Unit 1: Unit 1: Introduction to Business Strategy – Discussion
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Business Strategy
.kaplan.edu/business/MT499/Unit_1/index.html”>Watch the case study here of Susan and her friends Frank & Jimmy. (view the .kaplan.edu/business/MT499/Unit_1/MT499%201204A%20Unit%201%20Discussion%20Video%20Script.pdf”>case study script)
After you watch the case study, please answer the questions:
What critical errors do you see in the initial planning phase of the Clean-Air Carpet Cleaning Company?What economic factors do you think Susan, Frank,
and Jimmy should have included in their plans for the Clean-Air Carpet
Cleaning Company?What operational improvements would you have suggested for the Clean-Air Carpet Cleaning Company?What do you think were the main factors contributing to the failure of the Clean-Air Carpet Cleaning Company?UNIT 2
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Discussion Topic: Operations
The concept of best practices is simple: Do not recreate the wheel.
For this week’s Discussion, please research and find
an article relating to best practices that you find truly interesting.
Find a company or situation that created a best practice that others
follow, or find a best practice that was implemented and proved
effective, efficient, and innovative.
Answer the following questions relating to the article and your own experience with best practices:
Please describe the background for the article you
researched and explain why this particular best practice scenario
appealed to you. What did you learn from the situation that you could
apply to your own life?Best practices are for not only our professional
lives, but our personal lives as well. Please describe a situation in
your life that needed some type of improvement and, after observing
someone else in a similar situation handle things differently, how you
decided to implement your own best practice. Is this best practice still
effective, or have you improved it?
