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GC
MGT655 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February

dq 1
What are the different disciplines within a
typical supply chain? Compare the various supply chain segments within your own
sphere of influence or a company with which you are familiar.
dq 2
Why is operations management relevant to
managers in other organization functions? Base your discussion on your
experience of operations within your organization or an organization with which
you are familiar. For example, talk with the operations manager in your
organization and find out what he/she says, what he/she does, and how he/she
works with the organization including the marketing, financial, personnel, and
purchasing functions.

GC
MGT655 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
Discuss the strategic importance of layout
decisions. How can a particular layout affect a company’s strategic goals?
Provide some specific examples from industry.
dq 2
Name the five types of customer-introduced
variability and discuss options that let companies offer a high level of
accommodation at low cost or reduced variability without damaging the service
experience. Provide your rationale and at least one source.

GC
MGT655 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
Explain the threeinventory control models and
the driving factor in each model. Provide examples for each one using current
companies.
dq 2
Using one of the companies from DQ 1, describe
how inventory planning and accuracy can be defined using the Pareto principle.

GC
MGT655 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
Being able to identify opportunities for
improvement based on data and other information is a valuable professional
skill. Most management and administration positions require this skill, but
this can be a highly specialized employment position. This position is often
referred to as a “Continuous Improvement Manager” or a slight
variation of this title. The primary responsibility of this position is to
drive continuous improvement in both quality and productivity while reducing
cost and eliminating inefficiencies. If you were a Continuous Improvement
Manager in your organization, describe some of the methodology you would apply
to identify root causes. What are the tools you would use to help you achieve
your primary job responsibilities?
dq 2
Identify stakeholders and plan how
manufacturing or service processes use value stream mapping. What is the
benefit and why do companies do it? How would a company measure improvements?

GC
MGT655 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
What is the value of sales and operations
planning in supply chain integration? What happens if sales does not
communicate effectively with operations? What is the value of having medium-
and long-term forecasts? How do e-commerce strategies promote growth?
dq 2
Why would a company outsource parts of its
supply chain? Explain the value of this practice and why so many companies use
it today. What are some operational challenges that outsourcing can present?

GC
MGT655 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
Identify all of the areas of a consumer
products company in which statistical quality control can be applied. How do
you measure effectiveness of processes using statistical quality control?
dq 2
Imagine you work for a breakfast cereal
company that makes prepared products that are served cold. Your company wants
to introduce a new hot breakfast cereal that would require some minimal
preparation by the consumer. How would you propose forecasting initial demand
for this product? Identify one quantitative and one qualitative technique. How
do the techniques complement each other?

GC
MGT655 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February
dq 1
Why is project management so important in any
field? How can project management be applied to implement supply chain
strategies?
dq 2
Final project: Explain how you would work with
your stakeholders to ensure buy-in for and feedback on the project plan.

GC
MGT655 Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 February

dq 1
Reflect on your Process Improvement Project
assignment. What challenges have you experienced and how have you resolved
those challenges. Are you still looking for solutions?
dq 2
Speculate what would happen if a step is not
completed in the project management process? What are the consequences for all
stakeholders? For example, what would be the potential pitfalls if a
stakeholder decided not participate in the project implementation?

GC
MGT655 Week 2 Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:
A foundation of operations in both
manufacturing and service environments is vital in order to drive
inefficiencies and examine ways to achieve greater supply chain integration
with suppliers and customers. In this assignment, you will compare one manufacturing
and one service driven company through creating visual representations of how
the product or service is created and delivered, accompanied by a written
summary.
Select two companies of interest, one
manufacturing company (e.g., a shoe company) and one service company (e.g., a
technical support company). Provide a brief summary of each company including
compelling evidence illustrating the company is either a manufacturing or a
service company. Avoid selecting a company that could be arguably both.
Manufacturing
Research the manufacturing process for the
selected company. Create a manufacturing process map. Explain the elements of
infrastructure for the manufacturing company using flow charts and be sure to
provide a key. Cite three to five sources to support your process map.
Service
Research the service process for the selected
company. Create a service process map. Explain the elements of infrastructure
for the service company using flow charts and be sure to provide a key. Cite
three to five sources to support your process map.
Summary
Provide a 750-1,000-word summary describing
the differences and similarities between manufacturing and service
environments. For each company, identify if customer-introduced variability is
available. If not, how would you implement flexibility for customer-introduced
variability? How will a deep understanding of both manufacturing and service
environments help you in your future or current career? Provide an example.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

GC
MGT655 Week 3 Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:

Complete the “Analytics Exercise: An MRP
Explosion – Brunswick Motors,” at the end of Chapter 21 in the textbook.
Answer Questions 1-3.
APA format is not required, but solid academic
writing is expected.
You are not required to submit this assignment
to Turnitin.

GC
MGT655 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:
Internal processes of a company contribute to
the company’s overall effectiveness. Identifying ways to improve internal
processes helps build a highly efficient organization. Root causes need to be
identified. Methods to identify root causes may require substantial analysis or
be apparent based on a major problem within the organization.
For example, review the assigned article,
“Inside Chipotle’s Contamination Crisis: Smugness and Happy Talk About
Sustainability Aren’t Working Anymore,” from Bloomberg Businessweek.
Research several other sources regarding Chipotle’s food contamination crisis.
Create a flowchart of the original supply chain and how Chipotle supplies each
of the restaurant chains. Provide your own commentary. Create another flowchart
that suggests a new way to supply the restaurant chains.
Review another restaurant chain that does not
currently have a major public problem but would benefit from evaluating its
manufacturing process to improve competitiveness. Specifically, provide
recommendations on how to improve the company’s current supply chain. Create a
flowchart to illustrate your recommendations. Provide a summary of how you came
to your recommendations. Include any formal strategies and informal thought
processes you used to reach your conclusions. Provide rationale for either
using or not using Six Sigma methodology, ISO quality benchmarking, lean supply
chain processes, or TQM.
Submit all three flowcharts and commentary for
each flowchart in a single document. Provide three to five resources to support
your response.
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

GC
MGT655 Week 5 Benchmark Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:
Supply chain integration is a major
contributing factor to organizational success. The goal of supply chain
integration is alignment within the supply chain. As a business leader, how can
you achieve greater supply chain integration with suppliers and customers?
Amazon is a prime example of a company that
has successfully managed its supply chain to achieve growth and profitability.
Research the progression of Amazon’s supply chain integration. Write a
1,000-1,250-word paper that address the following questions:
1. How do
sales and operations planning in supply chain integration impact the company
overall? What would Amazon’s medium- and long-term forecast inform the operations
management department? How do logistics, transportation modes, and warehouse
locations impact Amazon’s competitiveness?
2. How
does global sourcing and procurement impact the overall effectiveness of the
supply chain? What are the benefits and challenges that have occurred when
outsourcing logistic and other functions?
3. How has
Amazon successfully leveraged e-commerce strategies to promote supply chain
integration and boost sales and growth for the organization? Which strategies
have been particularly effective and why?
4. Do you
feel that Amazon sets an example for other companies to model regarding supply
chain integration? Be sure to explain your rationale. Consider the ethical
implications in your response.
Incorporate five to seven resources to support
your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

GC
MGT655 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2017 February

Details:
Complete “Example 13.2: Process Control
Chart Design,” located in Chapter 13 of the textbook.
Write a 150-300-word paragraph comparing the
simple moving average weighted moving average, exponential smoothing, and
linear regression analysis time series models.
Complete “Example 18.4: Computing Trend
and Seasonal Factor From a Linear Regression Line Obtained With Excel,”
located in Chapter 18 of the textbook.
Write a 150-300-word paragraph explaining the
market research, panel consensus, historical analogy, and Delphi method
qualitative forecasting techniques.
Prepare your responses in Excel with each
problem on a separate tab.
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment
to Turnitin.

GC
MGT655 Week 7 Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:
Complete Phase I (Improvement Opportunity) of
the Process Improvement Project. Refer to the “Process Improvement
Project” resource for directions and criteria regarding the completion of
this phase of the Process Improvement Project.
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Process Improvement Project
For this assignment select either your own
organization or an organization about which you know enough to review the
supply chain processes and identify a process that can be improved in your
sphere of influence.
Phase I: Improvement Opportunity
Write 500-750 words on improvement opportunity
in your sphere of influence. Address each of the following sections:
Quality Tool Analysis
Identify your problem statement and complete a
root-cause analysis. Identify which quality tools you used to identify and vet
the problem. Explain the quantitative and qualitative tools you used and
provide a summary of how you arrived at your problem.
Stakeholder Analysis
Complete the interactive “Stakeholder
Analysis: Winning Support for Your Projects,” located on the Mind Tools
website. In Step 2, select the “Interactive Screen App” hyperlink. Provide a
Power/Interest Grid of your completed chart (using either a picture format or a
handwritten document). In addition, provide a summary that includes
considerations for all stakeholders. These considerations will form your
communication plan in Part II.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Phase II: Planning and Implementation
In Phase IIof the Process Improvement Project
you will be creatinga project timeline to help you implement the proposed solution
to the problem statement defined in Phase I. As a project leader, you will need
to consider several things before you start the project. The project leader
must preplan, plan, and kickoff the project.
Planningof the Project
As the project leader, write 500-750 words
that address these items:
1. Identify which methodologies and strategies
you will implement to meet your goals. Provide rationalefor why you did not
select some of the other methodologies and strategies.
2. Which business functions will be impacted
by your action plan? What tactics will you use to manage implementation across
business functions? What can you do to enhance
collaboration/cross-functionality to ensure the success of your plan?
3. Timeline:Create a timeline to implement the
proposed improvement to the problem and identify the critical path components.
4. Communication plan:Using your completed
quality tools analysis and stakeholder analysis, create a communication plan
for disseminating your action plan to all of the stakeholders. Which strategies
do you plan to utilize and why? Your plan should demonstrate how you plan to
use formal and informal communication channels to implement the plan. In
addition, explain how the communication plan addresses what you are hoping to
achieve with your goal.
Project Kickoff and Implementation of the
Project
Successfully improving the value chain
requires the willingness of required stakeholders to participate. Imagine you
are presenting your project plan in a meeting to all the essential stakeholders
for approval. Effective oral communication is essential in the business setting
so you will need to present your project plan logically and comprehensively to
the stakeholders.
Create a PowerPoint presentation (7-10 slides)
specifying the problem statement, stakeholders, proposed solution, timeline,
and communication plan to implement the project. Record yourself presenting the
plan and then post your video using YouTube, Vimeo, or any other video site
that allows you to post your video. Be sure to address the “why” and
“how” in your narrative. Imagine you are presenting your strategic
plan in a meeting with your superior and other essential stakeholders for
approval.
Phase III: Evaluation
In the final step for your plan, state in
250-300 words the metrics you will use to determine project implementation
success. Please justify why you have selected those metrics. Include specific
metrics that will be used to evaluate the success of the implementation. How
long will the project team monitor project implementation?
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
General Project Requirements
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

GC
MGT655 Week 8 Assignment Latest 2017 February
Details:
Complete Phase II (Planning and
Implementation) and Phase III (Evaluation) of the Process Improvement Project.
Refer to the “Process Improvement Project” resource for directions
and criteria regarding the completion of these phases of the Process Improvement
Project.
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Process Improvement Project
For this assignment select either your own
organization or an organization about which you know enough to review the
supply chain processes and identify a process that can be improved in your
sphere of influence.
Phase I: Improvement Opportunity
Write 500-750 words on improvement opportunity
in your sphere of influence. Address each of the following sections:
Quality Tool Analysis
Identify your problem statement and complete a
root-cause analysis. Identify which quality tools you used to identify and vet
the problem. Explain the quantitative and qualitative tools you used and
provide a summary of how you arrived at your problem.
Stakeholder Analysis
Complete the interactive “Stakeholder
Analysis: Winning Support for Your Projects,” located on the Mind Tools
website. In Step 2, select the “Interactive Screen App” hyperlink. Provide a
Power/Interest Grid of your completed chart (using either a picture format or a
handwritten document). In addition, provide a summary that includes
considerations for all stakeholders. These considerations will form your
communication plan in Part II.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Phase II: Planning and Implementation
In Phase IIof the Process Improvement Project
you will be creatinga project timeline to help you implement the proposed
solution to the problem statement defined in Phase I. As a project leader, you
will need to consider several things before you start the project. The project
leader must preplan, plan, and kickoff the project.
Planningof the Project
As the project leader, write 500-750 words
that address these items:
1. Identify which methodologies and strategies
you will implement to meet your goals. Provide rationalefor why you did not
select some of the other methodologies and strategies.
2. Which business functions will be impacted
by your action plan? What tactics will you use to manage implementation across
business functions? What can you do to enhance
collaboration/cross-functionality to ensure the success of your plan?
3. Timeline:Create a timeline to implement the
proposed improvement to the problem and identify the critical path components.
4. Communication plan:Using your completed
quality tools analysis and stakeholder analysis, create a communication plan
for disseminating your action plan to all of the stakeholders. Which strategies
do you plan to utilize and why? Your plan should demonstrate how you plan to
use formal and informal communication channels to implement the plan. In
addition, explain how the communication plan addresses what you are hoping to
achieve with your goal.
Project Kickoff and Implementation of the
Project
Successfully improving the value chain
requires the willingness of required stakeholders to participate. Imagine you
are presenting your project plan in a meeting to all the essential stakeholders
for approval. Effective oral communication is essential in the business setting
so you will need to present your project plan logically and comprehensively to
the stakeholders.
Create a PowerPoint presentation (7-10 slides)
specifying the problem statement, stakeholders, proposed solution, timeline,
and communication plan to implement the project. Record yourself presenting the
plan and then post your video using YouTube, Vimeo, or any other video site
that allows you to post your video. Be sure to address the “why” and
“how” in your narrative. Imagine you are presenting your strategic
plan in a meeting with your superior and other essential stakeholders for
approval.
Phase III: Evaluation
In the final step for your plan, state in
250-300 words the metrics you will use to determine project implementation
success. Please justify why you have selected those metrics. Include specific
metrics that will be used to evaluate the success of the implementation. How
long will the project team monitor project implementation?
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
General Project Requirements
While APA format is not required for the body
of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of
sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.