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Industry Profile Part 2: Supply Chain Risk in the Cybersecurity Industry

For this paper, you will research and report upon the problem of Supply Chain Risk as it pertains to the cybersecurity industry. You will also investigate due diligence and other business processes / strategies which can be used to mitigate the impacts of supply chain risk for companies who produce and sell cybersecurity related products and services.

Research

Global Supply Chain Risks affecting the Cybersecurity Industry. Here are some suggested resources to get you started:
Cyber Security Risks in Industrial Supply Chains http://www.securityweek.com/cyber-security-risks-industrial-supply-chains
Cybersecurity in the Supply Chain
http://www.lmi.org/CMSPages/‌getfile.aspx?‌nodeguid=‌adf22863-‌fca9-44ae-a93a-c20e21bae1e6&‌AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Cybersecurity Risks in the Supply Chain
https://www.cert.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cyber-security-risks-in-the-supply-chain.pdf
Independent contractors, outsourcing providers and supply chain vendors: The weakest link in cybersecurity? http://www.wiggin.com/‌files/‌30783_‌cybersecurity-‌update-winter-2015.pdf (pp. 2-3)
Investigate due diligence as it applies to the purchase of components or services from vendors. Answer the question: how can due diligence processes help a company manage supply chain risks? Here are some suggested resources:
http://www.cips.org/Documents/Knowledge/Procurement-Topics-and-Skills/3-Risk-Mitigation/Diligent-Procurement/Due_diligence-Procurement_Topic.pdf
http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/03/21/going-beyond-due-diligence-to-monitor-vendor-cybersecurity/
Cybersecurity: Five lessons learned the hard way http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e0e6d83f-3783-457a-8ce5-cda2ed9f3dcd
Research best practices and recommended strategies and approaches for managing global supply chain risk
10 Supply Chain Risk Management Best Practices http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/10-supply-chain-risk-management-best-practices-a-5288/op-1
Cyber Supply Chain Security: A Crucial Step Toward U.S. Security, Prosperity, and Freedom in Cyberspace http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/03/cyber-supply-chain-security-a-crucial-step-toward-us-security-prosperity-and-freedom-in-cyberspace
Managing Risk in Global ICT Supply Chains http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/managing-risk-in-global-ict-supply-chains-vp.pdf
Supply Chain Risk Management Awareness http://www.afcea.org/committees/cyber/documents/Supplychain.pdf

Write
An introduction section which provides a brief overview of the problem of supply chain risk as it pertains to the cybersecurity industry.
A supply chain risks section in which you identify and describe 5 or more specific sources of supply chain risk which impact cybersecurity related products and services.
A due diligence section in which you address the use of diligence processes (investigating suppliers before entering into contracts) as a supply chain risk management strategy. Include 5 or more cybersecurity related questions which should be asked of suppliers during the due diligence process.
A best practices section in which you address 5 or more best practices for managing global supply chain risks in the cybersecurity industry. You must also provide an evaluation of the expected benefits from implementing each of these practices.
A summary and conclusions section in which you present an overall picture of the supply chain risk problem in the cybersecurity industry and best practices for managing supply chain risks.

Your five to eight page paper is to be prepared using basic APA formatting (including title page and reference list) and submitted as an MS Word attachment to the Industry Profile Part 2: Supply Chain Risk entry in your assignments folder. See the sample paper and paper template provided in Course Resources > APA Resources for formatting examples. Consult the grading rubric for specific content and formatting requirements for this assignment

Table 1. List of Approved Industries for Industry Profile Project

NAICS Code Industry Name

Assignment 3: Dropbox Assignment

The Course Project

This week, you will begin working on your course project for full completion in Week 5. This week, you will select a topic for your project. In Weeks 2–4, you will complete weekly tasks for the selected topic, and in Week 5, you will present the course project in one formatted document.

Week 1 Tasks

Select one of the two topics below for your project, and:

• Provide a short definition or description of the topic.
• Provide the rationale for choosing this topic.
• Conclude with a high-level description of how you plan to collect the data for this project.

Complete a 300- to 350-word essay in a Microsoft Word document with appropriate references noted.

Topic 1: Disease Process

Select a disease process from among the following:

• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Coronary artery disease
• Asthma
• Arthritis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Cancer (lung, colon, breast)

In the next week, you will trace the continuum of care for this disease process in your own geographic region. Select a specific payer type before beginning. Be sure to collect information on the following:

• Socioeconomic issues
• Primary care
• Specialist referrals
• Outpatient services
• Hospital care
• Tertiary care, if appropriate
• Rehabilitation care, if appropriate
• Managed care issues
• Quality-of-care issues
• Total cost of care

Topic 2: Healthcare Profession

Select a particular healthcare profession of interest or importance to your own career. Identify the education, training, key interrelationships with other professions, referral patterns, managed care issues, and liability issues for the profession. Be sure to include:

• Education and training process
• Role in the delivery system
• Supply and demand in the U.S.
• Typical sites of care
• Typical sources of referral
• Reimbursement issues
• Liability issues
• Average compensation
• Trends in medical technology impacting this profession

Support your answers with appropriate examples.

Cite all references in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your document SU_HCM2005_W1_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the W1 Assignment 3 Dropbox by Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Historians have seen the reform movements of the 1830s and 1840s as both conservative and radical. Give at least two specific examples of how aspects of the movement were conservative (how they upheld institutions and values). Then suggest at least two examples of how other aspects were radical (how they overturned institutions and values). On balance, was reform a greater force for change or for preservation? (chapter 12)
List three ways that the government promoted economic growth after 1815. Which do you think was the most important and why? Why did factories develop in the United States? How did they change over time? How did the Supreme Court aid the development of a market economy? (chapter 10)
Describe the change in attitudes toward slavery in the South before and after the early 1830s. What events contributed to that change? What arguments did southerners use to defend slavery? (chapter 13)

Give three ways that the Jacksonian era was, and three ways that it was not, an era of the common people. On the whole, which of the two arguments do you think was more important in the Jacksonian era? Please use examples from your readings. (chap 11)

Reading Prerequisite: Anderson Chapter 13 & review Chapter 4

Overview: According to Jon Anderson, place is understood as a space that has been molded and created by culture and by what humans do. Anderson argues that all places are a composition of traces, or an amalgam of “marks, residues or remnants left in place by cultural life.” These trace-chains are often crucial to understanding the identity of an individual. Anderson suggests in Chapter 4 that individuals often “define themselves through a sense of place,” and depending on the place one finds him or herself, he or she may feel a sense of belonging or a sense of alienation. This is because the cumulative effect of traces is to both culturally order and geographically border place. This process, known as (b)ordering, is a fundamental tenet of Cultural Geography. The grasp of how places are made and remade through the cumulative effect of traces and those who make them is of paramount importance. While places occur at every scale, this assignment will focus on the (b)ordering of the body. Much like any place human beings inhabit, it is culturally ordered and geographically bordered. Societal constructs are in place to direct individual’s behavior in various directions, and this assignment will focus on gender. Concepts such as femininity and masculinity are learned behaviors, and reflect the values of the society that put them in place like any other construct. There has been a great deal of upheaval globally surrounding this construct and those who transgress against the societal gender norms. Yet, people everywhere have embraced their role as trace-makers to try and effect change regarding these constructs. One way to analyze the construct of gender is through advertising. Space is permeated with advertisements. From billboards to radio ads to television commercials to Internet pop-ups, there is always something to be bought and sold. Many advertisements are gendered, and reflect the societal (b)orders they were created within. These different marketing strategies for men and women are the focus of the assignment.

Assignment: For this assignment, you will find two gendered advertisements; one marketed toward men and one for women. Please describe the advertisement in 1 paragraph. Then answer the following questions for each of the advertisements in a short paper that totals 500 words. Please incorporate at least one term from Anderson and at least one term from class lectures, appropriately citing the material. In other words you must explain the concept you are using in the context of the add you are examining. You will submit your paper on Angel in the folder corresponding to this activity:

What is the product of the ad?
Who is the target audience of the ad? How can you tell?
What about the ad makes it gendered?
Do you think the ad is effective? Why or why not?
Does the add support or disrupt a gendered trace-chain

Compare and contrast the training requirements in the Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM) (1910.1200) and the Lead Standard (1910.1025). If an employee is exposed to lead above the action level, would the training specified in the HAZCOM standard be adequate? Why, or why not?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Question 12

Discuss whether you think OSHA’s air contaminant standards are important, and why. Do you think they are adequate to protect employees in the workplace from airborne contaminant hazards? Explain.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4 questions

 

2 pages written per question with 1 citation each

 

4 references per question

 

APA format with citations. due by Wed

 

1. One of the most common entry strategies for MNCs is the joint venture. Why are so many companies opting for this strategy as they attempt to expand into overseas markets (E.g. US based Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, entered Brazil in 1995 by forming a 60:40 joint venture with one of the country’s leading business conglomerates, Grupo Garantia)? Please provide specific examples and a rationale for your response.
2. What is the base (or bottom) of the pyramid strategy? Do you think this approach can be beneficial for a multi-national firm? Provide specific examples and a rationale for your response.

    

3. Two prominent economic arguments against free trade are 1) the need to protect domestic industries and 2) the need to shield infant industries. Do you agree with this argument? Please provide a rationale and specific examples for your response.

    

4. Should companies start monitoring labor standards within their global supply chain? Please provide a rationale and specific examples for your response.

 

Read the Case Application 1 and 2 presented at the end of Ch. 16 of Management.

Respond in 700 to 1,050 words to the questions that follow the case application. Include a short discussion about the opinions of the team on the practices of the two businesses. How would you and your team members respond if you worked in this type of environment? Would either of the practices work in health care

Select one of the following public policy issues and assess its effectiveness. If you were president, what changes would you propose and why?

1) Federal education policies (No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core); 2) Corporate subsidies; 3) Outsourcing.

Assignment responses should be no less than 300 words and no more than about 500 words, while student replies should be no less than 150 words and no more than about 300 words.

 

Please use two sources when using references.

2 page paper with all work cited due Thursday at Noon _ NO LATER

 

Develop your essay, remember to include not only text materials but also contemporary materials as well. These can come from various sources and can reflect domestic and/or global concerns:

 

What were the main causes of the Asian financial crisis in 1997?  What role did exchange rates play in the crisis?

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION IS ANSWERED CORRECTLY AS I HAVE ALREADY FAILED A PAPER DUE TO A WRITER NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION ASKED. PLEASE DO NOT USE OTHER SOURCES I.E. INTERNET/BOOKS TO SUPPORT THE WRITING AS IT HAS TO BE DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PICS I GIVE TO YOU. PLEASE ONLY MAKE A LITTLE REFERENCE TO ANY QUOTES OR SOURCES FROM THE SCANNED BOOKS I HAVE FOWARDED. THE WRITING IS MAINLY ANSWERING QUESTION & DESCRIBING HIS WORK TO INFORM OTHERS AND I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO INCLUDE BIBLIOGRAPHY AS A RESULT.

Write a 450 word informative writing of how Peter Kennard use different imagery aspects to capture people’s emotions and effectively communicate his message across different generations? Please describe, situate & analyse his paintings as part of your analysis.