For this assignment, you must write a paper that explains business  contingency, continuity, disaster, and crisis foundations for an  organization of your choice. The organization should be a medium to a  large organization that is dependent on information systems and  significantly exposed should they fail. You may use an actual  organization you are familiar with that needs improvements in  information systems contingency planning or you can conduct an online  search for an organization using several of the following keywords:  sample, example, case study, business continuity, disaster recovery,  information systems.

Begin by selecting an organization and then writing a short paper  about the organization. Your paper should include the following:

• Description of the organization
• Description of the industry, location, and processes the organization requires to operate
• Rationale about the relevance of the organization as a suitable target for the course
• The meaning and the role of information technology for each of the following terms:
• Business contingency
• Business continuity
• Disaster recovery
• Crisis management
• Business impact analysis
• Data protection and data backup requirements
• Ideas and concerns for the broader business continuity arena of the organization
• Potential challenges that might make business continuity planning  difficult

Length: 8 page academic paper, not including title and references.

References: Cite at least 6 recent scholarly resources.

The completed assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration  of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new  thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response  should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to produce a plagiarism report. 

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with audio explanation and 1-2 minutes of detailed speaker notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least Six (6) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements.

• Title Slide (1 slide)
• Imagine a clinical scenario and analyze the complements      using the Foundation of Knowledge Model. How did you acquire knowledge?      How did you process knowledge? How you generate knowledge? How did you      disseminate knowledge? How did you use feedback and what was the effect of      feedback on the foundation of your knowledge? (6 slides)
• How would you describe cognitive informatics (CI)?      Reflect on a plan of care that you have developed for a patient. How could      cognitive informatics be used to create tools to help with this important      work? (5 slides)
• References (2 slide)

Include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 70 words per slide.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least six (6) scholarly sources to support your claims. Reference must be current and within 5 years. 

Competency

Analyze the importance of water and soil in the production and distribution of food.

Scenario

You have been hired as an environmental scientist for a local firm. For your first project, you are asked to construct a food resiliency plan for your firm. Given our changing global climate, growing population, overuse and scarcity of resource, such a management plan for the production and distribution of food is crucial. The goal of this proposed plan is to reduce waste and CO 2 emissions contributed by your firm.

Instructions

Construct a detailed management plan for food resiliency. Your plan should consist of three separate paragraphs, (5-7 sentences in length) and should contain the following elements:

• Your first paragraph should specify where and how your company will source its food given a goal year (e.g., 2030).
  • This paragraph should consider measures to promote a fluid and organized plan for food resiliency that is realistic and achievable by the end goal (e.g., aquaponics/vertical farms sourced from local community centers to give residents access to fresh, organically grown produce).
• Your second paragraph should specify steps or measures that will be taken to move the firm towards this food resiliency plan.
  • This paragraph should highlight the phasing out of foods sourced from farms that use pesticides/chemicals.
• Your third paragraph should discuss the potential reduction in food miles and CO2 emissions that would be achieved by the end date.
  • This paragraph should highlight the end goal of reducing food miles and reducing CO2 emissions through sourcing food from local sources.

Resources

International Institute for Environment and Development This resource discusses recycling, reusing, and the combining of resources to reduce food miles and reliance upon fossil fuels in sourcing and transporting food.U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit This resource details the steps to food resilience at the individual and community levels, including data and case studies from different regions of the world.Adolph, Barbara. Building Resilient Food Systems. (2019). International Institute for Environment and Development. Retrieved from: https://www.iied.org/building-resilient-food-systemsBuilding Food Resilience. (August 24, 2017). U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. Retrieved from: https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/food/building-food-resilience 

In this week’s discussion you are going to be the CEO of a company.  In anticipation of the upcoming quarterly disclosure of profits, you prepare your Board of Directors for the pressure that cost-push inflation is having on profits. There will be some erosion of profits.  Please make yourself CEO of only one of these hypothetical companies.

Profile of the Companies 

All America Grocery Inc – We serve communities in the middle of the income market providing low prices for all basic grocery needs. Our modest income consumers expect goods deals on good quality foods.  The Covid-19 pandemic has put upward pressure on the price of everything we sell. We are also experience rising cost in every aspect of our operation as we have to put extra resources in to protecting both our employees and the public.  We are both fortunate and unfortunate that the price elasticity of demand for food is .20.  

Very Big US Auto – Very Big US Auto is one of the oldest and one of the largest manufacturers of autos in the US.  Very Big US Auto’s supply chain is highly dependent components manufactured in China and assembled in the US, (think back to our week 1 problem with the seat manufacturer).  The Chinese economy has rebounded quickly, much of the production capacity is still going to rebuild inventories, so the supply of components still lag behind demand so there is upward pressure on all of our costs.  Additionally manufacturing facilities like ours must take extra precaution to keep workers safe.  Costs are rising on all aspects of production across the industry.  On the demand side, Very Big US Auto knows that demand is relatively elastic with a price elasticity of demand of 1.2. But we also know that pandemic has made some transportation substitutes less acceptable. 

Big Time Entertainment – Big Time Entertainment is a nationwide firm providing movies, arcades and other in person entertainment venues such as bowling and roller skating.  Our operations have been heavily impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.  On reopening we have been faced with a host of regulations that have greatly increased our cost of operations. We also face uncertainty as to the potential for additional shutdowns. Customers are fearful plus the guidance on operating our facilities means we are operating far below our optimal number of patron to cover the higher cost for cleaning and other measure to protect the public and our employees.  Price elasticity of demand is 1.6 and we are also faced with more competitors, online entertainment and gaming, that are not experiencing these cost pressures. 

Now explain:

• Is the demand curve for your product relatively elastic, inelastic or unitary elastic?  Demonstrate for your company’s product, by how much the quantity demanded will change if you pass on a 10% increase in cost. In other words, show your calculation of the percentage change in the quantity demanded if your prices are raised by 10%. You must provide a calculations showing the percentage change in quantity demanded. 
• Given your company’s price elasticity of demand and the industry supply/competitive environment you face, prepare a statement for your board as to the potential impact on profits.   Who will pay the larger share of the cost increases, your firm or your customers? 

  I need a minimum of 200 words read carefully and answer fully.

In this unit, you will be revising your Unit V Illustration Essay, but you will also be looking forward to the Unit VII submission of your Expository Essay. Choosing a topic can be a great challenge to students at times because they want to choose a topic that is reasonable and one that is interesting to them. However, some students struggle with choosing a topic because there are so many possibilities. In the lessons for this unit, we discussed some different ways that you can come up with a short list of possible topics, including talking to those around you, observing important issues, reflecting on issues that are important to you, and thinking about topics in relation to disciplinary categories.

After considering some of these generative methods, what topics have you come up with? Describe them, along with giving a short explanation of how you came to your topics. You might choose just one topic and share your process. If you do not have a topic(s) in mind, then describe some general areas of interest or where you think you might want to find a topic. Sometimes just describing these vague thoughts can be very productive for you and others!