1. Discuss the implications for a project manager of not having any clear prioritisation of objectives in terms of time cost and quality. Explain the benefits and limitations of having clear prioritisation of objectives while project planning. A project has some factors such as unique goals‚ required outcomes‚ time‚ designated budget‚ specialist resources‚ client‚ stakeholders‚ and degree of complexity. The project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating and controlling
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of demand and supply could lead to excess inventory. The most traditional inventory cost item is: holding cost of inventory‚ which covers both capital cost of money and physical costs of having inventory (warehouse space‚ storage taxes‚ insurance‚ rework breakage‚ spoilage). New research leaded to the identification of four other types of IDC. 1) component devaluation costs: key components such as microprocessor chips and memory typically drop in price quickly and steeply. The price op a CPU
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purpose. Staff authority is the right to advise or assist those with line authority. As a QA supervisor‚ I have staff authority. I instruct to stop production process if my team observed any quality related issues. Hold the finished product. Ask to rework or destroy. Last year I experienced a conflict with my team and plant manager. Try to overrule my staff authority. However I was able to manage the situation and find agreed solutions to quality issues. Actually I got functional authority
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b) Poor integration across functional units. Specialists concerned with their part not project as a whole c) Slow – slow response time due to circulation of communication through normal channels. Lack of Horizontal ‚ direct communication leads to rework as specialists realize impact after actions are taken d) Lack of ownership – Project seen as additional burden. Not linked to prof dev. | | | | | | | | | 2) Dedicated Teams | a) separate from rest of org b) Full time PM‚ pulls
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Motivational Methods HCS 325 8/26/13 Robert Clegg Motivational Methods Through the course of this class‚ we have learned that there are many qualities that make up a good manager. In order for an organization to run well and at its full potential‚ it is necessary for the management team to possess the ability to motivate everyone in their team. Motivation is used to inspire people to accomplish certain goals‚ either individually or as a team. If the team is not motivated‚ they will not
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Harriet Tubman‚ a key figure in the abolition movement during her time‚ made many contributions to this movement that have led us to where we are today. She solidified herself in history‚ nowadays even the average person recognizes her name and her brave journeys back and forth along the underground railroad. Despite this being the most known fact of her life‚ there are many other things she’s done that have gone unnoticed by the average person who likely hasn’t truly researched what her life was
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Strategos‚ Inc. 3916 Wyandotte Kansas City MO 64111 USA 816-931-1414 Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy By Quarterman Lee‚ P.E. Strategos‚ Inc. 23 June 2012 C O N S U L T A N TS • E N GI N E E R S • S T R A TE G I S T S www.strategosinc.com 1 © 2012 Strategos‚ Inc. Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy Steve Jobs and Apple Computer once built a "factory of the future" in Fremont‚ California. They spent $20‚000‚000 and then closed it after just two years. Today‚ Apple ’s
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Toyota started the plant in the US‚ for producing high quality cars at low cost‚ they needed to replicate the Toyota Production System (TPS) in the USA plant. TPS aimed at cost reduction by eliminating waste. The waste may be due to overproduction‚ rework (due to production of defective product)‚ longer set-up as well as idle time and inefficient material handling. To identify what waste was in reality was a critical process. TPS provided two guiding principles for this: * Just-In-Time Production
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1. What is “postcolonial literature”? Postcolonial literature‚ a category devised to replace and expand upon what was once called Commonwealth Literature. As a label‚ it thus covers a very wide range of writings from countries that were once colonies or dependencies of the European powers. There has been much debate about the scope of the term: should predominantly white ex‐colonies like Ireland‚ Canada‚ and Australia be included? why are the United States exempted both from the accepted list of
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“becoming the youngest male to make a U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years” (Wikipedia). Although he did not win any medals‚ Phelps placed fifth in the final for the 200 meter butterfly race. Known for his strict coaching methods‚ Bowman would analyze and rework Phelps’ stroke under scrutinizing detail‚ until it was close to perfection. He would also have Phelps watch the tapes of famous swimmers such as Ian Thorpe‚ to assist in his training. In an interview with the Baltimore Sun‚ Phelps says‚ “Training
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