Extreme Pita, a fast-food franchise, was preparing to launch four new pita products simultaneously across all of its locations in North America. High sales as well as product consistency and uniformity across all of its locations were key goals. Current training methods included preparation of a training manual, distribution of the manual to all stores, and self-study of the manuals by store staff. Costs for this training included the cost of developing the manual and shipping costs. The president was aware of new developments in e-learning and was keen to explore these options for training on the new products. a) How can a costing estimate assist Extreme Pita in determining which methods to use? b) Would Extreme Pita use a cost-effectiveness or cost–benefit analysis to determine benefits of the training?

How do I do this? Down Creek Boots (DCB) is a boot manufacturer (fictitious) that focuses on making high-quality leather work boots, with prices ranging from $200-$350. After being successful in this market for over 30 years and developing a positive brand reputation and loyal customers, DCB has decided to broaden their line to include leather hiking boots. While these share some characteristics with work boots, the design will be slightly different and different soles will be used. They are fairly confident annual demand will be between 30,000 and 40,000 pairs in the first year, and expect a 10% growth rate in sales for the next few following years. However, in their plant in Minnesota, DCB currently has little excessive capacity. Thus, to make the new boots, DCB will either need to expand their plant, or outsource production to another boot maker. If they outsource production of the boots, they will outsource production to a firm that has the manufacturing capability to produce them…

Topic: Management information systems  Please read and answer throughly beening a operational manager of the Marketing department  The MGMT Insurance Ltd. accepts payments on various insurance policies from employees of businesses across the island. These businesses deduct payments from employees’ salaries and pay the insurance company a lump sum each month. This total amount deducted is shown on each employee’s payslip. Deductions are due at the end of each month and each participating business submits one payment for its employees to the insurance company via online payments through the bank. However, if payments were received after 11:00 a.m., the bank does not process them until the next business day. At the beginning of each month an administrative assistant at MGMT Insurance Ltd. downloads the deductions for each company and allocates payments to the various policies. These payments include the client’s unique number along with his/her relevant policy numbers and amounts due.…

The Balanced Scorecard is a useful performance management tool that incorporates financial and non-financial objectives. Discuss both the benefits and the drawbacks associated with the use of the Balanced Scorecard. Which type of business would most benefit from using this tool in their performance management system? Please answer this question with at least 150 words minimum.