In this situation, the court would be in favor of Jeff. The terms or conditions of the contract cannot be fulfilled because he is under age. The dealer will clearly state that he thought Jeff was of legal age, but also admit that he did not check his age. With that in mind, the court would favor Jeff. However, Jeff would not be getting any money back because he knew he was underage and he should have never signed the contract.…
Home Depot and its subsidiaries provides excellent customer service for home improvements, lawn products, and building material. The company stocks about $30,000 to $40,000 different types of home improvement supplies and other merchandise. The Consolidated Financial Statement reports the assets, liabilities, expense, and the amount of revenues for the company. In fiscal year 2013, The Home Depot recent quantitative assessment were completed. In tax year 2014, Home Depot completed its’ annual assessment in order to recover the reporting units from the different countries.…
The purpose of this presentation is to show that I Justin Carrick-Hunter as a Second Assistant Store Manager was never considered a viable part of the Carrs-Safeway store management team located at the Northway Mall and in my opinion was setup to fail.…
The supply chain that I am familiar with worked in this order. Using a governing council is so important to the company because it is their job is to remove all barriers so the organization can perform at full potential and be successful. The main objective within a supply chain creates a platform, build healthy relationships, maintain goals, and measure performance. According to Operations and Supply Chain Management, "supply chain encompasses all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods and services from the raw materials stage to the end user (customer), as well as the associated information flow." (Roberta S. Russell, 2014 p.423). The company must staff the supply chain properly. Incorporating proper staff within the company will maximize the effectiveness of the supply chain. As supply chains move into the 21st century the change includes forecasting, contract management, procurements, planning, and logistics. Inventory and cost are important this is why forecasting correctly is important. Innovation is an important part of a supply chain. The reason being is supply chain software helps with the workflow of the business which allows the structure to run more…
“Racetrack” store model was introduced by Target Corporation in the year of 1975. This is to make sure there is a consistency from store to store. In order to display more products in store, passageways are added in between the perimeters so that customers could find the products easily and provide more space for the staff to display their stocks on shelf.…
A business strategic objective refers to the goals set by an organization or a business entity whose fulfillment is deemed as appropriate by the business (Kelly, 2006).…
As seen in the video, criminals stealing hard drives from commercial establishments is becoming more common and holds the opportunity for criminals to steal hundreds of individuals’ credit and debit card information. This growing trend puts the consumer at risk for extra charges on their credit and debit cards as well as identify theft. What is even more surprising is that consumers are unaware of the true risks that are involved in using their card at terminals in stores. Moreover, even though businesses are to swipe the hard drives clean each day, many are failing to complete this proper procedure to prevent consumer’s stolen information. To add, where the consumer’s information was compromised is not made available to the consumer.…
In this paper you will read about how Costco uses effective leaders within its company to empower their employees and create a working environment that is enjoyable. This paper will aim to answer three questions: 1.) How does the flexible leadership theory apply to Costco’s operations? 2.) What is the CEO’s role in all of this? 3.) Can this work in your organization? If not, why?…
Trader Joe’s has internally created a brand for its company using a different strategy as compared to other supermarkets. Its approach of effective relationship-building program pleases customers through unrivaled customer service. This case study presents many factors that play a part in their customer relations strategy. Trader Joe’s does not focus on advertising. Rather, it focuses on effective internal communications with employees to build strong customer relationships. Trader Joe’s takes a progressive approach to internal communications by allowing their employees to bring their own creativity to the workplace, by providing them with the context in which their role contributes to the business success, and asking for employees feedback. Thus, the employees are able to shape and gives life to the brand.…
Colin’s state standing has caused him to contemplate gap up his own business. His dilemmas either ar deciding wherever to find his business, at nice Building downtown or Exploits depression within the mall. attributable to him being discharged, Colin must begin earning a financial gain to measure. to try to thus he got to improve his projected sales so his earnings would be comfortable to measure on and to be able to pay back Ed’s investment within the business.…
Abstract: Wegmans is a dominate presence in the supermarket industry on the east coast. There are many attributes that Wegmans prides itself on to have earned a place on the Top 75 Supermarkets Based on Sales Volume, Largest Private Companies in the U.S., and Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For lists. The success is due greatly in part to the company’s operations management. Most, if not all aspects are near flawless, and for those areas that need improvement Wegmans is hard at work. Many of the theories and topics covered in OM331 can be seen in the daily practice of the Wegmans supermarkets.…
To sum up, as a newcomer in Canadian retail industry, Nordstroms could transfer its impeccable customer experience into Canada. This transferable expertise, however, requires that its employees totally understand the strategy and that they can put it into practice to improve customer satisfaction innovatively and constantly. The key thing is to empower the employees to fulfill their potential to help customers.2 What is helpful to achieve this goal would be a strong recognition of the corporate culture, which, in the long run, could reduce the risk of imitation by some other companies.…
Home Depot is an American based retailer of home improvement and construction products. Home Depot also offers services to its consumers. With its headquarters in Cobb County, Georgia, the company employs more than three-hundred fifty five-thousand people and operates two-thousand one-hundred sixty-four big-box stores across the world including, all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, Mexico and China (wikipedia.org). The Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States and is the second largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart (wikipedia.org). The company employs more than three hundred thousand people in the United States alone. (retailindustry.about.com)…
Home Depot enjoyed high growth of revenues and profits in the period 1978-2003. From 7 mio USD of revenues in 1979 to 64,8 bn in 2003. Revenue growth was generated mainly due to external growth coming from mergers and acquisitions. Home Depot has four product categories: Building and Remodeling, Home Décor and Organizing, Outdoor Living and Tool and Hardware. Company went through some structural changes when in 2000 first non funder Bob Nerdelli became the CEO of the company. Nerdelli previously worked for 27 years at General Electric and was known to be detailed oriented leader concerned with industrial cycles and archiving operational efficiency. After Nerdelli become CEO of Home Depot the company introduced several operational improvements like improved supply chain, self check out kiosk, introduction of advance IT technology, offering more services, etc. Even dough these improvements were well perceived by the customers and analysts the stock price fell to all-time low bottom 22 USD in year 2000. The operating margin and net profit margin were increasing during the years 2002-04, however, the revenue growth was below the expected revenue growth of 16% in the first quarter 2001 compared to the company 5-year annual average of 25%. The strategies chosen by Home Depot seem to have worked effectively till this day. However, if the company continues to ignore the low profit that it is making and just expands the number of its stores, in the long run, the company might fail to achieve its business goals.…
Our Company is now entering the heavy industrial market with the new construction tractor JD-750 a heavy bulldozer with 110 horse power and a fully automatic dual-path hydrostatic drive. These features are truly unique for our company since it is significantly larger than our previous product line. JD-750 should be priced right at Caterpillars D-5 and not higher based on the unique features of our product and I recommend pricing JD-750 at $64082.00 (Table A). The price suggested will meet our objective of maximizing profits in the first few years of the launch before our competitors enter the market. JD-750 is a niche product with technological innovation and will attract heavy construction…
