The case describes a situation in which the vice-president of CAT-medium size company manufacturer and distributor of household appliances, mainly to meet the price-sensitive rural areas. The company operates two medium objects in a remote area in Vidarbha. Production of A-CAT units were in operation since 1986. -CIO made a wide range of electrical appliances including TV signal boosters, Transformers, FM-radio kits, electronic ballasts, battery chargers, and voltage regulators. Emphasis was placed on its flagship product, VR500 voltage regulator. The challenge is to choose suppliers without offending stakeholders involved in the process. The main problem was to come to the right decision - the one that best suits your company's needs. A Plan for the team was to identify potential suppliers / manufacturers, with their attendant strengths and weaknesses, and to do it in a well-documented and structured way. "Hide
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by Jitendra R. Sharma Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 5 pages. Publication Date: September 19, 2011. Prod. #: W11179-PDF-ENG
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