Case #14 : Southern Discomfort * สรุปเนื้อหา Jim Malesckowski จำได้ถึงสายที่โทรเข้ามาเมื่อสองอาทิตย์ที่แล้วราวกับว่าเขาเพิ ่งวางสายไป Jack Ripon หัวหน้าและ CEO กล่าวว่า “ฉันเพิ่งอ่านการวิเคราะห์และฉันต้องการให้คุณลงไปที่ Mexico” คำพูดนี้ก้องอยู่ในหูเขา “คุณก็รู้ว่าเราไม่สามารถตั้งโรงงานใน Oconomo ได้อีกต่อไป ต้นทุนนั้นสูงมาก ดังนั้นให้คุณไปที่นั่น ตรวจสอบว่า operational costs เป็นเท่าไหร่ ถ้าเราจะต้องย้าย และรายงานกลับมาที่ผมภายในหนึ่งอาทิตย์” ณ ขณะนั้น Jim รู้สึกเหมือนมีดมาปักอยู่ที่ตัวเขาแถวๆใต้ซี่โครง
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UB Assignment #3: Southern Discomfort Force-field analysis SHERESE PHILANNIE WILLIAMS Force-Field Analysis: Driving Forces (Pro’s) Restraining Forces (Con’s) Questions 1. What forces for change are evident at the Oconomo plant? Jack Ripon the chief executive officer of the Oconomo plant is concerned about the high operational cost‚ he wanted to decrease the operational cost to keep the profit for the company‚ and he planned to establish another plant where the operational cost could be
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CASE FOR CRITICAL ANALYSIS SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT Jim Malesckowski remembers the call of two weeks ago as if he just put down the telephone receiver. “I just read your analysis and I want you to get down to Mexico right away‚” Jack Ripon‚ his boss and chief executive officer‚ had blurted in his ear. “You know we can’t make the plant in Oconomo work anymore—the costs are just too high. So go down there‚ check out what our operational costs would be if we move‚ and report back to me in a week.” At that
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Southern Discomfort Summary: Jim Malesckowski received a call from his boss‚ who wanted him to go to Mexico and determine some figures for their manufacturing company. Their present plant is in Oconomo‚ Wisconsin‚ where they employ 520 people. Oconomo is a small town of just under 10‚000 people and jobs are limited‚ so the company provides some help to their poor economy. Jim’s boss is thinking about moving the plant into Mexico where he could cut costs dramatically‚ saving the company
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Southern Discomfort Case Analysis Jim Malesckowski remembers the call of two weeks ago as if he just put down the telephone receiver: “I just read your analysis and I want you to get down to Mexico right away‚” Jack Ripon‚ his boss and chief executive officer‚ had blurted in his ear. “You know we can’t make the plant in Oconomo work anymore‚ the costs are just too high. So go down there‚ check out what our operational costs would be if we move‚ and report back to me in a week.” At that moment‚ Jim
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Southern Discomfort April 20‚ 2013 Michael Miklus Upper Iowa University Case questions for the Southern Discomfort 1. Should the company go ahead with the move to Mexico or try one more time to work things out in the Oconomo facility? Support your position. Because of the long history / relationship with the local community in Oconomo the company has the responsibility of attempting one last time to work things out with the local union. If‚ after the last attempt
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Statement of the Problem * ROI has been low * Employees resistant to change Objectives * Increase ROI through reduction of cost * Get better revenue by improving product and price * Gain trust of Union workers External Assessment Internal Environment Assessment | Opportunities 1. Improve product 2. Create a new line | Threats 1. Get a more competitive price vs other manufacturers | Strengths 1. Company has been operating
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CASE FOR ANALYSIS ~ SHOE CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS OVERVIEW: This case deals with a manufacturer of women’s shoes that purposely changes styles frequently to take advantage of the flexibility of a small organization. However‚ decision making in the organization follows such a convoluted pattern that conflict is a given. Work flow needs to be re-examined‚ and adjusted for efficiency. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS TO ASSIGN: 1. Analyze organizational structure. 2. What suggestions do you have for improvement
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Introduction Southern Company is one of the largest generators of electricity in American‚ serving the Southeastern United States for more than 100 years with clean‚ safe‚ reliable and affordable electricity. Its four subsidiaries: Georgia Power‚ Alabama Power‚ Mississippi Power and Florida Power‚ provide retail electric service to 4.4 million customers. This holding company’s operations cover all phases of the electric utility business capacity‚ as well as fiber optics and wireless communications
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The basis of the opposition to the Brown decision as expressed in The Southern Manifesto is the abuse of the judicial power towards race. The Supreme Court “[exercised] their naked judicial power and substituted their personal political and social ideas for the established law of the land.” The Supreme Court basically overruled the authority and took away state rights about the segregation of schools; furthermore‚ this means the Supreme Court was in theory not following the laws of the Constitution
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