Understand Different Food and Beverage Production and Service SystemsIn current situation, hospitality industry is the most growing industry having greater opportunity to expand and grow with the changing customer needs. Although, there are many opportunities in this industry but there are lots of challenges and it is important to keep changes in the products and services as well. Basically, it is not easy to meet the changing consumer needs b...
Brexit and its optionsa) ‘Brexit’ is the term for Britain’s exit from European Union (EU). On June 23rd 2016, citizens of Great Britain voted on the referendum on whether Britain should remain with EU or should leave it, and they chose to leave. Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would trigger Article 50 at the end of March 2017, for negotiating terms and conditions for the formal exit procedure...
Company BackgroundAccording to Bozarth and Handfield (2016), the logistics management is defined as a component of supply chain management that is generally utilized for meeting the demands and the needs of the consumers through control, planning and incorporation of the efficient movement and storage of the associated products, services and information from the point of origin to the point of destination. Based on detailed study, it can be sa...
Impact on Living StandardsSince the gold rush of the 1800s there has not been such a huge boom in Australia as there has been in recent years related to mining. It originated in the cola fields of Bowen Basin or in the iron ore mines of Pilbara(Philips, 2016). This boom started in 2003 when the prices of all the raw materials like iron ore and coal began rising and has been able to maintain its high prices for a long time thus thoroughly trans...
Case Study on Saturn CorporationsThe automotive industry plays an important role in the growth of a nation’s economy and also contributes significantly to the global economy. As the manufacturers designs vehicles globally, the supply chain process gets more complex. This creates an impact on the profitability, untimed production schedules, accumulation of inventory across the chain of supply and lengthy cycles of demand. The melting down...
Price Elasticity of Demand Price elasticity of demand demonstrates the responsiveness of the quantity demanded to variations in prices (Arnold 2013, p. 21). The law of demand informs us that an increase in the price of a good or a service results in a decrease in the quantity of the product demanded. The price elasticity of demand supplements this knowledge by showing us how much the quantity demanded will decline following a price hike. I...
Important features of Qube intermodal companyAn intermodal company is a corporation that deals with freight in an intermodal container that encompasses various modes of transportation which may be rail or ship whereby the change in the methods does not involve handling the load directly. It incorporates the linking of different means of transport for efficient transportation of goods. It is typically the movement of freight from one mode of tr...
Overview of the Supply and DemandThis report aims to analyze the supply and demand of the components of silver which determines the price of the silver in an international market. Moreover, it also explains the negative consequences which may arise from the excessive alcohol consumption of individuals. In this report, it explains the concept of supply and demand factors of the both the cases which influence positively and negatively. It depict...
Research QuestionOil is one of the mainstays of the Nigerian Economy as revenues from oil dominate the exports as well as the fiscal revenues of the country.(International Monetary Fund, 2017). The economic growth of Nigeria and the oil exports of the country are closely linked. Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the African country and has showed tremendous growth performance in the last decade.(International Monetary Fund, 2...
Mission and Vision ReviewMission and vision MacVille is a successful import/export business organization located in Sydney. The organization was a new one and had a history of only two years. The mission of the company was to establish itself as a multinational brand in the upcoming five years. The company is also committed to provide reliability and sustainability to the clients. The vision of the company is to cultivate leadership among the...
Key products of the industry1. A supermarket is the large form of traditional grocery stores. The supermarket and grocery stores industry is one of the largest retail industries of Australia. This industry retail a wide range of food products and groceries, which include fresh and frozen foods, prepared foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned foods, breads, various dairy products, delicatessen foods, toiletries and cleaning goods, beverages, ...
Macroeconomic Variables and their Impact on Singapore's EconomyThe global economy is interconnected with one another and is highly sensitive to reactions of one or more macroeconomic variables. According to Frydman and Phelps (2013), macroeconomic variable are those factors that influences the changes in the socio-economic pattern of the economy as a whole. It usually includes components like Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (C...
Supply and Demand Analysisi) The concept of supply curve and demand curve of any product shows the equilibrium level of quantity and price of that product in a market economy. In an upward rising supply curve, the producer will produce more output if the price of that product will increase (Kimbrough and Murphy 2013). The reason behind this positive relationship between price and quantity supplied is that, producer can earn more revenue by pro...
Market Summary and Demand AnalysisThe New South Wales Parliament introduces the University of Western Sydney Act in 1988 and thus the Western Sydney University was established on 1 January 1989. A federated network university was created with the two existing colleges Nepean College of Advanced education and Hawkesbury Agricultural College. The Macarthur institute of Higher Education was incorporated in 1 November 1989. The university was re...
BackgroundWith increasing competitiveness, globalization, deregulation, technological revolution has created a need for human resource management. There is an ever increasing necessity to capitalize on the particular challenges in the changing business environment. It is important for a company to be able to fruitfully stay in front of the competition. Every company needs an effective human resource management structure to contribute as ...
Supply and demandIn theory, the stock market works in a similar way to any other economic market (Hafer & Hein, 2007). It is where the supply of stocks meets demand; buyers and sellers interact and the forces of demand and supply govern the market. The relationship between demand and supply will determine the level of prices in the market. However, movements of stock prices are very volatile and may seem not to be in harmony with econ...
The Key Flows in Supply ChainSupply chain management is one of the most important aspects of an organizational operation, which needs to be assisted with the most advanced technology and process. Supply chain management is the complete process that governs the manufacturing of raw materials and guides this for the market entry. Manufacturing is not just about preparing something; it rather includes many factors before the final production of t...
Change in quantity demanded vs Change in demand for hatsFigure 1: Change in demand and change in quantity demanded for hats (Source: as created by Author) In economics, demand implies willing of buyers to buy something backed by their purchasing power. Now demand for goods depend on a number of factors. Price is the foremost important factor in determination of demand. Other factors influencing demand are income, taste and preferences...
Relevant economic principles and dataCousin Edgar’s business idea is an inventive initiative given the profitability the venture promises to deliver, and considering the USA’s market. To make an informed decision on the venture, Edgar should carefully analyze the demand and supply conditions in the gasoline sector. He should also acquire important information on the convenience of setting up convenience stores alongside the gasolin...
Factors affecting availability and management of energy resourcesThe study focuses on the aspects of demand side management strategies undertaken by different energy utility companies of the United Kingdom. The energy utility companies are focusing on strategies that will measure the efficiency measures in the country. The implementation of demand side management strategies by different energy utility companies across United Kingdom are not same...
Features of Intermodal TransportThis is a report paper which discusses various strategies of intermodal transport, features of intermodal transport, problems that faces logistics network and solutions to the problems.In the first section, the report discusses the features of an intermodal transport, the second section highlights the strategies used in logistic management, in the third section part the paper discusses main problems faced by cur...
Production of Wine in AustraliaThe Australian Wine industry is comprised of around 2,620 registered wineries (Wine Australia, 2016) and several resellers. The wine industry is an important industry from the point of view of export and employment generation for Australia. The industry provides direct employment to 16,122 people and mostly in semi urban and rural areas. (Poddar, 2015) Wine is produced in all states of the c...