Management Question

Management Question

Numerical Reasoning Assignment:
Please solve the following three numerical problems listed below:
Please show all the steps and calculations in arriving at the numerical portions of your answer.
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Q1. Spartan Auto Group is going to purchase an auto parts component from one of two competing suppliers and it is going to base its decision, in part, on the supply chain performance of the two suppliers. The company has obtained the following data for average raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory value, as well as cost of goods sold for the suppliers. Assume each supplier operates 50 weeks per year.
Supplier 1Supplier 2Cost of goods sold$8,500,000$14,800,000Raw materials255,000870,000Work-in-process62,000550,000Finished goods33,000180,000Determine which supplier has the best supply chain performance according to inventory turns and weeks of supply.
What other factors would the company likely take into account in selecting a supplier?
Q2. The Sofa-R-Us Company purchases upholstery material from Montague Textiles. The company operates 360 days per year and uses 50,000 yards of material annually to make sofas. The cost of ordering material from the textile company is $2,000 per order. It costs Sofa-R-Us $0.75 per yard annually to hold a yard of material in inventory.
Determine the following:
Optimal number of yards of material Sofa-R-Us should order.
The minimum total inventory cost.
Optimal number of orders per year.
Optimal time between orders.
The number of yards that should be on hand when an order is placed assuming Montague Textiles requires a 6-day lead time to deliver ordered upholstery material.
Q3. Complete the available-to-promise table below (show all work).
PeriodOn hand=10123456Forecast505050505050Customer Orders561785501614MasterProduction Schedule100100100Available-to-Promise

Qualitative Research Studies

Management Assignment Help This paper is the second part of a two-part integration. Review the discussion threads you, your classmates, and your instructor posted in the Qualitative Research Studies: Part 1 (Peer Feedback) discussion forum. Make note of constructive suggestions, integrate feedback and ideas into your analysis of the articles, and/or identify new qualitative research articles if instructed to do so by your instructor. Incorporate this information into your paper.
Navigate to this week’s discussion forum to review your feedback if necessary.
In your Qualitative Research Studies: Part 2 paper,
Create complete APA reference entries for three articles that report on qualitative research studies that address your research topic or research focus. Consider accessing the Writing Center’s Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for more on completing a complete reference entry.
Critique each research study, identifying the research question or questions, the qualitative research methodology used in the study, the sample for each study, and evidence of any lack of consistency or bias in the way the study was conducted.Analyze how the studies are similar in the way each study addressed the research topic and how they are dissimilar, noting which study was more compelling to you and why.

Evaluate the general concept of trustworthiness in qualitative research studies, as defined by Shenton (2004) and Polkinghorne (2005).
Review the strengths of each research study that align with Shenton’s criteria for trustworthiness (credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability).
Explain any unresolved questions about your topic of interest that were raised by the studies, and how further research on this topic would augment the findings of the studies you reviewed.
The Qualitative Research Studies: Part 2 paper
Must be at least 1,200 words in length (not including title, abstract, and reference pages), and formatted according to the UAGC Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.).
Must reference at least two scholarly sources (see Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)), in addition to any required readings cited.
Must include the three articles analyzed in the reference list.
Must include title, abstract, and reference pages.

In need of help with a 250-word initial post. TLMT313 – Supply Chain Management

In need of help with a 250-word initial post. TLMT313 – Supply Chain Management

Discussion Prompt:
Internet Field Trip (complete) conduct (take) a personal “internet field trip” …… post your findings as it relates to Global Supply Chain Management and the Supply Chain Manager. (Find any recent web article (no older than two/three years from today) and relate your findings on how the Supply Chain Manager is making a difference in today’s global markets). Recommend you use the key word(s) “Supply Chain Management “or “Supply Management” in your search ….. ensure you properly cite your website (source) at the bottom of your post………. Have fun this week because the world wide web is your research lab.
Resource:
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach
Read chapters 5-7. The VitalSource ebook is provided inside the classroom, under Learning Materials.
Book Title
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach
Author / Editor
Wisner/Tan/Leong
Publisher
Cengage
Volume / Edition
4th
ISBN
9781285428314
Publication Date
2016