Using the internet or other resources, describe at least one example of a major firm located in a new city or state and describe the facility location benefits supported by the firm or local government officials.
There is a major firm which was located in a city that which sells the products related to the kids like clothes, shoes, products to use according to their age, blankets and dolls etc. Once a person visits to that store everything for the kids will be available with good quality and best price. That firm helps parents not to wander this place and that place for one product. All the products which they sell will be manufactured in their own industry. According to my point of view it was one of the major firms where every product will be available. As this firm was located in the city firm officials provide many location benefits like there will be less time to travel, every person can easily identify the firm by the good landmarks and people can easily approach the firm in their urgency also. These are the best benefits which will be expected by the people from the firms because of their busy schedules.
Using the internet or other resources, describe at least one example of a major firm located...
Using the Internet or any other resource, research and describe at least one recent incident involving damage to a shipment of marine cargo. If you were a shipper, what would you do to protect yourself against such a loss? Be sure to include links to your sources.
a. Rent seeking is charging higher rents for properties in high demand. an appeal to the government for special taxes to be applied to a certain group of firms. an appeal to the government for special benefits at the taxpayers' or someone else's expense. an effort to get a share of a government contract. b. Rent seeking is different from profit maximization because rent seeking attempts to increase profit by influencing the political process. is an effort to minimize cost,...
Part 1: Please describe one example of information technology that you use for your role in your organization. Your description should include the business functions that are supported by the technology, the technology infrastructure (platform) on which it operates, and the types of data that are captured or produced by the system. Next describe the benefits provided by the system. Does it automate manual processes, to reduce the labor costs required for the process? Does it support business decisions to...
Using Alexa or other social media-ranking sites, research at least one social media site that is used as a promotional tool. Locate answers to the following questions. What website are you researching? How would you describe the site? Global rank? Global rank trend? Demographics? How fast does it load? Where are the site’s visitors located? Bounce rate? Linking sites?
SCENARIO Your organization, located in Manitoba, will be enhancing the group benefits plan offered to employees in two months by adding accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage and vision care coverage. The organization will pay 50% of the cost of the AD&D premiums and 50% of the cost of the vision care premiums, with the employees paying the other 50% of each premium. The Manager of Human Resources, Sophie Martin, has requested that you, as the Payroll Supervisor, prepare a...
Four statements appear below. For each one: (i) Identify and describe at least one reason why it is a poor hypothesis. (ii) Rewrite the statement in proper hypothesis-writing form. (You may have to embellish a bit, using your own intuition.) Example. Income and partisanship are related. (i) This statement does not identify the units of analysis. Also, it does not state the tendency of the relationship because it does not say how income and partisanship are related. (ii) In a...
Question 1: Explain three major information system trends and explain how the Internet and the WWW are related to information systems. Question 2: E-Business has many characteristics. Discuss this statement then explain the challenges as well as opportunities of globalization. Question 3: Explain the four primary properties that determine the value of information. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), is a global company with one of the most recognised and admired brands in the world, using information systems, access to global...
A small financial firm is currently using ACL (Access Control List), a discretionary access control mechanism, for the protection of its resources (including computer systems and data files). As the firm is small, its resources are located in the same building and managed in the same domain. However, recently this firm is planning a merger with another firm, and if this merger is successful, its IT system will be transformed into a large-scale distributed system where resources will be managed...
Question 1. Describe the essential assumptions and major features of the Todaro Model of Rural-Urban Migration. [describes at least three points] Question 2: One of the most significant implications of this model (the Todaro Model of Rural- Urban Migration) is the paradoxical conclusion that government policies d urban employment may in fact lead to more urban unemployment. Explain three reasons for such a paradoxical result Question 3: In what ways can urban development policies be retooled to resolve the paradoxical...
this case is from “introduction to business”Madura Jeff Case: Selecting the Best Plant Site Richard Capozzi, an entrepreneur in the high-fashion Italian shoe industry, is planning to relocate his manufacturing operation to the western part of the United States. He is currently considering two different locations. One possible location is outside Los Angeles, and the other is in Oklahoma City. In analyzing the plant size decision, he is considering several factors. The cost of land is high in Los Angeles....