CIPD CERTIFICATE IN HR PRACTICE Assignment 3HRC Understanding Organisations and the Role of Human Resources Anna Cole, Welcome to Alan Howards. Thank you for joining our lively and energetic workforce. Alan Howard is one of the UK’s largest professional Hair and Beauty wholesalers, a speciality retailer and distributor of professional Hair and Beauty supplies and equipment. Alan Howards was established 22 years ago opening its first store in Stockport followed by the Oldham store and slowly expanding and taking over other local wholesalers such as EWD and Salon Services, to now having 22 branches across the North West of England. The company is family run by Howard Littler owner of the company and 2 sons Anton and Jonathan directors of the company.
Executive Summary In this report as a group of consultant, we have undertaken an analysis of Zara a successful High street store and the need of a strategic change for companies in the digital competitive environment of 2013 to survive in the market. We have identified the need for change and have evaluated the possible outcome of the strategic change program. We have supported our thoughts with several strategic management theories and modules. Also this report will show the importance of management thinking and change management, which will lead to improve the competiveness and efficiency of a company. Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Issue 5 The Need for Change 6 Internal and External Environment Analysis 7 Telescopic Observation 7 Porter 5 forces 8 Competitive advantages 10 Porter’s Generic Strategies 10 Paradigm Shifts 11 Experience Curve 12 Strategy Implementation 13 Mckinsey 7S Framework 14 Product Life Cycle 15 BCG Matrix 16 Ansoff Matrix 18 Evaluation and Control 19 Bibliography 20 Appendix 21 Introduction More and more companies in the High Street have announced bankruptcy within the last few years.
Companies must view themselves as part of an ecosystem; one entity in an interdependent interconnected environment. Each part of this ecosystem of business is impacted by the decisions and operations of the other parts. The organization of today and tomorrow has to adopt a system-centric model of business or suffer the consequences, most of which being dire and unforgiving. The key to business success is to make sure no part of the system is overlooked and undervalued. Research has revealed that there is a strong correlation between a stakeholder conscious organization’s
How does the type of buyer or consumer affect marketing strategy? As part of your response, consider the characteristics of buyers and the factors that influence their purchasing decision. How can an organization ensure that their market strategy is appropriate for their target market? MKT 421 Marketing Week 3 DQ
I have chosen Nikes human resource: NIKE is the world's largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel. They employ more than 33,000 people globally. Nike sell products in more than 180 countries around the globe. For company such as Nike, human resource is very important as they require the best and the most skilled full workers. There are two main activities carried by human resource in Nike.
Stakeholders In this task I am going to be explaining the features of stakeholders within Tesco and the Walton Centre. A stakeholder is anyone who is affected by a company for example the employees, trade unions, the owners, the customers, neighbours etc. Stakeholders are identified in order to develop businesses sufficiently because they are the most important people within a business. Tesco’s aims and objectives: • To be the most highly valued business by the customers they serve, the communities in which they operate, their loyal and committed colleagues and the shareholders. • To be an outstanding retailer in stores and online.
------------------------------------------------- Chern’s Report By: Michelle Lepri Executive Summary: As a high end retail store Chern’s will face many challenges in all areas of business, especially staffing. In my report I have outlined subjects that were brought to my attention by Ryan, and Ann. The Chern’s organization they have a rich culture that beliefs that when you hire good people you get good workers. Due to Chern’s success so far they have done a great job finding & hiring good people for their positions available, but it’s also important to change and improve Chern’s to keep high standards for their organization. Here is what I have outlined in the report: I have started by identifying the goals, these can be either
Executive Summary Gap Inc, a worldwide retail brand holding with an approximately 4% market share, is a multi-brand retail corporation. In today’s environment, bringing and sustaining a tangible product to market that is bought frequently, Gap Inc. faces challenging supply chain management scenarios coupled with multiple mediums of sales opportunities between both online and storefronts including outlets in many countries. To examine the operations at Gap Inc, one must take into consideration the ever-changing fashion landscape, how quickly the merchant can respond and the cost of doing it all. Analyzing Operations at Gap Inc. Gap Inc. is a clothing, shoe and accessory retailer under six different brands; Old Navy, Banana Republic, Gap, Athleta, Piperlime and Intermix. Gap employs more than 136,000 employees and, in addition to a prominent online presence, has over 3,500 storefronts primarily in Asia, Europe and North America.
Notes from the Li & Fung company website: Experience, professionalism and integrity have earned Li & Fung its reputation as the world's leading consumer goods sourcing company. Through a growing network of over 15,000 suppliers in more than 40 economies, the Company strives to find quality-conscious, cost-effective manufacturers to match the production needs of more than 7,700 customers around the world. This global framework enables Li & Fung to create tailored sourcing options to meet customers' specific requirements. Dedicated global teams of product specialists focus on each customer segment and leverage their close ties with suppliers to offer insider knowledge that helps customers make informed buying decisions. Li & Fung's sourcing business covers a wide range of consumer products, from softgoods (garments and apparel) to hardgoods (non-apparel products such as toys, home furnishings, sporting goods, footwear, and health and beauty products).
Determination of the market structure for Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. is a global cosmetic and personal care company as already explained in the first assignment (9 January 2014). The company operates as a direct selling company since its customers have the opportunity to order directly products online or through catalogues. Based on the market structure criteria of the monopolistic competition market (Number of firms: many/several; Freedom of entry: Unrestricted; Nature of product: Differentiated; Demand curve: Downward sloping-relatively elastic) given in the textbook “Essentials of Economics” (ch.5, p. 117), we classify Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. to the Monopolistic competition market structure. The reason for this determination is initially when taking in consideration the number of firms operating in that industry, there are many other direct selling companies with whom Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. is in competition. Rivals such as the companies Avon, Amway, Mary Kay, Yves Rocher, L&R, etc.