Running Head: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND SUMMARY Environmental Scan and Summary University of Phoenix STR/581 – Strategic Planning and Implementation Kathy Kudler is the sole owner and operator of Kudler Fine Foods (University of Phoenix‚ 2008)‚ a gourmet food shop located in La Jolla‚ California. Her business was such a success that she opened two additional stores‚ one in Del Mar and the other in Encinitas. Kathy has expressed her desire to expand to another location with the opening of another
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Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store with three locations in the San Diego metropolitan area. Kathy Kudler‚ founder of Kudler’s‚ opened the first Kudlers Fine Foods in 18 June 1998 opening the second location in 2000 and the third in 2003. Kudler’s three locations consider itself without direct competition (Apollo‚ 2011‚ Strategic Plan‚ p.3). Kudler Fine Foods provides domestic and imported fare at every location‚ everything from bakery and
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Automated Process of AIS for Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods has reached a point in their growth that they need to enhance the systems they are currently using for processing their financial information. It is necessary for Kudler to make some decisions on these upgrades. The recommended automation‚ enhancement‚ and maintenance schedules supported by flowcharts show the data flow for each of the four accounting upgrades for payroll‚ accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and inventory are included
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Kudler Fine Foods (KFF) was founded by Kathy Kudler in the San Diego metropolitan area in 1998. Kathy developed a business plan for the store due to a need for an upscale specialty food store in La Jolla. After opening KFF on June 18‚ 1998 and concluding a profitable year‚ she opened a second and third store (Kudler Fine Foods‚ 2008). KFF has seen strong success and now must ensure continued growth by expanding services‚ improving the efficiency of operations‚ and increasing the consumer purchase
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Structures in Kudler ECO 365/ Lisa Messemer Sharonda Shelton July 23‚ 2012 Kudler Foods specializes in providing unique and high quality ingredients for the gourmet chef. In an effort to increase profits‚ the company is interested in adding catering to its service offerings. The success of the catering service offering
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Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program Week 2 Assignment Chiquella Rice BSA/375 Bob Nugen June 25‚ 2007 Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program Kudler Fine Foods is looking to implement a new marketing plan. The company is hoping to draw more customers to its stores‚ in addition to retaining the old customers. They want a system put in place that can keep track of customer purchases‚ and award points to customers to use on other products based upon this. After doing more research
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Kudler Outline 1. Introduction and Statement of Thesis • Today many companies are enduring the challenge of hiring‚ training‚ and retaining employees. Kudler Fine Foods employs approximately 127 individuals total from all stores. Human Resource policies at Kudler Fine Foods consists of recruiting individuals from outside the stores for entry level jobs and other positions such as managerial positions are offered to employees of Kudler before recruiting ‘outside’ prospective employees. • The
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of how Kudler Fine Foods operates and what it offers its customers. The breakdown of how accurate Kudler Fine Foods uses marketing research and competitive intelligence. Areas are identified that need improvement in the marketing plan for Kudler. Marketing Research Kudler Fine Foods operates in California and currently has three stores in operations. Kathy Kudler opened her first store in 1998 (Kudler‚ 2009). Kudler fine Foods specialize in organic foods and specialty wine. Kath Kudler started
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Problem Statement: Kudler Fine Foods Jessica M. Hyde University of Phoenix Problem Statement: Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Food’s has put themselves on the California map as a premier gourmet grocery store for shoppers who are searching for the finest meats‚ produce‚ cheese and wines. After opening its first store in La Jolla in 1998‚ Kudler Fine Foods (KFF) has expanded their business to both Del Mar and Encinitas California. The shift in growth of Kudler Fine Foods’ organization has
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Abstract Kudler Fine Foods is a company composed of a workforce of approximately 100 employees divided in three different locations. Each office handle manage their own employee’s data base. The timekeeper and attendance records are done manually that causes errors and time consuming. Kudler Fine Foods requires a timekeeper analysis process for finding a feasible solution for the company. Human Resources Information System Analysis Kudler Fine Foods started with one location
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