In the context of the delicate situation of a small soft drink company founded a couple of years previously by two young Valencians, this case presents a varied set of factors that make the company's owners wonder whether they should continue with the business or not. The case offers a good teaching opportunity for practicing the collection of relevant but simple information, and for applying useful methodologies for the analysis of business situ...

In 1991, Enasa, a state-owned company that designed and produced trucks and heavy vehicles, was sold by its owner, INI, to an Italian company.The general management of the purchasing company stated that it was considering whether or not to continue with the development of the Truck of the Future, as well as tryinig to determine what could be gotten out of this project. The dilemma that the company faced was the following: Should the product, of w...

This technical note describes the three inspection techniques in the field of quality assurance to reach the goal of conformation to specifications. They are: Judgement Inspection (High Reliability and Sampling), Process Inspection and Source Inspection. Tables, references, examples.

The application of a just-in-time (JIT) system to a line of medical products is evaluated. Themes to discuss include: lay-out, Kan-ban's, production level, diversification of operators and the application of SMED techniques. There is a follow-on (B) case.