MGT 187

- Worldwide consumption of natural resources

- The rate of consumption is greater/ faster than the rate of recovery of nature
- It will be detrimental for the current and future generations to come if no
improvement is employed
- Practicing sustainable patterns of consumption
- Managing food and waste should be efficient

The worldwide consumption of natural resources has become excessive to the

extent that nature cannot cope up with it recovering. Moreover, humanity has been
somewhat wasteful and continues to incur wastes in between processes when
handling resources and converting them to consumer products. If things were to
continue as they are, despite nature self-recovering during the COVID-19 pandemic, it
will be detrimental for the current and future generations to come. So, businesses,
countries and consumers are highly encouraged to practice sustainable patterns of
consumption so as to limit food wastes and wastes in general. Current environmental
policies are not sufficient enough to address ever-changing environmental issues.
Sustainable consumption and production must progress, as it includes decoupling
economic growth from environmental degradation, increasing resource efficiency and
promoting sustainable lifestyle.

1. Checking resources
2. Scheduling changes
3. Asking analytical questions
4. Assigning duties
5. Training and preparation
MGT 187
https://bolt.mph.ufl.edu/6050-6052/unit-3/module-6/ (reference for Learning Activity
2)
Explain the concept of "Carrying Capacity" by citing examples.
The concept of carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of individuals
that a particular habitat can carry and sustain. This can be portrayed by this
example: the Irish Potato Famine. Between 1845 and 1849 a disease called potato
blight infected potato crops throughout Europe and mass starvation, disease, and
emigration beset Ireland. As a result of the massive loss in the country’s staple crop,
the carrying capacity of Ireland severely dropped – it couldn’t support as many people
as it once had (Rios, 2019).
Another example is about the North American Deer. Before North America was
colonized by Europeans, the North American Deer population was kept in check by
wolves. Once settlers arrived they began to recognize wolves as a nuisance and
danger to their communities so hunted the animals, and wolf populations were
severely decreased. As a result of the loss of their main predator, the deer population
began to boom. Deer feed on all sorts of plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, and grass, and
require large quantities of such vegetation to sustain themselves. Eventually, deer
began to starve because their large numbers depleted their main source of food; they
had reached their carrying capacity (Rios, 2019).

REFERENCE:
Rios, I. (2019, January 17). 4 Examples of Carrying Capacity: When a Population
Hits Its Limit. Population Education. https://populationeducation.org/4-examples-of-
carrying-capacity-when-a-population-hits-its-limit/
ORDER OF MODULES TO BE DONE:
Module 5 Learning Curves in the process
Module 6 The Transportation Model – 13 pages 2nd chekcdt
Module 7 Acceptance Sampling – a whole book, kinda last (search a certain chapter)
Module 8 Planning Cost – 10 pages 1st
Module 9 Bill of Materials – 22 pages 3rd
Module 12 Critical Path – idknow pages 2nd to last (ask for help) ToT