A year after the release of the chip manufacturing business and hiring a new CEO to restructure the Company, Diversified Electronics Corporation realized that under the new organizational structure, it was clear that last year's results were mixed, and hopes for the coming year will be difficult to meet. Discontent directed at costs that were estimated for each of the products lines. Product line managers also questioned the cost of chip production of chip manufacturing operation, most of the product cost structure. The situation called for new procedures. "Hide
by Robert J. Sack Source: Darden School of Business 8 pages. Publication Date: January 28, 2008. Prod. #: UV1131-PDF-ENG