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Assignment 1: LensCrafters Case Study
Due Week 4 and worth 250 points

This assignment requires student complete an analysis of the LensCrafters case from Chapter 6 of the text.
Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

Evaluate LensCrafters’ operations strategy and explain how the organization seeks to gain a competitive advantage in terms of sustainability.
Analyze how operation management activities affect the customer experience. Select two (2) operation management challenges and provide the solutions for confronting them.
Examine LensCrafters’ value chain and evaluate its effectiveness to operations in terms of quality, value creation, and customer satisfaction.
Determine the different types of performance measurements that can be used to measure LensCrafters’ service-delivery system design. Select at least two (2) types that can be applied and provide justifications for the selection.
Examine the different types of technologies applied to LensCrafters’ service operations and evaluate how the technologies strengthen the value chain.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Apply the concept of operations management.
Compare and contrast the difference between a supply chain and a value chain.
Analyze the types of measures used for decision making.
Analyze the five key competitive priorities and their relationship to operations strategy.
Analyze different types of technology and their role in manufacturing and service operations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.

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Research two (2) manufacturing or two (2) service companies that manage inventory and complete this assignment.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Determine the types of inventories these companies currently manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.
Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.
Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.
Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.
Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the processes used in designing and producing goods and services.
Determine four layout patterns and when they should be used.
Utilize the concept of supply chain management.
Employ the concept of capacity management.
Evaluate the management of inventories and resources.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.

LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS

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In 1999, a Seattle man took a popular soft-drink company seriously when one of its commercials made an offer of a Harrier jet, the famous high-tech jump jet used by the U.S. Marines. In a television commercial that aired in 1995, the company jokingly included the Harrier as one of the prizes that could be received with a mere 7 million company points. Although that sounds like a lot of points to get from drinking the soft drink company’s products (roughly 190 drinks a day for 100 years), the company also allowed customers to purchase points for 10 cents each.

The man did the math and discovered that the cost of the 7 million points needed for the jet was $700,000. He then put together a business plan, raised the $700,000 from friends and family, and submitted 15 points, the check, and an official order form with a demand for the Harrier jet.

The company wrote back, stating that the Harrier jet in the commercial was simply used to create a humorous and entertaining advertisement. They apologized for any misunderstanding or confusion people may have experienced and enclosed some free product coupons.

The free coupons did not satisfy the man, who then took the soft drink company to court. Finally, a federal judge for the Southern District of New York held that the company was only joking when it implied in its ad that it was giving away fighter jets. The judge noted that because the jets sell for approximately $23 million, no one could have concluded that the commercial actually offered consumers a Harrier jet. Instead, this was a classic example of a deal that was too good to be true.

Write a paper of 4–6 body pages that answers the following questions, including an in-depth explanation of the supporting rationale:

What are the key legal factors present in the scenario?
How do they relate to the scenario in question?
What is the objective theory of contracts?
How does the objective theory of contracts apply to this case?
In your own words but based on research and analysis of relevant legal concepts and cases, why do you think the court held that there was not a valid agreement in this scenario? Provide support for your position.
Are advertisements generally considered offers? Explain.
How does this case differ from a reward situation in which a unilateral contract is formed upon completion of the requested act?
What recommendations (at least 2) would you make for a company considering an aggressive marketing campaign with giveaways of high value items? Explain the rationale behind each recommendation.

Your submitted assignment (200 points) must include a Word document of 4–6 body pages that contains your answers to the questions listed and a reference list of any sources that you used within your paper (cited properly in APA format).

please refer to the below – Professor Ryan

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Students will be expected to review the board range of the change models that are available to an executive who wishes to make change to an organization . working in teams student will be asked to examine organizations over the past century and pick out three global companies which had a major changes in their operations , but subsequently failed. Each team will break down the failure of management according to the selected change model (such as kurt lewin three phase model ) and seek to analyze the antecedents and consequences of the failure . students will receive two scores based on :

Score 1: The comprehensiveness of the analysis, which will partly be determined by the number of factors used validate the conclusions, the quality of the variables deployed in the investigation and the justification for the utilization of these variables and

Score B: The ability to recognize the factors that go into effective strategic leadership particularly in a global environment

FOR PERFECTO

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Part 1 (paragraph length)

The CEO of your company has asked you to make a speech at the next board of directors meeting to the directors on stocks and dividends.

Explain the following:

What are the differences between a stock dividend, a stock-split, and treasury stock?
For each event:
explain the effects to stockholders
explain the effects on the financial statements of the corporation
Discuss why it is important to know what the company’s net income and not just rely on the stock price.

Part 2 (1-2 pages)

The owner of the company where you work finds out that you are majoring in accounting and she wants you to explain the corporate structure to her. She also wants to see why someone would want to invest in a corporation. She wants to better understand stock transactions that the corporation would engage in.

She wants you to:

Explain the corporate structure.
Select two companies in the same industry and find their financial statements for the last two years. Provide citations for all statements.
Compare the stockholder’s equity between these two company’s financial statements.

Directions: Using your textbook and at least two additional resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted), write a four to five page paper addressing the following prompts. Your submission should comply with APA guidelines for formatting and citations. Be sure to list each resource used at the end of paper in the reference list section. Please remember that you may utilize LIRN to help you search for resources. You can visit the Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize LIRN successfully.

Part I:

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2. Interpret and further explain the world arguments for and against birth control in Section 24. Also try to interpret and represent different cultures’ and non-western, developing countries’ viewpoints.

3. Outline clearly why declining world fertility rates do not reduce population growth at a parallel rate.

4. Describe why the concept of population carrying capacity is difficult to apply to the human population.

5. Describe the dynamics of food supply for increasing human populations.

Part II:

Explain why population growth is more rapidly growing in the lower developed countries and will account for most of the new population by 2025.

Part III:

Using the Internet and other sources, research in more detail food supply problems for LDC’s and industrialized nations in view of the next century’s population growth and their national population growth.

Paper

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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that describes the importance of blue ocean strategy and identifies a product or service that would be considered a blue ocean move. Include the following:

A description of blue ocean strategy and its importance

A product or service that might be considered a blue ocean move and why

An alternative red ocean move for the same product or service along with the pros and cons of that strategy

please refer to the below – Professor Ryan

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Students will be expected to review the board range of the change models that are available to an executive who wishes to make change to an organization . working in teams student will be asked to E Each team will break down the failure of management according to the selected change model (such as kurt lewin three phase model ) and seek to analyze the antecedents and consequences of the failure . students will receive two scores based on :

Score 1: The comprehensiveness of the analysis, which will partly be determined by the number of factors used validate the conclusions, the quality of the variables deployed in the investigation and the justification for the utilization of these variables and

Score B: The ability to recognize the factors that go into effective strategic leadership particularly in a global environment

Need Short Essay Written: PHYLISS YOUNG

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Details:

Write an essay of 750-1,000 words describing the sociological implications of the modern economy and the workplace environment. Compare and contrast the meaning of careers from the perspective of structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, and social conflict analysis. How has change in technology altered the personal satisfaction of the employee in the workplace? What are the sociological ramifications of this?

You must have three to six peer-reviewed sources in support of your content.

MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAT 10% PLAGIARISAM.

Homework 2

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Can some one answer these questions for me?

Regression analysis is an extremely valuable quantitative tool. Briefly discuss the following using a real world example:

– How the coefficient of determination and the correlation coefficient are related and how they are used in regression analysis.

– How scatter diagrams can be used to identify the type of regression to use.

– The methods used to determine if the regression model is a good model for the presented dependent and independent variable(s).

No forecasting method is perfect under all conditions. Briefly describe the steps used to develop a forecasting system. What is the difference between a causal model and a time-series model? What is a qualitative forecasting model, and when is it appropriate. Provide a real world example of each type of qualitative forecasting model. (50 points)

We discussed the fundamentals of inventory control theory. The two key takeaways are 1) how much to order and 2) when to order. Discuss the following aspects of inventory control models:

Why inventory is an important consideration for managers

The purpose of inventory control

Why would not a company always store large quantities of inventory to eliminate shortages and stock outs?

Under what circumstances can inventory be used as a hedge against inflation?

Explain the purpose of ABC analysis.