In one paragraph, list the customer-focused performance metrics that indicate quality of distribution service, then link them to the internal metrics that the supplier would use to meet the specific customer metric goals.  Answer in one paragraph; grading will be done via the Discussion Question Rubric.

Mary, Jane, Janet and Samantha chose each other for a group project since they knew that they were all high achievers. Once the project rolled around however, their group actually did more poorly than the group where all the members knew that others were slackers.

How did that happen?

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Company: Wal-Mart (write on the following guidline)

1. Describe the process: list the key tasks performed and sequence of steps, people involved, equipment used, environmental conditions, work methods, and materials used.

2. Describe the players: external and internal customers and suppliers, and process operators.

3. Define customer expectations: what the customer wants, when, and where, for both external and internal customers.

4. Determine what historical data are available on process performance, or what data need to be collected to better understand the process.

The majority of the articles you will find blame debt. This may contribute, but there are other reasons why Neiman Marcus hit rock bottom. Do some research on the stores, the prices, the offerings and the services they offer. Did they have the characteristics that were selected in by this environment? What characteristics were strong points? What characteristics were weak points?

Is it too late for Neiman Marcus? Can they change their characteristics to be more isomorphic with their environment?

In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis Neiman Marcus sent an email touting their sale on women's high-fashion dresses. The 40% off took some $5000 dress down to $3000. Is this a smart move? Does this show that they are out of touch?

'Aircraft Weight Reduction' lead to save cost for airlines company. Explain deeply.

Explain how 'Engine Washing' save the airlines cost.

Adjust your analysis to the information in the table without modifying the baseline information. Analyze the project execution time following the PERT Diagram methodology. Establish Critical Path of the project. Set the duration of the work. Complete the table.

Wormwood, Ltd., produces a variety of furniture products. The planning committee wants to pre- pare an aggregate plan for the next six months using the following information:

Subcontracting can handle a maximum of 10 units per month. Beginning inventory is zero. Develop a plan that minimizes total cost. No back orders are allowed. Regular capacity = Regular production.

1.  Because total capacity of regular and overtime is greater than the forecast, we don't need to use the subcontractor in this problem. True or false?

2.  To satisfy the requirement, not all over time will be used. True or false?

3. To minimize the total cost, we need to hold inventory by the end of which of following month(s)? Select all that apply. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and/or 6.

4.  To minimize the total cost, we need to use subcontractor in which of following month(s)? Select all that apply. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and/or 6.

5.  What is the minimized total cost for the plan?

Explain how airlines use 'Route Optimization' in order to save the cost.

Analyze and Explain: The international marketing manager at the University of Colorado is convinced there is a market in Latin America for a cuddly CU Ralphie mascot plush toy. She has learned about your experience in the Doing Business in Latin America course and needs your advice. Based on the chapters in Robles and Lascu, please list and briefly discuss five (5) key aspects of Latin American consumers that CU should consider in the Raphie marketing plan.

The admissions data for freshmen at a college in the past 10 years are as follows:

1. Plot the number of applications.
2. Develop a trend model to forecast the number of applications for next year. Calculate the R² of that model and the estimated number of applications for the next year.
3. Plot the percentage of acceptances relative to the number of offers made (acceptance yield).
4. Develop a trend model to forecast next year’s acceptance yield. Calculate the R² of that model and the estimated yield for next year.
5. Assume that the college is planning for an entering class of 5,000 freshmen for each of the next two years and a class of 5,300 in the following year. What is the number of offers it should make in each year? Is it getting tougher to get into this college?

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Complete the two Available-to-Promise tables below.

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Rockstar Carpet Outlet wants to develop a method to forecast its carpet sales. The manager believes that the store’s sales are related to the number of new housing starts in the area and has gathered data of construction permits from the county records and from store sales.

1. Develop a linear regression model relating sales in a period to construction permits in the current or previous periods. What is the strength of the causal relationship between monthly sales and new construction permits for the same month?
2. Develop other linear regression models for different lagged months? What do you conclude?
3. What are the sales forecasts the next two months? How would you forecast sales for the next six months?

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Select a company (Online Article) you want to learn more about, fill out the following external environment worksheet for that company. you may chose diferent company for each question (5-7 sentences)

1)Competitors: What companies compete with the firm you have selected? Do they compete on price, on quality, or on other factors?)

2)New entrants: Are new competitors to the company likely? Possible?

3)Substitutes and complements: Is there a threat of substitutes for the industry’s existing products? Are there complementary products that suggest an opportunity for collaboration?

4)Customers: What characteristics of the company’s customer base influence the company’s competitiveness?

What are the criteria for a sandals shoe company for international selection?