Rio Bravo IV - operations management case study Executive Summary: Packard Electric Corp. is a peaker in position and signal product distribution in the United States. They supposition they could do the same thing outside of the US so they opened a plant in Juarez‚ Mexico to manufacture harnesses for US and other foreign customers. At the beginning‚ however their results were really paltry. Probably‚ the about important issue was that none of the management had the necessary go across needed
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Question 1 RIO BRAVO IV – Situational Analysis Strengths Weaknesses • Leading producer of Power & Signal distribution products • Not favoured by Foreign markets • High quality producers • Time limitations – hastily equipped facilities • High level of experience in the production of wiring harnesses & Electrical components • Inexperienced human talent in senior positions • Good housekeeping • Language barrier • No understanding of customer needs expectations • The quality of the product
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lack of processes to be followed. 2.3 Project Management Technique 2.4 Change Management Top management did not include change management as part of their strategy when deciding to engage the company outside the US borders. The internal Rio Bravo IV management was not an cohesive team due to the haste it was created under. 2.5 Cultural Differences a) The differences in value systems‚ language problems and nationalities had a great effect on the team growth and performance. b) The fact
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Executive Summary: The report of the plant manager for RIO BRAVO IV‚ a subsidiary of Packed Electrical a division of General Motors identifies mistakes made by top management. These mistakes clearly indicate top management failure to use project management principles in starting up a new manufacturing branch. It also points out the learning outcomes when good efforts are placed at the right places and with the right human talent employed. In the new economy organizations have to focus on the customer
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Rio Bravo IV - Case Analysis Question 1. Are there any justifiable reasons for this response by NUMMI/Toyota people? Or was it just nit-picking? Yes‚ there are justifiable reasons. In the Japanese culture‚ quality is the one of the most important determinates in choosing a supplier. They had specific standards that they developed and applied throughout their entire organization‚ they expected the same from their supplier (Garbage in - Garbage out premise). They saw promise in Rio Bravo IV’s willingness
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Executive Summary: Packard Electric Corp. is a leader in power and signal product distribution in the United States. They thought they could do the same thing outside of the US so they opened a plant in Juarez‚ Mexico to manufacture harnesses for US and other foreign customers. At the beginning‚ however their results were very poor. Probably‚ the most important issue was that none of the management had the necessary experience needed for their managerial positions and hardly anyone spoke Spanish
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sex - according to authors Meric and Bravo? According to Meric and Bravo” harassment isn’t about sex but about power.” Sexual harassment is deliberate by the harasser‚ making someone uncomfortable gives them a sense power by causing the victim to feel powerless. Harassers who hold a racist as well as a sexist view tend to target women- especially women of color. A victim of sexual harassment is usually insecure about their job making them an easy target. In 2006 I was hired at a data center‚ primarily
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improve the health‚ safety‚ and working conditions of our people. The Technology & Innovation (T&I) group provides world class technology services to Rio Tinto’s product groups and businesses. It also advises Rio Tinto’s executive Management. T&I is made up of technology centres that identify‚ share and implement leading practice across Rio Tinto. The centres each have responsibility for different areas of mine technology‚ which include mining‚ asset management‚ strategic production planning
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Gangs have always been a challenge to a states government. In Rio de Janeiro slums have always been dangerous because of the amount of the amount of gang members going around with guns‚ knives and many other weapons. There are many ways to understand these gangs; many believe that they do it for respect while others believe they do it because they have no other choice. In the movie “City of God” we can see the lives of many gang members that live in the slums. With many different sociologist perspectives
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in Student Version Copyright 2010 8/24/09 by FACHE RIO GRANDE MEDICAL CENTER Cost Allocation Concepts This case focuses on cost allocation concepts‚ specifically the fairness and incentives created by a new allocation system applied to a department that is moving to a new‚ stand-alone facility. The primary thrust of the case is qualitative
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