Introduction The Slade Company was a small but prosperous manufacturer of metal products designed for industrial application. It was located in central Michigan with 500 employees. The plating department of Slade had formed certain informal team in which some employees had dishonest behaviors. In this paper‚ we will discuss Slade’s external environment‚ central problem‚ alternatives‚ analysis‚ and finally give some recommendation. External Environment Competitive Market Slade’s competitive
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The Slade Plating Department Pablo Puyol Torres Introduction The Slade Company was a small manufacturer of metal products designed for industrial application. The company was located in Michigan and employs 500 people. The plating department of Slade had formed certain informal team in which some employees had dishonest behaviors. 1. Describe the working conditions of the Department. What are the main problems? 38 people working in the department Short term volume fluctuations
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CASE-2: The Slade Plating Department (a) What are the major issues in this case? (e.g.‚ why do you think it was assigned to you?) The major issue in this case is the dishonesty that was seen among the employees in the Plating dept‚ which lead to abusing the punch out system for logging in the work hours. It also outlines the working conditions‚ lower wages‚ which are present in the company that ultimately lead to the low moral among the employees. The reason the case has been assigned is to
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An Analysis of the Slade Plating Department Case John Couchell Wingate University Slade Company is a small but prosperous manufacturer of metal products located in central Michigan. It employs 500 workers who are engaged in producing a large variety of clamps‚ inserts‚ knobs and similar items. Despite the success of Slade Company‚ the manufacturer faces problems in the plating department. The production manager‚ Ralph Porter‚ is concerned about dishonesty among employees‚ abusing the
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lade Plating Case Study Introduction The Plating Department of the Slade Company has been very successful at meeting production demands. ... Changing company culture is one the main tasks that we recommend to solve problems in the Slade Plating Department. In order to change this department’s culture and open up more lines of communication‚ we recommend involving Plating Department Supervisor Otto Schell. ... The individual who is assuming the newly established position of Plating
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Slade Plating Case Analysis After reading the Slade Plating case our group sat down to discuss how we felt about the whole situation. We analyzed the case as a whole and then split it up into different sections. We were guided into finding two emerging systems that were present in the Plating Room. We found that the two emerging systems were the card punching system and the obvious subgroups. Furthermore we were asked to try and analyze the situation and give Ralph Porter some advice on how to
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HR Management The Slade Plating Department Roberto Strillacci – Group D How would you describe the culture of the Sarto group? • The Sarto group seems to have a healthy and friendly atmosphere among its members‚ shown by their attitudes with one another e.g. week-end together‚ shared lunch • Their ideal of efficiency goes beyond the quantitative and focuses on the qualitative‚ « stressing high standards » also for inventiveness. • Helping one another is a « prized trait »‚ and this
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THE PRINCIPLES OF PLATING There are no hard and fast rules to determine how a dish is to be plated‚ but there are standards and guidelines that have been proven to work. Balance is the key element to success in the creation of any dish and that element applies to many areas of the plating process as well. Achieving Balance: Proteins‚ Starches and Vegetables * One primary consideration when putting together a dish is nutritional balance. * It has long been stated that a nutritionally balanced
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deposit and examining the edges under a microscope for flaking. Adhesion testers are available‚ but are mostly used on test coupons and not on real parts. It is generally accepted‚ however‚ that if a plated part stands up to grinding stresses after plating then the adhesion is adequate. Poor adhesion is almost always a function of improper BP cleaning‚ reverse etching or activation. Possible causes of poor adhesion include: • Improper activation. Proper activation of the base metal is important
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Summary: The dishonest behavior that the employees of the plating department are engaged in has no negative effects on the desired output of the department. As a result‚ the Slade management should not be consumed with addressing this issue and consider it a low priority. However‚ Ralph Porter must consider why employees are forced to fulfill their basic needs outside procedure and address the flaws of a department policy that rewards attendance and discourages productivity. Sarto Group/Team Norms:
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