Alma Electronics: I'Ll Dream of You

Republic of the Philippines

Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology

Cabanatuan City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

CASE I

Alma Electronics: I’ll Dream of You

By:

Olsen A. Legaspi

BSCE 3 - A

INTRODUCTION

Mr. Andy Mallari opened a small shop selling transistor radios in 1979. The demand for electronic parts made him carry a wide assortment of parts that are used in the assembly and maintenance of radios, tape recorders, amplifiers, and various related appliances. Mr. Mallari’s perspective has changed drastically after he classmate Estelito Chan appliance assembly plant in Manila. He indicated that he but rather as a subcontractor for a large assembly plant. Mr. Mallari thinks that he can follow the footsteps of his friend. Mr. Mallari has three sons, all belonging to the top ten in their respective classes. He thinks all three have the potential to help him realize his dream of establishing his own assembly plant. His immediate concern now is to identify the right college courses for his children.

In order to fulfill Mr. Mallari’s dream business, it really requires who are related to him by blood and equipped with educational and technical-know-how which is related to electronics. Besides, he is not getting younger anymore. Mr. Mallari would start investing in taking risks to make his dream business come true.

It has been said that Mr. Mallari has three sons, and all of them have the potentials to help him realize his dream of establishing his own assembly plant. But, his siblings’ interests and course preferences should take into considerations in connection at the given case. Maybe, one of them will be opted to take an engineering course in college while the remaining two of his sons would go for education or medical allied courses. No one knows of their sons’ interests. It would be very hard for Mr. Mallari to force all of his three sons to take courses in college of his own preference and not of their sons.

In reference to the give scenario,...