...alone. You will have everything you need and want in a community of people that want the same fullness and luxury of life as you do. The condos come with two bedrooms and one bathroom. There is plenty of activity to do and restaurants that have top chefs. You can walk through the botanical garden, plant watermelons in the community garden, go bowling or watch a movie in the cinema. We have live performers come once a month to entertain you that are included in living in our facility. The condos on Mars will be built within five years from giving permission to build. It will cost 10 billion dollars to build. The facility will be like a city with shops, restaurants, spas, gardens and many more activities to keep everyone busy. The facility will be painted by artists to make the sky look blue as on Earth. The facility will come with its own heating, oxygen and water producing so we do not need to worry about basic survival on the red planet. Once a month, a shuttle will take people to Earth or bring them back to the condos in Mars. This once a month is when trash is sent to Earth to be decomposed and when we will obtain any grocery supplies that we cannot grow in out garden. We will not have animals in the facilities since methane gas is in competition with oxygen. Since cows produce a lot of methane gas; the facility will order red meat from Earth to be sent to Mars. Yet, seafood can be breed in the facility. We are...
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...Highlights from Journal Articles Below is a summary of research findings on six key benefit areas of garden-based learning for children, youth, adults, and families: 1. Nutrition Awareness 2. Environmental Awareness 3. Learning Achievements 4. Life Skills 5. Health and Wellness 6. Community Building and Social Connections Nutrition Awareness Gardening improves opportunities for children, youth, adults and families to gain interest and eat fruits and vegetables. Results from this study of middle school-aged students indicate that school gardening may affect children’s vegetable consumption, including improved recognition of, attitudes toward, preferences for, and willingness to taste vegetables. Gardening also increases the variety of vegetables eaten. (Ratcliffe, M.M., et al. (2011) The Effects of School Garden Experiences on Middle School-Aged Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Associated with Vegetable Consumption. Health Promotion Practice 12.1: 36-43.) The article reports that school gardens can positively impact children’s food choices by improving their preferences for vegetables and increasing their nutrition knowledge. (Graham, H. et al. (2005) Use of School Gardens in Academic Instruction. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 37: 3: 147-151.) A study in Tucson, AZ showed that children who participated in the garden learned to like healthy foods. The vegetables that the children grew had a high intrinsic value. (Cavaliere, D. (1987). How...
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...world’s leading food crops” (Reeves and Rushing 118). Potatoes are more than just a tasty side dish; did you know the potatoes also helped give rise to America. In his article, How Potatoes Changed the World, author Charles C. Mann writes that historians believe that the potato’s arrival in northern Europe from the Andes spelled an end to famine and food shortage in Europe. In his article Mann also quoted historian William H. McNeill on how the cultivation of potato in Europe led to an empire: “By feeding a rapidly growing populations, Potatoes permitted a handful of European nations to assert dominion over most of the world between 1750 and 1950.” (Mann). Whether mashed, baked or french fried potatoes are an important staple in the American diet because potatoes are easily stored and “can keep for up to about eight months, especially if they’re a variety known for storage quality (Poncavage 2014).”...
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...from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Another definition is provided by the APICS Dictionary when it defines SCM as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally MALUS HOME STORE Malus Home Store was first introduced in 1970 and since then it’s been a very profitable business proposal. They have been present in many main markets of the capital i.e. New Delhi. They deal in all kinds of products & different product lines such as Home Furnishing, Textile made up Articles, Ready Made Garments, Lifestyle Products, and FMCG items. They are now on an expansion plan and want to relocate there 20 stores across the city amongst the NCR also. Now while increasing the number of stores across DELHI NCR they are introducing more products & product lines such as Furniture, Appliances, Electronic gadgets, Sportswear, Sports goods, Home Decor...
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...Answers Professional Level – Essentials Module, Paper P3 Business Analysis 1 (a) December 2013 Answers Internal growth, sometimes called organic growth, takes place when the company grows by building on and developing its own existing competencies. This is how MachineShop has grown to date. The frequent opening of new stores represents its organic growth. The company appears to be comfortable and successful in this approach. As well as being familiar with this approach, internal growth has a number of other advantages for MachineShop. First, MachineShop is the only company which really understands the market that it has positioned itself in. Consequently, there are no equivalent companies or competitors to target for acquisition and so there is no clear alternative to organic growth. This market knowledge is a core competence, creating and reinforcing competitive advantage. Second, although the final cost of developing through organic growth may be greater than through acquisition, the spread of cost may be easier to bear. Acquisitions usually require a major expenditure at a certain point in time. A slower rate of change, associated with more gradual expenditure and sustainable growth, may also minimise disruption to other activities within the company. Acquisition can be a significant distraction and it could easily prevent the directors from continuing their successful expansion of the MachineShop stores. In some circumstances, internal growth may be the only realistic...
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...Marketing plan on real estate company ‘UNITECH’ | Module – GMSI 579 | MODULE LEADER: MR.ROHIT SINGH | | GROUP MEMBERS:Ankur GuptaRuchika AgrawalRuhi SharmaSandeep SinghShreya Jindal | | | | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In any business environment where there is cut throat competition and where number of organisation are chasing the same dollars, volunteers and business sponsors, to stand out among the crowd is critical to success. UNITECH Builder is one of the largest real estate Developer in India with around US$ 5 bn market capitalization. Turning many barren landscapes into landmarks UNITECH has an experience of 20 years in real estate development. It comes under the top 50 real estate companies in the world and boasts development such as South City, Nirvana Country, Cascade, The Close and many more remarkable developments are there. Reliance and commitment is the cornerstone of Unitech’s corporate philosophy and combined with an exceptional insight that how people aspire to live. The first real estate company in India is Unitech which has achieved the ISO 9001-2000 certification for planning, Marketing and Construction of real estate in the National Capital Region. Unitech is committed to develop energy efficient green buildings and is also a registered member of the Indian Green Building Council. A great experience in developing prestigious projects across India an Unraveled expertise makes the Untiech the niche of conceptualizing and delivering world class...
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...collection. • Increase e-commerce revenues. • Bricks-and-clicks assimilation. • Improve customer shopping experience. • Increase consumer loyalty through “Shop Your Way Rewards” platform. External Threats • Economic collapse, caused by a difficult economy. • Minimum wage increases. • Economic conditions (e.g. inflation, fuel costs, & consumer debt levels). • Increasing competition. • Better online and catalog businesses. • Differentiating from competitors. Internal Strengths • Well known trademarks & brand names (e.g. Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard). • SHOP YOUR WAY Program (free member-based social shopping platform that offers rewards). • Leading retailer in home appliances & tools, lawn & garden, fitness equipment, automotive repair & maintenance. • Nation’s largest provider of home services, with more than 13M service & installation calls made annually. Strengths &Opportunities: • Having Super Centers operate 24 hours a day that have a full-service grocery along with a merchandise selection of a discount store. • Sears Auto Centers operating in association with full-line stores • Offering its Sears collection through the use of sears.com website • Option of buying through a mobile app or online & picking up merchandise in one of the Full-line or Kmart stores. • Purchase leased operating facilities, as well as offers to sell owned, or assign leased, operating & non-operating properties. • Transforming into an integrated retail strategy. Strengths...
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...RELATED DIVERSIFICATION 3 UNRELATED DIVERSIFICATION 4 MARKETING 5 MANUFACTURING, RAW MATERIALS, DISTRIBUTION, AND SUPPLIERS 10 CONSOLIDATION EFFORTS 10 RAW MATERIALS 11 DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLIERS 12 SPECTRUM BRANDS FINANCES 12 SALES 12 INCOME 13 PROFITABILITY RATIOS 13 LIQUIDITY RATIOS 14 LEVERAGE RATIOS 15 ACTIVITY RATIO 16 SHARE PRICE 17 RECOMMENDATIONS 18 REFERENCES 19 INTRODUCTION Spectrum Brands (SPC) is a global branded consumer products company with seven major product lines including Rayovac consumer batteries, Tetra pet supplies, Remington electric shaving, grooming and personal care products, VARTA portable lighting, Vigoro lawn care, Sta-Green lawn and garden, Repel, Hot Shot, and Spectracide household insect control. After acquiring United Industries from Thomas H. Lee (THL) the Boston based private equity firm in 2005, Rayovac (ROV) changed its name to Spectrum Brands and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as “SPC”. World Market The worldwide market sector in which Spectrum competes is estimated to be US$300 billion1. The worldwide market for batteries alone is estimated at US$50 Billion2. Worldwide dog and cat food sales stood at US$45.12 billion, a 4.9% increase over the previous year3. The market for grooming consumer product is about 16 billion4. Spectrum also competes in the $8 billion 5 consumer lawn and garden market. Corporate History Rayovac Corporation is the third...
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...Strategic Plan and Presentation University of Phoenix Integrated Business Topics BUS475 Final Strategic Plan and Presentation For the past year, Grace and Joy have gathered information to start up their group home. Information they have collected include strategic management and planning guidelines, writing the mission and vision statements, compiling a SWOT analysis, implementing a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to track and measure their performances, and developing measures and objectives in the learning and growth perspective. This information is important to gather and understand when opening up a new business. This paper discusses the information collected for LYLA and the hypothesis of the finalization of LYLA. Importance of Strategic Planning and Management Introduction to LYLA Two friends, Grace and Joy, met at a church function. During this function, they were able to get to know each other and learned they had something in common. Both have been considering opening a foster care type home for young women. They began to meet once a week to discuss how they could start this program. After a few weeks, they named their organization LYLA, which stands for Loving Young Ladies into Adulthood. Group Home The main goal set for the group home, is to help young women, between 14-21 years of age, become self sufficient. After discussing plans with their church and the Department of Human Services, they realized there would be more to consider than they thought...
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...reads about Grendel, who is a man eating monster who is feared by everyone. Grendel represents sin and evil throughout the story in various ways. Evil is first shown by the monster Grendel when, “Suddenly then the God-cursed brute was creating havoc: greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men from their resting places and rushed to his lair”. (Beowulf 120-124). Grendel lives in the darkness and has absolutely no remorse on human life. This shows a very big quality of an evil being and how the Anglo-Saxons viewed evil in forms of monsters. Evil is also thought to be greedy and according to the poem, Grendel’s “thoughts were as quick as his greed.” Christian beliefs were brought up through Grendel’s evil when mentioning his home and how he lives in hell and made his home there instead of Earth. Grendel is said to had “dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan,” (Beowulf 104-106), who in the Bible, killed his brother and destined to live...
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... 1. Business Overview 1 2. Market Overview 1 2.1. Customer Information 2 2.2. Market Information 3 2.3. Industry Information 3 2.4. Product/Service Information 4 3. Objectives 4 4. Strategy 5 4.1. Product 5 4.2. Pricing 6 4.3. Distribution 7 4.4. Promotion 7 4.5. Operational Plan 9 4.6. Sales promotion 10 4.7. Advertising 10 4.8. Public relations 10 4.9. Direct Marketing 11 4.10. Online Marketing 11 5. Budgets 11 6. Action Plan 12 7. Supporting Documentation 13 1. Business Overview | | |What does your business do and how long has it been operating? What industry is it in? What sets your business above your | |competitors e.g. different location, cheaper price, better service? Give an outline of the products or services, who will buy | |them, where you feel the business will be in two to five years and how this will be achieved? | Judy and John Abbe have made the move from the city to the country and at age fifty have purchased in the small but picturesque seaside resort of Point Vale. Judy is an excellent gardener and the rose garden at the property will provide her many hours of enjoyment. John loves the outdoor life and is a great bush walker and amateur naturalist - with the National Park bordering Point Vale,...
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...Urban farming in Detroit Turning the Motor City into Farm City Urban farming in Detroit Turning the Motor City into Farm City Subject: Intercultural Communication Studies 2nd Term Date of release: 16.02.2011 Table of Contents 1 2 3 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 4 Urban farming in Detroit .................................................................................................... 5 3.1 3.2 SWOT analysis ............................................................................................................ 5 Urban farming projects in Detroit ............................................................................... 8 4 5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 11 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................... 12 2 1 Introduction The term urban farming or agriculture recently pops up in the media. It is mainly applied regarding city development in third world countries, but as well it becomes more often a phenomena taking place in cities of industrial countries. After examining the general characteristics of urban farming...
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...aMM-522 ON_J MARKETING MANAGEMENT Marketing Plan-Final Draft for Mark Marlow Construction February 21, 2010 By Juli Elliott I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mark Marlow Construction is an independently owned and operated licensed general contractor that provides remodeling services to residential customers in the Silicon Valley, California. Mark Marlow Construction's philosophy has been to deliver a quality product on time and in budget. Their mission is: To perform for their customers the highest level of quality construction services at fair and market competitive prices. To ensure the longevity of their company through repeat and referral business achieved by customer satisfaction in all areas including timeliness, attention to detail and serviceminded attitudes. To maintain the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and fairness in their relationships with their suppliers, subcontractors, professional associates and customers. Mark Marlow Construction evaluates projects for constructability, provides cost estimates, helps maintain project scheduling, and works with owners to meet quality and time objectives. They also suggest cost effective means of construction and help select the best subcontractors for each project. Once a project has begun, Mark Marlow Construction maintains a full-time foreman who is responsible for scheduling, quality review and timeliness of subcontractors, conducting meeting and maintaining good communications with the...
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... 1. Business Overview 1 2. Market Overview 1 2.1. Customer Information 2 2.2. Market Information 3 2.3. Industry Information 3 2.4. Product/Service Information 4 3. Objectives 4 4. Strategy 5 4.1. Product 5 4.2. Pricing 6 4.3. Distribution 7 4.4. Promotion 7 4.5. Operational Plan 9 4.6. Sales promotion 10 4.7. Advertising 10 4.8. Public relations 10 4.9. Direct Marketing 11 4.10. Online Marketing 11 5. Budgets 11 6. Action Plan 12 7. Supporting Documentation 13 1. Business Overview | | |What does your business do and how long has it been operating? What industry is it in? What sets your business above your | |competitors e.g. different location, cheaper price, better service? Give an outline of the products or services, who will buy | |them, where you feel the business will be in two to five years and how this will be achieved? | Judy and John Abbe have made the move from the city to the country and at age fifty have purchased in the small but picturesque seaside resort of Point Vale. Judy is an excellent gardener and the rose garden at the property will provide her many hours of enjoyment. John loves the outdoor life and is a great bush walker and amateur naturalist - with the National Park bordering Point Vale,...
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...Marketing Plan: Super Good Sugar Scrub Traci Buxton French Salem International University August 31, 2013 Abstract: The Super Good Chocolate Love Sugar Scrub marketing campaign will focus on the development and launch of a sugar-based body polish product within the skincare line of a startup organic and natural cosmetics company named Mandy’s Garden Home. The company is primarily an e-commerce company with local product distribution and plans for later regional and national B2B marketing and distribution. The target audience is primarily a socially and fashion conscious college-educated female aged 18-34 with a household income of approximately $60,000 per year. Marketing efforts will focus on educating the target market on the benefits of using organic beauty products, heightening brand awareness, generating product interest and stimulating sales. Primary communication channels will be through digital media with limited direct mail marketing and print media content distribution. Market campaign goals include 1) market revenue of $60,000 in the next 12 months; 2) development of 500 new customers and 200 repeat customers over the next 12 months and 3) distribution of the product by three regional natural products vendors over the next 12 months. SWOT Analysis Strengths: 1) The organic and natural skin care industry is growing rapidly and the Super Good brand is well positioned to take advantage of increased interest in holistic care and wellness products (PR Newswire...
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