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• MGT 325 Entire Course (Ash)
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• Week 2 Assignment and Week 5 Assignment contains
  3 Papers each
• MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Advantage
• MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 2 Public Activity
• MGT 325 Week 1 Quiz
• MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 1 Social Responsibility Pricing

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• MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Advantage (Ash)
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• In transportation management, one component to
  explore is how an organizations transportation
  activity can help to achieve a strategic
  advantage for the organization. In a 250-300 word
  response, answer the following What
  steps/actions would an organization take to
  determine whether the transportation activity has
  the appropriate internal competencies to achieve
  competitive advantage? Respond to at least two of
  your classmates postings

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• MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 2 Public Activity (Ash)
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• To a great extent, transportation project
  planning is described as a public activity where
  purely financial return
• is not the overriding benefit to be attained. In
  a 250-300 word response give the reasons why this
  activity is a major part of the public activity
  in the U.S. economy. Respond to at least two of
  your classmates postings.

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• MGT 325 Week 1 Quiz
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• 1. Domestic water carriers have received
  two major forms of federal promotion. They are
• 2. What is the formal method used by
  Congress to influence national transportation?
• 3. Which technology is used to locate specific
  trailer and even pallets?
• 4. The Maritime Administration (MARAD)
  was created to
• 5. Amtrak was created to

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• MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 1 Social Responsibility Pricing
  (Ash)
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• The text discusses Social responsibility
  pricing. Some argue that a business cannot
  sustain itself if it practices
• social responsible pricing. In 200 250 words,
  either defend social responsible pricing as a
  viable business practice or describe why you
  believe that social responsible pricing can lead
  to a companys demise. Be sure to respond to at
  least two of your classmates postings.

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• MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 2 Funding Highways (Ash)
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• In 200 250 words assess the current method of
  funding for highways. In addition, include your
  opinion of fairness
• as it relates to the trucking industry. Respond
  to at least two of your classmates postings.

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• MGT 325 Week 2 Mitigating Risk in Transportation
  Costs (Ash)
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• This Tutorial contains 3 Papers of this
  Assignment
• Appendix 4A provides a detailed discussion of
  Cost Concepts in Transportation, including
  Accounting, Economic and Social costs. Review
  these costs, and in a 2 3 page paper, provide
  at least one recommendation for each on how a
  company could potentially mitigate risks
  associated with these costs. To support your
  recommendations, search the literature to find 2
  articles that discuss these types of risk and
  potential solutions.

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• MGT 325 Week 2 Quiz
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• 1. Which is correct regarding
  value-of-service pricing?
• 2. The requirements for a truck driver's
  license are defined by
• 3. What do the users of truck service
  benefit from?
• 4. What type of trailer can be hooked
  together in twos and threes?

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• MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 1 Measuring Performance (Ash)
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• There are two ratios which are used to measure
  airline performance. One measures efficiency
  while the other measures equipment utilization.
  Is this sufficient? In 200 250 words, describe
  two other metrics you think airlines should
  develop to measure performance. Be sure to
  describe how this data would be collected. Be
  sure to respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings.

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• MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 2 CBN (Ash)
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• Review Case 6-1 outlined in Chapter 6. In 200
  250 words, address the following question Do
  you think that the decision to lease the
  locomotives was the best decision for CBN? Be
  sure to

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• MGT 325 Week 3 Quiz
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• 1. How many Class 1 rail companies are
  there?
• 2. Oil pipelines used for movement of
  products from storage areas and refineries to
  market-oriented tank farms are classified as
  which of the following?
• 3. During 2006, railroads carried what
  percentage of all intercity ton miles moved?
• 4. Air freight transportation is
  attractive to shippers because of the lower
  packaging costs associated with the transport of
  cargo. Which air transportation characteristics
  allow reduced packaging by shippers?
• 5. What do the majority of rail movements
  involve?

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• MGT 325 Week 4 DQ 1 Risk Management (Ash)
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• Case 9-1 discusses Young Again Pharmaceuticals.
  The three options that this firm has to manage
  risk are risk retention, risk transfer, or a
  mixed approach. In 200 250 words, discuss your
  recommendations on how this company should
  evaluate and implement these techniques to manage
  risks. Be sure to respond to

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• MGT 325 Week 4 DQ 2 Mitigated Risks (Ash)
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• Given your answer to Discussion Forum 1, discuss
  in 200 250 words what you believe Young Again
  Pharmaceuticals

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• MGT 325 Week 4 Quiz
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• 1. Which of the following is not identified as a
  key global transportation challenge?
• 2. What air freighter is used to carry oversized
  loads?
• 3. Between 1998 and 2009 how much as a
  percentage of the global economy did export grow?
• 4. Which of the following is not a standard
  container length?

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• MGT 325 Week 5 DQ 1 Audit (Ash)
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• When deciding to form a strategic partnership,
  the text recommends performing an audit of needs
  and overall strategies with regard to logistics
  operations. What is the goal of the audit, and
  what types of information should come from the
  audit? Be sure to respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings.

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• MGT 325 Week 5 DQ 2 Green Supply Chain (Ash)
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• What is meant by a Green Supply Chain? Identify
  in 200 250 words two techniques or processes
  that you could potentially propose to your
  organizations supply management group to become
  more Green. Be sure to respond to at least two

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• MGT 325 Week 5 Final Paper Peregrine Trucking Co
  (3 Papers)
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• You work as a transportation analyst for
  Peregrine Trucking Co. The companys president
  has asked you to evaluate the potential of
  reducing fuel cost by using trucking equipment
  that is more efficient and socially conscious. He
  would like you to propose 5 processes or tools to
  achieve such improvements including equipment
  (tires, efficient engines, etc.), new rigs
  (tractor/trailer), and fleet operating rules that
  will help the company meet its goal. Your job is
  to consider alternatives, evaluate potential
  results and propose a minimum of solutions
  presented in a state-of-the-art academic style
  report and deliveredontimetothecompanypresident(yo
  urcourseinstructor). Asananalystyoushouldevaluatea
  llresources available, consider using the Smart
  Way webpage (see required web pages), learning
  from the course, course text book, library
  resources and additional sources to support your
  contentions.

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