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The contemporary business environment is characterised by increased competition betweensupply chains and alliances, rapidly changing technology and highly demanding customers acrossthe globe.. The projected industry growth promises greater prospects for the Lancewoodbusiness. Examine the potential risk levels posed to Lancewood when expandingtheir business deeper into South Africa and further into Africa, due to thefollowing risk factors:• Theft• Human error The forecasted industry growth might require Lancewood to seek additionalstorage space from public warehouses. Explain the extent such an industrygrowth could affect selection when these factors are taken into consideration:• Geographical location• Available technology.

Business Name: CV Water Refill Location: 3rd Street Chula Vista, CA 91911 Section 1: Business Description, Vision & Mission: Section 2: Description, Legal Structure & Location: Section 3: Mission Statement & Company Overview:  Section 4: Short-Range Vision for Company (Start-Up Achievements, 0-6 Months): Section 5: Long-Range Vision (Where you see your company in 1-3 years):

A1: Mr. Jonsson was facing some confusion when he first starts the F&B operation. Help him to draw a similar narrowing down analysis (example attached below) focusing on the type of industry selection, market segmentation study and target market study for Hedone restaurant. Restaurants and cafes Franchised chains Food service firms Pizza stores Independent stores Frozen pizza Commercial Manufacturers pizza sauce market Packaged ingredients Existing private labels Supermarkets No private labels

Risk Managers may use various tools and methods to ensure that the organisation hasan effective Risk Management process, however, there are four primary methodologiesthat are currently being used.

© Let us apply what you have learned in the Below is a picture showing 10 hazards, identify at least 5 hazards and explain why they are hazards.

After reading the above case study identify the major issues that Eskom is currently faced with which are the hindrance for them to meet their main objective with their talent management strategy.

QuestionAfter the analysis of your company Amazon , please write the following sections in report form: 1.Decision making process

week 3From the scenarios, Erica and Chris have determined their weaknesses after performing a SWOT analysis. However, they have yet to identify opportunities for their business. Determine two potential opportunities specific to their restaurant’s business environment, and discuss how the partners can take advantage of these opportunities.Discuss a situation where you were influenced by an infomercial, attractive packaging, and a discount flyer to purchase a product, and explain why you think the promotional method made such an impact on you.week 4* From the scenarios, we see that Chris and Erica have different communication styles that could potentially have a negative impact on the business. Suggest at least two strategies that these partners can use to improve on these weaknesses, and explain why you believe these strategies would be effective for running the business.From the e-Activity, briefly describe your results from the communication skills quiz. Describe the…

a. Explain environmental analysis of Coca-Cola Company. This analysis should include an assessment of the external and internal factors that affect the Coca-Cola's success. Some of the factors to consider include the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors that affect the Coca-Cola Company. b. Explain the SWOT of Coca-Cola Company.

Create a detailed marketing plan for ta credit card product. Your plan should cover all essential aspects of marketing strategy and implementation, and it should be well-supported by relevant research and analysis.Assignment Guidelines:1. Product/Service Selection : Choose a specific banking product or service to focus on.Explain why you believe this product or service is needed in your community/country andhow it aligns with current market trends and demands.2. Market Analysis : Conduct a thorough analysis of your target market. Define the targetaudience and provide demographic, psychographic, and behavioral insights. Identifycompetitors and analyze their strengths and weaknesses.3. Marketing Objectives and Goals : Set clear and achievable marketing objectives for thenew product/service launch. These objectives should be specific, measurable, attainable,relevant, and time-bound (SMART).4. Marketing Strategy : Develop a comprehensive marketing strategy that includes the 4Ps(Product,…

How were the above strategies related to their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and future sale?

subject: Quantitative Analysis For Business Please answer both.  18. A pizza restaurant would like to add fresh ingredients which are available during the summer to the menu. Only three items may be added, which is a first-time offer to patron. There are five menu items under consideration: spinach salad, cucumber cocktail, stuffed olives, steamed broccoli, and fried eggplant. A survey is underway to measure patrons' preferences. Which step of the decision model does the survey represent? Choosing the best alternative Generating alternatives Listing alternatives Evaluating alternatives An athletic equipment store offers an annual clearance sale every May. The store sells all the accumulated overstocked and discontinued items that have been stored in a warehouse for the last 12 months. Because there is so much inventory, the sale is usually held in the store's parking lot; however, it has rained several times during the event in the past, and the store's owner is considering changing…

Please Help I am confused. Classifying Costs The following is a list of costs that were incurred in the production and sale of large commercial airplanes: Classify each cost as either a product cost or a period cost. Indicate whether each product cost is a direct materials cost, a direct labor cost, or a factory overhead cost. Indicate whether each period cost is a selling expense or an administrative expense. Costs Classification a.  Annual bonus paid to the chief operating officer of the company   b.  Annual fee to a celebrity to promote the aircraft   c.  Cost of electronic guidance system installed in the airplane cockpit   d.  Cost of electrical wiring throughout the airplane   e.  Cost of miniature replicas of the airplane used to promote and market the airplane   f.  Cost of normal scrap from production of airplane body   g.  Cost of paving the headquarters employee parking lot   h.  Decals for cockpit door, the cost of which is immaterial to the cost of the…

2) Define critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance indicator (KPIs) and explain how the administration at a college might use a CSF, such as improving graduation rates, to create a list of KPIs necessary to achieve this goal.

Study: “The Woolworths strategy in implementing the marketing concept”    Explain the four principles of the marketing concept. Use quotes from the case study to show the strategies that Woolworths employed when implementing the marketing concept.

1. Read the case below. Develop a theoretical frame work and show by a figure. State hypotheses involved in this model. Incidence of smoking in movies has started to increase again, after having declined for several decades. According to the National Cancer Institute, smoking is seen in at least three out of four contemporary box-office hits. What’s more, identifiable cigarette brands appeared in about one-third of all movies in 2008. Exposure to smoking in movies is an important predictor of adolescent smoking initiation: smoking in movies has been shown to affect adolescents’ intentions to start smoking. In turn, the intentions to start smoking are determined by a more positive attitudetoward smoking after seeing a film character smoke. Recent research has revealed that the relationship between seeing a film character smoke and the attitude toward smoking is stronger when a person’s identification with a film character increases. These findings are consistent with social learning…

V1 Analyze a selected company, its operations, and its associated industry and evaluate these areas for development of a business plan for growth to increase revenues by 10% over the next five years with ethical financial practices. 1. Recommend three or more well-defined improvements to corporate governance over the internal controls supported with examples of how the recommendations would impact the company's financial statements. The recommendations could be for improvement of sales, justification of opening different markets, or enhancement of current operations.

Strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in animal agriculture. Comprehensively discuss only two (2) strategies researchers have developed to help reduce methane emissions, especially from ruminants, in animal agriculture. Formulate a suitable title to capture the information above

Part 2: Of the eight goals listed in table 8.5, discuss some that are being achieved by an organization’s ethics training program and some that are being missed?

B2. Explain how the Triple Bottom Line Framework (TBL) enables the organization, to attain:Social Sustainability, Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability and the challenges faces in implementing TBL on any chosen industry sectors or companies.

4. Determine a strategy for Wal-Mart to improve online sales. 5. Write a report to management that describes the primary cause of the problems, a detailed plan to solve them, and show how the plan solves the problems and describe any other benefits it will provide

CH5: Starting and Managing Your Own Business 1) Explain and define the content of a Business Plan.

A development corporation purchased land that will be the site of a new luxury condominium complex. Management is considering a six month market research study designed to learn more about potential market acceptance of the condominium project. Management anticipates that, if conducted, the market research study will provide one of the following two results. 1. Favorable report (F): A significant number of the individuals contacted express interest in purchasing a condominium. 2. Unfavorable report (U): Very few of the individuals contacted express interest in purchasing a condo- minium. After deciding whether to conduct the market research study, they have the following two decision alternatives. d1 = a small complex with 30 condominiumsd2 = a medium complex with 60 condominiumsFollowing this, a chance event concerning the demand for the condominiums has two states of nature. s1 = strong demand for the condominiumss2 = weak demand for the condominiumsThe payoffs, probabilities, and…

Under Armour Nike Industry Key Success Factors Weight Rating Wtd. Score Rating Wtd. Score Innovative Product Design           Product Line Breadth           Brand Awareness / Reputation           Distribution Capabilities           Celebrity Endorsers           Geographic Market Coverage                       TOTAL 1.0         Competitive Strength Assessment Using the Key Success Factors you identified in the Industry Analysis, complete a Competitive Strength Assessment using Under Armour and Nike.  Supporting rationale for your ratings (use as much space as needed):             Conclusions from your completed Competitive Strength Assessment:

5. Business Feasibility Analysis of the demand (include highlights of the findings of the market feasibility study), risk (include business and market risks), environmental impact.   6. Justification of the Business Economic, social and personal benefits.

Q2. Murad has been directed to study the forces close to a company that affect its ability to serve its customers, such as the company, suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets, competitors, and publics. In this instance, Murad has been directed to study the of the company. A) macroenvironment B) microenvironment C) technological environment D) demographic environment E) political environment F) All ANSWER: Explanation:

S 5 The market is based on Vaccine The market is based on Vaccine The market is based on Vaccine What is the relevant market segmentation for your business in terms of: Geographical (provide a succinct explanation as well): Demographic (provide a succinct explanation as well): Psychographic (provide a succinct explanation as well): Using a table, break down your market segments into brackets relevant to your product, goods, or service.

MY COURSE IS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT  Question 1 Cost leadership strategy can allow a firm to earn above-average returns in spite of strong competitive forces in the industry. Discuss how this is possible by addressing each component of the five competitive forces.

To complete your task, you are required to choose a Start-Up business of your choice which you are going to make functional in near future. (For example, sole trading, partnership, private limited company etc.) Once you identify the type of Start-Up, business which you are going to make operational in near future. • Determine what type of internal and external information is required by your chosen business for planning, decision-making and control purposes. • Use PESTLE and Porter Five Forces framework to analyse the key factors (at least 3) that influence your organisation and how those will support business decisions.