Technical Perspective

Question 1

“Evaluate an Experience” Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, analyze the importance of production planning and scheduling within an organization. Evaluate a bad experience you have had with an appointment from both perspectives of the customer (you) and the organization due to inefficient planning and scheduling.
• Analyze the experience you provided in Part 1 of this discussion from a technical perspective and an intangible perspective. Suggest ways the schedules could have been created more efficient and effective.

Question 2

Interview someone you know who is in a management role. This can be at your current place of employment or someone you know personally working in a managerial role. (Please use the Interview Form to conduct the interview.)

Prepare a 1,050-word discussion of the interview:

• Discuss what you discovered about contingency planning.
• Discuss how creativity and critical thinking relate to contingency planning.
• Explain how you might integrate creativity into your own planning process.
• Discuss what you learned about creativity and its relationship to the decision-making process.
• Identify the key steps that might require a contingency plan.

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.