Republic Republic of the Philippines NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOO!Y C"b"n"tu"n Cit# COE!E OF EN!INEERIN!
CASE 2: R.E. CONSTRUCTION: It’s Now or Never ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
SUBMITTED BY: ESTEFANIE $ARIE D% TORRES &CSE'(D
)hen En*inee+ Ro,eo Est"billo -nishe. his Ci/il En*inee+in* cou+se "t $"pu" Institute of Technolo*#0 he too1 the bo"+. e2",in"tion "n. p"sse. it in 3453% )"ntin* to st"+t in.epen.entl#0 he 6ent b"c1 to his ho,eto6n 7S"nti"*o Cit#8 to o+*"ni9e his o6n const+uction -+,% In his -+st fe6 #e"+s of ope+"tion0 he "ccepte. cont+"cts fo+ the const+uction of +esi.enti"l houses% As he *"ine. e2pe+ience0 his clients *+e6 in nu,be+0 "n. e/en the ,ost p+o,inent pe+sons in the p+o/ince of Is"bel" "/"ile. of his se+/ices% At the st"+t0 he hi+e. t6o "ssist"nts to help hi, in his ."il# +outine "s " cont+"cto+% One of the t6o "ssist"nts0 $+% Sil/ino S"nti"*o0 6"s " thi+. #e"+ ci/il en*inee+in* stu.ent 6ho h". stoppe. schoolin* .ue to -n"nci"l .i:culties% His ,"in t"s1 6"s " .+"fts,"n% His .ut# 6"s to p+o.uce "ll .ocu,ents +el"tin* to the ph#sic"l +e;ui+e,ents of the /"+ious cont+"cts ente+e. into b# his boss%
A,on*0 these .ocu,ents "+e the buil.in* pl"n0
speci-c"tions0 bill of ,"te+i"ls0 buil.in* pe+,it0 etc% his "..ition"l .ut# 6"s to "ssist En*inee+ Est"billo in supe+/isin* the fo+e,en "n. 6o+1e+s "t the /"+ious const+uction sites% The secon. "ssist"nt0 $+% Ro,ulo $","+il0 6"s "ssi*ne. to coo+.in"te pu+ch"sin* boo11eepin*0 "n. othe+ +el"te. ".,inist+"ti/e "cti/ities%
At the thi+. #e"+ of ope+"tions0 En*inee+ Est"billo 6"s "l+e".# .i+ectin* ope+"tions in his ne6l# const+ucte. o:ce insi.e his +esi.enti"l co,poun.% &# this ti,e0 t6o ,o+e fe,"le e,plo#ees 6e+e hi+e. to "ssist in the /"+ious t"s1s pe+fo+,e. in the o:ce% &# 344<0 En*inee+ Est"billo +e/ie6e. his co,p"n#=s p"#+oll% It in.ic"te. th"t he h"s in his e,plo# si2 full ti,e ci/il en*inee+s0 t6o .+"fts,en0 ten ".,inist+"ti/e pe+sonnel0 one ,essen*e+ "n. one secu+it# *u"+.% The fo+e,en "n. l"bo+e+s 6o+1in* "t the /"+ious p+o>ects 6e+e cont+"ctu"l% &# June 344?0 En*inee+ Est"billo felt th"t business 6"s continuousl# *+o6in*0 so he 6ill h"/e to secu+e the se+/ices of fou+ ci/il en*inee+s on " full'ti,e b"sis% As he 6"s .i+ectl# supe+/isin* "ll ope+"tions0 he no6 feels th"t he ,"# not be "ble to pe+fo+, his functions e@ecti/el# if he 6ill push th+ou*h 6ith the pl"n% He 6"nts to ,"1e " .ecision0 but he is "pp+ehensi/e% He thin1s ope+"tions "+e no6 ,o+e co,ple2 th"t .ecision',"1in* ,ust be " little scienti-c% )ith this thou*ht0 he pon.e+e. on ho6 he 6ill *o "bout sol/in* the p+oble,%
I.
PROBLEM
A.
Major Pro!e"
Does En*inee+ Est"billo h"/e to secu+e the se+/ices of fou+ "..ition"l ci/il en*inee+s on " full'ti,e b"sis
B.
M#$or Pro!e"
If he .eci.e. to push th+ou*h 6ith the pl"n of "..in* fou+ full'ti,e ci/il en*inee+s0 6ill he be "ble to pe+fo+, his functions e@ecti/el#
II.
OB%ECTI&ES
A.
Major
$"1e " .ecision 6hethe+ to e,plo# fou+ full'ti,e ci/il en*inee+s o+ not%
B.
M#$or
Afte+ ,"1in* " .ecision0 st+i/e ,o+e to be "ble to pe+fo+, his functions e@ecti/el#%
III.
ANALYSIS
Areas o' Co$s#(erat#o$s: ).
De"a$(
B
E2te+n"l the nu,be+ of clients 6ho .e,"n. "n. "/"il of the se+/ices
of En*inee+ Est"billo=s const+uction -+, B
Inte+n"l the .e,"n. fo+ ,o+e ,"npo6e+ to pe+fo+, "ll the t"s1s "n.
ope+"tions in the -+, to se+/e "ll the nee.s of the clients
2.
Co"*et#t#o$
B
E2te+n"l "ll othe+ const+uction -+,s especi"ll# those th"t "+e loc"te.
in his ho,eto6n B
Inte+n"l "ll of his e,plo#ees 6ho "+e st+i/in* fo+ hi*he+ position "n.
s"l"+#
+.
C,rre$t Stat,s
B
E2te+n"l the co,p"n#=s p+o,inence in the const+uction in.ust+#
B
Inte+n"l En*inee+ Est"billo=s cu++ent st"tus "s the o6ne+ of "
const+uction -+, p"+ticul"+l# his co,petence in his 6o+1
-.
Poss#!e Ear$#$
B
E2te+n"l the ,one# th"t the co,p"n# 6ill possibl# *"in if he .eci.e.
to ".. fou+ full'ti,e ci/il en*inee+s B
Inte+n"l the e@ect of "..in* fou+ full'ti,e ci/il en*inee+s in the 6"*e
of othe+ e,plo#ees
I&.
SUGGESTED COURSES O/ ACTION
Afte+ "n"l#sin* the situ"tion of En*inee+ Ro,eo Est"billo0 6e su**est th"t he0 bein* the o6ne+ of his o6n const+uction -+,0 shoul. -+st enh"nce his .ecision',"1in* s1ill in o+.e+ to ,"1e his business ,o+e e:cientl# ope+"tion"l% As the he". of " continuousl# *+o6in* co,p"n#0 he shoul. be co,petent enou*h to 1no6 6h"t "ction to t"1e in "n# ci+cu,st"nces% To help En*inee+ Est"billo in the p+ocess of .ecision ,"1in*0 the "n"l#sis ,entione. in p"+t III of this c"se "n"l#sis p+o/i.es .i@e+ent "+e"s of consi.e+"tion 6he+e he c"n focus hi,self to 1no6 6h"t cou+ses of "ction to .o in the futu+e%
&.
CONCLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
&"se. on the sto+# of En*inee+ Ro,eo Est"billo0 th"t " *+e"t le".e+ ,ust not onl# 1no6 ho6 to pl"# " *",e s"fel# but ,ust "lso 1no6 6hen to t"1e +is1s to be "ble to see 6h"t=s the+e outsi.e the boun."+ies% He ,ust be e2ible "n. 1no6le.*e"ble enou*h to h"n.le "n# situ"tions% A le".e+ is " ,"n of 6ise .ecisions%
$"1in* " .ecision is bein* one step close+ to the *o"l so he+e "+e so,e of the +eco,,en."tions consi.e+e. "%
En*+% Est"billo shoul. t"1e "n "ction no6 "n. .eci.e to e,plo# fou+
"..ition"l full'ti,e ci/il en*inee+s% As his co,p"n# *+o6s0 the ope+"tions beco,e co,ple2 so it is >ust +e"son"ble to hi+e ,o+e e,plo#ees% b%
To fu+the+ *"in 1no6le.*e "n. to pe+fo+, his functions ,o+e
e@ecti/el#0 6hile ,"n"*in* his o6n business0 he shoul. pu+sue the $"ste+=s De*+ee of Ci/il En*inee+in* cou+se%
Re'ere$0e: Ren"nte "pi9 COO'P+o>ect En*inee+ ne6')"# Re"lt# G e"sin*
Republic of the Philippines NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOO!Y C"b"n"tu"n Cit# COE!E OF EN!INEERIN!
CASE +: MOTORBUS COMPANY: 1,e Sera Sera ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
SUBMITTED BY: ESTEFANIE $ARIE D% TORRES &CSE'(D
EECUTI&E SUMMARY The $OTOR&US Co,p"n# ue Se+" Se+" is " +oute of bus f+o, $"nil" /i" Is"bel"% ue Se+" Se+" ,e"ns )h"t 6ill be0 6ill be% En*inee+ He+,o*enes Anchet"h"s >ust +ecei/e. his "ppoint,ent p"pe+s f+o, his ne6 i,,e.i"te supe+io+0 the Vice'P+esi.ent fo+ Ope+"tionsK he h"s been p+o,ote. f+o, Assist"nt $"n"*e+ to $"n"*e+ of the $"inten"nce Dep"+t,ent% Afte+ con*+"tul"tin* hi, f+o, his p+o,otion0 his boss *"/e hi, " /e+b"l .i+ecti/e th"t he shoul. put so,e o+.e+ in his .ep"+t,ent "n. ,"1e "n. ,"1e it 6o+1 in the ,ost e@ecti/e "n. e:cient ,"nne+ "s possible 6ithout ince+titu.e% En*ninee+ Anchet" h"s >ust p"sse. the bo"+. e2",in"tion fo+ $ech"nic"l En*inee+in* 6hen he >oine. $oto+bus Co,p"n# in 344(% &# June 344L0 he info+,e. his fo+,e+ cl"ss,"tes "t the Uni/e+sit# of S"nto To,"s th"t he h"s p+o,ote. "s Assist"nt $"n"*e+ fo+ $"inten"nce% He h". p+o,ote. f+o, Assist"nt $"n"*e+ to $"n"*e+ 6hen En*inee+ !"u.encio I.ucti/o0 6ho in tu+n to be "t ?M #e"+s ol.% Afte+ the "pp+o/"l f+o, VP fo+ ope+"tions0 the ne2t ."# "fte+ the "pp+o/"l of En*inee+ In.ucti/o +eti+e,ent0 En*inee+ Anchet" +ecei/e. "n "ppoint,ent p"pe+s p+o,otin* hi, to be " $"n"*e+% &# the ti,e on his .ut# "s " ,"n"*e+ he inspect the sto+"*e +oo, "n. he foun. the une/en suppl# of p"+ts% So,e p"+ts 6e+e in e2cessi/e ;u"ntities "n. so,e
i,po+t"nt ones 6e+e in".e;u"tel# stoc1e. "n. the co+ne+ +oo, cont"ins " bi* /olu,e of obsolete p"+ts% The p+oble, no6 is th"t ho6 he h"n.le the ope+"tion ,ost e@ecti/el# 6hen he=s >ust ne6 to his >ob0 6hile the+e "+e L ,o+e buses "..e. in the +oute fo+ 3 buses 6ill se+/icin* the /"+ious +outes "ssi*ne. to $oto+bus Co,p"n#%
CASE BAC3GROUND En*inee+ He+,o*enes Anchet" "s " $ech"nic"l En*inee+in* !+".u"te he then 6o+1 in " $oto+bus Co,p"n# "s Assist"nt $"n"*e+ of $"inten"nce Dep"+t,ent% &# the #e"+ 344( 6hen he >oine. the $oto+bus Co,p"n#0 he p"sse. the &o"+. E2",in"tion fo+ $ech"nic"l En*inee+in* cou+se% He then info+,e. his fo+,e+ cl"ss ,"te f+o, Uni/e+sit# of S"nto To,"s b# #e"+ 344L "s he p+o,ote. Assist"nt $"n"*e+ fo+ $"inten"nce% The fo+,e+ $"n"*e+ of the Dep"+t,ent En*inee+ !"u.encio In.ucti/o0 >oine. the co,p"n# since it st"+te. the ope+"tions in 3454% A tot"l of ten buses be*"n pl#in* the $"nil"'Is"bel" +oute% A ,"inten"nce unit 6"s put up the $"nil" in S",p"loc% Anothe+ unit se+/es the Il"*"n0 Is"bel" te+,in"l% E"ch unit h"s " full'ti,e ,ech"nic "n. one "ssist"nt% )hen " co,p"n# bus co,es in fo+ +ep"i+0 the ,ech"nic .i"*noses the /"+ious "uto,oti/e s#ste,s in the bus "n. l"te+ p+o.uces " list of p"+ts nee.in* +epl"ce,ent% The ,ech"nic sen.s the list to En*inee+ In.ucti/o0 6ho0 in tu+n0 fo+6"+.s the s",e to the co,p"n# "ccount"nt fo+ "pp+o/"l of the pu+ch"se +e;uest% Often ti,es0 En*inee+ In.ucti/o pe+fo+,s the "ctu"l pu+ch"sin* hi,self% "te+0 he sen.s the pu+ch"se. ite,s to the ,ech"nic 6ho ,".e the +e;uest% The ,"inten"nce units 6e+e
ope+"tin* no+,"ll# until < ne6 buses 6e+e p+ocu+e. b# the co,p"n# in 344(% Since then0 e/e+# ,"inten"nce 6"s so bus# th"t the# th+e"tene. to ;uit thei+ >obs unless "..ition"l ,ech"nics "n. "ssist"nts 6e+e +ec+uite.% &# the en. of 344(0 e"ch unit h"s " pe+sonnel co,ple,ent of L ,ech"nics "n. L "ssist"nts% &ut 6ith cu++ent .e/elop,ents0 the ol. ,etho. of pu+ch"sin* 6"s not i,p+o/e.% Pu+ch"se +e;uest st"+te. to e,b+oile.0 the -le en.o+se. beco,es .isc+eet% $ech"nic "n. .+i/e+s be*"n co,pl"inin* to the VP fo+ Ope+"tions "bout the .el"#s in the .eli/e+# of nee.e. p"+ts%
The VP 7Vice'P+esi.ent8 fo+ Ope+"tions i,,e.i"tel# sent " note to En*inee+ In.ucti/o o+.e+in* th"t the p+oble, shoul. be +esol/e. i,,e.i"tel#% En*inee+ In.ucti/o 6"s h"+. p+esse. "n. he coul. not o@e+ "n i,,e.i"te solution% The ne2t ."#0 En*inee+ In.ucti/o info+,e. the VP fo+ Ope+"tions th"t he is +e;uestin* fo+ the "pp+o/"l of his "pplic"tion fo+ +eti+e,ent "s he is "l+e".# ?M #e"+s ol.% The VP fo+6"+.e. the +e;uest to the P+esi.ent 6ith "n en.o+se,ent >ustif#in* the +e;uest% On the s",e ."#0 the +e;uest fo+ +eti+e,ent 6"s "pp+o/e.% The ne2t ."#0 En*inee+ Anchet" +ecei/e. his "ppoint,ent p"pe+s p+o,otin* hi, to $"n"*e+% Du+in* his -+st "ppoint,ent "s " $"n"*e+ the -+st thin* En*inee+ Anchet" .i. 6"s to inspect the sto+"*e +oo, fo+ p"+ts% He foun. out th"t the +oo, 6"s full of une/en suppl# of p"+ts% So,e p"+ts 6e+e of e2cessi/e ;u"ntities0 6hile so,e i,po+t"nt ones 6e+e in".e;u"tel# stoc1e.% A co+ne+ of the +oo, cont"ins " bi* /olu,e of obsolete p"+ts% At the en. of the ."#0 En*inee+ Anchet" 6"s info+,e. b# the VP th"t the co,p"n# 6ill be -el.in* "n "..ition"l L ne6 buses 6ithin ( ."#s% This 6ill ,e"n th"t b# ne2t ,onth "bout 3 buses 6ill be se+/icin* the /"+ious +outes
"ssi*ne. to $oto+bus Co,p"n#% En*inee+ Anchet" is no6 ,ullin* o/e+ ho6 he 6ill ,"1e the ope+"tions of his .ep"+t,ent "s e:cient "n. e@ecti/e "s possible%
ANALYSIS )h"t 6ill be0 6ill be0 this is the ,e"nin* of ue Se+" Se+" 6"s .e+i/e. f+o, " Sp"nish son* % So0 this is the 6o+. th"t +e"ll# bin.s in his ,in. 6ith the luc1 th"t c",e up 6ith En*inee+ He+,o*enes Anchet" th"t he bec",e "ppointe. Assist"nt $"n"*e+ to $"n"*e+% Fo+ th"t c"se it 6ill h"ppen so,e."# in "./"nce th"t En*inee+ Anchet" 6ill beco,e the $"n"*e+ of the $oto+bus Co,p"n# "n. th"t 6h"t 6ill be h"ppene. "fte+ the +eti+e,ent of En*inee+ !"u.encio In.ucti/o% Fo+ 6h"t h"ppene. to En*inee+ Anchet" is " ti,e of luc1 th"t he 1ne6 so,e."# he 6ill beco,e " $"n"*e+ fo+ the 6o+1 " *oo. Assist"nt $"n"*e+ so the co,p"n# P+esi.ent t+uste. hi, so ,uch th"t he 6ill be the ne2t to be "ppointe. "s " $"n"*e+ of $"inten"nce Dep"+t,ent bec"use he "l+e".# 1ne6 ho6 to +un "n. ope+"te the business pe+t"inin* to $oto+bus Co,p"n# ,ost e@ecti/el# in *oo. se+/ice% As " ne6 "ppointe. $"n"*e+ En*inee+ Anchet" 6o+1 lite+"ll# honest in his -el. of 6o+1 so th"t the VP fo+ Ope+"tions t+uste. hi, "n. fo+ th"t ti,e0 the co,p"n# 6ill be -el.in* of L ne6 "..ition"l buses% This ,e"ns th"t the business 6"s 1eep on *+o6in* fo+ the P+esi.ent put the t+ust on En*inee+ Anchet" to h"n.le the ope+"tions to ,"1e e:cient "n. *oo. se+/ice fo+ the /"+ious +outes usin* 3 buses "ssi*ne. to $oto+bus Co,p"n#% This is 6h"t +e"ll# the "n"l#sis th"t En*inee+ Anchet" is " successful upon .oin* his Job
ALTERNATI&E SOLUTION
Fo+ En*inee+ Anchet" since he=s >ust ne6 on the >ob "s "ppointe. $"n"*e+0 he ,ust pon.e+e. on focusin* in the ope+"tions of the $oto+bus Co,p"n# to be ".e;u"te enou*h to 6o+1 6ith it e:cient "n. ,o+e e@ecti/e bus se+/icin* th+ou*h the Philippines% As " ,"n"*e+ he ,ust nee. to 1no6 the e,plo#ee un.e+ his supe+/ision li1e ,ech"nic0 "ssist"nt th"t the# ,i*ht 6o+1 6ith no othe+ +e"sons fo+ the, to *i/e thei+ suppo+t to the co,p"n#% This is >ust *i/in* hi, the i.e" th"t he nee. " bette+ e,plo#ee 6hich h"s no othe+ "lte+n"ti/es >ust to 6o+1 6ith the co,p"n# 6ith thei+ full ti,e b"sis% Fo+ th"t +e"son the# ,"# 6o+1 e:cientl# if the# 6o+1 to*ethe+ in helpin* e"ch othe+ in the co,p"n# to suppo+t thei+ nee.s to h"/e " bette+ foun."tion of $oto+bus business inf+"st+uctu+e% The# ,ust con.uct "n "..ition"l t+"inin* fo+ the ne6 e,plo#ee th"t the# ,"# hi+e0 >ust to ,"1e su+e th"t the bus +oute 6ill .o " bette+ se+/ice in t+"/ellin* b"c1 to b"c1 to its .estin"tions% The ,ech"nic shoul. h"/e thei+ suppo+t "s ,"inten"nce th"t e/e+# unit ,ust be chec1e. befo+e the# ,o/e on to thei+ .estin"tions% )h"t 6ill be0 6ill be0 th"t =s the the,e th"t this co,p"n# "pp"+entl# s#,boli9e.% The .ete+,in"tion of continuous focus on the >ob is the best thin* to .o%
CONCLUSION4RECOMMENDATION
The+e #ou c"n see to it th"t the business sho6n "n inc+e"se in nu,be+s of buses "n. s",e "s usu"l 6ith the p+o-t the# 6ill "lso *"in " bette+ th"n 6h"t the# h". +ecentl# 6hen En*inee+ In.ucti/o=s in ch"+*e 6ith the $"n"*e,ent of the $oto+bus Co,p"n#%
Asi.e f+o, th"t0 6hen En*inee+ Anchet" is "ppointe. "s " ne6 $"n"*e+ he=s no6 on his 6"# to ,"1e " .ecision li1e " +e"l boss of the co,p"n#0 fo+ th"t c"se his o+.e+ is the 6"# th"t the P+esi.ent of Ope+"tions 6ill be +especte.% Fo+ the P+esi.ent 1ne6 th"t he is "n honest ,"n"*e+ to be "ppointe. to h"n.le the ope+"tions pe+t"inin* 6ith the $"inten"nce Dep"+t,ent% Fu+the+,o+e0 I +eco,,en. th"t the# ,ust nee. "nothe+ hi+e. of ne6 e,plo#ee since the "..ition of " < ne6 buses to be "..e. on the +oute "ssi*ne. to $oto+bus Co,p"n#% No one shoul. be "ble to ;uit0 th"t he ,ust nee. to con/ince his e,plo#ee un.e+ his supe+/ision "s " +esult of " *oo. pe+fo+,"nce in the p"+t of " 6o+1fo+ce%
Re'ere$0e: !ERONI$O F% ASONA En*inee+ III0 &AC'Ch"i+,"n DP)H'&ul"c"n Fi+st Dist+ict En*inee+in* O:ce
