Breakdown the components of your company's operations, technology, and management plans. You will use various attachements to help formulate the plans.
Attached are sample formats/templates;
SAMPLE
NAB Company Portfolio
SAMPLE
Operations Plan Preparation Form
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SAMPLE
Technology Plan Preparation Form
SAMPLE
Management Plan Preparation Form
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Provide the following information below.
1.
   
Operations Plan
Note:
Remember to assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find, as you will need these figures for your income statement and cash flow in later weeks
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a.
   
Create an operations plan
for my company using
SAMPLE
Operations Plan Preparation Form
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Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
b.
   
Provide a rationale
for the competitive advantages section using appropriate functional-level and business-level strategies to explain the competitive advantages.
 
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Much of the research pertaining to the hints provided here can be found in the NAB company portfolio
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Hints:
Consider whether you will rent or buy your facilities or outsource production to an existing company
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Hints:
One of your biggest expenses as a startup non-alcoholic beverage company will be transitioning from a small batch prototype of your beverage to production on a large scale. Research the equipment you will need (vats, refrigerators, burners, ovens, bottling equipment, and so on), whether you will rent or buy, how you will maintain and clean it, and so forth. Consider how you will ensure quality control. What capacity do you intend to reach?
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Hints:
Deliberate your inventory control. Where do your supplies come from and what is your
turnaround time to produce your beverage once you have received an order?
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Hints:
Consider your distribution method. Refer back to SWOT analysis assignment.
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Hints:
How will you stay abreast of new developments in your industry? What new productsdo you have in development now, in addition to your flagship product? Describe your research and development activities and explain how they will contribute to the company.
2.
   
Technology Plan
a.
   
Create a technology plan
for your NAB company using the attached
SAMPLE
Technology Plan Preparation Form
. Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
b.
   
Provide a rationale
for the personnel needs section by incorporating appropriate functional-level strategies.
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Hints:
Consider the type of technology your company will use to conduct the following activities: manage personnel; take, fulfill, and track orders; manage inventory; communicate with customers and provide customer service; and produce your beverage
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3.
   
Management & Organization
a.
   
Create a management plan for your NAB company using the attached
SAMPLE
Management Plan Preparation Form
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Extract appropriate information from the NAB Company portfolio, where applicable. Other required items in the template should be filled in using your personal preferences.
b.
   
Using the flow charts
in the

SAMPLE
Management Plan Preparation Form

To outline your company’s management hierarchy
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Note:

Charts or diagrams must be imported / included in the MS Word document.
c.
   
Provide a rationale for the management structure
and style section by incorporating appropriate functional-level strategies.
4.
   
Cite the resources
you have used to complete the exercise. There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in the exercise.
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