Homework assignment #1:Questions about this assignment will be answered inclass. The Focus of this assignment is on
Chapters 1& 2 of the textbook, slides,& lectures / discussions thru 01/25.
See Standard Homework & Exam Instruction (also on the Course Homepage):
Do NOT reformat, Start your answer at the colon at the end of the item.
Read the questions CAREFULLY! Have someone proof & edit your responses !
Turn in "Assignment"through ELearning;
Optional: charts / graphs / excel spread sheets / pictures / art / Source info / etc.
You are encouraged to use a wide range of info sources including 10-Ks, Magazines: Fortune, Forbes, Business Week, Industry Week, Modern Material Handling, Material Handling & Logistics; Supply Chain World, etc., industry specific magazines (both print & Digital); Wall Street Journal, annual reports, etc.
I am looking for in YOUR words, YOUR analysis, observations and thoughts connecting what we are studying to what YOURCompany has done (past), is doing (present), could / should be doing (future). Direct quotes need to be in Quote marks.
In Your Words:Name (who checked this): ______________________________
1. Describe YOURCompany (the 5 Ws& How, Sec. 1.7):
2. Describe 2 each of YOURCompanykey: Inputs / Transformation Processes / Outputs (bespecific - ref. Table 1.1 for guidance):
3. The effectiveness each of YOURCompany's 3 levels of Management Processes (Sec 1.5):
4. Comment on how YOURcompany is addressing 2 (of the 8 listed in the book) Key Issues (Sec 1.10):
5. How YOUR company is perceived to be Impacted by / & addresses elements of the Human Relations Movement (pg. 23) :
6. The Ethical Conduct YOUR company (pg. 29-30):
7. Describe where in the "Dirt - to - Dirt" flow YOUR company fits; is it a commodity producer, component parts producer, consumer products, industrial equipment, etc.:
8. Describe the Industrial Revolutions:
9. Describethe term "Operation Management":
10. Describe Why MRO items are important:
11. Describe Why MRO SCs are important:
12. How YOUR company is addressing 2 (of the 8 listed) "The Need to Manage the Supply Chain" Issues (Pg. 31-32):
13. Of the "Critical SCs" discussed; which 2 pose the most risk to YOURcompany, &why:
14. Describe theBasic Business Equation:
15. DescribeYOURCompany actions to avoid "FAILURE" (pg, 43):
16. DescribeYOURCompany "Organization Strategy" (pg. 46 ->):
17. DescribeYOURCompany "Operations Strategy" (pg. 51 ->):
18. List 3 "items" that could be added to the "before & after" Progress group of slides in the "Intro to: OPS Mgmt.":
19. What you found as a "new" idea in the "Learn YOUR Job" document:
20. What was the focus of the analysis of companies in most of the 20thCentury:
21. What does the "Balanced Scorecard bring to the analysis of companies:
22. Why is productivity important:
23. What have been 2 major elements that have helped improve Productivity:
24. What 3 elements led to Burgmaster's "death":
25. What 3 advantages does Hazel's company have over larger companies: