A project manager is sourcing equipment for a new IT project and must choose between two vendors: Odd IT and Even IT.To simplify the problem, the project manager decides to base the evaluation of the vendors’ proposals on the basis of total cost of ownership (TCO) and product reliability.Through research and talking to other project managers, the manager finds that Odd IT has a 60% chance of providing reliable equipment and its parts cost $300,000 (this includes costs of installations and maintenance). There is, however, a 40% chance that the equipment will fail – in which case, costs could increase […]
Develop an Excel worksheet to extract and summarize the data needed to develop the income statement for 2014 and implement an Excel model in the form of a pro forma income statement for the company.
Assignment: The worksheet Purchasing Survey in the Performance Lawn Care database provides data related to predicting the level of business (Usage Level) obtained from a third-party survey of purchasing managers of customers Performance Lawn Care.8 The seven PLE attributes rated by each respondent are 8 The data and description of this case are based on the HATCO example on pages 28–29 in Joseph F. Hair, Jr., Rolph E. Anderson, Ronald L. Tatham, and William C. Black, Multivariate Analysis, 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998). · Delivery speed—the amount of time it takes to deliver the product once an order is confirmed · Price level—the perceived level […]
. What is the annual cost of serving the entire nation from Chicago? 2. Do you recommend adding any plant(S)? if so, where should the plant(S) be build and what lines should be included?
. What is the annual cost of serving the entire nation from Chicago? 2. Do you recommend adding any plant(S)? if so, where should the plant(S) be build and what lines should be included? Assume that the Chicago plant will be maintained at its current capacity but could be run at lower utilization. Would your decision be different if transportation costs are half of their current value? What if they were double their current value? 3. If Johnson could design a new network from scratch (assume he did not have the Chicago plant but could build it at the cost […]
Design methods for the development of key performance indicators and formal performance management sessions by line managers •
Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and facilitate implementation of performance management processes and to coordinate individual or group learning and development to encourage effective employee performance. This unit applies to individuals who are authorised to establish effective performance management processes for an organisation and who may have staff reporting to them. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. Unit Sector Workforce Development – Human Resource Management Performance Evidence Evidence of the ability to: • develop, implement, monitor and review an organisational performance management process which supports […]
identify the 5 most important external stakeholders in the organisation. Assess their interests and influence in the business.
Suggested format your individual stakeholder analysis should follow standard report structure and include the following: • Cover page • Executive Summary • A concise summary of the main report . • Introduction and background information on your business example • Main body • Identify functional areas ( Create Value Chain ) • Identify internal and external stakeholders and their roles (PESTLE) • Identify the nature and degree of main stakeholders’ interests, and implications of conflicting interests (Power and Interest Matrix ) • Identify the level of main stakeholders’ influence (Importance and Influence Matrix) • Create stakeholder Mapping • SWOT Analysis […]
