Topic: Case Study: Martha Mccaskey

Type of paper:	Case Study
Subject area:	Case Study
Academic level:	College, Bachelor
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Date submitted:	2008-11-22 01:21:03
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Case Study on Martha McCaskey
As Martha McCaskey , what is your plan of action for finishing Silicon 6
Project ? Please map out your detailed plan of action .
Rationale
Seleris Associates is a medium-sized consulting firm which is based in
Chicago with offices in New York , Los Angeles and San Francisco . This
was founded by three professors in 1962 who taught accounting subject in
Chicago universities . This firm is managed by a high-qualified person ,
Ty Richardson . Tom Malone , being the Vice President , had worked with
Richardson previously . Richardson had a Ph D in business administration ,
joined a consulting but eventually left to start his own firm ,
consulting to high-tech industries . He had taken major risks with
personal finances , making and losing several fortunes . Seleris enjoyed a
reputation for high technical and professional standards and maintained
its think-tank atmosphere . This company expanded into four divisions :
Management Control and Systems , Financial Services , General Management
and Industry Analysis . The latter division is the youngest among the
four and this was created in response to the increasing demand for
industry and competitive analysis by clients . Seleris 's client , a
semiconductor manufacturer , was trying to identify the manufacturing
technologies of a new chip produced by one of its competitors . Silicon 6
is project named after the plant where the semiconductor chip was
produced - in the sixth building of an industrial cluster in Silicon
Valley .
Purpose
Silicon 6 project was one of the oldest clients of Seleris in terms of
high-tech electronics . Since its birth , Industry Analysis Division (IAD )
had done a lot work for this client . Silicon 6 project involves a new
type of computer chip which is produced by one of the client 's prime
competitors . The client was interested in obtaining detailed information
about manufacturing processes and costs associated with the new computer
chip . Silicon 6 seems to be a crucial project . The client accounted a
20 of the division 's revenue . The client wanted Seleris to provide them
with all the detailed information and not giving attention as to how
they 'll get all these information .
Costs
To make the project successful , it is best to identify the cost or the
expenses to complete the entire project . The estimated cost is as
follows :
Machineries 5000
Computers 2000
Salaries 3150
Professionals
3 500 1500 /month
Production Workers
10 120 1200 /month
Field Workers
5 90 450 /month
Manpower
In the accomplishment of this project , workers are needed . They are
responsible for doing a lot of field works while professionals are
needed to supervise the operation and the majority of the manpower .
Field workers will be assigned to gather relevant information about the
project .
Number of Professionals involved 3
Number of Production Workers 10
Field Workers 5
Resources
These are needed to make the project successful . If these are used and
implemented in the most correct manner , it is assured that the project
can be delivered on time and as expected by the client .
State-of-the-art Computers
State-of-the-art Machineries
A good source of detailed information
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