IS589: Networking Concepts and Applications. WEEK SIX ASSIGNMENT Mini-Case I. Cookies Are Us Cookies Are Us runs a series of 100 cookie stores across the midwestern United States and central Canada. At the end of each day‚ the stores express-mail a diskette or two of sales and inventory data to headquarters‚ which uses the data to ship new inventory and plan marketing campaigns. The company has decided to move to a WAN. What type of a WAN architecture and WAN service would you recommend
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Kristen’s Cookies 1 Examples of a Process in Service Companies Processing an insurance claim for an accident. Admitting a patient to a hospital. Performing the 30‚000-mile maintenance on a car. 2 Concepts This case will familiarize you with the following concepts: PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM THROUGHPUT TIME FOR AN ACTIVITY THROUGHPUT TIME FOR THE PROCESS CAPACITY OF AN ACTIVITY CYCLE TIME OF AN ACTIVITY BOTTLENECK CAPACITY OF THE PROCESS CYCLE TIME OF THE PROCESS UTILIZATION OF
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oven’s operation‚ there is no need for extra trays. Q 6 The bottle neck is oven. In this case‚ the electricity bill is not on us so adding another oven can reduce the cycle time and improve the process capacity. But‚ since the current demand is being fulfilled by 1 oven‚ there is no need to add another oven. When our demand is 20 dozen cookies per day‚ there is not need to add a second oven‚ so it would not be worthwhile to pay any additional rent.
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Mini Mini Case‚ page 145: 1. How does Ben´s age affect his decision to get an MBA ? Ben’s age has a big impact on his decision to get an MBA. He already worked about 5 years at Dewey and Leweys and he earns the complete salary as an employee. Now it is up to him whether to invest in a higher degree in order to earn more money in the future or to keep his current job and invest his money in other things. It can be a hard decision for a person who already worked 5 years because in these one
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Mini Case Chapter 1 a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate Finance is the specific area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make‚ and the tools and analysis used to make the decisions. Corporate finance is important to all managers because managers must make very important decisions that will direct the future of their businesses. Most of these decisions will be made‚ based on the analysis of its financial status. Corporate finance provides
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I. Deals-R-Us Brokers (Part 1) Fred Jones‚ a distant relative of yours and president of Deals-R-Us Brokers (DRUB)‚ has come to you for advice. DRUB is a small brokerage house that enables its clients to buy and sell stocks over the Internet‚ as well as place traditional orders by phone or fax. DRUB has just decided to offer a set of stock analysis tools that will help its clients more easily pick winning stocks‚ or so Fred tells you. Fred’s information systems department has presented him with two
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Mini Cases in Movement Disorders Mona Dalzon Case 1 Kenny Kenny is a teenager who has experienced uncontrollable bodily and facial movements‚ various uncontrolled vocalizations‚ and other compulsions such as excessive hand washing and wringing. He has been treated with Clonidine‚ Haldol‚ pimozide and buspirone. This patient was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome. Clonidine is a vasodilator that allows for blood to flow more easily to the brain. This lowers blood pressure and helps treat the tics
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MINI CASE: MEXICO’S BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROBLEM Recently‚ Mexico experienced large-scale trade deficits‚ depletion of foreign reserve holdings and a major currency devaluation in December 1994‚ followed by the decision to freely float the peso. These events also brought about a severe recession and higher unemployment in Mexico. Since the devaluation‚ however‚ the trade balance has improved. Investigate the Mexican experiences in detail and write a report on the subject. In the report‚ you may:
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Mini-Case 1. How can you create theme areas that will also promote future sales for the hotel (such as food and beverages‚ rooms‚ conventions‚ etc)? According to the case‚ this hotel adopted some Hollywood theme areas such as the Wizard of Oz and Gone with the wind. Therefore the food and beverages should match these types of theme. For example‚ manager could names food and beverage related to the theme or use some fantasy tableware cater for the customers. The reason is the customer want enjoy
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Hello Cookies‚ Welcome to the Martha Cook Building for the fall of 2010. We hope to be able to meet many of you on Move-in Day. Please stop by our ice cream station in the main hall that afternoon and let us serve you. We look forward to helping to make your experience at MCB this year a memorable one. You may not know that the Martha Cook Building is the only dorm on campus that is supervised by a Board of Governors consisting of five women who were formerly residents of MCB. The Board of
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