In the context of an event management, please explain what the 5W+H model is and indicate 5 reasons why it should be used.

.The integrated ownership of pipelines was initially used by some oil companies to gain control of oil-producing area. How did they use their transportation network to gain market control? What other reasons can be offered for integrated ownership? Are these reasons valid in today’s business environment?

CTC is an on-line retailer of prescription drugs and health supplements. Vitamin-C represents a significant percentage of its sales. Demand for Vitamin-C is 12000 bottles per year. CTC incurs a fixed order placement, transportation, and receiving cost of $150 each time an order for Vitamin-C is placed with the manufacturer. CTC incurs a holding cost of 25 percent. The price charged by the manufacturer is $4/bottle. Each time CTC places an order, the manufacturer has to process, pack, and ship the order. The manufacturer has a line packing bottles at a steady rate and does not keep any inventory. The fixed cost of filling each order is $350 for manufacturer.

1. Under the non-collaborative environment, the above supply chain uses CTC’s EOQ policy. Please evaluate CTC’s annual ordering and holding costs and Manufacturer’s annual ordering cost and holding cost under the CTC’s EOQ policy. What is the total annual ordering and holding cost for this supply chain under this non-collaborative policy?

For this activity, you will write a persuasive three paragraph communication intended to convince a particular audience about a topic. Below is information on the topic. Beneath this information are directions on how to complete the assignment.

Now that you have background information on the topic, you are to:

1) Compose a three paragraph communication that convinces a particular audience to adopt flex time. Here are the audiences you can choose from:

a. A large, successful insurance company
b. A branch bank
c. A small catering service
d. A government agency

2) After you conclude the three paragraph communication, include a paragraph in which you characterize how you constructed the paragraph and why you did so in that way given the audience you selected.

A. What are key success factors in this industry of motorcycles?

B. What are the key risk patterns in the industry of motorcycles?

C. What are the key value chain elements in the industry of motorcycles?

D.What is life cycle of the industry of motorcycles?

1. you have four choices below. In which choice would true impossibility NOT apply?

a. A record company contracted with Eartha to produce a CD of traditional gospel choir songs; unfortunately, Ertha died before recording began.

b. Finnly contracted with a local juice company to supply 10,000 pounds of Valencia oranges, but a tornado tore through her orange grove, completely destroying it.

c. None of these are correct.

d. Reed agrees to purchase an expensive piece of jewelry for $25,000; a week later, he tells the jeweler that he simply does not have that kind of money.

2. In his Oceanside, California basement, Bruno makes Budda Blast, a synthetic form of marijuana.

He signs a contract with Soooper Smoooke Shooop, a California corporation, to deliver 1,000 cans of Budda Blast for $10,000.

Subsequently, but before the delivery date, the California legislature passes and implements a law that makes the sale of Budda Blast illegal.

Bruno's contract will be discharged because of __________.

a. None of the above

b. commercial impracticability

c true impossibility

d. frustration of purpose

• Briefly describe how you will evaluate Bank of America performance
• How is Bank of America doing financially? How do you know?
• Which financial statement do you think provides the best information for investors?

1. Workers in the manufacturing floor are being replaced by robots and other machines. On one hand, this lets companies compete with cheap labor from other countries. On the other hand, automation eliminates many jobs. Are you concerned that automation may increase unemployment or underemployment in the United States and around the world?

2. If a company provides employer-paid child care services to workers with children, should those who don't have children or don't need child care be compensated any other way?

3. What advantages do compensation plans such as profit sharing and employee stock ownership offer an organization? What are the benefits and challenges of flextime, tele-commuting, and job sharing?

Let’s say that Major League Baseball has decided to put an expansion franchise in Portland, Oregon. Considering what you now know about branding, what would be a good nickname for that team? Why would that be a good nickname? Explain your choice using branding principles.

Write a post for the Discussion Question on Louis Vuitton, addressing the questions below. Unless otherwise specified, each part should be 1–2 paragraphs or several bullet points in length.

Part 1: Competitive Advantages

List the competitive advantages of the product, service or organization you’re focusing on: the things that make it different from competitors in positive ways.

Part 2: Market Niche and Positioning Strategy

Describe the market niche you want to fill, along with the positioning strategy you recommend using. Why do you think this is the right approach?

Part 3: Positioning Statement

Develop a positioning statement using this formula: “To [target audience], [product/service/organization name] is the only [category or frame of reference] that [points of differentiation/benefits delivered] because [reasons to believe].^[1]

Pretend you are a healthcare manager undergoing initial accreditation by the Joint Commission. They are coming to inspect your EHR policies and procedures for compliance.

What are at least 4 policies or procedures you might want to review to make sure your facility is prepared for the inspection? Be specific.

Fan behavior is a part of the sport product.

• Provide an example of how fan behavior and sport marketing have resulted in a positive outcome (ex. – Green Bay Packers fans and the Cheesehead headgear).

• Research an example of an incident when fan behavior became problematic. How did the organization/venue respond to the fan behavior?

• How can sport marketing be useful in promoting positive fan behavior?

• Provide an example of how technology has been incorporated into monitoring fan behavior.

List the 4 areas not properly addressed by corporate software systems

With a software driven process what are the various methods for data capture.