Need a discussion for wk 7 that has 2 discussions.

Week 7 eActivities

• Watch the video Chapter 12, titled “Inventory Management Best Practices for 2012,” (1 hr 1 min 42 s). Be prepared to discuss. 
• Use the Internet to research service or product companies; take a note on how they manage their inventories. Be prepared to discuss.

 Week 7 Discussion 1COLLAPSEOverall Rating:

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"Management of Inventories" Please respond to the following:

• From the first e-Activity, examine the best practices found in the video on inventory management.
• From the second e-Activity, choose two service companies that manage inventory and compare and contrast their inventory management systems.
• Based on your evaluation of both inventory management systems from Part 2 of this discussion, propose suggestions to management that would ultimately lead to improve operations.

 Week 7 Discussion 2

"Resource Management" Please respond to the following:

• Select a goods-producing organization and a service-providing organization of your choice. Suggest ways each organization can make aggregate planning decisions using the variables described in Exhibit 13.3 (Chapter 13). 
• Compare and contrast the operational and managerial impacts of the aggregate planning decisions in terms of customer satisfaction.