What are your favorite tools that you studied in this course? What do you like most about them?

essons Learned in Operational Excellence
What are your key takeaways from this course?

What are your favorite tools that you studied in this course? What do you like most about them?

When answering this question, consider: ease of implementation, application to your particular organization, receptivity by your colleagues, etc.

How have you applied, or how will you apply, these tools? If applicable, what results were achieved?
What impact has this course had on your professional performancse?

Post your initial response by Wednesday, midnight of your time zone, and reply to at least 2 of your classmates’ initial posts by Sunday, midnight of your time zone.?
1st person to respond to
Faith
Hello Professor and class the favorite tool that I have studied in this course would be the six-sigma program. Six Sigma is a set of tools and techniques that are designed to improve business processes which will result in a better product or service. What I like most about the program is that it helps  improve the customer experience, by eliminating defeats in the process. I like how the program  breaks down the different assets and gives you steps on how to go about fixing it. Six Sigma is broken down into DMAIC which means define, measure, analysis, improvement, and control. I plan to use the six sigma program to help increase our customer service. I want to use the tool to maximize the benefits for customers. When I took over this new position I quickly learned that they are not up to date with taking care of the customers. They are just for getting the job done and not caring. I want to install the value of the needs of their customers and the drivers of sales. If I am able to get this the working I would be able to show the customers that they are important and we need them just like they need us. I want our customers to feel like they are valued, and not have the attitude where will feel we can just get new customers. This course has shown me different ways that I can use to help me implement the goals that I want to achieve. It has shown me what actions should be taken when I am trying to enforce something. When I am working on different things, I keep what Mr. Jack said in mind. “Why do we need innovation? Why do we need continuous improvement? There’s very little room for the status quo in any company because your competitors are about three hours from a product to nail you.” (Jack Welch)
JWI 550: Operational Excellence Week Ten Lecture Notes
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2nd person to respond to
Karen.
RE: Week 10 DiscussionCOLLAPSE
Hello Class,
What are your favorite tools that you studied in this course?  What do you like most about them?  When answering this questions, consider: Ease of implementation, application to your particular organization, receptivity by your colleagues, etc.
I would have to say, Value Stream Mapping, as I found myself reverting back to the value stream map throughout this course to aide me in my discussion and assignment submissions.  I appreciate that it gives a visual of the process, which in my opinion, caters to a wider audience.  In my organization, I understand that people have their own ways of collaborating, communicating and understanding.  From my experience, the majority of key stakeholders are very receptive to visuals because help connect the dots and provide even further clarification.  Value Stream Maps are also easy to implement in my organization because we collaborate quite frequently across multiple organizations and we generally request a perspective of their respective end to end experience.  It would be more efficient and very eye opening to create an initial value stream map and have each organization build on that value stream map to develop one single birds eye view for us to evaluate.
How have you applied, or how will you apply, these tools?  If applicable, what results were achieved?
We’re always looking ways to improve processes.  While I created my first value stream map in this class, I have grown a profound appreciation for the tool.  I have not achieved any results yet, as I have not formally introduced or applied the tool at work, however, my VSM on improving the pre-order iconic device process has given me new insight into additional gaps in the process that I will be sharing on the next project call.  As we look into planning our 2023 action plan, I will leverage the VSM tool to map out each process along the way to plan our mitigation tactics.
What impact has this course had on your professional performance?
I have a great deal of operations experience so I initially thought this class was going to serve as a great refresher, however, this course helped me understand LEAN and SIX SIGMA more thoroughly and the importance of Design thinking.  We have shifted our operations from your typical project management style to a more agile workplace so I was surprised and relieved that we were able to apply and leverage some of the tools and resources to our discussions and assignments, giving us that first-hand experience.
References

Karen Martin & Mike Osterling. December 16, 2023. Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation. McGraw Hill.

What types of technology could you suggest incorporating in the classroom to engage, motivate, and support these students?

There are many ways to teach science and health content. By having a toolbelt full of innovative teaching methods, teachers can keep students engaged in the content and best meet their individual needs as learners. Engagement helps with student attention to the topic as well as helping to create more meaningful learning experiences.
Part 1: Choosing Activities
Choose either science or health as a subject area. Determine a topic and state standard(s) for either third grade science or health. Write at least one learning objective aligned to the chosen standard. Using the “Class Profile-3rd Grade,” complete the “Science or Health Choice Matrix” template with a minimum of four different activity options that would provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning on the topic. Remember to think about different learning styles, grouping techniques, different ability levels, and possible interests of the students.
Part 2: Collaboration
From the Class Profile, select three students with an IEP, 504, or another needed accommodation/modification. At the bottom of your choice matrix, summarize in 250-500-words the collaboration necessary to encourage the students’ motivation, engagement, and ownership of learning. Include the following:

Who would you need to collaborate with?
How will that collaboration be conducted (email, phone, in person)?
What will you ask, speak about, or suggest during your collaboration?
What types of technology could you suggest incorporating in the classroom to engage, motivate, and support these students?

Why would a manufacturing company with multiple production departments still prefer to use a single plantwide overhead rate?

Claudia Pena
September 14, 2023
BUS202
Week 4 Discussion
Be sure that you are putting some thought into your discussion 150-200 words within the 4 questions. 
Please also reply to 2 other students with 50-100 words.  When you reply, please ensure you acknowledge their post, write about something that relates to their post, and ask an open-ended question.
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Why would management be concerned about the accuracy of product costs?

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2.
Why would a manufacturing company with multiple production departments still prefer to use a single plantwide overhead rate?

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3.
How do the multiple production department and the single plantwide factory overhead rate methods differ?

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4.
Why is it important to build rapport with the Department Managers if you were an Account Manager in your company/organization? 

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Reply to the next2 posts from your classmates:
Damian:
“1.) The reason as to why management would be concerned about product cost accuracy is because the overall accuracy of a product’s cost is important for more informed decision-making, general financial stability, and comprehensive business success. Management needs this kind of information to make overall strategic and operational decisions that can affect a business’s profitability, competitiveness, and long-term sustainability. What I am trying to say that there are a lot of factors that management should be concerned about, mainly their overall budgeting as this is the catalyst for all other allocations are to be derived from.

     2.) As to why a manufacturing company with multiple production departments would still prefer the Single Plantwide Rate Method mainly because of its simplicity, the ability to save on certain costs, and general convenience, especially when a business’s production departments have similar patterns and overall consistency in their overhead costs. However, it is equally important to note that this method may lack precision in the cost allocation process. So, while this kind of method can be good in simplification, it is because of this that it may not be used by everyone.

     3.) The primary way that Multiple Production Department and Single Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate Methods are different is how they allocate their Overhead costs. A Single Plantwide Method relies more on less accurate allocation as it only uses one single rate for its entire factory, thus simplifying allocation costs altogether. Whereas the Multiple Production Department Method is more complex and precise with its allocation as the given allocation depends on various factors like specific department characteristics and so on. Thus, there is a separate rate per department.

     4.) It is vital to build strong bonds with your Department Managers if you were an Account Manager simply because it allows us as the Account Manager to understand a Department Manager’s needs, leading to a fostering of trust and general communication, which then, in turn, allows us to gain their overall support, thus ultimately driving a business towards success because of the enhanced collaboration and the overall competitiveness of the organization. Eventually, it makes our job remotely easier because it becomes easier to identify specific opportunities among departments for cross-selling and upselling.”

Response (50-100 words):

Mariela:
“1. Management may be concerned about the accuracy of product costs for a variety of reasons. Some of the reasons may include things like budgeting, cost control, investment decisions, and risk management. Knowing the accuracy of product costs helps management make informed decisions about products and selling prices. 

2. A manufacturing company with multiple production departments would prefer using a single plant-wide overhead rate because of how simple and inexpensive it is. Using a single plant-wide overhead rate can help a company save money because they would not have to calculate and manage each department’s rate, making it both cost and time efficient. 

3. The major difference between the multiple production department and the single plant wide factory overhead rate methods is that one uses a single rate while the other does not. In multiple production department overhead rate method, different rates are “set” for different/each production department in order to allocate the factory overhead costs to products. On the other hand, the single plant wide factory overhead rate method uses only one rate to allocate these costs.  
 

4. I believe that it is important to build rapport with the department managers because it leads to effective communication and decision-making. It allows both the department and account managers to manage a company/organization successfully.”

Identify a technological tool that would improve the efficiency, transparency, or accountability of your agency.

CJ 305 Project Two Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

Analyze considerations for implementation and use of technology in professional practice

Scenario

You have been working at a large metropolitan law enforcement agency for some time and have recently received a promotion that has taken you to a much smaller agency. After your ?rst few

months on the job, you have noticed that your new agency could bene?t from adopting technology you are familiar with from your previous agency. You are preparing to pitch your request for

this technology to your chief and the research and development division of your agency.

Directions

In this assignment, you will create a pitch for the adoption of a new technology at your agency based on the tools you have explored in this course. Create a presentation with speaker notes

that addresses the following required elements. Your presentation should be at least eight slides in length, not including introduction and reference slides.

1. Identify a technological tool that would improve the ef?ciency, transparency, or accountability of your agency.
Identify a technological tool that would improve the ef?ciency, transparency, or accountability of your agency.

A. Explain what the tool is and how it is used.

B. Describe the bene?t its adoption would have for your agency.

2. Describe the pros and cons of implementing your selected technological tool.

3. Evaluate how other agencies are using this type of tool.

A. Research how another larger agency is currently using the tool.

B. Provide a real-world example.

C. Describe the bene?ts and/or challenges of your example agency’s adoption.

4. Describe the policy you would need to create to guide usage of the technological tool in the ?eld for your agency.

A. Research similar policies in use by other agencies.

B. Describe why it is important to create this type of policy.

What to Submit

??

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Presentation: New Technology Adoption Pitch

Your presentation should be at least eight slides in length, not including introduction and reference slides. It should also contain speaker notes. Any sources should be cited according to APA

style.

Project Two Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro?cient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Articulation of Response Exceeds pro?ciency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Clearly conveys meaning with

correct grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of audience and

purpose

Shows progress toward

pro?ciency, but with errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, negatively

impacting readability

Submission has critical errors in

grammar, sentence structure,

and spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

15

Technological Tool Exceeds pro?ciency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Identi?es a technological tool

that would improve the

ef?ciency, transparency, or

accountability of the smaller

agency

Shows progress toward

pro?ciency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

details on the tool and how it is

used or the bene?t of its

adoption

Does not attempt criterion 20

Pros and Cons Exceeds pro?ciency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Describes the pros and cons of

implementing the selected

technological tool

Shows progress toward

pro?ciency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

details on the pros or cons of

the technological tool

Does not attempt criterion 20

Other Agencies Exceeds pro?ciency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Evaluates how other agencies

are using this type of tool

Shows progress toward

pro?ciency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

details on how other agencies

are using the tool

Does not attempt criterion 20

Criteria Exemplary (100%) Pro?cient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strategies for

Implementation

Exceeds pro?ciency in an

exceptionally clear, insightful,

sophisticated, or creative

manner

Describes the policy you would

need to create to guide use of

the technological tool in the

?eld for the smaller agency

Shows progress toward

pro?ciency, but with errors or

omissions; areas for

improvement may include

details on similar policies used

by other agencies or why it is

important to create this type of

policy

Does not attempt criterion 20

Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with few

or no minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

consistent minor errors

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution, with

major errors

Does not use citations for ideas

requiring attribution

5

Total: 100%

What are the conditions that make in-house research preferable? What are the conditions that make outside research preferable? 

 
-Analyze and answer Chapter 5 Questions for review and critical thinking: 
1. What are the conditions that make in-house research preferable? What are the conditions that make outside research preferable? 
2. Read a recent news article from the Wall Street Journal or other key source that deals with a new product introduction. Would you think it would be better for that firm to do research in-house or to use an outside agency? Explain. 
8. ETHICS What are business ethics? How are ethics relevant to research? 
9. ETHICS What is the difference between ethical relativism and ethical idealism? How might a person with an idealist ethical philosophy and a person with a relativist ethical philosophy differ with respect to including a sales pitch at the end of a research survey? 
10. ETHICS What obligations does a researcher have with respect to confidentiality? 

What is an essential skill for all mental health professionals that requires a wide-ranging set of complex skills?

 
Assignment 5 is here!  Please read chapter 5 (really), then:
1.What is an essential skill for all mental health professionals that requires a wide-ranging set of complex skills?
2.__________ is a process of establishing personal well-being by making choices that restore one’s sense of vitality and purpose. It is essential for all counseling professionals.
3.Please contrast unstructured interview, semi-structured interview, and structured interview.
4.What is a therapeutic alliance?
5. What does DSM-5 stand for?
6. Please summarize the Chapter Review (200+)
book:  The required book is Essential Interviewing and Counseling Skills:  An Integrated Approach to Practice, 2nd Edition, by Tracy Prout, Melanie J. Wadkins, and Tatianna Kufferath-Lin, Springer Publishing, 2022, ISBN 978-0-8261-9265-3, or for the E book 978-0-8261-9266-0 

Which clinical manifestations will the nurse expect to see that support a possible diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease?

 
Title: Parkinson’s Disease
Scenario: A 64-year-old woman is brought to her primary care provider’s office because her husband has noticed that she has not been active during the past few months, and that she “seems depressed.” She tells the nurse that her mother died from Parkinson’s disease, and she is worried that she is developing the disease because her brother was just diagnosed with it last year.
NGN Item Type: Extended Multiple Response
Which clinical manifestations will the nurse expect to see that support a possible diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease? Select all that apply.
__X__ A. Shuffling gait
____ B. Bradykinesia
____ C. Intentional tremors
____ D. Dry mouth
____ E. Increased muscle rigidity
____ F. Hyperreflexia
____ G. Blurred or double vision
____ H. Postural instability
____ I. Sleep problems
Rationale: Provide rationale for each of your answer

About the future opportunities of your company and your recommendations. How can it measure its success in the future?

Unit 5 – Individual Project (250 points)
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Assignment Details
Final Project
Your final project should include your revisions based on faculty feedback, peer DB considerations, and your own personal editing and continued research. The final version should include the following sections. Note: Part 5 requires new additional content.

Part I: Transportation Regulations and Policies

Define the goal
Explain the relevance
National security
Public safety
Environment
Unrestrained competition

Part II: Transportation Methodologies

Economic viability
Practical use
Applications in domestic and global markets

Part III: Warehousing and Distribution

Principles
Design
Storage and handling
Information systems and information technology
Third-party logistics providers (3PL)

Part IV: Inventory Management

Inventory functions for intermediate and final products
Packaging techniques

Part V: Future Opportunities

Write a final summary about the future opportunities of your company and your recommendations. How can it measure its success in the future?
How will it help in gaining new customers?
What are the next steps?

List the cultural and diversity issues present in your chosen juvenile justice problem.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review all of the Week 3 Required Resources. Looking ahead at your Week 5 Final assignment, provide an outline highlighting the major points of your paper. In your outline, include all major ideas your Final assignment will address, with two to three-sentence explanations for each.
In your assignment, outline the following:

Provide your thesis statement, which identifies the topic of your assignment
Summarize your chosen topic.

Describe your topic including whether you are focusing on treatment or punishment.
Provide data to show how treatment or punishment has an impact on juveniles, the community, and the juvenile justice system.
List the cultural and diversity issues present in your chosen juvenile justice problem.
Describe how addressing your chosen perspective (treatment or punishment) contributes to the goal of a more just society.

Analyze the empirical research on your chosen topic.

You may use your Week 2 Annotated Bibliography to complete this section of the paper.

As with all well-researched and organized writing, the topic (first) sentences of your paragraphs contain the major ideas of your paper. Therefore, this outline can be used in the construction of the body of your assignment in Week 5. Please visit the Writing Center to access information on how to develop your Outlining Links to an external site..
The Final assignment Outline

Must be 900 to 1,200 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style Links to an external site.as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site.resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of the assignment in bold font

Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

Student’s name
Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date

Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site.resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

Must use at least five scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.

Give an example of an ethical dilemma involving confidentiality and the use of technology.

 
Directions:
You are working the night shift in the Intensive Care Unit. Your patient starts to deteriorate, and the primary provider is not calling you back. The charge nurse offers to contact her. A few minutes later, the charge nurse shows you a text from her personal phone with orders for the client, supposedly from the provider.
Main post: 

What would you do in that situation and why? 
Give an example of an ethical dilemma involving confidentiality and the use of technology.
 How would you respond to the situation in your example? 

Peer replies: 

For your replies, provide classmates with an alternative intervention for the ethical dilemma 
Include well-researched the rationale for using the intervention.

Please make your initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s post by the end of the week. All posts require references AND in-text citations in full APA format. Information must be paraphrased and not quoted. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates. NOTE: Finalized postings must be submitted by deadlines. Any edits after deadline will be counted as late submissions and deducted accordingly. If you need to make any corrections for clarity’s sake only, you can write an addendum as a reply to yourself. The initial post will still be the one receiving full grade.
Make sure all posts are thorough, well-researched, and meet minimum requirements and word counts (see rubric).