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CASE SOLVING TEMPLATE

A. List of Actors / Stake Holders / Related Orgai!atios

Sr." Na#e Positio/

$esigatio

Relatios%i& 'it%

Orgai!atio1. Advent Corporation Firm Self

2. Mr. Kloss CEO CEO of Advent

Corporation

3. Operation and Production Managers Managers Emploees

!. "ealers Service Providers Contractors

#. Customers Customers Customers

(. Idetificatio of Iss)es

Sr." Iss)es I##ediate (asic1. $ac% of capital

2. Attaining competitive advantage

3. Ma%ing efficient and cost effective

products

!. Securing mar%et goals and maintaining

&est position in t'e mar%et(place

#. Keeping a&reast )it' c'anges in

consumer electronics tec'nolog

*. Production of large screen pro+ection

television

,. "ivision - segregation of innovation

process )it'in corporation

. Management of production and /0"

matters



C. *rgec+ / I#&ortace Matri,

Lo' I#&ortace -(asic Hig% I#&ortace -(asic

Lo'

*rgec+

-Less

I##ediate

1. Production of large screen

pro+ection television2. "ivision - segregation of innovation

process )it'in corporation3. Management of production and

/0" matters

1. $ac% of capital

Hig%

*rgec+

-Most

I##ediate

1. Attaining competitive

advantage2. Ma%ing efficient and cost

effective products

3. Securing mar%et goals and

maintaining &est position in

t'e mar%et(place!. Keeping a&reast )it'

c'anges in consumer

electronics tec'nolog

$. Aal+sis1. Lack of ca&ital )as addressed & capturing t'e adeuate mar%et(place

earning profit and ultimatel improving t'e overall situation.2. 'e co#&etitie adatage )as attained & Advent Corporation t'roug'

emploment of a nation)ide net)or% of dealers )'o could also repair -

maintain Advent4s euipment5 t'us gaining advantage in t'e mar%et(place

as )ell.3. 6n order to ensure production of efficiet ad cost effectie &rod)cts

Mr. Kloss dictated a detailed seuence of assem&l steps for eac' product

development ccle to 'is managers )'ic' s'o)s t'e personal interest of

top management to address t'e issues. 7e also emp'asi8ed upon

continuall optimi8ing Advent4s position in t'e mar%etplace rat'er t'an

responding to a long(range plan t'at placed su&stantial importance upon

production efficienc and rapid response to mar%eting goals.



!. For securing 0est &ositio i t%e #arket1&lace tec'nical innovations

)ere relied upon. Moreover operation managers monitored t'e functions

in fine details ma%ing t'e product &etter.#. For kee&ig a0reast 'it% c%ages in consumer electronics tec'nolog

/0" and innovations in t'e field driven & t'e manager4s vie) of

emerging reuirements in t'e mar%et )ere mainl focused & t'e firm.*. For economic &rod)ctio of large scree &ro2ectio teleisio 'ig'

production costs for t'e first ear )ere avoided & eluding automated

production line and addressing t'e addressing - managing t'e needs for

direct - indirect resources reuired for production.,. For diisio / segregatio of ioatio &rocess )it'in corporation and

#aage#et of &rod)ctio ad R3$ matters 'o)ever no concrete

step or evidence 'as &een given in t'e case stud. For solving t'ese

issues )e need to consider certain alternatives and recommend t'e

preferred one &ased on t'e defined decision criteria.

E. Alteraties

1. Separating t'e routine /0" from esoteric.2. Pool t'e efforts of a large num&er of people to arrive at an effective

product conception function.3. Separating ma+or /0" functions as corporation gre) &ut lin%ing t'e

mar%et strateg )it' /0" efforts in different departments of organi8ation.!. 7ire an Administrator to enact dail management policies allo)ing Mr.

Kloss to 'ave more time to focus on production control - product

innovation.4. $ecisio Criteria1. 9or% load to &e reduced and &roug't )it'in t'e feasi&le range.2. Adeuate emp'asis to &e maintained for /0" as )ell as production matters so

as to address t'e related issues amica&l.G. Preferred Alteratie

For diisio / segregatio of ioatio &rocess )it'in corporation and

#aage#et of &rod)ctio ad R3$ matters out of availa&le alternatives follo)ing

are preferred:(

1. Separating ma+or /0" functions as corporation gre) &ut lin%ing t'e

mar%et strateg )it' /0" efforts in different departments of organi8ation.



2. 7ire an Administrator to enact dail management policies allo)ing Mr.

Kloss to 'ave more time to focus on production control - product

innovation.

H. Actio Pla 'it% Milestoes

Sr." Categor+ Actio Milestoe / Ti#igs

1. 9'o CEO "irectors Operation and

Production Managers

7old regular in('ouse

meetings

2. 9'at a. Separate ma+or and minor

/0" functions

&. 7ire an Administrator

a. o assess t'e ma+or

and minor issues

&. Select suita&le

individual for t'e +o&

3. 9'en As t'e corporation gre) &igger As t'e pro&lem arise

!. 9'ere 6n t'e Corporation 6n different departments

#. 7o) a. ; lin%ing t'e mar%et strateg

)it' /0" efforts in different

departments of t'e

organi8ation

&. Enacting dail management

policies

a. ; ta%ing all

sta%e'olders on

&oard

&. ; allo)ing more

time to CEO to focus

on production

control - product

innovation

I. Missig Ifor#atio

6n t'e case stud no concrete step or evidence 'as &een 'ig'lig'ted for solving t'eissues related to diisio / segregatio of ioatio &rocess )it'in t'e corporation

and #aage#et of &rod)ctio ad R3$ #atters for )'ic' fe) options 'ave &een

considered and t'e preferred one 'as &een recommended &ased on t'e defined

decision criteria.



5. Ass)#&tios

For t'e sa%e of recommending different alternatives - options to address t'e issue and

c'oosing t'e preferred one &ased on t'e defined decision criteria follo)ing

assumptions 'ave &een made:(

1. Mar%et surve and competitive analsis &ased on different ualit

management tec'niues 'ave &een carried out.2. All sta%e'olders 'ave &een ta%en on &oard on t'e proposed c'anges.

6. 4all O)t Effect

Ma+or fall out effect as a result of adopting t'e preferred option is %irig of additioal

'orkforce for managing t'e management of production and /0" matters5 'o)ever

t'is effect is accepta&le as it is essential to 'andle t'e needs of t'e gro)ing corporation

in a &efitting manner.

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