Discusses the importance of being "nimble" in all aspects of a firm’s operation – that is, to be in a position to be maximally flexible, adaptable, and speedy in response to change. Identify two firms in two different industries that you believe exhibit a nimble nature in their operations. What specific evidence leads you to believe these firms are nimble, especially in their channel and supply chain activities?

Jorge is a manager at starbucks. his operational plan includes achieving annual sales of $4,000,000 for his store. with only one month left to end of the fiscal year, jorge realizes that he won't reach his annual sales goal. what are his options?

At the end of year 2, retained earnings for the baker company was $3,550. revenue earned by the company in year 2 was $3,800, expenses paid during the period were $2,000, and dividends paid during the period were $1,400. based on this information alone, retained earnings at the beginning of year 2 was:

Down under products, ltd., of australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: unit salesapril 74,000may 85,000june 114,000july 92,000the company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month’s unit sales. the inventory at the end of march was 7,400 units.required: prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.