...Customers are the life of a business, so contact with customers is a top priority. Business continuity is much more than just a fancy word for "backup" — although some organizations treat it that way. A comprehensive business continuity plan (BCP) provides a roadmap for continuance and/or restoration of mission-critical functions during and after a disaster, such as a fire, flood, tornado or even a disease epidemic.Your BCP must be thought out, written down, and distributed to key personnel well ahead of any incident that could cause a disruption to your operations. Copies should be stored off-site — an obvious but often overlooked requirement. Here are 10 things a good BCP includes. —more—Note: This information is available as a PDF download. #1: Analysis of potential threats Your company's response to a disaster will depend on both the nature and the extent of the disaster. Some threats, such as a tornado or flood, may physically destroy your IT infrastructure. Others, such as pandemic disease, affect human resources while leaving buildings and machinery intact. A cyberterrorism attack might bring down your network but not affect the functionality of the hardware or your personnel. A bombing may destroy both human life and network components. A power outage could render your equipment unusable, but do no lasting damage. Thus your plan should cover contingencies for as many threat types as possible. #2: Areas of responsibility A key component in any...
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...wireless service to more than 1million customers in an around the US. ABC Wireless has been in business for 22 years. Our yearly revenue is about 100M. We have 5 thousand employees in the US. The company is very proud of its network and emphasizes the reliability of its network compare to its competitors. It has 2,589 cell sites comprising of HVAC units, Generators, and RF equipment. Maintaining this equipment is crucial to our network performance. Each cell site has from 1-4 HVAC units along with a permanent generator. Our equipment generates a lot of heat and will shut down if the shelter that houses the equipment gets above 95degrees. This is why our HVAC units are so essential. Our generators are used as emergency backup whenever we lose commercial power to our cell sites. This is also important to our business. The generator and HVAC are significant to keeping our telecommunication equipment running at all times. We are a telecommunication company and all of our employees are skilled in wireless equipment operation, maintenance, and installation. Our core business is geared towards wireless innovation, maintenance, operation and most of all quality customer experience on our network. In order for us to concentrate on the best customer experience we can offer to our customers, while also cutting down on non-core products, we have decided to use BPO to contract HVAC services, generator services, RF tower crew, lawn service, de-installation of our un-used equipment along with...
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...Works, Inc. Previously he had been the marketing manager for a large manufacturing company and had established a reputation for identifying new consumer trends. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for manufacturing large, heavy-duty generators at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its generators can be easily modified or customized for different applications. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. The company is considering an expansion of its current product line to include refrigerator and maybe, sometime in the future, consumer appliances. Mr. Burton feels that due to high energy prices, consumers will be more willing to consider purchasing new efficient appliances. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for its innovation and ability to produce high quality products at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its manufacturing processes are adaptable to other durable goods. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. 2 Profile of Tesca Works Tesca Works, Inc. was established by the Smith brothers in 1880 as the Logging Saw Company. The firm started manufacturing large steam saws to serve the logging industry which processed lumber. Their customers were construction companies that provided housing for the population increase in California. The Smith brothers...
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...Works, Inc. Previously he had been the marketing manager for a large manufacturing company and had established a reputation for identifying new consumer trends. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for manufacturing large, heavy-duty generators at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its generators can be easily modified or customized for different applications. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. The company is considering an expansion of its current product line to include refrigerator and maybe, sometime in the future, consumer appliances. Mr. Burton feels that due to high energy prices, consumers will be more willing to consider purchasing new efficient appliances. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for its innovation and ability to produce high quality products at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its manufacturing processes are adaptable to other durable goods. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. Profile of Tesca Works Tesca Works, Inc. was established by the Smith brothers in 1880 as the Logging Saw Company. The firm started manufacturing large steam saws to serve the logging industry which processed lumber. Their customers were construction companies that provided housing for the population increase in California. The Smith brothers...
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...Works, Inc. Previously he had been the marketing manager for a large manufacturing company and had established a reputation for identifying new consumer trends. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for manufacturing large, heavy-duty generators at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its generators can be easily modified or customized for different applications. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. The company is considering an expansion of its current product line to include refrigerator and maybe, sometime in the future, consumer appliances. Mr. Burton feels that due to high energy prices, consumers will be more willing to consider purchasing new efficient appliances. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for its innovation and ability to produce high quality products at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its manufacturing processes are adaptable to other durable goods. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. 2 Profile of Tesca Works Tesca Works, Inc. was established by the Smith brothers in 1880 as the Logging Saw Company. The firm started manufacturing large steam saws to serve the logging industry which processed lumber. Their customers were construction companies that provided housing for the population increase in California. The Smith brothers...
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...| Generator | | | | | | When a company such as Generator decides to invest in a foreign market with distinctly nondomestic cultural norms such as China and Thailand, it would be well served to investigate and develop a negotiation and communication strategy that will mitigate these differences in a way that will not unduly jeopardize the success of its new endeavors. While they considered the differences in the legality of their overseas standing, it is obvious that Generator failed to develop a plan that accounted for the cultural hurdles before entering into these partnerships. By entering into these partnerships they effectively mitigate the limitations of corporate ownership in these countries. In contrast, their lack of understanding and adapting to foreign ways of thinking has resulted in the potential alienation and humiliation of their partners. With their failure to proactively administer to these cultural differences Generator must now address these issues downstream. Ideally they would have fashioned their forward-looking communications in a manner that acknowledged the difference between Chinese and Thai culture and approached them from two different standpoints. By segmenting one country from the other they will have the opportunity to facilitate constructive negotiations that are culturally aligned with their intended audience. This would also encourage them to not group all Asian cultures together and repeat mistakes that they have made...
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...Startups A Small Business Start-Up Checklist 1. Conduct Research and Development *First, answer the following questions: · Is there a current or potential demand for your product or service? · Who makes up your target market? · Does the demand have potential staying power? · What does the current competition look like? · What are the anticipated production/operation costs? (This includes the average cost of any necessary supplies, equipment, and facilities as well as the cost to hire employees.) 2. Make a List of Available Resources *Determine all the assets, knowledge, and expertise that will be needed to start the business *Get an adviser. For free counsel: · Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) · The Small Business Association (SBA) · Micro Mentor · Additional online business resources 3. Create a Start-up Budget *Calculate your start-up costs and complete a start-up budget worksheet 4. Develop a Business Plan *Define your company's mission, the product/service you intend to offer, the industry and market segments you want to enter, the setup and structure of your business, and a financial analysis *Some free online business resources: · Myownbusiness.org - free online business course · Small Business Association - a collection of basic articles on writing a business start-up plan. · Allbusiness.com - specific articles on business plan creation as well as some downloadable templates. · SCORE - an online business workshop · Bplans.com -...
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...Life cycle cost comparison: Primozone GM192 vs. Ozonia CFV15 A guide of how to create value for your customer. Course: ISM 13 Module 3 Pricing Authors: Blume, Anna 900711 Collu, Giulia 850511 Tutor & Examiner: Hand in date: 1 Caesar, Peter 15-01-15 Primozone Abstract This paper is aimed at providing a comparison of the total cost of owner ship (TCO) of two comparable products through the tool of a lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA). The compared products are ozone generators from Primozone and Ozonia. Firstly the importance of pricing is presented followed by the discussion of the four most common pricing approaches and the best pricing method according to literature to achieve high margins is introduced. The described topics will be explained in detail in the theoretical framework followed by a comprehensive description of how value based pricing can be put into practice through economic value analysis and quantification and be therefore used as sales arguments based on the LCCA presented in Appendix A. The parameters for the LCCA were chosen with the help of the head of sales of Primozone, Jürgen Bischhaus. The collected data are presented in Chapter 4 and implemented into the excel spreadsheet in Appendix A. Several changing parameter scenarios were applied with the result that Primozone outperforms Ozonia in each of them except energy consumption, which are marginally higher, but not significantly. This also results in the ability...
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...To illustrate, suppose, on January 1st, 2001, XYZ Company paid $ 10,000 cash in order to purchase some equipment this is called expenditure and is journalized as follows: Cash $ 10,000 Equipment $ 10,000 However, on December 31st, 2001, XYZ shall allocate a certain value of the initial investment of equipment to be placed as an expense to show that a certain portion of the equipment has been already used to contribute to Company's revenue. Suppose that this amount was determined to be $ 650. This very amount is called an expense and is journalized as follows: Depreciation Expense-Equipment $ 650 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment $ 650 According to the matching principle, all expenses must be recorded in the same accounting period as the revenue that they helped to generate. In the hotel industry, expenses are divided into two main categories: • Direct Expenses: These are the expenses that vary with the level of production. For example, in the Food and Beverage department, the Cost of Food Sales is a direct expense. For, the more dishes we serve, the more cost of Food Sales the Hotel incurs. Moreover, in the Telephone Department, the Cost of Calls is a direct expense. For, the more we connect guests to whatever destination wanted, the more cost of calls the hotel incurs. At this very stage a bracket would be opened to explain that there is a primordial difference between revenue generator...
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...BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN (BCP) Business Continuity Plan (BCP) American Public University Instructor: Jenelle Davis, MS, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CSSLP September 12, 2014 Business Continuity Plan (BCP) The word Business continuity Planning is a plan that is used by businesses of all kinds in order to maintain a complete company presence for any and all customers new and old alike it will help a company in the event of a small incident all the way thru a big catastrophe for example if the company has a power outage and can’t get the systems up with a business continuity plan it would have a reasonable temporary solution for the temporary problem in order to keep the company running ,business as usual, by having a back-up generator that would have power delivered to the building and get all the systems that run on electricity back up and running until the power can be fixed or replaced on a permanent basis, this can also apply to situations that cause a more long term or permanent setback for a company and even in that instance a business continuity plan can be used as well again if the situation is more dire and the company had a problem like lead paint or asbestos or even something of a structural...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |ACC/340 Version 4 | | |Accounting Information Systems I | Copyright © 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to provide accounting students with the proper mix of technical information and real-world applications. Areas of study include fundamental concepts and technologies (what computers can do for business), the Internet, intranets, electronic commerce, information systems development, basic project management principles, decision support systems, and the benefits of computer and human synergy. 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...
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...Short business History: In his first work life (1998), he was a bamboo supplier for gate decoration. After doing this business he earned little money and from that income he saved some money every month. Few years later in 2003, he calculated that he saved approximately 2 lacks Tk & his invested money was approximately 3.5 lacks Tk. Then he decided to switch his business as decorator shop. Then he applied city bank for starting a business & got it December in 2003. From February 2004 he has started his decoration business named ARZOO & SONS DECORATOR. Business activity, management, related companies: Mainly this is a supply based business which supplies all kinds of gate, pandal decoration instrument. It also supply cooking & feeding related instrument for any event like Marriage, Birthday Party, Seminar e.t.c. Markets, customers & suppliers, payment mode and delivery mode for clients and suppliers, competitors: Suppliers: The main suppliers are: Tanin Bestware Furniture, Lalbag Branch. Bangladesh Melamin Industries, Kintu metal Store, New Market. Lal mia Transport agency e.t.c. Customers: The main client’s are Azimpur Estate Community Centre, Priyanka Community Centre, Hajaribag, Priyanka Community Centre, Hajaribag, Jamila khatun Community Centre, Amligola, Rupkotha Event Management Co. Elephant Road.e.t.c Payment mode and delivery mode for clients and suppliers: Customers pay by cheque and the client pays to its suppliers both in cash and by TT. The client also gets...
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...homes having solar energy being incorporated into their designs. It’s amazing to see houses being retrofitted with solar panels on their rooftops across Japan. A decade ago, Japan took the lead as the nation producing the majority power from solar energy, a lead which has expanded during the years with production passing 1.13 million kilowatts during the year of 2005. Similar to the case during the 1960s, it’s the exports that are obtaining the headlines, although it’s domestic demand that is actually countersigning the “Solar Boom”. The number one market leader in solar energy in Japan is Sharp Corporation, this industry have reinvested deeply into their production capacity, other manufactures of solar energy are mobilizing into the business as high demand continues to rise exponentially in the market, passing 20% in the growth rates. Most of the solar panels produced in Japan are sold and implemented in Japan itself. Two years ago, 100,000 households have had solar panel systems installed. Today, more than 200,000 Japanese homes have solar energy technology currently running. In Japan there are solar panels venders that...
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...More Essays. Upgrade Your Account Now. Upgrade Essays Book Notes AP Notes Citation Generator More | Hi ilaanabila Search essays Home » Business & Economy Air Asia Assignment By haixzzz, september 2011 | 9 Pages (2048 Words) | 2984 Views| | | Upgrade to access full essay This is a Premium essay for upgraded members Air Asia A. Introduction 1. Objective and scope This paper will analyze the internal and external environment of Air Asia and will look into how it uses Management Information System ( MIS ), specifically its online reservation system to gain competitive advantage. And also discuss why and how important is MIS to Air Asia in running its business. 2. The Important of MIS Low Cost Carriers (LCC) business model is based on no frills service. This means that cost savings is a critical success factor in their operations. Air Asia is no different. And Aie Asia uses MIS to runc this LCC business model. So, what is MIS? MIS is the useful information to support management in an organization so that we get what we want. And MIS tool in Air Asia is the Air Asia booking system. In the competition in the airline business, booking system is the advantage for Air Asia. “The early you book the tickets, the cheaper it will be.” This early booking promotion kills two birds with one stone. It gives customers opportunity for cost savings and encourages a lof of people to plan their trips early and at the same time, Air Asia can confirm a full plane as early as...
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...Poss Jim Poss is the owner of the Seahorse Power Company; a fresh startup specialized in the green energy based on environment friendly methods of power generating. Unfortunately, this choice of cleaner power based industry penalized Jim’s company as a major part of sales is seen lost. Jim accumulated experience and knowledge through many occupied jobs but the significant one was at Solectria, a manufacturer of transportation and energy systems. Opportunity follow up: Jim sent a proposal to Spire Corporation about the solar-powered trash compactors. However, Spire managers were rather interested in the idea to be presented as a marketable business plan. Jim was pursing an MBA program at that time which helped him somehow to achieve the required business plan. After many tries, Jim was unable to present a well established plan to convince Spire executives. They claimed the lack of end user visibility of the product. Jim finally let himself be convinced by wind-based energy and started looking at resources needed by this kind of ventures. Trash industry attractiveness: Jim went then to concentrate on trash industry and he rapidly observed huge waste of labor and energy resources in the traditional processes of garbage collection, transportation. Billions were spent in 2000 and 2001 according to the market study done by Jim. He and Alex were the looking closely to expand this business opportunity to include retail and food establishments. ...
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