Project Management Casebook Instructors Manual Project Management Casebook Instructors Manual David I. Cleland‚ KarenM. Bursic‚ Richard Puerzer‚ and A. Yaroslav Vlasak Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Project management casebook. Instructor’s manual 1David I. Cleland ... [et al.]. P. cm. ISBN: 1-880410-18-4 (pbk.) 1. Industrial project management--Casestudies. I. Cleland‚ David I. 11. Project Management Institute HD69P75P7283 1997 658.4’04--dc21 97-10752 CIP Copyright O 1998
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Case Questions: 1. Option #3 suggests Stryker Corporation to build its own facility to manufacture its own PBCs. Under the current situation that some contract manufacturers have weak performance in quality and delivery‚ the benefits of this option are obvious as following: First of all‚ option #3 promised the highest degree of control over quality and delivery‚ which can solve the major problem that Stryker has faced with recently. On the other hand‚ self-manufacturing offers an opportunity
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Help Desk at AMPA Case Student: Student Number: Tutor: Workshop Time: Due Date: Contents Contents 2 1.0 Analysis Using Motivation Theories 1 1.1 Equity Theory 1 1.2 Expectancy Theory 2 2.0 Criticisms of the Management Functions 3 3.0 Main Problems Defined 4 4.0 References 5 5.0 Appendices 7 5.1 Appendix 1: SWOT Analysis 7 1.0 Analysis Using Motivation Theories 1.1 Equity Theory The Equity Theory states that people assess how fairly they have been treated
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Management Accounting Part A : 2-36: Strategic positioning: Describe Tartan ’s competitive strategy. On the basis of this competitive strategy‚ what recommendation would you make to task force? As an industrial leader in home lighting system manufacturing‚ Tartan Corporation has been existing for more than 90 years‚ with its brands and products firmly holding the proprietary in the market‚ while competition and potential threats‚ on the contrary‚ are impelling Tartan Corp to strengthen itself
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Marriot Corporation : the Cost of Capital. In front of Dan Chores is the issue of recommending three hurdle rates for each of Marriott Corporation’s three divisions‚ which have significant effect on the firm’s financial and operating strategies as well as its incentive compensation. Marriott Corporation had three major lines of business: lodging‚ contract services and restaurants. Also Marriott had its growth objective‚ to remain a premier growth company. The four components of
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Marsha: 1. Discuss several interesting telemedicine projects such as the Teleburn and Telekidcare projects that offer new medical delivery models. One telemedicine project that I found interesting was the Health-e-Chair. “The system enables monitoring patients at home or in the work place to use audio-visual bi-directional communication through the home television and a wireless communication system” (Pharmaceuticals‚ n.d.). This allows patients who may be confined to his or her home the ability
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Operations Management: Project Management BUS 515- Operations Management Strayer University Prof. Elmer L. Buard December 6‚ 2009 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………….............................................................................3 Introduction……………………………….......................................................................4 Define & describe the traditional project management philosophy...........…................4 Define & describe the New Project Management Theories
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Yuma Project Yuma has a very dry weather and sandy sand making almost everything hard to grow. Alfalfa was one of the only things able to grow because of the dryness here in Yuma. Although Yuma Is very dry there was often flooded from the Colorado River‚ making this a huge problem because of the damages it would leave behind. The government came up with a plan called the Yuma Project. The Yuma Project would include an irrigation system this would help the soil‚ making crops easier to grow. I believe
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Case Study: Enron Corporation Accounting Scandal 1. What is Enron Scandal? Formed in 1985 from a merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth‚ Enron Corp. was the first nationwide natural gas pipeline network. Over time‚ the firm’s business focus shifted from the regulated transportation of natural gas to unregulated energy trading markets. The guiding principle seems to have been that there was more money to be made in buying and selling financial contracts linked to the value of energy
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3 Issues with Others in a Corporations Toomey‚ who had the most corporate experience of those interviewed‚ very much felt that the biggest detriment to creativity was poor workers who were uninterested in their job. He explained that he generally enjoyed the way Dyson and its employees worked on projects. A lot of the time he worked on a small team‚ usually only two or three people‚ on certain projects. His interactions with senior members of the company were also very positive. He described how
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