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These assignments are due this week. Production Planning assignments specify NO 3rd person. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Assignment Details (Production Planning) 300 or more words No 3rd Person Due 7-3-2020
This DB has 3 parts
Companies use the Process (Functional) facility layout to produce products or services that require a high degree of variety or customization. Other companies use the Product facility layout to produce a product or service in a large volume at a low cost.
1. Describe two products or services that are commonly available today (e.g., a fast food burger and a dental cleaning). The first product or service that you describe should use the Process (Functional) facility layout. Second product you describe should use the Product Facility layout.
2. Discuss why you feel the product or service would use either the Product or Process facility layout.
3. What advantages does the products or services current process layout hold over the other process layout?
Assignment Details (Team Leadership) 300 or more words Due 7-3-2020
Conflict within any organization is natural. Conflict can be beneficial or harmful. Harmful conflict creates barriers to communication and low morale. For this reason, harmful conflict must be eliminated as quickly as possible. Discuss the following:
What do you believe causes harmful conflict in the workplace? Can this be avoided? If not, how can it be resolved without causing long-term damage to the relationships between team members?
How do personality differences affect how individuals view conflict, attempt to resolve conflict, or respond to conflict? Have you ever experienced a conflict based on personality differences? How was itresolved?
Assignment Details (Production Planning) 4-5 pages (body) No 3rd person (Due 7-5- 2020)
The memory chip manufacturer is thinking about relocating one of their existing plants. Your boss is not sure that they should do so. He has asked you to write a white paper on the pros and cons of relocating facilities. In this paper, he wants you to specifically discuss:
What motivations typically cause firms to initiate a facilities location or relocation projects?
How would a facility location decision for our company differ from one for a service organization?
Discuss five metrics that should be used when selecting a new production facility location.
Based on these metrics, describe where in the United States you would locate this facility. Please be specific as to why you would choose this location.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 34 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.
