to an external site.
Ronald Reagan: A Time for Choosing (aka “The Speech”)Links to an external site.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the NationLinks to an external site.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary SessionLinks to an external site.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speech at Yale with Myanmar SubstitleLinks to an external site. [sic]
In your post,
Review your selected speech and share the key points illustrated in the speech.

What made the speech so memorable?
What were the main takeaways?
What did you learn in terms of leadership communication from this speech?

Share attributes that you could incorporate into your own leadership communication.
Your discussion post should be a minimum of 250 words.

 Your response to the questions should be at least 2-3 pages in the APA Writing Style Author-Date format. If you refer to any parts of the textbook, sources from other texts, movies, or internet sources, you must cite them.  This document must be submitted in Microsoft Word.  It is also going to be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin. 
Scenario:  You are a project manager at a medium-sized company that produces a variety of house appliance products. You have been working with a group of engineers and designers in creating a new toaster oven. The product is ready to be marketed, and the company seems to be extremely anxious to begin production. However, when you approached the head of production to start making plans, you are told that your work will be delayed for at least a year. According to them, you should have notified them weeks earlier because other products have already been scheduled for marketing. Also, some of the production equipment will have to be refitted, and the process will take three months. You insisted on beginning production immediately, but the head of production refused to begin before a year has passed. You and the head of production had a very heated exchange, after which you went to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She informed you that she wants you to work out the problems and that the first product needs to roll off the line in six months.  
Conflict can be handled in many ways. The parties can work to resolve the conflict themselves, or they can seek outside help from a third party.
·    After reviewing the case, describe in detail five potential strategies for conflict management that might be used to address the problems between the parties 
·    What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches to conflict resolution? 
·    Identify and describe a real incident of conflict from the media or your job situation 
·    Which of the five approaches to conflict management is likely to be most effective in this situation, and why? 

 
Submit Case Incident:
Employee Raiding 
Case Overview:
Litson Manufacturing has found themselves in a severe situation with their recent move to the small town of Fairlee, New Jersey. The desire to reduce labor costs and move to a new location has not been well thought out based on the situation that has occurred. The interference that Litson has initiated does not appear to show intentional interference with the other Plant competitor’s employees. Because of terrible HR practices by their competitors, Litson has benefited from this move by unintentionally poaching employees from the area that will boost a new group of employees who may already be skilled.
Read and answer the questions.

 Effective management deals with effective managers who control and direct people according to established policies and procedures. For organizations to succeed, they need both functions. An effective manager pays attention to many aspects of management, leadership and learning within an organization. Dr. Sam Perkins, a graduate of the Harvard University College of Medicine, had a private practice in internal medicine for 12 years. The Massachusetts governor persuaded Perkins to give up his practice to be director of the State Division of Human Services. Perkins realized after one year of directing that he had made little progress reducing the drawbacks in the division. At that point he decided to research information about management available to him at a local university. 
 Read and answer the questions. 

 Today’s leaders face enormous challenges and pressure to perform. What are some of the biggest challenges facing leaders today? How would you address those challenges if you were leading your organization? You may add research and cite sources to submit your response.
Note: Express from the mindset of a leader of today, but one that is also preparing for the next five years.

 Supply Chain Network Design Considerations Length and format: 800 words – APA format Topic From our Bowersox Chapter 11 on Network Design, Table 11.17 identifies Supply Chain Network Design Considerations as they have evolved from 1990 to 2010 to 2020. The author states that “it is clear that all considerations are not weighted equally, nor will they have equal impact.” This provides an opportunity to define and rank – according to your learning and individual assessment – those considerations that have emerged from 2010 to 2020. These are: Water, Regulatory, Compliance, Supplier Relationships, Commodity Availability, and Cross-Sale Requirements. Therefore for your paper please provide: 1) Definition of the six considerations listed above; 2) Rank these considerations by importance / impact and explain – personally and academically – why you have chosen the ranking. 

To prepare for this week’s discussion response, review the For-profit startup Company Guidelines provided below and select a business you want to focus on. Consider a startup company that will be the best fit for your academic, career, and personal goals. You will be living with your decision for the next 11 weeks, so choose well. 
Discuss the name you have chosen for your company and explain why you think it is a good name for your business.
Describe the product or service you will sell.

If you sell services, clarify the service options you plan to offer.
If you sell a product, specify the options (flavors, versions of the product, et cetera) you will offer to consumers.

Include your company’s mission statement.

Enclose your mission statement within quotation marks.

The mission statement should be a clear and cohesive statement with 3 distinct components:

What you do.
What makes you unique.
Your core values and/ or purpose.
Example: “Our mission is to… insert what you do and how you stand out. We do this with a commitment to … insert your core values and/ or purpose.”