Book Review; the Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control by Stephen Chapman
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This 6 page paper is a book review on Stephen Chapman's book "The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control", looking at the approach and contents of the book summarizing the main contents of the book and assessing his usefulness to operations management managers and students. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEprodplan.rtf

Brother International Europe Case Study
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This 10 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student. Brother have a problem with their parts supply, the supply is slow, badly managed and resulting in poor employee and customers satisfaction level. The paper looks at the causes of the problems and suggests the way in which these may be remedied. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEbrother.rtf

Bureaucracy
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A ten page paper which looks critically at Weber’s assertion that bureaucracy is ‘necessary, unavoidable and unstoppable’, in terms of both the structural organisation of bureaucracies and possible alternatives to them.
Filename: JLbureauc.rtf

Bureaucracy and IT Project Management
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This 11 page paper looks at the conflict between the need for control and flexibility within project management and the problems and benefits of bureaucracy in project management. Focusing on IT project management the role and perception of bureaucracy is discussed along with alternative management approaches. The models of bureaucracy and flexible team based structures are applied to the project management environment in order to assess their suitability. The bibliography cites 17 sources.
Filename: TEITPMbur.rtf

Burns - Transformational Leadership
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An 8 page paper. The paper comments on Burns' statement that "Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth." The question is whether or not that statement is still true today. The introduction discusses the statement. The essay goes on to describe Burns' analysis of leadership, trait theory, charismatic leadership, transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The writer concludes Burns' statement is still valid. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGbrnst9.rtf

Business Case Study Analysis in Corporate Culture
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This 5 page paper looks at human relations by evaluating a case study provided by a student. The case study involves a new worker at IBM and whether or not he will fit in. No bibliography.
Filename: SA322IBM.rtf

Business Operations; Quality Issues
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This 10 page paper answers questions regarding operational management and quality issues. The first part of the paper considers quality in the Heineken plant. The second part of the paper considers the role of quality in the service sector, and applies this to the newer trends of e commerce. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEbusopq.wps

Business Plan for ABC Books
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This 10 page paper provides a business plan for a hypothetical book sales company. The plan focuses on the results of inquiry by a computer consulting firm. Appendices with specifics (financial aspects and time schedule) are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA707bus.rtf

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
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This 6-page paper focuses on process management and uses a business case study to describe what this concept is. Also under discussion are business scorecards, what they are, and what they do. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTbiproma.rtf

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS: HAPPY ENDING OR HYPE?
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This 4-page paper examines business process management (i.e., reengineering), using a case study by Aiken and Girling as a jumping-off point. The paper determines that business reengineering is more doomed to failure than success. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTbusproana.rtf

Business Proposal: So-Cal Trucking.
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(12 pp) This business proposal will examine a multidimensional plan of products and services for a southern California trucking business established in 1998. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBtruck.rtf

Business Strategy
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This 3 page paper looks at theory in addressing the various types of strategies businesses use. Several contemporary examples are also provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA602str.rtf

BUSINESS TOOL TEMPLATES: AN ANALYSIS
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This 3-page paper is an analysis of various business intelligence tools, offering the idea that the tools are good for numbers-crunching.
Filename: MTbustoote.rtf

Buyer Supplier Relationships
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This 8 page paper looks at the different types of relationship that can exist between buyers and suppliers considering co-operative and adversarial approaches with examples. There is then a discussion on the best approach and the way the relationships may be seen to develop in the future.
Filename: TEbuyrelt.rtf

Cadbury and ACAS; A Comparison of Products, Services and Operations
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This 6 page paper looks at two organisations; Cadbury’s, part of the Cadbury Schweppes group, and ACAS; the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The paper looks at the two organisations to show how, despite vast differences in products and services as well as stakeholders, there are commonalities in the way products and services are developed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcadacaspro.rtf

Caffč Nero Case Study
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A 5 page paper that analyses this company according to information provided in one article supplied by the student. The analysis includes a SWOT as well as the use of Porter's five forces, Porter's generic strategies for competitive advantage and Ansoff's matrix. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PGcafenr.RTF

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