PSYC310 week 7.5

PART A 

To begin, please complete and score yourself on the Workplace Stress Survey by clicking on the following weblink from the American Institute of Stress.  If you are not currently employed, think about your most recent job or the job you hope to have in the future.

Workplace Stress Survey

Then, in your initial post, address the following prompts:

Share your score from the Workplace Stress Survey with the class.

Indicate which item or items on the Workplace Stress Survey you scored highest on and which you scored lowest on.

Using the items you scored highest on as a guide, explain what your biggest sources of stress at work seem to be and create a plan for how you might handle or overcome these stressors in a way that is productive.

• PART B 
• Please share how you feel this class has helped you. What did you find most interesting and why? What was the most challenging topic or aspect of the course?
• Reflect and evaluate your own performance throughout this course. How would you have approached things differently? What suggestions do you have for students entering the course?

PARTC 

Explain how this class has helped you better understand business operations management.

Explain what the most challenging topic or aspect of the course was, and how you overcame it.

Select one topic and explain in detail how you already use it/can use it in your personal or professional life.

PART D

• Our focus throughout the class has been on learning about Operations Management, its history and evolution, which has brought it to today’s approaches.For this essay, you will tie in the concepts of Total Quality Management, Lean Systems, and the Toyota Model to understand the impact of these approaches in creating efficiencies and streamlining in Operations Management.
• This final deliverable is an essay that you can use in the future to have a quick, “At-A-Glance” View of Lean Operations.
• Concepts/Strategies:

Toyota Production System

Kanban

Kaizen

JIT Just-in-Time

Pull System

• Directions:
• Choose two of the above concepts and compare and contrast the strategies of each.You will be formulating an essay of at least 800 words with a minimum two scholarly sources. Address the following prompts in APA format.
• Explain the meaning and purpose of each chosen concept.
• Evaluate and identify the similarities and differences of each.
• Explain how each concept creates value in an organization.