The Case of the Plant Relocation By Karen Musalo Production costs are rising. Your company can make more money for shareholders by relocating your plants to a country with lower labour costs and fewer regulations. You are the chief executive of Electrocorp‚ an electronics company‚ which makes the onboard computer components for automobiles. In your production plants‚ complex hydrocarbon solvents are used to clean the chips and other parts that go into the computer components. Some of the solvents
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The case of the plant relocation Options Continue operations in US Move operations to Mexico Move operations to Philippines Move operations to South Africa Facts ( Manufacturing of computer components for automobiles.) Complex hydro-carbons used to clean chips and other parts. Solvent carcinogens must be handled with extreme care. Strike of union workers to raise wages. High wages i.e. $15/hour Safety regulations increasing cost of production. Environmental regulations increasing
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THE CASE OF THE PLANT RELOCATION INTRO TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY January 5‚ 2006 During this day and age when people want it now and want it fast‚ one can only envision how to make the fast honest buck. Given the situation with shareholders demanding a higher return on their investment‚ the only feasible solution is to relocate certain facilities to give the company a chance to survive. With unions wanting more money and United States regulations becoming stricter; if there are other alternatives
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Case Memo #2 In this assignment‚ students will read and analyze a case study. In response to the case study‚ students will write an analysis in business memo format‚ addressed to the Board of Directors for the company. The memo is written by the student acting as a hired consultant for the company. The case study to be analyzed‚ The Case of Plant Relocation‚ is attached. By completing this assignment‚ students will meet the outcome(s): identify ethical issues that arise in domestic and
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ANALYSIS OF FACILITY RELOCATION STRATEGIES THE CRITERIA FOR ANALYSING RELOCATION STRATEGIES IN THE NEW ECONOMY Author: Tafadzwa Magejo‚ MSc MSOM (UZ)‚ BTech (Hons) Prod Eng‚ GradZweIE Softex Tissue Products 202 Seke rd graniteside Harare Mobile: +263 11 455 916 Tel: +263 4 770097 ext Email: tmagejo@artcorp.co.zw‚ tmagejo@yahoo.co.uk Abstract This paper presents an analysis of facility relocation strategies. The stimulants of facility relocation (what gives birth to facility relocation
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1941‚ in Pearl Harbor by Japan gave Americans a whole new perception on those living in the United States with Japanese ancestry. The attack would have Americans become skeptical about these human beings. The Los Angeles Times factual article “The Relocation Camps’ Abolition Advocated” dated May 8‚ 1943 describes the loyalty of Japanese-Americans in the internment camps. The article explains how there are some internees who declare their loyalty to America. Meanwhile in William Strand’s Chicago Daily
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MLLCAR030 PSY1004F Child Relocation Essay Steve Harding Group 17 The topic of this essay is essentially the relocation of children after divorce and whether it is in the best interest of the child or children’s psychological development. I will be start with who decides which parent should gain custody‚ what should be taken into consideration‚ who the child is more likely to be attached with. Subsequently‚ I will view why I solemnly believe that relocation should be the last resort if
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Costs of Relocation --By Prudential Joseph R. Carucci Real Estate Business location continues to be a primary factor in sustaining a company’s competitive position – whether it is a corporate headquarters seeking to get closer to emerging markets‚ or a back office wanting to reduce operating costs. Companies often find that their current locations no longer provide the competitive advantage they once held. Consequently‚ they attempt to weigh the risks and benefits of a major relocation along with
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relocated‚ stone by stone‚ to become a part of the INDUS Valley School Campus Relocation The building relocated and transported to the new location near the sea with complete area of 25000 sq.ft. The building was made up of 26000 stones and the new building at the seaside in Karachi was made with the same stones to preserve cultural heritage. How the Building relocated The very first step in the relocation effort was through documentation of the building‚ which was carried out by detailed
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termination and relocation. Termination and Relocation was the United States government’s idea on how they could make the tribes life better by assimilating them into what the government consider to be civilized. Termination was the US government taking away tribal sovereignty and land from the Natives. Sovereignty can be defined as ruling over one’s people as an independent country. The person who is credited for termination is known as Arthur Watkins. Watkins thought
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