The use of information and its flow through an organization is an important aspect in today’s business culture. What to collect, how to store it, how to use it, and what to show to other entities, are all questions that many organizations are asking. My intentions with this class and education is to better understand information, and how it flows through an organization. Below is a synopsis of what I have learned so far, and how I am better understanding my current place of employment, Verizon Wireless. First, a discussion about where information comes from and how it is gathered.
Within House of Fraser, they also post web-based information on their website, so that their customers can be quickly navigated to find information such as ‘how to contact us’,’ FAQ’s’, and ‘delivery options’. House of Fraser also use multimedia based information such as TV adverts and Magazine adverts in order to inform their customers of new products, sales and special event days, but also to promote their brand as a whole. The purpose of verbally communicating in a meeting between an employee and the employer is essential, as the employee can receive information such as sickness, wages or productivity, in a quick, direct manor. It is also the most professional and polite way to pass on information that is both personal and informative to the employee. The purpose of writing information in a letter in the situation of notifying their customers of new products that are available in-store enables each customer to feel special as well as providing the information in a format that can be referred to, in a professional manor.
Case Study: Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. 1. What kinds of benefits has DPSU received from implementing an Intranet? - Some of the benefits that DPSU has received from implementing an Intranet was that employees started to use FizzBiz to register electronically for the national sales meeting and other corporate meetings or incentives. They now also have an online employee suggestion box which allowed employees to post messages in different forums. It also allowed field sales employees to input the marketing requests directly into the marketing funds system.
The Use of Background Checks in the Employment Process James A. Butler University of Maryland University College The Use of Background Checks in the Employment Process When hiring for open positions within a company, an employer may want to investigate an applicant’s past history through a process known as a pre-employment background check. This check or process is used to screen applicants to find quality employees. Employers want to know who they are working with before hiring a potential applicant. The background check will verify the credibility of the applicants resume’ and to evaluate if the applicant will be a potential threat to the company. Employers are able to log onto public records and commercial databases directly via the internet to search an applicant’s records.
Assignment 5007 – Financial Control Aerocan UK is part of the Aerocan group. We manufacture aluminium cans primarily for the cosmetics industry for large companies including Unilever and Coty. I am the planning and materials manager, which makes me responsible for all raw materials coming into the plant and planning of customer orders and future demand. As Aerocan UK is part of a larger group not all of our accounting functions are completed on site here in the UK – the main purse strings reside in Brussels at our head office. All functions within the organisation here in the UK are driven by the plants Annual Budget/Forecast – this forecast is generated by the Board and senior management team.
Knowing the purpose of a call before making the call is important as the call will sound professional, be concise and you will obtain all the information you require, it may also be useful to have questions you need answering written down and to have any relevant information to hand. 1.3 Describe different ways of obtaining the names and numbers of people that need to be contacted. • Enquire within the company to see if anyone has dealt with the person before or if they may know of someone who can help. • If a company name is known try searching for number on their website, try calling the company directly to see if anyone can help with your search. • If name is known search online phone book or type straight into a search engine such as Google.
| This source of information is an internal source in the finance department this is as they create the sales promotions and impose them. | Written | Written communication is the use of communication through words written down physically. | LTM can use written information when they are talking to their partners in different countries around the world. Another example could be them emailing other companies or schools to inform them about future plans and activities at the museum. | The purpose of this information would generally be to inform and educate people about future developments | This source of information is internal.
Task 1(P1) To answer this task you will therefore need to interview the manager of a local business. This could be a firm that you work for, a shop that you visit regularly or even a family business. Your interview should find out the following: • The types of information they use with examples • The sources from which they get information • The purposes to which they put the information Different Types of information There is a different and wide variety of ways information can be used and sourced, and with an effective business person, they will research the information from a range of different sources before making that decision on which one their business should use. The types of information are: Verbal, written, onscreen, multi-media, and web based. Verbal information This type of information is based on a face-to face verbal communication and is considered the best way to communicate both internal and external.
Furthermore, Sainsbury also use external recruitment process to advertise their vacancies most of which are done on the internet and Sainsbury’s website for their managerial position while others are done using various other means such as advertising on local papers, job centre and in their stores. It is important to stress the fact that Sainsbury would use the most cost effective and efficient way to advertise their external vacancies. Sainsbury selection process is a reductionist process which involves choosing the right and suitable candidate from the large pool of applicants using various criterials such as but not limited to employment law and regulations. The selection process involves the Sainsbury’s recruitment selector(s) carefully studying each applicant Curriculum Vitae (CV) to further determine their suitability for the position. Successful candidate at this stage are then invited for interviews, if at the
What is the impact of the internet on Arrow’s sales personnel..? How can Arrow leverage the internet to facilitate its sales effort..? 1) Building long-term relationships with customers is of utmost importance for Arrow Electronics’ success. Apart from the typical staff that a distributor has to do, which is carrying a huge amount of inventories and distributing it, A/S also performs value-added services and book and ship (BAS) transactions for its customers. There are two types of customers that A/S has to engage with in order to ensure a long-lasting relationship: the transactional customers, who are the ones that place requests for quotes with a number of distributors simultaneously in order to obtain the lowest prices in the market, and the relationship customers, who are the ones that prefer making business with their main distributor solely, as they find it more convenient.