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You, Mike, and Tiffany meet in a conference room to begin to assemble your final presentation.
This presentation will be the project deliverable, so you want to make sure you have provided all of the requirements.
Mike begins, I think weve done some pretty good analysis on our strategy. We just have to put the pieces together before the final presentation.
We do have some solid information, but we have to look at all the parts to see if we can remain competitive, Tiffany adds.
Complete the following:
A balanced scorecard is used to align the business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. Based on your analysis of the companys four perspectives in IP3, develop a complete balanced scorecard that helps put the pieces together for your final presentation. Once completed, answer the following questions.
What are the considerations that you need to be aware of to remain competitive?
Based on the research and analysis that you have done, can you compete in the market that you have chosen? Why or why not?
What primary factors led you to this decision?
What would you say to someone who would dispute your position?
How do you plan on evaluating the global marketplace in the future?

NOTE TO WRITER: TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST READ THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS ON THE FILES SECTION. THEY ARE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS I DID THAT CORRESPOND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT. MY BUSINESS THAT I AM EXPANDING GLOBALLY IS A FURNITURE COMPANY AND MY DESTINATION IS INDIA. Please dont hesitate to ask questions if you have any about this assignment! PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE AS THIS ASSIGNMENT DEPENDS ON MY COURSE GRADE! THANKS!

After you have viewed the presentation How Should We Then Live by Dr. Francis Schaeffer in the Module/Week 5 Reading & Study folder, address the following prompt: In the Roman culture, almost all religions were tolerated, but Christianity was persecuted. List and discuss several reasons why this occurred.

Benchmark – Data Analysis Case Study
The purpose of this assignment is to apply a waiting line model to a business service operation in order to recommend the most efficient use of time and resources.
(This assignment has been adapted from Case Problem 2 in Chapter 15 of the textbook.)
Use the information in the scenario provided to prepare a managerial report for Office Equipment, Inc. (OEI).
Scenario
Office Equipment, Inc. (OEI) leases automatic mailing machines to business customers in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company built its success on a reputation of providing timely maintenance and repair service. Each OEI service contract states that a service technician will arrive at a customers business site within an average of 3 hours from the time that the customer notifies OEI of an equipment problem.
Currently, OEI has 10 customers with service contracts. One service technician is responsible for handling all service calls. A statistical analysis of historical service records indicates that a customer requests a service call at an average rate of one call per 50 hours of operation. If the service technician is available when a customer calls for service, it takes the technician an average of 1 hour of travel time to reach the customers office and an average of 1.5 hours to complete the repair service. However, if the service technician is busy with another customer when a new customer calls for service, the technician completes the current service call and any other waiting service calls before responding to the new service call. In such cases, after the technician is free from all existing service commitments, the technician takes an average of 1 hour of travel time to reach the new customers office and an average of 1.5 hours to complete the repair service. The cost of the service technician is $80 per hour. The downtime cost (wait time and service time) for customers is $100 per hour.
OEI is planning to expand its business. Within 1 year, OEI projects that it will have 20 customers, and within 2 years, OEI projects that it will have 30 customers. Although OEI is satisfied that one service technician can handle the 10 existing customers, management is concerned about the ability of one technician to meet the average 3-hour service call guarantee when the OEI customer base expands. In a recent planning meeting, the marketing manager made a proposal to add a second service technician when OEI reaches 20 customers and to add a third service technician when OEI reaches 30 customers. Before making a final decision, management would like an analysis of OEI service capabilities. OEI is particularly interested in meeting the average 3-hour waiting time guarantee at the lowest possible total cost.
Managerial Report
Develop a managerial report (1,000-1,250 words) summarizing your analysis of the OEI service capabilities. Make recommendations regarding the number of technicians to be used when OEI reaches 20 and then 30 customers, and justify your response. Include a discussion of the following issues in your report:
What is the arrival rate for each customer?
What is the service rate in terms of the number of customers per hour? (Remember that the average travel time of 1 hour is counted as service time because the time that the service technician is busy handling a service call includes the travel time in addition to the time required to complete the repair.)
Waiting line models generally assume that the arriving customers are in the same location as the service facility. Consider how OEI is different in this regard, given that a service technician travels an average of 1 hour to reach each customer. How should the travel time and the waiting time predicted by the waiting line model be combined to determine the total customer waiting time? Explain.
OEI is satisfied that one service technician can handle the 10 existing customers. Use a waiting line model to determine the following information: (a) probability that no customers are in the system, (b) average number of customers in the waiting line, (c) average number of customers in the system, (d) average time a customer waits until the service technician arrives, (e) average time a customer waits until the machine is back in operation, (f) probability that a customer will have to wait more than one hour for the service technician to arrive, and (g) the total cost per hour for the service operation.
Do you agree with OEI management that one technician can meet the average 3-hour service call guarantee? Why or why not?
What is your recommendation for the number of service technicians to hire when OEI expands to 20 customers? Use the information that you developed in Question 4 (above) to justify your answer.
What is your recommendation for the number of service technicians to hire when OEI expands to 30 customers? Use the information that you developed in Question 4 (above) to justify your answer.
What are the annual savings of your recommendation in Question 6 (above) compared to the planning committee’s proposal that 30 customers will require three service technicians? (Assume 250 days of operation per year.) How was this determination reached?
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MBA
2.3 Analyze data using appropriate statistical modeling.

Your work on your strategic global marketing plan is complete. You now have a plan that will implement, manage, and support a global strategy, but it is far from organized. You e-mail Deborah to inform her that you are almost ready and that the initial planning is complete. A little while later, the phone rings and you see Deborah’s name on the caller ID.
Hi, Deborah. Whats up? you ask.
Id like you to present to the advisory board next week, Deborah says. They are very curious about your findings and would like to know if globalization is a good opportunity for the company. The board wants to finalize their strategic plan, and this may be a key part of it.
After you hang up, you begin thinking through the different items that you will need to cover.

As you finalize the marketing plan, complete the following:
Is globalization a good move for the company?
What is your rationale behind this decision? Synthesize analysis conducted in previous units, including strategic considerations, cultural considerations, competitive analysis and balanced scorecard.
What geographic location should be a target for global expansion?
What background information can you provide to support this decision?
How will this decision support the overall goal of growth and expansion?
How would you refute someone with the opposing perspective?

NOTE TO WRITER: TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, I HAVE ATTACHED TWO PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL BE GOOD INSIGHT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. MY COMPANY IS A FURNITURE COMPANY EXPANDING GLOBALLY TO INDIA.

Section One: Creating a Learning Organization
What factors did Senge say were critical to creating a learning environment?
Have you had experience applying this or seeing it applied in your work environment?
Have you had experience with an organizational environment where it was not applied?
What was the effect in either case?
Section Two: The Five Disciplines
List all five disciplines in a sentence and then pick one that resonates with you.
How does this discipline apply in your life and/or work?
Can you relate it to other general disciplines in life?
Section Three: Learning Disabilities
Which of Senge’s seven learning disabilities most resonated with you?
Why did it resonate with you? Do you or someone you know or work with struggle with this?
What did Senge recommend as the cure for it?
Section Four: Conclusion
Summarize your paper in three to eight sentences

What are the differences between paradigms and social science theories? How are both of these used in social work?

companies use different strategies to stay ahead of it’s competitors. one such strategy is known as price adjustment strategies. identify and explain four types of price adjustment strategies and provide an example of each from your own experience

Instructions
Compose a short, informal reflection post that engages critically with the readings and discussions from today’s class – don’t forget to bring in examples from your personal experience and/or popular culture.

The point of these assignments is not only to get you thinking about the readings and how they might relate to your everyday life but also for you to practice writing in a less formal style than typical academic work. That said, please verbally give me the name of the author and the page number for any direct quotes you might include.

Prompts to help you think about your response (you are not required to focus on these questions, they’re simply suggestions):

Have you experienced any of the ‘extra’ senses described by Sheldrake? A sense of being stared at or other odd feelings?

Is five the number you think we should stick with or do you think there are more senses than that?

Where do you stand on the possibility of paranormal senses?

TODAYS CLASS

REQUIRED READINGS
Robertson, B.A. (2016). Science of the Sance: Transnational networks and gendered bodies in the study of psychic phenomena, 1918-40. Vancouver: UBC Press Chapter 3: A Touch of the Uncanny.

Sheldrake, R. (2009). The Sense of Being Stared At. In D. Howes (Ed.), The Sixth Sense Reader (247-266). London: Bloomsbury.

Instructions
Compose a short, informal reflection post that engages critically with the readings and discussions from today’s class – don’t forget to bring in examples from your personal experience and/or popular culture.

The point of these assignments is not only to get you thinking about the readings and how they might relate to your everyday life but also for you to practice writing in a less formal style than typical academic work. That said, please verbally give me the name of the author and the page number for any direct quotes you might include.

Prompts to help you think about your response (you are not required to focus on these questions, they’re simply suggestions):

Have you experienced any of the ‘extra’ senses described by Sheldrake? A sense of being stared at or other odd feelings?

Is five the number you think we should stick with or do you think there are more senses than that?

Where do you stand on the possibility of paranormal senses?

TODAYS CLASS

REQUIRED READINGS
Robertson, B.A. (2016). Science of the Sance: Transnational networks and gendered bodies in the study of psychic phenomena, 1918-40. Vancouver: UBC Press Chapter 3: A Touch of the Uncanny.

Sheldrake, R. (2009). The Sense of Being Stared At. In D. Howes (Ed.), The Sixth Sense Reader (247-266). London: Bloomsbury.

Instructions (Follow carefully)
Find an international news forum online, such as Inkdrop. Select a country (not the USA) you are interested in and read several articles from that nations press about world leaders.
How are these leaders understood and critiqued from this cultures unique perspective?
What leadership behaviors are praised? Are any of GLOBEs global leadership behaviors addressed in these articles? You must refer to the GLOBE study and it’s conceptualization of leadership in different cultures in your response.