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Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making

Overview A jewelry firm wants to submit a bid to purchase a large collection of diamonds but is uncertain how much it should bid. You will use the results from a predictive model to make a recommendation on how much the jewelry company should bid for the diamonds. Assignment Details A diamond distributor has recently decided to exit the market and has put up a collection of diamonds up for auction. Seeing this as a great opportunity to expand its inventory, a jewelry firm is interested in making a bid. To determine how much to bid, the firm’s analytics department will use a large database of...

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3 to 4 pages paper, policy brief, Public budgeting and finance

The public budget evolved over time. The Federal Budget, and how it gets made, is a complex, lengthy process that has important implications for Federal, State, and Local agencies. Obviously, funding for each agency is going to affect that agency’s budget. Likewise, federal funding for social programs, for education, and for other programs, such as disaster relief, affects how state and local agencies fund those programs within their own budgets. Choose one federal agency or department from the A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies. Compare the federal budget with the budget of...

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The Importance of Competition

write a 2-page paper describing the importance of competition in markets.  How does a lack of competition affect prices and output?  Describe what the role of government is in markets vis-a-vis firms in the market

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MGMT455 U5IP

You will evaluate the company’s strategic competitive position by using Porter’s Five Forces model. Porter’s Five Forces model is an external model used to evaluate the competition in an industry and includes the following:

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MKTG 436 analysis

Please select an industry and conduct a Porter's Five Forces analysis on an industry of your choice. Please make certain to analyze the impact of each force on the industry. At the end of your analysis, you should make a recommendation as to whether you think that the industry you selected is attractive and profitable.

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journal

For this journal, complete two months of the Personal Budget Template Download Personal Budget Template. Then, evaluate your personal budget information and numbers from your completed Personal Budget Template. You may complete the template using your own personal financial data, which will make the activity more meaningful, or hypothetical numbers. Discuss the most important concepts and facts you learned. For example, were there any surprises in the amount or category of your expenses? Your reflection should be a minimum of 350 words.

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Energy Economics 2 pages report

(Perspective should be that of a staff member writing briefing memo for a decision maker who will be involved in making a decision on the issue. Find decision maker with specific authority,  example include but not limited to: Secretary of EPA, Member of Congress, Head of Energy Company, Head of World Bank...)

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Digital Marketing Discussion

What is digital marketing? Provide an example of digital marketing that a specific real organization can use and discuss. The text refers to several technical terms related to digital marketing.  Find an additional technical term that relates in some way to digital marketing on your own.  Briefly summarize it.

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Strategic formulation and process

35pts - ExpectationPoints PossiblePoints EarnedCommentsAssignment-Specific: All relevant items are provided overall for a chosen industry and company that describes the internal and external factors that flows logically from the analysis.