Individual Assurance of Learning Excercise 1

Individual Assignment D02-IALE1-Johnson 1. toast of Learning Exercise1A, Step 4, page 37 Strengths 1 Highly succeederful and recognized worldwide (Ronald McDonald and the Golden Arch) 2 Strongest Brand Image as the number-1 fast-food company by sales, with more than 32,478 restaurants in 117 countries. 3 systematically solid financial performance. * Sales revenue up 3. 8% in 2009, global compar fitting sales up 6. 9%. * Net income up 9% from 2008. Weakness 1 80% of restaurants are franchise owned, placing image and reputation in others hands. 2 Not in sync with wellness and lifestyle Struggles with fluctuations in operating and net profits * Operating profits $4,433M (2006), $3,879M (2007), $6443M (2008). * Net profits $3,544M (2006), $2,395M (2007), $4,313M (2008). Opportunities 1 Healthier food, such as funky fat, low cal. 2 Increased beverage options with McCafe have been shown to increase customer visits in Europe (+7. 2%). 3 Joint ventures with retailers (Wal-Mart, etc. ) can place brisk locations in high traffic areas at lower capital cost. (Such as the Wal-Mart located in Roanoke, VA) Threats 1 More health conscious customers. Intense wrong pressure from competitors like Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendys, KFC and any mid-range sit-down restaurants. 3 As a multinational food operation, variations in the currency of other countries becomes a problem. 2. Assurance of Learning Exercise 1B, p. 326 1. Buying competitors garbage U & L 2. Dissecting competitors products U & L 3. Taking competitors plant tours anonymously E & L 4. Counting tractor-trailer trucks sledding competitors loading bays E & L 5. Studying aerial photographs of competitors facilities E & L 6. Analyzing competitors labor contracts U & I . Analyzing competitors help-wanted ads E & L 8. Quizzing customers and buyers about the sales of competitors products E & L 9. Infiltrating customers and competitors business operations U & I 10. Quizzing suppliers about competitors level of manufac turing U & L 11. Using customers to buy out phony bids U & I 12. Encouraging observe customers to reveal competitive information U & I 13. Quizzing competitors former employees E & I 14. Interviewing consultants who may have worked with competitors E & L 15. Hiring key managers away from competitors E & L 16.Conducting phony job interviews to get competitors employees to reveal information E, U, L, and I. (depends on what information) 17. Sending engineers to trade meetings to quiz competitors technical employees E & L 18. Quizzing potential employees who worked for or with competitors E & L 3. Assurance of Learning Exercise1B, Steps 1-2, page 37 Strengths 1 Students can either earn their degrees at the campus or online. 2 Is the largest private, non-profit school in the country and the largest four-year school in Virginia. * Between 1992 and 2009, fall enrollment change magnitude from 8,500 to 46,949. With more than 80,000 taking classes online. 3 The m geniustary contributions alone are making an impact on local business, Liberty staff, employees and staff was responsible for $268 million in direct spending to Lynchburg area in 2009. * A net $180 million remained in the state * Creating close to $283 million in activity * Every Liberty dollar spent in Virginia in 2009 ultimately generated $1. 57 in overall economic activity. 4 Diverse student body and faculty. 5 Liberty Universitys ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 65. Weakness Employers are threatened by Liberty and think less of their degrees. 2 With the high growth of the student body, they depart have to supply and improve technology 3 High student to faculty ratio * 251 Resident Undergraduate * 171 Online * 191 Combined 4 70% Full-time faculty hold terminal degrees 5 The graduation rate at Liberty University is low, 44%. Opportunities 1 The University offers 148 undergraduate, 53 graduate and one post masters program as its Lynchburg campus, and 43 under graduate, 66 graduate, 3 post masters, and 6 doctoral programs through with(predicate) Liberty University Online. Liberty has an opportunity to expand its recitation of classroom instruction to incorporate the Christian worldview into all courses. 3 Participation in learning activities increased from 38% of those in the population age 18 or older in 1991 to 50% in 1999. 4 The University can expand its market by offering more traditional and distance courses for all ages of students, particularly those beyond the traditional college age of 18-21 years. 5 Technology in the Distance Learning chopine (DLP) could be particularly effective in Libertys Universitys mission of reaching the world for Christ. Threats Funding sources are needed to maintain success and growth. 2 Dramatic business growth creates data upsurge 3 Need for better security and transportation 4 Terrorism 5 congruous more worldly as the University grows 4. Assurance of Learning Exercise1D, Steps 1-2, page 38 (Note Please replace the ingestion of SMCO, in the assignment instructions, with the use of www. ceoexpress. com or Standard and Poors. Standard and Poors can be accessed via LUs Online Library. ) Standard and Poors has been up and running since 1916. It has been helping investors and creditors analyze the credit risk that one is taking. Standard 2011) The changes in credit ratings can be determined by many different obstacles in life such as the changes in economy, the changes in the lifestyle of a business, or more specifically focused on profit, entity and individual debt issues. These obstacles can determine whether to purchase bonds and other investment opportunities. Being able to use the information that Standard and Poor has available, gives the investors the opportunity to figure out why ratings have fallen and when creditors should be looking to improve.The creditability of this company allows many investors to use these analyses to grow and evaluate the upcoming obstacles fo r their company and/or person investments. References American School Search (2009-2013). Liberty University Review Ranking. Retrieved March 21, 2013 from weave order http//www. american-school-search. com/ brush up/liberty-university Liberty University (2013). Liberty University. Retrieved March 21, 2013 from Web site http//www. liberty. edu/index. cfm? PID=21240 Liberty University. (2013). Retrieved March 21, 2013 from Web site http//colleges. usnews. rankingsandreviews. om/best-colleges/liberty-university-10392 Skinner, J. (2010). Annual Report 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2013 from, Web site http//www. aboutmcdonalds. com/content/dam/AboutMcDonalds/Investors/C-%5Cfakepath%5Cinvestors-2009-annual-report. pdf Standard Poors (2011). Understanding Ratings. Retrieved March 21, 2013 from, Web site http//img. en25. com/Web/StandardandPoors/SP_CreditRatingsGuide. pdf Q1 Labs (2010). Dramatic growth creates need for advanced detection of threats and minimizing risks. Retrieved March 21 , 2013 from, Web site http//www. liberty. edu/media/1155/Liberty-University-Case-Study. pdf