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ABP Case Report On Sugar Bowl

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Abiola Ewedairo 2016-ME-5-18 ABP - Case Report on Sugar Bowl 1. Case Background 2. Problem statement 3. Objective 4. Data analysis 5. Alternative Analysis 6. Decision Criteria 7. Decision and alternative analysis 8. Recommendations 9. Action and Implementation Plan 1. Case Background: Shelby Givens is a recent business school graduate who returned home to Raleigh to help rescue her family's ailing bowling alley - Westlake Lanes. Prior to the transformation, Givens saw a downward spiral for Westlake Lanes scarcely earning any profits and the ability to sustain a healthy business was dwindling. Buoyed by her recently acquired management skills from the business school, Givens in March of 2010 was able to persuade the board of Westlake Bowling …show more content…

Alternative Analysis: Below are the alternatives available to Givens in order to help her make a decision: • Maintain the Bowling Alley • Sell the Bowl to prospective buyer and take job in New York • Take job in New York and hire a new experienced management to run Sugar Bowl 6. Decision Criteria: Below are the criteria that will inform her decision on which alternatives satisfies her objective: • Family Legacy • Profitability of the Bowl • Fulfilment and job satisfaction • Work-life balance • Debt payback • Long term prospect of the job and sustainability 7. Decision & Alternative Analysis: In below table, the decision analysis is weight against the alternatives available to her: Maintain Status Quo Sell Sugar Bowl and take up new job Take up new job and offer employ a new management Family Legacy 5 1

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