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• Write a 600–800 word management report about the supply chain of an apparel retailer, based on a library article.

This assessment focuses on the supply chain management process, its importance to the success of a company, and the sequence of events and processes that bring products from manufacturers to consumers.

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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Design a supply chain to support an organizational strategy. o Explain why a company’s supply chain strategy is successful.o Describe the importance of a company’s fast response and information infrastructure.• Competency 3: Manage a supply chain in order to satisfy customers. o Describe how a company’s unique replenishment strategy satisfies customers.• Competency 4: Communicate in a professional manner that is consistent with the expectations for supply chain managers and participants. o Exhibit proficiency in writing, critical thinking, and academic integrity by appropriately attributing sources• Questions to Consider 

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

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• What are the implications of a successful supply chain management strategy to a business in today’s competitive global economy?• How can a supply chain help a company reach its strategic goals?• Why do many companies choose to contract with third-party logistics companies?• What are components of a successful supply chain?• Zara is the flagship brand for Europe’s fastest growing apparel retailer and has about 1500 stores in major cities around the globe.

For this assessment, consider that you work as a manager in Zara’s corporate organization. Zara’s leadership team is considering changes in their supply chain management practices, and your manager asked you to prepare a report that analyzes their current practices as input to their decision-making process. Your report will be reviewed by the overall leadership team. After conducting some research on the topic, you identified a highly useful resource, which is a summary of Zara’s supply chain management practices provided in the Harvard Business Review article, “Rapid Fire Fulfillment,” (linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading). Your manager agreed with you about that resource being highly useful, and the two of you further agreed that your report should address the following key questions as items Zara’s leadership team will be interested in:

• Analyze and explain why the company’s supply chain strategy is successful. As part of that, examine the effect of  the selection and management of suppliers and determination of information needs and systems.• Analyze the importance of the company’s fast response and information infrastructure as related to the company’s supply chain strategy. For example, what advantage does Zara gain against the competition by having a very responsive supply chain? What information infrastructure does Zara need in order to operate its production, distribution, and fast fashion retail network effectively?• Analyze how the company’s unique replenishment strategy satisfies customers. For example, what advantage does the company gain from replenishing its stores multiple times a week compared to a less frequent schedule? How does the frequency of replenishment affect the improved customer satisfaction?• What information infrastructure does Zara need in order to operate its production, distribution, and fast fashion retail network effectively?

Based on a leadership team audience, your report should be well organized and written in clear, succinct language. Target 600–800 words. Attributing sources in your professional and academic work supports your analysis and conclusions and demonstrates ethical behavior and academic honesty. Following APA rules for attributing sources provides consistency and ensures that readers can locate original sources if desired.

Academic Integrity and APA Formatting

As a reminder related to using APA rules to ensure academic honesty:

5. When using a direct quote (using exact or nearly exact wording), you must enclose the quoted wording in quotation marks, immediately followed by an in-text citation. The source must then be listed in your references page.6. When paraphrasing (using your own words to describe a non-original idea), the paraphrased idea must be immediately followed by an in-text citation and the source must be listed in your references page.

Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics of this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Decision making and producing results are two responsibilities of any leader. As you continue to develop as a leader, you will be tasked with more situations where decision making and results will be a larger part of your evaluation.

Tasks

Read the following articles along with this week’s lecture:

• The Effects of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Decision-Making Styles on Transformational Leadership Behavior
• How Leaders Communicate Big Ideas to Drive Business Results

Using these articles as suggestions, develop strategies that will drive your decision-making practice and produce results as a leader. Be sure to include specific examples of:

• Intentional and unintentional approaches
• A planned decision-making process
• Practice that will assist you in achieving goals for the organization

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

each assignment needs to. be on its own word document. 

Unit III Journal

Instructions

Find an example in your current career or life to which one of the motivational theories can be applied. How would you apply the chosen theory? What do you expect the outcome to be? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit III Case Study

Instructions

For the case study, we will focus on the importance of safety and all parties helping to make safety a priority. The effectiveness of the safety training will depend on how prepared the participants are for the training and their perception of the training. 

Review “Case: Safety First” located in the textbook on pages 199-200, and respond to the prompts below. You are not required to answer the questions at the end of the case study in the textbook. 

1. Examine the components of an effective training needs analysis for this scenario. What would the basic parts for a successful training program be? 
2. Describe how the training should be delivered, and briefly describe one motivational theory from those listed on pages 163–173 in the textbook and how it supports this type of training to enhance an organization’s performance. 

Safety First

BNSF Railway is a North American freight transportation company with over 32,000 miles of routes. BNSF Railway hauls agricultural, consumer, and industrial products and coal. BNSF Railway puts safety above everything else it does, including productivity. BNSF Railway recognizes that safety is based on having well-trained employees who share BNSF Railway’s vision for an injury- and accident-free workplace and who are willing to look out for one another. Thanks to its employees’ commitment, a carefully maintained network and equipment, and well-prepared communities, BNSF Railway is a safety leader in the rail industry. Approaching Others About Safety (AOAS) is a training program for all BNSF Railway employees. Four hundred and fifty BNSF Railway employees train their peers. Employees serve as trainers because page 200BNSF Railway believes they are in the best position to keep themselves and their peers safe. The goal of the program is for BNSF Railway employees to be confident about giving feedback to each other about safe behavior and avoiding unsafe situations. Employees need to learn the value of providing feedback when they see unsafe behavior or situations, including positively recognizing when someone is working safely or correcting them when they perceive another employee is at risk. Training should focus on the types of exposures that tend to result in the most injuries, including walking/path of travel around trains, rails, and equipment, pinch points between the railway cars, and climbing or descending locomotives and railway cars.

Describe the different types of instructional characteristics that this program should have for learning and transfer to occur and for a decrease in injuries and accidents to result. Would these characteristics vary depending on who was attending the program (e.g., managers, train crew, employees who maintain track, structures, or signals)? If so, how would they vary? Explain how a community of practice (COP) could be beneficial for this program.

Source: Based on M. Weinstein, “BNSF Railway Is on the Right Track,” training (January/February 2017), pp. 42–44; “BNSF Railway: Approaching Others About Safety,” training (January/February 2014), pp. 108–109; www.bnsf.com, website for BNSF Railways, accessed March 11, 2015.

Your case study should be at least two pages in length. You are not required to use APA style for this assignment; however, your writing should be clear and concise.

Unit IV Journal

Instructions

Consider the evaluation methods discussed in this unit. What method would you select for your organization’s training? What factors led to this decision?  Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit V Journal 

Instructions

Technology influences the process of learning. As a member of the workforce, how does technology affect the training demands in your work environment? How do you see technology changing your duties and responsibilities in the near future? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Instructions

To read the case study below, click the provided link.

Read the case study indicated below, and answer the following questions:

James, M. L. (2010). Accounting for business combinations and the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: A case study. Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 16(1), 95-108. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/docview/845495985?accountid=33337

1. What key financial ratios will be affected by the adoption of FAS 141R and FAS 160? What will be the likely effect?
2. Could any of the recent and forthcoming changes affect the company’s acquisition strategies and potentially its growth?
3. What were FASB’s primary reasons for issuing FAS 141R and FAS 160?
4. What are qualifying SPEs? Do they exist under IFRS? What is the effect of FAS 166 eliminating the concept of qualifying SPEs on the convergence of accounting standards?
5. If the company adopts IFRS, what changes should management be aware of?
6. What are the principle differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP?

Your submission should be a minimum of three pages in length in APA style; however, a title page, a running head, and an abstract are not required. Be sure to cite and reference all quoted or paraphrased material appropriately in APA style.

Please answer three discussion questions below; I will be checking for spelling and grammar mistakes. 

  Five Discussion Readiness for Training:

To improve product quality, a company is introducing a computer-assisted manufacturing process into one of its assembly plants. The new technology is likely to result in substantial modification of jobs. Employees will also be required to learn statistical process-control techniques. The new technology and push for quality will require employees to attend numerous training sessions. Over 50 percent of the employees who will be affected by the new technology completed their formal education over ten years ago.

What should management do to maximize employees’ readiness for training?

Six Discussion I: Ethical Dilemma

Johnson & Johnson Health Management Inc., which sells wellness programs to companies, estimates that 15 to 25 percent of corporate health-care costs stem from employees’ unhealthy lifestyle conditions. As a result, individuals may not be hired, might even be fired, and could wind up paying a monthly penalty based on their after-hours activities.
 

Here are some examples:

· Texas Instruments has imposed a $10 monthly surcharge on health insurance for employees and dependents who smoke.

· Turner Broadcasting has had a policy not to hire smokers.

· U-Haul International has imposed a biweekly $5 charge for health insurance for employees who smoke or chew tobacco or whose weight exceeds guidelines.

· Multi-Developers has had a policy to not hire anyone who engages in what the company views as high-risk activities: skydiving, piloting a private aircraft, mountain climbing, or motorcycling.

Existing civil rights laws generally do not protect against “lifestyle discrimination” because smokers and skydivers are not named as protected classes. Should employers be able to implement “lifestyle policies”?

Seven Discussion: Discipline

Employee Doris Sims has received two warnings for absenteeism. In keeping with the progressive discipline guideline, the first warning was oral and the second written. Next, Doris arrived at work late.
 

Is this a new offense by Doris?
 

Is the third step appropriate or should her manager start a new procedure with step one? How about time?
 

If Doris misses no additional work days for six months following her second warning, should she receive a third step layoff on her next absence or should the process begin again at step one?

Total Rewards Knowledge 3: Compensation Fundamentals

Successful compensation programs are the result of well-defined and closely managed systems. It also sets the tone for an overall total reward package. Visit the following website: http://www.totalrsolutions.com/what-does-compensation-have-to-do-with-fmla/ …and read the information. Next, make your case with at least 3 key points why organizations need to know what compensation has to do with FMLA. Make sure your response is relevant.

 Assume you are an HR Business Partner and leader in a full-size HR  department for your organization. Based on what you’ve learned and now  know about business employment law, what 3-4 concepts, tools, methods,  or practices would you recommend as important best practice approaches  that would help organizations implement better policies to safeguard  against employment law violations? Be sure to explain why you selected your choices. 

• In our Week 2 reading we learned several reasons that performance management is receiving such focus now.   We also read about Human Resources and their role in strategic workforce management.  Over coffee one morning Emma asks you why CM Tech should be putting a keen focus on performance management and what role you think the HR department at CM Tech can have in performance management.  
• In your initial discussion post share with your classmates what you think are the two most important reasons CM Tech should focus on performance management and at least one key action the human resources department can take to support performance management.   
• In your responses to your peers critique reasons they have shared and suggest additional actions human resource can take to support those efforts.Support your initial post with at least one scholarly reference.   400 words with references

Write a 2400 word research paper on Organizational Change in any Fortune 1,000 company.

Develop Search Terms; Find Two Scholarly Journal Articles and One E-Book; Construct APA References for These Sources; Write Annotations for These Sources