This Case is about OPERATIONS
PUBLICATION DATE: May 30, 2011 PRODUCT #: W11307-HCB-ENG
The general manager of environmental and engineering services in a southwestern Ontario city is preparing a recommendation relating to the execution of “green bins” to accumulate organic wastes from city homes.
He should think about the costs to the citizen to execute this plan as well as other qualitative problems when making this choice. The case is written for an engineering economics unit in a general business class for engineering students as an introduction to public sector decision making.
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