Contact information:
317 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159965
tel: 6786 6868
fax: 6474 3200
Normal opening hours (some exceptions apply):
Open daily: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
If you're coming by bus:
33, 195
33, 64, 195
14, 123, 147, 153, 196, 197, 198, 855, 961
51, 61, 93, 100, 123, 147, 153, 196, 198, 855, 961
14, 33, 51, 61, 93, 100, 195, 197
If you're coming by MRT:
From Commonwealth MRT: Take either 196, 198 or 147 along Commonwealth Secondary School and drop at SAFRA Bukit Merah. You can also take 195 and alight just before the IKEA building.
From Redhill MRT: From the bus stop opposite the station, take either 64 or 33 and alight just before the IKEA building.
From Queenstown MRT: Take 195 along Queenstown Police Station and alight 3 stops later just before the IKEA building.
If you're coming by car
Parking: Carpark opens from 7am - 11pm. Using an Electronic Parking System (EPS), parking will be free for the first 10 minutes upon entry, while anything beyond 10 minutes is 1.7 cents per minute from the point of entry. Parking charges are only payable by cashcard. A $30 fee will be imposed for opening the carpark roller shutter after 11pm.
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Human Resources Practices of Singapore!
Macdonald's recruitment initiatives are unique because they showcase their employees and their employment experiences through "i-stories" - people stories told in a very personal and authentic way. Their i-stories are a series of inspirational REAL stories about REAL opportunities at McDonald's. They are captivating human-interest stories about the positive employment experiences their people enjoy at McDonald's. Each i-story has proven to be an engaging source of inspiration for both internal and potential employees, through several recruitment and branding campaigns.
IBM Singapore is regarded as an employer of choice because of their progressive work-life programmes, their Global Worklife Fund commitments and their focus on the advancement of women and people with disabilities. A workplace that includes everyone and excludes no one. This means they create a safe environment where each of them can be valued for the characteristics that make them unique as individuals. Within IBM, the principles of diversity and inclusion extend beyond issues related to race, gender or physical disabilities and include differences such as culture, lifestyle, age, religion, sexual orientation and marital or economic status. To ensure their people can contribute at the highest possible level, IBM insists on a workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment and full of opportunity for all people. IBM's intention is to create an environment that leverages their employees' talents and uniqueness and maximises their potential contribution to enable the organisation to operate and provide service on a country, regional, or global scale.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) applied the individual perspective in modernising its compensation policies which are now differentiated across several factors. An example of this is the points-based system for rewards and recognition. This allows an employee, after being nominated for recognition by managers and peers, to tailor his or her rewards from a menu that includes cash, gifts and services that are relevant to their individual wants. The company gets to keep a certain structure and predictability within its rewards system, yet
the employee gets to choose an incentive he thinks is most rewarding.
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Price Management
Pricing Strategies
Everday Low Pricing - Price is set between regular non-sale price and deep discount sale price of a Hi-Lo Pricing competitor.
Hi-Lo Pricing - Regular prices are set above the prices of an EDLP competitor. However, the products are frequently on sale at lower prices.
As a category killer, IKEA uses the former, EDLP. They want their products to be affordable by as many people as possible. They hardly come out with any sales promotion.
Price Setting Methods
Demand-Oriented - Setting price according to how much consumers are willing to pay.
Cost-Oriented - Mark-up a fixed percentage on the cost.
Competitor-Oriented - Price set in relation to competitor's prices.
Out of the three, IKEA is definitely not competition-oriented. We feel that it is most likely demand-oriented as they set their prices at the price all consumers can afford.
How is IKEA able to set low prices for their products?
Seeing things differently
A door was decided to be used as a tabletop when a IKEA product developer toured a door factory that used board-on-frame construction - a layering of sheets of wood over a honeycomb core that gives a strong, lightweight structure with a minimal wood content. This type of construction is cost-effective and environmentally friendly and is used today in IKEA products such as the LACK table from 1980.
IKEA Stores
To help keep prices low, IKEA stores buy and transport products in bulk, are located in less expensive areas and take advantage of the self-service and assembly concept.
Basically, IKEA lowers its cost as much as possible in order to provide customers low pricings.
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