{"id":383,"date":"2018-06-20T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-opmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=383"},"modified":"2018-06-21T15:59:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:59:33","slug":"unit-6-activity-and-grading-rubric","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-opmanagement\/chapter\/unit-6-activity-and-grading-rubric\/","title":{"raw":"Unit 6 Activity and Grading Rubric","rendered":"Unit 6 Activity and Grading Rubric"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"page\" class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n<div id=\"page-content\" class=\"row-fluid\"><section id=\"region-main\" class=\"span9 pull-right\">\r\n<div role=\"main\">\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"pageintro\" class=\"box mod_introbox\">\r\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\r\n\r\nIn this activity, you will continue working on your operations management plan. As part of your continuing development of your operations management plan, you will discuss the goal of supply chain management and its application within your business.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"box generalbox center clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcome<\/h3>\r\nExplain quality management, and apply quality management principles to continuous improvement in operations management.<\/div>\r\n<strong>Specifications:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>2-3 page paper<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Created in a Word document<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Follows APA, 6th edition formatting<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Includes a Reference page for cited sources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Instructions:<\/strong> Continuing with your operations management plan, use at least 4 scholarly sources to write a 2\u20133 page paper that addresses the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award\u2013Criteria for Performance Excellence. A link to the \u201cIshikawa Fishbone Diagram\u201d is provided as an additional resource tool to help you design\/develop your organization\u2019s quality improvement plan.\r\n\r\nThe National Institute of Standards and Technology: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nist.gov\/baldrige\">Criteria for Performance\r\nExcellence<\/a>\u201d\r\n\r\nInstructions: The link to the Criteria for Performance Excellence is found under \u201cPopular Links\u201d on the National Institute of Standards and Technology\u2019s homepage. Please review the criteria.\r\n\r\nTerms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use on the webpage\r\nlinked above.\r\n\r\nYou may use the following information based off of the Baldrige Quality\r\nAward Criteria as a guide for developing your responses for the paper\u2019s\r\nquestions.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Leadership:<\/strong> Who will serve in management\/leadership\r\npositions, and why? What qualities do these leaders and managers exhibit in\r\norder to enhance the business?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Strategic Planning:<\/strong> Give a brief overview of how you\r\nintend to use strategic planning as part of your operations management\r\nprocess.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Customer Focus<\/strong>: What demographic(s) are you intending\r\nto sell your product or service to, and why?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Measurement,<\/strong> <strong>Analysis, and Knowledge\r\nManagement:<\/strong> What training or systems (i.e. performance appraisals,\r\ndrug testing, etc.) will you implement in your business to help ensure that\r\nwork is being performed at the level of quality you expect?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Workforce Focus:<\/strong> Where do you expect to recruit a\r\nworkforce from? How will you go about you recruiting process?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Operations Focus:<\/strong> Here, you want to offer a detailed\r\ndescription as to how the operations process will flow within your\r\norganization\u2019s structure (i.e. how will you use your people,\r\nequipment, or other assets you have as your core competencies in terms of\r\nhelping to ensure quality will be established and\/or maintained within your\r\norganization)?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Results:<\/strong> This criterion will require you to make a\r\nforecast, or estimation, as you will not know how well the organization\r\nperforms until it has been put into operation. This section is optional to\r\ncomplete.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFor this paper, you are required to cover items 1-6, listed above.\r\nFocus on how your operations plan will help to create and\/or\r\ngenerate process improvement as you manufacture your product or provide your\r\nservice (i.e. what things can you do along the way to help make your operations\r\ncreate a better product or service?). You do not need to complete item 7\r\n(optional, you may attempt to if you desire) of the criteria items as your plan\r\nwill not provide you with measurable results at this point.\r\n\r\nMake sure to also address the following in your paper:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Identify and assess whether or not your business will utilize\r\ncontinuous improvement processes or procedures. Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss any continuous process improvement techniques other\r\norganizations are using that you would use with your operations plan, and\r\nexplain why.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Using the \u201cFishbone Diagram\u201d as a reference, choose three\r\nelements to address in your paper. See the instructions in the reading\r\nsection below for more detail.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nReading: Hubpages: \u201cIshikawa Fishbone Diagram; Continuous Process\r\nImprovement; Cause and Effect\u201d\r\n\r\nLink: Hubpages: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Fishbone-Diagram-Ishikawa-Diagram-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Ishikawa\r\nFishbone Diagram; Continuous Process Improvement; Cause and\r\nEffect<\/a>\u201d\r\n\r\nInstructions: Please review the website linked above for additional insight into creating continuous quality improvement. Using the \u201cFishbone Diagram\u201d as a reference, select three of the following and discuss how you will use each to aid you in providing quality improvement as you\u00a0 manufacture your product or provide your service: <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Continuous-Quality-Improvement-through-PDCA-and-DMAIC\">\r\nPDCA<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/5-Whys-root-cause-analysis\">5 Whys<\/a>,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Tally-Chart-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Tally\r\nSheets<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Brainstorming-and-Mindmapping\">Brainstorming\r\nand Mind Mapping<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Histograms-Bar-Charts-Quality-Tools\">Histograms\r\nand Bar Charts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Pareto-Chart-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Pareto\r\nAnalysis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Process-Mapping-Flowcharts\">Process\r\nMapping<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Value_Stream_Mapping\">Value Stream\r\nMapping<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Statistical-Process-Control-Charts-SPC-Continuous-Business-Improvement\">\r\nStatistical Process Control (SPC) Charts<\/a>.\r\n\r\nTerms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the\r\nwebpages above.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlease score your paper or have a friend score your paper using the following \"rubric,\" or \"scoring guide.\" The levels will equate to the following letter grades:\r\n\r\n4 = A; 3 = B; 2 = C; 1 = D; and 0 = F\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Level<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Criterion<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Research and Documentation (40%)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Any research sources used should come from scholarly sources\r\n(i.e. textbooks, scholarly articles, etc.). This Link: The\r\nSaylor Foundation\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/BUS300-Unit-6-Assignment-FINAL.pdf\">Unit\r\n6 Activity and Grading Rubric<\/a>\u201d (PDF)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInstructions: Please download the instructions for the\r\nactivity in which you continue working on your operations\r\nmanagement plan. As part of your continuing development of your\r\noperations management plan, discuss the goal of supply chain\r\nmanagement and its application within your business.\r\n\r\nrequires that at least 4 sources are used. Any in-text\r\ncitations MUST be cited in APA format using the APA Manual 6th\r\nedition. You should also include a References page, also in APA\r\nformat, at the end of your paper to cite any sources used.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper uses at least three scholarly sources to support\r\nyour content, but it does not meet the minimum requirement for\r\n4 sources.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Three or more popular sources (i.e. newspapers, internet\r\nsites, magazines, etc.) make up a majority of the references to\r\nsupport your content. The paper lacks credible, scholarly\r\nsources and does not meet the minimum number of sources\r\nrequired.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper includes one or two sources. The paper lacks the\r\nuse of credible, scholarly sources and may focus on using\r\npopular sources. The number of sources used does not meet the\r\nminimum requirement (4 sources) and the resources used may not\r\nfully support the content of your paper.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper fails to cite referenced sources, or does not\r\ninclude any research or sources to support ideas. The paper is\r\nbased off of non-original content.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Analysis and Argument (40%)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>Your paper addresses the three questions in the instructions\r\nwith the use of supporting evidence and specific details and\r\nexplanation. You effectively address the following:Identify and assess whether or not your business will utilize\r\ncontinuous improvement processes or procedures. Why or why\r\nnot?\r\n\r\nDiscuss any continuous process improvement techniques other\r\norganizations are using that you would use with your operations\r\nplan, and explain why.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The content addresses only some of the questions presented\r\nin the instructions section and reflects minimal original\r\nthought and \/or critical analysis relative to the business.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The content is vague and is weakly supported by researched\r\nevidence. The essay lacks critical analysis relative to the\r\nbusiness.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The content does not address the required elements; ideas\r\npresented are not supported by research or critical\r\nanalysis.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>There is a lack of critical analysis for the operation\r\nmanagement plan, and\/or the essay does not address the business\r\ncontent from the Unit 1 Activity.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Grammar\/Style (15%)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The content contains a maximum of two grammatical, citation,\r\nand punctuation errors. The ideas are concise and presented in\r\na logical manner that is easy for the reader to follow.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The content contains three or four grammatical, citation,\r\npunctuation, and\/or spelling errors. The sentence structure\r\nflows in a concise, logical manner.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper contains more than four grammatical, citation,\r\npunctuation and\/or spelling errors that distract the reader\r\nfrom the comprehension of ideas being presented.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper demonstrates poor writing skills, reflected by\r\nlack of syntax and proper grammar, which makes ideas difficult\r\nto communicate. Ideas are not presented in a logical manner\r\nthat is easy to follow.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper contains numerous grammatical, citation,\r\npunctuation, and\/or spelling errors.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Format (5%)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper should properly formatted (paragraph style,\r\nmargins, etc.), using the APA Manual, 6th edition. The content\r\nis typed in MS Word format, labeled with the student\u2019s\r\nname and the activity title\/unit number, and a reference\r\nsection to cite any outside sources used.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper meets most of the requirements for formatting,\r\nusing the APA Manual, 6th edition, though may contain some\r\nerrors.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper lacks proper formatting, based on the APA Manual,\r\n6th edition, and it may use another style of formatting (i.e.\r\nMLA, Chicago, etc.).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The paper is typed in a format other than MS Word. A style\r\nof formatting other than APA may be used, or there are numerous\r\nformatting errors that distract the reader\u2019s\r\ncomprehension.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>The formatting does not comply with the APA Manual, 6th\r\nedition and is not created in MS Word.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"page\" class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"page-content\" class=\"row-fluid\">\n<section id=\"region-main\" class=\"span9 pull-right\">\n<div role=\"main\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"pageintro\" class=\"box mod_introbox\">\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\n<p>In this activity, you will continue working on your operations management plan. As part of your continuing development of your operations management plan, you will discuss the goal of supply chain management and its application within your business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box generalbox center clearfix\">\n<div class=\"no-overflow\">\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcome<\/h3>\n<p>Explain quality management, and apply quality management principles to continuous improvement in operations management.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 page paper<\/li>\n<li>Created in a Word document<\/li>\n<li>Follows APA, 6th edition formatting<\/li>\n<li>Includes a Reference page for cited sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong> Continuing with your operations management plan, use at least 4 scholarly sources to write a 2\u20133 page paper that addresses the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award\u2013Criteria for Performance Excellence. A link to the \u201cIshikawa Fishbone Diagram\u201d is provided as an additional resource tool to help you design\/develop your organization\u2019s quality improvement plan.<\/p>\n<p>The National Institute of Standards and Technology: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nist.gov\/baldrige\">Criteria for Performance<br \/>\nExcellence<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instructions: The link to the Criteria for Performance Excellence is found under \u201cPopular Links\u201d on the National Institute of Standards and Technology\u2019s homepage. Please review the criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use on the webpage<br \/>\nlinked above.<\/p>\n<p>You may use the following information based off of the Baldrige Quality<br \/>\nAward Criteria as a guide for developing your responses for the paper\u2019s<br \/>\nquestions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Leadership:<\/strong> Who will serve in management\/leadership<br \/>\npositions, and why? What qualities do these leaders and managers exhibit in<br \/>\norder to enhance the business?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Planning:<\/strong> Give a brief overview of how you<br \/>\nintend to use strategic planning as part of your operations management<br \/>\nprocess.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customer Focus<\/strong>: What demographic(s) are you intending<br \/>\nto sell your product or service to, and why?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measurement,<\/strong> <strong>Analysis, and Knowledge<br \/>\nManagement:<\/strong> What training or systems (i.e. performance appraisals,<br \/>\ndrug testing, etc.) will you implement in your business to help ensure that<br \/>\nwork is being performed at the level of quality you expect?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workforce Focus:<\/strong> Where do you expect to recruit a<br \/>\nworkforce from? How will you go about you recruiting process?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operations Focus:<\/strong> Here, you want to offer a detailed<br \/>\ndescription as to how the operations process will flow within your<br \/>\norganization\u2019s structure (i.e. how will you use your people,<br \/>\nequipment, or other assets you have as your core competencies in terms of<br \/>\nhelping to ensure quality will be established and\/or maintained within your<br \/>\norganization)?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Results:<\/strong> This criterion will require you to make a<br \/>\nforecast, or estimation, as you will not know how well the organization<br \/>\nperforms until it has been put into operation. This section is optional to<br \/>\ncomplete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For this paper, you are required to cover items 1-6, listed above.<br \/>\nFocus on how your operations plan will help to create and\/or<br \/>\ngenerate process improvement as you manufacture your product or provide your<br \/>\nservice (i.e. what things can you do along the way to help make your operations<br \/>\ncreate a better product or service?). You do not need to complete item 7<br \/>\n(optional, you may attempt to if you desire) of the criteria items as your plan<br \/>\nwill not provide you with measurable results at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to also address the following in your paper:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify and assess whether or not your business will utilize<br \/>\ncontinuous improvement processes or procedures. Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Discuss any continuous process improvement techniques other<br \/>\norganizations are using that you would use with your operations plan, and<br \/>\nexplain why.<\/li>\n<li>Using the \u201cFishbone Diagram\u201d as a reference, choose three<br \/>\nelements to address in your paper. See the instructions in the reading<br \/>\nsection below for more detail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Reading: Hubpages: \u201cIshikawa Fishbone Diagram; Continuous Process<br \/>\nImprovement; Cause and Effect\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Link: Hubpages: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Fishbone-Diagram-Ishikawa-Diagram-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Ishikawa<br \/>\nFishbone Diagram; Continuous Process Improvement; Cause and<br \/>\nEffect<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instructions: Please review the website linked above for additional insight into creating continuous quality improvement. Using the \u201cFishbone Diagram\u201d as a reference, select three of the following and discuss how you will use each to aid you in providing quality improvement as you\u00a0 manufacture your product or provide your service: <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Continuous-Quality-Improvement-through-PDCA-and-DMAIC\"><br \/>\nPDCA<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/5-Whys-root-cause-analysis\">5 Whys<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Tally-Chart-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Tally<br \/>\nSheets<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Brainstorming-and-Mindmapping\">Brainstorming<br \/>\nand Mind Mapping<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Histograms-Bar-Charts-Quality-Tools\">Histograms<br \/>\nand Bar Charts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Pareto-Chart-Continuous-Process-Improvement\">Pareto<br \/>\nAnalysis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Process-Mapping-Flowcharts\">Process<br \/>\nMapping<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Value_Stream_Mapping\">Value Stream<br \/>\nMapping<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/leanman.hubpages.com\/hub\/Statistical-Process-Control-Charts-SPC-Continuous-Business-Improvement\"><br \/>\nStatistical Process Control (SPC) Charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the<br \/>\nwebpages above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please score your paper or have a friend score your paper using the following &#8220;rubric,&#8221; or &#8220;scoring guide.&#8221; The levels will equate to the following letter grades:<\/p>\n<p>4 = A; 3 = B; 2 = C; 1 = D; and 0 = F<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Level<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Criterion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Research and Documentation (40%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Any research sources used should come from scholarly sources<br \/>\n(i.e. textbooks, scholarly articles, etc.). This Link: The<br \/>\nSaylor Foundation\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/BUS300-Unit-6-Assignment-FINAL.pdf\">Unit<br \/>\n6 Activity and Grading Rubric<\/a>\u201d (PDF)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instructions: Please download the instructions for the<br \/>\nactivity in which you continue working on your operations<br \/>\nmanagement plan. As part of your continuing development of your<br \/>\noperations management plan, discuss the goal of supply chain<br \/>\nmanagement and its application within your business.<\/p>\n<p>requires that at least 4 sources are used. Any in-text<br \/>\ncitations MUST be cited in APA format using the APA Manual 6th<br \/>\nedition. You should also include a References page, also in APA<br \/>\nformat, at the end of your paper to cite any sources used.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The paper uses at least three scholarly sources to support<br \/>\nyour content, but it does not meet the minimum requirement for<br \/>\n4 sources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Three or more popular sources (i.e. newspapers, internet<br \/>\nsites, magazines, etc.) make up a majority of the references to<br \/>\nsupport your content. The paper lacks credible, scholarly<br \/>\nsources and does not meet the minimum number of sources<br \/>\nrequired.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The paper includes one or two sources. The paper lacks the<br \/>\nuse of credible, scholarly sources and may focus on using<br \/>\npopular sources. The number of sources used does not meet the<br \/>\nminimum requirement (4 sources) and the resources used may not<br \/>\nfully support the content of your paper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The paper fails to cite referenced sources, or does not<br \/>\ninclude any research or sources to support ideas. The paper is<br \/>\nbased off of non-original content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Analysis and Argument (40%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Your paper addresses the three questions in the instructions<br \/>\nwith the use of supporting evidence and specific details and<br \/>\nexplanation. You effectively address the following:Identify and assess whether or not your business will utilize<br \/>\ncontinuous improvement processes or procedures. Why or why<br \/>\nnot?<\/p>\n<p>Discuss any continuous process improvement techniques other<br \/>\norganizations are using that you would use with your operations<br \/>\nplan, and explain why.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The content addresses only some of the questions presented<br \/>\nin the instructions section and reflects minimal original<br \/>\nthought and \/or critical analysis relative to the business.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The content is vague and is weakly supported by researched<br \/>\nevidence. The essay lacks critical analysis relative to the<br \/>\nbusiness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The content does not address the required elements; ideas<br \/>\npresented are not supported by research or critical<br \/>\nanalysis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>There is a lack of critical analysis for the operation<br \/>\nmanagement plan, and\/or the essay does not address the business<br \/>\ncontent from the Unit 1 Activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Grammar\/Style (15%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The content contains a maximum of two grammatical, citation,<br \/>\nand punctuation errors. The ideas are concise and presented in<br \/>\na logical manner that is easy for the reader to follow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The content contains three or four grammatical, citation,<br \/>\npunctuation, and\/or spelling errors. 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