You are the project manager at Wonderful Creations.  You are responsible for production of toys to have them ready for the holiday rush.  Your boss assigned you the project because you are reliable and make things happen.  Normal production time for activities are as follows.

1. Draw the project network using AON.
2. Identify the critical path.
3. What is the expected project length?
4. Draw a Gantt chart for the project.

Your boss decided to avoid supply chain disruptions that he wants production 3 days ahead of the normal production time.  He provided funding for modifications to the production equipment to accelerate production.  Time estimates for the modifications are as follows.

1. What is the cost for reducing the project by 3 days?

To crash the project, you will have to draw the network diagram each time you crash the project by a day. The purpose is to be sure you have identified all of the critical paths.  If you have multiple critical paths, when you crash activities, you must crash on all critical paths.

Create a sample scenario (I have included an example for another standard) for PSEL Standard 10 (School Improvement): Effective educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being. 10e. Employ situationally-appropriate strategies for improvement, including transformational and incremental, adaptive approaches and attention to different phases of implementation. 10f. Assess and develop the capacity of staff to assess the value and applicability of emerging educational trends and the findings of research for the school and its improvement. 10g. Develop technically appropriate systems of data collection, management, analysis, and use, connecting as needed to the district office and external partners for support in planning, implementation, monitoring, feedback, and evaluatio

Describe the instrumentation – instruments and/or voices used in this performance. You can write an overview of the performance but then it is crucial that you describe specific musical selections in details. I recommend that you make some notes while listening to the concert and then write the paper consulting your notes.

How would you describe the overall character of each musical selection?–for example: calm, lively, agitated, cheerful, light, somber, etc. What elements in the music make the piece sound this way?–tempo (fast or slow), dynamics (soft or loud), instrumentation (who has the lead?), pitch (major or minor key), or register (high or low sounds). How does the piece or movement evolve through time? (Describe the various changes that you hear)

What qualities make this music appealing to you (or not)?

Optional: You may choose one piece from the concert and compare it to a a piece by a composer we have studied in class. Comment on the similarities and differences.

Support all your comments with a discussion. Be clear and specific. Use correct grammar and mechanics of writing. Make sure you use musical terms correctly.

The concert review is about your description and comments on the music you hear. This is not a research assignment: you don’t need to provide historical information on the composers or pieces. Also, the primary goal is to describe objectively what you hear in the music rather than say whether you like it or not.

This is the checklist I use for grading papers:

-Concert description

Can I tell that the student watched the entire concert?

Is it clear what selection(s) the student is writing about?

-Description of what happens musically

-Correct use of musical terms

-Correlation between musical terms and character of the music

(i.e. “the fast tempo and the bright color of the trumpets made this movement sound very lively”)

-Good structure and correct English

-Descriptions that are detailed and specific. Does the student describe interesting or unusual elements that relate to specific pieces (or movements) in the concert?

Papers must be 1000-1500 words in length, double-spaced, and in 12 pt. Times, Times New-Roman, or Arial font.

Concert #5— Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (click on Show More in the description to view the program)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqdZxWn3IsQ

Nashville Housing Price Analysis

• Strengthened real-estate company investment decision making by analyzing housing data via machine learning.
• Improved data quality using Python pandas and NumPy for cleaning and missing value imputation; used Matplotlib and Pyplot to create a heatmap to better identify the most relevant data.
• Pinpointed which dependent variable had the greatest impact on housing prices by building predictive models (logistic regression, random forest, gradient boost).
• Demonstrated that the number of full baths increasing led to overpricing as opposed to number of bedrooms whose increase would not affect pricing accuracy.

Market Analysis of Liquor Industry                                                                                                                                                                                           

• Demonstrated that children of low-income families have a stronger desire to buy wine with an annual consumption amount $1,500 by building a SQL data warehouse to analyze the alcohol consumption market.
• Recommended retailers to focus marketing on low alcohol wine and adjust appearances of packaging and advertising to target young females after identifying their purchasing power for wine was up 36% from the previous year.
• Extracted data from population database, used “self-connection” function to connect table and “window” function to explore the changes of alcohol consumption level between age and family income level.

Analysis of Telecom Customer Churn                                                                                               

• Predicted potential customer churn for Telecom by using the customer life cycle value (CLV) algorithm in Python to identify and segment the highest value and longest life cycle customers for aiding in targeted strategy development.
• Preprocessed data with Sklearn, extracted and analyzed with Pandas, and transformed features with MinMaxScaler.
• Recommended use of preferential policies for low CLV customers and rewards for higher CLV customers.

Hospitality Food Operation Project                                                                                                   

Team Leader

• Identified most cost-efficient prices for banquet supplies (tables, chairs, ingredients) by using SQL to sort through a large collection of item types and prices as well as sponsors.
• Led a team of six in arranging an alumni association activity by creating an action plan and delegating tasks based on strengths and weaknesses.
• Identified optimal hosting site location, organized a day off activity for event staff, and recruited and trained staff on setup and food service protocol.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hilton Hotel     

Data analyst

• Involved in analysis, design and documenting business requirements and data specifications; supported data warehousing extraction programs, end-user reports and queries
• Interacted with Business analysts to understand data requirements to ensure high quality data is provided to the customers
• Worked on numerous ad-hoc data pulls for business analysis and monitoring by writing SQL scripts; performed data intake, validation, cleaning, mining, modeling, visualization, and communication deliverables.
• Maximized hotel profits by analyzing company data provided by the sales department to accurately predict optimal room prices seasonally and determined the type and quantity of rooms sold in different sales channels at various prices.
• Drove strategic decision making, such as room price and sales channel control, by analyzing operational and managerial data to forecast market changes.

A Birth Cohort is a set of people who were born during the same time period and who face similar societal circumstances brought about by their position in the population’s age structure. Most of you belong to the “Generation Z” birth cohort (born after 1995).

Cohort Effects—people in the same birth cohort who experience life course events at roughly the same time.

Period Effects are the “unexpected historical events (wars, epidemics, natural disasters, economic depressions), changing political conditions, and major cultural trends that contribute to the unique shape and outlook of a birth cohort.

Answer the following questions:

1. As “Generation Z’ers”, focusing on the current Coronavirus crisis as a Period Effect, how has this crisis affected you? How has it changed your life, both temporarily and (thinking sociologically) “permanently”?

2. What adjustments have you made that will probably be long term (permanent?) adjustments in your everyday life? Speculate on how society changes as we experience this crisis.

000 words

Programmes:

• PhD in Management Science

https://jindal.utdallas.edu/phd-programs/management-science/#concentrations

Concentration: Information Systems Concentration – important, please must review it

https://jindal.utdallas.edu/phd-programs/management-science/information-systems/

My requirement is in a high standard because this is a personal statement for PhD application. You need to review my resume and personal background documents carefully, and then combine the vision & courses on the program website. The personal statement also need the your professional knowledge in Management Science.

it needs the knowledge in quantitative analysis, Calculus, matrix algebra, computer programming and statistics.

In this assignment, you will watch the video, Futures of Over-the-Rhine, and write a reflection paper on the contents of the video. Over-the-Rhine is a historic neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH established by German immigrants in the nineteenth century. Over the course of the years, the neighborhood has transitioned from being a prosperous place to live and work to a dilapidated area of the city. The video introduces you to Gentrification, a process typical for the old ran down neighborhoods that went through the similar transition as Over-the-Rhine. The video was made in 2008-2009 by the author of your textbook, Dr. Jim Rubinstein who is currently retired. The process of gentrification in Cincinnati started in early 2000s and continues until now.

You can access the video by clicking on Media Gallery in the left-hand Canvas navigation menu.

In your paper, please address the following questions:

1. Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and its history;

2. Gentrification in Over-the-Rhine;

3. Economic mix in Over-the-Rhine;

4. If you are familiar with the neighborhood, please describe the changes that occurred there after this video was made (2008-2009).

5. How do you see the future of Over-the-Rhine?

What are your thoughts and feelings related to the Change Plan?

2) What aspects of the Change Plan do you think are most important?

3) Explain a good situation/time when it would be appropriate to use a change plan with a client.

****After completing the change plan need to answer the above 3 questions.

3 changes :

1 better self-care

2 take medications as directed

3 to journal my thoughts

Introduction – What does an employee have to do to become a leader inside a company. Is it skills only? Is it knowledge? Is it experience? Is it integrity and character? What does it take to become a successful boss and reach the company’s goals? A successful leader has integrity/ character, communication skills, and diverse knowledge of business.

Problem Statement – The global business sector is a world full of new and stablished companies. Businesses worldwide have different approaches when it comes to export/ import services, goods, processes, and platforms. What companies worldwide do to beat competition? What is the importance of the leaders of each department? Companies must use differentiation of products and services to be effective and efficient.

1. KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS
2. Marketing Management
3. a) Marketing Plan b) SWOT analysis
4. c) What is the right market to hit with sales/ marketing tactics

(Kotler, P. & Keller, K.)

1. Managerial Finance
2. a) Sales (commercial sales)

– Standard costing                                         – Analysis of variance                                  – Market analysis

(Massimo Parravicini), (Virgil Storr), (Chihiro Hirotsu)

2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
3. Business Diversity and Cross-Cultural Communication
4. a) Communication needs within an international firm
5. b) Use of technology to communicate with firms abroad

(Varner)

1. Global Business
2. a) Supply Chain (Exports/ Imports) b) Globalization
3. c) Engineering technology within global business industry (time management, organizational skills, strategic thinking, communication proficiency and industrial safety)

(Cook, T. A.)

1. Global Strategy
2. a) Global strategy concepts b) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
3. c) Product/ service diversification

(Brown, C. K.)

3. CHARACTER/ INTEGRITY (Lead by example. Exercise open communication. Be accountable for your actions. Report inappropriate, unethical behavior. Be civil and respectful)
4. Leadership as a Calling
5. a) Negotiations b) Disruptive negotiation                          c) Integrative negotiation

(Zohar, I.), (Sports, G.)

1. Business Law

– Business practices and laws

(Nagy, D. M.)

PART ONE: DISCUSSION QUESTION

Discussion Question 1:

Ratio analysis involves calculations that use the data from the financial statements to evaluate the performance of companies in different key areas. How would this information be used by a credit analyst as compared to someone is going to make an investment decision?

PART TWO: COURSE PROJECT

Course Project: Tasks:

Using the financial information gathered in Week 1, address the following questions: WEEK 1 PAPER IS ATTACHED TO QUESTION!

• Identify two items or issues that cannot be derived from the financial statements of the two companies that you selected for your research.
• Explain why these items or issues would be of concern to investors and other stakeholders. In your rationale, address the specific interests of the different users of financial statements.
• Compare and contrast the two companies in terms of how well or how poorly they are performing in the areas of profit, debt, and asset turnover. Use appropriate ratios in your analysis. Indicate strategies for possible improvement in each area.

• Submit a 2-3 page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.