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The situation requires a decision to repair a steam river boat, to substitute a diesel-powered boat, or to lease a diesel boat.

Discusses the development and operations of a small manufacturing and mail order company doing $3 million sales. L.L. Bean operates in violation of most reasonable business principles, but it is profitable and growing.

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Presents a simple example of a production planning problem amenable to analysis using linear programming.

Concerns management control at the divisional level, and the use of budgets.

Company has gone through a phase of uncontrolled expansion and is in a weakened financial condition.

Concerns a loan that has gone bad.

Organizational changes and implementation of one-year profit plan.

Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture.

Production setup of a successful home builder.

Break-even point analysis: incorporation of anticipated changes in accounting analysis.

Involves transfer pricing among three divisions of a company.

Centers on pricing, contribution to overhead, cost system.

A new credit department manager plans to set the tone of his department by reviewing marginal accounts.

A printing company, founded in 2000 as a one-man-job printing firm, is experiencing rapid growth together with a move and modernization of its facilities. Presents a problem in depreciation.

An accounting executive is appointed plant manager, his first major "line" assignment. The plant is to be operated on a decentralized basis, contrary to the company's other plans. Administrative problems are anticipated.

The vice president in charge of purchasing sends a letter to each of the company's 20 purchasing executives requesting that contracts made in excess of $10,000 be cleared with him prior to signing. The branches promise to cooperate, but no notices of negotiations are received by the head office.