Sample Case Study

The Parable of the Green Lawn
Introduction
A new housing development has lots of packed earth and weeds but no grass. Two neighbors make a wager on who will be the first to have a lush lawn. Mr. Fast N. Furious knows that a lawn will not grow without grass seed, so he immediately buys the most expensive seed he can find because everyone knows that quality improves with price. Confident that he has a head start in his neighbor, who is not making much visible progress, he begins his next project.
Problem
* The problem is how to grow up their plants and more lush lawn. * There is no unity
Objectives
* To be able to use the excess packed earth and weeds * To imitate the neighbor * To organize a committee to the neighborhood * Unity and helping together make a community progressive and beautiful
Areas of consideration Strength * Clearing the lot * To provide better drainage * To apply fertilizer and a mulch cover and waters the lawn approximately Weakness * Noon watering proves be detrimental * Poor performance inability to properly water the lawn * Insufficient sunlight Opportunity * Lawns require minimal maintenance * Attend to the landscaping Threats * Apply fertilizer twice * Poor soil * Non-conforming the grass seed
Alternative source of action (ACA) Solution | Pro’s | Con’s | Proper cultivation of soil and removing the weeds around the lawn. | * The lawn is more uniform and is really starting to grow. | * Many grasses sprout | Water the lawn every morning and apply pesticides | * Fast growing up and make the lawn green and beautiful | * Water proves be detrimental and born much be fertilizer |

Recommendation 1. To develop progressive and beautiful lawn, to attend landscaping seminar or training. 2. Success is based on the combination of lawn and landscaping.

Discussion Question: 1. Within the context of the continual struggles to create a “world-class” lawn and “world-class” business, draw analogies between the events when total quality is implemented.

* To continues struggles and hard working and make the lawns green and beautiful can admires the public to buy plants and flowers to their own needs

2. Specifically, translate the problem described here in business language. What are the implementation barriers to achieving total quality?

* Every morning cultivating the soil around the plants and remove grasses and dry leaves. Applying pesticide and fertilizer once a month. Water them twice every day morning and evening. The base sufficient in sunlight.