CLEP Principles of Management case studies
CLEP Principles of Management · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CLEP Principles of Management exam is one of the College Board's CLEP subject examinations, offered through the College Board's CLEP program, whose public site is at clep.collegeboard.org. CLEP exams are designed so that a student can earn college credit by demonstrating introductory college-level knowledge in a subject, and this particular title maps to a one-semester introductory management course. The CLEP Principles of Management case studies are 5 cases and about 3,293 words.
1Scaling the Family Bakery Without Losing the Craft
Hartwell Bakery opened in 1994 and now runs three retail locations with 180 employees and 14 million in annual sales. Founder Elena Hartwell still approves every purchase over 500, personally interviews every hire, and reviews daily production plans.
681 words, about 3 min2The ERP That Won't Quit
Midstate Distributors, a 60 million regional wholesaler with 400 employees, is two years into a company-wide ERP implementation. The original budget was 3.2 million; 4.7 million has been spent and the system is 14 months late.
659 words, about 3 min3The Credit Union's Approval Bottleneck
Riverview Credit Union operates six branches and employs 95 people. The vice president of branch operations directly supervises 14 people: six branch managers, four loan officers, three support specialists, and a marketing coordinator.
667 words, about 3 min4The Plant That Pays Well and Still Loses People
Apex Plastics employs 320 unionized workers at a single plant. Base pay sits at the 85th percentile for the local manufacturing market, yet first-year turnover is 22% and absenteeism is 9.5%, more than double the industry average.
634 words, about 3 min5The Franchise Scorecard That Arrives Too Late
Verde Kitchen operates 22 fast-casual restaurants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Monthly profit-and-loss statements reach store managers 18 days after month-end, and weekly food-cost variance reports arrive about 10 days late.
652 words, about 3 min