Zara Case: Vertical integration and outsourcing 1. How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara case and the Ferdows reading. Answer: Very well organized to facilitate its strategic competency: speed and flexibility. Decentralized governance structure fully supports the company core competency. The above supply chain mapping
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The Wendy’s “Perfection Ratio” advertisement takes advantage of people who are very hungry and eager to spend money. This advertisement is very effective because it uses the mainstream appeal to get more people to eat their buns. Wendy’s convinces the viewers to believe their claim that their buns are the best. They do this by using a combination of visual imagery and auditory imagery Throughout this ever advertisement Wendy’s says "our buns are Perfection" repeatedly. This is important because
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Checkpoint: Money Unit of account: This function of money means that money is used as the common foundation to determinate the prices of goods traded throughout the economy. Unit of account‚ or measure of value‚ means money is functioning as the measuring units for prices. In other words‚ prices of goods are claimed in terms of a common monetary unit. Unit of account lends meaning to losses and profitability. Currencies are usually used as a unit of account but objects can also be used‚ such
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CheckPoint: Forecasting Exercise 9.1 The following data represent total personnel expenses for the Palmdale Human Service Agency for past four fiscal years: 20X1 $5‚250‚000 20X2 $5‚500‚000 20X3 $6‚000‚000 20X4 $6‚750‚000 For moving averages and weighted moving averages‚ use only the data for the past three fiscal years. For weighted moving averages‚ assign a value of 1 to the data for 20X2‚ a value of 2 to the data for 20X3‚ and a value of 3 to the data for 20X4. Forecast personnel
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triples‚ then the budget line will become steeper. FALSE 5. If good 1 is measured on the horizontal axis and good 2 is measured on the vertical axis‚ and if the price of good 1 is p1 and the price of good 2 is p2; then the slope of the budget line is ��p2=p1. FALSE 6. If Good 1 is on the horizontal axis and Good 2 is on the vertical axis‚ then an increase in the price of Good 1 will not change the horizontal intercept of the budget line. FALSE 7. If there are two goods and the prices of both
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How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara and the Ferdows reading. Zara manufactures and distributes its products in small batches. Zara is vertically integrated as the company manages all design‚ warehousing‚ distribution and logistic functions. Zara outsources sewing of garments to an outside supplier. Zara controls the product it
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Checkpoint: Three Day Activity Analysis 1.) What everyday changes (if any) can you make to increase the amount of energy expended in your day-to-day activities? What I noticed in my physical activity report was that what I do everyday does not need to be modified or changed. Bicycling in a moderate speed with a little bit of resistance for 35 minutes is ideal for my height and weight. During the week I burn a total of 1555 calories. 2.) What types and amounts of exercise would work best
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differentiation” which would involve considerable financial investment in research‚ innovation‚ and marketing to sustainably maintain a distinct product in the market (Daniela‚ 2014‚ p. 526). Also‚ the use sea water would enable Baltimore Spring Water to affect vertical integration by eliminating the supplier which may reduce cost as well as improve
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margin 06. Current Ratio (Current assets/Current liabilities) × 100 2007 2008 2009 Current assets 2923775458 2861891654 6916737893 Current liabilities 1627972936 2602032267 2321451642 Current Ratio 1.8:1 1.1:1 2.9:1 Table: Current Ratio 07. Quick Ratio {(Receivables+Investments+Cash)/Current Liabilities} × 100 2007 2008 2009 Receivables+Investments+Cash 1271295167 1122073235 2451749756 Current Liabilities 1627972936 2602032267 2321451642 Quick Ratio 0.78:1 0.43:1 1.06:1
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Nurse Staffing Ratios In the United States‚ nurses constitute the largest percentage among the total workforce of the healthcare system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013) reported that there were almost 3.3 million registered nurses and licensed practice nurses employed in nursing between 2008 and 2010. Nurses are very important part of healthcare delivery system and ensure operation of healthcare facilities. They have the greatest contact and direct involvement with the patient
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