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 HA3010 – Introduction to US Healthcare Delivery-HA3110D – Quality Improvement and Risk Management

 Topic 10 Assignment: Research Paper

 For this assignment, submit the research paper you have been working on over the past few weeks. 

This paper should be over the topic of your choice in the area of health care cost-cutting and cost-effectiveness of providing care. This broad “umbrella topic” provides you with a lot of topics such as diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), HMOs, PPOs, movement to ambulatory care, managed care, generic drug use, etc…

Here are examples of the top topics that students have chosen in the past

1. Medicare, Medicaid, and their cost-effectiveness and cost savings.

2. PPO vs. HMO’s and their cost-effectiveness and cost savings.

3. Generic drugs vs. name-brand drugs and their cost-effectiveness and cost savings.

4. Compare different long term services and their cost-effectiveness and cost savings (just like you discussed in week 7).

5. Any other topic you would like….just get it approved by me this week in your paper prep submission.

The paper is due the last day of class. This paper must:

be at least 3 pages (double-spaced) not including cover page or references

include at least 3 references 

Do not plagiarize; this error is best avoided by properly paraphrasing authors’ works and giving credit to the author.

In this SLP you will identify where the major transportation modes are used in the EESC from SLP3: rail, inland water, ocean steamer, and/or OTR.

There are five basic transportation modes: rail, inland water ways, ocean, over-the-road, and air. We will not be concerned about air transport in this SLP as it is the least used and most expensive in general supply chain transportation.

Review and read these resources on these three transportation modes: rail, inland water, and OTR. Ocean is not included in these readings since it is mainly used for importing and exporting. This will be covered in more detail in LOG502. But you are asked to identify where ocean transport is used, but not in detail.

RESOURCES – SEE SLP 3 RESOURCES IN BACKGROUND PAGE

Session Long Project

Review the EESC from SLP2. Identify in the EESC where each of the four modes of transportation are used: rail, inland water, ocean, and OTR. You can use topic headings for each mode. Identify the materials being transported from which industry to which industry. Discuss why this mode is being used and what the costs are on a per ton-mile basis.

SLP Assignment Expectations

The paper should include:

• Background: Briefly review and discuss the targeted product, company, and industry
• Diagram: Include the diagram of the EESC
• Transportation Discussion: Discuss each of the four transportation modes (rail, inland water, ocean, OTR) in the EESC and where each one is used. Discuss why this mode is used and the costs of using.
• Clarity and Organization: The paper should be well organized and clearly discuss the various topics and issues in depth and breadth.
• Use of references and citations: at least six (6) proper references should be used correctly, cited in the text, and listed in the references using proper APA format.
• Length: The paper should be three to four pages – the body of the paper excluding title page and references page.

NOTE: You can use the transportation resources. You should also do independent research and find at least two additional appropriate references, for a total of at least six.

SLP Resources

Waterways

American Society of Civil Engineers. (2014). Report card for America’s infrastructure. Infrastructure Report Card. Retrieved from http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/fact-sheet/inland-waterways

Texas Transportation Institute. (2009). A Modal Comparison Of Domestic Freight Transportation Effects On The General Public, retrieved from http://www.nationalwaterwaysfoundation.org/study/FinalReportTTI.pdf

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2014). The U.S. Waterway System, Transportation Facts & Information; Navigation Center. Retrieved from http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/factcard/factcard12.pdf

Railroads

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Rail), retrieved from https://www.bts.gov/topics/rail

USDOT (2012). Freight rail: data & resources. Retrieved on 20 Sep 2016 from https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0365

American Association of Railroads. Retrieved from https://www.aar.org/

American Association of Railroads. Railroad Data Center, retrieved from https://www.aar.org/data-center/

American Association of Railroads. (2019). Freight Rail Stories. Retrieved from https://www.aar.org/freight-rail-stories

Over the Road Trucking (OTR)

American Trucking Association (2015). Retrieved from http://www.trucking.org/

ATA (2016). Reports, trends & statistics. Retrieved on 20 Sep 2016 from http://www.trucking.org/News_and_Information_Reports.aspx

Center for Climate & Energy Solutions. Freight Transportation Comparison, retrieved from http://www.c2es.org/technology/factsheet/FreightTransportation

Topic 1:

Congratulations! You have recently been promoted and are the company’s new Human Resources Manager! You have offices in several countries, so how would you evaluate different compensation packages for employees who are located throughout the world?
 

Topic 2:

What are some key performance indicators that are used by organizations in which you have been employed? How did managers explain the importance of these KPIs, and were any rewards tied to them? 

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1. More than 200 words for each Topic
2. NO plagiarism
3. Always cite your sources using APA format
4. Always use in-text citations
5. 2 References must.

 Write a page discussing why you believe PMI is focusing BA as the first step in the project management model. 

• Provide an example and discuss how poor BA effects project success.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

How would you allocate a 200,000 salary budget across five employes : one buyer, two salespeople(salary only no commission), one cashier, one store manage using a low cost provider 

Review the attachment and write a 3-4 page paper in APA format with 4 references to address the following:

1. Why do you think U.S. full-service airlines are largely undifferentiated, low-quality providers? What are the reasons that none of the full-service airlines positioned itself and delivers as a high service quality provider? 
2. How might people feel if they are working in a culture that focuses so intensely on customers, but cuts costs to the bone internally?
3. View: http://youtu.be/fNEJrd6GkSY (Across the World with the Singapore Girl) and http://youtu.be/P5sGKR6NJBw (Singapore Airlines SQ Girl), and discuss your perceptions of these videos from an HRM standpoint.

What does “white anti-racist” mean? How can guilt get in the way? And what’s all this talk about being “colorblind”? Teaching Tolerance asked community activists to share their thoughts on these questions, and others. Their answers shine light on the concepts of comfort, power, privilege and identity.

Read the following panel discussion on race and social justice, and then address the following discussion questions.

1.  Guilt and white privilege, these activists say, can sometimes get in the way of white people being effective allies in the struggle against racism. What qualities or actions can help white people be effective allies?

2.  The activists all reject the idea of “colorblindness.” Many people contribute the “goal” of colorblindness to a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Was Dr. King advocating that people ignore color? Ignore racism? Why?

Assume you work for Verizon that does not currently have unionized employees and that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union. Use the Internet to research industry union.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.
2. Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this particular company.
3. Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
4. Outline the components you would need to start a union and brainstorm ideas for each step of the process.
5. Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union based on the plan you drafted with rationale.
6. Speculate two (2) of the management teams’ objections the union is likely to face. Develop two (2) arguments to counter the management position.
7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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.

 Explain the elements and concepts of Kaizen, Kanban and JIT (Just-in-Time). How does they relate to Lean production? Also you will explain and give an example of Lean systems that can be applied into your daily life. 

2. Develop a flowchart and cause-and-effect diagrams for the followings: 

a. A flowchart of the process you use to study for an exam. How might you improve this process? 

b. A cause-and-effect diagrams of ‘late for work or school’. Explaining involved steps or/and related factors in details. 

3. A large hospital identified the following strategic priorities:

 – Patient safety 

– Few hassles for patients and families 

– Workforce well-being 

– Operational efficiency 

WEEK 2 DISCUSSION POST

Seeing reverse logistics as an “untapped revenue stream” is not a new idea, but it is gaining traction. Entrepreneurial initiatives are helping to make it become a profit center.

Module 4: Week 2 Discussion Background Readings

The Cornerstone of the Circular Economy (2020)

Shippers No Longer Reactive When it Comes to Reverse Logistics (2019)

Someone Else Is Making Money on Your Online Returns (2019)

Recovering Lost Profits by Improving Reverse Logistics

Reverse Logistics Market to Reach $603.9 Bn, Globally, by 2025 at 4.6% CAGR: AMR (2019)

Riding the Returns Wave: Reverse Logistics and the U.S. Postal Service (2018) 

This week’s readings provide more background on revenue streams from reverse logistics. Find at least one other recent resource for support. For your post:

• Explain ways in which companies are benefitting financially from reverse logistics.
• Based on your research, discuss the top two areas on which companies should focus to maximize revenue from reverse logistics.
• Using the resource beyond this week’s readings, provide a real-world example of a U.S.-based company that has been successful in this area. (The article should be less than two years old.)

This post should be 2 paragraphs in length (at least 100 words). Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite in the body of the post and add a reference list in APA format. NOTE: Failure to use research with accompanying citations to support content will result in reduced scoring “Level 2-Developing” for Assignment-Driven Criteria, Critical Thinking, Writing Mechanics, and Referencing on the grading rubric.