Most owners and general manager of City Furniture and Mattresses (CFM), was concerned about the difficulties faced by the company. His decision to continue the vertical integration and production of certain domestic products, it seems, does not work as planned. In addition, he faced a legal battle with the owner of the building of the place Pickering. CFM future was at stake. General manager thought that they should close down some place and take care of some of the short-term problems or consider leaving the furniture business as a whole.
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on W. Glenn Rowe, Bobby Singh-Randhawa Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 4 pages. Publication date: April 10, 2008. Prod. #: 907M69-PDF-ENG