...Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.1 Issue 2 1.2 Anticipated outcomes 2 1.3 Recommendations 2 1.4 Justifications 2 2. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS TEAM 2 3. PROBLEM DEFINITION 2 3.1 Problem Statement 2 3.2 Organisational Impact 2 3.3 Technology Migration 2 3.3.1 Hardware and Software Procurement 2 3.3.2 Systems 2 3.3.3 Development 2 3.3.4 Migration/Roll-out 2 3.3.5 Training 2 4. PROJECT OVERVIEW 2 4.1 Project Description 3 4.2 Goals and Objectives 3 4.3 Project Benefits 3 4.4 Project Constraints 3 4.5 Risk Management 3 4.6 Project Milestones 3 5. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT 3 6. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 3 7. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS 3 8. APPROVALS 3 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This business case summaries how we will address the present business, benefits of this project, and justifications and recommendations of the project. It also provides detailed project goals, performance measures, assumptions, constraints, and alternative options. 2.1 Issue Beacon Vale Community Frail Care Centre is a semi-private NGO, which means they are not fully funded by the government and they need further assistance from the public e.g. via donation and fundraising from businesses and the community. Lack of awareness from the public is the biggest constraint that hinders the organization from receiving funding from the public. Improving their website and giving them a presence in social networks is an important step to solve this problem and will...
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...Table of Contents Introduction – Beacon Lighting Corporation Pty Ltd………………………………………..6 PROFITABILITY & RETURN Gross profit margin …………………………………………………………………………..7 Net profit margin ……………………………………………………………………………..8 EFFICIENCY Debtor days ratio ........................................................................................................................9 Creditor days ratio........................................................................................................................9 SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY & LIQUIDITY Current ratio ...................................................................................................................………..10 Quick or acid test ratio .........................................................................................................……11 LONG TERM SOLVENCY & STABILITY Debt to equity ratio ..........................................................................................................………12 Debt to assets ratio ......................................................................................................... ...…......13 MARKET BASED Price/ Earnings (P/E)................................................................................................................... 14 Earnings Yield............................................................................................................................. 14 Conclusion ..........................................................
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...Introduction The strategy cost involved in setting up a business that provides a customer service, market service of setting a business of a product. In this paper, we discussed the comprehensive analysis of the existing product on the market, then indicating my own business analysis that fits in the existing market. The paper also discussed the financial information of the existing product and a new product. The paper also highlights the vital role playing by the product owner in setting a business. The paper also includes and take into consideration of having new business strategies in finding new clients, keeping existing clients and long-term planning to develop a sustainable product. In last, the paper concludes by providing the recommendations for the launch of new product. Background Unique Tea is a flavored tea that will be launched in the UK market. The product is of a unique colour that is meant to stand out, and the taste is meant to give the consumer a fruity taste. The serving of Unique Tea is ideal when it is cold and fresh In essence, the purpose is to come across as a refreshing drink. To this end, the production of Unique Tea includes the use of natural fruits and extracts from naturally occurring organic elements. The marketing strategy for Unique Tea highlights the organic and Rainforest friendly nature of Unique Tea’s production process. Comprehensive Analysis [pic] Following are the market share of the existing companies of Tea bags....
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...dedicated to provide products and services of such quality that our customers will receive superior value while our employees and business partners will share in our success and our stock-holders will receive a sustained superior return on their investment." "It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business." —Gertrude Stein I quote this phrase from Gertrude Stein because reading, talking, analyzing and explaining a big company vision and mission makes you understand what this company create not only for their costumers but what they can share with their employees and families. But why is important for a company have a vision and mission? A vibrant Vision of the company clearly and precisely affords an understanding of what your business is all about. Establishing the elementary principles of how you are going to accomplish your Vision defines the Values of the organization. Without Values in place, the company is unable to induce clear and directional decisions based on the long-term prosperity. For the Plan to be successful leaders must be prepared to become walking, talking exemplifications of the company’s Vision and Values. Building on the Values of the organization, a Leader should proceed to composing a Mission Statement. The Mission Statement’s resolve is to provide a directional beacon that shapes and guides business Strategies. Through an...
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...Business Strategy John Smith [pic] Submission Date: 21 March 2012 PREFACE At the time of writing, this report was an accurate reflection of ****, a Grade 1 ‘Oustanding College”. However, in March the college underwent an Ofsted inspection for which the outcome is not yet known. Introduction NBBC is a large provider of further education, higher education and work-based learning with around 900 staff (644 full-time and substantive part-time) and an annual income of approximately £29 Million. In 2010/11, the College provided for a diverse age range of learners from 5 – 88 years, with approximately 3,140 full-time, over 10,000 part-time and in excess of 2,300 work-based learners. The College’s vision is to: • Continue to be graded ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED with student success rates being in the top 5% for all general further education colleges; • Increase its market share in North Yorkshire and South Leicestershire and be recognised nationally for specialisms in Creative Arts, Logistics and Transport and the Built Environment; • Generate operating surpluses which enable investment to secure a continuing improvement in the experience of all students at the College and to increase the College’s impact within our local communities. The College currently operates on two main sites, Bradford and Leeds, as well as outreach centres at Filey, Bermuda...
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...affecting international businesses today (Ghauri and Cateora 2010). This essay will take into account these forces and will both analyse Cottle-Taylor’s market position based on the Marketing Mix (Perreault, Cannon and McCarthy, 2011) and suggest recommendations to maximise success in the Indian market. Analysis Product Consumer attitudes towards oral hygiene are changing in India as noted in a PEST analysis (appendix 1), which means Cottle-Taylor need to examine their current product portfolio to understand where profitable growth opportunity exists. Cottle-Taylor offer a wide range of products under four categories, enabling the brand to reach varied demographics, a strength highlighted in the Strengths and Weaknesses Analysis (appendix 2). The size and amount of product variety available in each range differs which as well as consumer demographics explains the difference in total sales for each range. Notably there is unequal share of profit within each range too; consulting the Product Line Analysis (Appendix 3), for example shows that 50% of the mid-range toothbrushes account for 73% of the total range’s profit. This suggests Cottle-Taylor have one or two very strong beacon products; however it simultaneously raises questions about the rest of the product offering. A BCG Matrix (appendix 4) highlights which of Cottle-Taylor’s products are currently the most successful in India in a simple...
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...monitor and track completion of training by Associates, review training reports and communicate training issues to Management. I also communicate Company personnel information and coordinate personnel-related activities by auditing personnel files; entering, checking and processing payroll; coordinating, recruiting, hiring, training and evaluation processes; facilitating training and maintaining personnel and employment documentation. My current role in the company is an operations zone supervisor. Unlike my counterparts that deal with the merchandising of the store, I deal with the operations aspect. I now see the different aspects of the company and can see how upgrading to VoIP, Video Conferencing, SAN's, and gigabit can help in this business. By adding a SAN's will reduce a lot of stress and information would be centrally located in one place. Conference calls are used a lot in this company so by using video conference calls they will be able to communicate more...
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...national and international levels. YVW's ability to consistently deliver innovative projects and to demonstrate sustainability leadership in the water industry is the outcome of a decade-long focus on organisational learning and change. This case study describes three inter-related aspects of YVW's approach: 1. Organisational culture. Since 2001, YVW have been implementing management initiatives to create a more open and collaborative organisational culture that has fostered innovation and creativity. 2. Integration of environment as a strategic issue. In 2003 YVW established “environment” as one of four key elements of the organisation's strategic intent and continued to integrate environmental considerations into core business decisions. 3....
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...Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011 – 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Federal Health IT Vision and Mission Federal Health IT Principles Goal I: Achieve Adoption and Information Exchange through Meaningful Use of Health IT Goal II: Improve Care, Improve Population Health, and Reduce Health Care Costs through the Use of Health IT Goal III: Inspire Confidence and Trust in Health IT Goal IV: Empower Individuals with Health IT to Improve their Health and the Health Care System Appendix A: Performance Measures Appendix B: Programs, Initiatives, and Federal Engagement Appendix C: HIT Standards and HIT Policy Committees Information Flow Appendix E: Statutes and Regulations Appendix F: Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Appendix G: Acronyms ONC Acknowledgements Notes 3 6 7 8 21 28 36 49 51 65 67 70 74 77 77 78 Goal V: Achieve Rapid Learning and Technological Advancement 43 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 3 Introduction he technologies collectively known as health information technology (health IT) share a common attribute: they enable the secure collection and exchange of vast amounts of health data about individuals. The collection and movement of this data will power the health care of the future. Health IT has the potential to empower individuals and increase transparency; enhance the ability to study care delivery and payment systems; and ultimately achieve...
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...You Are an Investment Analyst Jennifer Nixon Financial Accounting Accounting 557 June 16, 2013 Dr. Alfred C. Greenfield, Jr. Introduction In this paper, I am a representative from Beacon Consulting and Accounting Services. I will be performing a complete evaluation of the Pepsi and Coca Cola companies. I’ve been assigned to complete a stock market analysis that will be presented to a client as part of a professional consultation process. Background information for both companies will included in the analysis in order to provide a summary of each company. Another part of my analysis will include the examination of stock trends for both companies as well as the stock trends that will be based from the initial public offering day to January 1, 2012. I will also display current events that are surrounding both companies to better assist in the analysis. Finally, the financial statements of each company will be analyzed. After all of the information has been gathered, it will be reviewed in order to make a recommendation as to which company will be the best investment opportunity for the client. Analyze each company’s history, product / services, major customers, major suppliers, and leadership and provide a synopsis of each company. Coca Cola was founded in 1886, John Pemberton invented the first prototype of soda. Over a century later, The Coca-Cola Company has produced more than 10 billion gallons of syrup. The company is the world’s leading manufacturer...
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...“PRIVACY INVASION IN FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS” RUSELLE ALFECHE ARVEY JAYE CABAUATAN JOSHUA DELA CRUZ 2:00 – 3:30/ TTH CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Having online accounts is common to every individual today. Most have established their social life in the internet. However cyber bullying is very common. In 2011, Zottola and Tenenbaum explain how a person can destroy your privacy on the internet. Some Kidnapped because of the information see in one’s personal account on the internet. The problem of many online users’ right now is how to avoid the so-called “privacy invasion” particularly on Facebook and Twitter. According to Tagvoryan & Briones in 2009, the explosion of social networking sites on the Internet has raised many questions regarding this expectation of privacy for users. Recent legal developments around the world provide insights into the future interpretation of the Fourth Amendment’s “expectation of privacy” as it applies to the users of these websites. Hughes, Horn, Debatin and Lovejoy in 2009 illustrates particularly how useful Facebook and Twitter for viewing this evolving legal landscape, two of the most popular social networking sites. Specific privacy concerns of online social networking include inadvertent disclosure of personal information, damaged reputation due to rumors and gossip, unwanted contact and harassment...
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...Foundation’s Principal Partners Ricardo Blaug Amy Kenyon Rohit Lekhi Contents Executive Summary Introduction 1. What is stress? 1.1 Defining stress 1. Explaining stress 1.3 Stress and ill-health 2. An epidemic of stress? .1 The extent of stress . The costs of stress .3 The victims of stress .4 The causes of stress 3. Why now? 3.1 Stress, work and contemporary life 3. Stress and happiness 3.3 Stress and social status 4. The sceptics 4.1 Problems of method and measurement 4. Putting stress in perspective 4.3 Therapy culture? 5. Legal and policy contexts 5.1 Stress and the law 5. Stress and public policy 6. Interventions 6.1 What does the evidence say? 6. Focussing on prevention Conclusion Bibliography 4 12 14 14 17 19 25 5 6 8 31 35 35 38 43 47 47 5 58 62 6 68 71 71 79 88 89 Stress at Work List of Tables, Figures and Boxes Table 1: Effects of stress on bodily functions Figure 1: Model of work-related stress Figure : The impact of workplace demands on physiological and psychological performance Figure 3: How stressful is your work environment? Figure 4: Overwork concern in organisations Figure 5: Self-reported Illness accentuated by work Figure 6: Estimated days lost due to self-reported work-related injury or illness Figure 7: Work-related mental ill-health Figure 8: Percentage of organisations where workers identify stress to be the leading hazard of concern by sector Figure 9: Percentage reporting high levels of work-related stress by educational...
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...animals or people have communication channels which do not require human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction for interaction? The Internet of Things(IoT) helps create an environment in which machines can interact amongst themselves or with living beings (human, animals and plants), where each entity is provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without any human-to-human or human-to-machine interaction (Wigmore, 2014). IoT is a generic term and all entities play an active role owing to their connection to the Internet. It provides access to information, media and services, through wired and wireless broadband connections. The IoT feeds from the connections set up between the Consumer, Business and Industrial Internet to help create new services leading to smart, efficient and more intelligent environment. The Internet of Things is not a single technology, rather it’s a conglomerate of different things and providing solution based on integration of information technology (Vermesan and Friess, 2013). Apart from being used in new applications, the IoT also generates large amounts of data which can be put to use in various...
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...Situational Analysis and Marketing Plan: Coca-Cola Steve Lenart MKTG 730: Marketing Analysis Foundation (F14) I. History The Coca-Cola Company may be one of the world's most recognized companies and it all started back in 1886. Dr. John S. Pemberton was a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. He created a “soft drink” that utilized flavored syrup combined with carbonated water (Coca Cola History, 2014). The first people that tried it considered it, “excellent.” Now that he knew he had a winning recipe, he needed a clever name. He was discussing names with his bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, when they came upon a breakthrough. The term Coca-Cola comes from two of the drink's ingredients. The recipe called for “coca” from the coca plant, and also used “kola” nuts. Just like that, the name of the product was born. Pemberton passed away in 1888, only two years after creating Coca-Cola. Before is death, he sold portions of his business to many parties and the majority of the business to Asa Candler. Mr. Candler was responsible for distributing the product beyond Atlanta, Georgia. Demand quickly grew, and a soda fountain owner is credited with first implementing a bottling system for Coca-Cola. The unique contoured bottle was trademarked in 1977. The company is still based out of Atlanta, Georgia, but by today's standards is an extremely large, multi-national conglomerate that has tremendous reach throughout the globe. It would be very foolish when discussing...
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...Pegasus Travel.com: Fasten Your Seatbelts!* A Business Plan Analysis and Simulation I. Introduction Pegasus Travel.com 1975 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446 P.O. Box 1234, U.S.A. (617) Pegasus Co-owners: Kimberly Peters J. H. Welch Christa Bentley Yoriko Nomo Sandrine Bouchet Description of Business: This Company will cater to the need of people age 55 and over who want the flexibility in traveling by groups or individually. Services will include a web site where customers can create their own customized vacation package or choose from the pre-set travel packages of the week and chat with people who are also interested in traveling with them. Customers will also be able to locate travel buddies if they have an idea of a destination, but do not have a large enough group for traveling. Financing: Initial financing required is $2,105,185, and will be received from venture capitalists and bank loans that will be paid off over 12 years. The invested money from venture capitalists and bank loans will allow Pegasus Travel, Inc. (“Pegasus”) to cover office space, office equipment and supplies, advertising, technology development, salaries and wages and utilities. This report is confidential and is the property of the co-owners listed above. It is intended only for use by the person to whom it is transmitted and any reproduction or divulgence of any of its contents without the prior written consent of the Company is prohibited. II. Executive Summary...
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