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Case # 1 Laramie Wire Manufacturing: Using Analytical Procedures in Audit Planning February 18, 2011 Laramie Wire Manufacturing, a medium sized company, is planning an initial public offering of its stock in the next two to three years. Laramie operates in a single 500,000 square foot building complex. Laramie buys copper rod and plastic materials to produce insulated copper wiring. The building complex is composed of 3% office space, 57% production area, 15% shipping and receiving area

Introduction Internal control is the process designed, implemented and maintained by those charged with governance, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance about the achievement of an entity’s objectives with regard to reliability of financial reporting, effectiveness and efficiency of operations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The term “controls” refers to any aspects of one or more of the components of internal control. (Ifac, 2010, p. 264) ISA 315 requires

forecast and inventory at hand for Spartan Heat Exchangers. He decided to share the order forecast & inventory with the suppliers. 4. Vendor consolidation – With new standard product line categories in place, he did not require 350 vendors to supply the raw materials. He reviewed the vendor categories, renegotiated contracts, and cancelled contracts. This exercise reduced the # of vendors to 200 from 350. Results: 1. REDUCED VENDOR LEAD TIME, NO STOCK-OUTS RESULTED IN LEAD TIME FOR

MGMT345 Operations Management Zappos Case Study 1. Draw and describe the customer benefit package that Zappos provides. The customer benefit package the Zappos Company provides to their customers is the “Wow Delivery Service” this type of customer service adds taste to consumer satisfaction, particularly when it comes to buying Zappos products online ( Buur, J., T. Binder, et al. 2000). Delivery service was designed to ensure that consumer purchases were appreciated. One service

1. Is the supply function organized properly? Is it strategic or tactical in nature? No it is not. It is tactical in nature when expeditor was picking up parts with no confirmed orders or supply department receiving invoices for items that could not be matched to corresponding purchase order. 2. Purchasing procedures at Blozis are related to specifications, the use of requisitions, purchase orders, and receipt and delivery. Should these be changed? Why or why not? If they should be changed

1.1 Problem Description Food Service Supplies (FSS) is a UK-based provider which provides perishable foodstuff to catering industry and it started supplying professional catering companies. Upon managing the foodstuff delivery business, FSS consists of four sub-systems and to receive an order, there are three channels available which are calls directly, online order and paper form order. It is important for FSS to track information of a customer order and food delivery but somehow, such service level

Promotional items such as discounts, product samples, and gifts are effective. This allows your company the ability to gain new customers, get feedback on new products, and increase customer loyalty. Know exactly what you want to achieve and setting in action plans to reach these goals are key. One of the biggest advantages of using discounts in your promotional strategy is to further establish brand loyalty. Keep your existing customers coming back by including discount promotion ads in their shipping

main objectives that a business should based on. These objectives are Quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and Cost. The quality is doing the product right in order to reach the expectations of the customer.The main aspect of the operations management is trying to reach the customer expectation on their point of view of the relation between the quality of the product they receive and their expectation about it. In Dabbawala service, the quality is based on the product (food) and the service

Stephen’s Retail Revival highlights the changes in consumerism that have emerged in the last two decades as a result of social, economic, and technological advancements. These advancements have challenged the traditional business model of large corporations, specifically in the way that brands need to reach out and retain their consumers. The mass amount of information that is now attainable to customers has made customers more knowledgeable and raised their expectations. Simply with the ease of

In 2018, advertising for the mountain bike was decreased by $1,000,000 in anticipation of releasing a new youth bike. The decrease for TV was from $1,200,000 to $1,000,000, internet decreased $50,000 down to $250,000, and magazines went from $1,500,000 to $750,000. Public relations were also decreased by $715,000, TV down to $50,000, internet down to $10,000 and magazines down to $75,000. For the new youth bike based on market research TV is the best media channel to maximize exposure; Internet