Category: Essays

You and your rich friends are entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, but you don’t have the smarts to either build new devices or write new apps. (Sorry.) Instead, you’re interested in tapping a more prosaic market; the geeks who build new devices, and write new apps.

These guys and gals, both employees and graduate students, never seem to sleep. And they get hungry at all hours of the day and night. This has been good news for the various pizzerias and burger joints that never close, and also offer 24/7 delivery. But you have a feeling that the market for prepared food is saturated. Further, it doesn’t satisfy everyone’s needs. What about the geek girl who feels the overwhelming urge to cook a tub of spaghetti sauce at 3:00 Sunday morning, but doesn’t have any oregano? What about the farm boy, overcome with longing for his Mom’s cooking, who wants some calf’s liver smothered in onions? In other words, what about the weirdos who actually want groceries at all hours of the day and night?

You have a tentative name for the business: MyShoppingCart.com. Customers visit the site, and select items for delivery using one of two shopping modes: by store (specify a business, see what it sells, and pick items) or by product (specify a grocery item, see which stores stock it, and pick a store). As usual, the customers fill shopping carts online, enter their plastic, and await delivery. You plan to charge outrageous prices, but hey – this isn’t a price-sensitive crowd.

Order fulfillment would take place in one of two ways; either directly from a store, or from your own small, very selectively stocked warehouse. Here’s now it would work.

If the store is open, you send a shopping list to the store, and they fill a box for you to pickup – and add their own markup, for the extra work. If the store is closed, one of your own agents, bonded and preapproved by the store, opens the store up, gets the stuff, and leaves an invoice at Customer Service. If a store isn’t open, and you can’t reach an agreement with the owners to let one of your guys go rummaging through the shelves in the middle of the night, then that store wouldn’t be on your website during the hours that it’s closed.

If the customer orders by product, then you have two options; either go to the nearest store that has the requested items, or fill the order out of your own warehouse. The items in the warehouse either belong to you, having been purchased from a wholesaler, or are there on consignment – that is, they belong to local merchants, and they’re letting you keep them and sell them on their behalf. Perishables are either frozen rock-hard, or (in the case of fresh vegetables) not available unless a market is open for pickup.

All in all, it would be an ambitious, enormously complex enterprise. It would be impossible without cutting-edge apps, which your geek coworkers are developing for you.

At the moment, you’re in the fact-gathering, preliminary planning stage. The immediate problem is the warehouse. What information would you need to determine:

A satisfactory site?
What items would need to be kept in stock, and the optimum stocking level of each?
What size facility is needed – both floor space (sq ft) and volume (cubic ft)?
An optimum system for locating items, so your employees will know where to put them when they arrive, and find them when they’re needed?

Pertaining to number 4 above: You’re anticipating the need for some sort of scanning system that identifies items as they arrive, keeps track of where they’re located in the warehouse, and issues instructions for retrieving them. Most, but not all, of the items will arrive with some sort of computer-friendly label already affixed; however, the label doesn’t necessarily provide all the information you might need, particularly for the items that are there on consignment. For those items, it would be nice to know to whom they actually belong. You’re also interested in the possibility of generating barcode labels for customers, to be affixed to the sacks and cartons containing their orders. The delivery people could read those labels with hand-held devices, and receive real-time driving instructions that take traffic congestion and road closures into account. The three labeling options are UPC barcoding, RDIF tags (either single-use or reusable) or 2-D barcodes using one of the standard protocols.

Which of the three options would be best? Why? Explain.

In conclusion, you should give some thought to safety.

What are the minimum procedures you should put into place, to ensure that your warehouse workers (probably no more than one or two people) aren’t exposed to unnecessary risks?

Assignment Expectations

Upload your paper to TLC before the end of the Module.
Follow the instructions in the BSBA Writing Style Guide (July 2014 edition), available online at https://mytlc.trident.edu/files/Writing-Guide_Trident_2014.pdf.
There are no guidelines concerning length. Write what you need to write – neither more, nor less.
Clearly demonstrate your understanding of both the theory covered in the Module, and the particulars of the Case. In some instances, there are no specific facts available, and imagination is required. Have fun!
References and citations ARE REQUIRED. As a minimum, you should reference the Module sources. To see how these should appear in you papers, please refer to the Background Info pages. For good examples of in-text citations, please refer to the Module Homepages.

After reading your approved book, 100 level students should complete a 2-3 page book review (not including title and author information) that evaluates the book. You should consider the author’s thesis (what is it and is it well argued/supported), their evidence (what are they using to prove their thesis? Court cases, newspapers, diaries, first-hand accounts, government files?), their writing, their focus, their believability, as well as bring in some information about the author (PhD in foreign relations? Reporter? Witness to the event?) Is there an interesting quote/map/photo that really adds to the book that you’d like to bring up? Keep in mind 2 pages is considered a “minimum” and may not guarantee an A. While a quality 2 pages might be able to get an A, depending on the book or your writing style, 2 ½ or 3 pages will probably help you cover the information fully.

Students in level 300 will do the same as 103 students, but the minimum page requirement will be 4-6 pages, and students should also use the text book and a second book on a similar subject to evaluate the literature in one historical area further further. Would the authors of our textbook agree/disagree with the author of your reading? Do the two books contradict or add something to your interpretation of one or both?

Caution: Book reviews often exist of the books you will read, but I strongly recommend that you develop your own interpretation of a book before reading a review. If you get any ideas from a book review, you need to cite the book review. You should also cite any quotes from your book as well.

Chicago Manual of Style Link (Links to an external site.)
Rubric
KW Book Review Rubric
KW Book Review Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
Book review provides a summary of the material covered in the book, including explaining the thesis and the evidence used to prove the thesis.

Full Marks
6 pts

No Marks
0 pts

6 pts
Paper analyzes (critiques and compliments) the weaknesses and strengths of the book, particularly focusing on (but not limiting to) how well the thesis was proved and the way the evidence was used as well as the depth and breadth of the evidence.

Full Marks
5 pts

No Marks
0 pts

5 pts
Book review includes a small bio of the author. This does not have to be incredibly long, but should include the author’s profession and a summary of previous publications at a minimum.

Full Marks
1 pts

No Marks
0 pts

1 pts
Paper meets the length requirement stated in the syllabus.

Full Marks
3 pts

No Marks
0 pts

3 pts
Paper follows the conventions of formal written English.

Full Marks
2 pts

No Marks
0 pts

2 pts
Mechanics, grammar, usage rules are all followed properly.

Full Marks
2 pts

No Marks
0 pts

2 pts
Paper uses Chicago Manual of Style.

Acquisition costs; lump-sum acquisition; noninterest-bearing note; interest capitalization

P 10-12 Early in its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, San Antonio Outfitters finalized plans to expand operations. The first stage was completed on March 28 with the purchase of a tract of land on the outskirts of the city. The land and existing building were purchased for $800,000. San Antonio paid $200,000 and signed a noninterest-bearing note requiring the company to pay the remaining $600,000 on March 28, 2013. An interest rate of 8% properly reflects the time value of money for this type of loan agreement. Title search, insurance, and other closing costs totaling $20,000 were paid at closing.

During April, the old building was demolished at a cost of $70,000, and an additional $50,000 was paid to clear and grade the land. Construction of a new building began on May 1 and was completed on October 29. Construction expenditures were as follows:

May 30 $1,200,000

July 30 1,500,000

September 1 900,000

October 1 1,800,000

San Antonio borrowed $3,000,000 at 8% on May 1 to help finance construction. This loan, plus interest, will be paid in 2012. The company also had the following debt outstanding throughout 2011:

$2,000,000, 9% long-term note payable

$4,000,000, 6% long-term bonds payable

In November, the company purchased 10 identical pieces of equipment and office furniture and fixtures for a lump-sum price of $600,000. The fair values of the equipment and the furniture and fixtures were $455,000 and $245,000, respectively. In December, San Antonio paid a contractor $285,000 for the construction of parking lots and for landscaping.

Required:

1. Determine the initial values of the various assets that San Antonio acquired or constructed during 2011. The company uses the specific interest method to determine the amount of interest capitalized on the building construction.

2. How much interest expense will San Antonio report in its 2011 income statement?

An organization’s finances are closely linked to local and global markets. Therefore, regular monitoring of economic factors, such as employment, inflation, supply and demand, and interest rates is sure to provide beneficial information. Therefore, it is important to understand the impact of economic factors upon an organization’s current and future operations and finances.

Research two to three articles on the importance of analyzing economic factors for organizations.

Then respond to the following:

Why should companies pay attention to economic factors when managing the organization’s current and future financial information?
Consider an organization you are familiar with. Identify the economic factor that has had the most impact on the organization’s earnings in the past 5 years.
How has this factor impacted the organization and how has the organization dealt with the impact in a positive or negative manner?

Please put the following income statement and balance sheet terms in the proper order:

Taxes, interest, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses, sales, depreciation, net income, cost of goods sold, and EBITDA.

For the balance sheet, please categorize the following as short-term assets, long-term assets, short-term liabilities, long-term liabilities, or owner’s equity:

Cash, accounts payable, accruals, property, plant and equipment, inventory, accounts receivables, paid in capital, retained earnings, notes payable, mortgage, and accounts payable.

Please explain in which order the four major financial statements need to be prepared, and why.

Please also explain the three major categories of the statement of cash flows and under which category the following items belong. Also explain whether or not each item would be considered a source or use of cash for the period in question:

Inventory-increased for period

Net income-increased for period

Accounts receivables increase for period

Accounts payable decrease for period

Accruals decrease for period

Depreciation-increases for period

Stock issued

Property purchased

Bonds paid off

Inventories increase for period

Cash decreases

Notes payable increase for period

Bonds redeemed for period

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Discuss an example of a healthcare partnership in your community and specifically cite examples that show how nurses, both individually and collectively, influenced the care provided. What obstacles were/are confronted, and what strategies were/are employed in order to effectively overcome them? Relate aspects of your policy priority to this community partnership and its goals, barriers, strategies, and political issues

From Assignment 1, select one (1) of your proposed business actions and create an intrapreneurship plan. Remember, intrapreneurship refers to the process of promoting innovation within your workplace. You might want to review Chapter 6 for more details about intrapreneurship and creativity. The idea is to create a “business plan” to promote your idea to your supervisor.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

Describe in what way your proposed business action is an innovative idea.
Tip: Remember, this is your idea, and you need to be precise in your proposal to obtain your supervisor’s support.
Explain why you think this idea will benefit the business in terms of return of investment (ROI).
Tip: Check Chapter 6, pages 183-184. Click here for help accessing a specific page number in your eBook.
Prepare a plan to present your idea to your supervisor covering the following items:
Create a vision of your idea that explains the value to the company.
Assess the resources needed (e.g., financial, human resources, machinery, logistic, etc.) to execute your idea.
Assess potential interdepartmental and / or interoganizational relationships needed to complete your proposal. Explain and support your reasons.
Propose a potential timeline for completion.
Tip: How long do you think you will need to implement this idea?

Use at least two (2) quality academic resources you have located using the Strayer Learning Resources Center (LRC) / Strayer databases in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and neither do web-based blogs.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze business plans based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics, and electronic and internal capabilities.
Evaluate the different forms of business ownership to determine the optimal structure in different scenarios and the process for a business start-up.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary business.
Write clearly and concisely about contemporary business using proper writing mechanics

The diversity movement suggests that there is strength in our differences and that our differences enhance each other. At the same time, the movement insists that our differences should not have economic, social, or political consequences. We are entitled to the same access to resources and opportunities regardless of our differences. The human suffering from Hurricane Katrina and the images of victims has stimulated the debate about differential access to resources.

Read the report Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. On the basis of your reading, create a report, answering the following:

Discuss the prominent dimensions of diversity revealed as a result of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Discuss factors that specifically influenced women’s vulnerability to Hurricane Katrina. While answering, consider the primary dimensions mentioned in the lectures as well as the secondary dimensions such as parental and marital status, income, educational level, military experience, geographic location, work background, and religious beliefs.
Describe the implications for healthcare organizations as a result of the disaster.
Discuss at least of two of the policy implications that are outlined in the report. If you were given the task to add another policy recommendation what would it be and why?

Make your report in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document.

Support your responses with examples.

sources must be cited in work as well as cite any sources in APA format

The verdict is in: crime and drug use are strongly related! The question left to answer as definitively is: do they have a “cause-and-effect relationship? The answer to this question would greatly impact where we put our resources to eliminate both social problems: drug abuse and crime.

Levinthal suggests that to best answer this question, we should break down the question into three theoretical positions.

Briefly describe each position. Then tell us which one you find most useful. And finally, based on your selection, suggest one intervention you’d take to start working on the problem of drug use and crime in your own community.

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M7D1: Border Patrol & Drugs

In what way do you think drug trafficking has influenced American politicians to advocate a “closed border” approach to U.S. immigration? Do you think this is the best approach by the Criminal Justice System to eliminate drug trafficking? Explain

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Identify the three major sociological theoretical paradigms. For each, what are its core questions? Which one do you relate to best? How can you use this particular paradigm to explain your decision to attend college