Description
Hello,
I will provide a previous assignment related to this assignment and you need to use it for reference. You will need to use the same Idea for engineering soloution ‘ Using Bioplastics’ and the place ‘Tampa, FL’. And you need to use these three ideas as costs:
1- Workplace costs
2- Labor costs
3-Manufacturing costs
And these three ideas as solutions:
1- Reducing the usage of plastics
2- Reducing The carbon footprint of manufacturing
3- They are biodegradable and compostable
I will provide the assignment too for reference.
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to:
- identify a stakeholder audiences that will impact or be impacted by your project in some way
- a stakeholder is any person or group who would be impacted by your project and the decisions made as part of the project planning and implementation, including private citizens, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, etc.
- assess how you will communicate with this stakeholder
- contribute specific information to your team project
Overview:
In addition to identifying and analyzing project costs and benefits, project planning also requires identifying potential stakeholders who may be positively or negatively impacted by or interested in your project. This identification step may take place repeatedly throughout a project as you find that new stakeholder groups become impacted or interested in some way, but the sooner you can identify stakeholders, the sooner you can consider their perspectives and begin planning communications with them. Stakeholders can often be identified through the assessment of project costs, which is why this step is positioned second in this assignment.
Required Content and Structure
1. Problem Statement and Solution
As part of this assignment, you will develop a problem statement and a solution statement. The problem statement and solution must be clearly and directly connected, with the proposed solution clearly and directly alleviating the stated problem in some way.
You will specifically direct your problem statement and solution statement to your stakeholder audience. Although the problem and solution will not change from audience to audience, the way you describe and relate the problem and your solution must be targeted to your stakeholder audience to achieve the best outcomes.
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At the top of your submission, include a problem statement (~1-2 paragraphs) followed by a description of your engineering solution (~1 paragraph). Students’ problem statements and solutions must be written individually — this is not a collaborative assignment.
**Remember, the problem statement and solution must be clearly and directly connected, with the proposed solution clearly and directly alleviating the stated problem in some way.**
2. Potential Stakeholder
Provide citations throughout.
- Identify 1 specific potential stakeholder associated with your project
- Your stakeholder must be specific.
- “Farmers” is not specific enough
- “Dairy farms” is acceptably narrow
- but “independently owned dairy farms,” or a specific business like “M&B Products” is even better
- Although “Tampa Bay Area citizens” sounds very broad, they are a specific subsection of Florida citizenry who may be similarly impacted by your project
- However, the broader the stakeholder group, the more difficult the analysis.
- Instead, you might focus on a particular subsection of Tampa Bay citizens, such as “Tampa Bay Area children.” A more narrow focus will allow you to focus your analysis in a specific way.
- Your stakeholder must be specific.
- Research your stakeholder and identify the following (use full sentences):
1. Stakeholder background and cultural considerations (~2 paragraphs)
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- Provide an overview of your stakeholder’s background. Offer clear, specific information that provides a holistic sketch of your stakeholder. For example:
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- Founded in 1930 by George Jenkins, Publix is currently owned by X and has a net worth of y, with ___ of their ___ stores located in Florida. Publix is the x-ranked/sized food retailer in Tampa, with x-number of stores in the city serving approximately y-number of people. Publixs values and philanthropy includes x, y, and z. Publix was recognized by the state of Florida for their outstanding commitment to ___ in 2008, and were nationally recognized in ____, _____, and _____ by the non-profit organization Feeding America for their local and statewide contributions and continued dedication to ending hunger in their communities.
- Concerning culture, Publix’s corporate culture can be summed up by this sentence from the “About” page on their website: “Taking care of our customers, communities and each other is still what Publix is all about.” Publix’s community outreach, focus on sustainability, and belief in people and their potential strongly shapes Publix’s business practices and decision making. Publix believes that their employees make the business, and that the communities shape the people, so Publix not only trains, supports, and promotes from within, they also invest time and money in employees and their communities. As a result, Publix tackles global issues at a local level through civic engagement and sustainable practices.
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- Remember that “culture” includes multiculturalism and cocultures, and that you cannot simply assume that a person, group, company, region, etc. will think, act, or value the things that you believe are most important to the dominant culture. The perspectives of your stakeholders may be very different from yours.
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- Provide an overview of your stakeholder’s background. Offer clear, specific information that provides a holistic sketch of your stakeholder. For example:
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2. Stakeholder interest
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- Problem: Why does this stakeholder care about the problem as articulated in your problem statement? How are they impacted by the problem as articulated in your problem statement? (~2-4 sentences/~50-100 words)
- Solution: Will the stakeholder find your solution clear, familiar, and easy to understand? Why? If the solution is outside of this stakeholder’s likely realm of understanding, what will you do to make your solution more concrete and easy to understand? (~2-4 sentences/~50-100 words)
- Cultural Considerations: What cultural considerations discussed in A above might shape this stakeholder’s interest, or affect the way they understand the problem or perceive the proposed solution?
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3. Probable stakeholder attitude toward the project (positive, negative, neutral, adversarial, competitive, etc.) and why (~2-5 sentences/~50-125 words)
4. Include one cost that you think may be particularly important to the stakeholder, and why (~1-3 sentences/~25-75 words)
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- Draw from the bank of costs created by your team in the Costs & Benefits assignment (due last week). To answer “Why,” consider the descriptions provided and how your chosen stakeholder may relate to or interpret the provided facts/explanations/descriptions.
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5. Include one benefit that you think may be particularly important to the stakeholder, and why (~1-3 sentences/~25-75 words)
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- Draw from the bank of benefits created by your team in the Costs & Benefits assignment (due last week). To answer “Why,” consider the descriptions provided and how your chosen stakeholder may relate to or interpret the provided facts/explanations/descriptions.
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6. Based on your own values and goals, what common-ground do you and the stakeholder share? Explain. (~3-6 sentences/~75-150 word)
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- consider shared goals, values, desired outcomes, etc.
- you can find common ground with any stakeholder, even if you believe they will have a negative or competitive attitude toward your project
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7. How might this common ground help you positively connect with the stakeholder? How can this common ground help you develop shared meaning with the stakeholder? (3-6 sentences/~75-150 words)