In: Operations Management
Case study for one of the following topics:
DECISION-MAKING
MANAGING TEAMS
GREEN MANAGEMENT
Please follo
Case study for one of the following topics:
DECISION-MAKING
MANAGING TEAMS
GREEN MANAGEMENT
Please follow the CASE STUDY ANALYSIS GENERAL OUTLINE on
below.
I – TITLE OF THE CASE
II – TIME CONTEXT
(The
approximate time when the case happened. Consider only this time
period when
you analyze the case.)
III – VIEW POINT
(Consider
always the point of view by the concerned officer/s based on the
course being undertaken example: Marketing Director if the subject
is marketing management, CEO if business Policy/ management.)
IV- AREAS OF CONSIDERATION
A.
- Provide a short company background.
- State briefly the critical facts from the case that have
affected the historical direction and performance of the focal
firm.
- State critical incidents that may have bearing to the
occurrence of the problem in the case. (Cause of the problem)
- Show how these critical facts lead to a particular focus for
you analysis.
B. Situational Analysis
1. General Environmental Analysis
- Technology
- Demographic Trends
- Economic Trends
- Political/Legal Environment
- Socio-Cultural Environment
- Global Environment
2. Industry Analysis
- Study the effects of the general environment trends on the
local industry.
3. SWOT Analysis
V- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
- Based on the areas of consideration come up with central
problem of the case. Or you can enumerate the problems you find and
arrange them in order of significance in order to be able to
identify the central problem.
- Always write one line statement of the problem either a
declarative statement form or question form.
VI – ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION
- Provide at least three alternative courses of action (ACA1,
ACA2, and ACA3) as proposed solution to the problem of the
case.
- You may provide brief explanation of each ACA.
VII – ALTERNATIVE EVALUATION
- Evaluate the proposed alternatives by providing the advantages
and disadvantage of each. Your choice should be a defensible one
and provide more benefits than all the given alternatives.
- Alternative Choice
- The best alternative should be explained in this portion and
defended.
- Recommendation
- Propose other solutions or strategies you think will also help
solve or even prevent the problem from recurring again.
VIII- PLAN OF ACTION
- Provide a program of activities in order to implement the
selected course of action.
- A Gantt chart is recommended for the purpose.