Question 1:

Khan Corporation is a midsize, privately owned, industrial instrument manufacturer supplying precision equipment to manufacturers in the Midwest. The corporation is 10 years old and uses an integrated ERP system. The administrative offices are located in a downtown building and the production, shipping, and receiving departments are housed in a renovated warehouse a few blocks away.

Customers place orders on the company’s website, by fax, or by telephone. All sales are on credit, FOB destination. During the past year sales have increased dramatically, but 15% of credit sales have had to written off as uncollectible, including several large online orders to first-time customers who denied ordering or receiving the merchandise.

Customer orders are picked and sent to the warehouse, where they are placed near the loading dock in alphabetical sequence by customer name. The loading dock is used both for outgoing shipments to customers and to receive incoming deliveries. There are ten to twenty incoming deliveries every day, from a variety of sources.

The increased volume of sales has resulted in a number of errors in which customers were sent the wrong items. There have also been some delays in shipping because items that supposedly were in stock could not be found in the warehouse. Although a perpetual inventory is maintained, there has not been a physical count of inventory for two years. When an item is missing, the warehouse staff writes the information down in log book. Once a week, the warehouse staff uses the log book to update the inventory records.

The system is configured to prepare the sales invoice only after shipping employees enter the actual quantities sent to a customer, thereby ensuring that customers are billed only for items actually sent and not for anything on back order.

Questions:

a. Identify at least three weaknesses in Khan Corporation’s revenue cycle activities.[2 points]

b. Describe the problem resulting from each weakness. [2 point]

c. Recommend control procedures that should be added to the system to correct the weakness.

[2 point]

Question 2:

What are the advantages of the REA data model over the traditional AIS model?

Question 3:

Identify and discuss two methods of production planning.

Illustration/Example Essay (Final) AssignmentInstructions

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ILLUSTRATION TOPIC…google illustration topics if you don’t know

1. Review the final grading rubric provided.

2. Work through the revision stage of the writing process.

3. Work through the proofreading stage of the writing process.

4. Create a final version of your Illustration/Example Essay according to the following formatting guidelines. Papers submitted that do not meet these requirements will be returned to you ungraded.

o 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages (500-600 words), 12 ptfont size, Times New Roman

o MLA formatting (see the MLA Format page as needed)

o Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file with your first and last name in the file name.

5. Submit your final version of your Illustration/Example Essay as a single file upload.

Grading Rubric: Illustration/Example Essay—Final Draft

Criteria	Ratings	Point Total: 100
Ideas	30 pts: The paper demonstrates outstanding idea development. 24 pts: The paper demonstrates above average idea development. 22 pts: The writer sufficiently defines the topic, even though development is still basic or general. 18 pts: The paper has an idea that needs to be developed. 0 pts: There is no coherent idea.	30 pts
Content	30 pts: The paper demonstrates outstanding evidence of supporting the main point. 24 pts: The paper demonstrates above average evidence of supporting the main point. 22 pts: The paper demonstrates sufficient support of the main point. 18 pts: The paper requires more supporting evidence of the main point. 0 pts: There is little content supporting the main idea.	30 pts
Organization	30 pts: The organization is outstanding and showcases the central theme. The presentation of information is compelling. 26 pts: The organizational structure is above average. 20 pts: The organizational structure is strong enough to move the reader through the text without too much confusion. 16 pts: The writing needs a clearer sense of direction. The internal structure is weak. 0 pts: The organization is poor.	30 pts
Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions	10 pts: The writer demonstrates an outstanding word choice selection, flow and cadence, with well-built sentences and strong grasp of standard writing conventions. 6 pts: The writer demonstrates above average word choice selection, flow and cadence, with well-built sentences and strong grasp of standard writing conventions. 4 pts: The writer demonstrates sufficient selection of words. The text tends to be more mechanical and contains some errors of standard writing conventions. 2 pts: The writer demonstrates a limited vocabulary and lack of fluidity. Errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage and grammar repeatedly distract the reader and make the text difficult to read. 0 pts: No marks.	10 pts

Purpose: The primary goal of this Assignment is to
evaluate how communication of foreign policy interests can be influenced
by different theoretical perspectives. Your task is to discuss and
assess how effective are realist, liberal, and identity theoretical
perspectives at communicating U.S. national interests.

Prepare: Read the Conclusion in the course text and the 2015 U.S. National Security Strategy.

Reflect:
Effective communication is essential in conducting productive foreign
affairs. One of the most important forms of communication is letting
other states know national security interests. States work diligently to
ensure that other states are aware of their national security
interests. Conflict can sometimes erupt when national security interests
are not received, are misunderstood, or are poorly communicated. As we
discussed in Week Two, history is filled with examples of when states
have not received, have misunderstood, or have poorly communicated vital
national security interests with catastrophic results. Embedded in the
challenges of effective communication is the ability to comprehend the
various international relations theoretical perspectives that imbue
communications of security goals, objectives, and interests. Again,
incomplete awareness and understanding of this form of global political
communication can lead to catastrophic results.

Write: In your assignment, complete the following:

• Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the realist perspective.
• Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the liberal perspective.
• Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the identity perspective.
• Explain why each statement is an example of the specified theoretical perspective.
• Assess which theoretical perspective is the most effective at communicating U.S. national security interests.

The Week Five Assignment:

• Must be at least three pages (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must use at least three appropriate sources:
• These could include the article, the course text, and any of the required or recommended resources for this week.
• You can also include additional resources found on the Ashford University Library website. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the In-Text Citation Guide.
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must include a conclusion that summarizes the main points and restates the thesis.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.

this discussion have to be at least 200 words.

Take a few minutes to reflect back on one of the major (or not so major) decisions you made in your life and respond to the following four parts of this question:

1. Describe, in detail, the process that you employed in making this decision? Just how did you go about making up your mind; what tactics (if any) did you employ? What factors were relevant to your decision? What considerations ultimately didn’t matter?

2. Can you think of and describe any ways that you might have improved the process described in (1)?

3. Was collaboration used in coming to your decision? If so, was it helpful? If not, do you think it may have been helpful?

4. In a major decision in which you had a really difficult time selecting between two or more options (perhaps they both appeared to be equally attractive) what role did intuition or “gut feeling” play in finally making up your mind? Did emotion also exert and influence? Finally, do you find these influences to be helpful or harmful to the decision making process?

Poverty and Discrimination

Poverty and discrimination are linked as one
often leads to the other and vice versa. The poor are a target for
discrimination due to their circumstances, while discrimination due to
ethnicity, race, or gender reduces the number of economic opportunities
an individual might get. In this module, you explore the segments of the
population that are more likely to be poor. You also examine the
reasons for the poverty of these segments and its implications for
social policy development.

Research the link between poverty and
discrimination using your textbook, the Argosy University online library
resources, and the Internet.

• Select two journal articles that address the linkage
  between poverty and discrimination reflected in the conditions of
  racial and ethnic minority populations.
  • Be sure to select one article that addresses poverty and discrimination in the United States and one in any other country.
  • Make sure the articles include examples of social policies that have attempted to address these issues.

Respond to the following:

• How is the linkage between poverty and discrimination reflected in the conditions of racial and ethnic minority populations?
• Identify two examples of social policies that have attempted to address these issues and discuss their effectiveness.
• Support your positions with material from your library research.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 200–300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, August 8, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, August 12, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Cover the following items in your posts:

• Provide a statement of clarification.
• Provide a point of view with rationale.
• Challenge a point of discussion, or draw a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.