...Running Head: BENEFITS AND DRIVERS PROPOSAL Benefits and Drivers Proposal Michelle Straughter, Shannon James, Andy Ledford, Dre Henderson, Jeff Koll April 8, 2014 University of Phoenix Theresa OI/361 Benefits and Drivers Proposal Team C has chosen Riordan to conduct the proposal. In this discussion, Team C will find how Riordan can benefit from a new focus on creativity and innovation. As a team of consultants we wanting to help Riordan become a more innovative organization. The proposal will identify the internal and external drivers of innovation for the organization. The proposal will describe how innovation, design, and creative thinking might benefit the organization in terms of meeting its organization objectives. Riordan is a manufacturing company that customizes designs and is also in the leading industry of plastic injection molding. The company also distributes different types of fans and precision medical devices. Riordan is a Fortune 1000 Company that employs 550 people. Innovation, design, and creative thinking are methods used by companies in order to help increase their production, increase their revenue, and establish a strong foundation for the future of the company. Innovation has an advantage over the other methods, because innovation is how companies can maintain their competitive advantage over other businesses and it has become the most important source in the competitive market. Innovation is essentially the process of creating an idea...
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...OI 361 Entire Course Purchase here http://homeworkonestop.com/OI%20361/oi-361-entire-course Product Description OI 361 Weeks 1-5 All DQ’s OI 361 Week 1 Individual Assignment Definitions Paper OI 361 Week 2 Individual Assignment Organizational Impact Paper OI 361 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Benefits and Drivers Proposal OI 361 Week 3 Individual Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment – Strategy, Process, Product, and Services Paper OI 361 Week 4 Individual Assignment Case Study Creative Thinkers Outline Paper and Presentation OI 361 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 5 Individual Assignment – Organizational Transformation Q&A OI 361 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment – Innovation Process Paper and Presentation OI 361 Entire Course Purchase here http://homeworkonestop.com/OI%20361/oi-361-entire-course Product Description OI 361 Weeks 1-5 All DQ’s OI 361 Week 1 Individual Assignment Definitions Paper OI 361 Week 2 Individual Assignment Organizational Impact Paper OI 361 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Benefits and Drivers Proposal OI 361 Week 3 Individual Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets Paper OI 361 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment – Strategy, Process, Product, and Services Paper OI 361 Week 4 Individual Assignment Case Study Creative Thinkers Outline Paper and Presentation OI 361 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment – Mental Models and Mindsets...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |OI/361 Version 1 | | |Innovation, Design, and Creativity | | |for a Competitive Advantage | Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course will provide students with a solid foundation in innovation, design, and creativity. Additionally, students will be prepared to apply relevant principles, tools, and techniques to promote and sustain organizational innovation for competitive advantage. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change...
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...A DATA MINING APPLICATION TO PREDICT THE INCOME LOSS, ITS EFFECT TO THE DAILY LIVES OF SELECTED JEEPNEY DRIVERS (PISTON-Lagro) DUE TO FARE DISCOUNTS A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Engineering and Technology New Era University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Computer Science By: JOMAR DAVE E. ASUNCION 2013 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis proposal titled “A DATA MINING APPLICATION TO PREDICT THE INCOME LOSS, ITS EFFECT TO THE DAILY LIVES OF SELECTED JEEPNEY DRIVERS (PISTON-Lagro) DUE TO FARE DISCOUNTS” prepared and submitted by Jomar Dave E. Asuncion in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Computer Science has been examined and is recommended for acceptance and approval for Pre-Oral Examination. Adviser ------------------------------------------------- Approved by the committee on Pre-Oral Examination with a grade of ____ on _____________________ Chairperson Member Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Computer Science. ENGR. MICHAEL V. BENAVIDEZ Dean Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION The Philippines is well-known for the ingenuity of its people. This is nowhere reflected than in the diversity of transport vehicle available. Jeepney which is a testimony to the craftsmanship of the Filipino. An enterprising vehicle that continues to provide livelihood for the Filipinos, cheap transportation...
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...Melinda Roberson GM520 Week 2 Homework I am choosing to write my paper on the Hours of Service of Drivers, Proposed Rule, 75 FR 82170, December 29, 2010. The administrative agency which controls the regulation is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). This proposal interests me because when I was in middle school my cousin was hit by a driver which ended her life. After extensive investigation they found that the driver fell asleep behind the wheel due to him working two days straight. This proposal will not affect me or the business in which I am working in but it will give me peace of mind if passed because no one should have to lose their loved one in such a tragic way. The proposal is to help promote safety and to protect driver health, FMCSA proposes to revise the regulations for hours of service for drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). To achieve these goals, the proposed rule would provide flexibility for drivers to take breaks when needed and would reduce safety and health risks associated with long hours. The proposed rule would make seven changes from current requirements. The proposed rule would make seven changes from current requirements. First, the proposed rule would limit drivers to either 10 or 11 hours of driving time following a period of at least 10 consecutive hours off duty; on the basis of all relevant considerations, FMCSA currently favors a 10-hour limit, but its ultimate decision will include a careful...
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...resident I have seen the damages that speeding on a Georgia highway can cause. I have had colleagues face bad accidents as a result to speeding and this regulation punishes those drivers that break the new regulation. -This law will directly affect me so much as if I was in violation of the law; I can face an additional $200 in the ticket fee just for being in violation. This fee does not include the actual speeding ticket. 2. Describe the proposal/change -The new law will increase the amount of money that an individual pays along with the speeding ticket fee. The proposal is in place to decrease the number of deaths and accidents from the result of driving above the given speed limit. 3. Write the public comment which you would submit to this proposal. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment. -I am in favor of the new super speeder regulation. I believe this law will decrease the amount of ‘speeders’ on Georgia highways. Georgia has a high rate of motor vehicle accidents a day and with a new law that will punish these drivers with higher fines, I believe that more drivers will take caution and actually slow down to the defined speeding limits. I feel the state of Georgia is obligated to encourage safe drivers and with including this new regulation, drivers will be heavily penalized if they break speeding limits. I highly stand behind this regulation. -I wish to accomplish that with this new regulation, the state of Georgia...
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...The proposal called for the contractor to design, build, finance, maintain and operate HOT Lanes on the beltway. According to the rules of the PPTA, VDOT sent out requests for proposals from competing contractors. When no other acceptable proposals where received, Flour Enterprises started the full planning process. Using the information gleaned from experience the US Department of Transportation; Federal Highway Administration publishes a “Guide for Hot Lane Development”. Flour Enterprises followed the step outlined in the booklet. Major steps in the project was the development of local community support. In this effort, they identified a target...
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...vehicle) b) This proposal by the Department of Transportation on the banning of using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle has completely captured my attention and has cause me much concern and distress. This is due to the fact that, if and when it becomes a law, it will be quite detrimental to me, my home life and my job; all of which are unequivocally dependent on me and my ableness to use the device for urgency…especially in a time restraining situation. c) I am a single mother of a teenaged daughter and am also an IT Technician for a tri-state law firm with thousands of employees in which I am responsible for and overwhelmingly depended upon. Because of my responsibility of knowing as much as possible about my daughter’s safety and well-being, I also have an uncontrollable responsibility of being able to address and troubleshoot so many unforeseen problems that arise at any given moment from my coworkers and resolve their issues verbally and immediately. Due to the urgency of these given situations, it is absolutely necessary for me to be able to answer my cell phone even if I am unfortunately driving at the time. When this law takes effect, it is very probable that it will detrimentally affect not only on me, but many individuals in which I am responsible for as well. 1. “The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones, including hand-held cell phones, by drivers of commercial motor...
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...Benefits and Drivers Proposal Your Name/Team OI/361 Date Your Instructors Benefits and Drivers Proposal When an organization is endeavoring to find ways to ameliorate their products or accommodations, they should use innovation, design, and creativity. The main goal organizations should encourage is the incrimination of innovation used throughout the organization so they will in turn maximize their profits and ultimately a successful business. Additionally, organizational objectives and will produce the same positive results. When an organization uses innovation correctly, they can create up-to-date products and accommodations their customers authoritatively mandate. “The University of Phoenix is an accredited university, which provides their staff with real-world experiences, and offers students the opportunity to attend classes on and off line” (UOPX, 2006-2011). The University of Phoenix is showing their innovation by expanding their teaching through the cyber-world. The online courses and accommodations alone have shown how understanding this organization is to their student’s responsibilities outside of class hours. By continually ameliorating their accommodations and asking feedback through their students and staff will sanction this company to stay on top of their innovations and sanction them to perpetuate to be the most accredited schools online. Innovation, Design, and Creativity Objectives The University of Phoenix is a company in which uses innovation...
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...After studying this chapter, you should be able to 1. Explain why proper “problem definition” is essential to useful business research 2. Know how to recognize problems 3. Translate managerial decision statements into relevant research objectives 4. Translate research objectives into research questions and/or research hypotheses 5. Outline the components of a research proposal 6. Construct tables as part of a research proposal CHAPTER 6 PROBLEM DEFINITION: THE FOUNDATION OF BUSINESS RESEARCH Chapter Vignette: Deland Trucking Has a “Recruitment” Problem David Deland, who has owned his trucking business for 20 years, struggles with the spreadsheet in front of him. His recruitment specialist sits glumly across from his desk, pondering what kind of response to give to the inevitable question, “Why are our recruitment costs so high?” Next to the specialist sits James Garrett, a business research consultant who has been hired by the Deland Trucking Company to get a handle on the recruitment expenses the company has seen skyrocket over the last six months. “I just don’t get it,” David sighs in frustration. “We have seen a 45 percent increase in our trucker recruitment advertising costs, and our trucker intake and orientation expenses are killing us! James, I just don’t understand what is happening here.” James and the specialist have had some initial discussions, but there is no easy way to reduce those costs without reducing the number of truckers that Deland hires. “Perhaps we can...
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...shipping and warehousing. However, the cost of shipping and warehousing are allocated to both high volume and low volume products. Therefore, this allocation method is incorrect. ii. ABC systems uses different cost drivers for different activities so that they are more accurate cause of cost because they indicate the cause and effect relationship between the cost drivers and cost objectives. Therefore, the final product will show the correct resource usage per product. We assumed that ABC systems is more appropriate for costing high volume, low volume because firstly, the activity cost pool do not have the same cost driver and secondly, two products use the activities different per unit oof products. Activity | Cost | Activity cost driver | Paper machine OPeration | | Machine Hours | Finishing machine operation | | Machine Hours | Design | | Design Hours | | | | iii. Total cost of Sand W: $1,160,000 ( $500,000+$600,000) Total quantity of LVP: $40,000 (20%* $200,000) Fee of S and W: 1,160,000/40,000= 29/ton iv.we disagree with Tuan proposal because his idea just focuses on the average profit of both high and low volume product. However, it may be correct in term of marketing side. The reason why Tuan gives this proposal b/c he compares the profit between high and low volume products: - Low volume products; lower sale, higher...
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...Business Proposal ECO/561 May 11, 2015 Business Proposal Introduction Transportation has evolved tremendously in today’s world. If someone does not have a way of transportation, there is a taxi service available and now a business called Uber. Uber is a company that is available to consumers to request a ride and pay via the mobile app. Uber is available in more than 50 countries and is expanding. This seemed to be very convenient to the consumers because they can go anywhere and even reserve a driver for a day for an individual price. Market Structure There are four basic types of market structure. They are as followed; Perfect Competition, Oligopoly, Monopoly, & Monopsony. Uber is fundamentally a marketplace, where supply is controlled not by the company but by the legion of independent contractors and transportation providers with whom they work. (Gurley, n.d.) That being said, their market structure is an Oligopoly because Oligopoly has to do with several large sellers who have some control over their prices. Elasticity of the product Price elasticity is imperative. Uber’s analysis and research have shown that both the supply curve and the demand curve are highly elastic (Gurley, n.d.). Uber lets the customers do the talking since the goal is to please them. Price elasticity tells how much of an impact a change in price will have on the consumers’ willingness to buy that item (Tuck, 2015). If the price is too high for the consumer, then they will most likely...
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...Board of Canada Secretariat website at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca. This document is also available in alternative formats on request. Table of Contents Introduction 1 Authority Signatures 2 Executive Summary 3 Phase 1: The Strategic Context 4 1 Business Needs and Desired Outcomes 4 1.1 Strategic Environment 4 1.1.1 Organizational Overview 4 1.1.2 Business Need 4 1.1.3 Drivers for Change 4 1.1.4 Business Outcomes 4 1.2 Strategic Fit 4 1.3 Detailed Description of the Business Need 5 1.3.1 Problem/Opportunity Statement 5 1.3.2 Prioritized Requirements (High Level) 5 1.3.3 Assumptions 5 1.3.4 Constraints 5 1.3.5 Dependencies 5 1.4 Scope 5 1.4.1 Boundaries 5 1.4.2 Stakeholder Analysis 5 Phase 2: Analysis and Recommendation 7 2 Preliminary Options Analysis 7 2.1 Evaluation Criteria 7 2.2 List the Possible Options 7 2.2.1 The Status Quo 7 2.2.2 Describing the Option 7 2.3 Screening of Options 7 2.4 Rationale for Discounted and Viable Options 7 3 Viable Options 9 3.1 Alignment 9 3.1.1 Strategic Alignment 9 3.1.2 Alignment with Desired Business Outcomes 9 3.2 Costs 9 3.3 Cost-Benefit Analysis 9 3.4 Implementation and Capacity Considerations of Viable Options 9 3.4.1 Contracting and Procurement 9 3.4.2 Schedule and Approach 9 3.4.3 Impact 10 3.4.4 Capacity 10 3.5 Risk 10 3.5.1 Option Risk Summary 10 3.5.2 Risk Register 10 3.6 Benchmark 10 3.7 Policy and Standard Considerations 10 3.8 Advantages and Disadvantages 11 4 Justification and Recommendation...
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...Transportation has put forth a proposal that all urban traffic participants have to wear helmets to prevent possibly deadly damage to their heads. Since the proposal was first revealed, it has not only won some support but also battled doubts and disinterest from the public. Supporters assert that people should wear a helmet when driving for the sake of their own safety and others'. A helmet helps prevent further damage to driver's head, which might lead to serious brain hurt or instant death, when he or she lands in an accident. Statistics on victims of traffic accidents who stayed alive thanks to wearing helmets has lent credence to their claim. Moreover, wearing a helmet also serves as a protection of all family members' life. A loss of one member more or less poises a serious threat to family's bonds, relationships and happiness. A whole family will be in grave peril if the breadwinner - the main member supporting that family - is lost owing to traffic accident. However, critics say that this proposal will do little to enhance the grave traffic situation in Vietnam. The real benefit in wearing helmets is usually the main bone of contention. Helmets, some argue, will provide a limited and unclear view - not to mention decreased hearing ability - for those who use them. And, this might even lead to more drivers’ mishandling in streets and finally, more traffic accident. Further, lack of convenience is also a frequently used reason for not approving this proposal. It is not comfortable...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Worldwide Paper Company Longwood Woodyard Proposal Blue Ridge Mill is considering the addition of a new on-site longwood woodyard in 2006. This proposal is expected to gain two primary benefits during its 6 years economic life: to bring substantial cost saving by eliminating the need to buy shortwood from outside suppliers and produce its own shortwood to sell in open market. After executing detailed and sensitivity analysis, the project is expected to create value for shareholders at Worldwide Paper Company. The valuation method for the project is forecasting the future free cash flows generated from the project and calculating its net present value (NPV). This project has a positive NPV of $936,147, and an internal rate of return (IRR) at 11.44% which is larger than the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) at 9.85%. Consequently, the investment is expected to be able to maximize shareholders’ wealth by generating positive future cash flows. The WACC of the company is estimated based on its cost of debt and cost of equity. After tax cost of debt is computed from the bank loan rates (LIBOR +1%) at 6.38% and 10-year-bond rate at A rating at 5.78%. Cost of equity is based of the 10-year US government bonds rate at 4.60%, historical average of market risk premium at 6.0% and beta at 1.1 because these data are considered most relevant to the company. Capital structure weights of the company is based on market value. Specifically, equity value...
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