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Part 1:
Answer the following questions in a 500- to 1,000-word paper:
Describe how OSI model layers can affect a network’s design and networking in general.
There are two different types of Local Area Network (LAN) switching technologies available in today’s market. One lives on one layer, while the other resides in a different layer of the OSI model. Locate these LAN switching technologies, describe the differences in functionality, and relate those differences to the functions inherent within the OSI model.
How can the OSI model be useful during troubleshooting processes?
Note: You must use at least one credible reference in your paper.
Prepare the paper in APA style.
Submit the paper as a word document.
Part 2:
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze industry positioning and explain the strategic position of a business organization.
Using the “Corporate Descriptions” worksheet provided, select a business for the focus of the course assignments.
For this assignment, detail the products, services, customers, and business objectives in preparation for developing innovative methods to enhance or integrate information systems. Present your findings in a 500-word summary that addresses the following: Submit the 500-word summary in a word document.
summarize the business’ services or products, customer demographics, the business objective/mission, and the business strategy including relevant supply chain and customer resource management goals.
Assess the industry positioning of the business using Porter’s five forces model. Include an explanation of whether each force is strong or weak, and justify your explanation based upon research. Use the “Analyzing Porter’s Five Forces” worksheet to help you organize this information. You are required to complete this worksheet.
Briefly explain the strategic direction the business should take in relation to the Run-Grow-Transform (RGT) framework. Use the “Run-Grow-Transform Framework Strategic Directions” worksheet to help you organize this information. You are required to complete this worksheet.
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Corporate Descriptions
Directions: Read each of the corporate descriptions below and select one to use for completion of
the course assignments.
XS11 Aerospace Engineering
America’s premier space flight design and manufacturing firm
Mission: To provide safe, cost-efficient design and manufacturing services for the aerospace
industry.
About Us:
XS11 Aerospace Engineering is dedicated to providing the safest, most cost-efficient design and
manufacturing services to our clients in the aerospace industry. We are passionate about safety,
quality, and anticipating the unknown as we create custom parts for vehicles designed for space
flights and missions.
XS11 consist of two main divisions: engineering and manufacturing. An administrative
department provides additional support services.
Engineering Division:
The Engineering Division consists of 20 engineers, draftsmen, and technicians. The engineers
are responsible for translating customer requirements into specifications and subsequently
designing an ideal solution. The draftsmen take the designs and translate them into working
manufacturing prints. Those prints are then given to a team of technicians who build and test
prototype components prior to their release to the manufacturing division for mass and short-run
production.
Our technicians are unique within the industry because they provide not only working
knowledge of the mechanics of the project, but also a unique insight into quality control and
assurance necessary to the space industry.
Manufacturing Division:
The Manufacturing Division consists of 50 assemblers, supervisors, and quality assurance
personnel. Each manufactured piece is inspected both visually and by a complex robotic
scanning system prior to shipment. Additional tests are conducted on each piece to ensure
strength and durability for the unique aspects of space flight, including launch and deployment,
extreme heat and cold, weightlessness, high gravity, re-entry, and landing.
Administrative Department:
The Administrative Department consists of 30 executives, sales specialists, information
technology specialists, accounting, marketing, and administrative staff. The department is
responsible for all facets of support needed to acquire clients and maintain the engineering and
manufacturing divisions. The Administrative Department generates and supports new and
ongoing business through managing customer relationships and the supply chain.
Strategic Goals:
1. Utilize e-commerce solutions to build and deliver high-quality custom parts that meet
precise customer specifications and exceed safety standards within 45 days of the initial
customer order.
2. Provide exemplary customer support to ensure orders are completed on time and with
100% customer satisfaction.
3. Utilize technology to reduce material waste and cut manufacturing costs by 10%.
4. Utilize mobile applications and social channels to service customers quickly from remote
locations and mine potential new customers within the industry and related fields.
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Sport T
Fitness gear for every day wear
Mission: To be America’s number one fashion forward athleisure retailer.
About Us:
Since its founding, Sport T has specialized in youth and adult athleisure wear made of a sportperformance, moisture-wicking fabric. Sport T products bridge the gap between casual apparel
and gym wear, and garments once viewed as “workout” gear are now an integral part of the
everyday wardrobe.
Our team of 10 designers apply the latest fashion trends to our ultra-comfortable shirts, pants,
and socks using our patented, high-performance fabric. Through our online ordering system and
seven retail locations in Phoenix, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Dallas, and Miami,
today’s youth and fashion conscious adults can order individually customized athleisure wear
with the feel and performance of high-end fitness gear.
Each retail location is staffed with specially trained sales associates who can recommend styles
and colors to compliment any body type. Sport T stores also offer wardrobe styling to help
customers mix and match Sport T products to create a stylish, trend-setting look that showcases
individual style and personality.
Our website and ordering app allow customers to experiment with their own customization ideas,
and assistance and styling advice from fully trained, online sales associates is just a click or
phone call away.
Products:
Sport T uses our patented, high-performance fabric to produce the following product lines in
youth, men’s, and women’s sizes and styles.
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T-shirts
Collared, button down shirts
Polo shirts
Lounge pants
Zippered, belted, cuffed pants
Socks
All Sport T fabrics are moisture-wicking and machine washable, with all standard styles
available in a wide range of colors and on-trend patterns. Personal customization is also an
available feature and allows customers to select specific colors, trims, finishes, and fit on many
of our product lines.
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Strategic Goals:
1. Grow online sales by 15% during the next 12 months.
2. Provide exemplary customer support by ensuring all orders are shipped and received
when promised with 100% customer satisfaction.
3. Utilize social media to introduce seasonal product lines to new and existing customers.
4. Use technology to track customer purchase trends and frequently ordered items to create
quarterly client-specific incentives and marketing strategies.
5. Improve production and distribution channels to decrease custom item delivery time from
10 to 7 days from date of order.
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Analyzing Porter’s Five Forces
Directions: Use the website https://strategicmanagementinsight.com/tools/porters-five-forces/ to
help you complete this assignment. This worksheet will help with your position analysis of the
business you selected for your project.
Competitive Force
Strong or Weak?
(Justify in 1-2 Sentences
Using Research)
Research Findings
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Threat of New Entrants
Bargaining Power of
Suppliers
Bargaining Power of Buyers
Threat of Substitutes
Rivalry Among Existing
Competitors
Run-Grow-Transform Strategic Directions
Directions: In the textbook reading below, you learned about how the “Run-Grow-Transform
Framework” can be used to allocate the IT budget for an organization. To help you complete the
position analysis of the business you selected for your project, complete the chart below. Use
your findings to address question 3 in the Business Strategy Summary assignment.
Strategy
Allotted IT
Budget
Percentage
(0-100%)
Justify the budget percentage and explain
what you hope to accomplish by adopting
this strategy.
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Transform
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