...In this task I am going to identify some of the competitive factors in the retail environment Tesco faces and the internal and external changes they need to face. I will also identify the competitors of Tesco, their market position, barriers to entry and new retailing concepts. The aspects of government policy concerning planning guidance for new store locations, specifically the influence of Planning Policy Statements. Lastly I will explain the retailer's way of working which may be determined by government. Tesco's competitors are Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons. These stores constantly battle against each other for the biggest market share. The reason why Tesco competes with other stores is because they all sell the same or similar products so they all compete through best offers and low prices. They don't let other new businesses get in their way, therefore Tesco has been spending large amounts of money on the development of their existing infrastructure. They compete on things like who sells their products for the lowest prices. For example, because they are such a large company Tesco can always negotiate the best competitive prices with their suppliers and their own brand product manufacturers when compared to small food chains. If a new technology is introduced it will affect Tesco's performance. Because their present employees will have to either learn how to operate the new systems or leave the job. Tesco doesn't want to lose their employees because they are walking...
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...------------------------------------------------- Writing your Business Brief Context You are a member of the management group of your allocated virtual organisation. At a recent executive meeting, your CEO mentioned that the business should enhance its preparedness given recent events within and outside the business. Specifically, the reference was in relation to some reports and articles in the business press about a management-related issue. The issue may have implications for the industry as a whole, but more importantly for the business in the near future. Your CEO is interested in hearing more about the issue and has tasked you with finding out more information. Your task: In Week 3, you will be given two pieces of information that will help you start on this assessment: 1) A virtual organisational profile and 2) A link to a sample article. The virtual organisation profile (one page) that depicts an organisation has been written specifically for you from the case studies of several successful Australian firms that operate across a wide range of sectors/industries. Firm-related information provided in the profile has been de-identified (is imaginary) and you can make more assumptions about the nature of the business, if need be. The profile will have an embedded “real world” issue/s in the short description that’s provided. The sample article given to you will help you with the context (see section above). The article will be focussed on a specific issue/s embedded...
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...Unit 4: Business Communication Unit code: H/502/5413 QCF Level 3: BTEC National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to show learners that the collection and management of business information, and the successful communication of that information throughout a business, is critical for the future prosperity of the organisation. Unit introduction A business needs accurate and relevant information from internal and external sources in order to operate profitably. Proper collection of data creates an environment where informed decisions can be taken for the benefit of the business. In order to manage information effectively, there must be good communication systems within the organisation. Staff must possess good verbal and written skills in order to communicate and share information. Business information can be used to obtain competitive advantage and promote efficiency. Organisations generate information internally, recording details of products manufactured, purchased and sold, and their associated costs. Businesses use information to manage not only what is currently happening in the organisation but also to plan for the future and ensure their survival. Information is collected, stored, manipulated, analysed and reported to those who need to use it. People need to become skilled manipulators and users of information to ensure organisations become more efficient and succeed in achieving...
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...------------------------------------------------- ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET CANDIDATES - Please submit this entire document (do not separate or remove pages) – with this page completed as required – and place at the top of your assessment document CANDIDATE TO COMPLETE THE SECTION BELOW | Name | | Address | | Phone | Daytime | | Evening/Mobile | | Email address | | Company name | | Training date(s) | | Training location | | Trainer’s name | | Assessment due date | | Date submitted | | Submission Date | | Resubmit 1 | | Resubmit 2 | | Purpose of the assessment The purpose of this assessment task is to assess evidence for part of a unit/s of competency which in full will lead towards a nationally-accredited qualification I acknowledge the following (all boxes need to be ticked) ❏ The assessment process has been explained to me ❏ I am ready to commence the assessment process. I have been advised of the assessment requirements, my rights and responsibilities as an assessment candidate, and I choose to be assessed at this time ❏ I understand which unit/s to complete, evidence I need to provide, and how to complete this document ❏ I understand my right of appeal, and this has been fully explained to me ❏ I have discussed with my trainer any special needs that should be considered when undertaking this assessment task | Candidate declaration - By signing/dating...
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...1. What is the difference between a main summary task and a summary task? Main summary tasks include a larger grouping of events like in this case, the entire project. The summary tasks are the little sub-projects that hold only a few events. There is really no difference in these. 2. On the View Tab, what does the Outline button with plus and minus signs do? The + expands the data and subtasks under the task names and the – contracts the same information. 3. What is a milestone? Milestones mark major project goals and phases. It visibly stands out to track progress in the project and is marked my indicators like the diamond. 4. What predefined report can you not make changes to the header and footer? The Project Summary report is the report you cannot change, per instructions in Lab1 part A- Select Page Setup for this report. The header and footer tabs are grayed out. For some reason, only known to Microsoft, this is the only report that you cannot change the header and footer. To that end, it is imperative that you enter all appropriate project information and project properties as discussed in the lab! 5. Give a real-world example of a) A successor task requiring lead time Installing equipment would require the successor task of purchasing it first, and installing the power would require a lead time for the equipment to be operational or even tested. b) A successor task requiring lag time Testing installed equipment...
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...appropriate for a more technology centric group to take charge of the project. Although room for growth and elaboration was limited in the past, the legacy HRIS system kept track of the following: personal information, pay rate, personal exemptions, hire date, seniority date, organizational information and vacation hours. Changes to any of the above employee categories are made by submitting physical, hand written form by the employee’s manager and subsequently entered by the payroll clerk. Full details of the current system can be found under the Human Resources intranet web page on Riordian Manufacturing’s website. During assignment #1, the primary objective was to analyze the above summarized service request into a basic outline with primary tasks. Although a template was provided as a starting point in the materials page of the...
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...Qualification | BTEC National Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3 | Unit number and title | Unit 44: Vocational Experience | Hand out Date | w/c 9th September 2013 | Hand in Date | 13th June 2014 | Learner Name | | Assessor name | Adelaide McLaughlin & New Lecturer (TBC) | | Assignment title | Vocational Experience | Criteria Assessed | P1 explain the structure and function of a health or social care organisationP2 report on own contributions to a specific team activity relating to health and social careP3 make regular reflective entries in a personal journal related to own contributions to work in a health and social care settingP4 present a portfolio of evidence from all placements that demonstrates the development of own practice in health and social care settingsP5 explain how continuing development of staff influences practice in settings.M1 assess how their contributions to the team influenced the success of the activityM2 assess how own development of knowledge, skills and understanding has made a difference to teams and individuals in health and social care settings M3 assess how continuing development of staff can enhance the care of patients/ users of services.D1 make recommendations as to how they could have adapted their own contributions to the team to enhance the success of the activityD2 evaluate how own effectiveness as a carer has developed as a result of workplace experiences. | The purpose of this assignment is to:...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Laurie Smith GEN 200 January 4, 2012 Adrianna Szymkowski Personal Responsibility Essay I believe personal responsibility is an important part of success. Whether the success I am trying to achieve is educational, professional or personal. If I do not take reasonability for myself I will not be successful in anything I strive to do. It is my opinion that an important personal trait to have is organization. I believe with proper organization you can achieve personal responsibility which helps you achieve success. I define personal responsibility as having integrity, accepting consequences and the effects that an individual’s actions have on others. To me integrity has three characteristics: being honest, having values or morals, and being self-aware. I believe it is a conscious decision to admit ones mistakes by telling the truth whether or not someone is watching me. Values are used to create an individual’s moral compass telling me what is right or wrong. I feel that many values a person has is often constructed by a person’s culture as well as the individuals that raised them; I believe that a person always has the choice to reevaluate and change their morals as they choose. For a person to have self-awareness I consider if the individual is not only reliable and trustworthy but also possesses humility and are humble instead of a sense of indulgent pride. Another trait of personal responsibility is accepting consequences. I consider accepting...
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...Creating a summary task * Working with subtasks * Establishing task dependencies * Specify lead and lag times A project task list can be as few as 10 or as many as several hundred tasks. With a large project, it can become difficult to locate a specific task. Using MS Project, you can organize the task list by creating a hierarchical structure. This process of structuring a task list is known as outlining. Outlining is used to organize common tasks into groups within the task list. The groups can represent phases of the project. In this lab, we will first use outlining to group the tasks of our project into phases. We will create a main summary task to represent the entire project and then several levels of summary tasks below the main summary task to represent the phases of the project. Creating an Outline 1. Log onto Windows. Open MS Project. 2. Open your project file that you created in Lesson 1, Part A (MyLab1a_XXX.mpp, where XXX are your initials.) 3. Save this file, using Save As, as MyLab1b_XXX.mpp, where XXX are your initials. Creating a hierarchical outline organizes the project tasks list into groups of tasks. Each group of tasks is preceded by a summary task, which describes the tasks within each group. The outline of a project generally begins with a main summary task. The main summary task is a brief description of the project and all tasks are subordinate to the main summary task. This main summary task is also helpful...
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...Time Management Activities | Trainers Warehouse Blog Home Recent Posts energize learning! Favorites Shop About Contact us Time Management Activities POPULAR LATEST COMMENTS TAGS on APRIL 19, 2011 in ACTIVITIES, ICEBREAKERS Looking for a Time Management activity? Try one of these: The Jar Divide the group into teams and give them each a large glass container. The object is to fill their containers with as much material as they can. The material can be rocks, stones, gravel, sand etc.. (But you can use anything.) The larger materials should be placed in the container first and then followed by the next to the largest, and so on… In this order you should be able to fit the most into the container. You can come to your own conclusion for the activity based on your need. The rocks (due to size) would be the most important items to complete. (Can be home activities…work/life balance.) Then stones would be every day has to finish items. Gravel can be the projects that need completed. Sand could be the extra work that was just assigned to you. Communication and Listening exercises APRIL 5, 2011 Time Management Activities APRIL 19, 2011 Memorable Debriefs (last updated March 2014) MAY 11, 2011 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Activities JANUARY 30, 2012 5-Minute Competitive Games MAY 4, 2012 Search... CATEGORIES I allow the groups to fill their own container without detailed instructions. I tell them ...
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...Efficiency Chapter 8 .......................Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin Chapter 9 .......................Do Your Homework Chapter 10 .....................Leverage Your Special Talents Chapter 11 .....................Identify Your Key Constraints Chapter 12 .....................Take It One Oil Barrel At A Time Chapter 13 .....................Put the Pressure on Yourself Chapter 14 .....................Maximize Your Personal Power Chapter 15 .....................Motivate Yourself Into Action 2 Chapter 16 .....................Practice Creative Procrastination Chapter 17 .....................Do the Most Difficult Task First Chapter 18 .....................Slice and Dice the Task Chapter 19 .....................Create Large Chunks of Time Chapter 20 .....................Develop a Sense of Urgency Chapter 21 .....................Single Handle Every Task Putting It All Together 3 Preface Thank you for picking up this book. I hope these ideas help you as much as have helped me and thousands of others. In fact, I hope that this book changes your life forever. There is never enough time to do everything you have to do. You are literally swamped with work and personal responsibilities, projects, stacks of magazines to read and piles of books you intend to get to one of these days as soon as you get caught up. But the fact is that you are never going to get caught...
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...ASSESSMENT RECORD SHEET | Programme | BTEC EXT DIP IN PUBLIC SERVICES | Learner name | | Assignment title | TYPES | Assessor name | SIMON TAYLOR / TONY GREENHALGH / RAY MOFFAT | Unit no. & title | UNIT 10 – LANDBASED ADV ACTIVITIES | Targeted learning aims | P1 M1 | Issue date | | Submission deadline | | First submission / resubmission?* | | Date submitted | | Resubmission authorisation by Lead Internal Verifier* | | Date | | * All resubmissions must be authorised by the Lead Internal Verifier. Only one resubmission is possible per assignment, providing: * The learner has met initial deadlines set in the assignment, or has met an agreed deadline extension. * The tutor considers that the learner will be able to provide improved evidence without further guidance. * Evidence submitted for assessment has been authenticated and accompanied by a signed and dated declaration of authenticity by the learner.**Any resubmission evidence must be submitted within 10 working days of receipt of results of assessment. | Targeted criteria | Criteria achieved?(Yes / No) | Assessment comments | P1 | | | M1 | | | General comments | | Assessor declaration | I certify that the evidence submitted for this assignment is the learner’s own. The learner has clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice. | Assessor signature | | Date | | Learner comments | | Learner signature | | Date...
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...MC 2014-15: PGP I/PGP-ABM I MC Individual Assignment-II Release Date: 19-8-14 Submission Date and Time 04-09-14, 6:00 PM Instructions 1. This is an individual assignment (not group). 2. You are required to develop VBA solutions to the following two problems and submit the solutions as a single xlsm file on Moodle. 3. Your solution must be as general as possible – clearly state all assumptions. The VBA code must be neat, and well documented (introducing appropriate comments) 4. Submit your assignment file on Moodle well on time to avoid system congestions or break-downs during the last minute Problem 1: Tourist spots in London As a tourist in London you want to visit 7 spots and minimize the time spent on visiting these 7 spots. The details of the 7 spots including their ID, time to see the attraction, and opening time are given to you (Range A3:D9 in given spreadsheet). Note that you want to visit each spot only once. Range B13:H19 in the given spreadsheet contains the travel time (in minutes) between any two spots, 9999 stands for infinity. For example: travel from 2 to 5 (Trafalgar Square to Tower Bridge) takes 22 minutes. You can assume that all other times (wait times for transport, queues for attractions etc, are already accounted for in the sightseeing time and travel time). The subroutine calc_schedule uses this information to calculate the route to...
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...member. List all of the tasks you completed for the project. In other words, what specifically did you contribute to the team effort? As needed, enter comments about group members below the form. Use the back of this sheet or additional sheets as necessary. (If you use the back, please indicate this on the bottom of the front page.) Only submit this page and any additional comment pages when completed the project. Group Members Names |Quality of work |Timeliness of work |Task support |Interaction |Attendance |Responsibility |Involvement |Leadership |Overall Performance | |Yourself |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 total 40 Erik |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 | totoal 40 | | Katie |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 | total 40 | | Cecily | 5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 |5 | 40 | | Adrijano | 44444444 32 List below the specific tasks you completed for the project: The team worked together on the whole project and met on a regular weekly basis via conference call that Erik set up. Erik - Erik took the task of being our project leader when Wade left and did a terrific job in setting up a web conference. He did a great job starting the project for us doing all the journal entries to get us started. He was always available and answered my text and emails very efficiently. 100% attendance. Demonstrated excellent leadership skills. Katie - Katie did a great job with the trail balance. She was there every conference with great input and worked very hard on the trail balance sheet. 100% attendance. Katie...
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...Long reversed the situation over the past 24 months. The group has shown a 53% improvement in the dollar output per man-hour of work, 24% increase in direct labor efficiency and 11% to 12% improvement in the raw material utilization in tubes produced. In most recent fiscal year, the profit position for tube manufacturing operations was one of the best in the company. The group generated $457,000 profits, 45.7% of the company’s total profits. The high performance of the group is largely due to Mr. Long’s job design, which matched task characteristics and workers’ skills and interests. Additionally, Mr. Long’s method of empowering workers for success and encouraging them to meaningfully connect with their labor has transformed “agitators” and “troublemakers” into the company’s most valuable employees. Core job dimensions—skill variety, task identity, autonomy and feedback are also positively related to overall job satisfaction. Skill variety& Task identity Workers in the NTAR could use their various skills to perform several kinds of...
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