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Case 1: Alma Electronics

Knowledge in electronics is very important in an electronics assembly plant.

 The best way to learn about electronics is by enrolling to an engineering course. The
right courses for Mr. Mallaris sons are !achelor of "cience in Electronics
Engineering# !achelor of "cience in Electrical Engineering# and !achelor of "cience
in $ndustrial Engineering. %ne course for each of his sons. &is son that will be an
electronics engineer will have 'nowledge regarding the parts that are produced and
assembled in the plant. The other son that will be an electrical engineer will also
have 'nowledge about electronics. The one that will be an industrial engineer will
be responsible for the (uality and improvement of the processes involved in the
plant.

Case ): *.E. Construction

Engineer Estabillos doubt about his ability was a good thing. $f he did not
apprehend his situation and pushed through with his plan to hire more employees#
then soon he may have been overwhelmed by duties he cannot handle alone. &e
has two choices: either he learn more about management or hire someone that can
help him manage or supervise. My advice for Mr. Estabillo would be to do both. &e
should ta'e the opportunity of his +rm to grow. "ince the need for better
management is urgent# he should hire someone to help him in the management
responsibilities. At the same time# he can further study about management to deal
with future e,pansion of his +rm.

Case -: Motorbus Company

 The ob of Engr. Ancheta as the new manager is to ma'e the operations in the
maintenance department as e/cient and e0ective as possible. The old method of 
purchasing which causes delays in the delivery of needed parts is the root cause of 
their problem. The previous manager# Engr. $nductivo# was not able to provide a
solution so he resigned. ow# $ thin' what Engr. Ancheta must do is to ma'e a
change in their purchasing and delivery method. &aving the information regarding
the parts used and the fre(uency of its replacement# he should ma'e a list of these
parts and estimate the minimum number to be purchased so that parts would be
 ust enough and not over stoc'ed. "o when a part needs replacement it can be
ta'en from the storage room without waiting for the approval of the purchase
re(uest. Also within a month# the number of buses will be doubled. Maintenance
units should also be increased proportional to the number of buses available.

Case 2: !its and 3ieces $nternational Corp.

Engr. 4agayan might point out the e,tra pair of unior machinist and helper. $t
should be enough to have two machinists# the senior and the unior# and one helper
in the corporation. Too many machinists will cause too much free time and idling at

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wor'. *epairs on e(uipment should be minimal due to maintenance so the wor' of 
machinists should also be minimal.

Case 5: Kundiman Communication Corporation

&aving the right person for the right ob results in an e0ective e,ecution of 
the ob. Engr. de 6u7man 'nows this. &e wants to get his ac(uaintances from the
head o/ce to wor' under him because he trusts in their abilities to do the ob well.
$t is a good idea to convince the top management for the re(uest to get his friends.
8or'ing with someone you 'now improves productivity. The problem he is facing
goes beyond his ten years of e,perience wor'ing in the +rm. &e has no 'nowledge
about sta/ng. 3utting the wrong person for an important ob results in a disaster.
 This should never happen. Engr. de 6u7man should consider consultation about the
process of hiring for his sta0s.

Case 9: orthern Container Corporation

8hat happened with orthern Container Corporation devastated Engr.

Monsod. &e e,pected that his e0ort to convince Mr. Topiador to be their client will
+nally ma'e their operation at full capacity. A serious communication problem led
the corporations success to a loss. $mmediate action should be ta'en regarding the
communication between the di0erent departments inside the corporation. A regular
meeting should be held by the heads of each departments. As much as possible#
this meeting should be held daily. This can give the managers a chance to discuss
the important matters including deals being made for the sa'e of the corporation.

Case : !atangas 3olytechnic College

Engineer 4a7aro has two problems. The +rst problem is the shortage of 
teachers. %nly ten applicants +led for application but all were ine,perienced. "he
needs seven new teachers. "he wanted well;(uali+ed engineers but none applied.
%ne solution is to send personal re(uests to the engineers which would (ualify to
teach which are available in the area. "he can appeal to them that their college
re(uires e,perienced engineers to provide (uality education. "he would be luc'y if 
all the vacancies will be +lled in by well;(uali+ed engineers. $f not# she has no
choice but to hire the new graduates. The second problem is how to ma'e the
incumbent teachers satis+ed with their obs. A lot of teachers left because of o0ers
from other institutions. Engineer 4a7aro should motivate the teachers. $f possible#
she can re(uest an increase to the teachers salaries. "he should also call for a
meeting to discuss the crisis of their college and give speeches to boost their
morale.

Case <: !uenavista Electric Cooperative# $nc.

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 The recommendations of Engineer 3ascua was promising. !ut in a year of 

operation# there were no indications of improvement in services. There were still
employees who do not report regularly for wor' and the team that was formed to
investigate and minimi7e system loss was not e0ective. $ncompetency of the
employees leads to the fall of a cooperative. =ismissal of these employees is still

necessary
additional. recommendation
>ormation of a would
new team is imperative
be to hire to employees
a number of reduce system
whoseloss.
ob isMy
to
collect uncollected accounts.

Case ?: 6ood Music !roadcasting Corporation

 The data on the number and fre(uency of e,posure of the advertisements

must be what Engr. 3anganiban is loo'ing for. The advertisers are billed depending
on the fre(uency of e,posure of their message. Engr. 3anganiban can command
each station to increase the fre(uency of e,posure of the advertisements assigned
to them. The station should also accept more local advertisements.

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