Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

A Case Study about Northern Container Corporation: Time to Cry

I. Summary

Engineer Godofredo Monsod, Jr., general manager of Northern Container Corporation

(NCC), a company engaged in the manufacture of general and sanitary tin cans, cooking
oil filling facilities, and moulds and dies fabrication, was taken aback by a letter-reply from
a perspective customer. The factory of the company and its administrative office is located
at Valenzuela, Metro Manila.

Engineer Monsod convinced Mr. Tapiador to order his tin can requirements from NCC.
Unfortunately, it was January that Engineer though of making a follow-up of the agreement
between him and Mr. Tapiador. A letter was sent to Mr. Tapiador on the same day. On
January 28, Engineer Monsod read the reply of Mr. Tapiador saying that they have
ventured and deal with other suppliers due to no reply to their agreement as they have sent
a message as early as December 1, 1996.

II. Statement of the Problem

The Northern Container Corporation headed by Engr. Monsod is a new company and
is in need of long-term business partners. The red Ribbon manufacturing Corporation
headed by Mr. Tapiador is set to order tin cans from the company with verbal agreement
with Engr. Monsod itself. The company especially Engr. Monsod however, was taken
aback after they received a letter from RRMC that they will no longer pursue the deal
because they have already have dealt with another supplier.

These questions can help Engineer Monsod solve his problem and find ways to not
encountering this kind of problems:

1. What should he do in order to address issue like this as the general manager of the
company? What are the steps he should consider?
2. How can he find another company to venture in their business in a long-term basis?
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

III. Solutions
1. Engineer Monsod should be hands on to the transactions of the company even
though there are departments responsible for that. He should require the personnel
in-charge of this to submit update from time to time.
2. He should have to put a meeting to his employees about how important
communication to their company.
3. Engineer Monsod should search more and interact with other business owners and
managers that is in-line to their products so that he can find a business partners that
can have a long last agreement with them.
IV. Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

1. Engineer Monsod should be hands on to the transactions of the company even though there
are departments responsible for that. He should require the personnel in-charge of this to
submit update from time to time.
- Being hands on to the things going in your company can be help him boost the quality
of services of his company. He can address issue immediately because he is
knowledgeable on how things work.
- Requiring his employees to submit report from time to time can help him monitor the
progress of the company’s transactions with other companies. He can track the ongoing
work and meet the demands in the market more efficiently.
2. He should have to put a meeting to his employees about how important communication to
their company.
- Setting up a meeting intended to remind his employees about the importance
communication to their company will open the eyes of his employees and do better the
next time. This will be a platform where they can suggest things and solutions about
the incident happened to their client. They can be open to each other and seek help of
there is something wrong happened and they can be a team working together to fic the
issue.
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

3. Engineer Monsod should search more and interact with other business owners and
managers that is in-line to their products so that he can find a business partners that can
have a long last agreement with them.
- With this, Engr. Monsod can bring more investors to his company and earn more than
his usual profit. Also, he can establish strong relationships and connections to other
companies that he can use for future purposes. Moreover, he can get ideas and
knowledge on how to run a company more efficiently knowing that his company is new
in the industry.

Disadvantages

1. Engineer Monsod should be hands on to the transactions of the company even though there
are departments responsible for that. He should require the personnel in-charge of this to
submit update from time to time.
- This will be an added work for him. He will now manage his time well in order to fulfill
all the responsibilities piled up to his shoulders. This will be tiring for him.
2. He should have to put a meeting to his employees about how important communication to
their company.
- With all the busy schedules they have in the company because they are just starting,
they will have a hard finding for some time to make the meeting possible where
everyone is available. This will consume a lot of time to their work and will create
delay to their work.
3. Engineer Monsod should search more and interact with other business owners and
managers that is in-line to their products so that he can find a business partners that can
have a long last agreement with them.
- He will have a difficult time to search and make connections with other companies
knowing that he is just only starting. Many owners and managers will venture to
companies that has been operating for quite a long time in this industry. Also, he has a
bad image because of the incident happened which can affect the credibility of the
company and can make other business people doubt and choose not to trust NCC.
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

V. Recommendation/s

Engineer Monsod should be hands on when it comes to the company’ work and
processes should manage his time to check and address issues within the company because
this is his main responsibility. Also, he must impose proper management and constant
monitoring with his employees and effective communication inside and outside the
company should be practiced.

VI. Conclusion

In the case of Engineer Monsod, it is very natural to encounter problems like what
happened to the company if you are starting. You cannot deny the fact that you will face
these kinds of situations if you are in a business industry.

Proper management and effective communication are one of the key aspects of the
company that make them successful. Proper management is very essential to achieve better
progress for the company and effective communication is important and should take place
always to avoid lapses and other problems that can greatly damage the company. Also, the
sense of responsibility of the employees is very important in the process of conquering
greater heights and achieve success for the company.
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

A Case Study about Kundiman Communications Corporation: Mr. Lonely

I. Summary

Engineer Lorenzo de Guzman, an Electronics Engineering graduate, was appointed

by his immediate superior, the VP for operations, to lead a newly built telecommunications
facility in Antipolo Rizal, and he was given three months to make the facility operational.
The President, Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Operations, and Vice
President of Administration make up the senior management of Kundiman
Communications Corporation (KCC). It is a small business with a workforce of around
2,000 people. Engineer de Guzman estimated that the Antipolo unit would require the
services of a number of people who are knowledgeable in the numerous operations that
will be carried out. Engineer de Guzman has 10 years of experience with KCC (five years
in the field and five years in the office), therefore he is familiar with many facets of the
company's operations. He knows several of the supervisors and three of the important
officers. As he was inspecting the building in Antipolo where he will hold office, Engineer
de Guzman wondered if he could convince top management to transfer some of his
acquaintances in the head office to his new assignment.

Engineer de Guzman felt that the various trainings KCC provided him had really
prepared him well for the technical aspects of his new job. His exposure to the different
units at the head office will also be useful in some ways to the administrative aspects of his
position. However, his trainings and experiences have not provided him with the expertise
to recruit qualified persons to occupy the various positions that will be created. To begin
with, he does not even have the information on the number and nature of the positions to
be created. Engineer de Guzman knows that his next promotion will depend much on the
success of the new facility under his direction. He thought that if he could only get the right
persons, his job would not be too difficult. With this in mind, he pondered on what his first
move must be
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

II. Statement of the Problem

Engineer de Guzan was appointed to lead the newly built telecommunications in

Antipolo Rizal, and he was given three months to make the facility operational. His
exposure to the different units at the head office will also be useful in some ways to the
administrative aspects of his position. However, his trainings and experiences have not
provided him with the expertise to recruit qualified persons to occupy the various positions
that will be created. To begin with, he does not even have the information on the number
and nature of the positions to be created. Engineer de Guzman knows that his next
promotion will depend much on the success of the new facility under his direction.

III. Solutions
1. Engineer de Guzman should hire a person that has the expertise in the field of
recruiting skilled employees that can do the job in no time and make the facility
operation within 3 months or less.
2. Engineer de Guzman must enroll himself to some workshops regarding the job of
recruiting and assigning jobs for the new employees for the facility.
3. He must have an estimate of the numbers of employees he will be needing for the
facility and also, he must align and put positions like in the main facility.
4. He should propose to the top management the transfer of some of its personnel from
head office to the new facility.
5. He should ask his friends if they have someone who can be trusted in the field of
recruiting employees for the facility.
IV. Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

1. Engineer de Guzman should hire a person that has the expertise in the field of recruiting
skilled employees that can do the job in no time and make the facility operation within 3
months or less.
- By bringing up a person who truly knows how to recruit employees for the job is very
essential so that the employees that would be chosen by that person is appropriate to
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

the job because he or she can tell whether that certain employee is fit to that position.
It will be easy on him to assign and designate the work to the recruited employees.
- The work of choosing the right employee for the position will be faster.
2. Engineer de Guzman must enroll himself to some workshops regarding the job of recruiting
and assigning jobs for the new employees for the facility.
- This will be a benchmark knowledge for him to further know how to recruit and employ
appropriate people for the job in the new facility. This will be a guide for him in order
to pick an appropriate employee for the job and also, he can use this knowledge for
future purposes and also can benefit him because this is a new skill that he acquired in
order for him to be more as an employee and an engineer.
3. He must have an estimate of the numbers of employees he will be needing for the facility
and also, he must align and put positions like in the main facility.
- Tan estimate will provide him data of how many people he should recruit in order to
make the facility operational in 3 months. Also, by aligning and putting positions like
in the main facility, he will not have the hard to think of positions for the facility. It
will be easy for him to assign and designated positions as well as responsibilities to the
employees.
4. He should propose to the top management the transfer of some of its personnel from head
office to the new facility.
- This will lessen his time in recruiting for employees and provide attainability to the
new facility because there will be enough supervisors who are skilled enough for this
field of industry.
5. He should ask his friends if they have someone who can be trusted in the field of recruiting
employees for the facility.
- In this way, he can establish wide connections and it is much easier for him to find
person that can help him hire employees for the facility. It can reduce the time of
searching and can lend the time in improving the facility to be operational and usable
within 3 months.
Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

Disadvantages

1. Engineer de Guzman should hire a person that has the expertise in the field of recruiting
skilled employees that can do the job in no time and make the facility operational within 3
months or less.
- He might have a hard time to search for people who is credible and authentic person
who knew the job. It will take him some time before he can find someone that can help
him recruit people for the facility. This will be an added work for him and might
consume his time knowing that he is given only 3 months in order for the facility be
operational.
2. Engineer de Guzman must enroll himself to some workshops regarding the job of recruiting
and assigning jobs for the new employees for the facility.
- He will lend a lot a time for this thing and may consume his time instead of allotting it
to recruit people for the facility.
3. He must have an estimate of the numbers of employees he will be needing for the facility
and also, he must align and put positions like in the main facility.
- The data he estimated might be not reliable enough knowing that he is not expert in
these things. This may affect his preparations for the facility.
4. He should propose to the top management the transfer of some of its personnel from head
office to the new facility.
- The top management might not approve the proposal and let him do the task given to
him.
5. He should ask his friends if they have someone who can be trusted in the field of recruiting
employees for the facility.
- Maybe his friends are also busy in their field of work and cannot entertain his request.
V. Recommendation/s

Engineer de Guzman should not be shy to ask help for the top management. He
must consult suggestions and ideas from the people who have knowledge in the work so
that he can proceed to his work appropriately and will not lead him in the state of panic.
 Name: Lester Khiets Roa Course & Section: BSCE 2-A

VI. Conclusion

In starting a company or business that involve numerous number of employees, it

is very important to proper selection of applicants because they will be the one working
the job and if you choose an employee that is not knowledgeable and skillful to his
designated responsibility, it will affect to the overall performance of the company or
business. Proper selection and assigning of positions to your employees is one of the steps
of achieving success and being organized. This will create a harmonious working
environment.

Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)