October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
696 pages
34h 17m
English
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INTERACTIVE CASE Virtual Company
On-line Case: Cruise International, Inc.
Assignment: Staff Planning at Cruise International, Inc. You are meeting today with Monita Terazzi, the Head of Housekeeping. She wants you to help her develop an 18-month staffing plan for the floor supervisors, head room supervisors, cabin stewards/stewardesses, and assistant cabin stewards/stewardesses. Currently, new employees (with 18-month contracts) are added to the ship every 3 months. Consider how the current method is working and make any recommendations for improvement that you can. Also explain how the use of contract employees changes the aggregate planning process. Completion of this assignment will enable you to enhance your knowledge of the material covered in Chapter 13 of the text. It will also better prepare you for future assignments.
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On-line Case: Aggregate Planning at Valley Memorial Hospital
You're meeting today with Carol Gardner, assistant to the chief administrator at VMH. She tells you she's been saving a big project for you: “My job is scheduling all hospital staff ...
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