...PHILOSOPHY OF TIME MGT Each of us has a personality-defining set of "resonant frequencies" (see link for details), and one thing I've noticed about mine are that I work best when I focus on one or a few things for a certain period of time. I do not juggle well. Therefore, I am inclined to think that I should chart out a small number of things to focus on for given periods of time. In particular, I would like to control my focus when I have specific meaningful deadlines. Letting deadlines slip by is very unfortunate. It's important to understand the fundamental difference between deadlines you set yourself for personal disciplinary reasons, and deadlines that actually impact what you will be doing. For example, if I have a meeting about something it is quite important for me to do enough thinking and preparing for the meeting to go as planned by me. The first and most important thing for me to do is note the meaningful deadlines I have. If I don't keep track of them then I will not be able to make the most of the opportunities that cause these deadlines to be important. However, even as I do that, it's quite important to still prioritize highly those things that are important but do not impose meaningful deadlines. Otherwise, there will be a sort of tragedy of the commons, where instead of many different people sharing a common area, the different people are all me, just at different points in time, and the shared property is the possibility of achieving some specific thing...
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...MGT 496 WEEK 1 QUIZ To purchase this visit following link: http://www.activitymode.com/product/mgt-496-week-1-quiz/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM MGT 496 WEEK 1 QUIZ MGT 496 Week 1 Quiz 1.Question : Which of the following is NOT an example of independent demand? Question 2. Economic order quantity (E.O.Q.) is a balance of ____________ and __________. Question 3. Which of the following statements are true about independent or random demand? Question 4. The supply chain does not need an order to operate. Question 5. Which of the following is a technique to reduce demand lead time variability (L.T.V.)? Question 6. The relationship between cost and service is always a straight line. MGT 496 WEEK 1 QUIZ To purchase this visit following link: http://www.activitymode.com/product/mgt-496-week-1-quiz/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM MGT 496 WEEK 1 QUIZ MGT 496 Week 1 Quiz 1.Question : Which of the following is NOT an example of independent demand? Question 2. Economic order quantity (E.O.Q.) is a balance of ____________ and __________. Question 3. Which of the following statements are true about independent or random demand? Question 4. The supply chain does not need an order to operate. Question 5. Which of the following is a technique to reduce demand lead time variability (L.T.V.)? Question 6. The relationship between cost and service is always a straight line. MGT 496 WEEK 1 QUIZ To purchase this visit following link: ...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Final Exam – 2012 ------------------------------------------------- General Mgt Competency For Global Competitiveness Individual Assignment : ------------------------------------------------- “What Would Me Want to Become” Course Facilitator : Mr. Novianta Hutagulung Due Date : Tuesday, 24 July 2012 Name | Student ID | Signed | Date | Riri Afrianika | 1111050022 | | Tuesday, 24 July 2012 | “I hereby declare that the attached assignment is our own work and understand that if I am suspected of plagiarism, cheating or any form of Academic Misconduct, our work will be referred to the Board of Examiners, which may result in me being expelled from the program. Passion became the cornerstone and Foundation, the reason of everything or can say our foundations in life. Once we know what's what and his passion in what, we can map out our personal name SKSA (Strength, Knowledge, Skill and Attitude). After we analyze we can see to run the passion and finally reached the goal of just about any skill required, nature and nuture skill. If nature and nuture it already could be controlled, we can have no such thing as a Unique Selling Propotion, which means we have a uniqueness that other people do not necessarily have, that makes us able to achieve goals more quickly and effectively. Having a purpose like us a lot well here letah USP as a tool to compete as well. In the...
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...THE PROCESS OF BUYING A HOME DARREN BROWN MGT/230 APRIL 11, 2013 SCOTT DAVIS THE PROCESS OF BUYING A HOME The day came when it was time to purchase a home. This was a big decision to discuss and take into consideration the effects on the entire family. The first thing on the list was the price range we were looking to purchase at and what we could afford along with being able to afford a higher mortgage than what was being paid at the present time. The second thing that happen was making sure credit scores were at the acceptable level to purchase a home and getting the credit report reading from all three credit bureau. This made sure there was not any derogative information on it. It was good that from dealing with experience from the past and having the knowledge of what was all required to purchase a home saved a lot of time and made the process easier. The big issue was deciding on the location and area to purchase the house. With the help of the internet that made it easy to go online and look at available houses in the selected area. The plan was to put in the target price range, square footage, bedrooms, and bathrooms along with other amenities for the house. The next step was contacting a realtor and loan officer and getting the process going to the next level. Once the realtor got involved things really picked up along with, filling out paper work and having the loan officer process the application for the loan. Everything went as planned and once the preapproved...
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...Employee Portfolio: Management Plan Summary MGT 311 February 23, 2015 Stephanie Womble Employee Portfolio: Management Plan Summary When giving assessments at work, one of the most important areas a manager/employer must look at is the emotional state of the employee that is working for them. After taking a detailed look at the results of the assessments the manager noticed that each person has their strengths and weaknesses that are positive and may need some work. Samantha has many strengths. She is an overall confident person, with great enthusiasm, who believes in herself and the work that he produces for a company. This is a positive for the company because they need individuals who are not scared to work and believe in themselves as well as showing positivity. She is also aware of his surroundings. Caring for people and their emotions as well as being aware of his own shows great empathy for others. Making sure that she is a deliberate thinker is another one of his strong assets. Her strengths show that he is capable of becoming a leader, making serious decisions as well as getting along on team assignments. Her weaknesses he lacks encouragement is when dealing with certain job positions, may not be understanding of other’s emotions and may make rash decisions and needs to be careful of what she says. She should be recommended to take “What affects my emotions?” Matthew is by far the best out of the three. He is a responsible employee who...
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...Communication Channel Scenario Rosa Williams MGT/521 June 27, 2011 Scenario 1 Vice President of Operations would like to develop a strategy for entering a new beverage into the global marketing with a one week time frame. In a situation where time is of the essence to organize, develop the strategy, meet the deadline and accomplish the goal with good results, the formal communication channel should be used to communicate to the team with a combination of oral, face to face along written communication. Using face to face in downward direction will give the chance to deliver the message faster because the project need to be done quickly and effectively. As the Team Lead this will give me the chance to suggest my ideas and receive feedback and suggestions from my team. I will present documentations such as plans of actions, ideas for the marketing strategies used for the same product in the United States. The combination of these two types of communication will help me and the team to quickly organize, analyze, make the right decisions, create plans of action to meet the deadline and make it a success. To present the strategy to the Vice President of Operations I will use the informal communication in upward direction. I will schedule a meeting in the conference room, and present the strategy and all details of it. This will be a one on one presentation where I can receive feedback on the project he delegated to me and the team. I think this...
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...Taylor Straight MGT 330 Wed 7p.m. 1. I believe that Sergio Marchionne had to manage for a crisis. With Chrysler in bankruptcy and no profitability, when he came to be the CEO, he had to direct the company out of a dangerous time. He had to direct the company in a way that increased profits long term, while those around him just wanted to give steeper discounts. He decided that teaming up with Fiat, breaking even in 2010 and finally pulling profit in 2011 was the way to go. Not only did partnering up with Fiat help in a crisis situation, it enabled him to manage for a competitive advantage, by marketing a smaller, sportier Italian car, he was able to fulfill a niche in the market that was previously not as widely available. 2. Mr. Marchionne definitely filled the filled the Leading function in the overall managing process. By choosing an office where the engineers were located, he was better involved and immersed in the process. Allowing him easy access to steer the company in a better direction. He also held weekly meetings with his team to better motivate and guide them in a direction that he thought was best. 3. He played a decisional role in the company, he was the one to partner up with Fiat when his predecessors wanted to attract customers with discounts that could only hurt them long term. He was realistic in seeing where profits were heading in the upcoming years and was able to make that executive decision for the better of the company for the future. Not...
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...Organizational Planning Mayra Aida Arzac Perez MGT 521 November 1, 2013 Rob Chell Organizational Planning For more than a century AT&T has been providing consumers with the ability to “connect people with their world” (AT&T website). AT&T provides consumers with a variety of different products and services that providing competitive edge. AT&T ability to leverage the brand image has been a strong tool that maintains them in the top spot in the industry. Organizations such as AT&T is consistently planning in order maintain a competitive edge, and also have the ability to respond to environmental changes. Markets are consistently changing and so are competitor, AT&T competitor T-Mobile recently stated that the wanted to change the status-quo and they did just that. In order to plan and prepare for these changes and organizational analysis is important through its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. AT&T is currently in number 11th spot in the fortune 500 ranking, Verizon right behind in 16th place. Their mission is to connect people with their world; everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else (AT&T website). With such ambitious goals and focuses AT&T is always looking for ways to maintain their competitive edge within the industry. An S.W.O.T analysis will provide the organization with a future view to what potential changes need to be made as well as continue to implement. Using a S.W.O.T analysis...
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...Running Head: Total Quality Pioneers Paper Total Quality Pioneers Paper xxxx MGT/449 Quality Management and Productivity June 29, 2011 xxxx Total Quality Pioneers Paper In this paper Philip Crosby will be discussed as one of the pioneers of total quality. Quality and its elements will be defined and also total quality elements will be discussed as to why they helped the pioneer in his success. Finally it will be explained why the elements of quality are useful today’s business and what the future quality might look like? In today’s world the majority of consumers require that all of the products and services will have quality. Quality for a manager, consumer or laborer might have different standards or meanings that are why quality has several definitions. Quality is performance to the standard expected by the customer, meeting customer needs the first time and every time, doing the right thing right the first time (Goetsch2010). Quality is made up of elements which are the dynamic state element, products, service, people, processes, environmental elements, and superior value element. The Dynamic states that what is quality nowadays will change in the future as time goes on. While the superior value states that quality is a key element in providing superior value, superior quality, costs and services (Goetsch2010). In order to answer the question on the pioneer’s success total quality has to be defined. Total quality is the customer focus which can be internal or...
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...Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship MGT 5012– Twenty First Century Management Practices Cover Sheet for All Assignment Submissions Assignment for Course: | MGT 5012- Twenty First Century Management Practices | Submitted to: Dr. Rhonda Polak | Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba | | Date of Submission: | Title of Assignment: The Well Paid Receptionist Case Analysis | CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I have added quotes whenever I used more than three consecutive words from another writer. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student‟s Signature: ____ Instructor‟s Grade on Assignment: Instructor‟s Comments: INTRODUCTION The following analysis is based upon The Well Paid Receptionist case research. The case describes the early beginning of a company in which the founder/owner of the company hired as his first employee a receptionist. She had the profile to embody the job required by the owner. The salary the owner presented to the receptionist of $14,000 was lower than what she had perceived over the past years, but she was offered a percentage over the sales. As the company grew...
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...Managing Change Citigroup MGT/426 Managing Change Citigroup Cycle of change refers to the process in which a certain organization is undergoing enormous change or implementation so that it can adjust its current way of managing a business. These changes can be due to the following: changes in technology, changes inside the structure of the business, or innovative factors that are present in the business area. There are four cycle of change, this includes the entrepreneurial stage, collectivity stage, formalization stage, and elaboration stage. The cycle of change which is about to implement by the Citigroup gave way to more opportunities, and team cooperation among the employees. Sustaining Phase of the Cycle of Change Leaders who are involved in change particularly in Citi have the responsibility to prepare, execute and maintain the changes that are happening in the workplace. All of these components require careful analysis, effective communication and constant monitoring. Conversely, if Citi wanted that these improvements be remained for a long term occurrence, the sustaining phase should be more prepared and well-executed to accommodate Citi’s long term aspirations. After these processes has been implemented, comprehended and taken courses of action, a need to maintain these changes must take place. The success of the implementation must therefore be constantly monitored and assessed so that the management can carefully...
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...Luna Inc. Change Model Andy Davis Organizational Change MGT 435 Kevin Righter January 21, 2013 Luna Inc. is taking the necessary steps necessary in the advancement of its organization by adding new accessory products to its company. In order for the success of this change they are conducting different surveys to make sure that this is right for the company at this time. For this change to be successful they keep the products in line with the organizations vision. Identify the three models or theories of change that Luna Inc. might apply as it implements its change initiative. Luna Inc is a high end accessory company operating in Mississippi with employee strength of 250 with annual revenue of $2 million. The product profile is luxury handbags, jewelry, watches, earrings and scarves (luxury accessories). Because of the nature of business Luna Inc. is likely to make product and administrative changes on a regular basis. The expansion project of Luna Inc. will have a short term and long term objective to meet. The short term objective is to open a store in Shanghai, China. This will be the first international expansion of the company and attention will have to be paid to the process because of future expansion. Three modules of...
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...Designing Toshiba’s Notebook Computer Line A Study of Manufacturing Capacity 12/12/2011 MGT 393-03 Introduction We analyzed a Toshiba assembly line plan for a new subnotebook computer. The engineering section manager, Toshihiro Nakamura, wants to make changes to the line process as designed by the engineers. The basic assembly line equipment and space already exist within the Toshiba plant, so the subnotebook assembly process must conform to those preexisting constraints. Specifically, the assembly line is a straight 14.4-meter conveyor system that can accommodate 8 to 12 workers plus one supporter to aid in the assembly process. The employees work at assembling for 7.5 hours a day. The computers are assembled from inventory provided by separate employees. Because it is well managed, there is no concern about supply for the line. Production quantities for the subnotebook computer are to begin at 150 units per day and increase to 250 in a week with the ultimate goal of 300 computers per day. We used a number of analysis calculations in our decision support model to show the capacity and relative efficiency of different iterations of the assembly line. We have also shown a possible solution to the main problem of the case: As the process is designed, it is impossible to attain 300 computers in a 7.5-hour shift using only one line. The decision support model shows one option for how this can be solved with a given set of assumptions. Discussion The decision...
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... Value Stream Mapping Purpose • Provide optimum value to the customer through a complete value creation process with minimum waste in: – Design (concept to customer) – Build (order to delivery) – Sustain (in-use through life cycle to service) 3 Why ? • Many organizations pursuing “lean” conversions have realized that improvement events alone are not enough • Improvement events create localized improvements, value stream mapping & analysis strengthens the gains by providing vision and plans that connect all improvement activities • Value stream mapping & analysis is a tool that allows you to see waste, and plan to eliminate it 4 What Is Value? • A capability provided to a customer – of the highest quality, – at the right time, – at an appropriate price, as defined by the customer. • "Value" is what the customer is buying 5 What Is Value Stream Analysis? Planning tool to optimize results of eliminating waste current state VSM future state VSM + + Lean Basics = 6 Value Steam Mapping Steps Next Future State Future State Current State Original State 7 Apply Five Simple Principles • Specify value from the standpoint of end customer • Identify the value stream for each product family • Make the product flow • So the customer can pull • As you manage toward perfection VALUE Perfection VALUE STREAM PULL FLOW 8 What is the Value that Flows? Specify value from the standpoint of the end customer Ask how...
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... Value Stream Mapping Purpose • Provide optimum value to the customer through a complete value creation process with minimum waste in: – Design (concept to customer) – Build (order to delivery) – Sustain (in-use through life cycle to service) 3 Why ? • Many organizations pursuing “lean” conversions have realized that improvement events alone are not enough • Improvement events create localized improvements, value stream mapping & analysis strengthens the gains by providing vision and plans that connect all improvement activities • Value stream mapping & analysis is a tool that allows you to see waste, and plan to eliminate it 4 What Is Value? • A capability provided to a customer – of the highest quality, – at the right time, – at an appropriate price, as defined by the customer. • "Value" is what the customer is buying 5 What Is Value Stream Analysis? Planning tool to optimize results of eliminating waste current state VSM future state VSM + + Lean Basics = 6 Value Steam Mapping Steps Next Future State Future State Current State Original State 7 Apply Five Simple Principles • Specify value from the standpoint of end customer • Identify the value stream for each product family • Make the product flow • So the customer can pull • As you manage toward perfection VALUE Perfection VALUE STREAM PULL FLOW 8 What is the Value that Flows? Specify value from the standpoint of the end customer Ask how...
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