Critical Thinking

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 7of 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)

internet/Hyperlink/Uploaded video:

Record / Provide 15-20 minutes

of televised/streamed professional interview (suggestions include

Larry King, Charlie Rose, interview news programs, political talk

shows, actor interviews, educational and informational programs

from online formats including YouTube).

Write-up:

4 to 5 double-spaced typewritten pages identifying and

noting examples of attending behaviors, question type (open or

closed), observation of client behaviors (verbal, non-verbal, and

discrepancies), active listening skills (encouraging, paraphrasing,

and summarization), and reflecting feelings in the interview. Be

specific and concrete concerning what you observed. Comment on

how it worked or did not work. Write about the intentional use of

specific techniques by the interviewer and the observable effects

on the subject. Observe the type and quality of subject response in

terms of information elicited, comfort level of subject, flow of

interview, tone, content and interview process. Tell me how and

what you might have done different to be more effective in specific

areas of the interview.

Reference Material:

Refer to the information in Chapters 1

through 7 in your text for the specifics and details of the interview

behaviors you are identifying, noting, commenting, and evaluating.

 The first one is straightforward and everyone will complete it.  In the second one, you will have the opportunity to select from two options.  Choose the one that best fits your business.  I have also included information (explanations and videos) on Content Marketing that may help with ideas for creating content for your media and messaging.

Reminder:  Read Chapter 3 Reaching Prospects with Advertising Media.

Part 1

Write 2 email messages for your potential prospect and 1 snail mail message. Include a compelling subject line and make sure the email and snail mail complement one another.  (Consider: a welcome email, value-packed email, an email telling about you, the product or service, invite them to take action) 

Part 2 

Write a sample blog that creates value for your prospective customer 

• Part 3

Select a medium (radio, videos, see content video messaging options, etc.) that suits your product or service and write  a sample advertisement or create a video that speaks to your business and includes a call to action.  

Develop verbal/textual descriptions for a series of 3 photos that youhave selected based on a theme or topic for your choice. Post each ofthe three images in the midterm CANVAS Discussion with the descriptionof each image directly below it.

For each image:

• Provide the image and a link to where you found it.
• Brieflynote the publishing context where you located it [what was the platformor publication: an online newspaper, a blog, a marketing website, aWikipedia article, etc.)
• Write a description of the image intended for someone in the audience of the venue where it was published
• Writea meta-analysis explaining how you decided what was important todescribe in the photos and if there are things that you intentionallyleft out.When writing your meta-analysis of your verbal descriptions, itis worth considering how your approach relates to concerns ofguidelines in the assigned readings from this past week: GeorginaKleege, “Audio Description Described,” Joel Snyder, “Audio Description:The Visual Made Verbal, ” and Sharon Marcus, Heather Love, and StephenBest, “Building a Better Description,”

Please answer the following for Walmart:

Category: Operating Activities

• Net income and total cash provided by (or used by) operating activities: List each of these two values.
• What are the items of significance between net income and total for operating activities?
• Is the business providing cash flow from operations?

Category: Investing and Financing Activities

• Describe significant long-term assets (type and dollar amount) purchased, sold, or retired during the current period as well as last year (the value will be a line item on the Statement of Cash Flows).
• Describe significant financing activities used by the corporation to increase cash (or other assets): These would be related to long-term liabilities and stockholders’ equity.
• As you review your work for the Investing and Financing sections verify these values account for the total cash provided by or used by the section.

Category: Analysis

• Overall Cash Flow (total of three sections): Explain how the total cash flow changed from year to year for the three years presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.