Category: Business paper

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain in the law. Legal perspectives of AI and blockchain. This is an essay. Please use OSCOLA referencing style. I will attach references that I would like you to use but please also use mainly UK references as well
as UK law & legal examples. International examples can be used as comparison of how technology is already being used in legal sector. The themes covered; automation of professions, artificial intelligence, machine learning, perception tools, regulation of AI, blockchain technology, blockchain governance, cryptography in blockchain technology, smart contracts, cryptoassets.

Islamic funds research paper to address issues about interest rates. Sharia-compliant banks. Loans, grants, and regulations.

Strategic Analysis Global Sourcing Supply Chain Management (SCM)

– For this paper, outstanding knowledge in Global Sourcing, Supply Chain Strategy, Project Management and Strategic Management is required. -> High demanding workload in terms of reading, reflecting and applying complex theories to the case questions from a holistic perspective
Keywords: Design Weltanschauung Model, CO-Evolution, CO-Creation, Sourcing SCM Dimensions, SCM Strategy, Fast-track Execution Strategy, Global Value Chains
Note: All case study questions must be evaluated based on state-of-the-art literature (peer-reviewed scientific sources, top rated articles/papers only).
Please only apply if you can answer the case questions from a holistic perspective. This includes applying the models explained in the provided literature and finding the bridge to the case question (independent degree of thinking).
Please read the entire instruction-file first and only apply if you are really interested in this field of study and can meet the requirements for this really demanding task

Creating a Business Plan

Do you need help creating a business plan for any type of business you can imagine?

In your presentation, please identify and explain the business ethical issues for the accountants in Luckin Coffee Inc. Related information can be found in the following paragraphs. You are encouraged to do more background research for a better presentation. As there will be several ethical issues, you do not need to find them all. A careful and deeper analysis of one specific aspect of ethical issues is preferred. After your presentation, you will help your audience better understand the importance of business ethics, how such ethical issues lead to financial fraud and litigation penalties, and what we can learn from this case.

Notes： A careful and deeper analysis of one specific aspect of ethical issues is preferred.

Write an essay in which you disccuss the pros and cons of B2B commerce and e-Procurement.

Luxury Industry Research Presentation

Utilising the findings from your report prepare a 10-minute presentation covering the following areas.

Please use the following format for your research presentation:

1. Brief Industry Background and Objectives of the Research – (1 Slide)
2. Research Problem Statement and Research Questions – (1 Slide)
3. Methodology/Literature -(Very brief description) – (2 Slide)
4. Key Findings – Interpretation of the data both secondary and Primary – (4 Slides)
5. Conclusions and Recommendations – (2 slides)

Tips for the presentation;

1. Be concise and present information that best describes your analysis and builds a strong persuasive idea.
   2. Reference data sources and make sure it is on the presentation chart. Always specify the size of the sample when presenting data.
   4. Try to stay focused on the discussion you are presenting, don’t give too many unnecessary examples.
   5. Make sure your conclusions and recommendation are evidence-based – that is from the data you have collected.

All presentations are to be constructed in PowerPoint following the format outlined on Moodle. For each PowerPoint slide, you must also have notes under the slide in the notes section.

As we note throughout this course, MROs take many forms in industry, and at the end of the day, all MROs are businesses. While we will examine many of the functions of an MRO in the modules, the project focus is on creating a business plan for an MRO. You may choose any type of MRO for the project but know that your business plan must be specific to that type of MRO. In other words, you will become somewhat of an expert on that type of MRO business.

Use these resources to get started, and they should provide some insight into MRO business models

• Mototok The Ground Handling Blog – MRO Business Model: A Comprehensive Guide(Links to an external site.)
• Tronair – MRO Aviation Business Models 101(Links to an external site.)

Now that you know what you must create, let’s move on to how you will develop your business plan. What exactly is a business plan, and what should it contain?

Review the following resources to gain a better understanding of a business plan and structure. What should be obvious is that a business plan is a strategic document that establishes the foundation for the business as well as defines the future market. One very important part of a business plan is the analysis of the competition.

The balance small business – 5 Reasons You Need a Business Plan for Long-Term Success (Links to an external site.)

Score is an American nonprofit focused on entrepreneurial endeavors, but this resource is an excellent primer – Business Plan for a Startup Business (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.).

Use the Sample Business Plan template (DOCX)  Download Sample Business Plan template (DOCX)from Microsoft Office^® to draft up your business plan. You will not use the entire template, but the information and explanations should be useful to you in understanding the different parts of a real business plan.

Here are the ground rules or minimum requirements for the business plan:

• Executive Summary
• Company Overview
• Product(s) Description
• Market Analysis – make sure to include a SWOT
• Operating Plan
• Marketing and Sales Plan
• Financial Plan (Projected Start-Up Costs ONLY)

For this research project, write an 8-10 page business plan following the instructions provided and include ALL the specified sections. The business plan submissions will follow the deliverable deadlines specified in the course, and the requirements are adjusted as listed below. Remember to always refer back to the assignment page in the module, this page (Research Project Overview Instructions), or the weekly announcements for the required deliverables.

Here are the ground rules or minimum requirements for the business plan:

• Executive Summary
• Company Overview
• Product(s) Description
• Market Analysis – make sure to include a SWOT
• Operating Plan
• Marketing and Sales Plan
• Financial Plan (Projected Start-Up Costs ONLY)

For this research project, write an 8-10 page business plan following the instructions provided and include ALL the specified sections listed in the minimum requirements.

• In Module 8, you will submit the completed final document.

 

Chapter 12 discusses developing an effective business plan. After reviewing the chapter and viewing the sample business plans included in the chapter, your task is to complete the first three sections of the Business Plan Outline. The sections include the following:

**Sample Business Plans are found in the textbook Appendix pgs. 312-322 and Appendix 12-A pgs. 326-360.

After completing the Business Plan you will submit in eLearn, dropbox. Please make sure you submit in the following format:

Word Document, 12 point font
The document should contain the students name and the Business name in a Header (headers appear on every page)
Document should be single spaced.

Headings should be bold and underlined for each section

Section 1: Executive Summary

The Executive Summary is typically completed last. No more the one page long, summarize the critical points of each part of your plan including:

1. Company Description
2. Marketing Plan
3. Financial Plan

This summary should tell the bank, investors, you as the owner a short story about your business: How the company is set up, how you plan to market the company and its products to whom, and when it will become profitable and how profitable you think it might be. This is the “sales pitch” part of the plan to investors and bankers. Keep it simple.

Section II: Business Description

1. General description of the business
2. Industry Background
3. Goals and potential of the business and milestones (if any)
4. Uniqueness of product or service

Some questions to consider when completing the description:

Use the following outline to write up your Company Description.  It must be in paragraph form. You can use bullet points within the paragraphs but DO NOT submit as an outline. Cite and reference your sources of information, Interview, Book, Web pages.

1. Who will run it
   1. What will the company do (service) or make (Manufacture)
2. What form of ownership? (sole proprietor, partnership, corporation)
3. Where will the company be located?
4. What is the company’s mission statement (and overall strategic plan)?
5. What are the 3 year and 5 year goals?
6. What are the initial 1-2 year objectives?
7. What kind of resources are needed:
   1. Materials including land, building, equipment, supplies, inventory, technology or anything other materials needed to operate the company
   2. Human Resources – Staffing – In addition to who will run it, what other staffing needs you may or may not need. If not needed right away when? What talents if any are needed that the key people cannot or will not supply?
   3. Financial Start up – list of materials with costs listed. This will also be used in the financial section.
      1. Initial Cost of Inventory and equipment needed to operate the business
      2. Initial Lease costs on Building if you need to have an office.

Section III: Marketing

1. Research and analysis
   1. Target market (customers) identified
   2. Market size and trends
   3. Competition
2. Marketing Plan
   1. Market strategy—sales and distribution
   2. Pricing
   3. Advertising and Promotions

Some questions to consider when completing your Marketing plan. You should provide answers to most, if not all of these questions.

1. Identify your market:
   1. Who are your customers? Give a brief description of your target market: who will buy your products or services?
   2. Start with Total Number of People that live in your area.
   3. Target Market: Which Customers are your targeting, Young Families, Single People, Sports Fans, Exercise Fanatics, etc.
   4. Use this Website for Demographic Information by state/by county: US Census Bureau State/County Quick Facts: https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml#
   5. Guess based on the total number of people living in your market.
   6. For online businesses, guess what your monthly hit rate might be.
2. SWOT – Strengths/Weaknesses of a company (internal) Opportunities/Threats (external)
   1. Threats
      1. List at least one competitor in your market. Is that competitor already selling the same products/services you are? If so, will they be competition for your business or not? Is it a competitive market?
      2. Are there any Barriers to Entrance – Permits/Certifications, Do the customers know about your products and services? High Expense? Competitor that is dominate? If you will own a bar or restaurant will community groups be accepting or rejecting your project?
   2. Opportunities
      1. Do your products/services provide a need not currently served in your market?
      2. If there is no competition, that is an opportunity.
      3. Will you provide a service that benefits your customers/communities.

• Strengths of the company
  1. What are the primary strengths about your company to meet your market needs?
  2. Think about both your company description (people, products) and the above information (market needs) that give your company a competitive advantage.

1. Weaknesses of the Company
   1. What areas of the company are not fit (not well suited) to serve your market? You may discover that certain products or services listed in your company description may not serve your customers as well as you thought.
2. Pricing
   1. Pricing is a mixture of making enough profit (marking up your price enough to cover your costs and make a decent profit), what your competitors are charging and what the market will bear for your products and services.
   2. Using the list of items or services you outlined in Company Description, assign a price to each item that will provide maximum profit while being competitive with your competition’s prices. If you can, get your competition’s price list. (You will need to know basic costs for your products/services).
   3. Calculate the average price per profit center will you charge your customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students will prepare an individual report relating to two countries, a developed and developing country of their choice.

Report Brief
An organisation based in a developed country has decided to expand its operation into a developing country market (case countries to be chosen by the student). As an analyst, you have been asked to prepare a report explaining the cross-cultural and global economic issues that will impact the organisation’s proposed strategic move.

Your report needs to address the following questions:

Part one – Culture
• Globalisation and culture,
• Culture and communication
• Cultural differences
• Managing people in the International Business Environment
• Managing Cross-cultural negotiation and conflict
(50 marks)

Part two – Global Economics
• Globalisation and the world economy
• International trade, long-run economic growth, development, productivity, technology and institutions
• The macroeconomic environment and policy
• Exchange rate and competitiveness
• The new economy: knowledge, technology and network effects
(50 marks).

Important Instructions:
Word limit: 3,000 words (+ or – 10%). The reference section at the end of the report, content pages, tables and diagrams, and executive Summary are not counted towards the word count.

Referencing
The importance of accurate referencing within your assignments and reports cannot be overstated!

Why do I Reference?
Whether directly quoted or referred to, all sources you have used in your work must be referenced. It is the correct academic practice to recognise the contributions of others in this way, and it reduces the risk of plagiarism.

When do I reference it?
References must be given in the text of your piece of work whenever you use external evidence and information, such as:

• Direct quotes from a book or journal article
• Using someone’s ideas
• An author is mentioned in the piece of work
• Figures, graphs or other data are used

The system of referencing that the school adopts is the Harvard referencing system because it is the quickest, easiest, and most user-friendly system available. The Harvard system consists of two simple elements:

• A very short reference in the text
• A full reference in a separate list at the end of the piece of work. The reference list should be in alphabetical order according to the surname of the author. It should read as one entire list (journal, books, chapters, newspapers, websites etc.)

Full details of the correct way to reference can be found at referencing Guide at the University Library site

Required contents of the report

Cover Page/Title Page
• Module Title
• Student ID Number
• Title of Case Study Report
• Word Count
• Date (I suggest that you upload your finished report well in advance of the deadline: this allows you to make sure you know how to upload your work and also review the feedback reports provided by Turnitin)

Content Page
• Index of where each section can be found: allows the reader to flick through pages to relevant sections of the report quickly

Executive Summary (approximately 200 words, not included in the word count)
• Outline the purpose of the study
• Outline the issues and findings of the study (without the specific details)
• Identify the theories that will be used (the reader should be able to form a clear mental picture of the actual contents of the study).

Findings and Discussion (approximately 2800 words)
• The section is used for addressing the ten main questions
• You may want to present your discussion according to the orders of these questions

Conclusion and Recommendations (approximately 200 words)
• Summarise the main points from the findings and discussion
• Choose which of the alternative solutions should be adopted
• Briefly justify your choice explaining how it will solve the major problem(s)
• This should be written in a forceful style as this section is intended to be persuasive

References
• Make sure all references are cited correctly via using Harvard style
• Appendices (if any, only when it is necessary)