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1) Discussion Question 1 - (CLO1)

Can management of a company such as Research in Motion (RIM) use cycle time and cycle efficiency as useful measures of performance?

What would be another useful measure?

2) Discussion Question 2 - (CLO 1, CLO 2)

Assume you are preparing for a second interview with a manufacturing company. The company manufactures customer-order holiday decorations and display items. During your first interview, you learned that the managers are not currently pleased with the timeliness of information and inventory measurements.

Discuss both A) what type of cost accounting system this company should use, and B) the documents that you would recommend as part of the cost accounting system.

3) Discussion Question 3 - Applied Concepts (AC) - Week/Course Learning Outcomes

Using your textbook, LIRN-based research, and the Internet, apply the learning outcomes for the week/course and lecture concepts to one of the following scenarios:

As applied to your current professional career

As applied to enhancing, improving, or advancing your current professional career

As applied to a management, leadership, or any decision-making position

As applied to a current or future entrepreneurial endeavor

OR

Using your textbook, LIRN-based research, and the Internet, apply the learning outcomes for the week/course and lecture concepts to a business organization that exhibits and demonstrates these concepts. You should develop a summary of the organizations strategy and how they use these concepts to compete.

This is a learning and application exercise designed to give you an opportunity to apply concepts learned in a pragmatic and meaningful way that will enable you to gain valuable and relevant knowledge in an effort to augment your skill set and enhance your professional careers.