Which of the following is not a form of alternative dispute resolution?

Question 13 options:

Wilson Company had the following quality costs for 2014:

Sales for 2014 were $2,000,000.

What is the amount of appraisal costs?

List and describe at least six types of costs related to implementing a software acquisition project.

Based on your readings about new urbanism and your personal experience would you rather live in a traditional suburban neighborhood or a new urbanist neighborhood like Seaside or Celebrations?

Half-the-Cost Moving is in the business of moving large items of furniture. They have agreed to move a couch out of a loft apartment for the apartment owner. This can only be done between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. on the agreed upon day. On the day in question the traffic is particularly bad and the movers do not get to the apartment until 1:30. They run to the apartment and immediately rig the hoist to the couch and return to the street. There will be one employee in the apartment to guide the couch and three in the street to lower the couch by rope to the sidewalk. It will then be loaded in the van.

There are generally a set of barricades and set up signs on the sidewalk to warn of the overhead work. Since they are short on time and the street isn’t very busy, the movers decide to place orange cones on the curb at either end of the truck and leave it at that.

Kevin Kleiner is walking along the sidewalk talking on his phone and texting his friends. He is completely distracted by a cat video. He passes through the barricade into the workzone, not noticing anything. As he passes under the couch, the rope on which it is suspended breaks and the couch falls, striking Kevin and causing him severe injuries to his head, neck and back. He requires hospital care, private rehabilitation services, is off work and cannot earn money, and he cannot text his friends or watch cat videos for several months - something he really loves and which gives his life meaning.

a. Can Kevin sue Half-the-Cost Moving for compensation for his injuries? Please provide a full (four step) analysis in support of your answer.
b. Are there any special defences (i.e., a defence other than “I am not negligent”) available to Half-the-Cost? If so, which one and why is it available?
c. List and describe three (3) types of damages that Kevin could claim for and give an example of the kind of losses that they would cover.

Provide three positive and three negative aspects of retaining an outside consultant for a project.

Historical demand for a product is as follows:

April                60

May                 60

June                55

July                 75

August             80

September       75

(a.) Using a simple four-month moving average, calculate a forecast for October.

(b.) Using single exponential smoothing with alpha=0.3 and a September forecast =70, calculate a forecast for October.

(c.) Using simple linear regression, calculate the trend line (Yt) for the historical data. The X-axis scale is: April = 1, May = 2, and so forth. Y-axis is Demand from above.

Yt = a + bx =

(d.) Using the linear regression model above, what is a forecast for October?

What internal resources and assets does JetBlue have, that may give it a competitive advantage? Critically discuss whether Jet Blue position is supported by its value chain and other internal resources. (35 marks- 800 words)

• What does the term “branding” mean to you?
• How do you want to communicate your personal brand to your peers, academic advisers, mentors and colleagues?
• How can the concept of branding help you accomplish your personal, academic and professional goals?

A report on leadership in the banking industry (what makes a good leader) (ethical decision making?)

Assignment Objectives:

Plan for onboarding, ensuring that new hires obtain the knowledge, skills and relationships they need to perform successfully.

Evaluate the difference between effective onboarding and orientation plans and ineffective ones.

Purpose: A successful onboarding process can make a big difference in not only how quickly a new employee reaches effective productivity levels, but also to their ultimate success in their role. As managers, we need to make sure new employees have not only a structured initial orientation, but also ongoing training that addresses their information and acclimation needs.

Assignment Description:  Based on the scenario entitled “Diary of a Troubled Onboarding Process” on pages 200-201 in the Hernandez and O’Connor text, assume that you are the new practice manager described in the scenario. Your task is to prepare an evaluation of the orientation and training that was provided to you in the scenario, and produce recommendations for a more effective onboarding program for new employees. Your paper should evaluate the effectiveness of the activities that are described in the scenario, and suggest an alternative plan for the following key elements of onboarding and training : Pre-Start Preparation, Employee’s First Day, Employee’s First Week.

Please organize your evaluation as follows, addressing each of the listed elements:

Introduction: In your opinion, how would you assess the overall effectiveness of the onboarding process described in the scenario?

Part 1: Evaluate the effectiveness of the activities that are described in the scenario for Pre-Start Preparation, and present a case for how the process should be improved. What changes do you recommend, what specific steps should be addressed before a new employee arrives? Assess the potential for improved productivity if your changes are implemented?

Part 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of the First Day Activities that are described in the scenario, and defend your suggestions for an improved process. (For example, should some of the standard information be offered in e-learning modules? Should new employees spend more of their first day in their new departments, as opposed to a facility-wide orientation? Should there be a schedule for more than one day of orientation?) Include recommendations for specific activities and timelines, feel free to create checklists as an evaluation guide. Assess the potential for improved productivity in your new approach compared to the scenario?

Conclusion: Justify why your new recommendations would have better outcomes than the onboarding/orientation that you received in the text scenario. Summarize the potential for improved productivity in your new approach compared to the scenario

Parameters: Your paper should be a minimum of 3 pages (excluding cover and reference pages) following APA 6th ed style. Include at least one outside reference in addition to your textbook.

Consider a supply chain consisting of a part supplier, a manufacturer (mfr.), the retailer, and the customer. Suppose the customer’s reservation price of the machine is $200. The retail price is $150. The wholesale price between the mfr. and the dealer is $100. The dealer’s other retail-related cost is $20. The mfr. produces the product at $30 as the production cost and pays the supplier $20 to buy the parts needed. The supplier’s production cost is $10.

Q1. Please calculate each supply chain member’s profit/surplus, and the supply chain surplus.

Q2. What is the relationship between the supply chain surplus and all members’ profit/surplus?   

With global marketing exploding, comment on the following:

1. What are 3 benefits for a firm to engage in global marketing?

2. Describe 3 alternatives for first time exporters to reach foreign consumers.

3. Explain an Economic Block with an example and cite 3 benefits of such an arrangement.

One of the things that some businesses do to minimize risk in this area is to use wired networking (as opposed to wireless networking). If you were an e-business owner would you consider using 100% wired networking? Why or why not?