Category: Operations Management homework help

Read the short article at:  Women’s Rights: United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls | Union Hall (uswtmc.org) 
It’s also copied below:
On March 20, 1991, the United States Supreme Court ruled that companies cannot discriminate against women by limiting their job opportunities because of potential reproductive hazards. Between 1979 and 1983, eight Johnson Control employees became pregnant. The blood lead levels of these pregnant employees exceeded the critical blood lead levels for individuals wishing to have children as established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As a result, Johnson Controls issued a policy that excluded pregnant women and women of childbearing age from jobs involving lead exposure.
The United Automobile Workers (UAW) challenged the implementation of this policy, stating that Johnson Controls was violating Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. Employees involved in this legal case included a woman who had been sterilized to keep her job, as well as a woman who had experienced a pay cut after being transferred to a new job. After the case had been dismissed under the District Court and the Court of Appeals, the UAW asked for review of the policy by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Is a policy that excludes pregnant or fertile women from participating in jobs that may be hazardous to reproductive systems a form of sexual discrimination?
On March 20, 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Johnson Controls’ policy discriminated against women by not requiring their male counterparts to also provide proof of infertility. In addition, the Supreme Court added that Johnson Control’s policy fell outside the scope of Title VII, arguing that the protection of fetuses is not an essential part of business operations.
This decision represented a step in the right direction for women, as it forced companies to consider women and men equally in the workplace. In addition, this decision gives women the freedom to make their own choices as to when a particular job is too dangerous for their well-being.
This case also shed light on exposures that were harmful to all workers. Lead is a disruptor of the endocrine system, which regulates hormones involved in the reproductive pathways of both men and women. Therefore, endocrine disrupters, including lead, can negatively affect the reproductive systems of both sexes. Similarly, every exposure that presents a reproductive hazard also has other health effects. For that reason, banning women from participating in certain jobs does NOT make the workplace safer, given that the lead exposure hazard is still present for all workers.
QUESTION:  Should women of childbearing age be allowed to knowingly expose themselves to hazards known to affect reproduction?  Should Johnson Controls still be responsible for effects of lead on pregnant employees going forward?  What could Johnson Controls have done in this case after being told they can’t keep women from working in this area?  

For each of the assignments, find a recent (within the last two months) article in the Wall Street Journal that connects to the assigned chapters.  Save a pdf of it or copy and paste into a Word document.  Upload that to the assignments tab for the week.  Do not simply include the link to the article.  For the assignment, write at LEAST 1,000 words (no more than 2,500, please) about the article.  Connect it to what you have learned from the textbook, either conflicting or backing up what the authors have written, citing the textbook when appropriate.  Also, discuss how it will impact workplaces now and in the future.  Feel free to add any additional information you wish to.  Do use at least one outside source as well as the class text and cite those sources using APA style. Citing the article itself would suffice for the outside source.  Include a reference section at the end of the assignment in APA format.

 Why is it important for health care managers to know proper time management processes? Provide examples. 
minimum of 175 words

  Research Paper Assignment 
Read: Scott: pp. 310 – 367
PageReview: Merida: Entire Textbook
PageWatch: Foundations of Faith: New Creation Part 1
PageWatch: Foundations of Faith: New Creation Part 2

  
Read: Scott: pp. 245 – 309
PageReview: Merida: Entire Textbook
PageWatch: Foundations of Faith: Redemption Part 1
PageWatch: Foundations of Faith: Redemption Part 2
Discuss the various types of network organizations and how this can impact the environmental process. Some environmental areas to consider can be through creating new organizations, technological changes, ecological processes, and much more.  
 The student will post one thread of at least 2,100 -2,200 words or each thread, students must
support their assertions with at least 7 scholarly citations in APA format. Each reply must
incorporate at least 3 scholarly citations in the surrent APA format. Any sources cited must have
been published within the last five years. Each thread and reply must integrate at least 1 biblical
principle.

 Read The Great Rebate Runaround Case Study in the Simchi-Levi et al. text. Respond to each of the end-of-case discussion questions. Each question must be answered thoroughly and responses must be supported by the concepts introduced in the Learn materials. Provide a brief description of the concepts and the significance of the concepts to practice in general, as well as what problems might be resolved through successful implementation of the concepts.  
 The student will post one thread of 500–700 words   
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 peer-
reviewed journal articles in current APA format. The thread must include a reference list, and
each question/answer must be delineated under an APA heading. Each reply must demonstrate a
substantive discussion.

 Read The Great Rebate Runaround Case Study in the Simchi-Levi et al. text. Respond to each of the end-of-case discussion questions. Each question must be answered thoroughly and responses must be supported by the concepts introduced in the Learn materials. Provide a brief description of the concepts and the significance of the concepts to practice in general, as well as what problems might be resolved through successful implementation of the concepts. 
 
S&OP “EVOLUTION” AT ADTRAN ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
The focus for this week is on Information Technology and Business Processes and Technology
Standards. Supply chains of all lengths and complexities are faced with challenges aided best by
information technology. The availability of product information from manufacturing activities to
the point of purchase is essential. Information shared between supply chain partners should
facilitate goods’ movement. The standardization of data and processes allows companies to
centralize activities, reduce costs for information system maintenance, and improve the
operation’s ability to deploy new information. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of
connected devices and machines where data is transferred over a network without human-to-
human or human-to-computer interaction. It will have immense effects on supply chains as
companies move towards integrated systems with software vendors who are widely adopting the
Internet of Things (IoT). The future of supply chain management will be dependent on
developments in the IoT tools and software.
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question must be answered thoroughly, and the responses must be supported by the
concepts introduced in the reading/study materials. Each question/answer must be delineated
under a heading in current APA format. Include a title page and reference page also in current
APA format. Incorporate a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources with at least 1 source per
question.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

 
Post 2 replies of at least 250 words  students must support their assertions with at least 2 peer-
reviewed journal articles in current APA format. The thread must include a reference list, and
each question/answer must be delineated under an APA heading. Each reply must demonstrate a
substantive discussion.

The Module 2 Discussion is due no later than 01 October 2023.
Read the following article and participate in the class discussion. The overall class discussion is worth 50 points.
Approach Your Data with a Product Mindset. – David, J., Nussbaum, D., & Troyanas, K. (2020). Approach your data with a product mindset. Harvard Business Review.
Topics of Discussion
1. Describe the importance of data visualization in driving business value. 
2. Compare and contrast two data visualization tools, focusing on their use at the managerial level.
Full Credit for a Discussion (See grading rubric below):
One initial discussion post due 27 September 2023 (Worth 30 points).
One discussion post responding to a classmate due 01 October 2023 (worth 20 points).
All discussion posts, initial and response, will include a minimum of two paragraphs with a minimum of five sentences each.
Each discussion post will include two references (in addition to the hyperlinked article and the course text) with supporting in-text citations, one supporting each paragraph.
Content and reference lists will be formatted according to the American Psychological Association (APA) 

LINK: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09585192.2020.1737834
Prompt is attached. Example is attached.