BUAD 441 – Individual Case Study1 Blue Nile‚ Inc. – World’s Largest Online Diamond Retailer 1. Looking into the future‚ the cost of products‚ a well executed customer service along with information about products‚ web platforms‚ lean operating‚ fast delivery time and reliability will be key factors in determining a company’s success in the online jewelry industry. Consumers want the best quality product at the best price and as fast as possible. In today’s society consumers are educated enough
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Case Study 1 Question 1: How can Second Life provide value to businesses that use it? Answer: There are some main values that Second Life can bring to businesses that use it is: Firstly‚ firms can use Second Life to advertise and marketing their brands for millions of users of Second Life. Especially‚ this is a very good way for small and new businesses when they want to built up their brands because using Second Life or other virtual world can reduce the cost of advertising and easier to attend
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PACIFIC HEALTHCARE CASE STUDY American Military University Case Name: Pacific Healthcare I. Major Facts Pacific Healthcare and its subsidiaries consists of Pacific Memorial‚ Pacific Cabrillo‚ and Pacific Isla Vista. It is the largest provider of healthcare in Santa Barbara County. The director of supply management is Barney Rubble‚ who is responsible for procuring supplies. Before passing away‚ Thurston Howell‚ director of radiology‚ made all decisions involving the purchasing of
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Systems Engineering Principles: Blue Spider Case Study Name: Professor: Course Name: Subject: Date Due: Executive summary Parks Corporation is a firm involved in R & D business; the firm does projects on behalf of the Department of Defence. Over the years‚ Parks Corporation has transformed its focus from the R & D business to being involved in low cost production. The process of retrenching employees in the firm was as a result of the recession and this brought down the number of staff
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SAMPLE CASE ANSWER 2. Calculate the expected rate of return on each of the four alternatives listed in Table 1. Based solely on expected returns‚ which of the potential investments appears best? The expected return is the weighted average of the estimated returns in the different states of the world‚ where the probabilities of each outcome are the weights. Each outcome is multiplied by its probability and all products are then summed together. Expected Return can be calculated with the
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the Jet Blue case was former CEO David Neeleman. He was the person who started Jet Blue and formed it to become a low cost airline provider‚ providing luxury and comfort and destinations to various cities at a low affordable cost. He understood how to cut cost and keep operating expenses low‚ and as a result Jet Blue had rapid expansion and flew to 53 destinations in 21 states‚ including Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ and the Caribbean. Up until 2007‚ when David Barger took over‚ Neeleman made Jet Blue prosperous
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Student’s Name: Nevine El Toukhi Class : 45C Case 01 : Predicting Performance Alix’s Problem Alix Maher is the new admissions director at a small‚ highly selective New England College. She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a recent Master’s Degree in educational administration. But she has no prior experience in college admissions. In spite of Alix’s predecessor had given Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)‚ scores (40 %)‚ weights to student selection criteria; Alix has serious reservations
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Suggested answers of the tutorial questions EXERCISE 15.25 1 Safety stock: The lead time is one month‚ so the safety stock is equal to the difference between average monthly usage and the maximum usage in a month. Average monthly usage is 70 tonnes (840/12)‚ and the maximum usage is 80 tonnes. Therefore‚ the safety stock is 10 tonnes (80 – 70). 2 Reorder point: The reorder point is 80 tonnes. This is the maximum amount of the chemical that would be used in a month‚ and this is the
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Iligan City REAL WORLD CASE 1: Toyota Europe‚ Campbell Soup Company‚ Sony Pictures‚ and W.W. Grainger. Making the Case for Enterprise Architects Toyota Europe‚ Campbell Soup Company‚ Sony Pictures‚ and W.W. Grainger. Making the Case for Enterprise Architects Submitted to: Professor Adrian Galido‚ PhD Submitted by: Sandee Angeli M. Villarta September 4‚ 2013 Toyota Europe‚ Campbell Soup Company‚ Sony Pictures‚ and W.W. Grainger. Making the Case for Enterprise Architects
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Case Name: Pacific Healthcare TLMT313: Supply Management 15 June 2014 I. Major Facts A. Pacific Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in Santa Barbara County. B. The institution consists of three hospitals: Pacific Memorial (415 beds)‚ Pacific Cabrillo (250 beds)‚ and Pacific Isla Vista (300 beds). C. Barney Rubble is the corporate director of supply management for Pacific and he is in charge of procuring supplies for all Pacific Healthcare subsidiaries
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