In this project, you will gain an understanding of the importance of the control function in a manufacturing business. You will compare actual performance with desired production standards, measure progress toward company goals, and address deviations in performance through corrective action. Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to improve organizational effectiveness How to Set Up the Paper Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font.  The final product will be 5-6 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.    Create a title page with a title, date, course number and section, your name, and the instructor's name. Scenario The following chart displays the results of the first year’s production of the, Lacks Tracks Cycles, an electric-powered chopper-style motorcycle being produced by Lacks Tracks Cycles to compete with Harley-Davidson's Electra Glide. The metrics table below was created from data supplied by Lacks Tracks Cycles five (5) plants. The purpose of the table is to provide data for management to decide what controls and actions are needed to increase production efficiency.    You recently joined the Lacks Tracks Cycles' headquarters staff as a quality assurance associate. Your manager has requested you to do an analysis of the first year's motorcycle production results.  This information will be used by management to evaluate and improve overall production efficiency. Lacks Tracks Cycles is known for producing high-quality products at reasonable prices. They plan to compete against Harley's top-end model by developing superior production efficiency that will allow them to price significantly below Harley Davidson's Electra Glide model.    The chart below lists the desired production standards and the actual production metrics for each stage of the electric motorcycle's manufacturing process that needs to be completed to determine the overall production efficiency at each of Lacks Tracks Cycles' five (5) production facilities. A comparison of the production standard to the actual production outcomes using all the relevant metrics allows management to determine which of its facilities is the most efficient producer of the electric motorcycle. This knowledge will help Lacks Tracks Cycles' management team to determine what controls need to be put into place at their various production plants to match the production efficiency of their most efficient plant. More efficiency means higher production at lower per unit (cycle) costs.  MetricsStandardMarylandDelawareNew JerseyTexasAlaskaTotal Cost to Manufacture (per unit)13,50015,25014,10012,75016,00014,250Manufacturing Cycle Time (time to complete a single vehicle - in hours)151816121214Yield (percentage of cars produced to specifications first time without rework)98%99%97%96.50%97.50%95.15%Defective Rate/Recall Rate2%1%3%3.50%2.50%4.85%Scrap Rate2%3%4%2.50%2%1.90%Average Production Downtime0.50%1%1.50%0.75%0.50%0.75%Training Time (hours per month)863574Shipping Problems/Damage (per 10,000 units)124213Safety Incident per Employee1.50%2.25%0.75%3%2%1.90%Number of units manufactured per year45,00043,00027,00042,50048,00045,500Utilization Rate (Capacity rate facility is utilizing during available production time)81.82%78.18%49.09%77.27%87.27%82.73% Use only the BOLDED centered and left-justified headings to write your paper.                                                                         Introduction Write an Introduction paragraph.The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will be used to describe to the reader the intent of the paper explaining the main points covered in the paper.  This intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper.  The introduction is often written after the paper is completed.  (Use as needed appropriate in-text citation and include the references in the Reference section) The body of the paper will cover the following:                                                                          Controls Explain what control means in a business setting.  (Use heading below and in-text citation as required) Explain why Lacks Tracks must be concerned with the actual production metrics at its plants. (Use headings below and in-text citation as required) Control Defined  Importance of Lacks Tracks Production Metrics                                                                 Standard Specifications Compare the metrics table standards to the actual performance outcomes at each of the five (5) plants and explain your findings for each plant.  (Use the headings below and citations and references as appropriate.)  Identify the four (4) most important and common deviations from the standards among the plants and explain why this data is important to Lacks Tracks management. (Use the headings below and citations and references as appropriate.)  Using course materials identify and explain two (2) types of controls that could be used by Lacks Tracks management to attempt to correct the deviations from standards at its plants. (Use the headings below and citations and references as appropriate.)  Metrics Table Plant Performance Comparisons  Four Most Significant Deviations Two Recommended Controls                                                               Total Quality Management Explain why the implementation of a Total Quality Management (TQM) program could improve operational efficiency at Lacks Tracks.  (Use as needed appropriate in-text citation)                                                                          Conclusion Create a concluding paragraph.  The conclusion paragraph highlights the major findings covered in the paper. (Use as needed appropriate in-text citation)                                                                         References Review the Paper  Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present. The following are specific requirements that you will follow.  Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each specific requirement.   Checklist Specific Project Requirements Proofread your paper Read and use the grading rubric while completing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.  Third-person writing is required.  Third-person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first-person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second-person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.  Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.  

In this paper, you will select a subject, issue, or theme to explore in Toni Morrison's Sula. As you examine this topic, you will enter into and synthesize three different conversations--of US history depicted in the novel, current events that relate to the novel, and literary criticism of the novel. What can we understand about the past through reading this novel? How does the novel achieve this? Do the issues or topics explored in the novel exist today? What have other critics written about the novel, particularly about the subject(s) you are focusing on?You will need to use a minimum of 6 secondary sources in your analysis of Sula. At least 1 of your sources must be scholarly articles of literary criticism published in peer reviewed journals. Other sources will be used to support claims about how the novel represents the past and relates to the present. Possible topics to explore in your essay:Jim CrowAfrican American LiteratureBlack FeminismFeminismWar/PTSDGentrificationFriendshipThere are many ways to structure a literature research essay. Here’s an outline that shows one way to do it.IntroductionHookGeneral topic (i.e. racism)Focused subject (i.e. Jim Crow in the U.S.)Primary source for exploring this focused subjectMust include name of author, text, date of publication1-3 sentence description of the primary text (not a summary)Thesis StatementA claim about how, specifically, the text depicts the focused subject and what the text is conveying about that subject.Section 1: Literary analysis contextualized with historical sourcesSummarize and analyze (using quotes!) an early scene that is emblematic of the focused subject.Contextualize with historical sourcesMore examples from the primary text that depict similar examples of FSSection 2: Literary analysis contextualized with critical sourcesIntroduce scholarly articles (name, title, etc.) about primary text or, better yet, about the focused subject in the primary textSummarize their arguments. Quote main point(s)If they are looking at different passages/scenes from the primary text, be sure to provide context—summarize and quote themDo you agree or disagree with their claims? How do their claims support your own interpretation and enrich it? How do you reconcile your differences?Provide more and new examples from primary text that relate to the focuses of your secondary sourcesSection 3: Connect primary source to the presentUse recent articles/stories/shows/movies to demonstrate that the focused subject explored in the primary text is still relevant today.Compare/contrast literary depictions from recent examplesDo the ways that the FS is represented in the novel reflect how it exists or is perceived about today? Explain how it is or isn’t.How does the primary text encourage us to think differently about the focused subject?*Must use library databases that I give you to find scholarly articles* (databases will be given once writer is chosen) *Sample essay provided to give an idea of what is needed*