BUS 644 Entire Course (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Issues and Operations BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 2 Business Processes BUS 644 Week 1 Midas Case Study BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 1 Productivity BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 2 Product Design and Quality BUS 644 Week 2 Memorial Hospital Case Stud BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 1 Suppliers BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 2 Forecasting Methods BUS 644 Week 3 Outsourcing

BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Issues and Operations (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 1 DQ 1 Ethical Issues and Operations Ethical Issues and Operations. Ethical behavior is a corporate issue that affects the co mpany’s bottom line. How do ethical issues impact organizations and operations? I nclude an example seen in the workplace, in the news, etc. that relates to real- life situations. Your initial post should be at least words.

BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 2 Business Processes (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 1 DQ 2 Business Processes Business Processes. Why are the following business processes important? Which proce ss do you feel is most important? Explain your reasoning. a. Strategy development b. Product development c. Systems to produce goods and services d. Order fulfillment

BUS 644 Week 1 Midas Case Study (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 1 Midas Midas. Read the “Midas” case study in Chapter 2 of your text. Answer questions 1thro ugh 4 in a two- to- four page paper in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writi ng Center. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points), and supported with the concepts outlined in your text. Provide at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library or other external sources, excluding th e textbook. Do not include the original questions of the assignment in the paper. a. What are the anticipated impacts upon operating efficiency? How would you attempt to minimize the negative impacts? b. Should some operating practices be changed to accommodate the tune-ups?

BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 1 Productivity (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 2 DQ 1 Productivity Productivity. Many times trade- offs are necessary to increase productivity. What are important trades- offs involving the inputs to productivity? Your initial post should include real life sit uations and be at least words

BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 2 Product Design and Quality (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 2 DQ 2 Product Design and Quality Product Design and Quality. What important organizational activities enable a firm to build quality into its products? Explain each of these along with its benefits. Your in itial post should include examples and be at least words.

BUS 644 Week 2 Memorial Hospital Case Study (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 2 Memorial Hospital Memorial Hospital. Read the “Memorial Hospital” case study in Chapter 4 of your tex t. Answer questions 1- 4 in a two- to- four (2- 4) page paper in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points), an d supported with the concepts outlined in your text. Provide at least two scholarly s ources from the Ashford University Library or other external sources, excluding the textbook. Do not include the original questions of the assignment in the paper. a. Discuss some ways that a hospital might measure quality. b. What are the potential costs of quality for Memorial Hospital?

BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 1 Suppliers (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 3 DQ 1 Suppliers Suppliers. Should a firm attempt to have fewer or more suppliers? What are the advant ages and disadvantages of each approach? Your initial post should be words.

BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 2 Forecasting Methods (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 3 DQ 2 Forecasting Methods Forecasting Methods. Read Problem 6 in Chapter 6 of your textbook. Calculate and an swer parts a through d. Include all calculations and spreadsheets in your post. Expl ain why the moving average method was used instead of another forecasting metho d. What might be another forecasting method that could prove to be just as useful? Your initial post should be words.

BUS 644 Week 3 Outsourcing (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 3 Outsourcing Outsourcing. Outsourcing, especially to low labor- cost countries, has grown substantially. What are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing? Include and describe a product or service of a specific low labor- cost country as an example. Include a recommendation/conclusion based on the res earch. Answer the question in a two to four (2- 4) page in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

BUS 644 Week 4 Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 4 Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity. Read the “Beck Manufacturing” case study i n Chapter 8 of your text. Answer questions one through three in a two- to- four page paper in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writi ng Center. a. Calculate the capacity of each machine center and the capacity of the system. b. If Beck wants to expand capacity, where should he focus the company’s efforts? How much extra capacity can he get without causing another operation to become the b ottleneck? c. How may Mr. Beck expand capacity without purchasing new equipment? Be specific.

BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 1 Process Selection Product Design and Capacity (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 4 DQ 1 Process Selection Product Design and Capacity Process Selection: Product Design and Capacity. How is process selection related to product design and capacity determination? Your initial post should be words.

BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 2 Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 4 DQ 2 Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity. Read Problem 6: The “Monique F ood Processing Company” in Chapter 8 of your text. Monique Food Processing Company produces light snacks that can be heated in a micr owave. The following steps are included in the process: Steps Description Capacity (Units/Hour)

BUS 644 Week 5 Alliance Supermarket and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 5 Alliance Supermarket and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems Alliance Supermarket and Point-of- Sale (POS) Systems. Read the “Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your text. In a two- to- four page paper, answer questions 1 & 2 in accordance with APA guidelines as outl ined in the Ashford Writing Center. Alliance Supermarkets Alliance Supermarkets has been using a point-of- sale (POS) system for some time to track its inventory.

BUS 644 Week 5 DQ 1 MRP Inventory and Customer Service (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 5 DQ 1 MRP Inventory and Customer Service Materials Requirements (MRP) Inventory and Customer Service. Explain how MRP ca n decrease a company’s inventory while improving its customer service level. Includ e a real-life example. Your initial post should be words.

BUS 644 Week 5 DQ 2 Perpetual versus Periodic Inventory Systems (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 5 DQ 2 Perpetual versus Periodic Inventory Systems Perpetual versus Periodic Inventory Systems. Describe the perpetual and the periodic i nventory systems. How are they different? Are there circumstances in which one syst em is better than the other? Include real- life examples. Your initial post should be words.

BUS 644 Week 6 DQ 1 Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventories (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 6 DQ 1 Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventories Just-in- Time (JIT) Inventories. Choose companies or industries for which JIT would be tota lly inappropriate? Explain your reasoning with examples in words.

BUS 644 Week 6 DQ 2 Scheduling Procedures (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 6 DQ 2 Scheduling Procedures Scheduling Procedures. Categorize different scheduling procedures for various types of service operations, such as restaurants, hospitals, and airlines. Your initial post sh ould include explanations and examples and be words.

BUS 644 Week 6 Final Paper (Space Age Furniture Problem) (Ash Course) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT Week 6 Final Paper Focus of the Final Paper Read the “Space Age Furniture Company” case study in Chapter 9 of your text. Answe r the following questions: and include any MRP calculations. 1. What options are open to Coral to address this problem? 2. How would reducing the minimum quantity of subassemblies help? 3. What are the costs of carrying excess items in inventory at each stage?