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BUS 644 Course Career Path

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BUS 644 Entire Course (Ash C


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BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Issues and Operations


BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 2 Business Processes
BUS 644 Week 1 Midas Case Study
BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 1 Productivity
BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 2 Product Design and Quality
BUS 644 Week 2 Memorial Hospital Case Study
BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 1 Suppliers

BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical


Issues and Operations
Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Issues and Operations
Ethical Issues and Operations. Ethical behavior is a co
rporate issue that affects the companys bottom line. H
ow do ethical issues impact organizations and operation
s? Include an example seen in the workplace, in the new
s, etc. that relates to real-life situations. Your initial post
should be at least 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 2 Busine


ss Processes

Week 1 DQ 2 Business Processes


Business Processes. Why are the following business processes im
portant? Which process do you feel is most important? Explain you
r reasoning.
a. Strategy development
b. Product development
c. Systems to produce goods and services
d. Order fulfillment
Your initial post should include real life situations and be at least 2
00-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 1 Midas Case


Study

Week 1 Midas
Midas. Read the Midas case study in Chapter 2 of your text. Ans
wer questions 1through 4 in a two- to- four page paper in accorda
nce with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet po
ints), and supported with the concepts outlined in your text. Provid
e at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library
or other external sources, excluding the textbook. Do not include t
he original questions of the assignment in the paper.
a. What are the anticipated impacts upon operating efficiency? Ho
w would you attempt to minimize the negative impacts?
b. Should some operating practices be changed to accommodate t
he tune-ups?

BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 1 Produc


tivity

Week 2 DQ 1 Productivity
Productivity. Many times trade-offs are necessary to increase pro
ductivity. What are important trades-offs involving the inputs to pr
oductivity? Your initial post should include real life situations and b
e at least 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 2 Produc


t Design and Quality

Week 2 DQ 2 Product Design and Quality


Product Design and Quality. What important organizational activ
ities enable a firm to build quality into its products? Explain each o
f these along with its benefits. Your initial post should include exa
mples and be at least 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 2 Memorial H


ospital Case Study

Week 2 Memorial Hospital


Memorial Hospital. Read the Memorial Hospital case study in C
hapter 4 of your text. Answer questions 1- 4 in a two- to- four (2-4)
page paper in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the As
hford Writing Center. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avo
id the use of bullet points), and supported with the concepts outlin
ed in your text. Provide at least two scholarly sources from the Ash
ford University Library or other external sources, excluding the tex
tbook. Do not include the original questions of the assignment in t
he paper.
a. Discuss some ways that a hospital might measure quality.

BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 1 Suppli


ers

Week 3 DQ 1 Suppliers
Suppliers. Should a firm attempt to have fewer or more suppliers?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Yo
ur initial post should be 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 2 Foreca


sting Methods

Week 3 DQ 2 Forecasting Methods


Forecasting Methods. Read Problem 6 in Chapter 6 of your textb
ook. Calculate and answer parts a through d. Include all calculatio
ns and spreadsheets in your post. Explain why the moving average
method was used instead of another forecasting method. What mi
ght be another forecasting method that could prove to be just as u
seful? Your initial post should be 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 3 Outsourcing

Week 3 Outsourcing
Outsourcing. Outsourcing, especially to low labor-cost countries,
has grown substantially. What are the advantages and disadvantag
es of outsourcing? Include and describe a product or service of a s
pecific low labor-cost country as an example. Include a recommen
dation/conclusion based on the research. Answer the question in a
two to four (2-4) page in accordance with APA guidelines as outline
d in the Ashford Writing Center. Provide at least two (2) scholarly s
ources from the Ashford Library or other external sources, excludi
ng the textbook. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid th
e use of bullet points), and supported with the concepts outlined in
your text. Do not include the original questions of the assignment i
n the paper.

BUS 644 Week 4 Beck Manuf


acturing and Plant Capacity

Week 4 Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity


Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity. Read the Beck Manufa
cturing case study in Chapter 8 of your text. Answer questions on
e through three in a two- to- four page paper in accordance with A
PA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
a. Calculate the capacity of each machine center and the capacity o
f the system.
b. If Beck wants to expand capacity, where should he focus the co
mpanys efforts? How much extra capacity can he get without causi
ng another operation to become the bottleneck?

BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 1 Proces


s Selection Product Design a
nd Capacity
Week 4 DQ 1 Process Selection Product Design and Capacity

Process Selection: Product Design and Capacity. How is proces


s selection related to product design and capacity determination? Y
our initial post should be 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 2 Moniq


ue Food Processing Company
and Capacity
Week 4 DQ 2 Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity

Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity. Read Problem 6:


The Monique Food Processing Company in Chapter 8 of your text
.
Monique Food Processing Company produces light snacks that can
be heated in a microwave. The following steps are included in the
process:Steps
Description
Capacity (Units/Hour)
1
Prepare food
200
2

BUS 644 Week 5 Alliance Sup


ermarket and Point-of-Sale
(POS) systems
Week 5 Alliance Supermarket and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems

Alliance Supermarket and Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems. Read t


he Alliance Supermarket case study in Chapter 10 of your text. In
a two- to- four page paper, answer questions 1 & 2 in accordance
with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Alliance Supermarkets

BUS 644 Week 5 DQ 1 MRP In


ventory and Customer Servic
e
Week 5 DQ 1 MRP Inventory and Customer Service

Materials Requirements (MRP) Inventory and Customer Servic


e. Explain how MRP can decrease a companys inventory while imp
roving its customer service level. Include a real-life example. Your i
nitial post should be 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 5 DQ 2 Perpet


ual versus Periodic Inventory
Systems
Week 5 DQ 2 Perpetual versus Periodic Inventory Systems

Perpetual versus Periodic Inventory Systems. Describe the per


petual and the periodic inventory systems. How are they different?
Are there circumstances in which one system is better than the oth
er? Include real-life examples. Your initial post should be 200-250
words.

BUS 644 Week 6 DQ 1 Just-inTime (JIT) Inventories

Week 6 DQ 1 Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventories


Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventories. Choose companies or industries fo
r which JIT would be totally inappropriate? Explain your reasoning
with examples in 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 6 DQ 2 Schedu


ling Procedures

Week 6 DQ 2 Scheduling Procedures


Scheduling Procedures. Categorize different scheduling procedur
es for various types of service operations, such as restaurants, hos
pitals, and airlines. Your initial post should include explanations an
d examples and be 200-250 words.

BUS 644 Week 6 Final Paper


(Space Age Furniture Proble
m)
Week 6 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Paper


Read the Space Age Furniture Company case study in Chapter 9 o
f your text. Answer the following questions: and include any MRP c
alculations.
1. What options are open to Coral to address this problem?
2. How would reducing the minimum quantity of subassemblies he
lp?
3. What are the costs of carrying excess items in inventory at each
stage?
4. What is the trade-off between overtime costs and inventory cost
s?

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