Fill in Monday- Friday work activities and the last question. I need two differe
Fill in Monday- Friday work activities and the last question. I need two different versions. (two different answers with the same template) I currently work as a management analyst in a small construction company. The answer can be brief.
Week 1: Discussion 1
Prompt
Review the videos in week 1 within the course overvi
Week 1: Discussion 1
Prompt
Review the videos in week 1 within the course overview and read chapter 1 & 2. Reply substantively to each question below. Begin your reply by copying and pasting each question in the first line of your reply and begin your response.
1. As a leader within your organization what role to you believe technology has in modern inventory management and risk pooling?
2. Research a organization and provide examples of successful implementation of inventory management and risk pooling strategies
3. What do you believe are the key issues and risk related to managing global supply chains? Explain.
4. Think of yourself as a logistical supervisor within your company. How does global sourcing impact lead times, supply chain costs, and overall responsiveness?
Guidelines
Class discussions are an integral part of your learning in this course. You are both encouraged and expected to participate in online discussions. Regular and meaningful contributions are part of your final course grade. Examine the Discussion Rubric linked in each graded discussion activity to identify the qualities of an effective post. Moreover, you must provide an outside and textbook reference while comparing and contrasting each author’s information with your introduction post. Each reference must abide by the 7th APA edition publication manual.
Your introduction discussion post is due before midnight on a Wednesday central time. Therefore, if your introduction post is submitted on 12:01 you are late. However, if a student submits their introduction post on a Friday or Saturday with all responses the student will receive a zero. I want students to communicate within the classroom forum because it is not fair to other students when an individual submit their introduction post on Friday or when the discussion is due on a Saturday and other individuals do not have time to respond. Some individuals are enrolled in more than two classes, therefore I want individuals to submit their introduction post by Wednesday of each week thereby giving individuals ample time to respond to each other while creating an environment of learning throughout the week.
Reply substantively to at least two of your classmates on different days. Review the evaluation rubric for grading criteria.
Instructions on REPLY to my Original Posting and a Posting Response below. Additionally, examples of acceptable and unacceptable responses can also be found below.
Engage and express critical thinking through your responses to promote an interactive learning experience. Each response should be in your own words, grammatically sound, and free of spelling errors.
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Calculating the cost of acquiring a customer.
Assignment #1 Quantitative Literac
Calculating the cost of acquiring a customer.
Assignment #1 Quantitative Literacy Rubric for Calculation
Calculating Customer Acquisition Costs
Do you know how much it costs to acquire each new customer via your website?
Websites are often a significant cost to companies and yet their performance is rarely measured. Your website provides you with an opportunity to acquire new customers in a measurable and cost effective way.
To achieve this, you first need to know what it costs you to acquire each new customer via the website today. Once you know this you will then know whether these new customers are profitable. Obviously if it costs $100 to acquire a customer to your website who only spends $40 during their lifetime then you are losing money.
In order to ensure that the website is positively contributing to the company’s bottom line it is recommended that you examine the cost of customer acquisition as a key performance indicator of your website.
To calculate your cost you need to:
1. Identify the number of new customers per month. This
is the number of new customers that have purchased goods or services, requested a catalog, visited the company website, called in to make an appointment or get more information, or any other documented activity which increases your customer base.
2. Calculate the start-up costs associated with the website, mailing catalogs, and the operating costs associated with the customer service or call center. Include in this the cost of operating any department, physical or virtual, that the customer can go to get more information about your product or service.
3. Calculate the cost of maintaining marketing literature
and materials including website costs, catalogs, announcements, fliers, and any other charge related to publications or online marketing.
4. Calculate the average monthly cost of promotions. This includes online and offline promotions that are one time or continuous.
5. Add all the monthly costs and divide by the number of
new customers per month.
Read the case below and answer the questions following this information.
Phil Santos owns an independent mobile phone store. He has a wonderful personality, is very knowledge about the products he sells and people flock to his store. Phil would like to start selling online so he can reach more customers.
He’s talked with website developers and the firm he decided to go with will charge him $9500 to build the site. Phil wondered why the site was so expensive and explored the idea of building it himself. He found out it’s complicated to build a site that can take payments so he decided to be safe rather than sorry and have it built by experts. They also gave him an estimate of $5300 a year to maintain his site. This will allow him to update the site constantly and add new pictures and videos as new products and promotions are introduced over the course of the year.
A marketing research firm found that he should expect about 133 sales a month averaging about $290 profit per sale. Phil was thrilled with this news and decided to spend $15,000 to add a new room to his store to be used as a shipping area.
He also wanted to make his sales literature and in store promotional materials such as banners, and promotional give-a-ways consistent with the look of the website. Phil has worked with a graphic design class at the local community college and knows it will cost $2300 a year to have the materials designed and printed.
What is the cost to acquire each new customer? Show your full calculation.
Does it make sense for Phil to sell his products online? Explain your answer in paragraph form, 1 page, incorporating the data you gained by doing the calculation above.
1. Create your business’s Marketing materials. There are five required marketing
1. Create your business’s Marketing materials. There are five required marketing items, but your business may also need additional materials. Remember, these materials are the ‘face and first impression’ of your business to your potential customers- it should look as professional as possible!
NOTE: www.Canva.comLinks to an external site. is a great website that allows you to create all of your materials in one site.
Required materials:
Business Card
Brochure or menu ( depending on the type of business) Brochure tri-fold template available on the Internet.
Sign
Flyer and/or coupons
Customer Receipt or Invoice
Select one of the following: Social Media (Facebook/Instagram/Linkedin), T-shirt, or Appointment Card.
Important: These components are a critical aspect of your business, therefore, are to be included in your business plan Appendix. See the Grading Rubric for Appendix business plan criteria.
2. BizBuilder Business Plan Questions:
5.0 Marketing Strategy and Plan
5.1 Products/Services: Part A
5.2 Promotion: Parts A & B
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 1 in Leadership for Tod
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 1 in Leadership for Today and the Future and visit Nike’s Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLinks to an external site.
The purpose of this exercise is to have you practice the key aspect of strategic leadership. This exercise will require you to understand the role of strategic leadership in the strategic management process.
For this assignment, you are to assume the role of a leader who has been recently assigned the task of training the management team of its newest subsidiary to embrace and practice diversity at the highest levels. For the purpose of this exercise, utilize Nike as your parent company. Under Mark Parker, Nike is leading the way in diversity. Nike’s vision is for every team to be high performing, diverse, and inclusive. To achieve this vision, Nike’s strategy is the following:
· Cultivate diversity and inclusion to develop world-class, high-performing teams.
· Ignite change and inspire critical conversations around diversity, inclusion, and innovation.
· Create venue and environments for open dialogue, diverse opinions, and a multitude of perspectives.
As a multinational corporation, Nike wants to ensure that all its subsidiaries around the world have high diversity standards. Your task is to help lead your subsidiary in developing diversity standards for its respective units that align with the overall diversity standards of Nike, its parent corporation.
For this week’s assignment reflection,
· Write a one-to-two-page, single spaced (no title page) outline regarding your strategic plan to develop the diversity standards for your respective subsidiary that aligns with Nike’s overall diversity standards. You may want to review the UAGC Writing Center’s page on OutliningLinks to an external site. and the Sample Argumentative Paper OutlineLinks to an external site. to organize your thoughts. Your outline must follow APA StyleLinks to an external site..
· In addition, be clear in identifying what role you will play as the leader in this process. Your task is to provide an innovative plan with specific steps on how you as the leader will address this project. You are not required to develop the diversity strategy; rather you are to provide an outline of the steps that you will take to accomplish this goal.
Consider the following questions in your reflection:
· What specific steps will you take to achieve the goal?
· Who will you enlist for support to accomplish the goal?
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 3 in Leadership for Tod
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 3 in Leadership for Today and the Future and listen to the podcast in which Brené Brown interviews Charles Feltman, Brené With Charles Feltman on Trust: Building, Maintaining, and Restoring ItLinks to an external site., and review How to Write SMART GoalsLinks to an external site..
Scenario: For this assignment, you are to assume the role of the newly appointed Director of Business Development at a tech company and will lead a cross-functional team. You have been in this role for 6 months and it is time for performance reviews. Monica Rose is an Account Manager on your team. Monica has been in her current role for the past 5 years. Previous performance appraisals have shown that she meets expectations in managing her workload and has great relationships with clients and her colleagues. However, since you started your role you have received several complaints from her colleagues. One of the complaints is that Monica is not meeting deadlines and she reported it is due to the heavy workload and lack of adequate support. Like many organizations, your department has been impacted by the Great Resignation and your department is short two Account Managers.
During your one-to-one sessions with Monica, she reports that she is doing fine and does not express any concerns regarding needing support or deadline extensions. However, you have noticed that Monica is late to team Zoom meetings and that her Teams’ account shows her offline. When you address this with Monica, she reports that at times she experiences internet connectivity issues.
Based on the scenario presented, how would you as a leader address the current situation? You have the opportunity to further develop your employee. Discuss what steps you would take to build trust and empower the employee to improve their performance. Next, you will develop a performance improvement plan that contains three goals for this situation. Finally, explain your plan for following up with the employee.
To address the situation, in two to three double-spaced pages,
· Describe how you plan to build trust and empower your employee.
· Develop a performance improvement plan that contains three SMART goals directly related to the situation addressed in the case study.
· Present your plan for following up with the employee.
· Share how you would address any resistance from the employee during the feedback session.
The Delivering Feedback and Goal Setting paper
· Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references [pages or slides]) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper in bold font
§ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o Student’s name
o Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Due date
· 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.
o For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
· Must use at least 4 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
o The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
This is part of a business paper, this section will discuss the Methods Tied to
This is part of a business paper, this section will discuss the Methods Tied to Scope of Work (SOW) and Client Needs
You have to discuss:
1. Objective: Clearly articulate our methodology, ensuring it directly aligns with the Statement of Work (SOW) and addresses client-specific needs, including any scope changes due to findings.
Suggestions:
Describe the initial project scope and objectives as outlined in the SOW.( SOW is attached, includes the project approach and strategy proposals”hiring new staff & collaboration with local businesses”, after conducting research the option we’re going with is enhancing online presence)
Detail the research methods ( online research has been done and all research attached) and why they were chosen.
Explain any adjustments to the project scope based on preliminary findings, underscoring how these changes enhance value for the client. (the scenario chosen was enhance online presence)
Adjustment made: revenue goal and not hiring additional help.(in the Alternative Scenario PDF you can see comparison between the two options and the effect in revenue)
Final deliverable represents what the group set out to do, aligns with SOW and describes any scope change as result of findings.
Suggestions:
● Use a professional, concise, and engaging tone throughout the report.
Overview
In part 3 of your business consulting plan, due in week 9, you will foc
Overview
In part 3 of your business consulting plan, due in week 9, you will focus on how the company leadership should
execute your recommendation. A communication plan is an essential element in the successful implementation
of any major change at a company. This activity will allow you to draft a communication plan and submit it for
feedback, before incorporating it into your week 9 assignment.
Instructions
Complete the activity directly on this template. Save it and submit it through the link in your course.
Read the instructions for each part and answer all the questions using complete sentences, in your own words.
Do not copy and paste from any source. Be sure to cite your sources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the
Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions
Instructions:
Write a two-page APA report answering the questions below. Do not
Instructions:
Write a two-page APA report answering the questions below. Do not just answer the questions, but use the questions to formulate your report. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to University’s Academic Integrity Policy.
Questions to be answered in your report:
The Athletic Director and Coach of the women’s softball team at a large public university are trying to decide to which of these two players they will offer an athletic scholarship (i.e., an opportunity to attend the university for free in exchange for playing on the university’s softball team). Take the following steps to determine which player had the better batting average over the two-year period provided in the table, and use your results to advise the Athletic Director and Coach on their decision. 1.
Calculate the batting average of each player for her junior year; then also calculate the batting average of each player for her senior year. Which player would this analysis lead you to choose?
Calculate the batting average of each player for her combined junior and senior years. Which player would this analysis lead you to choose?
After considering both of your analyses, which player would you choose? Why?
Prepare a report on your findings for the athletic director and coach of the college program. Focus on clearly explaining the discrepancy in your two analyses.
Requirements of the assignment:
All papers must follow all APA requirements including an abstract. (10% deduction if not)
All papers must have a reference page. The textbook is an acceptable source.
Body of the paper 2 -3 pages, no more or less.
Title page, abstract, and reference pages are required. However, they do not count towards any page count.
Writing should reflect an understanding of the chapter’s basic concepts, thorough research, and logic and critical thinking skills.
The introduction is attention getting with sufficient background information to establish the topic and a clear thesis statement.
The conclusion summarizes the main points and leaves the reader with a strong comprehension of the paper’s significance and the author’s understanding.
Grammatically correct – No spelling, grammar, or mechanics errors.
Do not use the first person. (10% deduction if used)
Textbook:
Anderson, D.R., Sweeney, D.J., Williams, T.A., Camm, J.D., Cochran, J.J., Fry, M.J., & Ohlmann, J.W. (2016). Quantitative Methods for Business, (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.
ISBN-13: 9781285866314
ISBN-10: 1285866312
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INSTRUCTIONS
Overview
For this case study, you will co
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INSTRUCTIONS
Overview
For this case study, you will compare and contrast five different social media management tools.
Step 1: Research the follwing five social media content management tools and determine the best tool for your personal/professional brand or business website:
Hootsuite
Buffer
SocialPilot
MeetEdgar
Sendible
Step 2: Consider the following criteria while comparing the management tools:
Cost per month
How many social media channels per plan
List 5 product features
List 3 product negatives
Are there tutorials available?
Rate on a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being the worst and 10 the best: Ease of navigation
Rate on a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being the worst and 10 the best: Ease of embedding photos into posts
Rate on scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being the worst and 10 the best: Overall impression
Explain which product is best for your needs. Why is this tool for you?
Step 3: Gather and present your research using this template: Social Media Management Tool Spreadsheet
It is NOT editable. You need to make a copy of it and save it to your own Google Drive.
To do this, click on “File” and then “Make a Copy.”
From there, you can rename the document and choose where to save it in your Google Drive. Also, make sure to select “copy comments and suggestions.”
Step 4: Submit your spreadsheet to this assignment as either a link or an excel spreadsheet
To share a link from Google:
In the top right corner, click Share.
Click “Get shareable link” in the top right of the “Share with others” box.
Click the Down arrow next to “Anyone with the link.” down arrow icon and then choose “can comment.”
Finally, click “copy link” and a file link will be copied to your clipboard. Paste the link into this assignment in Blackboard.
If you do not have a Google account, you can sign up for one by visiting http://www.google.com, and clicking the blue “Sign In” button in the top right corner. (Note, if you have a Gmail address, you already have a Google account.)
If you haven’t used Google Docs before, here is a quick guide: https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/docs/get-started/#!/
Please make sure you change your your sharing access to “Anyone with a link.” I cannot grade private work!