Strategic Management Q1. American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) is a unique university. It is the leading online higher education provider in the United States with programs targeting both public and military communities. With a student network all over the world and a wide range of degree programs, the university has taken higher education to a totally different level. Furthermore, its degree programs are affordable and student centred. The culture of innovation cultivated at the university has seen the university commit itself to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Innovations have taken course among students, staff and community in areas of recycling, green building and renovations, eco friendly transport systems, paperless practices and digitization programs and the use of environmentally friendly products (American Public Education, Inc, (b), n.d). Q2. The university releases quarterly financial reports. There has been a steady increase in enrolment over the years with the income and profitability also rising steadily. A comparison of the first quarter of 2011 shows a 37% increase in enrolment for new students over the same period in 2010.17, 800 new students enrolled in the first quarter, 2011. This translated into a 24% increase in revenue ($58.7 million) up from $47.3 million in the same period, 2010. By the fourth quarter of 2011, 95, 400 net course registrations were recorded reflecting a 36% annual increase. The revenues on the other hand in the fourth quarter, 2011 shot to $75.7 million up from $56.3 million in 2010, a 34% income rise. It is anticipated that the enrolment will rise by 14% in 2012with revenues increasing by about 27% (American Public Education, Inc, (a), n.d). Q3. Out of the many control techniques, APEI should concentrate on quality control and operations management. With quality control the university will be able to determine its ability to provide competitive services and fully satisfy the indicated needs. Operations management is vital as it helps to gauge output with reference to inputs in a smooth process. The university should therefore concentrate on gauging whether the curriculum they use for their learners has a job transferability value (Ryszard, n.d).
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