What is the role of the news media 3: Journalists in Film

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Unit 3 Assignment: Bob Dylan - Music as a Cultural Artifact - Guided Listening Assignment (MUS121 Rhythm, Blues & Hip Hop)

For each week in our course, you will consider music as a cultural artifact and be assigned either a piece of music or a specific musical artist to explore and analyze for the week. This week, you will be listening to music by Bob Dylan. As you have read this week, Bob Dylan’s music changed the face of popular music in the 1960s, especially in terms of songwriting. His music was also often considered protest music.

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Week 8 Activity

Week 8 Assignment - Case Study: Statistical Inference Overview The research department of an appliance manufacturing firm has developed a solid-state switch for its blender that the research department claims will reduce appliance returns under the one-year full warranty by 3%–6%. To determine if the claim can be supported, the testing department selects a group of the blenders manufactured with the new switch and a group with the old switch and subjects them to a normal year’s worth of wear. Out of 300 blenders tested with the new switch, twelve would have been returned. Twenty-one would have...

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Week 3 project

TPM Identify two companies in unrelated industries that use TPM approaches to ensure reliability in the products or services that they sell, and create a report responding to the following questions: What are the activities that they do under their TPM programs? What similarities do you notice between the approaches of the two companies? What differences do you identify? What is the importance of reliability in a production environment? How does TPM relate to Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)?  Identify any elements of the 5S approach that you see in the TPM activities of the two companies. Submi...

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Discussion : Who Are the Rich and the Poor?

Why does the actual distribution of income and wealth vary in the U.S? Consider the statistical data indicating higher annual income for households with a higher education level. Your Production Possibilities Frontier, where you described your forgone leisure-time as a tradeoff for a higher GPA score, and a higher education.

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Methods of communication

Research various methods of communication that are commonly used in business, such as email, VoIP, texting, messaging, as well as software applications used to support each (Microsoft® Outlook®, Skype®, Twitter®, Instagram®). Discuss the questions:In what business context would it be appropriate to use each communication method and why?What are some of the advantages of using one method or application over another?

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Quebecor Printing is a commercial printing company that is expanding, acquiring ailing printing companies, and moving into international markets. They have completed more than 100 mergers and buyouts since 1972 and have focused on customized service by using "selective binding" to print. Apply strategies from Porter's model to make Quebecor Printing’s business more profitable.

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marketing2

Please read the following article and answer the questions completely. What is supply chain management? Why is supply chain management important to an economy? How does a “malfunction” in supply chain effect the prices of products? How could the issues covered in the article be addressed? Do you agree with the prediction that these challenges could linger for another 12 months? Why or why not? Please feel free to add your thoughts. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/supply-chain-challenges-likely-remain-well-2022

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Project Selection & Management Skills

This module covers different approaches to project selection (such as  payback analysis or using a weighted scoring model). Analyze at least  five different ways of project selection. Present the advantages and  disadvantages of each method. Explain how you used a selection approach  to choose your term project.

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BUS402 interactive assignment

As you have learned in this week’s readings, many businesses exist in dynamic markets that pose unique economic, political, and technological challenges. Select a medium- to large-sized, publicly traded corporation that currently exists in a challenging business environment. Refer to the seven common categories of trend analysis as laid out in your textbook: Economic, regulatory/legislative, political, demographic, sociocultural, attitude/lifestyle, and technological. Research the company online by accessing the Mergent  Ashford University Library online database which offers company financial...