OPSCB574 Competency 3 Assessment

OPSCB/574 Competency 3 Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: Creating Value Through Operations

Competency Assessment Title: Supply Chain Operations Plan

Total Number of Points: 100

Assignment Directions

Use the company that you chose to work with in the second Competency Assessment of this course, which is the company you will use for your entire business

plan. Build a supply chain plan and diagram for the company by analyzing factors that affect sourcing, logistics, metrics, suppliers, and risk.

Create your supply chain diagram using one of the following tools:

• Excel

• PowerPoint

• Visio

• PictoGram

• PDF

• Other faculty-approved platform

Write an 875-word analysis of the supply chain operations plan. Include the following in your analysis:

• A visual depiction of your supply chain diagram

• Your supply chain plan

• Value chain and flow of structure

• Inputs

• Outputs, including customer service structure

• Inventory points and forecasting

• Sourcing activities

• Risks

• Locations

• Logistics

Submit your assignment.

       

OPSCB574 Competency 3 Reflection

Reflection

Competency 3: Analyze organizational global supply chain.

 The reflection activity is comprised of two sections, collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflection by responding to all prompts.

1.Theory of Constraints

Describe an example where Theory of Constraints (TOC) was successfully applied to improve a process, or where you saw the potential for TOC to improve the process, in either a company you worked for or a company you were a customer at. 

• What is the Lean concept and why is it important to study? How can Lean be applied to manufacturing and service processes?
• What is work center scheduling and why is it important for firms to focus on?

 

2.Supply Chain Strategies

Choose 2 supply chain strategies aimed to improve organizational performance and enhance competitiveness.

Explain each strategy and give an example of an organization that has used each type of strategy. Was each strategy successful? Why or why not? 

   

        

OPSCB574 Competency 2 Assessment

Review the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. The project will be a continuation of how to improve the process you chose in Competency 1.

Apply project management tools and a project management outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling. 

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation (supported by Excel and Word as needed), with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following:

• Project description
• Project Management Charts (Critical Path, Gantt Chart, etc.)
• Improved Process Flowchart from Competency 1 
• Meeting cadence/rhythm and timing
• Metrics to measure the project’s success
• Financial and budgetary considerations
• Description of the project reporting structure

Submit your assignment.

      

OPSCB574 Competency 2 Reflection

Reflection

Competency 2:

Apply process improvement principles to enhance organizational performance and value.

This reflection activity is comprised of two sections, collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

Customer Service Essentials

Consider the following questions based on customer service essentials:

• Why are there economies of scale in queuing systems?
• What are the pros and cons of pooled-queue systems and separate-queue systems? Provide examples along with your opinion of the best option.
• Provide an example of how variability can reduce capacity. Once compromised, how can capacity be restored?

Complex Projects

Consider the most complex project you’ve ever been involved in. Briefly describe the project, giving examples of the following as they pertain to the project.

• The work breakdown structure
• Tasks
• Subtasks
• Work package

Were you on the critical path? Additionally, explain the role the project manager played in managing the project’s success or failure. Include an example.

         

OPSCB574 Competency 1 Statistical Process Control Methods

OPSCB/574 Competency 1 Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: Creating Value Through Operations

Competency Assessment Title: Statistical Process Control Methods

Total Number of Points: 100

Assignment Directions

Step 1: Process Evaluation

Create a new Word doc for the elements of this assignment.

Evaluate your process using 1 of the following:

•               • Use the lean concept to find ways to eliminate waste and improve the process.

•               • Use SPC or Six Sigma to reduce defects or variances in the process.

 

Add your evaluation to your Word doc with the header “Process Evaluation.”

Step 2: Evaluation of Control Chart and Process Metrics

Complete the following in Excel:

•               • Calculate the defined process metrics including variation and process capability.

•               • Develop and display a control chart for the process.

•               • Evaluate the control chart and process metrics using Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods. Determine whether the process could benefit from the use of Six Sigma, Lean, or other tools. (Include all calculation and charts.)

 

Write your evaluation in your assignment Word doc under the header “Evaluation of Control Chart and Process Metrics.”

Step 3: Executive Summary

Write a 700-word executive summary that includes the following:

•                      • A summary of the Process Evaluation (using either Lean or SPC or Six Sigma)

•                      • A summary of the Evaluation of Control Chart and Process metrics based on SPC methods

•                      • A summary of your evaluation of whether the process would benefit from the use of Six Sigma, Lean, or other tools

•                      • A description of the SPC project and recommendations for improvements

 

Add your summary to your Word doc with the header, “Executive Summary.”

            

OPSCB574 Competency 1 Reflection

Competency 1: Evaluate data-driven processes and approaches of an organization’s operations.
This reflection activity is comprised of two sections, collectively totaling a minimum of 500 words. Complete your reflections by responding to all prompts.

Operations Management
Explain what work in operations management looks like and what key operational decisions a firm needs to make to match supply with demand. Determine how to improve process efficiency by off-loading a bottleneck or how to balance a process by relocating work from one step to another.

Evaluate the Lean Philosophy
Choose 3 of the following questions to discuss:

·         What is the Lean concept and why is it important to study?

·         How can Lean be applied to manufacturing and service processes?

·         Will Lean work in service environments? Why or why not?

·         Discuss ways to use Lean to improve 1 of the following: a pizza restaurant, a hospital, or an auto dealership.

·         Why is Lean hard to implement in practice?

Explain the relationship between quality and productivity under the Lean philosophy.

        

SC092_21 Final Exam – James Madison High School

Physics Part 2 Final Exam

Name:

Date:

 

1. Distinguish between constructive and destructive interference. Please use 3 content related sentences. (ref: p.394-399)

 

 

2. Explain how surface waves can have characteristics of both longitudinal waves and transverse waves. Please use 3 content related sentences.  (ref: p.388-393)

 

 

3. A lifeguard on a beach observes that waves have a speed of 2.60 m/s and a distance of 2.50 m between wave crests. What is the period of the wave motion?  Please show all work.  (ref: p.382-387)

 

 

4. What will happen to the pitch of a sound as that sound’s source approaches an observer? Explain why this happens, based on what you have learned about wave properties. Please use 3 content related sentences.  (ref: p.382-387)

 

 

5. If a musical instrument such as a trumpet or flute is “flat”, should the pipe be lengthened or shortened? Explain with at least 2 content related sentences. (ref: p.418-427)

 

 

6. A train is moving at 23 m/s due east when it sounds a blast on its horn, frequency = 164 Hz. What frequency is heard by the driver of a car moving due east at 15 m/s along a road parallel to the tracks? Use 343 m/s for the speed of sound. Please show all work. (ref: p.410-417)

 

 

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the following statement.

7. A green object will absorb ____________________ light and reflect ____________________ light.

(ref: p.447-455)

 

 

8. A laser beam from Earth is reflected back from a mirror on the Moon in 2.60 s. If the distance between Earth and the Moon is 3.85 × 10⁸ m, calculate the speed of light. Please show all work.  (ref: p.438-446)

 

 

9. Explain how the diffraction of light shows that light behaves like a wave. Please use 3 content related sentences.  (ref: p.447-455)

 

 

10. A 20.0 cm tall object is placed 50.0 cm in front of a convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 34.0 cm. Where will the image be located, and how tall will it be? Please show all work.  (ref: p.471-481)

 

 

11. Explain why convex mirrors can only produce virtual images. Please use at least 2 content related sentences. (ref: p.471-481)

 

 

12. A mirror has a magnification of –2.5. Explain what this means in terms of the object produced.  Please use at least 2 content related sentences.  (ref: p.471-481)

 

 

13. Tom’s father is 48 years old. He is not able to see nearby objects clearly.  (ref: p.508-511)

a. What may be the reason for his vision problem?

b. Where are images formed in this type of defected vision?

c. How is this defect corrected?

 

 

14. Why does chromatic aberration occur?  Please use 3 content related sentences. (ref: p.500-507)

 

 

15. Light passes from air into water at an angle of 40.0° to the normal. What is the angle of refraction?  Please show all work. (ref: p.492-499)

 

 

16. Why does the pattern of colors repeat in a thin soap film? Please use 2 content related sentences.   (ref: p.522-530)

 

 

17. Radio waves can bend around buildings. An X-ray technician stands behind a wall during the use of her machine. What does this tell you about the relative wavelengths of these two types of invisible light?  Please use 2 content related sentences. (ref: p.531-539)

 

 

18. What does it mean when white light is diffracted and at a particular location the color seen is blue?  Please use 2 content related sentences.  (ref: p.531-539)

 

 

Identify each of the following as a conductors or insulators.  (ref: p.548-552)

19. cloth

20. dry wood

21. tap water

22. glass

 

 

23. A positively charged light metal ball is suspended between two oppositely charged metal plates on an insulating thread as shown below. After being charged once, the plates are disconnected from the battery. Describe the behavior of the ball.  Please use 3 content related sentences.

(ref: p.553-561)

 

 

24. Air is an insulator. However, in winter you might experience a spark when your fingers touch a doorknob. Briefly explain why this happens.  Please use 2 content related sentences.   (ref: p.548-552)

 

 

25. Three positive charges A, B, and C, and a negative charge D are placed in a line as shown in the diagram. All four charges are of equal magnitude. The distances between A and B, B and C, and C and D are equal. (ref: p.553-561)

a. Which charge experiences the greatest net force? Which charge experiences the smallest net force?

b. Find the ratio of the greatest to the smallest net force.

 

 

26. A rubber rod can be charged negatively when it is rubbed with wool. What happens to the charge of the wool? (ref: p.548-552)

 

 

27. The electric field around a positive charge is shown in the diagram. Describe the nature of these lines. Please use 2 content related sentences.  (ref: p.570-576)

 

 

 

28. Why is it a good idea to touch a metal pole, or similar conductor, before filling up a car with gas? Please use 2 content related sentences. (ref: p.577-587)

 

 

29. Compare and contrast electric potential energy and electric potential difference?  Please use 2 content related sentences. (ref: p.577-587)

 

 

30. What is electrical power in terms of current and potential difference? (ref: p.598-608)

 

 

31. Generate an explanation for the following formula: P = I²R  (ref: p.609-613)

 

 

32. Holiday lights are often connected in series and use special lamps that short out when the potential difference across a lamp increases to the line voltage. Generate an explanation why and explain why these light sets might blow their fuses after many bulbs have failed. Please use 3 content related sentences.  (ref: p.624-634)

 

 

33. Three 15.0-W resistors are connected in parallel across a 30.0-V battery. Please show all work.  (ref: p.624-634)

a) Find the current through each branch of the circuit.

b) Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit.

c) Find the current through the battery.

 

 

34. What happens to the polarity of an electromagnet when the direction of the current passing through it is reversed? (ref: p.650-657)

 

 

35. Generate a description of the right hand rule for finding the magnetic field around a current carrying wire and tell how it is used to determine the direction of a magnetic field around a straight, current carrying wire. Please use 2 content related sentences.  (ref: p.650-657)

 

 

36. If you hold a bar magnet in each hand and bring your hands together, will the force be attractive or repulsive if the magnets are held:  (ref: p.650-657)

a) with the two north poles together?

b) with a north pole and south pole together?

 

 

37. A sample of 4 g of cobalt isotope  is produced. If the half-life of  is 30 years, what will be the mass of the cobalt remaining after 90 years?  Please show all work (ref: p.808-813)

 

 

38. Name the three different types of radiation and describe how they are different in their penetrating abilities. Please use 3 content related sentences.  (ref: p.808-813)

 

 

39. The transmutation of a radioactive uranium isotope,  , into a radon isotope,  , involves a series of three nuclear reactions. At the end of the first reaction, a thorium isotope,  , is formed and at the end of the second reaction, a radium isotope,  , is formed. In both the reactions, an alpha particle is emitted. Write the balanced equations for the three successive nuclear reactions. Please show all work.  (ref: p.808-813)

 

 

40. Determine the amount of time for polonium-210 to decay to one fourth its original quantity. The half-life of polonium-210 is 138 days. Please show all work. (ref: p.808-813)

      

English Essay – Legends of King Arthur

When you make a claim in an essay, you express an idea or opinion about information in a text. But an effective essay does more than state ideas and opinions. To persuade your readers to accept your point of view, you’ll need to support your claim with evidence, including facts, details, examples, or logical reasons. Complete the attached worksheet from lesson 4 to practice using textual evidence.  You may use the ideas from the worksheet for your essay.  Submitting the worksheet is optional and will not count against your grade; but will help you with understanding how to use textual evidence. 

Please read the question to be answered carefully–this assignment is not asking you to write about The Legend of King Arthur. The prompt for the essay is below:

The legend of King Arthur is well-known in literature. Based on Unsolved Mysteries of History, there is little to suggest it is true. Do you think it is important for people to believe in legends like King Arthur even if there is little evidence to support them? Why or why not?Write a short (3 paragraphs) explanatory essay stating your opinion. Justify your opinion and conclusions with relevant textual evidence (quotes or paraphrased ideas from sources) and background knowledge. Remember to use relevant vocabulary from the text in your essay. 

Before you submit, check the following:

1. Have I read the rubric?

2. Does my paper fully address the prompt, and do I have a clear introduction and conclusion?

3. If needed, are my paper and sources in MLA format? The paper should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced. Click here for an example paper in MLA. Click here to see a sample Works Cited page. Need further assistance on how to cite? View this short video: How to Format Your Paper and Create Works Cited Page.

         

Prompt 1: Short Story English Part 4

Prompt 1: Short Story English Part 4

Create a short story using all you have learned so far in the unit.  Include archetypes, literary elements, figurative language, and academic vocabulary words you learned in the course to shape your story.  What is the setting, plot, characters, etc.  How will you use figurative language such as metaphor and alliteration?  What type of characters will you include?  Ensure that you also demonstrate a clear point-of-view such as omniscient, limited omniscient, third-person, narrative, or first person, within your story. 

Your short story should include a title, and be a minimum of 1 page and a maximum of 5 pages in length. Please submit a typed paper, using Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double-spaced lines (Please space your lines). Be sure to also use paragraph formatting, with the first line of each paragraph being indented.

   

English 4 Legends 2 Textual Evidence Worksheet

 

Define

Write definitions for the following terms in your own words.

 

Ideas and opinions:

Support:

Textual Evidence:

Relevant Details:

 

 

Model

Complete each opinion in the first column by writing a persuasive word or phrase on the line.  Then, match the facts and details in the second column that best support each claim with relevant information.

 

Opinion	Relevant Information
1. Leafy green vegetables are the _____________ healthy food.	The upgrades to this new model provide more data storage and faster download times than the older model.
2. The third book is the ______________ in the series.	The new model uses twice as much water per load than the old model.
3. Purchasing my new tablet was ____________ worth the expense.	Records show that the temperature has increased by an average of 3 degrees each day.
4. It’s ______________ warmer this summer than last summer.	This book won three top honors for literature last year.
5. This dishwasher is _____________ efficient appliance the company has produced.	Spinach provides us with vitamin K, vitamin A, calcium, and potassium.

 

 

 

Read the claim in the first column. Write evidence from the article, “Unsolved Mysteries of History,” (under lesson 4 assignments) that supports it in the second column.  Remember to cite the evidence correctly. (Please do not provide links.  Write out the quote from the article).

 

Claim	Evidence (Quote from the Source)
6. It is more difficult to find out about the real King Arthur than the origin of his legend.
7. The author does not think Geoffrey of Monmouth is a reliable source about the real King Arthur.
8. Stories about the legendary hero, King Arthur, are still told by people in modern times.
9. There is not enough evidence to prove that a King Arthur led the Britons to victory at Mount Badon.
10. Although many Welsh clerics wrote about a warrior named Arthur, their work cannot be trusted.

 

 

Write

 

Prewriting Questions:

Write opinions you have about whether it is important to believe in legends like King Arthur (Not necessarily King Arthur, but legends in general) in the first column. Then write evidence you could use to support that opinion.  This might require research. Use citations or quotes / textual evidence from sources.  Remember to include persuasive language in addition to relevant details and evidence. Be sure to fill in the table with 4-6 opinions, with each having relevant details and evidence from a source. Use MLA citations for sources.

 

Opinion	Relevant Detail and Evidence

Write:

Write at least five sentences giving your opinion about whether or not people should believe in legends like King Arthur.  Use at least one of the pieces of relevant evidence you listed above in each sentence.  Remember to explain why the evidence supports your opinion and to use academic and persuasive language.