MGMT 3410 University of Nebraska at Omaha Extraordinary Events in Ukraine Essay

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Part 1: Essay (75 points)

Use APA in-text citation and references.

In part 1, do research to address 2 essay questions. All references should be from reliable sources. Accepted news, articles, and data should be collected from, but not limited to, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, Reuters, Statista, education sites (.edu), government website (.gov), Census Bureau, Yahoo Finance, UNO databases, etc. (Note: Wiki, blog, social media, etc. are not reliable sources)

Question 1. Discuss the impacts of Russia-Ukraine war on logistics and supply chain around the world. Show the impact on real companies and provide data/evidence to support your argument (at least 700 words) (40 points)

Suggested Articles:

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-will-pay-for-bachelors-degrees-for-750000-us-workers- 2021-9

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/07/29/walmart-makes-college-tuition-free-for-its- associates-which-is-a-major-step-to-help-reduce-student-loans/?sh=7ecf96a4486d

https://www.businessinsider.com/target-will-help-w…

Do not use direct quotation in this assignment. Use your

own words to paraphrase all the info from sources. (All direct quotations will be considered

plagiarism).

Part 2: Math (75 points)

1. A manufacturer in Nebraska ships finished products to the ocean port in San Diego, California. New loading facilities will be needed to accommodate the expected growth in sales for their new product. In 2018, the company shipped 4 million pounds of product through several areas in San Diego. The logistic Costs in 2018 are given in the table. Due to growth in emerging markets, the company expects a growth rate of 8% per year through this port for the next five years. (Show all steps, submission with results only will not gain any credit! If you dont know how to type your answer, you can take a picture of your handwriting and paste it in the answer section.) (20 points)

Carrying

Rail

Truck

Transportation Variable Cost

$ 250,000

$ 275,000

Inventory Costs

45,000

27,000

Handling

35,000

43,000

Ordering

15,000

17,000

Fixed Cost

160,000

130,000

Total Cost

$ 505,000

$ 492,000

a. What is the total variable cost of the Rail shipping method? (5 points)

b. What is the total variable cost per pound of the Rail shipping method? (Round the answer to 4 decimal places) (5 points)

c. What is the total cost of shipping 5 million pounds of products via the Rail shipping method? (Note: Round the variable cost per pound to 4 decimal places) (5 points)

d. At what level of demand per year would these two transportation methods be equal in terms of total costs? (Round the answer to 2 decimal places) (Note: Round the variable cost per pound to 4 decimal places) (5 points)

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2. PPE Inc. produces toys for kids from 1 to 3 years old. The toy sales data is shown as follows: (Take a screenshot of your Excel spreadsheet and paste it to the answer section) (30 points)

Period

2017 September October

November

December

2018 January

February March April May June July August September October November December

Demand

8299

11619

7304

5976

10210

9226

9717

11226

9718

9135

10702

11289

10210

10703

12179

11683

a. What is the forecasted demand of April 2018, using the four-period moving average technique? (10 points)

b. What is the forecasted demand of April 2018, using the weighted four-period moving average technique? Use weights of 0.6, 0.2, 0.1, and 0.1 for the most recent period, the second most recent period, the third most recent period, and the fourth most recent period, respectively. (10 points)

c. What is the forecasted demand of April 2018, using the exponential smoothing method? Assume the forecast for period 1 (January 2018) is 8500 and alpha = 0.5. (10 points)

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3. Audi Ltd. has 8 general stores in different cities in the U.S. The company manager hires you to help her decide the location to build the distribution center. Using the data below and the grid technique to find the Grid Center Coordinates. (Take a screenshot of your Excel spreadsheet and paste it to the answer section) (25 points)

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Administrative requirements

Late assignments will not receive any credit for this assignment.

Please answer all questions in one Microsoft Word file and submit it on Canvas. Please label

your file as follows: Last name First Name – Project 1. For Example: Ta Anh Project1. There will be a 10-point penalty for not using recommended names for your files that are uploaded to Canvas.

The report should be developed in APA format. Guidelines by the American Psychological Association (APA) should be used for all written assignments in this class. The following link can be used to review APA guidelines:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. Each report should be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins using a Times New Roman-12-point font. Use justified text to align your manuscript evenly between the margins

Rubric for Essay Questions

Organization of the report

30%

>Please proofread your slides.

>Each grammar mistake/typo = deduct 1 point >Appropriate APA format, font size, etc.

>Add references at the end of the report (with the link of the article if available)

> graphs, pictures, or figures can enhance the clarity of the report (recommended)

>meet the number of words requirement

Completeness of discussion for each question

50%

>Please add your own analysis on each topic and support your argument by references.

For example, the event: Amazon raised its minimum

wage without any required regulation. Your analysis

should explain why Amazon did it and what will

happen to other competitors.

Relevance to the topics discussed in class.

20%

>Please use relevant topics covered in the lectures to analyze the essay questions

For example, after Amazon raised its minimum wage without any required regulation (cite references), other competitors such as Walmart and Target also raise their wages (cite references). It is the application of

benchmarking techniques.