Assignment 1: Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Service Industries
Due Week 3 and worth 300 points

Research a U.S. company in the service industry with e-commerce activities.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1.Describe the company you researched in one to two (1-2) paragraphs.
2.Discuss how a time driven ABC cost system can be implemented in the company you researched and the benefits that the use will yield to the business performance.
3.Assess how using an ABC system can provide a competitive advantage to the company in the market space it operates and the resulting impact to the business performance.
4.Examine the potential impact of time-driven ABC costing on services provided online with those provided through traditional channels, considering how this knowledge will impact decisions made by management about these services.
5.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic 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.

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Kindly provide a report outlining five (5) literatures on accounting Traditional Costing and Activity Based Costing Approaches (ABC) in general and on the Middle East and North Africa, if possible. The principles and philosophies of activity based thinking and traditional costing may be applied to service companies, government agencies, process and manufacturing industries.

Kindly, note that the literatures "sources" used are reliable and found on Google scholars for future reference. Always paraphrase and don't use quotations, the report will be submitted via turnitin.com.

The paper involves researching and writing a short biography on Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa. Our text addresses many of the areas in the management and control of quality and provides a great amount of information on a number of different quality concepts.

However, the authors only mention Dr. Ishikawa in passing. Just who is Kaoru Ishikawa? Prepare a 500-word biographical paper on Ishikawa, describing his contributions to quality. You should not limit your research to online materials. Two of his books are excellent sources: (1) What is Total Quality Control: The Japanese Way (1985) and (2) Guide to Quality Control (1976).

Your team will research Dr. Ishikawa?s life and work to determine the impacts that he has had in the world. You will define the quality leader?s significant contributions to modern quality practices in terms of major impacts in a specific organization. The paper will enable you to understand:
?Ishikawa\'s key ideas;
?how Ishikawa has influenced quality practices throughout the world;
?how his ideas fit into total quality management; and
?the implications of Ishikawa\'s ideas for the future of quality.

The paper will require sustained research effort until the paper is submitted. You are encouraged to begin work on the project during Week 1 and be prepared to submit the required project deliverables by the end of Week 2.

The paper will be a short biography on Kaoru Ishikawa of at least 500 words, not including the title page and references.

The student will use at least two sources plus the course textbook for a minimum of three references. All references are to be from academic journals, professional or academic textbooks, authored websites, or standard business publications, such as The Wall Street Journal. Not more that 15% of the content can be taken directly from all sources. This means if Tunitin is used, then the similarity index must be 15% or lower. The final score will be reduced by one point for each percentage point over 15%.

NOTE: Wikipedia and un-authored websites are not acceptable sources. Do not use these types of sources, otherwise you will lose points.

Grading Rubric
Ishikawa Research Paper Grading Rubric
Component
Points Possible
Content and Organization (70%)
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.?Introduction
?Background
?Primary work and significant accomplishments
?Conclusion
?Sources and references
7
The content is comprehensive, accurate, or persuasive. The paper develops a central theme or idea directed toward the appropriate audience. 7
The paper links theory to relevant examples of current experience and industry practice and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctly. 7
The content addresses key questions.?What ideas form the core of Ishikawa?s approach?
?What are the implications of his ideas for the future of TQM?
7
The primary work and significant accomplishments provide sufficient background on each topic. 7
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points. 7
Total 42
Readability and Style (17%)
Sentence and paragraph transitions are present and logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper. 4
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment. 2
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. 2
Sentences are well constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences. 2
Total 10
Mechanics (13%)
The paper, including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendices, follow APA guidelines for format. 2
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA guidelines. 2
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. 2
Spelling is correct. 2
Total 8
Total (100%) 60

**Must use this text as one of the three sources: Evans, J. R. (2014). Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence, 9th Edition.***

Internal Analysis:

The company name: Publix Supermarket, Inc.

Please answer the below question in one page with internal analysis, and I want your answer to address all or some points below the question.

Q1. Are the companys prices and costs competitive?

- The Concept of a Company Value Chain.
- Why the Value Chains of Rival Companies Often Differ.
- The Value chain System for an Entire Industry.
- Activity-Based Costing: A Tool for Assisting a Companys Cost Competitiveness.
- Benchmarking: A tool for assessing whether a companys value chain costs are in line.
- Strategic Options for Remedying a Cost Disadvantage Translating Proficient.
- Performance of Value Chain Activities into Competitive Advantage.



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Find two articles that discuss the federal taxation of a good.
Write a paper in APA format describing the effects of taxation and price controls on the economy.
o Is the tax levied on the producers or consumers?
o How does the tax affect supply or demand?
o How does the tax affect the equilibrium price and quantity?
o In this market, describe a hypothetical situation where a price ceiling or floor could be
imposed. What implications would this have for the market?
Reference the articles you found in your paper.
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Background

In the Module 4 SLP, you will be learning how to apply and integrate the results of your SWOT (discussed in Modules 2 & 3) with the four generic business strategies discussed in this module. As we have done in the past 3 modules, we will take you through the process step-by-step:

Note: Throughout this course, you should complete the SLP before you undertake the case analysis. Before you begin the SLP, you need to read the background materials thoroughly.

Required Reading

If you are having trouble determining how to integrate the SWOT factors with different strategies, the following two readings may help.

1) The first article includes some examples of how RBV variables can be used to leverage a cost or differentiation strategy:

Competitive Advantage (2007). Retrieved on August 15, 2011 from: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/competitive-advantage/

2) The second reading demonstrates how a cost, differentiation, or focus strategy can help a company defend itself against Porter's 5-Forces:

Porter's Generic Strategies. (2007). Retrieved on August 15, 2011 from: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/generic.shtml

Assignment

In this module, we will be integrating the results of our SWOT with our chosen strategy.

Keys to the Assignment

Step 1: Create a 5x5 table with the four strategies listed across the top and the four SWOT variables along the side as follows:




Low cost


Differentiation


Focus


Preemptive

Strengths













Weaknesses













Opportunities













Threats













Step 2: From your work in modules 2 and 3, select one element from any of the analytical models we studied that contributes to each of the four SWOT variables. For example, for Weaknesses, you may want to choose an element from Porter's Value Chain (say, operations), while for Opportunities you may want to select something from the PEST analysis (say, socio-cultural factors). Select one for Strengths and Threats as well.
Step 3: Enter the elements you have chosen with the corresponding SWOT variable. Below, I have shown how I have selected "Strong Competitive Rivalry" for Threats. Note that I could have also chosen high barriers to entry, high bargaining power of suppliers or customers, high substitutability (from 5-Forces analysis), or a specific political, economic, social, or technological factor (from PEST). Complete this process for all four SWOT variables.




Low cost


Differentiation


Focus


Preemptive

Strengths













Weaknesses













Opportunities













Threats: Strong competitive rivalry













Step 4: This is the most challenging part. Indicate what impact each strategy might have on each SWOT factor you have chosen by offering a business action that will address the SWOT. I've chosen one threat: Strong competitive rivalry. Follow that factor across all four generic strategies. How would a low-cost strategy address an industry environment characterized by intense rivalry? What about a differentiation strategy? Focus? Preemptive? In other words, you are considering the same industry threat - but addressing it differently depending on the chosen strategy. See the example below.




Low cost


Differentiation


Focus


Pre-emptive

Strengths













Weaknesses













Opportunities













Threats: Strong competitive rivalry


Undercut rivals on price through operational economies


Brand loyalty attracts repeat customers


Find an underserved market segment that rivals are unwilling to serve


Beat the rivals out of the gate, establish dominant position

Thus, the strategic action you choose to fill in a given blank should do two things: 1) offer a tactic for taking advantage of a strength or opportunity or for managing a threat or weakness, and 2) follow the basic thrust of the strategy in that column.

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated on the following points:

Precision - Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?
Breadth - Is the full breadth of the subject, i.e., all the keys to the assignment, addressed?
Depth - Does the paper address all elements of the topic in sufficient depth? Does it include and apply the background readings and other background resources? Are they included as references?
Application - Are the concepts of the module appropriately applied to the subject organization?
Organization - Is the paper organized in a coherent and systematic manner? Are headings included in all papers greater than 2 pages?
Clarity - Is the writing clear and the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of response to the questions, or are thoughts conveyed through excessive use of quotations?
Referencing (citations and references) - Does the paper use citations and quotation marks where appropriate? Are all references listed in the bibliography used and referred to via citation?

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This my test i need the following questions answered in there order:

1. Why is labor for a corporation a cost? explain.

2. Explain the difference etween the classicalideology and the modern concept of corporate social responsibility?

3. How does the story of McDonald's and British activists illustrate the difficulty of resolving conflicts between corporations and critics?

4. "The business of business is business. And a business that does its business well within the law and operating ethically is socially responsible." Do you think a company that operates in this manner is socially responible? Why or why not?

5. What arguments can you make that corporate social responsibility should be less expansive?

6. If it is true that companies that are more socially responsible achieve greater profitability than companies that are less socially responsible, the why is Levi Strauss, a very socially responsible company, losing money and market share and seeing a decline in sales?

7. How does the income statement, currently determined according to GAAP, help promote corporate actions that may be percieved as detrimental by someone or some group in society?

8. It has been said that everyone brings his or her unique perspective from which to assess ethical issues and that therefore to discuss ethics isa waste of time. Do agree or disagree? Explian.

9. Why do you rhink that individuals someties behave unethically even when they know better?

American Intercontinental University (AIU) Master

Individual Assignment 4a

1. Please research and explain the Cost of Quality.

2. Search the Internet and YouTube and locate a video that you would recommend to your classmates.

3. What is accelerated life testing and why is it used?

4. Explain how to use the information about System Reliability to improve the reliability performance of a group of processes.

5. Please review Chapter 14, prepare 5 Exam Questions from the reading. Provide the answers to your questions with page number references showing the location of the answers in the text. Prepare these questions on PowerPoint slides; we will review them in class.

I would like to request a outline of my thesis topic with Mutiple chapters with heading : My topic is Rising Cost of Health Care in America.
I have to show a complete outline to my mentor before i start my thesis.
My outline can be in chapter one 1 : introduction
give me some topics
chapter 2; review of related literature.
Give me some topics
Chapter 3 hypothesis
Give me some topics
chapter 4 Methology
some topics
chapter 5
results
chapter 6 discussions
Chapter 7 conclusion.
references Please advise if any other way outline can be present but it should have all bullents under each chapter.

Read "Too Many People" by Goldfarb, and write an essay either supporting or disagreeing with with following proposition:

The population crisis justifies the imposition of mandatory birth control measures in developing countries that will result in zero population growth.

Note: Please, email me at the following address, so i can send you the article "Too Many People"
email me at [email protected]

Marketing plan information.
I am preparing a section of a marketing plan for Powerade (to advance on its main competitor, Gatorade). My section is entitled "Controls" and includes the following sections to write on:
Implementation Milestones
Marketing Organization
Contingency Planning
I don't have any other information from any other part of the marketing plan. I can add specificity when the other parts of the marketing plan are developed by others.
I'd like to see information specific to each section spelled out so that I can use that framework as the basis for my input on how our team is going to develop a timeline (what should be in it), how our company should be organized to effectively monitor our controls and how we will have plans in place to cover the "what ifs".

In simple words, the capital structure is the combination of debt and equity used to finance a company. The Background reading for this module provides plenty of information regarding both the issue of the capital structure decision and the concept of the weighted average cost of capital.

For the Module 4 Case Assignment, consider the following three companies:

i) eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY)

ii) The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX)

iii) Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK)

Ebay Inc. (2012). Investor relations. Retrieved May 2012 from http://investor.ebay.com

To access company background information, ratios analysis (e.g., debt/equity ratio, profitability ratios, etc.), and other information (e.g., company beta), use the following websites: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=EBAY&ql=0 ; http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=EBAY

The Clorox Company (2012). Investors. Retrieved May 2012 from http://investors.thecloroxcompany.com/

To access company background information, ratios analysis (e.g., debt/equity ratio, profitability ratios, etc.), and other information (e.g., company beta), use the following websites: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CLX&ql=0 ; http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CLX

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (2012). Investor relations. Retrieved May 2012 from http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=109361&p=irol-IRHome

To access company background information, ratios analysis (e.g., debt/equity ratio, profitability ratios, etc.), and other information (e.g., company beta), use the following websites: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ALK&ql=1 ; http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ALK

To complete the Module 4 Case Assignment, explore the websites of the above companies, read the information in the background material, search for more information, and then write a 5-page report responding to the following tasks:

1) Based on the readings of the module and upon reviewing total debt/equity ratios, company betas, profitability ratios, company revenue, assets, and liabilities, and the nature of the operations of the companies, including the nature of their customers and products, what would you recommend to be the capital structure (total liabilities or debt and equity proportions) for each of the three companies?

In your report, include the information along with other information that you think is necessary to answer the above question. Consider the following:
?The nature of the business in brief (all three companies).
?Total current assets and long-term assets of all three companies.
?Total current liabilities and long-term liabilities of all three companies.
?Revenue of each company.
?Total debt/equity ratios of all three companies.
?Profit margin, returns on assets, and return on equity ratios of all three companies.
?Betas of all three companies.
?The riskiness of all three companies in brief (e.g., the higher the beta, the higher the risk).
?The advantages and disadvantages of debt over equity financing.

2) What do you perceive you have learned in the Module 4 Case Assignment? Which of the following learning outcomes do you feel you have mastered?
?Explain and demonstrate the use of bonds and other debt instruments in financing the firm's capital plans.
?Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of debt financing and of equity financing.
?Identify and discuss the concept of optimal capital structure.

Provide a brief evaluation of the Module 4 Case Assignment.

Note: Your report/assignment will not be accepted without proper citations and references. You must use the sources from the background material together with the sources you find on your own. It is also required that you answer all the questions related to learning outcomes.

Case Assignment Expectations

In the Module 4 Case Assignment, you are expected to:
?Describe the purpose of the report and provide a conclusion.
?Answer the Case Assignment questions clearly and provide necessary details. The first paragraph should include a direct answer to the assignment question, with the body of the paper focused on defending your answer. Review ?Tips for Good Writing? [https://cdad.trident.edu/CourseHomeModule.aspx?course=56&term=92&module=3&page=custom1] and a guideline to write a well-structured paper.
?Provide a quality argument?that is, no poor sentence structure, no spelling and grammar mistakes, and no run-on sentences.
?Provide citations to support your argument and references on a separate page. Use APA format to provide citations and references [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/].
?Answer all the Case Assignment questions in an essay format. Do not type questions in the paper.
?Type and double-space the paper.

The following criteria will also be used to assess your paper:

>Precision: Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?

>Breadth: Is the full breadth of the subject addressed?

>Depth: Does the paper/report address all elements of the topic in sufficient depth? Does it include and apply the background reading and other background resources? Are they included as references?

>Critical thinking: Are the concepts of this module applied accurately, logically, and relevantly?

>Organization: Is the paper organized in a coherent and systematic manner? Are headings included in all papers longer than two pages?

>Clarity: Is the writing clear and are the concepts articulated properly? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of response to the questions, or are thoughts conveyed through excessive use of quotations?

Instructions

Marketing strategy, budgets, and controls

Your marketing plan will take the form of a PowerPoint Presentation and also include a bibliography. If PowerPoint is not an available option please use Word.

Marketing Plan Term Project Requirements:

Prepare a marketing plan for Apple Corporation and its product the Mac Book Pro laptop.

Step 1: Prepare Marketing Plan Term Project, Part 1

A. Current Marketing Situation

1. Market description
Segmentation (describe target market using segmentation characteristics)
Marketing targeting strategy
Value proposition
Factors influencing consumer behavior of the primary target market
Buyer decision process of the primary target market

2. Product review
Levels of product/service
Type of product/service
Product/service life cycle
Benefits/features analysis
Differentiation
Branding strategy

3. Competitive review
Competitive analysis
Market share
Competitive positions and roles
Strategic sweet spot
Positioning

4. Distribution review
Current supply chain members and roles
Value-delivery network analysis
Current type of distribution strategy

B. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis (SWOT)

1. Microenvironments

2. Macroenvironments

Marketing Plan Term Project Submission Requirements:

Length. Minimally, you should have at least one slide per topic, plus your title page and source page(s). General length guidelines are:

Approximately 25 slides. At least 6 lines per slide and at least 6 words per line. Total words per slide is about 36 and total words for all slides is about 900.

All information should be contained on the slide itself. Do not use the notes section of the slide.
Reference numbers. Include the reference numbers noted in the outline for both Part 1 and Part 2 on your slides (e.g., A.1.a; A.1.b; A.1.c, and so forth).

Citations and Bibliography. Use an acceptable style guide (APA) for citations.

I need to write one paragraph about: 1.) One Paragraph about the Role of Cost Benefit Analysis in Making security Decisions and
2.) One Paragraph about the Role of Risk Analysis in Making Security Decisions. That's it, just One Paragraph each on Those Two Subjects.

AND PLEASE, THIS TIME BASE THE PAPER ON THE READINGS I'M ATTACHING. AFTER I HAD PAY $, LAST TIME I HAD TO REDO MY PAPER MY SELF AFTER I HAD RESENDED TO BE REWRITTEN. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! BASE ON MY READINGS, NO OTHER INTERNET SOURCE NO EXTRA INTERNET SOURCE, NO WIKIPEDIA, NO GOOGLE, NO YouTube, NO Twtter.. THAT IS WHY I'M ATTACHING MY OWN READINGS..
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Hi Writer?s Please download the instructions also, when you write the assignments can you separate Internal Control Frameworks
and What Are Controls? for me please.


Internal Control Frameworks
Research the Internet and the library and identity two compliance models that an organization can use to help in their compliance efforts. Write a paragraph or two about each framework, and try to identity the best industry in which the model can be used.

What Are Controls?
In compliance research, there is a concept called material weakness, what exactly does that mean? Is the control itself bad, or not the right control for the asset or process in question? Is there a way to increase the performance or effectiveness of that control so it is no longer a material weakness?
On page three of the article ?Internal Control Guidance: Not Just a Small Matter,? there is a chart called ?Principles of Effective Control over Finance Reporting.? It describes five categories of controls: control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communications, and monitoring. Choose one control from each of these five categories and describe what it means, and how you could implement and evaluate that control in your own organization.
References

References
Pabrai, U. (2006). Rules & Regulations: The Impact of Compliance on IT. Certification Magazine, 8(3), 38-40.
Rittenberg, L. E., Martens, F., & Landes, C. E. (2007). Internal Control Guidance. Journal Of Accountancy, 203(3), 46-50.
Schlarman, S. (2007). The it compliance equation: Understanding the elements. EDPACS, 35(1), 12-23. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/234908073?accountid=27965

Discuss the role that management accounting plays in Management Control Systems. What are the implications of the reliance on accounting performance measures for the evaluation of managerial performance?

Note about Plagiarism

Occasionally, students make the mistake of 'going too far in the other direction' and they include too many direct quotes in a submission. If the proportion of quotations in a submission exceeds 20%, then the grade would probably be Fail even if all the copied materials are properly cited.

This is a persuasive speech work. It should be containing 3 parts.

1. Persuasive speech outlines,

2. The contents of body of the Persuasive speech (matching the Persuasive speech outlines, including Transition) (it means, other than the outline, a separate page for the body that is the contents of this speech)

3. Works Cite Page (Using MLA format, 3 sources).

My selected topic is We Should Increase Gun Control to Increase Safety

General Subject: Gun Control
Specific Subject: Problems and solutions regarding the Gun Control
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Audience-centered Purpose: After hearing my speech, members of the audience should be able to describe the problems and solutions regarding the Gun Control.


The speech required:

1. Submit an accurate outline, following instructions,
including an MLA model of bibliographic entries.

2. Have an effective introduction. (Attention, rapport,
credibility, preview)

3. Use a logical development of main ideas in speech body
supported by examples, analogies, authority, etc.

4. Use skillful transitions to connect ideas.

5. Have a convincing conclusion. (Cue, review, memorable closing)

6. Use correct grammar.

7. Establish positive ethos through the citing of sources.
8. Express ideas clearly and fluently.

9. Conform to time limit (3-5 min) (No more than 700 woeds)


The following is the
OUTLINE FORMAT FOR PERSUASIVE SPEECH

General Subject: ____________________________
Specific Subject :_( redundant touchstone #1)problem(s) and solution(s)_____
General Purpose: to persuade__
Specific Audience-centered Purpose: After hearing my speech, members of the audience should be able to __(redundant touchstone #2)problem(s) and solution(s)__________________.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Step: (story, startling statistics, quotation, rhetorical question with follow-up, etc.)

B. Rapport Step: (common experience)

C. Credibility Step: (serves as credibility only if a specific source is referenced)

D. Preview Step: (redundant touchstone #3)problem(s) and solution(s)

II. Body (redundant touchstone #4)
A. Describe the situation (Include these words on the outline)
1.
2.
(transition)

B. Evaluate the situation as a problem
1.
2.
(transition)

C. Propose a solution
1.
2.
(transition)

D. Argue for the solution

III. Conclusion
A. Cue:

B. Review: (redundant touchstone #5)

C. Memorable Closing: (story, startling statistics, quotation, rhetorical question with follow-
up, etc.)



This is an example:

OUTLINE FORMAT FOR PERSUASIVE SPEECH

General Subject:__Anabolic steriods_________________
Specific Subject:_(redundant touchstone #1)Problems and solutions
regarding the taking of anabolic steroids___
General Purpose:_to persuade__
Specific Audience-centered Purpose: After hearing my speech,
members of the audience should be able to __(redundant
touchstone #2)describe the problems and solutions regarding the
taking of anabolic steriods____________.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Step: I was reading a report about anabolic steroid
abuse in a National Institute on Drug Abuse research series and
found that anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s
primarily to treat hypogondism, a condition in which the testes
do not produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth,
development, and sexual functioning. I also found that the
primary medical uses of these compounds are to treat delayed
puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting of the body
caused by HIV infection or other diseases.

B. Rapport Step: (common experience) It was from this early abuse by a narrow group of athletes that the abuse spread to other sports to such an extent that it began to affect the outcome of athletic competitions. Just recently you may have read about Olympic Gold Medalist Marion Jones admitting to steroid abuse and being forced to give up her medals. And, she is just one among many celebrity athletes who have been caught taking a short-cut to superior performance. The National Institute on Drub Abuse reports that anabolic steroid use among athletes may range from one to six percent.

C. Credibility Step: The report also connected some of the dots for me regarding the history of anabolic steroid abuse. When scientists in the 1930s discovered that these steroids could facilitate growth of skeletal muscle in laboratory animals, bodybuilders and weightlifters began to use the drugs.

D. Preview Step: (redundant touchstone #3)The abuse of
anabolic steroids has become widespread in our society creating
major problems that we must solve. Its those problems and
solutions that I will address today. (problems and solutions)

II. Body (redundant touchstone #4)
A Describe the situation (Include these words on the outline)
1. Why do people abuse anabolic steroids?
a. For improving athletic performance
b. For improving muscle size
c. For risk taking
2. How are anabolic steroids abused?
a. Cycling
b. Stacking
c. Pyramiding

(Transition) Matt (or other name of member of audience) might be thinking Well, if anabolic steroids can improve athletic performance and improve muscle size, as long as competitions are not involved, whats the big deal? Aside from the ethical
issue of having the potential to change the outcome of an
athletic competition, steroid abuse is a big deal because of the
serious health consequences, changes in behavior, and severe
withdrawal symptoms.

B. Evaluate the situation as a problem:
1. Health consequences
a. Hormonal system
b. Musculoskeletal system
c. Cardiovascular system
d. Liver
e. Skin
f. Infections
2. Behavioral changes
a. Irritability and aggression
b. Increased drug use to counteract negative behaviors
3. Withdrawal symptoms
a. Mood swings
b. Fatigue
c. Restlessness
d. Loss of appetite
e. Insomnia
f. Reduced sex drive
g. Steroid cravings

(Transition) Weve all heard the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; therefore, what can be done to prevent steroid abuse?

C. Propose a solution: ATLAS program (The Adolescents
Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids program)
1. Teach students risks and benefits of anabolic steroid use
2. Provide nutrition and weight training alternatives
3. Teach students how to refuse offers of drugs

(Transition) Jennifer (or other name of member of audience) may be wondering Just how do you know these solutions will work?

D. Argue for the solution: One-year results
1. Half the incidence of new steroid abuse
2. Less abuse of alcohol, marijuana, amphetamines, and
narcotics
3. Less abuse of athletic enhancing supplements
4. Less likelihood of engaging in hazardous substance abuse
behaviors such a drinking and driving
5. Increased protection against steroid and other substance abuse

III. Conclusion
A Cue: In conclusion,

B Review: (redundant touchstone #5) please remember these problems and solutions regarding the abuse of anabolic steroids. In todays consumer market, we all understand that we usually get what we pay for. The short cut and cheap approach to superior athletic performance and greater muscle size can result in major health problems, behavioral changes, and severe withdrawal symptoms for those who try to stop.

C Memorable Closing: story, startling statistics, quotation, rhetorical question with follow-up, etc.) We heard during one of our informative speeches some good advice from former
U. S. President Thomas Jefferson: Every generation needs its
own revolution. Lets let one of our revolutions be ATLAS,
the Adolescents Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids program.
Lets let our revolution be a revolution of investing in the good old
fashioned secret for successearning it.

I need to watch two movie clips from Dirty Jobs and write two page paper (double spaced) for each movie clip. Total four pages.
Instructions:
Identify and evaluate 3 or 4 separate, unrelated hazards for each case applying the Hierarchy of Controls. Engineering, Administrative or Personal Protective controls.
Include specific advantages and disadvantages in each possible control and justify the one you feel to be most effective. How the hazard can be eliminated using the Hierarchy of Controls that people are exposed to in the movies.

These are the two clips that I need to watch and evaluate:
Case 1: Cringeworthy Cutting 2:00
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Case 2: A truckload of Crap 2:18
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Develop a balanced scorecard for your bookshop (addressed in
Assignment 1). Which of the four perspectives of the scorecard will be the
most difficult for you to control? Why


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Implementing a leadership change
? Describe the established methods of control and the current departmental and organizational cultures.
? Recommend a restructuring strategy that would improve the culture and empower employees.
? Describe which management practices would be most effective and why.
? Explain how the new size and structure could affect the organization, individuals, groups, teams, and the organization?s future.

How does an organization you are familiar with use each of the categories of organizational controls [W. G. Ouchi] described in Bateman & Snell: table 16.2?


Give an illustrative example of each and explain how this approach is effective [or not]. Confine your description of ?market control? to internal markets

inventory Control


Stevenson, W.J. (2009). Operations management (10th ed). New York : McGraw Hill/Irwin

Read the case study below ?Harvey Industries?. Provide reasoning for the current financial distress of the company and make recommendations for improvements to the new company president. Include at least one specific recommendation for both Supply Chain Management (chapter 5) and Inventory Management (Chapter 6), as well as any other recommendations you deem necessary from your reading. Provide your recommendations in a 2-4 page APA style paper.

Harvey Industries

Background

Harvey Industries, a Wisconsin company, specializes in the assembly of high-pressure washer systems and in the sale of repair parts for these systems. The products range from small portable high-pressure washers to large industrial installations for snow removal from vehicles stored outdoors during the winter months. Typical uses for high-pressure water cleaning include:

Automobiles


Airplanes

Building maintenance


Barns

Engines


Ice cream plants

Lift trucks


Machinery

Swimming pools




Industrial customers include General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Delta Airlines, United Parcel Service, and Shell Oil Company.

Although the industrial applications are a significant part of its sale, Harvey Industries is primarily an assembler of equipment for coin operated self-service car wash systems. The typical car wash is of concrete block construction with an equipment room in the center, flanked on either side by a number of bays. The cars are driven into the bays where the owner can wash and wax the car, utilizing high-pressure hot water and liquid wax. A dollar bill changer is available to provide change for the use of the equipment and the purchase of various products from dispensers. The products include towels, tire cleaner, and upholstery cleaner.

In recent years Harvey Industries has been in financial difficulty. The company has lost money for three of the last four years, with the last year?s loss being $17,174 on sales of $1,238,674. Inventory levels have been steadily increasing to their present levels of $124,324.

The company employs 23 people with the management team consisting of the following key employees: president, sales manager, manufacturing manager, controller, and purchasing manager. The abbreviated organization chart reflects the reporting relationship of the key employees and the three individuals who report directly to the manufacturing manager.

Current Inventory Control System

The current inventory control ?system? consists of orders for stock replenishment being made by the stockroom foreman, the purchasing manager, or the manufacturing manager whenever one of them notices that the inventory is low. An order for replenishment of inventory is also placed whenever someone (either a customer or an employee in the assembly area) wants an item and it is not in stock.

Some inventory is needed for the assembly of the high-pressure equipment for the car wash and industrial applications. There are current and accurate bills of material for these assemblies. The material needs to support the assembly schedule are generally known well in advance of the build schedule.

The majority of inventory transactions are for repair parts and for supplies used by the car washes, such as paper towels, detergent, and wax concentrate. Because of the constant and rugged use of the car wash equipment, there is a steady demand for the various repair parts.

The stockroom is well organized, with parts stored in locations according to each vendor. The number of vendors is relatively limited, with each vendor generally supplying many different parts. For example, the repair parts from Allen Bradley, a manufacturer of electrical motors, are stocked in the same location. These repair parts will be used to provide service for the many electrical motors that are part of the high-pressure pump and motor assembly used by all of the car washes.

Because of the heavy sales volume of repair parts, there are generally two employees working in the stockroom- a stockroom foreman who reports to the manufacturing manager and an assistant to the foreman. One of these two employees will handle customer orders. Many customers stop by and order the parts and supplies they need. Telephone orders are also received and are shipped by United Parcel Service the same day.

The assembly area has some inventory stored on the shop floor. This inventory consists of low-value items that are used every day, such as nuts, bolts, screws, and washers. These purchased items do not amount to very much dollar volume throughout the year. Unfortunately, oftentimes the assembly area is out of one of these basic items and this causes a significant amount of downtime for the assembly lines.

Paperwork is kept to a minimum. A sales slip listing the part numbers and quantities sold to a customer is generally made out for each sale. If the assembly department needs items that are not stocked on the assembly floor, someone from that department will enter the stockroom and withdraw the necessary material. There is no paperwork made out for the items needed on the assembly floor.

There were 973 different part numbers purchased for stock last year and those purchases amounted to $314,673. An analysis of inventory records shows that $220,684 was spent on just 179 of the part numbers.

Fortunately for Harvey Industries, most of the items they purchase are stocked by either the manufacturer or by a wholesaler. When it is discovered that the company is out of stock on an item, it generally takes only two or three days to replenish the stock.

Due to the company?s recent losses, its auditing firm became concerned about the company?s ability to continue in business. Recently the company sold off excess vacant land adjoining its manufacturing facility to generate cash to meet its financial obligations.

New President

Because of the recent death of the owner, the trust department of a Milwaukee Bank (as trustee for the estate) has taken over the company?s affairs and has appointed a new company president. The new president has identified many problem areas- one of which is improper inventory control. He has retained you as a consultant to make specific recommendations concerning a revised inventory control system. What are your recommendations and rationale?

The file "Financial 1" is the paper I submitted. It was sent back for revisions. The file "Evaluation Summary for Financial Analysis" shows the grader's comments and what needs to be added to the paper. Below is the actual assignment. Please add to what I have written already. The areas that are graded with a "2" do not need to be revised. Do not add a title page.


In this task you will use the ?Competition Bikes Inc. Storyline? case study to prepare a summary report based on your evaluation of the company?s operations.

Task:


Note: Be sure to submit a copy of your Excel workbook when submitting your JET2 Task 1 work. The evaluator will need a copy of your data to ensure correct evaluation.

A. Prepare a summary report in which you do the following:

1. Evaluate the company?s operational strengths and weaknesses based on the following:

a. Horizontal analysis results

b. Vertical analysis results

c. Trend analysis results

d. Ratio analysis results

2. Analyze the working capital of Competition Bikes Inc. Consider the following in your analysis:

? Ways to improve the working capital

? Ways to use excess working capital to generate an increase in profits

3. Evaluate the internal controls for the Competition Bikes Inc. purchasing system.

a. Recommend corrective actions for any weaknesses.

b. Identify the risks to the company.

i. Discuss how to mitigate the risks arising from internal control weaknesses.

4. Analyze compliance with Sarbanes?Oxley requirements.

a. Recommend corrective actions for noncompliant areas.


B. If you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Find the attached PDF article, titled Earned value analysis in the control of projects, summarize and critique the article in your own words, and then describe how the article relates to the course concepts. Try to find at least 1 other supporting or opposing source.

The course concepts are: Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management and Project Time Management.
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Paper is based on developing a home control system using your cell. phone(Mobile commerce)need to answer following
questions: what are current critical issues of Mobile comm.application? What are top 5 key success factors of a mobil comm.,explain detail and why you chose them,use ref to support findings? Chose 2 major current mobile commerce providers describe their function and evaluate strenth and weaknesses,opportunities and risks for them? Look ahead into future what is the potential for mobile commerce from a business standpoint of view?
6pgs,escluding title,summary,references. 11pt on 14pt spacing .make use of visualizations,graphic and figures.
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