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PROBLEM: How many TV's should Carlo buy so as to maximize profits? We MUST use Excel's simulation/optimization capabilites. Or, we can use an add-in to Excel called Crystal Ball/OptQuest.
Question 1. Assuming no quantity discounts, what is the best order quantity (in yards) for sheet metal? Question 2. Suppose the supplier only ships steel in rolls of 1000 yards, so SMC must order in m
Many of the decisions being made by the new managers have led to problems. Senior management has been frustrated with the problems and has asked you to develop a plan to address this issue and help
Please see my notes, below. Just looking for an overview. Additional research will be required on my part to provide a good case study. Notes: Prepared by Emiko Tamura of Kegan Strategy November 27,
Problem 1. How would you address each company's weakness? Problem 2. If you were Makatume, what would you do about higher voltages?
Select and identify a diversified firm with which you are most familiar and discuss the drivers, synergies and strategy being employed in their diversification efforts, including their current level
What are the issues that someone wishing to do business in Japan should consider at this point in time? This is a short answer which outlines the key issues facing a potential investor as of 2005.
Ordering cost is $40 and annual holding cost is 25% of unit price per unit. Which supplier should be used and what order quantity is optimal if the intent is to minimize the total annual cost?
Kenneth Dailey, site manager for FMC Corporation's Green River, Wyoming, facility, leaned back in his seat in the conference room near his office.
Describe the (a) Environmental - Organizational Link Framework and (b) discuss how the degree of risk, information availability and environmental uncertainty could affect an individual's leadership
Determine, based on 250 working days per year: (a) the economic order quantity (b) the optimal number of orders per year (c) the reorder point
Prepare a paper to comprehensively identify a situation or opportunity in an organization. Frame the problem by writing a problem or opportunity statement.
What are the lessons learned relative to the importance and effectiveness of environmental scanning, strategy formulation and choice, and the formulation of action plans and goals?
Question 1: List all of the types of costs that can be associated with a product. Question 2: Why does the convenience-store industry need to cut its costs?
Problem: R. Douglas is the chief financial officer of a small U.S. firm thinking of undertaking its first foreign investment. The project is in a developing country, and he is concerned about politi
The tactical plan is action-oriented, identifying the responsible parties, required timing and generic resource requirements. What are the parameters of tactical planning to ensure alignment with th
What are some lessons learned relative to the importance and effectiveness of enviornmental scanning, strategy formulation and choice, and the formulation of action plans and goals? Could you please
Problem: Explain how the six basic customer wants apply in each of the following kinds of organizations:
Does this overall strategic posture make sense given the markets and countries that Nestle participates in? Why? Nestlé's management structure and philosophy aligned with its overall strategi
Problem: Describe the wheel of retailing theory of retail competitio. WHat is the theory's major strength and weakness.
Describe Manufacturing Industry's customers and their needs and desires. Research any shortcomings, which are often opportunities in disguise, using discussions in the Annual Report, articles in the
The mean service time was 18 minutes, and the standard deviation of the sample was 1 minute. Use the .05 significance level to check the reasonableness of the Fast Service claim.
Re-enact a historical negotiation scenario through role play and imagined dialogue. As a group, choose a well-documented negotiation scenario from history.
Should there be an effort to ensure that there is a an equality of power between the internal consultant and client (Manager)? (I understand that this may not always be possible).
Retail stores represent a selling process, both personal selling (the store staff goes through the selling process) and self-service sales with merchandise displayed where customers can select and p