TMA 01 PART 1 FAO: PATRICIA LOGE RE: MY FINDINGS ON BISTRO LODGE CHAIN After carefully studying all aspects of your business‚ I have found a few areas which are affecting the brand. Structure is an important part of a business‚ and I feel this is where your business is lacking. I firmly believe in Pugh and Hicksons 1968 study‚ in which the main points of the study were: SPECIALISATION – In your case the French style bistro setting and food offered. STANDARDISATION – The same conformity
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TMA 01 – Question 1 Mean: The maximum value of a series of measurements (or numbers) divided by the number of those measurements. The definition of the ‘mean’‚ is an array of numbers added together and then divided by the amount of those numbers. The reason the first definition is incorrect is because it isn’t the maximum value of figures‚ it’s the total amount added together. Scientific notation: A notation that represents any number by expressing it as a simple power of ten‚ using a positive
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The 1917 Theda Bara portrayal of Cleopatra came across as threating and ominous as‚ at the time of filming‚ women were getting stronger willed and fighting for equal rights with men. Hollywood showed her image as alluring sexual and self-assured with good looks and air of authority and the power to control men as and when she deemed necessary. The depicted her as the reincarnation of Cleopatra and not just an image of an historical figure. Cleopatra relationship with Julius Caesar and that of
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Part 1 I decided to carry out a PEST/STEEPL analysis on MacDonald’s‚ the fast food chain. Although in their own Mission and Value statement they describe themselves as a franchise business. The STEP analysis proved to be relatively easy‚ in some was it is similar to SWOT‚ in that once a start has been made it is difficult to stop. I used a copy of their 2011 Annual Report as the basis for the analysis‚ this did make things difficult in term of economic factors as the report was mainly financial
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The statement is false. This is a tricky question! Although the Buchanan Report and the Monderman thesis do offer visions of how to manage traffic they also offer us two competing visions of social order. The Buchanan Report is underpinned by a social order which privileges the segregation of humans and motors through an array of measures in urban design and the regulation of the conduct of both drivers and pedestrians. This social order emphasises the value of a social environment delivering the
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Ethical Statement In accordance with the ethical guidance (The Open University 2013) I have followed the BERA guidelines including changing any names. My Role I am a parent volunteer in a Church of England primary and nursery school. I am currently supporting the mixed year 1 and 2 classes. I work on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8.45 -12 pm. I have a variety of different supporting roles within the classroom not just with the helping the teachers but also the pupils‚ school and curriculum
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By firstly understanding what the term carer means I can look at the challenges both care givers‚ and care receivers face. According to a government website a “carer is someone who looks after a friend‚ relative‚ or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability.” A 2001 census report noted that “6 million people said that they provide unpaid care to a family member.” This is 12% of the adult population in the United Kingdom. This is a great amount of families providing
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are deaths in the family or a sickness from work. All these things change the financial position that we find ourselves in and it can show weaknesses in our own financial capabilities if we don’t plan ahead. Financial planning is a very important part of everyday life. There are other aspects of life that can affect our financial planning. One main aspect is our goals in life‚ be it short term goals like taking a holiday abroad next year or long term goals like saving to get on the property ladder
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To: Patricia Lodge From: Sue Gill Contents Part 1(a) Part (b) SWOT analysis Part (c) Part 2 Part 1 (a) I have decided to use section 6 of the study session in book 1. From my research of the Lodge Bistro I have found the following problems within the company. 1) An annual meeting at HQ‚ instead of regular financial reports and audits. As Patricia has given café managers autonomy to manage their bistro‚ she computerised the financial report system and audit visits have been
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Amazon Relentless.com At 20 Amazon is bulking up. It is not—yet—slowing down Jun 21st 2014 | PHOENIX AND SEATTLE | From the print edition HIGH-TECH creation myths are expected to start with a garage. Amazon‚ impatient with ordinary from the outset‚ began with a road trip. In the summer of 1994 Jeff Bezos quit his job on Wall Street‚ flew to Fort Worth‚ Texas‚ with his wife MacKenzie and hired a car. While MacKenzie drove them towards the Pacific Northwest‚ Jeff sketched out a plan to set up a
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