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Kirīmi Pai prides itself on the creation and production of innovative dairy products, derived from New Zealand’s natural resources. It is currently working on the development of a blueberry and white chocolate ice cream.
The dairy products Kirīmi Pai produces are currently exported to eight nations, and are produced in both New Zealand and Australia. The New Zealand head office and production facilities are located in Putaruru in the Waikato.
Kirīmi Pai is a leading employer in Putaruru and takes its role of being an ethical and responsible employer seriously. One of Kirīmi Pai’s business goals is to annually retain 95% of its workforce.
Environmental sustainability is also a key area of focus for Kirīmi Pai. As well as aiming to reduce the impact the dairy industry is having on climate change, the business also supports the protection of native wildlife, particularly birds.
Ensuring that all its products are of a high quality is essential to Kirīmi Pai’s ongoing success. With reference to the blueberry and white chocolate ice cream being developed, Kirīmi Pai wants to ensure that the white colour of the ice cream is maintained. There is a possibility of the colour leaching out of the blueberries and making the colour of the ice cream too purple.
To ensure the ice cream is produced at the high standard of quality expected of Kirīmi Pai’s products, managers are discussing the implementation of a quality management strategy for this production line. They are considering the following two options:
You may choose either Kirīmi Pai or a New Zealand-registered business operating in a global context you have studied in depth.
Choose ONE of the quality management strategies identified in the resource above.
Selected quality management strategy:
Explain one positive effect of the strategy for the business.
Explain one negative effect of the strategy for the business.
How likely is it that the implementation of the strategy will result in the production of a high-quality product? Provide a justified conclusion, including any new information.
Kirīmi Pai prides itself on the creation and production of innovative dairy products, derived from New Zealand’s natural resources. It is currently working on the development of a blueberry and white chocolate ice cream.
The dairy products Kirīmi Pai produces are currently exported to eight nations, and are produced in both New Zealand and Australia. The New Zealand head office and production facilities are located in Putaruru in the Waikato.
Kirīmi Pai is a leading employer in Putaruru and takes its role of being an ethical and responsible employer seriously. One of Kirīmi Pai’s business goals is to annually retain 95% of its workforce.
Environmental sustainability is also a key area of focus for Kirīmi Pai. As well as aiming to reduce the impact the dairy industry is having on climate change, the business also supports the protection of native wildlife, particularly birds.
The values which govern the four ‘p’s (people, planet, purpose, and profit) in business, are ... ... is just as relevant today to Māori in business as it was in historical times.
Kirīmi Pai’s business practices are guided by the following values: | whanaungatanga | relationships | | manaakitanga | respect and care for others | | kaitiakitanga | guardianship | | rangatiratanga | leadership | | pono | integrity |
You may choose either Kirīmi Pai or a New Zealand-registered business operating in a global context you have studied in depth.
Explain how the application of values derived from tikanga may affect the employees of the business.
What is one possible impact on the retention of employees if the business applies values derived from tikanga?
For a successful release of the new blueberry and white chocolate ice cream, Kirīmi Pai is currently formulating an intensive marketing strategy. The strategy is centred around this flavour supporting the conservation efforts of whio, New Zealand’s native blue duck. This strategy will include the use of the name Quack Berry and a duck character named Gio the whio. The container the ice cream is to be sold in will have the shape of a duck.
Kirīmi Pai actively protects its intellectual property, and this will extend to the marketing material being developed. They own the following intellectual property rights for this purpose:
Enter the details of a New Zealand-registered business operating in a global context that you have studied in depth. Do not use Kirīmi Pai.
Name of the New Zealand-registered business, and good(s) sold or service(s) provided.
Identify an intellectual property right this business currently owns or may own in the future.
Explain one benefit to the business of using this intellectual property right.
Explain one cost to the business of using this intellectual property right.
How likely is it that this intellectual property right will be successful in protecting the intellectual property of the business? Provide a justified conclusion, including any new information.
Kirīmi Pai prides itself on the creation and production of innovative dairy products, derived from New Zealand’s natural resources. It is currently working on the development of a blueberry and white chocolate ice cream.
The dairy products Kirīmi Pai produces are currently exported to eight nations, and are produced in both New Zealand and Australia. The New Zealand head office and production facilities are located in Putaruru in the Waikato.
Kirīmi Pai is a leading employer in Putaruru and takes its role of being an ethical and responsible employer seriously. One of Kirīmi Pai’s business goals is to annually retain 95% of its workforce.
Environmental sustainability is also a key area of focus for Kirīmi Pai. As well as aiming to reduce the impact the dairy industry is having on climate change, the business also supports the protection of native wildlife, particularly birds.
Through the creation of new products such as the Quack Berry ice cream, Kirīmi Pai aims to grow its position in the market. To keep up with changes in consumer preferences, it is continually adapting and changing its product offerings. In addition, technology is constantly evolving, which enables Kirīmi Pai to make its production process more efficient.
Changing the products made and modifying production processes inevitably means that Kirīmi Pai’s employees sometimes need to change the way they operate.
You may choose either Kirīmi Pai or a New Zealand-registered business operating in a global context you have studied in depth.
Explain why it may be necessary to use a change management process when employees are required to change the way they operate.
What is one possible consequence for the market share of the business of implementing a change management process?