Essays and Research Papers on Applied Operations Mgt.

A 12 page paper that discusses different aspects of organizational development beginning with a summary of a journal article about OD. Other topics include: OD practitioner, diagnosing jobs and groups, human resource interventions, performance management, and developing talent. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses Cignet Plastics, defects and the need for processes thinking and quality methods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper answers questions on 3 articles concerning project management practices. The paper looks at cultural issues in outsourcing in an offshore environment, management tools that may be used in complex projects and tools that can be useful risk assessment. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 6 page paper answers questions about a fictitious company; Armstrong Construction. The first question concerns the most appropriate strategy for the firm to develop in a sustainable manner. The use of a change model, the differences between management and leadership, the relationship between cost, time and quality and the management of uncertainty ...

This 8 page paper looks at the UK car company Morgan Motor Cars Ltd., examining the way that manufacture takes place in order to identify the way in which the firm may be able to make cost effective improvements to increase production capacity. Recommendations for improvements to the manufacturing process are presented. The bibliography cites ...

A 3 page paper that discusses the images change management concept. The paper explains a change initiative and identifies what the organization did. The writer applies the six images to different people involved and I general, provides an assessment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of change processes. Measuring and monitoring the process for effectiveness is explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper answers a set of questions looking at why small business may not make full use of project management tools, difficulties in the defining of independencies of project tasks, the important of cost estimation and the link between TQM and project quality. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at different types of risks which may impact on different business assets, examining the different asset types, why they are needed and the damage that risk could cause. The paper also considers the way a risk assessment take place. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the way in which an IT risk assessment may be considered in terms of measuring a return on investment, and looks at the concepts of risks, threats and vulnerabilities. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4 page paper or is based on a case study supplied by the student. Written in the style of executive summary, the report looks at the way in which the fictitious company, Euronics, can reduce the costs associated with the central stores functions. The potential of reducing costs and retaining of functions in-house as ...

This 3 page paper looks at the way in which the world's largest retailer manages the distribution of the goods and the role of services. The paper also looks at services the firm offers as part of the distribution hand how services may be considered as inventory. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the supply chain at WalMart. The paper starts by looking at the structure of the supply chain and then considers its' operation and the way the supply chain benefits the firm. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of organizational change. The importance of quality improvement processes is highlighted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper answers a set of questions regarding operations management. The first question looks at the issues of weight to bulk ratios and weight to value ratios and considers them in the context of a risk and substitution. The second question looks at uniform and zone pricing, the third question discusses the order ...

This 6-page paper details the product life cycle of the iPhone through the process of stage gating. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student BJB want to enter as new market manufacturing and selling CD changers to car manufacturers and car owners. The paper looks at the plan to assess the needs of the stakeholders, the most appropriate model for quality management and the role of leadership. ...

This 4-page paper examines the difficulties that McDonald's franchisees face in living up to corporate standards. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. The essay reviews an article, What is Leadership by Kevin Kruse and finds that article misrepresents what some major players said about leadership like Drucker and Bennis. The essay expands on what these two scholars said about leadership and explains what is wrong with Kruse’s thinking. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

In this 3-page paper, the concept of goal setting is applied to emergency management. 2 references included.

This 5 page paper looks at Clipboard Tablet Co. The firm has three products; the X5, the X6 and the X7, After several years there is a groundhog day, and several years can be repeated. The paper presents the results of a simulation with changes made to the price as well as the research and ...

This 18 page paper examines the supply chain issues for medical radioisotopes. The paper starts by looking at why and how radioisotopes are used in medicine and the potential long term demand. The influences which may impact on the supply are examined and potential solution to some of the issues are discussed. The bibliography ...

This 4 page paper looks at how and why modern warehouses benefit from state-of-the-art warehouse management systems (WMS). The value that is created by WMS and benefits it can create are all discussed. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the way warehousing takes place at WalMart. The supply chain is examined, looking at where and when warehousing is important and the way the firm deals with service elements which cannot be warehoused. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the potential of integrating supply chains. The way supply chains may be integrated and the way value could be created are all examined. The bibliography cites 5 sources.