Apply risk management and sustainability concepts to warehouse management.(interview)

MT437-5: Examine how operations analysis provides tools towards overcoming key issues and challenges in business.

This journal is different than many journals you may have encountered during your time at university. In fact, it is better to think of it as an interview than a journal.

Part of learning about business is networking. This interview is to get you motivated and networking with business professionals in your local area. If you want, you can also set-up an online interview using Google Hangouts; however, you should make an effort in your local area if at all possible for this experiential learning opportunity to conduct a face-to-face interview.

You will conduct a 30-minute interview with a business professional who has experience with risk management and sustainability.

During the interview, ask permission to submit their first name, last name, and email address as elements of your interview summary, in case your professor wants to check in with them on their thoughts of the interview.
(Lindsay Davis; lowes hardware)

As the person conducting the interview, you should dress professionally for the interview, and be prepared with some initial research of the person you are interviewing (review their LinkedIn profile) as well as, their organization (online research, corporate website, etc.). The point is to show up as a business professional, and to be properly prepared and engaged for the interview. You will be asking the questions, and you should be prepared to be an active listener and to ask pertinent follow-on questions.

The three main question sets you are to ask, allowing about 10 minutes of discussion each, are:

Question Set 1: (3P’s: People, Profit, and Planet)

Can you describe the interaction that occurs with the 3Ps, focusing on each P and their stakeholder relationships? Is one area more important than the other two areas?

Question Set 2: (Ethics)

What is the relationship between the field of ethics and the field of philosophy? What is the role of ethics towards successful leadership?

Question Set 3: (Sustainability)

From your professional observations, considering free trade, cultural awareness, and social responsibility; what role does leadership play towards positive social change within the business environment? How does this relate back to the 3P’s, ethics, and sustainability?

Summary/ Reflection

To successfully complete this interview, review the rubric prior to the interview and ensure you complete all required elements. However, in general, you will be composing 2-pages of meeting minute format summary of the interview, highlighting who you selected to interview, their contact information, the three responses, any other follow-on questions or key points, and then close with a summary and your reflection on what you learned in relation to the course topics.

Advice to Avoid Plagiarism in Interview Assignments

• Do not list the questions in the interview document you submit
• Use headers such as Question Set 1: to separate out your interview narrative
• Ensure all writing is the direct words of the person you interviewed, using quotes on their responses, or your own original narrative as part of the interview process, or your own reflections
• Ensure your reflection is in your own words
• Check your TII Report!

Directions for Submitting Your Journal: Interview

Book References:

Bowersox, D. (2019). Supply Chain Logistics Management (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US).