Home Depot
Mission statement / goal of company/vision

The Home Depot, Inc. has established itself above and beyond its competitors by employing a development approach of building up its core capabilities by providing each consumer a distinctive encounter via shop modernization, having a number of exclusive products, offering top quality service representatives, and specialized information technologies. Subsidiaries associated with Home Depot, Inc. offer specialized solutions to equally the individual property owner along with the qualified professional consumer.

History / background of company

The Home Depot, Inc. has been the world's biggest house improvement store and also the second biggest retailer within the U.S., generating 64.8 billion dollars in income over the last fiscal year. Working under the retail price method Home Depot originates its crucial success elements based upon a tight-cost management method, steadiness of sourcing options, along with a development approach influenced by core capabilities. Home Depot's development approach enables additional marketplace penetration…...

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References

Home Depot Annual Reports/Statements

Home Depot company website   /  http://careers.homedepot.com 

Home Security Vulnerabilities
Intruders are constantly looking for home security vulnerabilities that might make their invasion easy and swift. This effectively means that the more vulnerable a home is, the higher its chances of being targeted by robbers. In this text, I keenly observe my residence from the outside in an attempt to identify potential security vulnerabilities. In addition to identifying the specific areas burglars would likely focus on; I also take note of the various soft targets associated with my residence.

Identifying Potential Security Vulnerabilities

According to Philips (2006), it may be prudent to "conduct a safety and security survey (or vulnerability analysis)" prior to creating an office or home security plan. In carrying out such a survey, the author points out that one may be required to walk around the outside of his or her residence while taking note of the potential vulnerabilities or problems (Philips, 2006). Looking at my residence…...

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References

Capel, V. (1997). Home Security: Alarms, Sensors and Systems (2nd ed.). Woburn, MA: Newnes.

Philips. B. (2006). The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office Security: Selecting, Installing, and Troubleshooting Systems and Devices. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional.

Home Care Company
ABC Home Care Agency Capital Purchase

Software Acquisition and its Benefits

Capital Purchase of Software

Customer Satisfaction

Productivity

Quality assurance

Employee development

evenue improvement

Economic environment of the organization

Patient care

Medical and allied health education

Community service

Cost containment

Leadership role

Clinical research

The business requires alignment with the mission and objectives in order to attain a higher growth rate. The changing business environment and technological advancements enable the organizations to reduce cost of operations and provide quality services to their clients. The below sections are dedicated to establish a requirement for software acquisition in ABC home healthcare agency. The software is capable to provide advanced features for patient record management. The business can achieve its objectives through utilizing the capabilities of software. Improved service quality, customer satisfaction, and employee development can facilitate overall performance of the organization.

Introduction:

The ABC Home Care Agency is a healthcare services provider agency. The mission of the agency is to provide healthcare service to the patients in…...

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References:

Bhogal, K.S., Grigsby, T.M., Peterson, R.R., & DeLuca, L.S. (2012). U.S. Patent Application, 13/407,738.

Brown, S., Bessant, J., & Lamming, R. (2013). Strategic operations management. USA: Routledge.

Campos, F.H., Guerra, S.P.S., & Lancas, K.P. (2009). Software for acquire, process and storage data from tractors drawbar evaluation tests. EnergianaAgricultura, 24(4), 33-49.

Chemuturi, M. (2013).Roles and Responsibilities in REM.In Requirements Engineering and Management for Software Development Projects (pp. 153-167).Springer New York.

Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the world and one of the biggest retailers. It has consistently grown over the past decades, since its start at the end of the 1970s, and has expanded into Canada, Mexico and China. It has diversified its network of suppliers and continues to offer a large array of products to its clients.
Competition remains significant, both with the presence of Lowe's on the market and with that of local hardware stores. Particularly Lowe's, which is in a different stage of its life cycle, has opened new stores and continues to remain an important competitor, benefiting from its no.2 position on the market.

This paper aims to look at Home Depot's history and to have two types of analysis that will show the company's position on the market. The first is a SWOT analysis, the second is an analysis of Porter's Five Forces. ased…...

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Bibliography

1. Our History. On the Internet at Last retrieved on September 30, 2013https://corporate.homedepot.com/ourcompany/history/pages/default.aspx.

2. Guenette, Ryan. Investors Can Do It, Home Depot Can Help. The Motley Fool. 2012. On the Internet at   Last retrieved on September 30, 2013http://beta.fool.com/makinmoney2424/2012/12/27/investors-can-do-it-home-depot-can-help/19735/ .

Our History. On the Internet at Last retrieved on September 30, 2013https://corporate.homedepot.com/ourcompany/history/pages/default.aspx.

Ibid.

Home-Style Cookie Case Study
The case study entitled "Home-Style Cookies" presents a comprehensive analysis examining the operations of the Lew-Mark Baking Company, a small firm based in western New York State. Every aspect of the company's organizational structure is studied, including inventory, quality guidelines, and the production process used to create each cookie. The production process is explained in great detail, beginning with the use of a pair of continuously operating band ovens which is known as the batch processing system. After management receives an order from its array of distributors, a master list is used to organize the daily baking schedule through the use of a computer program. Based upon the recipes needed for that particular day, the computer will automatically determine the ingredients necessary and add them in precisely the correct amounts. Conveyor belts and stamping presses cut the dough into shapes and move the cookie along the band…...

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References

Stevenson, W.J. (2011). Operations management. (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw- Hill/Irwin.

Furthermore, the Home Depot employs many community members providing them with a livelihood enabling them to earn a living. Additionally, the special activities of the Home Depot in the community in which they are located results in benefits realized by community members in various areas such as housing, workshops, clinics, and other specialized services of the Home Depot. The slogan used by the Home Depot of "you can do it, we can help" is a slogan that states confidence in the consumer in their ability to successfully complete their own do-it-yourself home projects and provides assurance that the Home Depot will "assist" or "help" the customer in successful home project completion. The Home Depot does not simply state this but evidences these supports through the many workshops and clinics offered in the communities in which they are located. The Home Depot is proactively involved in building a better community,…...

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Bibliography

The Home Depot Foundation (2008) the Home Depot Online available at  http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_11S/_s.7_0_A/7_0_11S 

Your Home Improvement Home Base (2008) Home Depot Clinics. The Home Depot Online available at  http://www.homedepotclinics.com/ 

We Build CommUnity (2008) the Home Depot. Online available at  http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Community_Development 

Doing Your Part (2008) the Home Depot. Online available at  http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Doing_Your_Part

Apart from that there is another type of risk which can surface even in case the market continues its upward march. In the event employees exercise their ESOPs in huge numbers, external shareholders could oppose the diluting impact of these option grants on the value of their shares. A situation might crop up that old possible tensions among employee interests and shareholder interests are not all of a sudden resolved by converting employees into shareholders. (Worker Capitalists: Giving Employees an Ownership Stake)
egardless of various shortcomings, stock options have come to assume a popular means for aligning managers and shareholders interests alike. Benefits from availing stock options gave 70% of median CEO total direct compensation, consisting of salary, bonus, restricted stock, gains from stock option exercise and long-term incentive payouts, and fix the upper limit for the remainder of the firm's compensation system. Adhering with the conventional doctrine of the…...

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References

Bell, Nichole Monroe. Home Depot dives as Lowe's thrives. 28 January, 2007.  http://www.equilar.com/NewsArticles/charlotte_012807.pdf 

Blair, Margaret. M; Kruse, Douglas. L. Worker Capitalists: Giving Employees an Ownership

Stake. 1999.  http://www.brookings.edu/press/review/fall99/blair.pdf 

Carney, John. Bob Nardelli: Doing the Math. 2007.  http://www.dealbreaker.com/executive_pay/

International Presence

Home Depot has major presence in Canada other United States and has successfully established its business in the country. Before Home Depot Canadian home improvement market was ruled by ona chain of stores which also has a number of branches all over the country. After penetrating the market Home Depot challenged the position of ona and now is in cut throat competition with it as Home Depot also has branches in all of the provinces. Lowe is also planning to enter the Canadian market this year adding competition in Canada as well.

Home Depot also attained success in Mexico when it entered the market in 2001. As Home Depot became successful, they kept on opening new stores in the country. Lowe also has plans to enter the market of Mexico by 2009.

Due to the proximity, Home Depot easily attained and managed success in both Canada and Mexico. Home Depot made…...

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References

Home Depot purchases China's Home Way',(2006). Retrieved on Sunday March 11, 2007 from Website: http://www.retailnet.com/story.cfm?ID=33396

Howard, T. (2002). Home Depot ads get personal. Retrieved on Sunday March 11, 2007 from USA Today Website:  http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2002-12-08-depot_x.htm 

Lowe's'. Retrieved on Sunday March 11, 2007 from Wikipedia Encyclopedia Website:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowe 's

Home Depot'. Retrieved on Sunday March 11, 2007 from Wikipedia Encyclopedia Website:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot

How businesses pay taxes, though, and whether they pay their fair share of those taxes to the government is one of those areas that is often up for debate. The government cannot function without enough revenue on which to operate. There are plenty of home business owners (and others) who feel as though the government is spending money that it does not have and should not be spending. These individuals may feel as though their tax dollars are being wasted - and that can make them frustrated with the government. In their frustration, they do not want to sort through pages and pages of information on a deduction that they might be considering. Even people who are not frustrated with the government do not want to look through that much material.

They wonder what would happen if they get it wrong, and they are fearful of an audit, because the government…...

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References

Basset, B. (1997). Bless This Home Office ...With tax credits: An Adam Compilation. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Connolly, K. (2011). A standard home office deduction. The Contemporary Tax Journal.

Hall, K. (2009). Testimony of Keith Hall, National Tax Advisor, The National Association for the Self-Employed, House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Hearing on How the Complexity of the Tax Code Hinders Small Businesses.

Herman, T. (2008). Fear of the home-office deduction. The Wall Street Journal Online.

Home Depot in New York City
Comparison between Downtown and suburban locations

There are notable differences in trading area size and characteristics between a downtown and a suburban location for a Home Depot as depicted in the case study;

The Home Depots located in the suburban are smaller in size and deprived f any space for expansion as compared to those located in town. This is noticeable from the Home Depot located in Manhattan which is a downtown area has no space for modifications of the stores exterior since it is location is a landmark preservation area that can not be tampered with.

In these downtown stores, there are also some departments lacking such as the lumber department due to the limited trading area in this downtown region, though such departments are evidently present in Home Depot located in suburban areas.

There are some products in the downtown Manhattan Home Depot that are only available…...

Home Depot is the second largest retailer in the world, but like every other company there are issues that can make even this business more productive. The home products market is very competitive around the world and The Home Depot has taken advantage of much of the American market while leaving the international market largely untouched. This analysis will diagnose the company's situation, determine what issues need to be addressed with a SWOT analysis, use the five factor model to probe the identified issues, and then give recommendations for changes that can be made.
Diagnosis

The Home Depot has experienced soft sales since 2006 (Wagner, 2010). One of the reasons for this is that the entire market was seeing a decline in sales especially after the market downturn in 2008, but The Home Depot had more serious problems. In 2008 the company reported fourth quarter losses of $54 million (Wagner, 2010), and…...

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References

Consumer Affairs. (2011). Home Depot. Retrieved from  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/home_depot.htm 

QuickMBA. (2010). Porter's five forces. Retrieved from  http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml 

The Home Depot. (2011). SWOT analysis. Retrieved from   _Business/Docs/SWOT-Analysis.pdfhttp://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/HomePage/PRO/Pro 

Wagner, R. (2010). Home Depot problems. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/facts_5656384_home-depot-problems.html

Home Building Proposal
bEfficiency, Safety, Comfort

Energy Efficient Home Building Proposal for Mr. Fung

The approved scope of this home improvement project includes the following:

Inspecting and re-piping the heating system to fix circulation problem and improve energy consumption.

Installing a new air conditioning system.

Improving insulation to meet energy saving standard.

Adding living space by adding an extension or a simple remodeling.

Expanding parking space by building a semi-covered parking lot (asphalt, concrete, pavers, or stucco).

The stakeholders involved in this project include:

The homeowner and his family members.

Construction contractors, project teams from XYZ SERVICE LTD.

Inspection Service Divisions and Building Policy Office at City of Vancouver.

Thus far, only the budget for installing new air conditioning system has been approved:

A. 4 x Mitsubishi Air-Conditioner with Heat, each in 4 bedrooms upstairs, total = $7,400

B. 2 x Mitsubishi Air-Conditioner w/o Heat, on downstairs main floor, total = $3,900

C. Installation Labor Fee, Total = $6,400

Preliminary Budget Estimate for Renovation:

$17,700

This customized project plan…...

Home Depot
Industry overview about home depot and its position in the Market in comparison to its closest competitor Lowe's

Home Depot Inc. became a corporation in 1978 and currently has over 1500 stores. The stores are full service warehouse style, stores that sell more than 40,000 products related to home improvement. (HD Full Description)

Multex Investor also reports that, Home Depot operates four wholly owned subsidiaries: Georgia Lighting, Inc., Apex Supply Company, Inc., Your other arehouse, Inc. And HD Builder Solutions Group, Inc." (HD Full Description) Home Depot is the leading company in the Home improvement industry with a market capitalization of 83.97 Billion and a P/E ratio of 21.41.

Lowe's is Home Depot's nearest competitor in the home improvement industry. Lowe's became a corporation in 1952 and specializes in home decor and home improvement products. (LO Full Description) The company has over 900 stores throughout the country. The company is the second…...

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Works Cited

HD Full Description. Multex Investor. http://yahoo.multexinvestor.com/FullDesc.aspx?target=/stocks/quickinfo/companyprofile/fulldescription&ticker=HD

Prices for HD Inc. Yahoo Finance.  http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=HD 

LOW Full Description. Multex Investor. http://yahoo.multexinvestor.com/FullDesc.aspx?target=/stocks/quickinfo/companyprofile/fulldescription&ticker=LOW

Summary of Home Depot Inc.  http://biz.yahoo.com/e/030421/hd10-k.html

The following table lists the executive employee compensation for Home Depot in for 2008.
Home Depot Executive Compensation

Source: Home Depot (2008)

DISCUSSION

It is clear from the long-term goals set out by Home Depot that the desire to build ongoing relationships with its employees is one of the primary focuses of Home Depot in terms of its business strategic goals. Home Depot believes that goals should be set and attainable although not automatically realized but requiring focus and commitment and excellence in order to reach these attainable and highly lucrative goals with cash payment and on a certain foreseeable date in the future and even in the very near future.

Home Depot has integrated and continues to integrate into the community in which it is located and employing individuals in those communities and for those employees who are committed to the organization the rewards exist and in handsome measure as an incentive to…...

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Bibliography

Home Depot (2008) Online. Website. Proxy Statement and Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 22, 2008 at 9:00 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. Online available at http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HD/498648960x0x211969/F02C8AEA-0E55-4984-810A-B7E665233F93/hd2008proxy-pz8azw2.pdf

Home Depot (2008) Fortune 500. Rank 22. Home Depot vs. Top 10 Online available at  http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/2968.html 

News Release (2008) Home Depot. 20 Nov 2008. Online available at  http://ir.homedepot.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=349871 

Quarterly Earnings Archive (2008) Home Depot. Online available at  http://ir.homedepot.com/results.cfm

The house would still be capable of customization but would not necessarily have to be. This could lead to more profitability to the builders and a less likely chance of sloppy workmanship. The home building industry has the opportunity to show that it can react to adversity and with the situation as it currently stands, builders may have the desire to lower expenses, while not cutting corners, as much as possible.
The home building industry, therefore, seems to be one that can provide the economy with a boost when it is needed, with a foundation at all times and with overall growth that can lead to a robust job market, growth in the GDP and financial independence for those builders that are willing to commit to the hard work necessary to succeed. There are relatively few industries that provide individuals with that type of opportunity and even fewer industries that…...

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Works Cited

Bogoslaw, D. (2007) Homebuilders in a Hole, Business Week Online, pg 15 Accessed Sept 24, 2007 at  http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=2&sid=486e70e9-8320-4156-9bd0-750d6c9d32d0%40sessionmgr2 

Fed's Calming Outlook Bucks up Stocks, (2007) USA Today, Money Section, pg 1B

Patterson, R. (2005) Home Sour Home, Mother Jones, Vol. 30, Issue 4, Accessed September 26, 2007 from Academic Search Premier

Stovall, S. (2004) Homebuilders: A Slump After the Jump, BusinessWeekOnline, Accessed Sept. 25, 2007 at

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