Seminar 1: Company case: Jet Blue: Delighting customers through happy jetting (Core book page: 34) 1. Give examples of needs‚ wants‚ and demands that JetBlue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for JetBlue’s practices? The needs are situations of felt deprivation‚ in other words a state or time of difficulty such as the ones seen in Maslow’s pyramid: from bottom to top Physiological which consists of food‚ water‚ and sleep‚ safety
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average costs attributable to production volume increases. c) Cost of Raw Materials Sitting Idle in the Warehouse: d) Cost of Finished Goods Sitting Idle in the Warehouse: 2. Speed of manufacturing process from order to finished product. 3. Flexibility in filling order(s) 4. Technology 5. Capacity and facilities 6. Service to customers Question Two There are many ways that mushroom/bell anchors may be manufactured. Albatross Anchor is considering two new manufacturing processes (Process
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1.) (Values in millions) Liquidity Current Ratio 2004 2003 2002 2001 DCM 1.6318 1.5176 1.8258 2.0946 Plastichem 1.3011 1.5230 1.4623 1.3094 Quick Ratio DCM 0.9900 0.9296 1.1136 1.5676 Plastichem 0.8599 1.1410 1.0385 0.8264 Cash Ratio DCM 0.0149 0.0553 0.0227 0.3919 Plastichem 0.0515 0.0761 0.0838 0.0226 Leverage Debt Ratio DCM 36.07% 38.54% 33.44% 22.50% Plastichem 83.45% 66.07% 66
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income of $75‚000. Its weighted-average common shares outstanding is 19‚000. It has no other stock outstanding. Its earnings per share is: a. $4.69 b. $3.95 c. $3.75 d. $2.08 e. $4.41 b; $75‚000/19‚000 shares = $3.95 per share Page 537 3. A company has 5‚000 shares of $100 par preferred stock and 50‚000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding. Its total stockholders’ equity is $2‚000‚000. Its book value per common share is: a. $100.00 b. $ 10.00 c. $ 40.00 d. $ 30.00 e. $ 36
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Task 3 for GKE 1 March 25‚ 2014 Western Governors University Page 2 In 1615 the East India Company acquired its first territory in Bombay‚ India. The East India Company was a British company that traded for goods‚ services‚ and raw materials with India. What initially started as a trading company became a company ruling a country with Brittan’s backing. The company established an army in India comprised mostly of local citizens called Sepoys. With help from the British army
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Case Study ‘Blu-ray versus HD-DVD: A Standards Battle in High-Definition Video’ Discussion Questions 1. What factors do you think influenced whether (1) consumers‚ (2) retailers or (3) movie producers supported Blu-ray versus HD-DVD? Every party in this standards battle had its own reasons for chosing one standard over the other. For instance‚ the motives for movie producers to choose Blu-ray were completely different from the motives for consumers to choose Blu-ray. In our opinion‚ the
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Assume ions are (aq)‚ even when “aq’ is not shown. 1. MnO4- + Sn2+ ( Mn2+- + Sn4+ H+ 2. FeCl2 + H2O2 ( FeCl3 + H2O H+ 3. AsO43- + I- ( AsO33- + I2 H+ 4. I2(s) + S2O32- ( I- + S4O62- 5. NO3- + I- ( NO(g) + I2(s) H+
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Essay #3 The voyages of discovery and of the new world were promoted by many factors economically‚ technologically‚ politically‚ and religiously. In the years from about 1450 to 1525 there were many reasons as to why explorations were aided by the main four factors that were previously stated. Advancements in astronomy and navigation were big technological factors. Countries were gaining little income‚ causing them to go and search for ways to become prosperous was an economic factor. The marriage
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push‚ more dealer attention and better profit margins represents which of the following sources of value building in multi-business companies? Correct Answer: Potential competitive advantage Response Feedback: p. 270 • Question 3 The strategic challenge presented by the functional structure is _____________ of the functional units. Correct Answer: Effective coordination Response Feedback: p. 322 • Question 4 Which of these is NOT a basic option
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References: Stevenson‚W. (2012). Operations Management (11th ed.) McGraw-Hill higher Education publication Chapter 3-Power Point. Operations Management (11th ed.) McGraw-Hill higher Education publication McNamara‚C. Operations Management Retrieved from: managementhelp.org/operationsmanagement/index.htm
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