Assignment Question(s):

• Describe the nature of operations management in the following organizations. In doing this, first describe the operation process of the production system. Second, identify operations decisions. (word count minimum-maximum:400-500)
• Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. What concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems? (word count minimum-maximum: 100-150)
• Take a tour of the Soap Factory and describe the process used? (word count minimum- maximum: 80-100)

• A paper manufacturing
• An internal design office

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Instructions

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• 1) Pick one of the two papers you read this (Sapolsky or Tsigos). Analyze the structure of the argument in this paper using the Toulmin method.
• 2) Discuss the relevance of material in Chapters 9 through 12 to your research (300 words, 3 paragraphs minimum)

Topic is Monitoring and policy applications in Commercial Market.

Discussion, 2-3 paragraphs, 15 lines, no outline

Consider your organization or another organization that has been affected by a cyber-attack. Feel free to research current events on this topic if you do not have personal experience with an organization who has been affected by a cyber-attack. Once you have selected an organization, answer the following questions:

• Provide a brief summary of the organization you have selected.
• What type of cyber-attack occurred?
• How did the organization respond to the attack?
• What were the impacts (or potential impacts) to the business?
• What were the costs associated with the attack? If you do not have actual numbers, what types of costs were likely involved?
• What did the organization do to mitigate the risk of future attacks? Did the organization change its processes or procedures?
• As a business manager, what are some additional recommendations you would make to the organization, from a business perspective, to better defend itself in the future? What steps can the business take to better support the IT (information technology) department’s security efforts? Explain

According to the Western Digital Corporation FY2017 10K, WDC “On May 12, 2016 (the “SanDisk Closing Date”), we completed the acquisition of SanDisk (the “Merger”), a global leader in NAND-flash storage solutions, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 21, 2015.The aggregate purchase price of the Merger was $15.59 billion. In connection with the Merger, we entered into new debt facilities aggregating approximately $18.09 billion in principal to finance a portion of the purchase price related to the Merger.” Within that context starting from EOY WDC FY 2015 carried forward through EOY WDC FY2018 and distributing your 750 words across five numbered questions, answer each question with a short comment and at least (minimum of) one or more sentences of supporting text, column of data, or figures extracted from one or more WDC 10K preceded by the question number that your answer corresponds to:

Question 1: in terms of the 2017 10-K what does WDC state is the market and competitive landscape within which WDC competes and who were the transformative competitors, new entrants, emergent technologies, suppliers, and buyers? What were the strategic objectives for WDC when they assumed $18.09 billion debt to acquire SanDisk?

Question 2:From EOY FY 2015 to EOY FY2016, what one to no more than four WDC revenue, net income, liquidity, leverage, turnover, profitability, and market value metrics is most descriptive of the impacts on WDC in the competitive landscape due to the debt assumption and subsequent SanDisk acquisition? Why?

Question 3: In FY 2017, how did the acquisition help WDC remain in business? What one but no more four economic metrics support the claim?

Question 4: In FY 2018, what is the state of leverage at WDC? How did the increased leverage impact WDC financial health? What one but no more four economic metrics support the claim?

Question 5: Using selected elements of Fuchs alignment diagram theory, did WDC successfully or unsuccessfully combine and integrate the businesses and culture of SanDisk into WDC? Were the objectives of acquisition successfully accomplished? What one to not more than four economic metrics from the FY2019 10K are the basis for your conclusion?

You should conduct your own literature review and obtain additional annual reports as well as 3rd party assessments before responding. Do cite source of 3rd party assessments. Do NOT include the text of the question in your response, just the question number. Do NOT include a Competitiveness Landscape or a Corporate Alignment Diagram in your response. You should conduct your own literature review before responding. Students interested in obtaining the latest or past annual reports or 10K’s for any currently publicly traded U.S. registered company can typically find the reports/10K by searching on “(company name) Investor Relations”. 10K’s for defunct but formerly publicly traded U.S. registered companies may be found by searching the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission filings database at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.