Essays and Research Papers on Applied Operations Mgt.

A 5 page paper that reports on and discusses the transportation and supply chain management of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Sections include: demographics, supply chain and strategic goal, strengths and weaknesses of the supply chain, metrics used, transportation initiatives and innovations, transpiration and supply chain recommendations. Paper includes an Outline in page count. Bibliography lists 7 ...

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of storage spaces. Insight is given into whether organizations should rent or buy storage spaces. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper that discuses economics of scale and scope, trends in manufacturing like JIT, lean manufacturing, and others, The writer comments on a video viewed for Six Sigma. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page paper that refers to one change management project reported in a journal. The change had to do with customers placing orders Online instead of with salespeople. This quantitative research study emphasized how the actions of sales supervisors influence salespeople's willingness to make this change. Different aspects of the research study are ...

A 3 page paper presents a process map for adoption and implementation of Big Data Analytics for Memorial Hermann Hospital although it could be used for any hospital. The process map itself takes up four pages. No Bibliography.

This 7-page paper provides an overview of supply chain management, business logistics and potential disruptions to supply chains. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper. This essay discusses an article written by Martin Staubus entitled, "Creating a High-Performing Workplace." Staubus discusses five themes related to achieving high performance: High performance in the Innovation Age, Historical development of workplace management, Human motivation in the workplace, A stake in business success, and Hire for attitude, train for ...

A 12 page paper. Murphy Oil Corporation is a rare company in the fact that they do not have a list of wrongdoings and there are no real scandals related to this company. This paper offers an historical background, a brief financial report, SWOT analysis, significant events that did not lead to scandals, major events ...

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses Starbucks' corporate culture, the role of managers in maintaining the corporate culture, the effectiveness of Starbucks' trendy innovations like free Wi-Fi in gaining a competitive advantage, the key management competency to fit in with the culture, and if Starbucks could achieve long-term sustainability as a global leader ...

This 3 page paper looks at some of the vulnerabilities that may exist within a typical electricity supplier. The different types of risk and level of exposure are considered to identify some of the risks that electricity firms face. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 3 page paper that responds to different issues. The writer viewed several videos on leadership and provides reflections of those. A scenario was presented in which a university-related teaching health care system is having their bilingual geriatric center closed because the state significantly reduced their funding. The write discusses how the transformational leaders ...

This 8 page paper looks at a hotel that has been undertaking quality improvement strategies. The paper suggests strategies that may be used to ensure that continuous improvement takes place. It is suggested that the hotel adopts the use of SERVQUAL and embraces the concept of employee engagement. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 5 page paper. This essay discusses several topics surrounding the topic of failure. These include ways failure can be used to improve vision of leader, characteristics of transformational leaders that impact response of employees, the writer's opinion of the importance of failure is an integral part of life and contributes to leadership effectiveness, ...

This 6 page paper examines three trends in risk management; the growth of enterprise risk management (ERM), the recognition of culture has an influence on risk, and the management of strategic partnerships. The paper defines each of the trends and the way in which discusses each of the approaches, considering the way in which they ...

A 5 page paper. Companies and organizations face risks every day. What can they do to manage the risks and minimize their negative results? This is the question this essay discusses. It ends with a discussion of cyber security management plans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper. This paper analyzes an article entitled, How Much Cash Does Your Company Need? by Richard Passov. The author explains why knowledge companies cannot adopt the same capital structure that other companies adopt. Knowledge companies depend on intangible assets to drive the company's revenues. That paper analyses the article identifying strengths and ...

A 15 page paper. This essay presents an internal analysis of Wal-Mart Corp. It includes business strategies, resource-based view analysis, VRIO analysis, and strengths and weaknesses. Each of these areas is discussed at length and identifies the company's resources and compatibilities. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 4 page paper that presents an annotated bibliography of two research articles that discuss effective global leadership. One focuses on the need for both managerial and technical skills and the other identifies the competencies experienced international leaders identify as necessary. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper answers three questions concerning different aspects of project management. The first looks at the advantages and disadvantages of team members working on more than one project at the same time. The second question looks at the problems associated with costing projects that are taking place in harsh geographical conditions. The last ...

This 4 page paper reviews chapters 7 and 8 from Knowlton and Philips The Logic Model Guidelines and Chapter 1 of Holden and Zimmerman's A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning. Now additional sources are listed.

A 23 page paper that discusses several topics in technology. What business perspective did IBM need to adopt to survive; challenges of transitioning to the cloud and cloud computing; COBIT 5 with domains explained; and how e-commerce and the Internet can impact the structure of an industry. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the operational problems faced by Terror Tubes; a manufacturer of high quality exhaust systems. The paper examines the problems of deal with the retail buyers and the custom exhaust predictions and looks at the way operations may be managed to satisfy the demand from both customer types. The bibliography ...

A 5 page paper about Publix, it leadership, and its use of technology. This paper provides a brief background for this company, suggests the overall leadership style being used, and identifies the technology the company uses and how it helps leaders. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 3 page paper. Recently, the literature has been focusing on employee engagement and the need to improve this element. This essay provides an assessment of the writer's workplace in terms of employee engagement. It then discusses changes needed in the company. Finally, the process and program are depicted in a logic model. ! graphic ...

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the negotiation process. It examines the manner in which negotiations are carried out through a hypothetical example. Bibliography lists 3 sources.