Capstone
Capstone Projects - College of Technology & Management
 

Business Plan |   International Operations Plan   |  Process Improvement Plan  |  Security Plan

Tutorials for All Students:

Tutorials for Business Plans

Tutorials for  International Operations:  

Tutorials for Process Improvement:  Handout  |     Powerpoint

Tutorials for Security Plan:      Handout  |  Powerpoint Presentation
 

 Business Plans

Library Tutorials -  Business Plans  |  Company Research  |  Locating Industry  |  Business Plans Presentation

Risk Assessment

Library Databases - Locate sample business plans:

Library Databases - Locate companies competitors and industry information   

Websites - How to prepare

Industry Look Ups!

Local Information:  Lifestyles, Trends & Costs

Government Sources/ Statistics/Laws

                                                              

International Operations Plan

Tutorials for  International Operations:  

Library Databases - locate International Companies and Country Information:

Websites

International Websites

Short Summaries

Detailed Reports - Economic Focus:

  • BuyUSA – U.S. Department of Commerce  http://www.buyusa.gov/home/export.html (Doing Business Guides: 2008 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies)

    • Doing Business In ---
    • Political and Economic Environment
    • Selling U.S. Products and Services
    • Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment
    • Trade Regulations and Standards
    • Investment Climate
    • Trade and Project Financing
    • Business Travel
    • Contacts, Market Research

  • Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/list.html (The Library of Congress) Searchable large reports of The Country Studies Series: description and analysis, historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

  • US State Dept. http://www.state.gov/ -- Country section. Includes a section on trade with each country.
  • Index of Economic Freedom  Heritage.org is a Wall Street Journal sponsored organization. The 2008 Index of Economic Freedom covers 162 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom. www.heritage.org/Index
  • World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ - see Country section

International Companies in Gale Virtual Reference Collection

Legal

Economics

  • http://www.bea.gov/international/di1usdbal.htm

Research via N.Y. Public Library - http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/trade/regs.html

 Process Improvement Plan

Tutorials for Process Improvement:  Handout  |     Powerpoint

Library Databases

  • Business Source Complete (EBSCO) – process improvement, six sigma
  • Academic Onefile
  • General Business (Gale)
  • Netlibrary Ebooks – six sigma. 60,000 ebooks overall.
  • Leixs Nexis Academic – news, company and legal information.
     

    Specific process keywords

    o        Supply order* and process improvement

    o        Customer records and process improvement

    o        Customer service and workflow

    o        Personnel records and efficiency

    o         Service efficiency

    o        Staff* and scheduling and  efficiency 

    Process improvement plans frequently require research on industry(s) or company(s) to understand best practices that may support further opportunities.  It can be helpful to look for articles on the associated industry or company, as well as other analyst perspectives.  Additional research on competitors can help you to see trends and further ideas, as well as prove a credible source to justify some improvement initiatives.  Plus there are often other industries that have a similar process that might share improvement strategies that can be customized to suite your industry. When we tackle issues on a process using only what we currently know, often our ideas are limited or sub-optimal.  So in addition to getting input from other stakeholders relative to your process, students need to be able to do credible research to gather further knowledge that can offer valuable and richer ideas for improvements.  As you work to grow your career, managers often stay on top of trade magazines and other sources for best practices to support further decisions and actions.

Other EBSCO databases for related industries:

o        Example search: patient intake and workflow

o        Example search: Supply chain and efficiency

o        Example search: Data and process improvement

Security Plan
Tutorial for Security Plan:      Handout 


Library Databases:

Websites:

 

 

 

 
 


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