1. How does the Bordeaux wine distribution system work? Who benefits and how?

2. How is price set? Trace the process from the sale of the first tranche to the sale of a bottle in a wine store for $1,200. Why is the process so complicated?

As an operation manager how can you approach the safety stock for “face masks” need it now due to corona virus versus people & hospitals & business & employees?

Provide three examples to explain the differences between strong and weak cultures

What is ethical in one country may be unethical       or illegal in other countries – and vice versa. Nevertheless, ethical imperialism (absolute belief that “there is only one set of Ethics, and we have it!”) is alive and well.  You may be able to identify some values that seem to be almost universally accepted.  However, such is not the case with all values.  As a result, does a global company need to “pick sides” in ethical controversies and thus be an “ethical imperialist?” (10 marks; max 1000 words).

1) How does the Bordeaux wine distribution system work? Who benefits and how?

2) How is price set? Trace the process from the sale of the first tranche to the sale of a bottle in a wine store for $1,200. Why is the process so complicated?

What are the fundamental aspects of the Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS), and how are they related to the decision areas of an operations strategy?

What is the most important action introduced by the EMS as far as the management systems are concerned? Why?

How would SAW impact organizational culture?

how does diversity affect the organization's work/ life balance, and what ethical considerations exist that may drive the organization to be more work/ life balanced? 3 paragraph

citations included and apa references

A. How effective was Amazon’s strategy to diversify via Amazon Go? Focus only on Amazon Go. More specifically, given the company’s resources and capabilities was diversification a risky strategy?

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According to “Exploring Business” by Karen Collins, In choosing a location, managers must consider several factors which include location close to suppliers and customers to minimize shipping costs, location with enough numbers of skilled workers, locations where people can enjoy living, locations where costs for resources and expenses are low, locations with a favorable business climate. A location I would recommend would be Waikiki beach. Waikiki Beach is a legendary surfer’s paradise with mellow waves, fascinating surf culture and plenty of aloha spirit and it has the potential to see surf at any time during the year. In my opinion, I think demand is the most important for choosing a location. Waikiki beach is internationally known as the best place for vacation, so I can expect the high demand for a year.

Since the place is popular for surfing, many people who visit Waikiki beach would like to learn how to surf from specialized surfers and they look for someone who has knowledge about surfing. Because of this situation, there would be many people who are skilled and specialized surfers. In other words, it can be easy to get enough numbers of skilled workers for managers.

Also, it’s locations where they and their families will enjoy living. A few years ago, I visited Waikiki beach with my family. All members of my family told that it is the first time I have such a nice and clean environment. That means they are definitely able to release their stresses by nature and the place. Therefore, if the two surfers have a business in Waikiki beach, not only they can enjoy their business, they can overcome even if they have a hard time because of the beautiful place and nature.

Lastly, Waikiki beach requires less expenses in terms of labor. According to Mike Maciag, Hawaii average hourly wage is $19.24. it is cheaper than another location which is popular for the beach, California. California's average hourly wage is $19.67. I believe that since there is a high demand of skilled and specialized surfer who are looking for a job, the wage should decrease which is a benefit for owners.

Overall, I believe that they will succeed in their business in Waikiki beach with the three factors that I mentioned.

How do the capital requirements vary by the stage a business is in its lifecycle? Which sources of funding are most appropriate for each stage? Explain your reasoning.

How did Apple Inc. use the porter five forces model strategies? Use examples to clarify.

"Today, Electrolux is a world leading manufacturer of appliances, producing cookers and cook tops, ovens, refrigerators and freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, tumble dryers, room air conditioners and vacuum cleaners, both for home and professional use. In 2008, the group generated net sales of SEK 105 billion (approximately €10.5 billion) selling 40 million products in more than 150 countries and employing nearly 55,000 people. That implies a sales run-rate of two products purchased from Electrolux every second, every day of the year."

What if the market was a business-to-consumer one? Try to depict the main differences and effects on the operations strategy. (Electrolux)

A project to build a new bridge seems to be going very well since the project is well ahead of schedule and costs seem to be running very low. A major milestone has been reached where the first two activitieshave been totally completed and the third activity is 60 percent complete. The planners were only expecting to be 50 percent through the third activity at this time. The first activity involves prepping the site for the bridge. It was expected that this would cost $1,420,000 and it was done for only $1,300,000. The second activity was the pouring of concrete for the bridge. This was expected to cost $10,500,000 but was actually done for $9,000,000. The third and final activity is the actual construction ofthe bridge superstructure. This was expected to cost a total of $8,500,000. To date they have spent $5,000,000 on the superstructure. Calculate the schedule variance, schedule performance index, and cost index for the project to date. How is the project going?