Discussion - Article Review
Locate an article from a well-known, reputable newspaper or magazine like the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, etc... that relates to any of the topics that we have covered this far in the class. The article or may not be over 24 months old and needs to be at least 2 pages long. Blogs, wikis or unknown sources will receive at least a 2 point deduction.
Topics covered in class - Job costing, process costing, Activity-Based costing, lean operations and Cost of Quality
Then, please type up a 2 to 3 paragraph summary of the article. In a separate paragraph, describe how the issue relates to the material covered (indicate this with a chapter number if possible). Your write up will be evaluated on content, grammar, and spelling skills.
In addition, please enter the name of your article as the 'Subject' in your posting.
That can be accomplished by locating the webpage and highlighting the address bar at the top of your screen (URL). Then, right click and select "copy". Return to your posting and right click again and select "paste".
I will deduct 3 points if your link takes us to a generic company homepage. And you expect the reader to search for the article. I'm looking for the link that takes me directly to the article. Once you post the link on the Discussion Board, please try it yourself to make sure it opens directly to the article.