...Belicia Gonzales HRM-252 February 5, 2017 Prospective Employer (Target) Corporate Headquarters is located Minneapolis, MN. There are 1,790 Retail Stores in 49 states, and 37 Distribution Centers in 22 states. There is also a Target Headquarters in Bangalore, India. Target offers a variety of career paths, over 120 different ones, that all team members can branch off to. Some ways that team members can advance down a career path is through Training and Mentoring Programs, Talent Management Programs, or Regular Review Process. The Management Structure of Target’s retail stores goes as follows: You have your District Team Leader who leads over many Targets and there Store Team Leaders (General Managers) who in turn manage Executive Team Leaders...
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...Smiles". It has many convenience stores located around the city like 7 Eleven, Munsterific, and I Mart which blooms in different areas of Bacolod City. The researchers did this study in order to understand how people involved feeling about being a good leader or manager towards their employees. There’s a lot of convenience store that can provide convenient to everyday needs, wants and easy access for customer 24/7. The researchers want to know if the customers are satisfied with the products and services. The convenience store is not the mainstream of the retail industry in the world. It has the complementary role to the supermarket in Bacolod City. The store is accessible to passenger jeepneys, and private cares. The store also is a perfect place to spend time after night outs and bar hopping for some. The increasing population of the city also encouraged the proponent to establish the store with the area. The mission of convenient stores in Bacolod is to make daily life easier by providing modern convenience and exercising social responsibility to those whom they serve. Statement of the problem The study aims to determine when people involve in business are willing to do the job, have the ability to do the job, neither willing nor able to do the job. The different styles depend on the situation and the relationship behaviour and task behaviour. Specifically the study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What management style they use in terms of: ...
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...MOBILE STORE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM _______________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of San Diego State University _______________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Computer Science _______________ by Park B. Patel Fall 2012 iii Copyright © 2012 by Park B. Patel All Rights Reserved iv DEDICATION Dedicated to My Mother Chetna Patel, Father Bharat Patel, Wife Komal Trivedi And Brother Jatan Patel v ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS Mobile Store Management System by Park B. Patel Master of Science in Computer Science San Diego State University, 2012 The Mobile Store Management System is software which can become the backbone for a billing and inventory system for small organizations. This software provides an uncomplicated system to run mobile stores. This application could be very useful to small organizations. This application is inspired from current pen and paper based store management systems. It will provide an easy and attractive interface so that the user can easily manage and utilize the application. Various other approaches were considered for this application. This application is designed in a way that it will only require a minimum amount of information from the user. The goal was to look for the minimum amount of information that will meet needed requirements. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................
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...Improving Inventory Management Process at Wal-Mart Stores David Ibeawuchi IS535: Managerial Applications of Information Technology Dale Reynolds January 17, 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Problem Statement 3.0 Approach 4.0 Methodology 5.0 Benefits 6.0 Audience 7.0 Milestone 1 8.0 Milestone 2 9.0 Milestone3 10.0 Conclusion 11.0 References 1.0 Introduction In today’s business environment, companies need to have and maintain a competitive edge. Some do have it and others are still searching for something that will enable their company to stay ahead of the competition. “A competitive edge is the ability of an organization to produce goods and services more effectively than its competitors, thereby outperforming them. This means that the company must stay ahead of its competitors in four areas: being responsive to customers, innovation, quality, and efficiency” (http://wikianswers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_competitive_edge). Wal-Mart employs a mix of different innovative technologies to stay ahead of its competitors. This has enabled the company to become the recognized leader in the retail industry. This paper will provide an insight on how Wal-Mart is utilizing technology to enhance its inventory management system. 2.0 Problem The traditional method of managing inventory at Wal-Mart was by using bar codes and scanners. The bar codes represent a product identification...
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...UNDERGRADUATE FINAL YEAR PROJECT OVERVIEW AN ANALYSIS OF REAL TIME INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AND HOW TO SOLVE THE TRACKING OF INVENTORY LEVELS, ORDERS, SALES AND DELIVERY ISSUES OF SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES FROM A TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. EVERLYNE MORAA OYAGI JKC-B09-0196/2011 BACHELORS OF BUSINESS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUGUST, 2014 Keywords Inventory management system, Inventory levels, Technological perspective. Overview Inventory management is the most basic problem of a company. [1] It is however a vital part of any retail business, whether it’s a traditional brick-and-mortar shop or an online website. It provides you with critical information about the condition of your products such as whether you are low on stock and your inventory needs to be replenished. It also provides your customers with accurate information, letting them know when items are out of stock, back-ordered or pre-orderable. It gives you insight into which products are selling well and which products are not. This information allows you to make better business decisions on how to market your products and whether or not to carry them.[2] The inventory control system is a database used to describe in detail the products sold by a company. A transaction history file is maintained automatically so that detailed...
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...AB DRIVING SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM – AB-DSIS Overview AB-eDSIS, is an online automated driving school information system for the administration of students, courses, instructors and payment management with the present cumbersome methods and approach of most driving school around, this application will bridge the gap in information analysis and records on all student in the driving school. AB-eDSIS will not only provide adequate and accurate information on request but it will reduce the administrative cost of the driving school through the eradication of the present manual base of operation into a paper-less environment, which is the smarter way to communicate in the 21st century. With the proposed system the student can register on the go from their various smart devices with access to internet. And the cost reduction will be achieved by creating a complete paper-less for both ends of the system which in return cuts down the present hardcopy forms and manual filing by almost 95%. On the other side for the students it provides convenient access to the driving school information via the internet. The system will also provide adequate staff management and timing for more concentration on the students. Project Final Deliverables The deliverables for this project are; Some of the key functions of the systems is the ability for the instructors and the students to relate seamlessly to achieve effective and quality service delivery by providing a student – instructor...
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...TOPIC: MEDICAL STORE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1 |Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Completing a task is never a one man effort. It is often the result of valuable contribution of a number of individuals in a direct or indirect manner that helps in shaping and achieving an objective. It is very difficult for anyone to complete a project without the active cooperation and the benefit of the advice from the people who are experts in their field of specialization. The satisfaction and euphoria that accompanies the successful completion of any task would not be complete without the mention of the people who made it possible With due honor, We want to thank all the personalities who made us able to do this interesting work. First of all we would like to thank lovely professional university for giving us this opportunity to carry out this minor project at their esteemed institution. We are grateful to our honorable faculty who provided all the facility. 2 |Page INDEX 1. Project proposal 2. Software development cycle requirements 3. Software development cycle 4. Coding. 5. Testing and debugging. 6. Maintenance and redesigning. 7. References. 3 |Page PROJECT PROPOSAL A transfer is a lateral move to a position in the same classified pay range (classified position) or to a position with comparable duties and responsibilities (non-classified positions). Eligibility:All non-faculty employees are eligible for transfer after being employed in their present position for atleast three...
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...In this essay, I am going to discuss the staff management problem Arthur Reed faces every summer. Arthur Reed, a supervisor at the Blue Grocery Stores, has an issue with hiring temporary workers in sufficient numbers to cover the sick and vacationing workers for the summer months. As warehouse supervisor in charge of two shifts on the shipping dock, Arthur usually manages to run the shifts smoothly every year except in the summer months. During the summer months, Arthur faces a shortage of staff when most of his senior staff call in sick or take vacation. Arthur runs into this problem every summer and does not look forward to the frustration of trying to hire sufficient temporary workers this summer. Although Arthur has earned the respect within the industry and has 20 years experience in the grocery industry, when it comes to dealing with staff shortage, Arthur does not know how to manage the problem. If Arthur knows he will faces this problem yearly, then why does he not plan ahead to avoid the frustration? Perhaps Arthur is not managing his staff as well as he can because he is lacking in supervisory skills; otherwise, he would not have run into this problem every summer. What are the problems? Staff management and on-call workers are the problems. In my opinion, Arthur is having a problem managing his senior staff because he is not communicating with them effectively regarding scheduling vacation and call-in sick days. The reason he keeps having the same problem every...
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...CASE PANTALOONS RETAIL (INDIA) LTD. Fighting for New Space as Global Competition Comes Home Group 9: Shikha Jain Shalu Uppal Sonam Gupta Saumya Srivatava Vipin Panwar Vijayant Ravesh Vatika Mayar Vivek Varun Garg ...
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...are the two leading retail stores in the United States with a customer base of more than 100 million shoppers. The stores run their operations in different parts of the United States and their annual posting for revenue accounts for a significant percentage of earnings for retails businesses in the US (Zikmund & Babin, 2013). Together, the stores have a capital base worth billions in dollars. Over the years, the stores have engaged in stiff competition in trying to increase their customer base. The companies share commonalities for being the only retailing businesses that record growth in times of financial crisis. However, difference exists in the approach used by the management in running the operations of the stores. At Wal-Mart for instance, the administration is open to communication and they encourage employees to use of stratagems that increase profits at the company (Böhm, 2008). Tarket on the other hand uses similar strategies but they emphasize on satisfying both customers and the employees. Moreover, Tarket is inclined towards promoting high quality products that give consumers value for their money. For the past few years, the two companies have been engaging in stiff competition in trying to outwit each other by using modern techniques in running their operations (Böhm, 2008). In a bid to entice customers, Walmart have been offering bargain on prices for their commodities. Tarket on the hand have been renovating their stores to improve the display and...
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...Fundamental management Paper Outline Geographic design Functional design Customer-based design Product design Service design Hybrid design Matrix design Marketing channels Wal-Mart organizational structure Question 1: Explain how organizational design such as geographic, functional, customer-based, product, service, hybrid, matrix, marketing channels, and departmentalization determine which structure best suits your selected organization’s needs. Wal-Mart has a Hybrid design because it has integrated all the designs. Geographic design Wal-Mart is one of the world’s largest retailers with stores in the US and other parts of the world. It is one of the largest employer in the world through its numerous outlets in the United States and other nations. The history of Wal-Mart dates back to the early 1960s when the discount retail industry was emerging. In 1962, Sam Walton risked all his property to secure finances to establish a new venture in the discounts retail industry. In the same year, three other discounts retail stores commenced their operations. These stores included Kmart, Target, and F.W. Woolworth (Wal-Mart, 2012). Functional design The store offers products including clothes, groceries, car accessories, and cell phone services. The organization has diversified its operations to sell almost everything that can be offered. The store is regarded as a one-stop-shop. The shop mostly offers discount on all products, and this has been the cutting edge to...
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...Every retail company has different strategies for keeping customers in their stores. Every retail company also has different inventory management systems. While some retails decrease their prices on some of its already lowest price items, Nordstrom decided to focus on both by having a better inventory management system and better shopping experience for its customers. This is transition was no surprise; given the company’s legendary customer service and extremely flexible return policy. Nordstrom's new inventory management system, allow customers to see every item a Nordstrom store and/or warehouse from the company's website. By providing a second-to-none customer service while integrating its inventory to its customers, Nordstrom has simplified and enhanced the shopping experience. This paper seeks to provide an understanding of Nordstrom’s integrated inventory management system while exposing the competitive nature of the retail industry by comparing/contrasting various retailer’s strategy to Nordstrom. The paper seeks to describe the inventory management by analyzing the retail industry, the hierarchical socio-economics of consumers and income, and generic and competitive strategies. In the last few years, Nordstrom's same-store sales have increased by 8%, higher than the department store average. Furthermore, the company's inventory turnover rate is 5.41, an increase from 4.48 in 2005. The new integrated system puts Nordstrom in a great position moving forward as the economy...
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...Study 1: Examining Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction When grocery stores come to mind, we often tend to think of the typical family-friendly environments we’re accustomed to—like our local Publix or Food Lion supermarkets. They are generally set up the same way, they offer almost all the same products, and they’re management operates in almost the same or very similar fashions. The employees are usually pleasant and friendly, their hours of operation are about the same, and most local supermarkets tend to sell products grown or manufactured locally. So what sets these regular supermarkets apart from one another? Aside from price differences and a few differing product offerings from store to store, there aren’t very many differences. This is where stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s come in and break the “boring” grocery store mold. Unlike other chain supermarkets and grocery stores, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s are specialty foods stores. They offer a variety of the freshest foods and ingredients grown both locally and from around the world. These stores are also very popular for their sustainability efforts that range from the organic products they sell to the paper bags they use when bagging customers’ purchases. These companies are also very well known for not only satisfying their customers, but they pride themselves in how they treat their employees. Although both of these stores have become more popular over the years and have generated considerable profits...
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...country s GDP and around eight per cent of the employment. The Indian retail sector is highly fragmented with 97 per cent of its business being run by the unorganized retailers like the traditional family run stores and corner stores. The sector is the largest source of employment after agriculture, and has deep penetration into rural India generating more than 10 per cent of India s GDP. Large Indian players like Reliance, Ambanis, K Rahejas, Bharti AirTel, ITC and many others are making significant investments in this sector. However, the opportunity is huge-by 2010, organised retail is expected to grow at 6 per cent by 2010 and touch a retail business of $ 17 billion as against its current growth level of 3 per cent which at present is estimated to be $ 6 billion. The players should be proactive in the approach so that the can remain competitive and can target larger share of consumers wallet and should look for multiple format by having expansion and Joint Venture route.Proactive approach is one where one actually starts a trend which is later on followed by others. Such a methodology is termed as a proactive one. For example- Wal-mart has an advantage over other players in delivering the best prices to their customers because of its effective supply chain and management. Now other...
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...Internal Environment Walmart: 1.Company Profile : * History : Walmart is a well known American company that operates retail stores including grocery stores, discount stores,wearhouse , clubs and combination of general merchandise store. It was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton along with his brother Bud in Rogers Arkansas. At the beginning he opened more stores in Arkansas but later he expanded walmart to Oklahoma and Missouri in 1968. In 1972 the company listed in the Newyork Stock Exchange. Walton group also introduced the Sam's Club Warehous store in Iowa ,Nibrasca ,Indianna in 1983. During 1980's the company rises considerably by reaching 25.8 billion dollars sales with almost 1,525 stores and 271,000 workers at the end of the decade. In 1990's walmart considered as a largest retailer of the nation and it continued the acheivement by opening more stores within an outside country. The company entered in Japan by buying 36% stake of Seiyu in 2002 and Walmart increased its stake about 67% in 2007.According to the fiscal year sale of Walmart is about 469.2 Billion in 2013 with 2.2 million workers worldwide and 11 thousand stores under 69 banners in 27 countries. * Scale of Operation: The strong market position is the main strength of Walmart with more then 400 billion dollars revenue and almost 11 thousand stores worldwide and consumer trust that differentiate walmart from its competitors. Walmart can also acheive higher profit because of its huge size and it has a strong...
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