...The Sandwich Factory analysis The novel is written in 2007 by Jason Kennedy and tells the story of a nameless production line worker, in an industrialized world. The narrator is 1st person, and the story unfolds through the narrator’s point of view. The novel use high style language, the narrator uses a lot of irony, which makes it quite humorous to read at times. For an example “Dot lived in the Midlands, as she would’ve been an excellent pirate, giving blow jobs on the high seas” (L.36-37, p.2). His literal knowledge far exceeds the normal human being with no higher education. “In keeping with my station in society, and having been rejected by the bowling alley, I took a low-paid job at a sandwich factory.”(L.1-2. p.1.) The narrator has taken a job at a sandwich factory, where he is putting together the sandwiches. The narrator has possibly lost his old job, and therefore he seeks a new job. The “Bowling alley” rejected him, when he applied for a job there. Therefore he got a low paid job at the sandwich factory. He thinks highly about himself, and indicates that he holds a high status in society. His thoughts philosophize on many subjects regarding the factory and the people working there. His thoughts intertwining with his literary knowledge, creating strange metaphysical scenarios in this mind. “A whole factory full of workers who would bite your arm off to push a rock up a hill for eternity (so long as you gave us €4.50 an hour and the weekends off). I entertained...
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...201202-MBA1-MSE Module Name : Management skills and entrepreneurship Programme: MBA intake 1 Submission Date : 20 April 2012 Business Plan | April 19 2012 | SANDWICH DELIVERY COMPANY | WB DELI | Contents 1/ Executive summary: 4 2/ industry, customer and competitors’ analysis 5 2.1/ competitor analysis: Porter forces 6 3/ Company and production description 7 3.1 Company description: 7 3.2/ Strategy 7 3.3/ownership structure 8 4/ business opportunities 8 4.1/potential customer 8 4.2/geographical area 8 4.3/business competitors 8 5/Marketing plan: 9 5.1/ S W O T analysis 9 5.2/ Marketing mix 10 5.3 growth plan 10 6/ Operations: 11 6.1-Overview 11 6.2 facilities and equipment 11 6.3 employees 11 6.4/suppliers 11 7/technology 12 8/Financial plan 12 8.1/ assumptions (appendices 1) 12 8.2/profit and loss projection (appendices 2) 13 8.3/cash flows projection (appendices3) 13 8.4break even analysis (appendices 4) 13 8.5 ratios analysis 14 Appendices 14 1-assumptions 14 2/ profit and loss 15 3/ cash flow 15 4/ break-even point 16 References 17 ------------------------------------------------- Formal Business Plan 1/ Executive summary: W B deli is a new sandwich delivery company that serves different kinds of sandwiches and salads as well as drinks and snacks such as crisps and chocolate bars. Our company makes also a homemade and tasty soup. Strategically located in Beddington lane...
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...Pre-assignment Telephone survey for John’s sandwich and wrap Introduction Hello, I am a member of John ‘sandwich and wrap. I want to ask you to improve our service to fully meet your expectations. The survey is quick and will not take more than 2 min. Do you agree? Y/N 1) Do you know john’s sandwich? Y/N 2) Do you go to John’s sandwich ?Y/N 3) How often do you eat at john's monthly? 4) What is the distance between your home the store you're going?(localization) 5) Will you come more often if we were closer? Y/NO/perhaps 6) Do you leave in: Nord west south east?(localization) 7) In what age group do you belong? 15-25/25-35/35-45/+45(demography) 8) On a scale where “10” means you have a perfect sandwich or wrap and 1 means you have a bad sandwich or wrap at john’s shop. How would you rate the john’s sandwich? 9) What do we need to improve in our sandwich?(free answer) 10) Are you satisfied with our prices sandwich ?Y/N a. If no ask why? 11) The service is it fast enough ?Y/N 12) How many sandwiches do you take per person?( how much to they spend) 13) How do you rate their product? Excellent / good/ fair/ poor 14) Are you satisfied with the number of choices of sandwich? 15) Have you seen john's sandwich advertisements? Y/N 16) On what media have you seen our latest advertisement? Yellow Pages, billboards, newspaper ads, and coupons I haven’t make more questions because I’m thinking that we...
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...creating a new coordinating position between the CEO and the location managers help the business to grow? Creating a new position between CEO (Dalman Smith) and the location managers would help Sandwich Blitz, Inc. grow by freeing up the CEO’s time to focus on the expansion. Currently, Dalman is visiting locations and addressing issues that each shop’s manager has accumulated. If there was an area or regional manager assigned to these existing shops, this manager would be able to address these issues and visit each and of the locations. The regional manager could take over the training for new locations. The CEO and CFO will be able to look for additional expansion opportunities and look into other strategic decisions such as whether patents or franchising make sense to them. 2. Is promoting an existing manager the best option to fill this position? If not, what is an alternative source to fill the position? Though promoting an existing manager would be beneficial due to manager’s familiarly with the company, there are several risks that need to be considered. The habits and preferences, whether good or bad, that the particular shop had may be projected onto all the other shops. You might have the area manager imposing as a rule what should be merely a preference for a particular sandwich shop. Also, the other managers could become jealous and be less inclined to request help or listen to instructions from someone that was recently considered a peer. An alternative is hiring...
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...VALUE PROPOSITION PRODUCT Jersey Mike’s Subs of Bethel Park serves cold and hot subs, sides, drinks & desserts, as well as signature wraps. All subs are made to order and feature freshly sliced meats and cheeses. “A popular way to top off the sandwich with condiments is to order it ‘Mike's Way’, which involves sliced onions, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, oregano, salt (spices) and ‘The Juice’ - a mixture of red wine vinegar and olive oil” (Fullman, 2014). Jersey Mike’s Subs of Bethel Park offers their subs in different sizes: Mini – feeds 1, Regular – feeds 2, and Giant – feeds 4. Jersey Mike’s Subs of Bethel Park also offers kid’s meals, catering services, online merchandise and gift cards. Place Jersey Mike’s Subs of Bethel Park is conveniently located at the South Park Shops complex located at 5255 Library Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102. Café style seating is available for inside orders. All orders for Jersey Mike’s Subs can be placed at the shop, by phone, mobile phone app or online. Jersey Mike’s Subs of Bethel Park is also on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Linkedin. Price...
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...10/28/2013 Dr. Amanda Manner Vision Le Petit Café is a Coffee and Sandwich shop which is located in Bethesda, Maryland a very urban part of the city with lots of offices and tourists along with a lot of outdoor activities at all times. Le Petit Café will serve the freshest, tastiest and most nutritious sandwiches making sure it develops a huge loyal customer base which will be of utmost importance since this will not only generate majority of the sales of my business but will make for a basis of favorable referrals and loyal customers to the business and will targets to expand with the first three years into the entire metropolitan area of District of Columbia and Virginia. Mission The Café will focus on serving healthy sandwiches targeting the busy professionals and tourists that come through the area which is why it will be located in this particular location whose population and demographics is made up of working and health conscious professionals based on result from surveys taken by Le Petit Café. Main focus of the café will be to position it as a very unique place where patrons will not only enjoy a cup of well brewed coffee and healthy sandwiches but at the same time enjoy a very comfortable and favorable environment with very comfortable chairs, table, sofas with good lighting and relaxing music to assist them in relaxing and therefore help differentiate the culture from that of the other sandwich/coffee shops. Adams, R. (2012). Le Petit Cafe hopes to gain a competitive...
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...INTRODUCTION A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or picnics to be eaten as part of a packed lunch. They generally contain a combination of salad vegetables, meat, cheese, and a variety of sauces or savoury spreads. The bread can be used as it is, or it can be coated with any condiments to enhance flavour and texture. They are widely sold in restaurants and cafes. Bread has been eaten with any meat or vegetables since Neolithic times. For example, the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder is said to have placed meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs between two pieces of matzah (or flat, unleavened bread) during Passover. During the Middle Ages, thick slabs of coarse and usually stale bread, called "trenchers", were used as plates. After a meal, the food-soaked trencher was fed to a dog or to beggars, or eaten by the diner. Trenchers were the precursors of open-face sandwiches. The immediate cultural precursor with a direct connection to the English sandwich was to be found in the Netherlands of the 17th century, where the naturalist John Ray observed that in the taverns beef hung from the rafters "which they cut into thin slices and eat with bread and butter laying the slices upon the butter"— explanatory specifications...
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...Section 6: Food and Necessities 3,703.5 Weekly food and necessity price: about $66.86 Includes: Water, bread, fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, cheese, etc. toothpastes, toilet paper, hair and body products, etc. Monthly price: around $396 Section 7: Dining out Bern's Steak House | Total price for 1 visit a month: $65 | Daily Eats-breakfast restaurant | Total price for 4 visits a month: $40 | Eddie and Sam’s Pizza | Total Price for 5 visits a month: $46 | Aguila Sandwich Shop | Total price for 8 visits a month: $30 | Total Price for one month: $181 Section 8: Transportation I already own a car it is a Honda CRV 2005 Monthly cost of gas: $80.00 Maintenance: $100.00 Insurance: $150.00 Total cost: $330.00 Section 9: College Loan Payment Monthly payment is around $300.00 Section 10: Utilities Monthly: Basic (heating, electric, water, garbage): average $150.30 Internet: $47.20 Total cost: $197.50 Section 11: Miscellaneous Purchases Casual and work clothing | Jeans: $39.00T shirts: $20.00Jackets: $40.00Work clothing: as a nurse I wear scrubs so work clothing doesn’t have to be bought | Personal Care: | Haircut: $30.00Nails: $20.00 | Health Insurance: | Health insurance is included with my job | Medicines: | Over the counter: $45.00Prescription: $30.00 | Total cost: $224.00 Section 12: Entertainment Movies: $10.00 a ticket – 3 movies a month= $30.00 Jet ski and boat lessons: $125.00 Scuba diving:...
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...portobello mushrooms, asparagus and swiss on ciabatta! ! ! ! ! ! rotisserie chicken wrap – lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese and chicken in a tortilla with red pepper spread! turkey wrap – house-roasted turkey, spinach, artichokes & red pepper spread in a flour tortilla! veggie wrap – hummus, roasted tomatoes, portobello mushrooms, spinach & asparagus + three cheeses in a flour tortilla! C B & J – house-made cashew butter & local tart cherry jam on baguette! LTO’S — your choice of house roasted turkey, roast beef or ham on café sourdough with swiss, lettuce, tomato & onion + mayo and mustard market box lunch ! your choice of café sandwich with our salad green, fresh fruit cup, & a bakery fresh bar + napkin, fork & wet nap in a labeled box 12.25 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! black box lunch! your choice of café sandwich + house-made potato chips, seasonal pasta salad, a bakery fresh cookie, napkin, fork & wet nap in a labeled black box 10.25! artisan sack...
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...Project Fall 2015 The application of Activity-Based Costing in a Casual Service Restaurant. The restaurant is a franchise located in the southwestern USA. It is a casual service restaurant and has about 50 seats. The study will calculate Activity-Based Costs for major items from the restaurant menu as selected by management. Students should incorporate the following steps: ABC Stage One 1. Decompose the general ledger (use the provided income statements for April 2014 – Table 1) into major cost pools following the model below (Figure 1). Please note that the payroll for the FOH was $12,521.06 and the payroll for the BOH was $17,671.94 for April, 2014. Figure 1 [pic] Table 1 | April 2014 | | |Total Revenue |$ 91,460 | |CGS - Food |31,405 | |CGS - Beverage |1,220 | |Supplies |2,756 | |Accounting |250 | |Transportation |186 | |Security |33 | |Bank charges |49 | |Equipment rental |1,000 | |Entertainment ...
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...Sandwich Blitz, Inc. Sandwich Blitz, Inc. is a small growing specialty sandwich shop chain in a large metropolitan area. The business is owned by Dalman Smith, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Lei Lee who is the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The company currently operates eight free-standing sandwich and beverage shops located near three universities, one hospital, and four high-traffic office complexes in the metropolitan area. The firm serves mostly upscale breakfast and lunch customers and specializes in organically grown food ingredients and health-conscious beverages. Currently, the firm employs a staff accountant, eight unit managers and forty employees. The corporate headquarters occupies rented space in an office park which houses Dalman, Lei, and the corporate accountant, Jayin Chopra. Each operating sandwich shop is staffed with a manager, a team supervisor, and four customer associates. Revenues from 2011 operations were substantial with a ROI (Return on Investment) of 30%. Beginnings Sandwich Blitz was the idea of Dalman Smith whose previous experience was in middle management for a wholesale food distribution company headquartered in a large European city. An ardent devotee of healthy food, Dalman received the inspiration for Sandwich Blitz while visiting the Mediterranean area on corporate business. Dalman noted the presence of healthy sandwich shops in that area of Europe and was surprised on his...
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...I observed a Subway sandwich restaurant on November 20, 2015 in Citrus Heights between the hours of 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm. I choose this time because it represents the peak hours of operation and would provide me with the best possible data for this blog. The customer will be asked what kind of bread they would like and depending on the order, the bread may be toasted, which would increase the time. After the bread station, the vegetable station would be next, then the meats station, and finally the condiments and final wrapping. The process would finish with the cashier at the far end of the assembly line. As I entered the establishment, there was a small line in front of me with approximately 3-4 people in front of me. The four people ahead of me ordered a total of five sandwiches (one person ordered two) and took a total of 8:25 minutes. This translates to about 5 sandwiches / 8:25 minutes = 101 seconds (about 1:41 minutes per sandwich). I purposefully ordered a simple sandwich off the “number” menu and did not order a custom sandwich. I wanted to see how fast they can make the sandwich as a basis of measurement. As my turn came up, I placed my order and waited for the process to begin. It took me 1:20 minutes to order and pay for my basic sandwich. The problem really starts to arise when there are many people in line and breads that have to be toasted. Toasting bread takes about 45 seconds and adds a great amount time to overall process. All the orders were ordered from word...
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...Universidad del Istmo Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Administración de Empresas Marketing Global Lic. Marleen Campbell López TALLER J. Abraham Velásquez Hernández Guatemala, 3 de marzo del 2,016 ÍNDICE Introducción 1 Macro-entorno 2 Económico 2 Demográfico 3 Político/legal 4 Social/cultural 5 Tecnológico 6 Micro-entorno 7 Pollo Campero 7 San Martín 9 &Café 11 Conclusiones 12 Bibliografía 13 INTRODUCCIÓN Existen factores que influyen en las decisiones estratégicas de todas las compañías, independientemente del país en que se encuentre. Puesto que existen grandes influenciadores que funcionan fuera de las manos de las mismas empresas. A esto se le denomina macro-entorno y abarca áreas como economía, demografía, político/legal y social cultural. Pero también está el microentorno que está más individualizado por empresas, ya que los factores que se mueven con cada una son distintos. Al final es importante tener un análisis de esta información, para crear escenarios en los cuales las empresas puedan proyectar decisiones a tomar. El conocer en donde está jugando una compañía es impórtate. Guatemala se ha mostrado como una propuesta bastante interesante en los últimos años, ya que su economía va creciendo. Pero depende que industria quiera entrar a la nación, los mismos factores le indicaran si es conveniente. Aun empresas internas como Pollo Campero, &Café...
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...First of all it sounds like Sandwich Blitz is a unique business. With their offering of foods no other sandwich business has. This would be their main strength to keep the business above other shops that make sandwiches. Moving to a new city could be a strength with good opportunity for growth. This new market could open all kinds of possibilities. People like verity, with the right advertising opening in a new city could get them the exposer they need to become known nationwide. That alone could take there business to the next level. I also see one potential Weakness. In this new city sometimes people are hesitant to try new things. That could hurt them to start off in this new city. There is that possibility it may not take off in that city, just because there products they offer are not the usual in that city. The threats I see for them are the two new franchise operations that offer food and beverages similar to that of Sandwich Blitz. These threats are potentially big and would depend on a lot of things. One biggy is if one or both of these new franchises were to open in the some cities as their current franchise. That would take some business from Sandwich blitz. But if either one would open in the same neighborhood that could potentially put a big impact on their sales. Getting back to opportunity, the new competition could put a fire in their motivation. Dalman and Lei could come up with specials and use their experience in advertising to keep...
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...Overview Sandwich Blitz, Inc. is a successful business, owned by Dalman Smith and Lei Lee who operate eight independent sandwich shops in a metropolitan area. They specialize in serving gourmet organic breakfast and lunch sandwiches and specialties to a diverse group of clients. Recently, Lei discovered a discrepancy on one of the sales associates time-sheet. Further investigation revealed that the team supervisor allowed the employee to report unearned hours in that pay period. Lei also discovered that the employee handbook did not completely cover all of their duties and responsibilities. This left Lei no other choice, but to review and update the existing control system. Four Steps of Control System Although Bateman and Snell identify four steps that managers must take to introduce or improve the existing control system, Rao and Shankar also introduce a preliminary step - key areas to be monitored (p.170). In this particular case, Lei has already identified the type of discrepancy and the possible cause of it. Their employee handbook has not been updated and, thus, was lacking description of their duties and responsibilities as well as various operational procedures. Therefore the main area that Lei must focus on is to bring the handbook up to date. Lei could perform this task herself or delegate it to one of her regional managers. Step 1. Setting performance standards. The employee handbook will serve as a guidance for the employees and as a reference book for the...
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