Throughout this course we will be examining the 10 strategic operation management principles.  Week 8 you will be submitting a narrated PowerPoint presentation (it does NOT have to be narrated, yet each slide should contain speaker notes of at least 150 words which I will use it to narrate it myself) analyzing your current or previous employer’s alignment with 8 of these principles.  For each principle, you should focus on and include examples and research to support your observations/recommendations: What is the current approach utilized? Give a recommendation on how the company could utilize/enhance this approach. Give a recommendation on how the company could reduce costs. Give a recommendation on how the company could enhance their approach. The principles you are looking at (choose 8) are: Design of goods and services Managing quality Process and capacity strategy Location strategy Layout strategy Human resource and job design Supply chain management Inventory management Scheduling Maintenance 

Assignment Objectives Apply knowledge of leadership principles and ethical decision making to personal and professional situations Identify the leadership skills needed to keep production and morale at peak levels Identify the leadership styles that are preferable in certain situations Assignment Description Key Assignment Parts 1–4 Please review and revise the sections of your Leadership Style Action Plan that you submitted last week. Consider any modifications to the work that you submitted based on feedback from your instructor and colleagues in Week 4. Proof and finalize these sections of the plan. Part 1: Your Leadership Vision Review information about how to write a leadership vision statement. What is a leader’s vision, and why is it important? In 25 words or less, write your vision statement, articulating your leadership goal based on what you learned about leadership in the past few weeks. Part 2: Your Leadership Goals Goals represent your specific plan on how to enhance your leadership skills. Provide an assessment of your existing leadership competencies from Weeks 1 and 2. In 500 words, list and describe your 5 top leadership goals. Explain how they contribute to your vision statement. Part 3: Action Plan Setting goals is one way of learning to translate your visions into realities and action. Write 700–1,000 words describing your action plan for leadership, and explain how you will reach your goals. The narrative part of the plan should include any formal and informal educational opportunities such as books, courses, or symposiums. Use 1 real-world situation from your past, and identify how changing 1 thing about your leadership style may have led to a different outcome. Explain other ways in which you will work on your leadership goals. The graphic part of the plan should include a creative visual time line, including milestones, that depicts how you will accomplish your goals. Use visuals, words, illustrations, and so forth to show your plan. Part 4: Leadership Ethics and Integrity One critical part of a leader’s role is ethics and integrity. As you prepare your action plan, consider the ethics of leadership. Effective leaders inspire trust through their behaviors and personal integrity. Consider some of the characteristics of your own ethical behaviors and leadership integrity, and add this section to your Leadership Style Action Plan this week. Write 300–500 words about the 2 most important values of leadership: ethics and integrity. How will you maintain high standards of integrity as a leader?