Running Head: STATISTICAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS 1 STATISTICAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS 2 Statistical Thinking for Business 1. The method for filling recommendations for mainly \"HMO's pharmacy\" are chiefly as follows: getting the recommendation, interpret the prescription, and also, entering data into the laptop system, filling the recommendation and giving a long-suffering discussion. [pre16] There are numerous factors that can influence the method that would reason numerous mistaken prescriptions. There are aspects in all step of the method that can reason inaccurate recommendations. The initial step, getting the recommendation, the incorrect prescription can be obtained for the incorrect being, or the recommendation may be described in incorrect. The next step, interpret the recommendation, the pharmacy helper could convert the prescription incorrectly, providing the incorrect recommendation for the long-suffering. The third main step, entering data into the laptop system, merely entering the data incorrect into the classification. The fourth main step, filling the recommendation, if the recommendation is entered incorrect, then the incorrect prescription is filled as well as the incorrect amount of the recommendation is filled. The next fifth step, giving a discussion to the long-suffering, if the data for the recommendation were entered as well as filled incorrect, then the incorrect data would be provided for the long-suffering. \" SIPOC Model\" contractors for HMO's pharmacy mainly would be physicians, pharmacy technician, and also, pharmacists, as well as long-sufferings. Inputs would contain long-suffering information, suitable recommendation, and the drug. The method would be getting the recommendation, translating the recommendation, entering data into the laptop, filling the recommendation, and giving the discussion for the preparation information to the recommendation. Outputs would contain the drug required for the recommendation as well as the bill for the recommendation. The purchaser would contain the long-suffering and the physicians.[Rog14] STATISTICAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS 2. When examining the process map as well as the \"SIPOC model\" the possible chief root reasons of wrong prescriptions being mainly filled would contain failure to verify prescriptions with the pharmacist, parallel names for diverse prescriptions, physician errors, and also, pharmacy tech not being proficient to completely read the recommendation. The chief root reasons would all be general causes. The chief root reasons are forever present, and also, they have a little result, they are all division of the usual behavior of the method, and the method remains constant. Even if the wrong recommendation is filled as well as the reason is either of the planned root causes, the method remains the equal; there are no problems or interruption in the method of filling recommendations. [Che16] 3. Some chief tools that would be applied would contain electronic systems toward track recommendations filled, automated cell phone calls toward long-sufferings, and a web-related survey system. From the tools information collected would provide extra information to assist see where the mistakes are happening as well as in what step they are happening. The electronic tracking arrangement would collect 3 STATISTICAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS information to assist the pharmacist to recognize if the correct quantity of the recommendation drugs is going out evaluated to the number of recommendations entered into the laptop system. The computerized phone calls to long-sufferings would give feedback to assist collect data to recognize that the consultations give are assisting to reduce the quantity of issues behind the long-suffering get home through recommendation. The web related survey arrangement will also collect information to assist see what recommendations are touching in particular situations. 4. An explanation of the HMO pharmacy's continuing problems would be to apply a check system to create sure each recommendations being filled are right to assist remove the quantity of incorrect recommendations. With the verify classification the pharmacy technician and also, would collect the prescriptions as well as put the data in the system. After the data, the pharmacist would verify for any errors as well as confirm that the recommendation was read properly and the whole thing matches. Subsequently the pharmacy tech and also would fill the recommendation applying a dispensing classification that would give information to the laptop system creating one more checking system to confirm all the prescriptions are right and checked earlier than handing the recommendations to the long-sufferings. Applying the check classification would give a three-step method for checking to confirm the longsuffering is receiving the right recommendation. The three step method would confirm that the recommendations have been checked with the pharmacist, and also, the dispensing system, as well as the recommendation is checked through the patient earlier than leaving the pharmacy. Mainly, This will assist to remove some of the general reasons that are occurring in the pharmacy.[nlm15] 4 STATISTICAL THINKING FOR BUSINESS References .nlm.nih. (2015). Major issues facing the pharmaceutical industry and their relationship to clinical pharmacy. Retrieved from .nlm.nih.: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6692740 Cheung. (2016). The importance of safe dispensing. Retrieved from nlm.nih: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723208/ prescriptionprocess. (2016). How Prescriptions Are Processed and Filled. Retrieved from prescriptionprocess: https://www.prescriptionprocess.com/content/know-the-facts/how-prescriptions-areprocessed-and-filled-0 Hoerl Roger, S. (2014). Statistical Thinking: Improving Business Performance. Retrieved from vitalsource: https://strayer.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781118236857/ 5 Marketing Plan Student Name: Instructors Name: Course Code and Title: Submission Date: Running head: MARKETING PLAN 2 Branding Strategy Vision Footwear Center is a medium scale individually possessed shoe end point selling company. Vision Footwear Center has its headquarters situated in Seatle's Pike Market. Vision Footwear Center offers men, women and children footwear. To be specific, we offer more of female and children footwear because of more than one reason. Some of the causes are that; ladies would put on more shoes on different days as compared to men. Similarly, since children are very dynamic as compared to adults, their shoes wear out at a faster rate, therefore, the need to purchase frequently. Sample ladies shoes include gladiators, sneakers, sports rubbers, heels shoes, etc. for men; we have: casuals, office shoes, sports shoes, rain boots, men opens, etc. Children wear combine the above samples. Vision Footwear Center serves customers ranging from school goers, staff personnel, and non-staffs. Vision Footwear Center has a unique logo that can be recognized from a distant by fellas who are familiar with the business firm. The logo is both appealing and attractive. In fact, it accommodates all the Golden User Interface usability rules[Bru12], utilizing easy to remember principle. Here is the logo, Vision Footwear Center has a product extension plan that it has been working on since its birth. These extension program has enabled it to grow in more than 20 countries where it is not is not only nourishing but also creating a good name in its environments. The product extension plan Running head: MARKETING PLAN 3 reads, "To be a world leading shoe selling company offering most affordable footwear, at all times and seasons." To say the truth, this statement has been the driving force behind Vision Footwear Center that it has enabled it to mushroom in 20 countries including the country where the headquarters are located. Seatle's Pike Market is the home state headquarter. Currently, Vision Footwear Center is gaining the power to the extent of being the primary outlet of footwear around the globe. These company plans to incorporate wholesale services to retail that is currently offering. More information concerning Vision Footwear Center can be read from http://visionfootwearcenter.com/aboutus. Branding Strategy According to Vince, branding strategy is what, when, how, where, and to whom you plan to communicate and distribute brand messages [Vin14]. Brand strategies include activities such as defining your brand, creating a great logo, writing down your brand messages, integration of the brand, generate voice for your company that resembles your brand, developing your tagline, designing templates plus creating brand standards for your marketing materials, being true to your designed brand and being consistent. For Vision Footwear Center branding strategy is planned as follows; Brand Definition- Vision Footwear Center has a mission statement that says, \"We are the present world providing footwear for everyone at an affordable price that accommodates every person's status." This company has an advantage over other businesses in that it offers its products at prices that are relatively lower than other vendors. This is because it purchases in bulk receiving a quantity discount. Hence, lower prices. Being a one-stop shop for its customers is another recognizable merit. Any customer who walks in any Vision Footwear Center's end Running head: MARKETING PLAN 4 terminal is assured to get the expected product. This attribute comes in due to its specialization of product distribution. Many customers have been heard confess that Vision Footwear Center is the shop where to shop for all of your footwear. This is from a report analyzed on customer comments. They say, "Vision Footwear Center offers high-quality shoes that last for decades." Vision Footwear Center has researched and learned consumption behaviors and desires of their customers. This makes it not to rely on what their competitors thinks their customers need. Logo design - Vision Footwear Center has the logo designed that at its quick look from a distant one can that this is a shop specializing in footwear retailing. In fact, it uniquely identifies the company from any other company that offers footwear services. The logo has the branding message that says, \"The Feet That Walks around the Globe.\" Brand integration - Vision Footwear Center integrates its brand name by management making sure that its employees put on attires that reflect the everywhere. This includes how calls are answered and emails. For example, for every call made, "Vision Footwear Center\" name must be mentioned somewhere. Consistency - to keep the brand name live, Vision Footwear Center is very consistent with its brand message. Marketing Strategy Vision Footwear Center marketing strategy is mainly based on the marketing mix, target markets, positioning. This is by Rogers et al. This company targets two segment markets including working professionals and females. This is so because working professionals have disposable income to purchase footwear products whereas female gender because females tend to buy Running head: MARKETING PLAN 5 frequently as compared to men. With marketing mix, Vision Footwear Center uses pricing, distribution advertising, and promotion as its marketing mix strategies[Joh15]. Positioning statement According to World Statics and Analytics Board on Marketing, it is indicated that there exist more than 1176 shops that deal with footwear. Main ones include Amazon Company that is an online retailing store, Zappos and Shop Aldos. From these vendors you can get all footwear that you may need but with a difficult encompassed. The following perceptual plan reveals the above statement. Low Quality High price one stop shop High Quality Affordable price one stop shop Shop Aldos Vision Footwear Center Amazon Zappos Low Quality Low Spice Not everything is provided High Quality High price One stop shop Mission Running head: MARKETING PLAN 6 To be the modern world footwear enterprise providing footwear for everyone at affordable prices that accommodates every person's status. Company Introduction Every person should feel a warm welcome at any of our terminals and do n't hesitate to purchase any of our products. In a case of any unsatisfied complaints raise as early as possible to be attended to immediately. Running head: MARKETING PLAN 7 References Green, B. (2012). Six Rules for Creating Products People Love. Bloomington: AuthorHouse. Rogers, John, Lamb, & Charles. (2015). Proceedings of the 1983 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. New York City: Springer. Rogers, V. (2014). Brand Smart. Lulu.com. Marketing Plan Student Name: Instructors Name: Course Code and Title: Submission Date: Running head: MARKETING PLAN 2 Branding Strategy Vision Footwear Center is a medium scale individually possessed shoe end point selling company. Vision Footwear Center has its headquarters situated in Seatle's Pike Market. Vision Footwear Center offers men, women and children footwear. To be specific, we offer more of female and children footwear because of more than one reason. Some of the causes are that; ladies would put on more shoes on different days as compared to men. Similarly, since children are very dynamic as compared to adults, their shoes wear out at a faster rate, therefore, the need to purchase frequently. Sample ladies shoes include gladiators, sneakers, sports rubbers, heels shoes, etc. for men; we have: casuals, office shoes, sports shoes, rain boots, men opens, etc. Children wear combine the above samples. Vision Footwear Center serves customers ranging from school goers, staff personnel, and non-staffs. Vision Footwear Center has a unique logo that can be recognized from a distant by fellas who are familiar with the business firm. The logo is both appealing and attractive. In fact, it accommodates all the Golden User Interface usability rules[Bru12], utilizing easy to remember principle. Here is the logo, Vision Footwear Center has a product extension plan that it has been working on since its birth. These extension program has enabled it to grow in more than 20 countries where it is not is not only nourishing but also creating a good name in its environments. The product extension plan Running head: MARKETING PLAN 3 reads, "To be a world leading shoe selling company offering most affordable footwear, at all times and seasons." To say the truth, this statement has been the driving force behind Vision Footwear Center that it has enabled it to mushroom in 20 countries including the country where the headquarters are located. Seatle's Pike Market is the home state headquarter. Currently, Vision Footwear Center is gaining the power to the extent of being the primary outlet of footwear around the globe. These company plans to incorporate wholesale services to retail that is currently offering. More information concerning Vision Footwear Center can be read from http://visionfootwearcenter.com/aboutus. Branding Strategy According to Vince, branding strategy is what, when, how, where, and to whom you plan to communicate and distribute brand messages [Vin14]. Brand strategies include activities such as defining your brand, creating a great logo, writing down your brand messages, integration of the brand, generate voice for your company that resembles your brand, developing your tagline, designing templates plus creating brand standards for your marketing materials, being true to your designed brand and being consistent. For Vision Footwear Center branding strategy is planned as follows; Brand Definition- Vision Footwear Center has a mission statement that says, \"We are the present world providing footwear for everyone at an affordable price that accommodates every person's status." This company has an advantage over other businesses in that it offers its products at prices that are relatively lower than other vendors. This is because it purchases in bulk receiving a quantity discount. Hence, lower prices. Being a one-stop shop for its customers is another recognizable merit. Any customer who walks in any Vision Footwear Center's end Running head: MARKETING PLAN 4 terminal is assured to get the expected product. This attribute comes in due to its specialization of product distribution. Many customers have been heard confess that Vision Footwear Center is the shop where to shop for all of your footwear. This is from a report analyzed on customer comments. They say, "Vision Footwear Center offers high-quality shoes that last for decades." Vision Footwear Center has researched and learned consumption behaviors and desires of their customers. This makes it not to rely on what their competitors thinks their customers need. Logo design - Vision Footwear Center has the logo designed that at its quick look from a distant one can that this is a shop specializing in footwear retailing. In fact, it uniquely identifies the company from any other company that offers footwear services. The logo has the branding message that says, \"The Feet That Walks around the Globe.\" Brand integration - Vision Footwear Center integrates its brand name by management making sure that its employees put on attires that reflect the everywhere. This includes how calls are answered and emails. For example, for every call made, "Vision Footwear Center\" name must be mentioned somewhere. Consistency - to keep the brand name live, Vision Footwear Center is very consistent with its brand message. Marketing Strategy Vision Footwear Center marketing strategy is mainly based on the marketing mix, target markets, positioning. This is by Rogers et al. This company targets two segment markets including working professionals and females. This is so because working professionals have disposable income to purchase footwear products whereas female gender because females tend to buy Running head: MARKETING PLAN 5 frequently as compared to men. With marketing mix, Vision Footwear Center uses pricing, distribution advertising, and promotion as its marketing mix strategies[Joh15]. Positioning statement According to World Statics and Analytics Board on Marketing, it is indicated that there exist more than 1176 shops that deal with footwear. Main ones include Amazon Company that is an online retailing store, Zappos and Shop Aldos. From these vendors you can get all footwear that you may need but with a difficult encompassed. The following perceptual plan reveals the above statement. Low Quality High price one stop shop High Quality Affordable price one stop shop Shop Aldos Vision Footwear Center Amazon Zappos Low Quality Low Spice Not everything is provided High Quality High price One stop shop Mission Running head: MARKETING PLAN 6 To be the modern world footwear enterprise providing footwear for everyone at affordable prices that accommodates every person's status. Company Introduction Every person should feel a warm welcome at any of our terminals and do n't hesitate to purchase any of our products. In a case of any unsatisfied complaints raise as early as possible to be attended to immediately. Running head: MARKETING PLAN 7 References Green, B. (2012). Six Rules for Creating Products People Love. Bloomington: AuthorHouse. Rogers, John, Lamb, & Charles. (2015). Proceedings of the 1983 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. New York City: Springer. Rogers, V. (2014). Brand Smart. Lulu.com