Evaluating Existing Products
Evaluating Existing Products I conducted a physical disassembly of some options to help me find out more about what cakes are made from, their calories, design, size, uses and presentation for sale. The process was useful to me as it made me think about: - sizes - ingredients - consumers - how I might package a product - realistic costs - finishes Evaluation of research I could have done more research, but I think what I have selected to do is very useful and will help me to choose the right ingredients, methods, and initial design ideas. It also has to help me to see that I have to think carefully if I am going to achieve a healthy outcome. It is the biggest challenge - cakes are not healthy, can only be made healthier. The most useful research was: - internet - books - email Manufacturing Flow Chart For Light Orange Cake Safety Checks Method Quality Checks Storage conditions/temperature Ingredients delivered/stored Source ingredient checked Clean scales Clean equipment Use of electronic scales Base ingredients prepared and cake put to bake Mixing time and temperature controlled Prepare of filling/topping Oven baked Check consistency/weights Fill cake and finish Cooled Check sizes/depth of finish Check packaging is clean Packaged Fully sealed and labelled correctly Check storage temperature Stored Computer control of storage area. HACCP
Write the text for a leaflet to persuade young people in your area to take part in a sponsored event for charity.
Cancer Research UK. Would you like to help save thousands of lives this year? Why not help the UK’s largest and most popular charity organisation by running the marathon! Not only will you help our patients, but you will see our patients and see how hard it is for them to cope. Last year one hundred thousand people took part in this exhilarating event, the event will take place around the historic streets of London, on the 30th April. This year Cancer Research is looking for young people between the ages of 16-40 to get involved in this event. You are probably thinking there is no chance you could complete a marathon, but there is! If running isn’t for you, then why not cycle or walk? Why should you do the marathon? Well you would be helping the best scientists in the world find new cancer cures. Cancer patients will be relieved when they find out how much has been raised. Only last week a young person died from cancer which shocked the nation, so with your help we could prevent this. You may be thinking, how do I get involved with Cancer Research? All you have to do is print off a form from our website or go to the local post office and collect one from there. Fill it out and send it to us. Some of you may think this problem doesn’t involve you. One day someone you know may get cancer and may sadly die. The question is would you like to help prevent this and
AVCE Unit-3 Marketing
. Introduction 2. Primary Research secondary research 3. Questionnaire Questionnaire Analysis 4. What is marketing? 5. The Market Strategy 6. Principles of Marketing 7. External Influences 8. Evaluation of Marketing Strategy 9. Appendix 10. Bibliography Marketing Introduction: I have been asked to do a coursework on Marketing where need to produce a marketing strategy for a new or existing product. I have to work on how the strategy is based on the principles of marketing how I use sources of primary and secondary marketing information how I analyse the marketing context and work on the strategy how I develop the product, which meets the customer's needs. Primary Research: Primary research is the research that is original and is obtained manually involving range of methods, such as questionnaire and surveys. I will be carrying out a questionnaire to discover the opinions of the people and their thoughts about the new product. This questionnaire will help me provide a detail of the pricing of the new product, what people think about the new healthy product and this will also help me create the product using people's thoughts and views. Secondary Product: Secondary research is basically promoting your product technologically using the Internet. The secondary research will also help me extract information about the competitors, marketing skills
An Investigation into communications systems in a real business or organisation.
Ben Jones An Investigation into communications systems in a real business or organisation Scenario: Choose an existing business or organisation & investigate the system of communication already in place: * Internally * Externally I am to assess & evaluate how good this system is & highlight any problems that present themselves. I am then to make recommendations as to how they can improve their system by using more ICT. Introduction In this report, I am to investigate into a business & the business communications systems that they employ. This will include internal business communications (i.e. between management & employees) as well as their external communications methods. From this, I must evaluate how good the current communications systems are before suggesting problems with it and how to overcome them. Then I will make recommendations to how they could improve their current systems. This may include changing the ways in which they use the equipment they have, or suggesting other communications medium. I have chosen to research into a manufacturing company, Handles & Fittings Ltd. (HAF). They are leaders in the designing, manufacturing, and distribution of architectural ironmongery, bathroom accessories & electrical fittings. Although UK-based, they market worldwide. Stephen George founded handles & Fittings Ltd. in 1980, and it has grown considerably in the last
To what extent was Hitlers rise to power due to Economic Problems?
To what extent was Hitler's rise to power due to Economic Problems? On 11 November 1918 the armistice was signed. Germany's surrender meant that the Treaty of Versailles was compiled and Germany would not be allowed to take part in the peace negotiations. The terms of the treaty were immense. Reparations of £6600 million to repair damage German troops had caused, "she will make compensation for all the damage done to the civilian population of the Allied Powers and to their property during the war"1 Not only would this anger the Germans but could threaten to make every German poor. Germany would begin printing more bank notes and hyper-inflation would inevitably occur, this was only the start of an economic crisis that would leave Germany vulnerable to extremists groups such as the Nazi Party, and inevitably allow Adolf Hitler to influence the German people and for him to become one of the most powerful leaders of all time. In September 1919 Adolf Hitler Joined the National-Socialist German Workers Party. Its ideologies were explicitly anti-Semitic from the start. It believed in a 'national community' which would be 'judenfrei' (free of Jews) and that Germany should not be a society that would be divided along class and party lines. There was already an anti-Semitic feeling in Germany at the time, aided by Hitler when alleging that the Jews had been responsible for losing
Why did mass-production emerge as the dominant industrial process in the late 19th/early 20th century? Provide examples to support your argument.
Why did mass-production emerge as the dominant industrial process in the late 19th/early 20th century? Provide examples to support your argument. "As a concentration on principles of power, accuracy, economy, system, continuity and speed - mass production is one of the most prolific production technologies the world has ever known." (Hounshell D, 1984) Mass production is not merely quantity production or machine production, for this may be had with none of the requisites of mass production. It is characterized by mechanical pacing of work, no choice of tools or methods, repetitiveness, minute subdivision of product, minimum skill requirements and surface mental attention. (Huczynski A and Buchanan D; 2001) The late 19th / early 20th century saw the rise of mass production as the dominant industrial process; where single-purpose machines and unskilled labour were combined to produce standard goods. This essay will endeavor to evaluate the emergence of mass production as the undisputed emblem of industrial efficiency and throw light on some examples to support this view. Furthermore, the essay will outline the decline of mass production, and compare and contrast it with flexible specialization. However, before dwelling into the aforementioned aspects it is essential to study the classical view which throws light on mass production as a historical necessity. The core of the
Were the authors of The Federalist Papers admirers or critics of democracy?
Were the authors of The Federalist Papers admirers or critics of democracy? The Federalist Papers were written with the intention of educating the public as to the workings of the new US Constitution. Within the pages of the 85 articles, the authors sought to persuade the residents of New York State to ratify the document prescribing the framework of the new republic. The Articles of the Confederation, drawn up between 1781 and 1787 (post the Declaration of Independence), had prescribed a structure in which the 13 colonies were given extremely limited powers of participation in a quasi-representative 'Continental Congress'. Each state had one vote and representation was minimal. In essence, the system was devoid of democratic procedure. This said, the drive for change came not as a result of a desire for greater democracy, but from a number of contemporary economic and international issues - most notably the need for protection against the British monarchy. The Constitutional Convention was set up in 1787, which drew up a system based on representation in Congress on a basis proportional to the population of each state. A few months later the first draft of the Constitution was completed, and the first of the Federalist Papers published in support of it. The issue of democracy, or the democtraticness of the new framework as laid out in the constitution, all though ever
A discussion of rational choice theory
A discussion of rational choice theory Rational Choice Theory is perhaps one of the best known methodological approaches to the explanation of individual action. In this essay I hope to outline Rational Choice Theory and discuss certain areas of weakness in this theory, where its explanatory powers arguably breakdown and expand on the theory's formulation. Individuals are a unit of analysis at which to study society, but it should be remembered that society is not just made up of a large number of individuals, but contains groups and organisations and so any general sociological theory should be able to explain how such social structures come into being and how they are maintained. I shall attempt to evaluate rational choice theory, concluding that it should not 'retreat to the banal claim that people have reasons for what they do'. Rational choice theory is based on the idea that individuals act for a particular purpose, that is to maximise their utility. In its simplest form rational choice theory states that given a number of options people do what they believe is likely to have the best overall outcome. This concern with outcome is same as Weber's concept of 'zweckrational' action, where an individual performs the action which is most likely to further the individual's pursuit of a particular goal. Rational choices involve three distinct processes. To illustrate this
What is meant by the phrase 'The normative content of modernity'? Is it a valid notion?
UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY THE SOCIOLOGY OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE: SO323 UNIT LEADER: BOB CANNON ESSAY QUESTION: WHAT IS MEANT BY THE PHRASE 'THE NORMATIVE CONTENT OF MODERNITY'? IS IT A VALID NOTION? The Western definition of modernity as inspired by certain Judeo-Christian realities has prompted questions whether or not modernity is a Western project and this has in turn lead to intense debate about the moral character of the project and also raised questions whether its normative content may have been different if it had not taken place in Europe. This essay will first describe the project of modernity highlighting its main themes and how it is claimed to have replaced the 'dark ages' of traditional, feudal society with a new social order. Using the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers such as Kant and Rousseau, the essay will elaborate on how these themes helped invent the modern Western notions of human rights and individual equality and put them on a secular and universal, as opposed to religious sectarian basis. As the essay explores the nature, limits, and validity of modernity as a western project, it will then focus on the ideas and arguments put across by Habermas and Foucault because they are representative of the modernist and postmodernist arguments in the current debate about the normative content of modernity, a
Business Law
Business law Introduction; Uxbridge Mill House Hotel is a luxury hotel that offers its customer more than just 'Bed & Breakfast'. The varieties of services that they offer are Jacuzzi, Gym, and Swimming pool with fitness centre. Angelina is furious about her jewellery; Angelina and brad booked in for 2 nights after being told the price per night of the room and the free facilities that would be provided. Brad entered into a contract of Supply of Services act 1982 as he signed a contract. After unpacking their language and refreshing up they then went out for a walk. When they got back Angelina realized that her jewellery was missing. When she went downstairs to complain to the manager, she then referred Angelina to a notice, which is there on the inside of every bedroom door of the hotel. It said "All personal property of significant value should be handed into reception to be kept in the hotel safe. The Uxbridge Mill House Hotel can accept no liability for loss of such property unless this has been done". Both Brad and Angelina admitted that they saw the notice but did not bother to read it since they thought it was about fire drills. In this case, in brief, the issue now is 'who actually is responsible for Angelina's lost jewellery'. Is Angelina herself responsible or is it Uxbridge Mill House Hotel. There are two cases that will be formed and heard in county courts.
