Casium \ka-zē-əm\
Noun
Company that provides content on management topics to business schools, publications and corporations. Focuses on salient facts and potential management lessons, as in business school cases. Emphasizes clarity through tight writing and concise charting.
Operations
Simple words, yet systematic research – that is what sets our marketing, finance, operations and management case studies apart. Targeted at non-experts, our cases explain state-of-the-art management concepts to readers who probably specialize in other fields. For example, by explaining finance to the marketing expert or operations to the accountant, we help expand their knowledge base and prepare them for new challenges as their careers progress.
How does batch production function for lingerie?
In this case study, the manufacturing process and supply chain complications for a given product category were analyzed and clarified. By focusing on all the stages from raw material procurement, operations scheduling, actual production and shipping, we acquainted readers with the complexities associated with managing large numbers of SKUs and numerous small production batches.
Airplane cookpits
The case dealt with a particular type of catering, inflight catering. We presented the particular difficulties of this business: preparing a large number of meals shortly before departure time and then delivering these meals in an efficient and timely manner. In two separate boxes, we looked at innovations on the product front and on the management process front (flight catering is a leader in mass customization).
Project management - The three O's
This operations case study provides an overview of how efficient planning and organized project management are critical in helping complex projects stay on time, within budget and on specifications. The case study also provides insight on state-of-the-art digital project management software, such as DCM or SCRUM.
