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Evaluate two (2) key changes in J.C. Penney's management's style from the company's inception to the current day. Indicate whether or not you believe the company is properly managed today.
Discuss the market system and the need for ethics in business and distinguish it from the law and concepts of virtue and morality.
As a newly licensed civil engineer in your state, you have decided to start your practice as a sole proprietor. Which factors apply to the marketing being described in this scenario? Provide detailed
Determine the upper and lower control limits of the x-bar chart. Please give the formulas for calculating UCL and LCL and at least one step of calculation for full credit.
What is the importance of teamwork in an organization? In your paper explain how (you as a manager) would hire, manage, compensate and motivate teams working under your leadership.
Determine the sample standard deviation(s) and range (R) for the following data: 7, 9, 2, 0, 1, and 5. s = 2.805; R = 7, s = 3.266; R = 9.
How do you know if one of the products should be further processed? Provide thorough explanation of the given question.
What barriers exist in your working or school environment that inhibit your ability to get information you need on a timely basis? Are these organizational, interpersonal, or both?
Find the minimum number of workers Glynn must hire. Prepare a workforce schedule for these individuals so that each will have two consecutive days off per week and all staffing requirements will be
Given the cost structure, determine a schedule that minimizes cost. (you will need to do an EOQ for the gear box and input shaft, then rerun the schedule.
For both the cancer and heart research labs, no further possible funding is anticipated beyond the first two years. What is the expected value for the optimum decision alternative?
If Johnson chooses the ordering policy that results in the lowest total annual acquisition cost , and maintains the safety stock level for 97.5 percent service, what will Johnson's average inventory
Give an example of a situation in which you would have to manage according to McGregor's theory X and one where you would manage according to theory Y.
Why did the United States respond to the concerns of the Teamsters? Why are those affected by Mexico's retaliatory tariffs not lobbying congress for relief?
What is the difference between performance and organizational citizenship behaviors? As a manager, how would you improve someone's performance?
What is the expected time between people arriving to this system? How long is the line expected to be upon arrival? What is the service rate of the server?
What is the primary shortcoming of the "grapevine," and how can we adjust or compensate for it? Evaluate the use of the grapevine for organizational purposes.
What has been the primary reason for the growth in the number of necessary employee-related tasks over the past four decades?
The CEO has asked you to evaluate the firm's productivity by comparing performance a month from last year and equivalent month this year.
Has the company improved its productivity during the past year in all the three categories? Explain your results in percentage terms.
Would you reach the same conclusion if the weights for operating cost & labor cost were reversed? Recompute as necessary and explain.
Three distribution centers, A, B, and C, are located at the following (X, Y) coordinates: A, (20, 130); B, (180, 0); and C, (200, 200).
You have determined the critical path in a CPM analysis. You would like to determine the probability of completing the project is a desired period of time.
Determine the optimal quantities of the decision variables. Which resources are not completely used by your solution? How much of each resource is unused?
A hotel chain is considering using yield management to increase profits. Its plan is to sell unsold rooms at a discounted rate very close to the night of stay.