Case 3 1) What type of multi-country organization is Body Shop as described in the case? Global? Multinational? International? Other? Please explain and be specific. From the case‚ The Body Shop is a global company. First of all it is centralized and globally scaled. It dose not make decision or different product in different country. Even though it has company stored and licensed store its product do not change by different stores. It has local element by setting up a Community Care Department
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and also links with the publishers. Therefore‚ not many new entrants. 3) Substitute products and services – e-books and other digital media 4) Customers – are switching more towards e-books. However‚ B&N has no competition in traditional books market. 5) Suppliers – same suppliers or book publishers as before. Value chain for internet is improved a lot by fast outbound and inbound logistics through the internet only. In case of B&N‚ it happens physically and is time consuming. Operations is prevalent
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expense of their supply chain partners would be short lived. Just as a physical chain is only as strong as its weakest link‚ the supply chain can be successful only if all members cooperate and focus on a global optimum rather than many local optima. 3 What are some strategic planning and operational decisions that must be made by an apparel retailer like The Gap? As The Gap plans supply chain strategy it must first consider the marketing function’s pricing plans in order to structure a supply chain
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improve on areas of weakness‚ which will help lead to future growth and long-term profitability. The Florenceville Curling Club is responsive and makes regular changes to satisfy their customers’ needs. The introduction of a balanced scorecard will help them recognize areas that need improvement and help the club to be profitable in the upcoming year. The first area of the scorecard is the financial perspective. The club didn’t see a drastic drop in membership fees last
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with bed rest and anticoagulant therapy. On the third postoperative day‚ she suddenly experiences severe dyspnea and is placed on supplemental oxygen. A blood gas is drawn‚ which demonstrates hypoxemia and mild respiratory alkalosis. Discussion Questions 1. Considering T.V.’s history‚ what is the most likely cause of her respiratory distress? Why? a. The primary cause of the patient’s respiratory distress comes from hypoxemia. The hypoxemia is caused by heart failure possibly from emboli and obstructions
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well do the pieces fit together? Is the strategy evolving? 2. What are the key elements ofApple’s strategy in computers‚ personal media players‚ tablet computers‚ and smartphones? Have its strategies in its core businesses yielded success? Explain. 3. What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s computer business‚ as compared to the leaders in the computer industry? Use the methodology in Table 4.4 to support your answer. Does it appear that the company’s competitive positions
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Burlington gave up to reject gay-straight clubs in its school. This made a sensitive and complex issue of homosexuality‚ which people argued about if the decision of the board was right. In my point of view‚ the decision of the Board ’s was right. The gay-straight club is not only good for Homosexual students but also good for the school. Firstly‚ this policy is able to encourage lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students to come out. The gay-straight club offers these students a safe place
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The Federal Court has dismissed Dallas Buyers Club LLC’s (“DBC") application to lift the stay of Order that would see a number of Australian Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) hand over the details of 4‚726 account holders alleged to have engaged in the copyright infringement of the film‚ ‘The Dallas Buyers Club’ (the ‘Film’). Further‚ the court made a self-executing order‚ which will terminate the proceedings on 11 February 2016 at noon‚ unless DBC takes steps towards finialising the proceedings
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Question 3 : Progressive has a 25-year history of implementing change and new IT solutions. In a culture so attuned to change‚ is there less need for managers to help smooth the introduction and adoption of new IT systems? Defend your position Managers at Progressive insurance play a vital role in the smoothing of the introduction and adoption of new IT systems. Managers have to ensure that all the problems are addressed by adopting these new information technology systems and are a proper solution
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I. The Problem: Greenville Country Club is experiencing a high rate of volunteer turnover in their server positions. Service is often the deciding factor in the success of any restaurant. With constant server turnover and a lack of employee motivation‚ Greenville is losing its ability to remain competitive in the local restaurant market. To remedy the situation‚ Greenville will need to evaluate its hiring and training practices‚ as well as its compensation and incentives for its servers. II. Possible
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