ReportsResourcePlanningManager:AssessmentofSuitabilityforHome-basedWorkingIntroductionThepurposeofthisreportistoassessthesuitabilityofmypositionasResourcePlanningManagerforhome-basedworking.FindingsMyworkingpatternandthatofmycolleaguesvariesfromweektoweek.Duringcertainperiodsalargeproportionofmytimeisspentdoingfieldwork.Thisisfollowedbyoffice-basedworkcollatingandrecordingthedatacollected.Oncetheresultshavebeenrecorded,Iproofreadthecolourcopiesofallreportsandmaps.Asregardscommunicationwithcolleagues,departmentmeetingsareheldonceafortnight.Atallothertimes,theindividualmembersoftheteamcommunicateeitherface-to-faceorbyphone,dependingontheirlocation.Apartfromofficialmeetings,thesameresultscanbeachievedwhetherIamintheofficeorworkingelsewhere.ConclusionItisclearthatIwouldbeabletoundertakethesamedutieswhileworkingfromhomeforalargeproportionofmytime.Clearly,somedayswouldbespentintheofficeforface-to-facecommunicationwithcolleagues.Itwouldalsobenecessarytousethetechnicalfacilitiesoftheofficeattimes.However,inordertobeabletoworkeffectivelyfromhome,Iwouldneedtobeprovidedwithanetworkedcomputerandprinter.RecommendationsIwouldsuggestthatIshouldbegiventhenecessaryequipmenttoworkpartiallyfromhomeforatrialperiod.Afterthistime,furtherconsultationshouldtakeplaceinordertoreassessthesituation.LettersDearMrZampieriWithreferencetoyourletterdated14June,inwhichyourequestedinformationaboutACutAbove,pleasefindencloseddetailsaboutourcompanyandtheservicesweoffer.Ouraimisalwaystoprovideourclientswiththebestpossiblecombinationoffood,entertainmentandlocation.BychoosingAcutAbove,youcanrelaxandenjoyyourspecialoccasionwhilewedoallthework.EventscateredforbyAcutAboveincludecorporatefunctionssuchasconventionsandChristmasballsandalsofamilycelebrationssuchasbirthdays,weddingsandanniversaries.ACutAboveoffersavarietyofservicesfromsimplyprovidingagourmetmenutohelpingyouchoosetherightvenueandorganiseentertainment.Wespecialiseinusingourexperiencetomeetyournees.Tohelpusachievethisaim,wealwaysarrangeameetingwithanewclientwellbeforethedateofanyeventinordertodiscussthevariouspossibilities.Asyoucanappreciate,weareunabletogivequotationsbeforeourinitialbriefingwithaclientaspriceperheadvaireswithchoiceofmenu.Toarrangeameetingorforanyfurtherinformation,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmyselforElenaPolidoroon01234578.ACutAbovelookforwardtohearingfromyou.YourssincerelySineadWalshIntroductionThisproposalsetsouttoexamineoptionsforthesuccessfulglobalisationofourˉBordersbrand.TheinitialmarkerunderconsiderationisContinentalEurope.Forthepurposesofthisproposal,wewillbeconsideringthreeaspectofthebrand,namelyourlogo,theˉBordersconceptandfinally,theproductitself,ˉBorderswellingtonboots.FindingsThefollowingfindingssummariseourkeyfindings.Itwasfoundthatourexistinglogo,apairofwellingtonbootsencircledbythewordˉBorders,isvisualenoughtobeusedinmarketswhereEnglishisnotwidelyspoken.AttitudestoouterweardifferthroughoutEuropeandourbootsarelikelytoappealtodifferentmarketsectorsindifferentareas.Thishasseriousimplicationsforthebenefitswewishtopublicise.AlthoughDanishfarmerswouldbewillingtopurchasesuchahighqualityproduct,farmersinsomecountriesareunlikelytochooseaBritishbrandoveradomesticproduct.However,theveryBritishnessoftheproductwouldappealtothestyle-consciouselementsoftheFrenchandItalianmarkets,summoningupimagesoftheEnglishupperclassesandcountryh...