You are an expert in Total Quality Management (TQM) and have been hired as a consultant to improve the profitability of Advanced Laminated Products (ALP)‚ LLC. ALP designs and manufactures furniture using polymer impregnated laminated pulp products‚ both sheet and dimensional lumber. The primary use of the products is in outdoor living spaces at both homes and at commercial properties such as hotels and restaurants. ALP has been in business for 10 years‚ during which time they have grown from
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Q1. Definition of project management Answer: A project can be considered to any series of activities or task that have a specific objective to be completed within certain period of time ‚ have definite starting and ending dates‚ have financial limitation‚ and have lack of some sorts of resources i.e. efficient personnel‚ equipment and technological support‚ as well as money. Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ and managing resources to bring about the successful
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Foreword Project is designed to produce a result of giving birth of a products‚ a service or an improvement with a definite beginning and ending and given the clear goal and objectives. I order to successfully implement a project‚ planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ controlling resources‚ procedure are the process and activity designed to meet a specific goals. There are 2 challenges of project management process: its constraints including scope‚ time‚ quantity and budget and the
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1. Cases 2 1.1. Leo’s Four-Plex Theater‚ Wong’s Pharmacy & Private Fitness‚ Inc. 2 1.1.1. Subjects 2 1.1.2. Summary Leo’s Four-Plex Theater 10 1.1.3. Q&A Leo’s Four-Plex Theater 10 Problems 11 What are the control system lacking 11 Solution 11 Cashier problem 11 Giving away free tickets – the nephew 12 Cashiers don’t ring the sales in 12 Free let-ins 12 1.1.4. Summary Wong’s Pharmacy 12 1.1.5. Q&A Wong’s Pharmacy 12 Problem 12 Options 12 1.1.6. Summary Private Fitness‚ Inc. 13 1
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Blue Spider Case 1) If you were Gary Anderson would you have accepted this project after the director stated that it would be his baby all the way? Despite Henry Gable’s very apparent shadiness I would probably have taken the project too due to the backing that the project has. Even though the project had issues‚ based on all we have learned in project management‚ it is rare that a project has the amount of attention and backing from top executives‚ as well as‚ strong resources from the functional
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recent economic environment nowadays‚ the concept of project management and strategic objectives have been regarded as two of the most influential factors on organizational performance from the perspective of strategic planning. The influence of strategic objective on project performance has received high recognition from the public. The majority of literature on project management stresses the importance of strategic objectives in achieving project objectives (Munns & Bjeirmi‚ 1996). Furthermore‚ it
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Professional Ethics: The One.Tel Case David Avison and David N. Wilson David Avison‚ ESSEC Business School‚ Cergy-Pontoise‚ France avison@essec.fr David Wilson‚ University of Technology‚ Sydney‚ Australia. davidw@it.uts.edu.au For correspondence: Associate Professor David Wilson Associate Dean (Education) Faculty of Information Technology University of Technology‚ Sydney PO Box 123‚ Broadway‚ NSW 2007 IT Failure and Professional Ethics: The One.Tel Case Abstract Information technology
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Introduction Project management has come a long way from its humble beginnings; it has change drastically to something that is useful and important in today’s business environment. From its quality‚ delivery and cost control are taking precedence in businesses‚ government organizations to nonprofit organizations. Project management allows managers an extra hand in planning‚ creating and executing strategic initiatives that will result in generating new revenues and at the same time find new clients
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Mini Cases: Cost of Capital Part A: Cost of Debt Mini Case 1: Cost of perpetual/Irredeemable debt Ashok Leyland issued Rs 100 Lakhs 12% debentures of Rs. 100 each. Calculate the cost of debt in each of the following cases. (Assume corporate tax rate being 40%). Case (a) If debentures are issued at par with no floatation cost. Case (b) If debentures are issued at par with 5% floatation cost. Case (c) If debentures are issued at 10% premium with 5% floatation cost. Case (d) If debentures are issued
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of Project Management Looking for a way to stay ahead of the pack in today’s competitive and chaotic global economy‚ companies are turning to project management to consistently deliver business results. Disciplined project management starts at the portfolio level‚ where the strategic vision drives initial investments and where value measures are established. A fully aligned project‚ program and portfolio management strategy encompasses the entire organization‚ dictating project execution
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