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    Quantitative Methods :LPP

    The owner of Chips etc. produces 2 kinds of chips: Lime (L) and Vinegar (V). He has a limited amount of the 3 ingredients used to produce these chips available for his next production run: 4800 ounces of salt, 9600 ounces of flour, and 2000 ounces of herbs. A bag of Lime chips requires 2 ounces of salt, 6 ounces of flour, and 1

    Workplace decisions

    These are the questions: 1. Based on a decision made in a workplace, what were the moral implications of that decision? 2. Based on a decision made in a workplace, what were the legal implications of that decision? If a decision is legal, is it ethical? 3. What are some cultural factors you should consider when developi

    An MS Project problem for a CRM system

    Details: You are working with your team leads to create the project schedule. You are very concerned about the intersections between the teams, so you all are starting with the major milestones, working backward from the new product launch. Sales of the new product are going to start in nine months and the new CRM system nee

    Human Resources Management/ Safety and Health

    "5 Year Plan for SMC" is the title. The changes and challenges SMC faces are: Local labor market continues to shrink, local labor costs are rising, demand for its product continues to increase, its workforce is now bilingual, accident rate has increased by 50%, it has experienced unsuccessful periodic organizing activities, SMC'

    Interview questions- Recruiting a Manager

    You work in the Human Resources department of your organization. You have been charged with recruiting a manager for a department within the Services division. The Vice-President of the Services division stresses to you that "This department hasn't had a good manager in years. I need someone who can take charge, organize things,

    Change Process

    Scenario: Custom Food and Feed Corporation (CF&F)is a major manufacturer and marketer of food and animal feed ingredients. Over the past 10 years, there have been several major investigations and allegations of company mismanagement. In question is CF&F's compliance with federal and state regulatory regulations (safety, envir

    The Hexadecimal Company Case Analysis

    Read the attached Hexadecimal Company Case. Acting as an OD practitioner who has landed the Hexadecimal Company as a client, create a case analysis using the Case Analysis Format that immediately follows the case study that fully explains or examine Hexadecimal Company management. You can add additional space to the format.

    What resource conflicts do you see?

    After you met with Ben and Jennifer to determine the schedule for the training component, you decided that Jennifer's team would be responsible for the training component. This will ensure that it is closely tied into the marketing process/content from a skills perspective. Ben and Jennifer just turned in the schedules for their

    Sexual Harassment

    Consider the following case: Peggy had been working for a real estate agency for two months. During this time she developed a friendship with another fellow real estate agent, John. John helped Peggy learn the various policies and procedures of the office. During a recent office party John asked if Peggy would be intereste

    What is delegation?

    My team of management consultants has been retained by a senior manager who is concerned about the effectiveness of his managers. He would like MY team to develop a mini-course on delegation. The course should be designed to improve the interest in and the delegation skills of his managers. He also wants the mini-course to ad

    Diagnosis and Diagnostic Models

    Scenario: Custom Food and Feed Corporation (CF&F)is a major manufacturer and marketer of food and animal feed ingredients. Over the past 10 years, there have been several major investigations and allegations of company mismanagement. In question is CF&F's compliance with federal and state regulatory regulations (safety, envir

    Layoff Situation in Economics Problems

    Develop a small plan for the following scenario/not extensive. You are the production manager at a circuit board factory. After a series of economic problems, you are forced to consider laying off 120 employees. Since demand is expected to pick up again within the next 12 months, you would also like to explore alternative pl

    A Discussion on Influence Processes

    You have been encouraged by a colleague to write a brief article about "upper-echelon leaders" for a management journal. You have decided to compare the leadership styles of three leaders: Stanley Wang, Leslie Marks, and Joseph Hadad. (Read the content below to act as source material for these three individuals) Brain Toys

    Organizational Behavior

    A former colleague calls you and he sounds very frustrated. Once again, senior leadership has proclaimed itself to be the followers of the latest management fad - he thinks this time it's Most Effective Habits of Excellent Leaders - and expects the entire organization to immediately shift direction. You shake your head. You

    Explain how rapidly expanding sales can drain the cash resources of a firm.

    6-1. Explain how rapidly expanding sales can drain the cash resources of a firm. 6-2. Discuss the relative volatility of short- and long-term interest rates. 7-1. In the management of cash and marketable securities, why should the primary concern be for safety and liquidity rather than maximization of profit? 7-2. Briefly

    Managing Change

    Describe some specific techniques that can be used to manage change in an organization? People who work are capable of doing much more then they are doing. And The more input people have into defining the changes that will affect their work, the more they will take ownership for the results. Why would you say thes

    HR and Competitive Advantage

    Why is it important for a company to make its human resources into a competitive advantage? How can HR contribute to doing so?

    Concepts of In and Out Groups

    You have been invited by the human resources manager of a medium-sized company to prepare a "report" on "In Groups and Out Groups." The report will be distributed to departmental VPs and directors. In the report you should: 1. Introduce the concepts of In and Out groups. 2. Describe a situation where you (or someone

    Developing a Mini-Course on Delegation

    Your team of management consultants has been retained by a senior manager who is concerned about the effectiveness of his managers. He would like your team to develop a mini-course on delegation. The course should be designed to improve the interest in and the delegation skills of his managers. He also wants the mini-course t

    Competency and KSOAs

    In this article attached, how can competency be used in hiring process? Also, I have to use KSAO (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Others). Thank you.

    Home Company- HRM

    Scenario: The Home Company had been a family owned call-center business for many years. Recently, it had grown so large that it had become impossible for the family structure to handle the 2000 employees that were scattered across the country. A Fortune 200 Company had acquired it and it now has a new Board of Directors.

    Suggestions for Charleston, SC- Canbide

    Scenario: You are a junior analyst in the Distribution Engineering, Maintenance, and Productions Management group of the central engineering department of the Canbide Corporation, located near Torrance, CA. The Canbide Corporation is a multi-national, publicly traded (NYSE), US - based, manufacturing company with annual sa

    Organizational Behavior & Individual Differences

    Phase 1 - Individuals in Organizations You meet on a semi-regular basis with a managerial networking group. This time, there's a speaker who proposes that performance can be conceptualized as resulting from a combination of individual differences such as personality and ability and the situational context. After her t