the business involves hazardous materials and environments. In order to ensure that businesses are functioning properly and efficiently‚ it is imperative that companies are staffed with individuals who are trained properly in their occupation. This memo will detail some key issues with British Petroleum along with possible recommendations that can be used to make the operations in the refineries more proficient. FACT SUMMARY The refineries of British Petroleum (BP) have been recently come under
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successful cost reduction programmes In the current economic climate‚ most organisations must face up to a prolonged period of extreme competition and funding restrictions. This is particularly the case if the past few years have been focused on growth‚ service improvement or reorganisation (i.e. cost efficiency has not been a recent priority). Such pressures require an approach that reduces costs in a strategic‚ disciplined‚ and sustainable manner - delivered at pace. In our view serious cost reduction
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Q: Is depreciation expense or depreciation cost is fixed cost or variable cost in nature? Fixed costs: Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level within the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. Variable costs: Variable costs are such costs that change with the change in activity level . Coming to the question‚ depreciation expense or depreciation cost can either be fixed or variable and this depends on the
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Memo Writing Memos have one purpose in life: as the authors of Business Writing Strategies and Samples put it‚ "Memos solve problems." Memos solve problems either by informing the reader about new information‚ like policy changes‚ price increases‚ etc.‚ or by persuading the reader to take an action‚ such as attend a meeting‚ use less paper‚ or change a current production procedure. Regardless of the specific goal‚ memos are most effective when they connect the purpose of the writer with the interests
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Each and every person has the potential and free choice to pursue a career as an entrepreneur. ANS: T PTS: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Motivation Concepts KEY: pg 29 2. The generation of the 21st century may become known as generation E because they are becoming the most entrepreneurial generation since the Industrial Revolution. ANS: T PTS: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Motivation Concepts KEY: pg 29 3. Determining a person’s “entrepreneurial
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Memorandum In our recent meeting‚ you told us how Smooth Sailing’s business was affected by the presence of pirates in your area of operation. The pirates caused a decline in the fair market value of the cruise ship and you contacted our firm to determine how to test the ship for recoverability and the amount of impairment loss (if any). We used the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codifications (ASC) 360 – Property‚ Plant and Equipment to conduct our tests for
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Memo To: Juanita Tyler‚ Human Resources Manager From: Gwendolyn Chenault‚ Project Administrator Date: May 4‚ 2013 Subject: Sponsorship in Business Writing Course In the near future‚ our company will be launching its first global site. It is substantial that a business has the manpower it needs to not only operate on a global level but also be able to write on a global level. Business writing techniques are critical to an organizations survival in a global market.
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Business Memo The importance of budgeting I developed a spreadsheet including three budget schedules of Spiffy Shade Corporation‚ which is Production Budget‚ Direct-labor Budget‚ and Manufacturing Over-head Budget. According to the budget schedules‚ the company can plan ahead and meet the needs of demand. For example‚ form the Production Budget‚ the company can plan how many sunglasses should be produced for each month and quarter. Budget can also facilitating communication and coordination‚ and
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Merger Memo Learning Team B: Kathryn Alvino‚ Nadia Ge‚ Delores Jones‚ Wanda Soderberg-Beck University of Phoenix Author Note: This paper is being submitted on January 30‚ 2015‚ for Dr. Kale Kruger’s HCS/514 Managing in Today’s Health Care Organizations course. Merger Memo MEMORANDUM TO: All Employees FROM: Management Team DATE: January 30‚ 2015 SUBJECT: Healthcare International Organization Merger CC: Leadership Team In response to the recent merging
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SAMPLE EMPLOYEE MEMORANDUM To: [specify distribution] From: [CEO or senior management official] Subject: Computer Software and U.S. Copyright Law Date: [insert] The purpose of this memorandum is to remind you of [name of organization]’s policy concerning the illegal copying and use of commercial software. Unlicensed duplication or unauthorized use of any software program is illegal and can expose you and the company to civil and criminal liability under the copyright law. To
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