Explanation:
The long-running debate between the ‘rational design’ and ‘emergent process’ schools of strategy formation has involved caricatures of firms' strategic planning processes, but little empirical evidence of whether and how companies plan. Despite the presumption that environmental turbulence renders conventional strategic planning all but impossible, the evidence from the corporate sector suggests that reports of the demise of strategic planning are greatly exaggerated. The goal of this paper is to fill this empirical gap by describing the characteristics of the strategic planning systems of multinational, multibusiness companies faced with volatile, unpredictable business environments. In-depth case studies of the planning systems of eight of the world's largest oil companies identified fundamental changes in the nature and role of strategic planning since the end of the 1970s. The findings point to a possible reconciliation of ‘design’ and ‘process’ approaches to strategy formulation. The study pointed to a process of planned emergence in which strategic planning systems provided a mechanism for coordinating decentralized strategy formulation within a structure of demanding performance targets and clear corporate guidelines. The study shows that these planning systems fostered adaptation and responsiveness, but showed limited innovation and analytical sophistication
Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
1. For Predetermined overhead rate
Predetermined overhead rate = (Total estimated manufacturing overhead for 4 months) ÷ (Total number of units)
where,
Total estimated direct manufacturing cost is
= $166,400 × 4 months
= $665,600
And, the total number of units is
= 4,700 units + 8,700 units + 4,300 units + 7,900 units
= 25,600 units
So, the predetermined overhead rate is
= $665,600 ÷ 25,600 units
= $26 per unit
2. Now the allocated cost for each month is shown below:
For January
= 4,700 units × $26
= $122,200
For February
= 8,700 units × $26
= $226,200
For March
= 4,300 units × $26
= $111,800
For April
= 7,900 units × $26
= $205,400
c. Now the total cost per unit is
= $22 + $26
= $48 per unit
<span>Understanding the trend begins with analysis of market share.
Trend analysis plays an very important part in market share analysis. With the help of trend analysis, one can have the idea, if the market is going to be bullish or bearish.</span>
It is important to understand that the styles describe different aspects of applications. For example, some architectural styles describe deployment patterns, some describe structure and design issues, and others describe communication factors. Therefore, a typical application will usually use a combination of more than one of the styles described in this chapter.
