Case Study

Case 6. NORTHERN CONTAINER CORPORATION: Time to Cry Reasons leading to the problem:  Northern Container Corporation is quite a new company, having been operating for five years still and that their company is in need of customers which would likely be doing business with them in a long-term basis. And here comes co mes the Red Ribbon Manufacturing Corporation headed by Mr. Tapiador which had already made a verbal agreement with Engr. Monsod to order tin cans from the company. However, Engr. Monsod was taken aback after receiving a letter from RRMC that they will no longer pursue the deal because they already have dealt with another supplier. Suggested solutions to the problem: 1. Engr. Monsod should make the marketing in-charge explain why did it happen that the RRMC has not received any response from their company about the deal which made them deal with another supplier. 2. Engr. Monsod should remind all the personnel in the company about their  jobs and encourage them to be more responsible to avoid such circumstance happen again. 3. Engr. Monsod should require all the departments in the company a regular report so that he could be aware of how the company is going and that he could find out if there are lapses that are undertaken. Best solution: First of all, Engr. Monsod should meet with the marketing in-charge and make him/her explain what has happened why did it happen that the RRMC has not received any response from their company about the deal which made them deal with another supplier. Engr. Monsod should require all the departments in the company a regular report so that he could be aware of how the company is going and that he could find out if there are lapses that are undertaken. This problem should never happen again or else the company will have to sacrifice and lay-off workers. Proper management and co nstant monitoring should  be done. Effective communication should take place as well. Conclusion : It is indeed important in a company compan y to always have the sense of responsibility among its employees. Proper management and constant monitoring is indeed an imperative. Furthermore, proper communication should take place in the company to avoid lapses and other problems p roblems that might affect greatly the company and its management.

Case 7: BATANGAS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE: The Morning After FACTS Engineer Felicidad Lazaro, a mechanical engineering graduate of Adamson University, is operating her auto parts supply business while teaching at the Batangas Polytechnic College. After years of teaching, she earned the chairmanship of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Time came the dean decided to leave for a job abroad making her the new dean of the College of Engineering. Engineer Lazaro’s first concern was to fill up the slots left by five faculty members whore signed. However, only ten applicants came up, almost all fresh graduates with no any job experience. Another concern is the rapid increase of the students in the college. To make the matter worse, two of the senior members of the college resigned for a job offer from other company. Engineer Lazaro is now contemplating how she will survive the crisis.

.ISSUE/PROBLEM Engineer Lazaro being the dean of the College of Engineering is now facing a very serious problem as the number of engineering facu lty becomes insufficient with the growing number of students. Also keeping the faculty members satisfied with their job is another concern. OBJECTIVES1. 

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What qualifications would be the basis of hiring the additional faculty members considering that all applicants have no teaching experience? How can the existing faculty members be motivated in doing their teaching  profession?

SOLUTION/RECOMMENDATION 1. Considering that all applicants have no teaching experience, their school performance can  be one of the bases in hiring additional faculties. Their willingness and motivation to teach should also be taken into account. 2. Motivating the existing faculty members to stick in the teaching profession is a hard task in the case of Engineer Lazaro. One way of doing this is by having a good relationship  between the faculty members. Also, providing trainings and seminars for career enhancement not only in teaching but also in their field can be a good way of motivating them. PROBLEM 1. How will Engineer De Guzman recruit qualified persons to occupy the various  positions that will be created, if he’s trainings and experiences have not provided him with the experiences to do so? 2. How will he be able to know the information about the number of needed personneland their job descriptions? OBJECTIVES

To recruit the qualified and skilled personnel for the newly created facilities

To acquire the needed trainings and experiences in hiring and recruitment

To know the number of positions to be created ANALYSIS Areas of Considerations: Demand will increase because there will be a new branch that will serve as a plus factor that entitles company’s reliabilities It will help them increase the edge of competitiveness and surely it will cost them the capital,  but in a commercial way. SUGGESTED COURSES OF ACTION Ask the management the numbers and positions that are needed. Seek help from his friends and ask them for their referred professionals that will occupy the designated jobs. Let himself gain experiences and knowledge in recruiting through certain seminars offered elsewhere. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Poor communication with the top management of the company may lead to this problem. By solving this, it could help him a lot with the specified number of employees needed to be hired. Proper selection of the staffs is an important matter. Imply proper selection screening process. Determine those qualified job specification. Conduct tests for the incomin g employees and let them undergo to trainings.

Case 8 :BUENAVISTA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.: Masquerade Problem:  No reduction in the price of electricity could be extended to Buenavista Electrical Cooperative, Inc. (BECI) ’s customers The system loss increased by 1%No improvement in the requisition of supplies and materials  New set of employees do not report regularly for work Amount of uncollected accounts increased from P3.8 million to P4.2 million SOLUTION: Engr. Pascua should evaluate and determine the issues regarding the employees’ lack of motivation in reporting for work. He should also build a better relation or be more hands-on with his employees’ form of work and from this he could also gain respect from his subordinates . Engr. Pascua could also personally train or share with his employees’, his experience or the things he has learned regarding their line of work. He could also organize anew structure regarding the employees’ tasks to determine if they are fit to perform their

specified task. He should also inspire his employees to have them perform better. Engr. Pascua must also discuss with his employees the objectives and goals that will benefit both his employees and the company. One of the important aspects is inviting his employees and letting them share what they think about decisions, policies or added regulations regarding the company. This will generate more and better ideas for the company and can also help them to  participate and be more supportive of the company’s decision. Engr. Pascua should also consider the employees’ reaction to the new policies and decisions that pertains to the company

Case 9 : Good Music Broadcasting Corporation : Ebb Tide The data on the number and frequency of exposure of the advertisements must be what Engr. Panganiban is looking for. The advertisers are billed depending on the frequency on the frequency of exposure of their message. Engr. Panganiban can command each station to increase the frequency of exposure of the advertisements assigned to them. The station should also accept more local advertisements Case 10: