... CONTENTS Solving the problem * The consultation process * Research proposal * Preliminary scope * Human resources * Financial resources * Physical resources * External research assistance * Research location * Methods used for research * Sample size * Budget * Time frame * Client interview * Research plan * Objectives * Scope * Research methods * Type of data * Sources of data * Data gathering methods * Sampling * Processing methods * Feasibility Introduction: Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally, including 45 BI-LO Supermarkets that also stock Coles private label brands, and more than 100,000 employees. Coles was founded by George James (G.J.) Coles when what was called the "Coles Variety Store" opened on 9 April 1914 in Smith Street in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood. Expansion to more stores occurred and the chain was regarded as leaders in providing value to Australian shoppers (G. J. Coles learned the retail trade working for his father's "Coles Store" business at Wilmot, Tasmania between 1910 and 1913). Coles' interest in food retailing was spurred in 1958 when it acquired 54 John Connell Dickins grocery stores. It then acquired the Beilby's chain in South Australia in 1959 and 265 Matthews Thompson grocery stores in New South Wales in...
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...Responsible sourcing ............................................................10 Australia first ............................................................................ 12 Our sustainability ................................................................... 13 Our community ....................................................................... 14 Our 3 year performance summary ..................................17 Cover image: supplier to Coles for over 20 years, apple grower Harvey Giblett of Newton Brothers Orchards, located in Manjimup, Western Australia. About us Coles is a leading national food, liquor and convenience retailer in Australia. We employ more than 102,000 team members across our brands, which include Coles and Bi-Lo supermarkets, Coles Express, 1st Choice Liquor Superstore, Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and Spirit Hotels. Our goal What we want to achieve “To give the people of Australia a shop they trust, delivering quality, service and value.” Our values What we believe in Our customers come first – always! We support each other to get things done. Our circle for success Our ways of working Our six point plan to deliver our goal How we work together Lead effectively Act collectively Support consistently...
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...Looking Beyond The Boundaries – A strategy to gain competitive advantage for the Coles Group of Australia By Aruna Kulatunga MGG9352 Management Processes and Systems. Semester 1, 2007 Looking Beyond The Boundaries – A strategy to gain competitive advantage for Coles Group Executive Summary The Coles Group of Australia has allowed its competitive advantage to slip away to rival Woolworth by failing to differentiate its core strategies and by failing to articulate well the strategies that could have been differentiated. In a bid to gain competitive advantage, this report suggests that the Coles Group should look beyond the company boundaries, extending its value chain to suppliers, partners and customers in a seamless manner, employ process like Total Quality Management and Business Process Reengineering in extending the value chain, bedded in a well structured change management programme and look towards globalisation and franchising along with such counter-intuitive, yet innovative, location strategies such as competitive clustering and saturation marketing to regain its competitive advantage. Page 2 23/10/07 Looking Beyond The Boundaries – A strategy to gain competitive advantage for Coles Group Introduction Strategy gurus Porter (1998, p. 2), Mintzberg (1994), Hamel (1998), Hamel and Prahalad, (1994) Champy and Nohria (1996) and Hammer (quoted in Champy and Nohria, (1996)) agree in principle that in order to meet business needs, specific actions need to be...
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...Analysis of the grocery industry Coles Supermarkets Australia October 2012 Analysis of the grocery industry Contents Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary.................................................................................................................. iii 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 Project approach and objectives........................................................................................ 1 Report structure ............................................................................................................... 2 2 3 Coles – an overview ........................................................................................................ 3 Economic contribution of Coles ....................................................................................... 5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Modelling approach .......................................................................................................... 5 Direct economic contribution ............................................................................................ 6 Indirect economic contribution ......................................................................................... 6 Total economic contribution .......
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...many ports are favorable conditions for the development of oil and gas industry in Viet Nam. * The political and social environment The stability of politics is one of the elements which not only contributes to help Viet Nam persevere in the developing economy policy but also make our country step in the period of peace and prosperity. Being in the stable politics, oil and gas field has many favourable conditions in order to develop turnovers as well as innovate new technology or export oil and gas to international market. * The economic environment The task of renovating economy and politics has been deployed since 1986, which helped Viet Nam change from one of the poorest country in the world with GDP under 100 dollars to 2200 dollars at the end of 2015. The rate of the poor has declined sharply from 58% in 1993 to 5% in 2015. Moreover, the index of social security is improved significantly. The strategy of economic and social development over the period of 10 years, between 2011 and 2020 will focus on reforming structure, improving not only the environment, the human resources (especially human resources serving for the modern industry field), the democracy to stabilize macroeconomic but also the institution of economic market, investing the infrastructure so that Viet Nam can become a modern industrial country. The development of economy in Viet Nam is the good condition to oil and gas field in order that it can accomplish the goal of national industrialization...
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...Chapter 1 Example 1.1 The Apex Television Company has to decide on the number of 27- and 20-inch sets to be produced at one of its factories. Market research indicates that at most 40 of the 27-inch sets and 10 of the 20-inch sets can be sold per month. The maximum number of work-hours available is 500 per month. A 27-inch set requires 20 work-hours and a 20-inch set requires 10 work-hours. Each 27-inch set sold produces a profit of $120 and each 20-inch set produces a profit of $80. A wholesaler has agreed to purchase all the television sets produced if the numbers do not exceed the maxima indicated by the market research. (a) Formulate a linear programming model for this problem. The decisions that need to be made are the number of 27-inch and 20-inch TV sets to be produced per month by the Apex Television Company. Therefore, the decision variables for the model are x1 = number of 27-inch TV sets to be produced per month, x2 = number of 20-inch TV sets to be produced per month. Also let Z = total profit per month. The model now can be formulated in terms of these variables as follows. The total profit per month is Z = 120 x1 + 80 x2. The resource constraints are: (1) Number of 27-inch sets sold per month: x1 40 (2) Number of 20-inch sets sold per month: x2 10 (3) Work-hours availability: 20 x1 + 10 x2 500. Nonnegativity constraints on TV sets produced: x1 x2 0, 0 With the objective of maximizing the total profit per month, the LP model for this problem is Maximize...
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...Riemann was a phenomenal genius whose work was exceptionally deep, creative and rigorous; he made revolutionary contributions in many areas of pure mathematics, and also inspired the development of physics. He had poor physical health and died at an early age, yet is still considered to be among the most productive mathematicians ever. He was the master of complex analysis, which he connected to both topology and number theory. He applied topology to analysis, and analysis to number theory, making revolutionary contributions to all three fields. He took non-Euclidean geometry far beyond his predecessors. He introduced the Riemann integral which clarified analysis. Riemann's other masterpieces include differential geometry, tensor analysis, the theory of functions, and, especially, the theory of manifolds. He generalized the notions of distance and curvature and, therefore, described new possibilities for the geometry of space itself. Several important theorems and concepts are named after Riemann, e.g. the Riemann-Roch theorem, a key connection among topology, complex analysis and algebraic geometry. He was so prolific and original that some of his work went unnoticed (for example, Weierstrass became famous for showing a nowhere-differentiable continuous function; later it was found that Riemann had casually mentioned one in a lecture years earlier). Like his mathematical peers (Gauss, Archimedes, Newton), Riemann was intensely interested in physics. His theory unifying electricity...
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...Marketing Management-I Assignment-I Environmental Analysis Personal Care in Amway Acknowledgment Perseverance Inspiration and motivation have always played a key role in the success of any venture. So hereby, it is our pleasure to record thanks and gratitude to the people involved. Last, but not least, we would like to thank all group members who support us throughout the assignment. Contents 1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 4 2.Micro Environmental .......................................................................................................................... 5 3.Macro Environment ............................................................................................................................ 7 4.Consumer behaviour ........................................................................................................................... 9 References ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Overview The Indian personal care industry is estimated at Rs 45000 crores. The industry is divided into personal care, fabric wash, hair care, oral cares, skin care, coloured cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances. The industry has a low entry barrier and competition is severe. Besides the large multinational players, there are...
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...of Assam. If you wish to travel to different places inside the city, catch the local transport managed by the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC). Wondering what to see in Assam? Here’s a list of some of the major attractions. Assam will serve a variety of tourist spots to satiate your interests. The Kaziranga National park has to top your bucket list. This World Heritage Site is spread across 430 sq. kms. Wildlife enthusiasts will be happy to spot tiger, elephant, the great one horned rhinoceros, the Indian bison, deer and many more. For the ornithologists, several migratory birds make their way here during winters. An interesting temple located on the Nilachal Hill in Guwahati is famous worldwide. The Kamakhya temple is over 2200 years old. According to the people here, the goddess at the temple menstruates once every year. The white cloth draped onto the goddess changes its colour at a point in time once every year. The temple is situated at an altitude of 800 ft above sea level added with a stunning view. A major biodiversity park Dibru Sikhowa national park blends the deciduous forests, swampy landmass and the rare wildlife species make a special delight for everyone. This park situated in Tinsukia in Assam houses the feral horse. Another attraction is the Haflong lake boasts about the blue hills, large and beautiful lakes. It is situated at an altitude of 1683 ft. Don’t be surprised to find fruits pineapple and oranges in abundance. No trip is complete in...
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...barrier faced by Baptist Memorial Hospital. Patient presentations over the past several years have increased substantially as well as an increase in hospital diversion and a decrease in overall patient satisfaction. The current ED operates out of 11 beds with one around the clock physician and a mid-level provider during peak times. Nurse to patient ratios are 4:1 with a dedicated charge nurse. The department also has a dedicated triage nurse, and one secretary during peak hours. The ED does not have a patient care technician or a dedicated housekeeper. So, bed turnover, equipment cleaning, and patient transport are nursing responsibilities. Over the past three years, patient monthly volumes have increased from an average of 1300 to 2200 patients. The hospital is licensed for 100 inpatient beds and...
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...Government of Andhra Pradesh COMMON SCHEDULE OF RATES AS PER A.P. REVISED STANDARD DATA FOR THE YEAR 2014-15 (Effective from 1st June, 2014) BOARD OF CHIEF ENGINEERS MASTER INDEX Sl. No. 1 2 3 Description Part-I (Irrigation & CAD Works) Part-IV ( Public Health Works) Annexure – Latest G.O. on Seigniorage Charges Page No. From 1 1 1 To 44 84 5 Office of the Engineer-in-Chief(I.W) I&cad Dept., Errummanzil,Hyderabad Procs.No.ENC/IW/P&M/EE.3/DEE-10/AE/13305/Vol.37 Sub: Ref: dt:30.05.2014 Schedule of Rates as per A.P.Revised Standard Data for the year 2014-15-Irrigation & CAD orks(Part-I),Road & Bridge Works(Part-2) and Drinking water supply schemes(Part-4)-approved-Printing& Communication of SoRs-Reg. 1)G.O.Ms.No.49,I&CAD (PW:Reforms)Dept., dt:2.3.2009 2)ENC(PH) Lr.No. 146/T1/SoR/2014-15/2014 dt. 31-05-2014 3)Industrial Consumer Price Index points obtained from Commissioner,Labour Department 4)Minutes of BOCEs meeting for Schedule of Rates held on 24.05.2014. **** The Government have approved A.P.Revised Standard Data vide ref 1st cited.The Schedule of Rates as per A.P.Revised Standard Data for the year 2014-15 is approved based on the following. The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health Department has furnished draft rates for Public Health works items and Public Health Materials vide ref 2nd cited. The Engineer-in-Chief (PR) has furnished the draft rates for Roads & Bridge items for the year 2014-15 in lieu of the...
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...Hum 111 Abstract Ancient Chinese Contributions. (1) Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions. (2) Nominate four that you believe are the most ingenious or innovative. (3) Explain why you believe these four inventions or contributions are the most useful inventions or contributions from the ancient Chinese. (4) Identify one invention or contribution that you cannot live without and explain why. The Ancient Chinese Contributions (1) Gunpowder One of the inventions created by Ancient China gunpowder as early first century and was used at that time to make medicine for perpetual rejuvenation. Black gunpowder was not invented till the end of the ninth century and was first used to make fireworks, and later the lighting of fireworks became a Chinese tradition to celebrate festivals. The gunpowder was used in weapons at the end of the 10th Century, when firearms such as exploding arrows heads, flintlock rifles and cannon became available on a large scale. During the 18th century when Western powers invaded China, the Chinese troops were still using flintlock rifles and cannons. At the end of the 14th century a Chinese named Wan Hu fitted a chair with 47 prototype self-made rockets and held a large kite in his hands. His plan was to fly into space and then float back down to the Earth using the kite. The rockets ended up exploding and killing Wan Hu but in his honor In the 1970s, the International Astronomical Union named a lunar crater after...
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...Blue Spider Problem: Gary was given the opportunity to be the Project Manager because of his R&Dbackground, but he doesn’t have the experience or skills to manage a project. Technicalbackground itself will not make an efficient project manager. Major Issues: 1. Gary focused too much on R&D works or administrative paper works without abalance.2. Error on financial planning.3. No standby schedule when the formal one was interrupted by predictably possiblechanges.4. Lack of communication with the Lord since the beginning which leaded to cost morethan double time on communication after that.5. Gary can not find Gable when he needed support. And Gable intervene the projectseveral times without noticing Gary, which makes the project management worksmore chaos, it leaded to reschedule or re-do works at the last minute. Recommendations: 1. Paul’s job is to take most responsibility for the R&D works. Additional staff can takeresponsibility for additional administrative paper works. Gary can spend most of histime on managing the whole project through managing other people.2. Discussion with Elliot will be useful before submitting any plan to top managers.3. Make a standby schedule for different stages and hand out to every department withthe formal schedules. Standby schedule can be made based on slack time or differenttime for specific task.4. Meet with Lord at every stage of the project. Can use electronic detailed schedule andtask sheets and...
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