Essays on Production

The amount of clothing brands is increasing worldwide. Today the fashion industry produces more clothes than in the entire previous history. Such changes are partly caused by the development of technologies. The article “The Power of Buying Less by Buying Better” by Elizabeth Cline is devoted to changing trends in the global fashion industry. The phenomenon “fast fashion” gains the increasing popularity all over the world. And today most clothing designers are focused on how to produce more, but with less quality. The situation in the fashion industry has changed due to the occurrence of alternative offer. In contrast ...

Protectionism or free trade restriction helps to counteract the rise in unemployment and social tension. Cyclical development of a market economy requires government measures to restrict access to the domestic market for foreign goods and services in the interest of a speedy overcoming of the temporary reduction in demand. However, no regulation of trade is not able to increase the scale of production so we cannot say that restricting trade with foreign countries is a good way to create more jobs in the US, “trade liberalization should reduce wage inequality” (Baker 430). The level of trade restrictions can be ...

Born in 1958 in Shanghai China, Wong pursued graphic design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University prior to enrolling in the training programs provided by the local television station. He started his career as the screenwriter, initially in television, then in the movies, and established his debut as a director with the 1988 film As Tears Go By, in the prime of Hong Kong movies (Yeh 6). The movie, which had a gangster theme, joined genre conventions with the infrequent visual skill, representing the gift of the formal experimentation, which was still evident in the succeeding work—earning him ...

There are many challenges faced by the small to medium sized enterprises as they try to keep track of the production process. Luckily, SAP Business One has provided a solution in which case the businesses can keep track of their inventory among other stage-by-stage processes that can be cumbersome. The availability of Bill of Materials (BOM) have contributed significantly to the ways in which enterprises manage, track, and record inventory across multiple warehouse locations, timely ordering and delivery as well as proper inventory accounting practices (Magal and Word, 2011). Four categories of BOM can be realized using the SAP ...

Introduction

The purpose of this project is to outline a framework to ensure the sustainability of UK aircraft carrier. It outlines some of the challenges that face the industry. Additionally, it presents a framework which can be used to address these challenges. The project also highlights a measurement regime which can be used to assess the proposed framework. Mainstream media have repetitively documented the impact of seaway transport and their eco-efficiency concerning a sustainable future. By minimizing operation and manufacturing impacts, airbus aims at optimizing their services and product towards an eco-efficient technology to minimize their environmental impact. Throughout the ...

Strategic Warehouse Management MGT 496

Irina Weisblat

Introduction

Whenever a company is seeking to expand its operations and particularly to a foreign country, it is an important thing for such a company to ensure that it thoroughly considers all the possibilities it has for growth. In order to attain such operational efficiency, the company has to have a set of measures that it adopts to track the progress of its growth in the foreign market as quickly as possible in order to mitigate the losses that come from trying to adjust to the business environment of the host country. One such important measure is the ...

The institutional affiliation

Chevron Corporation is an American publicly traded international energy corporation with a headquarters located in San Ramon, California. Chevron is considered to be one of the largest oil and gas conglomerates operating in about 180 countries all over the world (Chevron, 2015). In the year 2015, the Chevron’s revenues reached $129.92 billion, while the operating income was estimated at $158 million (Chevron, 2015). The company is divided into three technology companies, namely, Chevron Energy Technology, Chevron Technology Ventures, and Chevron Information Technology. The major technology centers are situated in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The ...

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia takes the leading position among the countries when it comes to oil production, gas reserves, and petrochemical industry. Saudi Arabia is a rich country with many types of raw materials, that means there are many oilrigs, plants, and refineries, which involve a lot of workforce and contractors. Safety is the prime requirement for every self-respecting company in Saudi Arabia. Safety issue does not include any type of compromises. Safety issue at the enterprise is a set of organizational and technical measures aimed at preventing accidents ...

The underlying problematic situation in this case is to be found in the food products which are part of the Disney Consumer Products. Due to its large following and support base, the company has the capability to influence the decisions consumers make when they go shopping. This is even worse for children as they will be more drawn into those products that are branded by their favorite cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse. The other problem in the case is the fact that the company needs to diversify into other income generating activities food products being one of them. ...

A 1 + page discussion is describing disruptive business models. You should use examples of companies that have introduced disruptive business models to help with this description; like Dell Computer, Walmart, Southwest Airlines or perhaps Apple. Disruptive business model refers to any business innovation, which creates a new market and value network for a company or a product and in so doing, disrupts the existing value network and market (Shaughnessy, 2016). This consequently displaces established markets, products, and leading firms. The term was coined by Clayton M Christensen in 1995 and has since been used to describe disruptive phenomena on ...

Abstract

Using the regression equation and given values of independent variables, we estimated the elasticity of each of them and ascertained that the product is highly elastic to price levels and therefore, the firm can consider to decrease the price levels in order to increase their market share. At the same time, cross elasticity and income elasticity were also significant in relation to the demand of the product, although advertisement expenditure has negligible impact on the product’s demand. Hence, own price, price of related goods and income of consumer are three major factors which the firm should incorporate while ...

Benin imports are more than it exports. The country should devise ways of increasing its exports and avoid excessive reliance on imports. The majority of its industries are young, and countries export a lot of unprocessed raw materials. The young industries cannot produce goods at low cost and compete with large firms of industrializing countries in the international market. Besides, unprocessed goods are sold at a relatively low price (International trade centre 1). The government should be more involved in the trade to ensure value addition to its exports. The government should start industries that process cotton and other ...

Purpose

This paper intends to investigate how well the Pakistan pharmaceutical industry’s supply chain system performs. The thesis aims to achieve this purpose by examining the transportation, outsourcing, logistics management, and government regulations, and how these factors influence the efficiency and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan. In particular, the paper provides insights into the performance related practices used in the Pakistani pharmaceutical industry. Consequently, it points out the need for more research aimed at capturing dynamics and specific operational characteristics of local networks for development and improvement. Further, by denoting the relationship between system practices and SCM ...

While taking a closer look at Buck’s (2007) and Davis’s (1983) articles, I concluded the main theme in both papers to be how women of colour not only face sexism but also racism in western cultures, specifically the U.S. These articles address the development of the women’s movement in America and show how sex is always placed ahead of, and to the exclusion of, race when it comes to feminism. Both writers take the stance that women of colour never had a chance to be a viable part of the fight for women’s rights as ...

Part 1

The Intel case involved the transformation of Intel’s chip production for computers by incorporating new market developments such as technology. Previously, Intel Company believed that the best was to conquer the computer manufacturing industry was through more focus on introduction. However, the evaluation of their SWOT analysis enabled the company to realize that the main threat to the company was the changes in the industry, which involved newer companies developing smaller, and faster processing chips. Intel eventually adopted to the new changes in the industry and strived through the support of stakeholders such as its wide customer base ...

Herbicides play a significant role in ensuring healthy growth of plants. In Canada, approximately seventy herbicides are utilized in the forestry sector. They have been used since the nineteen forties. The herbicides assisted in rapid clearance of weeds leading to increased production in the forest sector. However, utilization of these herbicides has adverse effects on wildlife and environment. It is essential to ensure these effects are minimized. This paper gives a summary on the utilization of glyphosate herbicide (Vision). Additionally, it discusses various adverse effects resulting in its utilization. It also provides an examination of the benefits of herbicide ...

Introduction

For understanding how the corn industry and the industry of water, I have interviewed with the marketing professionals from these two industries. Considering that marketing departments monitor the demand conditions, they can give us adequate information about their market.

Interviewer: What type of industry are you operating in? Marketing Professional 1: Producing corn requires using large lands, machinery, and knowledge of cultivating corn. Therefore, a company needs to have a high amount of financial resources to enter this market. Also, producing corn requires having the scientific knowledge for agricultural production. Changing climate and worse environmental conditions force us to ...

Economists tend to relate to the subject of research with scientific objectivity (Mankiw, 2015). They develop theories, accumulate evidence and then analyse them in an attempt to prove or disprove the theoretical concepts. The main tools of the economist (and other scientists) are theory and observation, but, in contrast to the natural sciences, in economics it is almost impossible to set up an experiment to confirm or deny a new concept. In order to somehow compensate for the absence of the possibility of carrying out laboratory experiments, economists are paying close attention to natural experiments offered by life. An ...

A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles

Film Review: La La Land – A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles La La Land was released by Lionsgate and Black Label Media on December 25, 2016. It is considered a comedy/drama/musical production. Damien Chazelle is the director and writer of the film. Major stars in the movie are Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt (Platt & Gilbert, 2016). It has received 14 Oscar nominations and numerous Golden Globe awards. The plot involves the evolving and troubled love affair between an aspiring actress and a disillusioned jazz pianist. This is a musical production that includes drama, romance and comedy ...

HR and Information Technology (HRIS)

Introduction Business undertaking involves various pitfalls such as poor organizational traditions, the big squeeze, identity crisis, and organizational failure. These pitfalls continue to be inevitable in an organization until effective HR is adopted. Research has established that the creation of consistent and sustained competitive advantage is achievable through effective HR (Pouransari, Al-Karaghouli, & Dey, 2016). Human resources must be managed well for the success of an organization. Every individual working in an organization plays a contributory role in its management. Tarawneh (2012) argued that since human resources are needed in all aspects of business operations ranging from production to marketing, ...

Pinewood Toronto Studios

Pinewood Toronto Studios is both a film and television studio complex based in Toronto State, Ontario, Canada. The studios operate both locally and internationally in the two field’s film and television industries. Its services include video shooting, music, and video production and airing of televisions shows to its clients. Pinewood Toronto Studios also have on-site media hub, 18 purposes built sound stages, workshop, TV studios, full-service post facility and black lots used for outdoor filming with a big land of natural forests. All these features of the studios integrate to make it a world-class production studio. The studio ...

Abstract

This paper tends to highlight the history of automobiles and their impact on society today. This paper will discuss how what motivated the development of automobiles while also stating down the history of automobiles from the traditional and mechanical automotive used years back to the more modern electronic automobiles in use today. The impact of automobiles on society today cannot be understated with the rapid advancements in technology leading to the production of the brilliant machines. But with every advancement brings both negative and positive impacts on society and this paper will discuss these factors in a broader way. ...

Reflection Paper

Part 1: Influence Scenarios Scenario 1: The Product Manager wants to assign a new task to a specific subordinate who has the skills to do it well. The task is to conduct a study on ways to improve customer service, and it is important for the Product Manager to get this information. The subordinate is reluctant to do the task because it is only distantly related to his job, and the other job responsibilities are already overwhelming. What should the manager say to influence the subordinate to carry out the task in an effective way? In this scenario, the ...

Discuss the positives and negatives of corporate culture in the competitiveness of a firm. Relate how firms should deal with different corporate cultures in mergers and acquisitions. According to Wheelen and Hunger (2015), "corporate culture fulfills several important functions in an organization. It conveys a sense of identity for employees and helps generate employee commitment to something greater than them. It adds to the stability of the organization as a social system and serves as a frame of reference for employees to use to make sense of organizational activities as well as a guide for appropriate behavior." One of ...

The Tokugawa Period lasted between 1603 and 1867 (Yanemoto). It was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was also called the Edo period. The Tokugawa period was characterized by political stability, internal peace, and economic growth. The people were led under military dictatorship. During this time, the Japanese society experienced some changes. Some of the transformation include educational expansion, commercialization and economic growth among others. The social order in the society was totally frozen. The society was divided into four classes: Samurai class, Farmers/Peasants, Artisans, and Merchants. Peasants were concerned with food production through farming. Artisans used their crafts ...

Sustainable Built Environment

Introduction It seems that building development would present an impressive opportunity to reduce energy demand and also reduce carbon emissions effectively with combining current knowledge and expertise (Diakaki, & Kolokotsa, 2009). The highest cost-effectively feasible mitigation prospective is recommended to be found within the residential as well as the commercial sector. This is suggested to be producing a reduction of 29% in respect to the probable emission baseline for the year 2020. Life Cycle Assessment is also known as (LCA) is a technique for evaluating environmental pack of processes as well as products in their life cycle. It attempts to ...

Commercial milk-processing is a process that has seen various transformations across the years. The process has seen changes in the production process, packaging, and distribution. The most important development, and the most imperative facet of the production process are covered in this paper. Louis Pasteur, a French ecologist and chemist is reflected as one of the forebears of microbiology. He lent a hand in proving that contagious illnesses and food-borne diseases were initiated by microorganisms, referred to as the germ theory. In 1895, he invented the pasteurization practice which revealed that the dangerous microorganisms in wine and milk that ...

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge. One of the ...

Question 1

As of 2015, Loganville window treatments were conducting a batch-process type of manufacturing in its line of production. Batch processing involves producing one or several forms of a product or batch. The batches are of a given quantity, and further production of new batches relies on how fast the stock is depleted. The Loganville window treatments would produce 500 -1000 batches of the interior shutters and hold the end products in their stores awaiting an order. The new orders would receive supply form the stored batches and only after depletion of the batches would the company start production of ...

Thesis Statement: The film illustrated how greed and blood lust of the people can lead to a bitter end after several African Americans became victims of exploited labor force which is in the simplest form of slavery employed by the Native Americans, who took advantage of their ignorance during the 18th century. 1.) The block quotation that was chosen and was compressed in the film which and should have been more highlighted is the line, “As the price of whale oil continued to rise, while the economy of the other countries continued to suffer due to economic depression, Nantucket ...

Deepwater Horizon

Synopsis The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by Transocean, a U.S owned company that specializes in deep water drilling equipment (Ingersoll, Locke, & Reavis, 2012). The $560 million rig was operated by a crew of 126 people (Ingersoll et al., 2012) roughly 45 miles off the Louisiana coast (Mullins, 2010). On April 20, 2010, the exploratory Macondo well experienced an explosion that not only created one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in U.S. history but killed 11 people (Barstow, Rohde & Saul, 2010). The environmental effects were devastating. It took 87 days ...

Introduction

The beer industry in the United States is a multi-billion venture estimated to generate about $137 billion dollars annually. Besides, it is estimated that the United States consumes about 7.3billion gallons of alcoholic products annually. Nonetheless, the potential of growth in the industry can be harnessed through taking advantages of the opportunities that abound in the market but also being mindful of the imminent threats that threaten stability and growth of the industry.

Opportunities

Potential for the industry to expand globally and exploit consumption in the emerging markets The U.S beer market is tough for new entrants; however, international evolution ...

One of the things that can be observed in the evolution of the society through the years, is that it cannot be denied that its behavior has become more consumeristic than ever. Nowadays, people consume many different kinds of products, regardless of whether it is a necessity or just plain leisure. In these situations, the economic activities of a country can be classified into two categories, namely the command economy system or market economy system. In the command or “planned economy” system, the government holds control of all the factors used in production, and in answering the four economic ...

Introduction

In more ways than one, the conceptualized constructs demarcating the means by which money exchange takes place within the contemporary world economy are profuse than they might actually appear. The ideology of a contemporary capitalism culture can be split two ways; the thinking of a financializer versus that of a technologist. This paper will take on a triangulation approach at trying to deconstruct the ideals of contemporary capitalism. By cross-referencing different theorizations, the two loudly acclaimed arrangements of abstraction – financialization and technological abstraction – shall be extrapolated and used to establish the actual stand concerning the doctrine of capitalism today.

Financialization

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The main issue of the contemporary businesses is to introduce the price that satisfies the demand and the supply itself. The balance can be achieved if the price is justified and this is understood by the customers. However, for an average consumer it is tough to assess the price through the prism of its justification. In the present paper, we will draw the attention to the Apple’s production in terms of the grounds for their high prices. I. Company’s Background Apple Inc. is world’s technical giant well-known for such the products, as MacBook, iPhone, iPad, iWatch, ...

Abstract

Zara International is a clothing and accessory retailer with operations in 88 markets around the world. Spanish Inditex Group owns the company that deals with men clothes, women clothes and has a Zara Kids for children clothing. Zara is one of the most successful fashion retailers in the world. The success of the company has been attributed to strategic management capabilities that involve the inventory management and as well the human resource management. The company human resource strategy was to include a Spanish manager in every store. This allows the company to maintain a management culture that is efficient ...

Question 1

The statement made by Gary Hirshberg means that consumers do not know the power they possess in influencing the type of products sold in stores. Stores take note of all the products that their customers are buying. Based on this information, stores understand what their customers want. As such, stores will try as much as possible to align with their customer preferences and stock the products that are most appealing to their customers. I agree with Hirshberg’s statement because most consumers think that the purchases they make are negligible and cannot have any significant effect on what the ...

‘Lowell Mills’ referred to collectively, is a reference to the series of mills and factories which were built in the city of Lowell. These factories and mills were unique for the time in that they combined the two separate disciplines of spinning and weaving under the same roof, rather than having them in separate buildings, which was a feature which helped to boost the mass production of cloth. By the time of the 1830s, it was estimated that roughly three-quarters of the work force in the Lowell factories were women. These combination mills came to be known as the ...

Business

IBM Case Analysis

In order to determine the competitive advantage of the IMB corporation (if such in fact exists), it would be reasonable to apply a matrix developed by the Boston Consulting Group. Although originally it was aimed at describing a life cycle of a particular product, it is also applicable to the companies, in general (Proctor, 75). Companies entering the market may be defined as question marks, as their market share at the beginning is low, and the market growth rate is inessential. If the company develops products and services required by consumers, both the market share and ...

<< Name>> <<School>> <<Date>> Part 1: Based on the reports given for June to January quarters of 2016 and 2015, here are a few insights and recommendations on marketing inputs and strategy.

Global Breakout

In the overall context, the revenue per day has grown 9.066% from $96,976 to $105,768. The contribution of revenue from Domestic segment has increased by 9.98% while the International segment grew by only 2.4%. On a quarter to quarter growth basis, the JFM quarter revenue for 2016 is $66,119,977 and the April to June quarter ...

Apple is a multinational company that is headquartered in the Californian State of the United States of America. The company mainly develops, sells and designs the major apple consumer electronics. The company also develops consumer hardware and software. Among her hardware products include; iPad tablets, iPhone smart phones, iPod media player (portable) introduced in the year 2001, Apple smart watches, Mac personal computers, Apple digital televisions and Mac personal computers. The company has also increased its online services that suite productivity and creativity. Subsequently, the apples consumers’ software’s have been developed to meet customers’ needs and satisfaction. This ...

1. Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history Amazon was founded in 1995, now it is the largest bookstore in the world that operates in 185 countries. In 2011, Amazon employed 30 thousand employees. Amazon expected that earnings will increase at the expense of the volume of business, as the company works with a large number of clients and offers many diverse products. Amazon has distribution channels, which are provided by a network of giant warehouses located around the world. Amazon takes the goods from the seller to their warehouses located throughout the ...

VP Operations

As Pepsi o is the biggest player in the international beverage industry, the company has to maintain its distinct position by successfully handling the operational strategy. The operational strategy of Pepsi Co aims to meet the business needs in ten strategic decisional areas. These areas under the operational management include the design of goods and services, quality management, process and capacity design, location strategy, layout design and strategy, job design and human resources, supply chain management, inventory management, scheduling, and maintenance. The ultimate aim of the operational strategy is to maintain ad efficient response time to the fluctuations in ...

Introduction

The First Persian Gulf War was triggered in August 1990 when Iraq invaded neighbouring Kuwait for their oil reserves and ensuring their debts were cancelled. Iraq’s leader Saddam Hussein claimed that Kuwait were guilty of slant drilling and over production, of crude oil, which significantly hurt the Iraqi economy as they were reeling from the after-effects of a long war with Iran. Different historians present their own reasons for the start and the First Persian Gulf War and factors behind the involvement of the global coalition to defeat Iraq.

Findings

Geoff Simons mentions his book, Iraq: From Sumer to ...

Abstract

Subsidies mean that the government pays for what would have been paid by consumers thus reducing the overall expenditure. Thus, subsidies have a far-reaching economic implication to the economy since it reduces the overall cost of production, besides stabilizing the prices of commodities within a reasonable limit. Indeed, high subsidy level means a lower cost of production. Moreover, allowing subsidies spurs economic growth since it lowers the operational expenses of production. Other consequential impacts associated with subsidies include improved living standard of the general public due to the overall affordability of commodities. On the other hand, a subsidy to ...

It is well known, 90% of Saudi Arabia’s exports are energy products, but the increased exports from other nations will lead to the reduction in the Saudi’s dominant market share (Howells, 2016). This will make other economic issues for the country even worse. This paper will discuss the main economic issue facing Saudi Arabia, which is the poor educational infrastructure. The poor educational infrastructure of Saudi Arabia is a serious problem that will play out for generations to come. When the population has limited educational skills, it becomes difficult to fill skilled employment positions. As of 2013, ...

“If it has ‘science’ in its name, it ain’t (Minnick).” Those words were said to this writer by the smartest person he ever knew personally, a man with PhDs in Mathematics and Physics, a true scientist. He went on to explain that science, if it is science, can be reduced to mathematics and then can predict. “Science can generate electricity or flatten cities,” he said. The problem, of course, is that whenever one deals with the “soft sciences,” political science or economics (the dismal science) or sociology or history or any of the disciplines that are housed in ...

Introduction

Management is a task that brings together the various aspects of the roles of managers. In particular, the tasks performed by managers in organizations are quite huge because it is essential that a person is courageous enough to deal with the various views and characteristics of people that make up the workforce of the organization (Rice, 2013). Therefore, the analysis of the effects of the management theories on the management roles of managers is a timely analysis that requires adequate time and resources for the investigation of the various aspects of the subject.

Part 1

The analysis will incorporate a case ...

The main purpose of the case is to clearly show the competitive situation on the market of beverages identifying key strategies applied by leading companies such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola and others. At the same time the author focuses on the business model of the Soda Stream Company providing information about its corporate strategy and values, market positions, financial performance and strategic vision. In framework of deep market research, the author purports to answer the question whether the business model of Soda Stream will remain efficient being able to replace manufacturers of plastic soda bottles. The answer was expressed at ...

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems such LEED-ND are designed for the certification of exemplary neighborhood development projects which show exemplary performance in relation to smart growth, green building, and new urbanism. Contextually, such development projects include whole neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, and even parts of neighborhoods. By reviewing the Pilot version of the LEED-ND 2007 certification document, it is evident that LEED-ND systems are designed to drive the marketplace towards acknowledging the central doctrine of green building i.e. the simple fact that our personal, economic and environment health is significantly influenced by our immediate surroundings which include the places ...

Glassmaking Technologies in the Late 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 1351-1323 BCE

Description of Project The XVIII Dynasty of ancient Egypt is likely the most familiar period of Egyptian history for people today. This is due to the major news event of 1923, when Howard Carter opened the sealed tomb of Tutankhamun, a teenage pharaoh who ruled from 1332 to 1323 BCE (Schultz 2010). King Tut, as he was nicknamed by the press, was laid to rest in the Valley of the Kings in a tomb full of precious objects, with rich drawings on its walls that illustrated the young king’s life. Many of those objects were made of, or ...

A brief description of Rolex Company and the reasons why it has been listed among the best CSR companies in the world Rolex Company is one of the most successful firms in the world. The company is located in Switzerland with its headquarters in Geneva. It was founded in the year 1905, and the co-founders of the firm were Alfred Davis and Hans Wilsdorf (Davis & Liu, 2013). The company manufactures watches and sells the watches to all parts of the world. The company is believed to be producing an approximate of 2000 watches daily (TheRichest, 2012). The brand value ...

Introduction

The SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Act was enacted in 2002 by the Congress of U.S. As President Bush signed the Act, he characterized the law as the most far-reaching reformations of business practices in America business practices since the reign of Franklin Delano Roosevelt." The motive of the legislation was to protect investors and the public in general, from fraudulent practices and accounting errors in business. The bill also aimed to better the corporate disclosures' accuracy. The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the U.S. is in charge of the act, publishing rules and setting compliance deadlines on requirements. The Act ...

Introduction

The Internet as one of the most important factors of globalization determines the characteristic features of the latest development. If previously in developed client-oriented economies in the face of fierce competition, the winner was the one, who better and deeply met the needs of consumers, but today these two key parameters were supplemented by the speed in all variety of its determinations. This is the ability to show ads more quickly and more prominent position than its competitors to respond to a client request faster, promptly accept and process an order, deliver faster, etc. If the user goes to ...

Response Hyundai Cut Cost

All organizations should look for ways of cutting costs when they experience a decrease in profit. However, in implementing cost-cutting measures, it is important to start by establishing budget variances. This helps to identify the costs that have adverse variances. After identification, the management should look at the reasons behind the variances and establish how to rectify the variances. At this stage, the management comes up with methods of reducing the variances. These are the cost cutting measures that the organization should adopt. Another measure of cutting cost is adopting zero-based budgeting approach. In this approach, every expenditure item ...

Introduction

The review of Wong Kar-Wai’ work by Peter Brunette is an inclusive yet critical analysis of Wong’s films which provides the audience with an insight of the themes of filmmaking aesthetics. Mazierska and Rascorali explore the theme of time in Wong’s films by exploring the various ways in which Wong displays his understanding of postmodernity. These two theses on Wong’s works evoke several questions. For instance film, students might be tasked to answer the various ways in which Wong directs his films. Thus, examination questions may include: In what way does Wong stand out as a ...

Expectations is a critical topic on macroeconomics and defines the pivotal elements of every market economy and controlling all the economic transactions and decisions. The activities within an economy are usually defined by the expectations of the people.

In normal situations, when the supply of goods like oil falls, its price rises pushing for higher production by producers while consumers conserve on its use to get substitutes and get prepared for more. The price controls are significant in controlling the expectations and eliminating the poorly executed economic plans or activities. The government intervenes in the economic expectations or plans ...

Cost Classification

It should be noted that the conceptual analysis of costs is based on comparison of different pricing models applied by the companies operating within similar business field. The manufacturing costs should be obligatory considered. The cost of manufacturing products of the navigation systems is very high. It may be explained by the fact that materials necessary for production consist of the unmanned, manned system, aircrafts, and space systems. In process of manufacturing and monitoring of the system high-skilled staff is required. Moreover, manufacturers of the details required by the navigation systems receive overhead profits. The non-manufacturing costs are related ...

Discussion Essay

Goleman, Daniel, Richard E. Boyatzis, and Annie McKee. Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. Print. The book reviews the importance on the emotional intelligence to managers and professionals for the success of any business. The data has a basis on two different outlooks, leadership in companies and the psychological aspects of managers. The data of the book came from interviewing more than 3,000 executives in various industries and reviewed their reports. The author’s research focuses on illustrating the necessity of emotional intelligence among leaders in the business world. ...

The Transportation Industry is considered to be cyclical in nature because the revenues and profits of companies operating in this category are directly tied-in with economic booms and recessions. This implies that when the business cycle in a country hits a high, there is tremendous growth in this industry, which also triggers increased employment . This is primarily because whenever the economy of a country is doing well and Gross Domestic Product rates register an increasing trend, there is increased production of goods by the manufacturing industry as well. The underlying reason for this increase in production volumes is increased ...