The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggestlogistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should review chapter 7 of textbook as well as secondary available information on internet.

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, which comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic “Lean Manufacturing”. Originally called “just-in-time production”, it builds on the approach created by the founder of Toyota.

Using this concept of Lean Thinking and JIT you should answer the following questions by taking any Saudi Manufacturing company.

Question:

1. Why Companies adopted Lean Thinking and JIT model? (3 Marks)

2. Discuss major types of Waste, companies must keep in mind during production. (3 Marks)

3. Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users? (3 Marks)

4. References (1 Marks)

The Answer must follow the outline points below:

• Lean Thinking and JIT Concept

• Their Main functions

• Any local example

• Reasons with suitable Examples

• Reference

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

Discussion Question

In nonprofit budgeting, it is important to allocate direct costs to specific programs and services.

Discuss the following:

1. Explain why it is or is not appropriate to associate indirect costs with program costs.
2. Evaluate and explain how you can distinguish between program costs and indirect costs.
3. Describe how these costs off-set.
4. Discuss the role of “in-kind” donations as a vehicle to decrease costs and/or improve revenue flow.

Apply concepts related to governance in a specific, researched public administration case study. Whatever source is used for the actual case study must focus on a real-world public administration situation that is being discussed and analyzed in the chosen article.

The article can be qualitative or quantitative in nature, but it must specifically focus on the public administration context. Remember to synthesize your research and findings with the required readings and presentations for this week and a Biblical/covenantal model of statesmanship, leadership and organizational behavior. for the case study, students are welcome to cite a scholarly source, but if they do, it must not be merely a theoretical/philosophical discussion. Instead, whatever source is used for the actual case study must focus on a real-world public administration situation that is being discussed and analyzed in the chosen article. Students will in turn apply concepts discussed in the previous Module: Week’s essay to analyze the situation, in addition to the required reading and presentations from the current Module. 450-500 words

I’m working on a sales question and need guidance to help me learn.

In SPIN Selling the authors use the concept of a scale to determine if there will be a sale.

On one side there is the “Cost of the Solution” and on the other, there is the “Seriousness of the Problem”.

The Cost of the Solution is everything the prospect must do to get the described value from the solution. This includes more than just the product price. There are often switching costs associated with bringing on a new vendor and also not monetary items like political standing or risk that come from proposing a new solution.

SPIN has four question types. Successful sellers tend to you more Implication and Need Pay-off questions than less successful sellers. The Implication and Need Pay-off questions have an impact on the prospect’s perception of the “Seriousness of the Problem”.

For the reflection:

• What do you think is the problem you are solving?
• What bad things will happen for/to the prospect if the problem is not solved (Implications).
• What happens for/to the prospect if the problem is solved (Need Pay-off)?

1) Company Analysis
• Brief Brand history (e.g., critical moments in a company or a brand, big successes or big
failures). Also, include the brand company’s mission statement
• SWOT analysis (RIGHT DISTINCTIONS IN YOUR SWOT ANALYSIS)
2) Industry Analysis (macro-environment analysis)
This section mentions important aspects of a given industry
• Trends within this particular industry (e.g., fast fashion, haute couture/couture, luxury
brands), such as changes in demographics (newly emerging or potential markets?),
technological, and social or economic forces that can affect the industry as a whole
For example,
• Consumers’ price sensitivity (economic factors), consumers’ value for sustainability
• Technological advances that can affect online retailing systems and consumer
engagement
3) Competitor Analysis (micro-environment analysis)
• Choose one major competitor and discuss the competitor’s strengths, weaknesses, and
any threats that it poses to your brand or product

4) Target Consumer Analysis
One way to get a sense of the target market is to generate a brief character sketch of the
typical target consumer (i.e., target consumer profile).
• Target consumer profile/descriptions for your brand
– Use multiple segmentation bases (e.g., demographic, geographic, psychographic,
and behavioral) to increase the accuracy of understanding target consumers
– Use of secondary data and of citations in-text