The objective of these cases is to provide the student with an introduction to those types of handling problems encountered on a daily basis in industry.
Although these cases are very brief, they illustrate some commonly encountered operational and equipment oriented problems.
A solution for each of these cases can be derived in a minimum amount of time.
Ideally the cases will be used as points of discussion or assigned in groups as homework problems.
In a few of the situations presented, the full problem is not clearly defined and the student is challenged to solve whatever problems are apparent to him/her after studying the case.
Hopefully this approach will induce controversy, an essential element of the educational process.