competitive advantage‚ and brand positioning. - Very low possibility to win the bid due to the noncompetitive price compared to that of competitor. - Will still incur extra cost from the 15% import duty compared to the other German-based bidders. Option 2: Manufacture and assemble in Frankfurt plant. Maintain markup at 33.33%. Bid at $1‚091‚200. + Eliminates the 17.5% German import duty while maintaining the original contribution margin and profit. + Reduce future transportation cost as a result of
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Dear Mr. Sanders‚ Enclosed is the proposal of recommendations for selecting an appropriate laptop for your son to take to college. In my research‚ I will investigate the hardware requirements of the programs he will be required to run and consider that he needs a machine with enough power to run these programs both now and in the future. Issues such as battery life and wireless networking will be addressed. The direction your son chooses to pursue‚ academically‚ will be considered to ensure
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memorandum to: | todd mCKINSEYMARGARET GRENNON‚ CEO | from: | MELISSA MORRIS‚ m&m CONSULTING | subject: | INTEGRATING A HUMAN RESOURCE TEAM FOR LIVEWIRE | date: | October 3‚ 2012 | | | I would like to begin by saying congratulations on the success of Livewire through the past four years. Not only have you had success in your brand‚ but you have increased the business of other organizations‚ like museums and galleries around the world‚ and managed to be eco-friendly as well. Recently
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Corporate Characteristics Proposal Katherine Collinge‚ Moses Gatson‚ Tanya Mueller‚ and Terri Sturgeon University of Phoenix ACC/363 Financial Accounting II Bob Wells April 27‚ 2009 Corporate Characteristics Proposal Introduction here Various Forms of Business Organizations Before starting a new business‚ several decisions such as its legal structure must be made first. Five basic entity types exist in which to structure a business. These types consist of sole
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Emerald Nuts. By 2005‚ Emerald Nuts was the number two snack nut brand in the U.S. When Diamond foods purchased Harmony Foods‚ they crossed into a concentric diversification strategy; they moved into a closely related industry. This is the first time popcorn kernels were introduced to the Diamond Foods brand. Diamonds purchase of Harmony foods proved to be beneficial because they expanded their product line while still staying in the snack food industry and integrated new customers with differentiated
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Myles Hypse Hypse 1 Ms. Aymeric English 4 19 November 2015 In May of 2015 the latest Gallup poll readings stated that 62% of Americans think animals should have some basic protection but still be able to be used for the benefit of humans; in retrospect‚ 32% of people thought animals should have the same rights as people‚ while 3% didn’t think animals needed any protection at all. With numbers like these an organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has written
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Aim The main aim of this policy memo is to present information about problem of waste utilization in Kazakhstan and propose some recommendations for solving this problem. Executive summary According to the Ministry of environmental protection on the territory of Kazakhstan has accumulated 22 billion tons of waste‚ including 96 million tons of solid household waste. Annually the volume of accumulated waste is growing 700 million tons. Its main mass without separation into components removed and
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memorandum to: james patterson‚ dir. of operations from: maria jastillana subject: cost of quality control date: 7/8/2011 cc: department heads cost of quality When we listen to what our customers want‚ we find they want Quality. Products that are designed to specifications that is free of defects. The demand for quality in today’s consumer market is high‚ customer loyalty is driven by quality so we need to supply products that meet demand. QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS – Creating an environment
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Benefits of writing Email • Time – fast communication; it can be delivered within seconds. • Convenience – with fast growing technology‚ you can easily access your email from anywhere and at anytime. • Internal/external – email can be used to communicate both internally and externally. • Cost effective • Documentation – provide extensive record for future reference. How to write an effective email message • Recognize e-mail’s lack of privacy and corporate ownership. • Avoid casual
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RUNNING HEAD: RISK Risk and Return Tradeoff Memo The process of portfolio construction can be quite complex. Analysts go through reams of statistics – past performance‚ future potential‚ and industry knowledge and rely on personal insights into the market to arrive at the final list (UOP‚ 2009). Every investor aims to maximize returns while minimizing risk. Individual securities must be evaluated not only on the risk-return trade-off in isolation but also on their contribution to the
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