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    EVALUATION TECHNIQUES/TRAINING VALIDATION (DB)

    Please assist with the following problem. Please provide personal experience as well as references: As the training manager, you are preparing to interview several consultants who may provide training services to your organization. One of the goals for the interview is to find out how the training will be evaluated and valid

    Training to sales person to know Product

    As potential Sales Managers, how would one properly train a sales person to know the product? Also, what is a four legged sales call?I tried to research it but can only find that it is used by companies but no actual definition of what it is and the reasoning behind it.

    Operations management - JIT

    Which of the following is a Just in Time (JIT) oriented technique for keeping equipment in good working order? a- use computer simulations to reveal needs for backup machines b. deliberately wait for machines to go "down"or malfunction in order to reveal and solve one more problem c. employ operator centered maintenance

    Operations and Informations sytems management

    BC Canners is a medium-sized company which cans and distributes a variety of tomato products under private brands. They purchase raw tomatoes and convert it to various tomato products which are sold to retailers. The raw tomato crop, which had been purchased at planting, was beginning to arrive at the cannery. They were to recei

    The Healthcare System

    What basic services components are necessary in order for a healthcare system to be considered complete? Why are theses the necessary components? Why is it important to understand the historical evolution of the healthcare system?

    SALES REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING

    Please give me some help/direction with the below scenario. Please provide personal experience and references. Thank you. The Director of Sales, Jorge Muà±oz, has approached you to recommend training for new sales representatives. In the form of an e-mail, identify the training objectives and the audience analysis that

    Hotel & Tourism Cost Analysis

    See attached file for full problem description, which is also presented below. Please answer the three questions at the end of the problem. Food Costing Problem: For our restaurant we want to serve our bacon wrapped fillet accompanied by a baked potato with butter and sour cream and a tossed salad with choice of dressi

    Stock, Real-Estate, and the Banking System

    1. Describe why stock, real-estate, and the banking system (tangible assets) of MetLife Insurance Company impact to the company. Include why they are important and how they support the organization's competitive position in their industry. 2.Identify and describe two responses for each of the following two items: MetLife's

    Management Accounting

    Costs can be classified into two categories, fixed and variable costs. Since these cost behave differently based on the level of sales volumes, suppose we identify certs costs along with number of annual units sold of 100 if we owned a restaurant. Item: Raw Materials (cost for hamburgers)

    Forecasting using serveral methods to compare and contrast

    This is to use forecasting methods for The National Red Cross Organization, in which I compare and contrast the following methods: Seasonal, Delphi, Technological, Time Series This is to explain how the The National Red Cross Organization of the United States uses each of these methods to forecast demand under condit

    Quantitative Methods

    Which of the following assumptions is not an assumption of the transportation model? a. shipping costs are constant b. there is only one transportation route between source and destination c. there is only one transportation mode between source and destination d. actual supply and actual demand must be equal

    Consumer Intentions

    2) You are intereste in predicting whether a person will purchase a new Chrysler from Bob Caldwell dealership in the next mont. Soneone suggests the following phrasing for the intention measure: "How likely is it that you will buy a new automobile soon?" Why is this measure unlikely to predict the hehavior of interest? 6) D

    Quantitative Methods

    18. Which of the following are assumptions or requirements of the transportation problem? a. goods are the same, regardless of source b. there must be multiple sources c. shipping costs per unit do not vary with the quantity shipped d. all of the above 19. An assignment problem is a special form of transportation proble

    Strategic Management in action

    How would strategic management allow for an organization to be proactive in shaping its own future? What types of organizations (provide at least 3) would need to evaluate strategy more frequently than others and why?

    Operations Management

    At a decision point in a decision tree, which machine would you select when trying to maximize payoff when the anticipated benefit of selecting machine A is $45,000 with a probability of 90%; the expected benefit of selecting machine B is $80,000 with a probability of 50%; and the expected benefit of selecting machine C is $60,0

    Quantitative Methods: Transportation Model

    1. In a balanced transportation model where supply equals demand, a. all constraints are equalities b. none of the constraints are equalities c. all constraints are inequalities d. none of the constraints are inequalities 2. In a transportation problem, items are allocated from sources to destinations a. at a max

    Strategic Management

    Evaluate each of the following approaches that a business firm could use to gather information about competition. For each approach, mark your feeling about its appropriateness using the following scale: 1. definitely not appropriate, 2. probably not appropriate, 3. undecided, 4. probably appropriate, and 5. definitely appro

    Business Firm Approach

    This assignment requires that we evaluate each of the following approaches that a business firm could use to gather information about competition. Indicate on why these acts were either appropriate or inappropriate. For each approach, mark your feeling about its appropriateness using the following scale: 1. Definitely not a

    Quantitative Methods

    (See attached file for full problem description) --- A logistics specialist for Wiethoff Inc. must distribute cases of parts from 3 factories to 3 assembly plants. The monthly supplies and demands, along with the per-case transportation costs are: Destination Assembly Plant 1 2 3 Supply Source A 5 9

    Discussing Quantitative Methods

    A large book publisher has five manuscripts that must be edited as soon as possible. Five editors are available for doing the work, however their working times on the various manuscripts will differ based on their backgrounds and interests. The publisher wants to use an assignment method to determine who does what manuscript. Es

    Quantitative methods:Operations research, Fill in the blank

    Fill in the blank 7. An example of a ________________ point is a distribution center or warehouse located between plants and stores. 8. In the linear programming formulation of the transshipment problem there is one _________ for each node. 9. A plant has 4 jobs to be assigned to 4 machines, each machine has different

    Quantitative Methods

    TRUE/FALSE 1. In a transportation problem, items are allocated from sources to destinations at a maximum cost. 2. The linear programming model for a transportation problem has constraints for supply at each source and demand at each destination. 3. In a balanced transportation model where supply equals demand, all con

    Analysis

    Alex Walker, manager of the new car sales department, sold a new car for $14,150. This purchase was financed by a cash down payment of $2,000, a trade-in allowance of $4,800, and a bank loan of $7,350. The dealer's cost was $11,420, which included factory price plus sales commission. The manager of the used car sales departm

    Maslow's hierachy

    4) What is Maslow's hierachy of needs? How do differnces in need priorieties influence consumer behavior ? 6) Some suggest that it is important to distinsguish between a need and a want. From this perscpective, a need is something we must have, whereas a want represents something we desire but can live without. Do

    Management Training Program

    Attempting to Locate a powerpoint presentation including detailed speakers notes that covers, in detail, the following areas: 1) Overview with brief description of all of the topics that need to be included in a COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM 2) The training delivery/communication options for these topics

    Operations Management

    What is the importance of the master production schedule in an MRP system? What is the importance of lead time in an order point system.