Relevant Economic Trends With the exception of supercenters such as Costco and BJ’s, the fastest-growing portion of the overall retail industry in the United States during the past decade has been in the dollar store segment. From 2000-2005 dollar stores had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2% which was nearly double the 5.6% CAGR in the retail industry as a whole. Sales from these discount stores were $24.7 billion in 2000 and were expected to more than double to $51.1 billion in
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1. Role play when you write the memo. You are sending this to your company’s management (your boss), not your teacher. Assume they know at least a little bit about the topic. 2. General meanings in the memo header: To: - means you’re providing/requesting information; or asking for help - do not put the recipients’ title here; they know their job title since it’s an internal company document CC: - means you are providing information as a courtesy, but no action
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Communications Specialists DATE: Fall 2000 SUBJECT: How to Write a Successful Memo This memo's purpose is to explain how to write a memo that successfully conveys a message accurately, concisely, and coherently. Memos are the major form of internal communication in most organizations, so it is vital that business writers understand how to draft these important documents effectively. This memo will cover the correct memo format first. Then, it will discuss clarity and conciseness, consistency and
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Alli Co. is a merchandising business. The account balances for Alli Co. as of November 30, 2012 (unless otherwise indicated), are as follows: 110Cash$ 73,920 112Accounts Receivable 37,875 113Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 3,500 115Merchandise Inventory 133,900 116Prepaid Insurance 3,750 117Store Supplies 2,850 123Store Equipment 100,800 124Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment 20,160 210Accounts Payable 21,450 211Salaries Payable
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Scenario Summary In this exercise, you play the role of Shawna, a project manager for ZAP Pharmaceutical Company. Currently, you are managing a large IT project in the healthcare industry for ZAP. Your project is to refurbish an existing office building, install the IT infrastructure, and outfit the area for use as a new telephone answering hub for your company. You took over this project a week ago from John, the previous project manager. John had overseen the project since its inception.
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Finance 102 Requirements for Take-Home Exam Projects GENERAL In order to receive full credit for your assignment, be sure to adhere to this checklist. Be sure your work looks professional. You should be very proud of it. Collaboration Unless otherwise indicated, you may not collaborate with anyone in any way. To do so is an act of academic dishonesty. If you are not sure if something is appropriate, ask me. Naming files Name your files NNN project n FLastname.ext, where NNN is the course number (e
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living. The case study describes the Department of Transportation of Illinois plans to outsource the management of information management systems. Ms. Barbara Glenn makes several arguments against this outsourcing in her memo to Mr. Cesar Padilla, the President of the FSEU (FSEU Memo, 2011). In the book, “Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Tenth Edition), by M. Neil Brown and Stuart M. Keeley”, the authors examine the benefits of critical thinking as it relates to the
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billion dollar division of a major Fortune 500 company. He has been with the company for 25 years and now makes approximately $800,000 in annual salary, not including bonuses. He is arrogant, self-absorbed, and focused on financial performance to the exclusion of most other system issues (e.g., personnel, marketing, general management, etc.). The feedback was solicited from his subordinates in a facilitated meeting to assess what future directions the division needs to take. The memo is addressed
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Persuasive Proposal Submission Team Names Professor Boedeker COM 537 June 14, 2013 Memo MEMO From: Special Emergency Commission Team To: Best Game Productions CEO Subject: Strategy to solve the current dilemma Date: June 14, 2013 During the past weeks our team has established a comprehensive discussion between all the internal stakeholders of the company, including the developers team, the financial department
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forces with the Italian automaker. Skip to next paragraph [pic] William Thomas Cain/Getty Images A General Motors shareholders’ meeting in June 2008 in Wilmington, Del. History shows that outsiders have repeatedly failed to get the Detroit car company to make major changes. Related Adviser Defends U.S. Role in Aiding Automakers (June 11, 2009) Times Topics: Automotive Industry Crisis | General Motors Corporation | Chrysler LLC | Fiat S.p.A. [pic] Left: Associated Press; Right: Craig Ruttle/Bloomberg
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