{"id":205254,"date":"2018-09-14T04:53:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T04:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/09\/14\/bus-599-week-1to11-all-discussion-questions\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:48:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:48:36","slug":"bus-599-week-1to11-all-discussion-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/bus-599-week-1to11-all-discussion-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"BUS 599 Week 1to11 All Discussion Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Create your NAB company name and explain its significance.\t&#8220;\ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop your company&#8217;s Mission Statement and provide a rationale for its components.\t\u00a0\tSuppose Honest Tea has hired you as a consultant to evaluate the completeness of their strategy for future growth. Base your evaluation on the provided SWOT analysis.\t\u00a0\tWeek 3:\tThere are two (2) very different target markets and sales forces discussed in the videos. Identify some of the key differences between the organizations&#8217; sales forces and target markets.\tExplain the value of developing a sales force based on the target market. Use examples from each video to support your response.\t\u00a0\tA Rotten Apple?&#8221; Please respond to the following:\tWatch the following 2013 Bloomberg&#8217;s video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/glnTz5HD05U\tBased on the video, fast forward to current day and give your opinion on whether or not Apple&#8217;s product strategy should change given its current rate of success and potential competing companies (i.e. Samsung, etc.) operating within their market. Provide a rationale for your response.\tFor reference, review the supplemental article titled, &#8220;Competitve Strategy&#8221;, which discusses Michael Porter&#8217;s Five Forces.\t\u00a0\tWeek 5:\t&#8220;Smooth Operator&#8221;\tElaborate your own definition of production operations management, including manufacturing and service operations. Then, assess the implication of technology in your definition. Lastly, appraise the impact of your previous responses to your Operations, Technology, and Management Plan development.\t\u00a0\tWeek 6: &#8220;Thirsty for the Triple Bottom Line&#8221;\tEvaluate Seth Goldman&#8217;s leadership performance on the concept of the &#8220;Triple Bottom Line&#8221;\ufffd using at least two (2) examples from both resources (at least four [4] total examples) to support your evaluation.\t\u00a0\tWeek 7:\tUse the &#8220;NAB Company Portfolio&#8221;\ufffd (see: Course Required Files in Week 1) for reference. Provide the following information below.\t1. \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For year one of your NAB company&#8217;s Business Plan, complete the Income Statement, Cash Flow Projections, and Balance Sheet sections from the &#8220;Business Plan Financials&#8221;\ufffd MS Excel template (see: Course Required Files in Week 1). Note: Attach the MS Excel worksheet to the discussion thread.\to \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hints: Your marketing costs should already be included as you created your Marketing Budget in Week 4 and those will be filled in automatically.\to \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hints: Use the figures you arrived at in the operations and technology sections of your plan to help fill out your financial forms.\to \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hints: Work through the worksheets in order. The excel worksheets will automatically enter the numbers into your Income Statement.\t**See Attachment\t1. \ufffd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop the following financial sections of your NAB Company&#8217;s Business Plan. Note: Attach the MS Word document to the discussion thread.\t\u00a0\t&#8220;Mission Possible&#8221;\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd Describe how an organization&#8217;s mission statement and values are supported by specific aspects in the marketing, operations, technology, management, and social responsibility sections of a business plan.\t&#8220;\ufffd \ufffd \ufffd In a real life situation, feedback from your business plan development team can be extremely valuable. Explain the value of receiving feedback from your &#8220;\ufffdteam&#8217; (your instructor and fellow students) on the various sections of your non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) business plan while you work towards making necessary revisions.\t\u00a0\tWeek 9: &#8220;Pitch Perfect&#8221;\ufffd\tRank the given factors in order of importance when developing an elevator speech, and provide a rationale for your response.\t\u00a0\tWeek 10\t&#8220;I Have a Plan&#8221;\tPer the text, planning isn&#8217;t just what you do to go into business; it&#8217;s what you have to do to stay in business. Speculate on the planning mechanism(s) that you believe would work well for your NAB business if implemented properly. Provide a rationale for your response.\t\u00a0\tWeek 11:\t&#8220;Stronger Than Yesterday&#8221;\tSuppose you were invited to join a team in charge of developing an organization&#8217;s Business Plan. Explain the strengths that you personally would bring to the team. 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