...Benefit and Drivers OI/361 Benefit and Drivers Amazon.com, Inc. is a multicultural electronic commerce company founded in America by Jeffrey P. Bezos in 1994. It was originally named Cadabra Inc. They found that the name was often negatively mistaken as “Cadaver.” The name Amazon was adopted soon after because the Amazon River is the largest in the world, and the letter “A” would help the company to show up at the top of alphabetical lists. Amazon, since its release in 1995, has become one of the Fortune 500 e-commerce company (btmaushart.iweb, 2014). In the business world, Amazon is currently the largest online retailer in the world. It manufactures consumer electronics, most widely known is the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, and has an extensive cloud computing service. Amazon’s start-up was initially only an online bookstore, giving Amazon an advantage of having more and readily available books than any long-established brick-and-mortar book store. By the last 1990’s, Amazon’s success had enabled an expansion from an online bookstore to a wide variety of other products including, but not limited to: CDs, videos, DVDs, electronics, toys, tools, home furnishings, and more. In addition to those products from Amazon, Amazon also sells products from well-known retailers through intermediaries’ agreements. Among those retailers are Toysrus.com Inc., Target Corporation, and Circuit City Stores Inc (FundingUniverse.com, 2014). Amazon takes on a face of a company that came...
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...Benefit and Drivers Paper- Kudler Fine Foods Marlene Banton Harriett Clay Demetrias Odom OI/361 June 23, 2014 Ruth Todd Benefit and Drivers Paper- Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods known as the best for servicing their customers is an upscale epicurean shop located in La Jolla, California founded by Kathy Kudler on June 18, 1998 was the opening of the first store. With such great innovation Kathy decided to open more stores and provide a service where they would be second to none. The service of providing freshly baked pastries, cheese, wines, fresh produce, specialty dairy products, packaged condiments and food, along with meat and seafood ("Kudler Fine Foods," 2013). Kathy’s innovative skills would be put to work in her expanding the service to own more stores and spread her wings to This paper will be identifying the organization’s innovation internal and external drivers along with the description of how innovation, design, and creative thinking might benefit Kudler Fine Foods organizational intentions. Kathy and her team’s collaboration proved that innovative and creative minds owned three more stores. Consistently seeking ways to enhance service and products, innovation, design, and creativity plays a vital role. Internal and External Drivers Internal driving takes place in an organization to assist in the development and adaption of changes that will take place in Kudler Fine Foods will be more innovative when changes do take place. Drivers internally demonstrate...
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...Running Head: BENEFITS AND DRIVERS PROPOSAL Benefits and Drivers Proposal Michelle Straughter, Shannon James, Andy Ledford, Dre Henderson, Jeff Koll April 8, 2014 University of Phoenix Theresa OI/361 Benefits and Drivers Proposal Team C has chosen Riordan to conduct the proposal. In this discussion, Team C will find how Riordan can benefit from a new focus on creativity and innovation. As a team of consultants we wanting to help Riordan become a more innovative organization. The proposal will identify the internal and external drivers of innovation for the organization. The proposal will describe how innovation, design, and creative thinking might benefit the organization in terms of meeting its organization objectives. Riordan is a manufacturing company that customizes designs and is also in the leading industry of plastic injection molding. The company also distributes different types of fans and precision medical devices. Riordan is a Fortune 1000 Company that employs 550 people. Innovation, design, and creative thinking are methods used by companies in order to help increase their production, increase their revenue, and establish a strong foundation for the future of the company. Innovation has an advantage over the other methods, because innovation is how companies can maintain their competitive advantage over other businesses and it has become the most important source in the competitive market. Innovation is essentially the process of creating an idea...
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...Benefits and Drivers Paper Name OI/356 August 19th, 2014 Huffman Trucking Company K. Huffman had founded Huffman Trucking in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the start of the company, it had only a single tractor-trailer. At the time, World War II had started to pickup steam. The companies growth was a direct result of this. The increasing demand for carrier services stemming from the Midwest to the ports on the east coast was in high demand. By the end of World War II, Huffman Trucking had grown in size to be sixteen tractors and 36 trailers. Huffman Trucking later acquired five different Eastern regional carrier companies. Through acquisition and internal sales, Huffman is still continuing to be a privately held company. With recent sales and the firm acquisition of other successful carrier companies. Huffman Trucking needs to be spruced up. What we are going to be looking at is how the internal and external drivers of innovation can be re evaluated. We will be looking at the organizational objectives and how innovation, design, and creativity may benefit Huffman Trucking Company. Organizational Objectives With recent changes in the economy, more competition, and no economic growth Huffman trucking will be going through some major changes. At the annual strategic planning session the board of directors decided to take a look at other companies like UPS and will mirror some of the qualities and will go a step further. Huffman will not only service customers logistic...
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...Benefits and Drivers Benefits and Drivers Proposal We are a consultant company known as ‘Team A’. Our company has been contracted by the Sony Corporation to research and present a proposal that will assist their organization in becoming more innovative. Our first task is to learn who Sony Corp. is and what is this organization’s mission and values. By understanding Sony Corp’s mission and values our team can get them on the road to becoming a more innovative organization. We will then analyze how innovation, design, and creativity support Sony’s goal and objectives. Lastly, we will identify the internal and external drivers of innovation for Sony Corp. History of Sony Corporation Vision and Mission statement Sony Corporation's Mission statement is "to become a leading global provider of networked consumer electronics, entertainment and services", and their Vision is “to create exciting new digital entertainment experiences for consumers by bringing together cutting-edge products with latest generation content and services” (Sony, n.d.). Sony Corporation was created May 7, 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. The company was established with a capital of 190,000 yen, which is about $ 1,600. The name of the company was originally "Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation". In 1958 the company changed its name to "Sony" which comes from a combination of two words: "SONUS", which in Latin means "sound" and "SONNY", which means a small size. In 1960 the company established...
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...Benefit and Drivers for Riordan Manufacturing David Morgan, Jamie Perez, Marial Lawson, Renatta Coonor OI/361 Nov. 9, 2014 Alvin Keen Jr Benefit and Drivers Paper Riordan Manufac turing has several internal drives of innovation. Their customers are their main focus because if the customer needs and wants are not taken care of on a regular basis. The company will be at risk of losing their loyal customers. Riordan Manufacturing strives on keep a long term relationship with their customer. The company focus on maintaining a rigorous quality control, reasonable pricing, innovative solutions and a responsive business attitude. The company has another internal drive of innovation which is their staff. Riordan Manufacturing maintains an innovative and team oriented working environment (Apollo Group, 2013). Their employees are equally trained, have the essential support they need, and the employees sustains the chance to make a good environment for the company long time success. Keeping the employees well informed and properly supported is a great internal innovation drive (Apollo Group, 2013). Riordan Manufacturing realizes that for the company to maintain a high level of profit the company needs to have a stable financial innovation drive. The Riordan Manufacturing company mission statement is “Our R&D is, and will remain the industry leader in identifying the industry trends (Apollo Group, 2013)”. Riordan Manufacturing realizes that their staff is their number one internal...
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...Benefits and Drivers Paper Name University Benefits and Drivers Paper Benefits and drivers are essential for inspiring innovation and creativity within a company. As a prime example, Sara Lee Food Company is an organization that has declined within the Fortune 1000 list. Currently, Sara Lee operates on a global scale offering prepackaged foods that will be consumed by retail buyers. The company is a publically held and generates over $12 Billion in annual revenue (Sara Lee 2012). A further increase in revenue will allow Sara Lee to pursue avenues of innovation that can increase profit margins and spark new growth. In this paper, our team will be exploring the internal and external driving factors that influence the innovation at Sara Lee. In addition, we will provide an overview of how these tactics can benefit the company. The information covered in this paper is important in ensuring that Sara Lee will be able to meet their organizational objectives. Sara Lee External Drives of Innovation External innovation is the comparison of a company’s own to a competitor’s product or service. The external drives of innovation within Sara Lee are frequent shopper program, website, and catering. Sara Lee has created a program for their customers where they sign up to receive news about the stores events, featured products, and sales (Sara Lee, Inc., 2011). With competitors they do not provide such access to information for frequent customers they receive preventing customers from...
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...Benefit and Drivers Paper Kudler Fine Foods Name OI 361 Date Instructor Name Benefit and Drivers Paper Kudler Fine Foods When Kathy Kudler decided that she was not going to continue with the frustration of travel to find fresh gourmet ingredients, she decided to open up shop. Thus, Kudler Fine Foods was created, and grown into three locations. Kathy was passionate about her gourmet cooking and ultimately wanted to share her passion with the San Diego community. Her passion was not left at just quality products. Price point was a large focus for Kathy and her customers. With a huge success of her first store in La Jolla, she was able to move on to the Del Mar market then finishing up with her latest Encinitas store. As we dissect the decision and ultimate issues that Kathy faced opening these stores, we will concentrate on the internal and external drivers of her innovation. We will show-case how innovation, design and creative thinking help cultivate the business know as Kudler Fine Foods. Internal driver is one key success in creating an innovative organization. Top executives and leaders at Kudler Fine Foods Incorporation must have a vision and a mission statement. Kudler’s management team hires knowledgeable employees in the gourmet foods industry. Management offers their employees educational opportunities for growth in the company. Employees are rewarded with pay bonuses and pay raises as well as food discounts when performing exceptionally...
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...Benefit and Drivers Paper Creativity is the ability to bring or create a new idea that would bring something new to life. Without creativity a company is not able to make improvements to keep the organization competitive. The creativity of bringing new ideas will only support an organization with the goals and objectives of the organization. Creativity is a necessary skill in any workplace because it brings new ideas into the company. University of Phoenix can use and implement new ideas that can make learning more exciting and easier with online classes. Huffman Trucking is open to new ideas because they are a leader in transportation industry and has prospered with continual growth since they were founded in 1936. Allowing new ideas from staff, drivers, warehouse workers, and other key personnel will only help the reach the goals as stated in the company mission. Not all companies are willing to allow new ideas to be brought forward and other companies are always looking at ways to increase creativity. “One of the big concerns for many companies is therefore how to generate more and better ideas – how to become more creative” (Stamm, 2003, p. 2). Allowing and implementing new ideas has been an important step for Huffman Trucking. The most efficient way a company can bring new ideas to help achieve the objectives of the organization is to hire creative team members who bring different thinking to the table. Using a creative team can bring new ideas to the organization...
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...Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations Dave Tauala, David Cosme, Luana Pa'ahana, Rolly Alvarado, Sharon Losalio HRM/531 May 28, 2014 Arlis Liu Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations A competitive and affordable total rewards system will not be effective if potential employees do not know what benefits are available. Communication of the package is just as important as the package itself. Employees tend to perceive the value of competitive benefits as excessive costs versus value (Cascio, 2013). The intent in the design of compensation programs is to incorporate salary and benefits into a package that will achieve Landslide Limousines' organizational goals. The team from Atwood and Allen Consulting put together recommendations for a total rewards package for 25 employees with projected revenue of $50,000 for the first year and a 5% revenue growth over the next two years. Limousine Market Landslide Limousines is a new business entering the marketplace. According to Austin Ground Transportation (n.d.), there are more than 70 limousine services. Landslide Limousines will need to market their service comparable to other limousine businesses. Austin is a tourist destination known for its diverse shops, bars, and restaurants. With today's unpredictable economy, limousine services are feeling the pinch as shuttle buses are gaining more business (Breslow, 2014). Entering the market as a new company, the ability to pay employees will be constrained...
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...Benefit and Drivers Paper Success is acquired by driving operational excellence throughout the business by building a brand or company reputation. The reputation drivers are created by a company using innovation and creativity to develop products or services, creatively solve problems, and generate improvements in the quality of his or her products and services, which also creates a sustainable competitive advantage over its competitors. It may be restructuring and improving the processes or delivery of the services, driving visibility of the enterprise’s data and goods, or the initiatives that will make the customers take notice of the innovative and creative changes that are made. Benefits and drivers are essential for inspiring innovation and creativity within the company as the competition evolves. Innovation can be separated into two wide classifications. Evolutionary innovations are the knowledge or procedures, and revolutionary innovations are frequently troublesome and innovative. However, they have their benefits too. Benefits such as, an increase in revenue that will allow the company to research or explore other avenues of innovation that can increase profits and create new growth for the company, which are internal drivers. Innovation also brings new ideas to reality, and one of the drivers of innovation is the encouragement from the organization’s leaders. Companies must do more for their employees' creativity than just acknowledging that he or she has good ideas...
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...In the July6, 2015 New Yorker article “Gigs with Benefits,” Surowiecki presents some attitudes toward the transportation industry. To begin with, a California labor commissioner ruled that “ a Uber driver who had filed a claim against the company was,… an employee.” Surowiecki believes if all the states followed this rule, then the U.S. transportation industry would be influenced, not just Uber. For companies, hiring independent contractors is less expensive than hiring employees since laws protect the benefits of workers. For Uber, one thing is that it covers its employees as contractors. Uber is able to monitor its employees by checking the customers’ ratings to drivers. Much worker-protection legislation declares that companies like Uber should prioritize workers’ benefits. However, Surowiecki thinks it is too early to say that employees who work several hours a week will benefit since most Uber drivers nowadays do not work for a long time every week. A study shows that 10 percent of workers were miscategorized and the real issues for Uber drivers is that they do not fit in any category. Hence, for those people, they cannot enjoy benefits. Surowiecki argues since “work is changing,” the protection for workers should also be changed. I think the appearance of Uber brings many benefits to the transportation industry, such as lower fees for customers and effective competition in the market. I believe that diversity improves the quality of the market. I use Uber a lot when...
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...told myself that I’m just going to take a nap for 20 minutes. But when I wake up, it’s already past 11 pm. I don’t even know how I end up on my bed. I looked at my phone and I wonder why I have so many text and calls from my friends. And I realized that I’ve missed the night that I’ve been waiting for. That night I cursed T. Jode’s project even the subject. But not the teacher, believe me. This story has something to do with sleep. We all know what sleep is. Am I Right? And we all know that when we don’t sleep it has a bad effect in our body and mind. And based on the story that I’ve just told you, not sleeping will be one of the reason why you will miss some important moments in your life. Now, let’s consider the benefits of sleeping in our lives. The first benefit is that sleep increases your life longevity or expectancy. Too much or...
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...1990 SCR Supl. (3) 622 1991 SCC (1) 731 JT 1990 (4) 794 1990 SCALE (2)1286 Summary - Corporation--Drivers--Occupational hazards Development of defective, weak or sub-normal eye-sight in the course of employment--Pre-mature termination of services--Held termination was not retrenchment and consequent compliance with section 25-F not necessary--But termination held unjustified and inequitable--Scheme formulated by the Supreme Court. For relief to drivers--Directions for giving retirement benefits, providing alternative jobs and payment of compensatory amount proportionate to length of service rendered by the drivers. Matter/facts - The termination of services of helper (in C.A.No. 1862) was unjustified and also illegal being in contravention of the provisions of Section 25-F of the Act. The High Court erred in treating his case on par with cases of other drivers. The appellant-workman will, therefore, be entitled to his retirement benefits as a driver from the date of his employment as a helper. He would further be entitled to be reinstated in service as a helper with all arrears of back wages as a helper. In case he opts for receiving the compensatory amount under the scheme framed by this Court, he may do so for the period beginning from the date from which his services as a helper were terminated. [637D-F] 627 The appellants (in C.A. No. 1859-61) were appointed as drivers and had put in a long service to the satisfaction of the respondent Corporation....
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...CPO from the mills to the refineries. * The tankers have to be modified to carry CPO. * Approximately 17.73 million metric tonnes are moved yearly from the mills to the refineries by the tankers operated by transport companies. * Gross profit margins: 35%-45% * Administrative overheads are low. Net profit can be made if operated efficiently. * Achilles’Heel (a deadly weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall) is COST OF SALES due to: * Vehicle maintenance costs * Compensation payments to refineries for short delivery of CPO. Picture 1: The Supply Chain of Palm Oil 1.2 MAJOR ISSUE IN THE TRANSPORT OF CPO: OIL PIRACY * Stealing of CPO by the drivers, depot (palm oil...
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