Burton Snowboards-Manufacturing Design, management homework help

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Review the video clip called “Burton Snowboards-Manufacturing Design” (click here to view online) and discuss the following:

  • Do you agree with the process of manufacturing that is depicted in the video?
  • In your opinion, does building them by hand make them better?
  • What type of waste did you see in the clip?

Post your initial answer by Wednesday and at least two replies by Sunday.

and two replies:

1: I do agree with the manufacturing process. Each step in the process was well developed so that the materials would not be sitting around for a certain amount of time, so some of the wood wouldn’t get ruined, and each step was strategically placed so that it was not far for the next process to begin. I definitely think that by making them by hand makes them better. I have used several different snowboards and between some of the cheaper boards and snowboards like Burton’s; you can tell a vast difference between the two in almost every aspect. The waste that I think is the materials on the shelf life and utilization.

2:This is the era of perfect competition. Business companies are performing benchmark to see how other are engaged in the processes and how much other companies are efficient in their system of production. When I saw the video of this company, I find that the process of manufacturing is not time and cost effective. Employees are engaged in different operations but these are working by hand. In doing this, different issues can raise, for example, they cannot maintain same quality of their products as these are in the hands of different people having different levels of skills. Second, there is not set quantity of materials like colors, paper, and other materials. Employees use what they need without any calculated quantity. Sometimes, they use more for less while sometime less for more. In the market, competition companies have focus on the quality of products. They are providing high quality products with same standards each time. Thus, it is suggested to this company that performs their tasks with systemized way by the use of computerized machines. This is the most basic way to deal the future competition in the market. Machines can be time and cost effective; can enhance the accuracy and quality of their product.

Reading diary, writing homework help

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You should write reading diary based on readings and to write:

(1) thematic analysis–ability to identify the most important themes of the readings accurately, and the quality of your analysis of these themes,

(2) contextualization–analysis of the ‘voice’ of the author (point of view, source of authority), and relationship of the author’s arguments to other readings in the course or the lectures,

(3) personal synthesis–your analysis of how this reading adds to your overall understanding of religion in Korean society.

Reading:

1. James Grayson, Myths and Legends from Korea pp24-103

2. Buswell, Korean Approach to Zen pp 1-39

3. Buswell, Religions of Korea in Practice, chapters 1-5

(I will post the link to readings later)

Outsourcing a Division

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Assume you are a manager in a large Middle East manufacturing organization. You have been asked to consider outsourcing a division of the organization to another country.

  • Describe the steps you would take in evaluating this decision.
  • Explore whether or not you would use prescriptive or descriptive decision-making and explain your reasoning.
  • Evaluate the critical thinking skills you believe would be necessary to make this decision.

You must demonstrate your ability to describe the steps you would take in the decision-making process rather than merely providing an answer to this scenario. Your paper should be well-crafted, demonstrate careful development of thought, and exhibit critical thinking skill as appropriate to graduate level academic writing. Further, providing a narrative is not enough. You must tie in the concepts gained in the course and integrate those concepts throughout the main body of your discussion.

Deliverables:

Your paper should be 4-6 pages long, double-spaced, and formatted according to Saudi Electronic University’s academic writing standards and APA style guidelines. Use at least three peer-reviewed scholarly sources and information from your module to support your decision.

It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading.

HCS 380 Discussion

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#1 Service companies deliver “service” for a price. What we “sell” in healthcare can’t be put in a bag and carried off. So let’s think about service in this way: our staff/employees deliver the services, so we are essentially selling our talents, education, experience, compassion, i.e. everything that we as individuals bring to the table. We are providing the resource, health care, that people seek.

So, it’s important that employees are happy and feel good in their work environment. Employees functioning at their optimal level is so important in the service industry. I’d like you all to take a look at this you tube video from Vanderbilt Hospital, where higher employee satisfaction was obtained by implementing a very creative solution. Not only did employees feel better, but so did their patients and families in the ER. Please take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tDIDpscnLw

For print of the audio, click the closed caption icon on the right hand side of the bottom bar under the video

The emergency room workers certainly are “service” employees. And very specialized at that. Someone, or perhaps a team of employees, did a good job gaining success in their attempt to increase employee satisfaction with a non-traditional approach.

Class: what did you think about the content of the video? What thing(s) did you notice about customer service as you watched the video?

#2 Now that we understand the various accounts, and general sections of the balance sheet, then we can look further into the financial data by studying ratios. Analyzing the ratios sometimes requires thinking beyond a general rule. For example the current ratio is healthy above 1, and higher numbers are good except there can be potentially adverse effects to investors if the ratio is too high and cash is sitting around not making money for the business.

I bring up the point above so that you will understand that a reviewer of financials must think through the data even when using ratios which are effective tools. Please take the time to review this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnL6Gom7N3w

For print of the audio, click the closed caption icon on the right hand side of the bottom bar under the video screen. I think the information in the video is excellent because it not only explains ratios but it also lets you see data from real balance sheets that you are now familiar with.

All: After viewing the video do have any new perspectives on ratios or balance sheet information? Please share.

Intercultural Communication Paper, writing homework help

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Intercultural Communication Paper

This assignment demonstrates your professional writing skills as well as your intercultural communication competency.

It consists of two parts:

Part 1:

Complete the INCA survey attached and develop a one-page reflection summarizing your ideas.

Part 2:

Select 3 (THREE) critical incidents from the attached document Critical Incidents- Student Directions and analyze them. Frame your analyses of each incident using the dimensions from the INCA survey. Your analysis should contain at least three scholarly references that pertain directly to the incident. Your analysis should be complete and supported by the literature not an opinion.

Complete both parts in a SINGLE formal written paper using APA format. Use headings to mark each part: Part 1 and Part 2. Use subheadings to indicate the discussion of each critical incident. Please review the requirements for all written assignments on page 3 of the syllabus.

Optional: include a chart or graph to support your written analysis. Just be sure to explain the information presented in the chart or graph.

About INCA:
INCA is an acronym for Intercultural Competency Assessment. The purpose of the INCA survey is for you to examine your intercultural awareness and assess your cultural sensitivity. This activity is designed to help you become aware of your own attitude towards cultural diversity. The dimensions of cultural competence measured by the INCA survey are:1) Tolerance of ambiguity, 2) Behavioral flexibility, 3) Communicative awareness, 4) Knowledge discovery, 5) Respect for Otherness, and 6) Empathy.

Note: This project and the instrument created was funded by the Council of Europe and the Leonardo da Vinci II Program. You can read more about this project, if you are interested, here: http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=9372

Directions: Complete all of the INCA Survey questions. When you are done, use the INCA survey student manual to help you analyze your results. Read about the different dimensions of intercultural competency and what they mean. All supporting docs can be found in the CONTENT area under the ASSIGNMENT RESOURCES link.

Note that a total score for the INCA survey is not important for the purpose of this assignment. (You will not get a total score).

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Rubric Name: Intercultural Communication – Paper

Reflection Paper

Missing

Does not address the assignment

Missing either the results or the analysis, or the analysis does not relate to the
results

Missing parts the results or the analysis

One page reflection paper summarizes results of INCA survey and analyzes the
results
Criteria

Missing

Does not address the assignment

Most of the analysis is opinion and not based on scholarly facts and sources

Analysis contains some opinions/connections which are not directly supported by literature

Analysis of dimensions is relevant and supported by scholarly sources.

Missing

Does not address the assignment

Most of the analysis is opinion and not based on scholarly facts and sources

Analysis contains some opinions/connections which are not directly supported by literature

Analysis of dimensions is relevant and supported by scholarly sources.

Missing

Does not address the assignment

Most of the analysis is opinion and not based on scholarly facts and sources

Analysis contains some opinions/connections which are not directly supported by literature

Analysis of dimensions is relevant and supported by scholarly sources.
Overall Score

Does not meet expectations

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What can teachers suggest to help stop bullying?

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Bullying is a prevalent issue during middle childhood. Watch Bullying- Don’t be
Such a Nerd. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Offer suggestions that can be put into place by teachers, the school, and
parents (at least one for each). Use the following sources to support your
response:

a.Help stop bullying with these resources from the bully project (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

b.Stopbullying (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.

You must address what should be said to
the child who is targeted and to the child exhibiting the bullying behavior.
You must include what should not be said as well. Include at least one suggestion
to be used in the classroom and one suggestion that can be reinforced at home.

Guided Response:

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length

Cash Flows

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“Cash Flows”

Please respond to the following:

For this week’s discussion, research one (1) publicly traded company in which you are interested using the Internet and/or Strayer databases. Review its most recent statement of cash flows and income statement on the company’s Website. Be prepared to discuss.

  • Outline one (1) strategy for companies to spend excess cash and maximize the value of that transaction. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Compare and contrast the selected company’s statement of cash flows to its income statement. Suggest at least two (2) items from each statement that investors should analyze when deciding whether or not to purchase the company’s stock or bonds. Justify your response.

Differentiate between passive-acquired and active-acquired immunity, health and medicine homework help

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Need one and half page for each discussion with refrences

Discussion 1

Select two of the following discussion questions for your discussion response. Indicate which questions you have chosen using the format displayed in the “Discussion Forum Sample.”

  1. Immunity is necessary to prevent infectious diseases from spreading. Differentiate between passive-acquired and active-acquired immunity.
  2. Immunoglobulins are necessary to protect the human physiology from diseases and pathological disorders. Explain the role of IgA, IgG, IgE. IgD, and IgM.
  3. Stress is a component that affects the normal regulations of human physiology. Neuroendocrine regulation is important in this abnormality. How does increased catecholamine and cortisol affect the immune system?

Discussion 2

Select two of the following discussion questions for your discussion response. Indicate which questions you have chosen using the format displayed in the “Discussion Forum Sample.”

  1. Inflammation is a process that accompanies many different autoimmune disease processes. In addition, a diet that is high in sugars and processed foods can also cause inflammation. Discuss health risk factors related to dietary habits and inflammation.
  2. Explain the differences between the primary and secondary line of defense. What factors interfere with these mechanisms? How are these levels of immunity affected in a child, an elderly person, or a person with a chronic disease?
  3. Ms. Smith presents to her primary care provider (PCP) for a comprehensive medical exam. titers for various childhood diseases are included in the exam because she is not able to find her immunization records. What are “titers” and what type of testing is required to establish immunity?

Summarizing 18 articles then conclude with a 3 page summary

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You will critique each article (18 articles) regarding child abuse/child neglect. for each article you will have minimum of one paragraph I will provide links to all 18 articles. Once each article is summarized, you will need to conclude with a 3 page narrative of all 18 articles. The narrative should include your opinion and impressions on the specific social work topic and what others writers indicate on the topic.

Again, each article has to be critiqued/ summarized. Attached you will find an example. Please please email me if you need further explanation.

Link to articles are provided in attached word document.

HI 359 Homework Assignment #4C

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HI 359 Homework Assignment #4C

The Immigrant and Consumer Culture

You will analyze an advertising campaign that is either direct toward immigrants as customers or that includes immigrants as part of the advertisement. You may consider print, radio, or television advertisements from 1940 to 2000.

Research Guidelines:

  1. Select an advertising campaign from any time between 1940 and 2000.
  2. Scan or copy print advertisements. You are required to submit a copy with your work.
  3. 3.Include an active URL for television or radio advertisements.
  4. Write a full citation for your source using Chicago style.
  5. You may ask the librarian for help.
  6. You may not work together. (No collaboration. This is not a group project.)
  7. Double-space your answers.
  8. Submit your work via the Homework Assignment #4 link on Blackboard.

•The advertisement can either be trying to sell a product to an immigrant community or it can feature immigrants in the ad itself.

•The advertisement is your primary source.

•Print advertisements can come from magazines, posters, newspapers etc.

•Television (or radio) advertisements can come from non-academic sources like YouTube or the internet archive.

•Because libraries have been slow to start collecting advertisements, you may need to be creative in your sources. Whenever possible try to check that what is posted is in its original, unaltered format.

The Questions:

  • (1)What is your advertisement? When was it produced? What product was it selling?
  • (2)How do immigrants feature in the advertisement? Or, how is the advertisement directed toward immigrants as possible consumers of the good being sold?
  • Consider the following quotation from Marilyn Halter who has studied consumer habits among immigrants. In her book Shopping for Identity, she concluded, “Whereas participation in the emergent mass consumer culture of the early part of the [twentieth] century most often functioned as an effective mode of adaptation to mainstream America for new-immigrant arrivals, descendants of those same immigrants today often seek out consumer goods for the opposite purpose of accentuating their cultural distinctiveness.” Briefly explain this quotation. (2 or 3 sentences)
  • Given the advertisement that you found, apply Halter’s theory. Do you think the advertisement is encouraging the potential buyer to assimilate into American culture or do you think that the advertisement is helping or encouraging consumers to retain some of their heritage?