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    Shortest Processing Time (SPT)

    SPT is generally viewed as operationally focused rather than customer focused. However, are there cases when it could be as customer responsive as EDD or FCFS? Illustrate an example of this.

    Management/Structural Design

    - Ch. 7: Mass customization of products has become a common approach in manufacturing organizations. Discuss ways in which mass customization can be applied to service firms as well. - Ch. 7: A top executive claimed that top-level management is a craft technology because the work contains intangibles, such as handling pe

    Policy Rules

    Haller & Gerrie (2007) argued that "Decisions must be made and not postponed until absolute scientific consensus has been reached, and thus, scientific input to contentious policy debates must be solicited in the here and now." (p. 143). Discuss how public policy makers can incorporate scientific input into their strategy to ins

    How Companies Can Change Your Job

    Can your company legally change your job responsibilities, reduce your salary, and/or assign you to a different department? How would a union situation address this issue?

    Forecasting Financial Statements

    Please respond to the following: Analyze the process of forecasting financial statements and make at least one recommendation for improving the accuracy of forecasts. Provide specific examples to support your response.

    Managing Workers' Compensation Claims

    This solution anwers the following questions: What exactly is workers' compensation? What are some best practices for managing this activity? Workers' compensation is a benefit program that provides for medical treatment, and in some instances, financial payment, for work-related injuries or illness. Best practices includ

    Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobile Corporation, Et Al.

    In the Kivalina's case (Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobile Corporation, Et Al.), the underlying claim- regulating greenhouse gas emissions- was not resolved because the case was dismissed based on the political question doctrine. In dismissing this case, the court notes the complexities of global warming? its lengthy tim

    Public Employees' Liability for Constitutional Torts

    Hello, I would appreciate assistance with the following questions. 1. Hypothesize a situation in which a public administrator or employee should have the constitutional right to disobey a directive ordered by a superior. 2. Provide at (2) two reasons and examples to support your position.

    Long-Term Business Objectives

    Using the objectives below discuss how those objectives apply to Abercrombie & Fitch or any Fashion industry. How has it struggled or succeeded relative to those objectives. Objectives: -Estimate the sustainability of long-term business operations. -Explain how the global market affects business strategy. -Construct a lon

    Policy Analysis: Stakeholder Alternatives

    How does a policy analyst differentiate between ideal and practical alternatives for a stakeholder? Sometimes, while conducting a program evaluation, the analyst may come to a conclusion that does not support the intended or ideal outcome. As a policy analyst, how might you communicate this information to the stakeholder involve

    Risk Management in Contracts

    What are the different types of contracts and how do they impact risk? There are four contracts below and I need to know how they impact risk. - Firm price - Fixed price: - Incentive fee - Cost plus. What contract types puts more risk on the buyer? What contract type puts more risk on the seller?

    Strategy, product structure, best practice

    1. What is the significance of naming the three categories of strategies (i.e. generic, grand, and competitive)? 2. If the strategy of a company is to develop a new product, it should make a product structure for the strategy. How does the company make the product structure? 3. Netflix became a best practice when other comp

    Responding to Interview Questions

    Once you have a resumé that gets noticed by employers, the next step in securing the job that you want is to interview successfully. The key to interviewing successfully is your ability to respond appropriately and well to the questions asked during the interview. Pick three questions and help guide in me in how you would respo

    Evaluation of Efficiency and Efficacy

    You have a team of managers of a customer call center for timeshare vacations. 1. Discuss with your team, the types of control measures you would use to see how efficient and effective an employee is. 2. Discuss with your team, the measures you would use to evaluate the entire call center.

    Master Production Schedule

    What are the purposes of MPS (master production schedule)? Find an example of an MPS from the Internet. Briefly describe this example, include the URL for this web site.

    Prioritizing and Information Management

    I need help with the following two examples . (1) Ana Maria arrived at the office a few minutes early to review the items on her task list for the day. Just as she was about to begin, her supervisor Ms. Baldwin arrived and told Ana Maria she had received a call at home last night. The national sales meeting scheduled for thre

    Prototyping Article

    "On Prototyping: The Simplest Solution Never Comes First? (Glei, nd)" The article was found on the website of 99U Making Bright Ideas Happen - http://99u.com/articles/5937/on-prototyping-the-simplest-solution-never-comes-first. Write a short paper that includes the following: - A description of the article and where it w

    Policy on women in combat

    Discuss the new policy on women in combat and explain why and why not they should be allowed. Relate any ethcial or moral issues that might be a factor. Use refrence articles that relate to the the topic and the reasons that support them being allowed and not allowed: - preferably at least five pages for research - include a

    Public Administration Philosphy

    Prepare a initial philosophy of public administration. Specifically, how would you approach at least the following criteria within the policymaking process? -Agenda setting -Policy decision or non-decision -Implementation of a new program or change in an old public program -Criticism from citizens and formal program evaluati

    Honesty, Justice and Fairness in Mattel

    How do the three virtues of honesty, justice, and fairness apply to the Mattel toy company case and describe how the three virtues have been used to guide the actions, behaviors, and policies of Mattel.

    Compensation management - PTO

    Q1.Many compensation professionals are faced with making choices about which discretionary benefits to drop because funds are limited and because costs of these benefits continually increase. List your top three discretionary benefits that you would not cut, your rationale for your decision, and factors that influence your decis

    AC/DC Songs

    Write 300-400 words of notes about the songs of AC/DC rock band. What are the most famous songs to AC/DC in the United States? Why is these songs been popular in United States? (from a business viewpoint) Thanks,

    Sexual Harassment in the Public Sector Workforce

    1. Analyze two news events published within the past 12 months related to sexual harassment laws for or against lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. 2. Propose at least two ways your agency plans to address these events, highlighting two challenges to identifying and prosecuting offenders within your agency. 3. Deb

    Improving a company's internal control system

    Research and analyze a company that has had publicly known problems with their internal control. Analyze what went wrong that caused the system of internal control to fail, and what could have been done differently to prevent the problems. Make 4 recommendations or suggestions on how the company could have improved its int