Modeling Biogeochemical CyclesThis week you studied three biogeochemical cycles. Your assignment this week is to create a pool and process model of one of the three cycles.What are models?Notably, models are simplifications of reality, used to help us understand a system, make predictions, etc... Your models may not have every nuance of the cycle you choose included in it, but it should be robust enough to be used to study the system and make predictions.Pool and Process ModelsThe type of model you are to use is a "pool and process" model, otherwise known as a "box and arrow" model. As you construct your model, you will draw a box for each pool in the cycle and draw an arrow for each process. Notably, the boxes/pools are where the material hangs out, and the arrows/processes show how the material moves from one pool to another. The diagrams in your textbook and lesson will be helpful.... and the video clip will be VERY helpful. Your Tasks:1. Choose one of the three cycles. Ultimately you will be responsible for all 3 cycles. I will be posting the best models of each cycle for everyone to view and study. (Be sure to watch the video clips first. I give LOTS of hints for these cycles in the clips... especially for carbon and nitrogen.)2. Sketch your pool and process model on a piece of paper. The boxes represent the pools, and the arrows represent the processes. Be sure you label all the boxes and arrows.Hints to get started:Important: For whichever cycle you choose, you absolutely should go back and study the diagrams in the this week's third video clip.Hydrologic Cycle: Start with the ocean pool. (Draw a box and write the word ocean in it.) What process takes water from the ocean? Where does it go? (The water does not go directly from ocean pool to the cloud pool... there is another pool in-between). Then what? Work your way around the cycle. Use the diagrams and information in the video clip for ideas.Carbon Cycle: Start with the atmospheric CO2 pool. (Draw a box and write atmospheric CO2 in it.) Who uses CO2? Through what process? Then what? Notably, you'll be drawing a small terrestrial cycle... and then the same sort of cycle within the oceans. Terrestrial plants get their CO2 from atmospheric CO2, and oceanic plants get there CO2 from CO2dissolved in the ocean. Use the diagrams and information in the video clip for ideas. Also, importantly, how do fossil fuels fit into this model?Nitrogen Cycle: Start with the atmospheric N2 pool. (Draw a box and write atmospheric N2 in it.) Then make an outer circle of pools and processes that have nothing to do with plants and animals. Then connect to plants and animals in an inner circle. What pool do plants get their nitrogen from. Use the diagrams in the lesson for ideas. Use the diagrams and information in the video clip for ideas.General: All boxes must have at least one arrow in and one arrow out. If there were no arrows out, all of that material would eventually end up in that pool! 3. Use the following online whiteboard (or something similar) to create a pdf file to submit. *A Web Whiteboard: http://awwapp.com/draw.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Explore the website. Click on the pencil icon and notice you have 3 sizes of pen. The other icons with the pencil are for writing text and for erasing. Next click on the menu icon (looks like a gear). From here you can clear the screen or save your work. Practice using all the tools a bit.Draw the boxes and arrows of your model using the pencil icon.Choose the text tool to label each box and arrow.When you are finished, save your work (menu icon and save) to your computer.Then SUBMIT YOUR FILE. See the link on this page.* You can also choose to scan or take a photo of the diagram you create simply by writing on paper, just be sure it is completely legible. The whiteboard is fun though. I encourage you to use it. Don't worry about getting too fancy, you just need boxes, arrows, and text. If you know of another whiteboard-like program, you can use that instead too.* Lastly... be sure all of your pools have boxes around the names, and be sure all your processes (arrows) are labeled too.

Prepare 10-12 PowerPoint slides to present a supply chain management plan, including your analysis and recommendations for a supply chain design and logistics, for a provided scenario or business of your choice. Introduction This portfolio work project, a presentation of a supply chain management plan, will help you understand how supply chains and logistics create value for a company.   Scenario For this assessment, choose either Option 1 or Option 2. You do not need to do both. Both options will be graded using the same scoring guide. Option 1 Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding an additional location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain exactly the same. You and your business partners need to make a decision about the supply chain before the move. The following information may help support your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company: You have one espresso maker that brews the espresso and froths the milk at each location.  Each espresso beverage requires 1.5 minutes of the barista's time. Each espresso beverage requires some combination of espresso beans, milk, and flavoring. Each espresso beverage is served in a paper cup with a lid and sleeve. Monthly cleaning and maintenance of the espresso maker is outsourced to a services company. You stock one type of espresso bean. If you run out of inventory, you have to close the business until the next shipment of beans arrives. Espresso beans are received seven (7) days after placing the order. Option 2 If you chose Option 2 for Assessment 1 and 2, use the same business for this assessment, or select a different business. Note that it is recommended that you use the same business for each assessment in this course, using the following criteria for your selection: The company fits the assessment requirements and you have access to the information needed to complete the assessment. The business information is disclosed in the assessment for faculty's reference. You can distribute the business data without disclosing confidential information. Contact faculty with questions.  Your Role Option 1 You are an owner of Wild Dog Coffee Company. You and your business partners are preparing for the opening of your second location. You need to analyze and make recommendations for supply chain management for the two locations.    Option 2 Your boss, a director, has tasked you with a supply chain management project. She is relying on you to prepare an analysis and recommendations for demand management that can be presented to the executive team of the company.  Requirements Create a PowerPoint presentation of your supply chain management plan, which you will present to your business partners. Include the following: Analyze supply chain designs. Your analysis should detail two different supply chain scenarios for either Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business. Use a flow chart to indicate all inputs and outputs for each supply chain and to clearly indicate areas in the supply chain designs that are different. Analyze the points at which the supply chains intersect with logistics. What role does logistics play in each supply chain design? Assess bottlenecks in the supply chain designs. How would you overcome each bottleneck in the two supply chain designs? Analyze how supply chains and logistics create value for the selected business. Why is it important for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business to focus on supply chains?  Recommend a supply chain design for the selected business. Include your rationale for the most appropriate supply chain for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business. Be sure to include any assumptions you had to make to develop the supply chain designs that support your recommendations.     Deliverable Format Requirements: Presentation is 10–12 slides (in addition to title, reference, and appendix slides). Select a PowerPoint slide template appropriate for a professional presentation. Include the content of the slides as well as the supporting narrative. Do not overbuild your slides; information that supports what you will be saying should appear at the lower portion of each slide as notes. Related company standards: The PowerPoint is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines (available in the MBA Program Resources). Use 2–3 scholarly or academic sources, where applicable, one of which must come from the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, or MIT Sloan Management Review. Use APA formatting for citations and references.