...The five competitive forces that create vital opportunities and threats for organizations are; (1) low-cost strategy, (2) best-value strategy, (3) differentiation, (4) low-cost focus strategy and (5) best-value focus strategy. David, Fred R. (2011). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, Custom Edition. Pg. 151-155 Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Low-cost strategy offers products and/or services on a broad scale at the lowest price on the market. The best- value strategy offers products and/or services on a large scale at the best price value as compared to rivals that sell similar products and/or services. The strategy of differentiation is directed towards those who care more about the uniqueness of certain products rather than its price therefore the products and/ or services are unique throughout the industry. The low-cost focus strategy only provides products and/or services to a small group of customers at the lowest price on the market. The best-value focus strategy offers products and/or services similar to differentiation by offering the lowest price value on the market but the focus is only on a small group of customers. David, Fred R. (2011). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, Custom Edition. Pg. 151-155 Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson I feel that the most important competitive force in the computer industry today is differentiation. Through differentiation the product and/or service is bound to be more competitive. The quality of service improves...
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...Unit II Exam Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The demand for a good or service is determined by |a. |those who buy the good or service. | |b. |the government. | |c. |the producers who create the good or service. | |d. |those who supply the raw materials used in the production of the good or service. | ____ 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market? |a. |Different sellers sell identical products. | |b. |There are many sellers. | |c. |Sellers almost always accept the price the market determines. | |d. |All of the above are characteristics of a perfectly competitive market. | ____ 3. Which of the following would not be a determinant of the demand for a particular good? |a. |prices of related goods ...
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...Unit II Assignment MBA 5501 February 18, 2014 The business elected for this assignment is Splendor, a new but recognized name in hair styling products. Splendor is developing a new styling tool and is getting ready to launch in Spring 2015. The name of the new product is Lola, representing Splendor’s usual use of English names to its products. Lola is an innovative heating flat iron that has interchangeable bases, allowing the consumer to change apparatuses for the desired styling effect. Question One 1. Describe what type of marketing research your company will need to use in order to support its marketing strategy. Create a list of questions or issues that your company will need to settle using marketing research. Focus groups will be the main source of marketing research. Based on our companies’ researchers, three groups of 15 to 25 women will be selected to participate in a demonstration and testing of our new product Lola. Company researchers will select women based on demographics and other components based on interest and other competent factors. Participants will use individually use the product to test the products agility, manipulability, manageability, and accessibility. Questions and issues to settle in our use of marketing research Some of the key issues we will target specifically through our research will be: 1. Establishing a customer base and a determination of consumer needs of the product (Lola). 2. Determine characteristically, the...
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...The A-1 Unit* I.Time Context: Months after the operation of the A-1 unit of a popular government agency II. Viewpoint Consultant III. Statement of the Problem * A-1 was not a formally established staff. * The allegiance of the members towards the A-1 unit. * Group complaints about the heavy workload/multitasking * Alex Marasigan and Tino Torres do not contribute their fair share of the task. * The unclear assignment between the mother unit and the A-1 unit. * Agency’s concern seemed emphasized mostly to production and less to people. * Muñoz doesn’t want them to see him as a pushy and domineering head. IV. Objectives * Whether to design the A-1 unit with permanent staff. * Whether another training seminar is necessary to recruit more members to the A-1 workforce. * Whether another refreshing course is necessary to put Marasigan, Torres, and the rest of the members back on track. * Whether the A-1 unit be treated and defined to have an independent power and authority with respect to personnel concerns. V. Areas of Consideration * Understaffed and overload of assignment * Group complaints about the heavy workload, bottlenecks, and prioritization of assignments that the staff receives both from the respective home bases and the A-1. * Ambiguity to distinguish leader’s power and authority. VI. Alternative Courses of Action * Establish A-1’s staff; Hire new employees and conduct training seminars that is necessary for recruitment...
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...Now you need to schedule the project you chose in Unit I. Reread the scenarios from Units I and II. Based on the previous project information you created, the project priorities you set, and your budget, you will now need to break down your project into activities. Using an Internet search engine, locate a project scheduling template or use the Microsoft Project trial software included with your textbook. Build a WBS and project schedule using the templates or Microsoft Project. You will need to identify all dependencies and estimate your costs. Assign contingency reserves, and determine how much reserve your team would estimate for the whole project. Justify and explain your choices and estimates. You may want to review the WBS section located on pages 108-116 in Chapter 4 of your textbook. Save your assignment as a PDF file. You may need to research the publishing process to give you adequate information to make your decisions. In addition you will need to know the following information: You will use the project scenario you worked on in Unit I. In addition to the Unit I information, your boss has given you a budget of $7 million to complete the projects you have on the table. You will be working with the marketing department, the IT department, and the school-level division department throughout the next three years in order to complete these projects. Also remember that you do not have all the resources you need for the multi-media project. The textbook revisions and...
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...03.07.1941. The K.C.P Limited was virtually a conglomerate with multi product, multi- locational units each of them large enough to function as an independent company. In the light of its large operations, the management of The K.C.P Limited decided to hive of the sugar, Distillery and Workshop operations at Vuyyuru and Lakshmipuram to a new company which would be able to focus its attention to the growth and development of these operations. The company is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of wide range of products that can be broadly classified under three groups. Viz., (1) Sugar (2) Bio-products (3) Engineering unit for manufacture of solid liquid separation. Thus catering to the needs of many process industries contributing to sustain pollution free environment. The company provides various services in the environment category like Biological Waste Water treatment, Liquid/Solid separation, milk of time preparation, pulp washers, sludge dewatering, recaustizing systems, flocculation and mixing classification. The company was formed with the objective of taking over the Sugar, Distillery and Workshop units. OBJECTIVES OF KCP (SUGARS): • To broaden access to livelihood opportunities for target groups, particularly women by providing employment opportunities to them. • To improve access to new and existing services and to extend a manufacturing unit. • To improve the productivity of sugarcane which are limited in source and are seasonal in...
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...AFTER ACTION REVIEW SECTION I. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Task(s) Task Number Task Title Taught or After Action Review Supported Task(s) Task Number Task Title Supported N/A NA Academic The academic hours to teach this class are as follows: Hours PEACETIME HOURS/METHODS 100 mins/CO/PE/ 20 minutes video Total Hours 2 hrs Test Lesson Type of Test: Brigade Certification Test Number Total Hours: 3 hours Prerequisite Lesson Number Lesson Title Lesson(s) None None Clearance There are no clearance or access requirements for this lesson. and Access References |NUMBER |TITLE |DATE |PARA/ | | | | |PAGE | | | | |NO. ALL | |TC 25-20 |A Leader’s Guide To After Action Reviews |Sept 93 |All | |TC 25-10 |A Leader’s Guide To Lane Training |Aug 96 |Chapter 5 | Student Provide Slides to students one day prior to the start of class. Students Study must be prepared to discuss the Slides during class. Scan TC 25-20. Assignments Instructor One instructor, familiar with TC 25-20, Requirements Additional...
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...CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt Assignment Full Name: Renee Barley Two-digit Section #: 02 Instructions: Download this document to your computer and save it (use “save as”), adding your name to the new file name before filling it out. All of the gray boxes above and below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 1 Assignment Dropbox. The name of this course is CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional. There are several sections for this same course with different students enrolled in each section. Each section is designated with a two-digit number. What is the specific section of the course you are enrolled in? Hint: Your complete course name includes CS113 and the two-digit section number that follows. This can be found in your course syllabus. Example: CS113-99. Two-digit section number: 02 Course Home Hint: Look in the upper, far left-hand corner of your main course page for this important area. Select the Course Home tab to view the complete list of hyperlinks located in this area and then list the first hyperlink located directly below the Course Home tab: Syallbus Academic Tools Hint: Look across the tabs at the top of each Unit Home page for this important page. Name the first three links on the left side of the Academic Tools page: Course...
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...CS113 Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Unit 1 Scavenger Hunt Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Full Name: Two-digit Section #: ------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Download this document to your computer and save it (use “save as”), adding your name to the new file name before filling it out. All of the gray boxes above and below should be appropriately filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 1 dropbox. ------------------------------------------------- The name of this course is Academic Strategies for the Business Professional and is referred to as Course CS113. There are several sections for this same course with different students enrolled in each section. What is the specific section of the course you are enrolled in? Hint: Your complete course name includes CS113 and the two-digit section number that follows. This can be found in your course syllabus. Example: CS113-99. Two-digit section number: 08 ------------------------------------------------- Course Home Hint: Look in the upper, far left-hand corner of your main course page for this important area. Select the Course Home tab to view the complete list of tabs located in this area and then list the first tab located in the Course Home area: Syllabus ------------------------------------------------- Academic...
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...margin and higher capit al utilisation * The rise in global price in caustic soda enabling increase in profit margin * Low interest cost enabling rise in the gross profit * Potential to have production expansion plan * Weakness: * Little awareness about it’s preparation * Uncertainty in the prospects of chloro-alkali sector 2. The strategic moves BCCL has taken to improve the business results: I. It has set up a 30MV co-generation power plant to supply electricity at the reasonable rate. II. The company repaid Rs.20 crore of it’s high cost borrowing in FY’04 so as to decrease the interest cost III. It is considering to expand the production capacity IV. It would take recourse to membrane cell method in order to maintain the cost-effectiveness. 3. The reasons for better margin in the recent period of operation: * Caustic soda prises have shot up in substantial amount * The realisation of the unit sales of caustic soda in considerable amount * Payment of owings enabling lower interest cost 4. Risk may occur in having few buyer /one of them getting 75% production: A. If the firm having 75% occurrence on production suffer losses otherwise then the effect would be on BCCL. B. Not having many options would take away the fact that BCCL can resort to other big firms for...
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...| | | | 1. Who authorizes your unit?s basic loads? The unit supply office The appointing/approving authority MACOM HQ The individual 2. You are required to verify that ________________are used whenever property book or durable equipment is issued. Change documents Lateral transfers MTOEs Hand receipts 3. As part of your CSDP inspection, what task should you make sure has been accomplished by the battalion or brigade budget staff officer? All of the above Provided Budget Account Codes (BACs) for tracking all elements of the operating budget. Briefed your unit commander on budget policies, ULLS-S4 budget structure, and ULLS-S4 standing operating procedures for budget processes. None of the above 4. Your CSDP Evaluation report is due. What situation will cause a delay in meeting reporting requirements, and should be reported to higher headquarters? The end of the month falls on a weekend The unit is undergoing a change of command Your unit ULLS-S4 system has just been repaired All of the above 5. When reviewing ULLS-S4 system password security for your unit's CSDP Inspection, you should verify that passwords: Consist of 5 digits Consist of all numeric characters Are randomly selected Are changed every 90 days 6. What documentation must accompany a DA Form 1687, Notice of Delegation of Authority - Receipt for Supplies when it is submitted to support activities by the PBO? Appointment Orders Assumption of Command Orders ...
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...[pic] STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) EXTERNAL PROPERTY BOOK UNIT SUPPLY-ENHANCED (PBUS-E) 10 May 2003 PAGE SECTION 1 - Purpose & References 2 SECTION 2 - System Summery 2 SECTION 3 - System Access 2 SECTION 4 - Processing Reference Guide 3 SECTION 5 - Administration Overview 3 SECTION 6 - Catalog 3 SECTION 7 - Property Book 3 SECTION 8 - MILSTRIP TRANSACTIONS 4 SECTION 9 - Weekly Requirements 4 SECTION 10 - Property Book Validation/Reconciliation 5 SECTION 11 - Clearance of Supply Sergeants 7 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 - Clearance of Supply Sergeants Questionnaire A1-1 1. PURPOSE: a. To provide a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all PBUS-E operators. The objective of this SOP is to provide the end user with the information necessary to use the system effectively, including operation of personal computer equipment. This SOP has 11 sections and 1 appendix. Section 1 states purpose and references for this SOP. Section 2 provides a system summery. Section 3 covers system access. Section 4 is a processing reference guide. Section 5 gives an administration overview. Section 6 discusses the catalog. Section 7 explains the functional processes of the property book. Section 8 states weekly procedure requirements. Section 9 provides Property Book Validation/Reconciliation guidance. Section 10 discusses the MILSTRIP/order function in PBUS-E. Section...
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...Marketing and Management Faculty of Business and Economics Unit Guide S2 Day Session 2, North Ryde, Day 2013 Table of Content Table of Content General Information Convenor and teaching staff Credit Points Prerequisites Corequisites Co-badged status Unit Description 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 List of changes since first version was published Learning Outcomes Assessment Tasks Class Test Assessed Coursework Group Projects (3) Final Examination 4 5 6 6 6 6 8 Unit Schedule Delivery and Resources Classes Prizes Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials Technology Used and Required Teaching and Learning Strategy 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 Policies and Procedures Academic Honesty Grades Grading Appeals and Final Examination Script Viewing Special Consideration Policy Student Support UniWISE provides: 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 Student Enquiry Service Equity Support IT Help 14 14 14 Graduate Capabilities Problem Solving and Research Capability Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 15 15 15 Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 15 15 Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills Learning Outcome Assessment Task 15 16 16 Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking Learning Outcome Assessment Task 16 16 16 Research and Practice Policy on Group Projects Page 2 of 20 17 18 General Information Convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor: Jan Zwar Email: jan.zwar@mq.edu.au Phone: 61 2 9850...
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...Governance The most efficient way to contact staff is via email using your student email account. Please use this form of contact in the first instance for general course enquiries. We will only receive emails sent to the subject email account accg301@mq.edu.au ACCG301 Assessment Guide Session 2, 2015 1 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ASSESSMENT GUIDE Assessment Task 1 Title/Name Description Assessment Task 2 Assessment Task 3 Assessment Task 4 Assessed Coursework (Pre-set Tutorial Questions) The objective of this assessment is to provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate that they are working continuously throughout the session to achieve the learning outcomes of the unit. This assessment is based on students’ completion of pre-set tutorial questions on a weekly basis and their effort in attempting additional questions in class. Case Study/Report: Group Based Research Report The objective of this assessment is to encourage students to analyse published academic research papers, to locate and research profiles of organisations globally, and demonstrate understanding of a range of theoretical concepts relating to organisational planning and controls, as they apply to these organisations. Given that research is often conducted in teams, this assessment is done in groups so that students can appreciate the different perspectives of others, engage in planning and organising, and effectively ...
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...KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY P.O.BOX 1 KYAMBOGO A REPORT ON THE INTERNSHIP/ PRACTICUM TRAINING CONDUCTED AT VISION GROUP (NEW VISION PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY HEAD QUARTERS), FINANCE DEPARTMENT, STORES UNIT BETWEEN 02ND OF JUNE 2014 AND 17TH OF JULY 2014. TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND MARKETING BY AMUNYO DENIS 11/U/13994/PLE/PE Email: deniskyu@gmail.com DECLARATION; 4 APPROVAL; 5 DEDICATION; 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; 7 CHAPTER ONE 8 1.0 Introduction 8 1.1 Objectives of the practicum: 8 1.2 The scope of the practicum: 8 1.2.0 Content scope; 8 1.2.1 Geographical scope; 8 1.2.2 Time scope; 9 1.3 Organizational profile: 9 1.3.0 Background of the organization; 9 1.3.1 Organizational structure 11 1.3.2 Nature of the organization 13 1.3.3 Clients/stakeholders 13 CHAPTER TWO 14 2.0 Introduction: 14 2.1 The role of the procurement& disposal/store unit 14 2.2 Reporting and induction by the organization. 14 2.3 The department to which I assigned at the work place 15 2.3.0 Category of the department 15 2.3.1 Duties of the unit: 15 2.3.2 The title of the head of the stores unit; 16 2.3.3 The responsibilities that I was assigned: 17 2.3.4 Offices that I have worked with and what they do 18 2.3.5 Relationship with other officers in executing 18 2.4 The role of the site supervisor 19 2.5 The role of the university supervisor; 20 CHAPTER THREE 21...
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