Writing

A Designer Furniture And Accessories Company/

Your team has been assembled to provide Information Technology consulting services to a newly formed fictitious company.

Your team is to select one the following:

• A semi-custom designer jewelry company
• A designer furniture and accessories company
• A specialty sporting accessories company (hiking, climbing, water sports, etc.)
• An urgent medical care company
• An automotive accessories company
• An upscale cooking supplies company
• A medical supply company
• Other (requires instructor approval)

This medium-sized company was formed by combining several smaller companies within the same industry into a single entity. Each of the smaller companies had their own IT system, and some were not so good, usually because the systems were cobbled together from different sources over the years. The new organization intends to avoid that undesirable outcome.

This organization intends to bring all of the disparate systems together into one comprehensive system. The plan is for another team to implement an ERP system such as SAP or PeopleSoft as the core application for managerial control. That part of the transition will be outsourced to another team and is NOT part of your group’s charter.

Your team was assembled by selecting individuals from some of those smaller companies described above, so you have never worked together before. Also, the levels of experience and training for the various team members can be quite variable.

Your mission is to develop an overall systems architecture plan from top to bottom for the new organization. This will involve several different platforms from the data center to the smartphone level including some levels in between. You may or may not be concerned with the specific source or brand name for a platform or subsystem as your team sees fit.

The team needs to consider all the possible roles that need to be supported in this organization that includes light manufacturing, procurement, sales, distribution, and customer support. A good portion of the sales staff will operate from mobile platforms while traveling to customer sites. The primary business channel is wholesale to other businesses but the organization intends to provide some in-house retail operations through brick & mortar facilities as well as online operations.

The overall assignment is to develop a comprehensive plan for the systems architecture for this fictitious organization in a form that would be appropriate as a PowerPoint slideshow for management. You may consider this as the means of presenting your conceptual plan.

Bio4

Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions.    
 Describe the different morphological types of viruses and give examples of each type:  
 Helical Icosahedral Complex  
Compare and contrast the multiplication of bacteriophages versus the multiplication of animal viruses:  
 Describe how arthropods can act as mechanical vectors and biological vectors:    
 Describe five (5) characteristics of fungi and how they differ from other microorganisms:  
 Describe common characteristic of protozoans (protists). Name three (3) protozoans that are human parasites:  
What are helminths?  Name and describe three (3) that can cause problems in humans:  

Political Philosophy

1) Robert Nozick considers taxation to be a modern-day form of forced labor or debt slavery. To some, his is an extreme view that neglects the social goods that taxation accomplishes. To others, his view is a breath of fresh air – a powerful thinker who lays out clearly how modern governments oppress their citizens via ‘soft coercion’ tactics. Write a paper supporting or opposing Nozick’s taxation views.

Marketing Discussion

What is a brand personality and why is it important to Marketing Strategy development and implementation? Now, which brand personality best describes your organization (place of employment)? What is it about these images that align with the mission and vision of the organization? What would you change about these images to make them more desirable (and how would you do so)?

ENTR630 U1 DB2

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Analyze the sections of your venture plan, and respond to the following questions:

• What sections of the plan are done or close to being done? 
• What sections of the plan require the most attention? 
• What additional, unique sections should you add to this plan?