Case 2: Having completed your case analysis on your first hospitality company now choose a hospitality company in another sector of the industry that you are interested in but have not previously explored. Note: no duplication of company choices are permitted within your Cohort Group. In other words, everyone in your group MUST choose a different company. This includes all choices from the first case study as well.Case Study Analysis is the practical application of the strategic management process. Working on case studies provides a structure to develop and practice the research and analytic skills you will use in business. A comprehensive and thorough analysis should include, but not be limited to the following: the company’s mission/vision, internal strengths and weaknesses (including financial and stock market analysis), a description of elements in the external environment (opportunities and threats), a problem and possible solutions for this problem. For more information on case study analysis, review the following:What is Case Study Analysis?Writing a Case Study AnalysisSome suggestions before you begin: Be practical – make reasonable assumptions and supplement the information you find in the case with additional research.Be realistic – recognize that there is never one single best solution, so justify your recommendations. Consider what will best benefit the company.Be specific – avoid generalities, use numbers and exact data when possible.Be original – make logical managerial decisions and assessments.Case Study Analysis FormatSection One – BackgroundBriefly state the salient facts of the case in narrative form – include history and pertinent background information. Be concise and precise. Approximately 1 page. 10 points.Section Two – Problem StatementBriefly state the central problem in narrative form, and then list the symptoms of the problem. Approximately 1 page. 10 points.Section Three – SWOT AnalysisBullet and list in rank order – the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relating to the case. Label the bullets using the information in the text and related Power Points. Four lists with a minimum of 4 points in each. 20 points.Section Four – Financial AnalysisGenerate a minimum of 2 financial ratios to assess the financial performance of the company. For each ratio provide:ratio name, ratio definition, report the ratio result (product) of the most recent 2 years, report whether or not the findings for this ratio are poor, satisfactory or excellent. Explain. 10 points.Section Five – Alternative SolutionsList a minimum of 3 alternative solutions. Assign a strategy name to each solution (see: illustrations in Weeks 3-6). Include at least 3 benefits and consequences (pros/cons) for each potential solution. Note – “do nothing” is NOT a solution! 1-2 pages. 25 points.Section Six – Conclusion and Recommendations Out of the proposed solutions, choose one that you believe is best. Explain. Design an action plan for the solution. Explain how it would solve the original problem within the case. 1-2 pages. 25 points.Helpful Hints (How to Get an A)All work must be word processed.All work must be error free.All work must be on time.Content and style are BOTH important.Label each section.Include a title page, table of contents, reference page, etc.Give credit where it is due.

Read the  Additional Case Study JIT after a Catastrophe.pdf related to Chapter 16. You can find the JIT case in MyLab Operations Management by following these steps:

Click on “Chapter Resources” 
Click “Chapter 16″ 
Click “Media Assets” 
Check “Case Studies” 
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Click on “JIT after a Catastrophe”

Using an organization that you are familiar with, describe your perception of its strategy regarding the number of suppliers to have for key components. Do you have any concerns with that strategy? Be sure to reference elements of the readings in your discussion.
After posting your inital response to the questions, respond to at least two others’ posts in the discussion.

 
Reply on these two peers’s post: 
First post : Maddey
One organization that I am familiar with that I mentioned in my last discussion post was the trucking center, which is called Freightliner. They deal with several suppliers daily bringing them different parts for semi-trucks, to either deliver to other shops or to fix other trucks at their shop. Freightliner depends on their suppliers a lot to bring them their supplies that they need to fix the semis and to deliver the parts that their customers want. Their customers also depend on them for their parts and services that they offer. If Freightliner didn’t have the supplies to offer their customers, they can find it somewhere else, but it might not be as convenient as some places might like. Some of Freightliner’s suppliers are Cummins, Caterpillar, and Detroit. Their strategy is a little risky because all of the suppliers and consumers depend on each other. If one of them goes out of business, then they will all suffer. Another thing that happens with suppliers is that when a product isn’t delivered in its designated time, it effects the customers and Freightliner. This is because the mechanics can’t fix the trucks because they don’t have the parts because they weren’t delivered, so the customers are then having to pay for their trucks to sit in the shop every hour they are waiting for the parts.  

Second post: Alma
In high school when I worked at a fast food restaurant, I got the chance to learn, order, and organize inventory to help out the managers. By doing this, I quickly realized that a good chunk of our supply comes from 1 supplier which at first seemed logical, but I quickly realized sometimes it wasn’t the best soultion. I understand how beneficial it is to get all supplies from 1 supplier, but I remember certain times when the supplier delivered 2 or 3 days later than usual and we had no ingredients or products to give our customers. That is one of the downsides of relying on 1 supplier, however this didn’t happen often but if it did I am sure that the company would switch suppliers. I would also say that the company focused on JIT which usually runs smoothly and allows the company to have less inventory on hand than needed, but when there are problems with the supplier, like late deliveries, they affect the company’s inventory and the ability to produce sales. JIT is a great technique for some companies, but for some it isn’t. If my old fast food company still uses the same supplier, they could try switching inventory methods and not relying on JIT; they should have more inventory and backups if the deliveries continue to be late regulary. 

Advice for the Argument AnalysisYou are the critic:Argue about Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric. Your argument can be positive, negative, or both, as long as the thesis clearly states so. Be sure that you feel strongly about your stance. Look for patterns or tendencies that the author may use, and judge them. What is the purpose of your evaluation? Conceptually, you must argue a stance with a purpose, using examples from the text to prove your point. Argue.The structure of the essay:Introduction– One paragraph:1) Open with an attention grabber.2) Give background or perhaps an illustrative example to show the significance of the subject or the nature of the controversy.3) Consider stating the conclusion of your argument (claim) here as the thesis of your essay, and it should mention the method/plan/reasons for such an evaluation.Presentation of your argument – At least three paragraphs:1) Paragraph Reason One2) Paragraph Reason Two3) Paragraph Reason ThreeThroughout the body of your essay, to prove your thesis, build your case one point at a time, perhaps devoting one paragraph to the defense of each of your premises, or setting forth your evidence in (at least three) separate, meaningful categories (one category per paragraph). These three reasons confirm the thesis as subclaims. This means that you must have at least three body paragraphs for this part.Please remember that each body paragraph should have a standard structure:1) topic sentence – argumentative and mentions which reason from thesis2) introduction to an example (this may be a transition or explanation of context)3) the actual example: a summary, paraphrase, or quotation, cited MLA style4) argue what the reader should respond to regarding the example so that the reader absorbs your opinion rather than forming their own opinion5) concluding sentence for paragraph – argumentative and mentions which reasonConclusion – One paragraph:1) Remind the reader of the overall argument (thesis) using different wording2) Summarize3) Leave the reader with a memorable momentAfter all your evidence has been presented and/or your premises defended, pull your whole argument together in the last paragraph by showing how the evidence you have presented provides sufficient grounds for accepting your conclusion. You may also add here some conventional device to finish your essay, such as a prediction, a new example, a reference to the example with which you began (now seen in a new light), etc. Here is some more technical advice:Remember that you have to use present tense to write about texts.When you summarize, paraphrase, or quote, you must use in-text citations MLA style.You must also provide a bibliography; you are required to provide the bibliographical information of the text you are analyzing. You are welcome to use additional sources, such as commentary by another critic; however, if you use additional sources, these sources need to also be documented properly so that you do not plagiarize. Give recognition when you are providing others’ work.Every subject has a plethora of jargon, but you can evaluate a text yourself using your own words. Your professor may use some literary terminology, but only use the vocabulary if you understand it and can apply it to the text. What is most important is your overall argument about the text.

http://libcom.org/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-…Please read Chapter 2 entitled, “1493: The True Importance of Christopher Columbus,” from the book Lies My Teacher Told Me.Please be prepared to discuss at least 5 things from the chapter you found interesting, strange, or of importance.Write your discussion post in 150 words.THEN, REPLY TO THESE POSTS WITH 3-4 SENTENCES#1Five things I found interesting, strange, or of importance from Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress Columbus kidnapped Arawaks for the reason he wanted them to search for gold. When Arawaks could not find gold, Columbus kidnapped more natives and killed those who could not find gold.Along with the Arawaks’ resistance, Spaniards took prisoner them and killed them in different ways.After that, half of the 250,000 Indians were killed in two years. History textbooks show us Colombus as a big hero even though he is actually a serial killer. Five things I found interesting, strange, or of importance from Lies My Teacher Told Me: Chapter 2 Real factors behind Columbus’s arrival to America.There is no clue that Turkish Muslims’ discrimination against Europeans.However, Columbus’s Voyage led to Islamophobia in America by blaming the Turks.Columbus tortured many indigenous for the sake of his gold-finding interests.How heroically Columbus is shown to us, and how it is actually untruth. Unfortunately, history sources paint Natives as half-naked, uneducated, and savage people. I did not know how people actually are and stereotypes about them when I was a child, but I learned about lies that were told about them in high school. However, I did not know that there were 120 million Natives when Colombus came here. I think this surprising fact is proof of we have adopted this country from Native Americans. If we celebrate Native Americans day as the founder of America, that will help the country educate itself.#2When I was in elementary, I was painted a picture of Native Americans being described as not savages but people who didn’t have clothes that can cover them and all of them live in teepees. Wow I really low balled the number of Native Americans who lived here in 1942. There was 120 Million and I said 30,000. It shows how little I was taught in High School about Native Americans. I also did not know most of our ideas of Democracy came from the Iroquois Confederacy. Like Professor Bell said, most of us were painted the picture of Native Americans being savages by living with minimal clothes, teepees everywhere, hunting to survive for food, and many more inappropriate stereotypes. In my opinion, both the school system failed and maybe a little bit of ourselves as we could have done some research to see if these stereotypes are even true.The five things I found interesting are:1. The Arawak tribe greeted Columbus with respect and care2. Columbus writing a letter saying, “Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity go on sending all the slaves that can be sold.”3. How many colonizers they listed that took over communities. Colonizers such as Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro, and the English settlers of Virginia and Massachusetts.4. Indians in Haiti were taken as slaves by the Spanish after there was no gold.5. These same Indians in Haiti killed their newborns so the Spanish didn’t take them and they also committed suicide to not become a slave.

Assignment: Role-Playing Practice: Using the CFI to Individualize Anxiety CareSocial workers need to be able to identify cultural conceptions of illness and mental illness. Because studies show that anxiety and depression differ from culture to culture and within cultures, it is important to build skill using the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) to elicit how an individual has actually incorporated their cultural beliefs. While the core interview is a set of 16 questions, more detailed versions expand on each area. In this Assignment, you sensitively apply the CFI to your case collaboration partner as well as research how to address and individualize anxiety resources for your partner’s culture and needs.To prepare:Read the Diaz (2017) article and take note of their experience using the CFI and the advantages they found in the process. Also note the minority stress concerns that arise in those working with anxiety issues in different cultures.Review the CFI questions and readings in the DSM-5 on cultural variations, syndromes, and idioms.Meet your collaboration partner and take turns administering the CFI questions (and any needed subsections) to each other. Your partner will role-play an anxiety issue but otherwise be as true to their own situation as possible. Make sure to record the session. See Collaborate Ultra Assignment Guide in Required Resources.Observe how the CFI administration process goes and take any notes needed. Based on what you learn about your partner’s needs and culture, you may need to do further research in the suggested readings and library before submitting your Assignment.Review the recording and identify a 3-5 minute segment where you are the interviewer that you would like your instructor to use to evaluate the assessment skills you demonstrate.By Day 7Submit a 4-page paper, using the Diaz article as well as additional resources about culture, in which you do the following:Describe the skills or techniques you used to engage your partner during the CFI.Identify a 3-5 minute segment in your recorded role-play that best demonstrates your ability to apply culturally sensitive assessment skills.Explain which aspects of the CFI were the most helpful in learning about your partner’s personal view of the problem and situation from a cultural perspective.Describe the cultural components (e.g., race/ethnicity, religion, geographic region, socio-economic status, etc.) that may influence your partner, and analyze how those cultural components influence their mental health experience.Identify which relevant subsections of the CFI you used. Explain why you did (or did not) use a subsection as part of your assessment.Analyze how you, as a social work treatment provider, might adjust interventions for the client (your partner), their individualized circumstances, and culture of origin. Be specific and demonstrate critical thought through application of concepts in resources.Recommend a specific evidence-based measurement instrument to validate the diagnosis and assess outcomes of treatment. Explain any cultural considerations you made when determining an appropriate instrument, including whether or not the instrument was validated with diverse populationhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1OnKR0H5861_mfutKN… (I AM THE FIRST PERSON ASKING THE CFI INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO MY PARTNER)