With close to 100 short (1/2 -1 1/2 page) case studies in our text and on MyOMLab, Jay, Chuck, and I are big believers in the benefit of cases for both undergrad and MBA students. They bring a real world sense to the classroom and encourage students to analyze OM issues on a deeper level than that in homework problems. But, of course, grading case study solutions in a large class is an onerous task that may detract from the advantages of assigning them. So, for fall semester, we propose a solution. We have selected 1-2 case studies in each chapter and created four multiple choice MyLab questions for each case. The questions are not trivial and require a thoughtful analysis before responding. The idea is to provide you with more pedagogical options. And if you like the idea, please email us (or comment below) and we will add this feature to all of the text’s cases. Here is a list of the MyLab coded cases available by chapter:
Ch 1 Zychol Chemical
Ch 2 Rapid-Lube
Ch 3 Southwestern University: (A)
Ch 4 Southwestern University: (B)
Ch 5 DeMar’s Product Strategy
Ch 6 Southwestern University: (C) and Westover Wire
Supp. 6 Bayfield Mud Co.
Ch 7 Rochester Manufacturing’s Process Decision
Supp. 7 Southwestern University: (D)
Ch 8 Southern Recreational Vehicle
Ch 9 State Automobile License Renewals
Ch 10 Jackson Manufacturing
Ch 11 Premier Bicycle’s COVID Problem
Supp. 11 JIT after a Catastrophe
Ch 12 Zhou Bicycle Co.
Ch 13 Andrew-Carter
Ch 14 Hill’s Automotive
Ch 15 Old Oregon Wood Store
Ch 16 Mutual Insurance
Ch 17 Worldwide Chemical
Module A Tom Thompson’s Liver Transplant
Module B Coastal States Chemicals
Module C Custom Vans
Module D New England Foundry
Module E SMT Negotiation with IBM
Module F Alabama Airlines’ Call Center
Yes I’m interested in the case study questions and I think it would be a good idea to add them to the MyLab question sets.