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Discussion The purpose of this discussion board is to provide you with a forum to discuss your newly learned production and operations management concepts in light of current issues and real world situations with others in the class. In essence, it is a practice ground for ensuring that your reasoning and foundation of these concepts are secure. This portion of the course requires you to interact with your fellow classmates.
After completing the textbook reading and lectures above, select at least one of the weekly concepts below. Then find a current event in an article at the online periodical listed to illustrate that concept. Compose an analysis of that event or situation using the weekly operations concept that you selected.
Week 8 Discussion
The weekly textbook concepts for our discussion on project management this week are:
Operations Management as a component of a firm's strategic planning and performance. Business Process Reengineering Supply Chain Management as a component of a firm's strategic planning and performance
Find a current news article that focuses upon this concept at your choice of sites on the internet. Do not use Wikipedia. Remember that you can use the Wall Street Journal at www.wsj.com (you can use the Wall Street Journal every week in this course).
You’ll find one (or several articles) to analyze. Remember to focus upon your selected concept in your analysis. After reviewing and analyzing one of the current events articles, post your analysis and comments to your classmates below.