Candidate Farmer Case Summary

The period between 1870 and 1900 was a time to change politics. The country was for once free from war and was united as one nation. However, as these decades passed by, the American farmer found it harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the cash crop of agriculture, were selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make a profit. Improvements in transportation allowed larger competitors to sell more easily and more cheaply, making it harder for American yeoman farmers to sell their crops. Finally, years of drought in the Midwest and the fall of business in the 1890s devastated the farming community. Most notably, the Populist Party arose to fight what farmers saw as the issues affecting

Mr. Jeff York, President and CEO of Farm Boy, has requested the assistance of a marketing consultant to recommend Toronto-based market segments and a new target market for the company’s expansion. Analysis of has revealed evidence of the company’s bold position in the market place, despite noted weakness and threats to Farm Boy. Alternatives pertaining to specific ethnic groups, specific neighborhoods, and even halting the expansion of the company in search for more brand-specific research have been presented to the company. Ultimately, it is recommended that the Annex neighborhood most inclusively encompasses the values of the Farm Boy brand, and should be targeted for further expansion.

Jones Feed and Seed is in need of a new supervisor that will train new employees. This individual should not only have experience training employees but should also be extremely familiar with the company’s policies and procedures. In hiring this individual the company needs to focus on safety in the workforce as safety should be our main priority.

Grappling with the potential purchase of Olive Hill Farm, we decided to conduct a financial analysis to determine whether the project should be taken or not. Our financial analysis include scenarios for the best, worse, and most likely outcomes of purchasing the farm. For each scenario a Net Present Worth (NPW) and an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) was calculated and compared. This revealed that there was little gain for the worst case scenario and large gains for the other two scenarios. A sensitivity analysis and a break-even analysis was also conducted. The sensitivity analysis identified the most influential factors on the NPW. In the end, the analysis favored buying Olive Hill Farm because it would be a low risk, high reward investment.

I write to advise you that I am resigning as Vice President Corps Relations AFGE Local 953, effective 5:00 PM Thursday, May 4, 2017. It has been my honor to serve the men and women who work diligently with the Army Corps of Engineers “ACOE”. These past three years have educated me in labor relations, and I am appreciative of the fact that Mr. Howard “Dave” Gassett saw fit to reach out and appoint me in 2014. Mr. Gassett mentored and advised me and for that I will be forever grateful.

Candidate Perras delivered the five paragraph order in the correct order and covered all details; however, he did tend to take long pauses that did not allow for the order to flow. During the execution phase, SNC lost sight of the tactical mindset by allowing a member to pass off his weapon. Even though the fire team remained focused on accomplishing the mission, at times they seemed lathargic. SNC maintained solid communication with the security. Upon realizing that his initial plan of attack was not going to work, he quickly devised a new plan without hesitation. He was able to use all of the fire team members effectively and they followed his lead without hesitation or conflict. SNC remained calm and confident and there was no question

Candidate Caughran delivered his 5 paragraph order phenomenally. SNC ensured to cover all information as it was relayed to him, as well as add information regarding the terrain and climate conditions. SNC displayed the utmost confidence, through the inflection in his voice as well as the assertiveness used when assigning tasks to the fire team. During the execution, SNC positioned himself properly so that he was able to direct the team. He encountered minor error when the team reached the friction point. His position was no longer effective and he was forced to become more hands on with the mission. Once hands on SNC was able to help his team progress forward, and prevent any casualties. SNC posted security before and during the execution,

Candidate Brown correctly and completely addressed his five-paragraph order brief. SNC also briefed a good plan to get a candidate through the obstacle, and this was accomplished very quickly and without error. After this, however, Candidate Brown's plan was flawed; he attempted to pass the 55-gallon drum over the log utilizing rope, which contravened instruction provided that the log could not bear the weight of the drum. This detail ended up being irrelevant, as the fire team failed in several attempts to pass the drum over the log, losing it every time. Despite failing several times, Candidate Brown didn't alter his plan or adapt to the limitations of the mission. Additionally, Candidate Brown primarily utilized only himself and one

Candidate Satterwhite ensured he addressed all paragraphs in the 5-paragraph order, however he took no time prior to the delivery of his brief to develop an initial plan. He was unable to provide his subordinates with an executable plan and was forced to develop a plan as he went along. This left his fire team questioning SNC and resulting in both lost time and lost momentum as he attempted to figure out how to accomplish the mission. SNC did not identify potential points of friction in which to place himself, instead sending two fire team members through the tunnel while he remained on the platform. This diminished his ability to control the fire team as he relied on the fire team members to communicate the situation to him and slowing

Candidate Beauregard effectively delivered his five paragraph order, covering the majority of the key points regarding this problem however, the order deviated from the logical order and sequence of paragraphs which caused key points to be missed during brief. SNC wasted valuable time gathering notes and thoughts prior to briefing the fire team. SNC did not fully comprehend the mission, as he briefed that the reason for the mission was to ensure safe movement of friendly forces vice to gain intelligence on enemy forces. While briefing the Execution, SNC did not cover key points such as the azimuth and the distance of the cache from the current location. SNC’s brief was lengthy in nature; fire team was nearly overlapped by another fire team

Officer Farmer understands the importance of proper documentation. His reports rarely contain errors. Officer Farmer turns in his reports in a timely manner.

Candidate Wallace successfully briefed the entire five-paragraph order, though she added an additional element, referring to the environment as urban terrain, and neglected to brief the location of the friendly platoon. Candidate Wallace also briefed that communication would be arm signals only, but utilized only verbal signals on the obstacle. Once on the obstacle, Candidate Wallace came up with a good plan, which was unfortunately poorly executed. In the conduct of her plan, Candidate Wallace also removed the fire team's security, bringing in that candidate to assist, and did not replace security for two minutes. Additionally, Candidate Wallace had a candidate who was doing well throwing the rope over the top bar, but replaced her with

This analysis is provided by the members of the marketing team at Natureview Farm, Inc., on behalf of Christine Walker, Vice President of Marketing.  The purpose of this analysis is to provide a recommended course of action for the company to grow their revenues by 50% by the end of the 2001 through the use of SWOT analysis on the three recommendations proposed by the senior leadership at Natureview Farms.  The findings will serve as the recommendation for Christine Walker to present to the CEO, Barry Landers.

Candidate Brown started her mission off with an above average brief to her fire team. SNC took the details of the evaluator's brief down with excellent detail. When issuing the order, SNC almost relayed the information verbatim from the evaluators brief. Once she finished her brief and tasking, she then took her azimuth and found that she forgot which tree in the woods she used for a reference point. After failing to take another azimuth prior to completely missing her objective, the evaluator then had to step in to get her fire team back on track. This caused the team to assault the objective from the backside of the objective. Once, the objective was in SNC's sight, she acted according to the mission statement and her team was able

This paper will focus on the finding the best solution for Cow wow and targeting the right customers. First, Recap and analyze the relevant facts, second Determining the root problem, Identifying the problem components, Generating the alternatives, evaluating alternatives, choose an alternative and Implementation plan and Alternative Choice Must be edited, still in