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Pick any warehouse business that you are familiar with, complete the (TRENDS) below for this company. Be sure to give a short description of the business. Also create a reasonable SWOT analysis for your business (not copied from the textbook example - use your own situation).
Economic Trends (such as recession, inflation, employment, monetary policies)
Competitive and Market Trends (such as market/customer trends, entry/exit of competitors, new products from competitors)
Political Trends (such as legislation and regulation/deregulation)
Technological Trends (such as introduction of new production/distribution technologies, rate of product obsolescence, trends in availability of supplies and raw materials)
Social Trends (such as demographic trends, mobility, education, evolving values)
Geographic Trends (such as opening/closing of new markets, factors affecting current plant/office facilities location decision)
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Traditional approaches to strategic planning
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Different environmental contexts and technologies
: Within your own organization (whether a university, company, or not-for-profit organization), which departments or activities are organized mechanically and which organically? To what extent does the mode of organization fit the different environment..
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What is the number of orders per year using eoq
: A produce distribution uses 240 packing crates per week, which it purchases at a cost of $20 each. The manager has assigned an annual carrying cost of 30 percent of the purchase price per crate. What is the number of orders per year using EOQ? What i..
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Emphasized diversifying into high-tech products and services
: Siemens became a world leader by pursuing a corprate strategy that emphasized diversifying into high-tech products and services and doing so on global basis. What is it about the example? and what about the example impresses you?
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Competitive and market trends-technological trends
: Pick any warehouse business that you are familiar with, complete the (TRENDS) below for this company. Be sure to give a short description of the business. Also create a reasonable SWOT analysis for your business (not copied from the textbook example ..
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Specific export markets is key barrier to trade
: Comment on the following statement in terms of how to correct this common situation, using two separate examples: “Lack of cultural knowledge as well as expertise in doing business abroad and in specific export markets is a key barrier to trade and a..
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Strategic alliances and joint ventures
: “Strategic alliances, joint ventures, and other cooperative agreements with foreign companies are a favorite and potentially fruitful means for entering a foreign market or strengthening a firm’s competitiveness in world markets.” List and fully expl..
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Study key aspects of global management and working
: What are some examples of learning from creative arts to study key aspects of global management and working? How could dance/music help to challenge our ideas of the Other? How can poetry provide a window into learning about experiences that are ofte..
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Explain three negative impacts of westward expansion
: list and explain three negative impacts of westward expansion on the lives of the Native Americans. be sure to give details from the reading of Norton Ch. 15 of A people and the a nation
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