Bridgeton Industries Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant The union has worked with us and has even led in cost reduction programs. Now corporate is talking about outsourcing additional products. What more can we do to keep the business? mike lewis‚ plant manager The Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant (ACF) was the original plant site for Bridgeton Industries‚ a major supplier of components for the domestic automotive industry. The history of the
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Tyre Recycling : The New Business on the Block Wednesday‚ 31 March 2010 00:00 Nimesh Sharma Opportunities - Manufacturing ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form User Rating: / 174 PoorBest Bottom of Form The number of vehicles hitting the roads is increasing everyday and so is the number of tyres. There is a business opportunity up for grabs and it’s in recycling them. With more than 33 million vehicles added to the Indian roads in last three years‚ can you guess
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environment for Bridgeton as well as the cost accounting system currently in use. Bridgeton Industries was a major supplier of components for the US domestic automotive industry. Initially‚ competition in this market was limited‚ and with the growing automobile industry Bridgeton Industries sold most of their production from the Automotive Component & Fabrication(ACF) plant to the Big-Three domestic automobile manufacturers. Their main competition was from other local suppliers and their own
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Duncan Industries: President: Mark Duncan Manufacture: Surface automotive hoists (product used by garage‚ service station & other repair shops to lift cars for servicing. Marketing Manager: Pierre Gagnon prepared a feasibility report which outlines Market opportunities in the European Union & entry options available. Mark Duncan thought process: 1. Not sure if his company is ready for this move. 2. Believed with more effort sales in US can
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1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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Bridgeton Industries: Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant By: Saurabh Saxena In 1985‚ Bridgeton Industries‚ a major supplier to Big-Three domestic automobile manufacturers‚ is facing a competitive environment with advent of foreign competition and rising gasoline prices‚ leading to shrinking pool of production contracts. Bridgeton reacts by closing ACF diesel engine plant and hiring strategic consulting firm to classify their products on competitive
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light) and off-the-road Tyres (OTR) tyres. Over 50% of the Indian re-treading industry is fragmented and lies with numerous un-organised participants. Organised participation in re-treading is limited in India to a few participants like the Elgi group‚ Midas Rubber‚ Indag Rubber Limited and Vamshi Rubber Limited‚ and some tyre manufacturers like MRF‚ Apollo and JK tyres. 3. The project envisages establishing a most modern plant for the manufacture of Pre cured Tread Rubber and other retreading materials
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| | | | | | 1. BACKGROUND Bridgton Industries owns and operates an Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF). The valuation of the products produced by ACF is based on their respective degree of cost competitiveness. Products that have a cost equal to or lower than competitors’ manufacturing cost are considered to
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the competitive environment Bridgeton faces? What was Bridgeton’s response? Bridgeton is facing stiff competitive pressure due to a shrinking market demand. Bridgeton sells primarily to the big three domestic automakers and starting in 1985 the Automotive Component & Fabrication plant (ACF) started to feel the loss of domestic market share. Bridgeton’s management inaccurately anticipated a continued growth in the fuel-efficient diesel engines market in the mid-1970s. In response to the external pressures
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Comprehensive Case Muffler Magic I. The following are the three top recommendations that I would offer to Ron Brown in regards to recruiting‚ selection‚ and training: a. I would recommend that the recruitment of employees aggressively targets individuals at all levels. For novice technicians‚ I recommend the local high school automotive shops and high school grads for entry level positions. At this level‚ you are targeting the individuals who are considering the field of automotive repair. They
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