Sarah’s Organic Soap Company makes four kinds of organic liquid soap: regular, lavender, citrus, and tea tree. The demand for the four scents are 150, 120, 75, and 50 kg per hour respectively. Sarah’s production process can produce any soap at the rate of 450 kg per hour, but 1.5 hours are needed to switch between scents. During those switchover times, the process doesn’t produce any soap. Sarah wants to choose a production schedule that (i) cycles repeatedly through the four scents, (ii) meets the required demand and (iii) minimizes the amount of inventory held.

How many kg of regular soap should Sarah produce before switching over to another scent? (Round the answer to 3 decimal places.)

Number of Regular Soap in kg?

Sarah uses 1,000 kg of organic palm oil per day on average. The supplier charges a $60 delivery fee per order (which is independent of the order size) and $4.75 per kg. Sarah's annual holding cost is 25%. Assume 52 weeks per year and 5 days per week.

Sarah’s supplier is willing to sell her palm oil at a 5% discount if she purchases 10,000 kg at a time. If she were to purchase 10,000 kg per order, what would be her average inventory holding and delivery fees per day (in $)? (Round both answers to 2 decimal places.)

(Note: Do not include her purchasing costs per day, which would be 1,000 × 4.75 × 95%.)

Inventory Costs per Day ?

Delivery Feeds per Day ?

1. What are three challenges that Netflix faces? 2. What are the key elements of Netflix's strategy today? 3. Why is Netflix in competition with Apple, Amazon, HBO, and Google, and what strengths does Netflix bring to the market?please need good answer!

Ascena: Odds of Survival in Speciality Retail (case 33)

Porters Five Force Model

1. Threat of New Entrants?

2. Bargaining Power of Buyers?

3. Bargaining Power os Suppliers?

4. Threat of Substitutes?

5. Intensity of Rivalry?

2. Describe the value net for a local brewing company of your choice. How can coopetition serve this company and others connected to this industry?

Use this information for the next four Questions

A firm is experimenting with its approach to forecasting. They are using exponential smoothing, but trying different smoothing parameters. When forecasting demand for even numbered weeks, they use a smoothing parameter of .35. For odd numbered weeks, they use .25. For week 3, the forecasted sales were 125 units. Based on this information, calculate the forecast for week 5.

The forecast is _________________.

Group of answer choices

None of the other choices

125

113

120

140

Question 11

The forecast for week 7 will be less than the forecast for week 4

Group of answer choices

True

False

Question 12

The forecast error for week 5 had a higher magnitude (Absolute Percentage Error - APE) than the error for week 6.

Group of answer choices

False

True

Question 13

What is the % difference in APEs for weeks 4 and 6?

Group of answer choices

2% difference

20% difference

4% difference

8% difference

Clothing manufacturing is among the most controversial industries in the world. During the past 20 years or so, much greater attention has been paid to how and where our clothes are made, particularly in light of tragedies such as the blaze that tore through a garment manufacturing facility in Bangladesh in 2012, killing 117 people – a factory that supplied clothing to American retailers including Walmart and Sears. Considering greater awareness about the use of sweatshops, demand for ethically made clothing has soared in recent years, a trend that has given rise to dozens of companies that want to change how we make and view clothing, including Ivorlane. Founded in 2010 by Michael Sussman, Ivorlane is boldly committed to ethical manufacturing. All Ivorlane’s garments are made in factories that meet the most stringent quality standards – not only in terms of the clothes themselves, but also in how workers are treated. Ivorlane only partners with manufacturers that demonstrate a strong commitment to their workers’ welfare, a fact the company prides itself upon in its marketing material. it tells its brand story, including how the company champions the rights and well-being of the workers who make its clothes. What’s interesting about Ivorlane, though, is its commitment to radical transparency.

4. Provide three examples of why Ethics is central to any company’s role.

5. Provide three examples of why without ethics problems in a company can last for generations.

6. In your opinion, what is the unit in the organization that can enforce ethics in daily practices.

QUESTION 45

According to Hofstede’s dimensions of national cultures, which of the following terms refers to the degree to which a society accepts unequal distribution of authority?

QUESTION 41

A culture that includes nonverbal signals and a strong consideration of situational cues when interpreting communication is a(n)…

QUESTION 37

_____________ involves having people with different backgrounds and skills. ____________ refers to leveraging those different backgrounds and skills by making sure all employees feel like an important part of the organization.

How might poor SHRM have a negative impact on organizations?

Assume that you are hired in a marketing manager position at a hotel. You are supposed to develop a marketing positioning statement and communicate it with all employees so that they can understand organizational marketing directions. There is no precedented work about a marketing strategy, and sooner or later, you need to start with the work. How can you lead to develop the positioning statement? Explain the process of developing the statement from the beginning (NOT about just making the statement).

How can social media impact the buying choices of shoppers? please list and explain this! thanks in advance

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Locate the vision statement of an organization of your choice, and explain the vision statement’s importance.

Does it seem relevant in today’s environment or is it outdated? Explain your reasoning.

What improvements would you recommend for the vision statement?