Please read two articles that provided to
you below on attached files then answer these questions

Answer the following questions with as much
details as possible.

·Dynamic Pricing is a
rising trend within retailers. Other than the retailers mentioned in the
article, find about other retailers that are experimenting with Dynamic
Pricing? Elaborate on their dynamic pricing strategies.

·Would you consider DP as
price discrimination? Why or why not?

·How would you
differentiate Dynamic Pricing with Personalized Pricing?

·Explore Jet.com’s
Personalized Pricing strategy and comment on its effectiveness. How are they
able to offer this strategy?

·How can an omni-channel
retailer take advantage of a Dynamic Pricing strategy and still maintain price
consistency across its channels?

·Do you think Dynamic
Pricing is here to stay or Personalized Pricing? Which strategy provides more
value to customers?

Maximum 2 page

No resources

The work should be done on a word file

Careers in Finance
Finance is an exciting field
in need of intelligent, skilled people. The job opportunities range from
corporate finance; financial planning; investment banking; insurance;
and real estate from individuals, institutions, government, and
businesses. Finance managers acquire, spend, and manage money and other
financial assets.

Use the Internet and / or Strayer Resource
Center to research career options within the field of finance. Consider
the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website, and the Websites of finance
professional associations such as the Association for Financial
Professionals (AFP), Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP),
The National Association for Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and
Financial Management Association International (FMA).

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Describe two (2) financial career options that an individual with a
   finance education might pursue and explain the value that such a
   position adds to a company.
2. Explain the essential skills that would make a person successful in each of the described positions.
3. Recommend one (1) of the career options. Identify the most attractive features of the position.
4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
      student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
      The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the forms of business organizations and the role of financial managers within an organization.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in finance.
• Write clearly and concisely about finance using proper writing mechanics.

Q1:

Imagine that
you manage a production line. To be profitable, your line must sell at
least 500 products per month. Sales are currently waning, as the market
for your product has become saturated by competitors’ products.

In the future, another product line is planned to replace your
current line, as the product becomes unprofitable. You will manage the
new production line, and your team will stay intact. The program office
has asked you to project when sales will fall below the profitability
line. The historical sales figures are as follows:

Month	Sales	Month	Sales
Jan-11	850	Jan-12	830
Feb-11	850	Feb-12	836
Mar-11	850	Mar-12	825
Apr-11	850	Apr-12	831
May-11	850	May-12	802
Jun-11	850	Jun-12	794
Jul-11	850	Jul-12	740
Aug-11	850	Aug-12	758
Sep-11	850	Sep-12	720
Oct-11	850	Oct-12	704
Nov-11	850	Nov-12	692
Dec-11	840	Dec-12	670

Based upon historical sales figures and in light of the 500 product minimum sales threshold, provide the following information:

1. Determine
   which forecasting method is most appropriate for the problem. Explain
   why your choice is optimum and why other methods are not as effective.
2. Perform an empirical analysis – establish a forecast for when sales will fall below the profitability threshold.
3. Report to the program office with a recommended date that the production line should be converted to the new product.

Your
submission should be 2-3 pages in length (excluding the title and
references pages). Be sure to use appropriate line spaces between each
question, so that your work is organized and easy to follow. Your
assignment should follow APA guidelines by including a title page, be in Times New Roman, 12–point font and double spaced. Be sure to use APA-style citation when citing sources to support your claims.

Q2:

Company

Harvey Industries, a Wisconsin
company, specializes in the assembly of high-pressure washer systems and
the sale of repair parts for these systems. The products range from
small portable high-pressure washers, to large industrial installations
for snow removal from vehicles stored outdoors during the winter months.
Typical uses for high-pressure water cleaning include:

Automobiles	Airplanes
Building maintenance	Barns
Engines	Ice cream plants
Lift trucks	Machinery
Swimming pools

Industrial customers include: General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Delta
Airlines, United Parcel Service, and Shell Oil Company. Although the
industrial applications are a significant part of its sales, Harvey
Industries is primarily an assembler of equipment for coin-operated,
self-service car wash systems. The typical car wash is of concrete block
construction with an equipment room in the center, flanked on either
side by a number of bays. The cars are driven into the bays, where the
owner can wash and wax the car, utilizing high-pressure hot water and
liquid wax. A dollar bill changer is available to provide change for the
use of the equipment and the purchase of various products from
dispensers. The products include towels, tire cleaner, and upholstery
cleaner.

In recent years, Harvey Industries has been in financial
difficulty. The company has lost money for three of the last four years,
with the last year’s loss being $17,174 on sales of $1,238,674.
Inventory levels have been steadily increasing to their present levels
of $124,324.

The company employs 23 people, with the management
team consisting of the following key employees: President, Sales
Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Controller, and Purchasing Manager.

Current Inventory Control System

The
current inventory control system consists of orders for stock
replenishment made by the Stockroom Foreman, the Purchasing Manager, or
the Manufacturing Manager whenever one of them notices that the
inventory is low. An order for replenishment of inventory is also placed
whenever someone (either a customer or an employee in the assembly
area) wants an item, and it is not in stock.

Some inventory is
needed for the assembly of the high-pressure equipment for the car wash
and industrial applications. There are current and accurate bills of
material for these assemblies. The materials needed to support the
assembly schedule are generally known well in advance of the build
schedule.

The majority of inventory transactions are for repair
parts and supplies used by the car washes, such as paper towels,
detergent, and wax concentrate. Because of the constant and rugged use
of the car wash equipment, there is a steady demand for various repair
parts.

The stockroom is well organized, with parts stored in
locations according to each vendor. The number of vendors is relatively
limited, with each vendor generally supplying many different parts. For
example, the repair parts from Allen Bradley, a manufacturer of
electrical motors, are stocked in the same location. These repair parts
will be used to provide service for the many electrical motors that are
part of the high-pressure pump and motor assembly used by all of the car
washes.

Because of the heavy sales volume of repair parts, there
are generally two employees working in the stockroom – a Stockroom
Foreman (who reports to the Manufacturing Manager) and an Assistant (who
reports to the foreman). One of these two employees will handle
customer orders. Many customers stop by to order the parts and supplies
they need. Telephone orders are also received and are shipped by United
Parcel Service the same day.

The assembly area has some inventory
stored on the shop floor. This inventory consists of low-value items
that are used every day, such as nuts, bolts, screws, and washers. These
purchased items do not amount to a substantial dollar volume throughout
the year. Unfortunately, oftentimes the assembly area is out of one of
these basic items which causes a significant amount of downtime for the
assembly lines.

Paperwork is kept to a minimum. A sales slip
listing the part numbers and quantities sold to a customer is generally
made out for each sale. If the assembly department needs items that are
not stocked on the assembly floor, someone from that department will
enter the stockroom and withdraw the necessary material. There is no
paperwork made out for the items needed on the assembly floor.

There
were 973 different part numbers purchased for stock last year and those
purchases amounted to $314,673. An analysis of inventory records shows
that $220,684 was spent on just 179 of the part numbers.

Fortunately
for Harvey Industries, most of the items they purchase are stocked by
either the manufacturer or by a wholesaler. When it is discovered that
the company is out of stock on an item, it generally takes only two or
three days to replenish the stock.

Due to the company’s recent
losses, its auditing firm became concerned about the company’s ability
to continue in business. Recently, the company sold off excess vacant
land adjoining its manufacturing facility to generate cash, in order to
meet its financial obligations.

Due to the recent death of the
owner of Harvey Industries, the Trust Department of Milwaukee Bank (as
trustee for the estate) has taken over the company’s affairs and
appointed a new company President. This President has identified many
problem areas, one of which is improper inventory control. He has
retained you as a consultant to make specific recommendations concerning
a revised inventory control system.

Through a case analysis, provide your recommendations for managing inventory levels and workload scheduling.

A
case study is a short description of a real business situation.
Analyzing case studies gives you the opportunity to apply those concepts
to real business problems. Cases are generally written for several
types of analysis. Usually, there is not a “right or wrong” answer.
Rather, cases provide a vehicle for you to demonstrate your
understanding and ability to apply course concepts. You must use
appropriate sources (properly cited) to support your position. Check
your analysis by assessing how well it demonstrates your subject
knowledge. If your answer relies on your impressions of the topic prior
to taking this course, it is likely that the analysis is not your best
effort. Simply answering the questions which are part of the case is not
enough; consider the questions to be clues to the important concepts
and facts. You are strongly encouraged to use the following outline, so
that your analysis is organized appropriately:

• Identify both
  the key issues and the underlying issues. In identifying the issues, you
  should be able to connect them to the business principles which apply
  to this situation.
• Discuss the facts which affect these issues.
  The case may have too much information. In your discussion, you should
  filter the information and discuss those facts which are pertinent to
  the issues identified above.
• Discuss your tentative solution to
  the problem and how you would implement your solution. What actions
  would you propose to correct the situation, based on the knowledge you
  have gained in this course? Be sure to support your recommendation by
  citing references in the text and in the supplementary readings. You
  should also draw on other references such as business periodicals and
  relevant journals. Remember that an ANALYSIS is more than simply a
  SUMMARY of the Case Study.
• Discuss follow-up and contingency
  plans. How will the organization know that your proposed solution is
  working? What should they do if it does not work?

Your
presentation should cover the points listed above. By “role-playing” the
situation, using the questions at the end of the case as hints, and by
using this guide, you should be able to develop an action-oriented
analysis with a recommended course of action.

Your case analysis

should be 2-3 pages in length, not including the title and reference

pages. Include at least two articles/materials to support your analysis.

All citations should be in APA 6th edition format. Double space your

paper, use Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one inch margins.

Company Background & Operating Environment

The assigned case study and attachments to this assignment provide information about “the company.”

Use the Baltimore field office as the target for the System Security Plan

Use Verizon FiOS as the Internet Services Provider (see http://www.verizonenterprise.com/terms/us/products/internet/sla/ )

Policy Issue & Plan of Action

A recent risk assessment highlighted the need to formalize the security measures required to protect information, information systems, and the information infrastructures for the company’s field offices. This requirement has been incorporated into the company’s risk management plan and the company’s CISO has been tasked with developing, documenting, and implementing the required security measures. The IT Governance board also has a role to play since it must review and approve all changes which affect IT systems under its purview.

The CISO has proposed a plan of action which includes developing system security plans using guidance from NIST SP-800-18 Guide for Developing Security Plans for Federal Information Systems. The IT Governance board, after reviewing the CISO’s proposed plan of action, voted and accepted this recommendation. In its discussions prior to the vote, the CISO explained why the best practices information for security plans from NIST SP 800-18 was suitable for the company’s use. The board also accepted the CISO’s recommendation for creating a single System Security Plan for a General Support System since, in the CISO’s professional judgement, this type of plan would best meet the “formalization” requirement from the company’s recently adopted risk management strategy.

Your Task Assignment

As a staff member supporting the CISO, you have been asked to research and then draft the required system security plan for a General Support System. In your research so far, you have learned that:

A general support system is defined as “an interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control that shares common functionality.” (See NIST SP 800-18)

The Field Office manager is the designated system owner for the IT support systems in his or her field office.

The system boundaries for the field office General Support System have already been documented in the company’s enterprise architecture (see the case study).

The security controls required for the field office IT systems have been documented in a security controls baseline (see the controls baseline attached to this assignment).

Research:

• Review the information provided in the case study and in this assignment, especially the information about the field offices and the IT systems and networks used in their day to day business affairs.
• Review NIST’s guidance for developing a System Security Plan for a general support IT System.This information is presented in NIST SP 800-18. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-18-Rev1/sp800-18-Rev1-final.pdf Pay special attention to the Sample Information System Security Plan template provided in Appendix A.
• Review the definitions for IT Security control families as documented in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 200: Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems (see section 3).
• Review the definitions for individual controls as listed in Appendix F Security Control Catalog in NIST SP 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations. http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-53r4.pdf You should focus on those controls listed in the security controls baseline provided with this assignment.

Write:

• Use the following guidance to complete the System Security Plan using the template from Appendix A of NIST SP 800-18.
  • Sections 1 through 10 will contain information provided in the assigned case study. You may need to “interpret” that information when writing the descriptions.“Fill in the blanks” for information about the company or its managers which is not provided in the case study, i.e. names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc.). Make sure that your fictional information is consistent with information provided in the case study (name of company, locations, etc.).
  • Section 11 should contain information about the field office’s Internet connection Do not include the table. Use the business Internet Services Provider listed at the top of this assignment file. Describe the system interconnection type in this section and service level agreement.
  • Section 12 should contain information derived from the case study. You will need to identify the types of information processed in the field office and then list the laws and regulations which apply. For example, if the case study company processes or stores Protected Health Information, then this section must include information about HIPAA. If the company processes or stores credit card payment information, then this section must include information about the PCI-DSS requirements.
  • Section 13 of the SSP will take the most editing time. Use the information about required security controls as provided security controls baseline.
    • Create 3 sub sections (13.1 Management Controls, 13.2 Operational Controls, and 13.3 Technical Controls). You must provide a description for each category (see the definitions provided in Annex 11.B Minimum Security Controls in NIST SP 800-100 Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers).
    • Using the information provided in the security controls baseline, place the required control families and controls under the correct sub section.
    • Use the exact names and designators for the security control families and individual security controls. BUT, you MUST paraphrase any and all descriptions. Do NOT cut and paste from NIST documents.
  • Section 14: use the due date for this assignment as the plan complete date.
  • Section 15: leave the approval date blank. You will not have any other text in this section (since the plan is not yet approved).
• Use a professional format for your System Security Plan. Your document should be consistently formatted throughout and easy to read.
• Common phrases do not require citations. If there is doubt as to whether or not information requires attribution, provide a footnote with publication information or use APA format citations and references.
• You are expected to write grammatically correct English in every assignment that you submit for grading. Do not turn in any work without (a) using spell check, (b) using grammar check, (c) verifying that your punctuation is correct and (d) reviewing your work for correct word usage and correctly structured sentences and paragraphs.

Submit For Grading

Submit your System Security Plan in MS Word format (.docx or .doc file) for grading using your assignment folder. (Attach the file.)