Strategic Planning: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses
Strategic Planning
Develop Assumptions
Setting logical planning assumptions is crucial for establishing policies applicable to forecasts and existing company plans. These assumptions concern the environment in which the plan will be developed. It’s vital that all managers involved in planning agree on these factual premises. The most important principle: the more understood and agreed upon the assumptions are, the better the coordination and consistency of planning across the company.
Determine Alternative
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Management Plan Types
Projects or Purposes
Objectives or Goals
These terms are used interchangeably in this work and represent the ends toward which activity is directed.
Strategies
During military strategies, the word was used to refer to the plans of what is believed that an enemy might do or not, but the last has a competitive involvement. Managers increasingly use it to reflect broad areas of running a business. Strategy is defined as the method of determining the core long-term objectives of a company.
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PAC3.1.2: The Integrated Approach to Pollution Prevention and Control
The traditional approach to pollution control involved separate regulations for air, water, and soil, often leading to negative environmental consequences and limited flexibility for industries. The integrated system introduced by Directive 96/61 on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) aims to address these shortcomings. This directive necessitates the alignment
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Analyzing Financial Statements
Income Statement and Balance Sheet
The income statement reports values over a timeframe, while the balance sheet reflects a specific date.
Leverage
Unlevered: All equity, no debt.
Levered: Part equity and part debt. Leverage increases risk to stockholders, so managers should deliver higher returns.
Key Financial Metrics
EPS: Net Income / Number of Shares Outstanding
ROE: EPS / Book Value of Equity per share
ROE Decomposition: (Net Income / Sales) x (Sales / Assets) x (Assets
Product Pricing Strategies & Methods
1. Price and Key Variables
Price is the economic consideration a manufacturer receives for producing and distributing a product or service. Key variables influencing price include:
- Internal Variables: Costs, marketing mix, objectives.
- External Variables: Consumer class, competition, legal and political constraints, tariffs, product origin, international product lifecycle.
2. Cost Classification
Cost is the monetary value of goods purchased and used in production.
- Based on Production Changes:
- Fixed Costs:
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Working Hours in Audiovisual Production
Working Day: The working day is the time employees spend working. In Spain, this is stipulated between 40 and 50 hours per week. There must be at least 12 hours between the end of one day and the beginning of the next. Workers are entitled to an uninterrupted rest period of 36 hours, generally including Saturday afternoon and all of Sunday. Whenever possible, depending on production needs, workers are entitled to a 48-hour weekly rest.
Artistic and Technical
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