Questions and Answers of Supply Chain Management A Logistics

What might be some of the fundamental budgetary considerations the Conrads would have as they plan the expansion of their lodge?
Describe how the Conrads could use market controls to plan and implement their expansion.
For which control(s) was it easier to determine application?For which was it harder?
Would this exercise be better assigned to groups or to individuals?
What controls can you identify in the management of your school or at a company where you have worked? If you can, interview a manager or employee of the organization to learn more about the controls
What benefits does SoundCloud enjoy from implementing so many different communication channels?
Is Worldwide Games a technology leader or a technology follower? What are the risks and benefits of staking out this position?
Would you expect the technology that powers water ATMs to follow the typical S-shaped pattern of diffusion?Why or why not?“Problems of poverty are, on most occasions, inextricably linked with those
What types of control are important at Dollar General?Why are these important?
What technological innovations did Kathleen Guion introduce at Dollar General? How did these innovations support the company’s strategy?
What challenges would you have expected Guion to face in introducing these changes? What principles of managing change would you have suggested she apply?
Review the first section of the chapter, about becoming world class. How can EatWell Technologies fulfill its social mission and be profitable?
In this case, where do you see resistance to change?How can leaders overcome the resistance? How should they?
Suppose you are coaching Pete and Cristina. What advice would you give them about shaping their future?
What was difficult about this exercise?
What creative means were devised to build networks of contacts in these scenarios?
Which of these ideas would be easy to implement? Which would be difficult? What makes some strategies easier to do than others?
What personal qualities are needed actually to use these strategies?
How can someone who is shy about approaching new people use (some or all of) these strategies successfully?
What did you learn about yourself and others from this exercise?
You just moved to a new community, and your company’s business growth relies heavily on referrals. How do you make contacts in a place where you don’t know anyone? How can you build a client base?
Into which technology types (one or more) would you classify Sarvajal’s water ATMs?“Problems of poverty are, on most occasions, inextricably linked with those of water—its availability, its
How has Tesla Motors addressed market receptiveness, technological feasibility, and economic viability?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to Tesla Motors in being a technology leader?
What opportunities might Worldwide be missing by not having its chief information officer report directly to the CEO?
What trends lead you to believe that this product or service will be successful?
What current technologies, services, or products will your idea replace?
Thomas Edison once said that most innovations are 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. How does this match what you know about technology life cycles?
If you were in the grocery business, whom would you benchmark for technological innovations? What could you possibly learn from companies outside the industry?
Is SpaceX a prospector, a defender, or an analyzer firm?Why?Have you ever wanted to see Mars up close? Elon Musk, the innovative entrepreneur behind SpaceX, is hoping to land a manned craft on the
How well is Elon Musk managing the technological and economic viability of SpaceX’s Mars mission?Have you ever wanted to see Mars up close? Elon Musk, the innovative entrepreneur behind SpaceX, is
You are in an internship and are interested in becoming a permanent full-time employee at the organization. What people would you approach and what steps could you take to obtain an offer?
Consider the various roles members have to perform for a team to be effective. Which roles would play to your strengths, and which to your weaknesses? How can you become a better team member?
Summarize how people assess fairness and how to achieve fairness.
Were there students who experienced being different in situations that surprised you?
As a result of that event, how will you probably behave differently in the future? In what way has the situation changed you?
How did the situation turn out in the end?
What did others in the situation do? How do you think they felt about the situation?
What did you do as a result of “being different”? (That is, in what way was your behavior changed by the feeling of “being different”?)
Explain how you felt.
Describe the situation in which you experienced “being different.”
On what stereotypes or experiences were these role-plays based?
How did you feel portraying the opposite gender, and how did it feel to see your gender portrayed?
What aspects of the role-plays were accurate, distorted, or inaccurate?
What can you do to reduce the negative effects of these stereotypes? What can you do to help dispel these stereotypes?(Brainstorm with your group or class.)
What implications do these thoughts have on actions and situations in the work environment?
How do you feel about the thoughts presented about your gender?
What similarities, patterns, or trends developed from the groups?
How would you define “being different”?
How can this exercise be used to good advantage?
Is prejudice declining in our society? In our organizations?Why or why not?
Define ways to create jobs that motivate.
Discuss ways in which people’s individual needs affect their behavior.
Describe the key beliefs that affect people’s motivation.
Summarize how to reward good performance effectively.
List principles for setting goals that motivate employees.
Identify the kinds of behaviors managers need to motivate in people.
What challenges to achieving diversity has Apple overcome?Which could it work harder to resolve?
Do you agree that the achievement of diversity in the tech workforce will take a long time? Why or why not?
Why, specifically, was it so important for the company to hire more female and international employees?
What internal and external forces drove Jen Dulski and other managers at Change.org to reexamine their commitment to diversity?
What factors do you think might be slowing the company’s progress toward a more diverse workforce? What more could Apple do to overcome these difficulties?
Suppose you were charged with increasing the diversity of Apple’s workforce by reducing turnover among the company’s existing female and minority employees.What specific recommendations would you
How can diversity give a company a competitive edge?Can diversity really make a difference in the bottom line? How?
How can organizations meet the special needs of different groups (e.g., work and family issues) without appearing to show favoritism?
What should NHG do to improve its climate for diversity?
Why do you think diversity training has not always prevented problems at NHG?
Describe how changes in the U.S. workforce make diversity a critical organizational and managerial issue.
To what degree would you or your fellow students consider working for a social enterprise?
Assume you are the manager of a social enterprise.How would you go about attracting people to work for your organization?
How could Google’s approach to management training address the needs of its nonmanagement employees?
Discuss why you think Google decided to select people by emphasizing the four attributes mentioned above.
Do you think Google’s HR strategy will enable it to maintain a competitive advantage? Why or why not?What will it have to do to sustain advantage?
How is Google’s approach to employee benefits more effective than a simple decision to offer the biggest benefits package?
Why do workers join unions? What implications would this have for an organization that wishes to remain nonunion?
What is a test? Give some examples of tests used by employers that you have seen or heard about.
What are the various methods for recruiting employees?Why are some better than others? In what sense are they better? Describe some of your personal experiences.
How could job analysis be relevant to each of the six key HRM activities discussed in the chapter (i.e., planning, staffing, training, performance appraisal, reward systems, labor relations)?
Besides its use for HR planning and recruiting, how might Invincibility’s data analysis be applied to improving the company’s training programs?
What legal concerns does the data analysis at Invincibility raise? How should the company address those issues?
Besides the factors identified, what other factors should Invincibility Systems take into account in its HR planning?
Distinguish between affirmative action and managing diversity.
Explain how diversity, if well managed, can give organizations a competitive edge.
Identify challenges associated with managing a diverse workforce.
How can promoting a diverse workforce help Niche Hotel Group succeed as a business?
How well do you think Zappos’ human resource strategy supports the valuing of employee diversity? What diversity issues does Zappos need to address?
How does human resources management reinforce Zappos’ core values?
Evaluate whether you think Zappos is a responsive organization. How do you expect its recent downsizing to affect its responsiveness?
Discover how to further your own leadership development.
Describe types of opportunities to lead.
Describe behaviors that will make you a better leader, and know when situations call for them.
List personal characteristics that contribute to leader effectiveness.
Identify sources of power in organizations.
Explain how a good vision helps you be a better leader.
Summarize what people want and organizations need from their leaders.
Discuss what it means to be a leader.
List actions managers and their organizations can take to cultivate diversity.
Define monolithic, pluralistic, and multicultural organizations.
What do you think is your most commonly used style in handling conflict? Least common? What can you do to expand your repertoire and become better at conflict management?
Assess the effectiveness, as in Question 4, of a student group with which you have been affiliated. Could anything have been done to make it more effective?

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