International And Entrepreneurial StragtegiesSelect ONE (1) of the questions listed here to discuss this week. Please use your own words and do not copy and quote from the text or lesson.
1. Describe (in your own words) the four strategies that firms have available when they enter international markets. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each? Be sure to address the four strategies and not the entry modes. Use your own words. No quotes please.
2. Once a company selects an international strategy, there are four modes of entry an organization must consider. What are these entry modes and how are they different? Use your own words. No quotes please.
Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 250 words, not including repeated questions, references and quotes. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words. Use your own words.

Simple answers needed. IT IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER.
1. Describe what documents does a bank need to review to lend money and what documents a bank would require to be signed for a loan?
2. Does marathon petroleum corporation (Speedway LLC):
*have and patents, copyrights?
*filed bankruptcy?
*been sued? pending lawsuits?
*have any liens against it?
*own real estate?
*if they lease, who owns the building?3. what state, local and federal permits are required for a business?
4. what is the current state of regulation of bitcoins?
2 hours max for these to be answered . Thank you.

2. Which manufacturing methods are most strongly related to the goal of producing a flexible drive system? Do any of these methods conflict with each other?
3. Which design parameter has the strongest dependence on any of the manufacturing methods?
4. What evidence is there that the ALPHA team has used a DFM approach?
There are at least three major areas of discussion that these cases support fairly well. First, Case (A) gives an illustration of a “real life” QFD effort and associated “House of Quality”. In addition to demonstrating how complex such an analysis can be, the case creates the opportunity to discuss the cross-functional involvement that is needed to accomplish it. A second issue addressed in the cases is, how should suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) work together in the co-development of new products? What is each partner looking for in the relationship and how can managers ensure that effective working relationships are achieved? The third area of focus centers on NPD project management. The Doorley Controls company made some pretty serious mistakes on the Alpha project. Many can be chalked up to “rookie” errors. A company like this might only attempt a major NPD once every 10 years or so, so they can’t be expected to have mature NPD processes. Still, a lot can be learned from the experience, and especially from the post-project comments of the project team members.

As a veteran of the Air Force I am always partial to military jets, such as the F-22, F-16, A-10, and so on. But, for this discussion I would have to MQ-9 Reaper would be most critical to the safety and security of the United States and its citizens. I understand the debate that jobs could be taken over by unmanned aircrafts, but there really is no substitution for military gumption and thinking on your feet, which is something a computer cannot do. Having said that, the MQ-9 Reaper is technically an unmanned aircraft because there is nobody inside the aircraft, however, there are still military personnel controlling all aspects of the drone. The safety measures for using this type of weapon is unmeasured in the amount of lives it could save. Too many times we have lost aircraft in war along with all its passengers, but with unmanned aircrafts there are no casualties when a drone is shot down. Furthermore, if given the opportunity and budget, we could use these drones for protecting all corners of the United States from any attack at a moments notice. The MQ-9 Reaper has the ability to keep our service members out of harms way and provide protection for U.S. citizens while on American soil.
The MQ-9 Reaper, when compared to fighter jets, is quite reasonably priced. According to af.mil the cost for this is “$64.2 million (includes four aircraft, sensors, GCSs, and Comm.)” (2015, September 23). Obviously, this is a huge chunk of change, but when you consider the price tag of “$143 million” for the F-22 Raptor, it becomes a little easier to swallow (Stiehm, 2012, p. 5.2). Given the features of the Reaper, I believe this could be a cost effective way to provide security while keeping costs lower if the budget shifted more to the drones rather than manned fighter jets. Of course, John Q. Taxpayer would still fuss about the amount of money they pay for freedom, I think they would also appreciate the fact that American lives are being protected by not sending military members into direct combat.
The big question is whether or not this method of weaponry is ethical, and the short answer is yes. Being ethical and having integrity are about the same, doing the right thing even when nobody is watching. Being ethical is following the guidelines set forth that all combatants must follow, and being able to stick to that even when our enemies do not do the same. Some people find these types of weapons to be unethical because they are not manned, as if ethics has to do with sacrificing people in order to end lives that are trying to end yours; basically a real life one-for-one rule. Lastly, the weapon is not used without proper authorization and is still only used on legal combatants, in a legal manner under the Geneva Convention. The MQ-9 Reaper is an ethical choice of weaponry and it should be examined how the military can integrate this weapon more in most, if not all, our military conflicts.
Zach
References
MQ-9 Reaper (2015, September 23). AF.mil. Retrieved from https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104470/mq-9-reaper/
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Stiehm, J. H. (2012). The US military: A basic introduction.