1. Consider the purchase of a can of soda at a convenience store. Describe the various stages in the supply chain and the different flows involved. The stages in a supply chain are normally the supplier‚ the manufacturer‚ the distributor‚ the retailer‚ and finally the customer. The first stage of the supply chain is the supplier. Initially‚ the supplier provides the material necessary for the production of the soda can to the manufacturer‚ who had previously passed an order for the material
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Week 4 Discussions Week 4 Discussion Question 1 What is break-even analysis and how does it work with cost–volume–profit analysis? As a manager‚ what decisions would you make to achieve a lower break-even point? The CVP analysis is the level of activity at which total revenues equal total costs (both fixed and variable). A break-even analysis is the process of finding the break-even point. The cost-value-profit is the study of how specific costs respond to changes in the level of business
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Week Five Discussion Questions Deep-level abilities are closely related to job performance. As a manager‚ how could you use the knowledge that people differ to increase the likelihood an employee will perform his or her job well? What challenges does this pose when managing a diverse workforce? * As a supervisor it is my job to make a peaceful and productive atmosphere. I have many different types of employees that differ from age‚ knowledge‚ race and gender. Not all of my employees
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Chapter 5 Discussion Questions 1. How much of Trader Joes’ success can be attributed to the fact that most larger chain grocery stores do not sell the type of food available at Trader Joe’s? This can partially be attributed to their success. The case study focused more on the staff of Trader Joes and their positive work environment adding to the overall customer service experience that has become as strong element of Trader Joe’s success. The opening of the case study even suggests that
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Angela Hunter-Cole HCS 440 Economics: The Financing of Health Care Week One Discussion Questions ? Most people feel health care is priceless; however‚ health care comes with a steep cost. What factors must be considered when looking at the true cost of care? According to website Cha Cha.com the factors that must be considered when looking at the true cost of health care are price‚ security‚ availability‚ and dependability. Cost is a driving factor in health care‚ how much health care services
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The Future of Nokia – Case Discussion This case discusses the challenges faced by Nokia in the global handset market as it looks to regain significant market share it has been losing since the new millennium. Once the worldwide leader in the global handset industry‚ Nokia now must find new ways to reinvent itself and its products. Between 1995 and 1999‚ sales for Nokia tripled while profits nearly did the same. In 1998 they sold over 40 million phones‚ making Nokia the number one mobile phone
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Introduction to Project Management – Week 3 Discussion Questions – Leonardo Trigos Evaluate the claim of the authors Article “Matching the project manager’s leadership style to project type” that the project manager’s leadership style influences project success. Identify and briefly evaluate one of the leadership traits possessed by some project managers that the authors state as unimportant and possibly detrimental to the success of a project. The Article (Muller‚ 2007) tries to test two
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contrast at least two financial ratios that support the rating agency’s claims. Speculate on how the ratios are likely to change considering the economic environment in which it operates. Support your position. The two companies that I choose for this discussion are the American Express‚ Inc. and the General Electric Company. Both of them received negative rating from the Thomson Reuters Stockreport + and both of them is under the -2 category. As I research on the ratios that these rating companies might
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Week Two Discussion Questions Priscilla Hanna ETH/316 June 27‚ 2012 Dr. Charles Parker Consider the community in which you live. What is your responsibility within your own community? Explain and provide examples of what you consider your responsibilities. Our individual responsibilities to the community include reducing our own impact on the environment. This may include recycling‚ reducing solid waste‚ or conserving water. I live in Camp Pendleton
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DISCUSSION The findings show that the day of the week effect exists in Malaysian market as they demonstrate negative mean return on Monday and high mean return on Friday. There are no existing theories which explain the day of the week effect in stock market. It is difficult to give an exact explanation why these kinds of patterns exist in security returns. However‚ some of the assumptions can be used in explaining this scenario. First of all‚ Monday depicts negative return due to its high volatility
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