You are a middle level manager and during the last few weeks you have experienced several communication problems which have made your job more difficult. Reflecting on the information in chapter 12, you realize there could and should be changes in your company to improve communication.

You will write a memo to your boss, the V.P. In this (minimum of 400 word) memo you will:

o   describe the importance of effective communication in the organization

o   identify three specific and significant areas where you find ineffective communication (you can create any three problem areas), and

o   for each of the three communication problems create an action plan describing how you     believe this problem can be corrected. The action plan would include answers to who, what, where, when, and how.

You must be persuasive and convince the V.P. to implement these actions in your department and/or company wide

Discuss how ”Kurt lewin's” and “Bridges’ model” of transition might be used by a leader and what role he might play as a change agent while people are transiting from one stage to another. ( 400 words)

How artificial intelligence transform the future of EHR and Healthcare ? ( it is a research and i need 3 pages answer at least.

Why did China’s domestic brands have such difficulty competing effectively in global markets?

Please list 6 Core Competencies for Microsoft Corporation based off the RBV approach? and explain if they are rare, hard to imitate, not easily substitutable, valuable.

Are patents or trademarks protected by common law? Do they require registration for enforcement?

how did IBM corporate social responsibility and environment substantiability contribute to the company value?

1. What is RFID's primary purpose in the supply chain?

2. What is the bullwhip effect and how can it affect a supply chain and a firm's profitability?

3. Explain the following and how each impact the supply chain - procurement, logistics, and materials management.

What are the risks of floating exchange rates and make a comparison to the risks in the situation of a host country changing its political system and/or a host country changing its economic system. The key is that something has changed and that creates a risk. These areas of business risks do not usually appear with a solely domestic business, but can in an international business. Discuss the impact of these potential risks on an international business and how management must be vigilant.

Costs of retailer selling a quintal of mango Sorting and grading 200 Transportation 300 Loading and unloading 100 Charges towards labor 100 Misc. charges 150 Consumer purchased 1 kilogram of mango for $4. Retailer purchased one quintal of mango for $200 Calculate MARK-UP OF RETAILER FOR ONE KILOGRAM OF MANGO

NOTE: PLEASE ANSWER ACCURATELY ONLY IF YOU KNOW. I AM GETTING LOT OF WRONG ANSWERS ON CHEGG. I AM POSTING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME. SOMEONE ANSWERED IT WRONG. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE THEN LEAVE IT.  

Moonstruck sells fat-tire bicycles.

An average customer for Moonstruck buys a bicycles every five years and spends $500 every time they buy one. An average customer also spends $250 in parts and service.

An excellent customer buys 8 bicycles in their lifetime and spends $800 every time they buy one. An excellent customer spends $500 in parts and service very year.

The average profit margin for Moonstruck on its bicycles is 25%.

The average profit margin for Moonstruck on service and parts is 50%.

Moonstruck customers buy their first bicycle when they are 30 and ride bicycles until they are 80 years of age.

1. Moonstruck is interested to maximize the Customer Lifetime Value. What are the variables that management can manipulate to try to maximize CLTV, i.e., make CLTV as large as possible?

2. What are the applications of Market Basket Analysis? Give two examples.

Had Geely done enough to improve the long-term prospects of Volvo?

Does being in control always mean that a process is producing few defective items?

UK climate projections suggest a change in rainfall patterns. This will increase risk of flooding of cities from rivers. As a mitigation, a local lead flood authority is considering replacing the current temporary flood barriers with three different permanent gates to control the flood in different flood situations. The time required to complete each, and the number of workers required to be on the job at all times are shown in Table A below.

Table A. Specification ofthe flood barrier projects

Flood barrier gate - Duration of work [months] - Number of workers required

1 - 2 - 30

2 - 2 - 20

3 - 3 - 30

Once a flood gate is completed, it is estimated that it can control the following amount of water measured in cubic metres per month (cmm): gate I, 50cmm; gate 2, 30cmm; gate 3, 40cmm. For building these three gates, 60 workers are available during each month.

(a) Formulate a mathematical model in order to maximise, in the case of flood, the total water control capacity at the end of month 4.

(b) Formulate the following additional constraints forced by the tlood management committee:
(i) At most, construction on only one gate can be started during anyone month.
(ii) Gate 2 must be completed by the end of month 4.

Better Fitness, Inc. (BFI), manufactures exercise equipment at its plant in Freeport, Long Island. It recently designed two universal weight machines for the home exercise market. Both machines use BFI-patented technology that provides the user with an extremely wide range of motion capability for each type of exercise performed. Until now, such capabilities have been available only on expensive weight machines used primarily by physical therapists. At a recent trade show, demonstrations of the machines resulted in significant dealer interest. In fact, the number of orders that BFI received at the trade show far exceeded its manufacturing capabilities for the current production period. As a result, management decided to begin production of the two machines. The two machines, which BFI named the BodyPlus 100 and the BodyPlus 200, require different amounts of resources to produce.

The BodyPlus 100 consists of a frame unit, a press station, and a pec-dec station. Each frame produced uses 4 hours of machining and welding time and 2 hours of painting and finishing time. Each press station requires 2 hours of machining and welding time and 1 hour of painting and finishing time, and each pec-dec station uses 2 hours of machining and welding time and 2 hours of painting and finishing time. In addition, 2 hours are spent assembling, testing, and packaging each BodyPlus 100.

The BodyPlus 200 consists of a frame unit, a press station, a pec-dec station, and a leg- press station. Each frame produced uses 5 hours of machining and welding time and 4 hours of painting and finishing time. Each press station requires 3 hours of machining and welding time and 2 hours of painting and finishing time, each pec-dec station uses 2 hours of machining and welding time and 2 hours of painting and finishing time, and each leg-press station requires 2 hours of machining and welding time and 2 hours of painting and finishing time. In addition, 2 hours are spent assembling, testing, and packaging each BodyPlus 200.

For the next production period, management estimates that 500 hours of machining and welding time; 350 hours of painting and finishing time; and 120 hours of assembly, testing, and packaging time will be available.

The net retail price of the BodyPlus 100 and the BodyPlus 200 are $350 and $445, respectively. Although some flexibility may be available to BFI because of the unique capabilities of the new machines. Authorized BFI dealers can purchase machines for 70% of the suggested retail price. BFI’s president believes that the unique capabilities of the BodyPlus 200 can help position BFI as one of the leaders in high-end exercise equipment. Consequently, she states that the number of units of the BodyPlus 200 produced must be at least 35% of the total production of BodyPlus 100.

Analyze the production problem at Better Fitness, Inc., and prepare a report for BFI’s president presenting your findings and recommendations. The report should include the following items:

The recommended number of BodyPlus 100 and BodyPlus 200 machines (In other words, find the optimal level of production for BodyPlus 100 and BodyPlus 200 using linear programming model).

Objective function: Total profit

BodyPlus 200 requirement constraint

Non-negativity constraint

Time Constraint:

Machining & Welding

Painting & Finishing

Assembly, Test, and Packaging

The effect on profits of the requirement that the number of units of the BodyPlus 200 produced must be at least 25% of the total production of BodyPlus 100. where efforts should be expended in order to increase contribution to profits

Include a copy of your linear programming model