Scenarios (Must do scenarios 2-5, #1 is shown above) 1. Peanuts grown, sent to a factory to be made into peanut butter, then sold to Ingles
Supermarket and to you for a Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich
2.
movie produced, sent to a plant to be copied, shipped to a warehouse to
distribute to local movie theater, customer buys tickets, customer watches movie
3. Cotton grown, sent to a factory, woven by a factory worker into a North Face hoodie,
sent to a company where a logo is stitched onto the shirt, sent to a store, sold to you and
you wear it.
4. You plan to attend the prom this spring, you know the new gowns will be in at Macy's in
March. You get a chance to preorder the gown of your dreams. What channels of
distribution does the gown follow?
5. You purchased milk and bread at the grocery store. What are the channels of
distribution the milk or bread follows in order to reach your dinner table?

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u. s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less