a. Describe the difference between annual physical count and cycle counting.

b. Describe the reasons for doing physical annual count and cycle counting.

QUESTION #2
a. Which do you think is the most important element of lean thinking? Discuss the reasons for your answer.
b. Consider the operations of a McDonalds restaurant. List the seven wastes according to Lean Thinking, identify at
least two examples for each waste type typically seen in a fast-food restaurant and propose initiatives to
eliminate each of the waste examples you identified.

QUESTION #3

McDonalds keep track of customer complaints for each restaurant. There are 10 possible causes of complaints
associated to hamburgers, and the data for first, second and third quarter of 2021 is listed for a store located in the
Tampa area:
( FIND THE ATTACHED PICTURE )
a. Calculate the defects per million opportunities (DPMO) for each quarter and describe if the store is improving its

performance from quarter to quarter or not. Justify your answer. Using table 8.4 from your textbook, determine
if this McDonalds restaurant is operating better than 6 Sigma, or not. Explain

b.Discuss how you would apply the seven waste types from Lean Thinking to reduce DPMO for this restaurant.

Correlate the answer to this question to your answer in the previous question in order to enhance your chances
of getting a better grade in this question

QUESTION #4

a. When a service competes using a cost leadership strategy, does it mean the service is low quality? Explain.
b. What are some alternatives to hiring and laying off workers to vary service capacity as demand varies

QUESTION #5

a. How can performance standards create functional silos in an organization?
b. Using the basic formula for productivity, (outputs)/(inputs), what are all the ways that productivity can be
increased? In addition, provide examples of these initiatives in a fast-food restaurant such as McDonalds

QUESTION 6

What the video: Why Everything Is On Sale: The Bullwhip Effect | WSJ – YouTube
Answer the questions:
1. The video presents the graph “Inventories to Sales” ratio for general retailers. Explain in detail, your
understanding of this graph and how does this ratio relate to the Bullwhip Effect?
2. Based on this video, what are the contributing causes for the current Bullwhip Effect we are observing?
3. What are the effects of the Bullwhip Effect being observed now

How does the anonymity of social media platforms change the interaction between people who affiliate with different political parties? Draw on the arguments presented in Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing by Chris Bail (2021). Describe the experiment used in the book to study the partisan divide in social media. What did the experiment find? What are the key takeaways about ways to overcome extreme differences in opinions between Democrats and Republicans?

Research the Oregon “Death with Dignity” law. What protections does the law provide for persons who wish to commit suicide due to a terminal illness? What protections are provided for the family? The doctor? In at least 600 words summarize your findings and make a connection to the text. Cite any external resources.

In at least 700 words, analyze what constitutes intellectual property fraud and the “fair use” doctrine? How has the Internet impacted this crime?

Research gang activity. Every state has a section of their criminal laws that addresses this type of activity. In Texas, look at the Organized Crime section of the penal code and smmarize in at least 700 words, Considering the attempts made by cities and states to regulate gang activity, what more needs to be done? What are the requirements for federal jurisdiction to be possible under the RICO statute?

For this assignment, consider you are designing a new database for a small mobile application that will handle financial sales data, customer data, and product inventory data—all existing in the cloud.

In at least a 2- to 3-page research paper, explain why MongoDB will be used for this application. Further, address the following:

• Explain the MongoDB Paradigm.
• Will MongoDB work well with a financial application? Explain why or why not.
• Would a different paradigm function better? Explain.
• What costs will be associated if MongoDB is used?
• Is NoSQL the right choice? Provide your rationale.

Be sure to cite your sources using APA in-text citation, and include APA references for your sources.

There are a number of social justice issues related to mental health. This semester, I want you to organize and carry out an activism project that relates to one of these themes. Remember that activism can take on many forms – from writing a letter to a politician to participating in a march or protest. You can find a few examples on NAMI’s website

To get you to start thinking about this project, here are some topics to consider:

• Funding for treatment
• Equity in access to treatment
• Affordability of treatment
• The role of racism, sexism, or other means of bias in diagnosis and treatment
• The opioid crisis
• Prevention measures/funding

You will create a PowerPoint that details your activism project. Your PowerPoint should include the following information:

• Identified problem or issue
• Research on/history of the problem
• The activist activity you did
• Evaluation of how effective the activism was
• Discussion of further work that needs to be done on this issue
• How you see activism in this area benefiting your current or future clients and/or work
• Personal reflection on this project
  • How did you feel about activism before this project? While engaging in activism? Afterwards?
  • What did you learn about the issue/problem? Activism? Yourself?

Distribution Strategy: Explain the distribution system- direct or indirect. Name the major type of intermediaries if indirect. For example, what type of coverage does your product have? Does it vary by region? What will you do to support your intermediaries?

Each student will develop a Synthesis Table using the attached synthesis table document to evaluate one disease from each of the three body systems listed below: ( Neuro, Endocrine, and Renal)

1. Neuro: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, CVA, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis
2. Endocrine: SIADH, Pituitary Adenoma, Hyperthyroidism/Thyroid Storm, DKA
3. Renal: Nephrolithiasis, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urinary Tract Infection (Upper), Chronic Kidney Disease

Instructions:

1. Include the following in the table: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Signs(Provider Sees)/ Symptoms (patient complaint), Environmental/Cultural/Genetic Factors, Labs and Diagnostics, Patient Education focus, Information Technology Resources, and Operational Systems Strategies Implementation for staff/provider education.
2. In the table, provide information on each topic in bullet format, but ensure that the narrative has enough explanation; in the appropriate column, give the page numbers from the textbook and references from peer-reviewed journals (Ex. Jones, 2017).

1. ABC Resources last year reported cost of goods sold of $125 million and an inventory turnover ratio of 3.5. The company is now adopting a new inventory system. If the new system is able to reduce the firm’s inventory level and increase the firm’s inventory turnover ratio to 4.5 while maintaining the same level of sales, how much cash will be freed up?

2. Englander Electronics sells on terms of 3/10, net 30. Total sales for the year are $3,250,000. Thirty-five percent of customers pay on the 10th day and take discounts; the         other 65% pay, on average, 44 days after their purchases.

1. What is the days sales outstanding?
2. What is the average amount of receivables?
3. What would happen to average receivables if Merva toughened its collection policy with the result that all nondiscount customers paid on the 32th day?

3. Barry’s Bicycles is considering changes in its working capital policies to improve its cash flow cycle. Barry’s sales last year were $7,250,000 (all on credit), and its net profit margin was 7%. Its inventory turnover was 7.5 times during the year, and its DSO was 39 days. Its annual cost of goods sold was $3,200,000. The firm had fixed assets totaling $785,000. Barry’s payables deferral period is 41 days.

1. Calculate Barry’s cash conversion cycle.
2. Assuming Barry’s holds negligible amounts of cash and marketable securities,

calculate its total assets turnover and ROA.

8. Suppose Barry’s managers believe the annual inventory turnover can be raised to 8.5 times without affecting sales. What would Barry’s cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been 8.5 for the year?

4. Calculate the nominal annual cost of nonfree trade credit under each of the following terms. Assume that payment is made either on the discount date or on the due date.

1. 2/15, net 35
2. 1/10, net 30
3. 2.5/15, net 45
4. 3/ 10, net 50
5. 2/15, net 40

Some videos you may find helpful.

Short Term Financing

Cash Budgets

Operating and Cash Cycle

Cash Conversion Cycle

1.What does Virtue mean, and is it a useful concept to determine whether someone is good? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument.

2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of Virtue Ethics (Aristotelian, Confucian or both) for practical, ethical dilemmas in everyday life? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument.

3. Read the following article from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics:

To what extent does integrity matter in a business culture? “Wells Fargo Banking Scandal: Why culture matters.” Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (2018)

How does an Ethics of Virtue help us to analyze the ethical dilemma presented by the Wells Fargo Bank scandal? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument