Chapter 4, “Supply Chain Management

Chapter 4, “Supply Chain Management” (pp. 123–130)
Chapter 4 covers supply chain management and the many factors that impact it, including the bullwhip effect, internal and external processes and forces, government regulations, sourcing, purchasing, distribution, operations, net marketplaces, and ethics. Croxton, K. L., García-Dastugue, S. J., Lambert, D. M., & Rogers, D. S. (2001). The supply chain management processes. International Journal of Logistics Management, 12(2), 13–36.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article provides strategic and operational descriptions of each of the eight supply chain processes identified by members of The Global Supply Chain Forum, as well as illustrations of the interfaces among the processes and an example of how a process approach can be implemented within an organization.
question This week, you will complete Part 2 of the Final Project, a plan for integrating a new supplier into the supply chain at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). To prepare for completing this assignment read the article “The Supply Chain Management Processes.”
Using the “Supply Chain Management Plan Template,” complete the section on supply chain management practices. The requirements for the content and length of each section are provided in the template.

Assignment: Informational Interview: Written
November 19, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Respond to the following questions in a 750- to 1,050-word paper. You are encouraged to use these questions as subheadings.
If your interviewee/program is law enforcement–related, do you believe that what they do is more community policing or problem-solving policing? Why? If you were going to categorize what they do, would you say it is more crime control or crime prevention? Why? Is what they do more of restorative justice, diversion, counseling, incapacitation, or some other form of crime prevention/control? Does this person/program focus more on crime control or due process? Why? Do you see your interviewee/program as being part of the official (traditional) criminal justice system, or are they outside of it (private company)? Does your interviewee/program seem more in tune with the conservative belief that crime is based on a rational decision-making process and that diversion is best achieved by strong deterrents? Or does your interviewee/program take more of a liberal approach, where social, physical, and psychological issues factor in and treatment and counseling are viewed as being more effective? Explain. Which of the goals of crime control (deterrence, retribution, incapacitation, rehabilitation) do you think best describes what your interviewee does? Explain. What are your personal views of what your interviewee does? Do you believe this impacts crime control/crime prevention? What suggestions would you make to improve the interviewee’s efforts? While much of this information is located in your textbook, you are also required to use at least three outside sources.

Real Estate Project
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Pick 2 REIT stocks and 2 Equity stocks. preferably from yahoo finance or google finance and answer the following questions: I choose these companies (Activision Blizzard—Abbott Laboratories. Equity stocks), (Camden Property Trust — AvalonBay Communities.) I attached a Excel and mathematical data which I did and there is a Sample project.

1. Briefly discuss each of the REIT stocks and equity stocks that you picked for your project.
2. Using a twelve year holding period (2005 – 2017), calculate the average annual return for each equity stock, and for each REIT stock for the entire period. Use the formula:

3. Compare the standard deviation of each individual security over the entire period. Which is the riskiest security and which is the least risky based on the Standard Deviation?
4. Paying special attention to the most recent U.S. housing crisis, break down your data set and compare the risk and return attributes of your individual securities over the pre-crisis period, crisis period and the post-crisis period. Which security was most affected by the crisis and which security was least affected? Comment on your findings.
Pre-crisis: Oct2003-June2007; post-crisis April 2009-present; crisis July 2007-march 2009
5. Calculate all possible cross-correlations (REIT1 vs REIT2, Stock1 vs Stock2, REIT1 vs Stock1, REIT1 vs Stock2, REIT2 vs Stock1 and REIT2 vs Stock2). How has the correlation among these securities changed over time? Plot each of the price series and comment paying special attention to the most recent US housing crisis.
6. Build three separate portfolios and allocate weights as you wish for each portfolio. Portfolio 1 is the real estate only portfolio, Portfolio 2 is the equity only portfolio and Portfolio 3 is the combined real estate and equity portfolio. Calculate portfolio returns (based on average annual return that you calculated in question 2). Use the following formula :

Where Ws are the weights and Rs are the annual returns.
7. Compare the returns of the real estate only portfolio (Portfolio 1),the equity only portfolio (Portfolio 2), and the combined portfolios (comprised of both real estate and equity) (Portfolio 3). Which portfolio was most affected by the crisis and which portfolio was least affected? Please discuss the performance of the three portfolios in depth paying special attention to the concept of diversification.
8. Calculate, betas of the individual stocks and each portfolio (1,2 and 3) over the entire period. Use the standard deviations that you calculated in question number 3. Remember, you need to use the following formula to calculate the standard deviation of portfolios:

9. Paying special attention to the most recent U.S. housing crisis, break down your data set and compare the risk and return attributes of each of your three portfolios for the all sub-periods (pre-crisis and post-crisis).
10. Use one of the investment performance measures that we have learnt in class (such as Treynor ratio) and compare the performance of the individual securitiesto those of each of the three portfolios(Portfolio1, 2 and 3)on a risk-adjusted basis for the entire period and for each of the sub-period. Discuss your results as it relates to portfolio diversification benefits

Pregnancy
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Review the CDC Breastfeeding report card:
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2018breastfeedingreportcard.pdf
1. What are some positive trends (baby friendly hospitals, etc.)? Discuss at least two mentioned in above article. (worth 2 points)
2. How is Oregon with breastfeeding (discuss at least 2 stats/facts that surprised you)? (worth 2 points)
Review the following article:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410446/
3. What are some ethnic disparities/variances in breastfeeding?
4. How can we encourage women to breastfeed? (worth 2 points)

Discuss SOX
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Discuss SOX in 500 words or more. How do logging and separation of duties help comply with SOX? How might database auditing and monitoring be utilized in SOX compliance? How can a dba use automation to comply with SOX frameworks?

How Japan handled the nuclear problems associated with the tsunami
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Comment on how Japan handled the nuclear problems associated with the tsunami. Is the threat over? Are people still at risk? Is the risk fully known? How can we better prepare for this again? Site your resources in your comments. We now have debris washing ashore on the west coast. Is this still a big problem.

Do Some Basic Research On Security Certifications.
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Do some basic research on security certifications.
See https://www.giac.org/.
Write a brief summary of certifications that are open.
Consider if any of the certifications would be valuable for your career.
Investigate and report on exam options.

Business Continuity Plan & Disaster Recovery Plan
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Why is it critical for an organization to have a DoS attack response plan well before it happens?
What are The techniques used by malware developers to disguise their code and prevent it from being analyzed?

Globalization Reflective Essay
November 16, 2018 / Leave a comment

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Explain the impact of globalization on your own life and your country (China)

Focus Question #4
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In which life roles do you feel most confident? In which do you experience self-doubt? What can you do to increase your overall self-confidence?