Support automation

Bentonville, Arkansas. A benefit Wal-Mart has is that the company has great power over its 40,000 suppliers (out of these 40,000, 200 are key suppliers), and soon after the opening of the distribution center in Bentonville, suppliers located nearby to support the company. Each store that was opened was directly because of the distribution strategy—the criteria for stores’ locations were that it should be low rent, suburban area, and on or very close to a highway. This keeps the costs low and…

Thrive Global Thrive Global is a consumer wellness start-up that seeks too change how people live and work (Crunch Base, 2016). The stat-up has 16 investors who have contributed $7 M in total equity funding (Crunch Base, 2016). Thrive Global has a big market opportunity when one considers the customers, competition, company and technology. It targets a wide segment market consisting of men, women, from different social economic backgrounds and lifestyle values (Thrive Global, 2016). It also…

Case Study: New College, University of Oxford New College simplifies wireless access while increasing visibility and security New College was looking for a new security automation and orchestration solution. The IT office at New College realized that although their homegrown authentication and registration solution had succeeded for many years, new security measures were needed because of student-driven demand for campus-wide wireless and wired connectivity. Among other capabilities, New College…

unless you try to pursue a manager/supervisor position. With minimum wage shooting up to $10.50 an hour more problems are arising such as: employees being laid off; hours being cut; stores closing down; company’s relocating; and most importantly, automation. With minimum wage going up so high employers will find it easier to replace the employee with…

recent years and the firms have come up with a number of innovative ideas of serving customers. This has provided the customer with the flexibility and convenience. Similarly, various groups of customers would require different level of services and support. For first time buyer, they may require installation and training services while big corporations with internal computer specialist may expect more comprehensive CRM program coupled with other value added services. However, the important…

Proxy Voting refers to the process by which one person or entity votes on behalf of another. Since the majority of shareholders do not attend the annual and special meetings at which voting occurs, corporations provide shareholders with the option to cast a proxy vote. Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“DSA”) votes on behalf of its clients in matters of corporate governance through the proxy voting process, with a focus on the investment implications of each issue. DSA has established proxy…

The 21st century is facing a remarkable increase in unemployment rate as millions of workers have been permanently eliminated from the economic process and many job offers have become extinct. Brynjolfsson (2011) presented the unfortunate catastrophe about the American Associations after the Great Recession between May 2007 and October 2009. In fact, companies didn’t resume employing, they hired new machines. After the sharp decline in economic activity during the late 2000s, the quality of the…

Natural systems are the most efficient, yet more complex to implement or imitate these systems in digital world. As a child, i was fascinated with the different technology around me. But in my college i realize how these technologies are actually inspired from the natural models. The digital world interacts with the real world by using different sensors which in turn similar to the way human being interact with the external environment. Image processing which is inspired by human visual system,…

As we know every business must design a strategy for achieving its goals. Porter has distinguished three generic strategies in function of competitive advantage and competitive scope which provide a good starting point for strategic thinking. These three strategies are the followings: 1. Overall cost leadership: firms who follow this strategy work hard to achieve the lowest production and distribution costs so they can win a large market share. 2. Differentiation: in this case the company…

The "primary activities" include: inbound logistics, operations (production), outbound logistics, marketing and sales, and services (maintenance). The "support activities" include: administrative infrastructure management, human resource management, R&D, and procurement. The costs and value drivers are identified for each value activity. The Value Chain Analysis therefore describes the activities within and around an organization and related them to an analysis of the competitive strengths of…