Eastern Gear, Inc.
General Guidelines
Notes:
This case is in Section Six of the textbook.
Read the case carefully, at least twice.
This is the cover page of your case report.
Word-process your case report within this template. Do not change the header or
footer. They contain course number, term, name of case, and page number, which
are all required.
Use 12-point regular Times Roman font and 1.5-line
spacing.
Use Equation Editor (Insert/ Object/
Microsoft Equation) to word-process formulas, if required for the case.
Use Excel for graphs and any Drawing Tool in
Word for diagrams, if required for the case.
Do minimal rounding at intermediate steps
(use at least four significant digits). Round off the final answers
appropriately.
Create a single Word document by pasting all
your Excel work into this Word document.
Answer the questions given below in preparing
your report for the case. Do not use the questions given at the end of the
case.
Your comments must relate directly to the
case. General comments are not expected.
Analysis of the Case
What are
the major problems facing Eastern Gear, based on the information presented in
the case? Describe the major problems. (200400 words)
Present an
analysis of the major problems that you identified. Discuss possible solutions
to the problems and their pros and cons. (200400 words)
Recommendations
Make your
recommendations to Easter Gear based on your analysis. Justify (sell) your recommendations
to Eastern Gear by discussing their costs and benefits. (200400 words)
Appendices
Include
any additional supporting documentation here. If you did any analysis in Excel,
copy and paste your output as one of the Appendices.
Eastern Gear, Inc.General GuidelinesNotes:
This case is in Section Six of the textbook.
Read the case carefully, at least twice.
This is the cover page of your case report.
Word-process your case report within this template. Do not change the header or
footer. They contain course number, term, name of case, and page number, which
are all required.
Use 12-point regular Times Roman font and 1.5-line
spacing.
Use Equation Editor (Insert/ Object/
Microsoft Equation) to word-process formulas, if required for the case.
Use Excel for graphs and any Drawing Tool in
Word for diagrams, if required for the case.
Do minimal rounding at intermediate steps
(use at least four significant digits). Round off the final answers
appropriately.
Create a single Word document by pasting all
your Excel work into this Word document.
Answer the questions given below in preparing
your report for the case. Do not use the questions given at the end of the
case.
Your comments must relate directly to the
case. General comments are not expected.Analysis of the Case What are
the major problems facing Eastern Gear, based on the information presented in
the case? Describe the major problems. (200400 words) Present an
analysis of the major problems that you identified. Discuss possible solutions
to the problems and their pros and cons. (200400 words)Recommendations Make your
recommendations to Easter Gear based on your analysis. Justify (sell) your recommendations
to Eastern Gear by discussing their costs and benefits. (200400 words)Appendices Include
any additional supporting documentation here. If you did any analysis in Excel,
copy and paste your output as one of the Appendices.
