...The purpose of this paper is to highlight and examine the key strategic risks for Koch Industries as they look to expand their market share to the Philippines. Furthermore, this paper will also outline a financial strategy for implementing this expansion by identifying the associated risks of foreign currency exposure, as well as addressing the major dimensions on international finance, evaluate the basic functions of the international banking system and financial market, and finally recommendations on the best way ahead for Koch Industries entering the Philippine market. To begin, this paper will first examine the possible risks of foreign currency exposure for Koch Industries in the Philippines. As financial markets have become more global and fast moving, foreign currency exposure can have an enormous and rapid impact on profitability can be potentially catastrophic to even the most entrenched and successful companies. Managing exposure and mitigating risk is large and involved process, and has been shown that companies in western industrial economies are quite refined and cultured in currency hedging and conduct business with a modest amount of risk. However, while there is a plethora of evidence supporting the actions of western industries much less is available regarding companies in the rapidly emerging Asia-Pacific region. The results of a 13-year study conducted by Professor David Parsley, of the Owen Vanderbilt Graduate School of Management, found that “the basic...
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...Export Department Country Analysis Report for International Expansion Market Analysis for: Brazil, China, Russia, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Contents 1. Foreword 2. Evaluation Criteria 3. Country Analysis – Demand Factor: Population 4. Country Analysis – Demand Factor: Number of Subscriptions and Percentage 5. Country Analysis – Demand Factor: GDP per Capita and Growth Prospective. 6. Country Analysis – Cost Factors 7. Country Analysis – Sociopolitical Factors 8. Conclusion - Best Country for Potential Entry 9. References ------------------------------------------------- 1. Foreword Hydis Electronics currently has the highest market share of mobile phones in South Korea. We have been focusing heavily to reach the status of market leader in our domestic market, but the Korean market for mobile phones has reached a plateau and our growth has been slow during the past few quarters. As such, we should now focus our strategies on expanding to foreign markets as a new engine for our company's growth. Possible candidate countries for entry were Brazil, China, Russia, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The goal was to figure out which country would have the highest potential profit as well as future growth for our company while having low risk involved. Upon careful analysis of the economic...
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...09/03/2016 09/03/2016 Antikvāras Mēbeles Julien Tribo, Mégane Lahory Antikvāras Mēbeles Julien Tribo, Mégane Lahory Índice 1. Introducción 3 2. Objetivo 3 3. País de implementación 3 4. Estrategia 5 a. Estrategia comercial 5 b. Estrategia Marketing 6 5. Recursos Humanos 7 6. Analysis Financiera 7 7. DAFO 10 8. Anexos 11 1. Introducción El negocio de venta detenido por Jose Guitierrez es especializado en la venta de antigüedades y ha conocido un desarrollo importante durante los años pasados. Más de 20 tiendas han sido abiertas en toda España. Ahora, es el tiempo de la internacionalización para esta empresa. Con la meta de proponer un catálogo de muebles más grande, estamos planeando en el abrir una nueva oficina en un país de Europa del Este con objetivo de ser más próximo de los proveedores y clientes potenciales. Vamos a ver en este informe cuál estrategia de desarrollo proponemos para traer un volumen comercial significativo al internacional. 2. Objetivo Nuestro objetivo es de contactar los vendedores locales de antigüedades para establecer una relación comercial. La meta de esta relación comercial es de recuperar y vender muebles de otro estilo que los muebles que vendemos en España. En un segundo tiempo, queremos crear una red de transporte local e internacional entre los países de la región y España. Tercero, desarrollar el portafolio cliente: * En España, para saber si hay clientes que serían interesados...
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...CASE 4-1 TALK TO ME INC.: Expansion in Russian Telecommunications Market GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS•TEXT AND CASES Philippe-Pierre Dornier, Ricardo Ernst, Michel Fender, Panos Kouvelis PROFESSOR: PAPADOPOULOS T. CHRISSOLEON COURSE: CASE STUDIES – SPECIAL TOPICS IN SERVICE SECTOR 2014 DERVENI VASILEIA (100) 1/5/2014 CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 3 THE PROPOSAL 3 TALK TO ME INC. 3 THE RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT 4 DOUBTS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL 5 DECISION ANALYSIS 5 What really happened 6 REFERENCES: 6 INTRODUCTION The present case study refers to Talk to Me Inc., a company specialized in telecommunications that examined back in 1995 whether or not to expand in the Russian market. The company’s background and action so far, as well as the environment of Russia played a catalytic role in making the decision of expanding in the soviet country. THE PROPOSAL The case begins with the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Communications to Talk to me Inc., known as the 50/50 project. The purpose of this project is to develop an entirely new telecommunications network in Russia and got its name from its goals. In particular, the 50/50 project’s aims were to connect 50 Russian cities, to establish 50 long-distance transit switches and 50 thousand kilometers of digital lines. The 50% of equipment required for the project would be manufactured in Russia and the 50% of the funding...
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...Gap in Japan: Market Expansion Gap Inc. currently has 198 stores in Japan, with 147 Gap stores, 10 Old Navy stores and 41Banana Republic stores. As the largest market outside of the United States, Gap Inc. Japan and Asia in general have been growing rapidly with 14.7 percent increase in net revenue while the sale of other international markets has stagnated. However, the three brands of Gap Inc. currently face strong competition from local brands such as Neighborhood and Music Earth & Ecology and international brands such as Uniqlo and Zara. In order to retain the current customers and expand on market share, Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic must each develop more distinct and specific market position. According to Deloitte’s report on Global Power of Retail, the apparel and footwear industry scored 3.05 on the Q ratio. Q ratio measures publicly traded company’s market capitalization to the value of its tangible assets; the higher the ratio, the more financial market participants believe that part of the company’s value comes from its non-tangible assets, such as market dominance, customer loyalty, and differentiation. However, Gap Inc. scored a 2.17 Q ratio, which is below the 3.05 of the industry, while competitor H&M scored a 5.5. When consumers think of affordable fashion brands, they would immediately relate to H&M. And when consumers are asked where they would get basic clothes, they would without a doubt answer Uniqlo (Q ratio 3.41). As of now, the brands...
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...Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships. • Product means the goods-and-services combination the company offers to the target market. Thus, a Ford Focus consists of nuts and bolts, spark plugs, pistons, headlights and thousands of other parts. Ford offers several Focus models and dozens of optional features such as self-assist parking. The car comes fully serviced and with a comprehensive warranty that is as much a part of the product as the tailpipe. • Price is the amount of money customers must pay to obtain the product. Ford calculates suggested retail prices that its dealers might charge for each Focus. But Ford dealers rarely charge the full sticker price. Instead, they negotiate the price with each customer, offering discounts, trade-in allowances and credit terms. These actions adjust prices for the current competitive and economic situations and bring them into line with the buyer’s perception of the car’s value. Placement logistics includes company activities that make the product available to target customers and end-consumers. Ford partners with a large body of independently owned dealerships that sell the company’s many different models. Ford selects its dealers carefully and supports them strongly. The dealers keep an inventory of Ford motor vehicles, demonstrate them to potential buyers, negotiate prices, close sales, and service the cars after the sale. • Promotion means activities that communicate the merits of the product and persuade target...
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...Assessment 2 Assessment 2 Task: Individual Written Report – (Four questions with different weightings) (see assessment details and guidance pg19-20) Assessment 2 Weighting: 60% Date/Time/Method of Submission: Week 14 Full details of submission will be provided in class and on BlackBoard Word count or equivalent: 2500 words Assessment 2 Criteria: See Level 7 Marking Grid (see overleaf) Assessment 2 briefing: Week 11 Marking grid: Level 7 Marking Grid (see overleaf). Timing of feedback for Assessment 2: Feedback provided on request. Overall module grade available from Myregistry and TC375 as per programme timetable. http://www.uwl.ac.uk/MyRegistry.jsp Level 7 Marking Grid ORGANISATION AND COHERENCE | 10 | * The study must be clearly structured and presented. * The introduction must state an aim and explicitly identify the relevant arguments and areas to be addressed. * These areas, once identified must be followed up logically in the main body of the study. * There must be a firm conclusion of the areas discussed. | | CONTENT | 25 | * The contents must clearly relate to the area of study, and the learning outcomes being tested, and demonstrate originality and creativity. * Knowledge and understanding must be applied to practice. | | CLARITY OF EXPRESSION | 10 | * Areas must be clearly expressed, articulate and fluent. * Accurate spelling and grammar. | | LEVEL OF ANALYSIS...
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...objectives (Sultz & Young, 2009). Strategically planning will help aid Sandwich Blitz with the decision of expanding and locating new locations. It allows for all management persons to get involved in the process. Although I believe that the expansions should be on small scale because this allows them time for growth if the new expansion takes off. The biggest STRENGTH of Sandwich Blitz is that they have the resources to open two additional locations if good locations can be found. Another strength would be, that they have the staff to move to these new locations. This also allows for low level management to get involved in the marketing of the new expansions. A major WEAKNESS of Sandwich Blitz is that due to the recent economic downturn, the larger park offices have been affected and this could affect business because people are probably not shopping in these areas too much. They would probably have to come up with cheaper menus and do specials to attract business which could be costly. The OPPORTUNITY for Sandwich Blitz would be that the expansion allows for more business especially if it is moved to another city. The new city may not have top competitors or mimics of Sandwich Blitz and this allows to them to enter another market. Another opportunity is that it can bring about new business and more customers for the franchise. It also gives them the opportunity to create new sandwiches and drinks for customers. The THREAT of Sandwich Blitz would be that new competitors...
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...What is a Motherboard? The Motherboard is the main circuit board inside the PC. It holds the CPU and memory, provides expansion slots for peripherals, and, whether directly or indirectly, connects to every part of the PC. The essential motherboard make-up includes the chipset (known as the “glue logic”), some code in ROM and the various wired interconnections between the components know as buses. The chipset is fundamental, and controls how the motherboard interacts with everything else in the system. A good chipset can be more important than the power of CPU or the amount of RAM. The ROM code includes the BIOS, which has user-changeable options for how the motherboard operates with integral and connected devices. The buses are the electrical wires that connect everything together. Motherboard designs use many different buses to link their various components. For instance, wide, high-speed buses are difficult and expensive to produce. The signals travel at such a rate that even distances of just a few centimetres cause timing problems, while the metal tracks on the circuit board act as miniature radio antennae, transmitting electromagnetic noise that introduces interference with signals elsewhere in the system. For these reasons, design engineers try to keep the fastest buses confined to the smallest area of the motherboard and use slower, more robust buses for other parts. Types of Slots on a Motherboard Motherboards are the backbone of a computer, holding different...
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...The Complete Guide To: How to Build a Computer from Scratch. By Whitson Gordon [PDF Created by Sarvesh Lad] Lesson 1: Hardware Basics Building a computer from scratch gives you the perfect machine for your needs, but it can be daunting the first time around. In this edition of Lifehacker Night School, we'll be taking you through the buying, building, and installation process step-by-step. Today, we're going to start with a little computer hardware basics. While you could just go to the store and buy a Dell, you might find that you're happier with a custom-built machine. Building a PC from the ground up means it's perfectly crafted to fit your needs, whether you're a hardcore gamer, video editor extraordinaire, or you're just trying to build a low- or high-powered home theater PC. In some instances, you may save some money, and in all instances you'll have accomplished a project that you'll benefit from for years—a pretty great feeling in and of itself. That said, building is much more time consuming than buying, and your first time through, it can be daunting. This week's Night School series will walk you through building your first (or second, or third) computer from start to finish. Today, we'll be talking about the first step in any computer build: brainstorming what kind of machine you're looking to make and what that means for your hardware. The Types of Machines and their Ballpark Costs Much like we did in our original spec-crafting feature, the the first thing...
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...U. S. History I: 1607-1865 | | | | Question Answers Question 1 The age of Manifest Destiny is, at its heart, an age of expansion--or rather, an age of many expansions. Examine the interplay of three of these expansions: the expansion of slavery, the expansion of the market economy, and geographic expansion of the nation. How did these three expansions reinforce and feed off of each other? How did they bring the nation to what William Henry Seward referred to as the brink of an "Irrepressible Conflict" by 1858? Answer As America was growing, at a vast rate that might have been one of the side effects of expansion and it looking forward for room to expand. American believed that it was their God given choice or right to occupy others area. It was getting more common about to expanding widely than they captured many states and made them slave. It was believed that the expansion of slavery was the result of popular sovereignty. As the expansion of territories took place, slavery expanded a long with it. The expansion of slavery would not have been resolved until and unless some crises arose. However, the two options that were to be considered were either to extend slavery to all as the territories expanded or to end it completely. There was not concept of practicing slavery in one territory and not in the other. It had to be practiced uniformly in all territories. Slavery was not the problem then they gradually grew to be, although there were some rumblings in...
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...Step 1 User boots her computer and hears a sequence of six beeps. Step 2 a cause could be an expansion card has failed. Step 3 you would do a physical check and uninstall and reinstall any expansion cards that you have connected to the motherboard. When you do that restart the computer and see if you get that same beep sequence or any. Step 4 you should check run a test on all expansion cards.Step 5 once you ran many tests and you fixed to problem you then verify the computer is working. Step 6 you found that the expansion slots were a problem and you replaced them with new ones. Now your computer is working fine. Step 1 the user boot their computer and hear a sequence of ten beeps. Step 2 a cause could be by a damaged expansion card. Step 3 after pulling the cards out you still has a problem. Step 4 you then replace the motherboard and that should fix the problem. Step 5 you restart our computer and that the computer was fixed. Step6 you found the problem was your motherboard, you replaced the motherboard and the problem was fixed. Task 2 Step 1 you opened the internet and you can’t open this website. Step 2 cause could be you are not connected to the internet, the website is encountering problems or there might be typing error in the address. Step 3 try to open a regular site like Google to see if you’re encountering problems. Then you could look at your Ethernet cable to see if it’s connected to the computer. Last try to find the site using Google in case you’re having...
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...power switch allows normal OS shutdown unlike the back switch, which immediately cuts power. Second is the NLX, which is for low end personal computer, supports riser card which adds expansion slots. Third is the BTX which is compatible with all ATX functions but is designed for better airflow and cooling. By having an intake vent at the front and an exhaust vent on the back along with having the CPU and memory modules installed parallel to the direction of the airflow, the BTX achieves its cooling functions. Communication buses are also explained. They are copper tracing on the bottom of the mother board and they make up the bus system. Often described as highways. Buses connect to various components and allows power and data between the CPU, Hard Drive, key board, mouse, USB devices, sound cards and any other components. System bus is the largest and fastest bus, it connects to the mother board and it carries data between the CPU and the mother board and vice versa. There are various connectors on a mother board one of them is the power connector known as the p1 connector. P1 has a 20 pin connector or a 24 pin connector. The 40 pin IDE, 34 pin Floppy drive connector, SATA connectors and the 50 or 68 pin SCSI otherwise known as Scuzzy. Today’s computers uses PCI, PCIX, PCIe(express) and AGP expansion slots to connect peripheral devices and system of buses.PCI is fast, PCIX is faster, PCIe is the newest, fastest...
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...CIST 1122 Hardware Installation & Maintenance Final Exam Answers Follow Below Link to Download Tutorial https://homeworklance.com/downloads/cist-1122-hardware-installation-maintenance-final-exam-answers/ For More Information Visit Our Website ( https://homeworklance.com/ ) Email us At: Support@homeworklance.com or lancehomework@gmail.com 1. A HDMI cable is generally used for what computer functions? 2. Where does one go to verify correct hardware settings in a system? 3. What connectors from a power supply should be used with a graphics expansion card? 4. What MUST be performed when installing a Video card for use? 5. What expansion slots is characterized by having an x16 speed? 6. What types of Ethernet should be used if a technician has no choice but to run cable along fluorescent lighting arrays in a suspended ceiling? 7. What laptop accessories would MOST likely be used to support multiple expansion ports? 8. What connector types is used on a CAT5 cable? 9. What can be implemented on a WAP to ensure that only certain client machines can access it? 10. Secure web traffic uses what port? 11. What features can be configured with keyboards to assist users with disabilities? 12. What features makes logical processor cores appear as physical cores to the operating system? 13. What storage media would be used to build a cost-effective RAID 5 array? 14. A network consisting of numerous geographically dispersed networks that cover a large physical distance...
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...Widget Wonders is a worldwide leader in widgets. They are building a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture and distribute the next generation of widgets. SNHUConsulting has been retained to implement information technology on the expansion project. The new facility for Widget Wonders will be the main manufacturing and distribution center in the United States. The network in the distribution center will connect to the main network located at headquarters. The various departments in the distribution center, the number of employees, and the department needs are listed below. Sales: The 50 employees in this department require mobility to access company resources while visiting customers and presenting at sales meetings and conferences. Manufacturing: The 45 employees in this department require access to word processing and spreadsheet programs and the internet. Inventory Control: The 30 employees in this department require mobility and power to access database systems. Research and Development: The 20 employees in this department require graphics and computer-aided design (CAD) programs. MIS: The 5 employees in this department require additional processor and memory requirements to support administration tasks. As part of the expansion team, you will determine the hardware requirements for each department. Widget Wonders...
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