...Castle’s Family Restaurant Business Plan: Stage III DeVry University Executive Summary The purpose of this business plan is to understand the restaurants business and its operations to improve its customer service and its employee relations. The Castle Family Restaurant has eight restaurants that operate under one regional manager that also acts as the Human Resource Manager for the restaurants. The goal is to develop a plan that can decrease the travel time of the regional manager so; that he, Jay Morgan, can save on gas due to high gas prices since each restaurant is located in the northern California area. The objective is to introduce a HRIS application and one vendor that can assist in the developing of the HR department and ease the transitioning of one individual HR manager to multiple employees. There are restaurants with profits in mind and provide the same food and service while the Castle’s Family believes in family, partnerships and developing relationships with one another for a great customer service. Introduction The Castle’s Family Restaurant has eight restaurants in northern California with about 300-340 employees. Most of the employees are part time with about 40% of them full-time. This business plan is to determine strategies that will eliminate the Human Resource position from Jay Morgan, so that he can reduce his travel time to all eight locations and to develop an HR department for the restaurants. In addition, the business plan is to enable Jay...
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...CHARACTERISTC OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: 4 billion people in the world who live in poverty, subsisting on less than $2000 a year. Not only is this segment a full two-third of the current market place, but it is expected to grow to 6 billion by 2040. * Low per-capita income * Low levels of human capital * High levels of poverty and under-nutrition * Higher population growth rates So, the potential of a big market is here. If the marketers want to extend their market, they have to enter this part of our world. I will point out the potential of this market that is the reason why they chose developing countries to engage in major market. Short-term benefit: * Expand consumer market. It a big market that many MNCs want to entered to have more customers. * To establish as a leader in a new market. If firms enter first and have the right strategy marketing/ good R&D, to fit the new market such as: tailoring local solutions and have the fit price, they would conquer the new customer’s belief then become leaders. * To provide a showcase to the world of capabilities in terms of devices, infrastructure and services. Long-term benefit: * Prolong the product life-cycle. * Significant revenue and profit growth over time through the creation of new markets, products and services. * To demonstrate character and commitment to social contribution. * Establishing relationships with government and other constituents * * What...
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...Vision/Scope Customer Name Directions for using template: Read the Guidance (Arial blue font in brackets) to understand the information that should be placed in each section of this template. Then delete the Guidance and replace the placeholder within with your response. There may be additional Guidance in the Appendix of some documents, which should also be deleted once it has been used. Some templates have four levels of headings. They are not indented, but can be differentiated by font type and size: • Heading 1 – Arial Bold 16 font • Heading 2 – Arial Bold Italic 14 font • Heading 3 – Arial Bold 13 font • Heading 3 – Arial Bold Italic 12 font You may elect to indent sections for readability. |Author | | |Author Position | | |Date | | Version: 1.0 ( 2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft...
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...DEVELOPING COACHING SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE ACTIVITY 1 Introduction In this report I will describe two types of coaching and how coaching can be directive and non-directive. Also, I will explain two differences between coaching and other learning and development methods. I will identify 3 benefits of coaching to the organization and an explanation of 3 ways that coaching can be used to meet organization objectives. Moreover, I will explain the meaning of coaching culture and therefore 2 options for developing it within an organization. And in conclusion, I will identify 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of developing in house coaching. 2 types of coaching * Sports Coaching: This is what many people think of when they hear the word “coach”. A “player” is helped to develop their skills by a “coach”. On the other hand, the term sports coach encompasses a wide range of roles and approaches, from the football manager on the touchline, through one-to-one coaches for athletes and players, to specialist coaches for fitness and health. There are also coaches who focus on the ‘mental game’, helping sports players fine-tune their psychological preparation for high-pressure events. * Executive coaching: is a form of business coaching which is typically aimed at developing senior managers, directors and key players within a business setting. It may enhance current performance, taking skills and abilities to a new level and help individuals adapt to new situations or it may...
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...drugstore chains, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacy benefit managers and other mail order prescription providers, Internet pharmacies and ambulatory care health providers. A primary component of the Company's human resources strategy to ensure high caliber leadership is the identification, recruitment, development and placement of key management and business talent. The Rite Aid Board of Directors (the "Board") and executive management team believe that a crucial aspect of executing this strategy is a comprehensive, integrated and straightforward executive compensation platform that provides competitive and differentiated levels of pay based on corporate and individual performance while reinforcing the alignment of executive interests with those of stockholders. When a company is facing issues dealing with corporate compliance, implementing a system to deal with the compliance and corporate governance issues is the best opportunity for the company. The company should develop a process to analyze alternatives and integrate the appropriate opportunity into the company's system. The company will begin by developing an internal control and corporate governance system. This process includes defining and implementing compliance steps and process. Next, the company will recommend a...
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...G&V Business Solutions Making Business Happen Professional Proposition Company Brief G&V Business Solutions is a unique international firm that serves as a business accelerator for companies who are looking at setting up activities in emerging markets. G&V- Technologies The uniqueness of G&V is in its capabilities of HANDS ON execution of projects and businesses with analysis and improvement of processes, increasing efficiency and expanding margins. Healthcare The Indian Opportunity 1.2 Billion people and growing One of the 5 largest economies in the world Politically stable democracy Business friendly government Rapid expansion of the middle class 8%-10% annual growth in the next decade One of the 10 best Foreign Investments destinations in the word • Atrocious lack of services and products • Significant growing consumer demands • Paradigm shift towards quality products with international standards Is there is a need for an Implementation company in India? • Despite the huge potential embedded in the Indian markets, Israeli companies experience difficulties in penetrating India • Penetrating India requires a comprehensive understanding of the local business culture, markets, competitors, regulation, legal and financial systems, organizational cultures and a strong and stable business network with valuable business alliances • There is a strong need for an implementation company with vast experience in India for the initial stages of penetration, in sales...
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...of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written permission of UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Our Insight. A UPS Supply Chain Solutions White Paper Introduction Chances are you’ve heard the term supply chain strategy. Used informally, it is often confused with supply chain management, where supply chain operations are controlled to reduce costs. There’s some truth to this definition, but supply chain strategy really is broader; it defines how the supply chain should operate in order to compete. Supply chain strategy is an iterative process that evaluates the costbenefit trade-offs of operational components. A well executed supply chain strategy results in value creation for the organization. Business strategy involves leveraging the core competencies of the organization to achieve a defined high-level goal or objective. It also includes the analytic and decision-making process surrounding what to offer (e.g., products and services), when to offer (timing, business cycles, etc), and where to offer (e.g., markets and segments) as a competitive plan. While the business strategy constitutes the overall direction that an organization wishes to go, the supply chain strategy constitutes the actual operations of that organization and the extended supply chain to meet a specific supply chain objective. That being said, most companies have a business strategy, but are unlikely to have overtly designed a supply chain strategy. So, why is a supply...
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...Trends and Implementation Strategies for Business Intelligence and Analytics A rapidly emerging trend across almost every industry and organization is the increased utilization of data. From process automation to on-demand agile reporting to robust business intelligence and analytics (BI&A), data remains the future of business. Because of this trend, BI&A has become an industry in its own right. Software companies of all sizes are developing tools that are changing the future of business archetypes. According to Gartner, Inc., “By 2020, information will be used to reinvent, digitalize or eliminate 80% of business processes and products from a decade earlier” (Forbes 2015). As BI&A continues to quickly grow, there are multiple trends, techniques, platforms and expanding technologies that impact how organizations might tackle the development of a universal BI&A platform. The current “hot” trend, increasingly on the rise is self-service analytics, which opens the use of data to more people in a real-time way. Rado Kotorov, a Chief Innovation Officer at Information Builders predicts that for 2016: “…Self-service analytics will evolve beyond just self-service for analysts. There will be self-service information for the masses delivered not through tools but through purpose-built interfaces and apps. Just as the ATM in banking evolved from a cash-dispensing machine to a full transaction and account management terminal, so too will self-service mature and spread...
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...communities By Meir Shargal & Yoav Intrator E-business is changing the way people work and communicate, requiring a different approach to enterprise architecture. Previously, systems revolved around a specific user community or platform. The system design, in most cases, coupled the user platform to the actual services. For example, a travel agency's system and applications targeted a single tier audience -- brokers -- and worked on a single platform, such as Green Screen. They supported one entry point, such as Web, fax, email, or voice response units (VRUs). In such a straightforward environment, developing systems based on the needs of that one group of users, and on the functionality of that specific platform, made sense. Today, business -- and the technology that supports it -- is more complex. During a typical work day, you may access a corporate extranet and check your inventory status at a supplier's warehouse, participate in a Web-based corporate discussion group, or receive an email message via your mobile PDA. Electronic communication now takes place across multiple platforms and among multiple companies, widening and blurring the boundaries of the individual enterprise. You can no longer neatly define users and systems, making the traditional user- or platform-focused approach to enterprise architecture inadequate. How you receive services changes over time. Currently, the Web is altering the way you conduct business; tomorrow, wireless communication will be just...
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...“EVOLVING A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR PURPLE HR CONSULTING PVT.LTD” Understanding how HR is approached in the context of the organization in which it operates is crucial to understanding how HR contributes to business strategies and the value that it is poised to bring to the organization. STEP BY STEP TO BUSINESS GROWTH: STEP 1: Diagnosing the heath of the business. STEP 2: Focussing on key divisions and setting goals. STEP3: Developing business strategies. STEP 4:Implementing growth plan. DEVELOPING A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: Growth strategies resemble a kind of ladder, where lower step presents less risk but maybe less quick-growth impact.So for intensive growth one should start from the lower step of the ladder which we call as intensive growth strategies.Growth strategies are never pursued in a vacuum, and being willing to change course in response to feedback from the market is as important as implementing a strategy in a single-minded way. Too often, companies take a year to develop a strategy and, by the time they're ready to implement it, the market has changed on them. So when putting together a growth strategy companies should think rapidly. Best approach could be take one step at a time. ➢ One of the ways for developing a business growth strategy for Purple HR could be buying a competing business or businesses.Employing such a strategy will add to the company’s growth and it will also eliminate another barrier standing in front...
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...Assignment 1 Business concept guidelines Due: Friday of week 5, 21 August (via Assignment Minder) Weighting: 20% Length: 1000-1200 words Task: In developing a new business venture, the process begins with recognising an opportunity from a business problem and creating a business concept that articulates it. For the first steps, the entrepreneur (1) builds a concept to solve the business challenge; (2) fashions a story that conveys the meaning of the new venture, and (3) prepares a presentation that tells the story and explains the concept to potential customers, investors and partners. After testing the concept with stakeholders, the entrepreneur may go on to develop a complete business plan. To help you build these skills you will be required to undertake the entrepreneurial process of opportunity recognition and concept development. You will be asked to identify possible commercial opportunities for an innovation and then articulate the opportunities into a new business concept. You will submit a 1000-1200 word business concept report that identifies and describes your innovative business idea. You will develop your business concept into a full business plan in assignment 2. Some of the issues that will help you in developing and evaluating your business idea are: * the problem or need and identification of the customer/s and market * the proposed solution and the uniqueness of the solution * why the customer will pay for the solution *...
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...market of the traditional copiers is dropping quickly. Xerox has multiple business pressures, but the company also has response strategies to survive in the market place. The business pressures on Xerox are not only from the traditional competitors such as Canon and HP, but also from the new entrant of information technology such as portable document format (PDF). The developing in IT is the major negative impact of the whole copier industry. In today’s business world, most of the companies seeking a low-cost strategy in order to increase companies’ profit. The digital document requires less paper that can lower the cost in paper. Also the PDF document is easier to store compare to the traditional way that using folder to store paper document. PDF can send by email, and people can view PDF documents on the screen. The traditional copier no longer a necessary office equipment in today’s business world. According to the Porter’s competitive model. Xerox’s network rivals: Canon and HP are facing the new challenger (new entrant) PDF. PDF also the substitute product and service, which impact the whole copier industry. The bargaining power of buyers is rising. Xerox has several response activities in this matter. The company started to focus on business service market since 2003. Today’s Xerox becomes the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document management company. The company provides Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Information Technology...
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...Usama Alameldin Mobile: +971-50-503-7146 Email: aua_usama@hotmail.com Dubai, UAE PROFILE Results driven development manager with more than 7 years of experience with focus on promoting software solutions through design, architecture, and development. I bring extensive experience in team management and have contributed to multiple functional and management domains and across industry sectors. Extensive experience in various technical domains such as: • Microsoft Office SharePoint • B2B development and deployment • E-government solutions and portals • Microsoft Framework • Software processes and standards • Cross-Functional team Management My work spanned across two continents with an in-depth knowledge of Middle Eastern cultural and social traditions; supported by an excellent command of two languages. I have passion for people, and I am a highly effective mentor and coach, adept at inspiring confidence, leading by example, and building high-performance teams committed to quality and responsiveness. EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Project Management • Broad knowledge and experience with tools and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling projects as well as industry best practices and methodologies of processes and techniques for project management. • Full awareness of CMMI standards and process development. • Team Self Process TSP/PSP approaches and coaching methodologies. • Experienced in projects’...
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...Mastering Finance Business Partnering The missing pillar in building Finance leadership February 2011 kpmg.co.uk ii | Section or Brochure name Contents Introduction The Role of Finance Business Partners Preparing Finance for Business Partnering Aligning Finance Business Partners with the Business Building an Effective Finance Business Partner Team Developing Effective Finance Business Partners Summary 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 © 2011 KPMG LLP a UK limited liability partnership, is a subsidiary of KPMG Europe LLP and a member firm of the KPMG , network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative, a Swiss entity. Foreword from CIMA Even for finance functions that have already transformed their efficiency and the quality of management information they provide, delivering business partnering effectively can be a challenge. Senior business partnering roles - as described in this report - are hard to fill. As a result, there is a real demand for management accountants who, in addition to the core finance and accounting skills, can offer commercial insight and strategic thinking combined with influencing and, ideally, leadership skills. At CIMA, we like to describe a management accountant in a business partnering role as the navigator at the side of the CEO, the captain of the enterprise. These navigators support business leaders with information and analysis about the organisation’s position and course. They contribute to strategic decision making...
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...Progress report Introduction This report is my first progress report and I will briefly discuss and explain my assignments, task, projects and achievements that I am involved in during my coop period at Rashed Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed & Sons Company at HRIS department from the first to the eighth week. Here is the list of topics that I will be discussing in this report: 1- SQL Server 2- OFOQ ERP System (Time Management) 3- Project SQL Server From the first day of my coop, my supervisor gave me an SQL database and a Microsoft SQL course CD to practice SQL. It took me a week to refresh and to get back on the right path. Moreover, he also gave me a documentation that has all of the information about the joins between the tables, so I can fully understand how to generate meaningful reports to the management. The next two weeks were about maintaining the database and how to perform a periodical database backup as figure 1 illustrates. Figure [ 1 ] SQL Backup Job OFOQ Human Resource System (Time Management) The company have two ways to record the employee’s attendance. First, by using the gates that are near the elevators. Second, by using the finger scanner. Both ways have two distinct servers to record the attendance. I was fortunate enough to take charge of extracting the log files of attendance from both servers and then upload them to the HR system as a daily task Figure2. Sometimes, the employees forget to login in or logout and the system does not...
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