Thomas started work at a local warehouse, and completed all the required paperwork his employer asked him to provide. The employer asked for a photo copy of his Social Security card, a photocopy of his driver's license, and a copy of void check for his checking account so he could get direct deposit of his paychecks. Thomas owed his dentist $2,500 for dental work, and ignored the dentist's numerous demands for payment. The dentist eventually got a judgment against Thomas.

On Thomas's first payday, he sat down and wrote checks for his rent, his car payment, his insurance, and his credit cards. All the checks bounced, and Thomas then found out the dentist had garnished his bank account for the $2,500 judgment; he was wiped out. Thomas discovered that his new employer had shared his personnel file with the attorney for the dentist, because the lawyer had threatened to get a subpoena. To make matters worse, when Thomas confronted his employer, he was fired. Thomas had a terrible time finding a new job, and one of his friends from his old job confided that the HR director at the old company that fired him was telling potential new employers that Thomas was a rabble rouser, and a deadbeat who didn't pay his bills.

Thomas decides to sue his former employer for invasion of his privacy rights. He remembers from his Employment Law class that he might recover under various claims::

Intrusion into Seclusion

Public Disclosure of Private Facts

Publication in a False Light

Defamation

1. What theory(s) could Thomas use to sue his employer? List and explain the elements required to prove a prima facie case, and explain whether Thomas's case fits the bill.

2. What theory(s) would NOT work for Thomas's claim against his former employer? Why not?

1. If bluffing in business is ethical on at least some occasions, when would it not be ethical? Give some examples of when you might consider bluffing to be ethical, and some of when you definitely think bluffing would be unethical or improper. What would you define as “bluffing” in a business context?

The Impact of Cost on Normal Duty is reviewed by Gillespie. His opinion is that there are three cases where a normal or ordinary duty may cease to be so because the cost is too high. Those situations are:

1.       The moral cost of obeying a standard moral rule is too great, so one must make an exception to that rule. Example: In order to same someone’s life you would have to lie. The price of not lying is so high you should break the lesser rule.

2.       The cost to the individual is too high so the ordinary duty ceases to be a duty. Example: Your brakes give out while descending a steep hill. You have three options: drive across the center lane into oncoming traffic; drive over the cliff; or run into the car in front of you. In the first two options, the cost to the driver is too high, therefore, no one would criticize the selection of option three.

3.       If everyone is not doing what ought to be done, then one would be a fool to act differently. This approach keeps one from being disadvantaged. However, the goal should be to change the situation. But, if “bucking the system” will harm the individual or not do any good, the individual should not try to effect a change. Example: Everyone takes a short-cut across the grass instead of walking on the sidewalk at a location. You can take the sidewalk to set an example, but it probably will not change the other’s actions. (this is for second question)

2. Considering Gillespie, do you agree with his result that one person should not try to make a difference if the cost is too high? Where should the line be drawn about what makes a cost too high?

(Answer within 200 words)

Explain in a few paragraphs what Right to Privacy means in the private sector workplace,. Your answer must include explanations of (1) what is the fundamental right to privacy; (2) what laws provide a right to privacy in the private sector; (3) how privacy in the private sector work place is different from general privacy rights, including areas in which an employee might reasonably expect privacy.

What do current trends say regarding social media? Would you say it has positively affected customer relationship management? Explain using the book, slides, personal examples, etc.

Describe why CRM is so important in managing supply chains. Use an example in your discussion.

Explain the AQCD Test for determining the quality of an external factor. Why should the AQCD Test be met to the extent possible in performing an external assessment?

What is the different between factors listed in an EFE Matrix versus critical success factors listed in a CPM? In which matrix is it particularly important to include specific, actionable factors? Why?

Let’s say you work for McDonald’s and you applied Porter’s Five-Forces Model to study the fast-food industry. Rank the five forces as to relative importance for strategic planning at McDonald’

1. Which of the following is a good reason to diversify?

2.

Identify a true statement about a horizontal alliance.

You are trying to decide on the best mode of transportation for your company. You want to balance the cost of faster transportation with holding more inventory. This is because the amount of inventory you must hold is a function of lead time.

It costs $15 per unit per year to hold a product in inventory. The forecasted demand for this product is 10,000 units per year. The total amount of inventory is made up of two types of inventory: safety stock and in-transit. Calculations for determining the average amount of inventory for each type are given below.  

Safety Stock Cost = 2 x Average Demand during Lead Time * Holding Cost per Unit per Year

In-Transit Inventory Cost = Total Annual Demand x (Lead Time / 365) * Holding Cost per Unit per Year

Total Cost = Safety Stock Cost + In-Transit Inventory Cost + Transportation Cost

The following is data related to your transportation options.

1. Build a spreadsheet model that calculates the total cost of transportation for Air, Truck, and Rail transportation. Based on your total cost calculations, what mode of transportation would you recommend? What is the total cost of your recommendation?

2. How much would the cost per unit of the other two modes have to change in order to make you change your recommendation?

3. What would the lead time of Rail have to change to in order to make it the best option?
4. Use a one-way data table to show how the total cost of Air transportation changes as demand varies between 2,000 to 20,000 units. For what demand levels is it better to recommend Air transportation over your recommendation to Problem #1?

5. Create a two-way data table showing the total costs at varying levels of transportation cost per unit and lead time for Truck transportation. What does this tell you

6. How does changing the holding cost affect your recommendation to Problem #1?

7. You run a regression and find that your demand actually appears to be related to lead time according to the following equation:

Demand = 10,700 – 100*Lead Time

Assume that you sell this item for $45. Calculate Total Profit for each of the modes of transportation. Does this affect your recommendation to Problem #1? How sensitive is this decision?

SHOW EXCEL WORK

Coca Cola, Intel, Deutsch Bank, HTC Group

For each company, analyze:

• How do each of these companies address sustainability?
• How does the focus on sustainability provide a strategic position for the company, if any?
• Analyze why the company engages in social activities.
• What form of corporate governance best fits a sustainable company?

In an EFE Matrix, should the weights for opportunities be designed to roughly equal the weights for threats? Why?

Here’s what we know:

Joe’s Budget For Cards:

$18,500

TOPPS cards care sold to a retailer only by the case.

A case contains 20 boxes.

A box contains 36 card packs.

Each box costs $30.00

Each box retails for $44.95

Each pack retails for $2.95

Charlie sold 70% of TOPPS cards in full boxes.

Charlie sold 30% in individual packs.

Charlie bought 25 cases last year.

He expects a 7% increase in demand next year.

Fleer EX cards are sold to a retailer only by the box.

Each box costs $125.

Each box retails for $179.

Each box contains 20 card packs.

Each pack retails for $8.95

Charlie bought 20 boxes last year.

Almost all Fleer EX cards are sold in full boxes.

He expects a 5% increase in demand next year.

The 7th Inning maintains around ten million cards in-stock year round, though the number is highest early each year following the release of the new professional sports team cards. In addition to major professional sports cards, Charlie also carries cards that feature movies, military hardware, and fantasy game related cards. The trading card industry has grown so much over the past several years that ordering cards is a complicated business that requires market savvy and hands-on experience. Charlie has decided to let Joe try to figure out what quantity they should order of two of his most popular selling sports trading cards, the Topps cards and the Fleer EX cards. He gives Joe a budget of $18,500 to spend and provides him with the basic cost, pricing, and other data that he will need to arrive at a recommended purchase quantity.

1. Figure out how many of each card to order, how much the inventory will cost, and what the likely net revenue and net profit will be for each card order and for the total order of both cards.
2. Why is it important to know the historical sales pattern of each brand before ordering cards for the next year?

1. Recall the Blue Ridge Hot Tubs problem we discussed in class. Let x1 = no. of Aqua-Spas produced, x2 = no. of Hydro-Luxes produced, and x3 = no. of Typhoon-Lagoons produced. Suppose we change some of the original conditions in the problem, and solve it using Solver. Use the sensitivity report given to answer the questions below:

(a)What is the optimal decision? What is the value of the profit if this decision is implemented?

(b) What is the allowable set of values that the objective function coefficient of x3 can range over? How should this range be interpreted? Choose a value in that range, and calculate the value of the profit for that value.

(c) How much of each resource is being consumed to produce the optimal solution?

(d) What is the meaning of the shadow price for tubing?

(e) Why is the shadow price for labor equal to zero?

(f) What is the meaning of the reduced cost for Hydro-Luxes?