Category: Business Management

Case Study On Fat Angelo’s Italian Restaurant Of Management Operations Technology

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Read the Fat Angelo’s Italian Restaurant case study located in the Case Study folder. This is a team exercise. You will compile your answers in a Microsoft Word document following APA writing standards.

1) Summarize the problem identified in the case study.

2) Using the data provided in the case and the information in the exhibits provided at the end of the case:

a) Quantify the lost revenue due to customers balking.

b) Identify potential bottlenecks to turning tables more rapidly.

c) Calculate the customer wait time for each time period – See Exhibit 4.

d) Calculate the impact of balking customers on Fat Angelo’s bottom line (This is different that the lost revenue you noted in 2a).

e) Evaluate the impacts of the Groupon and early-bird discounts.

f) Perform a break-even analysis for the Groupon option.

g) Would you recommend that Douglas utilize Groupon to address his problem? Explain your answer.

h) What recommendations would you provide Douglas to enhance the customer waiting experience? Justify your recommendations.

Manage offsite and lone worker safety in real estate

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he slide set should cover the following topics (with no more than 1 slide per topic and have an introductory slide as well.
Topic 1) WHS legislation in Queensland
Topic 2) Your agencies commitment to ethical standards, with at least 3 examples of how you are achieving this
Topic 3) The Agency organisation and how safety responsibilities are represented in it (a staff organisation plan is required for this topic)
Topic 4) Three examples of risk that are perceived and what control measures are to be implemented
Topic 5) How staff are going to be involved and how staff feedback is going to be achieved
The presentation should take no more than 10 minutes

Organizational Management

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Zalora has 31% of the marketplace share of NVM. It has an active customer base of 16.3 million users. It is one of Asia’s leading fashion destinations. Thus, this makes us keen to know the business model of Zalora. Zalora is an online retailer that sells luxurious high-end clothing from both local and global brands. It was founded in 2012 by Rocket Internet (Neubodi, Kitschen, Adidas, Casio, &, etc). Despite its main focus is on selling all things that are luxurious fashion; ranging from accessories, bags, clothes, and even grooming supplies and footwear, Zalora now accepts third-party retailers to sell their products on a platform. The headquarters of Zalora is located in Singapore. They have many localized sites in places like Indonesia, Malaysia, Hongkong, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, etc. Zalora provides products for both male and female customers on its platform. The age of customers is between 16- 44 years old, is the target audience of Zalora because of their interest in new fashion products and the changing need of items. Fashion enthusiasts are the main target audience for Zalora as these customers are going to buy their products more often them the other customers. So, Zalora has a deeper interest in this type of target audience.

Question 1

You were an owner of Zalora shop, describe some of the ways you can use social media to promote your products. (50 marks)

Question 2

Determine 5 competitive dimension of Air Asia to target market demand compare to other airlines. (50 marks)

CLO 2: Perform industry analysis using the necessary analytical tools

CLO3: Propose ideas for new product or services and managing the creative process in an organisational context.

Management and Organization.

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focus on these sections of your business plan:

Operations.
Technology.
Management and Organization.
Social Responsibility.
Financials.
You will revise the Operations, Social Responsibility, and Financials sections based on the feedback you received in the discussion threads and any changes you want to make to your business plan.The Technology and Management and Organization sections are new.
Write a 4 page paper, in MS Word, in which you provide the specified information in each section.

Operations Section (1 page)
Instructions

Create an operations plan for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:
Facilities.
Consider questions such as these regarding facilities:
Will you rent or buy your facilities, or will you outsource production to an existing company?
If you are renting or buying your facilities, what utilities will be required to run the operation?
What will be the costs associated with any necessary utilities?
Production Process or Description of How Your Business Will Operate If Retail or Service Company.
Include any equipment you plan to use, if applicable.
Research needed equipment, such as machines, refrigerators, burners, ovens, and so on.
Will you rent or buy needed equipment?
How will you maintain and clean the equipment?
How will you ensure quality control?
What capacity do you intend to reach?
If you have a retail or service business, consider any equipment you might need in your process.
Explain your approach to inventory, as applicable.
Where do your supplies come from?
What is your turnaround time to produce your product once you have received an order?

Management or executive positions

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Find two ads for management or executive positions (Copy and paste them).

Follow the instructions for this assignment carefully. The DQ is asking you to select Two Ads related to the 8 attributes. DO NOT address all the 8 attributes, focus and concentrate only the attributes discussed in the Two Ads.

What leadership attributes (competencies) are mentioned in these ads? (There are eight [8] listed in Chapter 12, p. 460).
Personality
Self-concept
Leadership Motivation
Drive
Integrity
Knowledge of the Business
Cognitive Intelligence (IQ) and Practical Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.)
If you were on the selection panel, what methods (or questions) would you use to identify these specific leadership attributes (competencies) in job applicants? (For example, what questions would you ask the applicant to decipher his or her leadership competencies? BE SPECIFIC).

Budgeting is a tool used by management for performing the functions of planning

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Budgeting is a tool used by management for performing the functions of planning, coordinating, and controlling operations of a business. Our textbook, Managing Accounting Concepts, describes 2 main types of budgeting: static budgets and flexible budgets.

write a minimum of 175 words:

Differentiate between the 2 types of budgets.

Provide an example of the type of business or company that would benefit from using a flexible budget.

Provide support for your business selection and include the advantage for using a flexible budget over a static budget.

Management for performing the functions of planning, coordinating

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Budgeting is a tool used by management for performing the functions of planning, coordinating, and controlling operations of a business. Our textbook, Managing Accounting Concepts, describes 2 main types of budgeting: static budgets and flexible budgets.

write a minimum of 175 words:

Differentiate between the 2 types of budgets.

Provide an example of the type of business or company that would benefit from using a flexible budget.

Provide support for your business selection and include the advantage for using a flexible budget over a static budget.