Strategy formulation requires an objective analysis of the factors that characterize the company’s strategic situation. There are a number of techniques that can be used to create a quick strategic overview of the company. SWOT analysis is an example of such a technique. SWOT analysis is based on the assumption that an effective strategy derives from a soundit” between the company’s internal resources (Strengths and Weaknesses) and its external situation (Opportunities and Threats). A good fit maximizes the company’s strengths and opportunities and minimizes its weaknesses and threats.

For example:

	Positive	Negative
Internal Factors	Strengths Technological Skills Leading Brands Distribution Channels Customer Loyalty Customer Relationship Production Quality Management	Weaknesses Absence of important skills Weak Brands Poor Access to Distribution Low Customer Retention Unreliable Product/Service Management
External Factors	Opportunities Untapped Markets Technological advancements Mergers, joint ventures, partnerships, or strategic alliances Socio-cultural trends New Distribution Channels	Threats Changing Customer Tastes Closing Geographical Markets Technological Advances Changes in Government Policy Tax Increase Change in Demographic Structure New Distribution Channel

With the information above and other research, conduct a SWOT analysis on the company you selected. The format presented above should be used for your analysis.Then provide a 1-2 page narrative describing the analysis you conducted.

 

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Stellar Packaging Products’ controller, Robin Simmons, recently completed the direct materials and direct labor variance analyses for the current period. The direct materials price variance for plastic was unfavorable; the direct materials efficiency variance for plastic was favorable. In addition, the direct labor price variance was unfavorable; the direct labor efficiency variance was favorable.

Often variances occur simultaneously and provide insight regarding the performance for the period. Indicate one reason for each of two of these variances and ensure your explanation is interrelated, meaning the two events giving rise to the variance occurred simultaneously in a cause and effect manner.

For this discussion:

• Support your position.
• Select two peer posts and comment on the content of their posts. Does your selection differ from that of your peers? If so, how does that response contrast to your own?

 

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Project Management:

Part A: Project Schedule
(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)

1. In Assignment 2, you developed a project plan. Now, using the information from your project proposal, create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project schedule.
   Your project must include the following criteria:
   • The project must consist of at least twenty-five (25) tasks.
   • Each task must contain a start date, a finish date, and have main staffing and non-staffing resources assigned.
   • Assume that your work activities are completed during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per day).
   • In terms of holidays, you can assume no work will be done the following days: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Part B: Written Response
(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)

Write a one to two (1-2) page response in which you:

1. Analyze your project in terms of project completion, critical path, and slack / float. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
   • When will the project be completed?
   • What is the critical path for the project?
   • How much slack / float is in your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?
2. Summarize the recommendations or improvements you would make to your project schedule. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
   • Identify the top three (3) activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.
   • What additional activities would you add to this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint?
3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

 

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Creating Policy

Read the following scenario:

You are a patrol lieutenant for the Dome City Police Department, a medium-sized agency of 40 sworn officers. As the patrol lieutenant, you act as one of the shift supervisors and watch commanders, supervising about 10 officers. All patrol shifts rotate every 4 months.

Recently, a new police chief was hired from outside the department after a nationwide search. The new police chief wrote a grant proposal to receive funding for new state-of-the-art soft body armor vests for all officers. The department’s previous attempts to purchase and implement wearing of soft body armor by officers had been unsuccessful.

The new police chief has received the grant funding and has selected you to research and draft a policy for mandatory wear of soft body armor by officers in the department, because of your firearms instructor background.

However there will, or may, be obstacles to implementing this policy. The department’s unionized line officers is a major obstacle, along with possible complaints of medical issues like rashes that prevent the wearing of the vests, heat-related factors, freedom of movement, freedom of choice, and everything in between.

For this Assignment, write a 700–1,050-word analysis of the actions you would take to create and implement the soft body armor mandatory wear policy outlined in the scenario. Include the following in your analysis:

• Discuss the organizational theories that apply to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
• Address arguments that can be raised against the policy to illustrate typical organizational behavior.
• Suggest solutions to the arguments against the mandatory wear policy that take into account and describe law enforcement culture and this agency’s unionized law enforcement culture.
• Include a title and reference page.
• Cite a minimum of two sources within the body of your paper using in-text citations where appropriate.

NOTE: This Assignment is to write a paper about organizational theory, organizational behavior, and organizational culture, specifically within a law enforcement agency, and within the context of implementing a mandatory-wear policy for body armor.

This Assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used. You may consult the Kaplan Library, the Internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria.

• Length should be 700–1,050 words, excluding cover page and references page.
• Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date.
• Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
• Writing should be well ordered , logical, and unified , as well as original and insightful.
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
• Use double space and Arial or Times New Roman in 12-point font size.
• Use examples to support your discussion.
• Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format and citation style.

The links below provide resources to get you started on your work.

Ballistic Body Armor

Zakhary, Y. (2007, Dec.) Ballistic body armor: A chief’s refresher course. The Police Chief. 74(12). Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=1340&issue_id=122007

Provides IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) guidance on body armor wear policy for officers in uniform and other specifications.

Delaware Administration Labor Relations Hearing

State of Delaware. Public Employment Relations Board. Retrieved fromhttp://perb.delaware.gov/pdfs/decisions/1999/DPDFOP15.pdf

 

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