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Boston Chicken implemented a franchising strategy that differed from most other franchising companies at the time. Boston Chicken focused its expansion through franchising the company through large regional developers rather than selling store franchises to a large number of small franchisees. In that, an established network of 22 regional franchises that targeted their operations in the 60 largest U.S. metropolitan markets and in order to do so, the franchisee would have been an independent experienced businessman with vast financial resources and would be responsible for opening 50 – 100 stored in the region. Boston Chicken focused on widespread

Drugs-R-Us, Inc., produces equipment for manufacturing drugs. The costs of manufacturing and marketing this equipment at the company's normal volume of 3,000 units per month are shown in Exhibit 1.

6) Pricing- Setting prices is a critical decision in implementing a retail strategy because prices are a critical component in customers’ perceived value. In setting prices, retailers consider the price sensitivity of customers in their target market, the cost of the merchandise and services offered competitive prices and legal restrictions.

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An easier alternative to starting a business from scratch is purchasing an already established one. This can be achieved through purchasing a franchise, a business that follows an already established model. Before one purchases a franchise, they must obtain specific information to know whether or not the venture is worth it. One franchise that is growing in popularity is Buffalo Wild Wings. Although it is growing in popularity and success, is purchasing a Buffalo Wild Wings’ franchise worth it?

Introduction to Management Science, 10e (Taylor) Chapter 16 Inventory Management 1) Independent demand items are used internally to produce a final product. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 744 Main Heading: Elements of Inventory Management Key words: dependent demand items 2) Dependent demand items are final products demanded by an external customer.

We can all agree Chick-Fil-A has accomplished tremendous success by any commercial standard. Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant in 1946 named Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Georgia. In the early 1960’s, he founded Chick-Fil-A and soon after took credited for inventing Chick-Fil-A’s delicious boneless breast chicken sandwich. Chick-Fil-A has elevated to become the largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the United States with over 2,000 locations and is privately held and family owned to this day (Chick-Fil-A, n.d.).

I very much enjoyed listening to this video case. I had no idea what Chick-Fil-A came from and why it is so good. The only time I have come across the restaurant is when I am shopping. I tend not to eat when I shop so my experience with this company is very minimal. It is very good from what I remember. I am a big foodie and love trying new things. It is very refreshing to see a restaurant start off the way it did with hard work and dedication and then seeing what it has become many years later. I also think it is wonderful to see the founding family still involved in present operations.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) was in 1982 in Ohio. They have become known for their Buffalo chicken wings and other related creative food. And currently their company has experienced rapid and at times explosive growth. Today, Buffalo Wild Wings is franchised across the nation, franchising began for the company in 1991. There are 786 company-owned and franchise locations in 44 states. The target market for BWW is sport lovers. They focus on live sporting events with at least 50 televisions in each individual restaurant. Their brand image is very important to them with their traditional black and yellow scheme and stylized buffalo images as their logo.

The following paper will outline the characteristics of an audience that I would need to consider if I was presenting a quarterly sales information meeting to a group of stakeholders, including managers, salespeople, and customers. I will discuss what communication channels would be appropriate for this meeting and what are some of the considerations that I need to keep in mind given the diversity of the audience attending the meeting. Then I will discuss how I would ensure that my message is effective to the group attending this meeting.

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Such a strategy made the business expand fast in term of the business scale and number of Boston Chicken stores, either company owned stores or franchised stores.

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) is a well-known restaurant chain in the U.S. that was founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery (Whitfield, 2012). Located in 47 US states, BWW has more than 800 outlets, more than half of which are franchising (Stern, 2012). In 2010 the company opened its subsidiary in Canada. Total company’s assets have approximately $500 million (Stern, 2012). BWW restaurants specialize in chicken wings under unique sauces. The outlets also have sport bars with large menus including various salads, burgers and appetizers. For the visitors, in the restaurants big TV screens have been installed to allow everyone watch popular

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Section 2(13) of company’s act defines a director may be defined as a person having control over the direction, conduct, management, or superintendence of affairs of a company. Any person in accordance with whose direction or instructions, the board of directors of a company is custom to act is deemed to be a director of a company.