...vehicle soon it will run out. This kind of every will not going to last forever and it eventually will be gone for the later generation. Nonrenewable energy cause harmful effect to our atmosphere, but there are alternative to use renewable energy source replace the nonrenewable energy to reduce the opposite of what nonrenewable energy caused. The Northwest has several renewable energy options that we are using in this region. One is wind power the west coast; we have plenty of wind patterns coming from the west of the Pacific Ocean ("Wind Map", 2013). The second renewable energy source is solar power on top of the house and producing part of the electricity. Columbia River is producing hydroelectric power for the most part of the Northwest which is the top producer for the Northwest area and Bio energy in process of growing ("Northwest Power and Conservation Council", 2013). Provided with many options to pick from the Northwest offers for both type of energy. I will continue with my current electric company which they are going through buying electric from Columbia Bonneville Dam. I still need natural gas for my heating furnace and air conditioner. The option to switch out other renewable resource to replace natural gas would be expensive as the second option I would have solar power on top of roof to supplies only to heating, but for cooling I live in the north west of the United States in...
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...Burlington Northern Railroad Company: Equipment Leasing To: Rob McKenney Vice President & Treasurer BNRR From: Paul Weyandt Director of Equipment Finance BNRR Date: July 15, 1990 Subject: Lease Vs Buy Option for Auto Racks Equipment This memo is in regard to the recent proposal of leasing or buying the bi-level and tri-level Auto Rack equipment for Burlington Northern Railroad Company. As indicated before, this equipment is a great investment for our company as it exceeds our company’s 20% hurdle rate and therefore investing in them would be a great decision for the company. Hence this memo will seek to explain the optimal way to finance this investment; in other words, this memo will try and demonstrate the most beneficial way to value the auto racks in terms of whether to lease them or own them. In terms of financing the deal, the company has 3 options. 1) Owning. 2) Leasing. 3) Seasoned Equity Offering. For the Owning option, BNRR would need to raise 22 million dollars to buy the equipment, which will put immense pressure on company’s books. The loan amount will be spread across 15 years and the estimated age of the equipment is 22 years old. Some of the disadvantages that I see with this plan are: • The company is already highly levered with long term debt representing 76% of its total capital structure. We’ve maxed out our debt capacity availability and therefore adding more debt to our books is not recommendable. • Railroad...
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...Beane, to come up with an effective plan to manage SG’s inventory without requiring a large capital investment. In order to finance operations in year 2010, SG requires an external funding of $53.8 million (Exhibit 1). These expenses would further limit the company to use their existing capital in other areas such as research and development and expanding to international markets. To improve customer service levels, SG had increased the target customer fill rate to 99% and added six more leased warehouses to meet the demand more accurately. This led to an increase in the inventory levels as some warehouse managers kept extra inventory in order to meet the company target fill rate. To address the inventory problems, the following alternatives are available to SG: 1) Centralized warehousing in Waltham: This would allow SG to pool its inventory in order to meet demand. However, the...
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...Operations Management – Team Case Study Analysis Raghuvarma Pasupuleti Narasimha Vangari BUSM5463 Dr. Larry A. Walker Northwest University-Kirkland Author Note Raghuvarma Pasupuleti, MBA College of Business Management, Northwest University. This research was written in context with the Operations Management course within the MBA program at Northwest University. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Raghuvarma Pasupuleti, MBA Program, Northwest University Kirkland WA 98033. Contact: r.pasupuleti15@northwestu.edu Team Case Study Analysis Starbucks – Delivering Customer Service Starbucks – one of the fastest developing companies has its objective to be the “most recognized and respected brand in the world “. The company has built its position in the market by envisioning and creating “third place” beside home and work, where people could go to relax and enjoy others, or just be by themselves. Living up to the long term vision of founder Howard Schultz, who inspired the company to make the customer as the center of its success, company has become the giant of the coffee world. This success can be attributed to Schultz commitment who changed the coffee drinking experience in the U.S. With core values towards presenting quality coffee, atmosphere, and the best...
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...UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 001-5424 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Post Office Box 20706 Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered 58-0218548 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 30320-6001 (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share New York Stock Exchange No Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the...
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...Chicago, no Jewel-Osco, no Mariano’s, no Fresh Farms, no Tony’s Finer Foods, just a whole lot of mom and pop stores that sells lots and lots of junk foods. Though there were some options such as Cermak or the poorly-kept Walmart, none of the options were relatively good. Families and individual would have to travel a few miles just to find the next decent grocery store like a Jewel-Osco and more. My friend, Christian, lived in the Hermosa neighborhood from 1st through 4th grade and attended Schubert Elementary School and he spoke to me about his experiences of very little resources that the neighborhood had to offer. To note, he also had his mother lie about their address to Schubert so he could avoid being sent over to Nixon elementary school due to his mom’s severe dislike of the school. Him and his family would rely on International Foods and Cermak Produce as their main grocery stores nearby just to get by on a weekly basis. The likes of Jewel-Osco were considered to be more “luxurious” since the price range was out of reach for them at times. From his experiences with those groceries stores in Hermosa neighborhood to where he’s living right now which is Niles, the products offered at International Foods and Cermak Produce were nowhere near high quality as to the grocery stores offered in the northwest. Food resources are not the only comment he’s made, as he’s noted the substantial difference in quality between Schubert Elementary and the elementary school we attended, Nelson...
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...known as Sam’s Monkey Tree Pub, Diamantes Restaurant, and Diamantes Catering, is truly a jack-of-all-trades. Strategic planning (food/liquor/dry goods orders), organization (scheduling, staffing), effective leadership (working the floor with the staff), and control (staying on target with budgets, communications, sales) with his business partner, employees, and suppliers are all a crucial part of the day-to-day operations needed for these businesses’ success. Yellowknife, A small city located in Canada's Northwest Territories, is home to this growing hospitality food and beverage company. Yellowknife’s remote, albeit unique environment can be unforgiving when the cold winter months arrive; with blustering temperatures as cold as -60 degrees Celsius for several weeks at a time. During the challenging winter months, resource allocation and the ability to receive product shipments from southern Canada become the primary concern for businesses; as there are limited alternatives should an order not arrive on time, or even worse, arrive frozen solid and are deemed unusable. A city comprised of a primarily resource based economy, has suffered due to the volatility of the commodity market. The economic downturn resulting in the closure of DeBeers Snap Lake Mine in December 2015, locally referred to as "Snap Lake", resides 220km Northeast of Yellowknife, and has left over 180 members of the community without jobs (Quenneville, 2015). Sociocultural and legal trends, such as sustainable...
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...Case Study Analysis: Part A “Successful negotiation is an art, not a science. The three most important concerns and elements in any negotiation are the relationship, the risk and the value. These concerns are the real decision criteria that underlie any business transaction” (Di Frances, 2005, para. 2). Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation (CMI) was acquired by Northwest Equipment Corporation in 1978 and was a wholly owned subsidiary (Lewicki, Saunders, & Barry, 2005). Northwest Equipment Corporation acquired CMI when the parent company went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was developed to work with residential mortgage lenders in selling mortgage guaranty insurance policies throughout the United States. The following paper will briefly describe the case at hand, what role social context will play in the negotiation process, and how the social relationship that Burr, Lehman, and Kupchak will affect the negotiation. The paper will end by describing the tangible and intangible benefits, cost, and risks associated with negotiating Corporate Transfer Services (CTS). Analyzing the case of Capital Mortgage Corporation will allow a reader to define how social relationships affect negotiations, and define the benefits, costs, and risks of the negotiation process. Case Summary CMI has an interest in broadening its financial services to strengthen the company. CMI primary goal is to be the leader in the financial services industry. CMI will have to stand against the...
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...Qwest, in order to stay on top of the industry. II. SITUATION ANALYSIS Many general environmental trends are effecting Verizon, Qwest, and the communications industry as a whole. The always changing technological needs are shifting from landlines to wireless, where Verizon has seen about one in five people using their wireless phones as their primary forms of communication. However, Qwest is still generating a strong majority of its revenue from their wireline segment, and will therefore have to eventually undergo the process of shifting to wireless. Demographics also play a large role in the success of a company. While Verizon has acquired most of its customers in the densely populated northeast region, Qwest covers the West and Northwest. This western population is less dense and uses landlines more frequently than wireless. Economically, communications have undergone an industry wide decline. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the demand for high-tech products...
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...ADVANCED OPERATION RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT OF O.R. METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION METHODOLOGY IN OPERATION RESEARCH “PENGEMBANGAN METODE TRANSPORTASI DALAM OPERASI PENELITIAN” TYPE II – COMPARE & CONTRAST IQBAL TAWAKKAL - 1506694736 PROGRAM MAGISTER TEKNIK INDUSTRI - SALEMBA UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA 1. INTRODUCTION A special class of linear programming problem is Transportation Problem, where the objective is to minimize the cost of distributing a product from a number of sources (e.g. factories) to a number of destinations (e.g. warehouses) while satisfying both the supply limits and the demand requirement. Because of the special structure of the Transportation Problem the Simplex Method of solving is unsuitable for the Transportation Problem. The model assumes that the distributing cost on a given rout is directly proportional to the number of units distributed on that route. Generally, the transportation model can be extended to areas other than the direct transportation of a commodity, including among others, inventory control, employment scheduling, and personnel assignment. Transportation was one of the earliest application areas of operations research, and important transportation problems, such as the traveling salesman problem, vehicle routing problem, and traffic assignment problem, contributed to fundamental knowledge in operations research. Transportation remains one of the most important and vibrant areas of operations...
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...If you find yourself facing a price war, you'll need to understand how it started in order to respond effectively. Often the best counterattack does not. involve a retaliatory price How by Akshay R. Rao, Mark E. Bergen, and War ^ 1 I 1^ f Scott Davis N THE BATTLE TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER, companies use a wide range of tactics to ward off competitors. Increasingly, price is the weapon of choice - and frequently the skirmishing degenerates into a price war. Creating low-price appeal is often the goal, hut the result of one retaliatory price slashing after another is often a precipitous decline in industry profits. Look at the airline price wars of r992. When American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and other U.S. carriers went toe-to-toe in matching and exceeding one another's reduced fares, the result was record volumes of air travel-and record losses. Some estimates suggest that the overall losses suffered hy the industry that year exceed the combined profits for the entire industry from its inception. Price wars can create economically devastating and psychologically dehilitating situations that take an extraordinary toll on an individual, a com- HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW March-April 2000 107 How to Fight a Price War pany, and industry profitability. No matter who wins, the comhatants all seem to end up worse off than before they joined the battle. And yet, price wars are becoming increasingly common and uncommonly ...
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...Collin County is flourishing with profitable businesses, notable schools, and endless opportunities for the people living there. Because of this, Collin County’s population is growing and expanding exponentially. With an increase in population and success though, comes congestion and transportation downfalls. This is where a proven public transportation system must step up to maintain a fluid and affordable way for the population to continue traveling with ease. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit, or DART, is a transportation system located in Dallas, as well as twelve surrounding cities. It easily helps our community commute from Point A to Point B. DART Rail is the chosen transportation method for thousands of passengers. The year 2012 marked 250 million passenger trips since its opening in 1996. Currently the DART Rail is the largest electric light rail system in the nation covering a total of 90 miles with 62 stations. DART is a proven transportation system that not only eases congestion, but simplifies our community’s travels. Currently, DART Rail has five major lines; The Red, Blue, Green, Orange Lines, as well as the Trinity Railway Express. The Red Line extends from Parker Road Station to the Westmoreland Station. The Blue Line goes from Downtown Rowlett Station to Ledbetter Station which is south of Dallas. The Green Line is from North Carrolton/Frankford Station to the Buckner Station. A passenger can also take the Orange line and reach DFW airport, hassle...
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...How to Fight a Price War By Akshay R. Rao, Mark E. Bergen and Scott Davis IN THE BATTLE TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER companies use a wide range of tactics to ward off competitors. Increasingly, price is the weapon of choice – and frequently the skirmishing degenerates into a price war. Creating low price appeal is often the goal, but the result of one retaliatory price slashing after another is often a precipitous decline in industry profits. Look at the airline price wars of 1992. When American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and other U.S. carriers went toe-to-toe in matching and exceeding one another’s reduced fares, the result was record volumes of air travel-and record losses. Some estimates suggest that the overall losses suffered by the industry that year exceed the combined profits for the entire industry from its inception. Price wars can create economically devastating and psychologically debilitating situations that take an extraordinary toll on an individual, a company, and industry profitability. No matter who wins, the combatants all seem to end up worse off than before they joined the battle. And yet, price wars are becoming increasingly common and uncommonly fierce. Consider the following two examples: • In July 1999, Sprint announced a nighttime long-distance rate of 5 cents per minute. In August 1999, MCI matched Sprint’s off-peak rate. Later that month, AT & T acknowledged that revenue from its consumer long-distance business was falling,...
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...Human Resource Management Delta Case Study: Improving Delta’s Profit Margin Written by Filiz McNamara, Ogochukwu Udekwe and Vicki Troftgruben February 21, 2011 Table of Contents Page Introduction 3 External Environment 3 Internal Environment 18 Systems and Stakeholder Analysis 32 Conclusion 34 Problem Identification 36 Generation and Evaluation of Alternatives 37 Recommendation 38 Decision Implementation 39 References 40 Introduction Delta Airlines was founded by C.E. Woolman, an agriculture extension agent (Anthony, Kacmar, & Perrewe, 2010). C.E Woolman was not a banker, venture capitalist or war pilot, as many of the competing airlines were. He didn’t have the aggressive military style that many of the other airline founders had. What C.E. Woolman instilled within the employees at all levels of the organization is that people matter and should be treated fairly and equitably. This philosophy led Delta Airlines to be the leader in customer service from the company’s inception through the many mergers over the years. Through the difficult financial times when other airlines were laying off employees and filing for bankruptcy, Delta continued to pay their people well and keep them employed. There was an exception during the Ronald Allen CEO era of 1987 thru 1997. Human relations took a significant down turn during his tenure as CEO, especially during 1993 and 1994, but Delta decided to part ways with Allen and began repairing...
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...2) Situation Analysis 1.3) Market Analysis 1.4) Competitive Analysis 1.5) Company Analysis 2.0) SWOT Analysis 2.1) Strength 2.2) Weaknesses 2.3) Opportunities 2.4) Threats 3.0) Objective 3.1) Mission 3.2) Financial Objectives 3.3) Marketing Strategies 3.4) Marketing Mix 4.0) Action Plan 4.1) Product 4.2) Price 4 3) Distribution 4.4) Promotion 5.0) Financial Analysis 5.1) Sales Forecast 5.3) Marketing Expenses Budget 5.4) Control MARKETING PLAN FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MAIZE BY MARIA Co Ltd 1.0) GENERALITIES: Definition of Terms MARKETING PLAN Marketing Planning is a structure way of looking at the relationship between what an organisation has to" offer" and what the market need. It is therefore necessary to follow-up marketing options of an entire organisation(strategic planning) with many products or business units or it can be used to plan the marketing or a single product or service(marketing plan) or group of products. TRANSFORMATION: Transformation here is the act of changing maize into other forms of product. 1.1) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Maria Co Ltd buy maize from rural areas in Cameroon FOR transformed it into product like; dry powder pap, cornflakes, can fresh corn, corn flour, animal feed, starch for dry cleaners and also sell the grains. All of these make up our product line. Maria Co Ltd sell its products to regions all over Cameroon and export some to neighbouring countries like; Central African Republic, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. Our product stands...
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