Operation, Technology, and Management Plan (with Financials)

Operations, Technology, and Management Plan

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BUS 599

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Length: The assignment should be 4 to 8 full pages, excluding title page and reference page. I will be deducting points if the pages are not completely full!!!

You must use the appropriate information from the NAB Company Portfolio to complete this section!!!

1. Submit Assignment 3 before the deadline. Do a section or two every day and check in Grammarly before submitting.  Use the attached template (video tutorial included). You must have headings for each section and subheadings as indicated.

2. Remember, you have to also attach the revised entire Excel document with Assignment 3.

3. Make a plan and stick to it. I expect this assignment to be submitted on time!!

Notes:

· Please remove the text in red throughout the paper and replace with your information.

· Leave the text in black as it is. You are required to have a heading for each of the sections in your paper.

· Use APA format. Your will respond to each question using indented paragraphs in font Times New Roman, size 12.

· The references must be on a separate page at the end of the paper.

Operations, Technology, Management, and Ethics Plan

Operations Plan

Note: Remember to assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find, as you will need these figures for financials document.

Operations Plan Detailed

· Create the operations plan for your company using the template on page 214 as a guide (Operations Plan Preparation form).

· You must use information from the NAB Company Portfolio where applicable, completing the rest with your preferences.

· Per the template, you will discuss: key aspects of your operations, Cost and Time Efficiencies, Competitive Advantages, Problems Addressed and Overcome.

· Use the hints provided in the description of the assignment.

Research and Development

· Describe your research and development activities and explain how they will contribute to your company.

Hint: How will you stay abreast of new developments in your industry? What new products do you have in development now, in addition to your flagship product?

Technology Plan

Create a technology plan for your NAB Company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 227 | Technology Plan Preparation Form). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.

Per the template, you will discuss (use these subheadings):

Software needs

Hardware Needs

Telecommunication Needs

Personnel Needs (for technology)

Hints: Consider the type of technology your company will use to conduct the following activities: manage personnel; take, fulfill, and track orders; manage inventory; communicate with customers and provide customer service; and produce your beverage.

Management & Organization

Management Plan

· Create a management plan for your NAB Company using the template in the text as a guide (p. 248 | Management Plan Preparation Form). Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.

· Per the template, you will discuss: Key Management and Employees

Management Hierarchy

· Using the flow charts on p. 242 as a guide, outline your company’s management hierarchy.

· You must include a chart or diagram in this section!!

Ethics and Social Responsibility Plan

Corporate Citizenship

· Describe the ways in which your company is committed to being a good corporate citizen

Hints: Consider the following areas:

· Creating jobs

· Following the laws of every jurisdiction in which your company operates

· Fair and honest treatment of employees

· Non-discrimination of employees and increasing diversity of your work force

Hints: If your company is designed as a social venture—in which you have a primary purpose of achieving a social or environmental goal—describe what that goal is and what aspects of your company are designed to reach that goal. Provide a rationale for why you have or why you have not chosen this to be a social venture.

Environment Protection

· Discuss how your company’s activities will affect the environment and identify the steps you will take to mitigate any negative impacts.

Hints: As a beverage company, consider such issues as your choice of packaging, disposal of bottles / packages by consumers, and your use of resources, such as water in areas where water may be scarce. 

Health Issues

· Determine any health issues / claims related to the product you are making, whether negative or positive.

· Suggest the strategy your company will use to mitigate any negative issues, and to ensure any positive claims are true.

References

Be sure to cite all your sources. Use APA to format all the references. Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources

Here are examples of references (please deleted and replace with yours)

Bezzina, C., & Testa, S. (2005, June). Establishing schools as professional learning communities: Perspective from Malta. European Journal of Teacher Education, 28(2), 141-150. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database. doi: 10.1080/02619760500093156

DuFour, R. (2004, May). What is a “professional learning community”? Educational Leadership, 61(8), 6-11. Retrieved from http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/secondary_reading/el200405_dufour.html

Greene, T. S. (2001, June). Schools as “learning organizations.” Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. AAI9994152)

Herbert, K. S., Murphy, K. M., Ramos, M. A., Vaden-Kiernan, M., & Buttram, J. L. (2006). SEDL’s Working systematically model: Final report. Southwest Educational Development Lab. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/pdfexit.cgi?url=http://www.sedl.org/ws/pdfs/WS-final-report.pdf

Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: What are they and why are they important? Issues . . . About Change, 6(1). Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/change/issues/issues61.html)