OPS 350 Week 4 Discussion 1

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The owner of the Roberts' Auto Sales and Service Company is interested in restoring a 1965 Shelby Mustang GT 350 for advertising a new restoration business she wants to start. The restoration project involves 22 activities and needs to be completed in 45 days so that the car can be displayed in an auto show. The owner wants an assessment of how the restoration business fits with the other businesses the company engages in, a report on the activities that need to be completed and their interrelationships, an assessment of whether the project can be completed on time, and a budget.

Discuss how well a new market segment can be satisfied with an existing operation.

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

Substantive Post Criteria

Please remember the criteria for a substantive post. A substantive post demonstrates substance and contribution to the understanding and application of ideas by doing one or more of the following:

Reflection about meaning: Describe what something means or new insights it provides or raise a question as a seed for clarification or further discussion.

Analysis: Discuss relevant themes, concepts, main ideas, components, or relationships among ideas. Or, identify hidden assumptions or fallacies in reasoning.

Elaboration: Build on ideas of others or ideas found in the readings by adding details, examples, a different viewpoint, or other relevant information.

Application: Provide examples of how principles or concepts can be applied to actual situations or discuss the implications of theory for practice.

Synthesis: Integrate multiple views to provide a summary, a new perspective, or a creative refashioning of ideas.

Evaluation: Assess the accuracy, reasonableness, or quality of ideas.