Discussion Forum Week 9 Discussion Forum Week 9Go to the end of Chapter 8 and do Exercise 8C ‘Determine the Cash

Discussion Forum Week 9

Discussion Forum Week 9Go to the end of Chapter 8 and do Exercise 8C "Determine the Cash Value of Coca-Cola Company" Steps 1 thru 3.  Submit your calculations for the Net Worth Method and the Net Income Method, Price-Earnings Ratio, and the outstanding shares method along with your determination of Coca-Cola cash value for the  fiscal year, in the discussion forum.  After submitting the assignment, work with your peers and come to an agreement about Coca-Cola cash value. 

 Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 9(chapter 10)

Assigned Readings:Chapter 10. Resource ManagementInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Discuss an example of a project that is not subject to resource constraints. Is this project subject to other constraints?
2. Why is the impact of scheduling and resource allocation generally more significant in multiproject organizations? How do large fluctuations in demand affect the situation?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words – do not provide quotes!] 

Activity 9

A project has 11 activities that can be accomplished either by one person working alone or by several people working together. The activities, precedence constraints, and time estimates are given in Table below. Suppose that you have up to five people who can be assigned on any given day. A person must work full days on each activity, but the number of people working on an activity can vary from day to day.ActivityImmediate predecessorsPerson-days requiredA 10BA8CA5DB6ED8FC7GE,F4HF2IF3JH,I3KJ,G2

1. Prepare an AOA network diagram, and calculate the critical path, total slacks, and free slacks assuming that one person (independently) is working on each task.
2. Prepare an early-start Gantt chart.
3. Prepare a daily assignment sheet for personnel with the goal of finishing the project in the minimum amount of time.
4. Prepare a daily assignment sheet to “best” balance the workforce assigned to the project.
5. By how many days could the project be compressed if unlimited personnel resources were available?

 Reflection Week 1Assigned Readings:(chapter 1 and chapter 2)

Chapter 1. The Nature of Strategic Management Chapter 2. Business Vision and MissionInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. As cited in the chapter, Edward Deming, a famous businessman, once said, “In God we trust. All others bring data.” What did Deming mean in terms of developing a strategic plan?
2. Critique the following vision statement by Stokes Eye Clinic:  “Our vision is to take care of your vision.”

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words – do not provide quotes!] 

Discussion Forum Week 1

Discussion Forum Week 1Read The Cohesion Case ("Coca-Cola Company, 2018") at the end of Chapter 1 and then do Exercise 1A "Update the Coca-Cola Cohesion Case" (Coca-Cola Press Releases can be located in the "Events, Reports, and Releases" tab on the Coca-Cola website).  This is a one-page, double-spaced assignment.Then go to the end of Chapter 2 and do Exercise 2A and 2B "Write a Vision and Mission Statement for the Coca-Cola Company."  This is a minimum of one-page, double-spaced assignment.After completing Exercise 1A from Ch. 1 and Exercise 2a and 2 B from Ch. 2, submit your work in this discussion forum.  Discuss your work and the work of others on these assignments by typing peer replies (200-word minimum each).  As a class, attempt to refine the vision and mission statements to provide optimum suggestions for the Coca-Cola Company.