M5 A1 Waste Reduction

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Waste Reduction

Industries adopt waste minimization techniques that lead to significant resource savings and cost reductions.

This assignment emphasizes the basic concept of sustainability within business.

Tasks:

Research the topic of waste reduction and identify a company that has proactively reduced the waste associated with its products. You can take examples from your own work experiences or from other real-life market situations. You can also consult sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Markets, the Economist, US News and World Report.

Respond to the following:

  • Analyze the sustainable approach to waste reduction developed by the company you selected. Include the following:
    • Its products
    • Previous methods of production
    • The way it implemented sustainable methods
    • Diversification, if any, into new products
    • Your rationale for how this company still made profits
  • Evaluate other businesses that might benefit from the waste reduction measures of this company.

Submission Details:

  • By Sunday , December 07, 2014, post your responses in a minimum of 500 words to this Discussion Area. Support your assumptions with reputable source material.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

  • Read your peers’ answers.
  • Provide substantive comments by
    • contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
    • building on the remarks or questions of others; or
    • sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
  • Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
  • Make sure your writing
    • is clear, concise, and organized;
    • demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
    • displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components
Max Points

Initial response was:

  • Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
  • Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
  • Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
16

Discussion Response and Participation:

  • Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
  • Offered points of view supported by research.
  • Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
  • Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
16

Writing:

  • Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
  • Responses were error free.
  • Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.
8
Total:
40

 

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