...<<your name>> <<instructor’s name>> <<course title>> <<date>> Assume you are the HR Director for a midsized company and must make a decision about the company’s employee benefits package. You have not been in this position before and must maintain the current benefits budget; there may be no increases or changes to the package that will result in additional spending. 1. Describe the selection process you would use to make the most cost-effective and employee-friendly decision. Answer – Choosing the right type of benefits package is a very critical component of being attractive employer, helping attract and retain satisfied employees, by ensuring that majority of employee needs are taken care of. Given the huge number of options that are available in the market, with many more coming up every year, it becomes very tricky to determine what benefits package would be the most beneficial to the employee. Given the constraints on budgets, there must be multiple trade offs made between the extent and variety of benefits provided, and therefore the employer has to determine which package would cover the needs of majority of its employees. In this scenario, given that the available budget is fixed and the benefit plan for the next year has to at least as good as or even better than the previous year, the HR director has to think creatively to come up with a package that best aligns with the needs of the employees. The end result of...
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...Introduction In this chapter we find alternative solutions for decreasing traffic situation in Istanbul. There are two possible solutions for that; they are usage of a third Bridge that connect two continents and usage of Ferries. Our assumptions for alternative solutions are to develop car transportation via ferries or a third bridge. In order to make comparison of all three projects more easy we take the capacity for all projects as 120,000 vehicles per day, because the capacity of the tunnel and the third bridge are similar. Two alternative solutions As it known in Istanbul there is a big concern about traffic and its possible solutions. The main difficulty for people that live in Istanbul is to get from Asian side to European side by their own car and as example to get from Kadikoy to Zeytinburnu by normal way through the bridge can take approximately 100 minutes. The Eurasia Tunnel project is a new solution for this problem that will take 15 minutes to pass from one side to another. But also there are two more possible solutions like usage of Ferries and usage of a Third Bridge. Pic. 1 (A- Zeytinburnu, B-Kadikoy 1-Ferry for cars) On the Picture 1 there is shown the way that vehicles have to pass in order to get from point A to point B. And it is obvious that the way is not short that is also including traffics on the bridges. So the alternative solution can be a usage of ferry. There are two types of ferries in Istanbul one of them that can take only passengers...
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...Shaorui Heavy Industries Co., LTD Shaorui Heavy Industries Co., Ltd was established in 1992 in Shaoguan City, one of the heavy industrial towns in Guangdong province of China. The company always adheres to the business philosophy of “Creating Customer Value With our Quality Focus" and has developed from a private enterprise into a professional mining machinery manufacturer, engaged in R&D, processing, manufacturing, sales and after-sales service. Shaorui occupies a land area of 150,000 square meters. It owns factory facility, private owned branch chain factories, 18 offices nationwide, 3 representative offices overseas and more than 850 staff members employed nation wide. The company is CE, BV and ISO9001:2008 certified. Last Updated: Apr. 2015 Shaorui has been part of Metso since 2012. Product Display Jaw Crusher Cone Crusher Impact Crusher Rough and Medium Crushing for all kinds of stones and ores For hard stones and ores crushing Applied to road building and construction debris recycling. Single Cylinder Hydraulic Cone Crusher For hard stones and ores crushing Ball Mill For ores, glass and ceramics grinding Product Display Vertical Shaft Impact Crusher For sand making and output shaping Vibrating Screen Feeder Belt Conveyor For size separating of stones and ores To feed material to crusher Conveying work for mining, metallurgy and coal Movable Crushing Station Fast installation and ...
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...Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant violence and Organizational Relationship Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant violence depicts serious flaw between the relationship in the organization and between the Managers of the organization. There are many factors that contributed to this event which was a matter of serious shame and a blot on modern India. There have been many challenges of Organizational behavior during the past history of Manesar plant. Every time whether its government or Unions or workers or the organization, they keep on blaming each other for all the things that have been happening at the manesar plant Government : There was lack of rules which should curb the menace of labor union and which should take care of the injustice happening with the labor. Whether it is related to underpaid labor or their physical or mental exploitation. Labor laws are very inflexible which have lead to serious exploitation of workers by their organization. White collar people usually exploit blue collar people because of these flaws in laws made by the government. Government of India made a Law in 1970 (The contract labor Regulation and Abolition Act) which is completely inadequate to meet the present day economic system. The Major factor that leads to the recent violence and the Incident at manesar plant can be seen from the viewpoint of Adams’ Equity Theory. As we will see the Manesar plant is an example that explains Adams’ Equity Theory. Workers sometime also lead to deteriorating condition...
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...PGP 2013-15 Case Based Interviews SAMPLE QUESTIONS • Our client is a large auto manufacturer who is thinking about making a device that will increase the fuel efficiency of the car by 20%. What is the market for the product? What should it be priced at? • Our client is the PVR. They want a growth strategy for the next five years? What are your recommendations? • Our client is Kingfisher. Their main product is Kingfisher beer. They want to know if they can switch from glass to plastic bottles. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a move? Also estimate the size of the Indian Beer Market Case Based Interviews EVALUATION • Evaluation predominantly depends on your thought process and not the final solution • Normally 3 rounds of interview and one HR interview • Interviews would most probably include guesstimates as well` PREPARATION • • • • Groups of 3 (Interviewer, Interviewee, Observer) Case Handbook (ISB, IIM Indore) Case in Point One case a day Scenario #1 NEW MARKET ENTRY As CEO of Myntra.com, would you enter the online book retail market? Size Growth Rate Strategic fit Does the market entry fit the business objectives of the firm? Market state Lifecycle stage Market Gaps (Target Market) Scenario #1 NEW MARKET ENTRY Competitors and their market share Product/Service Differentiation Threat of substitutes Entry/Exit barriers Internal Development Purchase Contract Resource Acquisition Joint venture Market attractiveness...
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...Mktg 752-101 Jan/31/2014 Mktg 752-101 Jan/31/2014 B2B marketing Abstract Columbia Industries is a large manufacturer of code-approved products for the construction industry. The company’s products include couplings, flex-seal couplings, inflatable plugs and a board array of specialty couplings. On September 16, 1997 the Plant Manager (Jacques Debré), Industial Engineer (Stuart West), and the Plant Engineer (Sadra Ogrosky) are in the final meeting to discuss the final recommendation for the acquisition of 7 forklifts that are necessary for the warehouse operations. The team needs to find the forklifts that meets the company’s requirements which are low down time, safety, stability, better service and maneuverability. Problem Recognition Company needs to purchase 7 forklifts because its operations are growing and they need to provide on time service to their clients. Situation Analysis: Strengths * Support of Mr. Jacques Debré to adquire new equipment that contributes with company’s productivity * Support of Sandra Ogrosky due the poor performance and productivity in the company originated y downtime because repairs * Good relationship with company’s suppliers (Yale) * Necessary number of quotations that allows the company take better deisions Weaknesses * Lack of product expertise about forklifts Opportunities * Create new relationships with new suppliers * Acquire better forklifts that allows the company to increase...
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...Answers 1. a) The passages says that, idealism is the epistemological doctrine that nothing can be directly known outside of the minds of thinking beings, which does not mean that nothing at all can be known outside the mind. 2. d) The passage says that, Hegel asserts that the twin aims of philosophy are to account for the contradictions apparent in human experience and also simultaneously to resolve and preserve these contradictions by showing their compatibility at a higher level of examination. 3. d) The topic idealism falls under the branch of philosophy and it is also a theory. 4. d) Hegel admitted that his ideas were not new to that of the existing ones and that he merely felt he needed to complete them. Explanation for questions 5 to 7: Correct Answer: ABA ‘Since’ indicates a consequence. Since they failed to conquer (subjugate) the tribes, they built a wall to keep out, or ‘exclude’ the tribes. The question at the end suggests that this attempt was misguided (or overoptimistic’) as no wall can ‘deter’ the determined. The word ‘deter’ is also better than the other options as the wall was to exclude the natives not to conquer or limit them. Explanation for Questions 8 to 10: Correct Answer: BDD. You need to know that ‘bantering’ means ‘playful’. So, although the talk seemed playful, it actually masked bad feeling. Here we have a ‘good word’ followed by ‘bad word’ situation. Hence we choose ‘amicable’ for the good word, and ‘antagonism’ for the bad. The first...
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...HRM at NUMBA 1 Case Study 1 CASE STUDY: HRM AT NUMBA You are a group of Human Resource Management consultants. You were contracted by NUMBA to audit and analyse their present compliance with SA labour laws, alignment with the SA HR management environment, HRM strategies, policies and practices. You were asked to identify specific strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in these areas. They expect you to provide a thorough overview of HR problems and opportunities in NUMBA, and to propose a comprehensive HR strategy for improving HR management in NUMBA. NUMBA currently employs 500 people and offers a range of shoes, handbags and various other vinyl and leather products to consumers and industry at competitive prices. NUMBA started producing durable shoes from a small factory in 1976. At this time NUMBA employed only thirty people and focused on providing durable shoes for use in school and industrial environments. It grew to one hundred employees in 1980. By the end of 1990 NUMBA employed 380 people, expanded its production facilities, and opened up a wholesale retail outlet on the factory premises. They also created a sales division that employed sales representatives who operated throughout South Africa. By the end of 2001 the company employed 700 people and was manufacturing a range of vinyl and leather products, and certain clothing items in a modern production facility in Midrand. The clothing line never reached expected sales volumes and was subsequently discontinued...
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...CA CPT June 2013 Question paper with Answer keys File provided to you by CAROCKS.WORDPRESS.COM Website for CA, CWA, CS Students 1st session Marks: 100 Marks Time: 2 hrs. Part A – Fundamentals of Accounting 1. Bill is drawn by Mr.Mohan on Mr. Mahesh on 30th January 2012 for one Month, then due date of the bill is_________ a) 28th February, 2012 b) 2nd March, 2012 c) 3rd March, 2012 d) 4th March, 2012 2. The expenditure Rs.2,000 incurred on a trial run of newly purchased machine is_________ a) Preliminary expenses b) Capital expenditure c) Revenue expenditure d) Deferred revenue expenditure 3. Unclaimed dividend is shown under ______ a) Other current liabilities b) Reserves & Surplus c) Secured loans d) Miscellaneous expenditure 4. Proprietor used a rented building both for business purpose and as well as residence equally. The rent paid during the year for the building was Rs.1,32,000 debited to rent expenses A/c in the books of business. One month rent is still outstanding. Liability of the business for rent outstanding ___ a) Rs.11,000 b) Rs.12,000 c) Rs.5,500 d) Rs.6,000 5. Which of the following will not affect trial balance? a) Purchase book was under casted by Rs.5,000 b) White wash charges Rs.10,000 were debited to building A/c c) Cash paid to Briz Binan Rs.500 was debited to Briz Binan A/c as Rs.5,000 d) Credit sales of Rs.2,000 to P correctly recorded in sales book but not posted to P’s account. 6. Which of the following is an event ? a) Purchase of goods worth Rs...
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...M.A.T.T.S Real Estate Consulting Group Mark Brown, Ashley Rogers, Taryn Wusterbarth, Tammy Watt, Simon Scurrah QRB501 November 19, 2012 Dr. Kenneth Strang Week 2 Warehouse Lease Analysis Introduction We are M.A.T.T.S. Real Estate Consulting Group, a consulting firm specializing in strategic quantitative analysis when a company is making strategic consideration of sites for real estate rental. W2G has engaged our firm to conduct a brief yet fully-substantiated recommendation to lease an existing 2000 square foot heated and cooled warehouse building for one year in various locations throughout the United States. In conducting this analysis and price/cost comparison, we will take into account the electrical costs for the area, estimated for one year, plus any additional costs identified in any advertisement (e.g., other utilities, parking, etc...) for the alternative sites identified. Taxes will be considered and will be set at rate of 7% per annum for comparison purposes. The formula for achieving the pricing and subsequent recommendation of the sites selected for evaluation, as well as an explanation for the variables within the formula will also be clearly identified for W2G to review. We will recommend a site we believe will meet W2G’s needs as identified in the requirements documentation. ***** Mississippi State Site recommendation. Property location: 1964 Highway 84 East, Laurel, MS 39443 and rents from an average of 0.05 to 10.00 per square foot with a 2000...
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...CS121-PROGRAMMING I-FINAL PROJECT Sequential Control Structures Problem 1. Compute the weekly salary, both gross and net for an employee who works hrs hours a week with an hourly rate of rate pesos (assume no overtime). Deductions are sss percent for social security system and 5% for health insurance. Output gross, sss deduction, health insurance deduction, total deductions, and net weekly salary. 2. Find the total cost of four tires if the price list of each is price pesos, VAT is not included which is 10% per tire. Output the total amount of value added tax and the cost of four tires before and after the imposed tax. 3. Determine the yearly income and savings of a person whose weekly income and average monthly expenses are entered. 4. A baseball player is to be paid P pesos for the first year of a 3-year contract. Find the total peso value of the contract over 3 years if the contract calls for an increase of /percent during the second year an J percent of the third year. 5. Workers at a particular company have won an 8.50% pay increase. Moreover, the increase is retroactive for six months. Write a program and flowchart that takes an employee’s previous annual salary as input and then outputs the amount of retroactive pay due the employee, the new annual salary an the new monthly salary. 6. For any 3 numbers, A,B,C. Determine the sums A+B,A+C, and B+C and find the average of these sums. 7. A businesswoman will be unable to pay his loan of P pesos...
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...Eletromax Project Management By Name Instructor Institution Date of submission Eletromax Project Management Part 1 Importance of scope Statement to the Success of a project Given that the project plan is referred to as the foundation of a successful methodology of project management. Then many argue that scope statement of any given project is the breath of any successful methodology of project management. Scope statement is of great importance as it contains details relating to the project vision. It plays an important role of describing the goals of the project, keep a record of what a complete project will be like and finally the deliverables of the project. It is very unfortunate that most of the project stakeholders tend to pay little attention to the process of developing scope statement of a project in question. Another very alarming issue relating to scope statement is that, most of the project managers tend to be very dedicated in developing the scope statement of a project but rarely do they pay attention to the scope developed as they go about their duties of implementing the project plan. For the scope statement to be of great importance to the successful implementation of the project plan, the manager of the project needs to keep on referring to the scope statement so that he/she can ensure that the project implementation is in line with the initial vision and objectives (Edward 1975). The scope statement is used to define the project requirements...
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...Executive Summary This is a business plan for our company, GreenArrow Sdn Bhd, an environmental friendly company, which will be selling hazardous insects’ trap by using recycled material. The purpose of this plan is to provide us a guideline to conduct the business and serves as a reminder to keep the business on track. In Malaysia, the dengue rate has been increasing significantly. In year 2013, more than 43,000 cases were reported, with 92 deaths, up from 35 dead the year before. Mosquito fogging is a common method to eliminate mosquitos but it doesn’t reduce the dengue rate. Our company spotted a great opportunity to conduct a profit making business and yet provide solution to this problem. The solution is our product, LED Mosquito Killer. It can bait and trap mosquito by luring them with heat, light and CO2. The target market can be household, firms, institutions and it can be used in many places such as home, restaurant, hospital, schools and even outdoor by using the USB cable. We are able to source recycled raw material with cheap price and we are planning to distribute the product to wholesaler and retailer. The forecast sales in the first year will be 24000 units. The startup cost will be RM 178,200.00 and the estimated net profit after deducting all expenses will be RM 108,000.00 for the first year. Breakeven can be achieved on 1 and a half year. Our company is looking forward to expand the production by setting up a new manufacturing plant by the end of 2017...
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...Management Functions in a Company Management Foundations Submitted by: Abhineet Kumar Krishnan-K Siddhant Kapoor Vipul Garg INTRODUCTION McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily. Headquartered in the United States, the corporation was founded by businessman Ray Kroc in 1955 after he purchased the rights to a small hamburger chain operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald. A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The corporation's revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, shakes and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, wraps, smoothies and fruit. Plans of McDonald’s Currently, McDonald’s has around 180 restaurants spread across India and around 500,000 customers visit them on a daily basis. Their plans are: * To open 40 more restaurants across India this year. * To invest Rs 600 crore to launch 180-190 restaurants over a period of five years...
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...Blue Sky Software Company Organizational Development Analysis November 28, 2012 Prepared for: Jim Willis CEO Webster University Management 6000 Professor: Dr. James Ewing Introduction Change is a growing concern for many industries and, in particular, software developers are feeling the fullest brunt of this tidal force. Global competition, economic uncertainty and high levels of risk aversion have created a tidal wave of change for American corporations. Organizations must embrace renewal strategies for specific reasons, such as improving, communication, efficiency, or decision making, rarely can an initiative successfully be deployed without strategic planning in the current hyper turbulent business world. It is with renewed vigor that Blue Sky Software must assess the organizations future operations with these new realities in mind. To prosper in the new globalized business world the Blue Sky Software organization must require a transformation from its executive team, its board of directors and its staff. The current change initiatives that must be undertaken are complex structural organizational changes. This goal demands a new set of leadership skills, empowered employees and clear decision making processes, allowing a highly adaptive orientation for the organization. The following report outlines such a path for Blue Sky Software. Adaptive Orientation Blue Sky Software...
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