Category: Business and Management

My problem is “The importance of not driving under the influnce”
Describe the problem using the 5W1H method.
Write the problem statement.
Explain whether the problem exists in a personal or professional context.
Describe any cultural influences that may have caused or contributed to the problem.
Evaluate the urgency of the problem.
Explain why you think the problem is important.
Share the results of your theoretical investigation and data collection.
Share the results of your examination of sources for bias and trustworthiness.
Share the results of the interviews you conducted about the problem.
Describe at least two potential solutions.
Assess the realistic expectations to implement either solution.
Evaluate the benefits and barriers to each solution.
Identify the preferred solution and explain the choice.
Briefly describe your action plan to implement the solution.
Explain how you can serve as a change agent for this problem.
Describe the degree of change you can reasonably expect to achieve.
Discuss how you can motivate others to be agents of change for this problem.
Formatting Requirements:
must utilize first person or academic voice. 
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph
must not exceed four pages in length.
must use at least four credible sources in addition to the course text.

Secondary analysis of existing data collected by other researchers, for other purposes, offers researchers the potential to answer research questions without having to go through the process of collecting the data themselves. Based on your Unit III Assignment, address the prompts below.
Identify a specific academic, governmental, or commercial source of quantitative secondary data that could be used to solve the problem you stated in Part 2 of the Unit III assignment. Provide reference information for this source.
Describe how you will obtain access to the raw data.
Explain why the data are suitable for addressing your research problem.
List the limitations of using the data.
This journal should be at least two pages in length, not counting the required references page. Please thoroughly address all areas listed above, and include at least two credible sources. An abstract is not required. Please use APA compliant headings and sub-headings that align with the individual assignment requirements. Adhere to APA Style, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.

Phase 2: Data Collection
In this phase, you will work on the data collection process. Based on your project, you will search for data sources to collect the variables. You must consult with the instructor about the data sources from where you will collect data needed for your prediction/forecasting model. 
Phase 2 Deliverables
At the end of Week 3 of the course schedule, you need to provide an Excel Spreadsheet with the list of variables as headers and a minimum of 200 observations. As you collect the data, you need to keep in mind the consistency of your data and how “clean” and ready for analysis. The rubric below provides you with more details about the grading scheme.
Limited (0%-50%)
Satisfactory (50%-85%)
Superior (85%-100%)
Data Readiness (70%)
The data is not consistent.
Major cleaning needed. 
Most of the data is consistent but needs minor improvement.
Minor cleaning needed.
Data is clean and ready to use.
Data Volume (30%)
Less than 100 useable observations are collected.   
Between 100 and 150 useable observations collected.   
At least 200 useable observations collected.   

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Please write an essay about Unilever. Focus on adding more details and clarity Ensure references are cited in alfabetical order and include proper in-text citations.

Action Items
Read the case “Shifting Course at Better Horizons Credit Union” in Chapter 10 of Cardon (2021). Choose one of the five situations.
Review the Business Brief Guidelines.
Locate 1 to 2 additional resources to use as references in the brief, in addition to the textbook.
Write a 2- to 3-page business brief that includes:
Introduction: an overview of the situation.
Body: answers the questions, in paragraph form, including details and any research performed.
Conclusion: concluding paragraph that provides your thoughts and recommendations based on which situation you chose.
SITUATION 1
Haniz and Christine Want to Attract New Members by Focusing on Financial Planning
Christine recognized that people under the age of 25 were not joining the credit union. Christine asked Haniz and several marketing team members to develop a plan to attract more college students. After several months of work, Haniz and the team have a plan, but they know the executive team is deeply skeptical of plans to draw younger members. These plans have failed often in the past.
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SITUATION 2
Christine and Haniz Promote a Mentorship Program to Attract and Retain New Hires
Christine recognizes that Better Horizons needs to hire younger, early-career professionals for several reasons. She thinks hiring early-career professionals will help with the strategy to attract younger members. She recently asked several of her employees to develop a mentoring program, which would help attract and retain new hires. She wants to persuade employees to volunteer as mentors for this program. Also, she wants Haniz to use the mentorship program as part of a pitch about career opportunities to soon-to-be college graduates.
SITUATION 3
Haniz Is In Charge of Recruiting Participants for a Local Charlty Event
Christine asked Haniz to be in charge of recruiting credit union members to join this year’s Hope Walkathon to support research on breast cancer. Better Horizons has assembled a walkathon team for this prominent community event each year for nearly a decade. Haniz is writing an email to send to all credit union members. The message will be modified slightly to appear as an announcement on the credit union website as well.
SITUATION 4
Haniz Needs to Create a Flyer Explaining the Benefits of Credit Union Membership Compared to Banks
Haniz is working on a flyer describing the benefits of membership at Better Horizons Credit Union. The flyer will be part of a packet of materials that is distributed to community members who participate in free financial planning and income tax assistance seminars offered by Better Horizons. Haniz is using the message to highlight the benefits of Better Horizons compared to local banks.
SITUATION 5
Haniz Is Helping Develop a Sales Message for Auto Loans
Haniz and several other employees are working on sales messages for auto loans. In recent months, Better Horizon’s senior management decided the credit union should become a “player” in the auto loans market. Few Better Horizons members take advantage of car loans, most assuming that dealer financing is cheaper and easier to get.

Homework #2 Name: _____________________________ Show your work/steps and specify the units ($, %, days, etc.) for your answers to receive full credit.
(1)  An architect firm uses an average of 60 boxes of copier paper a day. The firm operates 280 days a year. Storage and handling costs for the paper are $30 a year per box, and its costs approximately $60 to order and receive a shipment of paper.
(a)  What quantity order size would minimize the total annual inventory cost? ________________________________________________________________________________
(b)  Determine the minimum total annual inventory cost. ________________________________________________________________________________
(c)  The office manager is currently using an order size of 300 boxes. The partners of the firm expect the office to be managed “in a cost-efficient manner.” Would you recommend the manager to use your quantity from part (a) rather than 300 boxes? _______.
Justify your answer (by determining the total annual inventory cost for 300 boxes): ________________________________________________________________________________
(2)  The ABC Company is both a producer and a user of brass couplings. The firm operates 220 days a year and uses the couplings at a steady rate of 60 per day. Coupling can be produced at a rate of 200 per day. Annual storage cost is $2 per coupling, and machine setup cost is $120 per run. Determine the:
(a) optimal production run size = ________________________________________________________ (b) length of production run = ___________________________________________________________ (c) maximum inventory level = __________________________________________________________
(3)  Suppose that a perishable item costs $8 and sells for $10. Any item that is not sold by the end of the day can all be sold at $5.
(a) Find MP = and ML = . The table below reveals the discrete demand for this item. (b) Complete the last column of the table.
Demand P(Demand = this level) P(Demand  this level) 110 0.20
120 0.15
130 0.15
140 0.15 150 0.15 160 0.10 170 0.05 180 0.05
(c) Use the marginal analysis to determine how many units should be stocked.
Analysis: ________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: ________________________________________________________________________
(4) ABC Woodcarving manufactures two types of wooden toys: soldiers and trains. A soldier sells for $29 and uses $10 worth of raw materials. Each soldier that is manufactured increases ABC’s variable labor and overhead costs by $12. A train sells for $22 and uses $7 worth of raw materials. Each train built increases ABC’s variable labor and overhead costs by $10. The manufacture of wooden soldiers and trains requires two types of skilled labor: carpentry and finishing. A soldier requires 4 hours of finishing labor and 3 hour of carpentry labor. A train requires 2 hour of finishing and 1 hour of carpentry labor. Each month, ABC can obtain all the needed raw material but only 4,200 finishing hours and 2,000 carpentry hours. Demand for trains is unlimited, but at most 220 trains are bought each month. ABC wants to maximize monthly profit (revenues – costs). Formulate an LP model that can be used to maximize ABC’s monthly profit.
(a) Step 1: Define the decision variables precisely and completely (e.g., let X1 = … and X2 = …, etc.).
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________ (b) Step 2: State the objective function.
___________________________________________________________________________________________ (c) Step 3: Specify the constraints.
___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
(5) Consider the following linear programming model with 4 regular constraints:
Maximize 3X + 5Y subject to: 4X + 4Y ≤ 48 4X + 3Y ≤ 50 2X + 1Y ≤ 20
X ≥ 2 X, Y ≥ 0
(a) Draw your graph in the space below:
(constraint #1)
(constraint #2)
(constraint #3)
(constraint #4) (non-negativity constraints)
(a) Which of the constraints is redundant? Constraint #______. Justify by drawing a graph similar to Figure 7.14 on p.263.
(b)  Is point (9,3) a feasible solution? _____. Explain your answer (by analyzing each of the constraints). Constraint #1: _______________________________________________________________ Constraint #2: _______________________________________________________________ Constraint #3: _______________________________________________________________ Constraint #4: _______________________________________________________________
(c)  Which of the following points yields the best solution? Underline the best solution: (7,5), (9,2), (6,6). Justify your answer (using the data from the above LP model).
(7,5): ____________________________________________________________________ (9,2): ____________________________________________________________________ (6,6): ____________________________________________________________________

Goal: 
Develop a Entrepreneurship Due Diligence Report on Maydm’s technology education non-profit, using the articles found in the following links.
https://maydm.org/Links to an external site.
https://www.ibmadison.com/In-Business-Madison/May-2019/Maydm-awarded-50K-grant-from-CUNA-Mutual-Foundation/Links to an external site.
Consider the following questions. Note that because this is a general outline, not all questions may apply to this specific business.
External Environment:
· How is the economic environment where the business is located?
· How is the social environment where the business is located?
· How is the technological environment where the business is located?
· How is the political/legal environment where the business is located?
Industry Environment:
· What is the state of the industry in which the business operates? Is the industry in growth mode, or is it mature or in decline?
· How does this business compare to competitors in its industry?
· What is the business’ reputation in the industry and the community?
· How many competitors are there? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Business Environment:
· What is the state of the business’ target market? Is its target market growing or shrinking?
· Are its target customers undergoing demographic changes, such as aging, loss of disposable income, or other transitions that could put the business at risk?
· Is the business’s customer base growing? Is the business adequately diversified, or is it overly dependent on one or two big customers?
· What kind of staff does the business have? Do employees have skills that are difficult to find elsewhere? Are their wages average, above average, or below average for the industry?
· Are employees being treated fairly? Is there a lot of turnover at the business?
Finances:
· Are the business’ sales increasing?
· What is the business’ profit margin?
· Does the business have adequate funding?
· How much debt does the business have?
Conclusion:
· Is this a business worthy of consideration for investment?
· What are the reasons for your decision?
Adapted from https://www.allbusiness.com/questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-business-567-1.htmlLinks to an external site.
Submission Instructions:
The detailed summary should be 600 words in length that uses current APA style and format.  

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review all the required resources for this week.
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.
Note: Please use the most recent Quarterly ResultsLinks to an external site. (Form 10-Q) published on the Fox Factory Investor Overview website. Please use the earnings announcement, for example: “Fox Factory Holding Corp. Announces Third Quarter 20XX Financial Results” for the relevant required information.
In your paper,
Summarize the company’s financial performance, referencing key data points from the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement available in the Quarterly ResultsLinks to an external site..
Identify the highlights and areas of concern.
Calculate six different standard ratios for the company—three using Balance Sheet data and three using Income Statement data.
Include in your ratios the
current ratio,
cash ratio,
gross margin,
net profit margin, and
two others of your choosing.
Explain the relevance of each of the ratios.
The Financial Statement Analysis paper,
must be 2–3 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
must include a separate title page with the title of the paper in bold font; names of the student, institution, and instructor; along with the course name and number and the due date.
must use Academic VoiceLinks to an external site..
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
See Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., for additional guidance.
must use at least two credible, preferably scholarly, peer-reviewed, sources in addition to the course text.
See the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. for additional guidance.
If you have questions whether a specific source is appropriate or not, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA Style.

examine an issue related to electronic medical records and consider the implications of this issue for health care administration. Some possible issues include, but are not limited to, the following:
linking of genome information to medical records and resulting privacy issues;
the problem of missing older records when medical records are moved to electronic and the resulting loss of information related to patient care;
overall security of electronic medical records;
freedom of digitized information to move around (insurance companies requiring a HIPA waiver, but not pledging to keep that information secure). 
In doing so, you should consult appropriate research, convey your findings, and apply what you have learned to your healthcare organization (including, as appropriate, your personal position in healthcare).
You are also expected to support your discussion with at least two relevant articles, at least one of which should be from a peer-reviewed academic journal obtained through a scholarly database. You must cite these sources in your response