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Discuss the whole process of SDLC.

Your line manager, Ms Lionheart, has collected and scrutinised performance data for the company. She was concerned that the inventories were high for certain products which had resulted in significant price reductions and losses for the company. At the same time, the company had run out of stock for other items early in the season resulting in unsatisfied customers and lost sales. Ms Lionheart has concluded that the problem was not with the specific products carried in the stock, but with the quantities ordered by the procurement department for two popular products; Dog Ball Launcher and Lightweight Dog Lead. Dog Ball Launcher is a product carried by the company for the past four years. Quarterly demand data for the past four years are shown in table 1. Last year the company seemed to always be out of stock for this item. The model used by the procurement department to forecast demand for this product over the last two years has been Multiplicative Seasonal model based on seasonal…

You have just been hired as an intern with XYZ Sdn. Bhd. This company manufactures sportswear. Since you have taken a course on Energy and Sustainable Development in UNITEN, your supervisor has asked your opinion on how to improve the life-cycle sustainability of one their products, the XYZ Running Shoes. Prepare a brief outline of your recommendation, which should include FIVE (5) improvements that the company can implement to improve the sustainability of their product.

Who are MLM’s competitors in the US and internationally

MIPS's quality category has decreased from 60% to 45% over the last two years. The price category increased from 0% to 15%. What are the ramifications for businesses? Will the quality suffer as a result?

Recently Emma was asked to donate some baby food to the local Health and Human Services agency for a free flu shot clinic being held at the local high school. She donated one hundred containers of Smoosh'd Bananas and even stopped by the event to see how it was going. When she arrived, she was surprised to see her friend Jamie there, happily greeting and signing in owners and their dogs. On the way home, Emma began to think that perhaps there are ways that she can motivate her employees without paying them, but she doesn’t know much about motivation theory. She turns to you once again for information and guidance.

Total quality management (TQM) is the continual process of detecting and reducing or eliminating errors in manufacturing, streamlining supply chain management, improving the customer experience, and ensuring that employees are up to speed with training. Total quality management aims to hold all parties involved in the production process accountable for the overall quality of the final product or service In light of the above, analyse the various total quality management concepts which can be used for the implementation of a total quality management programme in reference to the case study - image attached.

You are a consultant who has been engaged to advise an organization on the development of an MIS strategy.

Who will least likely be involved in establishing standard costs for a company?   a)the president   b)the controller   c)the factory administrator   d)the marketing manager

Service Quality is an important concept in service marketing. with regard to service quality measurement models / frameworks, however, extant research shows that there is no consensus on the appropriate measurement model. Provide motivation for this and perform an appraisal of any four service quality measurement models/ frameworks highlighting their distinctive features, streangths and weaknesses as well as which service context each one may be applicable. provide a report to management of any chosen firm on these issues.

Draw and discuss the flow of any FMCG’s supply chain and describe the various stages involved.

After engaging with the relevant employees from the supply chain management department, you have identified that your manufacturing company has been experiencing challenges in rolling out a total quality management program. As their supply chain managing director, elaborate on the various quality costs and discuss how a Total Quality Management Programme implementation can be used to enhance quality improvement to avoid these types of costs in the near future. Use relevant examples to justify your answer.

Which one of the following is not a role of a supplier? A) introducing innovativeness to an organization B) introducing technical expertise to an organization C) introducing parallel products to an organization D) introducing quality to an organization

A problem with sales commission is its tendency to reward the quantity of goods sold without having regard to the quality of service provided by sales staff. In which circumstances might this have negative consequences? How could a commission based incentive scheme be adapted to incorporate measures of quality as well as quantity?

A contractor of fast food giant failed to deliver the expected output of an inventory systems upgrade. This resulted to more than 70 branches closing due to inventory problems. It compromised the sales for the month. What do you think were the potential opportunities opened up to other players in the fastfood industry? In order to prevent the NCOV-19 from spreading, Philippine airports and other entry points all over the country have been provided with digital thermos-scanners to detect feverish persons coming in and out from the country. However, there is no guarantee that the country would be virus-free for a long time despite all of these measures. What do you think are the possible effects of these threats to you as an upcoming entrepreneur?

How to start the BPM Activity in the organization and role of 7FE framework?