Semester 1 2009/2010 Tutorial Lecture 1 : Introduction to Engineering Management 09/09/09 1. Explain how’s Bloom’s Taxonomy can be used justify the perception that engineers are paid more than technicians. 2. What manager types and roles are best suited to middle managers? 3. Explain how engineers can be effective in the general management of a technically oriented organization. 4. What is the importance of forecasting in supply chain design‚ planning and operation? Lecture 2:
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Manager: A form of work that involves coordinating an organization’s human‚ financial‚ physical and information resources toward accomplishing organizational objectives. Attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling organizational resources. NOTE THESE CHARACTERISTICS: Goal-driven Activity is effective and efficient Uses the four managerial functions What is Management? A set of activities planning and
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| |Table of Contents | |Contents |Page | |Introduction |3 | |P1.1- Compare different management styles |4 | |P1.2- leadership
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The case study is about how David Fletcher is trying to build a team of research analyst to help him in his work as portfolio manager‚ running emerging growth fund at Jenkins Fletcher Partners‚ JFP. A Harvard Business School Graduate‚ he moved from being from being an analyst adviser‚ investor ( in different firms) to portfolio manager at a big investment firm where he managed two aggressive Funds so well that he got the reputation of being the top Portfolio Manager of the industry. He had a young
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roles of the manager effective in objectifying management? DISCUSSION In approaching the subject of what a manager does‚ we first outline the elements of functions‚ skills and roles in a managerial environment: A function in a managerial context is the activity or job of the manager in carrying out the objectives of the organisation. A skill in the context of management is a competent attribute that enables the efficient and effective utilisation of resources by the manager in an organisation
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Should the manager let the teammates leave? Mr. C (the manager) joined the ‘H’ company on Jun‚ 2009. ‘H’ company is a big group company in the chemical fiber industry in China. ‘H’ Company is a private family company and it has 5 factories located in different province in China. Altogether ‘H’ company has more than 5‚000 employees. ‘H’ company uses the raw material cotton linter to produce cotton pulp and then sell the cotton pulp in China. Nearly 80% of the raw material cotton linter was purchased
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Karen Griffin Principles of Management Manager Interview Questions: 1. In your opinion‚ what are the most important characteristics required of a manager? A manager needs strong leadership skills‚ money management‚ constant up-to-date knowledge of the economy and people’s needs‚ and compassion and understanding. 2. In your experience‚ what are the most difficult aspects of being a manager? It’s always the most difficult to fire people‚ but it is just as difficult to hire people.
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Ideally‚ the project manager should conduct the sponsor interview(s) prior to beginning the project. The interview provides an opportunity for the project manager and sponsor to clarify and document how the sponsor will determine project success. What are the business objectives of the project? Who are the key project stakeholders? How will the sponsors measure the success of the project? Prepare for the sponsor interview by reviewing the Initial Sponsor Interview form in detail and by reviewing
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Managers make many decisions every day. Thankfully there are many tools available to a manager as they make these decisions. Tiffany is a General Manager of a franchise in the quick service restaurant industry. She is faced with decisions dozens of times in one day. A large portion of the decisions that she is faced with are made to solve structured problems‚ however‚ sometimes an unstructured problem does arise that she needs to address. As well as solving problems Tiffany must also make plans to
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THE ROLE OF A MANAGER What is a manager? According to the oxford dictionary a manager is ‘a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff’ but is that really what a manager is? (Oxford dictionaries 2011)This is because they are many different types of managers‚ as well as different roles each type of manager will have to perform‚ in order to be efficient and achieve their desired results. Also there are managers who must possess certain character traits
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