Essays and Research Papers on Applied Operations Mgt.

This 20 page report discusses and provides a brief overview of 12 articles related to the issue of communication as a leader in the corporate setting. Bibliography lists 12 sources. BWcorldr.rtf

A 7 page paper. This essay identifies and discusses key elements in Brandon's leadership practices that lead to such success. It discusses how Branson's leadership style supports the Virgin Group and its growth, ways in which Branson motivates his employees, Branson's communication skills, his global leadership, and predictions for the next five years. The ...

A 5 page paper that explains and discusses terminology and concepts within the organizational behavior field. The concepts are organizational culture, organizational behavior, diversity, and communication. The writer provides an example of a company with an effective corporate culture. Bibliography lists 9 sources

A 5 page paper that responds to four diverse questions related to business. The essay discusses: employee theft and how communication may decrease this crime; types of bid rigging; financial statement fraud, including the most common acts of fraud and who is involved in the execution of these crimes; and why interviewers do not ask ...

This 6 page paper is an outline plan for a project to increase the efficiency of a widget production line. The plan identified the issues that will need to be addressed in the project, looks at the stages of the project, presents a budget and time line and proposes the use of a change model ...

This 6 page paper looks at planning a yard sale from a project management perspective. The paper undertakes a needs identification, presents goals and objectives, develops a schedule and a WBS, then presents the plan with a Gantt and a PERT/CRM chart. Budget and resource constraints are discussed and the team communication requirements are considered. ...

This 6 page paper provides an external environment analysis including economic, socio-cultural, demographic, global, political/legal and technological analysis of Dell Inc using China as the environment. The paper then provides an industry analysis using Porter's five forces. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at Apple's leadership and while it praises Jobs, it also criticizes the board for letting him off the hook too easily. Apple's future is discussed. Recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses what needs to be considered in a location analysis for fictitious manufacturer Bit Technology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at 3 different types of technology which may aid supply chain management in a retail organization. The basic technology and potential use of electronic data interchange (EDI), collaborative, planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) and radio frequency identification (RFID) are all discussed with an explanation of how the technology may aid ...

A 5 page paper that begins with an introduction to the computer hardware industry today. The paper then briefly discusses the history and performance of IBM, Dell, and Apple. Bibliography lists 10 sources. PG697319.doc

This 10 page paper looks at the way a project to install a computer system in a shop may be planned. The paper focuses ion the planning states, including the requirements assessment and the scheduling. The paper presents a schedule ands produces a Gantt chart. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 22 page paper. Satyam Computer Services is a global Indian company that offers a vast array of IT services. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of this company and includes, among other topics: an overview of the company; products and services; organizational structure with an analysis according to Mintzberg's structures; structural contingencies; a discussion ...

A 7 page paper which examines how the Internet is influencing and controlling the development of the computer, as well as the future of technology as it effects society and business industries. The book 'Principles of Information Systems - A Managerial Approach, 3rd edition,' by Ralph M. Stair and George Walter Reynolds is illustrated as ...

This 7 page paper looks at the changing role of the certified public accountant in light of new technology. The need for the CPA to upgrade computer systems is emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing retrieval and generative computer-aided process planning (CAPP), which can be seen as CAD applied to processes. CAPP enables virtual design of the processes that will be used to produce the physical product. It is a great time- and cost-saving device that contributes to organizations’ ability to further reduce ...

A 6 page paper which addresses many of the concerns associated with the year 2000. The change that occurs in computers, when the end of this year brings a new millenium, is expected to cause disturbances. Some believe these disturbances will be ever so slight, while others predict a great deal of chaos in our ...

This 5 page paper looks at the principle of pull based manufacturing techniques and applies them to a well known computer manufacturer in order to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of the system as opposed to the more popular pull based manufacturing processes The bibliography cites 5 sources.

An 18 page paper discussing changes in design for manufacturing. Prototyping increasingly translates not to the production of a physical sample, but to solid assessment for manufacturability and product function in a fully virtual environment. The key is to speed the process between design and market to the shortest cycle length possible. ...

This 3 page paper examines the influence that technology in the external environment has on Wal-Mart. The paper considers the impact on the supply chain and the opportunities technology is providing as well as the pressure resulting form increased use of e-commerce by the consumers. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the numerous factors which interrelate to determine organizational structure. Asserts that in general, as an organization grows bigger its organizational structure enlarges as well. As the environment in which the organization becomes more complex, so does organizational structure. As the technology utilized by an organization becomes more ...

This 4 page paper reviews two articles concerning the use of technology in manufacturing. The articles look at virtual engineering and the use of virtual prototypes. The main points of the paper are summarized and the writer states why the articles are interesting. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 50 page paper examines outsourcing and its implications for the information technology sector. The paper starts by defining outsourcing and then looking at the motives underpinning the reason why it occurs. The paper then looks at how this should occur in reality an how outsourcing should support, directly or indirectly, any competitive advantages of ...

This 9 page paper looks at this topic by examining different components of businesses. How organizations can incorporate help for customers and gain feedback is large a part of this paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines technology and how it is used by Fedex. Bibliography lists 3 sources.