Description

For this assignment, you will discuss how Christian Principles can be applied to an Operations Management dilemma:

1.     Select one of the ethical dilemmas below from the text:
A. Managing Quality (Chapter 6) (p. 235)
B. Process Strategy (Chapter 7) (p. 300)
C. Layout Strategy (Chapter 9) (p. 392)
D. Supply Chain Management (Chapter 11) (p. 465)
E. Inventory Management (Chapter 12) (p. 515)

2.     Briefly summarize the issue. Note that only a small portion of your paper’s content should be devoted to summarizing the issue.

3. Respond to the question(s) shown within your selected ethical dilemma (i.e., within the gold box). Please do not respond    

    to the end of chapter Discussion Questions.

4. How can this issue be addressed from a Christian worldview? In other words, what guidance from a biblical perspective could be applied to understand and possibly resolve the dilemma? The following GCU website may be helpful:

https://www.gcu.edu/about-gcu/christian-identity-and-heritage.php

5. In addition to addressing questions for item 4 above, you may also optionally frame the issue using ethical theories (Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Distributive Justice, Virtue ethics and Covenantal ethics). Note however that the questions in item 4 still must be addressed.

6. Use external references. Your paper should have at least six external references (in additional to any Biblical citations) to help frame the issue. Cite your references within the body of your paper. No Wikipedia references are allowed.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Submit your file in a Microsoft Word document. Ensure that your last name is in your file name.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Ethical Dilemma

The Wayne Hills Hospital in tiny Wayne, Nebraska, faces a problem common to large, urban hospitals as well as small, remote ones like itself.  The problem is deciding how much of each type of whole blood to keep in stock. Because blood is expensive and has a limited shelf life (up to 5 weeks under 1-6 degrees Centigrade refrigeration), Wayne Hills naturally wants to keep its stock as low as possible.

Unfortunately, past disasters such as a major tornado and a train wreck demonstrated that lives would be lost when not enough blood was available to handle massive needs. The hospital administrator wants to set an 85% service level based on demand over the past decade.

This is a balancing act between legal and ethical responsibilities, plus inventory quantities, inventory costs, holding costs, and inventory obsolescence. 1. Discuss the implications of this decision. 2. What is the hospital's responsibility with regard to stocking lifesaving medicines with short shelf lives?  3. How would you set the inventory level for a perishable commodity such as blood?