There are 3 groups of questions: Introductory, Decision-Forcing, and Challenge.Introductory Questions help you understand the case. If you can answer all of them, you are ready to take further analysis of this case. DO NOT answer them in your case report.Decision Forcing Questions help you analyze Matsushita’s and Sony’s problems and solutions. You MUST answer these questions in your case report.Challenge Questions help you evaluate Matsushita’s and Sony’s different supply chain management strategies. You MUST answer these questions in your case report.Introductory QuestionsWhat bad news had Mr. Yukio Shohtoku (managing director of Matsushita) been hearing?What is the “eradicating and creating” strategy of Matsushita?Why does Mr. Yoshihiro Taya (vice president of Sony MECS) worry about the “cycle time” of Sony’s digital camera and camcorder products?How did Sony reengineer its supply chain to reduce the lead-time of its digital camera and camcorder production?Decision Forcing QuestionsWhat are the differences between Matsushita and Sony’s products?What are the differences between Matsushita and Sony’s supply priorities?Why did Matsushita and Sony’s former supply chains mismatch their product characteristics with their supply priorities?What are the advantages of manufacturing in China? What are the disadvantages of manufacturing in China?Challenge QuestionsWhose supply chain reengineering strategy is a short-term solution and whose is a long-term solution?What are the pros and cons of these strategies?The report should be at least two pages, single space, 1 inch margins, and #12 fond.

Create a PowerPoint presentation that tells a visual story about the impact of cultural differences on communication between the U.S. culture and another culture you have selected. Select images that reflect communication styles or methods in your chosen culture to include in your PowerPoint presentation. Support your digital story with a script. You have the option of creating an audio or written script. Accomplish the following in your assignment: Investigate the interactive effect that cultural tendencies, issues, and trends of various cultures have on communication. Explain how personal interactions are affected by the nonverbal characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. culture and another culture. Utilize effective research methods to gather a variety of applicable sources. Include a reference list containing a variety of resources, which may include interviews with members of the culture, media presentations, websites, text readings, scholarly articles, and other related materials. Select images that reflect communication styles or methods within a selected culture. Create a script that connects selected visuals to course content. If you choose to create a written script, write your sources within your presentation to support your assertions. If you choose to create an audio script, cite your sources orally within your presentation. Additional Requirements Written communication: Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to APA style and formatting. PowerPoint details: Include title and reference slides along with 8–10 slides of content. Script options: You have the option of creating a written or audio script for your presentation. If you choose the written option, type your script (what you would say to your audience) in the Notes box for each slide. Use the Record feature in PowerPoint or Kaltura if you prefer to incorporate audio for each slide rather than a written script. Refer to the resources in your Week 6 activity, Improve Your Presentation Skills. ePortfolio: Submit this assignment to your ePortfolio. SCORING GUIDE Your Work will be evaluated using this criteria. VIEW SCORING GUIDE Competencies Measured Competency 2: Develop cultural self-awareness and other-culture awareness. Investigate the interactive effect that cultural tendencies, issues, and trends of various cultures have on communication. Select images that reflect communication styles or methods within a selected culture. Create a script that connects selected visuals to course content. Competency 3: Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to increase intercultural competence. Utilize effective research methods to gather a variety of applicable sources. Competency 4: Analyze how nonverbal communication (body language) influences intercultural communication. Explain how personal interactions are affected by the nonverbal characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. culture. Competency 5: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and contexts. Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Identifying Relationships Between VariablesPrior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 4 of your textbook, including the “Cost of Living Brief Case” at the end of Chapter 4 on page 143, and access the Numbeo Cost of Living (Links to an external site.) webpage.Textbook Sharpe, N. D., De Veaux, R. D., & Velleman, P. F. (2019). Business statistics (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.redshelf.comIn this assignment, you will be analyzing the cost of living in any U.S. city and creating a scatterplot to identify the relationships between variables. You may want to choose the city you live in, the city you were born in, or a city you may be interested in moving to in the future.Go to the Numbeo Cost of Living (Links to an external site.) web page. In the “Select City” search box, type in the name of your city until it appears in the drop-down menu. Select your desired city. Note: For an accessible version of cost of living data, please contact your instructor.A summary, along with cost of living index for the city you selected, will be displayed in the box at the top of the page. You will also see a breakdown of items with their associated cost. The first column is the item name, the second column is the cost of the item in your city, and the third column is the range of the cost for that item.For this assignment, you need the first data item for each category and associated cost listed in the second column. For example, for “Utilities (Monthly),” choose the value for the first item under it—i.e., “Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment.” For “Rent Per Month,” choose the value for the first item under it—i.e., “Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre.”It is recommended that you use Excel to compile and analyze the data. Instructions for using Excel and other tools are on pages 139 to 142 of your text. However, you are welcome to use the tool of your choice.Choose the following categories from the list (in your paper, call them 1–5 as listed below) and the numeric data from the first item listed in the dataset:Utilities (Monthly)Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) for 915 square foot apartmentSports and LeisureFitness club, monthly fee for one adultChildcarePreschool (or kindergarten), full-day daycare, private, monthly for one childRent Per MonthApartment (1 bedroom) in city centreSalaries and FinancingAverage monthly net salary (After Tax)In your Excel spreadsheet or tool of your choosing, you will have a table with five rows and two columns. The first column is numbered 1 through 5 and the second column will be the cost associated with the line item under the category for your city. In your Excel spreadsheet or other tool,Draw a scattered graph of the above selected data set.Display the regression line (also called trendline, linear model, and line of best fit) for the above categories in your city.Display the equation for the linear model and the R2 value on the graph. In Excel, right click on the line graph to display the options, scroll down and select the boxes for display equation on chart and display R-squared on chart options.Provide a URL of the website with your data along with your excel spreadsheet of the graph with equation and R2 valueAnalyze your findings on the best and worst predictor among these categories on the cost of living in your city.Assess the relationship between the variables, including any causation, correlation, or influences between the variables.