Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management

Chapter 16

Product Management & Distribution

Presentations

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Outsourcing Product Development Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining outsourcing.

• Include in your presentation a list of 5 companies that outsource their products or components for their products with other companies.

• Be sure to include what these products are and what is actually outsourced.

• Also include the pros and cons of outsourcing (if any)

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Prototype Presentation• Create a PowerPoint

Presentation defining “Prototype”.

• In your presentation. Locate 5 successful companies and list prototypes these companies have developed.

• Describe and provide pictures of these prototypes.

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Gantt Chart & Pert Diagram Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Gantt Chart” & “Pert Diagram”.

• Describe how each are beneficial to companies.

• Research 5 companies: include each company’s background information (owner, year founded or established, profits made in 2011, products produced or sold by this company)

• Include a Gantt Chart & Pert Diagram of these companies.

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Quality Control Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Quality Control”.

• Research “Companies excellent good quality control”.

• Find articles on 5 companies from your search.

• Summarize the information provided from these articles and tell which company you think has the best quality control and why.

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Common Carrier Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Common Carrier”.

• Research and find at least 3 common carriers.• Compare the rates these companies charge.• List examples of businesses that use each of

these common carriers.• Also provide a background of the company.

(owner, year founded or established, profits made in 2011, products produced or sold by this company).

• Tell whether you think private carrier, contract carrier, or common carrier is better for this company and why.

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Contract Carrier Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “ “Contract Carrier”.

• Research and find at least 3 contract carriers.• Compare the rates these companies charge.• List examples of businesses that use contract

carriers.• Also provide a background of the company.

(owner, year founded or established, profits made in 2011, products produced or sold by this company).

• Tell whether you think private carrier, contract carrier, or common carrier is better for this company and why.

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Private Carrier Presentation

• Create a PowerPoint Presentation defining “Private Carrier”.

• List 5 companies that use private carriers.

• Also provide a background of the company. (owner, year founded or established, profits made in 2011, products produced or sold by this company).

• Tell whether you think private carrier, contract carrier, or common carrier is better for this company and why.