Employment Law
Employment Law - The Flexible Firm Word Count: 1700 Abstract: Delico Ltd. manufactures sweets and chocolates and employs 150 staff. In the past, it has maintained a policy of employing all staff on a full time basis. However, as chocolates and sweets can be a highly seasonal business, this has meant that the company is overstaffed at quieter times and understaffed at busy holiday seasons such as Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day. The Manufacturing Manager, Roger Jones, has been tasked with eliminating unnecessary costs, and becoming more competitive. This report will focus on recommendations for strategies that Delico Ltd. can apply. This report will advise the Manufacturing Manager, Roger Jones, on what UK legislation applies to Delico, what those laws say, and how Delico can comply with the legally with the relevant legislation. Employment Law - The Flexible Firm Introduction This report will advise Mr. Roger Jones of the legal issues surrounding the proposed changes at Delico, specifically concentrating on compliance with current UK employment law & statute. This report will deal with each of the following issues facing Delico in turn:- - Having a core of 100 full time employees. - Introducing a "twilight" shift of 10 workers, working 6-10pm Monday to Thursday, this will increase machine usage. - Having a team of "flexi" staff who only work when they are
Industry analysis
Industry Analysis (Porters 5 forces) Porters Five Forces framework will be used to analyze the attractiveness of the corporate banking industry. Threat of New Entrants Government regulations - Capital Intensity In a bid to ensure the existence of strong banks that are resilient to internal and external forces the Government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to promoting a robust and stable financial system. Accordingly a minimum capital requirement of LKR2.5Bn is required for any Licensed Commercial Bank, intending on commencing operations in Sri Lanka. In addition the banking industry requires large investments in terms of technology to ensure up to date automated delivery channels. The current banks operating in Sri Lanka are paying much importance towards the branch layout and appearance, hence in order to remain competitive new entrants too would need to adapt to similar or better layouts in order to be attractive. (WWW.cbsl.lk) Branding The brand plays a significant role among consumers when selecting a financial service provider for their business requirements. In selecting a bank, consumers are apt to select a name that is reputed and is well established. Proprietary knowledge The knowledge inbuilt within a bank is considered remote and difficult. Outsourcing a group capita's business can be replicated by minority of firms that can match its knowledge of local and
Information System
Question 1 a) Briefly describe the attributes of a good information and state the general purpose of using an information in a business organisation. b) Explain the types of info and its characteristics based on the level of management. Give examples where necesseing. c) Describe five types of information system used by business organisation. Question 2 a) Write a brief report as to why companies are opting for the use of computerised systems and its advantages to a business organisation state real life example if possible. b) Explain the types of systems available and provide an example each stating the input, process and output of each syatem specified. Answer Question 1 a) Characteristic of Information Accuracy refers to whether information is accurate or inaccurate. Information is accurate if it represents a fact or situation as it really is. Inaccurate information can result from errors in the collecting, processing, or reporting activities involved in producing and transmitting it. However, if users are unaware that it is inaccurate and they use it in decision making, then it is information to them. This is one of the problems with the generation and distribution of information within organizations. In most cases the user of the information is not the same persons who collected, processed, and distributed it. Users assume that what they have received is
Information Technology
INTRODUCTION OF COMPANY JSMP a privately held corporation plays a special role in the motor industry in Singapore. It was incorporated in 1985 to import motor space parts from America and sell to local customers. Since then, JSMP has become the biggest motor retailer in Singapore. It has a chain of retailer outlets around Singapore located in Woodland, Jalan Basar, Tampines and Jurong with the head office located at Shenton Way and a warehouse at Pasir Panjang and a total of 75 employees under the company's payroll. SITUATION Since 1985, JSMP core management and operations functions have been handled manually (non-computerized) for functions such as accounting, payroll, stock inventory, budgeting, customers and suppliers data to piles of management reports from four different retailer outlets. PURPOSE The purpose of the report is to provide JSMP with a proposal to replace its existing manual operations system with new computerized systems. It will provide annual requirements of computerized systems (replacement, for new employees, special projects, etc) for all outlets. This will include warranty and maintenance services as well as trainings will be provided to new employees. Quarterly technology briefings will be conducted as well as telephonic technical support for the JSMP's employees. INTERVIEWED REPORT In order to determine the different manual operations that can
Service Management
Services Management Assignment Word count: 2750 Table of Contents .0 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- p.3 2.0 Methodology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- p.3 3.0 Discussion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- p.3 3.1 Service Classification Matrix -------------------------------------------------- p.3 3.2 Characteristics of Services ---------------------------------------------------- p.4 3.3 Service Provider Evaluation -------------------------------------------------- p.9 4.0 Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p.9 5.0 References ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p.9 .0 Introduction Service management is an important subject in the tourism and hospitality industry. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the major service classification matrix, and to illustrate the characteristics of service by real examples, and a service provider will be examined to evaluate the service experience from the customer perspective. The remaining of this essay will be divided into three main sections, methodology, discussion, and conclusion. 2.0 Methodology In this section, methodology of this essay will be presented. In this essay,
Ryanair case study.
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE THE BUSINESS SCHOOL BUSINESS STRATEGY 3BUS0014 LESLIE FITZHUGH COURSEWORK: RYANAIR CASE STUDY BY: SARAH ANTONY LIDYAH GUNARATNAM VIGITHA KIRITHARAN SAADIA PERVEZ JOSEPHINE HAND IN DATE: 04/12/2003 2:30 Brief Introduction About Ryanair (See appendix A for a complete breakdown of Ryanair's history and future plans) Ryanair was launched in 1985 with a daily flight between Waterford and London Gatwick. A year later, Ryanair broke the cartel of Aer Lingus and BA on the Dublin to London route. Over the next 3 years, Ryanair expanded rapidly. Under a new management team, a major overhaul of the airline was undertaken in 1990/91 and was relaunched as the first of the new breed of 'low fares/no frills' airline. Ryanair is Europe's largest low fare airline with 76 low fare routes to 13 countries in Europe carrying over 12 million passengers. It is the second largest scheduled airline in the UK in terms of passenger carryings. (Key Note Ltd 2002) * In January of this year, 2003, Ryanair announced that they had ordered another 100 new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft. * Also announce their takeover of the low-fares airline, Buzz from KLM and they plan to turn around the loss of £0m euros that Buzz is facing. * In February, they opened a new base in Italy. * In April, another base was opened in Sweden with six new routes. *
Project management
Project Evaluation Selection of the right projects is crucial for long-term survival of the company. Choosing the wrong project does not just mean that the project will be doomed, but it may have a detrimental effect on the immediate future of the company. The development of the "RB111 carbon fibre turbine blade" project by Rolls Royce is one of the well-known cases. The aim of project evaluation is to facilitate choice amongst alternative projects under consideration. Data, which is relevant to projects, is organized and aggregated into a summary that reflects the relative strengths and weaknesses of each project. The projects are then ranked according to the pre-determined criteria and the one which best satisfies the objectives of the company is selected. Selection Criteria The criteria by which the merits of the alternatives are assessed depend on the project and the company's objectives. Some of the most commonly used criteria and its relative importance are shown in the diagram below. As shown in the above diagram, public projects and private projects are often evaluated using a different set of priorities. Different industries may also assign different priorities to the same set of criteria. Even within a project evaluation team, different members can assign different priorities to the same set of criteria. This explains why project evaluation team members often
Project Management
xxxxxxxx Project Management Assignment xxxxxx Table of Content Introduction 3 2 Project Management 3 3 Planning 4 4 Activities or groups of activates that contribute to risks of delays 5 5 Network Analysis 6 6 The critical path 7 7 Gantt charts 8 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 9 9 APPENDIX 10 9.1 APPENDIX 11 9.2 APPENDIX 11 THE SCANTEL PROJECT Analyse the network diagram for the project and identify, giving reasons, activities or groups of activities that contribute to risks of delays and resultant potential lack of completion on time. In the light of delays actually occurring, what strategies could you employ to bring the project in on time? Introduction Vixen Instruments, Originally the 'Leicester Engineering Instrument company', was founded in the1920s as a general instrument and gauge manufacturer for the engineering industry. Vixen Instruments is a company specializing in providing standard metrology products such as probes for co-ordinate measuring machines, flatness, surface finish measurement equipment, concentricity measurement equipment and one off very high precision lenses for specialist scientist instrument-maker. In 1985 VIL's turnover was $120 million. However, there was a decline in sells due to competition, mainly from Japan manufacturers. In the attempt to ensure Vixen's long-tern position in the European instrumentation industry, the company
Project Management
TABLE OF CONTENTS THEORY 2 REFERENCES 11 INTRODUCTION 12 PURPOSE OF PLAN 12 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 12 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 13 BUSINESS GOALS 13 BUSINESS OBJECTIVES 13 PROJECT GOALS 14 PROJECT OBJECTIVES 14 SCOPE 14 SCOPE DEFINITION 14 CHANGE PROCESS CONTROL 15 MILESTONES 15 RISKS 16 PROJECT DELIVERABLES 17 ASSUMPTIONS 17 PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS 17 CONSTRAINTS 17 PROJECT CONSTRAINTS 18 CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES 18 QUALITY MANAGEMENT APPROACH 18 ACTIVITY REVIEWS/WALKTHROUGHS 18 PERFORMANCE/QUALITY STANDARDS 19 QUALITY MANAGEMENT ROLES 19 PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH 20 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) GANTT CHART 21 BASIS OF ESTIMATES 21 PROJECT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 21 COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL APPROACH 21 APPENDICES APPENDIX : PROJECT SCHEDULE APPENDIX : WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE APPENDIX : COST ESTIMATION APPENDIX : RESPONSIBILITY CHART APPENDIX : COMMUNICATION PLAN APPENDIX : CHANGE CONTROL REQUEST 1 APPENDIX : CHANGE CONTROL REQUEST 2 APPENDIX : RISK ASSESSMENT APPENDIX : PROJECT TEAM DIRECTORY Theory . Project Integration Management Project Integration Management is comprised of three processes: Project Plan Development, Project Plan Execution, and Integrated Change Control. (Heldman, 2002) The Project Integration knowledge area is concerned with coordinating all aspects of the project plan and is highly interactive. Project planning,
Project management.
Student Name Cem Caglar Email [email protected] Registration No 00143728B To be marked by Sadie Shinkins a) Define what is meant by a project? Why has project based work become a popular method of organising work within organisations? Project can briefly be described as a way of organising the work which will be undertaken to achieve specific goals or tasks. Project helps to keep work being tracked and to make some assumptions about date, cost etc. which are relevant to the project itself. Project based work has become important because, project is a process of selection and reduction of the ideas and perspectives of the people who are involved into a set of clearly defined objectives, key success criteria and evaluated risks. With a project based work we can surely consider and find answers to our questions like; is there other alternatives, reaction to the solution, which will benefit at the end of it, what is it worth to owners or to others to have the need satisfied, etc... Because of the reasons I've mentioned above, project planning has become a popular method in organising work within organisations in order to achieve and reach their targets. b) Discuss what motivates organisations to undertake projects in the public and private sectors - illustrating with examples of actual projects. Undertaking projects in the public and private sectors helps both
