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Final Individual Assignment based on the project case “Turnaround at the Portland Plant. (Which is attached below)

 

 

” Make assumptions as necessary.

 

 

This means that this paper is to demonstrate evidence of everything that you have learned in your work on the Portland Plant case study.

 

This paper is to be four to five pages long, APA with at least five references (including the text book).

 

Reference:

Slack, N., Jones, A. B., & Johnston, R. (2013). Operations management (6th ed.). Edinburgh Gate, Harlow UK: Pearson Education Inc.

 

 Go to the Syllabus and review all of the Course Learning Outcomes.

Be sure to address what you learned and applied in the Portland Plant case to each of the Course Learning Outcomes.

You might want to consider having each of the course learning outcomes being a heading for your work. o Remember to include in this paper a recommendation for optimal “operations” planning and control activities to include technology suggestions (what, why, how, when); explain/justify your approach and include the process for operations verification (e.g. cycle counting).

 

Please answer these questions!!!

Reflective analysis is a process of critical thinking. The process includes: (1) recollection and interpretation of material; (2) relevance and practical application of concepts and methodologies; (3) organization and presentation. Write this assignment in the two page paperformat. Consider the following questions when writing the Reflective analysis:

    * What are key concepts?
    * Is there a relationship between various concepts and methodologies?
    * Are there pros and cons?
    * How do I feel about the topics?
    * What concepts and methodologies can be applied in my work environment?
    * What are potential consequences of applying (or not) such concepts and methodologies?
    * How would I go about recommending concepts and methodologies to someone?
    * Can material be summarized for a less knowledgeable audience?

 

Assignment 3: Recruiting
Due Week 5 and worth 200 points

Imagine you are presenting a new global recruiting strategy to your boss. Choose either Japan or Saudi Arabia, and research business strategies for recruiting in your chosen region. Identify the top three to five (3-5) factors that would need to be considered when recruiting in the country you chose. Close with a persuasive summary on why you believe these factors are important. Close with a persuasive summary that explains why these factors are important. Demonstrate your findings to your boss in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

Create a four to eight (4-8) slide PowerPoint in which you:

1. Summarize your findings about recruiting in either Japan or Saudi Arabia.
2. Identify the top three to five (3-5) factors that would need to be considered when recruiting in your chosen region.
3. Develop a persuasive closing summary that describes why the factors you identified are important.
4. Include links or references to one to three (1-3) quality resources based on your research. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
b. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness. 
• Propose staffing alternatives for foreign operations and address the considerations for the use of expatriates versus localization or third-country nationals.
• Assess recruiting and selection strategies that can be used to effectively meet organizational requirements for operating in multiple countries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

 

Two paragraph answer per discussion, APA format, references and plagiarism free. Need it by Wednesday 27, 2015 no later than noon central time.

 

Discussion 1

 

“Social Influence” Please respond to the following:

 

•Analyze the positive and negative causes and results of conformity, compliance, and obedience in a specific social environment.

 

•Describe an event in which you (or someone you observed*) followed the group in an activity that you (or the other person) did not agree with. Explain the reasons for the behavior. (Do not use the names of people you discuss.)

 

Discussion 2

 

“Group Behavior and Leadership” Please respond to the following:

 

•Explain at least two (2) ways in which group decision making and behavior may influence one of the following groups: work team, social clique, or gang.

 

•Compare and contrast two (2) leaders – one (1) positive and one (1) negative – in at least three (3) ways, and discuss the social influence each type of leader has on the others in a specific group. Support your response with specific examples.