...Shahzeb Khan 2/7/16 IFSM 301 6382 Foundations of Information Systems Management (2162) Rusty Rims ITSP Part 1 Assignment 1. Business Statement: RR is a regional transportation and distribution company in operation for over 60 years. The company serves major cities in the Mid-Atlantic region. They are headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and have a staff of 400 employees including truck drivers. There are 6 distribution terminals(Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, New York City, Washington DC, Newark NJ and Wilmington DE)for consolidating freight,and 100 delivery vehicles including 20 tractor/semi-trailer units, 40 box trucks and 40 panel vans. The company operates in a highly competitive business environment. Current revenue is about $39 million a year with profit running at 4%. 2. Business Strategic Objectives: * Support Delivery: Support makes up all of the break-fix activity of the IT operations. It is the most fundamental and, in many respects, the most important activity the IT organization engages in. Support includes the help desk and monitoring organizations but also aspects of technical operations, such as system administration, database administration, development, and business process analysts. All aspects of the IT organization provide some level of support back to the business. Support delivery is critical not because it is strategic but because it is the foundation from which everything else is built. Put in simpler terms, if you are in the...
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...1. ¿Qué factores crearon una oportunidad para Bob Reiss y el “Juego TV Guide”? En Canadá se había desarrollado el “Trivial Pursuit”, el cual generó grandes ganancias, ya que tuvo buena recepción, luego el juego fue introducido en US, con un precio más alto que otros juegos de tablero. Raiss pensó que el éxito de “Trivial Pursuit” en Canadá, podría traspasarse a US, lo cual generaría interés en los juegos de trivia en el mercado estadounidense. Al escoger el tema tv para el juego, tenía la ventaja que la familia estadunidense miraba cerca de 7 horas diarias de tv. Además, sabía que si su juego se fabricaba bajo la licencia de la TV guide (revista), podría su proyecto fortalecerse y ser más interesante, ya que se vendían cerca de 18 millones de copias de esa revista cada semana. Además, el “Trivial Pursuit”, no tenía promoción en tv y tampoco contaba con una campaña de relaciones públicas. El juego de trivia de TV es para ambos sexos y es de interés tanto para adultos como niños. Además, Bob creía que el juego podría ser introducido tanto en tiendas de lujo como también, en locales de ventas más masivos, asimismo aprovechar el mercado de la venta por correo. Por otro lado, el precio del juego sería inferior que los precios de la competencia, y últimamente la venta de los productos vendidos bajo licencia, habían estado creciendo de manera geométrica. 2. ¿Qué riesgos y obstáculos debieron ser superados para conseguir el éxito de la oportunidad? ¿Cómo logró Bob Reiss lograr...
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...Harvard Business School Rev. March 13, 2000 9-396-154 R.R. Donnelley & Sons: The Digital Division "My biggest worry," said Barbara (Barb) Schetter, vice president and general manager of R. R. Donnelley's Digital Division, "is that we don't become an orphan. We could build up the division and even meet our revenue numbers, yet still not be embraced by the rest of the organization." Indeed, by early June 1995, many group and division managers at the $4.9 billion printing giant had yet to sign on to the strategic potential of digital technology or accept the Digital Division as the most appropriate locale for the business. Some still saw digital printing as a technology in search of a market. Others had indicated that if they did decide to embrace digital printing, they might do so on their own. These concerns were very much on the minds of Schetter and Mary Lee Schneider, the division's director of marketing, as they sat down for a meeting on June 7, 1995. In two weeks Schneider was scheduled to make a presentation to one of Donnelley's business groups, Book Publishing Services, which was deciding whether to move into digital technology on its own or to bring its digital work to the division. Schetter and Schneider were hoping to craft a plan that would convince the Books Group to come to them. But they were still struggling to find convincing arguments and the right set of incentives. Company and Industry Background R. R. Donnelley & Sons was founded in 1864. By 1995...
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...STRATEGIC PLAN RUSTY RIMS BY ERIC MOORE WINTER 2016 Business Statement– Rusty Rims is regional transportation and distribution company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware which has served the Mid-Atlantic region for more than six decades. With a staff of 400 employees, six terminals located in the North East united states servicing from Philadelphia down to the District of Columbia with 100 delivery trucks, 40 box trucks and 40 panel vans. Daily operations consist of drivers following the dispatch orders from the dispatcher loaded for pickup fro the distribution terminals, used for delivery and pickups. Business Strategic Objectives- To increase profitability and grow the business * Provide warehousing services: Reduce delivery times; local availability to their customers * Improve the percent of loaded miles: coordination of pickup and deliveries in the same geographic area * Track and accurately report delivery dates and times * Stream line data and improve automated processes: to provide useful information and services to it users when and where it needed. IT Vision and Mission Statement- The Rusty Rims IT Department Vision is to provide cutting edge technology, streamline data, and outstanding service support to our organization and its customers. Our Mission is to provide every service area, department and user with the tools necessary to perform the mission at the highest level, generating maximum...
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...RR Feeds Inc. Case Study RR Feeds, Inc., a family owned feed processing plant, has been in operation for one hundred years. Until recently, the company has always been known for its warm and family friendly environment; in light of the current economic downturn and changing societal demands, its impact has faced management with new challenges and obstacles to overcome in order to keep the company’s history alive and active. Increased negative changes in production and performance have become detrimental to the organization; sparking concern from the management team and identifying a substantial need for reevaluation and reorganization of the company. In this case, issues of job design, workplace inequity, organizational culture and employee evaluation and motivation within RR Feeds Inc. are analyzed and recommendations are provided to the management team for implementation. Job Design In the past two years RR Feeds has reduced staff employment and restricted their spending by cutting bonuses. Their employees are expected to work harder for less compensation; in essence, the job description has been altered. In result, employee morale has decreased and negative changes in employees’ attitudes and behavior have reduced the company’s productivity and efficiency. Management should consider a job redesign that identifies the needs and wants of the employees and the organization as well as remove workplace frustrations that hinder production. Job Redesign. In order to align...
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...IV. MARKET SITUATION ANALYSIS 1. Macro-environment The Philippines is one of the few countries that produces the four varieties of commercially-viable coffee, this includes Arabica, Liberica (Barako), Excelsa and Robusta coffee. Coffee occupies an important place in the Philippine economy, being wildly consumed as a beverage. In the world trade, coffee ranks first among non-staple food and it is rated as the fifth most important agricultural product. Filipinos are known to be the great consumers of coffee. While coffee is a global commodity, and Starbucks is a global phenomenon, the global culture surrounding coffee has eclipsed the fact that Filipinos hold a special place in their hearts for coffee. Coffee marks the Filipino’s daybreak. It also graces the Filipino’s mid-afternoon snack. It may even find itself as a Filipino night owl’s post-dinner treat. That’s why the Philippine coffee industry has found more room to grow. Just when everyone thought that no one could break Nescafe’s monopoly on coffee production, San Mig Coffee found its own niche in the market. Then Kopiko took the 3-in-1 niche by storm with its delicious Kopiko Brown Coffee. Table 4.1 Economic Macro-Environment Factor | Implication | Effect on Proposed Product | ADO expected Annual inflation rate to decrease from 4.3% in 2014 to 4.0% in 2015 | Reducing commodity prices should be expected | Reduced cost of sales and increased sales revenues | GDP growth is forecast at 6.4% in 2014 and 6.7%...
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...R.B. Bennett was a poor Prime Minister during the great depression, causing his people to suffer. He had an illogical approach to solving the problem and instead, created more problems in Canada. After becoming Prime Minister, R.B. Bennett believed that there should be little involvement from the government to the people. This caused him to have a slow approach to start helping the economy. Even afterwards, his old fashioned, traditional way of thinking made him have very little involvement with the efforts to regulate the economy. By having this laid back approach, the citizens of suffered. R.B Bennett attempted to support the economy afterwards by raising tariffs on imports, resulting in more problems in Canada. Bennett’s idea was believed...
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...Contact: Prepared by : ACCA Registration no : Word count : Submission Date : 7485 words Table of Contents Part One: Introduction and Overall Framework of the Research ................................................................. 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Topic Selection and reasons for its selection............................................................................................ 4 Company selection and reasons for its selection ..................................................................................... 5 Aim of the Research Report ...................................................................................................................... 5 Research Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 5 Research Questions .................................................................................................................................. 6 Research Approach ................................................................................................................................... 6 Part Two: Data Sources and Business and Accounting Techniques.............................................................. 8 Sources of information for research work .....................
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...ROE-DUPONT 1. It is important to remember that equity will not increase by the same percentage as the other assets. If every other item on the income statement and balance sheet increases by 10 percent, the pro forma income statement and balance sheet will look like this: Pro forma income statement Pro forma balance sheet Sales $ 17,600 Assets $ 9,790 Debt $ 5,610 Costs 13,750 Equity 4,180 Net income $ 3,850 Total $ 9,790 Total $ 9,790 In order for the balance sheet to balance, equity must be: Equity = Total liabilities and Equity – Debt Equity = $9,790 – 5,610 Equity = $4,180 Equity increased by: Equity increase = $4,180 – 3,800 Equity increase = $380 Net income is $3,850 but equity only increased by $380. Thus, a dividend of $3,850 – $380 or $3470 must have been paid. Dividends is the plug variable. 2. Here we are given the dividend amount, so dividends is not a plug variable. If the company pays out one-half of its net income as dividends, the pro forma income statement and balance sheet will look like this: Pro forma income statement Pro forma balance sheet Sales $ 17,600 Assets $ 9,790 Debt $ 5,100 Costs 13,750 Equity 5,725 Net income $ 3,850 Total $ 9,790 Total $ 10,825 Dividends $ 1,925 Add. to RE 1,925 Note that the balance sheet does not balance. This is due to EFN which is: EFN = Total assets – Total liabilities and equity EFN = $9,790 – 10,825 ...
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...1. Introduction R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RR Donnelley) is a global printing firm located in Chicago, Illinois. The company employs over 56,000 people and offers a wide variety of services including: document based printing, labels, logistics, digital printing, call centers, color services, database management, publishing, advertising, retail, and technology innovation. 2. Purpose of Report In this report we will examine how RR Donnelley has maintained their global position in a highly saturated and competitive industry by analyzing their financial portfolio, corporate culture and competitive environment. Based upon our analysis we will suggest strategies to maintain a competitive advantage and for future expansion. 3. Mission and Vision RR Donnelley’s mission is to become the industry leader by providing high quality products and services. The company aims to deliver these products and services with a 100% customer satisfaction. This is achieved by RR Donnelley’s superior customer feedback initiatives. The company’s vision is to become an industry leader in the “go green” effort by providing products and services to consumers in digital format and recycled stationary. RR Donnelley also aims to become the leader in the printing industry on a global scale while keeping its competitive advantage in dynamic, hi-tech printing. RR Donnelley’s primary strength is their strong innovative capabilities. These capabilities have allowed the company to be the first to...
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...instruction, thereby causing egregious harm. ∆B 2-3 We affirm. Background Facts On April 16, 1990, H.L. Bowen Sr. devised his personal property located on land in Ovalo, Texas to his grandson H.L. Bowen III. RR 2-142 RR 2:143 The personal property included timeworn vehicles and personal effects that the Bowen family had been restoring for generations. RR 2:140 The underlying offense in this case involved the theft of numerous items of personal property from that land. RR 2-142 RR 2:143 Juan Keeling, a Pine Street Salvage employee, testified to his involvement in the crime. On September 9, 2012, Keeling observed Appellant bring in scrap metal for...
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...Business Statement Rusty Rims (RR) Distribution Company is a distribution and regional company that has been in operation for over 60 years. RR is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and they has a staff of 400 employees including drivers, 6 distribution terminals (Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, New York, Washington DC, Newark NJ, and Wilmington DE), 100 delivery vehicles, 40 box trucks, and 40 panel vans. Currently, RR operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Daily operations consist of a dispatcher making a list of freight pickups, a driver following the dispatch order for freight pickups, freight pickups brought to a distribution terminal (unloaded), some freights are sorted for delivery and others are kept overnight for next day delivery. While RRs process is not the greatest, development of the business has been stagnant due to the slow economy. At present, RRs profit runs at about 4%. John (the owner of RR) would like to see a growth of 5% per year and, at the same time, expenses cut by 5% to help fund new initiatives. Business Strategic Objectives RRs unique operating strategy works flawlessly and simultaneously on several levels. RRs intent is to: 1. To offer warehousing services for those customers, who want to reduce delivery time by having product readiness locally. 2. To increase the percent of loaded miles in their fleet which will decrease the cost by managing the pickup as well as delivery of freight at the same time in similar geographic area. 3. To...
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...be a soldier?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry 2: “Only the dead see the end of war…” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #3: “How does being a solider change a man (or woman)? Are people changed for better or worse or both? What is the effect on the person, and what is the effect on the nation?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #4: “Reflect on the duality of words. How do words hold infinite power in their ability to simultaneously create and destroy? How do words affect conflict? How do they affect people?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #5: “Who or what determines our respective identities? Who or what makes you who you are? Why? How? Is it fair? Do we have control over who we are? Who we are perceived to be?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #6: “What does Oscar Schindler prove about people amid war and destruction? What characters have we encountered thus far in the semester who could also fit into this category? Why is it so important we remember them and tell their stories?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #7: “What does it mean to have courage? Is it truly more honorable to die than to live? Is this always the case? If not, reflect on the ambiguity of such a statement.” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #8: “What tangibles and intangibles do you carry with you every day? Why are they important to you?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #9: “In your opinion, can there ever be a true account of war? Why or why not?” (Reflection/RR) • Journal Entry #10: “After...
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