Writing Homework Help

1st step – (separate document from portfolio project) – must be one or two paragraphs- please submit this separately from the final – please submit this early if possible (this was a portfolio milestone that i did not complete earlier in the semester) Select a high-technology or service industry company and start researching the organization’s operations management practices. Submit the topic to your instructor for approval and feedback with your organization selection, and include some preliminary findings or reasons for selecting the company for your final project.

2nd step- (separate document from portfolio project) Research your chosen Portfolio Project topic. Identify six articles, including at least four peer-reviewed, scholarly articles. In a Word document (or similar program), cite each article in APA format and include 3-5 sentences on how each article is pertinent to your final Portfolio Project. CAN USE THE SOURCES/REFERENCES THAT YOU ARE USING FOR THE PORTFOLIO PROJECT. please submit this separately from the final – please submit this early if possible (this was a portfolio milestone that i did not complete earlier in the semester)

3rd step- (this is the actual portfolio project) **

Write a final paper detailing a comprehensive analysis of operations management. Conduct investigations into operations management practices in an approved, verifiable, or identifiable company, in either a high-technology or service industry, with an international presence.

Within this company, identify and discuss the structured process for selecting the following items:

• Productivity indexes
• Positioning strategies
• Value chain management
• Management control
• Forecasting and aggregate planning
• The triple bottom line

You should also pay attention to the importance of the following success criteria as it exists within the company: the budget, cost-effectiveness indicators, quality standards, inventory management, clear goals and objectives, and senior management support.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 8-10 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages.
• Be formatted according to APA.requirements!
• Cite a minimum of six outside sources, four of which are academic, peer-reviewed sources, in addition to your course textbook. These sources should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course, and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.

***must be in 12 point times new roman font, each paragraph indented, running header, each page numbered except the title page, must have title page, must have section headers, must be double spaced, must have reference page, must have conclusion, MUST BE IN APA FORMAT!!

Refer to the Portfolio Project rubric available in the Module 8 folder for information on assignment expectations for the final project.(attached)