VALERIE DANIELS OPM300 – Introduction to Operations Management Module 4: Case Hard Rock Café: Rockfest 2013 Dr. Mark Butler‚ Professor January 7‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Critical path is made up of a series of tasks that must be completed by a schedule date and/or time. Any task on the critical path that will affect whether the project finish date is delayed is called a critical task. You can view the critical path using any Gantt Chart (McDonough‚ 2012) view. Knowing when a task is slipping
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KHF CORPORATION SEEDS OF DISTRESS Jim Layton‚ controller for Kitty (Hawk Food)‚ Inc. (KHF) was under considerable stress as he walked toward the chief executive’s office. Marshall Horne‚ the CEO‚ was not known to take bad news well. In his hands‚ Jim held two letters from food suppliers that threatened to cancel KHF’s trade credit accounts. KHF had developed difficulties in cash flow such that their payments on the accounts had been late‚ at best. The suppliers provided normal trade terms to KHF
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mid-sized accounting firm in Boston that specializes in commercial accounting and audits. My particular specialty in accounting practices for shipping companies‚ ranging from small fishing fleets to a couple of the big firms with ships along the East Coast. About 18 months ago McKay‚ Sanderson‚ and Smith Associates became part of a large merger involving two other accounting firms. These firms have offices in Miami‚ Seattle‚ Baton Rouge‚ and Los Angeles. Although the other two accounting firms were
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three predictors would you suggest Tanglewood use in selecting Store Associates? Conscientiousness: This predictor is important for Tanglewood to base their applicant selection on because of what it represents. According to the data presented in the case‚ more conscientiousness is associated with less absent days by employees. In a sense‚ more conscientiousness can be interpreted as more commitment to the corporation which is a value that Tanglewood can really benefit from. For a retailer‚ it is important
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customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings growth in the future which determines the company’s market value. Notice also that the company’s choice of conservative accounting policies has the effect of depressing the company’s book value of equity. 2. What effect did Microsoft’s software capitalization policy have on its financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s
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ascertain what each customer wants or needs 2. Describe merchandise and explain use‚ operation‚ and care of merchandise to customers. 3. Recommend‚ select‚ and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires. 4. Compute sales prices‚ total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment. 5. Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise. 6. Prepare sales slips or sales contracts. 7. Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions
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this was not in place and their isn’t evidence of any manager who undertook to review Leesons work as they viewed Leeson to be independent. 4. Background Review: Due to the fact that the management of Baring Bank had created a wrong impression of Leeson they failed to investigate him even to the claims of the 88888 account letting the culprit handle the case and do a report to them. This was wrong and led to Leeson falsifying documents to cover up his tracks. 5. Limits to
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Free Cash Flow = Operating Cashflow - Capital Expenditures = Net Income + Depreciation & Amortization - Changes in Workin GMCR PEET CARIBOU 22.3 8.4 -30.7 18.3 12.9 34.4 -48.3 -1.1 7.9 79.2 38.3 -10.2 30.9 37.2 -2.3 152.1 63.2 26.6 72.9 24.9 36.8 87.9 59.3 29.9 57 22.1 32.2 48.7 30.8 17.2 40.2 -8.4 -21.4 Net Income Depreciation & Amortization Changes in Working Capital Working Capital - Latest Working Capital - Prior Year Current Assets - Latest Current Liabilities - Latest Current Assets - Prior
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Unilever in Brazil- Marketing plan for low-income consumers in the Northeast of Brazil This report analyses Unilever Brazil and provides a full marketing plan for the expansion of Unilever into the northeast of Brazil. First‚ a situational analysis is performed‚ followed by a strategic analysis and final a market and 4Ps analysis of the strategic recommendation. 1. Situational Analysis Unilever Brazil In the section an analysis of the market facing Unilever is preformed that includes an assessment
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Memorandum To: Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone From: Maggie Jones Date: 6 February 2012 Subject: Tanglewood Case 4: Measurement and Validation Below is an analysis of the potential new selection methods for hiring the Store Associate position. The study of 10 Seattle-based stores resulted in an adequate sample size of 832 applicants. New selectors being evaluated are the retail market knowledge exam‚ Marshfield customer service biodata questionnaire and essay‚ Marshfield
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