Category: Operations Management homework help

  
Milestones to be Completed:
1. Data analysis for the historical performance data
· Descriptive statistics are to be summarized for each of the work elements (A thru OO)
· Consider the use of a box-plot, or a simple data summary of your choice to compare mean, median, standard deviation (variances to the standards provided), etc.
· Update your group’s data file (Excel file assigned to your group) by editing/revising/summarizing/displaying your analysis within one of the available worksheets provided
· Provide a summary statement about what you have found/determined about Foxconn’s historical data, and what you plan to do about the results … if anything… why?
2. Precedence Diagram
· Complete the construction of the precedence diagram based on the data provided in your group’s data file.
· Submit a “rough”/“draft” (sketch) or “finished” version of the precedence diagram via eConestoga’s submission link 
· Acceptable file types include (Word, PDF, .DRWG (CAD), Visio, Excel, PPT, etc. or a hand-sketch + photo/scan is OK at this point. 
· Label the file as “Precedence Diagram_Group(###)”
3. TAKT Time Calculation
· Establish a TAKT time calculator tool (formula) within one of the available worksheets provided within your group’s data (Excel) file
· The TAKT time calculator tool must be able to calculate TAKT time based on all the necessary input variables that make up “available time”, and “customer demand”
· The TAKT time calculator tool must be able to re-calculate TAKT time by changing any one or multiple input variables. HINT: it may be useful to link your TAKT time result to your workstation calculation and line balancing table in order to observe various scenarios for determining the amount of workstations your factory will need based on how you design/establish the “available time” for your production facility.
4. Evidence that a workstation design (Line Balancing) table has been started
· The line balancing table must be started within one of your available worksheets of the Excel file provided to your group folder in the sharepoint. The goal here is to simply begin the process of line balancing for the design and plan of the workstations needed for your factory. 
· This table does not have to be complete yet, but evidence must be shown that this table is setup, ready, and must show progress has been made. Please aim to have 3 to you’re your workstation assignments completed.
· HINT: You CAN NOT complete this part until you have completed steps 1, 2, and 3, from above. i.e. you need to decide which cycle times you will be working with, and you need to be confident with what TAKT time you’ll be working towards.
5. Provide a small/simple project plan that lists the next/remaining steps (activities) that your group will be working on and completing over the next 7 to 8 weeks so that there is a clear path to successful completion of this project prior to the due date and presentation date. 
· Use Excel or MS Project to list (itemize) the remaining activities planned to be completed for this project (see & review the original project instructions for detail)
· Identify “who” will be responsible for completing each listed activity
· Identify “by when” that person will be aiming to complete the listed activity
· Ensure the plan shows clearly that all remaining activities have an assigned/delegated person(s) (group member) and that the pertinent activities are targeted to be completed prior to the week of presentation and due date for the project. 
I will have added an Excel data file using that Excel. You have answer the questions using data. You have to use the 3 empty excel sheets in the same excel file to fill answer.

When producing an aggregate plan for a firm, managers have several strategies that they can use. In general, there are two groups of plans; ones that attempt to alter capacity and the other that attempts to smooth out demand patterns. Picking the right one is an art, not science. Many variables must be considered to find the right fit for your operation.
Find an example of a company’s aggregate planning strategy. You can use the strategy from the firm where you currently work or where you have worked in the past; you can conduct an Internet search or use the Hunt Library resources. 
Analyze the company’s aggregate planning strategy and then provide the following in your discussion.
Background on the company processes
Outline their aggregate planning strategy, relating the strategy to the textbook
Your opinion on whether the company is using the best aggregate planning strategy
An alternate strategy that might also work for the company
Advantages or disadvantages to the current and alternative strategies

Read and analyze the readings in Module 1 (pertaining to Discussion 2). Next, go ahead and evaluate which types of leadership you believe is most effective at helping to initiative civic engagement through transformative leadership. 
Post should be 2 paragraphs
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/Comparing%20Leaders,%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/Diva%20Leaders,%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/African%20American%20Leaders%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf

What kinds of things impacted civic participation among the youth in Germany, Sweden and the Czech Republic? Assess the findings in the readings and determine which kind of humane policies and actions, based on social justice, does the book suggest leaders should implement?
Secondly, using sound academic resources (or the same articles from Module 2 that specifically discuss youth issues) from the library or internet do some research on the participation level of youth civic engagement in the US. How does it compare to what you found in the European countries?
It should be 3 paragraphs. .

What did I learn about the organization on government entity and its role within the community?
Review the effect that this organization (or similar ones w/ similar interests) or government entity has on the citizens and the community? How do they promote social change?
Analyze which policy positions does this organization promote? What policy positions would you promote to help solve this issue and promote positive social change? In fact, what has caused this to be a problem in the 1st place?
Based upon your experience, how do you define the role of the citizen within a community?

Welcome

When producing an aggregate plan for a firm, managers have several strategies that they can use. In general, there are two groups of plans; ones that attempt to alter capacity and the other that attempts to smooth out demand patterns. Picking the right one is an art, not science. Many variables must be considered to find the right fit for your operation.
Find an example of a company’s aggregate planning strategy. You can use the strategy from the firm where you currently work or where you have worked in the past; you can conduct an Internet search or use the Hunt Library resources. 
Analyze the company’s aggregate planning strategy and then provide the following in your discussion.
Background on the company processes
Outline their aggregate planning strategy, relating the strategy to the textbook
Your opinion on whether the company is using the best aggregate planning strategy
An alternate strategy that might also work for the company
Advantages or disadvantages to the current and alternative strategies

What kinds of things impacted civic participation among the youth in Germany, Sweden and the Czech Republic? Assess the findings in the readings and determine which kind of humane policies and actions, based on social justice, does the book suggest leaders should implement?
Secondly, using sound academic resources (or the same articles from Module 2 that specifically discuss youth issues) from the library or internet do some research on the participation level of youth civic engagement in the US. How does it compare to what you found in the European countries?
It should be 3 paragraphs. .

Read and analyze the readings in Module 1 (pertaining to Discussion 2). Next, go ahead and evaluate which types of leadership you believe is most effective at helping to initiative civic engagement through transformative leadership. 
Post should be 2 paragraphs
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/Comparing%20Leaders,%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/Diva%20Leaders,%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf
file:///Users/randy/Downloads/African%20American%20Leaders%20Module%201%20Discussion%202.pdf

What did I learn about the organization on government entity and its role within the community?
Review the effect that this organization (or similar ones w/ similar interests) or government entity has on the citizens and the community? How do they promote social change?
Analyze which policy positions does this organization promote? What policy positions would you promote to help solve this issue and promote positive social change? In fact, what has caused this to be a problem in the 1st place?
Based upon your experience, how do you define the role of the citizen within a community?

Welcome

For this project, you will write a 10-page paper that examines the topic you chose in Module Two and how it affects individuals and society. In the paper, you will describe your chosen topic, construct a thesis statement, perform a critical analysis, and reflect on how your topic informs your personal life and experience. You will demonstrate your ability to think critically, investigate, and communicate clearly.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
I. Evidence: You will use evidence to support your analysis throughout the project.
Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis. Use at least two resources from the Module Resources section of the course and two resources that you find through your own research using the Shapiro Library.

It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.
Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your work.
You will be evaluated on both criteria.

II. Topic description: In this section, you will identify and discuss the factors that shape your thesis statement.
Introduce your topic with an effective description and contextual information.
Describe a population significant to your topic. Include information such as demographics, cultural practices, social identity, and key challenges.
Articulate how the topic has shaped the lives and experiences of your chosen population.
Explain your choice of general education interdisciplinary lens for analyzing your topic. The four lenses are history, humanities, natural and applied sciences, and social science.
Construct a thesis statement that combines your topic, population, cultural situation, and choice of general education interdisciplinary lens.
III. Critical analysis: In this section, you will analyze your engagement with your population and topic. You will identify opportunities for change, examine possible obstacles, and discuss the impact of your critical analysis on societal conversations about cultural diversity.
Discuss how you would constructively collaborate with your population to encourage their engagement with your chosen topic.
Describe at least one positive element within your topic that supports transformation.
Describe at least one specific element within your topic that could benefit from change.
Explain how at least one potential obstacle could interfere with the population’s engagement with your topic.
Assess at least two significant factors that could impact your topic, such as biases, beliefs, assumptions, and/or values.
Describe a possible outcome of your proposed engagement that might influence the societal conversations that add to critical awareness of diversity.
IV. Reflection: In this section, you will describe how using critical analysis tools influences your personal experience, your field of study or profession, how you interact with others, and your understanding of the role of diversity in society.
Describe how critically analyzing your topic has positively informed your personal experience.
Describe how examining your bias has altered the way you perceive the world.
Describe how this course has helped you understand the role of diversity in society.
Explain how critically analyzing diversity can positively influence your field of study or profession.
Explain at least one way in which your analysis might have been different if you had used one of the other general education lenses to analyze your topic.
Explain how critically analyzing diversity adds value to interactions with people in a variety of contexts.
To complete this project, you must submit a Word document of 10 pages in length (plus a reference page) with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style (At least four sources).