Nowadays, most research investigating social networks is done based on big data collected
through sensors and other technical equipment connected directly to individuals (phone
applications, Bluetooth, localization, etc.).
This data includes parameters such as tone, pitch and volume of voice, length of information
exchange and conversation, gestures, body movement, physical proximity, and much more.
This data, when analyzed, reveals a lot about human behavior.
This data is valuable to organizations because it can help them identify causes of low
productivity, and thus, instore measures to raise productivity. At the same time, it is very
personal and sensitive data. There are clearly advantages and disadvantages to its use. What is
your opinion?

i would like to have severals opinion for a debate please

Explore critically the emerging changes in SCM due to coronavirus outbreak in Kazakhstan; discuss the critical importance of efficient transportation, border crossing, warehousing and customer service during the state of emergency in countries; relying on latest analytical data and statistics evaluate the main risks and opportunities that this situation can bring about to our Kazakhstani market and economy from the SCM point of view.

Buddy and Peggy-Sue are friends. They agree that it would be fun and add spice to their otherwise tedious Saturday evenings if they jointly purchased lotto tickets for the Saturday night draw each week. Initially they purchased the ticket together, with either Buddy giving Peggy-Sue $5 each Friday so that she can purchase the $10 ticket or Peggy-Sue giving Buddy $5 so that he can purchase it. Over the last four weeks Buddy has purchased the ticket on his own and Peggy Sue has given him the $5 when they meet on Saturday evening or on the following Monday. Last Friday Buddy purchased the ticket for $10. Peggy-Sue did not meet up with Buddy on the Friday or the Saturday as she had to work but Buddy was not bothered as he knew Peggy-Sue would give him $5 when they next met. However, on Saturday evening Buddy is delighted to learn that the ticket he purchased on Friday has won $1,300,000. When Peggy-Sue meets Buddy on Sunday, and tries to give him the $5, Buddy refuses to accept the $5 saying that the ticket, and the prize money, is all his.

Required: Advise Peggy-Sue, with reasons supported by appropriate authority, whether she could successfully sue Buddy for a half share of the $1,300,000.

In order for true creativity through creative commons to be fully realized, what types of changes do you think we will need to see?

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It is said that Bed & Breakfast (B&Bs) can contribute to a more ‘authentic’ travel experience for tourists rather than hotel chains. It also provides mutual benefits for both the visitor and the operator. While licensing can be a concern, the HKTB’s hotel rating system being used is also considered not applicable to rate the ‘quality’ of B&Bs for several reasons. If the HKTB’s hotel rating system is applied to rate the B&Bs in Hong Kong, explain how it will disadvantage or advantage the grading of a B&B based on the FIVE key indicators being used in this stage.

A combination of quantitative indicators:

1. Facilities (F&B, IT, Business and Health Related)

2. Location

3. Staff to Room ratio

4. Average Achieved Room Rate

5. Business Mix   

. Draw a value chain for a hotel you know well or have researched. Explain the implication of your study for competitive advantage.

Explain how each of the factors listed below can influence the location of a retail business

• Visibility

• Cost of rent or purchase

• Proximity to customers and suppliers

• Proximity to competitors

• Complementary businesses

1. Assume you have downloaded an app for your smart phone. In one or two paragraphs, describe how you and the app’s seller have each obtained consideration in the completion of the transaction.

Explain the process of creating and presenting an elevator pitch. Include the allocated time for each component of the process.

Amy Richardson had been a well-paid sales manager of a major hotel chain for 15 years. Due to a hotel owner's illness, Amy was offered the opportunity to purchase a hotel near a seaside vacation area she had often visited. After obtaining a lawyer and a financial accountant to assist her, Amy did an analysis of the most recent financial statements of the hotel. Since the hotel had consistently shown a profit during the past few years, Amy thought that the price of the hotel was reasonable, so she decided to purchase the hotel. She resigned her position, obtained a loan, and purchased the hotel.

During the first year as a hotel manager, Amy received an offer from a tour operator who proposed to guarantee a considerable number of room reservations, including during the off-season. However, she turned down the offer because the tour operator asked for a 20% price reduction compared to the regular room rate. A few weeks later, she decided to shut down the restaurant, located in the main building of the hotel, in order to save expenses. With regard to general expenses, she was particularly concerned with the high room cleaning and service costs. On the sales side, although the reservations for the cheaper standard rooms were a bit sluggish, the more expensive large-size superior rooms had a very good occupancy rate of over 90%.

The following year, there was a severe economic downturn and also a very bad weather season that reduced the number of guests and also caused a resulting mold situation in the hotel building that required expensive repair work. Amy ran short of cash, became emotionally distraught, and eventually had to sell the hotel at a significant loss.

Required:

Analyze Amy’s purchase decision and the subsequent events using key management accounting tools and concepts. Make sure that you clearly indicate how each tool/concept could be used to explain potential management errors that Amy had made and could have helped her to improve decision-making and the financial results of the business.

• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis   
• Using Relevant Costs to Make Short-Term Decisions
• Cost Management Using Full Costs
• Budgeting

TOPIC- Managing Disruptions to the Plan: Issues and Change From this-

Think of a situation from your personal or work activities when a change was required from the original plan. To do:

4.1. Fully describe the situation in detail.

4.2. Using the theory of the course, describe each step of the change control process. For each step, enter the relevant information from your situation.

Argue for or against the following statement: SaaS ERP is more secure and protects privacy better than on-premise ERP.

While Batman & Commissioner Gordon constantly involved themselves with local, state and federal regulations, let us take a moment to reflect upon the regulations in your locality. Bring one of these business regulations forward and discuss whether this regulation is ethical. Include your rationale as well as a discussion around whether the regulation is effective.

What internal resources and assets did FreshDirect have that gave it a competitive advantage?

Case 9 FreshDirect, "How Fresh is it"

A firm, DLS Apps, Inc. decides to enter the market for apps made for teenagers and children. Their Production Supervisor analyzed each of the operations and concluded that if the company produces apps for children, each app would require 8 hours in the theme creation department, 12 hours in the graphics and imaging department, 4 hours in the educational content department, 6 hours in the coding department, and 5 hours in the testing and launching department. On the other hand, each app for teenagers would require 4 hours in the theme creation department, 15 hours in the graphics and imaging department, 15 hours in the educational content department, 10 hours in the coding department, and 2 hours in the testing and launching department. After studying the departmental workload projections, the Production Supervisor estimates that 100 hours for theme creation, 250 hours for graphics and imaging, 200 hours for the educational content creation, 150 hours of coding and 50 hours for the testing and launching are available for the production of the new apps during the next four months.

The accounting department analyzed the costs based on the production data and overheads and arrived at prices for the apps that will result in a profit contribution of $10,000 per children’s app and $15,000 per teenager app produced. The CEO asserts that to be successful in the long run, at least 5 children’s apps must be launched in the next four months. The management is trying to identify how many apps of each type should they launch in the next four months and have hired you to help them figure out what the optimal solution would be and what the expected profits would be.

1. Write out the Linear Program (equations)
2. Provide the optimal solution, either graphically or by using Excel Solver. What is the total expected profit? How many apps of each type would you recommend that they make?
3. Identify which constraints are binding.
4. Which department has the highest slack? How much?
5. If the company was able to obtain 5 more hours in the coding department, would the profit change? Explain why or why not.