TLMT601 Week 3 Case Study 1

Case Study 1:

 

Do a library or Internet search on Efficiency Analysis and efficiency ratios. In 2 to 3 pages, find a topic that you feel is interesting. You are my Director of Operations. I have just requested an analysis of this topic for you to possibly being promoted to VP. I want you to pin point an issue and perform an efficiency analysis that will save my company money. 

 

Please upload a Word document using APA format for this assignment (see attached for the template). This assignment will have a title page, no abstract or content list, 2-3 pages of reported information, and a reference page. Again, it has to be turned in on the template and APA compliant.(3 Points)

 

 

 

TLMT601 Week 2 Assignment

Assignment Questions:

Please show all work for this quiz and explain your derivations. Lack of step-by-step work will not be credited. Partial credit will be given for step-by-step description of answer.

a. In trip calculation, it is observed that a Wal-Mart store driver successfully made a total of 120 trips in a given period of time. During field calculation, it is shown that the calculated number of trips is actually 144. What is the value of the adjustment factor? ____ (14 points)

b. It is shown that the population of New York City, NY is much greater than that of Irvington, NJ. Employment opportunities, malls, social activities and tourist sites in New York City are therefore more than that in Irvington. If attractiveness for New York and Irvington are therefore 1,600 and 160 respectively and if the calculated impedance of migration is known to be 1.57, based on Gravity-Based model, estimate in demands, the number of people who travel between Irvington, NJ and New York City per week. ____ (14 points)

c. Elasticity can be defined as percentage change in demand for a 1% change in decision attribute. For linear aggregate demand, what is the mathematical representation/formula for this statement? You must define the parameters you choose to use for this answer. ____ (14 points)

d. In the City of Joplin, due to weather devastation and hurricane effects, the cost of parking in the local Square has increased by 15%. This change has not only reduced the number of vehicles that travel to the Square by 10%, but it has also forced the inhabitants of Joplin to use buses. Bus trips have therefore increased to 25%. With respect to the cost of parking in the local Square, determine the elasticity of vehicle traffic. ____ (14 points)

e. In your own words, describe the meaning of average cost. You normally buy a crate of wine for $75. One crate has 8 bottles of wine. After a month, the store clerk informs you that the same crate of wine now costs $82. However, there are 10 bottles in a crate. To the nearest cent, determine the average cost of the crate from last month to now. ____ (14 points)

f. In your own words, describe the meaning of marginal cost. You normally buy a crate of wine for $75. One crate has 8 bottles of wine. After a month, the store clerk informs you that the same crate of wine now costs $82. However, there are 10 bottles in a crate. To the nearest cent, determine the marginal cost for one additional bottle of wine now.  (15 points)

g. In your own words, describe the meaning of unit travel. When traveling on a Greyhound bus, without intervention or obstruction, it is important to determine the unit travel time. If you leave Cleveland in a bus full of 30 passengers and arrive Cincinnati in 4 hours, what will be the average unit travel time in person minutes? ____ (15 points)

 

 

TLMT318 Week 7 Forum

Evaluate the 49 CFR, what makes this regulation an important aspect of day-to-day operations? What would happen without it?

TLMT318 Week 7 Extra Credit

Extra Credit (2 pts on final grade) -- Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Which amendment do you like best, or least?

The US Constitution has been modified numerous times.  From the original ten amendments (The Bill of Rights) to the XXVII Amendment ratified in 1992, the US Constitution is considered a living document.  A PDF of these amendments is provided attached to this forum for your easy reference.
Your assignment is to review each amendment, choose one that you think is OUTDATED or MOST VALUABLE (your pick), and then write a 250-word initial post on the reasons why it is important to you.  You do not need to support your views with research.  Just provide an impassioned narrative on the merits (or lack thereof) of the Amendment you chose to write about.

 

TLMT318 Week 7 Assignment 2

Assignment Instructions

Instructions: Submit  your previously approved research paper here. Review the originality score and the markup of your paper. Make any corrections and then upload your paper into the classroom. Papers are not ready for grading in the classroom unless your instructor can find an originality score in Turnitin AND the APA manuscript word document  has been uploaded to your assignment folder in the classroom  

Submission Instructions:
This paper should be 3-5 pages in length and is strictly adherent to APA formatting.

TLMT318 Week 5 Forum

Review and locate one Code of Federal Regulation that you feel is the most important one that is listed in relevance to our industry. Please list the regulation, paragraph, and reference of the regulation. Why do you feel this is important?

 

TLMT318 Week 4 Forum

Identify and then discuss unique safety (not security) issues you see related to each of the five modes of transportation. It is possible to identify the same considerations for some but not all modes, they all have unique dimensions. Your submission should discuss each mode and start by identifying unique safety considerations. You then should have a separate paragraph addressing safety considerations that might apply to groups of modes, there should be no safety consideration that applies to all modes, that is beyond the scope of the topic.