The United States is home to some of the world’s leading computer software companies, most of which commonly outsource software development to other countries, including Egypt, India, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Hungary, and the Philippines. Why do you think these countries became suppliers to the software industry? Do you think that development of the industry in […]

MGT442 is the capstone course for the Bachelor of Arts in Management. One requirement of a capstone course is the demonstration that each student has integrated the content from the various courses into a usable whole that will help students be more successful after completion of the program. Since this course is specifically about strategy, you […]

Cornerstone Exercise 14.4 (Algorithmic) Long-Term Performance Report Nabors Company had actual quality costs for the year ended June 30, 2015, as given below. Prevention costs:   Prototype inspection$ 290,000   Vendor certification580,000     Total prevention costs$ 870,000Appraisal costs:   Process acceptance$ 305,000   Test labor350,000     Total Appraisal costs$ 655,000Internal failure costs:   Retesting$ 182,500   Rework365,000     Total internal failure costs$ 547,500External failure costs:   Recalls$ 266,750   Product liability543,500     Total external failure costs$ 810,250Total quality costs$2,882,750 […]