You are an instructional designer for the learning and development division of a large insurance company. Virtually all employees at the company use computer for 6-7 hours of every work shift each day. As a result, many of these workers have developed physical ailments related to excessive computer usage on the job. As a result, the company has requested that your division create a brief training program on strategies for minimizing the negative effects of computer use on a person’s eyes and body. Consequently, which of the following strategies would you include in the training program?

What is the difference between arguments and persuasive rhetoric?

(1) What do you think companies should learn from COVID-19 about the importance of improving the reliability of their products and services? And how can they improve the reliability of their products and services? Do you have any suggestions?

This assignment will require you to do outside research. Research a company that you feel provided the best rewards - do NOT use GOOGLE as your example as we have talked about this in class already. In your 1-2 page double spaced paper identify the company and explain in your own words why you think this company rewards its employees effectively. What do you feel is the benefit to the employee, the company, and to its customers by offering these rewards?

The following data is given for an assembly line:

The pace is 8. Balance the assembly line.

What is the efficiency of the assembly line?

Suppose market conditions required a reduction of pace by 30 percent. What would you recommend?

Below are read mini cases of specific businesses. For each of these businesses, answer the following questions:

1. Which social media platform would be most effective for this business? Explain why you believe this social media platform would be effective.
2. Provide two specific suggestions of how the company could utilize the social media platform.
3. For each suggestion, indicate whether it is an example of paid media, earned media, or owned media.

Mini cases

1. Charlie Ruthi is a marketing major at a local college. She has been hired by Rizzuto’s Pizzeria. Rizzuto’s is in a small college town and students are its primary target market. Rizzuto’s does not currently utilize any social media and Charlie has been brought in as a part-time employee to build up an appropriate social media presence.

2. Gray-Away Shampoo and Gray-Away Conditioner restore natural hair color (that is, removes the gray that typically comes with age) after 2-3 weeks of regular use. The primary target market is male and female baby boomers and senior citizens who are seeking a more youthful appearance by getting rid of their gray hair. Gray-Away works on any color hair and gradually turns the gray to the user’s natural hair color. Shawna Tagge, a marketing major, has been hired as a marketing intern. Her new boss has asked her to get Gray-Away a social media presence. No further guidance was given to Shawna.

3. Ice-O-Later has produced and sold commercial ice machines to restaurants and bars since 1971. Currently Ice-O-Later has no social media presence, but is considering adding it to its promotion blend. Ice-O-Later’s marketing manager, Abdul Zahir, has hired a marketing intern from the local college to help him develop a plan. But Abdul has no experience with social media.

Textbook: Remarkable Services

Define the term below:

apéritif

aromatized wine

captain’s corkscrew

charmat method

coaster

corked

crown cap

decanter

fermentation

fortified wine

glass stopper

holder

lees

metal screw cap

méthode champenoise

natural cork

red wine

rosé wine

sparkling wine

still wine

synthetic cork

tasting pour

transfer method

vintage

white wine

wine

wine bucket

zork

China is seen as a global powerhouse in manufacturing, though the products that are made in China are often assumed to be lacking quality and creativity. Certainly, the “Made in China” label is attached to these negative assumptions. In turn, the high-volume-low-quality stigma of Chinese products is a difficult one to break. In Shanghai, however, there is a design firm that is trying to overcome the longstanding Chinese approach to mass manufacturing, and is imitating Western product design.

The introduced you to the Neri and Hu design firm, which was started in 2004 by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu. Both Neri and Hu were born and educated in Western countries and eventually moved to China. Their design firm is aimed at helping young designers enter the international market with new and uniquely designed products that oppose the stereotypes of being “made in China.” The ultimate goal is to show the world that China is capable of producing original ideas that are competitive in the international market.

Interestingly, toward the end of the video, Hu says, “Having a lot of international infiltration into the Chinese culture, I think that’s how China can grow into its next identity.” In Shanghai, the city where the firm is located, there has clearly been an infiltration of Western culture, with Western brands and stores. Although China is a communist country, it has embraced the free market economy. This may either strengthen or weaken the Chinese brand.

1. Due to the preconceived notion that products made in China are not original or of high quality, Hu and Neri‘s vision was to combat the “Made in China” stereotype. Encompassing any vision, however, is a mission statement. Explain
   1. What mission statement would you create for Hu and Neri’s firm?Explain
2. What role do you think China plays in the world product market?Explain
3. Is assimilation to the international marketplace beneficial or harmful for a country’s brand identity? Explain
4. What is your main take-away from this video?

Of all the miraculous stories of the Old Testament, the deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego may be one of the most impressive. Please discuss the importance of supernatural events like this story, in the scheme of the Old Testament. Why was it important for God to show Himself in such extraordinary ways? Is it just as necessary for God to work supernaturally in today’s world, or must we simply have faith without seeing the miraculous?

This exercise will give you some practice determining the kind of advertising that may be needed to obtain some advertising objectives. Described below are several situations in which some kind of advertising may be necessary or desirable. For each situation:

1. indicate what general (i.e., inform, persuade, and/or remind) objectives the advertising probably could be meant to achieve; and
2. indicate which of the following kinds of advertising would be most appropriate to accomplish that objective and why:

• Institutional – promotes an organization’s image, reputation, or ideas rather than a specific product.
• Pioneering – tries to develop primary demand for a product category rather than demand for a specific brand.
• Competitive – tries to develop selective demand for a specific brand
• Comparative – making specific brand comparisons using actual product names.
• Reminder – tries to keep the product’s name before the public

1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car uses testimonials from satisfied customers to differentiate itself from competing car rental services. In particular, it promotes its service of delivering a car to you—at home, at the office, or on vacation. Its slogan says, "Pick Enterprise. We'll pick you up."

Objective____________________________________________________

Type of Ad ___________________________________________________

2. The metropolitan transportation district receives a grant from the coalition of local governments to advertise bus services to promote clean air by switching commuters from single‑occupancy cars. Billboards and TV time are too expensive, so the bus company uses the money to purchase placard ads inside its own buses. The copy says: "Save gas—take the bus!"

Objective____________________________________________________

Type of Ad ___________________________________________________

3. Charter Hospitals' radio advertisement describes the symptoms and serious consequences of depression, and explains that most health insurance policies cover treatment for this condition. At the end, the ad gives a toll‑free number for Charter as the announcer encourages the friends and families of depressed people to "seek help today, even if not from Charter."

Objective____________________________________________________

Type of Ad ___________________________________________________

Four suppliers each with a specific product provide service to ESS, a retailer with eight stores in Saskatoon. Transportation can be done by a single truck owned by ESS or using the trucks of a 3PL.

Jack, the operations manager of ESS, has gathered the following information about the two options:

The retailer’s truck:

• Capacity: 20,000 kilograms.
• Cost of shipping: $1,000 per load, $100 per delivery.
• Due to the scheduling limitations, truck is only able to serve one store per trip (direct shipping).

The 3PL’s trucks:

• Capacity: 30,000 kilograms.
• Cost of shipping: flat rate of $2,000 per load.
• The 3PL does not have scheduling limitations and serves two stores per trip (milk run).

Jack has calculated the holding cost per kilogram of the products to be $0.5 per year. Jack is interested in finding the breakeven demand amount between the two options.

Submit a brief outline for your paper on Big data and Ethics in Healthcare industry.

1a. Discuss how you will resolve the following scenario with the current employees at hand and what sort of consequences there are if the behavior continues.

Scenario 1: You have a huge problem at work. One of your coworkers is horribly allergic to peanuts and peanut oil. Your other coworker has horrible food allergies and only can eat special bars with peanut oil them. You don’t know how to handle both very legitimate and realistic concerns.

1b. Write a one-page policy memo for how to resolve this in the future or to prevent occurrences in the future

Wk 4 dis 2 Please advise and provide example

The just-in-time (JIT) movement has long argued that firms should:

• Maximize their process flexibility so that ordering costs are minimal.
• Stabilize demand levels.
• Shrink lead times as much as possible.
• Assign much higher holding costs to inventory than has traditionally been the case.

Using the economic order quantity (EOQ) and reorder point (ROP) formulas, explain how such efforts would be consistent with JIT's push for lower inventory levels