These manufacturing methods can be replicated by other businesses in the countries and improve their ability to manufacture goods. This improved ability to manufacture within the country and should lead to an increase in the GDP of the country. This will improve the trade and relations between the country and many others. Also in some cases these MNC's will invest in the infrastructure of the country. This will improve the trading process for not only the company, but also the rest of the country.
Controls need to be in place to prevent fraud and error from occurring. The number of vendors a company purchases goods or supplies from should be limited. Repeat purchases from the same vendors and suppliers will provide routine transactions that are much easier to track and will provide a faster cycle time. Using the same vendors will provide familiarity of the company to the vendor allowing more accurate quantity. When the vendor is familiar with the needs of the company it will reduce fraud and the number of transactions, which will make purchasing goods easier to track.
Having at their side another company advertising and selling their products will provide the opportunity to expand their market. In addition, this decision will provide clear information to the shareholders of the company’s intentions to grow and of its economic stability within the market. On other hand, merging with another company will definitely attract more customers and will increase their sales. These strategies will help in the company’s position before the globalization and will minimize the risks when important financial decisions are
This program will keep track of individual customers purchasing behaviors, which will allow Kudler to know how much of a certain product to stock. This could also determine manpower needs for certain days of the week. Just by increasing efficiency on these two topics will increase revenue by cutting out under or overstocking as well as overstaffing. This program may also increase the number of loyal
Using the high speed internet and Sysco’s online ordering system, time pouring over stocked products and needed products can be greatly reduced. Management will be able to communicate with customers through the interactive online store. In conclusion, Club IT is successful and with the implementation of ideas and software. The club can be perpetually successful. Solving these major problems for the club through incorporating an ERP, CRM and SCM software infrastructure will allow the company more time and money to focus on the other areas to keep Page
An activity can have more than one cost driver attached to it. For example, a production activity may have the following associated cost-drivers: a machine, machine operator(s), floor space occupied, power consumed, and the quantity of waste and/or rejected output. (BusinessDictionary.com, 2013)" I think the company would do better with Activity Based Costing (ABC) because this allocation method is more accurate because it takes all cost related factors into consideration. The first way the company was allocating department costs was and even three way split, which was undercutting Fabricating, which needs more funds, and this method was overcompensating Laminating and Assembling, which require less. With the ABC Method, the costs are factored by the different cost drivers, such as machinery, staff, number of parts needed, amount of products made, as well as direct material costs and direct labor hours.
Having an online website is great advantage as It allows customers to shop at all hours and have access to purchase all products. If for example you go into to buy a product and it is out of stock you have the option to go online and still get what you need. Additionally, the option to shop online addresses the various different customer demographics, such as individuals who are disabled, as online shopping could make shopping for groceries and other necessities a lot easier for such individuals. Therefore it is evident that technological factors have increased customer satisfaction by providing customers with an alternate shopping method. The stores can be affected in either a good or bad way by Technological factors.
Like other businesses our goal is to expand as well as build more customer awareness to increase its profits. Kudler wants to build a customer base that will be loyal to their stores. To do this it is important for Kudler to conduct the necessary research needed first to implement this change in the operations department. Especially, because we aim at a specific market with
Target’s capability to process products depends in how effective the company receives and distributes. Distribution centers are located on both the West and East side of the country and transports goods to all Target locations to help them uphold the competitive advantage which allows them the ability to control product costs (Misra & Choudhary, 2010). In an ideal world, having an effective processing system and a reliable transportation network running cohesively within the supply chain in order to improve reaction times to meet customer demands will allow a company such as Target to better control its distribution and shipment process. Target has realized that being flexible has been an advantage since the fuel price has risen and it is not as easy to have goods transported to the distribution
The internet offers competitive pricing, easy access and convenience, customers can personalize services. The worldwide web not only features products but also services that allow consumers to pay their utility, credit card, mortgage and car bills online. Customers can search travel destinations and make reservations for airfare, hotels, and rental cars from the comfort of their own home. Technology advancements have made connecting to the internet easier and affordable; many businesses offer hot spots for Wi-Fi access. More and more companies are using the internet to promote new products and services.