Please solve the problems on attached sheet. Please show all work. 13-17 After consulting with Butch Radner, George Monohan was able to determine the activity times for constructing the weed-harvesting machine to be used on narrow rivers. George would like to determine ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each activity. The to
A) How are schedules generated and maintained in your place of work? b) Is PERT or CPM used? c) How is "crashing" accomplished? d) What mechanism is used for "resource leveling"? e) If the processes described in this chapter aren't used, explain how using them would improve the end results in your place of work. PD 13
Describe a problem in your workplace (or another workplace) that can be solved by each one of these methods and set up the solution for each: - Minimal-spanning tree technique - Maximal flow technique - Shortest-route technique
I need help answering these 5 questions. Any help you can provide would be great! 1. What is the new strategic role of HR? 2. What are some HR functions that contribute to creating a high performance organization? 3. Why is benchmarking important in maintaining external equity in compensation? 4. What are
List examples of qualitative and quantitative factors that affect the US Army Logistics work environment.
What ecological trends/forces will have a direct impact on businesses in the next 5 years?
Individually, research three forces or trends from the remote or industry environment. For each force or trend selected, discuss the following in a 350-word synopsis: (A) A detailed description of the force or trend, (Social, economic, and ecological) (B) The relevance of the force or trend to your chosen organization (
Explain the changes in the remote environment that you believe will have the greatest impact on US business, in particular, Hewlett Packard, in the next five years. (400 words or more and include 2 outside resources.)
Set up and solve a problem related to your workplace or home environment using the techniques described in this chapter (time series, causal, or qualitative). Show all work. Some techniques examples are: monitoring & controlling forecasts, trend projection, exponential smoothing, using regression with trend and seasonal componen
I need help writing an appropriate business plan. Present a business plan for the Riordan expansion into the Trinidad and Tobago. This business plan should be at the executive level which is detailed, but succinct and precise with its recommendations. The paper should be no more than 3 or 4 pages not counting a cover sheet, t
How do I resolve this exercise? Please help. Thanks in advance. You are the manager of a firm that receives revenues of $30,000 per year from product X and $70,000 per year from product Y. The price elasticity of demand for product X is -2.5, and the cross-price elasticity of demand between product Y and X is 1.1. How much wi
I need help answering the following question. What is the value of a risk assessment? How can risk mitigation strategies be used effectively to prevent a risk from occurring? How can contingency planning be a part of the strategic planning process?
Read "The Asda Way of Working" (pages 201 -205) and answer all case-related questions posed on page 200.
The Excel spreadsheet template provided below contains detailed directions and figures regarding Blue Mesa's new project. Use the template to create a cash flow diagram of the project's inflows and outflows, as follows: Input the yearly project inflows Compute the discount factor for each year Compute the NPV of the proj
Set up and solve a problem related to your workplace using a decision tree. Show all work. Workplace logistic office in the Army.
How can organizations use a weighted decision matrix to evaluate proposals?
Analyze the "expert's" responses to the following questions: Question: How early do you recommend people begin saving for retirement? Would it be too early for my 14-year-old to start saving? Expert: It's never too early. Question: For a college student , what would you suggest for a savings plan? Expert: I'd sugges
Speedy Spuds is a fast-food restaurant offering all kinds of potatoes. The manager has a 30-second rule for serving customers. Servers at the counter say they could achieve that rule if the form they must fill out and give to the kitchen crew were simplified. The information from the completed form is keyed into the computer sys
Below is 10 years' demand for YarDarts, an outdoor game. Year Demand 1991 20,900 1992 31,200 1993 28,000 1994 41,200 1995 49,700 1996 46,400 1997 51,200 1998 52,300 1999 49,200 2000 57,600 Graph the demand data for YarDarts. Forecast the demand for YarDarts
Create a DFD for the following situation: Technical Temporaries is a company that specializes in placing employees in businesses for short periods of time. The company specialized in "temporaries" who have a high degree of proficiency in working with PC software. Employees must pass proficiency tests for areas in which they w
I need some assistance with this assignment to assure that I am headed in the right direction. In the past weeks, my organization has been on a non-profit organization which is the Chamber of Commerce for the city that I work in. Identify several companies that have demonstrated strategic thinking about issues that are simila
1. Can a company create demand for a new product? 2. What are the differences between business and consumer purchasing characteristics? 3. What are the differences between online and off-line buyer characteristics?
1. Company X sells on a 1/30, net 60 basis. Customer Y buys goods invoiced at $1,000. - How much can Y deduct from the bill if Y pays on day 30? - What is the effective annual rate of interest if Y pays on the due date rather than on day 30? - How would you expect payment terms to change if 1. The goods are perishable
Myers Business Systems is evaluating the introduction of a new product. The possible levels of unit sales and the probabilities of their occurrence are given below: Possible Sales Market Reaction in Units Probabilities Low response . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .10 Moderate response . . . . . . . . . 40 .30 High response . .
If U.S. inflation suddenly increased while European inflation stayed the same, there would be: A) an increased U.S. demand for euros and an increased supply of euros for sale. B) a decreased U.S. demand for euros and an increased supply of euros for sale. C) a decreased U.S. demand for euros and a decreased supply of euros
Based on the short and long term effects of the crisis, what could the company have done differently to either avoid or better manage the crisis? How can the company prevent this type of crisis from happening in the future?
If = 8,000 per month, = $45 per order, and = $2 per unit per month, what is the economic order quantity? ____________ Round your answer to the nearest whole number; for example, 1234 .
Please show me how/what/why. See attached file. Also, the if each answer could be answer in Excel without using the Add-In. Thank you.
Your company is facing stiff competition from foreign competition. Mexico is offering incentives to move operations across the border. What are some of the legal and ethical issues you need to resolve? Do you move your operation to Mexico, and shut down your US plant?
Please give a brief summary of the role of business.