Kaplan University | Technological Innovation | Introduction to Management MT140-35 | Professor Sylvia DeAngelo | || | Summary Every company needs to be technological up to par in today’s business world to be able to compete with existing businesses as well as new entrants. Sandwich Blitz is a small company that is trying to take business a notch above. Furthermore, corporate is trying to expand business and in the near future possibly venture outside of the Atlanta metro area. Competition is imminent with the two new franchises that are soon to move into the Atlanta area and that offer similar foods and beverages. Therefore, Jack and Jenny have to make sure that their company keeps their uniqueness.
In order to share helpful advice about Kudler’s Gourmet Food and what the writer would do if she could utilize her skills towards assisting with the growth. The writer has decided that she would change her business practices. Instead of dealing in perishable goods, the writer would make it so those perishables were not the only thing that were selling, and that each item within the store had some significant value to the homeowner. The best way to do this would be to have taste testers and give-away items so that the customers could experience first-hand other items besides those they are so familiar
It prides itself on using quality organically grown food ingredient, also focusing on customer service. In Fact they made this there motto “Sandwich Blitz – Where quality, freshness, and customers always come first”. The motto can be seen in each location over the counters. The President and CEO, Dalman Smith and Vice President and CFO, Lei Lee are the owners. Dalman and Lei are wishing to expand the business, but first they need to conduct a SWOT analysis to determine the strengths, weakness, opportunities and possible threats involved in the expansion.
Therefore in the context of the project Competitive Intelligence will help Kudler Fine Foods to identify the future happenings and to take preventive measures accordingly. This will also help the company to evaluate the possible risks and prospects related to the company in the near
We feel that these redesign improvements would help to assure that Kudler stays current on web trends and offers its customers the tools required to interact with the site and get the best feel for the products and services Kudler has come to be known for. Example blow of the changes that were needed to help improve Kudler Fine Food
Access the Evaluating Business Performance: Small Business Case Studies video in your online course. The video focuses on profitability, liquidity, efficiency, and stability of business. Given what you have learned about ratio analysis, choose one of the businesses from the video (Rose Chong Costumes, Anro’s Floor Maintenance, or John Osborne’s Gym and Squash Center) and identify two ratios that would be helpful for the owner of the business to monitor. Be sure to explain what the ratio would tell the owner, and how it can be improved for the business. Focus of the Final
To provide opportunities to apply the ideas, concepts, and proficiencies you acquired in other business courses to projects, case studies, and class discussions. 4. Explore the complexities involved in managing multi-product, and multi-national firms. Textbook and Other Required Materials You will need to purchase the text: Essentials of Strategic Management (Third Edition) by Charles Hill and Gareth Jones Short Cases/Articles: Additional cases/articles will be assigned during the course which you do not have to purchase. Course Management Software The course is supported by Blackboard course management system.
Kudler Fine Foods Purchasing System Analysis Chris Martin University of Phoenix BSA/502 BUSINESS SYSTEMS II Rocky Riviera 01/10/2010 Abstract This paper will review the current business requirements of the Kudler Fine Foods Purchasing System and make recommendations for potential technology solutions to support their objectives to refocus their purchasing system to from a loosely connected internal purchase order system to a centralized internet based order processing and procurement system that will improve the accuracy, processing time, and inventory levels, while reducing the cost of the overall process of accounting, verifying and processing the orders. Scope Statement This purpose of this document is to provide a
Case Study, Stage 1: Business Environment Analysis Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “UMUC Haircuts Case Study” and be sure to take a look at the “Walmart Example.” Purpose of this Assignment This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts of the Porter Five Forces model to a specific business, develop a strategic direction for UMUC Haircuts, and identify a process that could be improved with the use of technology. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to: * analyze business strategy to recognize how technology solutions enable strategic outcomes * analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements. Business Environment Analysis for UMUC Haircuts UMUC Haircuts has been in business since 1995 and has seen an increase in competition from a variety of competitors, as described in the Case Study. With the news that a Hair Cuttery is likely to open only five miles away, Myra, the owner of UMUC Haircuts, is concerned and has asked you to help her assess the impact on her business and how she can deal with it. worried and is looking to you to provide reassurance that the competition will not affect the business.
Updating the Hometown Deli for Competition IFSM 300, University of Maryland University College Professor Michael West Abstract Updating the Hometown Deli for Competition With the upcoming pressures of the Wall Street Deli and potentially more new entrants into our neighborhood deli market, a market that had been ran single handedly by The Hometown Deli for over sixty years, we conducted a market environment analysis by applying the Porter’s Five Forces Model, a widespread business analysis model used to assist businesses identify the following pressures that can hurt potential sales: Buyer Power, Supplier Power, Threats of substitute products or services, Threat of new entrants and Rivalry among existing competitors (Baltzan, p16). After our analysis, we came into the realization that here at the Hometown Deli our way of doing business and our systems, i.e. cash registers and IT system are almost as old as the deli itself. Therefore if we intend on bringing our way of conducting business up to date, we will have to start by emplacing a system that can handle today’s deli business requirements. Some of the requirements for our new system will be Halo POS Cash registers which will afford us with such options like changing prices in order to honor our specials coupons and discounts.