Discuss different ways to build/strengthen capabilities as well as examples of companies that have used some of these methods? Explain.

there are three approaches to build/strengthen capabilities. These include, "developing and strengthening capabilities internally, acquiring capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, and developing new capabilities via collaborative partnerships." Developing and strengthening capabilities internally can include hiring the right sort of people that have the capability to develop new products in a fast and efficient manner. If this can't be done internally, then the company can accomplish this by merging with another business or acquiring another business that has the capabilities that are needed. If both of the above approaches do not work, a company can form a collaborative partnership with another company. This can help both sides of the companies by allowing them to share their knowledge and experiences with each other, as well as granting access to their suppliers. Therefore, building and strengthening the capabilities of each partner.

Why have Facebook and Twitter been erecting walls that block users from integrating these services? What is the free rider problem? Give real examples of this phenomenon in social networks and digital media.

What does the development of Nike’s code of conduct teach you about acting ethically?

A quality analyst wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling a packaging process. He knows from past experience that whenever this process is in control, package weight is normally distributed with a mean of 20 ounces and a standard deviation of two ounces. Each day last week, he randomly selected four packages and weighed each:

23 What is the sample mean package weight for Thursday?

Multiple Choice

• 19 ounces

• 20 ounces

• 20.6 ounces

• 21 ounces

• 23 ounces

24 What is the mean of the sampling distribution of sample means when this process is in control?

Multiple Choice

• 18 ounces

• 19 ounces

• 20 ounces

• 21 ounces

• 22 ounces

25 If he uses upper and lower control limits of 22 and 18 ounces, on what day(s), if any, does this process appear to be out of control?

Multiple Choice

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Monday and Tuesday

• Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday

• None

Please explain and define Staffing for Strategy Implementation as well as providing real-world examples.

describe 5 ways to be sustainable in a restaurant and how these measures can save costs at the same time.

For example, do not turn on every equipment in the kitchen when you first come in the restaurant in the morning. Only turn on what is needed for the next few hours. How does that save cost? It saves on energy costs such as gas and electricity.

How do you get this information? Research the topic on the Internet. The Green Restaurant Association is a good source.

Also, find attached an article about pricing to help you learn about the topic for this week.

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State of Sand Crabs   Privileges & Immunities Equal Protection Discussion/Due Process - Issue & Rule Post due 10/17, Reply Post Due 10/19

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The state of Sand Crabs, facing the southern border of our country, has experienced an increase in crime, and a deterioration of effective policing. Most of the crime increase involves crimes of theft, robbery, burglary. Almost all have been crimes of violence without resulting arrests. Residents and businesses alike have been victimized. It has also been documented that over the years there has been an increase in illegal border crossings. Police have literally been under attack. There has been a 32% increase of officers injured during active crime deployment in the last 18 months. This has resulted in several full disability severances pf female officers. At the same time, the State Police force has experienced increased numbers of civil law suits and federal investigation attributed in a rise in the shooting of criminal suspects by a largely young officer base. Many senior officers claim that these young, limited English speaking officers lack patience when responding to crime scenes and do not understand local culture. Rising temperatures have made out-door patrols a grueling operation.

In response to these conditions, a group of state legislators are developing a bill, which will be introduced into the legislature with full hearing, to increase state police forces. It limits member of the state police force to male citizens of the United States who are over the age of 20 years and who have lived in the state for 12 months.

You are asked, using IRAC to review only the Privileges & Immunities, Due Process/Equal Protection Constitutional issues of this proposal.

Remember:

Issues of Constitutional questions must identify the source of the violation, the state actor (defendant), the plaintiff, and act in question

Rule: starts with the general rule (look to the constitution as the tree trunk) followed by elements or more specific rule. Do not name cases or mention facts.

Post: Issue & Rule Statement: Post your original Issue and Rule statement

discuss unethical influences you have and the safeguards you use to resist them.

D5/ISI: Please make sure the answer should be at least 30 sentences with your own words. Research emerging enterprise network applications and describe 3 that you think are most interesting and briefly explain why you believe this.

Give an example of a company that has competitive advantage over its rivals through a differentiation strategy. Describe how the company achieves their competitive advantage through differentiation.

Full Throttle orders a key part from an external supplier and needs to determine the optimum ordering plan for the next 5 weeks. The parts are ordered in bins that contain 200 parts per bin. They can order up to 4 bins per week. The planning team estimated the demand of parts of the next 5 weeks and the supplier gave them the following cost per bin for the next 5 weeks.

They currently do not have any parts on hand and will incur a carrying cost of $7.50 per part based on average inventory. Develop an Excel model and solve using Solver to find their optimum ordering strategy.

When interviewing a Customer Service Manager in any industry. What would be the most important aspects of serving customers in the Manager's perspective? I would like a minimum of three aspects, but more would be fine. Rank them in order of importance and explain the reasoning behind their rankings.

Assume you are managing a company division in a country where bribes and kickbacks are “customary.”

• If your company has a code of conduct that prohibits this, how would you deal with locals who “expect” it.
• Note that not following custom puts your company at a disadvantage