...A Case Analysis on Prime Meat, Inc. (Bea’s Pricing Dilemma) Submitted by: Adajar, Julia Martha Alcachupas, Paul Joshua Crisostomo, Kenneth Ezechiel Donato, Ma. Lorena Leynes, Vonn Orland Saputil, Gemaicca Laudato Viernes, Marielle Almira I. POV Bea Lim * Bea Lim is the current marketing assistant of Prime Meat, Inc. * She was the initiator of creating new marketing strategies from Prime Meat products. * Unlike other characters mentioned in the case, Bea Lim gathered information through market research thus letting her have a grasp of the market’s perception of the product. II. Relevant Case Facts * The Executives of the company want to create a better image for their products considering their acceptability in the market. * Mr. Jay de los Reyes, the Marketing Manager has commented that current prices are lower than similar products in the market. * Prime Meat, Inc. is a big spin-off from the big feedmilling business of LCM Company located in Lipa City, Batangas. * The current volume of production in Lipa City, Batangas is 10 metric tons. * They are considering to transfer their production plant in Santo Tomas to increase the volume of production to 30 metric tons. * Their product line consists of the following: bacon, bologna, cheesedog, chicken longganisa, embutido, hamburger, hotdogs, pork tapa, tocino, sisig, skinless longganisa, glazed ham, sweet ham, smoke longganisa, and Christmas ham. * Among these products...
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...A Company Study on Operation Management Submitted by: Rhoanne Cabangal Lyza Hollero Lesly Zaren Jamotillo Josephine Ledoux Verra Marri Roque Dienel Rastica Torrecampo I. Company Profile and Background A. History and Evolution Alberto's Pizza started its humble journey in Cebu. It is located in Rodriguez St., Cebu City just across a Hospital and was established on February 28, 2008. It is founded by a group of friends interested on establishing their own business to earn additional income, thus Alberto's Pizza. It is an establishment that focuses on the delivering pizza to customer's doorstep due to a small place and limited facilities. Eventually, a lot of people began to patronize their pizza because of its good quality, affordable price and great service that results to its rapid growth and success. Now they have 36 branches all over the Visayas and in Mindanao, and on August 15, 2012 they opened a new branch here in Iloilo. It is located in E. Lopez St., Jaro, Iloilo City. B. Mission/Vision To serve the public with a good quality and very affordable pizza, and providing decent jobs to less fortunate people. C. Organizational Structure The figure above is the organizational structure of the restaurant. The highest position in the structure is the owner. Under the owner is the manager and supervisor. The manager is in charge of the administrative side of the business, while the supervisor is in charge of the business operation and reports to either...
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...QUALITY LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - PANAMA MASTER IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EM 613 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT GROUP PROYECT “OPTIMIZATION OF HAM PRODUCTION PROCESS IN PROCESSED MEAT INDUSTRY ALIMENTOS CÁRNICOS DE PANAMÁ S.A.” MEMBERS: CRUZ, ESTEFANÍA Id. 8-831-2043 CRUZ, JOSÉ Id. 8-785-79 CHANIS, NICOLE Id. 8-837-172. PALMA, MANUEL Id. 8-845-2054 IBAÑEZ, ROBERTO Id. PE-11-1044 PROFESSOR: JOHN S. USHER, PhD, PE JUNE 19, 2015. 1 INDEX INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 3 BUSINESS: ALIMENTOS CÁRNICOS DE PANAMÁ S.A. ....................................................... 3 Processed Meat Business within Grupo Nutresa ......................................................................... 3 Alimentos Cárnicos de Panamá S.A. .......................................................................................... 3 Goals: Process Optimization ....................................................................................................... 4 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 4 General Objectives: ......................................................................................................................... 4 Specific Objectives: ..............................................................................
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...Leadership Skills of General Carter Ham Leadership is the process of developing ideas and a vision, living by values that support those ideas and that vision, influencing others to embrace them in their own behavior, and making hard decisions about human and other resources. A leader is a person who exhibits the key attributes of leadership - ideas, vision, values, influencing others, and making tough decisions (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2010). Management is the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc. (Merriam-Webster, 2014). Many people confuse leadership with management and although they are usual inner twined they are not the same. Management is only the act of decision making, however leadership is a way of life. It requires one to understand, embrace, evaluate and work to improve upon though out one’s entire lifetime. It is a multifaceted, complex and constantly evolving vision that requires one to be competent in many different areas. As stated by Hellriegel and Slocum (2010) a competency is an interrelated cluster of knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by an individual, team, or organization for effective performance. Most competencies are learned behaviors that can positively or negatively affect a single person or an entire company. There are seven competencies that are found to be the most crucial for a person or company to be endowed with in order to obtain leadership success. The seven...
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...Technical Supplement 1 Linear Programming with Transportation in Operations Management LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this technical supplement, you should be able to: 1. Explain the importance of optimization to operations management 2. Demonstrate how to develop linear programming models 3. Show how linear programming models can be solved using EXCEL 4. Demonstrate 0-1, transportation, and assignment models LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Linear programming (LP) is one of the most powerful analytic tools available to improve operations management. LP provides the optimal, or best possible, solution to problems that can be formulated by a linear function subject to a set of linear constraints. This has proven extremely useful in many operations management applications, some of which are described in Table 1. TABLE 1 Linear Programming Models |Type of Model |Variables |Function to Optimize |Typical Constraints | |Product Mix |Number of products to produce |Maximize contribution to |Resource limits, such as time, | | | |profit |labor, material; Maximum or | | | | |minimum quantities | |Blending |Amount of materials to combine |Minimize cost |Resource limits; Demand...
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...P1 Describe the recruitment documentation used in a selected business If East ham shipping decides on hiring employees they have to initially advertise this vacancy. There can be a number of ways to advertise this vacancy out of the many a few may be newspaper, posters, website, web adverts and existing employees. Hypothetically if we say the vacancy is for a cashier in that case the recruitment process would be a lot quicker. The advert should state the job description and should specify the duties the position holds. It should also state the educational qualification and skills they require in the applicant. After the vacancy has been advertised interested applicants will send their cv to the given address which will state their name educational qualification work experience career objective and expectation personal skills a personal statement. On approval of the CV’s the preferred candidates will be notified by the employer for an interview. This is the part were the employer gets to meet up the candidates face to face and have a conversation with them and choose the best fitting person for the vacancy. Upon approval of a candidate an appointment letter will be given to him which will state his probation period, salary amount, increment percentage etc. P2 Describe the main employability personal and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role? JOB ROLE: ware house Cargo handling operative Job description: if you enjoy physical work and want to...
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...Organization, 5Departamento de Bacteriologia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas, 6Hospital F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina Case study and instructor’s guide created by: Jeanette K. Stehr-Green, MD NOTE: This case study is bas ed on a rea l-life outbrea k investigatio n underta ken in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1998. Some aspects of the original outbreak and investigation have been altered, however, to assist in meeting the desired teaching objectives and allow com pletion of the case study in less tha n 3 hours. Students should be aware that this case study describes and promotes one particular approac h to foodb orne disea se outbrea k investigatio n. Procedu res and po licies in outbreak investigations, however, can vary from country to country, state to state, and outbreak to outbreak. It is anticipate d that the ep idemiolo gist investiga ting a foodb orne disea se outbrea k will work within the fra mework of a n “investig ation team ” which inclu des perso ns with expertise in epidemiology, microbiology, sanitation, food science, and environmental health. It is through the collaborative efforts of this team, with each member playing a critical role, that outbreak investiga tions are successfully com pleted. Please send us your comments on this case study by visiting our website at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/case s t u d i e s ....
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...Student Handbook 2012 WELCOME TO WAIKATO Welcome to the University of Waikato. I hope you make the most of your time here and the opportunities that will present themselves during the course of your study. You have come to an excellent university that is ranked top in 10 subjects under the Government’s Performance Based Research Fund. We are also internationally connected; we have research connections and student exchanges with some of the world’s top universities. I urge you to consider taking part in these while you are with us. Here at the University of Waikato, you will be taught by lecturers who are leaders in their fields of research and who win national teaching awards. We are proud of our academic quality and the fact that we turn out sought-after graduates who go on to take up important roles in all parts of the world. You will already have noticed our beautiful campus which is set in 68 hectares of gardens, green space and lakes. At the heart of it all is the new Student Centre, which was completed in 2011. With its accessible areas, Library services and multitude of facilities, it is a place for students to study or just gather together and we are very proud of this building. In 2011 we celebrated 10 years of another important building, the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. This world-class facility was the vision of a group of driven Waikato people. It quickly became a focal point in the campus and continues to be an important venue for the performing...
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...begins delivering chickens to larger markets in the Midwest. History of Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, Inc. [NYSE: TSN], founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, is one of the world’s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork, the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 and a member of the S&P 500. We produce a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products and are the recognized market leader in the retail and foodservice markets we serve. Tyson provides products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 100 countries. We have approximately 115,000 team members employed at more than 400 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world. Tyson corporate responsibility is to strive and operate with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its shareholders, customers and team members which is a very vital part of their success. The company also strives to be faith-friendly, providing a safe work environment and serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Tyson Foods also strives to give back to the communities wherever it does business. The company has a community outreach program that donate million of dollars each year to a host of causes from children and family shelters to libraries, community parks and...
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...Homework Assignment 1 Natasha Dodson Allied American University Author Note This paper was prepared for [ENG 160], [HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1] taught by [MARC THOMPSON]. Essay Writing: Part 1 PART I I. Introduction II. Body A. Traveling 1. Luggage 2. People 3. Airlines B. Vendors 1. Restaurants 2. Souvenir Shops 3. Massage and Relaxation C. Security Measures 1. Police 2. Transportation Security Administration and Homeland Security 3. Random baggage checks III. Conclusion PART II 1. What is the thesis of Johnson’s essay? If it is stated directly, locate the relevant sentence or sentences. If it is implied, state the thesis in your own words. In my opinion the thesis of Lou’s Place is implied. It does imply that Lou and his customers have an unspoken bond and fondness for one another, even though they belittle each other and the customer pays to pour their own coffee. Lou’s Place is not that place where the service is perfect or the conversation is polite. It is that place where you can be yourself; cook your own eggs and where service is not at all prompt. It is almost as if you are at home with family and friends. You will be criticized before you even find a complement. 2. Which statement would best serve as a topic sentence for paragraph 13? Explain why. I think the best topic sentence for paragraph 13 would be “Regular customers at Lou’s are used to...
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...Selecting a preferred alternative In selecting a preferred alternative, many considerations need to be taken. First of all, the customers are the individuals who keep the company operating therefore customer trends are very important when making decisions. The new healthy trends demanding nutritious meat products are what need to drive Oscar Mayer into making decisions. By improving their product lines, they will not only satisfy consumer demand but encourage company growth, potential and profits in the long run. The preferred alternative would be to reinvigorate their meat products by working along with Turkey Time as suggested by Jane Morely. This is how they can introduce turkey bacon, turkey ham and other products which are low in calorie and very healthy for the customers who want to keep up with trends to not only eat healthy but stay healthy. This will then bring into the effect proposed company growth which will allow them to take their place in the market and improve their financial position. Recommendations After reading the case study and doing further research on Oscar Mayer there are many recommendations that would benefit the company. An important recommendation would be for them not the change their brand as it is widely recognized and popular in the American cold cut and meat market. Their brand has been in the market for years and incorporating a new brand would not have the same effect on customers since they already have trust and faithfulness to...
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...station that he could hack into their system through the Internet. The power station took this as a joke, responding to Scott Lunsford, the IBM researcher, with a laugh in his face saying that it was “impossible”. In response, Scott took up the power plant on their words and proved them wrong. In less than twenty-four hours, Scott’s team had infiltrated the system and in turn, had full control of the station. Scott made a statement after the infiltration saying that it was “one of the easiest penetration tests,” he ever performed (Murdock). Kevin Mitnick According to multiple sources, Kevin Mitnick is the world’s most notorious hacker. Although Kevin never hacked into anything that caused physical harm to a human, he did hack into numerous company systems to...
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...Allen Lane Case Study – Allen Lane a) What did he do right? - Defined what he wants to do & not do - Doesn’t want to buy a business that doesn’t fit his skills - Brought a partner along to share the burden - Pro-active in contacting companies, building network of contacts & establishing excellent relationships – financing; business brokers; industry experts (etc); establishing guidelines for selecting lawyers - Did not compromise on his integrity – impeccable reputation is essential (i.e. your book is being written…) - Worked hard/relentlessly on business plans b) What did he learn as the process progressed? - Disadvantages of buying a publically traded company; legal & accounting fees are higher & sunk cost. - Disadvantages of buying small business – that often have undervalued inventory; sellers like to sell the stock as well – buyer gets stuck with liabilities. - He could not compromise his integrity & cannot enter a business deal no matter the seemingly “advantages” of playing with numbers (i.e. exaggerating net worth etc), it’s dishonest and doesn’t make good business sense. As the deals & months went by – he learned to be much more thorough in his research & more diligent. - The formula that secured lenders use to determine company’s financibility - The importance of “ham & egging” – getting financial commitment before the commitment of the selling company & vice versa. c) How have the years since Allen’s graduation from Business School made him more or...
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...Debate over the transfer and adaption of industrial models prompted by the globalization of Japanese manufacturers continues to draw attention. Most discussion has concerned issues of work and employment relations, where the new multinationals have interacted most directly with host societies. Two polar views have framed the debate. On the one hand, it has been argued that Japanese management systems cannot function effectively in the West ‐ or that if they can, the workforce suffers ‐ because they are culture‐bound, exploitative, and would be resisted by trades unions. Japanese practice has been interpreted as classic “Theory X” management. On the other hand, Japanese management systems are said to offer Western production workers new opportunities for teamwork, self‐expression and workplace democracy which should be grasped eagerly ‐ here Japan is interpreted as classic “Theory Y” management. The characteristic Western “either/or” analytical approach may have set up a false dichotomy. Adler’s (1993) study of the Toyota/GM joint venture NUMMI, in California, revealed that rigid management structures were combined with opportunities for worker participation in the “learning bureaucracy”. Mair’s (1994a) study of Honda in Ohio showed how workers participated but in a way that was strictly channelled, and that the “single status” system both provided a degree of democracy and equality and permitted authority systems to function more effectively. Innovative management appeared...
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...problems, depression and other health problems, memory loss is a very common side effect to their illness, which makes identifying Alzheimer’s even more difficult (Alzheimer’s association, 2013). This disease often goes unnoticed until the patient has reached a moderate to advanced stage because of the commonality of the indicators in early stages such as forgetfulness of where you put your car keys (Alzheimer’s association, 2013). Currently over five-million American’s have Alzheimer’s. This number will begin to increase as the baby boomers age and life expectancy is extended. The risk of getting Alzheimer’s only increases as we age with number of people doubling every 5-year interval beyond the age of 65 (Alzheimer’s association, 2013). Case Study Eaton, a 72 year old male patient, was found roaming downtown Denver with no recollection of how he got there. Paramedics brought him to the hospital for evaluation. The patient presents with progressive memory loss, confusion, agitation, and doesn’t know his last name. Identification in his wallet helped the hospital staff contact his wife. Upon the wife’s arrival, the patient seemed distant and unable to identify his wife Ethel. After multiple tests, the Care Team gave a Diagnosis of Moderate stage of Alzheimer’s (Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, 2013). Care Team Approach An initial evaluation left the ER physician with a diagnosis “undetermined”. She ordered a CBC blood draw (Complete Blood Count) to rule out the possibility of other...
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