Read chapter 14 in the Simchi-Levi et al. text. Submit a response to each of the end-of-chapter discussion questions. Each question must be answered thoroughly, and responses must be supported by the concepts introduced in the reading/study materials. Each question/answer must be delineated under a...
Read GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney’s e-mail to his employees after the U.S. presidential election, and argue in one concise, direct, assertive paragraph your response to the following: Was this business executive’s message either appropriate or inappropriate to send to his employees, and why? To support...
Read the article titled “Ten Best Practices for Restructuring the Organization”. Next, evaluate your current organization, one in which you are interested, or one with which you are familiar. Select three (3) of the ten (10) proposed strategies you believe are most relevant to...
Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to allow students the opportunity to understand the importance of cash flow and its usefulness in business. Assignment Steps: Create a 250-word summary explaining the 7 issues that have to be kept track of during a comprehensive cash flow...
Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to help students understand how manufacturing and service companies can maximize their competitive advantage. The Porter Model is discussed as a method to categorize and assess businesses and industries. Assignment Steps Write a 1,050-word report in which you address...
Project risks may be defined qualitatively or quantitatively. In some cases, a project may begin with defining risks qualitatively and later move to quantitative. There are also cases where a project may define some of its risks qualitatively and some of its risks quantitatively. Respond...
Principles of Business ManagementWeek 3 AssignmentS.W.O.T. Analysis1. Review the SWOT analysis for the Fictional Auto Company.2. In a minimum of 500 words, describe how Fictional Auto Company can utilize this information to its benefit. Include how Fictional Auto Company can turn its weaknesses and threats into strengths...
Prior to completing this assignment, review your prior research and course submissions related to the company you selected for research in Week 2’s Environmental Scanning interactive assignment. Ensure that you have incorporated the feedback you received from your previous submissions. In your Final Project this...
Porter’s Five Forces model is a well-known approach to developing a sustainable competitive advantage. For a company to develop a competitive advantage, however, the four functional areas, as described in Chapter 2, and the employees must effectively work together toward shared goals and manage the...
Positioning, Competition, and Branding Strategy (TurboTax) Q3. Discuss techniques of building brand equity. (Ch. 11) (Turbo Tax)Q4. Which brand elements would be most useful in differentiating the product/service from competitors? (Here, the service is Taxes and the Chosen Firm is TurboTax)(Ch. 11) The following is a good...