uchumi failureFebruary 2009 Njuguna G. Amos. amnjuguna@usiu.ac.ke Uchumi Supermarkets Limited Uchumi Supermarket Limited (USL) was established as a wholly government-owned company from three existing stores in Nairobi in 19751. USL became a public company traded on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1992 when the Kenya government divested 48% of its shares. However‚ the Kenya government retained 52% of the stock that was held through three state corporations namely; ICDC Investment Company Limited
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Discussion Section Principles of Microeconomics Suggested Answers for Problem Set #1 Professor Scholz 1) Portray the following hypothetical data on a two-variable diagram: Enrollment Data: Nowhere U Academic Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Total Enrollment 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 Enrollment in Economics Courses 300 325 350 375 400 Measure the slope of the resulting line‚ give an algebraic representation of the line‚ and explain what the slope means. Answer: Find the slope of
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Opportunities —Fuel Efficiency focus need to keep innovating here‚ and they have been where they are going to be Rolling out a hydrogen fuel cell car in 2015. They are a leader in this technology as they have been with the plug in electric/gas vehicles. —Continue adapting to customer’s new needs scion – going for our generation of the generation Y‚ sporty but cheaper models of cars. While the Toyota is known as a family car‚ the scion is seen as the kids car. Going further‚ the lexus is
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different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non‑usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours used than budgeted. 2. Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance.Changes in
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ EXHIBIT 11-1 Accounting Information and the Decision Process FIVE-STEP SEQUENCE Step 1: Gathering Information AN ILLUSTRATION The current manufacturing line uses 20 employees‚ 15 operating machines‚ and 5 handling materials‚ for a total cost of $640‚000. The rearrangement of the manufacturing assembly line is expected to eliminate materials-handling costs‚ equivalent to $160‚000. The cost of the rearrangement will be $90‚000. Historical
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Marketing Report May 2013 Claire Della Marta Identify Marketing Opportunities ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Introduction Background SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats BCG & GE Model BCG Model & Analysis GE Model & Analysis S.M.A.R.T Specific Measurable Achievable Time Frame Strategies & Tactics Strategy 1 Tactic 1 Tactic 2 Tactic 3 Strategy 2 Tactic 1
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2.0 Promotion Opportunity Analysis In this phase we are going to introduce the opportunity analysis that is in fact the foundation of the rest of the campaign development. It is really important to analyze the key target markets which apply in the following: • Demographics -> from the facts given from Nestle company we can figure that demographics form as following: we make a separation among 60% of households & 40% of singles
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COST OF PRODUCTION CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Types of costs 3.1 Opportunity‚ implicit and explicit costs 3.2 Fixed and variable costs 3.3 Average costs 3. Types of cost curves 4.4 Marginal cost curve 4.5 Average cost curves 4. Costs in Short run and in the Long run 5.6 Short run 5.7 Long run 5.8 Economies of scale 5. Cost analysis in the real world 6.9 Economies of scope 6.10 Experiential
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story are jay Gatsby and walter chrysler the founder of Chrysler automotive company.This story takes place in New York City.The action begins when I meet Jay Gatsby and I realized how interested he is in car and the automotive industry.Then‚I tell Jay that I’m the inventor of chrysler. Next we started speaking about cars. Gatsby started telling me about his amazing car collection he has in west egg where he currently lives. Gatsby told me he has never owned a Chrysler car befor so i told him that i
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• Waste produced with nowhere to put it (no land) • Earthquakes can cause damage • Contamination of the environment POSITIVE IMPACTS: Nuclear power plants don’t pollute the air such as the greenhouse gases. Nuclear power plants provide low-cost and they are cheap and provide a stable electric power system. It can be used to run large vehicles. It could be used in the x-rays in hospitals and medical centres. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There were Nuclear power plants accidents since 1952. One
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