4-2 Report Environment Analysis 620

Compnay: Accor hotel  Focus on industry-level data from Europe and UK Analysis about the Accor hotel The analysis of the structure of the Accor hotel industry in the Europe and UK (degree of industry concentration or fragmentation, i.e. proportion of large, dominating firms v smaller firms) Structure of the Accor hotel industry, For example: the market share of major and/or small firms Accor hotel size and growth rate numbers over the 7 years in the Eurpoe and the UK  Stage of the Accor hotel life cycle  Accor hotel value chain and how external factors, i.e. PESTEL factors, might affect key parts of the value chain in the Europe and the UK

Explain the market summary of Air Asia company as a part of the situation analysis.

Good Practice Example - Sourcing Process at Federal Express FedEx Corporation is a $20 billion market leader in transportation, information, and logistics solutions, providing strategic direction to six main operating companies. These are FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Custom Critical, FedEx Trade Networks, and FedEx Services. Prior to the purchase of the Ground, Freight, and other non-express-based services, Federal Express had reorganized all of its major indirect spend in information technology, aircraft, facilities/business services, vehicles/fuel/ground service equipment, and supply chain logistics groups under the Strategic Sourcing and Supply group, led by Edith Kelly-Green. After the purchase of these different businesses, the supply management function was reorganized into a Center-led supply chain management (SCM) sourcing model. (“Center” refers to a Center of Excellence that focuses on centralizing sourcing strategy teams.) Over the last two years, FedEx…

A company is choosing an outside firm to provide its payroll services. It has chosen four comparative categories of interest: client reviews, financial condition, IT capabilities, and government stability. These categories have been assigned weights of 20%, 10%, 40%, and 30%, respectively. Three potential providers were scored on each of those factors using a scale of 1-10, with a score of 1 meaning worst possible and 10 meaning best possible.                                                  Provider A       Provider B           Provider CClient reviews                           2                      6                         10Financial condition                    8                     4                          2IT capabilities                            5                     8                          2Government stability                 3                     1                          2In reference to the information provided discuss the relevance of the factor rating method in…

Federal Express (FedEx) is a US-based company which is involved in the air freight business. FedEx is able to secure significant market share despite intense competition posed from much lower freight rates offered through belly spaces of combination carriers and passenger airlines. (a) In your own words, describe the business of FedEx and how it competes in the air freight market. (b) Examine three (3) possible reasons that FedEx is able to secure significant market share despite the intense competition. What lessons can you learn? (c) What do you think are the attractions and challenges for FedEx to operate large-sized freighters?

You are playing the role of the divisional manager of the new e-bike division of Fox Factory Holding Corporation. The divisional manager is preparing to request funding to introduce the product and begin sales. Three options have been identified (note that these are fictitious assumptions): • Produce the new e-bike internally, • Outsource manufacturing to another manufacturer, and • License the design to an existing company for royalties on future sales. Summarize the company's financial performance, referencing key data points from the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement available in the Quarterly Results Links to an external site. Identify the highlights and areas of concern.

Emerald Coast Saddlery (https://www.emeraldcoastsaddlery.net/) is considering direct export of its saddles through online sales to customers in Lithuania.  Identify the number used to classify their products for export.  Evaluate their website for international customers.     A. What is the US Schedule B Number for their product? (US Census Bureau - https://uscensus.prod.3ceonline.com/)   B. Emerald Coast Saddlery also wants their website to be evaluated for international customers.  (Evaluate their website to see whether it (1) offers information in various languages; (2) converts prices to different currencies; (3) clarifies international shipping options; and/or (4) provides details regarding international returns/exchanges.)  Discuss whether you think the firm is ready for international direct sales to customers and why.  C. Provide an image and weblink to a retail website that has an excellent design for international shopping and explain why.

Pinkie Ice-Cream Itd. Pinky Ice-cream Itd. is an ice-cream company that is located in the city of Palma and has branches in several communities. The brand is an emerging brand and is becoming very popular among children and young adults. One of the reasons why this brand of ice-cream is becoming so popular is because the quality is outstanding. The Operations manager work closely with the marketing manager to ensure that the best quality ice-cream is sold to customer. The OM manager uses the best quality ingredients and ensures that the best machines and labour are employed in the transformation process. They also produce a variety of flavours to ensure that the customers have a wide choice. Weekly customer demand for the ice-cream can be seen in the table below. Week Demand (gallons) 280 295 1 2 3 315 4 300 340 6 335 350 Seeing that the company is fairly new, management is yet to formulate a mission and a vision statement for the organization. They are planning to develop a strategic…

Base on this Topic: "Integration of Waste Management and power generation in infrastructure development: Sustainable approach."  Write the following : 1. Research Problem statement 2. Purpose on the study  3. Research Objective  4. Research question

8. Much business activity in the United States was shut down in Spring 2020 to help combat the spread of COVID-19. In April and May, some businesses started to re-open, although often under different circumstances. For example, in some locations restaurants that re- opened had to limit their capacity to 50 percent of their normal capacity in order to facilitate social distancing. Using online resources identify five business-related decisions related to re-opening in late spring 2020. Describe each in terms of its associated conditions and if, in your judgement, decision making was handled effectively. Feb 12, 2022, 12:47 PM

World History: Interim 4 Assessment (Unit 4): Part 2 of 2 / 2 of 5 PACIFIC OCEAN U.S. Apparel Imports, 2008 ATLANTIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN 02009 MAPS can Geography in the News 6/5/09 C. Franko Top 10 Countries (%) Indonesia (5.6) China (32) Vietnam (7.3) Bangladesh (4.8) Honduras (3.6) India (4.3) Source: National Geographic, May 2009 Thailand (2.4) Hong Kong (2.2) Mexico (5.6) Cambodia (3.3) Source B "...Welcome to the mixed-up world of "globalization"-a growing worldwide marketplace where business transaction routinely span the planet and national borders are growing fuzzier and fuzzier. It wasn't always this way. Chances are, your parents wore American-made clothes, ate American-made food, and drove American-made cars. But a boom in world trade has changed all that. And what you buy may be the least of it. The expansion of world trade has unleashed a multitude of dramatic changes. Whole countries have seen their fortunes soar as foreign investment has poured in, creating factories and…