Issues and Discussion Questions 1.What kinds of products and technologies does Benson Metals use? How have these been changing recently? Benson Metals‚ a medium-sized maker of specialty steel products‚ has traditionally used a craftsliketechnology to produce a variety of metals. In terms of Perrow’s model of technology‚ task variety andtask analyzability are low‚ as there is still guesswork‚ skill‚ and even some “black magic” inmanufacturing products. Benson also produces metals in very small quantities—pounds
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Sannu’s Story A. In Sannu’s case why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Leprosy is a disease that has been known since biblical times. It causes skin sores‚ nerve damage‚ and muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious and it has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear)‚ which makes it hard to know where or when someone caught the disease. Children are more likely than adults to get the
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Introduction to International Business Case 4: Dell 1. Dell’s most important FSA is their direct selling. Other FSAs are their behavior with the customer and their high level of inventory. These FSAs can be summarized with the 3 golden rules of Dell: ‘never sell indirect’‚ ‘disdain inventory’ and ‘always listen to the customer’. The macro-level requirements for the direct sales model to be successful in Dell’s case are the customers’ behavior in the 1980s. The customers became very sophisticated
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we have no way to help replenish brain cells. The medication available on the market only regulate neurotransmitters‚ which would temporarily help in maintaining cognitive function or with behavioral problems‚ but the disease is still there. The best way to manage problematic behavior would be to check your loved one into a professional nursing home. In the later stages of the disease the adult may have problems with dressing‚ bathing and other every day
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Case 1: HubSpot: Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0 1. Customer lifetime value = lifetime (in months) * monthly payments (Exhibit 7) – acquisition cost (pp. 8) Customer life time = 1/churn rate (Table A) Marketer Marys: CLV = (1/ 3.2%) * 500 – 5‚000 = 10‚625 Owner Ollies: CLV = (1/ 4.3%) * 250 – 1‚000 = 4‚813.95 B2B: CLV = (1/ 3.3%) * 375 – 3‚000 = 8‚363.64 B2C: CLV = (1/ 6.0%) * 375 – 3‚000 = 3‚250 2. HubSpot is not finding and serving the right set of customers. Even if at first it was very important
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The SportDOG Field Trainer 425S is an excellent product due to the price and availability to its targeted audiences. This product is available online and in selective stores. The price of this product is geared to its targeted audience. SportDog sells more products than just this one and has other products to cover any losses this product may find itself into. Analyze relationships between a company’s place strategies for a product and its economic success The SportDOG Fieldtrainer 425S is located
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The scheme manager who had supported me through this process was impressed with how I handled the case much to the dissatisfaction of the link worker who felt she should have been the one to make that call. The manager reassured me that I did the right thing and that if ever faced with a similar situation in future I should go ahead and take the same actions I had taken to remedy the situation. Decision Judgement The ability to make a well-informed decision often requires a considerable level of
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Brother Number 3‚ David Brother number 3‚ David‚ questioned why his father didn’t leave him any money in his will so he could attend college. He wanted to obtain his master’s in business administration (MBA) from Harvard University. He appreciated what his father had left him in his will—one acre of land with a large oak tree on it‚ surrounded by different-colored flowers and blue grass. But how could he use this inheritance to support his wife‚ children‚ and himself‚ coupled with being able to
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1. What could be the main sources of the inventory mess created by Sandusky? “Sandusky is managed by so called earn and turn concept.” (Min‚ 2015‚ p. 171) This method of inventory analysis only measure profitability as whole not individual products. Which is the root of their inventory issue. Causing production to produce unwanted goods. Leading to excessive inventory. ““I think Earns & Turns is a very useful analysis tool. It’s a great measure of the profitability of a product. Only thing I would
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her sisters’ own life. The Union During the War Hospital Artifacts 10. Surgeon’s Kit a. Medical treatment during the civil war was primitive and inefficient‚ though it was much more sophisticated in the north than in the south. Often a doctor’s best option in saving a wounded soldiers was to amputate. A union surgeon’s kit included such items as cloth for chloroform‚ the only sedative available‚ forceps‚ and a bone saw. Military Strategy 11. Letter from Lincoln to Winfield Scott a. President
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