Balanced Scorecard Examples: Airline & Jewelry Store

Balanced Scorecard of a Regional Airline

PERSPECTIVEOBJECTIVESPERFORMANCE MEASURESTARGETINITIATIVES

Financial

Increase Profitability

Lower Costs

Plane Cost

Seat Revenue

25% per year

Standardize Planes

Optimize Router

Customer

Lower Prices

On-time Flights

Increase Customer Base

Number of Customers

Customer Ranking

98% Satisfaction

First in Industry

Customer Loyalty Program

Internal Processes

Improve Departure Time

On-time Departure

≤ 25 minutes

Cycle-time Optimization Program

Growth and Learning

Align Ground Crews

% of

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Economic Consequences of War: Trade, Debt, and Stability

Trade Imbalance and Foreign Debt in Warring Countries

The process of trade imbalance in countries at war, which leads to the problem of foreign debt, can be described as follows:

The production and consumption of large amounts of resources, ultimately destroyed at the front, lead to deficits in the trade balance. According to the rules of the gold standard, the external deficit should have been settled by transferring gold to creditors.

Restoration of the Economy: Key Factors

The most relevant factor

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Competitive Strategies and Business Tactics

Chapter 5: Generic Competitive Strategies

Types of Generic Strategies

  • Broad Low-Cost Strategy: Aiming to achieve lower overall costs than rivals by underpricing or maintaining similar prices with higher margins.
  • Broad Differentiation Strategy: Offering unique product attributes that appeal to a wide range of customers.
  • Focused Low-Cost Strategy: Targeting a narrow segment and offering lower prices than competitors.
  • Focused Differentiation Strategy: Offering niche products tailored to specific buyer needs
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Understanding Technological Incompatibility, Investments, and Standards

Understanding Key Concepts: Incompatibility, Investments, and Standards

Technological Incompatibility

Technological incompatibility is defined as the presence of features in two systems (computers, technology, etc.) that prevent them from working together properly.

Project Implementation Costs

Management of project implementation includes:

  • Wages and salaries of management personnel.
  • Rental and maintenance of offices, housing, and so on.
  • Travel and communications.
  • Payment of duties and taxes during the period
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Expatriate Success: Adjustment, Performance & Compensation

Expatriate Adjustment and Performance

Expatriate adjustment and performance are influenced by several factors:

  • Individual
  • Contextual
  • Organizational

Effective preparation is crucial for success.

Individual Factors

Expatriate Profile:

  • Career objective
  • Education level
  • Gender

Personality Characteristics:

  • Big Five (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness or intellect)
  • Stress tolerance

Partner Considerations:

  • Dual-career couples

Prior International Experience:

  • Know-how to cope and
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Manufacturing Process and Production Planning

Key Considerations for Product Production

Before launching a product, we address several preliminary questions:

  • How much money should we invest?
  • How quickly can we recover the investment?
  • What stock of raw materials and finished products do we need?
  • How much will it cost to produce the required amount?
  • How many employees do we need?
  • What type of contracts should these workers have?

To produce a product, besides securing resources like facilities, equipment, and personnel, we must organize them by defining

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