Most decentralized subunits can be described as one of four different types of responsibility centres. List the four most common types of responsibility centres and describe their responsibilities. List the four most common types of responsibility centres and select the choice that describes the responsibilities of each of the centres.

1. Explain the basic nature of Deloitte’s MCC program.
2. Explain how Deloitte’s MCC program can help employees in managing their careers and in dealing with work/life issues.

3. Explain how you would deal with work/life issues if you worked for Deloitte
4. What are the benefits of MCC for Deloitte and its employees?

5. Are these good benefits and would you change them?

6. Do you think there is a downside to the MCC program for Deloitte and its employees? FULLY Explain your answer.
7. Would Deloitte’s MCC program be easily adapted in other companies? Why or why not?

SOURCE: This case was written by Michael K. McCuddy, The Louis S. and Mary L. Morgal Chair of Christian Business Ethics and Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, Valparaiso University.

Select three of the following risk categories. Provide definitions and examples.

Strategic Risks

Insurance Risks

Market Risks

Credit Risks

Liquidity Risks

Operational Risks

Reputation Risks

Many national brands are supplying products to be sold by retailers under the retailer’s own private label. For example, Purina, Borden, Heinz – have all admitted to supplying products (sometimes lower in quality) – to be sold under the retailers’ own label. The practice has been criticized by many, as it might create confusion for consumers and reinforce the perception that all brands in a category are “the same”.

What is your opinion on this matter? Should national brands manufacturers also supply private label brands? If so, should the quality be lower?

Topic: - knotts berry farm

Task 1: Evaluate the company Knotts Berry Farms by reviewing their online presence and identify and report the following marketing strategies in point form.

Expectation: Marketing Strategies listed below are valued at (2 marks per strategy).

Point form only.

1. Market Segmentation

• Demographic
• Geographic
• Psychographic
• Behavioral

2. Target Market

3. Value Proposition

4. Mission Statement

5. Vision Statement

6. Positioning

7. Differentiation

8. Unique Selling Proposition(USP)

9. Positioning Statement

10. Brand Image

11. Brand Personality

12. Brand Meaning

13. Brand Benefits

14. Brand Beliefs

15. Brand Values

16. Brand Touch Points

17. Content Marketing

18. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

19. Advertising Promotional Mix

20. Advertising Message

Task 2: (Scenario) - COVID-19 will end and businesses will reopen on September 1, 2020. Update the following five marketing strategies to reflect a post COVID-19 market.

Point form only.

New Marketing Strategies: (2 marks per strategy)

1. Mission Statement

2. Positioning

3. Unique Selling Proposition

4. Brand Values

5. Advertising Message

Why is it important for managers to know that change is needed? and When should they start examining change initiatives.

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian skydiver and daredevil, made history’s highest and fastest jump. After ascending to more than 128,000 feet in capsule tethered to a helium balloon, Baumgartner jumped and became the first human to break the sound barrier as he fell at a rate of 833 miles per hour and had a free-fall of more than 4 minutes.

The event was sponsored and funded by Red Bull – a company known for pushing the envelope of crazy and risky sports.The company doesn’t consider this a stunt though, preferring to characterize the program as a professional flight test program. Red Bull spent more than five years on the project with an expert staff of scientists, engineers, and physicians – many of whom had experience with NASA programs. The cost to Red Bull has not been disclosed, but estimates on the return to the company in regards to visibility, branding, and goodwill tops $8 billion.

Why do companies sponsor events – oftentimes events that seem to have little to do with their products?

What do companies gain? What do they risk?

How does the Stratos project fit with the Red Bull brand and target market? How does it fit with other promotional tools used by Red Bull?

What are some key issues for Hollywood in the future? Provide some advice and market analysis for the big Hollywood studios for the next 3 to 5 years.

Kindly answer the following questions with elaboration:

Outline the process for re-energizing quality efforts in organizations?

Discuss operational audits? how does it relate to quality management?

Outline the generic process for performing self-assessment?

What is the next step when a firm achieves benchmark or role model status?

Case Problem Ray Perkins has been employed at Grant Real Estate for almost two years. Prior to receiving his real estate license, he was a property manager with a large real estate agency in another community. During his first year with Grant, he was assigned to the residential property division and sold properties totaling $825,000. He then requested and received a transfer to the commercial division. Three months ago, Ray obtained a commercial listing that consisted of 26 acres of land near a growing residential neighborhood. The land is zoned commercial and appears to be ideally suited for a medium-sized shopping center. Ray prepared a detailed prospectus and sent it to Vera Maynard, president of Mondale Growth Corporation, a firm specializing in development of shopping centers. One week later he received a letter from Ms. Maynard requesting more information. Shortly after receiving Ray’s response, Ms. Maynard called to set up an appointment to inspect the property. Atime and date were finalized, and Ray agreed to meet her plane and conduct a tour of the property. Ray is a quiet, amiable person who displays the Supportive communication style. Friends say that they like to spend time with him because he is a good listener. Questions 1. If Ms. Maynard displays the characteristics of the Directive communication style, how should Ray conduct himself during the meeting? Be specific as you describe those behaviors that would be admired by Ms. Maynard. 2. If Ms. Maynard wants to build a rapport with Ray Perkins, what behavior should she display? 3. It is not a good idea to put a label on someone and then assume the label tells us everything about the person. As Ray attempts to build a rapport with Ms. Maynard, what other personal characteristics should he try to identify?

A fast-food chain is examining the time customers spend waiting in line waiting to place their orders at its restaurants in the Hampton Roads area. Waiting times (expressed in minutes) were collected on 9 random days at 8 restaurants. Compute appropriate control limits to study this. Round and report all calculations to three decimal places.

Question 1: A manager wants to investigate a bottling process by using a sample mean chart. He knows from his experience that the process standard deviation is 4 mL (milliliter). Each day last week, he randomly selected 9 bottles and measured each. The data (in mL) from that activity appear below.

1. Calculate all the sample means and the mean of all the sample means.
2. Calculate upper and lower x-bar chart control limits that allow for natural variations with a z value of 3.

c. Based on the x-bar chart, is this process in control? Create a X-bar chart in Excel

Use the data of question 1 to (a) create Range chart in Excel. (b) Based on the R chart, is this process in control?

What are some current examples of the trend toward pervasive business analytics? What are some new uses of business analytics that may become possible with this trend in the next few years?

Fashionables is a franchisee of The UnLimited, the well-known retailer of fashionable clothing. Prior to the winter season, The UnLimited offers Fashionables the choice of five different colors of a particular sweater design. The sweaters are knit overseas by hand; because of the lead times involved, Fashionables will need to order its assortment in advance of the selling season. As per the contracting terms offered by The UnLimited, Fashionables will also not be able to cancel, modify, or reorder sweaters during the selling season. Demand for each color during the season is normally distributed with a mean of 450 and a standard deviation of 175. Further, you may assume that the demands for each sweater are independent of those for a different color.

The UnLimited offers the sweaters to Fashionables at the wholesale price of $40 per sweater, and Fashionables plans to sell each sweater at the retail price of $66 per unit. The UnLimited does not accept any returns of unsold inventory. However, Fashionables can sell all of the unsold sweaters at the end of the season at the fire-sale price of $15 each.

A) How many units of each sweater type should Fashionables order to maximize its expected profit?

B) If Fashionables wishes to ensure a 97.5 percent in-stock probability, what should its order quantity be for each type of sweater?

C) Say Fashionables orders 725 of each sweater. What is Fashionables' expected profit?

D) Say Fashionables orders 725 of each sweater. What is the stockout probability for each sweater? Use Excel.

BioFoods International is concerned with providing low cost foods to nations that cannot afford the wholesome and nutritional foods that are so common in more developed countries. BioFoods International is adopting a new computer system that will enable our international managers to place orders with us directly, ensuring accurate and fulfilling orders to each of our constituents. What types of cultural requirements should be considered in acquiring this new system?