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In the unit readings, you examined the stages organizations pass through as their supply chains evolve. For this discussion: Review Figures 3.1 through 3.8 on pages 93–112 in your textbook, Strategic Supply Chain Management. Use the figures to compare your current or past employer’s present, past, and potential future organizational structures: Which figure is the closest representation of your organization’s current model? Why? Which figure is the closest representation of your organization’s past model? Why? Which figure could represent your organization’s future model? What would it take to get there? Include a brief explanation of your organization to help provide context for your analysis.

Assignment 1: Culture Due Week 2 and worth 200 points Imagine you work for a company that has recently merged with an overseas company. Write a brief introduction to your company as well as the company that was purchased. Then develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist detailing what steps you would take as the HR manager to help unify the culture of both companies. Create two (2) company introductions and develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist in which you: Give a succinct overview of your fictitious company. Give a succinct overview of the fictitious company merged with. Develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture. Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

For this assignment, use your coursepack to review the case of “Half a Century of Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart” by Mark and Johnson. In 2–4 double-spaced pages, analyze this case and address the following questions: Are Wal-Mart supply chain capabilities still a source of competitive advantage? Why or why not? How is Wal-Mart doing? How does it compare to its competitors? As Johnnie Dobbs, Wal-Mart’s executive vice-president (EVP) of logistics, where would you spend your money or focus your energy? Where do you see the opportunities for Wal-Mart in its global supply chain?

Contact a mortgage company or bank mortgage officer, either by phone or by email. Ask about the process of applying and qualifying for a mortgage. Get details on three types of mortgage products available and on five current practices related to approval, qualification, and underwriting of loans. Narrate your information in the discussion board (keeping identities anonymous) and make a case for what you consider to be the best product they offer and why.

Instructions: Please write a one page paper on any aspect of Greece and/or Rome that contributed to the Western concept of individuality. The paper must be in APA format. Examples you might choose from include religion, warfare, art, philosophy, government or any combination of these or others you think best demonstrate the concept of individuality. Remember to also state how this concept can be seen in, or strongly influenced, modern times.

Human Origins Go to the following website of the Smithsonian httpss://humanorigins.si.edu/ and select a topic of interest from the many displayed there. In APA-style format, write a 2-3 page paper that: Describes the details of the topic Explains why you chose this particular topic Describe how the topic relates to Biodiversity and Evolution Details how a changing environment may have had an effect on the organisms studied in your selected topic.

As a social worker, you will meet children and adolescents who are in complicated family situations and may require a variety of resources for support. There are many times when these situations involve drug abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and/or neglect. If these factors are present within a child’s or adolescent’s environment, it will impact their development. As mandated reporters, social workers are legally required to report any suspicion they have of child abuse or neglect to local authorities in an effort to ensure a healthier environment within which they can grow. For this Discussion, review the case study “Working With Clients With Addictions: The Case of Barbara and Jonah.” Consider this week’s reading in the Learning Resources.

Identify the important attributes for your chosen product and select two key variables for your perceptual map. Prepare a perceptual map for your chosen product/brand and using a minimum of five competitors, rank each product/brand on the two variables based on how they are positioned in the consumers’ minds. Explain why you placed each competitor on its particular spot on the map, and how you might strengthen your chosen product/brand’s position in the minds of the target market. Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with notes including the following: title page, reference page, speaker notes, in-depth introduction and conclusion: