1. Choose a company: a> Justify the reason for choosing this company and b> Describe the company in term of size, profit, target customers, etc.
2. Analyze the industry of the company (i.e. competitors, market shares, PESTLE Analysis)
3. Aims of the CRM
4. How to operate the CRM plan?

Pick any three modes of transportation. [Pick 3 from these Airfreight, Motor Carriers, Pipelines,Railroads, and Water]  

Then, identify the federal agency responsible for safety regulation for each of the modes.

What is the safety-related role/responsibility for each of the modes?

Please be as detailed as you can

I do rate!

Find the CPI (corruption perception index) for 2 countries where the Apple company does business, one with a relatively high score, another with a relatively low score. Search for corruption scandals/corporate financial scandals in these two countries and summarize them. Briefly describe what you think are the risks of corruption, such as paying bribes, that Apple company might face in these countries!

Descriptive Research is undertaken to describe answers to the questions: 1. Who? 2. What? 3. When? 4. Where? and 5. Why? When we wish to know who our customers are, what brands they buy and in what quantities, where they buy the brands, when they shop, and how they found out about our products, we turn to descriptive research.

1. What are the 5 specifications of a descriptive study?
2. As a marketing researcher, why is it important for you to be well-versed in research design?

Explain how the adoption of the cloud may be a model for future outsourcing of applications and jobs. List some changes and developments that will have an effect on an organization’s management of IS and IT. How might the gig economy affect organizational effectiveness? Explain how robotics and automation will affect the workplace. Describe how virtual workers and “connected” digital devices may actually make an organization less cohesive. Explain the organizational cultural change that will affect the IS department.

From the real international market, select a company of your choice wishing to start its activities in Saudi Arabia. The Company hired you as Marketing Manager of Saudi Arabian Region.

You have to establish a marketing department starting from the Analysis of the market, formulate overall marketing goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics within the context of an organization's business, mission, and goals designing and planning the entire function.

Write a Marketing Plan considering the following points (2x5=10 Marks)

1. Introduction, Goals and Objectives

To introduce this section you should include the "mission statement" of the business; an idea of what its goals are for customers, clients, employees and the consumer.

1. Introduction about the business.
2. Business vision and mission
3. Business objective.
4. Products and services offered

2. Environmental Analysis

Conduct an environmental analysis that looks at and comments on your local area and your network of business contacts, competitors and customers.

3. Target Market Analysis

Identify the target market, describing how the company will meet the needs of the consumer better than the competition does.

4. SWOT Analysis

Conduct a SWOT analysis for your chosen company based on your research.

Strengths: List the strengths of the business approach;

Weaknesses: Describe the areas of weakness in the company's operations;

Opportunities: Examine factors that may improve the business's chances of success;

Threats: List the external threats to the business' success.

5. Marketing Mix (4 P’s ) Analysis

Describe each of the 4Ps of your chosen company.

Product or Service

Identify the product or service by what it is, who will buy it, how much they will pay for it and how much it will cost for the company to produce it, why a consumer demand exists for your product, and where the product sits in comparison to similar products/services now available.

Place

Identify the location of the business, why it is located there (strategic, competitive, economic objectives), the expected methods of distribution, and timing objectives.

Promotion

Describe the type of promotional methods that will be used. Identify techniques such as word of mouth, personal selling, direct marketing, sales promotion etc. television, radio, social media and newspaper ads.

Price

The prices of the products or services that reflects the overall company strategy. Should be competitive as well as a reflection of the quality, costs and profit margin.

Compare respondeat superior and corporate liability and describe

2 thought provoking questions on this subject

A small firm makes three products, which all follow the same three-step process consisting of milling, inspection, and drilling.

Product A requires 5 minutes of milling, 5 minutes of inspection, and 4 minutes of drilling; Product B requires 3 minutes of milling, 4 minutes of inspection, and 5 minutes of drilling; and Product C requires 5 minutes of milling, 4 minutes of inspection, and 8 minutes of drilling.

The department has 200 hours available during the next period for milling, 150 hours for inspection, and 240 hours for drilling. The milling process costs $60 per hour, the inspection costs $30 per hour and finally drilling costs $90 per hour. The costs are the same for all product types. Product A is sold for $32.00 per unit, product B is sold for $25.00 per unit, and product C is sold for $32.00 per unit. There is an outstanding order of 800 Product A that the company has to satisfy. You are trying to determine the best production mix that maximizes your profit.

a) Formulate the problem as a linear programming model and solve it in Excel. Briefly describe your solution.

b) Is it feasible to produce 1200 units of Product A, 500 units of Product B, and 600 units of Product C? Create a sensitivity report and answer the following questions based on the sensitivity report.

c) What would happen to the optimal values of A, B, and C if the profit per unit of Product A is decreased by $5.00?

d) If the available amount of inspection hours is decreased by 1500 minutes, what would happen to the optimal value of the objective function?

Discuss the future challenges and opportunities in logistics management.

I want a discuss long and professional answer

Since its opening in 1977, Ocean Park was the only theme park in Hong Kong. The park, owned by the Hong Kong government, is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide visitors a unique experience in entertainment, education, and conservation. In the absence of competition, Ocean Park had existed without direction and focus. When Hong Kong officials signed an agreement to bring Disneyland to Hong Kong in 1999, it seemed as if it would be the end of Ocean Park. In this unequal competition, Ocean Park emerged the surprise winner. Quickly sprucing up its act, it has managed to outperform Disneyland and has emerged as the number one amusement park in Hong Kong .

How was Ocean Park able to turn a threat into an opportunity?

Ocean park made the decision not to compete head to head with Disneyland. Will this strategy always work when local companies face multinational giants? Explain.

How can Ocean Park further capitalize on Disneyland’s presence? (hint: check out how other parks surrounding Disney, such as Sea World and Universal Studios, survive and thrive in

Anaheim, California, and Orlando, Florida.)

How can Hong Kong Disneyland turn around its lackluster performance?

Elaborate on the applicability of both dual pricing strategy and global pricing strategy for the various market. Also, explain the advantage and disadvantages of using each strategy.

What are the TWO primary techniques/philosophies of continuous improvement that are used to manage processes in the supply chain such that they will meet the needs of customers today. Provide the prime objectives for each of the two techniques/philosophies. Also, for each technique, provide three elements used to achieve the prime objectives.

*Problem 1

International trade poses risks for both exporters and importers. Exporters run the risk of not receiving payment after their products are delivered. Importers fear that delivery might not occur once payment is made for a shipment. Describe different export/import financing methods designed to reduce these risks.

For analyzing international opportunities, there are two sources of data, primary and secondary. Describe the main sources of secondary data.