Chapter 3: Written Assignment: In the News Purpose: To reinforce the importance of ethics in the day-to-day operations of real companies. In addition, students will apply what they learn in the course to the news article to demonstrate an understanding of the learning objectives. Instructions: Identify one story in the news that pertains to an […]
Pick a business with which you are familiar and explain the role of Operations Management in this business’s functions. This business can be a restaurant in your neighborhood, a retailer you made a purchase from before, or a company you worked for. Refer to “The Role of Operations Management” in the textbook, and write an […]
Financial Markets Explain financial markets and ensure the following points are addressed. What is the difference between capital and money markets and why is it important to the issuing company? Provide a short explanation of the securities traded in capital and money markets. Include both capital and money market securities, identifying in which market the […]
Select a company, government agency or any other service outlet and one of its products that interest you to study from an applied economic point of view. You are encouraged to look up articles about your chosen company or agency utilizing such sources as Business Week, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Marketing Communications, Media-Scope, Advertising Age, […]
Discuss Individual report on the suitability of a company for investment – Edreams Odigeo.
Develop a 7-page process improvement plan for a provided scenario or a business and process of your choice, using data to support your recommendations. Introduction This portfolio work project, a process improvement plan, will help you demonstrate competencies in process documentation, process analysis, and process improvement. Scenario For this assessment, choose either Option 1 or Option […]
This discussion topic will span two weeks to Module Eight. In Module Seven, you will post your initial response, and then in Module Eight, you will assess other learners’ posts and provide them with your input. This allows you additional time to make your initial post strong, robust, and well-supported. In Module Seven, consider the […]
1. What internal and/or external factors drove the initiatives at each company? Were these initiatives put in place as responses to challenges or to opportunities? 2. How were business value, competitive advantage, risk, and organizational change considered in each project? Should they have been handled any differently? 3. In terms of organizational information integration, does […]
You are a project manager and need the volatility to evaluate a major project for your company. The project has a value of $100 million today. 1. The technical experts and management believe, with 95% confidence, that the project should be worth $350 million or $50 million in 4 years, what is the annualized volatility? […]
1. Assume that the risk-free rate is 4% and the expected market risk premium is 9%. You are considering buying a share of Company B at a price of $72. Company B has a beta of 1.2 and is expected to pay a dividend of $2 per share next year. You expect to be able […]
