ASSIGNMENT 4
ATTACHED BELLOW ALL ANSWERS SHOULD FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AS STATED.
1. Operations Management. Discussion Board.
Your Discussion should be a minimum of 300 words in length and not more than 450 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources. Always include conclusion. At least 3 references. NO PLAGIARISM. I WILL RUN YOUR PAPER THROUGH TURNITIN.
Zara is the main chain of the apparel retailer Inditex Group, developed in the 1990s, and is a quick operations system that enabled its fast global expansion. This system introduced the concept of Fast Fashion and revolutionized the sector.
Read the article
Zaras Fast Fashion Edge
and answer the following questions:
Based on Zaras outsourcing strategy and physical distribution scheme described in the article, what do you think are challenges that the company will face to sustain its growth?
Briefly describe a strategy to address the most compelling challenge facing the organization.
Berfield, S. &Baigorri, M. (2013). Zara’s Fashion Edge. Retrievedfrom:https://bambooinnovator.com/2013/11/20/zaras-fast-fashion-edge/#more-33581
2. Operations Management. Written Assignment.
Case Study:The supplier selection process is a critical activity within the operations of a company. Once the outsourcing decision is taken, a process aimed at analyzing and choosing the appropriate suppliers begins.
Suppose that you are a Procurement Analyst in a large company. You have been asked to create a proposal to the Chief Procurement Officer identifying the best supplier to outsource, for a 3-year period, a complex part of your companys value chain. Your company operates in a mature market where the qualifying and winning factors are quality and time to customer respectively.
Based on the information included in the table, address the following questions:
What supplier would you select?
What is your rationale for your election?
What supplier would you select if your companys factors changed to price and quality? Would your election change?
Supplier
Price
Quality
Delivery
Others
A
90
90
95
Overseas supplier
(transport lead time 3 weeks)
B
105
100
100
Supplier facing financial issues
C
85
85
95
Proximity supplier
(transport lead time 3 hours)
*Figures are expressed in % as follows:
Price: price quoted by supplier vs. outsourcing company target price
Quality: parts accepted vs. parts delivered
Delivery: parts delivered on time vs. parts delivered
Provide a 2-3 page paper proposal, as the Procurement Analyst, that outlines the issues of the case, states your choice of supplier and provides a rationale for your choice.
Before you begin writing, please see theGeneral Guidelines for Case Studiesand review the assessment criteria below.At least 3 references, no plagiarism.
Papers will be assessed on the following criteria:
Description of the Case and Identification/Coverage of Major Issues
Depth and Scope of Analysis
Solutions and Strategies
Writing Clarity and Quality
APA formatting
3. Managing in the global economy. Discussion Board.
Your Discussion should be a minimum of 300 words in length and not more than 450 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources. Always include conclusion. At least 3 references. NO PLAGIARISM. I WILL RUN YOUR PAPER THROUGH TURNITIN.
Discuss how emotional intelligence; mindfulness and mindlessness techniques impact self-efficacy.
What role do emotions play in leadership and how does learning to develop an optimistic perspective of emotions benefit a leader? How does mindfulness help a leader focus on the performance and goals within the team? How can mindlessness lead to learned helplessness and how can these actions impact a leaders performance?
4. Managing in the global economy. Written assignment
In Chapter 7 of your textbook, Cultural Intelligence for Leaders, please read the 7.3 Case Study 3: Building a Multicultural TeamIs it Worth it? Please be sure to particularly address the following questions related to the case:
1. How do you describe Kalias self-efficacy? Is she showing levels of high and/or low efficacy? Discuss how her behavior exhibits each level.
2. How does Kalias self-efficacy impact her leadership?
3. What strategies do you recommend to Kalia to help her improve her cultural intelligence and develop her self-efficacy? Discuss at least two specific development approach.
4. What suggestions do you have for Kalia in leading her staff to be a culturally intelligent team?
Submit a 2-3 page paper, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite additional sources, using APA format, independent of the textbook. At least 3 references and no plagiarism.
5. Managing in the global economy. Portfolio.
Identify one goal you have (i.e., My goal is to). This can be related to your job, your family, your finances, starting a new business, purchasing a new caranything you would like to gain in the future. Under your stated goal, write down five things you plan to do to achieve this goal. Next, have two people (e.g., family, friends, peers) identify five things they think you can do to accomplish this goal. Lastly, compare what you have written down to achieve your goal as well as what others have written and respond to the following questions:
1. How would you react if none of the plans you made turned out the way they were supposed to?
2. What if, in the middle of working toward your goal, the goal changed?
3. If you reached your goal exactly as you planned it, what would you have learned about yourself?
4. What type of life do you think you would lead if everything went according to your plans?
APA format. No Plagiarism. Case Analysis Rubric
Criterion Unacceptable Minimal Fair Good Excellent Weight
Description of the
Case and
Identification of
Major Issues
No or brief
description is given.
No identification of
major issues.
Description of case
is minimal,
insufficiently
capturing important
case details. Failure
to identify and fully
articulate major
issues.
Description of case
is unnecessarily long
or too short and
needs more detail.
Major issues are
identified, but not
fully articulated.
Description is concise
and most major issues
are identified and well
articulated.
Description of case is
concise and contains
thoughtful
examination. All
major issues are
identified and well
articulated.
5/25%
of grade
Score 0 4 6 8 10 10
Connections to Course
Readings, Material
and Research
In analyzing the case
no course content is
used to address the
case issues or
support the
conclusions.
In analyzing the
case, content is
mentioned, but not
used to support the
issues or the
conclusions.
In analyzing the
case, key course
content is used to
offer some support
for the issues and/or
the conclusion.
In analyzing the case,
key course content
provides important
linkages between the
material covered and
the issues of the case
and also to support the
conclusion.
In analyzing the case,
course content is
used critically and
creatively to support
the issues and
conclusion.
3/15%
of grade
Score 0 5 7 9 10 10
Depth and Scope of
Analysis
The analysis failed to
provide the basic
operational and
strategic scope of
case.
The analysis is
superficial, missing
major components
of the strategic
and/or operational
aspects of the case.
The analysis takes
into account both
strategic and
operational aspects,
but is not balanced
in its approach.
The analysis is detailed
and documents both
operational and
strategic aspects in a
balanced way.
The analysis is
detailed, providing an
insightful review on
both operational and
insightful aspects of
the case.
5/25%
of grade
Score 0 4 6 8 10 10
Solutions and
Strategies
Little or no actions
are suggested to the
issues. No or a very
weak solution is
presented.
Superficial and/or
ill-fitting strategies
or solutions are
provided.
Solutions and/or
strategies need
some improvement
to be
implementable.
Appropriate, well
thought-out solutions
to most issues are
provided. Solutions
would most-likely be
implementable.
Well documented,
reasoned and
excellent strategies
are provided to issues
and proposed
solutions are
implementable.
4/20%
of grade
Score 0 6 7 9 10 10
Writing Clarity and
Quality
Writing is unclear.
Grammar and
Writing is clear, but
not concise. Style
Writing is clear and
professional is style.
Writing is clear,
concise and
Writing is clear,
concise and
2/10%
of grade
Criterion Unacceptable Minimal Fair Good Excellent Weight
spelling mistakes are
numerous.
may be
inappropriate (e.g.
too casual) for
assignment. Some
spelling and
grammar errors are
apparent.
While generally
concise, the paper
could be tightened
up a bit. Few
spelling or grammar
errors.
professional. Minimum
spelling and
grammatical errors.
professional. The
writing follows a
logical flow. No
spelling or
grammatical errors
are present.
Score 0 4 6 8 10 10
APA formatting
No citations are
listed. Plagiarism is
evident.
Most references are
cited using APA
style, although
there are many
errors.
All resources and
references are cited
using APA style, but
there are some
errors.
All resources and
references are cited
using APA style with a
few errors.
All resources and
references are
correctly cited using
APA style./
References were not
required
1/5% of
grade
Score 0 2 4 6 10 10
TOTAL 100 General Guidelines for Case Studies
A case study is a short description of a real business situation. Analyzing case studies gives you the opportunity to apply
concepts youre learning to real business problems. Cases are generally written for several types of analysis. Usually,
there is not a “right or wrong” answer. Rather, cases provide a vehicle for you to demonstrate your understanding and
ability to apply course concepts and theories. You must use appropriate sources (properly cited) to support your
position. Check your analysis by assessing how well it demonstrates your subject knowledge. If your answer relies solely
on your impressions of the topic, it is likely that the analysis is not your best effort.
Simply answering the questions which are part of the case is not enough; consider the questions to be clues to the
important concepts and facts. You are strongly encouraged to use the following outline so that your analysis is organized
appropriately:
1. Identify both the key issues and the underlying issues. In identifying the issues, you should be able to connect them
to the business principles which apply to this situation.
2. Discuss the facts which affect these issues. The case may have too much information. In your discussion, you should
filter the information and discuss those facts which are pertinent to the issues identified above.
3. Discuss your tentative solution to the problem and how you would implement your solution. What actions would
you propose to respond to the situation, based on the knowledge you have gained in this course? You should draw
on knowledge gained in your readings, experience and coursework (in this course and others) to support your
response. Be sure to properly cite references in APA format. You should also draw on other references such as
business periodicals and relevant journals. Remember that an analysis is more than simply a summary of the Case
Study.
4. Discuss follow-up and contingency plans. How will the organization know that your proposed solution is working?
What should they do if it does not work?
Your analysis of each case study should be written in APA format. If you need assistance with APA formatting, the Online
Writing Lab at Purdue University has excellent APA-specific resources available here: Purdue OWL APA Style Help.
Evaluation Criteria
Have you identified the critical issues/problems in the case and analyzed the key facts related to the
issues/problems?
Have you discussed a tentative solution that addresses the issues/problems and how you would implement
your solution?
Is information from the textbook and other sources integrated into your analysis appropriately? For all
sources, you must provide complete APA citations.
Is the paper professionally presented? Remember your audience. It is important to present your information
as clearly and succinctly as possible. Do not sacrifice thoroughness for mere brevity.
Have you read it over carefully and corrected any grammar and spelling errors?
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