Write a paper addressing job design, organizational design, your recruiting strategy and methods, and your training and performance appraisal process as the new District Manager for Dunkin’ Donuts.
Indicate how high entry barriers into a market will influence:
Long-run profitability of the firms
Cost efficiency of the firms in the industry
Likelihood that some inefficient firms will survive
Incentive of entrepreneurs to develop substitutes for the product supplied by the firms
Are competitive pressures present in markets with high barriers to entry? Explain.
Describe which market structure you would prefer for selling products. Explain why and support your answer with the characteristics of that market.
Describe which market structure you would prefer for buying products. Explain why and support your answer with the characteristics of that market.
How does each market structure respond to price changes of the products that they sell? Explain whether each market structure will be selling elastic or inelastic products, and how this will affect the market price charged.
How does the role of the government affect each market structure’s ability to price their products?
How does international trade affect each market structure?
Explain to the audience the reasons that sales and forecasting data are important categories for a Supply Chain Manager to know and understand. Also, consider introducing some best practices that you have gained from personal, professional, and research experiences. Some areas that you may cover, but not limited to are planning, procurement, inventory management, and production. Consider your audience to have no logistical or supply chain knowledge or experience.