My goal in this paper is to analyze Sunflower Incorporated with respect to organizational size and structure‚ bureaucracy‚ and control and make recommendations for improvement in communications along with recommendations regarding the potential use of information technology for strategic advantage. Sunflower Inc. is a large distribution company that purchases and distributes snack foods and liquor to retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. The organization has one head office and
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Case Analysis Sunflower Incorporated Case Synopsis: This case focuses on the planned change program that was implemented on the financial reporting system of Sunflower Incorporated‚ a large distribution company which resells salty snack foods and liquor. It also focuses on the management of the change program that was implemented to monitor pricing and purchasing decisions. Issues: • The major issue that this case highlights is manipulation in products in some regions to increase the sale
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Case Analysis of Sunflower Incorporated Sunflower Incorporated is a large distribution company that purchases and distributes salty snack foods and liquors throughout the United States and Canada. The company employs over 5‚000 employees and has gross sales of over $700 million. The head office has encouraged each of its regions to operate separately in order to accommodate different tastes and preferences. When studied‚ it was determined that the profits across the regions varied widely
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Sunflower Incorporated An Organization Development Case Study Presented By: Sunflower Inc is a Large Distribution Company Throughout US & Canada Which are Divided into 22 Regions. Autonomous Management Because of Local Tastes & Practices. Great Variance of Profit Margins Across Regions Due to: Huge Profits by Offering Substandard Products. Struggling to Keep up With Competition. Standardization Decision Was Taken Albanese‚ Proposed Implementation of Standardized Pricing & Purchasing
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Fibonacci’s Rabbits The original problem that Fibonacci investigated (in the year 1202) was about how fast rabbits could breed in ideal circumstances. Suppose a newly-born pair of rabbits‚ one male‚ one female‚ are put in a field. Rabbits are able to mate at the age of one month so that at the end of its second month a female can produce another pair of rabbits. Suppose that our rabbits never dieand that the female always produces one new pair (one male‚ one female) every month from the second
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Sunflower Incorporated Synopsis This case refers about a large distribution company which resells products related to snacks. Thiscompany undergoes a change in its financial reporting system which was suppose to increase itsprofits and decrease its cost as well as to compete with its rivals. Issues The major issue that this case highlights is manipulation in products in some regions to increase the sale and the profit of the company. This manipulation in products is selling low quality
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“The Sunflower” the overall theme of the story was finding forgiveness. Throughout the book forgiveness was the key question of accepting the wrong for the sins a Nazi soldier has committed against the Jewish among‚ the other soldiers. The story develops with the main character named Simon Wiesenthal‚ who was a Jew. A Nazi soldier named Karl‚ who is badly wounded and near death. With death‚ soon to come for him to die in peace he seeks for forgiveness from a Jew due to all crime that he has done
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UNDERSTANDING THE CASE PROCESS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to help you to understand what a case is and how you‚ as a student of business‚ can more effectively prepare your answers and benefit from a case discussion. The material covered in this section includes: 1. Understanding what a case is. 2. Reading a case effectively. 3. Analysing and preparing for a case discussion. 4. Reporting your case findings. 5. Discussing the case. 1. Understanding what a case is. Socrates
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Sunflower Incorporated Sunflower Incorporated is a large distribution company with over 5‚000 employees and gross sales over $700 million in 1991. The company purchases and distributes salty snack foods and liquor to independent retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. Salty snack foods include corn chips‚ potato chips‚ cheese curls‚ tortilla chips‚ and peanuts. The United States and Canada are divided into 22 regions‚ each with its own central warehouse‚ salespeople‚ finance department
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A Detailed Lesson Plan in English (Reading) I. Objectives At the end of the lesson‚ the pupils are expected to: a. State the sequence of the story b. Identify the different seasons describe c. Appreciate the story read II. Subject Matter Topic: The Tiny Seed Reference: Reading Network‚ pages 103- 108 Author: Delia Hamoy Soroy Materials: Charts‚ pictures III. Procedure A. Preparation Teacher’s Activities Pupils’ Activities 1. Energizer I have here a song entitled “ Minicar “. I’ll sing
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