Assume that you have been asked to join a union. What would you consider/expect to be some of the benefits of being a union member? What would you consider to be some of the costs?

Do some research on your own. You may discuss this with someone you know who is a union member.

What impact on operations in healthcare will not properly considering and including perspectives in the balanced scorecard?

Choose a company with both online and brick and mortar presence. What is the vertical integration strategy? Do the two models differ? Why or why not?

discuss the various form of protection that minority shareholders in a corporation have at their disposal if their interests are being adversely affected.

how quality leaders such as Juran, Deming influenced the elements such as context, planning of ISO 9001: 2015.Write a 1000-1500 word essay that explores how these quality leaders have influenced the elements of ISO 9001:2015 by relating the elements of the Standard to the multi-point philosophies offered by the leaders.

discuss how the Common Law promotes "certainty" both as a system and through principles or doctrines of law. Discuss any statute that seeks to promote "certainty" in Common Law

FLORAL SHOP

1. Present a course of action involving Marketing Planning to improve this business. Organize your answer using bullet points and sections I, II, III, IV, V.

Alyssa’s Floral Shop is a florist shop owned and operated by Jim and Mary Brown (a husband-and-wife team). The shop offers hundreds of floral arrangements together with small gifts; gift items include flowerpots, jewelry, vases, outdoor patio furniture, et cetera. Jim serves as the manager and sales clerk, while Mary specializes in the floral arrangements. Sales of the specialty floral business have been increasing since their opening in 2019, supposedly due to its friendly service and quality offerings. Some clothing items such as sweaters were also added for sale primarily to fill-up available space in the shop. Their major business consists of parties, weddings, funerals, and major one-time special events, in addition to some internet orders and spur-of-the moment purchases. Internet orders comprise of only about 5 percent of their business. Although most sales are generated from loyal customers in the local community, about 20 percent of the sales come from casual buyers.   Most of the customers are women, medium-to-high income category.

The size of the shop is rather large, located in a residential area nearby to a resort town with a population of about 100,000 full-time residents. Although somewhat isolated, about 9 blocks from other stores, the shop is located near a major heavily traveled intersection. Price promotions are essential since there are about 12 competitors in the nearby community. However, although Mary feels that flowers are not considered “special” by most shoppers, there is some concern about diminishing the overall value and image projected. Their promotion strategy for flowers and floral arrangements consists of an advertisement in the Yellow Pages of the local telephone directory, and occasionally in the local newspaper. During busy times, high-school students are hired to assist in order taking. Their task simply entails showing the prospects the display items and processing the transaction.

Assignment: Present at least 3 marketing strategies. For promotion, consider using social media for this business.

A program at SF State is concerned about their graduation rates. Every year they enroll 400 junior-level students, and they’ve been tracking the percent who manage to finish (graduate from) the program in a timely manner. Below are the data for the past 8 years. Express all calculations to 3 significant figures: ie. 12.3% or 0.123 (also 3-decimal spaces).

• Calculate the proportion of the class that graduates each year.
• What kind of control chart should be used in this situation? pChart Justify Why.
• Compute the 3 sigma control limits

Are we in control, give the control

Problem 10-21

Design specifications require that a key dimension on a product measure 105 ± 12 units. A process being considered for producing this product has a standard deviation of three units.

a. What can you say (quantitatively) regarding the process capability? Assume that the process is centered with respect to specifications. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

Process capability index            

b. Suppose the process average shifts to 98. Calculate the new process capability. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

New process capability index            

c. What is the probability of defective output after the process shift? (Use Excel's NORM.S.DIST() function to find the correct probability. Round "z" values to 2 decimal places. Round probabilities to 4 decimal places (0.####).)

Probability of defective output            

SourShocker candies just launched a new tropical flavor gummy worm. They have the following information derived from their testing

WEEK 1

After making improvements, they collected the following data:

WEEK 2

• Create Pareto charts for Week 1 and Week 2
• Did the process improve over time? And, if so, in what way(s)
• If you were SourShocker, and you were going to work on a single complaint for week three, what would you work on

A company that manufactures snow shovels has one plant and two distribution centers (DCs). Given the following information for the two DCs, calculate the gross requirements, projected available, and planned order releases for the two DCs and the gross requirements, projected available, and planned order releases for the central warehouse.

Distribution Center A Transit Time:   2 weeks Order Quantity:   500 units

Distribution Center B

Transit time: 2 weeks

Order Quantity: 200 weeks

Central Supply

Lead time : 1 week

Order Quantity= 600 units

Please show all work.

Personal Selling

Assignment:

The objective for this exercise is for you to better understand and apply the steps used in personal selling. This is an individual assignment.

Please explain how you can use the seven steps of personal selling in the activity of getting a new job. For each step, write 1-2 sentences on how the step relates to job search, interviewing, etc.

The seven steps are:

1. PROSPECTING: The salesperson must develop a list of customers.
2. PREAPPROACH: The salesperson must find and analyze information about each prospect’s specific product needs, current use of brands, feelings about available brands, and personal characteristics.
3. APPROACH: The salesperson adopts a certain manner in contacting a potential customer. The first contact is generally to assess the buyer’s needs and objectives. The prospect’s first impression is usually a lasting one.
4. MAKING THE PRESENTATION: The salesperson must attract and hold the prospect’s attention to stimulate interest. Product demonstrations, listening to comments, and observing responses are important.
5. OVERCOMING OBJECTIONS: One of the best ways to do this is to anticipate and counter objections before the prospect has an opportunity to raise them. Otherwise, deal with objections when they occur.
6. CLOSING: The salesperson asks the prospect to buy the product. Attempt a “trial close” by asking questions that assume the prospect will buy the product. A salesperson should try to close at several points during the presentation.
7. FOLLOW-UP: The salesperson contacts the customer to learn what problems or questions have arisen. This may also be used to determine future needs.

1.   An organization can use a tool that allows members of workgroups and teams to share information, improve communication and assist with efficiency and performance. These tools that have become even more popular with the current pandemic are known as:

a.   collaboration software b.clearinghouse c.work centers d.telecommuting e. media correspondence

2- Two managers given the same information about a problem may see the solution differently because of their expertise and experience with the situation. This is an example of?

a.   selective perception b.verbal intonation c. interdependence d. intuition    e. noise

3- Any time a customer completes a satisfaction survey about their shopping experience, they receive a "$10 off your next purchase" coupon. This represents:  

a. a standard decision. b. cognitive dissonance. c. a nonprogrammed decision. d. experience. e. a decision rule.

4-  You are the manager at a large manufacturing plant. Last year you authorized the expenditure of $500,000 for what you thought was a promising new project for the company. So far, the results have been disappointing. The employees running the project say that with an additional $300,000 they may be able to turn things around. Without your approval of extra funding, there is little hope. Although persistence may seem irrational from the organization’s point of view, you make the decision to authorize the additional spending because you do not want to admit error and expose your mistakes to the board of directors. No one wants to appear incompetent. This is a clear example of ______________

a.miscommunication b. escalation of commitment c. information overload    d.misperception e.crisis communication

Answers should be unique and should be a copy

Please provide your responses for the following pricing strategy scenarios as practiced in corporate world. Make sure your analysis is well grounded in theories and concepts related to pricing decision making. (150 to 200 words each)

--The Subway sandwich chain was not fully satisfied with the initial performance of its line of healthful fast foods, which were more expensive than alternatives offered by McDonald's and other competitors. But the company was able to boost sales by obtaining an American Heart Association endorsement for its products. Explain this move in terms of perceived value (PV).

--Traditional newspapers have lost millions of subscribers for free news websites. Instead of providing its own content at no charge, the New York Times and Company erected a pay wall-in other words, readers must pay to access most of its newspaper's stories. Explain this issue as a price customization strategy.

--Many consumers are willing to pay a significantly higher price for Perdue chicken for no-name supermarket poultry. This is a testament to the company's success in differentiating its product as being of higher quality than generic brands. Which general price indicators of price sensitivity are illustrated by Perdue's ability to command a high price?