Please write the problem statement and purpose statement

CMNS 251 A7 Activity Module 4

Writing Problem Statements and Purpose Statements.

Write a problem statement and purpose statement for each of the following report situation s:

A. Indigenius Fashions is a global online retail er of clothes, jewellery, and foo twear created by Fir st

Nations designers. The company has rece ntly discovered that designs sold by Indigen ius have

been copied by an Etsy retailer who sells them as her own work . As a result, s everal designers

have withdrawn their products from Indigen ius until it can guara ntee protection of their

intellectual property . The withdrawal of these products has caused serious disrupti ons to the

Indigenius supply chain . P rojected profits for the third quarter of 2021 are down by 50 %.

Indig enius must fin d a reliable way to protec t its First Nation s suppliers from theft of intellectual

property and win back the suppliers that it has recently los t.

B. After a recent electrical fire in its Surrey showr oom, Howell Hybrid Autos lost three full days of

sales from smo ke and water damage . Four e mployees booked off sick with reports of

respirat ory problems . Linda Howell, CEO , want s a crisis management plan to anticipate similar

emergencies, respond quickly , minimize threats to employee safety , and reduce lost work time.

She wonders which type of plan might be right for the compan y—one produced by the

company ’s Se curity Department, one offered by a loca l crisis management specialist, or a

combination of the two. Howell Hy brids need s to decide quickly and budget generously for the

implementation of this crisis manag ement plan , because both profits and workplace safety are

are at risk.