Exploring a Hotel Franchise technology (Example Hotel 1,000 Seatle). Your job is to complete a very thorugh detailed report on a hotel that is known for thier use of technology. Imagine you are the consumer and detailed very well eberything the consumer needs to know about that hotel. Breakdown each individual technology that is being used and how its being used to better the performance of the hotel. Why should these consumer consider the hotel that was picked and what are some uses that hotel havn't used that you think would benefit the hotel. Does the hotel have any plans to implement these technology in the future if not how would implement these in the futre. Give a small history lesson on the hotel and why the hotel decided to have technology play such a huge role.

Advances in Medical Technology have contributed to extending life. While technology has many benefits, it has also given rise to many ethical issues. List three currently accepted medical technologies and suggest potential ethical issues that may arise with the use of that particular technology. Please support your statements

In contrast to what we were taught about the use of technology and early childhood, your teen seems to find encouragement to use technology from all sides. What are the pros/advantages and cons/risks of allowing your teen access to technology and the internet? How will you monitor or limit your teen's use

Suppose the law is changed so that innovation activities by firms are taxed at a much lower rate than other company expenses.

a. What happens to the long-run aggregate supply curve? Explain.

b. What happens to the value of the dollar? Explain.

c. What happens to the quantity of net exports demanded? Explain.

d. What happens to aggregate demand? Explain.

Describe Walmart's Raw Materials, R&D, Production/Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales marketing/sales, & Customer service (Primary areas).

For each functional area please give a description of the major processes where they (building blocks of competitive advantage) may apply, Superior efficiency, superior quality, superior customer service, and superior innovation, and or strengths and weaknesses.  

The risks of a cost leadership strategy include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. investments in manufacturing equipment can become obsolete due to innovation.

B. firms may fail to understand customers’ perceptions of competitive levels of differentiation.

C. competitors may learn how to successfully imitate their strategy.

D. firms may fail to include enough unique features in the product.

Worldwide innovation and the development of capability to create, leverage and apply knowledge are now considered to be a new requirement to gain competitive advantage by multinational firms.
Using relevant examples, identify four types of innovative capabilities and the problems associated with each of them. According to you, which type of innovative capability is more suitable to multinational firms? Justify your answer.

OM Practice: Provide one example of a company who you believe has good operations. Explain your choice - what aspects / examples of the company’s operations supports your company choice. If your previous response has not done so, list two big OM innovations – explain each innovation and why it is a big idea (its benefits).