What are the advantages and disadvantages of having multiple suppliers for a given medical device component or medical device material? How does having multiple suppliers impact lean manufacturing principals?

Review the discussion question and answer below. Do you agree with the answer? why or why not? Give your opinion.

Discussion Question:

1. Suppose an employer gives employees an insurance discount based on number of hours of physical fitness activities. Who benefits from the program? Who is harmed? Is this ethical?

2. Suppose an employer charges all employees the same premium, regardless of their health habits, Who benefits? Who is harmed? Is this ethical?

Answer:

1) In such a scenario, all the concerned parties, i.e the employer , insurance company and the employees will benefit from the program. When the employee is encouraged to participate in physical activities, it would help in improving the health and wellness of the employee. Also, the employee would receive discounts on their insurance program. The improvement in health will lead to an increase in the productivity of the employee and make him more efficient at the workplace. This could be due to the fact that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, which in turn will lead to fewer episodes of absenteeism from workplace on account of ill health.

These benefits due to a better health benefit both the employee and the employer. Also, the insurance company will be benefit as they would have lesser insurance claims to settle on account of ill health.

However, if the organization imposes extreme methods to encourage physical fitness or expects the employees to follow rigorous physical activities in order to claim the discounts then it could prove to be detrimental to both the employer and the employee. It is a known fact that people tend to dislike imposition of extreme forms of physical activities. Under such a scenario, employees would feel burdened with the program and will lose enthusiasm towards the workplace. The employer will also be at loss. Employer could lose talented employees and also the organization will have to incur monetary losses in case the program fails.

The program can be ethical if the limits and the conditions to qualify for discounts, the kind of physical activity expected, the amount of physical activity expected etc is discussed and implemented after consultation with the employees. If the physical fitness activities are left to the discretion of the employees without much interference from the organization, then it may be ethical.

However, if the organization is the sole planner of the entire program and imposes difficult and strenuous physical activities to be completed or threatens the employees with fines or other punishments for refusing to participate in the program then it can be unethical and harmful to both the employer and the employee.

2)  When an employer charges same premium regardless of health habits it is beneficial to the employer and employee. It provides full premium to the employee and any sudden health problems can also be covered as health will not be the same always. This also makes everyone in the company equal and gives equal rights and benefits to everyone which is also ethical.

What is the RxNorm definition, unique identifier and relationship

What are the differences and similarities between Lean Design and DFM, DFA, and DFMA?

Waste elimination and process improvement can be applied to virtually any process. Identify a process at work or school or home that you feel lends itself to waste elimination. You should first characterize the process, noting the value added and non-value added activities. Can the non-value added activities be eliminated? The value added activities should be examined and analyzed for potential improvements. Describe the system as it exists and as you think it should be. Describe how you went about identifying and eliminating waste?

Here is your chance to analyze an actual co-worker conflict situation and make suggestions on how to positively resolve this issue.

The #1 people issue I have is with a younger employee who has been speaking over me in meetings with external vendors.

I approached one of my co-workers to ask if they noticed it as well and they said of course - they were actually angrier than I was.

During the next few meetings I attempted different techniques to see if she'd notice she was talking over me but it was still happening. Eventually I pulled her aside and told her the issue I was having with her during meetings and explained it made us look unprofessional.

It worked for a few months but she ended up going back to her old ways. From then on, whenever she spoke over me in meetings, I would stop talking immediately and let her finish her sentence.

Sometimes she got flustered and would look back to me to finish up her thoughts but I wouldn't cut in.

I hope it reflected negatively on her, and not myself or the company.

1. The employee relaying her upset used 2 conflict styles. What are they and discuss their effectiveness in this situation? .
2. What is probably the root of this employee’s discontent? As well, why do you suppose the younger employee is interrupting this employee? Your answer will need to dig below the surface statements.
3. As the manager of these two employees, how would you resolve this conflict? State the conflict resolution style you will use and the specific steps you will take.

In the attacks on the World Trade Center alone on September 11th, 2001, there were 2,606 deaths, and over 6,000 injuries. Assume a worker is injured as she is escaping from the building before the collapse.

1) Would she be able to file a worker's compensation claim for a job-related injury due to terrorist attacks?

2) Are terrorist attacks foreseeable by businesses operating in tall buildings?

3) What of the victims of the San Bernadino attacks in 2015, are those workers eligible for worker's compensation?

4) Would the employee be able to sue her employer because of their failure to provide adequate safeguards for a terrorist or mass shooting?

Hart Manufacturing makes three products. Each product requires manufacturing operations in three departments: A, B, and C. The labor-hour requirements, by department, are as follows:

During the next production period the labor-hours available are 450 in department A, 350 in department B, and 50 in department C. The profit contributions per unit are $28 for product 1, $30 for product 2, and $25 for product 3.

Please someone give a detail TOWS matrix of Indian food chain WoW MOMO !

TOWS matrix of WOW MOMO

Step 1 Picture yourself as a Senior Product Manager in your favorite industry. This could be high-tech, financial services, consumer products, electronics, automobiles, restaurants, food services, etc. Choose an industry with which you are familiar. Sit quietly and brainstorm with yourself about a possible new product idea. This does not have to be completely original. It could be as simple as a new flavor of ice cream, a new feature on a hair dryer or a new color iPod/iPad.

Step 2 Create a post describing your new product idea. Be as specific as possible and provide as much detail as you can so that other's reading your post can understand your idea in sufficient detail so as to comment on it. Be sure to state who the product idea is targeted to, that is, who you expect to buy it. How will the new product compare and compete with similar, currently available products? How can labeling and package design help? Consider the labeling for the new product idea. What restrictions and legal requirements have to be fulfilled? Consider the packaging for the new product ideas. If applicable, what sizes will be available? How will the packaging help the product to stand out? How will the packaging help prevent or deter theft? Feel free to attach images to your post, or include links to similar products that might have similar characteristics to the new one you are developing.

Have you had a frustrating experience with customer support? Let's say you receive a promotion from your cable company offering you a month of free HBO. Then they bill you for it. You call customer service and they say it’s a marketing promotion so you need to call marketing. Marketing tells you to call billing. Billing says they never heard of any such promotion. Are you ready to bang your head against the wall? Why did this happen?

In a one-page, document, identify a change of people, structure or technology at your job (or former job- you may omit the name if you wish).

Be sure to:

• Describe the change. What was it?
• What were the reasons for the change?
• Identify internal and external forces influencing the change Describe management’s efforts to communicate and implement the change.
• How did employees react to the change?
• What were the results associated with this change?
• In your opinion, did management experience the results they were hoping for? Why or why not?

Part 2: Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the three types of inventory management systems. Recommend which would be best for an automotive supply company that manufactures small to medium size metal parts such as shocks, struts, control arms, bushings etc. The company is geographically dispersed with 25 different operating locations nationwide.