...DON DON Reflection Strengths and weaknesses Major strengths : Brand name “TVOJIH 5 MINUT” : differentiation compare to the other company in the market who keep the corporate name brand. Big experience in the pastry production ; they always continue to develop and research for improve the quality and the production process. Annual growth rate : average of 62% between 1998 and 2003. Flexibility confer by the size of the company (medium size). Present in the healthy food segment which increase every years. Same for the bakery products. Leading position in the fresh sweet pastry segment. Constant analysis of the different market opportunity and customers needs and wants ; “sophisticated IT system” Important communication with merchandiser-distributors. Nice profit margin on sales ( 3 times more than the average of the bread industry) Major weaknesses : Loss of the 2 cofondators of the company which can involve a loss of the original spirit and vision. Franchising who can be bad for quality Lots of long terms liabilities and high debt ration ; maybe it will be difficult to find new liquidity for investment. Major part of the production is in the western Slovenia Sources of competitive advantage The IT system of Don Don is one of the major advantage of this firm. They can use that in order to take better decision and understand better the consumers. They also be able...
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...DON DON The Case of Slovenian Gazelle 1. Evaluate Don Don´s major resource strengths and weaknesses For every company it is important to know its strengths and weaknesses. Recognizing them helps managers to add value to the product or service, recruit new customers, and retain new loyal customers. With analysis of the company´s strengths, a marketer can identify expertise and advantages that are held over the competition. Moreover, identifying weaknesses shows marketers where is still a possibility to improve the performance of the business is. Don Don´s strengths: * A brand name * A marketing – oriented company * An excellent staff with strong knowledge and expertise * Ability to recognize customer needs and wants, and to fulfil them with tailor – made products and services * Business reputation of being innovative * Extremely efficient production and distribution systems * A broad range of products * Customer loyalty Don Don´s weaknesses: * Limited financial resources dedicated to advertising and promotion activities * No systematic engagement in marketing communication plan * Lack of marketing expertise * They have yet to capitalize on the trend of healthy lifestyle and eating * Bad design of their website, detailed information about their products is not available * The website in English language is not available In my opinion, Don Don still has a lot of opportunities for improvement and growth in their business...
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...DON DON The Case of a Slovenian Gazelle This case study was written by Maja Makovec Brenčič and Monika Lisjak, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a part of the Leonardo da Vinci project “Moving towards the case method”. It is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. 1 There was an atmosphere of tension before the management meeting at DON DON headquarters on 24 February 2005. The board members and regional sales managers were impatiently waiting to discover what was on the corporate agenda of Aleš Mozetič, the cofounder and chairman of the board of directors of the DON DON company. When Mozetič, a young, charismatic, and very ambitious manager, rushed into the room, the tension reached its peak. He briefly greeted the small group of highly committed managers and then energetically started his speech: Dear colleagues, we have been in the same boat for a long time. Most of you have known the DON DON company since its earliest stages of development, when my sister and I started the business. I still remember the excitement and the enthusiasm when we returned from visiting our relatives in Canada in 1993 and announced to our parents that we would enter the doughnut business . . . and the fervour while setting up machinery for baking doughnuts in the family garage. This was followed by a phase of intense work to open the first plant in Škofja Loka...
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...Scene Karimarimarim Residence. Toni: Good Morning, Daddy! (Freeze) Narrator: She is Antonina Karimarimarim. Toni for short. The only daughter of Don Enrico Karimarimarim, the owner of McJabeechow chain of restaurants. She is a spoiled-brat and don’t know anything about business, and about almost everything. Don Enrico: Good morning, sweetie. Sit down. We have something important to talk about. Toni: More important than my manicure schedule today? Don Enrico: Yes. It’s about business. Our business. Toni: I hate that word. (sits down). Don Enrico: Sweetie, you are not getting any younger. You’re already 25. You should start learning about our business. So that I’ll have a peace of mind that when I die, you’ll be the one managing McBee. Toni: Oh come on, daddy. You won’t die yet. As they say, you’re stronger than a carabao. Hahaha. Don Enrico: Antonina, I’m serious. I’m getting older. You’ll start managing our business whether you like it or not. You’re my only daughter so you’ll be my only beneficiary with all my assets including the restaurant. Toni: Okay. But can I have an assistant? You know, someone who knows the background of our business. Someone who will guide me. Don Enrico: Don’t worry. I’ve already thought about that. Betty! (Betty comes in) Betty: Yes, sir. (Freeze) Narrator: Betty LaBamba. The Assistant. She is like a walking dictionary. She knows everything about the nature of the business. Don Enrico: (to Toni) Hija, this is Betty LaBamba...
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...must be willing (and able). 2. Consideration: This refers to the payoff of the contract for both the parties involved. It can be monetary (valuable consideration) or in the form of physical items (goods consideration). 3. Stated Contract: The contract should be written in clear terms, in order to be clearly understood by both the parties (Beale et al 2010). Therefore, in light of the above framed notions, the case of Don Willetts will be deciphered. Moreover, this paper will address 2 questions in order to meet the pretext of the paper. Q1: What should you do about continuing to do business with Don? Answer: In the context of this case, the business with the Don should be stopped right away. As he took advantage of the 17 year old boy and made him sign the contract. Although the 17 year old should have told about the contract. The business with the Don should be stopped on the basis of ill intention. Don in the context of this case violated the notion of good faith in business. Furthermore, the company can stop working at any given time with Don. There was no agreement between Don and the company to keep working with each other. Don ordered as it was his requirement and the company sold at the value and terms it picked in the event that it decided to offer to Don whatsoever. Since...
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...Cervantes’ ideal world Don Quixote is a novel that express author’s ideal world which is constract with the realistic world. By using the ironic words, Cervantes shows us how Don Quixote uses his imagination to think about the real thing. In order to be a knight errant, he believes justice and freedom. However, he set a ideal world for himself which can satisfy him after he finish his “hero” tasks. When we open the book to see Don Quixote’s ideal world, in the chapter twenty-five, he explains to Sancho that the actual behavior of the farmaer’s daughter, Aldonza Lorenzo, with his imagination that the girl is his princess, Dulcinea del Toboso. Through his imagination, Don Quixote feel satisfied. . For what I want of Dulcinea del Toboso she is as good as the greatest princess in the land. For not all those poets who praise ladies under names which they choose so freely, really have such mistresses. . . .I am quite satisfied. . . to imagine and believe that the good Aldonza Lorenzo is so lovely and virtuous. . . . By characteristing the satisfied feeling when he imagine the girl as his princess, Cervantes implies that Don Quixote always live in his own ideal world. By using the word “quite”, author expresses the happy level that Don Quixote in when he imagine. Dulcinea gains renown through Don Quixote’s praise, and regardless of whether she is even real, she exists in fame and in the imaginations of all the characters who read about her. By highlighting...
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...Mathematical Writing by Donald E. Knuth, Tracy Larrabee, and Paul M. Roberts This report is based on a course of the same name given at Stanford University during autumn quarter, 1987. Here’s the catalog description: CS 209. Mathematical Writing—Issues of technical writing and the effective presentation of mathematics and computer science. Preparation of theses, papers, books, and “literate” computer programs. A term paper on a topic of your choice; this paper may be used for credit in another course. The first three lectures were a “minicourse” that summarized the basics. About two hundred people attended those three sessions, which were devoted primarily to a discussion of the points in §1 of this report. An exercise (§2) and a suggested solution (§3) were also part of the minicourse. The remaining 28 lectures covered these and other issues in depth. We saw many examples of “before” and “after” from manuscripts in progress. We learned how to avoid excessive subscripts and superscripts. We discussed the documentation of algorithms, computer programs, and user manuals. We considered the process of refereeing and editing. We studied how to make effective diagrams and tables, and how to find appropriate quotations to spice up a text. Some of the material duplicated some of what would be discussed in writing classes offered by the English department, but the vast majority of the lectures were devoted to issues that are specific to mathematics and/or computer science. Guest lectures by...
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...however since the downfall of mankind in the garden mistrust and out right egregious acts to undermine the boundaries of right and wrong has become more prevalent, especially in business. Christians conducting business in this present business model have to protect themselves from individuals who are self-seeking and unscrupulous. This paper will look at one example of contracts, while maintaining your spirituality. Contracts “In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19 Amplified Bible). Since the days of Adam, society has tried to find an angle, something that will give them an advantage. While competition is good especially in the world of contracting, fair and reasonable is the oil that lubes the contracting wheel. Still this sense of right or wrong does not prevent poor contracts or unscrupulous dealings. The struggle for supremacy had its impetus with Cain and Abel. Jealousy and material gain will create irrational thoughts and entice someone to do wrong. The Bible states it best in this verse “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it (Genesis 4:7 Amplified Bible). God has given us clear instructions in our dealings with others to do well; else we will have temptations that could overcome us. Cain was overcome with anger and the fear of...
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...Discussion Board Forum 2: Contracts BUSI561 – Legal Issues in Business November 10, 2013 Analysis of the Situation Let me begin by assessing the current situation and relationship with Don. Don and I met because of our individual desires to walk with Christ. We developed our friendship that eventually evolved to a business relationship; we are both small business owners. Our business venture started under favorable circumstances consistent with implied duty of faith and fair dealings. According to Kubasek, Brennan, &Browne (2012), an implied contract is formed by conduct of involved parties rather than written or spoken words. That was exactly the case between us. Don would place routine orders and would generally pay all invoices due within 45-60 days. I continue to supply him with my product [Scuppernong grapes] at consistent prices. The situation appeared to be mutually beneficial. Just recently, my product started to gain popularity that resulted to increased demand far in excess of my ability to supply. A company in Connecticut presented an extremely advantageous offer. After contacting Don to inform him of the circumstances, I was informed that my 17-year-old son who is a part-time deliveryman signed a requirements contract on behalf of my company. Neither my son nor Don had mentioned the existence of the contract before. Identifying Present Issues Based on recent developments, my company is facing several pressing issues. I have one current and one...
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...celebrate their victory with the Noble, Leonato, and his family, Hero, Beatrice, and many others. This company is made up of the Prince, Don Pedro, his illegitimate brother, Don John, two Counts, Claudio and Benedick, and various other men. Once they arrive in Messina, they are happily welcomed, and as soon as Claudio set his eyes on Hero, he had fallen in love, but, devastatingly, his love was thwarted by Don John's ruse to deceive both him and the Prince. This is but one instance of how deception is used in this comedic play to contribute to the overall plot, thus through the use of deception in this play such as the scenes where Beatrice and Benedick were fooled, Claudio and Don Pedro were deceived, and everyone was tricked, the theme that deception is not inherently evil, but can be used as a means to an end is illuminated. To begin with, the theme is illustrated at various...
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...2. Don Quixote de la Mancha The narrator designating these synonymous titles of lunacy to Don Quixote is in sound observation. Throughout the text he repeatedly exhibits his knowledge and research of the figure thus demonstrating his ability to derive to this credible form of judgment. Don Quixote very well can be deemed “a madman” and “crazy,” but the complexity of the character and his story forbids the reader from making a declaration in haste. Quixote’s existence in the socio-economic structure of imperialist Spain is one that draws empathy. Our hero assumes the role of knight errant to assimilate himself in a nostalgic past time: that of idealized collectivity. By doing so he sets to restore old-fashioned values in contemporary society for which he believes has been curdled and immoral in practice. The noble task, a primitive one, is juxtaposed with the modern ideology of the time and it is from the linear relationship between the two that the existential struggle of Don Quixote can be understood in its proper place. An important point to bring up at conception before the analysis goes deeper is the disposition of Don Quixote de la Mancha before he became a knight errant. His name was once Alonso Quijano, a retired respected farmer who was intelligent, decent, and perfectly rational. As an avid reader of books of chivalry he “went so far as to sell acres of arable land in order to buy [these] books of chivalry to read (Chapter 1, pg. 20)” and “when his mind was completely...
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...Lincoln Hospital Case Study Introduction This case describes a crisis situation that unfolds at the Lincoln Hospital, a 400-bed for-profit facility. At the root of the crisis is a dysfunctional relationship between the newly elected chief of surgery, Don, and the Operating Room (OR) director of 13-years, Mary. As a result of their discord, multiple exacerbated issues are occurring throughout the hospital. These issues are impacting the ability of the hospital to successfully perform the planned surgeries without incurring significant issues. The hospital has lost forty percent of the experienced OR nursing staff during the previous eight months, lessor experienced OR nurses are inefficiently replacing the more experienced nurses, physicians are threatening to conduct their surgeries in different hospitals, physicians are arriving late for scheduled surgeries, the staff is divided, and the necessary equipment is either not available or not the correct size resulting in delays and impacts to performing the surgeries. The president of the hospital is facing a daunting dilemma in trying to figure out how to bring this discord to closure and remedy the perturbating effects of this hostile relationship. He believes the discord is responsible for the other systematic issues seen throughout the hospital. He considers firing Mary but quickly realizes she is an invaluable asset that he cannot afford to let go. At the same time, he realizes he needs to be accommodating...
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...character in the play at some point plays a part of consciously pretending to be what they are not. (Act I, Scene I) ”Thou wilt be like a lover presently and tire the hearer with a book of words. If thou dost love fair Hero, cherish it, and I will break with her and with her father, and thou shalt have her. Was't not to this end That thou began'st to twist so fine a story?” Here is when Don Pedro tries to put a spin on words making it sound like if Claudio really wants to be with Hero, they should first trick her into believing that Don Pedro is actually Claudio. They go on forward with the idea and as Don Pedro is swooning Hero with his words and charm at the masked ball and Claudio is actually eavesdropping near-by trying to make sure everything is going according to plan. Deception is one of the focal themes throughout the play which grows out of the love game. Deceit is not evil in nature; it can be used for the purpose good or bad outcomes. “In Much Ado About Nothing” the deception of Beatrice and Benedick being duped into falling in love would be considered a good form of deception and Don John's deceptive plan to disrupt Claudio and Hero's relationship would be a bad form of deception. (Act II, Scene III) ”Come hither, Leonato. What was it you told me of to-day, that your niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick?”...
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...who is no other than Ibarra, the poet Isagani, and Basilio. Basilio, who is now a grown-up bachelor was only 10 years old when we read his story in Noli Me Tangere. Therefore, 13 years had passed since Elias and Sisa died. Basilio reached San Diego and in a historical event he met Simon when Basilio visited the place where his mother was buried which was inside the burial place of the Ibarra’s. He learned that Simon was Ibarra in disguise; and for this secret not to be told, Simon attempted to kill Basilio. But he was able to control himself and he just persuaded Basilio to join his cause to revolt against Spanish regime in the Philippines. Basilio refused because he wanted to finish his studies. While the Kapitan Heneral was having a good time in Los Banos, Filipino students laid a plea to his majesty (Kap. Heneral) for him to establish an academy of Spanish language. This appeal was not approved, as what the students wished, because they learned that the priests are going to manage the the academy, and the students will be just the followers of the priests. When that happens, they will have no rights to whatever they want for the academy. While this was happening, Simon met up with Basilio at persuaded him again to join his cause to revolt and head a group that break into the convent of Santa Clara to get Maria Clara. But the plan was not acted out because Maria Clara died that afternoon. On the other hand, the students held a feast in Panciteria Macanista de Buen Gusto...
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...relationship. Employees are fired, leadership is changed, and jobs are outsourced. Difficult decisions are just part of business. The relationship between the Scuppernongs grape company and Don’s store began slowly at first, and then developed into a steady exchange of business. Don, without mentioning anything to the Scuppernongs grape company owner, had his minor son sign a contract that included a guaranteed price schedule. This is when the relationship was officially damaged. Scuppernongs grape company now has a contract offer to be exclusive with a company in Connecticut. When the Scuppernongs grape company owner contacted Don, he informed him of the contract and that he intended to hold the Scuppernongs grape company to the terms detailed. Due in part to the contract being invalid as it was signed by a minor who also was not an authorized legal representative of the company, the Scuppernongs grape company should accept the contract offer from Connecticut. Minor’s capacity to contract The Scuppernongs grape company owner’s son was working part-time as a delivery driver and was minor at the time Don had him sign a contract as a representative of his father’s company. Don did this without the knowledge of the minor’s father. Minors are not capable of entering into contracts unless there are specific and preapproved prerequisites met, and in the case of the aforementioned minor there are no preapproved reasons as to why he would be able to enter into...
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