Activity-Based Costing as a Control Measure for Bally Total Fitness
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A 6 page paper discussing the benefits of activity-based costing, specifically as a proposed financial control measure the Bally Total Fitness. The company’s revenues plunged in a single year; this paper is a white paper furnished to a group of consultants that wants to approach Bally with its ideas for assistance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSacctABCbally.rtf

Activity-Based vs Throughput Accounting
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A 4 page paper comparing activity-based and volume accounting. The throughput approach can provide a ballpark assessment of the costs of producing a specific product, but ABC can provide accurate cost figures of each of the steps of production. Volume accounting can be misleading in terms of identifying which products or activities are more profitable. ABC provides fuller, more accurate assessment of the true cost of activities, enabling the organization to focus on activities that truly are more profitable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSacctABCthru.rtf

AcuScan's "Operation Optimize"
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A 9 page paper discussing AcuScan's inability to decide which of two alternatives it should pursue. The paper recommends to the CEO that AcuScan market itself to an entirely new market segment – such as banks and building security businesses – to increase sales and market share of its current product. In the meantime, it should be taking a mature and thoughtful approach to developing new products for the future, offering a new, tested and defect-free product from a position of strength rather than desperation. The paper provides recommendations and an Executive Summary. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtAcuScan2.rtf

AcuScan's "Operation Optimize"
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A 10 page paper discussing communication disconnect surrounding and immobilizing new product development. Examination of email exchanges at AcuScan reveal management not managing; "little Napoleon syndrome" in action; a general dearth of innovation and creativity; unproductive communication; and a host of other problems. All combine to create a stalemate between individuals who need to be working together for one common goal. The paper provides recommendations and an Executive Summary. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtAcuScan.rtf

AcuScan, Inc. Case Study
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A 6 page paper based on a case study provided by the student. In this case, a company is trying to find a new product based on their technology, a retina scanning system, because revenues have been dropping. A new product for a new market has been suggested by two members of the management team but the manager of product development has refused to cooperate. The paper analyses the arguments made and offers recommendations to the CEO. No Bibliography.
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Adding Alternative Fuel Cars to Lotus Rental Car's Fleet
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A 3 page paper discussing the state of alternative fuel choices in 2005 for the purpose of assessing the feasibility of Lotus Rental Car of adding alternative-fuel cars to its fleet. DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Isuzu, Mercury and Nissan all offer flex-fuel vehicles designed to operate on either gas or ethanol, or any combination. Prices are falling and are close to prices of those with standard fuel systems, and neither the customer nor the company needs to be concerned about what type of fuel is placed into the tank when the car is rented. Lotus certainly should seek negotiations on flex-fuel vehicles for its future purchases. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSenvAltFuelCar.rtf

Adding Value to the Organization
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An 11 page paper examining four approaches to adding value to the business. The purpose of the paper is to assess how globalization, product development, knowledge management and principled corporate governance add value to the organization, providing a discussion of each concept as well as several examples throughout the paper. Examples include Enron, ABB, Dow Chemical, Gillette and Wal-Mart. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtAddVal.rtf

Addressing Three Issues
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6 pages in length. The writer addresses three different situations: sending a professional woman to close an extremely important business deal in Saudi Arabia; the plight of contemporary Asian YUPPIES; and whether or not the tobacco industry should ethically continue to advertise its product in underdeveloped countries. No bibliography.
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