Describe the five main decisions made by operations and supply chain managers.

1.Define operations and supply chain management. .2 Review the role of operations in the firm and the economy. 3 Describe the five main decisions made by operations and supply chain managers. 4 Explain the nature of cross-functional decision making with operations. 5 Describe typical inputs and outputs of an operations transformation system. 6 Analyze trends […]

Can you think of a better way to graphically represent a company’s social responsibility?

With reference to the CSR pyramid, what are the implications of stopping at a particular pyramid level? For example, would it be all right, if a company took its sole responsibility to be the financial responsibility to its shareholders? Financial responsibility and legal responsibility? Do you agree that CSR is best represented by a pyramid? […]

Why might it be difficult to find new recruits that possess the appropriate mix of abilities?

Read the case “U.S. MARINE CORPS” from Chapter 10 “Ability” Page: – 326 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed). by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021) and Answer the following Questions: Assignment Question(s): 1.Identify and describe the types of abilities […]

Why Scheduling of Resources is important in the whole process of a Project. Explain

Watch the short video in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yg-FyDAusQ Test your Knowledge (Question): Why Scheduling of Resources is important in the whole process of a Project. Explain When there is scarcity of resources how project manager can use the available resources effectively. Explain.  

What intermediaries do you think are used in bringing this product to market?

Identify one or more circumstances when a company might wish to delay introducing its product. What factors will (or should) influence a firm’s pricing strategy? Pick a product you know well. What intermediaries do you think are used in bringing this product to market? What valuable services do you think these intermediaries provide? What marketing […]

Why did Nintendo choose not to make its early video game consoles backward compatible?

Crafting a Deployment Strategy What factors do you think enabled Sega to break Nintendo’s near monopoly of the U.S. video game console market in the late 1980s? Why did Nintendo choose not to make its early video game consoles backward compatible? What were the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy? What strengths and weaknesses did […]

How can managers ensure that a team reaps the advantages of diversity while not being thwarted by some of the challenges team diversity raises?

What are the trade-offs in choosing a team’s size and level of diversity? How can managers ensure that a team reaps the advantages of diversity while not being thwarted by some of the challenges team diversity raises? Identify an example of a development project, and what type of team you believe they used. Do you […]