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BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com Why Productivity Matters. It is sometimes easy to overlook the importance of productivity. National figures are often reported in the media. They may seem to be ho-hum; there’s nothing glamorous about them to get our attention. Read the M & L Manufacturing case on page 130 in your text. Prepare a weekly forecast clearly labeling your calculations. Explain the benefits of a more formalized approach to forecasting using course related principles in 200 words. You must respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings to receive full credit. ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 1 Why Productivity Matters (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 1 DQ 2 Benefits of Forecasting (Old)

BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com Design of Work Systems. Read the “Making Hotplates” case. Answer questions 1-4 in a two to four (2-4) page APA style paper. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points), and supported with the concepts outlined in your text. Plant Capacity. A small building contractor has recently experienced two successive years in which work opportunities exceeded the firm’s capacity. The contractor must now make a decision on capacity for next year ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 2 Assignment Design of Work Systems (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 2 DQ 1 Plant Capacity (Old)

BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com Wal-Mart. Read the “Hello, Wal-Mart?” case. Answer questions 1-2 in a two to four (2-4) page APA style paper. Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points), and supported with the concepts outlined in your text Quality Improvement. Read “Chick-n-Gravy Dinner Line” on page 414 in your text. Explain your analysis using course related principles in 200 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 3 Assignment Wal-Mart (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 1 Quality improvement (Old)

BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com Inspection of Toys. Read “Toys, Inc.” on page 460 in your text. Indicate your recommendations using course related principles in 200 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings Inventory Control. Read the case study below “Harvey Industries”. Provide reasoning for the current financial distress of the company and make recommendations for improvements to the new company president ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 3 DQ 2 Inspection of Toys (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 4 Assignment Inventory Control (Old)

BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com Planning for Service Operations. Service operations often face more difficulty in planning than their manufacturing counterparts. However, service does have certain advantages that manufacturing often does not. Production Strategies. Read “Eight Glasses a Day (EGAD)” on page 507 in your text. Answer questions 1 and 2. Explain your analysis using course related principles in 200 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 1 Planning for Service Operations (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 4 DQ 2 Production Strategies (Old)

BUS 644 Slingshot Academy / Tutorialrank.com Tutorialrank.com It was a little past 9:00 on a Monday morning when Jeff Baker walked into your office with a box of donuts. “I’ve been talking with Anne about a problem we have with short-term capacity in our pad printing operation Lean System. 1) What trade- offs are involved in shifting from a traditional operations system to a lean system for: A) A manufacturing firm? B) A service firm? 2) Who in the organization is affected by a decision to shift from a traditional operations system to a lean system? ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 5 Assignment Setup Times (Old) ASHFORD BUS 644 Week 5 DQ 1 Lean System (Old)

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