Identify and list each of Poter's five forces that determine competition and the industrial profitability of the market eg rivals, barriers to entry, suppliers, substitutes, and buyers. You may want to do this using a visual aid, like a chart. Pick any organization you are familiar with and describe its overall competitive environment using each of the forces. Analyze how each of The Five Forces affects the organization and how each force may affect the ones. Evaluate which force is the strongest and why. Which is the weakest?

Prepare a two page (double-spaced) essay. The paper should be 12-point font, Times
New Roman, be at least 500 words, and include a final source list.

Assume you invented a new plastic-shaping technology that allows plastic products to be manufactured much more cheaply. When you talk to manufacturers, though, they are skeptical because the new method is so radically different from any technology they have ever used before. What do you think the sales cycle for the technology would look like? What would the most important step of the sales cycle be? Why? What type of sales force would you utilize and why? What marketing activities could help you shorten the sales cycle and how?

Fantastic Styling Salon is run by three stylists, Jenny​ Perez, Jill​ Sloan, and Jerry​ Tiller, each capable of serving five customers per​ hour, on average. Use POM for Windows or OM Explorer to answer the following questions:

Note: During busy periods of the​ day, when nine customers on average arrive per​ hour, all three stylists are on staff.

a. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available​ stylist, how long would a customer wait in​ line, on ​average, before being​ served?

b. Suppose that each customer wants to be served by a specific​stylist, 1/3 want​ Perez, 1/3 want​ Sloan, 1/3 want Tiller. How long would a customer wait in​ line, on​ average, before being​served?

c. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available​ stylist, how long would a customer wait in​ line, on​average, before being​ served?

d. Suppose that each customer wants to be served by a specific​stylist, 60​% want Perez and 40​% want Sloan. How long would a customer wait in​ line, on​ average, before being served by​ Perez? By​ Sloan? Overall?

I would really appreciate it if all work is shown! Thank you for your time.

While an inventory policy includes two decisions, use an example to explain what the two decisions are:

Problem 4 (designed to be used with the NORMDIST tutorial)

The following table represents a plan for a project:

1. Construct the appropriate network diagram.
2. Indicate the critical path.
3. What is the expected completion time for the project?
4. What is the probability the project will:
   take more than 43 days to complete;
   take less than 42 days to complete; and
   take between 37 and 42 days to complete?

USE AN EXCEL FILE

The following CPM network has estimates of the normal time in weeks listed for the activities:

1. Please identify the critical path.
2. What is the length of time to complete the project?
3. Which activities have slack, and how much?
4. Based on the table of normal and crash times and costs, which activities would you shorten to cut two weeks off the expected completion time? Does this change the critical path—if so, what is(are) the new path(s).

USE AN EXCEL FILE

Imagine that whenever your boss asks for feedback, she/he defensively argues with anyone who offers criticism, so people have stopped offering feedback. You decide to talk to your boss about this and hope to keep the conversation relaxed and professional. Explain how you would approach the conversation and list some points you would want to make when you discuss this issue.

A construction project is broken down into the following 10 activities:

1. Please draw the network.
2. What is the critical path?
3. How many weeks will it take to complete the project?
4. How much slack does each of the activities have?

QUESTION A: PLEASE DRAW THE SKETCH

QUESTIONS B,C,D: USE AN EXCEL FILE

Research Basics: Lesson 1 ENGLISH 1021-41 ESSAY FUNDAMENTAL

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Read and watch each web page/video/resource.
• Type a summary of the top takeaways/things you learned from each section/link whether they have a video or not. Each paragraph should have complete sentences and there needs to be at least 4 sentences. Think of it as at least one sentence about each of the four top things you learned from each resource you review.
• So, again, you will type up paragraph for each section/link. Label your paragraphs by each section you are writing about. So, give a heading or label that says: What is Research? Information Cycle, and Planning: Keywords and Search Strings, then add you paragraphs about what you learned in each area. Put these paragraphs all together in ONE WORD DOCUMENT.
• Label it Research Basics: Lesson 1 and submit it all together to the Research Basics: Lesson 1 assignment folder by April 20 at 11:59 pm.

This week you will be looking at these sections/links:

What is Research?

Information Lifecycle

Planning: Keywords and Search Strings - Learn how to identify keywords from a research topic and format them into search strings.

NOTE: This link may have words on the web page AND a video. Make sure to view and summarize/give top 4 take always from all included content (what you see/read)

Background: The GC owners have questions and need clarification about several contract concepts and issues related to their new business. Specifically, they have questions about:

• the Statute of Frauds “writing requirement” and
• electronic contracts

Generally, contracts for the sale of goods must be in writing, and the writing must be signed by the parties to the agreement, and the parties must be sufficiently identified. GC will be selling goods via the internet, and the owners are wondering whether these electronic contracts are valid and enforceable.

Background Facts You Need To Know:  Company X, a company in Illinois, contracted via the internet with Windows Bright, a small window washing business in Missouri to purchase four cases of Shiny Lite window cleaning solution at $200 per case. Company X paid via the internet with a company credit card. The contract stated that the four cases of Shiny Lite would be shipped to Company X’s place of business in Illinois via UPS. Once UPS delivered the Shiny Lite, the contract required Windows Bright to clean Company X's windows.

Winne and Ralph have asked you to prepare examples and explanations of the statute of frauds and electronic contracts.

To respond to the GC's questions and concerns, you must prepare a fact scenario and be prepared to discuss the scenarios in a meeting with TLG and the GC owners.

A. Discuss whether the contract between X and Windows Bright is subject to the Uniform Commercial Code Statute of Frauds.

B. Analyze and explain whether the internet electronic contract between X and Windows Bright satisfies the “writing” requirements for the Statute of Frauds? If so, how and why?

Compare and contrast Ford’s strategy to one of its competitors.