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Discussion Operations Management

Zara is the main chain of the apparel retailer Inditex Group, developed in the 1990's, and is a quick operations system that enabled its fast global expansion. This system introduced the concept of Fast Fashion and revolutionized the sector.
Read the article Zara's Fast Fashion Edge and answer the following questions:
• Based on Zara's outsourcing strategy and physical distribution scheme described in the article, what do you think are challenges that the company will face to sustain its growth?
• Briefly describe a strategy to address the most compelling challenge facing the organization.

2. Operations Management. Written Assignment.
Case Study: The supplier selection process is a critical activity within the operations of a company. Once the outsourcing decision is taken, a process aimed at analyzing and choosing the appropriate suppliers begins.
Suppose that you are a Procurement Analyst in a large company. You have been asked to create a proposal to the Chief Procurement Officer identifying the best supplier to outsource, for a 3-year period, a complex part of your company's value chain. Your company operates in a mature market where the qualifying and winning factors are quality and time to customer respectively.
Based on the information included in the table, address the following questions:
• What supplier would you select?
• What is your rationale for your election?
• What supplier would you select if your company's factors changed to price and quality? Would your election change?

*Figures are expressed in % as follows:
• Price: price quoted by supplier vs. outsourcing company target price
• Quality: parts accepted vs. parts delivered
• Delivery: parts delivered on time vs. parts delivered
Provide a 2-3 page paper proposal, as the Procurement Analyst, that outlines the issues of the case, states your choice of supplier and provides a rationale for your choice.
Before you begin writing, please see the General Guidelines for Case Studies and review the assessment criteria below. At least 3 references, no plagiarism.
Papers will be assessed on the following criteria:
• Description of the Case and Identification/Coverage of Major Issues
• Depth and Scope of Analysis
• Solutions and Strategies
• Writing Clarity and Quality
• APA formatting

3. Managing in the global economy. Discussion Board.
Your Discussion should be a minimum of 300 words in length and not more than 450 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources. Always include conclusion. At least 3 references.

• Discuss how emotional intelligence; mindfulness and mindlessness techniques impact self-efficacy.
• What role do emotions play in leadership and how does learning to develop an optimistic perspective of emotions benefit a leader? How does mindfulness help a leader focus on the performance and goals within the team? How can mindlessness lead to learned helplessness and how can these actions impact a leader's performance?

4. Managing in the global economy. Written assignment

In Chapter 7 of your textbook, Cultural Intelligence for Leaders, please read the 7.3 Case Study 3: Building a Multicultural Team-Is it Worth it? Please be sure to particularly address the following questions related to the case:

1. How do you describe Kalia's self-efficacy? Is she showing levels of high and/or low efficacy? Discuss how her behavior exhibits each level.

2. How does Kalia's self-efficacy impact her leadership?

3. What strategies do you recommend to Kalia to help her improve her cultural intelligence and develop her self-efficacy? Discuss at least two specific development approach.

4. What suggestions do you have for Kalia in leading her staff to be a culturally intelligent team?
Submit a 2-3 page paper, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite additional sources, using APA format, independent of the textbook. At least 3 references and no plagiarism.

5. Managing in the global economy. Portfolio.

Identify one goal you have (i.e., "My goal is to..."). This can be related to your job, your family, your finances, starting a new business, purchasing a new car-anything you would like to gain in the future. Under your stated goal, write down five things you plan to do to achieve this goal. Next, have two people (e.g., family, friends, peers) identify five things they think you can do to accomplish this goal. Lastly, compare what you have written down to achieve your goal as well as what others have written and respond to the following questions:

1. How would you react if none of the plans you made turned out the way they were supposed to?

2. What if, in the middle of working toward your goal, the goal changed?

3. If you reached your goal exactly as you planned it, what would you have learned about yourself?

4. What type of life do you think you would lead if everything went according to your plans?

APA format.