Discussion case: the Warhead Cable Test Dilemma Bryson Corporation is a cable division assembly plant. Stanton Wong is the quality supervisor of the company and his boss‚ Harry Jackson‚ is the plant manager and a vice president of operations. Stanton was responsible for preparing a detailed report of all test results when a batch of cable was ready for shipment for Bryson. On the other side‚ Jane Conway performed additional sample testing as the customer’s source inspector instead on Bryson’s test data
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concerned with the well being of the innocent civilians and the military personnel if a missile misfired. Furthermore‚ he also thought how he can resolve this problem so that everyone is cared for equally that not harmed by the missile misfired. For Harry Jackson‚ he is at pre-conventional level. It is because he does not cares of others except if it benefits himself and how senior management can reward him. 2) What do you think Stanton should do now‚ and why? Use one or more of the methods of ethical
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a method of solving the problem so that everyone is cared for equally and nobody will harmed by the faulty cable. For Harry Jackson‚ he stage of moral development is at the pre-conventional level. At this level‚ self-interest is emphasized and values are adhered to in order to avoid punishment and also be rewarded. It can be proved by his intentionally to ignore the result of the product test and do not take action to correct the problem. It is because he does not think of the well being of the civilians
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Case 1: The Warhead Cable Test Dilemma 1) What stage of moral development do you think Stanton Wong is at? What about Harry Jackson? Why do you think so? According to Kohlberg’s moral development theory‚ Stanton Wong is at post-conventional level. At this level‚ right action comes to be defined in terms of moral principles chosen because of their logical comprehensiveness‚ universality and consistency. It is because he is concerned with the well being of the innocent civilians and the military
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CASE: Samyeong Cable Company The problem: Samyeong‚ as one of the major suppliers of Hyundai for control cables‚ they are pressured to make major changes in the area of cost‚ quality and‚ productivity which are Hyundai’s selection criteria. Courses of Action In order to meet Hyundai’s selection criteria‚ Samyeong must have a responsive supply chain which focus on innovative products and stable processes. This will utilize strategies aimed at being responsive and flexible to the rapid
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Case 1: Signal cable company 1. Why has the stock price fallen despite the fact that the net income has increased? Ans: The stock price for Signal Cable company could have fallen for a variety of reasons. Stock price is influenced by the performance of the company‚ investor expectations as well as general market/economic conditions. In the case of Signal‚ it is clear that the stock price fell despite an increase in the net income. This could be possibly because the
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Solution to Case 1 Cash Flow Analysis Signal Cable Company* * Note to Instructors: When assigning this case‚ inform the students that the firm’s stock price has recently dropped from $7 per share to $5.50 per share. Case objective: The objective of this case is to cover financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis‚ with a particular emphasis on liquidity and net working capital. Student Preparation time: Approximately 2 hours. Answers to questions: 1. Why has the stock price fallen
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Case 1: Signal Cable Company Introduction The Signal Cable Company‚ located in Tarrytown NY‚ is a cable manufacturer for analog and digital interconnects‚ speaker‚ video and home theater cables. The company is well known for “highest standard in quality and customer service” and their “superior design” and “No-Hype approach resulted in one of the best price/performance ratio in the industry” (www.signalcable.com). After a steady growth over the last few years‚ the management decided to enter
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CASE Raynal‚ W. “Teaming with Enthusiasm.” Auto-Week‚ May 4‚ 1992. Royer‚ P. S. “Risk Management: The Undiscovered Dimension of Project Management.” PM Network‚ September 2000. An extended version of this article appears in Project Management Journal‚ March 2000. Sheffi‚ Y. The Resilient Enterprise. Cambridge‚ MA: MIT Press‚ 2005. Stamatis‚ D. H. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: FMEA from Theory to Execution‚ 2nd ed. ASQ Quality Press‚ 2003. Tennant‚ D. “PMO Failure: An Observation‚”
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team might feel slighted as their opinions were not considered in this major decision‚ and it may affect their current strong feeling of value hat they have with the company. Essentially if feeling of value is affected then productivity will be affected‚ as Steve Cooper a contributor to Forbes points out studies show that companies that effectively appreciate employee value enjoy a return on equity & assets more than triple that experienced by firms that don’t. (Cooper‚ 2012) The advantage of such
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