Tim Adlington, president and owner of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (MML), had led the formation of a co-operative of mushroom growers with the purpose of increasing the members’ negotiation power and bypassing the intermediaries to sell directly to retailers. The decision to form this co-operative had not been finalized and there were many issues to consider. In the meantime, he and Ted Kuipers were finalizing an agreement to supply mushrooms to a .....more

This is a supplement of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (A), product number 9B06D014, in which Tim Adlington, president and owner of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (MML), must weight the advantages and disadvantages of forming a co-operative, as well as those of merging with Kuipers Farms Inc (Kuipers). An accident has just occurred at Kuipers, which has killed one of the owners and has incapacitated the farm. This not only puts the merger plans on hold .....more

Pro Organics is a major distributor of organic fresh food. The owner is faced with the decision of broadening the company's market and opening a second location. The owner must develop an expansion strategy to test and ensure the viability of success in the new market. The supplement Pro Organics (B), product 9B05M004 discusses how the owner must reevaluate the company's future direction in response to the possibility of a shrinking market .....more

The owner of Pro Organics, a major distributor of organic fresh food, must reevaluate the company's future direction in response to the possibility of a shrinking market and an increasing trend of industry consolidation. This is a supplement to Pro Organics (A), product 9B05M003.

Kameron Mills is building a plant and must decide which activities to crash and how to schedule its workers. This exercise provides a demonstration of critical path methodology.