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Pleas answer original forum with a minimum of 250 word each and respond to both students separately with a minimum of 100 words
page 1 Original Forum with References
page 2 Brent response with references
page 3 Domonic response with references
Original Forum
Part I: In your view, does transport add value in the supply chain? Please give an example to back up your answer.
Part II: End your initial response with a follow-up question for your classmates to address in further the discussion.
student Response
Brent
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Transportation is potentially the most import part of supply chain and it can add value to the overall movement of material. The movement of materials from the source to production or manufacturing to distribution centers and ultimately to the end user is the basic flow of products for a company. The ability to move products faster at a lower cost enables a company to have a competitive edge. If 2 organizations both provide the same quality for a product, but 1 company delivers the material faster and at a lower cost to the customer they are more likely to have better sales than their competition. Another benefit that transportation adds to the supply chain is the ability to create optimal movement efficiency within the organization. The ability to ensure that movements from different locations doesn’t create or add to internal delays is critical. Also the ability to transport a greater amount of material enables production and sales to increase due to the overall increase in volume moved.
An example of this often occurs in military supply operations and the movement of high priority cargo. If a helicopter located in the United States territory of Guam needs a new rotor and the product is built in California, the ability to use military aircraft dedicated to the movement of materials provides the ability to receive the required part as quickly as possible. Since it is always best practice to not waste space, the aircraft can be loaded up with other high priority materials that can be delivered to Guam or at a stop in route. That dedicated aircraft has the ability to add significant value as a part of the transportation in the supply chain of the helicopter rotor.
Transportation can also decrease value in the supply chain just as easily. Continuous monitoring and verification that the most effective and efficient method is being used. The building of a new bridge on a particular route could save time and money by shortening a trip. The inability to move the required volume of materials can easily create a backlog in the supply chain.
As advancement in technology continues at a rapid pace what new inventions, such as drones, do you think will eventually make some of the current forms of transportation inefficient in the future?
Domonic
PT I.
As seen in this week’s lesson, transportation is absolutely critical within the supply chain process. Transportation should be seen as one of the primary components encompassing supply chain management as it adds tremendous value. It would be extremely difficult for a supply chain to maintain its effectiveness without various modes of transportation; specifically supply chains that encompass global routes. Ensuring that the correct mode of transportation is selected is essential to supply chain operations. For example, the benefits that cargo ships provide versus air transportation are vastly different in both cost, speed and efficiency. Cargo ships allow for large amounts of goods to be transported at a relatively low cost while air transportation allows for the fastest delivery time, however, it is limited by the weight it can transport and remains the most costly. Many supply chains use multiple modes of transportation within their supply chain (The Role of Transportation in Supply Chain Management, 2020). For example, as the supply/fiscal officer for my battalion I oversee the procurement and transportation of maintenance parts for the unit’s assets. Since I am stationed oversees many of the parts are shipping from oversees. The mode of transportation is decided based on the part priority; parts with a higher priority are transported via air while parts that are routine and nature are transported via “slow boat” or cargo ship. Once the parts arrive on island, they are transported via truck to my warehouse where they are receipted for and then picked up. From my experience, high priority parts that are shipped via air can arrive to my warehouse in under two weeks while parts shipped via cargo ship typically take anywhere from 2-3 months. All in all, transportation within the supply chain is a dynamic and multifaceted concept; a company must look at their objectives and decide how transportation can best serve them.
PT II.
If you owned a supply chain, how would you decide which factors constitute the use of air vs cargo ship transportation?
References
The Role of Transportation in Supply Chain Management. (2020, October 29). Retrieved December 23, 2020, from https://www.prologis.com/about/resources/role-of-transportation-in-supply-chain

 Minimum 175 words
This week we will focus on steps 1 Analyzing business transactions, Step 2 Journalizing the transactions and Step 3 Posting Entries to general ledger accounts. We will start by learning about debits and credits.
As the bookkeeper of a new start-up company, you are responsible for keeping the chart of accounts up to date. At the end of each year, you analyze the accounts to verify that each account should be active for accumulation of costs, revenues, and expenses.
T accounts help us to visualize increases and decreases for an account. The left side of any account is always called the debit side and the right side of any account is always called the credit. We must determine the type of account before associating plus or minus.
1.    What do you think of when you hear the word debit? What do you think of when you hear the word credit?
2.    What does our textbook say about debits and credits?
3.    How would you describe the left (debit) and right (credit) side of each of the four basic account types: Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue and Expense? Can you share an example of each type?
4.    Which account types are presented on the Balance Sheet? What about the Income Statement?
5.    Our eBook describes how to calculate an account balance. Can you describe this process for the Cash account in your own words? How is this process different for a Liability or Owner’s Equity Account?
6.    What does the term ‘normal balance’ mean?

 Minimum 175 words
This week we will focus on steps 1 Analyzing business transactions, Step 2 Journalizing the transactions and Step 3 Posting Entries to general ledger accounts. We will start by learning about debits and credits.
As the bookkeeper of a new start-up company, you are responsible for keeping the chart of accounts up to date. At the end of each year, you analyze the accounts to verify that each account should be active for accumulation of costs, revenues, and expenses.
T accounts help us to visualize increases and decreases for an account. The left side of any account is always called the debit side and the right side of any account is always called the credit. We must determine the type of account before associating plus or minus.
1.    What do you think of when you hear the word debit? What do you think of when you hear the word credit?
2.    What does our textbook say about debits and credits?
3.    How would you describe the left (debit) and right (credit) side of each of the four basic account types: Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue and Expense? Can you share an example of each type?
4.    Which account types are presented on the Balance Sheet? What about the Income Statement?
5.    Our eBook describes how to calculate an account balance. Can you describe this process for the Cash account in your own words? How is this process different for a Liability or Owner’s Equity Account?
6.    What does the term ‘normal balance’ mean?

Project Manager Competencies and Ethical Standards
Based on your review and analysis of the “Is It Fraud” case study (Kerzner, 2017, pp. 295-297), address the following key discussion topic elements:

• First,      summarize the case study and clearly identify the ethical dilemma in      question.
• Then,      address either question #1 or #2 at the end of the case study.
• Lastly,      what can be done to avoid even the appearance of an ethical concern?

Chapters 8 & 21 in Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
Part 1 (Chapter 1, Sections 1.1.3 & Section 3) & Part 2, Chapter 6 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
Ceptureanu, E., Ceptureanu, S., Luchian, C., & Luchian, I. (2017). Quality management in project management consulting. A case study in an international consulting company. Amfiteatru Economic, 19(44), 215-230.
O’Brochta, M. (2016). Why project ethics matter: Leadership is built on trust. If the foundation is cracked, a project’s future is in doubt. PM Network, 30(1), 29.
Project Management Institute. (n.d.). Code of ethics and professional conduct. PMI Publications. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/ethics/pmi-code-of-ethics.pdf?sc_lang_temp=en
Project Management Institute. (2006, October). Code of ethics and professional conduct. Newton Square, PA: PMI Publications.
Project Management Institute. (2013). Organizational project management maturity model (OPM3®) knowledge foundation (3rd ed.). Newton Square, PA: PMI Publications.
Project Management Institute. (2017a). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th ed.). Newton Square, PA: PMI Publications.
Project Management Institute. (2017b). Project manager competency development framework (3rd ed.). Newton Square, PA: PMI Publications.