costs be determined up-front when altering a supplier relationship? Explain how altering a supplier relationship would affect each of the following areas: * Warehousing * Delivery * Billing * Reliability * Quality of products or services * Transportation costs Is cost the most important factor to be considered when changing suppliers? Why? Not all costs can be determined before a supplier relationship is altered. Out of the procedural‚ financial and relational switching costs
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KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS Unit: SHC 52 Title: Promote professional development. Question 1 Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice. Professional development can said be the essential component of organizational success; it is a planned process of increasing and improving capabilities of staff. Professional development is enable an organisation to keep up to date proactively so that there service is relevant and appropriately. According to (Schon‚ 1973‚ p.28; Harrison
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Porter and his co-author Victor Miller presented the following 2x2 matrix. The implication of the matrix is that you can improve your performance by increasing the intensity of information in your value chain (i.e.‚ business processes) and products/services. In which quadrant would you place Cemex? Why? 2. How has Cemex built its information capabilities (including its e-business initiatives) at each stage of its growth? How did such information capabilities help Cemex grow into one of the
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BTF5965 Taxation law Semester 1‚ 2015 Tutorial Questions Tutorial 1 | Week 2‚ commencing 9 March 2015 Question 1 a) What is a tax? b) What are the main tax policy objectives (or design criteria)? c) How are these policy objectives reflected in: i. the Commonwealth income tax system? ii. the Commonwealth Goods and Services Tax? d) What structural features do most tax systems have in common? e) What are the major forms of taxation administered by: i. The State of Victoria (and other Australian States)
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www.aib.edu—Student Life—Career Services The mission of the Career Services office at AIB College of Business is to encourage and assist students and alumni in achieving their career goals. Revised 7-05 2 Basic Interview Question and Answer (Adapted from National Association of Colleges and Employers‚ Job Choices 2005‚ p. 47) The following is a list of commonly asked interview questions and how to respond to them. Tell me about yourself. This open-ended question is usually asked at the very beginning
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ECON 130 tutorial questions Tutorial 1 (week 3): Thinking like an economist. MC1. Suppose Frieda is offered a free voucher that entitles her to one of the following: a movie‚ dinner at a restaurant‚ or a concert. Frieda values the movie at $15‚ dinner at $20 and the concert at $40. Frieda’s opportunity cost of going to dinner is: a) $15. b) $20. c) $40. d) $55. Question 1. What are the essential elements of the basic competitive model? Question 2. Consider a lake in a national
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Answering the "Tell me about yourself" question by Jeff Skrentny‚ CPC/CTS‚ ATMS/Copyright © 2000-2003‚ Jeff Skrentny & Jefferson Group Consulting Let’s face it‚ interviewing is stressful enough without having to answer stupid interview questions. But unfortunately‚ many interviewers‚ because of habit‚ lack of preparation time‚ poor training‚ or yes‚ even laziness‚ often ask stupid questions. Of those‚ one of the most challenging is the oft used "Tell me about yourself" interview opener. What
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Question 1 List and briefly explain the external or macro-environmental forces indicating how each element can affect the ability of the organisation to compete in the market. External Environment (Chapter 3) Question 2 Differentiate between the core product‚ the actual product‚ and the augmented product as these concepts apply in the motorcar industry. Product (Chapter 8) Question 3 Draw a product life cycle diagram showing the sales and the profit changes that occur over a typical
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Academy TechNotes ATN Volume 2‚ Number 9‚ 2011 Strategic fit of IT Service Management iven the crucial role that IT (Information Technology) plays in businesses today‚ IT departments have a significant responsibility to ensure that its value is optimized. IT optimization can be obtained through the adoption of the IT Service Management proposition by IT operations. G Pietro Della Peruta However‚ IT Service Management concepts and tools are complex changes to introduce to an organization
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PLEASE do not share with too many people‚ I took this down for my group and am allowing only a FEW others to see this. QUESTIONS Lecture 4 1. The major actors in the organization’s microenvironment are: 1. the company‚ state government‚ competitors and customers‚ 2. the company‚ competitors ‚ customers and intermediaries (correct) 3. the company‚ competitors‚ state government‚ customers‚ and media 4. the company‚ competitors‚ customers and media. 1. Demography
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