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ISCOM 305 Assignment New product Launch Plan
organization approval (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   Research and
identify an organization that will be used for
this and subsequent Learning Team assignments.
Attain faculty approval. Write a 700- to
1,050-word paper in which you identify a new
product your company will introduce. Address each
of the following in your paper Identify your
company and give a short background on the
business including their mission, vision, goals,
and objectives. Identify the new product you
will develop and roll out to the customer.
Describe how the design team will include the
following functions and organizations, explaining
the role for each team member Marketing
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ISCOM 305 CASE PROBLEM 16 2 Wheres My Cart
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  CASE PROBLEM 16.2 Wheres My Cart? The Senior
Seminar at Allegheny State requires students to
complete a process improvement project with local
industry. Jim Davis and Leanna Hearn have been
assigned to Wiley Construction. Here is their
report. Wiley Construction Company History
Founded in 1975, Wiley Construction was one of
the first designers and builders of wooden roof
trusses. Over the past 40 years Wiley has
prospered, and it now has office and
manufacturing space of approximately 132,200
square feet and additional lumber storage
facilities of about 22,300 square feet, on a
60-acre site near the Monongahela River in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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ISCOM 305 Week 1 Assignment Importance of
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Importance of Operation
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ISCOM 305 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What is the
transformation process? Can the transformation
process be applied to both goods and
services? How might data be used during the
process?
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ISCOM 305 Week 2 Assignment Impact of product
Design FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.iscom305tutori
als.com   ISCOM/305 - SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT Write a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper in
which you describe the impact of product design
on operations and supply chain strategy. Include
the following Explain the importance of the
product design process. Describe the connection
of designing new products and their relationships
to production processes. Evaluate strategic
options in process planning, including whether or
not to outsource. Articulate the differences
between products and services. Format your paper
consistent with APA guidelines.
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ISCOM 305 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What are the
different types of inventories maintained by a
typical business entity? What is the significance
of inventory regarding customer service
levels? What are some of your experiences with
inventories from the customer service
perspective? How would you improve those
inventories?
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ISCOM 305 Week 3 CASE PROBLEM 10 1 Somerset
Furniture Companys Global Supply Chain FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   CASE
PROBLEM 10.1 Somerset Furniture Companys Global
Supply Chain ISCOM/305 - SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT Read Case Problem 10.1 at the end of
Chapter 10 Somerset Furniture Company's Global
Supply Chain Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper
in which you address the following questions
Discuss Somerset's global supply chain and
possible remedies for its supply chain problems.
Including strategic and tactical changes that
might improve the company's supply chain
performance, reduce system variability, and
improve quality and customer service. Explain
how Somerset could use elements of project
management to help them implement the changes
needed.
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ISCOM 305 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   A number of
quality-management philosophies hold that
prevention costs are the most critical
quality-related costs. What is the logic behind
this premise? Would you apply this logic as an
operations manager? Explain why or why not.
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ISCOM 305 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What is quality
management? Why is it important for every manager
to understand? How might a quality-management
program affect productivity?
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ISCOM 305 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What are the
major elements of project management? Describe
the role of the project manager in conjunction
with project control. What are the requisite
skills that the project manager must possess?
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ISCOM 305 Week 3 Supply Chain Strategy and
Project Plan FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   ISCOM/305 Write
a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain
your supply chain strategy to include the use of
global suppliers. You will also develop a
high-level project plan for the your development
project, to include project scope and objects,
schedule with milestones, risks and mitigation
plans. Describe the key characteristics and
management strategies for your supply chain.
Summarize your sourcing plan and your rationale
to include international suppliers. Explain your
project management approach and include Project
scope and objects High-level schedule with
milestones Risks and mitigation plans Format your
paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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ISCOM 305 Week 4 Chapter Questions FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   12-1.
List some of the operations and functions in a
company that are dependent on a forecast for
product demand. 12-2. What is the difference
between quantitative forecast methods and
qualitative forecast methods? 12-3. Describe the
difference between short- and long-range
forecasts. 12-4. Discuss the role of forecasting
in supply chain management. 13-1.Describe the
difference between independent and dependent
demand and give an example of each for a pizza
restaurant such as Dominos or Pizza Hut.
13-2.Distinguish between a fixed-order-quantity
system and fixed-time-period system and give an
example of each.
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ISCOM 305 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   How might
materials requirement planning (MRP) is applied
to the surgery suite of a hospital, scheduling
university classes, a chain of restaurants, and
hotel renovations?
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ISCOM 305 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What are the
strategic goals of supply chain management and
how does procurement, transportation, and
distribution affect these goals?
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ISCOM 305 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   Where have you
seen the operational components of planning,
sourcing, making, and delivering applied
inappropriately?
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ISCOM 305 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   What are three
of the primary obstacles encountered by the
management team in adopting and installing a new
information technology system?
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ISCOM 305 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   We have seen
many changes and innovations in the application
of technology to operations management in recent
years. Using information from your readings,
identify the three most significant advancements
in technology. Explain your choice of significant
advancements.
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ISCOM 305 Week 5 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom305tutorials.com   Financial
justification of a new information technology
system is difficult at best because many of the
advantages are intangible. Routine capital
budgeting often overlooks six areas of cost
savings or revenue-enhancement factors that are
realized with new technology. What are four of
these factors? Why are these factors important?
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ISCOM 305 Week 5 New Product Launch Plan (Kohls
and Dewalt) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.iscom305t
utorials.com   Prepare a 10- to 15-slide
PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes of
your New Product Introduction Plan. You will
simulate presenting your plan to the senior
executive of your company. Include the following
Your materials requirements and resource
planning strategy How you will integrate Lean
Systems into operations and supply chain Final
recommendation Format your presentation
consistent with APA guidelines.
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