Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)_HA NEEN

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Education

Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 2

Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Due Date: End of Week 09, 18/04/2026 @ 23:59

Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Solving Students Name:

Course Code: MGT312 Students ID Number:

Semester: Second CRN:

Academic Year:2025-26; SECOND SEMESTER

For Instructors Use only

Instructors Name:

Students Grade: / 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.

Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

Late submission will NOT be accepted.

Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (C.L.O :2.1)

Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via Universitys website

On first page of SDL, choose English Databases

From the list find and click on EBSCO database.

In the search bar of EBSCO find the following article:

Title: Case Study: How Should We Diversify Our Supply Chain?

Author: Palepu, Krishna

Date of Publication: Nov/Dec2023

Published: Harvard Business Review

Assignment Question(s):

Read the case study titled as Case Study: How Should We Diversify Our Supply Chain? by Palepu, Krishna published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

Q1: Writ the problem statement which should include the followings: [Marks 3]

The clear concise description and summary of the problem

Scope of the problem,

Consequences of the problem,

The methods for resolving the problem in the above case?

Q2: Apply Cause-and-Effect Diagram for the problems given in the case study and identify the real cause of the problem. [1.5 Marks]

Q3: Develop a mind map for the problems given in the case study. [1.5 Marks]

Q4. Should Evan leave his job to focus on his startup? Suggest Evan as consultant with argument, reasoning, evidence, and conclusion? [2 Marks]

Q5: Make a decision and write the conclusion. [2 Marks]

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