Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream Inc: A period of Transition Despite making the first yearly loss in 1994‚ the company’s health cannot be written off. The loss in 1994 can mostly be attributed to some irregular factors like debt due to the asset write-down of $6.8 million resulting from abandonment of complex manufacturing system and incorrect assumption about the value at the St. Albans plant. The introduction of the "Smooth‚ No Chunks" line in the same year also resulted in some extra advertising
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Ice Cream Case Study Teaching Notes Video: Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream Wars 1. What was Ben and Jerry’s ‘strategy’ in the video? 2. What stimulated the strategy? 3. Was it planned or emergent? 4. Was it successful? 5. How does this case help you think about ‘What is strategy?’ Were their decisions strategic? Yes‚ because: * Affected company as a whole * About scope and direction * Long-term Resource implications * Yes‚ they had to invest 5 pounds in a “correspondence
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How to Write An Executive Summary? Whether you’ve put together a business plan or an investment proposal‚ you’re going to need an executive summary to preface your report. The summary should include the major details of your report‚ but it’s important not to bore the reader with minutia. Save the analysis‚ charts‚ numbers and glowing reviews for the report itself. This is the time to grab your reader’s attention and let them know what it is you do and why they should read the rest of your business
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Executive Summary The purpose of an executive summary is to summarize a report. Executive summaries are written for executives who most likely do not have time to read the complete document. Therefore‚ the executive summary must cover the major points and be detailed enough to mirror the content yet concise enough for an executive to understand the substance without reading the entire report. An executive summary differs from an abstract. Readers use an abstract to decide whether to read the complete
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An Executive Summary The term ‘executive summary’ is used to describe a short piece of writing that offers the key highlights contained in a longer report in such a way that readers can rapidly become acquainted with a large body of material without having to read it all. Its purpose is to highlight the problem or proposal covered‚ the main issue(s)‚ concise analysis and the conclusions or recommended action points for the reader. Whilst it is presented at the front of the report‚ it should
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Running head: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary Paper Amber Nye NRS 451 V Grand Canyon University 10/9/2011 Executive Summary Paper The Blackhorse Pike School District offers a lifesaving program for children to aid in saving lives using Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s). Staff is also provided training in CPR and AED usage. The Blackhorse Pike School District presently provides education for over 4‚000 children each school year. This school has been ranked
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Executive Summaries are much like any other summary in that their main goal is to provide a condensed version of the content of a longer report. Definition of Executive Summary The executive summary is usually no longer than 10% of the original document. It can be anywhere from 1-10 pages long‚ depending on the report’s length. Executive summaries are written literally for an executive who most likely DOES NOT have the time to read the original. • Executive summaries make a recommendation • Accuracy
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Executive Summary: A Project for Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Most of the health care organizations are very much interested in quality improvement activities since they are facing a big competition in the market. Quality improvement activities and the role of nurses in this area are increasing simultaneously. Since nurses are the primary care givers in the hospitals their influence in quality improvement is remarkable. Quality improvement is a formal method to bring the service to the
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The executive summary is arguably the most important section of the business plan. It must be concise‚ specific‚ and well-written. It summarizes the highlights of the completed business plan and provides a brief snapshot of the plan‚ with sales‚ spending‚ and profit summary figures. The summary emphasizes those factors that will make the business a success. It must contain sound numbers for market size‚ trends‚ company goals‚ spending‚ return on investment‚ capital expenditures‚ and funding
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ENT 526 – ENTREPRENURAL BEHAVIOR (WEEK 1) What is an Entrepreneur? * Someone who recognizes an opportunity‚ to act‚ and to improve the happiness around him/her. * The definition is accumulated by a set of examples of entrepreneurial behavior. There is a direct correlation between the size of the problem (how many people suffer from it) and the quality of the solution. Angel Investors use their own money to finance other business ventures. Adversarial Quotient measures the
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