Assignment 2: Planning the Future at Galaxy (Week 6)Purpose
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Updated on: 06/28/2017 10:08 AM Due on: 06/28/2017
Assignment 2: Planning the Future at Galaxy (Week 6)Purpose:In the second assignment, within a report, you will create a SWOT analysis, discuss a SWOT analysis and provide a detailed explanation of what considerations led to the determination of the SWOT components. You will then make recommendations and explain what factors were considered in making the recommendations.Note: Not all critical company information is provided, so it is impossible to complete a financial analysis but instead students will focus on the first elements of the P-O-L-C, planning.Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment:
Answer the following required elements for Part Two making sure that the facts of the scenario and the course readings support the reasoning of the answers provided.From the list above, students should generate a table with three columns. Label the first column, "Appropriate Short-term Goals." Label the second column "appropriate objectives". The third column should be those other goals and objectives that have to be abandoned. Take each item from the list above and place the item into the appropriate column. In completing this task, Yu is expected to demonstrate an understanding of the difference between "goals" and "objectives" and their choices should reflect this understanding. Yu cannot change any of the goals and objectives that he has been provided in the list.
Step 10:Proofread the report for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.
- integrate management theories and principles into management practices
- employ effective planning processes to develop strategies, goals, and objectives in order to enhance performance and sustainability
- identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager makes
- Create a title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor's name and date;
- Introduction (no abstract)
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths & Weaknesses
- Recommendation
- Short-term Production Goals and Objectives
- increase sales unrelated to NASA toys by 22 percent;
- reduce company-wide costs by 5 percent within 15 months and 11.2 percent by the end of the plan;
- create new technology based action toys;
- use innovative technology in production to increase efficiency;
- reduce carbon footprint by 5 percent.
- produce 2 million Payload Nine toys or MMTJE1 for Christmas 2018;
- produce 1 million Payload Nine toys for Christmas 2017 and 1 million MMTJE1 for Christmas 2018;
- produce 1.5 million MMTJE1 toys for Christmas 2018.
- Provide a detailed explanation as to what considerations led to the determination that certain facts should be classified as strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
- Production of quality MMTJE1 toys must start February 20th, 2018.
- Production of quality MMTJE1 toys must start by July 1, 2018.
- Establish timelines for starting production.
- Establish timelines for hiring new personnel.
- MMTJE1 quality toys production.
- Additional personnel must be hired by February 20th 2018.
- Materials must be state of the art.
- Completion dates for material purchase and delivery set for prototype
- 3D printers must be purchased by February 20th, 2018.
- 3D printers must be purchased and installed by November 1, 2018.
- The first MMTJE1 toys should be produced by December 1, 2017.
- QC should evaluate first prototype toys by December 31, 2017.
- Completion dates for QC standards will be determined by QC.
- Safety standards should be determined by QC by May 1, 2017.
- Materials must be purchased by and delivered by July 1, 2017.
- New packages should be palletized by May 1, 2018.
- Personnel for all production functions must be organized by March 31, 2017.
- Shipping should begin immediately upon final inspection from Quality Control.
- Shipping should begin July 1, 2018.
- Shipping start dates should be determined.
- IT must confirm programming for 3D printers is complete by June 1, 2017.
- 3D machine operators must be trained by October 31, 2017.
- Establish timelines for completion of 3D programming, training and installation.
- Maintenance for 3D printers must be done daily.
- Personnel must be cross trained on the 3D printers.
- Training on new equipment must be done by October 31, 2017.
- Marketing will determine shipping start date.
Answer the following required elements for Part Two making sure that the facts of the scenario and the course readings support the reasoning of the answers provided.From the list above, students should generate a table with three columns. Label the first column, "Appropriate Short-term Goals." Label the second column "appropriate objectives". The third column should be those other goals and objectives that have to be abandoned. Take each item from the list above and place the item into the appropriate column. In completing this task, Yu is expected to demonstrate an understanding of the difference between "goals" and "objectives" and their choices should reflect this understanding. Yu cannot change any of the goals and objectives that he has been provided in the list.
- (G) A goal is defined as being a broad aim and spells out what needs to be done generally.
- (O) An objective is defined as a specific and measurable action needed to meet the goal.
- An abandoned item is neither a goal nor objective, or does not fit with the time line of the project. Hint look at the pattern of the tasks and dates to achieve them.
Step 10:Proofread the report for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.
- Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first measure;
- Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;
- Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.
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Solution: Assignment 2: Planning the Future at Galaxy (Week 6)Purpose