...WAC REPORT ON THE CASE LARSON IN NIGERIA Su bmitted To Submitted On Submitted By : : : Prof. Sanjay Kumar Gupta 06 th September, 2012 Samarth Mewada-20121048 To : David From : Steven Date : 06.09.2012 SUB: - Detail analysis report to choose the course of action for future prospects in Nigeria Dear David, The Business situation in Nigeria has been analysed with reverence to present situation and future escalation. The report contains the options and the options are evaluated on different criteria. The analysis leads to a decision to continue operations at Nigeria with new CEO. Thanks Regards Steven 1 WAC REPORT ON LARSON IN NIGERIA Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SITUATION ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PROBLEM STATEMENT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 STATEMENT OF OPTIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 RECOMMENDATION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 PLAN OF ACTION...
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...111 Non-BBA NEW VENTURE PROJECT Introduction The New Venture Project will test your group’s ability to: perform independent research and write a formal business report, make a formal presentation of your findings, and manage the time and skills of your group members. The objective of this assignment is to persuade your audience/potential investors that you have identified an opportunity that fills an important gap in the market. You are asked to identify an idea for a new venture and conduct an environmental analysis (PEST, Five Forces, size of market) to prove that your idea is worth funding. Essentially, you are answering two questions: What is your idea and why does it represent a worthwhile opportunity in the business environment? This project is worth 20 marks of your BU111 final grade and consists of three components: • 4 marks for the New Venture Preliminary Report (hard copy due BEFORE Friday, October 12th at 12 noon; turnitin and peer evaluations due BEFORE Friday, October 12th at 12 midnight • 10 marks for the Final Report (hard copy due BEFORE Friday, November 16th at 12 noon and turnitin and peer evaluations BEFORE Friday, November 16th at 12 midnight) • 6 marks for the New Venture Presentations (done in Labs #10 or #11 as assigned by TA – peer evaluations due BEFORE Wednesday, December 5th at 12 midnight) Details on what is required and how to complete and submit each of the above components are provided below. New...
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...Prince George's County State Library, who has the final approval for selecting a substitute librarian, recues himself as the selecting official because his mother is an applicant for the position? What is the answer in the opinion? Prince George's County, Maryland Code of Ordinances, Subtitle 16, Div. 1, § 16-150 states that no appointing authority shall fill or request to fill any vacant position in the classified service under the appointing authority's jurisdiction through any of the methods for filling vacant positions, with a member of the appointing authority's family. What prompted this opinion? The State has a policy of hiring substitute librarians when someone is on annual leave and there is a current opening at a Maryland State Library. There are currently more than 100 employees in this library system, but this position does not report directly to the Assistant Director. The...
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...“The Influence of Haptic Information on Product Evaluation – an Experimental Research on Undergraduate Students of Four Private Business Institutions of Karachi, Pakistan” Bachelors of Business Administration Fall 2012 Prepared by – Advisor – Mr. Zohaib Sufiyan Acknowledgement Firstly we would like to thank the Allah Almighty for his blessings and for the timely completion of the research. We would also like to thank and appreciate the efforts of our thesis advisor – Mr. Zohaib Sufiyan for his assistance at every step of the report. We would like to thank following people for providing us with valuable information which formed the basis of our research and expanded our knowledge base: Ms. Wajeeha Javed – Head of Academics, SZABIST Mr. Fahad Zuberi– BBA Coordinator, SZABIST Mr. Rizwan Bashir– CEO/Consultant, Training House Mr. Khurram Abbas– Territory Manager – Reckitt Benckiser Thank you all Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 4 2 Introduction 5 2.1 Variables of the Study 5 2.2 Research Methodology 6 2.3 Sampling Size & Sample Techniques 9 2.4 Scope of Study 10 2.5 Research Objectives 10 2.6 Research Questions 11 3 Assumptions 11 4 Literature Review 12 5 Theoretical Framework 34 5.1 Flowchart 34 5.2 Explanation 34 5.3 Question Statement 35 6 Data Analysis 36 6.1 Study 1 36 6.2 Study 2 41 6.3 Data Collection Methodology 56 7 Conclusion 57 8 Recommendations 58 10 Limitations of the Study 59 ...
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...Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Air New Zealand. Method of analysis this report is SWOT analysis and five forces module. Other analysis includes deep investigation on company profiles. The report founds the weakness and strength in the company and examines internal and external factors that might influence the survivability of Air New Zealand. The report will explain how Air New Zealand handles the pressure from every competition they faced until today. All strategies will be discussed in evaluation section of this report. In addition to the conclusion of evaluation; this report will also answer the case studies that being related to Air New Zealand, they are: 1. Discuss how barriers to entry in the airline industry have changed in the past decade. 2. In light of such lowering of barriers, what opportunities are there for there for Air New Zealand to pursue? 3. Air New Zealand must consider different stakeholders in its pursuit of corporate strategies. Identify the key stakeholders and their concerns Introduction Air New Zealand Limited, is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Since the appointment of Ralph Norris as Managing Director and CEO of Air New Zealand in February 2002, Air New Zealand has been working on its new strategic direction. Structural changes in the marketplace made a new direction indispensable and Air NZ is now turning away from inflexible service offerings to align its route...
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...Internship Proposal on: Credit Risk Management Practices in Sonali Bank Ltd Performance Evaluation of Sonali Bank Ltd Foreign Exchange Operation of Sonali Bank Ltd | Prepared For: Sadia Noor Khan Lecturer Department of Banking & Insurance Prepared By: Maiful Kausar Ikra ID-17-023 Department of Banking & Insurance University of Dhaka Department of Banking & Insurance Submission Date: January 14, 2015 Proposed Internship Topics Introduction to the Study: Each BBA program needs practical knowledge of the respective field of discipline to be fruitful. Our BBA program also has an internship program, relating to the exchange of theoretical knowledge into the real life practical situation. To support my internship report I will work as an intern in Sonali Bank Ltd. My name is Maiful Kausar Ikra. It was great opportunity for me to complete my internship program in the largest state owned commercial bank "Sonali Bank Ltd." As a part of internship program I want to prepare report on the following topics…… 1.Credit Risk Management Practices in Sonali Bank Ltd Background of the study: To support my internship report I will work as an internee Sonali Bank Ltd. and my topic of the report is "Credit risk management practices in Sonali Bank Ltd." as part of the fulfillment of internship requirement. One of most significant challenges for a bank is to strongly manage its credits. Since the largest...
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...12 Apple Inc. Strategy Review and Recommendation Group: E2 12 Apple Inc. Strategy Review and Recommendation Group: E2 Content 1. Company Background 4 2. Report Aim and Scope 4 3. Analysis of the Current Environment 5 3.1. PEST Analysis 5 3.2. Porter’s Five Forces 7 3.3. Resource Portfolio Analysis 8 3.4. Current SWOT Analysis 10 4. Analysis of the Future Environment via Scenario Planning 11 4.1. Impact of Scenarios on Apple’s Five Forces 12 4.2. Impact of Scenario Planning on Internal Environment (VRIN) 13 4.3. Future SWOT 15 5. Evaluation of Existing Strategies 16 6. Analysis of Apple’s Organizational Direction 16 7. Strategic Option Generation 18 7.1. Generic Strategy Model 18 7.2. BCG Matrix 19 7.3. Directional Policy Matrix 20 7.4. ANSOFF Matrix 21 7.5. TOWS 22 8. Strategy Evaluation through SAFe 23 8.1. Corporate Level Strategic Evaluation 23 8.2. Media Devices & Mobile Communications SBU Strategic Evaluation 24 8.3. Personal Computers Strategic Evaluation 24 8.4. Portable Media Players Strategic Evaluation 25 8.5. Software Strategic Evaluation 25 9. Comparison of New and Existing Strategies 25 10. Conclusion 26 11. Report Limitations 28 12. References 29 1. Company Background Apple Inc was founded in April 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The company that invented the first personal computer has diversified into designing and producing a vast range...
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...1. Introduction 2. External Analysis Porter’s Five Forces Analysis – Ford The competitive structure of an industry is an important element of identifying factors that are a menace of decreasing profitability. One of the most adequate forms of assessing competitive issues is Michael Porter’s five-force analysis. According to Michael Porter understanding the external environment in which a firm operates in, is essential for a successful business. Porter (2008) displayed five such factors: 1) threat of new entrants, 2) the power of suppliers, 3) the power of buyers, 4) the threat of substitutes, and 5) rivalry among existing competitors. The evaluation of these five forces provides managers with the ability to form an optimal strategy, due to external opportunities and threats being taken into consideration. The existence of new entrants in the automobile industry may force prices down and put pressure on profits. However, there are barriers to entry that favor established firms; economies of scale is mildly attractive, despite the expectation of significant economies of scale, due to indications that large size may not be as significant as one would assume. Nonetheless, entry into the automobile industry requires a large capital investment from any new entrant, indicating economies of scale is a substantial barrier to entry. Opportunity factors connected to product differentiation predict product differentiation will go from mildly attractive to highly attractive;...
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...Vol. 3, No. 5 Modern Applied Science A Study of an Evaluation Model on Manufacturing Execution System in Paper-making Enterprises Zhihong Xu Key Lab for Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education Shandong Institute of Light Industry Shandong 250353, China E-mail: xzh1385@163.com Feng Huang The State Key Laboratory for Microbial Technology Shandong University, Shandong 250100, China Jiachuan Chen & Guihua Yang Key Lab for Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education Shandong Institute of Light Industry Shandong 250353, China Abstract Manufacturing execution system (MES) is a production management technology and real-time information system which lies between the enterprise upper layer (ERP) and the bottom layer (PLC/DCS) and faces to workshop layer. MES's concept, its functional model and its important status in the manufacture industry are introduced in this article. Based on the production practice in Kunshan Banknote Paper Mill, an evaluation model of EMS is set up. The model also has a certain reference value to the construction of management information system (MIS) for the relative industries. Keywords: Pulp and paper industry, Manufacturing execution system, Furzzy evaluating method 1. Introduction The construction of informationization has made considerable progress with years of development in domestic paper industry. Large and medium-sized paper-making enterprises has widely adopted Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for enterprise production...
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...peripheral industry. There are a total of 6 parts in this report. In the beginning of this report, a brief history and background of Dell will be shown. Then, in the second part of this report, advanced technology is shown as one of many vital keys in computer and peripheral industry along with lesser keys like economic, political, and demographic conditions. For the third part, an industry analysis using Porter 5 forces theory will analyze how those forces affect computer and peripheral industry generally. The second and the third part will focus on the industry as a whole. For the fourth and fifth part of this report, it will highlight Dell. The fourth part will show Dell’s strategic capabilities and how they help and enable Dell to survive and competitive in the industry. Meanwhile, the fifth part of this report will talk about Dell’s business strategy and how it transforms Dell to be a better company. The last part of this report will show the evaluation of Dell’s strategy evaluation that determines the sustainability of Dell. TABLE OF CONTENT 1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 3 2. MICRO ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 4 3. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 7 A. RIVALRY 7 B. THREATS OF NEW ENTRANTS 7 C. THREATS OF SUBSTITUTES 8 D. POWER OF SUPPLIERS 8 E. POWER OF BUYERS 9 4. STRATEGIC CAPABILITY 10 5. GENERIC BUSINESS STRATEGY 12 6. COMPANY AND STRATEGY EVALUATION 14 7. REFERENCES 15 8. APPENDICE...
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...Supply and Demand and Price Elasticity Paper Betty Hargrove ECO/212 January 30, 2013 Vivek Singhal Introduction After careful evaluation of our daily commodities we have chosen, soap, oil, sugar, salt, tissue, flour, toothpaste, deodorant, electricity, and wheat. These lists of commodities are necessary in a basic style of life. Our chosen product to focus on throughout our paper is sugar. We will address the supply and demand shift of sugar in a market economy. Furthermore, we will address supply and demand and price elasticity as well as whether our chosen commodity is a necessity or a luxury. Supply and Demand Shift There are limited explanations of why the demand and shifts in sugar vary. One of these reasons is because of the federal tariffs that are put on sugar. A tariff or tax on the import or even export increases the price and make it less in demand. No one wants to pay more for anything that we were paying less for a week ago. Also now there are a few different substitutes of sugar then using the real things. There are brands such as Equal, Splenda, and Sweet and Low. These are known as artificial sugar substitutes. These artificial sugar substitutes are sometimes found in food that we consume daily depending on our likes. Items that are, labeled as “diet” or “sugar free” use artificial sweeteners. There is “sugar free gum” and “diet soda”. These products typically have artificial sweeteners. The demand for the sugar is how much the consumers are willing...
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...because the methods of any job need to be precise. For example, in a job position the duties of that position should be clearly stated. Therefore, the job analyst would need to observe a person in the current position. This can be helpful as well in determining what skills and requirements are necessary to perform that job most efficiently. Also jobs are continually changing as time goes on so job analysis needs to take note of any changes periodically so that the current job duties and requirements are kept up-to-date. This means that the person doing the analysis should also be very familiar with that job and position. “A job analysis leads directly to the development of several other important personnel [tools]; a job specification, a job evaluation, and performance criteria” (Riggio, 2008, p. 57). The job of paraeducator is an important one. The job of paraeducator consists of assisting full-inclusion (FI) students. Full-inclusion students are students that have special needs that are mainstreamed into a regular classroom among peers that do not have special needs. The class has a state credentialed teacher that the paraeducator works with as an educational team for not only the full-inclusion student but the entire class as well. Job analysis methods are measured accessible for performing an analysis of a particular job. They consist of a detailed and accurate description of the steps that one uses to complete tasks to perform or fulfill the duties of...
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...Study: Wal-Mart and Bharti Transforming Retail in India Executive Summary This paper is an analysis and evaluation of Wal-Mart and the future venture into the retail sector of India. The challenges that Wal-Mart needs to resolve to become successful range from the cultural differences to problems with supply chain management in India. The analysis below identifies the challenges of many factors dealing with the Wal-Mart, Bharti and the Indian retail sector. These factors for Wal-Mart would deal with the ability to operate in India efficiently as they do in the US. In addition, Wal-Mart to be successful will have to sort out problems with the government, culture differences and the partnership with Bharti. These factors for Wal-Mart and Bharti will be presented in more specific detail through a SWOT analysis. The analysis will evaluate Wal-Mart as a company in relation to the future operation in the Indian market. Then the Bharti Company will be analyzed using a SWOT to pin point how the company will fit into the overall plan of Wal-Mart operating in India. The report will further evaluate the Indian retail sector through a competitive industry analysis using the Porter’s 5 forces model. This model will detail the threats to the market entry, supplier power, buyer power, availability of substitutes and competitive rivalry as they relate to the India retail sector. The report will then offer alternatives for the Wal-Mart company. These alternatives would include not progressing...
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...Edward B. Beharry 6 Criteria Two (2) - Gathering of Data * Methodology 9 * Five Questions Asked of Personnel from the Firms 14 * Schedule of Activities 15 * Regulations and Policies Governing the Firms 17 Criteria Three (3) – Presentation * Report 19 * Impact of Office Equipment 22 Bibliography 23 CRITERIA ONE (1) - PRESENTATION TITLE OF PROJECT: Communication between the Operations Office and the Other Departments within Banks DIH and Edward B. Beharry AIMS OF PROJECT Based on the topic of “Communications and Operations, Despatch and Transport Services”, an investigation was carried out in two (2) firms; namely Banks DIH and Edward B. Beharry. The intentions of the project were to: * Identify the types of communication used between the Operations Office and Other Departments within Banks DIH and Edward B. Beharry. * Investigate the barriers to communication between the Operations Office and Other Departments within Banks DIH and Edward B. Beharry. * Determine the effectiveness and favorableness of the types of communication within Banks DIH and Edward B. Beharry. * Produce a written report on the gathered information and correspondence in a highly...
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...Executive summary Virgin Australia is a well known Industry Airline all through the world. In this report I will explain about an analysis of Virgin's present position and to focus the conduct of the industry regarding whether it is performing above or beneath desire. On the foundation of this analysis, suggestions are suggested to help the organization with answers for help to avoid failure if such circumstance was to happen. The report is structure as takes after: In the first area I will give a short foundation of the organization and how it got to be so outstanding. At that point the analysis of Virgin's macro-environment and current strategy and circumstance will be given to support with giving the perfect suggestions to the organization. The objective of this report is to furnish Virgin with important proposals that can help or enhance their current circumstance so they can perform above desire. Introduction Strategic management Strategic management comprises of the examination, choices, and activities an association embraces keeping in mind the end goal to make and support preferences. This definition catches principle component that go to main field of strategic management. The strategic management of an association involves three progressing procedures: analysis, choices, and activities. In order that strategic management is an interest with the analysis of strategic objectives (vision, mission, and goals) alongside the examination of the inside...
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