DBA-831-O500 - CASE STUDY POTENTIAL RESOLTIONS - Dallas Williams

Explain in detail when the company need to define the SCOPE of the NPD strategy

TRADEKINGS is a soft drink manufacturer in Zambia. Although it has a commanding share of the soft drink market in Zambia, it is facing increasing competition from a soft drink known as Atia from Kenya and the Coca-Cola line of soft drinks. Required: Use a Product Portfolio (SWOT) Analysis to: Identify the opportunity OR threat to the  Identify the company’s strength OR weakness of the company Recommend an appropriate strategy

This question is based on "Sustainability at Millipore" by Michael W. Toffel. Discuss the lessons learned from this program in sustainability - its successes and its challenges. Using this experience as a foundation, provide the major components of a future program, -- its potential successes and the significant obstacles it will need to overcome. In your report, present an analytical focus, one which critically analyzes the sustainability initiative and provides an honest assessment of the pros and cons of your proposed strategies.

Discuss the steps involve in Market potential analysis .

what is the problem statement?

Propose an initial risk register (Table form with 7 risks) Barbados GIS – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has collaborated with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, and local business Adams Aquafarms, on a project to train persons in aquaponics. Aquaponics is a sustainable way of integrating land-based fish farming with plant production. Both are placed in a tank, and the set up allows for them to coexist, with the waste produced by the fish fertilizing the plants, while the plants purify the water for the fish. The training, funded by the FAO, will take place at a demonstration facility, located at Adams Aquafarms, Hopewell, St. Thomas. The FAO is currently targeting 30 entrepreneurs and 10 teachers. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, believes the project will be “transformative”, as it has the potential to empower Barbadians. “In aquaponics, you have the opportunity to have, at the same time, multiple sources…

Sarah Smith is the marketing manager for Activa. She decides to run a sales promotion to boost the brand's business and is interested in evaluating the success of the promotion. The following is key information for her review. Brand price to retailer: Brand price to consumer: Brand gross profit per case: S 3.87 Brand Marginal contribution: Sales forecast for November 2019: 24,600 cases Sales during November 2019 promotion period: 32,150 cases $ 9.50 per case $ 1.29 per 8 oz. package 23% Describe how the marketing manager will determine the "promotion lift" for the brand and indicate what the "lift" will be based on the information provided above. Show your work for this problem's answer.

A company is choosing an outside firm to provide its payroll services. It has chosen four comparative categories of interest: client reviews, financial condition, IT capabilities, and government stability. These categories have been assigned weights of 20%, 10%, 40%, and 30%, respectively. Three potential providers were scored on each of those factors using a scale of 1-10, with a score of 1 meaning worst possible and 10 meaning best possible.                                                  Provider A       Provider B           Provider CClient reviews                           2                      6                         10Financial condition                    8                     4                          2IT capabilities                            5                     8                          2Government stability                 3                     1                          2In reference to the information provided discuss the relevance of the factor rating method in…

Case StudyBusiness DevelopmentThere is a university college in that area where about 2000 male and female students live in that area.Ahmed and Ali (supermarket) own a small and a restaurant in a rural area far from the city center, with residential complexes. as such“I think we need a mobile app for our store,” Ahmed tells Alia."Why?" Reply to me?“All stores have websites and applications, and this is the future direction in business,” Ahmed responds.“But until now I do not know what is the benefit of this application. What will we put in the application?” Ali asks.“We can post pictures of our goods with prices, online payment options and home delivery,” Ahmed responds."What else?" Ali asks.Ahmed replied: “Well, and people can buy through this application, as you know that college students often use the mobile phoneAs an essential part of their lives, and with the availability of mobile internet services, our sales will increase. Students will order food from our storeThey will not…

Discussion issues In reviewing Smith's assessments and conclusions, has he proposed the optimal recommendations? Specifically: 1. The UK Manufacturing UK LTD is facing an array of issues that require a sound understanding of cost behaviour, process manufacturing, and capacity utilization, and market pricing pressures. Identify both internal and external issues that the UKM Senior management must consider their impact on their planning for 2023 and beyond? 2. There are few reasonsin cost calculation that caused the 2023 SPx512 product cost to drop by £227 after reflecting the ABC review and the new costing approach? Did spending decrease or just shift? List those costs with supporting numbers. 3. What are the drivers of manufacturing cost? Of product cost? 4. Was it practical or plausible to reduce direct wafer fabrication by 34 per cent or £23m? 5. Should Smith have looked at areas other than wafer fabrication to identify further cost reductions? 6. Why…

Describe three kinds of decisions that can be supported using Predix. What is the value to the firm of each of those decisions? Explain.

Explain the significance of conducting a feasibility study during the planning phase.