Discussion topic

“One-factor-at-a-time (OFAAT) and Design of Experiment (DOE)”

• Per the textbook, trying to understand factors that impact the outcomes of business process is an important aspect of improving business operations. Conventional wisdom plans experiment one-factor-at-a-time (OFAAT). Compare and contrast the main advantages and disadvantages of OFAAT and DOE and select the approach (e.g., OFAAT or DOE) that you would use in order to obtain effective business process. Provide a rationale for your response.

Case Study 2: Improving E-Mail Marketing Response

Due Sunday

A company wishes to improve its e-mail marketing process, as measured by an increase in the response rate to e-mail advertisements. The company has decided to study the process by evaluating all combinations of two (2) options of the three (3) key factors: E-Mail Heading (Detailed, Generic); Email Open (No, Yes); and E-Mail Body (Text, HTML). Each of the combinations in the design was repeated on two (2) different occasions. The factors studied and the measured response rates are summarized in the following table.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Use the data shown in the table to conduct a design of experiment (DOE) in order to test cause-and-effect relationships in business processes for the company.
2. Determine the graphical display tool (e.g., Interaction Effects Chart, Scatter Chart, etc.) that you would use to present the results of the DOE that you conducted in Question 1. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Recommend the main actions that the company could take in order to increase the response rate of its e-mail advertising. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Propose one (1) overall strategy for developing a process model for this company that will increase the response rate of its e-mail advertising and obtain effective business process. Provide a rationale for your response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Build regression models for improving business processes.
• Design experiments to test cause-and-effect relationships in business processes.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business process improvement.
• Write clearly and concisely about business process improvement using proper writing mechanics.

Homework Assignment 7

Due Sunday

The experiment data in below table was to evaluate the effects of three variables on invoice errors for a company. Invoice errors had been a major contributor to lengthening the time that customers took to pay their invoices and increasing the accounts receivables for a major chemical company. It was conjectured that the errors might be due to the size of the customer (larger customers have more complex orders), the customer location (foreign orders are more complicated), and the type of product. A subset of the data is summarized in the following Table.

Reference: Moen, Nolan, and Provost (R. D. Moen, T. W. Nolan and L. P. Provost. Improving Quality through Planned Experimentation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991)

Use the date in table above and answer the following questions in the space provided below:

1. What is the nature of the effects of the factors studied in this experiment?
2. What strategy would you use to reduce invoice errors, given the results of this experiment?

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Review one (1) transnational crime.
2. Compare and contrast the two (2) countries for their definition of the crime, crime rate, and tools used to measure the crime.
3. Determine each country’s legal traditions and their major influences on crime definition, rate, and measurement.
4. Examine the extent to which crime statistics compiled in different countries can adequately be compared. Provide support for the response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the nature of globalization, and assess the aims and methods of comparative criminal justice and criminology.
• Explain the nature and extent of various types of transnational crime.
• Describe the principles of the four (4) major legal traditions and types of legal systems around the world.
• Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

HIST 1301

This is an exciting opportunity to be critical of a producer’s artistic interpretation of History. Use this film review opportunity to watch a film that truly interests you personally.

Paper Guideline: 1-2 pages, double spaced, 1” margins, Times New Roman. Please submit on eCampus in the “Film Review Drop Off.”

Ideas, questions to consider as you write your review:

How did this film enhance your understanding of the history? Did the producers do a good job? Why or why not? What scene hooked you in? Is it historically accurate? Do you think this film is a good teaching tool for teachers, why or why not? Draw conclusions, if there are any similarities to current events today. Draw conclusions for solutions to this historical issue addressed in your film.

Notice the costume design/fashion implemented, and the setting of the film, does it properly fit that era.

Some film suggestions:

The Crucible

Gettysburg

Lincoln

A Man For All Seasons

12 Years a Slave

The Last of The Mohicans

Any Civil War Documentary – PBS or History Channel

How The West Was Won

Horse Soldiers

Cold Mountain

The Red Badge of Courage

Gone with the Wind

Pearl Harbor

Lincoln

Be sure to check Amazon & Netflix for other documentaries or historical miniseries or films

Comparison Essay Prompt

In a 3-4 page argumentative essay, compare two aspects of The Circle that provide insight into the book’s meaning. Your essay should assert an argument.

Rather than just describing the ways in which two things are similar or different, your thesis should answer the question: What do these two things tell us about the Circle, or the world in which The Circle takes place, or the characters?

You can compare two characters, how a character is at the beginning of the book versus the end, programs at the Circle, settings…anything that makes the book’s overall theme(s) apparent.

Please see the attachment for guidance. And no see for outside resources, just site the book itself.

respond to statement below in 4 to 5 sentences about evaluating software:

Evaluating software is a tedious and time consuming task. While there are many different tests that can be used to evaluate a software, it is important to note that all the tests are important. However non compliance of the software in one test does not rule out the software completely. For example, the software might fail in a stress test. However for a particular business, the need for the software to pass stress test might not be critical as they might not have that many customers. Stress test basically helps the development team to figure out how well the computer system and all the supporting components like network and database can handle high volume of transactions.