CHAPTER 12 FINANCIAL CONTROL TRUE/FALSE 1. Financial control involves the use of financial measures to assess organizational and management performance. a. True b. False 2. Financial measures identify what is wrong with an organization‚ not simply provide a signal that something needs attention. a. True b. False 3. Financial measures can highlight falling sales and profits in an organization‚ but only nonfinancial measures can identify why this is occurring.
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“The Super Six” focussed our research on the problem of ethics and actuarial science. As Sholom Feldblum states “The actuary has a dual role: an objective professional providing guidance on insurance issues and a business manager promoting the goals of an insurance company” (Sholom Feldblum‚ pg.1). The purpose of our research was to determine the most common ethical problems an actuary faces‚ and the most appropriate methods to solve these problems. Solutions were necessary so that our stakeholders
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is approached by Ms. Tammy Wang‚ a new customer‚ to fulfill a large one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to regular customers. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Direct materials $455 Direct labor 300 Variable manufacturing support 45 Fixed manufacturing support 100 Total manufacturing costs 900 Markup (60%) 540 Targeted selling price $1440 Grant’s Kitchens has excess capacity. Ms. Wang wants the cabinets in cherry
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"THE DESTRUCTION OF MAN KIND" "We know there will be problems in environmental terms‚ many serious problems‚ but it is a matter of economics. There won’t be any complete disaster‚ and what we cannot solve‚ well‚ that’s the price we have to pay." - Eduardo Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this
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Agile Manufacturing In 1991‚ an industry-led study‚ sponsored by the United States Navy Mantech Program‚ and supported by the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University in the United States‚ was conducted in order to originate a new paradigm for successful manufacturing enterprises. The report of that study‚ entitled “21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy”‚ coined the term “agile manufacturing” History of Agile Manufacturing The report which is entitled “21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise
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Customer Relationship Management “Customer relationship management is a comprehensive strategy and process of acquiring‚ retaining and partnering with selective customers to create superior value for the company and customers”. Importance of CRM * Identifying customer needs. * Identifying untapped business potential. * Identify strong & weak points of suppliers. * Benchmarking to achieve global excellence. * Help in rediscovering the customers and understanding them
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Literature Review on Customer Service Management Introduction One among many of the definitions given to customer service by Jay Kandampully (2012) in his book “Service Management: A New Paradigm in Retailing” are “Customer Service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction- that is‚ the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectations.”As the service industry’s importance has started to rise‚ things like customer service‚ relationships
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NOTE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 A person may be consumer of goods‚ or services. When I purchase a fan‚ a gas stove or a refrigerator‚ I could be the consumer of goods. When I open a bank account‚ take an insurance policy‚ get my car repaired‚ I could be the consumer of services. The consumer protection Act‚ 1986 tries to help a consumer when for example‚ the goods purchased are defective or the services rendered to him are subject to so deficiency. Prior to the consumer Protection
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MIS for Manufacturing Industry The automation in manufacturing companies has significantly improved in all areas of processing‚ but at the same time it has also created a staggering amount of data. Though IT departments have taken advantage of hardware improvements to economically store the increased data‚ there never seems to be enough time or resources to meet the needs of factory managers who face the “fact gap” that exists between the data and the usable information required to make real business
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Describe the problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California. (9 marks) There were many problems faced by migrants travelling west to Oregon and California which we know of‚ and these problems were more or less life-threatening. Most people ask why these migrants bothered to travel knowing the risks and more than likely consequences. Most Migrant’s and settler’s decisions were effected by push and pull factors‚ some which give no other option to these people but to move. The
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