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Outline the various teamwork factors required for cohesiveness???

Togo Motors is a top automotive manufacturing company and has just completed wage


negotiations with the union representatives of their staff. The company employs HR staff,


machine operators, technicians and engineers. The management and unions agreed on a basic


salary of R60 000 and an across-the-board increase of 8.36% with effect from the following


month of that year. However, the employees are dissatisfied with the across-the-board increase


and the implementation of team-based incentives.





Outline the reasons why Togo Motors needs a favourable compensation system to


accomplish its goals and create a stable work environment.

on public budgeting, List and Discuss the four major steps taken in the process (budget cycle) of a building a state or local government budget (South Africa). (40)


As a major energy utility San Francisco’s Pacific Gas and Electric should have know better. Its Oracle ERP implementation had gone well, and there had been no problems of note; until it came time to test the system. Apparently, a manager had chosen a live information database to use during pre-launch testing, although no one thought that the regime would uncover any sensitive company information. Unfortunately, this was untrue, and consequently created a host of costly recovery programs, in addition to losing public confidence in the company’s brand



Brief your staff on exactly what they should do and not do.


Don't get non-specialist staff to carry out non-specialist roles.


How to launch the well-planned ERP system for this case scenarios.


Explain all in broader view.

. Suppose Mary intends to sell two software products X & Y for the next convention &

budgets the following.

X Y Total

Units Sold. 60 40 100

Revenues, $200 $100 per unit $12,000 $ 4,000 $16,000

Variable Costs, $120 $70 per unit 7,200 2,800 10,000

Unit Contribution Margin, $80 $ 30 per unit $ 4,800 $ 1200 $ 6,000

Fixed Costs 4,500

Operating Income $ 1,500

Required: What is the BEP (in units & in Birr

Required: Answer the following

1. What is the sales mix of videos and equipment sets

2. Compute weighted average contribution margin

3. Compute the break-even quantity of each product.

4. What is weighted average contribution margin ratio

5. What is the overall break-even sales revenue


As a major energy utility San Francisco’s Pacific Gas and Electric should have know better. Its Oracle ERP implementation had gone well, and there had been no problems of note; until it came time to test the system. Apparently, a manager had chosen a live information database to use during pre-launch testing, although no one thought that the regime would uncover any sensitive company information. Unfortunately, this was untrue, and consequently created a host of costly recovery programs, in addition to losing public confidence in the company’s brand



Brief your staff on exactly what they should do and not do. Don't get non-specialist staff to carry out non-specialist roles. How to launch the well-planned ERP system for this case scenarios.

Identify a company you are familiar with, review the challenges faced by the company in the past three (3) years. Propose tactics and operations strategies corresponding with the challenges. Your proposal report should to cover at least three (3) challenges.


There are various ways in which an entrepreneur can become a player in international business and market products internationally. The method of entry into a market and the mode of operating overseas are dependent on the goals of the entrepreneur and the firm’s strengths and weaknesses. As an entrepreneur discuss and present the different modes of entering and engaging in international business. Use theory and practical example to support your findings. 


A pharmaceutical company is running an offline store and also have good customer

base. Company faced lots of challenge due to online pharmaceutical players. Online

medicine delivery is a new concept in the industry, and customers are accepting this

business model slowly.

a. Explain the existing situation of the firm considering the industry life cycle.

b.Explain different competitive advantage that helps a company to get a better market

share in the market.


Mr. Agrawal is running an offline electronic store and due to tough competition from Ecommerce players, Mr. Agrawal is thinking to start an online website to deliver the

product. Company must focus on cost, quality and delivery parameter while working in

an online business model. Suggest company to implement various focused operations

strategy that improves the performance of the firm.