Select an organization you are familiar with or have an interest in and analyze the operations within that organization. Please note that if an organization is large, you are welcome to analyze a subset of it, such as one business unit.

Following your analysis, please write a 4 – 6 page document answering the below questions.  Minimum 1200 words.

The prompts provided are a great place to start, however, feel free to include other components that you view to be important.

Please include in your document a brief description of the organization or business unit you plan to analyze. Also, include a summary that outlines your recommendations for improvement.

Before starting your assignment, keep in mind this assignment is asking you to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes for this module. While completing this assignment, please apply theory, tools and techniques covered in this course.

Operations Strategy-

Discuss the operations strategy of your selected organization or business unit.

How does the operations strategy support or complement the business strategy?

How has the operations strategy developed and/or changed in recent years?

How are goods and services evaluated at the organization using search, experience and credence attributes?

What are the organization’s competitive priorities?

How can the operating strategy be improved?

Goods & Service Design-

Discuss the goods and services offered by your chosen organization.

What operations challenges does the product/service mix pose?

What is the organization’s target market? Does the organization have one target market, or does it have different offerings for different markets?

In your opinion, how successful is the organization at developing products and services?

Discuss the organization’s goods or service design process.

Who else is involved in product and service design (for example, suppliers, customers, retailers)? How are they involved?

How does the organization measure the impact of design and new product development?

Process Design-

Discuss some of the processes within your chosen organization.

After reading Chapter 7 of the textbook as well as other outside reading, do you feel alternative approaches might lead to improvements in the performance of the organization?

After reading Chapter 8, please comment on the layout of retail outlets or manufacturing facilities belonging to the organization.

How would you help the organization make improvements?

Also, please comment on the use of technology in the organization.

Planning & Control-

Outline the types of short- and long-term planning and forecasting that are carried out in the organization.

Do you feel the organization’s efforts to plan and forecast are effective?

How can they be improved?

Discuss capacity management for the organization.

How does the organization cope with fluctuations in demand?

After reviewing the five ways to adjust short-term capacity levels, what other alternatives might be available to the organization?

Is technology used to support these activities?

Do you feel there is adequate feedback and control for planning and forecasting activities?

Innovation and Improvement-

How does the company encourage innovation?

Is innovation something that is managed?

Describe some of the tools for innovation and improvement that you would recommend for your organization and explain how they can be implemented.

Supply Chain-

Outline the supply chain of the organization (or one section of it), including purchasing, physical distribution management and materials management.

How is IT used in supply chain management?

How does the organization obtain its resources?

Identify the types of inventory used in the organization. How is inventory monitored and controlled?

Have any supply chain activities been outsourced? Why?

How does the organization address supply chain risks and disruptions?

Are there any supply chain performance metrics in place?

Please offer suggestions regarding how supply chain might be improved.

Quality Management-

Discuss the costs of quality as they apply to your chosen organization.

How are quality problems diagnosed?

How can the organization improve its approach to quality management?

Does the organization have a formal quality system?

In your opinion, how can quality management activities be improved?

 Each student will be expected to follow these minimum requirements:

1. The paper will include the following sections:
   1. Title page (Title, your name, course, professor, date)(doesn’t count toward total pages)
   2. Contents page (sections and page numbers) (does not count toward total pages)
   3. Introduction
   4. The Body of the paper
   5. Summary section (half page or less)
2. A maximum of 160 points possible for the term paper.
3. Submit your paper in a Microsoft Word file.
4. Your paper should contain proper grammar, be free of spelling errors, and reflect critical thinking. 
5. Use proper APA Standards, including citing footnotes and references
6. Be sure to save a backup copy. 
7. By submitting this assignment, you agree to have Turn-it-in software check the originality and intellectual integrity of your work. You acknowledge and understand that upon submission, your paper will be added to the Missouri Baptist University database and compared against a global database of submitted papers. You further recognize that the determination of academic dishonesty rests with the professor of this course and that plagiarism will be dealt with according to the policy set forth in the MBU Student Handbook. If plagiarism is found, the term paper will receive a grade of zero.

Topic: Public Health Promotion Project Plan  Assignment Criteria:Choose one of the following target group areas and a health focus area from the table below (for example target group youth, focus area suicide)*Target groupHealth issueChildren and Adults
Mandatory reporting of child abuse/domestic violence
Youth/teenagers (middle/upper school age)Suicide, alcohol usePrisonersMental health, illicit drug usePeople who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI)Sexual health, mental healthPeople identified 40 years and older
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
*Be specific about your target group in your project: actual age/s, gender/s, location Prepare a detailed and innovative health promotion project plan for your chosen target group and health issue in an Australian community (Indigenous or non-Indigenous). This needs to be your innovative idea, not reused from a current or past health promotion project.  Make sure you follow the outlined 8 assessment criteria. The health promotion project plan should be in the form of one of the following:

• Education on risk factor awareness and/or prevention
• Health management (such as how to manage hypertension to prevent stroke)

Your health promotion plan should address the following criteria:

1. A description of your specific target group and community (for example Children (5-11years) not meeting physical activity recommendations in Palmerston Primary School or adult males (indigenous and/or non-indigenous) who are obese aged 50 years or above in Bendigo, nursing students at CDU). This contributes to making your health promotion innovative and focussed.
2. A detailed outline of why this public health promotion is beneficial for your target group. For example how you anticipate it will improve health outcomes for the chosen target group/community. Include health data/statistics to back up this as a health concern, such as burden of disease.
3. A description of what your goals/ aims for your health promotion are and what the health promotion project is aiming to achieve (review the SMART mnemonic on page 215 of the set text Fleming & Parker, 2015 Introduction to Public Health, 3E).
4. You should identify which of the Public Health Promotion Management Perspectives this falls into and briefly outline why it falls into this category (Public Health Promotion Management Perspectives are classified as primary, secondary or tertiary- to find out more about this refer to page 316 of the set text Fleming & Parker, 2015 Introduction to Public Health, 3E)
5. Identify who the additional stakeholders will be for the project, and what community consultation will take place. Include specific information on who this health promotion project will need to include and why.
6. Present a specific and original health message/ logo that you have developed to suit your health promotion (for example: Your smoking harms others or If you can play you can play).  Make sure this would be appropriate for your target group.
7. Provide a detailed outline of what the health promotion activity will entail and how you will promote this to the target group. Look at other health promotion activities for ideas such as the Breast Cancer Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run or the posters you see around the community.  Consider what sort of resources will work to get the message out to your target group such as newspapers, sports event, school visit, radio- what will work for your target audience)
8. An outline of how you plan to evaluate the success of your health promotion.  Evaluation is an important step, research to find the best way to assess if your health promotion would be successful in achieving its aims/goals.

**This is not medical surgical nursing- it is health promotion aimed at the community level- so please do not focus on pathophysiology.Any health statistics used for your assignment can be based on the overall Australian population (you may not find data for a specific suburb or target group). Preparation:

• Timely completion of study materials, you should have covered Topics 1-6 before commencing this assessment as information pertaining to the above criteria can be found in the learning materials
• Review the NUR329 Assessment 2 YouTube, there is a link in Learnline or you can access the NUR329 YouTube channel here:
• Visit the AIHW web site and set text (both Fleming & Parker’s 2015, Introduction to Public Health and AIHW, Australia’s Health 2018)
• Conduct further research using library resources, there is a NUR329 libguide, see the link in the unit and review other websites and journal articles.
• Please contact your unit coordinator if you are unsure of how to get started.

Presentation:

• A template has been provided and this is optional to use, you may use a different template or design your own presentation style. NUR329 Assignment 2 Template.docx NUR329 Assignment 2 Template.docx – Alternative Formats  
• Adhere to standard academic writing  and paragraphs, if you are not sure what we mean by this look at the resources provided on the CDU web: Introduction to academic writing http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/studyskills/studyskills/introacademicwriting.html
• Headings are okay to use. 
• Use 11 or 12pt font either calibri or arial preferred.
• Ensure you have a footer with page numbers and your student name/number
• Reference list at end of document using APA style, with at least 9-10 references used including research articles (reference does not contribute to word count).
• Use third person (no I or me) in academic writing and write as if this is something you intend to do (i.e.: The health promotion aims to….)

Assignment Submission:

• Submit your assignment via the Safe Assignment link provided in Learnline.
• A draft submission site is available to you for use prior to final submission. The site allows you to check your work for any poor paraphrasing and potential plagiarism.
• Word documents only to be submitted- no PDF or files/zip files.

Please follow the directions below. The Dehew Health System is attached below.

 

Instructions

Assessment #1:  Understanding an Income Statement 

You are an intern in a health care organization business office. The calculations can be done for FY 2018 or 2019. Make sure to identify the year you used.  Use the Dehew Health System income statement in the attachment, please develop a 4-6 page paper responding to the following questions regarding the income statement: 

1. What is an income statement used for?

2. What are the key components of an income statement?

3. On your example of an income statement, is the organization making a profit or loss? How much is that profit or loss? Show the calculations. (Total Revenues – Total Expenses = Net Profit/Loss)

4. On your example of an income statement, what is the “total contribution margin”? Show the calculations.  (Net Sales – Total Variable Costs=Total Contribution Margin). 

5. What three financial indicators does a contribution margin help determine? How?

6. What is a break-even analysis? What is the break-even point for this organization? List expenses assigned as variable and fixed. Show the calculations.  (Total revenues – Total VC – Total FC= Profit)

7. How does a break-even analysis vary between fee-for-service and capitated payments? Explain it using the income statement you chose. What are the similarities and differences applicable to the Income statements in fee-for-service and capitated payment options?

The paper should not be more than 6 pages and should follow APA format, spelling and grammar. Include a cover page and reference page (not included in the page count). Make sure to properly cite and reference all the used sources. The calculations need to be shown as formulas using figures. Follow the mathematical rules while calculating numbers.

Acknowledgment: The Income Statement for the Dehew Health System was developed and contributed to HMGT 322 by Professor Rob Parker. 

Note: 

Total Contribution Margin= Net Sales-Total Variable CostNet Sales in our case= Net PT Revenue + Premium Revenue (recognized insurance revenue)  Then Total Variable Cost is comprised of Supply expenses, postage/courier services, repair/maintenance, travel/seminars, equipment rentals (not lease), and ed. supplies TCM is straightforward. Break-even point: Total Revenue-Total Variable Cost -Total Fixed Cost (the rest of expenses+ deductions from revenue) Technically, the break-even point will be Total Revenue-(Total Operating Expenses + Deductions from Gross PT Revenue)Total Revenue =Gross PT Revenue+ Premium Revenue+ Other Revenue The statement has Units of Service listed on the bottom. However, it is not possible to calculate Total Revenue by a regular formula of Units*Unit Price as the price is PT specific. 

 

 1- Discussion: Remember the word counts for all posts and to use one outside source – cited and referenced for full credit. 420 word minumum

Mental illness in the community does not discriminate. It can impact women, men, young children, adolescents, the elderly, and any nationality. For this discussion:

• Choose one population along with one mental health disorder and describe how the disorder impacts that population as they attempt to be part of the community.
• Finally, explain one nursing intervention that would assist them to be successful.

2-Assignment: 

This week’s assignment is an APA paper of 1000 words with a required 3 sources used throughout the paper, cited and referenced correctly in APA. Rubric is for an APA Essay – found in the Assignment Upload link in the lower right corner– please review. This week we talk about Mental Health in the Community:

• Go to the Healthy People 2020 website (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives)

and search for Mental Health and Mental Disorders.

• After reading the Overview section, pick and note 2 objectives/goals from the list that you feel affect your community and explain why these were chosen.
  • As a nurse, what can you do to help the community move towards this goal?
• Explain how physical health and mental health are correlated
  • What impact does each have on the other?
  • Give at least one detailed example of how either a specific physical ailment leads to a breakdown in mental health or how a specific mental health disorder can lead to physical issues.
• Explain Trauma Informed Care in detail.
  • How you can use Trauma Informed Care to assist a child who has been impacted by trauma?