...Introduction Ford Australia is the subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925. This sales forecast will present the expected sales of ford vehicles in 2012 as a result of research and current trends. Australia’s Auto-mobile Market’s Key Trends 1. Weakening of Car sales Since the global financial crisis, new vehicle sales within Australia have been severely crippled. In 2008 December, sales were recorded at76,510 dropped from earlier year’s sale of 86,250 . The 11.3% drop is a direct result of unfortunate consumer confidence which Australia’s index of consumer sentiment was recorded at -6 in 2008 January (Trading Economics). Although sales continued to be poor in 2009, sales regain its market strength in 2010 with the aid of increased sales of SVUs and private sales of cars, increasing sales by 11.8% compared with 2009 (Sydney Morning Herald). Despite strong buoyance in 2010, the car market again began to weakened again with the total new car sales slipped by 1.5% where sport car sales dropped by 5.6% (The Age). 2. Movement Towards Small Vehicles In 2011 the nationwide trend for all car companies has been customers moving from purchasing larger sedans to small and light cars. Small and light vehicles made up 38.9% of total car sales in October, up from 35.1% in 2010 (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 2011). This is a trend that will have an impact on our sales forecast for Ford with customer’s preferring the smaller Ford vehicles. It...
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...Ford Report on the BUSINESS IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE FORD REPORT ON THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Table of Contents Foreword 1 Introduction Implications Actions Challenges Convergent Issues Commitment 2 2 3 3 3 Background The climate issue Business Drivers Market Share Regulatory compliance Shareholder value Industry Considerations 4 4 4 4 5 5 Strategic Roadmap Strategic principles Strategic actions Product Policy Plants People Partnerships 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 Conclusion 10 Appendix 1 Excerpt from 2004-2005 Sustainability Report 11-20 Appendix 2 California GHG regulations 21 Foreword In November 2004, Ford Motor Company received a shareholder resolution from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (Ceres) and others requesting we release information specific to our greenhouse gas emissions strategy. Much of the information requested is reported annually in our Sustainability Report (formerly called the Corporate Citizenship Report), and we have excerpted the most recent Sustainability Report as an appendix to this report. However, we agreed to publish the industry's first report dedicated to the issue of climate change and its effect on our business as well as the automotive industry as a whole. While we have worked closely with ICCR, Ceres and other stakeholders throughout the writing of this report, the material contained here is is our view of this...
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...The Ford Edge advertisement had been thoroughly designed by the marketers in order to appeal different consumers driven by various level of needs. First, to be qualified as Ford's prospective customers, marketers assume that physiological needs are already satisfied, since nobody would think about buying a car if the most basic needs remain unsatisfied. Therefore, Ford marketers directly target consumers driven by the second level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs by advertising his AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control feature. Words like "stability" and "control" were carefully chosen to influence consumers who are greatly concerned by safety. Then, the slogan "The edge is never dull" refers to sustainable desirability which leads to the satisfaction of being socially accepted since the driver as the car is "Always sharp". Happy couples are shown on the ad to let the consumer driven by the need to be loved to visualize the fulfillment of that need by purchasing the Ford Edge. Moreover, not only does the attractiveness of the car satisfies social needs, but it also arouses a form of self-esteem within the driver. Marketers use new feature Vista Roof to appeal to the esteem needs of consumers; imagine yourself sitting in the latest Ford Edge with a panoramic view of the beautiful sky and driving with full open -air feel , does it not allow you to maintain a satisfied outlook on life? That is exactly what marketers intend to do: convince potential buyers that the driving experience...
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...Ford Mustang Statistical Report To: Tom Jones, Director of Sales From: Statistician Date: 10/17/2010 Subject: Analysis of factors affecting selling price of Ford Mustangs Per your request, I am providing a statistical analysis of the factors affecting the selling price of Ford Mustangs. There are nine (9) variables that affect the selling price of Ford Mustangs. They are: Convertible or not Convertible, automatic or manual transmission, air conditioning or no air conditioning, GT model or non-GT, private or dealer owned, color, age of the car, mileage, and number of cylinders for engine. Data: The sales manager has provided me with the records of a randomly selected sample of 35 Ford Mustangs containing the variables listed above. I will provide you with analysis on each of the independent variables listed above in order. My analysis will include a null and alternate hypothesis. The hypothesis will be based on a 0.05 significance level. A 0.05 significance level means that I will be 95% certain of the results. I will start by evaluating the variables independently followed by the most significant variables (collectively) that affect the selling price of Ford Mustangs. Finally, I will present a conclusion based on my analysis that will accurately provide the variables that should be considered when establishing the selling price of Ford Mustangs. To determine the effect of a Ford Mustang’s selling price based on whether or not it is a convertible, I have...
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...Introduction For our focus group, we were able to find 7 individuals who were willing to participate and share their thoughts on the automobile industry. We had a diverse group, with participants from China and India, as well as a couple Canadians. This gave us lots of helpful data from people who were brought up in different settings and have different experiences with vehicles. We found our focus group to be very informative and it provided significant results and findings that we can use in our report. Some of the responses we were given to questions and discussions were predictable and as we expected, but others shed a new light on certain issues within our research that we think will prove to be extremely helpful. Moderator’s Guide Prior to our meeting, we needed to come up with a plan for our moderator as a group. We stressed the importance of making sure the discussion was natural and free flowing so we could gain as much knowledge as possible, but at the same time there were specific things we needed to ask our subjects to allow us to further our research. To identify the information that was necessary to gather, we first needed to establish what we already knew about our topic from our secondary research. After doing this, we devised a set of questions that would help guide our discussion and give us the results we were looking for. These questions were designed to be open-ended and general so our moderator would be able to steer the discussion, and at the...
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...Ford Annual Report 2013 Financial Accounting 1. Alan R. Mulally wrote to the stockholders from Ford. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 2. Ford is excepting 2014 to be another solid year. In 2014 Ford has a record number of new product launches. Ford is providing quality cars and trucks worldwide and is ready for the payoff to be higher in 2015 and the years to come after that. Fords sales will improve worldwide. Ford is projected to make anywhere between $7 billion to $8 billion pre-taxed profit. The ford plan is driving solid results and profitable growth for all, and we are confident it will continue to do so in the future. 3. During this past year Ford is showing some financial highlights. 4. Ford’s Eco Boost Engine was the reason for the Companies growth and was a major part of the financial highlights. Ford vehicles had an average contribution margin of about 130% total average contribution margin across all vehicles. 5. The highlighted items show the company in a growing positive light. Ford is building more fuel efficient vehicles and that’s a strong selling point. 6. Ford’s Fiscal year extends from January 1, 2013- December 31, 2013. This information can be found on their balance sheet. 7. The reason that Ford chose this as their fiscal year is because Ford files its 10-ks for the end of December every year. 8. Ford reports dates on its balance sheet for March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2013...
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...Microsoft Dynamics™ GP Human Resources Sample Reports Copyright Copyright © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the licensee of the software with which this document was provided may make a reasonable number of copies of this document solely for internal use. Trademarks Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. FairCom and c-tree Plus are trademarks of FairCom Corporation and are registered in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered marks - in the United States and/or other countries - of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred...
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...Web Intelligence • Performing on report analysis with Web Intelligence • Filtering Queries using conditions, prompts etc., • Using Combined Queries and merging dimensions • Displaying data in various formats (Ex: Tables, Charts etc.,) Advanced Reporting: • Calculations, Formulas and variables • Ranking Data, using Alerters to highlight data, Formatting numbers and Dates • Understanding Calculation Contexts • Web Intelligence Functions, Operators and Keywords • Calculating values with Smart Measures Universe Designer: • Designer and Universe Fundamentals • Creating a schema with Tables and Joins • Resolving Join problems in a schema • Defining Classes, Objects, hierarchies, using cascading list of values for hierarchies • Testing the universe • Working with OLAP universes Xcelsius 2008: • Application Overview • Creating and Updating Xcelsius visualizations • Using Xcelsius components ( Chart, Containers, Selectors etc.,) • Exporting Xcelsius visualizations to various applications (Power point, PDF, Flash • Creating templates, Alerts and Dynamic visibility • Using Data Manager ( Creating and configuring connections) • Live Office Connections, Query As A Web Service (QWAAS), XML data Connections Crystal Reports: • Report Design Concepts • Designing Optimized Web Reports • Building queries, Filters and prompts • Sorting, Grouping and Totaling of data • Accessing data sources,Creating and updating OLAP reports Business Objects Enterprise Repository: ...
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...Chapter 9 Writing Short Reports Critical Thinking Questions 1. Discuss the effects of formality and problem length on report makeup as described in the chapter. (LO1) 2. Which of the prefatory pages of reports appear to be related primarily to the length of the report? Which to the need for formality? (LO1) 3. Describe the role and content of a transmittal message. (LO1) 4. Why is a personal style typically used in the transmittal message? (LO1) 5. Explain how to write the executive summary of a report. (LO1) 6. Why does the executive summary include key facts and figures in addition to the analyses and conclusions drawn from them? (LO1) 7. Explain why some routine report problems require little or no introduction. (LO2) 8. Why is the direct order generally used in the shorter reports? When is the indirect order desirable for such reports? (LO2) 9. Describe the organization of the conventional short report. (LO3) 10. What types of problems are written up as letter reports? As email reports? Explain the differences. (LO3) 11. What kinds of information might go into routine operational reports for different kinds of organizations? Why would these organizations need this information regularly? (LO4) 12. Given what you’ve learned about progress reports, suggest an appropriate structure for these reports. What might go into the beginning? What might the middle parts be? What would the conclusion do? (LO4) 13. How might an internal...
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...Organizational Structure Paper The Results Companies The results companies was founded by Alan Schein and Robert Rapp as a provider for a dialer-based technology and a telemarketing service. In 1990 these two men founded The Results companies as a small private company. The company continued a strong entrepreneurial business to proactively identify great opportunity, implemented them successfully and responsibly through the years. They experienced significant growth, which increased revenues from around $28 million since 2005 to about $75 million in 2009. Revenue continued to grow in 2010 it reached 81.1 million. They continued to grow so they expanded to 13 locations throughout the United States and around the world in 2011. They have locations in the Philippines (Cebu, Eastwood city, Manila; Pasig city-Alaskaland, Pasig city-Q Plaza, Silver city, Manila. In the United States they have sites in Texas, Florida, two in Virginia, Kansas, Utah, and Illinois. Heredia Costa Rica, and two sites in Mexico. “The Results Companies exceeds its clients’ expectations by providing a better operational foundation while integrating leading processes and systems to drive top-tier performance and quality.” (The Results Companies, 2011) The Results management team is constantly focused on ensuring their clients are receiving high-quality service, along with concentrating on strategies that will lower costs and improve their performance. “Our relationship management methodology is a systematized...
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...Curriculum Vitae Of Xavier Cooper NAME : Xavier Cooper Personal Details Surname : Cooper Full Names : Xavier Wilray Emmerald Known As : Xavier Address : 18 Catherine Road : Salsoneville : Port Elizabeth : 6059 Telephone Number - Work : 041 402 8800 Home : 041 481 7519 * Cell : 0820815140 * E-mail : Xavier.Cooper@autocast.co.za Identity Number : 701018 5211 085 Home Language : English Other Languages : Afrikaans Notice Period : 1 Month Educational Profile Education and Training Schooling High School : Bethelsdorp High School Year Completed :1990 Standard Attained :Matric Subjects Passed :English, Afrikaans, Biology, Geograhy, Business Economics, Accounting. Higher Education Institution :Bethelsdorp Technical College Year Completed :1992 Qualification Attained :N2 Certificate Subjects Passed :Mathematics, Engineering Science Engineering Drawings, Toolmakers Theory. N3 Drawings. Other Studies/Courses :PC Upgrade and repair Employment Profile Most Recent Employer ...
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................................... P. 6 Reliability .................................................................................................... P. 7 Clarity ......................................................................................................... P. 8 Conclusion .................................................................................................... P. 9 Bibliography .............................................................................................. P. 10 Introduction Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is provides the globally applicable guidelines to business organization that voluntary use to design and ensure the quality of their sustainability reports. GRI framework is helping the organization to measure and report the sustainability report’s three aspects that includes economics, environmental and social performance. This framework can be used in any size, industry or location. (G3 guideline, p2) Bel Group is a global brand which supplies different type of cheese and provide food service. Headquarters of Bel Group is in France. It provides their product to...
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...jumping from account to account. At first Mr. Malone did not see a reason to purse an investigation, but Mrs. Cooper decided that there was further investigation needed. Mrs. Cooper looked into the report and realized that something was wrong with the reports and confronted Mr. Bobbitt about the findings. Mr. Bobbitt in the audit committee would take a look and see if the findings that Mrs. Cooper were valid. After finding that the findings were valid she then contact Mr. Farrell and he did an external investigation. After further investigation that the mid-level accounting directors Mr. Normand had confessed to just going along with what Mr. Sullivan had explained to him about the reports because he was afraid to tell anyone and wanted to resign. He was afraid that if he told anyone that he would lose his job and had a family to support. When looking at WorldCom situation it was good that the internal auditor committee took charge of the situation when it was brought to them. That was very ethical and then to have the external auditors take over to review the matter was the right step. Now the fact that you had an accountant that your CFO making false reports and switching money around is not very ethical. Not only did your CFO bring another person into the fraudulent reports, but now an external investigation has to be done and reported. There will be hefty fines and jail time for people in the company that went along with unethical behavior. The accounting activity was...
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...posted a manifesto on his social network page and on February 3, 2013 it all began! His first 2 victims had been shot and killed and there were more deaths to follow. Dorner was after any and all law enforcement and anyone involved with them and LAPD had no idea what else was in store. The manhunt lasted for a little over a week and authorities had no idea where he was or what his next move could have been. Somehow, they caught up with him finally and it all ended with a cabin on fire and Dorner allegedly dead. ABC 7 was not subjective, they reported the information they had, and the reporters did not seem to make subjective comments in the first report. Some information I found odd to be reported was the preschool Dorner attended. Has the reports continued, it started to seem like all the stations were being subjective in their reports. Fox 11 news was the most subjective; the reporters shared how terrible they thought the events were and hoped for Dorner’s capture. In both stations the information that was omitted or never spoken of in detail was how good of a person everyone knew Christopher Dorner as. There were people who wanted to share their experiences with him and who have known him for years and never thought of him as a killer, but apparently none of that mattered at this point. NBC 4 was the most objective, there were no opinions, and they reported the information they had. All news stations seemed to omit any good information on the suspect, but at that point they were...
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...Grading system and reporting Name: Institution: Course: Lecturer: Date: Question 1 Advantages of letter grading system • Concise and convenient • Grades are easily averaged • Easy to predict future achievements of students Disadvantages • Proportion of students achieved each grade varies from teacher to teacher • Does not indicate student’s specific strength and weaknesses in learning • Are a combination of achievement, effort, work habits and good behavior Advantages of pass-fail system I. Encourages students to explore new areas even those that they are not fully prepared for II. Permits students to focus on aspects of the course that relate directly to their major field of study. III. Enables students to select their learning experience by removing fear of lower grades Disadvantages I. Offers less information about the performance II. Gives no indication of level of learning hence difficult to predict future performance III. Efforts are directed towards passing rather than achieving higher grades Advantages of standard based system a) Are concise and convenient as they cover broad perspectives b) Provide good compromise of the other grading methods hence the fairest Disadvantages a) It is not goal specific b) Does not indicate strength and weaknesses of students c) Difficult to estimate improvement over short time Advantages of checklist i. Detailed analysis of strength and weaknesses ii. Reminds students, teachers and parents of the objectives...
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