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This assessment addresses the following course objective(s):

• Examine theories of effective business responses to innovation across disciplines.

Find an article that provides guidelines for managers on how to manage technology and innovation. What do you think of the advice?

Apply that advice to a different industry. Does it apply?  For example, if your guideline was for healthcare, would it apply to manufacturing?  Why or why not?

This paper should be a minimum of 500 words, at least two pages, and follow APA Style requirements (i.e., cover page, in-text citations, and a reference page).  Please use a minimum of 2 references for this assignment; please avoid ‘crowd-sourced’ material from Wikipedia, about.com, and others. 

After our diploma has been hung on the wall and the classes are behind us, continuing to stay up-to-date with what is happening in the industry is crucial so we can stay ahead of the curve and maintain our valuable knowledge base.

Over the previous three modules, you learned about leading-edge technology and trends in logistics and supply chain management. Put that to work for you. You will create a video presentation and accompanying handout. (Do not copy resources). Share insights into where you see logistics and supply chain management going and how a company can leverage this. The audience for this presentation will be all levels of logistics professionals. 

SLP Assignment

Presentation Handout

• Create a handout to accompany the presentation. (Do not copy resources). It should be informative and targeted to the audience. It can be written in a professional conversational style, but since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite in the handout and add a reference list in APA format. The handout may be single-spaced and use fonts not allowed in APA.

Video Presentation

• Video yourself presenting the 3- to 3½-minute video. Set your digital camera/phone to video your face and upper torso. This will allow the viewer to see your hand gestures and facial expressions. Do not read your script.

Module 4 SLP Background Readings

Logistics Publications

3PLWire.com

Inbound Logistics

Logistics Handling

Logistics Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain Management Review

Supply Chain Digest

Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Quarterly

Supply Chain Brain

Supply Chain 24/7

Supply Chain Dive

Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. The excessive use of quotes or unoriginal content will directly impact performance since it suggests lack of comprehension and indicates that a student may not have mastered the concepts.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Please submit your assignment.

Handout: A Word document using the attached template (LOG302 SLP4 Handout) which contains a video link to your (3- to 3½-minute maximum) presentation if uploaded. Content beyond 3½ minutes will not be considered for grading. Video files should be uploaded to YouTube and the link shared. Set as public or unlisted, NOT PRIVATE. Unlisted means your video will not come up in search results and only those who know the link can view it, even if they do not have a YouTube account/username. If you need to upload the video file to the SLP 4 Dropbox due to security concerns or YouTube blackouts, please contact your professor in advance.

Introduction

The purpose of the HR core activities project is to analyze the student’s articulation of key HR activities (CLOs/ULOs). The project is due week 8; however, the assignment contents will be referenced throughout the course. each student will develop a PowerPoint presentation in APA format that includes a comprehensive analysis of key course and unit objectives. The assignment is worth 200 points.

Directions 

Each student will develop a PowerPoint presentation that links an organization’s development of their staff to the organization’s competitive advantage. The presentation can be linked to the term paper. The assignment must include the following information: The PowerPoint Presentation must clearly analyze the key sections below. 

• Organization mission
• Organization development of employees
• Link between the development of employees and the accomplishment of organizational goals
• Spelling /Grammar / Articulation of key points

Answer both questions 400 words with credible references.  Text attached. 

Question A

Many organizations are concerned about the rising cost of employee benefits and question their value to the organization and to the employees.In your opinion, what benefits are of the greatest value to employees? To the organization? Why?

Question B

To live a healthy life, medical professionals say we need to identify those things we currently do to that either impair or contribute to our health. Discuss with your classmates a way to develop a lifetime program for a health program. 

Read “The ‘ICE’ Strategy” on Human Resource Management (pp. 8–9) of the PDF in Aetna: Investing In Diversity Case. 

Also review  the attached Exhibits 6 and 7 on pp. 22–23 of the case study to see the link between Aetna’s strategic focus and the diversity outcomes that can result. 

From Exhibit 7, select one of the eight strategic focuses and one of the 10 diversity implications that you feel relates to that focus.

Write a short formal (2-3 paragraphs) email to a potential employer expressing your interest in the position including a brief explanation (minimum 50-words) of your qualifications. Explain to the employer what documents you will be attaching to this email.  

Research studies often compare variables, conditions, times, and/or groups of participants to evaluate relationships between variables or differences between groups or times. For example, if researchers are interested in knowing whether an intervention produces change in the desired direction, they will want to know whether the change is due to chance (statistical significance) or possibly due to the intervention. In this case, researchers could use a pre and post measurement of the same participants on the condition being treated, or they could compare a group of individuals who receive the intervention to a group that does not receive the intervention. Researchers could also compare two groups of individuals who receive different interventions. The rigor of the research design helps control for other factors that might account for the changes (e.g., time, conditions, group differences in other factors, etc.). To prepare for this Discussion, consider the concept of statistical significance.

Post your explanation of how the difference between statistical significance and the true importance (clinical significance) of the relationship between variables or the degree of difference between groups affect your practice decision making. Be sure to include an explanation of what statistical significance means. Include an example from a quantitative study that found statistically significant differences. Discuss whether the results of the study would—or should—influence your practice as a social worker. Please use the resources to support your answer.

Introduction:

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (generally referred to as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) is the most monumental piece of U.S. federal health policymaking in nearly 50 years. It reorders not only many aspects of the health insurance and healthcare delivery systems but also long-standing relationships that underpin those systems. Yet beyond the sheer scope and content of the ACA and the policy trade-offs that led to its passage lies another story: its implementation and subsequent effect on the lives of tens of millions of Americans. In addition, there no doubt will be legal rulings in state and federal courts across the country that will alter the trajectory of the law and its implementation. (Teitelbaum & Wilensky, 2017, p. 169)

When President Barack Obama introduced the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA), several states banded together to challenge its constitutionality. On January 31, 2011, a federal judge ruled parts of the act unconstitutional. Obama’s law team formally appealed the decision in Florida et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al. Access the appeal and read pages 55–67 (starting with section B. Congress’s Power under the Spending Clause). (ATTACHED)

For this case study assignment, review the aforementioned pages of the court case, and ensure you address the following items:

1) the key components of the ACA and the impact of the ongoing legal implementation issues on public health,

2) the barriers to the implementation of the ACA relating to the legal aspects in question,

3) the argument for appeal presented by President Obama’s team,

4) the negative implications of the legal aspects in this case on public health research and practice and recommended actions to address the identified challenges, and

5) strategies that can be taken by public health stakeholders and leaders to transform public health research findings into practice.

Your case study must be a minimum of three pages not counting title and reference pages, which are required. You must use the aforementioned court case and your course textbook as your source material for your case study.

                                                 Course Textbook

Teitelbaum, J. B., & Wilensky, S. E. (2017). Essentials of health policy and law (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Now it is time to elaborate on the rest of the marketing plan for the new product. Be specific. Make sure that all of the pieces of your plan are consistent with each other and are designed to meet the needs and wants of your target customers.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

The board members were very impressed with your presentation and how you are moving through the product development process. Michelle is ready now to start looking at the promotional part of the plan. She has been reading technical publications that laud the advantages of high-tech or digital promotional tools (i.e., Internet, social media, blogs, etc.) over traditional approaches (i.e., TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines) to reach potential customers. You catch up with her in her office before she leaves on a business trip.

‘Michelle, I want to speak to you about the e-mail you sent regarding the promotional tools we should consider for the new product,’ you say.
“I have a few minutes before I have to leave,’ she says. “Go ahead.”
“Well, I agree that digital media is the trend, but I think traditional advertising and promotion should still have a place in the plans,” you say. “I know you don’t have time now, but I would like to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of promotional tool as they relate to the target segment and branding strategy. When can we get together and talk about this?”
“I really do want to talk about this,” she says. “I need to know what type of media you think would be best for MM’s new product. Can send me an e-mail with your thoughts on the subject and I’ll read it on the plane? We can get together when I get back to finalize the choices.”
“Thanks, Michelle. I will do that,” you say.