...Running head: FINISH LINE FINSH LINE: Case Study Octavia A. Rice Webster University BUSN 6110 Finish Line How important is it to have a mix of products? When shoes slack off during the winter, the apparel business picks up. What are the implications of seasonal products? What problems does this create for The Finish Line? A product mix is an important consideration for any firm. It offers the ability to expand your customer base by offering more products in more niches. Seasonality has implications for everyday pricing, assortment, space management, and inventory management on a day-to-day basis, and should play a strong part in influencing business decisions. Because shoes make up about 70 percent of Finish Line’s business, the off seasons are difficult due to limited product mix. Spread of risk. Given the way the buying takes place for the shoe products, who is taking the most risk? Is it the manufacturer or the buyer? The buyer is the one taking the most risk. Even though it only takes two to three months for the company to actually produce the product, the normal lead-time quoted by a company like Nike or Reebok is six months. From the many choices presented, the buyer is faced with the difficult problem of anticipating what will be hot six to twelve months into the future. Imagine how difficult it is to anticipate the success of a Jordan...
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...(Tuesday – Thursday – All Sections) Prof. David W. Falk Seminar in Business Policy Fall, 2015 Office: Vertical Campus, Room 9-250 I Phone: (646) 312-3676 Office Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays -- 3:30PM - 4:00PM, and by Appointment E-mail addresses: DWFalk@Flash.net and David.Falk@baruch.cuny.edu Pager: (917) 853-3878 (leave a verbal message after the tone) Required Textbooks: 1) Parthasarthy, Raghavan & Booke, Alvin L.; Strategic Management: A Primer; Strategy Consulting Group: Ramsey, NJ; 2013. (SM) 2) Thompson, Arthur A. & Stappenbeck, Gregory J.; GLO-BUS On-Line Business Simulation; McGraw-Hill/Irwin: Burr Ridge, IL (accessed via: http://www.glo-bus.com). (GLO) 0 These texts are all required reading. 1 It is suggested that students familiarize themselves with the Participant’s Guide to the GLO-BUS On-Line Business Simulation immediately since approximately 25% of your final grade will be dependent on the grade earned for this team-based project. 2 Students will be required to keep in touch with current events via the business sections of major newspapers, journals, periodicals and the Internet. Your class participation will be measured largely through your ability to apply the theories and models of strategic management to current events found throughout these sources. Course Objectives: BPL 5100 is an interdisciplinary capstone seminar concentrating on the problems that confront the chief administrative...
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...A DISSERTATION ON SCHEDULING OF MULTI SPAN BRIDGES: AN APPLICATION OF REPETITIVE SCHEDULING METHOD Submitted to Rajiv Gandhi Prodhyogiki Vishwavidhyalaya, Bhopal (MP) For Partial fulfilment of requirements of Master of Engineering (Civil) with specialization in Construction Technology and Management * 2009 Submitted by KAVI PRAKASH Department of Civil Engineering MADHAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (An autonomous Institute under R.G.P.V., Bhopal) Gwalior (MP) MADHAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (An autonomous Institute under R.G.P.V., Bhopal) Gwalior (MP) * * * * * 2009 * Recommendation This dissertation work entitled “SCHEDULING OF MULTISPAN BRIDGES: AN APPLICATION OF REPETITIVE SCHEDULING METHOD” submitted by KAVI PRAKASH for partial fulfilment of the requirement of Master of Engineering Civil with Specialization in Construction Technology and Management is satisfactory account of his dissertation work and recommended for the award of degree Dr. M.M. Pande Professor Department of Civil Engineering and Dean (Academic) M.I.T.S., Gwalior-5 Dr. S.K. Jain Professor and Head Department of Civil Engineering M.I.T.S., Gwalior-5 Prof. Y P Singh Director M.I.T.S., Gwalior-5 * CANDIDATES DECLARATION I hereby declare that the work, presented in the dissertation entitled “ Scheduling of Multispan Bridges : An Application of Repetitive Scheduling...
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...Nike Case Study Tracy Weispfenning Nike Case Study #1 MGMT 310 Jason Cussler January 31, 2014 Nike Falters in Ethical Practices Nike has faced many ethical dilemmas such as human rights abuses, labor violations, and negative impact on the environment where manufacturing plants are located. Their responses have varied from improving labor standards in each facility to implementing a recycling program for worn out shoes for the consumer, and creating a no waste recycling program at all levels of the Nike operations. In my opinion, Nike is on the right track but could do more in their response to these ethical challenges. Nike has responded to these ethical dilemmas in various ways. They’ve done a good job in anticipating the potential consequences, yet they have not involved enough people in the decision making process. For example, Nike did not take the allegations of human rights abuses and labor violations seriously in their overseas manufacturing plants until nongovernment organizations like Life magazine and The New York Times published articles on these violations. These articles created public awareness and exposed the lack of oversight and policies to ensure the human rights and labor guidelines were fair and enforced. After these articles were published, Nike obtained and implemented a new course of action for protecting workers rights, safety, and competitive wages. Nike should have been aware of these practices, monitoring and reviewing their...
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...1Part A1 1. Introduction Contemporary projects varying from putting a human onto the moon to constructing a residential shopping center are astoundingly sizable, costly and complex. Managing such projects to ensure on time delivery while within the budget limitation is not an easy task. The complication of such projects arises when there exists large interdependence of activities (Taylor 2012:17). Particularly, certain activity may have one or more predecessors, in which it requires completion of other activities upon initiating (ibid). In dealing with such projects consisting of substantial dependency relations, managers seek to determine the most effective method of graphical process representation. This paper will first introduce the two forms of network diagram: Activity on the Arc and Activity on the Nodes. Following which, comparison and contrast based on their flexibility and effectiveness are carried out to determined the optimal method for project managers. 2. The Network Diagrams The network diagram is a useful tool for graphical representation of precedence association between the activities in a project (Larson & Gray, 2011:158). In an activity on the arc network diagram, an arrow is used to represent each activity, which is referred to as an arc (Anderson et. al, 2012:585). A circle called node is used to indicate the start and end of each activity (ibid). The node is often referred to in conjunction with the term event, which represents the finishing...
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...Discussion 1: Case 5.1: “Military Veteran:” Students will respond to the following: o Based on the characteristics described in the case study, speculate the other lines of business you think vets would excel in and provide a rationale. I think veterans can excel in lot of different business’ based on their military experience. Veterans have acquire different skills as well as work ethics. Other lines of business could be owning their own, especially in services. For instance a business in mechanics, auto or equipment repair. Construction, truck driving, animal trainers, personal trainers, security, electrical equipment, refrigeration equipment, restaurants and computer based business, to mention a few. Veterans are a source of highly qualified individuals, they posses a wide range of skills and experience that can make them a great fir for a business. Going into the military requires discipline, loyalty and commitment. Which allows them to be proficient in their own business. They posses leadership and responsibility. Like being on time, finish the job, being able to handle stress, pride on what they do and teamwork. They are also capable of working long hours, which is important to start a new business, since they are time consuming. o Besides those discussed in the case, discuss other characteristics that are essential to the success of franchisees and provide a rationale. Other characteristics that are important...
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...UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Topic: Project Management Using Network Analysis Term paper for the course SMA 473: Network Analysis, Graphs and Scheduling Lecturer: Prof. Ganesh Prasad Pokhariyal. Name: munuhe allan ndungu Registration No: I09/1916/2012 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………..………. 3 Chapter 1.Introduction …………………………………………………………………………. 4 1.1 Background Information ………………………………………………………….. 4 1.2 Statement of Problem ……………………………………………………………... 4 1.3 Objectives of Study ……………………………………………………………….. 5 1.4 Significance of Study ……………………………………………………………... 5 Chapter 2.Literature Review ………………………………………………………...………….. 5 2.1 Graph Theory ……………………………………………………………………. 5 2.2 Network Analysis ………………………………………………………………... 6 2.3 Project Management …………………………………………………………...... 6 2.3.1 Network Crashing ………………………………………………….. 7 2.3.2 PERT ………………………………………………………………. 7 2.3.3 CPM ………………………………………………………………...9 2.3.4 Gantt Chart …………………………………………………….........9 Chapter 3.Research Method …………………………………………………………………... 10 3.1 Research and Sample …………………………………………………………. 10 3.2 Instruments and Materials...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory JoinSearchBrowseSaved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Operations and Supply Chain Case Studies In: Business and Management Operations and Supply Chain Case Studies Operations and Supply Chain Case Studies In today’s environment of global shopping where the demand for products is as wide as the number of firms offering them, orders can be placed in advance or at a moment’s notice from across the globe. The question of the manufacturer or reseller is how to best manage production across the supply chain. This paper will have two parts to it; part one will review the case study of the Realco Breadmaster. It will provide analysis on the current supply chain management and will make recommendations for a more strategic approach. Part two will focus on a case study for Toyota. This case will focus on quality and the Lean philosophy. First, it is important to provide some foundation support of what operations and supply chain management entail. Every firm or organization must make a product or provide a service to someone that is needed or valued. Operations are the collection of people, technology, and systems that are in a firm whose primary responsibility is to provide the company’s products or services (Bozarth & Handfield, 2008). “Supply chain is the network of manufacturers and service providers that convert and move good from...
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...in finite element models. Consequently, this has been replaced by an equivalent parallel spring system. The parallel system is used in studying the effects of stiffener on the stability of a structural frame. The exact formulation for simple system is mapped onto the real structure and the exact finite element formulation is derived. The effect of stiffeners on the stability analysis of structural frames is considered and the governing equations are derived. For simple members, a closed form solution and, for stiffened structural frames, the finite element formulation have been proposed. The formulation is implemented in a computer programme. The accuracy, efficiency, and robustness of the presented formulation work are verified using case studies. Keywords: stiffener; stiffener factor; finite element; step function; Dirac delta; stability; buckling. Introduction Buckling analysis is a technique used to determine buckling loads-critical loads at which a structure becomes unstable-and buckled mode shapes-the characteristic shape associated with a structure's buckled response .Buckling loads are critical loads where certain types of structures become unstable. Each load has an associated buckled mode shape; this is the shape that...
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...Informatica Economică vol. 13, no. 2/2009 103 Computer-Based Decision Support for Railroad Transportation Systems: an Investment Case Study Luminita DUTA1, Adrian BITULEANU2, Florin Gheorghe FILIP3, Ion ISTUDOR4 1 Valahia University of Tîrgovişte, Tîrgovişte, Romania, duta@valahia.ro 2 National Railroad Company, Craiova, Romania, adrianbituleanu@yahoo.com 3 The Romanian Academy - INCE and ICI, Bucharest, Romania, ffilip@acad.ro 4 Valahia University of Tîrgovişte, Tîrgovişte, Romania, ion.istudor@gmail.com In the last decade the development of the economical and social life increased the complexity of transportation systems. In this context, the role of Decision Support Systems (DSS) became more and more important. The paper presents the characteristics, necessity, and usage of DSS in transportation and describes a practical application in the railroad field. To compute the optimal transportation capacity and flow on a certain railroad, specialized decisionsupport software which is available on the market was used. Keywords: decision support systems, decision tree, logistics, optimization, railroad transportation 1 Introduction In the modern society the mobility is an essential feature. The economical development requires the development of transportation systems (TS). The European Union has a clear policy in the domain of transportation systems and elaborated the main objectives of this important economical field. The White Paper of the European ...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory * Join * Search * Browse * Saved Papers ------------------------------------------------- Haut du formulaire Bas du formulaire ------------------------------------------------- Haut du formulaire Bas du formulaire * Home Page » * Business and Management Case Study: Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (a) In: Business and Management Case Study: Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (a) Case Study: Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A) Q1. How should Chase have bid in the first round competition to lead the HK$3.3 billion Disneyland financing? 1.Three ways to approach this deal 1) bid to win, 2) bid to lose and3) no bid. Chase chose to bid to lose on the first round, but just enough to make it to the short list. Also, since Chase is one of Disney's relationship banks, Chase would not want to ruin this relationship by not bidding on their project. If Chase wanted to lead the competition from the first round, they should have made a bid that was more aggressive and aimed to win. This bid would have been closer to the desires of Disney, making them more appealing and increasing their probabilities of leading the financing. However, they chose to bid to lose, with just enough terms to get into the second round to "protect their reputation", but not...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS ASSIGNMENT-4: CASE STUDY 2 I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME Abhishek Gopi Krishna Chittilla UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI 1. What is Joan's problem? Ans. Joan problem is managing with due to improper training. Due to lack of training she is unable to write reports which is causing her to do extra work, where she is unable to finish the task in time. Joan’s main problem is she can’t able to manage her schedules and appointments due to heavy work. Another main problem is her secretary is asking for hike in salary. Having all these she is unable to live her life, in order to get rid of this she must coordinate with her coworkers and must manage time in appropriate way. 2. Could career development and a career path help alleviate some of Joan's problem? Explain. Ans. Yes, career development and career path would certainly help Joan. Career development is setting up goals and having a clear idea, it is a lifelong process of managing work where she can transfer herself. Career path is small part of your job where you must know the current situation and how lay down your path to accomplish the task with more experience and knowledge. Moreover, she should recognize her secretary and hike her pay which would be helpful to her. 3. What should Joan do about her problem? Ans. Joan ought to arrange her timetables as per her most top to bottom needs to finish the report which she is required to submit to the head office. She must also talk about her secretary...
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...Arctic Mining Consultants (Case Study) Tom Parker enjoyed working outdoors. At various times in the past, he worked as a ranch hand, high steel rigger, headstone installer, prospector, and geological field technician. Now 43, Parker is a geological field technician and field coordinator with Arctic Mining Consultants. He has specialized knowledge and experience in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration, including claim staking, line cutting and grid installation, soil sampling, prospecting, and trenching. He is responsible for hiring, training, and supervising field assistants for all of Arctic Mining Consultants' programs. Field assistants are paid a fairly low daily wage (no matter how long they work, which may be up to 12 hours or more) but are provided meals and accommodation. Many of the programs are operated by a project manager who reports to Parker. Parker sometimes acts as a project manager , as he did on a job that involved staking 15 claims near Eagle Lake, Alaska. He selected John Talbot, Greg Boyce, and Brian Millar, all of whom had previously worked with Parker, as the field assistants. To stake a claim, the project team marks a line with flagging tape and blazes along the perimeter of the claim, cutting a claim post every 500 yards (called a length). The 15 claims would require almost 60 miles of line in total. Parker had budgeted seven days (plus mobilization and demobilization) to complete the job. This meant that each of the four stakers (Parker, Talbot...
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...like Delhi, Mumbai Bangalore and Chennai. The accidents associated with these violations cause a huge loss to life and property. Same is the case in Chennai. Being a metro city and a highly populated one also, has a lot of road accidents every year. Despite this the violations in traffic laws do not reduce. A lot of people disobey the rules every day sometimes willingly and sometimes because they are forced to do so because of others. The major traffic laws in India are wearing a helmet in case of two wheelers, putting a seat belt in case of cars, driving on the right side of the road including overtaking from the right direction, over speeding in certain restricted areas, not obeying the traffics signals and stooping the car after the finish line. It is mainly because of these violations that major accidents occur. It should be recognized that the highway is a social situation, in which people are interacting. However the drivers are unknown to each other in most of the cases and the interaction between them very brief and non-recurring. The communication between them is very limited and that also through mechanical aids like lights and horns. The main objective of these laws is to minimize the confusion and conflict between vehicles and the people. When this is achieved then accidents will automatically reduce. Therefore our study tells the statistics of some major traffic violations in Chennai and the percentage of people violating it from a sample of people....
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...Fast-Food Feast Case Study (Burger King vs. Taco Bell) University of Phoenix OSC 301 – Operations Management Professor Alan Boyer September 21, 2009 Fast-Food Feast Case Study (Burger King vs. McDonalds) The research to answer the questions to this Fast-Food Feast Case Study was done abroad in two different countries. The first was Burger King on a military base in Stuttgart Germany and the other was McDonalds out on the economy in Tbilisi, Georgia. Having data from two different countries will better suit how similar and different Fast-Food joints are across the globe, even though it is from a small scale. How are in-store orders taken? Orders from both places were taken by an individual behind the counter and entered into the computer / cash register. This data was then sent back to the cooks in the back who make the burgers to start the order. Burger King however, would repeat your order to you as well as say it over the microphone to the back even though it was not a special order. McDonalds did not do this. Are the hamburgers prepared to order, or are they prepared ahead of time and delivered from a storage bin? The hamburgers at Burger King were prepared to order, however I believe this is true as it was the lunch crowd and they never had enough burgers to go around. Burger King could do much better if they would look at what is ordered everyday and be ready for the lunch bunch. Personally I have not gone to that Burger King if the lunch line is too long...
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